This is short, but I think it moves the story along. I don't think she would be as mad about the Lulu, Spinelli, and Sonny sitch as the Sam one, so I kind of moved that along.
HOpe you enjoy!
He looked away from her, unable to meet her eyes.
"How-how did you-"
"How did I find out? I walked into Kellys and overheard Lulu and Spinelli talking about 'Little Stone Cold' and the fact that he's being kept from his true father."
Jason rolled his eyes and shook his head. He could practically imagine what happened next, but he wasn't about to interrupt her, so he kept quiet.
She paced in front of the couch, her hands wringing together in front of her as she spoke.
"So I walked up to them and asked what he meant by that. They both started stumbling, trying to come up with any lie to get me to back off, but I saw right through them. Finally, he cracked. He spilled everything. How he poked his nose into the computer files and found out, and how Lulu was there with him. It explains alot really. She was very cold to me for days, and I really didn't understand it until now."
"Elizabeth, you didn't need the stress of knowing that they knew."
She stopped pacing and glared at him.
"And Sonny? Tell me, Jason, when did you feel it was the right time to tell Sonny?" Her hands were on her hips, her eyes showing the hurt and disappointment that he hadn't shared any of this with her.
He took a deep breath before speaking. He knew he should choose his words carefully. He knew he was in a lot of trouble at that moment.
"When I was in prison, I told Sonny that Jake was my son. I wanted him to look out for you and the boys. I thought I was going away for a long time, and I had to make sure you were safe."
His eyes were pleading with hers to understand his position. He didn't want her thinking he told Sonny just because it was Sonny. He had a valid reason for that, and she needed to understand it.
She nodded, believing his words. He would want Sonny to look out for them if he went to prison. She understood that part of it.
"Okay. I get that. I get that you needed to tell Sonny at that moment. What I want to know is why wasn't I told that he knew?"
Jason shrugged. "I guess I didn't think it was important."
Her eyes got wide at his words.
"Not important?! Jason, this is about our son. The more people who know, the more of a risk it was that everyone would find out!"
"He didn't say anything, I made sure of that! Neither did Lulu and Spinelli. None of them said a word to anyone, because they understood that it was for the boys' safety! I made sure of that! You didn't need to the added stress!"
She nodded. She could concede that, in those instances, there was no reason to alarm her.
"And Sam? Why didn't you tell me Sam knew?"
Jason took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He was in hot water right now. He didn't know what could possibly be going through her mind about Sam. He needed to tread carefully.
"Jason, she stood there and watched as our son was kidnapped! She said nothing. She came to my home and whined about how we were the same now because we both lost our babies. She implied that Jake was dead! Why would you ever, ever protect her?"
He looked at her, shock plastered on his face.
"You really believe that I would protect her, after what she did?"
She shrugged. "What other reason could there be?"