Disclaimer: I own nothing from General Hospital.
Summary: When an engagement ring mysterious appears on someone's finger, it sends Port Charles in a tale spin.
Timeline: 2009, after Liason's break up but before LnL2 reunion. Everyone believes Elizabeth is single and free, until an engagement ring popped up on her finger.
Pairings: Are A Surprise!
Inspiration: I really wanted to write something funny. I usually write longing or angst with a reunion (though there is a few exceptions), but I wanted to write something that will make the readers laugh and say, "Go! Liz!" So this is how this idea came about after watching an episode of "Vicar of Dibley" where the main character, Geraldine Granger, is getting married and a bunch of her past loves try to get her to runaway with them. It was an amazing episode, I recommend everyone to watch it. It is on Netflixs.
Songs that helped inspire me:
"The Word I Couldn't Keep" from Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness
Thanks to, Of Elfin Blood, Princessdiana516, butterfly Liz, leas mom, leeleelayla5, narnia365, trini12180, KuM8, QUEENADDEK, aphass, liasamccool388, E-Nizzy, for all the follows.
Thanks to, CandyHearts22, NaxiePatrinaFan47, bookfreak25, trini12180, QUEENADDEK, liasamccool388, imccarthy, for all the favs. :D
And a special thanks to, bjq, chicki'62, Stacey, Mona, QUEENADDEK, EmilieAl, Liason Luv, Mari, bookfreak25, Guest4, CandyHearts22, Guest 3, arcoiris0502, Pamela, Tish, butterflyliz, Guest1, KIRRAA, trini12180, Of Elfin Blood, leeleelayla5, S, guardian of Pegasus, ilovedana53, narnia365, C, leas mom, Guest2, for all the reviews! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WOW! I can't believe the turn out for this story. You all have inspired me, and there will now be more possible endings. I hope that you will all find them enjoyable.
Chicki'62: Thank you! I'm glad that it made you laugh. I am definitely making a chapter with Tony, and many more. :D
Stacey: Thank you so much! Oh, I love him. I will see what I can do on that front, no promises though. Have a lot of others already in the works.
Mona: Thank you so much. I think Dean is a big fav for everyone, so he is getting a chapter. All good suggestion, I might have do one or another in a later chapter. Thanks for the review.
EmilieAl: Thank you! I'm glad that you are enjoying it so far, and I love the fact Liz has a secret everyone is itching to know, too. It's part of the fun.
Liason Luv: Thanks!
Mari: I feel the same way. Liz will always be my favorite, no matter what they do to the character. Thank you for the suggestions, I'll see if I can write something up. ;)
Guest 4: Thank you. I know, Tony's sarcasm would have them confused until him and Liz are already gone, lol. Good suggestion, I'll see what I can whip up.
Guest 3: EJ Dimera seems to be a favorite with everyone, and I agree. It's too bad they don't hire him, and pair him with Liz if the Liason thing on GH goes south.
Pamela: Glad that it made you laugh! Thank you so much for the review and the suggestion. Billy Abbott is definitely one of the endings.
Tish: The Vicar, one of my favorite shows. Dawn is the best, and I wish there was more of her on movies and shows. She always knows how to make me laugh. Oh, all good choices. Aiden Devane has some great possibilities, and Robin could be the matchmaker for him and Liz, lol.
Guest 2: You'll just have to wait and see. :D
C: Thank you. I completely agree, though I do wish that Liason would just get together.
S: Thank you so much! I don't watch much of the "Bold and the Beautiful" but I'll see what I can do about your suggestions. No promises though, lol.
Guest 1: Dylan is a good suggestion. I might just make a chapter.
ENDING NUMBER ONE
"Long Live Liason"
"Have you tried butter?"
"Yes!"
"Have you tried lotion?"
"Of course."
"…lubrication?"
"Patrick!"
"I'm sorry!" Patrick Drake held his hands up in defeat with an amused smile on his face. He watched as Elizabeth struggled to get the ring off of her finger, and blue eyes burned up at him with an indignant fury. If ever a look could kill someone, Elizabeth's death stare definitely had the potential to do so.
"This is all your fault!" The nurse huffed.
"Ah, don't be like that."
"It still won't come off!"
"It will come off! We…uh, might have to surgically remove it…" Patrick suggested, though he loathed to do so. It was cost a pretty penny to break the ring, and then repair it, seeing how it was make out of white gold. He had been saving up for it for Robin for over a year, and had just now managed to buy it.
"No! There is no way I'm putting myself through that level of embarrassment! Why did I ever agree to this!" Elizabeth scowled up into Patrick Drake's face as she once again tried to twist the ring off of her finger. "Why didn't you just let Robin try it on? Why did you have to convince me to make sure it was the right size?"
"Because it wouldn't be a surprise if Robin tried it on," Patrick reasoned, his lips twitched in a smile before he carefully dropped it when Elizabeth tossed him a glare. "Besides, you were helping a friend in need, and you have the same size fingers as Robin."
"Obviously not!" Elizabeth snapped. Then her anger melted into pitiful frustration and she collapsed onto her couch. She ran her fingers through her hair, and let out a sigh. "And now, everyone thinks that I am engaged to be married."
"Yeah…" Patrick said, slowly. "I tried to dissuade the rumors. I told them that the boys gave you the ring, but others could tell the ring cost more than piggy bank money. The rumors will die down in time."
Elizabeth gave a light chuckle. "Yeah. I guess so," she said, grabbing one of the couch pillows and pulled it close to her chest. "I just wish it had died down before Jason could propose and Lucky could practically ask me to take him back."
"Yeah…I heard about that. Apparently, the new doctor…Britt, I think is her name," Patrick gave a sympathetic laugh as he flopped down on the couch beside her. "Something about a wedding planner?"
"Ugh," Elizabeth felt her cheeks heat up. "I got mad at Jason and Lucky for what they were doing, to think that I would coming running back if they showed the slightest interest…and I…I just said something to get them to leave me alone."
"So how mad are you at them?" Patrick asked.
"Beyond pissed with Lucky," she huffed.
"And…Jason?" Patrick said, slowly. "You're less mad with him?"
"Less mad…just more disappointed," Elizabeth admitted, with a light shake of her head. She ran her fingers through her hair. "I just…he tells me for months that we can't be together, after all we've fought through to be a family and he walks away because of the danger. It…it just felt like a cop out. It's not safe for me, but he still around Sam. And Carly and her kids…" Her fingers fell lose at her sides, and her shoulders slumped. "It's obvious that I never had a real place in Jason's heart, and when I realized that…a little piece of me died. Shriveled up inside, and I…"
There was a light metal clang, and both of them looked to the floor. The ring laid there innocently on the floor, and Elizabeth looked at her finger then at the ring. "Are you kidding me!"
Patrick laughed, loudly.
And got hit in the face with a pillow for it.
Elizabeth walked around, the phone nestled in between her ear and her shoulder as she stirred the peanut butter cookie mix. "Really? I'm so glad you to are having fun with grandma. Give her a big kiss for me, and hug to your little brother? Okay, love you Cameron. Bye-bye!" Maneuvering the hold on the bowl, she hung up the phone and set it down on the kitchen counter. Just as she was about to scope up the doe, and put it upon the pan, a knock came at her door.
A sigh of despair worked up her throat, and Elizabeth pinched the bridge of her nose. She shook her head, and set the bowl down with more force than necessary. Walking over to her door, she pulled it open, "No, I am not buying what you…Jason, what are you doing here?" She asked, half angry and half surprise.
"I need to talk to you." Jason said, quietly. "Can…can I come in?"
Elizabeth's hand quivered on the door, half tempted to slam it in his face. "That depends," she said, dryly. "Are you going to grab when I turn my back and give me another heart attack?"
Jason flinched back. "No. No, I swear…" He cleared his throat, flushing at having his less than noble actions thrown in his face. "I swear no grabbing. Just here to talk."
"Then I guess…you can come in," she said, grudgingly. She walked him bow his head, and walk past her into the home. The home that they were supposed to be a family together in, and her heart clenched violently in her chest. "What do you want, Jason? Another go at your proposal?"
"Yes."
"Oh…" Elizabeth had been sarcastic, but his straight forward answer took her aback. Pursing her lips, she crossed her arms over her chest. "I hope that you aren't expecting a yes."
"I deserve that," Jason accepted, graciously which just served to make Elizabeth even more madder. "You see…Elizabeth, I tend to do all the wrong things when it comes to you because…you scare me, Elizabeth."
Elizabeth scoffed. "Right," she said, sarcastically. "Big bad enforcer intimidated by me."
"It's true," Jason said, his lips twisted downward and a scowl on his face. "You scare me, Elizabeth. I'm scared because you mean more to me than any other person has ever meant to me. You are everything I think about, everything I ever needed, everything I want…I'm amazed every time I look at you, Elizabeth." He dared to take a step forward, and his hand reached forward. The fingertips trembling to grasp her hand, and Jason just barely managed to reign it in. "Not just because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever known, but because of the fact that everything I wanted is right in front of me. I don't know if I deserve it."
"Deserve it?" Elizabeth said, her anger dimming as she stared up at him with wide blue eyes. "What do you mean you don't know if you deserve it?"
"I've…screwed up," Jason bowed his head, and gave it a slight shake. He swallowed and let out a deep breath. "So many times. So many times I should have fought for you, so many promises that I…have broken because I let fear win out against the way I feel for you."
Elizabeth licked her lips, and looked away. She wrapped her arms around herself. "That's not fair, Jason," she whispered out. "I let the fear get to me, too. I did it when Lucky first returned from the dead. I let it push me towards Ric, instead of towards you. I let it keep me with Lucky when all I've ever wanted to be was with you."
Jason closed his eyes in mute despair. "I…mistook complacency for love. I did it with Courtney, and I did it with Sam. Neither of them made me feel…the way you make me feel, Elizabeth. When I'm around you…everything in my life just makes sense."
"Then why do you keep walking away?" Elizabeth demanded. "If everything makes so much sense, why do you turn your back? I would have given you everything, Jason. Everything that I am, all that I have to give, and all you did was take. The one moment you were about to give me all of you…you stole it back."
"I know. I know," Jason said, his throat bobbing. He rake a hand down his face. "And maybe…maybe you won't give me another chance. Even if you don't…I need you to know. I choose you, Elizabeth. Not Carly, not Sonny, not Sam. I choose you," Jason stressed, clasping her hands tightly in his and his eyes begged her to believe all that he said. "And I'll keep choosing you, over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, I'll keep choosing you. If…If I could…live my life again, I would have let you know that sooner. To never make you feel like you didn't matter, because you do. Matter to me."
"Jason," Elizabeth couldn't stop the tears that rolled down her cheeks.
"I know that saying all these things isn't going to fix everything. I understand that it's not going to be easy, and maybe we will have to work at this everyday, but I want to do it," Jason told her, brushing a strand of her hair behind her ear. Elizabeth couldn't help, but lean into him as if gravity was pulling her towards him. "I want you. I want to be a family with you and our boys. Forever and always. So…Elizabeth Imogene Webber…" He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring box. "I want to ask you again, and I will continue to ask you everyday of my life if that's what it takes…will you marry me?"
Elizabeth watched as he flipped open the jewelry box. Her body trembled. "I don't know if I can," her voice was raw with tears, and she looked at him. "I don't know if I can put myself into your hands again because if you leave…if you leave again I won't be able to make it, Jason. I will just break."
Jason's eyes were glassy. "One last time. I swear, Elizabeth…just one last time," he promised her, his voice rough. "You won't be sorry. I promise. Just one last time…"
Elizabeth drew in a deep breath, and said…
She had said, yes.
Against all logic and reason, she placed her heart into Jason's hands again. Only this time there was no take backs, and no regrets to come. They got married in the winter, symbolic to when she pulled him up out of the snow and made him live and he made her start living in return. Of course, it was met with great resistance. Sam was beyond pissed, even though she had annexed from Jason's life. She went around saying how Jason had dumped her fiance for Jason. Jason, who knew the truth behind the ring, merely told them that it was a ring that he had for a long time. A place holder for a better ring to better describe the bond between Elizabeth and him because that one didn't do them justice. Who knew that Jason could be so romantic when it actually put him mind to it?
His explanation had made Robin sigh, Epiphany chuckle and many nurses go gooey eyed over the mobster. Dr. Westbourne told Liz that she finally understood the appeal, and wished her well. It was startling that a near stranger would wish her well when the people closest to her would be so angry. That's why Britt, despite her abrasive and sarcastic nature, became her bridesmaid. The tall exotic brunette managed to help put Lulu in her place on more than one occasion, and to step toe to toe with Nicolas. It wasn't long after that Nicolas realized that he had been thinking of using Elizabeth as a replacement for Emily, and that wasn't what he wanted.
He didn't want to replace what he had with Emily. He wanted something new, and he found that with Britt. He came to the wedding as her date, and apologized to Elizabeth for all the things he said out of jealous and anger. Elizabeth forgave, but made sure to remind him that she would never forget.
Sonny had been surprisingly supportive. He had acknowledged his hand in the mess he made of their first relationship, and that he was getting therapy for his controlling nature because it was destroying his life and those around him. He made sure to let the pair know that he regretted selfishly trying to have happiness at the expense of theirs, and the years he helped them waste apart. Jason accepted the apology because Sonny didn't make them lightly, but told the man that he wanted out. Sonny understood, saddened, but understood and let Jason know that he would be there as a brother to celebrate the new chapter he was going to open up.
Not all were so filled with understanding. Carly had been furious and called Liz every word in the dictionary for a gold digger, ignoring the fact that she herself was just that. She even got Sam's help to try and fake Jake's death, both so certain that this would pull the pair apart for good. It was Lucky who found it out, and stopped it much to everyone's surprise. Carly and Sam now sat in jail with no get out cards, because Sonny said he was done with them. When asked why he helped protect Jake, Lucky had just said he realized that both of his last relationship, Sam and Rebecca, that he allowed himself to be used. Used like he had used Elizabeth. He shortly left Port Charles, without a word. He said he needed to find who he was without the shadow of Luke and Laura hanging over him.
Lulu hated Elizabeth for it. She blindly blamed the brunette for everything, and tried to take a page out of Carly's handbook and switch the paternity on Jake's tests. She was sure if Lucky believed Jake was his, he would come back. Spinelli who had security in place since Sam's attempt, told Jason. Luke had shipped Lulu off to her mother, and told her to think about her choices.
But for Jason and Elizabeth, despite all the drama, were perfectly content with their life and their family. They had gone to Italy, a gift given to them by Monica and Tracy, with the promise they would send pictures. Jason made a joke that Tracy was a soft, to which she vehemently denied and would until her dying days.
As the sunset in that Tuscany sky, Elizabeth stood at the great glass window with Jason's arms wrapped around her. He pulled her back to his chest, and whispered, "The boys are asleep."
"That's good," Elizabeth smiled. "Because I have been waiting to have my husband all to myself all day long."
"You have, have you?" Jason smirked. He turned her around in his arms, and his blue eyes blazed down upon her face. "Well, we'll have to do something about that."
Elizabeth grinned, and their lips met. No, she didn't regret this decision one bit.
NEXT ENDING
"EJ Dimera"
I had to give my Liason one happy ending, and I hope you all enjoyed.
LINE UP FOR ENDINGS:
Ch. 3: EJ Dimera
Ch. 4: Lucas North
Ch. 5: Tony DiNozzo
Ch. 6: Oliver Queen
Ch. 7: Sherlock
Ch. 8: Billy Abbot
Ch. 9: Dean Winchester
Ch. 10: ? (Haven't made my mind up about the rest)
Rrs are appreciated. :D