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At the hospital Emily was pronounced dead. Jason had felt like screaming at them Of course she's dead we didn't need to hear it again. Lucky sat next to Elizabeth and Nikolas as Sam watched from the nurse's station. Jason knew that look. It was jealousy. Sam was jealous of Lucky and Elizabeth sitting next to each other and after all they had been through as strange as it was he felt bad. She had been through enough jealousy for a lifetime and she deserved to be happy.

"Elizabeth, I need to ask you a question." Jason motioned over for the brunette whose hair was now a fake strawberry blonde color jumped up and walked over to Jason. Sam looked at him once she noticed he was staring at her. He nodded towards the open chair and slowly she broke into a smile. A small one but a smile none the less. She walked over towards Lucky who held her hand as they tried to relax a shaken Nikolas. He kept repeating Emily's name over and over again. Elizabeth leaned close to him and he had to admit that he wasn't that thrilled. He loved her but something was different now. He couldn't put his finger on it but it was there. Then all of a sudden he felt a hand on his shoulder. Her brown hair was pulled back in a loose bun and she was changed into a cerulean blue sweater and dark jeans.

"Alexis, thank you for coming." he smiled. For some reason he liked having her around. She kept him calm and he remembered how it felt to have her hands on his face.

"Emily was very important to me as well." she replied yawning. It was three in the morning and everyone had gotten home safely. Everybody was putting off leaving because they knew that once they went home they would have to start their lives without Emily, without their sister, without their friend, without their sister in law, without their fiancée. The elevator clattered open and out came Monica her face flushed and her eyes red. Her eyes met Jason's and she ran over to him grabbing his shoulder.

"Tell me it's not true." she gritted her teeth and looked at him fiercely.

"I can't" he whispered softly reaching out his arm making sure to steady her in case she fell.

"No," she cried. "Alan and Emily." she cried deeply burying her face in Jason's black jacket. Nikolas came over slowly and looked almost surprised when Monica wrapped him into a hug. "How?" Monica asked looking at the man her daughter had loved for so long.

"She was strangled." Nikolas moaned his face crumbling. He put his hand on his head and sunk back into his seat.

Monica's blue eyes filled with tears as more streamed down her face.

"Why? She had been through so much, she deserved some happiness!" Monica cried softly before walking away her face in her palms. Lucky leaned his head back and reached over hugging Sam tightly.

"I miss her so much already." he said into her ear.

"I know you do. I just want you to know that no matter what I'm here for you." she whispered back and kissed his forehead. Lulu charged in with her boyfriend Logan Hayes' arms around her.

"The Quatermaines all know now." she assured nobody in particular.

"How are they taking it?" Alexis asked softly.

"Their not," Lulu sighed. "Edward is just sitting there totally shocked, Tracy is downing a bottle of scotch with my dad and Alice is yelling at cook." Lulu replied.

"That's the Quatermaines way of dealing." Jason muttered softly. He harbored a deep resentment for his family but he knew that Emily would want him to be there for them. Elizabeth got paged for an emergency surgery which she needed to assist. She trudged into the locker room and Alexis walked next to Jason and stood there silently. After what seemed like an eternity he spoke softly so nobody else would hear. "Do you want to take a walk with me?" he asked.

"Yes, Yes I would." she hesitated at first but then saw Nikolas slowly drifting off to sleep. She whispered to sam that she would see her in a little while and to call her if anything at all happened and set off on her and Jason's walk. The left the hospital and the cold air whipped against their faces nearly blowing Alexis backwards. She shivered remembering that she had left her jacket inside next to Sam. Jason noticed her shaking and peeled off his jacket and put it on her shoulders helping her slip her arms into it. She smiled gratefully as the walked. They stopped at the docks of all places. Her feet ached and she was out of breath but she didn't care. The sat side by side on a branch not talking much like the entire walk but it was nice. He needed time to think. Then he broke the silence.

"So think we all have a life planned out for us. Like fate?" he asked looking at her.

"I think that everything happens for a reason. But not necessarily a good reason." she replied.

"How do you figure?" Jason asked slightly confused.

"Well take you and Sam, you broke up and then she found Lucky. Aren't you happy that she's happy?" she asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I guess I am." he smiled slightly.

"As for the bad we could talk about you hair." she grinned.

"Oh your so funny." he laughed sarcastically. "I hate my hair now anyway it takes to long in the morning to fix." he admitted sheepishly.

"Jason Morgan styles his hair?" Alexis doubled over laughing. "I must alert the media." she laughed so hard she snorted and paused embarrassed her face turning fuchsia.

"Thanks," he smiled at her softly.

"For what?" she asked confused. What had she done for him except what everyone else would have done?

"You cheer me up." he confessed.

Alexis felt her stomach to a summersault. Get a hold of yourself Lex. He was your daughter's fiancée. You have a baby with his best friend. Your nephew was engaged to his sister. It's practically incest. Besides he's only thirty five. Your seven years older and have no interest in him whatsoever she tried to convince herself. Then why did her heart skip a little bit when he smiled at her as of well today. You have a crush Lex. Said the devil on her shoulder taunting her to grab him and pull him into a passionate kiss. Maybe its gas the angel on her other shoulder suggested. Oh my God I'm turning into Carly she thought shuddering.

"You okay?" Jason asked concerned.

"Yes, of course I'm fine." she smiled flashing her perfectly white teeth.

A rush of emotions ran through Jason's head. The one that stood out was not the voice that screamed you were engaged and madly in love with her daughter or even You have a baby with someone who you're sort of involved with but it was She looks great when she smiles like that Oh boy Morgan you're in trouble he thought to himself

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