Chapter 3:

A little while later Liz walks into the safe house and sees Franco sitting there on the couch.

"Hey." She states taking her coat off and throwing it on the back of a chair. He nods as he closes a file he was looking at. She sits down and waits for him to say something.

"Jason knows that I'm involved. He was here when I got back arguing with one of our partners." He tells her.

"Let me guess, he threatened you and then ran off to Sonny to see if it's time to kill you?" She asks him.

"Nope, well yeah, he wants me dead but he asked me if I could get you to hold off for a couple of days on doing anything. I filled him in on Sam and he wants to go deal with her in his own way." Franco tells her with a grimace.

"FUCK NO! He's had 3 years to deal with the tramp. Now Lizzie is dealing with her and she is in a take no prisoners' mood. If he gets in my way he's going down with her." Liz states standing up. She starts to pace the floor.

"Lizzie Bean, sit down hun. I told him I probably couldn't get you to hold off. Especially when I tell you that when Sam left Kelley's the first place she went was to the lawyer to start custody papers." Franco tells her waiting for the explosion he knows is coming.

"That fucking whore thinks that she can get custody of MY son? Over my dead ass body. I will see her in Hell first." Liz starts to ramble. All of a sudden she hears.

"Lizzie girl, calm down, we aren't gonna let anything happen to you, Jake, or Cam." Liz looks up and sees Francis and Johnny standing there. She goes on the run and jumps onto each of them. They both hug her.

"I thought you guys were gone." She states. Johnny laughs.

"I'm untouchable. There hasn't been any guy that's been able to kill me yet and Jason is just another in a long line that has tried." He tells her. She grins.

"So what's the game plan?" She asks. Francis looks at her.

"You're gonna hate what I have to say but my suggestion is to just hold off and see what Morgan does. He knows that both of us are back and protecting you. He knows that if he doesn't do what's right this time, then he won't walk away. I'm sick and tired of watching everyone walk all over my Lizzie bear." Francis tells her. She nods.

"I wish I had a big brother like you. I've been alone most of my life. Grams was only there when I was doing what she wanted when she wanted and how she wanted. My parents had no want for me and my older sister was a joke. She's more like Carly is. As for my big brother Steven, he tries but he is so wrapped up in his career and personal life that he isn't much help." She tells them.

"Well, Franny and Johnny are here now, no one is gonna push you around and live to tell about it. That includes Jason Morgan, Prince Cassadine and Mr. Lucky Spencer himself." Johnny tells her. "You have always been like a little sister to me and now is the time for me to act like a big brother." Liz grins. She hugs Johnny again.

"Oh I need to go get the boys so you can meet them." She tells him.

"Later. Right now I need to find out from our inside man in Sonny's organization what is going on. I think it's time to take down the Corinthos part of Corinthos/Morgan. Sonny is a dead man walking, has been for a long time. The only reason he has been able to survive as long as he has is because of Jason. I think once Jason finds out what Sonny has been up too all these years he will pull his support. Sit down Lizzie bear. We need to tell you a few things." Johnny tells her. Liz sits down. Francis sits on one side and Franco on the other side. Johnny sits on the coffee table across from her.

"Liz, who is Cam's dad?" Johnny asks.

"According to the paternity test it was Zander. Why? I know he's not Rick's and I didn't sleep with anyone else but those two." She tells him.

"Liz, according to our sources the father of Cameron is Jason." Francis tells her.

"Not possible. He was with Skipper then." She tells them then stops. "Why, what happened?" She asks.

"According to our sources Zander was sterile from all his drug usage. Now is my source wrong or did something happen we don't know yet and someone else is Cam's dad I don't know. Let me try and figure out what's going on. Also while waiting for you, my contact in Miami got a hold of me. Carolyn wasn't your mom. I'm still trying to figure out if Jeff is your dad or not but that might explain why Carolyn was so cold to you. You weren't hers." Liz starts to cry.

"Hey, I'm working on things. I'll get some answers soon. Don't worry too much yet. You concentrate on the disease-infested appendage Jason has attached and I'll worry about this stuff right now. I was debating on telling you any of this until I had more answers but I thought you might like to know the truth." Johnny tells her.

"Thanks, at least you are honest with me. The first people my whole life that treat me like a person and not like an inconvience, or act like you don't have the time to be bothered." Liz tells him.

"Always Liz. I have never and will never lie to you." Johnny tells her leaning forward to wrap his arms around her. "Ok Franco why don't you get your stuff since Jason knows your in town, and go stay with Liz and the boys. I would feel better." Liz nods.

"You can stay in my guest room. Johnny, Francis, you guys going to be ok here?" She asks them.

"Oh yeah, Jason picked out a nice comfortable house to use as a safe house." Francis states.

"Yeah, he got this one when we were sneaking around to meet at." Liz tells him. "That should have told me right there the truth on who Jason was." Liz states.

"Now Lizzie, you were preaching the danger thing just as much as him at one point. Don't go acting all innocent. You aren't." Francis states calmly.

"Damn Franny, you aren't supposed to point out my faults in this." She tells him smiling.

"Tough shit girl." He tells her grinning. "Franny is back now and no you don't deserve what Jason and Lucky have done to you but at the same token you weren't all innocent in the whole situation. You are the one that originally asked Jason to give up Jake. I almost come back and whipped your ass when I heard that one." Liz looks at him. Francis grins. "I have spies all over the place, don't think I have no clue what's gone on since I left. You don't know how many times I've almost come back to kick some ass be it yours or someone else's." Francis tells her. She nods.

"Well Franco, are you ready? Cam misses his Uncle Franco and I have to get started on my game plan for Little Miss Carly." Liz states. Franco nods.