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Chapter 4

Sonny didn't spend a lot of time in Kelly's diner. He liked more upscale restaurants where he could be seen. Places where he was known and catered to. Growing up poor had left him with a taste for the finer things in life. He liked that most of the people in this city could identify him on sight. But tonight he was stopping by. He had a reason to. He wanted to check out Elizabeth Webber.

A lot of the guys who worked for him frequented the establishment and they all knew Liz, as most people called her. They said she was nice and pretty. She remembered everyone's favorite orders and she was always smiling. From Sonny's viewpoint it sounded like more than one of his guys had a thing for her. He was only interested in one guy possibly liking her. His partner Jason.

If Jason did indeed like Elizabeth then Sonny could use that to his advantage. Jason with a new girl would leave Carly single. Oh he had no doubt that the blonde woman was going to try to get back together with Jason. Just as he knew Jason wouldn't give her the time of day. His enforcer might not give him the time of day either. Not at first.

Since they were partners the younger man would have to eventually talk to him. If Jason had a girl then the talking would come much sooner. Sonny stood outside and watched as a pretty brown haired girl wiped down the tables. She was all alone in the diner so it was an ideal time to go in and talk with her.

Opening the door he stepped into warm room. "Hello." Sonny said smiling wide enough to pop out his dimples.

"Hello." Elizabeth said putting her cloth in the pocket of her apron. She had no idea why Sonny Corinthos was here. "Can I help you?" She asked him smiling.

"I'd like to get a coffee to go." Sonny said moving closer to get a better look. She really was a pretty little thing.

"Sure, cream and sugar?" Elizabeth asked him.

"No, black is fine." Sonny told her. Carly was clearly jealous. Elizabeth wasn't skinny or mousy. If Jason did like Elizabeth then Sonny was going to do everything he could to encourage the relationship.

"Here you go." Elizabeth handed him the cup. "Anything else?"

"That's it." Sonny said as he tried to figure out how to get what he wanted. When she gave him the total he gave her a twenty and told her to keep the change. Walking out he had a small smile on his face. She would do really well. Assuming of course that Jason was still alive. Sonny suspected he was and that both Johnny and Francis knew where he was. He wouldn't push his LTs because Jason had earned the right to some space.


Just as her shift was ending Emily walked in. "Hi."

"Hi. You look distracted. Is everything okay?" Elizabeth asked concerned.

"Have you seen Jason recently?" Emily asked hoping her friend said yes.

"No, why?" Elizabeth hated lying to the other young woman, but Jason told her that no one could know where he was.

"No one has seen him in weeks. Zander said there's a rumor going around that Jason got shot. I've been calling his phone and he hasn't called me back. I'm really worried." Emily couldn't lose another brother.

"I'm sure he's fine. He's probably just working and out of contact." Elizabeth said comforting her friend. The guilt from this conversation was going to eat her alive. "Maybe you should ask his girlfriend."

"Carly?" Emily just snorted. "If I get close enough to that bitch to talk to her I'm going to slap her face."

Elizabeth knew that Carly and Emily didn't get along but her friend never threatened to get violent before. "What did she do?" Elizabeth wondered if the rumor mill had something else to grind.

"Slept with Sonny." Emily said obviously disgusted. "She hits town and sleeps with her step-father to get revenge against Bobbie, sleeps with AJ then dumps him for Jason. Now the witch is sleeping with my brother's so called best friend. My brother can do so much better. I swear if he takes her back I'll shoot Jason myself."

"I'm sure your brother is fine." Elizabeth repeated. "And if you want I'd be happy to hold Carly down for you."

"What did she do to you?" Emily wasn't aware Elizabeth knew Carly well.

"Aside from treat me like her own personal servant whenever she comes in here." None of the staff of Kelly's liked Bobbie's daughter. "She pissed you off."

"You are the best friend. I need to go. If you see Jason would you ask him to call me? I know you barely know him but I've talked about you so he knows we're close." Emily asked.

"No problem." Elizabeth would tell Jason as soon as she got home.


It was amazing how tiny her place looked with four large men in it. Jason was on the couch; Johnny, Francis, and Cooper were sitting in folding chairs. Elizabeth walked in and closed the door but didn't remove her coat. "I guess I brought soup for nothing." She said spotting the take out box. She liked soup so it wouldn't go to waste. "I'll put it in the fridge and leave." It was clear they were having a meeting.

"No need." Jason told her. He wasn't going to chase her from her home. "We're done. Do you want some pizza?"

"Are you even supposed to have that?" She asked him frowning as she took off her coat.

The guys grinned. No one questioned Jason or told him what to do. No one apparently but Elizabeth. "The doctor was here he said its fine." Jason told her not wanting her to worry.

"Well alright then." There was a loud rattle and the men just looked at each other. "Don't you dare." Elizabeth stomped across the room and kicked her radiator. It rattled again and she kicked it once more.

"What was that?" Jason asked confused.

"The heat is iffy." Elizabeth said matter of factly.

"So it just goes out?" Johnny asked her.

"Sometimes." She still wasn't that fond of Johnny. He liked to tease and she did not like to be teased.

"I could look at that if you like Lizzie." Johnny offered. The fact that her heat didn't work didn't sit well with him.

"Don't call me that." She said quickly and a little too sharply.

"Sorry." Johnny immediately apologized. "I was just teasing." Jason was going to have his head. Looking over he could see that his boss was pissed. Yeah once again his mouth got him in trouble.

"Go to the basement and check the heater." Jason said tersely to his LT. before looking over at Elizabeth. She was paler than normal and she was hugging herself. "Elizabeth."

"I need to go out." She grabbed her coat and fled the studio.


Jason was ready to call Francis and have the guys start looking for her, Elizabeth was gone so long. When she did come back she was unusually quiet. The minute he got healthy Jason was going to kick O'Brien's ass. For one thing he'd upset Elizabeth and another he should be addressing her as Ms. Webber.

"I was worried." He admitted.

"I lost track of the time. Tomorrow around one could you not be here?" She asked trying to appear fine.

"Sure I can hang out next door. Is something happening?" It was her space; his being here had to be cutting into her social life.

"New couch is being delivered. I should have gotten rid of the one you've been sleeping on last week." Only last week she had to pay rent and taking that one week off had cut into her cash supply. It was time to consider getting another job. With this being the holiday season a second job should be easy to get. If she didn't increase her cash flow she would have to skip the winter semester of school.

"I was going to replace it when I left." Jason had intended to make sure that she was cared for. She saved his life so the least he could do was make sure she lived somewhere nice and could go to school without having to work too.

"It's not healthy for you to sleep on it since you bled all over it." She gave him a small smile. God she would kill for a shower, but if she got in while she was feeling unsettled she'd be in there for an hour. Then she'd have to explain that to Jason and she wasn't ready yet. "The last thing you need is to get an infection."

They were quiet for a few minutes. "I'm sorry that Johnny upset you."

"He didn't know. I don't like to be called Lizzie. I'm fine." She said quietly.

"Then I'll make sure none of the guys do." Jason promised her. She was sad and he didn't like it. "Did Lucky call you Lizzie?" For the first six months of their friendship her dead boyfriend was all she talked about. He knew that she had loved him.

"No." She said softly. "Someone else did. I'm going to take a shower." She grabbed the yoga pants and long sleeved t shirt that she slept in and headed to the bathroom. "Do you need anything?"

"No, I'm good." Jason watched her until the door closed. He wanted to call Elizabeth out on her lie. She was far from good. He also wanted her to tell him about what was upsetting her. She was friends with his sister and Elizabeth probably knew a lot about him. It made him aware of how little he knew about her. Sometimes she got really sad and he had suspected for some time that it didn't have a damn thing to do with her boyfriend.

He wanted to invite her to open up and talk to him. But he was planning on walking away so that wouldn't be right. To let her count on him then leave. He'd find a way to get Emily to talk to her. Of course his sister may already know.


Sonny walked downstairs to pour himself a scotch. Somewhere in the city below he truly believed that his partner, the man he called brother, was healing from a bullet wound. He simply wouldn't accept that Jason was dead.

Carly really believed that Jason would forgive them. That he wouldn't walk away from them. Sonny wasn't so sure. Jason was a man who treasured loyalty and honesty above all other things. What they were doing was unforgivable. Even the men who worked for him didn't respect him like they once had.

Sipping his drink he looked out at the night. The woman upstairs was like a drug. The more he had her the more he wanted. If he didn't know any better he would swear he was falling in love with her. Wouldn't that just make everything better? Sonny turned from the window walking to the bar to refresh his drink. He needed to figure this out. He needed to find a way to keep both Jason and Carly in his life. His partner had to forgive him. In the morning he'd have to give this more thought, right now he would finish his drink.

Even as Sonny cursed himself as soon as he returned to bed he had reached for Carly. They'd had sex again. He was digging the hole deeper and deeper but like a junkie all he could think about was when he could have her again. Calling himself all kinds of names he finally admitted that he wasn't going to let her go. That he couldn't let her go. They would have to find a way to make this work. Carly Benson was his and she was going to stay his.


Jason lay perfectly still and listened as she cried. It was bad enough that he was on the couch and she was on the floor, but to have to pretend he didn't know she was hurting was killing him. He knew that if he reached for her she would stuff the pain back inside. It was best if she got if out.

It would be even better if he could hold her while she did.

Finally the tears stopped and she drifted off to sleep. He was no good for her, but he would find a way to make whoever was the reason she cried pay. They would learn that hurting Elizabeth was a mistake. He would personally deliver that message.


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