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Chapter 4
They picked up the boys and Cameron chatted all the way to the house. Milo walked them in doing a quick check to make sure everything was good. "I'll see you in the morning." Milo said before walking out.
Elizabeth put Jake in his booster seat and set Cameron up at the table with some paper and crayons. She asked him to draw a picture for daddy's office. While the boys were busy she started dinner. Nothing fancy, spaghetti and meatballs. It was something all three of her guys liked. Jake seemed to mostly like playing with it, but some got into his mouth. Emily would have given him something not too long ago.
While she cooked she thought about Johnny's new girlfriend. Gia Campbell was not someone she thought she would see again. The former model couldn't wait to get out of Port Charles. She hated it from the moment she stepped foot in it. Which might explain why Gia caused so much trouble while here. Even her brother couldn't make her behave. While Emily had more run-ins with Gia, it was Liz she hurt the most. There was no way Johnny knew what Gia had done and now Liz was going to have to work to make sure he didn't find out. She wasn't going to be the reason he walked away from Gia, because there was no doubt in Liz's mind that was exactly what would happen if he did.
By the time Jason walked through the door Elizabeth had a plan of action. The only other two people who knew what Gia had done were Emily and Lucky. Her ex no longer lived in Port Charles, and she wasn't expecting him back. Emily on the other hand, Elizabeth was going to have to sit her sister down and forbid her from saying anything. Then she'd have to make sure Em stayed away from Johnny which actually shouldn't be that hard. It was keeping the young doctor from telling Jason that was going to be the hard part.
"Hey guys." Jason said coming into the kitchen. They ate most meals in here.
"Daddy!" Cameron came around the table and hugged Jason's legs. "I'm drawing a picture for your office."
"Really, let me see." Jason looked at the paper. He saw grass and the family, along with something that looked suspiciously like a dog. His son wasn't a quitter that was for sure. "I know the perfect place to put it." All of Cameron's pictures were prominently displayed on the wall in his office. Jason couldn't wait for Jake to be old enough to make things as well. "Were you good at kindergarten?"
"Yup. I helped with snack." Cameron said proudly told his dad. Only the best behaved kids got to do that.
"Good job." Jason said kissing the top of his son's head. "Finish your picture." He said picking up Cameron and setting him down on the chair. "And how are you today?" He asked his youngest son.
"Daddy." Jake smiled reaching for Jason's nose.
Jason laughed at his son and carrying him over gave his wife a kiss. "How is my girl?" He asked softly.
"Good." She couldn't help but smile at that. "What did AJ say about Howie?" She asked him.
"I can't get anything by you." Jason said taking Jake back to his booster seat. "He had the same reaction I did. What did Keesha say?" Jason smirked.
"She is thrilled that mom is dating. Monica is too amazing to give up on finding love." Elizabeth had spoken to Keesha right after Emily left the hospital with the boys. "Your cousins Maya and Zoe are here and I invited them to brunch." Elizabeth said bringing over plates.
Jason helped Cameron move his art project and together they set the table. Cameron put down the placemats, then Jason put down the plates, Cameron followed with the forks and spoons before Jason finished up with the glasses for him and Elizabeth and a plastic tumbler for Cameron. They had the routine down. "Daddy?"
"Yeah buddy." Jason moved the napkins from the center of the table as Elizabeth came over with the pasta.
"What will Jake do when he is old enough to help with the table?" Cameron wanted to know.
"Well, I guess he can put down the placemats, he'll be too small to do too much at first." Jason pointed out.
"I can show him how to do it." Cameron said sitting down on the big pillow he used for meals. "Big brothers show little brothers how to do stuff." Cameron was going to be the best big brother ever.
Both parents smiled at one another. They were clearly doing something right. Jason would remind Elizabeth of this moment the first time Cameron and Jake tried to kill each other. Even siblings that got along fought from time to time. "Let's eat." Jason said holding out his hand and when they were all touching he said grace before they began the meal.
After dinner Cameron finished his picture while Jake played with his blocks. Mostly he just tried to eat them, but eventually he would start stacking them. Jason spent time with his sons while Elizabeth spent some time in her studio. She was finishing a painting that she was going to gift to Edward. The older man had been dropping hints the size of bricks that he didn't have any of Elizabeth's paintings. Since she refused to let him buy any he was waiting for one to be gifted to him. This Christmas he would get his wish.
"How is it?" Jason asked when she came out.
"Finished. I'm very happy with how it turned out." Elizabeth would show Jason later. "Edward is going to love it. Monica is going to talk to him tonight about staying here while she is gone." Edward didn't need a keeper, but he would be lonely staying at the mansion alone. There was no need for that to happen.
Jason frowned at his mother's name. Thinking about her lead him to thinking about Howie.
"Jason. Why are you so against your mother dating?" Elizabeth knew he liked and respected Howie. She knew how Jason thought, but on this subject she was having trouble picking up what the problem was. "Talk to me." She said coming over and sitting on her husband's lap. Instantly his arms came around her.
"I just got her back." Jason said softly. "Now I'm losing her."
"Oh." Elizabeth cupped his face and gave him a soft kiss. One meant to soothe. "Jason." She sighed his name softly. How sweet was he? "You aren't losing your mom. Trust me on that. She's waited ten years for the two of you to reconcile so she isn't going anywhere. Howie makes her happy. Don't you want that for her?" Elizabeth would try it another way.
"I do want her happy. It just I had no idea she was dating, and now she's going away." Jason couldn't help how he felt. Sharing her with the family was one thing, but her having a boyfriend was harder to accept. "He better be good to her." Jason said to his wife.
"If he's not there will be plenty of people to help you hide the body." Elizabeth said laughing. "Carly and Jax are going to Melbourne."
"I know AJ told me." Jason kissed Elizabeth's neck. She smelled sweet and having her in his lap was giving him ideas. "Who else do we need to contact?"
"No one." Elizabeth enjoyed the attention her husband was showing her. "Milo will be here, so will Sabrina, Epiphany, and Stan too."
"Stan is dating my cousin." Jason said smiling. "Or at least I pretty certain he is."
"Maya?" The intern was a little bit older than Stan, but they still might be a nice fit. Maya had started college late due to volunteering overseas in the Peace Corps.
"Zoe. Maya's sister." Jason filled his wife in kissing behind her ear. He liked these slow make out sessions. Like feeling the passion between them build.
"I've not met her yet." Elizabeth said a bit breathlessly.
"She's a couple of years younger than Maya." Jason hadn't met her yet either, but he knew about her because Keesha talked about her. She mentioned that both women were coming at the end of the last ELQ board meeting. Keesha didn't hold stock, but had come to update the board on the Mary Mae Ward Foundation which Keesha oversaw and ELQ was a community partner too.
"I look forward to her visiting with us." Elizabeth turned her face and brought her mouth to Jason's for a slow sensual kiss. "Kelly and Cody are coming so that's everyone."
"What about Johnny?" Jason hadn't heard him mentioned. His wife stiffened against him. "What? Are you two arguing?" She sometimes argued with both Johnny and Francis.
"No. Johnny can't come." Elizabeth told her husband leaning in for a kiss, which he dodged.
"Why not?" Jason wasn't going to be put off.
"If Johnny comes he is going to want to bring his new girlfriend, and he can't." Elizabeth didn't make it a habit of barring people from her home, but this time it had to happen.
"I wasn't aware that Johnny was seeing anyone." Jason wondered if Francis knew about this new woman. "Who is it?"
"Gia." Elizabeth informed him.
"Campbell? Taggert's little sister? I wasn't even aware she was back in Port Charles." Jason didn't have too much interaction with her when she lived here the first time. "If Taggert was still here he'd have a whole herd of cows." Jason laughed a bit. "Do you not like Gia?" That normally didn't stop Elizabeth from being hospitable. She was always polite to Lulu Spencer whenever they crossed paths.
"Not really, but I can be civil for Johnny. Emily on the other hand hates Gia. Having them together is an invitation to someone getting hurt. I invited Emily first, and she is your sister so Gia can't come. I will need to tell Emily that Gia is here." Elizabeth explained. "We can host Johnny and his new girlfriend another time."
"I can't say that I'm thrilled to be hosting the woman who blackmailed my sister, How about if we take them out to dinner instead?" Jason didn't care if Johnny dated Gia. What woman his friend saw was not the blonde mob boss's business. But they wouldn't be having a close relationship with the former model. "Why is she here?"
"She's running Crimson. I knew she worked for Jax, I just didn't see her coming back here." Elizabeth informed him. "After Kate broke up with Sonny she returned to New York City. Her assistant ran the office for a bit, but Clarice really wanted to go to Paris." Elizabeth knew all this because Carly told her. "So I guess Jax promoted Gia."
"I can tell Johnny he can come, but he has to leave Gia home." Jason suggested.
"That's rude. He's our friend, and if Gia is his choice we need to support that. We just can't have her over when Emily is around. And you may want to warn Johnny about their history just so he knows. Hopefully Gia told him about the blackmail, Nikolas, and Zander."
Jason winced. "I forgot about Zander." He gave it some thought. "Want me to call Nikolas over in Greece?" He often spent winter in his home country. "I can ask him to come for brunch. He can dangle the title Princess in front of Gia and steal her from Johnny." Jason joked.
"Behave." Elizabeth told her husband. "We will have them over before New Year's. Come see the painting."
"Okay." Jason watched his wife get up. She was still tense and it had everything to do with Johnny and Gia. She must really be worried about Emily. He let her take him to her studio in the back of the house. The painting was on an easel drying. "Elizabeth." Jason was awestruck.
"What do you think?" She had made herself stop fussing over the portrait. There came a point where you over did it, and she didn't want to ruin the piece of art.
"He will love it. You gave him Lila." Jason could see every part of the painting clearly. It was his grandmother sitting in her rose garden and smiling. "Is this from a picture?"
"No, from a memory. Emily and I went over for tea, and Lila was in the rose garden. We walked out and she looked over at us and smiled. She was so beautiful." Elizabeth said leaning against Jason's arm. "I miss her."
"I miss her too." Jason put his arms around his girl. "I'm glad that I can remember her."
"Tell me a memory of Lila, from before I knew you. From when you were Jason Quartermaine." Elizabeth asked letting him rock her slightly.
"When I was a little bit older than Cameron, AJ told me that Santa didn't exist." Jason started.
"Oh my goodness, why would he do such a thing?" Elizabeth asked frowning.
"Because it's what older siblings do to younger ones. Didn't you say Sarah was the one who told you?" Jason pointed out.
"Sarah was angry at me for something. Was AJ angry at you?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"Not that I remember. I think he decided I needed to know. So there I was crying and Lila found me. She asked me why I thought AJ was right. I said because he was older than me. So she said that she was older than AJ and she believed Santa was real." Jason was smiling as he told the story. "Even then my grandmother was the best person I knew, so if she believed I would too."
"That sounds just like Lila. When did you stop believing?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"When I became Jason Morgan." He said laughing. "Last year I started believing again."
"That's beautiful." Elizabeth said turning in his arms holding her husband tight. "She would love that."
"Yeah, she would. Come to bed with me." Jason asked her in a husky whisper.
"I'd like that." Elizabeth said turning off the light and following him to their room.
Upstairs they undressed one another and took a moment to just hold one another before Jason's mouth took hers. He trailed wet kisses down her body stopping to kiss each creamy mound before once again heading to his intended destination. After Elizabeth screamed his name in passion, he gently joined his body with hers and made her shatter again before giving into his own release. They fell asleep not long after loving one another, both sated and happy.
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