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Chapter 4

Even taking rest breaks they made it into Philadelphia in good time. A hotel room was already waiting for them. This one was a suite with two separate bedrooms. Once they were checked in Jason let her have first pick. While he loved holding her all night he knew they needed to take a step back. Her soft thank you let him know it was the right move. Since it was dinner time he suggested they go out and grab a bite to eat. When Elizabeth agreed he surprised her by suggesting they walk if she felt up to it.

She was eager to walk through the city she'd read so much about in school. He held her hand in his as they leisurely went the few blocks between the hotel and the restaurant. They crossed Broad Street and took a moment to marvel at City Hall. "Did you know that Philadelphia City Hall is the largest stone masonry structure in the United States?" Elizabeth asked him.

"Is that right?" Jason asked impressed. He'd read travel guides on Philadelphia but he didn't know that.

"You can look it up if you don't believe me." She told him.

"I believe you." Jason assured her. "I like learning new facts so thank you."

"You're welcome." Elizabeth said smiling. It was clear that Jason knew his way around the city and as they walked he pointed out some things of interest.

He needed to get her a camera so that she could make a scrapbook. He wanted her to have pictures of all the places he planned on taking her. He wanted to show her some of his favorite places around the globe. Watching her try to look everywhere at once made him smile. Yeah she was cute, and she pretty much screamed tourist.

The sign at the diner instructed guests to seat themselves, so they did. Snagging a booth just as two men finished their meal. Digging in her purse Elizabeth extracted two pain pills downing them with her glass of water.

"You okay?" He was still worried.

"Good, just a little sore." Okay a lot sore, but honestly she was better today than yesterday. The long car ride wasn't the greatest but she never would have survived making the trip on the bike. "Where are we heading tomorrow?" Elizabeth asked excited at the prospect of seeing another new city. Especially one in a new country.

"I'll tell you at the hotel." Talking about where they would go next in such a public location could be dangerous. True he was taking care about the places he took her but since they were so close to New York, it paid to still be cautious.

"Okay." She took the offered menu and mentally kicked herself. Of course Jason wouldn't want to announce their next destination when they were in public.

They ordered and ate keeping up a steady stream of conversation. When they finished Jason left a large tip and as they slide from the booth he had a newspaper under his arm. Elizabeth guessed that the men before them had left it. "Thank you."

"For what?" Jason asked looking at her. It was never a hardship to look into her big blue eyes.

"For leaving a nice tip." She was smiling up at him. "When I worked at Kelly's I was able to buy lots of art supplies because of how generous you were. At first I thought it was just me, but Penny said you tipped everyone well. So thank you." She laughed when he blushed.

"You're welcome." He mumbled using the excuse of checking the area to look away.

Back at the hotel they shrugged out of their jackets and kicked off their shoes. Jason headed into the living room and she followed not sure what to do. He put the newspaper down and unfolded it revealing a large brown envelope. Her mouth dropped open and he just laughed at her. "Never seen a drop before?" He knew she hadn't.

"You knew those men who were sitting at the booth?" Elizabeth asked thinking that this was better than a movie.

"Yeah." Actually they worked for him. Him, and not Sonny.

"Should I go into the other room?" She shifted from foot to foot in uncertainty. She hadn't asked about his job when they left. Since he said he wasn't returning she assumed that he had retired. Maybe he was still working for Sonny and that was why he needed to periodically visit.

"No, come here." He patted the sofa next to him. She sat down looking with interest at the envelope. Opening it he tilted it slightly so that the contents fell out.

"Fake IDs." Elizabeth said surprised to see her face on several of them.

"Just in case. Six sets for each of us." When he quickly scanned the names he just shook his head. Jason rooted through the pile until he found the one that would work for now. Looking in the bottom of the envelope to see why it was still so heavy he rolled his eyes. He was going to get Francis for this. "Put this one in your wallet." He handed her the small rectangular piece of plastic.

"A driver's license?" She hadn't even taken her permit test yet.

"I know that you can drive. Johnny told me he taught you." Jason explained tapping the plastic. "Get used to using the name on it."

There was a small bit of uncomfortable silence when the Irish guard's name was mentioned. Jason had killed him a year ago for betraying Sonny. She still missed her friend. Looking down Elizabeth read the name and her eyes shot back up to collide with Jason's. "Uh."

"Francis picked the names." Jason said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Eloise Milton?" She questioned. Frannie was so in for it if she ever saw him again. "Eloise? I don't look like an Eloise." She grumbled.

"Starting tomorrow you can use that. I need you to give me all your current IDs." She handed over her photo ID card and her passport. He would shred them both shortly. Along with all of his current ID. This would be the last place Jason Morgan was seen for a long while.

When she looked over at the pile of IDs she noticed that they all had them sharing a last name. "Um, okay then."

"I can always say you're my sister." Jason said with a smirk. There was no way in hell that would work. Not with the way he kept looking at her. "I'm just kidding, you will need this as well."

Elizabeth's eyes got really wide when she looked at the ring he was holding. "A ring?"

"Yes." He told her holding it out so she could take it and examine it further. While he wouldn't have done this, it did make sense.

"It's beautiful." It was a band of what she guessed was silver. On it was a pair of hands holding a heart with a crown on it.

"It's a Claddagh ring. They are Irish in origin. The hands represent friendship, the crown represents loyalty, and the heart represents love. I hope to have all three with you." Jason told her taking the ring back and slipping it on her finger. "Perfect fit."

"Thank you Jason." Elizabeth just looked at her ring. When she looked up she saw Jason getting ready to slip on a matching ring. "Can I do that?"

"Sure." He handed it over and held his breath until she slipped it on his hand. "Looks good." He liked the feeling it gave him. These rings were for show but hopefully someday they'd have rings for real.

They spent the rest of the night just relaxing and being together. At ten she started flagging so he called it a night. He let her use the bathroom first, this time staying in the living room while she showered. The more space between them while she was naked the better.

At one the next morning the door to his room slowly opened. He instantly went from a deep sleep to wide awake. Laying perfectly still he watched through barely open eyes as Elizabeth crept into his room. She was carrying a pillow and a blanket. Trying to be quiet she tip toed over to the large armchair in the corner of his room. Jason watched as she put the pillow down before curling up under the blanket. In less than twenty minutes she was fast asleep.

Smiling wide he didn't move for another thirty minutes wanting to make sure the petite woman was really asleep. Carefully he moved her from the chair into his bed then took up her former position. Wondering why she was in here and not in her room brought to mind her nightmares from the night before. In the morning he would ask her if she'd rather go back to one room. It would test his limits but he didn't like the thought of her being afraid to sleep.

When she made it out to living room, breakfast had already arrived. Jason just smiled at her as he went back to reading the newspaper. Waking up in a bed that still held the scent of the man across the table from her had caused the most wonderfully new sensations to run through her system. Her whole body felt tingly and achy. She hadn't ever had sex, that wasn't what happened between her and Tom. But she knew enough to know that what she was feeling was arousal. Pheromones really did work. She wondered what her scent did to him. If it made him feel this way too.

"Morning." Elizabeth said trying not to blush.

"Morning." He returned her smile. Morning was not Elizabeth's favorite time of the day. Just because she was up and moving didn't mean she was awake.

"How long have you been up?" She asked reaching for her glass of orange juice.

"Since you snuck into my room." Jason said giving her a big grin as she choked on her juice. "We need to work on your burglary skills."

"I was trying not to wake you." She told him sticking out her tongue.

"I'm a really light sleeper." Jason put down the paper. "Did you have a nightmare?" He asked sipping his coffee.

"Yeah." She admitted on a sigh. "I have them frequently, more when I'm stressed." She hoped they stopped soon.

"Next time, just come to me. I won't be angry Elizabeth." He wanted her to bring her burdens to him. She was the only person he wanted to look out for. "It upset me that you snuck in after probably waking up afraid."

"I didn't want to be a bother." She admitted putting down her muffin. Her appetite was gone.

"You aren't. We are together, that means we lean on one another." He said coming around the table to sit next to her.

"I'm doing all the leaning." Elizabeth looked away. Having someone want to be there for her because they cared, and not because they wanted her to feel like she owed them something was new. It was also amazingly wonderful.

"You saved my life Elizabeth. I would have either bled to death or frozen to death if you hadn't come along and made me get up out of the snow. I needed you then, you need me now. Eventually my turn will come around again and then yours again. I'm hoping that we will be taking turns leaning on each other for a really long time." This sharing of emotions was getting easier and easier.

"I like the sound of that." She said putting her head on his shoulder and letting herself relax.

The first stop of the day was the doctor's office. Elizabeth went in while Jason waited in the empty lobby. The office didn't open for another hour but he knew the doctor and she didn't mind coming in early. Especially since Jason had written a very large check to fund the free clinic she volunteered at as a thank you.

Elizabeth seemed a bit nervous when she came back out and Jason frowned. When he inquired if anything was wrong he was told that everything was fine. Letting it go for now, they went back to the hotel to grab the car. His girl wanted to see the Liberty Bell.

Elizabeth made a quick trip to her room to put away the things she had gotten at the doctor's office. The first thing the doctor had done was ask about the bruises. Specifically if Jason knew about them. The older woman knew him well enough to know he didn't cause them. Elizabeth thanked her and assured the doctor that Jason knew and was keeping her safe. With that handled, she got her shots. The doctor then asked if Elizabeth had any general concerns or questions. Elizabeth mentioned her poor sleeping habits and the doctor recommended a good over the counter remedy. Finally Elizabeth summoned all her courage and asked about birth control. The doctor offered Elizabeth the option of writing a prescription for oral contraception or some free condoms. Sitting on her bed Elizabeth pulled out the bag filled with foil packets. She didn't know if Jason had any but when the time came Elizabeth wanted to be prepared.

With that done she went back out to join her boyfriend. They checked out of the hotel and he drove them down to Independence Mall. Because of tightened security they had to park several blocks away and walk. Just as Independence Hall came into view Jason handed Elizabeth a camera and she happily started clicking away. He was looking forward to her explaining the pictures to him later. He'd have to get them a small computer, so she could download them.

They toured Constitution hall next and finally got in line to see the Liberty Bell. Jason had seen the monument before but he was looking forward to Elizabeth's reaction. "Proclaim Liberty throughout the land to all inhabitants." She said softly reading the inscription. She snapped a few pictures before they left. "Thank you for bringing me."

"You're welcome." She was always so happy with whatever they did. He'd never had a girlfriend who didn't demand things. It was a wonderful change of pace. They ate lunch in one of the historic taverns down town before it was time to head back to the car. He drove to the airport and before they got out of the car Jason turned to face her. "We are going to the Maritimes for a bit. When we get there we will use a new set of identification."

"So I don't have to be Eloise for long." She looked nothing like an Eloise she thought again.

"No." Jason said smiling. It was a nice name, but not really suited to his girl. He couldn't wait until she saw the rest. Francis must have had a lot of fun picking them. "Are you ready?"

"Yes." Elizabeth said smiling.

"Let's go then." He already had their tickets. He even had a permit to carry his gun on the plane. They breezed through security and sat in the lounge to wait for their flight to be announced.

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