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Chapter 3

Jason drove not even paying attention to the speed limit. How could he have been so stupid? He knew first had how addicts behaved. Jason Morgan existed because Jason Quartermaine had been foolish enough to get in a car while a drunken A.J. was behind the wheel. Slamming his fist on the steering wheel he growled. Lucky better not have hurt her.

Emily's phone rang and when she looked at the screen she saw it was the hospital. Wondering what was up since she wasn't on call today she answered. "Dr. Quartermaine."

"Elizabeth was just brought into the ER. She's asking for your brother, can you reach him?" Epiphany asked the young doctor.

"How bad is it?" Emily was wondering if Jason could get them there without killing someone. He was closer to the edge than she'd ever seen him.

"Not life threatening." Was what the head nurse told the doctor.

"Jason's with me. We'll be there in twenty minutes." Emily hung up and looked at her brother. "She's in the ER."

Making a quick u-turn Jason floored it to the hospital.

As soon as they ran through the door Epiphany was pointing them to Trauma room four. Even without the directions Elizabeth's room would have been easy to figure out. A good portion of the staff was gathered outside it. When one of their own came in everyone wanted to know about it. Walking through the crowd both siblings slipped into the room.

Robin and Kelly were both standing beside the bed chatting with Elizabeth. While the sight of Kelly worried Emily the fact that the other doctors were smiling calmed her. "Hey." She said to get everyone's attention.

Elizabeth looked over glad to see her friend, but more relieved to see Jason. He was the one she had asked for when they wheeled her in. If anyone thought that odd no one spoke of it. Just having him near made her feel safe. "Can you call my Gram and see if she can come down?"

"Sure thing." Robin said understanding that Elizabeth was clearing the room. Kelly got the message too, because she offered to walk with the dark haired doctor. "I'll check on your scans while I'm out." Robin passed Emily the chart. "Keep an eye on her."

"No problem." Emily smiled at her colleague before reading her notes.

Jason moved to the side of the bed, for a moment just looking at the petite brunette who looked even smaller lying in the hospital gurney. "I'm sorry." He immediately told her.

"For what?" Elizabeth asked as she reached for his hand.

Without even thinking about it he linked their fingers. "I shouldn't have let you go talk to him alone."

"You didn't know he was going to get violent. I didn't know he was going to get violent. He never has before." Dropping her voice. "I told him I was with you last night and he went off. I'm sorry he may tell someone else." Jason kept his private life private.

"I'm not ashamed of last night. Are you?" He was after all a cold blooded killer. Not exactly the kind of guy you bring home.

"Not at all. I wish I wasn't married, but that's on me and not you. I have no regrets about what we shared." For the first time since leaving his home that morning she smiled. She was glad that he was here.

"Cam wasn't home was he?" Jason knew that if her son was hurt she wouldn't be this calm.

"No he spent the night with my Gram, he's upstairs in the daycare." Elizabeth was grateful for the fact that Cam didn't have to see the man he thought of as his father like he was this morning. As it was she was going to have to figure out how to explain to the little boy her injuries.

"I'm going to call a guard to stand outside, just in case Lucky tries to pick him up." There was no telling what he might do in his drugged up state.

"Thank you, but I doubt it's necessary. He called my son a bastard." For the first time all day tears threatened. It was bad enough her family thought that but she expected better of Lucky. "I don't think he cares about Cam."

Jason just gently squeezed her hand. He wasn't posting the guard because he thought Lucky wanted the little boy out of love he was posting a man because hurting Cam would be an excellent way to hurt Elizabeth. As long as it was in his power he would protect them both. "Would you like me to send the two of you to Italy?" He offered again.

"Elizabeth has a grade one concussion, she can't fly." Emily told her brother. She'd been trying hard to ignore the conversation they were having. While she missed most of the words the tone of the conversation came through loud and clear. Whatever happened last night had changed their entire relationship. In Emily's opinion for the better. Now if they could just stay as united as they were right now, nothing would keep them apart.

"What other injuries does she have?" Jason asked as he sent out a text for two guards to report to the hospital. While he intended to be with Elizabeth for the rest of the day he wanted someone else with him.

"Assorted scrapes and some extensive bruising on her back." Emily looked up at her friend.

"He knocked me into a wall." She also knew that she had a large bruise on her face and a split lip.

"What are the scans for?" Jason asked his sister.

"Possible fracture of the right wrist." Emily winced knowing that that particular injury would make it so that Elizabeth couldn't work or paint. "Jason can you stay here for a second, I need to make a call." At her brother's nod Emily walked out of the room ignoring her coworkers. Calling Nicholas she updated him on the situation. He promised to be over as quickly as possible.

Alone in the room Elizabeth and Jason just looked at one another. Finally giving in to the urge that had started the minute he walked in the room he leaned forward and gently pressed his lips to hers. "It's going to be okay." He promised her. "What can I do for you?"

"Nothing I'm just glad that you are here." Closing her eyes she tried to relax some. Right now there wasn't anything they could do. She'd given her statement to Det. Harper, and her neighbors both confirmed that it was Lucky she was fighting with. They also told the Det. that Lucky didn't have any visible injuries like his wife. She now had the opportunity to press criminal charges and she was going to take it.

Their quiet was interrupted when Audrey as well as Alan Quartermaine entered the room. Jason simply watched them hoping not to get involved in the upcoming conversation. Audrey didn't like him and Jason's relationship with the man who was his father was better than it had been but still not great. He didn't want to further stress Elizabeth by arguing in her treatment room.

The fact that her granddaughter was holding Jason's hand wasn't lost on Audrey. She knew that over the past few months the two had gotten closer again and she did not approve of the friendship. Now he was sitting here, the situation made no sense. "You can go now Jason, we will handle it from here." Audrey instructed the younger man.

"No Gram, Jason isn't leaving." Elizabeth said without opening her eyes. She expected this. Her grandmother never liked her being around Jason. Well Audrey could either now accept it, or not but Jason was staying put.

"I'm sure that Lucky will be here any minute." The older woman said not backing down. Elizabeth needed to see that this behavior was foolish. She'd managed to make her stubborn granddaughter understand that once she could do it again.

"Since Lucky is the one that did this, I don't think he's going to be showing up any time soon." Elizabeth finally opened her eyes to see that she'd stunned her Gram. Audrey kept Lucky on a pedestal; it was time he was pushed off.

"Lucky would never do something like this." Audrey automatically came to the man's defense.

"I was there, trust me it was Lucky." Elizabeth attempted to sit up; both Jason and Alan immediately moved to assist her. "He's back on the pills and he's having an affair."

"Well, then that explains it. You just need to help him get clean." The older woman stated.

Elizabeth just looked at her grandmother. She had hoped that for once Audrey would give her the unconditional support that she gave to Sarah and Steven, but apparently that wasn't going to happen. "Gram I am not helping Lucky do anything. Look at me. He hit me, he broke my arm and if I hadn't pointed his gun at him he was going to try to rape me." She saw Jason flinch and wanted to kick herself. She hadn't meant to blurt that out. She knew she needed to tell him and she wanted to do it without an audience. "I think you should go. I was going to ask if Cam and I could stay with you, but I don't think that's such a good idea."

"Elizabeth. Lucky needs you." Audrey tried again.

"Can you just go now?" This conversation was making her sad and tired. When Audrey walked out Elizabeth turned to Alan, she would deal with Jason in a minute. "I would like for Jason to make any decisions regarding medical care for me if I'm not able. Also for Cam if I'm not able." Turning to the man holding her hand she saw no objection.

"All right." Alan also was not a fan of Jason and Elizabeth's friendship, but unlike Audrey he kept his opinion to himself. Not just because he had no right to tell his daughter's friend how to live her life, but because Monica and Emily would kill him. They both like the thought of Jason with Elizabeth. They would both most likely go into matchmaker overdrive since it sounded like Elizabeth's marriage was over. "I'll make sure everyone knows. Also I'll go see if I can rush your scans, that way you can get out of here faster."

As Alan left Epiphany returned and booted Jason from the room. He didn't want to go he wanted to stay and talk about what Elizabeth had blurted out. The guards arrived and he gave them their orders letting them both know what would happen if they screwed up. Jason was looking around for Emily when he spotted Sonny. Preparing to be annoyed he waited until his partner was standing next him. "Why are you here?"

"I just finished a session with Lainey. It's all over the hospital that Elizabeth is hurt. Is she okay?" Sonny had once been friends with the younger woman. His selfish behavior and need to be first in Jason's life had not only cost him that friendship, but it had cost the couple a chance at a relationship. When Sonny was diagnosed with bipolar and started treatment he was for the first time able to see what his behavior had cost him and those around him. He had apologized to Jason, but standing here now he realized he never apologized to Elizabeth. Not that he expected her to forgive him, he would totally understand if she didn't.

"Lucky beat her up." This could be a problem between the partners as Lucky was under Sonny's protection.

"How bad is it?" Sonny knew where this was headed. Jason and Elizabeth had been close for months now, ironically the closer his partner became with Elizabeth the further he pulled from Sam. Based on Jason's reaction Sonny got that his partner thought he was going to try to justify what happened. "He never should have raised his hand to her Jason, I know that. I'm just asking if she needs anything?"

Jason calmed down. He was not going to let anyone blame this on Elizabeth. "She'll be able to leave the hospital today. We are waiting for the results of a scan of her right arm."

Sonny heard the we loud and clear. He had no intention of trying to come between the two. It was already clear that Jason was not going to allow it. Sonny did wonder how Carly was going to take this news. Yes she was trying to grow up, but the only person the blonde hated more than Sam was Elizabeth. "It's broken?"

"Looks that way." Jason told his partner. "Is this going to be a problem?" He wanted to know now.

"Not from me. I would at some point like to speak to Elizabeth. I have a long overdue apology to offer. As for Lucky I will not stand in your way. I did that with Ric and I shouldn't have. For now what does she need?" Sonny was going to be the friend that Jason was to him.

Before the blonde could answer Diane walked over. She was here to visit Alexis. "What brings you two down to the ER?" This was not somewhere they usually hung out. "Is everything okay?"

"Elizabeth Webber was injured this morning." Sonny explained not sure if the two women knew each other.

"I just saw her in my office." Diane said shocked. "What happened?"

"She was in your office?" Jason asked trying not to grin. Apparently Elizabeth had stuck to her resolve to end her marriage there was no other reason to seek out his lawyer.

"Yes, I'm representing her in her annulment." Diane said grinning knowing how that piece of information would go over.

"Then you should go see her. Lucky is the reason she's in the hospital." Jason told the attorney knowing that what Lucky had done would only speed up the process. He also wondered why she said annulment and not divorce?

"Can she prove it?" Diane asked already thinking about how this would affect things. It might now be faster to get a divorce based on spousal abuse. She could have that within two days.

"Police statements from her neighbors who heard the fight and saw Lucky leave the building." Jason told her what he knew.

"Yes!" Diane did a happy step. "That makes my job so much easier. Why can't you be this cooperative?" Straightening her jacket she asked where Elizabeth was and when Jason pointed she walked off.

The two men watched her. "Your lawyer is strange." The older man told his friend.

"Yeah, but she's the best." Jason responded wondering where Robin was with the results. They waited twenty minutes and when Diane walked out heading for the nurse's desk Jason decided he'd been away from Elizabeth long enough. "I'm going back in."

"Can I come?" Sonny asked wanting to make sure Elizabeth was indeed okay. He grew up in an abusive household and he never wanted to see a woman get hit.

A/N: Hi! This is the longest fiction I've written - 68 chapters. Many of you asked for a longer story and I did my best to deliver. There is a lot more story to come so I'm asking that you please be patient as it unfolds. So hang in there with me and trust me. This is the most ambitious fic I've done. If you head down the wrong path in your guesses I will correct you, but I will NOT give away plot points. I'm excited for you to read what's ahead. I'm shooting for one chapter a day until we are done.

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