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Chapter 6 – Extra Time

Johnny stood in the hallway and made the call. "Sonny."

"Hey, what's going on?"

"They aren't coming home today. The doctor was really nervous about letting them go given the trauma they experienced. He wants to monitor them until tomorrow."

"I take it Jason wasn't too thrilled about that."

"That's the weird part. I know that he hates hospitals, but he didn't fight it. He asked Elizabeth what she wanted to do and went along with it."

"You think they're both avoiding coming home?"

"Partly, yes, but they are both exhausted. It's probably a good thing to make them stay. When Jason got out of bed this morning, it was painful watching him move."

"I'll let everyone know. Gina is standing next to me. She wants to talk to you."

Johnny sighed, this wasn't going to be an easy conversation.

"Johnny? How is he?"

"Tired and drained. The doctor wants them to stay another night."

"Was there any serious injuries?"

"He has a skull fracture and they are monitoring the swelling."

Tears started to flow down her face. "Can I speak to him?"

Johnny looked into the room. "His eyes are closed, so I don't want to wake him. They didn't get much sleep on the mountain."

"I understand. Tell him I love him okay?"

"Okay."

Alarms started going off and the doctor and the nurse ran into the room.

"Gina, I have to go," he said, ending the call.

Jason was thrashing in the bed. The alarms went off because his blood pressure had spiked.

"What's wrong with him?" Elizabeth asked.

"It's either a concussive convulsion or a seizure. It wasn't a major one though," the doctor said, watching Jason closely.

The nurse had injected some medicine into his I.V., and that seemed to calm him.

"I'll have to do some testing to narrow it down," the doctor said before giving the nurse some instructions.

Johnny was standing next to Elizabeth, holding her hand, as they watched the doctor examine Jason.

A few people walked inside and began to prepare Jason to be transported.

A nurse walked over to them. "Elizabeth, your blood pressure is high. I need you to calm down."

Liz wiped a tear away. "I don't think I can."

The doctor looked over at the nurse and nodded and she injected a sedative into Liz's I.V. tube.

"That will make you feel calmer, okay?"

Liz nodded.

Johnny was glad that Jason had agreed to stay. If that had happened on the plane, God knows what would have happened. He felt Liz's grip lesson when they took Jason away. Once she was asleep, he went into the hallway and called Sonny back.

"Johnny, what happened?" Gina was beside herself.

"He might have had some kind of seizure or convulsion. They just took him away for testing."

Sonny sighed. "How's Elizabeth handling it?"

"They sedated her."

"Keep me updated. I'll let Gina know." She had stepped out to use the bathroom.

"I will," Johnny said, ending the call. He then phoned Francis and filled him in.

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Monica hung up the phone. Sonny had just given her an update. "He just had a seizure or a convulsion."

"It would be better if it was a convulsion," Alan said.

A seizure could do damage at this point.

"Definitely. They'll be in the hospital until tomorrow morning supposedly."

"If he's stable until then, they will probably let them go. As much as I miss him and need to see him, I'm glad they were still there instead of on the plane."

"Monica, maybe you should call the hospital so you can let the doctor know about Jason's previous brain trauma," Lila suggested.

"Good idea."

They watched her call around for the number and then she finally got through to the hospital. They were going to have the doctor call her back.

"I guess we wait," she said before sitting down.

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An hour later, a wide awake Jason was pushed back into the room.

Johnny was sitting in a chair next to Elizabeth. "Hey."

"How is she?"

"Worried about you. They gave her a sedative so she's been sleeping."

"Good."

They got Jason situated and then the doctor came in.

"I just got off the phone with your mother and she filled me in on your previous brain injury. I've gone over the results several times and it was a concussive convulsion. There was no change from your previous scans, so that is good news."

Jason breathed a sigh of relief.

"Get some rest and we'll talk later." He could tell that Jason was wiped out. On his way out, he instructed the nurse to give Jason some medicine so he'd stay asleep.

"You dodged another bullet," Johnny said.

"I'm getting good at that."

"Rest. I'll update Liz when she wakes up."

Jason closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Johnny called Sonny. "It's me. He's back in the room and no damage was done."

"That's good news."

"He's resting."

"I'll feel better when I can see him face to face."

"I'll touch base with you later."

Francis walked up to him and Johnny got him up to speed.

"You go get some rest. I'll sit with them."

Johnny nodded and headed back to the hotel.

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Ric put his phone down. Sonny had informed him that he'd have to wait another day to see his fiancé. It was torture not being able to see her or hold her. There was a knock on his hotel door and he opened it to find Sarah standing there.

"Hi, I thought you could use some company."

"When did you check in?" he asked before stepping back.

"A few hours ago."

"Did you hear that they are staying another night?"

Sarah nodded. "It's all over the news now."

Ric sat next to her. "I'm really worried about her."

"Me too."

He turned up the volume on the television.

"Sources say that the two AirValue Jet survivors have been advised by doctors to stay in the hospital one more day. We've been told that Jason Morgan had some kind of seizure earlier, but that he is currently stable. We have a medical adviser here that can give us some insight on why the seizure may have occurred based on his previous injuries."

He turned it back down. "They've been through so much."

"They are both fighters. From what I read, Jason was in a serious accident when he was younger and had brain damage."

Ric nodded. He had read the same article. "I just hope that his condition isn't stressing her out more."

"I think it would stress her out more if he wasn't there. You know how caring she is and after all that has happened, she would feel better knowing he was safe."

Ric stood up and wiped his face with his hand. "If they don't let them go home tomorrow, I'm flying there. I can't sit here another day waiting to see her. I just can't."

Sarah got up and touched his arm. "I understand but you need to give her space. Has she called?"

"No."

"Then she is probably fine. She would call if she needed you."

"Maybe that upsets me even more—that she doesn't need me."

Sarah gave him a hug. "Don't take it so personally Ric."

"It's hard not to."

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Elizabeth woke up and turned over on her side to find herself staring into Jason's eyes. "Hi."

Francis had put down the rail on either side and pushed the beds together.

"Hi." He reached his hand across the space between them and she took it.

"You okay?"

"I'm good. I got some sleep."

Liz nodded. "Don't scare me like that again."

Jason slightly smiled. "I'll try not to."

"I think this trip has taken ten years off of my life."

Jason chuckled. "You still look the same."

She smiled. "Uh huh. Are you hungry?"

"A little bit. I can get Francis to go get us something."

"A big juicy hamburger sounds good with French fries and a chocolate milk shake."

Francis chuckled. "Coming right up. What do you want Jason?"

"The same, but bring me a Pepsi instead of the milk shake."

Francis nodded and left.

"Those two are very handy to have around."

"They get paid very well to be handy."

"So, how did you come to work for Sonny?" She was really curious how Jason got into the business and how he coped. It was just such a foreign concept to her.

"He was there when I was spiraling apart and helped me and offered me a job."

"So, you like being an enforcer?"

Jason shrugged. "I'm good at it. I like protecting people."

"You do it very well. How do you turn off your emotions?"

"I don't know. It's just how my brain processes things now—the way it organizes information. It's hard to explain."

"What else did you have a problem with after the accident?"

"I couldn't see maps or art very well. I don't get cold like other people do unless it's in extreme conditions and I'm not normally very emotional. I pretty much had to relearn everything. I didn't understand love, lying, or right and wrong really."

"That must have been very difficult for you."

"It was. I was very angry."

"How about now?"

"I learned to control it, but I am known for having a temper."

Liz smirked. "Interesting, cause you're like a big teddy bear to me."

Jason groaned. "Don't ever let that get out of this room. You'll ruin my reputation."

"Now I have something I could hold over your head."

He feigned surprise. "Elizabeth Webber, are you saying that you would consider black mailing me?"

She nodded. "Hell yes."

He chuckled.

Francis walked into the room. Luckily, they had milkshakes in the cafeteria. "Here you go," he said as he put a bag down. He got them both set up and then left the room.

Elizabeth took a bite. "This is so freaking good."

Jason smiled and took a bite. "Mmmmm, it is."

They focused on the food and ate half of it before collapsing backwards.

"I'm stuffed."

"Surprisingly, I am too."

The doctor walked in and chuckled. "Smuggling in food?"

Liz smiled. "I hope we're not in trouble. I don't have a lawyer at my disposal."

"Well, it wouldn't have been my first choice, but you're eating so I won't complain too much."

"Are we still getting out of here tomorrow?"

"As long as your body behaves until then, you're good to go."

"Did all my tests come back?" Jason asked.

"Yes, and you're doing fine. There were a few elevated levels, but I think that was just due to the convulsion."

"Don't take it personally, but I'm really looking forward to getting out of here."

The doctor smiled. "I won't and I completely understand. I'll check on you before my shift ends."

"If you could do one thing right now, what would it be?" Jason asked her.

"Hmmm. I'd go to Italy for a month and paint."

"That is my favorite place."

"Really?"

Jason nodded. "I love it there. I'm not sure if it's the culture or the people. I love wandering around and getting lost on purpose."

Liz grinned. "That does sound like fun."

Johnny cleared his throat and walked in the room. "I guess the press are relentless and want a statement from the hospital regarding your condition."

Jason rolled his eyes. "Seriously? I'm not going to agree to that. It's not anyone else's business."

Johnny nodded. "I agree with you, but just a word of warning. You two are the biggest news story in years. People are foaming at the mouth to get an exclusive and everyone wants to know how you are doing. Even the President wanted to talk to you."

Jason and Liz looked at each other for a moment before focusing back in on Johnny.

"So, we're only going to be able to hold them off for long."

"Are you suggesting that we give a statement?" Jason asked.

"Hell no. I just want you both to understand how huge this story is so you don't get blindsided when we get out of here."

"It's that bad?" Liz asked.

Johnny nodded. "You have been trending for days. Every news station is reporting your condition every five minutes, and news coverage of your rescue has already been viewed over 10 million times."

Jason frowned. "Don't these people have anything better to do?"

Johnny chuckled. "Apparently not. People are planning to camp out at the airport just to get a glimpse of you. Sonny actually had someone call asking if you'd be interested in your own reality show."

Jason rolled his eyes. "We could change our names and go into a survivor relocation program."

Liz smiled. "We could go on Oprah."

"She's called twice."

"What? Are you serious?" Liz asked loudly.

He grinned. "I told you. People want to know everything they can about the two of you. And for the right price, I know some stories about Jason….."

Jason cut him off. "Johnny….."

"Leaving."

Liz chuckled. "Just what does Johnny have on you?"

"God only knows. He likes to make shit up."

They chatted for a while longer and then took a nap. It was like they both couldn't get enough sleep. Elizabeth was still having nightmares and Jason wasn't faring much better.