It Take Two to Speak the Truth, one to speak it, one to hear it. Rated PG-13

Elizabeth's House

Elizabeth after tossing and turning all night rushed to take her shower and dress in her scrubs. She grabbed her cell phone and hairbrush, hurrying out the bedroom and into a brick wall named Jason. Untangling herself, she was glad that one of her questions had been answered. Jason had spent the night. Surprised that he had stayed, never the less this morning she was happy for the extra set of hands.

"Jason would you please get Jake dressed? I need to go get Cam up and help him; I'm running late."

"Why don't you leave the boys with me today?"

"I don't think that's such a good idea."

Elizabeth saw Jason flinch, sighing when she figured out what was going on,"Jason, I don't want to confuse Cam. They also have an appointment today for their flu shot."

"JASON you're back! Did you bring your cycle with you, can I have a ride, please!"

"Morning Cam, why don't I see what I can do about taking you to visit the bike today. How about you go put on the clothes your Mom set out for you, while I talk to your Mom about it."

"Okay, Mommy pleases!" Pleaded the toddler.

Jason asked her "How about it Mommy; may we visit the motorcycle, maybe go out to lunch? What time are their appointments, I can bring them to meet you?"

Knowing she was defeated she answered "1:45 at the pediatric ward. Grams is supposed to meet me at 2:30 to take them to her house so that I can meet Diane at the station to give my statement about Lucky. Afterwards, I plan to tell her about Jake. Do you want to be there?"

"Okay we will be there at 1:30, just meet us after your shift. I want to be there when you tell Audrey, we are in this together, just like I said yesterday. I meant it; we do this as a family."

'See you at the hospital." Elizabeth gave the boys a kiss and explained to Cam that Jason was going to baby-sit him today, and to be good. "I love you boys."

She was heading out the door when Jason stopped her at the door.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" He asked.

Reaching she checked, keys, cell phone, and coat. "No I have everything. What did I forget?"

"This." Jason pulled her close and bent his head and brushed his lips against hers. Jason smiled at Liz, opened and pushed her out the door. He wasn't sure why she was trying to pull away but he wasn't going to go anywhere. He knew whatever was going on in her head; he wasn't walking away this time. This time he knew she loved him as much as he loved her, no one and nothing was coming between them.

Michael's bedroom

The redhead groaned as he heard Jax knock on his door. His stepfather peeked in to make sure that he remembered to grab his math homework they had been working on in the study yesterday after school.

"Jax, it's early. School doesn't start for 2 more hours, why am I up now?"

"You wanted to read Emily's letter."

"Thanks, I forgot. Will you stay here if I can't read any of the words?"

Messing up his hair even more, Jax sat down at the desk chair watching the eleven-year-old open the letter and start to read it.

Michael mouthed the words as he read Emily's letter, then smiling he folded the piece of paper and put it away "Jax what does retribution and compensate mean?"

'Well the first word means revenge. The second means to pay someone back well they both mean that, just in different ways."

"What do you mean?" Wondered the confused little boy.

"Well...Okay I have a way to explain. When Morgan and your Mom snuck up and splashed you at the ocean, then later you and I got them back with the hose at the house that is retribution. Compensation is like when you help me out by keeping your Mom occupied because I want to surprise her, and later I take you out for a special lunch just the two of us anywhere you want to go and let you eat whatever you want for being my lookout. Does that help any?"

"Yes, thanks Jax."

Jax headed out the door after reminding him again about the homework, the Aussie was worried about what Emily had written the boy. Kissing Carly as he made sure she didn't try to cook breakfast, he mentioned the letter to her and suggested that she ask Michael what Emily had wanted from the boy. Seeing that Carly had grabbed the Lucky Charms and her daily agenda with her other hand, he placed some bowls and the milk on the table as the boys came rushing in.

"Jax, are you taking us to school today?" Asked Michael

"What am I chopped liver, he has taken you all week, what about your poor Mom, don't I measure up anymore?" Teased Carly.

"Mom I love you, but Jax drove us in the Jaguar, its waaay cooler than your car."

"Fine, be that way" Carly sniffed in the fake tears, smiling at her boys, all three of them. "Besides I have any early appointment, then I have to go into the city, do you boys want to stay here with Jax or go over to your dad's? Wait its Friday you are over there anyhow. Don't forget to take your homework with you this time, Michael."

"Okay Mom. Jax may I have the comics?"

"Just finished the financial section in time, here you go."

"Holy shi--, Oh, sorry about that. Carly let's go into the living room. It's okay boys there is nothing wrong with your father or Uncle Jason."

Living Room, Jacks house

"Jax what is going on, why are you rushing me to the living room, is it Sonny or Jason, lord is it Jerry?" The blond was going through the list in her head of everyone that mattered to her.

"No, it's Lucky Spencer."

"What did my cousin do now?"

"Well, we now know why Emily didn't want the boys at the reading yesterday; it seems she outed Lucky for several crimes. Attempted Murder, Grand theft, domestic violence, discharging his weapon while at home with Cam, drug abuse, he even stole evidence from the station. That million dollars worth of drugs and money that went missing a few years ago, he was the one responsible. It's all over the paper, I think you had better check on Lulu, and Bobbie. It seems they have solid evidence and some eyewitness testimony. Emily decided to tell everyone yesterday."

You're right, after my appointment I will check on Mom and Lulu. I will cancel my meeting in the city. Can you run the boys to school; I am going to head out right now. " Not waiting for an answer she grabbed her keys and coat then ran out the door thinking, I also have to stop Elizabeth Webber from using this to get sympathy from Jason. Carly was going to go straight to the penthouse and try to get him to help her with something before Liz started her poor me routine.

GH, Morning Rounds

Monica stopped at the sixth floor hub to ask Elizabeth to join her in her office for lunch, hoping they could go through the rest of the papers that were waiting for them when she arrived at the hospital this morning. Did Elizabeth know why Alexis had dropped them off, stating that she could no longer continue as the attorney of record?

Elizabeth said she would tell her what was going on when they went through the papers.

Epiphany came up finishing the last of the morning charts and putting them in their respective spots. "Dr. Quartermaine, I received the book that Emily left me, this morning. I'm not sure that I should keep this, the book seems to be a first edition Cherry Ames Student Nurse, it's in mint condition. I just don't feel right accepting it."

"She wanted you to have it, Paige found that book for her at this shop we stopped at in Tempe, I was out there getting rehab for my cancer and she wanted to show me the area. I remember the book; it cost her only a couple of dollars, the spine looked as if no one had ever even opened the book. Emily was so excited to get it, it was one of the last gifts that Paige gave her, the fact that Emily left it to you, should tell you that you meant a lot to her, so please accept her gift."

Epiphany's watery smile told Monica that what she had said had gotten through to the nurse. She told Elizabeth to page her when she was free for lunch, that Monica was just doing paperwork. She had learned her lesson with Alan's death; she was going to take some time before getting back into the surgical theater. She had promised Bobbie that she would observe her brother's surgery, now she would do it for her old friend, but Tracy had better stay out of her way.

Elizabeth saw that her last chart of the morning was her ex-father in law. She asked Nadine to go to his room, aware that she shouldn't be the nurse of record any longer.

Tracy threatened to call security on Sam, telling her that if she disturbed Luke again she would make public Angela Monroe's past, as well as the past of the other names she had.

She grabbed Sam's arm and asked her "What are you doing with Luke's kid, he's not your usual mark, what does he have that you want? He's broke. Elizabeth is the one what made the money in that family, the house he lives in is Laura's, he has no power, there is nothing for him to give you, so what do you want with that immature loser, he doesn't even have his job as a cop anymore.

Don't come back here, I will have you banned from this hospital if you don't."

"My cousin just saved this hospital, so don't threaten me. As for Lucky, I have feelings for him; I understand where he is coming from. I know what it feels like to be betrayed by the one you love to be lied to."

Oh, please, you're just a low-life con artist. My nephew had thrown your used up ass out, when he slept with Elizabeth Webber. You are no different than that stripper he married two low-class, uneducated tarts who will never amount to anything. Just because some piece of paper states you're a Cassidine doesn't make it true. Did Alexis ever run a DNA test, I know I would have."

"For your information, Jason was coming to ask me back that night, he still took me back, he forgave me, remember. I broke up with him he didn't leave me. As for Luke, he needs to know what that bitch of an ex daughter-in-law did to Lucky."

"Emily is the one who had Lucky's butt thrown in jail. My niece had apparently turned on her friend, my guess is she figured out your game and sent Lucky to jail to save him from you. Now if you're finished the nurses are coming here to check on my husband and he doesn't need to be upset with your nonsense.

By the way, the entire time you were with Jason, you were just a substitute. I recall my mother talking about how Jason tore this town apart when the Webber girl was kidnapped. I don't know what happened but I do know that Corinthos was mostly responsible. I don't know my nephew very well anymore but Morgan or Quartermaine, I know that it's always been the girls like Elizabeth that he prefers, sweet, clean and true, that is the type of girl he has always fallen for.

The women like you get the emotion that disappear when you hurt him. Elizabeth Webber has stomped on his heart repeatedly, but all she has to do is smile at him, and he will do anything for her. He even gave up his son for her, don't flatter yourself into thinking it was for you. If any other woman had asked him to do that he would have fought tooth and nail to stay in his child's life.

For her he would give up his deepest desires his heart. Elizabeth has connections with our family that goes back years. Longer even than Emily's does. Mother always said that while Jason would die to save most of the people around him, with Elizabeth he would give up his life to save her."

"That is the exact same thing Tracy." Sam rolled her eyes at the bitter witch.

"No it isn't, but then subtlety isn't your strong suit is it. Now leave I see his nurse headed this way."

"Mrs. Spencer, I'm Nadine Crowell; I will be your husbands new nurse. Shall I go check on his blood pressure or should I ask security to escort Miss McCall out?" Remembering the screaming woman from the barn at the ball. Well know she knew what was going on between Elizabeth and the bossy mob guy. Wow, who would have thought that, he not only loves the nurse but he is the father of her son.

Luke's Room

After the nurse finished Luke looked at his wife "Spanky-Pants do you want to tell me something? I think that you had better tell me what is going on before Miss McCall returns, a woman like that doesn't let a little thing like rules stop her."

Her face twisting as Luke's comment, Tracy knew that she would have to let him in on everything.

Monica was about to step into the room, but waited to hear what her sister in law would tell her husband. She was pleasantly surprised to hear Tracy tell everything she knew. How Lucky had broken the law, how he had hurt Elizabeth, the drugs. That Luke's breaking and entering of the DA's office was now common knowledge.

She listened as Tracy went on to tell Luke everything that she knew about Sam McCall, the things she said making Monica, glad that the young woman was out of his life. She then heard Tracy justify altering Alan's will using Sam as an excuse. Monica found herself agreeing with Tracy. She was shocked to hear Tracy explain to Luke that Jake was Jason's not Lucky's. Worried about her patient's heart, Monica entered the room, shocked to see that Luke didn't even look upset.

Seeing Monica, the couple flushed at being caught red-handed. "While I may not agree with what you did Tracy, I agree that Sam would have done anything to get a hold of that stock. Luke for your sake and Lulu's I'm sorry about Lucky but I am glad the truth is out."

"I think I knew deep down about the baby, Monica, when I heard about the trial and that Jason and Liz had slept together, some part of me knew."

Sam crept back hoping that Tracy had left after the nurse, she needed Luke's help getting Lucky out of jail. Nik was refusing to leave his study and her mother had told Lucky that she would represent him only until he found himself another lawyer. Sam had tried everything including tears but Alexis told her it was for her own good, that she was worried about her, that Lucky was dangerous, and that he seemed to feed her need for revenge against Jason and Elizabeth. She said it was time to let go.

Sam listened in, noting that both Monica and Tracy were in with Luke. What was he saying that he knew what, Sam wished she knew what he had been talking about.

Monica asked Luke what he meant.

"Those two, Jason and Liz, they are halves of a whole, if they slept together, fate was going to make them take the chance that so many had messed up for them before. Corinthos, my niece, that blond bimbo he used to be married to, Laura, Nik Emily, hell we could include Audrey Hardy in on this.

I knew back when Lucky returned from the dead. No one wanted to face it, certainly Laura and I didn't. We needed Liz to save Lucky. We didn't give a damn that Liz had changed that she had grown into a different woman, she was supposed to be Lucky's version of Laura.

You know I told her after the hotel explosion that it was her responsibility to save Lucky, that she was the only one who could. I knew that they were having problems that she didn't want him back, I pressured her into it. This is all on me. We all wanted her to keep paying for Lucky saving her in that park, never mind that she has saved him from everything including himself.

I'm not happy she lied but I understand. I just don't understand Morgan. Hell the bookies on Cortland Street know how bad that boy of yours wants to be a father. C'mon he was going to raise Michael for Carly, his partners kid with that con artist, why would he walk away from a flesh and blood child?"

"Think about who was asking Luke." Stated the doctor.

"Of course, how dumb do I have to be, now I get it? That boy of yours, he better get it together. Eight years is a long time to carry a torch for someone and not do anything about it. She has walked away once, if he messes up this time. I doubt the fates will give his stubborn ass another chance."

"Emily wrote me a letter where she said the same thing, that she had also pressured not only Liz to be with Lucky, but Jason to be with Sam, for the same reasons, to protect her world. I just wish someone would explain why Jason and Liz getting together would be so wrong."

"It's not that it's wrong per-say it's that we all know that once it happens, that's it for them. Most of us can't deal with the fact that they will be wrapped up in each other. Carly will fight to the death to prevent this from happening. She knows that with those other woman Jason will drop any plans to rescue her sorry self. Once Jason faces his feeling for Liz, her and Sonny will have to solve their own problems."

Monica's beeper went off, she checked the message. "Luke, Tracy we will finish this later, we will deal with the will as well. Tracy I'm not kicking you out of the mansion, thank Liz for that, she gave me some good advice about it."

Sam backed up an empty room, pissed to know that her revenge against Liz was shot if Jason and Liz were really telling the truth to everyone about Jake. The perjury charge was still a threat. Sam placed a call to Ric, she hoped that he didn't know the truth about Jake. Especially after Liz had verbally attacked him during the trial. She would have her revenge after all.

Mrs. Hardy's office

Spinelli knocked on the grandmother of Maternal One's door, not sure what he was doing there. She probably needed computer help, or wanted to warn him about being friends with Jason, everyone else, including his faithful friend had warned him.

"Please come in Damien." Asked Audrey "May I get you water or maybe a juice?"

"No-no thanks Mrs. Hardy" stuttered the geek.

"Well then I will get right to why I asked you here. Damien I was wondering if you could tell me about your parents. I know from questioning Georgie Jones that your maternal grandmother raised you. I am not asking out of prurient interest, I think I know your family."

"Well I really only know my granny, my mother dumped me with her when I was little, she is really the only person I knew. May I ask why you think you know my family?"

"I have seen you around the hospital, you have reminded me of someone but I only recently figured out who it was. She was a nurse here at GH; she used to date my son Jeff, long before he married Elizabeth's mother. She later dated Dr. Drake's father Noah. Annie left town years ago; we lost touch when Jessie Brewer died. I have long been worried about Annie; she had such a tragic time here in town. Then when her baby girl died, she disappeared but I heard that she was pregnant 21 years ago, no one locally knew who the father was. I know that it's probably a coincidence but you truly resemble her.

"I would be glad to help, but my grandmother never wanted to answer my questions about my parents. My mother's name was Anne, but her last name wasn't Logan it was Spinelli, same as mine. When I tried to track her I lost her in England. She left no trail after that. Maybe with the name Annie Logan I can try to search again. Do you know anyone else who might have some information that would help?"

"Yes I believe that I could ask Dr. Drake, Dr. Quartermaine, maybe I could locate Amy Vining. Like you she liked to gather information while she was here."

"Was she a computer expert?"

"No, more a long the lines of the hospital gossip. My son Jeff would have been a good resource but Annie was a sore subject between him and his wife. Let's see my other son Tom might know something. Maybe Gail Baldwin. I'm sure that I can track down a few pictures as well."

"May I ask why your helping me, I don't mean to be rude but I got the feeling you don't approve of my association with Stone--er Jason Morgan?"

"Even if I wasn't curious for my own reasons that, if we find out your Annie's son, I promise to explain, otherwise, I need to keep another person's confidence. Plus, you are responsible for the most enjoyable elevator ride of my life." Chuckled the elderly woman.

"Thank You, I think I need to go meet Mr. Taggert at Bobbie Spencer's to start my assignment for Emily. This is my cell number, and the number for the penthouse, plus my e-mail address. "

"I have the penthouse number at the house, from when Elizabeth lived there. You know Bobbie is another good resource, she worked with Annie."

"The maternal one lived at the penthouse?"

"Yes, several years ago, thank goodness she realized her mistake. If you ever decide to leave and need a place to stay feel free to call me, I will help you in any way possible. Good Luck and please keep me updated and I will do the same for you." Replied Audrey.

Spinelli skipped out the door, down the hall and past the hub never noticing that Carly had been trying to get his attention. Wandering down the hall hoping that Jason was there, Carly saw the only office with someone in it was Mrs. Hardy. Carly was getting frustrated, Jason wasn't answering his phone, the penthouse was empty, and Sonny was looking for him as well. She had seen Elizabeth heading off to surgery with Patrick and Robin, so she knew he wasn't with her. Where was he?

Carly rushed off to her appointment with Dr. Lee, hoping to hear good news.

Meanwhile back in Audrey's office

Monica walked in to let Liz's grandmother know that the 9:00 meeting with Dr. Russell had been canceled.

"Monica, I was wondering what you remember about a nurse that worked here, Annie Logan. I think that there is a possibility that she is Damian Spinelli's mother. Everything seems to fit, and that young man is going to see if he can find some more evidence. I volunteered to try and ask the staff about it."

Relieved that the questions had nothing to do with their mutual grandchild, Monica sat down and told Audrey everything she could recall about the nurse, which wasn't much. She had been involved with Alan's mess with Susan Moore at the time. She recalled the curly haired blue eyed nurse mostly as having dated her ex-husband and being the prime suspect in a murder that involved another one of Jeff's girlfriends. She had briefly dated Noah Drake as well.

Audrey wrote down everything Monica could recall, then mentioned that she had plans to open the letter Emily had written during her break today. Did she open hers yet?

Monica told her she had that Emily had thanked her for her family and made her promise to keep living her life and to be happy. She left out the part about Jason and Audrey's granddaughter, she didn't think the nurse would like that her daughter was trying to play matchmaker from the grave.

Monica kept quiet that Jason had called earlier in the day to ask if she would like slip out and have a late breakfast with her grandsons. She regretted turning them down. Seeing Jason with those boys did her heart good. After she explained that she was having lunch with Elizabeth to go over the stuff Alexis had dropped off, Jason offered to bring the boys over as a surprise, that she promised to let him know when Elizabeth paged her that she was free.

Audrey opened Emily's letter, unfolded it, put her glasses back on and began to read

Dear Mrs. Hardy,

Thank you for taking in Elizabeth, without her my life would not have happened; she was my rock, my cheerleader and most importantly my best friend. That being said, I wasn't always her best friend, sometimes my actions should have made her turn her back on me but she never did. I have done something so awful that I am certain when she finds out, she will wish she had. She has forgiven me for what she new, but some things in life are unforgivable. Separating true lovers, that is unforgivable.

I know that you think that I am talking about Elizabeth and Lucky but they were first love, not true love. Liz knew this, but all of us wanted it to be forever love, not her. Yes, I am talking about her loving my brother Jason. I know that right now you are shaking your head, thinking that I am wrong. But please read on then tell me that the people that supposedly love Liz, didn't do even more damage than her negligent parents.

First let's deal with Lucky, yes she loved the Lucky that saved her, but time would have changed them even with out the fire. The Lucky that came back to us, wasn't the same person who left.

He became controlling and abusive, physically and emotionally. None of us wanted to face it, we all just saw a miracle, Elizabeth included. The thing is the girl that longed for that boy, grew with him gone, she became an independent and confident woman. After we all found out about the brainwashing we were sure that all would go back to the way things were before, for Liz they didn't, but none of us wanted to hear it. She was forced to make a choice between Lucky and my brother.

She choose the safe path and I resented her for breaking my brother's heart. I became resentful. Then after the truth that Lucky no longer loved Liz came out she stopped the wedding; she made the right decision. Lucky tried to punish Liz by getting involved with her sister. The main reason he started dating Sarah was to try to get Liz back under his control. It didn't work; she was mad about Sarah, but only because of how fast it happened. I knew this and would later use it against her.

My brother returned later that year, she was kidnapped and held hostage as a bargaining tool against my brother. Jason was heartbroken and determined to find Liz, he did find her but Zander had been thrown in with her. She was sent home from the hospital, no one realizing that she was suffering from PTSD, except Zander, who took advantage of it, At the time I blamed her for sleeping with him, I doubt that when it happened, she was actually even aware what was going on.

Zander once told me that he regretted what happened that night that he knew what was going on, but he wanted revenge on Jason for returning and Sonny for pushing him aside. With Liz he found his way to hurt Jason.

What I did next was even worse. When Liz and Jason broke up, I deliberately would call them and set them against one another, then encouraged him to date Courtney, I was still reeling from Elizabeth's telling me about Zander. I was hurt and wanted to hurt her for Jason and myself.

When Zander told me the truth, it was too late, Jason and Liz were so far apart and I knew that telling them the truth would cost me my brother and my best friend. Ric and Courtney helped, but I was the one who set out to destroy their relationship. After Elizabeth escaped her marriage from Ric with barely her life, I swore I would stay out of the matchmaking business.

I would promptly break that promise. I knew that my brother was still in love with Liz. His relationship with Sam I decided was perfect she was from his world, Carly would accept her, in spite of the fact, or maybe because as long as Sam was involved with Jason, she would stay away from Sonny.

Elizabeth and Lucky were starting to reconnect; at least we all were pushing them that way. But the dark side of Lucky was still there, the brainwashing aside; it was what Lucky was becoming. Liz would fix it, that was what I thought, if she was in his life, everything would be fine. I know that Liz loved Lucky, but I knew it wasn't even close to what she had felt for my brother.

During this time Lucky would get hurt. Instead of asking Nik to help, he stole a million dollars worth of drugs and cash from the PCPD, on behalf of Lorenzo Alcazar.

Liz came up with the idea of being a surrogate for Jax and Courtney. I have never understood that, she may have liked Jax but the future mother of this child had caused Liz nothing but trouble. She went ahead with the pregnancy, then Jax and Courtney's marriage imploded. Jax became overprotective of Liz and would spend time with her and Cam. This caused all of Lucky's insecurities to come to the forefront, and he preceded to alternate between wanting to marry Liz right away to be able to keep Jax away from the baby that was rightfully his, to berating Liz for getting involved with the surrogacy. Never mind she had done this to pay off the bills that he had created and refused to consider getting help to pay.

After she miscarried, I think that Lucky was happy, no more problem, all was right in his world, and Liz was back under his control. So they got married.

Then he was hurt and was taking too much morphine, Liz asked his doctors to switch him to pills since they were much easier for the hospital to control the dosage. Lucky accused Liz of treating him as less than a man, constantly. He quit his job, and then he started to seriously abuse the pills, and to sleep with Maxie Jones, the barely legal daughter of his boss. The final straw for Liz was when it happened twice in the same day in her bed.

She turned to my brother that night, and something happened, but once again all of her so-called friends and family stepped in to "save" them. We all pressured Liz to take him back, we blamed the drugs, Maxie, even Liz herself, instead of where the blame should have been placed, on Lucky.

He had been seeing Maxie, was showing up at the hospital to accuse Liz of cheating on him. He pushed her twice, and then there was the time he shot his gun off in the house with Cameron present. He also left drugs where Cameron's play toys were. Instead of encouraging Liz to leave him, we told her to stick it out, that as soon as he was clean this would all be over.

When Liz found out she was pregnant, we still pushed her to stay. Endangering all three of them. When Lucky found out about the baby he got clean, not for LIZ or for CAM, but for the baby. That is the only reason he went to rehab. After we once again went back to pushing the two of them together.

I knew that Jason and Liz had slept together, but I wanted to make sure that it was only a one-night stand. So I would tell Jason that Elizabeth loves Lucky and that she really wanted to get back together with him. I told Liz the same thing about Jason and Sam.

I was wrong . . . It didn't matter that they both were unhappy, every time they were in the same room, if one wasn't staring the other was. This time, I was certain that I was doing this for the right reason. They were with people that would be accepted in their respective worlds. The selfish people who made up these worlds would never accept that Jason and Liz were meant to be that ruined all of our petty little plans. We would always make them feel like they were wrong for wanting to be with each other.

After 8 years of them being in love with each other, you would think that someone would have said enough is enough. This fall, I decided to be that person. When the truth about their sleeping together came out at the trial, I confronted both of them and realized that now they were staying apart to protect the kids. They were also scared to take a chance with their damaged hearts

I tried to make them see that this was wrong but they have been fighting this attraction and their love for so long that it was like they thought that it was supposed to be this way. That the safe choice was the right one. Life is short, especially if like these two, you are living it for other people.

Mrs. Hardy, in Jason's safe at the penthouse is a ring with writing in Italian; I have seen it with my own eyes. My brother placed it there a long time ago. I think some part of him will never give up on his love of Liz, so I am asking for you to let go of the past, realize that Elizabeth will never get back with Lucky. Accept that my brother and Liz are meant to be together, even if you can't accept them; realize that without each other they are broken halves of the same whole. Jagged and rough around the edges, but with some love and some patience, halves that can be brought back together.

Please believe that I want only the best for them both, and for the boys, Jason will make a wonderful father and will protect the boys and Elizabeth with his life.

Just two more things, since I know that you are already mad at me, why the hell did you ever allow Elizabeth's parents to get away with treating her the way that they have?

Second, Mrs. Hardy, I once overheard you telling a group therapy class of abused spouses that your first husband had abused you, that to help deal with that, you had co-created GH's guidelines. Have you ever looked at those 10 Questions and answered them in response to Liz and Lucky's relationship.

I did, of the ten questions; I came up with 8 positive responses. We should have never let her stay there while she was pregnant, nor encouraged her to re-marry him. If Liz was a woman who walked in off the streets, after Lucky had pushed her, and we asked the standard questions, we would have given her the name of a shelter, and suggested she report the abuse to the police. We would have never told her to go home and fix her marriage, that all marriages have rough spots. You would have driven her to the shelter yourself. Lucky is an abusive obsessive person; we need to accept that.

Respectfully, Emily Quartermaine.

Audrey finished reading the letter from Emily. She was shocked that Emily would say these things in a letter to her. She was wrong about Lucky; she just wanted Liz to date her brother. Audrey didn't want to think that the girl was right, but she kept hearing voices in her head.

She kept hearing her ex-husband Tom telling her that no one would ever believe her, that he was an upstanding member of the community and that she was just some lowly nurse.

The voices in her head switched to her granddaughter, asking her to keep Cam so that she could help get Lucky clean, saying that Lucky was using drugs and sleeping with Maxie. Telling her that Maxie was pregnant.

She pulled out some paperwork determined to stop thinking about this. The manila folder that she opened contained the papers with the guidelines about abuse. She closed her eyes and opened them certain that she had just hallucinated the papers. But there they were.

She read down through the questions, history of mental illness or damage; yes, history of drug use; yes, history of abusive behavior; poisoning Lucas Jones, trying to kill his father, attacking Jason, under the influence of Helena Cassidine; yes, she had to admit yes that Lucky still did those things. A weapon in the house; yes, a stressor like a pregnancy or job loss; yes, family history of violence, Luke's rape of Laura. Audrey winced but checked; yes, ...she stopped she couldn't read any more. Sick to her stomach, she put her head down and cried at what she had done to her granddaughter and great-grandsons.

She reached out for the phone to call her old friend Gail Baldwin, needing to talk to someone.

She knew she needed to talk to Liz, to apologize for what had happened. She needed to figure out a way to help protect Jake from Lucky. Thank God he had never adopted Cam; he at least was safe from danger as a result of her blunders.

That didn't mean she wanted Jason Morgan in her granddaughter's life. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. Lucky would never let Liz live in peace, he would drag her into court every time he got a chance, and with Jason's lifestyle that would be all the time.