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Elizabeth stood in the middle of Wyndham's Department Store dressing area staring at the rack of dresses. She was at a complete loss as to what to do or how to pick the right dress for the party tomorrow night. She'd never had an unlimited budget before and it terrified her. She paced nervously back and forth, wiping the sweat from her palms before reaching out to touch the first dress. It was dark blue with spaghetti straps and a fitted style. The fabric was so soft that it had to be silk. Elizabeth let go of the dress and stepped back as if touching it would somehow ruin it.
Crossing to where her purse sat on the bench she pulled out her cell phone and called Emily. Things still weren't perfect between the two of them but seemed to be on the way to getting back to normal. Elizabeth still felt a twinge of guilt every time she saw her friend but she kept reminding herself that it was for the best for everyone that Emily not know the truth about her marriage to Jason.
After three rings Emily finally picked up the phone. "Em! I need your help, I'm desperate."
"What's going on Liz? Are you ok?" Emily asked on the other end.
"Are you in the middle of something? Please tell me no."
"Nothing that can't wait, I was just going to meet Zander for coffee. What's up?"
"I need you to come to Wyndham's. I have to pick out a dress for tomorrow and I have no idea what to do."
The desperation in Elizabeth's voice made Emily smile. "Ok, I'm on my way."
"Thank you, you are saving my life."
"Be there in 15 minutes." Emily said with a laugh.
"See you then. By Em." Elizabeth hung up and let out a breath of relief.
Reinforcements were coming and Emily would help her choose the perfect dress. While Elizabeth had attended a few parties at the Quartermaine she still wasn't very comfortable in that setting. She had always been on the outside looking in of the fancy parties of Port Charles, now Lila Quartermaine was throwing one for her. It still seemed completely surreal.
The curtain to the private dressing area swished against the wall as it was pulled opened and Elizabeth smiled, Emily must have been closer then she'd said.
"Em, thank god you're here…" Elizabeth started to say as she turned, then stopped dead when she saw Carly glaring at her. "Carly."
"You seemed surprised to see me."
"Well I wasn't expecting you if that's what you mean. What are you doing here?"
"You and I need to get a few things straight little girl." Carly spat as she stepped closer to Elizabeth.
Refusing to give Carly the satisfaction of intimidating her Elizabeth stood her ground, glaring right back at the other woman. "Is that so? What could those things be?" Elizabeth replied.
Carly continued to glare. "I don't know how you manipulated Jason into this sham of a marriage but I am telling you right now that I am not going to let you get away with it."
"You don't know what you're talking about Carly. I didn't manipulate Jason into anything."
"You have spent years panting after him or teasing him then pulling away when shit got real. You are just an immature little twit who doesn't know how to handle a real man like Jason."
"What the hell is your problem Carly? Aren't you happily married to Sonny or has he finally wised up and walked away from your crazy ass?"
"You don't know what the hell you are talking about." Carly screeched as she stepped closer to Elizabeth.
"For a woman who is so in love with her husband you seem very concerned about the love life of your self proclaimed best friend. What Carly, are you afraid that I make Jason happier then you ever did?" Elizabeth retorted, standing her ground again Carly's attempted to further intimidate her.
"Jason will get tired of you and he will push you out the door when he realizes you are a pathetic, whiny little girl who can't handle his life, you aren't the first and you won't be the last."
"If thinking that helps you sleep at night then think whatever you want Carly." Elizabeth replied, putting up a strong façade that didn't match the inside. The fact was Carly was finding a way to needle every insecurity that Elizabeth had. In the back of her mind she'd always wondered if she could handle Jason's life, not so much the danger to her but the risks that surrounded Jason on a daily basis. He had become more important to Elizabeth then she could ever put into words and losing him was her greatest fear.
Carly stepped even closer to Elizabeth and dropped her voice. "The day is going to come where you will be faced with the realities of Jason's life, of the choices he has to make and the things that he does and you won't be able to deal with it. You'll leave or Jason will keep things from you for your own good and just shut down because he will be tired of disappointing you, either way you will lose him. Maybe he'll just wake up and realize he's way too good for you, either way it happens the end result will be the same."
"Back off Carly." Emily's voice rang out from behind Carly, startling both women. Carly turned and narrowed her eyes on Emily.
"This doesn't concern you Emily." Carly spat out.
"No? That is where you are wrong. Elizabeth is my best friend and Jason is my brother. Don't you dare try to speak for Jason." Emily moved to stand beside Elizabeth and glowered at Carly. "Somehow I don't think Jason would appreciate you verbally abusing his wife. Do you want me to call him?" Emily asked as she pulled her cell phone out of her bag.
"Just like little girls, threatening to tattle. Do whatever you want, I've said what I needed to." Carly spun on her heel and sauntered out of the dressing area.
Once she was gone Elizabeth sank down onto the bench with sigh.
"Are you alright?" Emily asked as she sat down beside Elizabeth.
Elizabeth nodded but didn't say anything. Emily wrapped her arm around her friend and leaned her head on Elizabeth's shoulder. "Don't listen to Carly. She is just a spiteful tramp. She never got over losing Jason and still seems to think that she gets in a say in his life. He loves you and nothing Carly can say or do will change that."
"I know, I just…forget it. I'm not going to let Carly get to me."
"That's the spirit." Emily replied with a smile as she squeezed Elizabeth's shoulder in support.
"Besides, I have bigger problems, like trying to find the right dress for the party tomorrow."
Emily laughed and stood up, walking over to the rack of dresses. "Yes, and that is a problem we can solve."
Elizabeth stood and joined Emily. Together they sifted through the rack and pulled out a few for Elizabeth to try on.
"Do you think I should go with something in white since I'm the bride?" Elizabeth asked as she looked down at the deep wine red she currently had on. It was a beautiful dress but didn't seem right for the party.
"That's one option. I think some color is better…but not that dark." Emily said with a smile.
"Yeah I think so too." Elizabeth said a sigh. This was the sixth dress she'd tried on and still nothing had seemed right.
"You get out of that one, I'll find some more options." Emily offered before disappearing from the dressing area.
Elizabeth sat down for a moment and took a deep breath. Finding a dress was harder then she imagined it would be but that wasn't the only thing bothering her. Carly's earlier visit continued to cycle through her mind. Part of her knew that Carly was right, that eventually the day will come that her marriage to Jason is going to end, maybe not for the reasons Carly claimed but it would still happen. As difficult as things have been, having this time with Jason had been amazing. They had really connected in a way they hadn't since the Christmas she'd taken care of Jason in her studio.
A few moments later Emily walked back into the dressing area with another armful of dresses. She stopped when she saw that Elizabeth was still in the red dress and hadn't moved.
"What's wrong Liz?"
"Nothing, just sitting for a second. Let me get out of this dress so we can try those." Elizabeth said as she stood, putting a smile on her face as she slipped behind the curtain to take off the dress.
Emily didn't believe for a second that Elizabeth was fine but she decided not to push the issue for now.
"That's it. It's perfect Liz." Emily said, nearly jumping up and down in excitement as Elizabeth stepped out into the main area and did a little twirl.
"It is beautiful." Elizabeth said as she ran her hands down the silky fabric almost reverently. It was a flowing ice blue strapless gown that fell perfect to the floor. It looked as through it was made for Elizabeth, fitting her body in all the right ways.
"That's it, the search is over, you have to wear this dress."
"It is so expensive though." Elizabeth pointed out, chewing lightly on her bottom lip as she looked down at the tag. Never in her life had she imagined putting on let alone buying a dress that cost almost a thousand dollars.
"I know, but Jason told you to buy whatever you wanted didn't he?"
"Well yeah, but nine hundred forty-nine dollars is a little bit excessive."
"He has the money Elizabeth, don't worry about it. You have to buy that dress, Jason is going to go nuts seeing you in it."
Elizabeth glanced at the mirror and did a little turn, the dress floating around her silently. It was by far her favorite, the only one she really liked even.
"No more debating, you are buying that dress." Emily proclaimed which made Elizabeth laugh.
"Alright, you convinced me. I'm going to change then we can get out of here."
"We need to buy you shoes to go with it."
Elizabeth laughed as she disappeared behind the curtain and got changed.
Jason pulled at his tie and paced across the living room of his penthouse. The last thing in the world he wanted was to go to a party tonight. Without much effort he could think of dozens of things he'd rather be doing tonight. The fact that the party was at the Quartermaines and he would be the center of attention just made things worse. He had the incredible urge to jump on his bike and head for the border. The only person on the planet that Jason would suffer through all of this for was his grandmother and she knew it.
To top it all off Elizabeth had been acting edgy all day. What did she have to be nervous about She'd been to the Quartermaines plenty of times. She had gone shopping with Emily the afternoon before and had come home apologizing for the cost of a dress. Why did he care what the dress cost? If she liked it then he was glad she bought it. Did she realize how much money he had?
He glanced again at his watch and sighed. It was just about time to leave for the party and he felt like the minutes were clicking down to his execution. The sound of movement on the staircase made Jason turn and his eyes landed on Elizabeth. Instantly he couldn't remember what he had just been thinking. He was lost at the sight of the beautiful woman before him. He wasn't sure how much she'd spent on the dress but he was suddenly sure it was worth every penny for the way it perfectly hugged Elizabeth's curves, showing off her petite frame. It was strapless and the neckline showed just a teasing amount of her cleavage. Her hair was styled up and away from her face and for a moment it reminded him of the night this all began.
"Elizabeth…you look amazing." Jason said, finally able to form words though they came out barely louder than a whisper. Each word brought her a step closer to him.
"Thank you…I'm glad you like it."
"I'm not talking about the dress." He said, a flash of fire in his steel blue eyes, making her blush.
"You look pretty good yourself." Elizabeth couldn't help but check out her gorgeous husband. Jason had always cleaned up well on the rare occasions he'd made the effort and tonight was and now was no exception. She knew he hated wearing a suit and it made her smile to see how much he was willing to do to please his grandmother, even if he couldn't seem to keep his hands from fidgeting with his tie. She reached out and put her hand over his to stop his fussing.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked after clearing his throat.
"As ready as I'll ever be. What about you? I know this has to be the last thing you want to do."
Jason smiled, his wife did know him well. "The idea of spending the evening with the Quartermaines sounds like hell on earth but Grandmother asked and I owe her this much. She lost a lot when I left the family so the least I can do it make the occasional appearance to make her happy. I can't make any promises though, if A.J. or Edward start in on me."
"I don't expect you to put up with their comments and I'm sure Lila would agree. We'll get through it Jason." She stated matter-of-factly, taking his hand and giving it a quick, reassuring squeeze.
He nodded and smiled softly at the thought. After picking up her coat and helping her into it Jason led her from the penthouse, his hand on the small of her back. Tonight Marco would be driving them in one of the limos since Elizabeth's attire wasn't suited for the back of his bike. In a quick moment Jason couldn't help but imagine Elizabeth wearing that dress on the back of his motorcycle, hugging his back like a second skin, her hair flying in the wind. His lips curved into a smile at the thought. Jason couldn't have cared less which car they took but he also knew enough about the importance of appearances to know that they needed to arrive as if they were comfortable with tonight's event.
Marco pulled the limo to a stop in front of the Quartermaine mansion and got out to open the door. With a deep breath Jason stepped from the car and reached out to help Elizabeth to her feet. Elizabeth's eyes met his and they locked together for a moment. He noticed an intensity to her gaze that he wasn't used to seeing but he liked it. Suddenly he was certain that all he would need to get through this party was for Elizabeth to keep looking at him like that, if she did the rest of the people in the room would just fade into the background.
Elizabeth squeezed Jason's hand lightly and smiled. She leaned in slightly before whispering, "we're in this together Jason". Jason was surprised, somehow she managed to make even the whisper sound confident.
He smiled and nodded, leading her up to the door. Before either of them could knock the door opened and Reginald greeted them. The butler took Elizabeth's coat and led them to the formal living room where the rest of the guests were already gathered. Jason's eyes instantly landed on his grandmother and he released Elizabeth's hand to go to her.
"Jason darling, so glad you are here." Jason focused on his grandmother, paying no attention to his parents, grandfather or brother. He leaned down and kissed Lila's cheek then stepped aside so Elizabeth could do the same.
"Hello Grandmother. How are you?"
"I am very well. Elizabeth, my dear, you look stunning." A blush crossed Elizabeth's cheeks and it made Jason stop for a moment. Didn't Elizabeth know how beautiful she was? How could she not, she was the most incredible woman he'd ever known and it had nothing to with a fancy dress or the makeup she was wearing. It made him wonder if Lucky had ever bothered to tell her or had even appreciated the woman that had been by his side. In that moment Jason felt a flare of guilt for not making it more clear to Elizabeth just how beautiful she was and how much she truly meant to him.
"Thank you Lila. And thank you for throwing us this amazing party."
"You are most welcome. This marriage is something that needs to be celebrated."
Grumbling could be heard from the other end of the room and Elizabeth's blush deepened as she recognized Edward's voice as he mumbled to himself but she could make out little more than the words "degenerate" and "criminal" but that was enough. She turned towards Jason hoping to draw strength from him.
"Elizabeth!" Emily's voice drew Elizabeth's attention away from her thoughts as her best friend and sister-in-law came flying into the room at top speed to wrap her in a fierce hug. "I'm so happy for you and Jason." Emily said as they pulled apart. She looked up at her brother, an apologetic expression on her face. "I'm sorry about the way I blew up at you before."
"You don't have anything to apologize for Em. I understand." Emily hugged her brother and he smiled at her.
"I love you Jase."
"I love you too." He replied, still ignoring the majority of the room.
The room went absolutely still, making Jason take notice, his engrained instincts taking over and he put a hand on Elizabeth's back again just to make sure she was close. He looked past his sister to see Carly standing in the doorway on Sonny's arm.
"Mr. Corinthos, welcome." Lila called out as she moved her wheelchair closer towards them.
"Mrs. Quartermaine, thank you for the invitation. Carly and I are happy to be included in this special celebration." Sonny said, flashing his dimples along with a smile.
"I will not stand here while that…that criminal is welcomed into my home!" Edward blustered as he came to stand beside his wife. "You get out Corinthos, get out now. You are not welcome in this house after all you have stolen from us."
Jason tensed but said nothing while Lila spoke first "Edward, that will be quite enough." Her voice was powerful and rang out with an air of finality to it, instantly putting an end to Edward's tirade. "I have invited Sonny and Carly to join us this evening to celebrate Jason's marriage because they are his friends. They are our welcomed guests and I expect you to treat them as such."
"Lila, I…"
"I mean it Edward." Her tone left no room for argument, even from Edward.
Sonny couldn't help but smile as he watched Lila command the room.
Jason crossed the room and extended his hand to Sonny. "Thanks for coming, you really didn't have to."
"Are you kidding, I wouldn't miss it." Carly said, a mischievous grin on her face and she hugged Jason.
"Carly." Jason's warning was clear in simply saying her name. Carly laughed and shrugged playfully.
"On my best behavior I promise Jase." She slipped away from Jason and Sonny and headed across the room to the bar, pouring herself a drink.
Jason watched Carly for a moment then looked back at Sonny, concern written all over his face.
"What is she up to?" Jason asked, his voice hushed, not wanting to be overheard.
Sonny shrugged and glanced back at his wife before meeting Jason's eyes again. "I wish I knew. She has been a little bit too agreeable about your marriage to Elizabeth. We both know Carly well enough to know that it won't be that simple."
"I just don't want her upsetting Elizabeth. She's been through enough these last few weeks", he lowered his voice even more, continuing, "she's doing this to help me and she doesn't need Carly punishing her for that too."
Monica took advantage of Jason being distracted in his conversation with Sonny to approach Emily and Elizabeth. "Elizabeth, I am sorry that I haven't had the opportunity to speak to you sooner but I wanted to congratulate you and Jason on your marriage. Welcome to the family."
"Oh, thank you Dr. Quartermaine. It happened rather…suddenly, I'm sorry that you weren't invited."
"Please call me Monica. You are after all my daughter-in-law. And knowing my son even if there had been months of planning I still wouldn't have been invited." She said, her tone turning a bit sharp at the end.
Elizabeth glanced at Emily for help, not sure how to respond to Monica.
"Mom, it isn't fair to put that on Elizabeth."
"I know, I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to imply anything differently. I just want you to know that we are very happy that you and Jason are together. Maybe it will settle his life a bit."
"I love Jason for exactly who he is Monica, I don't expect him to change just because we are married." Now it was Elizabeth's turn for her voice to turn a little hard.
Jason glanced across the room and saw that Elizabeth had been cornered in conversation with Monica. He was tempted to go intervene but Emily was there and he trusted his sister to steer the conversation as needed. His thoughts were interrupted when A.J. came up behind him.
"Golden boy returns again." He taunted from a few steps back, when Jason turned in his direction A.J. received his brother's harsh glare.
"What do you want A.J.?" Jason asked, his tone filled with annoyance and disinterest.
"Nothing at all little brother. I just had to point out the irony that you are a criminal yet the family welcomes you and your bride with open arms."
"I don't really care what you think. I want nothing to do with you or most of this so called family. The only reason Elizabeth and I are here is because Grandmother asked."
"She may still have blinders on when it comes to you Jase, but the rest of us see clearly who you really are, a criminal and a killer."
Jason turned away from A.J. having had enough of his brother's same tired crap.
"Come on Jase, so tell me, what did you do to get Elizabeth to marry you? Hold something over her? Threaten her? That is what people in your world do to get what they want, isn't it? There is no way that a bright young woman like her would toss in with you, not unless you forced her to."
It happened quickly, his disinterest flared into full-blown rage and Jason spun back around towards his brother. His movements were so quick and sharp that A.J. was startled and forced to take a step back.
It took all his years of learned self-control to keep his hands off his so-called brother's throat. "Don't you ever imply that I would force Elizabeth to do anything." Jason's tone was deadly calm and dark.
The energy in the room shifted as all eyes turned to Jason and A.J. facing off against each other. Elizabeth moved passed Monica to Jason's side slipping her hand into his. Immediately Jason's posture relaxed and he glanced at Elizabeth.
"This was a mistake, we're leaving." Jason said to her, his tone harsher than he intended and Elizabeth nodded.
"Whatever you want." Elizabeth replied.
"So you're just going to run out on all of Grandmother's hard work because you don't like the fact that I told the truth?" A.J. stated, obviously enjoying the level of discomfort he was putting Jason through as well as the attention he was getting from the rest of his family.
Elizabeth squeezed Jason's hand to get his attention and leaned in, saying softly to him. "We can leave if you want but don't let A.J. being a jerk make you do anything. I can handle anything he has to say."
Jason took a deep, steadying breath and nodded his head slightly. "You're right." Without so much as a glance at A.J. Jason turned and led Elizabeth across the room to where his grandmother sat with Emily. As much as he wanted to hit someone, anyone, he couldn't do that to Lila, his grandmother deserved better than that from him.
"Jason darling, would you be kind enough to get me another glass of champagne?" Lila asked.
With a simple nod of his head Jason stood and walked to the bar for another glass of champagne. As he waited for it to be poured Edward approached behind him.
"I don't understand why Lila can't see you for the reprobate that you really are. She insists on seeing the good in you, not that there is any left." Edward spat out at his grandson's back.
Jason turned , meeting the old man's glare. Before he could get a word out Elizabeth appeared at his side and spoke first, the intensity in her voice could not be missed.
"How can you say that to your own grandson?" She asked incredulously. "He is the most caring, giving man I've ever met, how dare you say that there is no good in him!"
"Elizabeth, my dear, you misunderstood."
"Oh really? How exactly did I misunderstand what you just said to him?"
"Elizabeth, it's ok…" Jason said as he put his hand on her arm to calm her.
"No, Jason it's not. I'm sorry, I know this isn't the right time or place but I can't just stand here while they say horrible things to you."
Jason looked at Reginald who nodded and wheeled Lila out of the room. The two men had an understanding when it came to Lila that they would not allow the family drama to upset her. Reginald closed the doors behind him and the room practically erupted in a flurry of name-calling, accusations and threats.
Sonny called Jason over to the far side of the room, leaving Elizabeth alone for a moment, watching the chaos that was the Quartermaines.
"It is a sight isn't it?" Carly said as she stepped beside Elizabeth.
"I will never understand it." Elizabeth said, having no desire to discuss anything with Carly but not seeing much of an alternative at the moment.
"Jason hates this, hates the fighting and manipulation that comes so naturally to the Quartermaines." Elizabeth glanced at Carly but did not respond, hoping the woman would get bored and wander away. "You know he did this for you right?"
Elizabeth looked at Carly as if she lost her mind. "What are you talking about?"
"This whole party thing. He knew it would make you happy so he did it."
"You're delusional Carly. Lila wanted to throw this party and you know better then anyone that he would do anything for his grandmother."
"Maybe, but he also wanted to make you happy so he is pretending to be something he's not for you."
"You and I both know Jason doesn't pretend about anything." Elizabeth said, turning to focus on the scene playing out in front of her. In the back of her mind she couldn't help but wonder if Carly was right.
Carly leaned in closer and nearly whispered, "it must get to you knowing that I got into Jason's bed the first night that I met him and you're married to him and still sleeping in separate bedrooms."
Elizabeth whirled around to face Carly, her cheeks flushed in embarrassment. "What the hell are you talking about Carly? You don't know what is going on in our bedroom."
"Isn't that a little bit of an over statement? Our bedroom would imply that you're sharing a bed with Jason and sweetie, we both know that's not the case."
Elizabeth stood there in shock, her mind reeling as she tried to come up with the words to reply to Carly. "I don't have to explain myself or my marriage to you Carly."
"No, I suppose you don't, I just find it very interesting that I haven't seen a single display of affection between two newlyweds who are claiming to be so much in love that they eloped without telling any of their friends and family."
"We don't have to be all over each other in public to prove that we are in love Carly. Unlike you I don't have to use my body to get or keep a man's attention." Elizabeth fired back at the other woman, her face still flushed with embarrassment at the conversation.
Jason looked across the room to see Elizabeth in a conversation with Carly. He watched as Elizabeth's face paled and a smirk crossed Carly's face. Without a word Jason walked away from Sonny and to his wife's side.
Carly's expression faded quickly at the cold look in Jason's eyes. He glared at Carly before turning his attention to Elizabeth.
"Are you ok?" He asked her.
"I'm fine." She replied, a stiff smile appearing on her face. Jason knew instantly that she was lying but the last thing he was going to do was challenge her in front of Carly.
"We were just talking Jason, I wanted to try to get to know Elizabeth a little better now that she's your wife and everything."
"Carly." There was a definite warning in the use for her name by Jason.
Before he could say anything further the clinking of a champagne flute pulled everyone's attention to a returned Lila who sat in the center of the room with Edward grudgingly at her side. The conversations around her ended as Lila smiled at her guests.
"I would like to thank everyone for coming this evening to celebrate the marriage of my darling grandson Jason and his bride Elizabeth. I hope everyone is having a lovely time. If everyone would please raise your glasses, I would like to make a toast to the happy couple." Once Reginald made sure that everyone had a glass of champagne, Lila continued. "May life bring the two of you as much love and happiness as I have shared with your grandfather all these years. To Jason and Elizabeth." She finished as she raised her glass.
Clinking of glasses and rounds of "Cheers" were heard around the room. All eyes seemed to land on Jason and Elizabeth, expecting some kind of speech from one of them.
Although the idea made her terribly uncomfortable Elizabeth knew one of them needed to say something and it wasn't going to be Jason so she smiled at the group of people gathered around them. "Thank you all for coming tonight to celebrate with us." She glanced up at Jason and smiled softly. "It had been a bit unexpected but the best things in life often are. Thank you Lila for putting together this wonderful party."
Another round of Cheers and offers of congratulations followed. A shout of "Kiss" rang out from behind them. Elizabeth peered passed Jason's shoulder to see Carly smirk at her.
"Come on Jason, kiss your bride." Carly said again, earning a quick glare from Jason.
"Not that I ever thought I'd say this but Carly's right Jase, I haven't seen you kiss your wife once tonight." A.J. called out from across the room, never missing an opportunity to stick it to his younger brother.
Jason glanced down at Elizabeth and his expression softened. This was the last place or way that he wanted to finally kiss her but he realized that their options were limited. They couldn't very well refuse to kiss each other without raising suspicion; Carly had made sure of that. Elizabeth nodded slightly as she turned into him, letting Jason know that she understood and was a willing participant in the moment. Gently he caressed her cheek as he closed the distance between them and captured her mouth with his. For the briefest of moments they were both still, not sure what to do or how to respond to reach other. Instinct took over and Jason brushed his lips over hers again before deepening the kiss just a little. Elizabeth leaned into him more, her hand like fire against his chest.
The sound of clapping seeped into Jason's consciousness and he slowly broke the kiss, pulling just far enough away to look into Elizabeth's eyes. It took her another moment to recover her senses and her wobbly smile met his.
Elizabeth glanced around as everyone had returned to their previous conversations, completely unaware that her world had just shifted on its axis.
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