Sorry I took so long to post- been super busy! But! I'm really excited for where this is going to go- lemme know if you are too and leave reviews/comments! Thanks to those who already have (and have done it so consistently, too, I applaud you!) y'all totally make my day! Here goes:
Elizabeth tossed another dress back on her bed, where Georgie, Robin, and Nadine were sitting.
"So what'd you do then?" Robin asked still in shock.
Elizabeth had been finishing her tale of what happened between her and Rick at Kelly's. She couldn't blame her friends for wanting to hear it over and over again- I mean they were women, plus the story was a little insane. After all how many women have a friend who has partial memory loss, and an insane ex-boyfriend whom they don't remember dating. It required bulging eyes, dropped jaws, and maybe some alcohol. So far they had all enjoyed two of said responses to the story- the last one they were saving for Emily's party in an hour or so.
"Well" Elizabeth said, as if they didn't already know "I said 'Listen I don't know what your problem is buddy, I'm not some sick freak who's trying to punish you- unfortunately I'm not sure I can say the same for you. As far as I'm concerned, apparently before the accident I didn't think you were worth sticking around in a relationship for, and now I don't think you're worth sticking around even listening to!'"
When Rick had first seen her he at first seemed angry with her for "ignoring him", and then he took on a condescending attitude "forgiving" her and expressing worry. Then, of course, she let him know that she had been in an accident and had no idea who he was, that she only knew who he was based on what was told to her by friends. He refused to accept what she was telling him. At first he seemed to think it was humorous, and then his attitude progressed into anger. He accused her of lying to him, then of playing mind games, and his final conclusion was that she was trying to punish him by pretending that she never knew him and that her "accident" was just a hoax. Elizabeth tried to be patient with him- Robin had told her that sometimes information like this was hard to swallow for friends and family members, and Jason agreed- but then she stopped really listening and stared incredulous at him. It was too much; in fact it was so dramatic it came across as rehearsed. She wondered why she had ever gone out with this guy, sure he was handsome but he was also a nut case! He was going to go on forever if she hadn't stopped him.
"So" said Nadine, "What'd he do then?"
The girls were all sitting on Liz's giant bed. That was one thing she hadn't changed about the house her Gram left her- she kept the enormous bed, then she bought a giant mattress and huge fluffy white feather comforters. They were all dressed in their party outfits and heels. Happy to be out of their scrubs and into their dressy clothes going to a party instead of the night shift, Nadine and Robin had collapsed among Liz's piles of brand new dresses she had bought earlier with Georgie. Epiphany always said "whenever Emily throws a party nobody in Port Charles better think of getting sick- I'll have no staff to take care of them! I'll just tell the ambulance 'take 'em to Spoon Island!'". Robin was wearing a v-cut silk magenta dress that ended mid-calf, black heels, and her hair was pin straight and in a pony tail, with her bangs gracing her eyebrows. Georgie, being younger, had opted for a cream and light pink flowery ruffled mini-dress with a gold belt and gold heels. She had straightened her bangs and curled the rest of her hair, pinning it up at the sides. Nadine was wearing the classic little black dress, and cute peep-toe pumps. She had straightened her blonde hair, and was wearing thin gold hoop earrings and stacked bangles. They all looked ready for the party- well except for Liz.
She spotted a light blue fabric and snatched it out of the pile. Examining it carefully she walked behind the Chinese screens in her room.
"Well" she said slipping on the dress. It was tight, and obviously was supposed to be. Elizabeth looked at the outfit, smiling, this was the one. "He yanked my arm as I tried to go"
"That jerk!" Georgie commented from Liz's bed on the other side of the screen. Liz slipped on her tall heels. She was short and could get away with a short dress and high heels.
"So I gave him a taste of his own medicine, and slapped him hard right in his face" she stepped out before any of them could respond "What do you think?"
They loved it.
Twenty minutes later they were boarding the boat to Spoon Island with a few other guests. Elizabeth could see from the boat how the way to the castle had been lit with white lanterns. From far away they looked like floating lights. It was another hour until sunset, but she could imagine that they would look like floating stars in the dark. She closed her eyes and held onto the railing, feeling as the wind ran through her hair, listening as the water lapped against the side of the boat. This was who she was- she thought, sighing lightly. She was a nurse, a friend, a sister, a gorgeous woman, she loved sunsets. Even though she was without chunks of memory, nothing seemed missing. She smiled, Jason was right. She wasn't the same- she didn't remember ever feeling this sure about herself- she didn't know why, but now she felt happy.
"I wonder where Jason is?" she said, opening her eyes as the island drew nearer. Thoughts of her blue eyed friend had been playing at the far ends of her conscious since he left.
"Well I think he's back in town" Georgie walked up alongside Liz, handing her a glass of champagne. Georgie leaned against the railing two, with her own glass.
"Georgie! You're drinking! You're not even twenty-one yet!" Liz laughed, wondering if Georgie was in fact like every other teen her age.
"Oh calm down Liz!" Georgie laughed back. "I'm not really drinking this, it's just that the waiter handed me one and what was I supposed to do? Hand it back?"
Liz raised one eyebrow, doubtful.
"I'm serious" Georgie laughed again, "Really though, champagne makes me nauseous" she added seriously this time.
Liz smiled and took a sip, "Yeah I'm more of a schnapps girl myself" she teased. "So how do you know he's back?"
"Who Jason?" Georgie asked.
"No. Santa Claus"
Georgie rolled her eyes, she had sensed that there was an attraction between her brother and her new friend. Why else did he hang around her room so much when she was in GH? And how come all Elizabeth said for their whole shopping spree was "Jason said" this or "Jason said" that? Not that Georgie minded- she loved her brother and loved hearing about him. It had hurt her when he told her that he wouldn't be a part of her life any more, and that she could not be a part of his either.
"Oh, a friend told me" she said, as sudden thoughts of her friend occupying her mind.
Elizabeth turned to her, "So, ah, any chance of you telling me who this "friend" is Georgie?" She had been wondering who this mystery guy was, since it obviously was a guy, ever since Georgie had first mentioned her "friend".
"Actually" Georgie brightened up, "I was really hoping you guys could meet, maybe next week?"
"Wow, sure! So is he a really busy guy then?"
"Yeah you could say that" she said curiously.
"So it is a guy!" Elizabeth said triumphantly.
Georgie snorted, "You knew it was a guy already, I think that at least was a little obvious."
"Hey" Liz laughed "Don't rain on my parade! I'm a recovering patient! From brain trauma!"
Robin joined them overhearing Liz's last remarks and the both the ladies subsequent laughter.
"And how is our patient?" she said smiling, also leaning over the railing.
"Robin I'm so glad you're here! Tell Georgie that I require special care and sensitivity!" Liz laughed.
"Hah!" Robin laughed "Tell that to Rick!"
"Ha! She's right! So much for your special care and sensitivity!" They all laughed as the boat neared the boat house to dock.
"Seriously though Liz" Robin said after the laughter died down "Don't you think it's kind of weird?"
"What?"
"That he says he never knew about the accident, yet he said he called your sister and Gram's. I hardly think that Sarah or Audrey would withhold that information to anyone claiming that they were your friend let alone boyfriend. And I'm sure that you told Audrey that you were dating Rick from the first date."
"Are you sure I told her?" said Liz, trying to remember but failing.
"Yeah, you were really excited and said something about how Audrey loved lawyers and that you couldn't wait to tell her- and of course she would tell Sarah which you considered an added benefit."
"You're right. That is weird." Elizabeth said thoughtfully.
"Yeah! And if he really cared the way he acted like he did then why didn't he call the police or local hospitals to find out if you were okay? I mean if I loved someone and they went MIA then I'd be raising hell and filing a missing persons report." Georgie pointed out.
"Yeah" Elizabeth wondered, she had a feeling that there was something seriously wrong with Rick. "And wouldn't he have called my brother?"
"Actually" Robin said "You told me, when you were dating Rick that Ethan had come down for a visit and totally hated Rick. In fact you told me that they got into a nasty fight- if I remember correctly that was shortly before you broke up. Although I don't know if that's why you broke up with him because you never told me!"
Elizabeth laughed; it really seemed to bug Robin that Liz had left out this juicy tid bit of her love life out. Actually it seemed to bug all her friends, including herself. It seemed so vital, and it wasn't like she could go and ask Rick after what happened at Kelly's.
Just then Nadine walked up behind them.
"Come on ladies, we're here! Well- unless you want to go back and work a night shift or something" she laughed.
Robin rolled her eyes and followed her blonde friend off the ship.
"Come on Liz and Georgie! Time to schmooze!"
Q&A
Jason and Georgie are Quartermaines
Emily is neither a Quartermaine or Jason's sister, she IS Liz's best friend
Jason lost his memory along the same line of the story of the actual show
There is going to be Jason in the next chapter, the question is- do you want to see Rick too?
Questions about Ethan AND Johnny will be answered in about the next two chapters, so stay tuned guys, thanks again for reading!
