A Grandmother's Heart Chapter 8 Rated PG-13
Audrey Hardy's House
Elizabeth climbed the stairs to her grandmothers door, knowing that she was about to disappoint her again. She was worried that Audrey would reject the boys once she found out that Jason was Jake's father. How Audrey reacted though, would be nothing compared to what was going to come later at the Metrocourt with Carly. She wanted to present a united front, to both Carly and Audrey, they were going to be the worst reactions. If they convinced even one of the women, then the rest of the town would be easier to deal with.
Jason followed Liz into her grandmother's house, knowing that Liz was worried about how Audrey would react. Elizabeth hadn't said a word since they had left the station, except to assure Diane that she wasn't having second thoughts about Lucky. She had told the lawyer that she felt as if a weight had been lifted from her chest now that everything was out.
She had apologized for not informing Diane about all the facts during the custody hearing and the divorce mediation. She agreed with Diane that she had felt guilty about lying to Lucky, if she had told Lucky the truth about some things years ago, none of this would have happened. Jason wondered if she was talking about him and her, hoping his thoughts were correct. He just wanted to help Liz get through the next hour, then help her through the next day, then hopefully the next weeks and years.
As she looked around the Great Room, Liz shook her head and laughed, forgetting her vow to take an emotional step back from Jason, she turned and said "When we were little Grams was the same way with Sarah and I, toys all over the room, Grandpa Steve and her would actually encourage us to get all the toys out of the toy box. My parents used to have a fit.
I don't no how many times I heard, Lizzie after your finished with a toy put it back, then get another one. I swore that I would never be like that, that I would be like my grandparents, but every time I come over here I have to stop myself from telling Cam he doesn't need that many toys out. The one time I did, Grams actually rolled her eyes at me, but I still want to start picking up all these toys."
Jason looked at all the toys that had gotten all over the room since 2:30. "It looks as though the Cam had fun though. Where is your grandmother and the boys? "
Audrey walked down the stairs, sighing as she saw that Jason was still with her granddaughter, didn't that job of his require him to go do whatever it is he did. Dig shallow graves, break kneecaps, bribe someone, or something similar? She was glad that the boys were taking a nap, it would give her time to talk to Liz.
"Mr. Morgan, thank you for dropping Liz off, I am sure you are a busy man, so don't worry I can run Liz and her boys home."
"Actually Grams, Jason and I need to speak to you, it's about Lucky." Elizabeth gestured to her Grams to have a seat in her chair and after she had sat down, the young couple took a seat on the sofa. "First of all, I am sure that you are confused about what is going on, so please let me explain everything then I will try to answer an questions you have."
Elizabeth keep talking wanting to prevent her Grams from asking any questions before she was ready for them. "First of all, I need to tell you that things are going to be different from here on out, no more lies, about anything. The truth I have to tell you is well , I'm not sure how to tell you, this is, I don't want to disappoint you, but I know that you are going to be, I'm sorry,"Liz started crying because she knew that her boys were about to lose their great grandmother.
"Liz, what ever you tell me, I swear I will always love you, I have loved you since the moment your father put you in my arms, all small, tiny and loud. If your worried about losing, nothing, I mean nothing will ever change the fact that you ARE MY GRANDDAIGHTER, I may be upset with you, but you will NEVER lose my love."
Jason sat there frozen, at the pain emanating off of Liz, knowing that she was hurting because of him. He started to regret telling the truth about Jake, he had never wanted to hurt her but that was all he seemed to do, it was all his fault, if he had stayed away, if he had been strong enough, if he...
Liz grabbed Jason's hand as she felt him stiffening and saw the pain in his eyes, she looked in his eyes, making sure that she had his attention, she squeezed his hand and smiled. Taking a deep breath, she turned and just announced the truth to her grandmother.
"Jake is Jason's son, not Lucky's. If you are going to be angry about it, be angry with me. It was my choice to keep this secret, it's all on me. Jason has known only since February, and Lucky only learned the truth, Halloween night."
Audrey sat frozen, her mind racing, why would she lie, why did Jason go along with it, she may not like the man but she knew he still had feelings for her granddaughter, deep feelings. This was his way of tying her to him permanently, why would he pass that up, he would have walked away from that bed warmer of his the minute he knew, so why would he let her keep this secret?
Lucky has known since when, then why would he ask her to try and talk Liz into letting him spend more time with Jake, why would he, wait why would Jason Morgan agree to let Lucky raise his son?
Emily knew, this is what she was talking about in her letter, Audrey's mind was racing from subject to subject not sure were it was headed. Then she got control of her thoughts, oh my god, It had almost happened again, she started to shake at the thought of history repeating itself, she shook as she realized that her granddaughter was more like her father than she realized.
At least this time the truth came out earlier enough to do as little damage as possible to the child, Cam was the one that was going to need the extra attention though, Lucky had done damage there, looking at her sweet granddaughter, she faced the fact that she had done damage as well. Not as much as Jeff, but she had inflicted damage.
She wasn't thrilled that Jason was Jake's father. Jacob Martin, Jason Morgan, Audrey looked at her granddaughter wondering if she had subconsciously wanted the truth to come out, with her all but naming her son after his father.
Elizabeth stared at her grandmother who had sat silently for almost 5 minutes, she was afraid to ask her if she had any questions. She looked back over at Jason to see him watching her Grams like a possible enemy. Then he looked at Liz with a strange look on his face, he nodded towards the elderly nurse.
Liz turned back to see her grandmother smiling, then snickering, then outright laughing. Liz was afraid the truth had been too much for her grandmother, she was certain of that, when her grandmother got up grabbed her hand as if to pull her up, then hugged her. Had she lost her mind, where were the cold silences, the lecture about her choices, the ordering her out of her life?
Jason watched Audrey, thinking she was in shock, she must have heard Liz wrong, why else would she come over to him and shake his hand and say congratulations on being a father.
Audrey loved having the upper hand even if it was just for a few minutes, but wanting to put her granddaughter at ease, she announced that she needed to make some tea. "I'll be right back, we need to have a long discussion, there are a few things I need to know and I think that there are a few secrets you need to know as well Liz, they are really not mine to tell, but I think I owe you the same frankness that you just gave me. Mr. Morgan would you prefer, tea or hot chocolate, no coffee here I'm afraid, against doctors orders. Never could stand the decaf stuff."
Jason and Liz watched Audrey going to the kitchen still not sure what had happened here. The day got even more confusing as she came back in the room with the teapot, a bottle of bottled water for Jason and a cup of cocoa for Liz.
"Sit down, you two, you kept your secret for months, you can wait 10 minutes for me to gather my thought to explain. Now I sat quietly through your speaking, I expect the same courtesy. Let's lay all our cards of the table.
Liz, I am not thrilled that Jason is in your life permanently, but I am going to try and accept it. However, I will believe in the fates that Luke Spencer is always talking about, they have finally won. I'm not going to ask any questions about how you came to keep this a secret, they are your reasons, I can guess that the pressure from us, and the danger surrounding Jason had something to do with it. I'm glad that you are telling the truth however belatedly. I haven't lost my mind I promise, let's just say a little birdie gave me a wake up call in regard to some things, especially in regards to my blind belief in Lucky.
I had to face some hard facts, we all put you and your boys in danger because some people in this town didn't want to see that Lucky had become an possessive, abusive troubled man. We all were still seeing the charming young man. Liz, in Emily's letter she pointed out that we all had our own reasons but the truth is we put everything on you. When I looked back on your relationship with Lucky, I started going backward into the past, and I couldn't find a single good point during your relationship.
I have always remembered the boy who helped you with dealing with what was a terrible time in your life. Emily missed one major sin he had committed against you though, One that until this afternoon when I was putting Cam down for his nap. I had forgotten. Emily reminded me about Sarah, and Lucky's getting involved with her, and it made me recall his competition with his brother over her.
The Valentine's Dance, where when Nik canceled on Sarah, how she had called Lucky and he went to the dance with her. Sarah told me that Lucky was the boy who you thought you were going with, and how he had not even called to cancel on you before going with her.
She said you were covering your hurt, so I wouldn't know what he had done. This was why you lied and said you had a date with someone else. I wished that I had talked to you about this years ago. At the time I was so grateful for the fact that Lucky was getting through to you, that you were letting him in, that I forgot that I had blamed him for standing you up that night."
Jason stiffened as he listened to Audrey bring up one of the worst nights of Elizabeth's life, a night that could have been prevented if Lucky had only done what he had said, instead of leaving Elizabeth for her sister, not even calling before showing up to pick up her sister, Why would Liz forgive that little prick?
"She told me that she always felt guilty for that night. She said that after they had ended she wanted to tell you that you were better off without him in your life. At the time I thought that it was just Sarah being bitter about the fact that Lucky had broken up with her. I wanted to believe that was what she meant.
She called me when she found out that Lucky and you had gotten remarried, when you were pregnant, she tried to get me to have you call her, I told her to just accept that Lucky and you were together, that just like when you got married a couple of years go, she needed to let it go. Today when the boys and I returned, I called your sister and told her about what had been happening.
After yelling at me that all of this was my fault she hung up on me, then called back about a half hour ago, Jacques and her are coming here, she says there are some things that she needs to tell you face to face. She apologized for yelling at me, then said she needed to tell you she was sorry, she could have prevented all of your pain. When I asked what she was talking about, she told me that if I had done what she had asked, I would know, but since I didn't do that, I had to wait until the three of us were together."
"Now as for Jake being Jason's I am actually relieved, I was worried about Lucky making your life miserable, with Jason as the father, Lucky can't hurt you or those boys any longer. I think that you need to get that birth certificate fixed right away, before things go any further though. Do it now while Lucky is having legal problems. You need to get a DNA test then have that high-priced attorney of yours file to amend the paperwork. Since Lucky never adopted Cam, he can't use him to hurt you. He will probably try though, so take care of things as quickly as possible.
Liz, I need to call your father, if he refuses to come, I will tell you the other thing I need to, myself, but I need to give him a chance to come clean. I promise if he doesn't, I will do it myself. Now Mr. Morgan I want you to explain how you are going to try and protect Lizabeth, and my precious great grandsons. I swear if any thing happens to them I will make your worst enemy look like your guardian angel, do you hear what I am saying."
Elizabeth processed everything her grandmother has said then asked if she wanted to ask any other questions. Jason released Liz hand and started to tell Audrey that he would protect his family with his life, when she interrupted. "I don't doubt that, what I was trying to ask was what does this mean in terms of guards, and will my little boys still be able to come and visit me here, will they be forced to move into that concrete and glass fortress that you live in. I know that things are going to change but I want to know how much, and I want to know that you will protect Cam as well as Jake. I have seen the damage firsthand that a parent can do by treating kids differently, and I won't stand for it. I have seen you today with the boys, so I know that right now you are treating the boys equally, but I want to make sure that, once the newness wears off, that doesn't change, I missed it with Lucky but I will be watching now."
"Grams." called out Liz
"Elizabeth its okay I understand what she is worried about, I agree with her reasoning. You have told me how Lucky acted about getting off drugs, once he found out you were expecting Jake, Audrey, the boys and Elizabeth and I will be staying at her house, Max Giambetti who does all of our security is working on securing Liz and the boys safety. As for guards, yes they will need guards, we will try to keep any disturbance of their routines to a minimum. As for their coming over here, why wouldn't they unless you object to the guards. Max may want to come over and discuss security with you but he did the same thing to Bobbie Jones' brownstone. As for their moving into the Towers, I don't think that would be a good idea, if Liz house can't be secured we will find a different house. The towers will be a last resort, only if nothing else can be found. I don't want them there."
Liz got up at that and went upstairs to check the boys, hurt that Jason didn't want them in his life. He was willing to protect them but not have them disrupt his life, he wanted to keep that part of his life isolated. She stopped outside her old bedroom took a cleansing breath and dried the tears that had been slowly falling. "I don't want them there, I don't want them there, the words kept echoing in her head. The blond bimbo and the slut are welcome but not her and her sons. Lulu was more welcome than her.
Liz knew she had to head back downstairs but she wasn't sure how much more she could take. Why did Jason act like he wanted her, then turn around and push her away? Well there's the answer, want, want is the answer. He was missing the sex, after all, he probably hadn't been having sex regularly since he broke up with Sam. She was handy after all she was willing to take the crumbs, she had before, why couldn't she develop a spine.
First her family, then Lucky, then Ric, she had always been satisfied with what little they had given her, why wouldn't she accept that with him. After all she had been stupid enough to fall back in love with him. Hell she had even told him she loved him. STUPID, stupid needy Liz, she was such a fool, tell her you love her and she turns into a wind up doll doing whatever you want. What happened to me, why can't I stand up for myself, and keep doing it, why do I back down?
Standing at the window staring at the tree Lucky used to climb to get to her room, she silently cried.
She needed to decide if she could accept what he offered, even if she wanted more. She stood there thinking back to when they were barely talking could she accept being just his friend.
Her worst fear was turning into another Carly.
She debated talking to Jason and see if they could work out a custody agreement so that he wouldn't feel required to be there so much, maybe distance was what they needed. Elizabeth knew that what Jason felt for her was a mixture of gratitude, obligation and guilt.
She knew he said he loved her, but was it the way he loved Carly, or the way he loved his family, she knew it wasn't the way he had loved Sam, Courtney or even Robin, that deep love where he would do anything, defy anyone for them. Maybe they needed to talk about it she could explain that she, that she what? Wanted more, him to love her as completely as she did him.. Yeah that would work just beg him to love you while you are at it, why don't you. She was afraid that she would weaken and accept the proposal she knew was coming, she could see it coming in his eyes.
Her worst fears coming true, married to the man she loved more than anything other than her kids. She was scared he would find a woman to love as deeply as she loved him, but feel obligated to stay with her. She knew Jason wouldn't cheat on her if they were together, he wouldn't leave, he would stay with her miserable or not.
She had seen first hand how Jason had loved Courtney and Sam, she had a front row seat after all, face it Liz, he will never feel that way for you, so cut your loses now or suck it up and take what he is able to offer. She knew that she had to think of the boys, she knew Jason would always treat both boys equally no matter what she decided. So all she had to do is make the decision for herself.
Elizabeth stared out the window and made her decision, she would set up a schedule with Jason in regard to the boys, he could either stay with them at the house or he could take them to the penthouse. She though was never going to step foot in that place again, she wasn't wanted there, she would stay away.
If Jason wanted to sleep with her she would sleep with him, she would take the little he offered. She decided to be safe and call Kelly about having surgery, she would never try and trap him with a child, and another child would just tie him to her even more tightly. Birth control pills and any other type of birth control would harm her too much to take, so that was the only options. Jake was living proof that condoms were not a reliable option and she wanted Jason to have other children when he found the woman who was perfect for him.
So that left the only option up to her. She had to protect them both. It hurt to imagine letting Jason in that emotionally close, knowing that it would only be for a lot shorter time than she wanted. She had to accept that this was all she would ever have. She didn't want any other children if he wasn't going to be the father so this was it. So much for the daughter she had always dreamed of.
Liz wiped the tears away and headed to the bathroom to clean up her face and fix her makeup she still had to face Carly tonight.
Meanwhile in the Great Room
Audrey and Jason sat awkwardly waiting for Liz to return. When she didn't return right away Audrey said "Jake probably needed changed."
"I know that you are in love my granddaughter, but with your track record I wish you weren't. You hurt her so badly last time, she let Ric turn her into someone even I didn't recognize. You have hurt her repeatedly and I don't know the whole story about what happened when Liz was blinded but I have NEVER believed that Liz forgave Courtney for hitting her, no matter what she had told me.
You know, that was when she started to give up on her art. She always said that it was because of needing a steady paycheck to raise Cam on, but the truth is she had walked away before that. Liz painted her emotions, I may not have always understood her art but I could usually guess the mood she was in by looking at her paintings. When she got her sight back, the paintings she did were so dark and full of anger. I have always known that you were the only person that brought that strong of emotions out in Liz.
I don't know what you did Jason but whatever happened with you at that time is still eating at that girl upstairs. I know that in the end I can't stop fate, but I'm not to worried about the two of you getting together permanently because whatever happened with your Ex-wife destroyed whatever chance you have now with her. The pain went too deep. "
Jason thought back on that dark time, his guilt about the miscarriage, Courtney's addiction that he had missed until it was too late and how he had been so worried about everything with Carly and Sonny.
What and how had he missed what Audrey was talking about. How had he hurt Liz, that was the last thing he had ever wanted to do. Had she still been angry about what he had done to Ric. Had he missed something.
He had made a mistake long before that with Liz, but his mistake had then hadn't been fixable. Fixing things then, meant breaking a promise he hadn't meant to make to someone else, but a promise he had still made. He had broken a promise to woman once before when he had broken one made to Liz. It didn't matter that it hadn't been his choice to break the promise, he was still the one who broke it. He had promised himself he would never do that again.
Had he been so focused on not breaking one to Courtney that he had hurt the one woman he had sworn to never hurt. Had he done something worse than going to bed with someone else when he was still cared so deeply for Liz. Was there something to what Audrey was saying, if so he needed to fix things with Liz. Was that even possible, how had things gotten so screwed up.
The ringing of the doorbell pulled Jason from his thoughts, as Audrey went to answer the door, he headed up the stairs to see what was taking Liz so long.
Hearing how quiet it was, Jason stealthily walked into the room he recalled as Liz's, stopping when he saw Liz in the lingering daylight. His heart twisted up as he saw the tears running down her face. She was upset again, she had been like that a lot in the last few days, Jason doubted it was for Emily.
He was terrified that it had to do with their relationship, he told himself that he needed to slow down, just because she had allowed him in the boys life. Just because they had made love, it didn't mean she wanted him in hers. She had seen his hurt and tried to comfort him, he needed to stop acting like it meant more, but she had said she wished they could be together. What is it about Elizabeth that had him acting like this, she had turned down his proposals three times now, one, years ago, and now twice in the last 18 months.
She had such a giving heart, what if that was why she thought she loved him, what if she was regretting everything. He would back away a little, but he couldn't completely, his heart would stop if he tried. Jason wiped the tear trying to slide out of the corner of his eye, quietly backed out of the room and slipped into the open bathroom door, closing it silently and put his head down and just stood there trying to figure away to either accept what she could offer and be happy with that or to fight for what he wanted.
His heart wanted him to fight for the woman who was the other half of his soul, his head said that he needed to accept that what he had done all those years ago was unrepairable and let Liz find happiness wherever she wanted.
Be happy she is allowing you in your son's life, letting you spend time with Cam, accept that at some point someone else was going to get to have her heart, freely given, not offered out of gratitude for the child they shared.
Emily had said that this was the chance that had always been to big for him to take, she was right. What happened if Liz wanted him out of her life?
He remembered what he had told Carly about living alone the rest of his life if Elizabeth wasn't in it, he was terrified that was going to happen. He was done trying to settle for something less than Elizabeth. It was time he fought for what he wanted, he would take a page out of Carly's book, he wouldn't give up until he got what he wanted, the rest of the world had better just accept that she was going to be part of his life, he would take whatever she was willing to give him.
He would be her friend, if that was all she wanted but he was going to be there until she told him to leave, then he was going to retreat but not that far, just enough to give her space then he was going to fight like hell to get whatever she would allow back. He was done walking away.
Liz pushed the bathroom door open, she could hear the voices down below, she had to hurry she wasn't sure how long she had been in the boys room. She slammed into the door when it quit opening as far as it should have.
Jason rubbed the back of his head after being struck by the door. He glared at whoever was trying to push their way in, didn't anyone consider polite to knock at a closed door anymore, had Carly invaded the Hardy home.
Elizabeth froze in the doorway, trying to wipe the evidence of her tears before Jason saw them. She wondered why he was up here, and who was downstairs talking with her Grams. The bongs of the doorbell ringing again had Elizabeth pushing Jason out of the way to look in the mirror and fixing her makeup. She didn't say a word to the enforcer knowing that she needed to have a long talk with him, one that they really didn't have time for now. They both straightened their respective shoulders, and headed down the stairs together.
"There you are my dear. Jason, Mr. Giambetti needs to speak to you, and Liz could you please get the brown leather photo album labeled GH staff and family that is in your grandfathers study. Meanwhile Mr. Spinelli you can fill me in on what you have learned so far, and I will do the same for you, then after the gentleman is finished with Mr. Morgan he can sit down and explain to me what needs to be done around here." like a general addressing her troops, Audrey Hardy didn't even turn around to see if they were obeying her, she just headed to the kitchen expecting the young hacker to follow her.
"Mrs. Hardy" started Spinelli, then stopped when he realized she had left the room. He turned and followed silently shaking his head, he really needed to tell Stone Cold the bad news, he was going to be upset that the Jackal had run into a complete dead end as to who owned Liz's house.
Great Room
Max informed Jason that he had done all he could accomplish until the windows arrived the next morning, that the security system was in place, the sensors that monitored the property taken care of, and that the guards were in place. He went on to explain that he needed to get permission from the owner of the house to get permits to do some of what he needed done. Had Spinelli or Bernie located the owner of the house. Jason explained the situation to Max, who stiffened at the implications of what he was saying. He asked if anyone had tried to have Francis look into it? He lowered his voice and asked Jason how Liz's grandmother had taken the news, did he need to add her name to list of people to protect Liz from, or the list of people he needed to protect?
Jason smiled faintly at the image of Max having a list like that, when Max pulled out a small notebook with Miss Webber written on the front. Taking the little book from the guard, Jason paged through the book, it looked like a notebook from years ago, then he noticed the address for Liz and saw that it was her studio, he was surprised when the early pages were rubber banded together, then a new page started with all of the current information, including a list of people who were labeled friend, enemy, threat, serious threat, shoot on sight.
The last made him wince until he saw that Helena Cassidine and Anthony Zachara were the only names on this list in pen, Lucky Spencer, and Sam's name had question marks next to them but were also written in pen. The only name written in pencil was Edward Quartermaine. Hoping that the last one was some sort of joke, he pointed to it, and raised his eyebrow at Max.
"Milo added that to the list. He threatened to add Mrs. C as well, I told him that Carly will calm down, that she won't actually hurt Liz physically, so she went on the serious threat list. She is going to attack her verbally but Miss Webber can hold her own, she has always held back before, but when Mrs. C pushes to far Miss Webber will push back."
Jason knew that Max tended to downplay anything Carly did because of his crush on her, so if he had her on the serious threat list, this evening was going to be worse than he expected. What else had he missed, why would Max who never had a bad word to say about Carly put her on that list. Deciding he needed to add Max to the people he sat down and talked to, Jason turned to see where Liz and Spinelli were.
He gestured for Max to follow him into the kitchen, in time to hear Spinelli thanking Mrs. Hardy for feeding him, that Jason didn't have any food in the house, and that he had avoided Kelly's when he saw it was busy following a high school basketball game. He told the elderly woman that they had invaded from the local high school and that Georgie and Lulu and Mike had been too busy for him to stay there.
Then he went to the coffee shop but had been kicked out of there when he had tried to help the godfather retrieve the shipping manifest that the mobster had accidentally deleted from his computer. At that point Jason was tempted to fire his ass, then gag him but Mrs. Hardy was patting the "poor boy" on the back and smiling at the hacker. Jason and Max rolled there eyes not believing the snow job that Spinelli was spinning until Audrey smiled at the boy and said
"You poor soul, you have never heard of a grocery store, they are these places where they have aisles upon aisle of food, you walk in grab a cart, then place the items you would like to eat in it. Things like vegetables, and fresh fruit, milk and bread, they even have items like Orange soda, and BBQ chips, which I believe are your basic food groups," Spinelli looked up guilty at the elderly nurse.
"Nice try, but I raised a son, and have had a grandson, and now two great grandsons, Cam is better at this then you. If you're hungry, just say so, I would be glad to feed you, but I know all the tricks they were invented long before you were born, by my late husband. Now I think that Mr. Morgan had better arrange for Sonny Corinthos to give you some cooking lesson, because I highly doubt that there is no food in Jason's penthouse."
Max and Jason were horrified at the thought of asking Sonny to teach Spinelli anything, let alone allow him in his precious kitchen. "Mr. Morgan just explain to your best friend that it would be considered a form of penance, I'm sure St. Peter would forgive a lot if he would teach the people he has working for him how to cook, I know that I deserve to be forgiven for all my sins and probably a few of your friend Max's for trying to teach Elizabeth how to cook, baking she can handle, anything on top of the range used to require a fire extinguisher."
Liz sat down at the island bar stool next to Spinelli not believing her Grams, how could she tell Max this, let alone Jason, her grandmother had lost her mind, she needed a nice vacation, someplace only Lainey could send her, maybe where they had sent Tracy when she started talking to the furniture. She opened the photo album and started flipping through the pictures looking at the old style nursing outfits, glad she didn't have to wear that silly hat after she had graduated.
Audrey walked over and glanced down looking at the pictures that were passing by as Elizabeth idly turned the pages. She put her hand out to stop her when the microwave dinged, she told Spinelli to pull out the leftover pot roast and potatoes that the plates were above the sink. She then went back the photo album looking for the picture she wanted. She stopped Liz and took out the photo of the curly haired young nurse and handed it to Spinelli.
"This is Annie Logan."
"That's my mom,"
"I'm sorry the photo is black and white, but it's the only one I can recall. None of the other people I spoke with remember any other pictures. This was her graduation from Nursing school, she left here 4 years after this photo was taken. I tried to access her records but they were went to the storage files years ago. Monica Quartermaine is going to see if she had any photos as well, but that they are scattered around the mansion and she needs to check a few more places.
The information I gave you is all that I found out, the only person I haven't heard from it Noah Drake. Liz, maybe you could ask Patrick to have his father call you and then she can relay what he says to you Mr. Spinelli. I have to go to Chicago for a conference from Wednesday until next Monday. If you have any questions that you can't wait upon this is Gail Baldwin's number, she is Scott's mother, Gail was a psychiatrist on staff until she retired, she and her husband Lee, were well connected to the hospital for many, many years.
Now Mr. Giambetti, we need to talk, Jason please join us in the living room. Elizabeth I know that you and Jason have to leave shortly, Mr. Spinelli has informed me that he was charged with babysitting the boys, but I have called Georgie Jones she will be arriving after her shift ends at 5:30. I have to return to the hospital, and I am sure that Mr. Spinelli relates well to the boys, but they need a babysitter not a playmate, Jason. She will be supervising the babysitting. Now shall we retire to the other room."
Great Room
"Mr. Giambetti what do we have to make sure that my great grandsons are safe in this house?" asked the nurse, wondering what her late husband would have thought about having to bullet-proof the house. He was probably looking down saying, get over it, do whatever you have to in order to protect those kids, Audrey. She was sure that he would have been disappointed with the way she had protected Liz, but she would do him proud in regards to his great grandsons, no matter who she had to allow to help her.
As Max explained the security measures she would have to take and that he would want to wire the system to the Corinthos/Morgan main system, and that they would need to upgrade her outdoor lighting and get her a more powerful generator, and that while she would not need a guard unless the boys were here, she would have to get used to them being with her when she had the boys.
He explained that she would have to be aware of who the guard was, and when they left the house where the guard was, to stay within eye shot of the guard. Audrey wasn't thrilled that she would need a guard to drive her if she had the boys, she took her independence seriously, but for the joy her granddaughter and those boys brought her, she would accept the changes.
She asked if they could make the changes while she attended her conference, and who would be doing the work.
Max informed her that he would be doing most of the work himself with Stan and Spinelli's help. The windows would be contractors that worked for C&M as well.
Audrey was willing to settle for that, she wanted to know what would happen until the work was finished. She was told that it would be taken care of by Friday if she agreed to sign the permit to allow the changes for city hall.
Liz was surprised with the ease that her grams was accepting the very things she had sneered before, and that she was being so understanding about Jake, until at last she wanted to speak to Liz alone. Bracing herself Liz followed her grams to Grandpa Steve's study wishing she was still in the room with Max and Jason.
"Liz my dear, I am so sorry that you felt that you couldn't come to me with the truth, but I do understand the reasoning for the secrecy. My telling you that all marriages had rough times and to tough them out, my dear nothing can ever make up for my blindness and stubborn refusal to see what was right in front of my eyes. This afternoon while I was putting Jacob down for his nap I was astounded that I missed how is eyes are the same as Lila and of course, Jason's.
I used to have tea with Lila Quartermaine and Gail Baldwin once a week, and sometimes Jason Quartermaine used to stop in to visit his grandmother or just be polite and visit for a few minutes with three gossiping old ladies. How I missed that Jake had those eyes, I guess it's true, we see what we want to see.
I am going to try and accept the changes in your life, and I will attempt to stay out of your love life. The young men that I have approved of, with what I consider proper jobs have been more dangerous then the so called hit man. That is why I will accept Mr. Giambetti's recommendations, and why I will try to not be rude to Mr. Morgan. I make no promises about always being happy with the situation.
As for Sarah, she and Jacques will arrive tomorrow afternoon, she wants to know if she and you can talk Sunday, maybe we can arrange a Sunday family dinner. Sarah didn't mention bringing her daughter, but I imagine she will. "
Liz thanked her grandmother and then hugged her tightly releasing her only when they heard the doorbell, knowing that it was probably Georgie they returned to the great room. Georgie was taking off her coat and telling Spinelli to help her pick up the toys before Mrs. Hardy returned and how did they get all the toys out that quickly, Jason and Max walked in from the kitchen at the same time as Liz and Audrey came out of the study.
Jason and Liz headed out to meet Carly after slipping upstairs to kiss the boys and Max gave Mrs. Hardy his numbers and promised to stop by at her convenience. He reminded the hacker about the guards if they needed anything and left. Leaving Spinelli with the young girl pointing at the mess in the room and the elderly nurse trying to save the young man she was suspecting more and more was her grandson.
"Relax Georgiana, Mr. Spinelli isn't responsible for the mess yet, that was my great-grandson and I. When Cam wakes up he will want to put the toys away, it's a game with him, so please allow Cam to pick up his own toys. Georgie, help yourself in the kitchen, I know that Liz usually came home to eat after working all day. The boys should wake up any minute, they will play for a couple of hours, if Jason and Liz haven't returned by 8:30, please put the boys down for the night in their room. Damian, there are cookies in the jar on the island and please drink milk with them, not soda."
She had promised to stay out of her granddaughters love life, but she hadn't made any promises in regards to her potential grandson. She was quite sure that Spinelli would have been fine with the boys, especially with the army of guards that seemed to have surrounded her house, but she had always like the youngest of Mac Scorpio's daughters, and Georgie seemed to have a soft spot for unique young men, after all she had been with Dylan Hornsby.
Heading to the kitchen to see if Damian had left his glass in the sink, she was hoping that Nathan in the lab could find a DNA sample to test from the glass. Audrey felt slightly guilty to be doing this behind the young mans back but she didn't want to hurt his feelings if the test turned out that he wasn't who she thought he was. She saw that he had rinsed his glass, ready to give up, she saw his cap on the island, she quickly grabbed the knitted cap and rushed off to the hospital.
A Small Apartment near General Hospital.
The person dressed all in black slipped behind the young brunette nurse and slipped the phone cord around her neck and slowly tightened the cord until she stopped breathing, after checking for a pulse, he slipped out the door , disappearing as quietly and quickly as he had entered. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and texted his boss, and then sent a text to the phone of the room mate of his latest victim.
