Elizabeth sits in the nursing home at her grandmothers', Audrey Webber's, bedside.
Gram's had a severe stroke. Her recovery was slow. She was still paralyzed and could not communicate.
Elizabeth could not help her. She had taken two weeks off from work to help Gram get settled. Of course, now she had to find a sitter for Cam. Her salary as a student nurse and from Kelly's barely covered rent, food and clothes. At least she had the house to herself.
She pulled her brunette hair back from her face. A smile played on her lips as she remembered the last time Jason touched her hair. He'd whispered how much he loved her porcelain skin and brown eyes. He kissed her and they made love. It was a magical night but one that was not repeated because he had to save Carly. Again.
She wondered what Jason was doing. Sitting with Emily no doubt. Liz wondered if Jason would look down on her if she left Gram's side. He would but if she waited, he would be more sympathetic. Maybe then, he would stop rejecting her. She wanted him as her lover and she would get him. She just needed a plan.
"Gram?" Liz shot up from her seat. Audrey's tried to focus on her granddaughter. "I need to see Emily before visiting hours were over."
Elizabeth did not wait for r answer. All she could think of was her only hold on Jason. Their son Jake. More apt Jake's disappearance. She had never gave up hope that he would be found. She knew Jason never stopped looking for their son.
The walk to General Hospital took a few minutes. A quick stop on the ICU showed that Jason was not there. She took the elevator the roof. Jason liked the skyline view.
Jason was not there when she opened the door. Elizabeth immediately felt her anger stir. The petite brunette stoop looking over the skyline wearing Jason's leather jacket.
She snarled. "Well, if it isn't the con woman who used and stole from men her entire life. Sam you are a liar and technically a prostitute. What do you want with me?"
Sam sighed. "I came up here to be alone."
"I'm looking for Jason."
"Jason just left to find out who sold drugs to Emily. And I would not run my mouth when you had sex with Jason while married to Lucky. You dangled that child in his face, just out of reach. And let's remember you are the one who turned her back on Jake and let Jason's son be stolen."
"You hateful bitch!" Elizabeth stalked onto the roof.
Sam Turned to face her feet apart stance low. "Watch it Lizzie, I've heard enough from you for one day. Make that a lifetime. What's it going to take to make you go away? Maybe you can step over the edge."
Elizabeth cautiously slowed her pace. "You do realize that if one of us went over the edge, no one would believe it was an accident. You could go to jail."
Sam sighed. "Lani said that people deal with grief in different ways. Some people mourn in silence, keeping their pain locked inside. Some people display it for everyone to see, like you do with Jake. You're still hoping to get Jason back into your bed."
"I'm not trying to get him back. I've never lost him." Elizabeth smirked. "You were just a place holder for me."
Sam snorted. "By using every dirty trick in the book? Turning on the water works and invoking his dead son's memory."
"Jake is not dead." Elizabeth shrieked.
Sam smiled. "Jason didn't tell you?"
Elizabeth turned her back to Sam. "What are you talking about?"
Sam took her time walking next to the nurse. "Jason, Carly, Sonny, and me had a ceremony for Jake. To allow Jason to move on. It was good. Jason put Jake in the past. Haven't you noticed how much harder it is to get Jason to chase you?"
"Jake is not dead!"
"Hold on to that fantasy because Jason let it go." Sam smirked. "Jake was a beautiful child, loving and happy. He had no idea that his mother was a lying slut, hell-bent on eliminating the competition for his daddy's affection. Both daddies. You need them to save you."
Elizabeth fought to keep her voice from trembling. "That is a lie."
"Oh, please. You've cornered the market on the whole damsel in distress bit for years." Sam heard the door open and whispered. "If you were any type of mother you would not have lost your kid."
"You bitch." She snapped around and lunged at Sam.
"Enough," Lucky caught her mid air. "Let me guess, you are arguing over Jason."
"Yes we're hurting each other. What's new?" Phone chirps. "Well, I need to go."
"Sam? This has to stop." Lucky called.
Sam swung around. "You're a good man, Lucky. You're a good man, you love Jake, and this is just not fair. You shouldn't have to go through this. You should not take second place to Jason. Jake should have been our son. Elizabeth is a train wreck but it's everyone else who crashes. See you around."
Lucky looked at Elizabeth's determined expression then sighed. "You never called to confirm this weekend with Cameron."
"Lucky is that all you have to say to me?" Elizabeth touched his arm.
"I'll be by the house on Friday to pick him up."