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Chapter 10
The first person they told was Francis. He came over and brought the paperwork. "Elizabeth this is Francis Corelli."
"Hi." She said shaking his hand. He and Diane made a very attractive couple.
"It's nice to finally meet you. Emily has mentioned you a few times." Francis smiled to put her at ease. "Where is your son?"
"Napping." He would be down for at least another hour. Elizabeth sat back down on the couch. Jason sat next to her and Francis took the armchair.
"Okay. Let's get this done so that I can go back to my office. If I leave my assistant alone for too long she'll redecorate." Francis was only half kidding. Maxie was a great assistant, but she was even more fashion obsessed than Diane. "This is the pre-nup." He pulled out a thick sheath of paper. "Do you have a lawyer?"
"I don't. I can just sign it." Elizabeth told them both.
"As a lawyer I never want to hear someone say that." Francis knew time was against them.
"I don't have anything Jason wants." Elizabeth was looking at it that way. "The only thing of value I have is Cameron." She already knew Jason wouldn't try to take the little boy from her.
"Okay. Here are the sections that refer to him." Francis marked them with tabs. "Read those and then if you are agreeable you can sign them."
"Do you know what it says?" Elizabeth asked Jason.
"I do. Francis told me before he typed it up." Jason was curious as to her reaction.
Elizabeth started reading. In the event of a divorce Jason wanted joint custody, with primary physical custody going to Elizabeth. He was requesting that she live no more than an hour's drive from him, in a house he would purchase for them. He was paying for schooling and medical care. He would also provide a trust fund in case something happened to him before Cameron turned eighteen. It was incredibly generous and more than fair. Elizabeth reached for the pen and signed. "Thank you."
"Thank you for allowing me to be a part of his life." Jason smiled before signing as well. She hadn't asked about alimony but that was in there as well. If they did divorce she would never need to work again unless she wanted to.
"Hold on a second." Francis opened the door. Milo was on Jason's and Chris was on Johnny's, the lawyer had them sign as witnesses. After they left he pulled out more papers. "This is the adoption paperwork." They both signed that as well.
"Anything else?" Jason asked Francis.
"This." Francis handed over another thick sheath of paper. Jason read it and signed the updated will. "I'll bring the license to the ceremony, which will be when?"
"I don't see any reason to wait." Elizabeth told the two men. "Unless you do?"
"No. Is there something special you want?" Jason would do his best to get it.
"I don't need anything." He was already doing so much she wouldn't ask for anything else.
"Okay. Let me make some calls and we'll get the ball rolling." Jason found it amazing that he wasn't panicked. Before both of his other weddings he had a feeling of impending doom. Sonny had said it was normal, but Jason had wondered about that. He was marrying Elizabeth, tonight if everything fell into place, and it just felt right.
"Can I help with anything?" She asked her now fiancé.
"Make a list for me of all your favorites. Cake, dinner, and flowers. I also need to know what type of dress you'd and your ring size. That way I know who to call for what." Jason requested. "I was thinking. You, me, Johnny, Emily, and Francis maybe the boys."
"You can bring Diane if you like." Elizabeth extended the invitation to the lawyer before looking over at Jason. "Will your parents be upset that they aren't here?"
"They weren't at the first two so no they won't be upset." Jason assured her. They were still working on their relationship when he married Courtney so they weren't invited to that ceremony, and they couldn't stand Sam so they opted not to attend the second one. "We can go tell them together before your next shift starts."
"Okay. I'll make the list." Elizabeth said getting up to get paper.
The dresses arrived first. Everything was delivered to Emily and Johnny's place so that Cameron would not have to deal with a lot of people in his personal space. Emily brought over three garment bags. Maxie had actually been the one to pick them. She had called Elizabeth peppered her with questions before setting off to shop. By doing this the blonde earned herself an invite to the wedding which made her happy. Maxie liked being at exclusive events.
"Okay, where do we want the boys?" Emily asked coming in. Ben was behind her with his bag of blocks.
"Let's go up to my room, we can open both bathroom doors so the boys can hear us. I can get changed in the closet." Elizabeth suggested taking everyone upstairs. Jason had left earlier to run some errands, but was now next door with Johnny. "Let's see what she picked."
"Maxie has great taste. She's kind of wasted as Francis's assistant. Although she keeps his office running like clockwork." Emily said hanging up the dresses. "Whichever ones don't make the cut we'll send back."
"If she is being wasted then why is Maxie working for him?" Elizabeth asked from inside the closet.
"She's his niece and she doesn't trust anyone else taking care of him. Her sister is also here going to college. Georgie might be a good option for a baby sitter. She watches Ben when my parents aren't available. She is dating Spinelli, who you haven't met yet." Emily began explaining. "Maxie is dating Milo."
"Who is Max dating?" Elizabeth slipped into the first dress.
"No one why?" Emily stuck her head in the bathroom and peeked in the empty room. The boys were playing quietly.
"Nadine is interested." Elizabeth said stepping out. "What do you think?"
"Wow, you have great legs." Emily said looking at her friend. The dress stopped at Elizabeth's knees. It had a full chiffon skirt and a beaded halter top. It was fun and flirty and totally unsuited. "Nope."
"Yeah." Elizabeth went back into the closet.
"I will have to introduce Nadine to Max. I totally missed that." Emily liked Nadine and Max needed a girlfriend.
"Ready?" Elizabeth called out.
"Bring it on." Emily replied. This one was also short stopping mid-thigh. Spaghetti straps crossed over her back while the dress hugged her curves. This one as beaded all over and Elizabeth sparkled with every step she took.
"Maxie is adventurous fashion wise isn't she? I have slips that cover more than this." The nurse said waving her hand at the dress.
"It would be perfect for a Vegas wedding." Emily smirked. "Maxie always looks fantastic, and yeah she loves a short hemline. This one isn't really you, although you look really sexy."
"I was hoping for something a bit more modest." Elizabeth eyed up the last bag. "I'm almost afraid to open it."
"We have time for another delivery." Emily promised. The name O'Brien got stuff done quickly.
"May as well have a look. How are the boys?" Elizabeth asked before closing the doors.
"Good. I just checked." Emily assured her friend.
"Okay. Wish me luck." Elizabeth said stepping inside the closet.
"So how is it?" Emily wanted to know.
"Let me get it on first." Elizabeth said laughing. There was a mirror on the door so she would see it first. When she turned and saw her reflection the short brunette smiled. This would work. "Ta-da."
"Perfect." Emily declared clapping. "You look beautiful, Elizabeth."
"I really love it." Elizabeth said smiling wide. The dress was silk with a sheer tulle over lining. It was sleeveless leaving her shoulders totally bare. It had a ruched empire waist with caviar beading on the bodice and hemline. The ivory color didn't wash her out like traditional white did. The dress was light, fun, and beautiful.
"I think my brother will love it too." Emily said giving it her seal of approval. "What are we going to do with your hair?"
"Up, I think." Elizabeth gathered in her hands and tried to visualize what she wanted.
"How about a chignon." Emily suggested. "I can do that for you. Something simple to offset the dress.
"Perfect." Elizabeth would also keep her make-up light. "It seems surreal that I'm getting married."
"You can trust Jason." Emily said being serious.
"I know." Elizabeth told her friend. "Let me get changed and we can send the other dresses back." Each dress came with shoes and underwear to complete the outfit. "We should check on the other deliveries."
"Don't bother." Emily said as they went downstairs. "Johnny is a planning wiz. He actually planned our wedding because I was finishing up my senior year of undergraduate school. I was stunned at how wonderful everything was. The man is too anal to screw this up." They gave the rejects to the runner. "We can kick back and wait until it's time to show up downstairs."
"That gives me time to jot down some ideas for Cameron's room. Your brother was sweet and told me to get whatever I wanted. He asked me to start from scratch." Her old things would go back to the thrift store.
"He wants Cameron to have things as nice as what Ben has." Emily confided. "What were you thinking?"
"Cameron's favorite thing in the whole world is Chuggin Charlie, so I'm going to get him the bedding and curtains. Do you think I can get the walls painted?" Elizabeth asked her friend.
"I know you can." Emily said nodding. "What about a train bed?"
"I want something practical. If I get a full sized bed then he can grow into it and there will be room for Ben to sleep over. I just wonder if that will be too big." Elizabeth scrunched up her nose. "What's in Ben's room?"
"A Ferrari shaped bed. The dashboard acts as a night light. We didn't have it made custom. We got it from the store and I think they have a train shaped bed too. The headlight acts as a nightlight. If it's like Ben's bed it will have a trundle for guests." Emily could call and order it now. "We can go to the website and look if you like."
"I don't want to take advantage." Elizabeth didn't want Jason to think she was just going to be spending his money without care.
"You aren't. Jason wants Cameron happy. Let's go look." Emily urged.
"Okay." They told the boys they would be in Jason's office and went downstairs. In the office Emily turned on the laptop and went onto Ben's profile. From there they went to the right webpage. "There it is."
"It's even blue. Look they have a tender toy box." Elizabeth pointed out. "How cute."
"There is a whole set, including a dresser and book shelf." Emily was already reaching for the phone. Ten minutes later it was ordered.
"I'll give you the money tomorrow." Elizabeth had been adding the amount in her head and she could cover it.
"No you will not. That's going to be Cameron's welcome to the family gift from his Aunt Em and Uncle Johnny." The doctor would not hear any arguments. They heard the door open. "It's the crew we need to get upstairs so that you don't see anything until its all ready." Emily grabbed her soon to be sister's hand and they hurried back upstairs.
"The guys are setting up in your place." Johnny said walking back into the penthouse. He had just delivered a picnic basket to Jason's house. The boys were going to eat and then get bathed and go to bed there. Elizabeth was worried there were too many new people for Cameron to handle. When the ceremony was over Johnny would carry Ben back home. The adults were going to have a late sit down dinner after the ceremony was finished. Johnny had them bring up a table and for tonight the pool table was pushed into the kitchen.
"So there's nothing left to do?" Jason was pretty impressed by how fast Johnny pulled this together.
"We are waiting for the cake, but that will arrive later. The baker needs a little time." Johnny wanted it to be fresh. "The flowers are being set up, the judge is on her way." The mob boss started ticking things off. "Your suit is in the spare room so you can get changed. Dinner is ordered. I think that's everything on my list."
"Then that's everything." Jason only had been assigned one thing to do. Get the rings. They were upstairs on the dresser in the guest bedroom, he would put them in his pocket when he got dressed. He hoped that Elizabeth liked what he picked for her.
"Jeff is on your door and he said Elizabeth picked a dress." Johnny said grinning. "I'm sure Maxie sent something nice over. She is bringing Milo."
"That's fine." Jason wondered if he had time for a haircut.
The door opened and Francis walked in carrying a case of wine. "I thought I'd bring the drinks."
"A whole case for eight adults." Jason said looking at his lawyer.
"It's not all the same thing. Couple bottles of red, couple of white, some bottles of champagne and sparkling cider for those not drinking." His niece Maxie couldn't drink alcohol because of her medication. "I figure you could send a bottle home with your guests as a wedding favor."
"Thanks." Jason hadn't even considered favors.
"Diane is next door talking with Elizabeth and checking on Cameron." Francis told his friends.
"We are going to tell Cameron tomorrow that we are married. I'm not sure how much he will understand." The only small child Jason knew was Ben. His nephew seemed to grasp things as long as it was explained in words he understood.
"I'm sure he'll be pleased. Where do you want the drinks?" Francis didn't want to stand here holding the box all night.
"Put it in the kitchen. The caterers are using my place as a staging area." Johnny told his friend. We should get cleaned up. Guests will be arriving here before we go over to your place." Francis would handle the hosting duties until Johnny came back down. No one expected to see Jason until it was time to leave. Even though he knew everyone, small talk was not his thing. "You ready?" Johnny asked as they headed upstairs.
"I am." In just over an hour he was getting married and this time he knew it was going to last.
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