AN:

So I'm so happy to have Only Love finished. This leaves more time to wrap this fic up. I'm unsure how I feel about this chapter. Maybe it's Borgie. I don't know. Hopefully you enjoy. There's no LiRic in this chapter but soon.

Chapter Eleven

Patrick sat in the cafeteria alone. He had just had another fight with Robin. He knew bringing Layla to the ball was a mistake. Patrick had not intended on hurting Robin when he asked the other woman out. After all still, love the brunette.

The problem was the couple could not agree about which a child. Patrick didn't think he would ever want to be a father. Noah Drake wasn't anyone's idea of a good role model. The last thing he wanted was to end up like Noah.

"You look serious." Layla said interrupting Patrick's thoughts.

"Yeah I was thinking about my father."

"Oh. I thought maybe we can have lunch together."

"Actually I think we need to talk." He told Layla motioning for her to sit down.

"This is about last night isn't it?"

"I can't keep watching the two of you constantly fighting."

"You still love Robin." Layla said torn between being angry and crying.

"I never lied about it." Patrick pointed out forcefully. He knew starting anything even a fling with Layla was a mistake. After Robin, he just fell back in to old routines. The problem was Patrick wasn't that person anymore.

"I know I just hoped... You're breaking up with me aren't you?"

"All this is doing is causing everybody involved more pain. We should have never started anything."

"I guess that is it then." Layla said standing up from the table. She felt like everyone was watching them. After looking around briefly, she hurriedly left the cafeteria.

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"Elizabeth we need to talk." Jason said approaching the nurse in the hall.

"What do you want?" She asked bracing herself for a confrontation. Knowing Jason Morgan was never easy. Jason was one of those people who thought he was always right. Elizabeth had long grown past her belief that the world revolved around Jason Morgan.

"Why did you help that bastard?" Jason demanded to know.

"What I do isn't any of our business."

"I'm your friend and I'm just trying to protect you."

"That doesn't give you permission to run my life."

"Ric Lansing is a monster. I can't understand why you would save him."

"Jason..."

Jason took a deep breath before trying another tactic. "I'm just worried Elizabeth. I care about you and Cameron."

"I helped Ric because I could. I wasn't going to let him die."

"He's only going to hurt you. Remember what he did this summer?"

"Ric was only doing his job." Elizabeth said defending Ric. At the time, she had been hurt and angry with Ric. Not because of what he did however. Elizabeth felt that way because of her own actions.

"No he was using you to hurt me. Why can't you see that?" Jason told Elizabeth running a hand over her arm.

"Not everything is about you." The nurse reminded him trying not to get angry. She knew Jason would react this way. Being his friend often meant cutting everyone else out of your life.

"Except when it comes to Ric. You left him because he was all about hurting Sonny." Jason reminded Elizabeth softly. He needed to make her see he was right.

"I understand that you're my friend but you need to stay out of it."

"Elizabeth..."

"No Jason I mean it." Elizabeth snapped pulling away from Jason. She had to leave before she made things worse.

'I will make you see who Ric really is.' Jason seethed as Elizabeth hurried away.

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Lucky and Nikolas sat at Lucky's trying to make funeral arrangements for Lulu. It was the last thing either man wanted to do. "Nic can I ask you a question?"

"Sure." He said thankful for the distraction. Never in a million years did Nikolas think they would be burying Lulu. He tried not to blame himself but it was not really working.

"How did were you able to walk away from Spencer?"

"You mean when I thought Jax was his father?" Nikolas asked thrown by the question. He hadn't thought about that time in so long.

"Yeah."

"I guess I didn't. Not really. I mean I still loved him. What's this about?"

"Elizabeth told me Ric is Cameron's father." Lucky admitted even though he did not fully understand it yet.

"What? How is that possible?"

"She didn't say. I'm not sure she even knows."

"Wow. When did all this happen?" He asked not sure if the few days were even real.

"Yesterday. Well I found out yesterday. I don't think Elizabeth wanted to tell me. She was so upset about taking Cam from me."

"That sounds like Elizabeth. So what happens now?"

"I told Elizabeth that I'd stay away for now. I don't want to confuse Cam but..."

"You still love him?" Nikolas finished for his brother. He could relate to Lucky's emotions. Leaving Spencer with Jax had been difficult.

"Yeah I don't know how to stop."

"Who says you have to? We both know Elizabeth isn't going to cut you out of Cameron's life."

"Of course not. It just hurts that I'm not his dad anymore."

"I can't imagine Lucky." Nikolas admitted shaking his head. This couldn't have happened at a worse time. "But it's not like you lost him. You can be his uncle now."

"I guess that can work eventually." Lucky sighed in frustration. It was almost impossible to explain how he was feeling about this.

"Maybe this will help with Sam."

"Maybe," Lucky said with a shrug. "She hated Liz always hanging around."

"Jason really screwed with my cousin's head."

Lucky immediately scoffed. "He's screwed up every woman his been with."

"I heard what Elizabeth for Ric. Do you think they might get back together?"

"Maybe it's no secret Ric still loves Elizabeth. And you know Elizabeth wouldn't have risked her life if there wasn't something there."

"Are you okay with that?" Nikolas asked a little worried about his brother. The last year seemed to be one crisis after another.

"Liz and I should have never gotten married. If Ric is who she wants to be with than I'm happy for her." Lucky reassured Nikolas. He was certain that eventually Ric and Elizabeth would be together.