The wedding was over but the fun was just about to begin. Lila, Emily and Liz were thinking about how to decorate the house for Christmas. The three of them loved this time of year and Liz wanted to showcase another one of her talents. Emily also wanted to show what magic she could give the home. Lila was the heart of the family and she knew that her two grand-daughters were going to have the perfect tree and decorations.
Jason was glad that he had a job to overlook every day. He was also busy with the building of their new home. He hoped by the following Christmas that it would be ready. It was going to be the most beautiful home on the bay.
Emily and Nik saw each other about every other day. He was falling for the young beauty fast. She had a crush on him since she first met him and now that she was old enough he wanted to more than look at her. Jason knew the two were next to get married. AJ was too busy hopping into every bed that he could get into.
"Jason, dinner tonight is going to be at six. Grandmother, Em and I are going into Providence to see about some decorating ideas that we could use here. My gallery is shut down until after the first of the year. I think it is better that way but I will have one more showing next Friday. There are a few artists that want to make some sales before Christmas. I have a few that I want to put in the show too. I have showed them too you and I think that maybe now is the time to sell them."
"I will be home around five. We should probably have at least two fresh trees. One for the entrance hall and the other in our family room. I was thinking maybe tomorrow we could go look for them. Nik should come too and Em can help him find a tree for his place. Although, he might as well move in with us since he is always here anyway."
Emily looked at his brother and threw a pillow off the couch at him. "Why would you say that? Are you saying he is bothering you or are you truly saying he should live with us?"
"You are happier with him here. Why have two huge homes to roll around in and just stay at one. I think that he is a good addition to our home."
"Okay. After our decorating trip, I will ask him to come over for dinner tonight and we can all ask him to move in."
Jason got ready for work and went to kiss his wife goodbye. Emily had gone upstairs to get ready and called Nik up to invite him for dinner. When she hung up, she knew that Jason was right and that it was foolish for them to go between his place and her place. Lila was almost ready to go when Liz came down the stairs. She was dressed warm because they may be doing some sight-seeing outside. She just hoped that Lila would be alright.
The three of them got together and they had a driver take them to all the different stores that they wanted to go. Lila was having so much fun watching her two granddaughters rack up a huge bill for their Christmas decorations. Liz also had asked the owners for any good help to put up their decorations. The decorations on the roof and lawn were going to take a while so the more people working on it the faster it would get done.
Lila was astounded by the energy had Liz had with her being pregnant. She could go toe to toe with her sister-in-law, Emily. The three of them had lunch in the Italian section of Providence called, "Federal Hill". Liz had always loved to go there to eat since she was a student at RISD.
When their lunch was over, they had two more stops but they were closer to home. Liz called Jason and asked if he had any helpers who could put up their decorations. It would be the lights and decorations for the roof and the front lawn. He told her that he would find some help and they would be coming over in a couple of days.
When the ladies got back home, it was around two thirty. Lila went up to her room and took a nap. Liz and Emily did the same thing. The baby loved the exercise but had worn his mother out.
Liz was still sleeping when Jason got home. He went and took a hot shower before going to wake up his beautiful wife. Jason decided that if she needed the extra sleep that he would let her. She felt him snuggle into her and sighed. She then fell back asleep. An hour later, it was six o'clock and Nik was there to have dinner with everyone. Emily laughed because her family were still upstairs.
"I think that we need to take a walk. I have something to ask you. Would you like to move in here with us? You can bring your staff with you and we have stables close by that you can put your horses up. When our new family home is built, we are going to have stables there. Jason thought it would be easier if we just stayed in one spot instead of going back and forth."
Nik looked at Emily and he realized that he would do anything for her. "I do have one request for you if I were to say yes. Would you marry me, Emily? I love you and I want us to become a family."
Emily was so excited. She kissed him and started to cry. "Yes, I will marry you. I love you Nik." The two of them were very happy. Liz came down the stairs when she heard Nik and Emily.
"Nik just asked me to marry him and I said yes. I also asked him to move in with us. Jason thinks that it will be better if we are in just one home instead of going back and forth."
"I agree with Jason and congrats to the both of you. I knew the two of you would make a great couple. Your grandmother will be down in a few minutes and we will have dinner."
Jason walked into the dining room with his grandmother. The two of them knew what had happened because of all the noise. The smile on her granddaughter's face also told the story. Jason was happy that his little sister was marrying the prince of her dreams.
The five of them sat down and started talking about Christmas and the wedding. The only family they wanted to invite was already there except for a few people on Nik's side. Lucky, Lulu, Laura and Lesley would be invited for their big day. Nik was going to put the house on the market but he wanted the wedding to be there. It was also a beauty spot on the coastline but in Warwick and not Narragansett.
The staff that he had at his place would also be helping in his new home. Nik knew that Jason had a great staff but the combination of the two working staffs would make things run a lot smoother.
Liz and Jason took Molly for her night-time walk. They walked along the beach and sat down on the rocks. It was dark so they had their flashlight so they would trip on anything. The fog started to roll in and Liz looked up at Jason. "This feels so familiar to me. I don't know why but it worries me. Let's go back home."
Jason understood and helped Liz get back up. They took turns walking Molly back home. It wasn't far but the fog was getting thick and they didn't want to go past their path home. Molly was smart. She took them home even through the fog. The three of them were home safe and sound but fear seemed to creep into Liz's mind. She knew that she would be dreaming again.
Jason got Liz a nice warm bath going for her and had the cook bring up a hot chocolate for her to relax. Molly was there by her side and Liz felt a little foolish for being scared. When Liz was settled into her bath. Jason went and gave Molly a treat. He knew that Molly was the best present that he could give Liz. She was part of the family and she would always be there for them.
Liz was starting to relax a little too much and almost fell asleep. Molly went into the bathroom and gave her a little lick. Liz opened her eyes and saw Molly sitting by the tub. She realized that she almost fell asleep. Liz got out of the tub and rinsed off in the shower before returning to bed. Jason had fallen asleep for a few moments when all that happened.
Liz looked at her tired husband and laughed she then got into bed with her husband and fell asleep too.
"Liz help me get ready. Nik will be here soon and I need to look my best. I can't believe that we are getting married. I am so thankful that you have helped me get to this day. New Year's Eve is a great night for a wedding and a celebration. I am so happy right now."
Liz was happy for her sister-in-law too. She didn't really need to see Lucky with her sister, Sarah but she had the best husband in the world. Lucky could never hold a candle to Jason but she just didn't need to see the two of them. Laura and Lulu were there too. Laura had always been like a mother to Liz so she was happy that Emily would have her for a mother-in-law. Lesley couldn't make it and Luke was not invited. They were all at Nik's place.
There were a few others that were there too that were not invited. Ric heard about the wedding and planned on kidnapping one of the guests. They men he hired didn't care who they hurt if they got paid. Jason's family was there including his older brother, AJ. He did not bring a guest this time so at least Jason didn't have to put up with Carly.
The wedding went without a hitch. The reception was in full swing when Liz got overheated. She wanted to step out onto the balcony for a few minutes of fresh air. Jason went with her because he didn't want anything to happen to his wife. He had been having bad dreams too about New Year's Eve. He prayed that he was wrong but he wasn't taking any chances.
Ric had four of his men at Jason's home in Narragansett. He had about twelve around Nik's place. He was going to get what he wanted and he didn't care how much money he paid to get it done.
Liz walked out first and Jason came out behind her. They looked over to see the lighthouse and it looked so peaceful. Then they looked out of the home and at the bay. Liz felt peaceful for about five minutes. When she turned around she saw six men surround the two of them. She screamed and that was when Ric came out of the shadows.
"You don't want to ruin a great reception, do you? Just come along with me, Liz and I will set you free from everything and everyone. Jason, I am going to leave you now. Liz will be in good hands with me. Well, for a little while. Then when I tire of her, she can go back home. Now make this easy on yourself. My men are trained to kill. They will not hesitate on taking out everyone here on this property. Just give me a reason."
Liz started to cry and that was when Ric jabbed her with something to knock her out. Jason freaked out and Ric's men beat him badly. They left him on the balcony and they took Liz on the boat that was docked not too far away.
Jason came too and that was when everyone noticed that Jason and Liz were not inside celebrating. Emily went outside and started screaming when she saw her brother. Her parents went over to check on him. He was barely alive and he needed to be in the hospital. Emily knew that Ric did this. She had Nik call the police and tell them that her pregnant sister-in-law was kidnapped and her brother was severely beaten.
They got Jason to the hospital and the doctors started to work on him. He was in a coma for a week. No one had seen or heard from Richard Smith or Elizabeth Quartermaine. The family was heartbroken. Lucky left with Sarah soon after the wedding. She was sad to hear about her sister but she really didn't care. There was too much bad blood between the two of them to forgive and forget.
When Jason finally came too, he could tell the cops what they needed to know. The only problem was that she had been gone a week and so she could be anywhere. Jason was heartbroken. He knew that he lost his wife and child to that monster one more time.
During the time that she was kidnapped, Ric kept her locked in a bedroom on his yacht. He beat and raped her every day. She was not sure of the time but she knew that she lost her baby. She cried every day because Ric told her that his men had beaten Jason to death. She was never going to leave him alive.
She had been gone for two months when she decided that she needed to try to escape. If he killed her, then it was over. She just wanted a chance to see her family one more time. She had dreams of Jason and that he was alive. She had dreams of her son and he told his mother that she needed to get off that boat. She found a pin lying around one afternoon. She had asked him to let her put up her hair.
He didn't think that she could escape and so he left her with a brush and a few other toiletries. She got out of her handcuffs. She then opened the door and ran down the hallway. She got to the edge of the boat and saw a life raft. She was just about to throw the life raft out into the water. She saw land and knew that she was close to home. No one looked for her in that yacht. When she got to ledge he grabbed her and threw her down. He then raped her again but this time she let the other men have fun with her too. There were over a dozen men on the yacht. They all took their time with her. She was half in and out of consciousness. When he knew that she couldn't handle it anymore, he raped her one more time. He got out his knife and stabbed her and threw her overboard.
A few days later, Emily was walking Molly on the beach. They sat on Liz's favorite rock. Molly started to go crazy. Emily then looked down and saw her best friend and sister. She was clearly dead and Emily started to scream.
Nik and Jason ran down to where Emily was at with Molly. Call the police. Molly found Liz. Jason then went on the rock and looked over the edge. He still hadn't healed up from New Year's but he was getting better. The police arrived and they took pictures and got a statement from Emily.
Jason was in shock and when the funeral was over, he knew his life was over. Liz came to him in his dreams and told him to live on for them. Jason said he couldn't. Molly sensed something was wrong but didn't know what to do. Jason saw that Ric was packing his house up and getting ready to move. Jason called the cops and told him about Ric. He went over to Ric's place and he knew that Ric's men were going to kill him. He just wanted justice for Liz. He was going to beat Ric till his men kill him. Then the cops would be there and Ric would be arrested.
Jason just walked into Ric's home like he was his friend. He went into Ric's study. There were pictures of both Jason and Liz all over his study. The telescope and binoculars that he used to spy on them were also there. Ric walked into his study and was shocked to see Jason there.
"I thought you were dead. You know that I told her that and she cried for you every day. It is sad how hard she tried to get back to you. She even got loose from her handcuffs. She made her way onto the deck and was about to jump off the yacht with a life raft. The problem was I saw her before she got the chance. She screamed and tried to get away but I was too strong. I raped her and then had my men rape her too. When we were done, I stabbed her and threw her over the edge of my yacht. I guess you found her body. Too bad, she was a nice piece of ass. I knew she never loved me but I had control over her and I did to the second she died."
Jason started beating the crap out of Ric. He was about to punch him one more time when Ric's men finally heard them in the study. The men then grabbed Jason and took him into another room. They beat him again and then shot him once in the head and once in the chest. The cops then came into the house and arrested everyone inside. The rescue then took Jason's body to the morgue. The one thing that Jason wanted accomplished, was the one thing that he could do. Ric was never a free man again. Jason had a wire on him that no one knew about. When he was brought into the morgue, they found it on his body. The recording was enough to tie Ric and his men to two murders, kidnapping, rape and assault. They were all going away for a very long time."
Jason and Liz work up right after that. The two of them stayed up for a while making love and then falling back to sleep in each other's arms. Jason knew that everything was going to happen very soon. If Emily and Nik were to get married on New Year's Eve then Jason knew that he had to be ready. Liz also knew that too but they would not try to play games with Emily and Nik because of the dreams. If the dreams were right, then the two of them knew what to do.