A/N: I'm really excited you all enjoyed the last update! I loved reading all your feedback so thank you for reviewing! Now on to chapter 10…
- Chapter 10 -
"Elizabeth could you hurry up please? We're going to be late!" Jason yelled at the woman upstairs who seemed to be designing a new outfit seeing how long it was taking her to get ready.
"Jason it's a party! There is no such thing as being late." He heard being yelled back at him. Jason was ready to comfortably settle on his sofa with a newspaper in hand when he heard her next words. "I'll be right down."
So he stood, arms crossed and face frowned, leaning against his desk as he waited for the young woman to finally walk down the stairs. And after five more minutes she did, and all the young man's exasperation disappeared as her beautiful silhouette appeared in front of his eyes.
"Wow." Escaped Jason as he stared at her walking down the stairs in a very form fitting sapphire dress. The piece was strapless, leaving her nicely defined shoulders bare as she wore her hair up. It took Jason a few seconds to study the whole picture that was presented to him; every detail was perfected from the black suede high heels to the tasteful dangling earrings. Even her makeup was perfect; instead of aging her a few years, it made her look fresh and simply delicious with the cherry red lipstick she had decided to wear on her lips.
"So you like?" Elizabeth asked, opening her arms up to present what had taken her so long to put together… but it was worth the wait Jason thought.
"You look… perfect." The man said, incapable of finding a better word to describe the scene facing him.
"That's a very nice compliment… thank you." Elizabeth said, as she felt her cheeks turning pinkish.
The pair shared another uncomfortable stare before Jason finally spoke again. "I think… I think we better go. Carly already called twice; she thinks I'm bailing on her."
"Then let's go." Elizabeth said then linked her small arm in the man's larger one.
Jason, who was dressed of an all black suit, walked inside the Metro Court with Elizabeth at his arm. She looked gorgeous, which was only adding to his own sex appeal and heads turned to follow them as they entered the restaurant, instantly becoming the subject of all conversations. It wasn't often that Jason Morgan was seen out and being in company of a woman had become a greater rarity.
"Is it me or everyone is staring right now?" Elizabeth quietly asked the man at her arm.
"Just ignore them." He told her, himself not sure of why the party seemed to have stopped right when they arrived.
"You're finally here! What took you so long?" Carly said as soon as she spotted her best friend and his date.
"Sorry, the lateness is on me. I couldn't decide what to wear because Jason here had no idea what the dress code was." Elizabeth said with a large smile. The man frowned wondering how on earth he could have known something like that.
"Well you look gorgeous! I'm kind of jealous you're stealing the spotlight from me." Carly said with a chuckle trying to hide the light resentment in her statement.
"Thanks, and I love your dress." Elizabeth commented on the flowing one shoulder black dress Carly had opted to wear.
"Aww, isn't she adorable Jason?" Carly said facing her friend who nodded in agreement. "You guys look great together!" She continued.
Elizabeth shared a furtive look with Jason before she spoke. "Carly, Jason told me about the assistant position and I wanted to thank you for thinking about me for this."
"Oh it's no big deal; I think you are exactly what we are looking for. Jax is not in town right now but he'll meet with you when he comes back and hopefully you'll click with him too."
"I really hope so." Elizabeth said.
"I'm sure you will." Jason added causing a light blush to take over the brunette's cheeks; which didn't go unnoticed by Carly.
"Why don't you two get something to drink while I go greet a few more guests? I'll catch up with you later." The blond woman offered.
"Sure." Elizabeth said then both watched Carly slither through the crowd.
Jason turned to his date for the night. "I have no idea why she always insists on me being here when she'll be running all night hosting this event."
"I guess your presence means a lot to her." Elizabeth said.
"Yeah, that's why I'm here." Jason told the brunette beside her, not revealing that he would rather be anywhere else but at the party. "You want something to drink?
"Um sure, I'd love a mohito." Elizabeth said.
"I'll be right back." The young man told her and disappeared in the crowd to find the bar.
Elizabeth scoped the room for familiar faces and she found a few. Notably Kate Howard, who was socializing at the other end of the room, but the last thing the brunette wanted, was to cause a scene. What she wanted was to unwind and have some fun, something she hadn't been able to do in a very long time.
"Elizabeth!" She heard her name being thrown from behind her, causing the slightly paranoid woman to jolt in surprise.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. I'm Sonny Corinthos, you remember?"
"Of course, nice to see you again." Elizabeth said shaking the powerful man's hand.
"Same here." The tanned man told her. "I'm glad you made it, where's Jason?"
"Getting drinks." Elizabeth answered.
"Good, good. By the way, I hope my brother isn't giving you too much trouble still?"
"Well, Ric is still Ric and he always wants to get his way. But not this time, thanks to Jason at least."
"Jason's a great guy, what can I say, you were lucky to meet him when you did." The man paused for effect. "And he was lucky to find you too."
"Me?" Elizabeth asked Sonny, not sure of where he was going with this statement.
"Well Jason doesn't like talking about his personal life much but he's actually very lonely. There isn't much going on with him if it isn't his work… well at least until you came into his life."
"Really?" Elizabeth said, still not sure of what to say.
"It's just nice that he has you around, you know, someone he can be himself with and just escape from his everyday life." Sonny continued.
"I'm glad to hear I can do a little for him with everything he's done for me."
"You're doing more than you imagine." Sonny commented with a full grin.
"Wait… Jason and I are just friends." Elizabeth let the older man know.
"I know… I know… but I also know from the way he looks at you that…" Sonny began to say but quickly changed his tone as he saw Jason approaching. "So have you seen Carly?" The don hastily asked.
Elizabeth took a second to answer, surprised by the sudden change in Sonny's speech. "Yes, she was here a second ago, but she disappeared somewhere over there." The young woman said pointing through the crowd.
Jason walked up to Sonny and Elizabeth wondering in the back of his head what the man could have been saying to her. Jason handed the cocktail to Elizabeth while keeping a beer in his other hand.
"Thanks." The brunette told him.
"Jason!" Sonny greeted his friend who nodded in response. "I'm glad you brought Elizabeth, it's always a pleasure to see this charming young lady."
Jason smiled, still wondering what Sonny was saying right before he arrived.
"I'll be back, I have to find Carly. You said she went that way?" Sonny asked Elizabeth.
"Yes, right this way." The brunette replied.
"Thank you, I'll see you later." He told the two friends before leaving them.
"What was he talking to you about?" Jason asked Elizabeth who was taking a sip of her cocktail.
"Um… me, Ric and you too." She answered.
"What did he tell you about me?" The enforcer asked.
"He said that he was glad you met me."
"He said that?" Jason said annoyed to see his boss had talked to Elizabeth despite him asking him not to. "I wish Sonny would mind his own business."
"He was just looking out for you, he's a good friend."
"Yeah…" Jason agreed. "But for some reason him and Carly think they know me better than I do."
Jason's comment caused a chuckle to escape Elizabeth. "Well at least you have people that care about you and simply have your back."
"I guess I shouldn't be complaining then." Jason said and watched Elizabeth shake her head from side to side before continuing. "What else did he say?"
"Um… he was kind of vague but he also said that you don't have much going on in your life if it isn't your work and I think he has a point. I have been living with you only a few days and all you do is work." Elizabeth said.
"I don't work all the time."
"You kind of do…" The brunette remarked.
"I don't… I'm here." Jason replied.
"And it's great that we're here. I think coming to this party is going to be good for both of us, so cheers!" Elizabeth said lifting her mixed drink up. Jason imitated her then took a gulp of his beer.
"I'm so excited they made it!" Carly exclaimed overjoyed to see her best friend and Elizabeth together at her party.
"I'm surprised Jason is here, how did you make that happen?" Sonny asked both hands deep on his pockets.
"Didn't I tell you he would be here? He promised me last time and you know how he's a man of his word." The woman said with a large smile before continuing. "I saw you talking with Elizabeth, what did you tell her?"
"Nothing much, because Jason showed up but I was hoping to make her see that they could be great together." Sonny explained.
"Looks like you did well; they seem to get along great." Carly remarked, her arms looped around her husband's.
"Jason looks bored." Sonny said observing his enforcer.
"No he doesn't! He always has this look. This is the signature Jason Morgan look." Carly said studying her friend's concentrated face closely.
"I don't know about that Carly… I still say he looks bored. I don't know if it was such a great idea to bring him here, we both know how uncomfortable he gets at these parties… and you made him wear a suit." Sonny said with a large smile.
"Oh come on! He looks great, she looks gorgeous… Have you seen her skin, it's flawless!" Carly said enviously staring Elizabeth down. "Anyway, this party is a hit and he won't be able to resist her much longer, I tell you."
"I hope you're right." Sonny let out holding his chin.
"Of course I am. All we need to do is sit back and watch."
The music was too loud the place was too crowded for Jason who didn't understand the appeal of these parties. After three beers, the man wasn't even making an effort pretending he was enjoying his time. Elizabeth and he had settled at the bar where the brunette had decided her mohitos were far better company than the man who had escorted her to the party. It was almost like he had magically turned into a block of ice after five minutes in the hotel and Elizabeth who thought she would have fun that night ended up rehashing all her problems in her head.
"Do you want to dance?" Elizabeth suddenly asked tempting her luck.
"Nah… I don't dance." Jason said before chugging down the rest of his beer. He then placed the empty bottle on the bar.
Elizabeth took a sip of her drink before she spoke again. "You know what, I'm getting kind of tired; do you want to leave?" She asked noting the man's complete boredom.
"Please." He told her without hesitation.
"If I knew I was such bad company." Elizabeth commented, thinking she was the reason why the man next to her was having such a terrible time.
"Sorry, it has nothing to do with you; these parties are not really my thing." Jason explained.
"Well you should have told me that before. We could have left earlier." The brunette told him.
"But I thought you wanted to stay."
"Not if you are bored out of your mind… and I barely know anyone and the people I know I do not want to see. And on top of that I keep watching the entrance because I'm afraid Ric will show up at any minute." She explained.
"Ric is not welcome here. Carly hates him, he's always been horrible to Sonny, she would never invite this..."
"Oh my god!" Elizabeth interrupted him, grabbing his arm to hide behind his back.
"What's wrong?" Jason asked alarmed.
"He's here, Ric just walked in."