A/N – Thanks for all of the thoughtful reviews! Glad you are enjoying Liz and Claudia. Guest regarding Sonny: I totally get what you are saying. Silvermaj – More on the file coming up. Hellzz – I do have some realistic plans for the conception issue.

I kind of moved the location of PC for this fic. So, just thought I'd warn you. It's closer to New York City and Jersey.

Chapter 12 - Everything

Sonny sat next to Claudia and gave her a quick kiss. "Jason has agreed to go to New York this weekend."

Claudia squealed.

Liz was confused. "New York?"

"John has a concert at Carnegie Hall," Claudia said excitedly.

"Wow." Liz was impressed.

"Is it okay if we go?" Jason asked.

Liz grinned. "I would love to."

Sonny stood. "Good, it's settled. I'll make the arrangements."

They all said goodbye and Jason called Johnny. "We need sustenance."

Johnny chuckled. "I'll be right over."

Johnny came barreling through the door. "I have every menu in the tri-state area. What floats your boat?"

"I can cook you know."

"No." Both men yelled at the same time.

Liz smiled. "Okay…."

They finally decided on Chinese and Johnny placed the order. He walked back into the room. "They'll be here in forty minutes."

Jason's phone rang and he left the room.

"How's everything going?" Johnny asked.

"Much better," Liz said.

"Good," Johnny said sincerely. He just wanted her to be happy. She deserved it.

"Wanna play some cards?"

Johnny looked at her with surprise. "I'm not sure. For you to ask me like that, implies that you could possibly kick my ass."

Liz grinned. "And everything else too."

Johnny laughed. "Touche."

"Cards are in the last drawer in the kitchen on the right," she instructed.

Johnny nodded and went to retrieve them. He shuffled and watched her carefully as he dealt the cards and tried to maintain a poker face. He watched her every move, but she didn't flinch once. She made him question himself and he made a last minute decision that would prove to do him in.

They laid their cards out and Liz clapped. "Ha! I win."

Jason walked back into the room laughing at the scene.

"Fuck," Johnny said throwing the cards down. "Did you cheat?"

Jason pretended to be mad. "You can't accuse my wife of cheating."

Liz blushed. "There was no cheating, I'm just that good."

Jason chuckled. "Is there anything that you suck at?"

Liz pretended to think for a moment. "Sorry, can't think of anything."

Johnny gathered the cards up. "I want a rematch."

Liz laughed. "Fine, but if I win, I get your eggroll."

Johnny frowned. "If you wanted an eggroll than why didn't you just order one?"

"What's the fun in that?" she asked dealing the cards out.

Jason smiled and watched Liz annihilate Johnny again. "Damn," Johnny said before throwing down the cards. Who taught you how to play cards?"

"My mom and my grandpa," Liz said proudly.

"I'm starting to wonder about your mother," Jason said skeptically.

Liz giggled. "My mother is not to be messed with. She has brought people to their knees."

Jason smiled. "I see where you get it from especially since she almost stabbed me with a knife."

Liz frowned. "When?"

"That night you were about to kill me and she came over."

"You would have deserved it."

"True, but does she always carry that thing around?"

"Yes. That knife has seen a lot of action. I'm hoping to inherit it."

The look in Jason's eyes was priceless. Johnny couldn't stop laughing.

The doorbell rang and Johnny paid the deliveryman and grabbed the food.

He walked past them to the dining room. "I'm going to get my eggroll before you can," He said before running away.

"No fair!" Liz yelled.

Jason chuckled. "Come on. I'll help you. No one steals an eggroll from my wife."

Liz grinned. "Thanks honey."

Jason picked her up and carried her into the dining room. He looked down at her as he walked into the room and her smile took his breath away.

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Jason asked Johnny to wait for him while he took her upstairs.

"What's up?'

"I know about the file," Jason said before pouring himself a drink.

Johnny grimaced and sat down. That was the last thing he wanted to discuss.

"I want to see it."

"Why?"

"Because she's my wife," he said pointedly.

"What good will that do besides torturing yourself?"

"Does it torture you?"

"Hell yeah. They are horrible," Johnny said painfully. There was no way he wanted Jason to see them.

Jason smashed his hand onto the bar. "How am I supposed to be there for her if I don't know what she is seeing in her head? Why should she have to carry that alone?"

Johnny got up and poured himself a drink and downed it. "You know I'll do what you want, but I know you Jason. Once you see them, you're going to back away from her and you're going to hurt her."

Jason grabbed Johnny and shoved him into the wall. "Just bring me the fucking file."

Johnny stared at him for a minute and then walked out of the house.

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Johnny returned about a half hour later and shoved the file into Jason's hands. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

Jason watched him walk out the door and he opened it. By the time that he had finished looking at them, he had tears running down his face. Johnny was wrong. Jason could never turn his back on her. He wiped his eyes and walked back outside and shoved the folder into Johnny's hands. "Burn them."

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The next day, Jason stayed home to take care of his wife.

"You really don't have to babysit me."

"Let me take care of you, woman. I thought we needed some time to talk and get to know each other better."

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything."

Liz grinned. "Okay, you asked for it."

She told him about her childhood and her grandparents and Jason memorized every word she said. He loved how animated she was and noticed every expression as well as every time she bit her succulent lip which made him so jealous. He smiled at her different laughs; all the while thinking what a fool he had been to turn her away. She was exquisite in every way, shape, and form.

"So, what about you?"

Jason snapped out of his dreamy haze. "Me?"

"Yes, it's your turn."

Jason went into detail about his accident and how he came to work for Sonny. He told her about his motorcycle rides and how he liked to travel, especially to Italy. And when he spoke, she noticed he was way more emotional than he gave himself credit for. She loved the way his eyes almost seemed to darken when he was passionate about something. And she especially loved how he played with her hair on and off while he was talking and seemed to try and touch her in some way, as if he needed to always maintain a physical connection.

"You lead an interesting life."

Jason smiled. "I like it. And now that you're in it, it's even better."

Liz blushed as Jason put his hand in her hair and pulled her head towards him. The kiss was gentle but so hot that she felt like her lips were melting. He was awakening feelings in her body that she didn't know she had.

There was a knock at the door and they pulled apart.

"I'll go kill whoever that is," Jason growled.

Liz giggled.

It was Fedex. Jason tore it open the letter and read the note.

"Next time, she won't be so lucky."

He looked up at her and she immediately knew something was wrong.

"What is it?"

"Um, I need to get this to Johnny, I'll be right back."

She nodded and watched him walk outside.