The next morning Jason and Liz wake up in their bedroom. Jason leans over and kisses her.
"Welcome home wife." He states with a smile. She gets a big grin on her face.
"So what time to we leave for Port Charles?" He asks.
"How about never? We stay tucked in right here?" She asks with a smirk.
"Sounds good to me but we really need to go see everyone. We are meeting with Lila at 1 and it's 8 now." He states.
"I guess we should start getting ready." She tells him. She goes to get out of bed and walks into the bathroom. She starts the shower.
"Are you coming or not?" She calls out. Jason jumps out of bed not needing to be asked twice. He heads into the bathroom and shuts the door.
Forty-Five minutes later Jason is downstairs getting the coffee going and making some hot chocolate for Liz when she walks down stairs. She walks up beside him and leans up to kiss him. He leans down and catches her lips.
"Mmm, morning." He states with a grin. She smiles.
"So where are we at for time?" She asks.
"Well, we are at quarter to nine. If we leave in about half an hour that gets us getting into PC at 10." He states. She nods. He hands her a mug of hot chocolate and pours himself a cup of coffee. He flips through the paper that Milo had brought in and sat down.
"Milo got some donuts on his way in if you want one." Jason states.
"Nope, had my breakfast already." She states with a grin. Jason laughs.
"That you did." He states. He leans over and smiles.
"Have I said Thank you for that?" He asks. She smiles at him.
"My pleasure. I just hoped it was good." She tells him.
"Oh, honey, it was THE BEST I've ever had." He tells her leaning in to kiss her again. He pulls back and takes a drink of coffee. She sips her hot chocolate.
"So anything good in the paper?" She asks.
"Umm, let's see. ELQ is having another fundraiser." Jason starts reading off some of the headlines. He gets to the society section. His eyes get huge.
"Oh shit." He states. Liz grabs the paper.
"Who the hell did this?" She asks.
Headline states. Morgan/Webber wed.
"I am so fucked. Grams is going to kill me." She states as Jason starts to read the article.
"Reports are that two of the founding families of Port Charles are now merged in holy matrimony. Jason Quartermain Morgan has reportedly married Elizabeth Webber, the granddaughter of Steven and Audrey Hardy of Port Charles. Our source states they were married in Italy while on vacation and will now make Crimson Pointe their home. Let this reporter be the first to congratulate the happy couple." Jason stops reading. Liz looks at him.
"Emily wouldn't have done that." Liz states.
"No, she wouldn't have. I'm thinking Carly. I'm thinking her and Sonny were the only other two that knew we got married." Jason states.
"Grams is gonna kill me." Liz tells him.
"Hey, do you regret this?" He asks.
"No, God no Jason, Grams is just going to be pissed off I didn't tell her ahead of time to begin with, and then add to the fact that she's finding out in the paper." She states. Jason nods.
"I know. I figured we would do an announcement but not until after we were able to tell our families. I have a feeling that our tea with Lila just got changed." He states just as his cell rings. Liz grabs it.
"It's Em." She tells him.
"Hey Em, yeah we read it." He pauses.
"I figured that. Hey Em, how about after we go try and smooth things over with Audrey, we head over to the mansion and try and talk to them there?" He asks. Liz grabs the phone.
"Em, tell them we'll be there in about 45 minutes. I'll have Grams meet us there and we can discuss this all together." Liz states. She hangs up.
"Let's go. I'll call Grams from the car." She states. He nods. They head out. Milo opens the limo door and they climb in. He pulls away from the house. Liz grabs his cell. She dials Audrey's number.
"Hi Grams." She states when Audrey answers.
"I know, listen, meet us at the Quatermains. We are on our way there now. We'll be there in about half an hour. I don't want to have to go through this too many times today." Liz tells her then hangs up while Audrey is ranting. Liz sighs and Jason pulls her into his lap. He lifts her chin until she's looking into his eyes.
"Hey, we'll be ok. Let's just get through this, let everyone rant and rave; then you, Emily, and Veronica can go shop for the house." Jason tells her.
"Are you sure?" She asks.
"Yes. Then tonight, I'll run you a nice hot bubble bath, I may even get in with you, and show you why this is right for you and me." He tells her with a smile. She leans in and kisses him. He kisses her back.
"Soon the limo is pulling up to the Quatermain mansion. Jason and Liz get out. Jason takes Liz's hand and they head up. Before they can ring the bell the door opens.
"GET IN HERE!" Edward bellows. Jason and Liz nod and walk in. They walk into the living room where everyone is gathered including Audrey. Emily walks up and hugs them. Jason and Liz walk in and sit down on the couch next to Emily. Edward looks at them.
"What is the meaning of this?" He demands showing them the article in the paper.
"What's it look like?" Jason asks smartly. Liz smacks his arm.
"Mr. Quartermain, I know you are shocked, and when Jason and I left town we didn't plan to come back married. It just happened." She states.
"SO it is true. You married that degenerate grandson of mine. I thought you were smarter then that." Edward demands.
"That's enough Mr. Quartermain. I know that you don't like the fact that Jason and I are married. Most of you in this room probably don't like it but it was our decision not yours. The only thing I'm sorry about is that Lila and Emily couldn't be there when we said our vows." Liz states. Edward looks at her flabbergasted. Liz smiles.
"Yes, I just yelled at you in your own house." Liz states. Emily pipes up.
"Mom's house." Jason smiles. Emily laughs. Jason stands up and walks over to Lila.
"Grandmother, I'm sorry you weren't there." He tells her.
"It's ok dear. Does she make you happy?" Lila asks.
"More then I ever thought possible Grandmother." He states.
"Well then, that's the important thing. Bring her over here so I can officially meet my new granddaughter." Lila states. Liz stands and walks over to Jason.
"Mrs. Quatermain, it's a pleasure to see you again." She states.
"Call me either Lila or Grandmother. You are now part of the family, no more Mrs. Quatermain stuff." She tells her. Liz kneels at her side.
"We are really sorry that you couldn't make it." She tells her.
"Don't worry about it dear. Just make sure I know before the great grandkids are born that you guys are having a baby." She tells them. Liz laughs.
"That I can do." She leans in and hugs Lila.
"You are perfect for Jason. I wish you a long happy life." She tells them. Jason kisses Lila on the cheek.
"Again Grandmother, I'm sorry." He tells her.
"Don't sweat it my dear. Just cherish this gift you have in your wife and that's all I could ask for." Lila states.
"I will Grandmother, I know how much of a treasure she is." Jason states wrapping his arm around Liz. Emily watches them with tears in her eyes.
"You guys are so cute." She states with a grin. Jason looks at her.
"Ok anyone else want to bitch us out?" He asks.
"Elizabeth Imogene Webber, how dare you marry this thug?" Audrey demands.
"Grams, first off it's Elizabeth Imogene Morgan now, get it right. Second of all, I dared marry him because I love him, and he's not a thug. He's my husband. The man I promised to spend the rest of my life with, the man that's going to be my children's father when I have them. If you don't like it, that's your problem. I wanted to talk to you about something anyway." Liz states.
"What's that?" Audrey asks.
"Am I adopted? While in Italy I met this great couple, Maximus and Margarita Giambetti, Maximus asked me about me being adopted. It got me thinking about how Jeff and Carolyn have treated me, and it makes me wonder if I'm adopted." She states.
"If you are, I have no clue about it." Audrey states. Liz nods.
"Don't worry Elizabeth, I've got research going. Ricardo will probably have it ready tonight." Jason tells her.
"If you want, I can call Jeff and Carolyn for you." Monica states. Liz looks at her.
"I may not like the profession my son has chose, but he is my son in everyway but biology. I will love him forever no matter what happens in his life. You are like another daughter to me, and now Jason has made it official. My son could not have chosen a better bride. So yes, I will call and talk to Jeff. Do you have a number to reach him at?" She asks.
"I have a number but I'm not sure it still works." Liz tells her digging through her purse. She pulls out her address book and walks over to Monica. Monica copies it down.
"I will go into the foyer and see if I can get Jeff. Be back soon. You all behave, let the kids enjoy their married life." She tells them. Liz and Jason sit back down on the couch next to Emily. Just then Jason's cell rings.
"Morgan." He states into it.
"She's right here Ricardo." He states handing it over.
"Hello?" Liz states into the phone.
"Veronica, how nice to hear from you. We are at the Quatermain mansion right now. I'll call you when we get ready to leave. We can meet at Kelly's my sister in law and best friend Emily is coming with us." She states.
"Got it. I'll call you when we leave." She hangs up and hands the phone back to Jason.
"Ok, remind me to get you your own cell phone." He states with a smile.
"Yeah you said you would do that in New York, then we went on to Italy, and London, then came home and I still don't have it." She tells him with a smile.
"I will have one for you TONIGHT." He tells her with a grin.
"Matter of fact." He calls Ricardo and tells him to have one hooked up in Liz's name and bring it with him. To make it the latest and greatest phone." Liz smiles. He hangs up.
"Ricardo will have it when you see him. Now that that's taken care of." Just then Monica comes in.
"I couldn't get a hold of Jeff. He's in the field. They said they would have him call me back. I'll try again later if he doesn't call." Monica states.
"That's fine. We should get going. We are meeting Jason's associate's wife and going shopping for the new house. Do you want to come Monica?" Liz asks.
"I would love to. I'm off work today. Are you sure?" She asks.
"Yep, Milo can bring you home later. That way you can see our new house and hear what I want to have done to it." Monica nods.
"Let me go get my purse then." She states.
"That's fine, we'll meet you at the door." She tells Monica. Monica nods. Liz and Jason stand and walk over to Lila.
"Bye Lila, I'll stop and see you soon." Liz states.
"You do that dear." She tells her. Jason leans down and kisses her on the cheek.
"By Grandmother, I'll try and make arrangements to come have tea with you one day soon." He tells her.
"That's good dear. Have fun. Oh and Elizabeth, one day I will want to come see this house too." She states.
"Of course, before that though we have to get some work done. I'm afraid there's a lot of steps and no elevator or ramps." Liz tells her.
"Oh dear, you don't have to change anything just for me." She states.
"No, it's fine. I wanted something put in anyway." Liz states. Jason nods.
"I know right where to put the elevator, it's going to take out a linen closet though." He states.
"Are you talking where that broom closet is off the living room?" Liz asks. Jason nods.
"Yeah, it's a linen closet on the second floor. I don't want to run it to the 3rd floor though. It would come out in your studio." Jason tells her.
"Let's look and see where in the studio, maybe I can work around it." Liz tells him.
"Don't think so. I don't think Grandmother really cares about your studio or what will be my weight room though." He states. Liz looks at Lila.
"No dear, just so I can see your beautiful artwork that's fine with me." She states.
"That's no problem Lila." She tells her. Lila nods. Jason looks at Em.
"Well, let's go. I'll drop you girls off with Veronica and then I will go to my meeting. I'll meet you back at the house later." He tells her as they head out of the living room into the foyer where Monica is standing. Liz nods. They head out and get into the limo. Liz smiles.
"Jason, as much as I love the limo, we can't always take this thing around." Liz states.
"I know. One day this week I'll head up to New York and get the bike. I'll also bring my car over from where it's been at." He states. Liz nods. Monica watches them along with Emily smiling at how happy Jason is. They pull up to Kelley's. Milo opens the door and helps Monica and Emily out. Jason gets out and then Liz does. They walk into Kelley's and head to the table where Ricardo and Veronica are at. Jason introduces everyone and they sit down. They place their orders. Ricardo looks at Liz.
"Elizabetta, here is your new phone. The numbers for me, Veronica, Milo and Jason are already put in." He tells her. She nods.
"Thanks Ricardo. Now I don't have to keep borrowing Jason's." She states as she sets it into her purse. Jason hands Ricardo his phone so he can program Liz's number into it. Ricardo does as their food gets brought out.
"So when are you coming back to work Liz?" The waitress asks.
"I'm not. I put my two week notice in before I left town. I'm living in Crimson Pointe now with my husband." Liz states looking at the waitress.
"Really?" She asks. Liz nods.
"Why did you and Lucky move out there?" She asks.
"I'm not married to Lucky. Jason and I got married. Jason and I are living out there. We are getting ready to open an art gallery and I'm going to work on my art." Liz tells Penny.
"Can I just say good? You deserve so much more then that dipshit." She states with a smile. Liz laughs.
"Thanks Penny. I'll miss you and Tammy, but I won't miss the sore feet, the food being thrown in my face, the screaming kids and everything else I hated about this job." Liz states with a smile.
"I bet. I wish some rich man would come sweep me off my feet and get me out of this hell hole. I love Bobbie. Don't get me wrong, but with Carly running this place, I can't stand working here. It's gone so far down since Carly took over running it." She states.
"Why is Carly running the diner?" Liz asks shocked.
"Something about wanting to be independent. Her name is on it, but she's never here to run it. Tammy and I do all the paperwork and the banking. I do the ordering and Tammy is here to get the orders." Penny states.
"That suck. I'm sorry. Hey do you like art?" She asks.
"Yeah, why?" She asks.
"Wanna move out to Crimson Pointe? Once the gallery gets up and running, we'll need some people to help out." Liz tells her.
"I would so love it." She states with a smile. Liz grins.
"Is Tammy here too?" She asks.
"She's upstairs want me to go get her?" Penny asks. Liz nods.
"I'll be right back. Liz nods. Soon Tammy is down stairs.
"Lizzie, welcome back." She calls with a smile.
"Thanks Tammy. I wish I was still in Italy." Liz states with a smile. Jason grins too remembering their time in Italy.
"Well, I'm glad you are home." She states.
"Yeah, listen, you remember Jason Morgan, you know Emily and Monica Quatermain." Tammy nods.
"This is Ricardo and Veronica Adolphie. They are associates of Jason's." Liz states.
"Nice to meet you too." She states shaking their hands. Liz smiles.
"So when are you going to tell me the big news Mrs. Morgan?" Tammy asks grinning.
"Well, we planned on letting everyone know today but someone beat us to it. Jason and I were married in Italy. We live in Crimson Pointe now. Like I told Penny, we are getting ready to open up an art Gallery, it's gonna take a few moths so I can't do it right now, but I was looking at hiring you and Penny to come help me." She states.
"Oh I would love it, but I don't know much about art." She states.
"Hey we are going to be dealing with undiscovered artists. It's easier to talk about their work. I'll work with you." Liz states with a smile.
"Are you serious?" Tammy asks.
"Yep. I heard that the new Mrs. Corinthos is running this place." Liz states throwing her fork back on the table.
"Yeah, food sucks now don't it?" She asks.
"Yeah, what happened to this place? It was great when I left about 3 months ago." Liz demands.
"Yeah, it was soon after you left that Bobbie said that Carly was going to take over the day to day of running this place. I called Bobbie last night and told her that if she didn't do something. I was quitting." Tammy states. Jason stands and pulls up a chair. He offers it to Tammy. She sits down next to Liz.
"What time do you work today?" Liz asks.
"I'm supposed to close but Carly thinks we only need 2 waitresses. Said any more then that is an expense we don't need so Penny and I work it all." She states. Liz looks at her.
"WHAT!" You need at least 2 waitresses per shift. I'm calling Bobbie." Liz states. She calls Bobbie. Carly and Bobbie walk in. Bobbie hugs her.
"Welcome home Mrs. Morgan." She states with a smile.
"Yes, welcome home to me. The diner I've spent the better part of my life here working at is going down the tubes. You have 2 waitresses to work the diner." Bobbie looks at her.
"According to Tammy, Carly said there didn't need to be any more then 2 waitresses to run from open to close." Liz tells her.
"So what else is going on?" She asks.
"I'm not sure. It's time that something gets straightened out. Ruby loved this place Bobbie and she would HATE what Carly has done to it." Liz states. Everyone watches Liz get upset. Carly looks at her.
"If you think you can run this money pit better then me go ahead." Carly demands.
"Honey, I was running this before you and then it wasn't a money pit. If you want me to Bobbie, I'll get it straightened back around for you." She states.
"I can't ask you to do that. It's my responsibility." Bobbie states.
"But you are a nurse, you can't burden yourself with this. Let me get it straightened out, get a manager in here to run it day to day. I'll come in once a week and check out how it's doing." Liz states.
"Would you do that?" Bobbie asks.
"Yep." She looks at Tammy.
"Well Tammy, what do you want, the new art gallery Jason and I are opening or managing this place under me not Carly?" Liz asks.
"I'll stick with this. I know this place." Tammy states.
"Ok, first things first, I want 2 more waitresses hired at least, we'll start with 2. I'll put in a shift or two a week if need be. I want the books gone over, Jason can your accountant do that?" She asks. He nods.
"Second of all, whoever is cooking is fired. I want the food back to how it was. This is crap." Liz states. Tammy nods.
"Let's hire 2 more full time, and 2 part time waitresses. I'll head back into the kitchen for now to get that back in order?" Tammy asks. Liz nods.
"Sounds good. Listen, I'll be in tomorrow. Today I have to go order furniture for my new house and look at a couple buildings for the art gallery. Can you handle things for me today Tammy?" Liz asks.
"Yep, I'll start with putting a help wanted sign in the window and go from there. I'll head back to the office and grab the books Jason.
"I'll have Bernie, my accountant come in and look them over right here." He states. Tammy nods.
"Ok, tomorrow, we will start interviewing. I'll be in all day to help with the hiring and I'll waitress too. Penny, I need you to pitch in a little and help me." Liz states.
"I would LOVE to help you bring this place back up. Jason looks at Bobbie.
"Is that spot under Kelley's still open?" He asks.
"Yeah, why?" She asks.
"How much to rent it?" He asks.
"I don't know. Why?" Liz grins.
"Art Gallery in P.C?" She asks him.
"Well, most of my business is in town, why not? We can still live in Crimson Pointe. It's not that long a drive into town." He states. Liz nods.
"I like the idea, then I can be here to oversee both places." Liz states with a smile. Jason nods.
"Bobbie, when Bernie comes in tomorrow, have a price for him. We will rent by the year." He states. She nods.
"Ok, Ricardo and I have to leave. Milo, you Chris, and Zack are on the girls today." Jason states. Milo nods. Jason stands and leans down. He kisses Liz.
"I'll see you at home later." He states. Liz nods.
"I'll drive the car home tonight. Milo will bring you home in the limo." He states. Liz nods. Jason and Ricardo leave.
"Ok, so this is how it's going to be, Carly, you are no longer needed here. Lizzie will fix just like Lizzie fixed Jason after you tried to break him. So go play dutiful wife to Sonny, stay away from me and don't fuck anything else up that I have to fix would you?" Liz asks. Carly fumes and walks away mumbling about a cold-hearted bitch. Liz looks at Bobbie.
"What time to you have to be to work today?" She asks.
"I'm off." She tells her.
"Ok, can you stick around here? I'll be in tomorrow morning to start working on this diner. This is fucking ridiculous." Bobbie looks at Liz.
"Sorry, it slipped out but that daughter of yours isn't fit to shine my shoes let alone run a diner. This thing would have been closed in a year the way she was going." Liz tells her. Bobbie nods her head knowing Liz is right.
"Come on girls. I'm in the mood to shop and my hubby gave me his unlimited credit card. Let's go spend some money. I have a mansion to buy furniture for." Liz states with a smile. Emily laughs knowing Liz is joking. They leave and Bobbie watches. They get into the limo and a black Tahoe follows. Liz asks Milo.
"It's the other guards. I'm watching." He states. Liz nods. The divider goes up.
"Ok, here's my list." Liz states.
"The contractors were starting today. Max was at the house overseeing that while we were busy today. Today it's get the stuff for Jason's weight room, the studio, and one of the guest rooms." Liz states. Emily nods as she looks over the list.
"Oh, and some stuff Jason asked me to get for his office and he asked about turning one of the 5 bedrooms upstairs into an office for me so we have to get my office stuff. Jason told me to just order it all today and if anything store it in the garage for now, the guys can set it up as we get a room done but I don't want to do that." Liz tells them.
"Well I agree with you Liz. Why don't we just start with the rooms that are ready and when a room gets done, do another shopping trip?" Monica asks.
"Well that's what I figured." Liz stated with a smile.
"So, since Veronica did such a great job on the master bedroom and Jason is stopping at the studio tonight to pick up the last piece for it, that room is done." Liz states. The girls nod as they pull up to Wyndams. They get out and head in. They walk right to the furniture department and get to work. Soon they have ordered Jason's weight room equipment, the shelves and stuff for the studio, the bedroom set for the one guest room and new living room furniture. They have also ordered what Jason needed for his office and her desk and cabinets for her office. Soon they are back in the limo heading out to Crimson Pointe. They pull up and climb out. Liz opens the door and walks in. The girls follow. Monica notices the entryway.
"This looks good." She states.
"Yep, this and the living room was staying the same. I ordered a boot rack for here and bench to go along that wall. Other then that we have the coat closet here. She states opening it up. Liz gives Emily and Monica a tour of the rest of the house.
They reach the master bedroom and open the door. They see Jason hanging up a painting in there.
"Hey honey, did you stop at the grocery store too?" She asks.
"Max is taking care of that." He states as he hangs the picture.
"Is it straight?" He asks. Liz goes and gets on the bed.
"Yep. Nice job dear." She tells him. He smiles.
"So how was shopping?" He asks.
"Good. We got the stuff for the studio, the weight room, the offices, the living room, and the guest room. Monica said she would talk to cook about helping pick out the kitchen stuff since I'm useless there." She tells him. He grins.
"We need a nice sturdy table in there." He tells her with a grin. Liz turns red and Jason turns and sees his mom and sister standing in the doorway. They laugh at him turning beat red.
"Ok, so what are we doing for dinner tonight?" Liz asks.
"Max is picking up some dinner on his way back with the groceries. I asked the guys about that elevator and they said where I thought wouldn't be a problem." He tells her.
"Good, I want Lila to feel comfortable being here." She tells him. He nods. He grabs her hand, pulls her off the bed and they head down the stairs. Emily and Monica follow.
"I must say, I believe this is bigger then the mansion." Monica states.
"It was the house that was here. We are working with it. It's a bit big for me but hey, it works. Liz states with a smile.
"Oh Monica, do you think Lila would like to come help me with the flowers next spring?" She asks.
"Oh I'm sure she would. She can get you a rose garden going just like the one she has. She would love to help you." Monica states.
"Good. It's late in the year this year but next spring, I'll bring her out one day to come help with it." Liz states. Jason grins.
"Her rose garden would look good right off the living room." Jason states. Liz smiles.
"That's what I was thinking too." Liz tells him as the door opens. Max calls out it's him. Liz gets up and heads into the kitchen with him. Soon she's out.
"Sorry don't have a dinning room table yet, we'll have to eat in here." She states setting the pizza and plates down.
"That's fine." Monica states. Max comes in with some beer and water. He sets them down.
"Anything else Jason?" He asks.
"Yeah, can you be here tomorrow? Furniture will be delivered then and I have to go into Port Charles." Liz states.
"Sure thing Liz. Just tell me what goes where." He states. Liz nods.
"I'll leave a note for ya." She tells him. He nods and turns to leave. Soon Emily and Monica decide it's time they leave too and head out. Milo drives them back into the city while Liz and Jason sit back and relax.
"So do you know what you just got into today?" Jason asks her.
"Yes. I'm running Kelley's and an art gallery. It's gonna be busy but once things get squared away with the diner, Tammy and Penny can do the day to day running of it. They know what to do." Liz states. Jason nods.
"The gallery, I will start on in a couple weeks." She tells him.
"Ok. Now lets go to bed." He tells her standing. He bends down and picks Liz up in his arms. He heads towards the stairs with Liz smiling. He carries her up and into their bedroom. He lays her down and proceeds to welcome her home properly.
