"Sam, you were right. Elizabeth was hiding something, and I think I just figured out what it was."
Elizabeth's speech was over and as she made her way back to the table the first thing she said was, "What is she doing over here?"
"My wife was checking on me. I had another memory. This time it was about you Elizabeth."
"Elizabeth looked at Jason expectantly. "See? I knew you loved me more than Sam. You're remembering our past together Jason!"
"Oh I certainly am. I think I am figuring out who you really are Elizabeth. You've known who I am for quite some time, haven't you Elizabeth?"
Elizabeth's face paled as she tried to talk her way out of it. "I think subconsciously I knew Jason. We were meant to be. We've been drawn to one another ever since you came back to Port Charles. We were destined to be together."
"You're not answering my question Elizabeth. Do you want to know what the memory was that I just had of you? It was you, telling me you lied about seeing John and Sam together. It was you, telling me you switched Sam's babys' DNA results so we could have "our time" together." Isn't that what you said to me after our wedding night? It was finally our time? I knew something was off with you, but I was too blind to see what it was."
Elizabeth finally caved. "Jason you have to understand. I love you so much and I always have. We were always torn apart by the mob or by Sam. When I found out you were Jason I was so alone. I wanted a chance to be with you, and I wanted us to have the life we always should have had."
"Elizabeth Jason is my husband! I didn't tear you guys apart; you did that all on your own when you couldn't accept him for who he was! Jason and I always had a connection with one another, and that connection can never be broken!" Sam was now screaming at Elizabeth, causing Carly, Sonny, Robin, and Patrick to come over from their table and see what all the commotion was about.
"What's going on Jason?" Carly asked with concern in her voice.
"Elizabeth knew."
"What are you talking about? Elizabeth knew what?"
"Elizabeth knew I was Jason."
"What?!" Carly rounded on Elizabeth. "You bitch! I have been working so hard to get along with you and have a relationship with you because I knew that's what Jason would have wanted. Even after Jake was revealed to be alive I still tried to be civil with you because I knew what you thought you had done when you gave Jake's kidney to Josslyn. How could you keep his identity a secret Elizabeth?" Carly shoved Elizabeth back and Sonny grabbed Carly from behind to prevent her from knocking Elizabeth out.
"Carly this isn't about you. And Sam you have no room to talk. You and Jason were on the verge of a divorce before he disappeared. He wasn't happy with you anymore. This is about Jason. I wanted my chance with him, and every single one of you has done terrible things. Why couldn't I be with the man I love? I needed to have my chance with him, and Jason was finally going to be my husband. We were going to be married and have our boys living under our roof with us."
" I knew it! Jason I told you! Jake didn't hear that you were his father during your time away; he heard it out of his mother's mouth. No wonder Jake has been so confused."
Jason had not really said much, but hearing that Elizabeth had lied to Jake stirred something in him. "How could you do that Elizabeth?! You lied to me, you lied to our son, and you led my entire family to believe I was gone! Every single time I tried to talk to you about my past you brushed it off and you acted as though no one would ever look for me. You knew damn well I had a wife, two children, a mother, and a whole lot of other people who missed me every single day. How long have you known Elizabeth? I'm assuming Nikolas told you who I was. Don't deny it!" Jason yelled as Elizabeth opened her mouth to reply. "HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?"
"Since the nurses ball."
"You've known since the Nurses' ball? Were you just going to keep on lying to me forever? To my family? To my wife? How could you ever think I would stay with you if I found out the truth? ANSWER ME ELIZABETH!" Jason yelled at her.
"Jason you have to understand. I knew we loved each other enough to make it work. I was already falling for you when I still thought you were Jake, but once I found out you were Jason it reaffirmed everything I had always known. You were brought back to me; you found your way back to Port Charles to be with me."
Jason stared at her in disbelief. How could he not see past her lies? How was he about to marry this woman? He knew nothing about her, and the one memory he had of her was not a good one.
"When Jason asked you to marry him I found you in the chapel, and you seemed upset. I encouraged you to be happy and marry Jake because I thought we had finally made peace with one another. You're telling me that I took away your guilt by giving you the okay to marry my husband?!" Sam was hysterical and made a lunge for Elizabeth. She managed to get one good slap in before Jason picked her up and held her back.
"Sam I know you're angry but please calm down. I don't want to have to explain to Danny that his mom is in lockup," Jason said soothingly.
Sam stopped struggling and took a deep breath. She had tears in her eyes as she spoke. "Patrick and I were going to get married. You acted like you were our biggest fan. You weren't thinking about either one of us or any of our children, including your own when you decided to control everyone's lives. You and Patrick are best friends; how could you do that to him?"
Patrick stepped forward and looked at Elizabeth with such a hurt expression on his face that she actually felt bad.
"Patrick I wasn't trying to hurt you. I just wanted to be happy and I knew Sam made you happy. I was doing what was best for everyone. Please Patrick I know you understand. All you've wanted since Robin left is to be happy, and you found that with Sam."
'Elizabeth don't try to act like you did any of this for me or Sam. You knew Jason was alive, and by not telling anyone you could have kept Robin in danger longer. She has been being held prisoner by the Cassadine's for years, and she left this time to help Jason. Victor Cassadine came to our house and told her Jason was still alive and she could save him. Robin left because she kenw it was the right thing to do. I was so angry and I didn't understand why she stayed away even after she had told me Jason died in the explosion at Crichton Clark. Emma and I were being threatened, so Robin had to do whatever they told her to do . She never wanted to stay away from her family; she was forced to. If you had told us Jason was alive eight months ago I would have known something was wrong. I could have gone and rescued her. But you weren't thinking about Robin, who is supposed to be one of your oldest and closest friends. I can't even look at you right now Elizabeth, you have hurt me worse than anyone else ever has."
"Patrick I never wanted to hurt you or Robin. I just wanted my happy ending. I didn't know Robin was still being held captive. I didn't know that she had left to find Jason. How is any of that my fault?" Elizabeth defended herself.
"You are one of my oldest friends Elizabeth," Robin stepped forward and began to speak. "Everyone makes mistakes, but this isn't a mistake. You knew Jason was alive and you knew his family was missing him. I left to bring him back to Danny, because I couldn't live with the guilt of knowing that Danny's father was alive and I did nothing to save him. It turns out I brought him back for Jake's sake too. I wanted Jason to have his family back and his life back. The night we both escaped Crichton Clark I got grabbed by Helena's men before I reached my house. I could only assume the same thing happened to Jaosn and I hadn't seen him since. I had no idea Jason had no memory and a new face. By the time Patrick rescued me it had already been revealed that Jason was alive. I didn't intend on saving Jason for you to keep him to yourself. I saved Jason for his children, his wife, his mother, and the rest of his family and friends. You kept two little boys from knowing that Jason was their father, and if you had it your way they would have never known. My daughter was heartbroken when Patrick and Sam broke up, but you didn't care about that did you? How could you let Emma become attached to someone that you knew could leave her at any moment? I may be able to forgive you for lying, but I can't forgive you for hurting my daughter."
With that Robin grabbed Patrick's arm and turned to walk away. She looked over at Sam who had tears streaming down her face and she said softly, "Sam thank you for being there for Patrick and Emma when I couldn't be. I have no harsh feelings towards you. I'm glad someone was there to help them while I couldn't."
"Robin I can't even begin to express how much it means to me that you saved my husband. You left your family to help mine, and I will be forever grateful to you."
Jason grabbed Robin and gave her a huge hug. "I don't remember you, but somehow you seem so familiar. You brought me back home Robin, if you ever need anything all you have to do is ask."
Robin kissed Jason on the cheek, and at her touch a sudden memory rushed through Jason.
"The girl with no future and the boy with no past." That line was playing in Jason's head as he saw the two of them looking so young and carefree on that bridge; the same bridge he liked to visit now.
"Robin I just remembered you. You were the girl with no future and I was the boy with no past."
"Jason that's amazing! I know you're memories will return to you, I am sure of it. I will do everything in my power to try and help you. Patrick and I have had enough excitement for one night. I know you will come back to us Jason."
Elizabeth had been watching the interactions between Robin, Patrick, Sam, and Jason with a look of horror on her face. There was no way she was going to lose him after all of this, especially not to Sam.
"Jason I know you will forgive me you just need time. My boys are depending on you and they want you to be their father. We need you Jason. Sam and Danny have been getting along just fine without you, and Danny has never had a father to miss so he doesn't know any better. Cam, Jake, and Aiden have had Lucky in and out of their lives for quite some time now, and they need stability. Come home with me Jason, we can work this out together as a family."
Elizabeth leaned in to grab a hold of Jason's arm but he jerked back. "Don't touch me Elizabeth. You destroyed your kids' lives when you lied about who I was. I love them as if they were my own but I am not going to be a family with you. I am not going to play house with you any longer. Now if you'll excuse me, my wife and I have a lot we need to discuss." Jason turned to leave and Elizabeth grabbed him.
"Please don't go Jason. I'm sorry, we can fi x this. I can fix this. Please don't leave me," she begged.
"You had your chance to fix this when you found out who I was. It's too late now."
Jason went over to Sam and gently put his hand on her back. "Can we go somewhere and talk?"
Sam looked up at him with her beautiful brown eyes and nodded. As they were about to leave Nikolas came rushing over to Elizabeth, who was silently sobbing into her napkin.
"How could you guys humiliate her in front of everyone? Hasn't she been through enough?"
Sam jumped away from Jason and got right in her cousin's face. "Don't you dare defend her after what she did to us. After what you did to us. You two deserve each other. You are nothing to me Nikolas. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but I just can't anymore. Don't come near my husband or me again."
"Way to go Sam!" Carly cheered. "Oh and just one more thing Elizabeth. If you think this is over or that any of us will forgive you, you've got another thing coming." Carly linked arms with Sonny and they turned to walk away.
"If you need anything Jason, Sam; don't' hesitate to call," Sonny called out as they were leaving.
"Thanks man," Jason replied.
Without another look back at Elizabeth, who was now sobbing into Nikolas' arms, Jason escorted Sam out onto the deck into the night. There were a lot of things they needed to discuss, and Jason wasn't about to waste any more time away from his family or his loved ones.
