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Ilovedana asked if Robin and Jason dated previously and the answer is yes.

Chapter 13 – Grim

Jason walked out of the bedroom and sat down at the table. The mood was kind of grim. He looked over at Liz. "You haven't eaten since this morning."

"I'm not hungry."

Dante jumped up and went to the fridge and came back with a hoagie. "Here." He said placing it down in front of her.

Liz sighed. She knew she needed to eat but she was just really worried about Jason and didn't have an appetite. "That's too much. Does anyone want to share?"

"Yes." Jason said smiling.

"No." Everyone else yelled.

He shook his head.

Liz grinned and opened it up and ate half while they all talked and then wrapped up the rest. "Thank you Dante."

Dante smiled. He felt like he knew Elizabeth from everything that Emily had shared about her. But he was still curious about something. "Elizabeth, what about your family? Shouldn't they be worried about you?"

Emily held her breath. She thought about smacking Dante on the arm but the truth was that she wanted to know as well.

Elizabeth took a deep breath.

"You don't have to say anything." Jason said softly.

Liz shrugged. "It's okay." She grabbed her napkin and nervously played with it as she spoke. "About 3 years ago, I guess you can say I was going through a kind of rebellious and wild stage, and my parents and I got into this huge argument. We never really got along well anyway. My sister Sarah was a bitch to me and my brother was older so he didn't pay much attention to us. Anyway, during the argument, my father blurted out really mean things about how I was an embarrassment and he finally spilled that I was adopted."

Emily grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "Go on."

"Well, I was horrified. It made a lot of sense since they treated me so differently. But, after the cat was let out of the bag, everything was really tense between us. I did something really stupid and got arrested."

Jason choked on his Gatorade and Liz turned and patted him on the back.

Elizabeth smiled. "I know, hard to believe that I was once a hellion."

Emily grinned. "I've seen you at Jakes, so I believe it."

Jason made a mental note to ask Emily what that was about. Just when he thought he had a pulse on who Liz was, she would throw him a curve ball.

Liz grinned. "Well, when I got arrested, my parents came to the station and basically disowned me. It was horrible and ugly and they just were going to leave me there to rot. There was a lawyer in town that day. She had heard the whole thing and felt bad for me. Her name was Diane."

Jason frowned. "Diane Miller?"

"Yes. You know her?"

"She helps us out when Alexis isn't available. They are actually friends."

Liz smiled. "Small world. Anyway, she got me out pro bono."

"Wow, that fight must have been really ugly because Diane doesn't do pro bono." Dante said.

Jason had to smile. Doing things for free didn't pay for Diane's shoes as he had heard so many times before.

"It was ugly. But, she kind of took me under her wing and helped me find a nursing program. I already had an art degree. She's the one that told me about Port Charles."

"Interesting." Emily said quietly. "So, you have no contact with the Webbers anymore?"

Liz shook her head. "Not really. Steven calls me on Christmas. I started to try and find out about my adoption but my original birth certificate had somehow disappeared."

Jason frowned. He made a mental note to get Spinelli on it when they got back.

"That's mysterious."

Liz shrugged. "So, I have no idea who I am."

Emily frowned. "Yes you do. You are beautiful, smart, talented, a wonderful friend, and you make excellent brownies."

Liz grinned.

"Is that why you asked Johnny to buy that brownie mix?" Dante asked.

Emily nodded. "Damn right."

Liz laughed. "I'll make you some tomorrow."

"Dante is going to cook us pasta tomorrow so the smell of good gravy will be permeating this place."

"You cook?" Jason asked.

"Yup, my ma taught me well."

"Jason, I think you should go lay down." Emily said softly.

Liz got up. "Come on. I'll tuck you in."

They watched them walk into the bedroom.

"You think something is going on between them?" Dante asked.

Emily smiled. "I do. I think they might have a mutual crush on each other."

Dante chuckled. "I know that look in your eye."

"Well, if I see they need a little help, trust me I have no problem butting in."

"Did Jason ask any questions?"

"Yup and I did set him straight."

"Damn woman. Are you trying to get me killed?"

Emily laughed. "He won't kill you because he knows I'd kill him. You might want to lay low though."

"Where, you want me to hide, in the closet?" Dante said shaking his head.

"Don't worry, I'll protect you." She said leaning towards him.

"You're really bad." He said grinning. He kissed her and then pulled back. "Help me set up the air mattress."

They got up and started moving some furniture.

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Robin met Monica in the lab. "Monica, what do you need me to do?" Robin asked.

"This is a blood sample. I need you to try and identify the neurotoxin and then come up with a counter agent."

Robin nodded. She took the sample and the other vial and put them in a stand. "I take it that you needed this yesterday." She said putting on some gloves and a lab coat.

Monica nodded. "Yes."

Robin sighed. Everything in her knew this was about Jason. She could see it in Monica's eyes. "We'll save him." She said softly.

Monica nodded. "Let me know if you need anything."

"Just keep my husband busy tomorrow, and see if you can get someone to bring me up a cot or something."

Monica left and Robin picked up her phone. She texted Patrick that she wouldn't be home and then she started her research.

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Jason watched Liz nervously walk around the room.

"Elizabeth." He said softly.

She looked over at him. "Hmmm?"

"Talk to me."

Liz sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm just going over everything in my head. I'm trying to figure out when they injected you."

"Honestly, I think it was in the food. I never felt right after eating lunch."

She sat down next to him. She knew this was really serious and it scared the crap out of her. Emily would be devastated if she lost her brother. And she knew that it would crush her too. After all the time they had spent together, she felt bonded to him.

He lifted his hand to her face. "Don't worry."

"How can you say that?"

"Come here." He said pulling her into him so that he could hug her. "Monica will figure something out."

He knew how much his mother was doing to help save him and he found that he was actually glad that she had never given up on him.

Liz closed her eyes and hugged him tightly. She said a silent prayer that Jason would be alright as she savored the warmth of his body.

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Robin looked at the sample again. It appeared to be an Anatoxin-a compound. If he had been given a lot, Jason would be dead already. But, there was something else cut into it because instead of his muscles permanently contracting, they eventually did relax. Thinking for a moment, she wondered if some sort of Curare poison was cut in to induce muscle relaxation. It would be the ultimate form of torture because if the drug were repeatedly given, you could keep someone in a perpetual state of horrible pain.

She paced back and forth thinking about the consequences that the drug would have on Jason's body. Off the top of her head, she was worried about muscular degeneration. Realizing that she had her work cut out for her, she knew she would need some mice. It was the only way that she could test the antidote. She texted Monica and then got back to work.

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Liz felt Jason's arms suddenly dropped to the bed and she pulled back. "What happened?"

Jason was stunned. "I don't know, I just lost my grip completely."

"Emily." She yelled.

Emily scrambled into the room. "What's wrong?"

"It's Jason. He lost control of his arms."

Emily stared at her brother and took a deep breath. "Jason, it's possible that the toxin is going to cause your muscles to spasm or degenerate. We don't know at this point."

Jason nodded. "If it gets bad, I want you guys to promise to just leave me here and take the SUV back to Port Charles."

Emily went to his side. "I will never leave you Jason. I just can't."

"Emily I don't want you to watch me die."

"No Jason, just save your breath. We're all staying for the duration. I don't care who is after us or what happens. We're not leaving you."

"I want to talk to Dante alone."

Emily and Liz looked at each other before leaving the room.

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"What's up?" Dante asked.

"Apparently, I'm falling apart."

Dante sighed. "Jason, I heard all of that. We can't just leave you here."

"Dante, I'm probably dying. It's already in my blood stream."

Dante shook his head. He couldn't even process that. Over the last few years, he had learned a lot from Jason and he knew his father would be devastated if he lost his best friend.

"Just take care of Liz and Emily okay. And I know about you and my sister."

Dante tensed. He wasn't sure if Jason would be really mad or not and he really wanted to be with Emily.

"Relax. It's not like I could kick your ass right now anyway. Although, my gun is in the drawer."

Dante smirked. Jason didn't usually joke a lot. He was pretty quiet.

"Just be good to her and don't touch her while you're here. The thought of you two doing something in the other room is just…disgusting." Jason said making a face. He wasn't happy about them being together. He had always tried to shelter Emily the best he could away from his life style. But, he had heard her loud and clear. She was an adult and got to make her own choices, even if he completely disagreed. Besides, he had more crucial things to worry about.

Dante nodded. "Okay."

"Get out of here." He said dismissing him.

Dante smiled and left the room.

A/N – I love making up designer drugs lol. The compound contains real drugs I just made up the combo and results. I'm sure I have an FBI file on me at this point due to all these stories and my google searches. I was scared the secret service would show up when I was writing scandal lol.