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Chapter 14
Since Elizabeth was running errands Jason decided it would be a good time for him to do the same thing. He decided to take his Harley and drove downtown. Like Francis he spotted Milo's truck, which let him know his fiance was somewhere in the area. As he drove towards the jewelry store, which was stop number one he saw Milo through the front window of the lingerie shop and damn near drove onto the curb. He very much wanted to know what Elizabeth was buying. Curiosity was not a normal thing for Jason, but knowing his girl in a shop that sold tiny wisps of fabric was enough to bring it on.
Milo nodded and so did Jason as he kept driving. He parked in the rear of the jewelry store and the back door opened as the manager greeted him. They headed straight to a private room. "I need a wedding band. Size six and half."
"A diamond band?" The manager wanted to know.
"Yes. Not too wide though." Jason knew something too wide would look odd on her hand since the engagement ring wasn't exactly subtle. "Platinum."
"Right away." The manager said leaving to put together a selection.
It didn't take long to find the ring, and to have the words I love you engraved inside. From the shop Jason headed back to his bike. He'd been giving the idea of a wedding gift some thought since they decided to get married for real, and he thought he had come up with something perfect. He sent an inquiry about the item and was closing his messenger app when his phone rang. "Morgan."
"Hi, I ran into Francis and Diane. Would you like to meet us in town for lunch?" Elizabeth was watching the couple shop and since they were across the store she could talk. She was doing her best to not call Diane mom, the lie could only go so far. However if her friend wasn't better by the wedding it might not be avoidable.
"Sure, I'm in town too. Where are you?" He asked his girl. He was going to ask Sonny to pick up the gift and bring it with him when he came to the island. She was going to love it.
"Shopping?" She asked curious.
"Yes." He replied grinning.
"Really, for anything in particular?" Elizabeth figured her wedding ring, and maybe a gift for her too.
"No comment." Jason said laughing. When this call was done he would check his email for the reply from his question. "So where are you?"
She named the shop. They were here so Diane and Francis could maybe pick something up. After driving around she quickly realized her first gift idea was out. With time as a factor she went with option two. So she sat in the car, after, and made her purchase online while Milo stood outside and chatted with their friends. When she got out she wouldn't tell them what she got, Jason would learn about the gift first. "How long will it take you to get here?"
"About three minutes." He said laughing. "I'm up the street." Still behind the jewelry store, because he had handled his transaction while sitting on the bike. "I drove the Harley in."
"I'm riding with you on the way back." Elizabeth loved going on rides with him.
"I didn't bring a helmet." He let her know. "I wasn't expecting to run into you."
"Fine. You owe me a ride though." Elizabeth said trying not to pout.
"Tonight, after dinner." Jason promised. "I'm heading over now."
"We will wait for you." Elizabeth said hanging up and smiling. A bike ride would be a great way to unwind. "Find anything?" She asked after walking to where her friends were standing.
"No." Diane said pursing her lips. "Hints would be welcome."
"You could use the registry." Elizabeth suggested and laughed at Diane's face. "Or not."
"We will come up with something." Francis said thinking he was going to be doing more shopping tomorrow.
Tonight he would just suggest they give the younger couple some money. That was what mob guys normally gave as a gift, regardless of the occasion. "Is Jason coming?" The older guard asked.
"Any minute now. He was up the street." Elizabeth said as he came into the shop. She waved and he headed over.
"Would you like to give us a hint as to what would be a good wedding gift?" Diane asked Jason.
"The registry has everything we asked for." Jason pointed out, which earned him a glare. "Or not."
Milo snickered he couldn't help it. "She said the same thing." He said pointing to Liz.
"Great minds think alike." Jason grinned at his girl.
"So you must be hungry." Elizabeth ready to eat.
"I am. See we are perfect for each other." Jason laughed. "Let's go." He said leading the small party to the door.
"Over here!" Liz waved smiling as her friends departed the plane. They hadn't taken the Corinthos Morgan plane because it was undergoing routine maintenance so that Sonny could fly down in a few days with his family, Steven, Maggie, Audrey, and the Quartermaines. Johnny said he and Georgie were fine flying commercial.
"Congratulations!" Georgie said hugging her friend tight. Diane wasn't around so the young lawyer didn't have to monitor her speech.
"Congratulations to you too." Liz said as they started for the car. One of the crew was grabbing all the luggage.
"I haven't gotten my results yet." Georgie had taken the Bar yesterday. She was feeling good about the outcome. "I won't get them for at least a month." She was going to try and not think about that.
"We all know you aced the exam." Liz said grinning.
"Yeah, I did." Georgie laughed as they get into the truck. "But that isn't why we are here. We will celebrate that when its official." She said turning the attention back to the bride. "We are celebrating your wedding to the guy you are madly in love with. I was thrilled when you called to ask for a marriage license."
"I was floored when Jason said he loved me and wanted to marry me." Liz said flushing at the memory. They were alone in the car while Johnny and Milo loaded up the luggage. "Most people would probably say we are crazy because we hadn't even gone out on an official date at that point, but when it's right you just know it."
"I'm so happy for you." Georgie couldn't help but sigh.
"How are things with you and Johnny? Are you guys going to be able to pretend to be married?" Liz asked after the guys shut the hatch, but before they got in the car.
"We've been out twice since you called." Georgie admitted. "I really like him, but I don't have to tell you that."
"Mmm-hmm." Elizabeth said with a knowing smile.
"I'm just not sure how Johnny feels. He flirts, and teases but I'm not getting any indication that he is at all serious." Georgie told her friend. "I'm trying to decide if I'm willing to have a fling and then walk away friends when it's over. I just don't know if I'm that strong." She wasn't pretending to be a vestal virgin, but sex wasn't a casual thing for Georgie.
"Trust your heart. If you think that it would tear you up inside to let him go after being close then honor that. Johnny will respect whatever decision you make." Elizabeth knew that for a fact. She also knew the Irishman was more serious about Georgie than the lawyer realized.
"In the meantime we get to spend the next week pretending to be married and sharing a room." Georgie said huffing and blowing up her bangs. Diane had called up to tell them that they were family and would not be staying at the casino.
The front doors opened and the guys got inside. "So what's on the docket today?" Johnny wanted to know. In the rearview mirror he watched Georgie and when she raised her hand to straighten her hair the ring on her finger caught the light. A round ruby that he placed there before they boarded the plane.
He had done a lot of pretending during his time working for Sonny and Jason. Taking on a role to get a job done was not uncommon. Never had he wanted the lie to be real like he wanted to see Georgie really wearing his ring. She was smart, funny, strong, and so beautiful it left him fumbling for words. Diane's injury was showing him what he could have, he just didn't know he was brave enough to take the leap.
"To the house to drop you off, and pick up Diane. Then to the boutique so that we can have fittings." Elizabeth told her friend. Maggie's dress had been sent to Port Charles, since she wasn't coming until closer to the wedding.
"How is Diane?" Johnny knew that the lawyer and Liz had several arguments since arriving on the island. Last time he talked to Francis everything was good.
"The same. I'm still hoping she'll be better before the wedding." Elizabeth wasn't going to worry until Patrick told them to. "This lying is getting to me."
"That's why we don't ask you to cover for us." Johnny said laughing.
"I'm making it work." Elizabeth said kind of insulted. If one of them was on the line she could sell whatever story they wanted her to. "Ask Milo."
"Liz is doing great. Ms. M. doesn't suspect anything." Milo told Johnny. "Francis is doing most of the heavy lifting in terms of lying, so that's helping."
"Thanks. Way to up my street cred." Elizabeth said rolling her eyes which made Georgie laugh.
"I can't wait to see my dress. Maggie invited me over to see hers." Georgie said moving them onto a safe topic. "I'm going to have it shortened when we get back home and it will make a great summer dress. Of course I'm dying to see your dress."
"I love my dress." Elizabeth said smiling thinking about it. "I can't wait for you to see it."
"I bet it's stunning." Georgie said before looking out the window. "Holy crow!" She said taking in the mansion.
"Wait until you see the view from inside. I have never seen water that shade of blue in my life." Elizabeth told her friend, knowing that seeing the view was going to have to wait a bit. Francis and Jason came out to help unload the luggage as Milo held open the door for Diane.
"Welcome to paradise." Diane said smiling as she sat down.
"I'm looking forward to strolling along the beach." Georgie told her boss.
"Having a handsome man to take that walk with makes it even better. Frannie and I have spent almost every night walking on the beach."
"Is the ceremony on the beach?" Georgie asked as Milo pulled off.
"No, nothing is on the beach." Liz said shaking her head. "The backyard is huge, and there aren't that many of us." The guest list topped out at sixty. "So we are getting married in the backyard of the house, which is a lovely and lush space, and then having butlered hors d'oeuvres on the side of the house by the pool while the backyard is set up for the reception." She had called Sonny and they spent a good two hours on the phone figuring out where everything would take place. "Sonny said the day will go smoothly, and I trust him."
"I've seen the man put together a party for four hundred people and not break a sweat. I swear his true calling in life is as a party planner." Diane said making the younger women laugh as they nodded in agreement. If Sonny was throwing a party then everyone wanted to be on the invite list.
"We're here." Liz said as Milo parked. "Hello Venus." She said smiling at her consultant.
"Good afternoon, we have everything waiting in the back. Mr. Giambetti where do you need to be stationed?" Venus wanted to know. The ladies would be in the fitting area, which was generally not a place men ventured into.
"I can wait in the hall." Milo told the consultant. Odds were slim that anyone was going to try anything.
"Okay then, let's get the appointment underway." Venus said leading everyone back.
As they walked through the store Elizabeth spotted a gown in a deep rich emerald green. As they got closer the silk shimmered subtly under the overhead lights. Unable to stop herself she walked over to look at it. Jason loved her in green, and he would love her in this dress.
"You would look great in that." Georgie said from behind Liz.
"I could change after the wedding." Elizabeth said reaching out to touch the gown. It was floor length which would keep with the formality of the event, and it was sexy which would be great for a party.
"Dark green?" Diane said looking at the gown and then at Liz. "While yes you would kill it in that dress, I don't think your reception is the right time and place for it. As the bride if you change it should be into another dress in the white family."
"I don't see anything wrong with wearing green to the reception. Back in Medieval times brides often got married in green, or blue, or red. White didn't become fashionable until Queen Victoria wore it to her wedding." Elizabeth said as she peeked at the label. "Stone Cold Fox." She had to laugh at that considering what Jason's nickname was. "I think that's a sign from the universe. I'd like to try this on too. Is there time to have it fitted?" She was ignoring the frown on Diane's face.
"Considering the bridal gown is almost a perfect fit, I think we shouldn't have any problems." Venus said taking down the dress. Ms. Corelli was going to be a stunning bride at her reception.
"Good." Elizabeth said nodding. "Okay, side trip done." She was laughing. "Back to the fittings."
"Right this way." Venus said wondering how long Diane was going to be able to hold her opinion in before exploding.
"So, how is engaged life treating you?" Johnny asked his friend as they sat on the deck and looked out at the water. He rarely stayed at Sonny's when on the island. He preferred being at the casino where there was action taking place and lovely ladies to look at. Although he knew those ladies would even rate a look on this trip. Not with Georgie along.
"Best decision I ever made." Jason said grinning. "You should consider it."
"Georgie and I are not in the same place that you and Liz are." Johnny told his friend. Nope, Jason and Liz had essentially been dating for the last six months. Lots of bike rides, dinners together, and the odd day trip. This was one transition from friends to lovers that was going to go seamlessly. "I'm working on changing that." Johnny admitted.
"She's a nice girl." Francis told his friend. Diane had done really well with her pairings.
"That she is." Johnny said nodding. That was part of the problem, his problem not hers. Georgie was simply too good for him. "Trevor Lansing is sending men to take out Liz." He passed along the message to his friends. "Sonny was going to wait to tell you, but with him arriving so close to the wedding it was decided I should do it now."
"Really?" Jason said with a lot more calm than he actually felt. "Why?" Trevor shouldn't be interested in Liz."
"Ric suggested it before he blew up." Johnny continued his report. "So it was going to happen anyway. I'm guessing that now Trevor will see this as a way to avenge his son's murder. Which is screwed up because you didn't give that order, Sonny did. Maximus has given us free range to handle this. Cody is not going to be at the wedding." Because he would be handling Trevor. "Sonny is making sure everything is tight because at the moment we don't know if the order was given or not." Cody would try to get that information before dispatching Trevor.
"Ric will not be missed." Francis said through gritted teeth. He really did wish that he could have been there when the asshole was killed. Just because he couldn't beat Diane in court was no reason to try to take her out.
"No, he won't." Jason said looking at the water and trying to calm down. "We need to be careful though, I'm guessing Dara will be acting D.A. and she's sharp." Both his friends nodded. "Anything else I need to know?" He would let this go otherwise he'd be in a rotten mood when his girl returned. Sonny would hopefully give him more information when he came down.
"No. How is Diane?" Johnny hadn't gotten to talk to her.
"The same." Francis said frowning. "I know that Patrick is widely respected, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this wait and see approach. It seems like we should be doing something other than lying to her and encouraging her delusions."
"The brain is a strange place." Jason said shrugging. "Waiting is all you can do. My parents felt the same way after my accident."
"Not the best example as they didn't get what they wanted in the end." Francis pointed out.
"Apples and oranges." Johnny said putting his friend at ease. "Diane never forgot you, and she isn't getting worse right? I mean she's not forgetting more stuff." He looked over.
"No, she's not forgetting new things. And all her law information is up there. She spent part of yesterday handling some issues at the office." Francis knew that his girl had felt really good knowing she could still work. "And yes I'm reaping the rewards because I do get to call her my wife for a bit." He said grinning. "It's just that she and Liz may kill each other if this goes on for too long."
"Why is that?" Johnny asked sipping his coffee.
"Diane is trying to turn Elizabeth into the perfect mob wife." Jason said snickering. "There has been suggestions of quitting her job to host guests, and moving from the penthouse because of future children. They also are clashing on wedding planning, Diane is determined to host the perfect society wedding."
"In other words, I don't care what people think of me Diane is now all about the rules." Johnny said laughing. "I heard head injuries can change your personality but that is too funny."
"It's almost like she's taken on a role in a play. It's been interesting to watch." Jason said smirking. "I can't wait to see what she has planned for you and Georgie while you are here. In her mind you and Georgie are already hitched, so maybe it's time you started making little O'Briens."
"Diane mentioned that at the hospital. I'm not popping out a kid to make your girlfriend happy." Johnny said to Francis.
"I don't expect you to." Francis said coming back to the conversation. He had drifted for a minute. "Although it will be interesting to see if she pushes any of these ideas onto Georgie too."
"They should be home soon. I'm wondering how the fitting is going?" Jason asked looking at his two friends. "Maybe we should have given Milo back up."
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