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Chapter 20

Marco saw Elizabeth home walking her right to the front door. "Tomorrow you are going shopping with Diane." The guard started. "I will be here at ten to pick you and Cameron up. Stay inside until I knock."

"I will." Elizabeth tried not to give the guards any lip or problems. "Good night Marco."

"Good night Liz." He waited until she was inside and he heard the lock turn before walking to his car. Normally he would walk her inside and make sure there were no unexpected surprises but as they were coming up the walk he saw the curtains twitch and a flash of black. Since Jason's truck was in the driveway he knew his boss was already inside so the walk through wasn't necessary. Yeah he was going to look good in those shoes, Marco grinned to himself.

The smell of roasted chicken hit her as soon as she stepped into the house. She locked the door and when she turned around Jason was in the doorway to the kitchen with Cameron in his arms. "I made dinner."

"It smells wonderful. Thank you, we are starving." Elizabeth walked over and lifted her face for a kiss. Jason leaned down and touched his lips to hers. He had been surprised when she called earlier to say she was going home instead of to Audrey's house. Elizabeth said she didn't have to energy to deal with her grandmother. He instantly offered to cook for them. The surprise from earlier morphed into deep pleasure when she asked him to pick up Cameron from the daycare, adding that he could now sign the little boy out.

"Come on you can sit down and get comfortable, while I finish up." Jason steered her toward the table. He got Cam's juice from the fridge and a sparkling water for Liz.

"I am so going to be spoiled." She said giving him a wide smile.

"Good." He had a lot to make up for with Elizabeth. Big and little things. Making her dinner wasn't a hardship and she appreciated his effort. Jason brought over a plate for Cam. Everything had been cut up like Beth had shown him and then brought over plates for him and her.

"Peas." She said frowning.

"They were in your freezer." Jason said laughing. "Why do you buy them if you don't like them?"

"Cameron loves peas, and so does this baby." Elizabeth couldn't seem tolerate any other green vegetable. "I like broccoli but it gives me heartburn."

"I like peas too." Jason smiled at Cameron who smiled back. "I'll be here tomorrow by three to put together the new furniture." He and Cam were spending the morning at the penthouse.

"If I'm not home let yourself in." Elizabeth forked up the hated item. "I want to check in and make sure that Georgie is okay. Who is guarding her?"

"Today it was Milo. I'm not sure who her regular guard will be. I'm thinking maybe Chris." Jason finished off his peas and smirked at Beth. "Cameron and I are going to get dessert because we ate all our vegetables."

"Brat." Elizabeth said eating more peas. "Who is watching Nadine?"

"Johnny requested Milo for the next week, but I don't know if that will be who she ends up with long term." Jason was thinking his friend would probably pick Ritchie or Hank for the nurse's permanent guard. Johnny knew Jason wanted Milo to start training so he could back up Cody.

"Girlfriend? They've been on one date." Elizabeth liked the two of them together.

"Two, he took her out on the boat today." Jason thought Elizabeth knew. Plus Jason recognized the signs his friend was exhibiting from having lived them. Johnny was already a goner.

"I'll have to call later and see how that went." Liz loved going out on the boat. She finished her peas and moved onto the potatoes. "Is Diane getting a guard?"

"Sal is going to be her guard." Jason pushed his plate away finished eating. Cameron was almost done too. He was picking up his peas with his fingers. "I wanted to talk to you." He wanted them to have this discussion tonight.

"Okay." She put down her fork.

"Keep eating." Jason urged her. "I would like you and Cameron to move into my penthouse." He wanted her answer before he put the furniture together.

"No." Elizabeth didn't even have to think about it.

"That was fast." Jason was a little hurt. He thought they were ready, but as quick as she answered he felt a bit dismissed.

"You can move in here." Elizabeth told him. "But I can't live in the penthouse."

Jason frowned. "Why not?"

"Because that was where Courtney lived. And Brenda lived there, hell she even still has a room there." Elizabeth started explaining.

"You enjoyed that room." Jason said smiling at the memories.

"I did yes. But we were in that room because Sam lived there too. We can't live in Sonny's place because you lived there with Robin, and Carly lived there with Sonny. The last time I moved into the penthouse things went to hell quickly. If we are going to make this work, and I want it to, we need to start fresh." Elizabeth told him her reasoning. She hoped he understood. Just lately she kept telling him no.

"You'd let me move in here and park in the driveway every night?" Jason wanted to be clear about what he was asking for.

"You can even come and go through the front door." Elizabeth got the message. She was ready for this next step. "I saw your truck in the driveway when we pulled up. I haven't asked you to move it and I'm not going to."

"I'll have a crew pack my things and have them brought over tomorrow." He wasn't going to waste time. "Eventually we will have to move." He was waiting for the right time to surprise her with the house. Jason was thinking shortly after the baby was born. That way Beth could decorate and make changes over the summer. Then they could move in hopefully no later than late September.

"I know. I don't want our kids sharing a room." She shared with Sarah and hated it.

"They each have their own room." Jason said confused.

"But when we have the next one we will need more space." She said it only blushing a little.

Jason smiled slowly. "Okay. They won't share." She was planning on them having more kids. He really liked the sound of that.

Milo had a bounce in his step when he walked into the office behind the restaurant. Today had been a pretty good day. After Georgie agreed to take the apartment they had gone to the store to get boxes and then back to her current place to start packing. Normally he would have just stayed on the door but it was clear she didn't want to be alone.

The pretty brunette had talked non-stop and he recognized that she was trying to not give into the tears that made her voice so thick. She moved from topic to topic in a ramble. He answered when it was expected and kept quiet when she needed him to. They only packed her items and he was worried that she might try to pack her sister's things alone. She should definitely have someone help her with that.

"Hey Francis." Milo didn't bother to knock because the door was open.

"Hey, how was today?" Francis expect to hear a variation of no problems since Milo didn't call one in.

"Quiet." The younger guard answered taking a seat.

"Here is your schedule for next week." He, Jason or Johnny made the schedule for the senior guards. Normally the guys picked it up and then showed up for their shifts rarely did anyone argue.

"You're pulling me off of Georgie's rotation?" Milo said frowning. The new schedule started tomorrow and he was guarding Nadine.

"Doug is going to be assigned to watch Georgie tomorrow. Jason has not decided who her permanent guard will be. " Francis looked up at the younger man.

"Doug?" Milo repeated not liking that at all. He was a flirt and Milo didn't want him anywhere near Georgie.

"Yes, is there a problem?" Francis was trying to figure out why Milo was upset. He and Doug got along fine. They didn't hang out much because Milo was the one of the youngest guys on the senior staff, Doug was two years older than Jason. Milo normally hung out with Chris, another young guy. Still Francis didn't know of any tension between Milo and the older guard.

"I thought I was getting assigned to Georgie. That's how Jason made it sound." Milo was still frowning.

"Jason made the schedule. Johnny requested that you guard Nadine." Milo was sounding awfully possessive. Francis was fighting a grin. If Milo was into Georgie there was no way he could be assigned to watch her. He'd be too distracted. "Johnny doesn't want just anyone watching his girl." Francis said hoping that eased the sting.

Milo didn't want just anyone watching the woman he was hoping would want to be his girl. It wasn't the right time to ask with the funeral coming up, but he thought that he was getting signals that she would be interested at a later date. He was willing to wait.

"Can't Chris watch Nadine?" Milo wanted to know.

"No." Francis told the younger man. "You can take the assignment given or I can switch you out with Hank who is overseeing the warehouse. If you give me more attitude I'll ship you to the island." He drew a pretty hard line even though he understood where the younger man was coming from. Still the chain of command had to be respected. Jason gave an order and Milo needed to follow it.

"Fine." Milo was going to go for a long run tonight. "I'll be at Ms. Crowell's when she's ready to leave."

"Good to know, you can go now." Francis said dismissing the guard. It wasn't until he was alone that he grinned. First Johnny and now Milo. He wondered who was next.

"Francis?" Spinelli said from the doorway. The older Italian had made it clear that he was not to be given any nicknames and it was a rule the hacker didn't break. Francis was not someone he wanted to piss off.

"Yes Spinelli." He waved the kid inside. He really liked him and wasn't thrilled that the hacker was scared of him. Liz had suggested he smile more.

"I have identified the lone female who arrived two evenings ago." Spinelli entered the room and sat down.

"Who is it?" Francis asked looking up from the report he was reading.

"Brenda Barrett." It had taken him over a day but he was finally able to track her using the alias she flew under. It was an anagram of her name. Something very simple, but highly effective.

"Shit." Francis said reaching for the phone. "I need to come see you right away." He hung up and reached for his coat. "Good work kid. Do not tell anyone else."

"Should I not call Stone Cold?" Spinelli wasn't used to keeping things from his master.

"I will handle it." Francis assured him as he headed out of the office.

Jason answered the door. "What's up?"

"Brenda is somewhere in Port Charles." Francis got right to the point. He hated to barge in on their evening, but this his boss would want to know right away.

"Sh-oot." Jason managed to not swear. Even though Cam was already in bed Jason was trying to curb his cursing. "Are you sure?" This they did not need. Sonny tended to go nuts when Brenda was anywhere near. His already erratic behavior was going to get worse if he found out.

"Spinelli said she's the woman on the plane." Francis knew the hacker wouldn't have said anything if he wasn't sure.

"You two act like you're surprised." Elizabeth said from the couch. She and Jason had been cuddled up watching television when Francis called. "Robin is in the ICU with an infection they can't seem to treat of course Brenda would come. They are like sisters." Elizabeth hadn't ever met Jason's ex-wife but Robin spoke of her often.

"She's right." Jason smiled at his girl. "Why haven't we seen her?"

"I have no idea. Brenda isn't known for being subtle." Francis was getting a headache just thinking of the shit storm she caused every time she came to town. "With what Carly pulled this is the last thing we need. When the secret gets out Jax will leave her and if he even gets a whiff of Brenda being in town he will make a bee line for her. Which will push Carly over the edge and she'll do something stupid." The two women hated one another.

"We don't know where she is, but we do know where she will be." Jason rubbed the side of his face. He didn't want to have to deal with this. If Carly found out the supermodel was here she'd be on his doorstep demanding he get rid of her. "Have someone watch Robin's room and follow Brenda when she shows up."

Francis grinned. "Yeah, that's a good idea. I wonder why I didn't think of that."

"Smartass." Jason muttered.

"That's a dollar." Elizabeth called from the couch. She had a swear jar in the house thanks to Johnny.

"You heard that?" Jason looked at her surprised.

"I have mommy ears, I hear everything." She said arching an eyebrow. She pointed to the brightly colored jar on the mantle.

Francis was laughing as his friend did as instructed. The older man came and sat down. "We also have another issue."

"What?" Jason was putting his wallet away.

Francis looked at Liz. "Milo."

She just grinned. "You guys are so slow."

"What's wrong with Milo?" Jason looked between the two of them. "He was watching Georgie today."

"Why did you put him on Georgie?" Francis suspected he knew.

"I asked Liz who Georgie wouldn't mind have with her. She's knows the other woman better than I do." Jason was still standing by the mantel.

"You ought to be ashamed of yourself." Francis told Liz going for stern and failing miserably. She just stuck out her tongue.

"What am I missing?" Jason looked at Beth who was looking everywhere but at him.

"Milo has a thing for Georgie." Francis told his boss. "How long have you known?" He asked Liz.

"A few months." She said with an unrepentant grin. "I noticed him watching her during her shifts at Kelly's. One time when I was there he was helping her with her Italian homework and it was pretty clear what was happening. I didn't think it would hurt anything." She liked the thought of them together.

"I had to threaten him with the island to make him back down." Francis said shaking his head. "He cannot be assigned to Georgie."

"Why not?" Elizabeth looked from Jason back to Francis. "If he likes her he'll make sure to keep her safe." It made perfect sense.

"If Milo has a thing for Georgie, then just being around her will be distracting. It could get them either hurt or killed." Jason explained giving her a stern look. "Don't use the assignments to set up dates."

"Sorry." She muttered pouting a bit.

"I assigned Doug to guard her." Jason said thinking out loud.

"Doug?" Elizabeth said surprised.

"Why would you say it like that?" Jason wanted to know.

"Yeah why?" Francis hadn't liked her tone either. He wanted to hear what Lizbits was going to say.

Open mouth insert foot. Elizabeth was blaming the slip on baby brain. Both men would not be pleased. "Well it's just that…" She stopped trying to figure out how to say it and make it sound better.

"That?" Jason urged her.

"He's a bit aggressive." She told them.

"What the hell does that mean?" Jason asked confused.

Francis didn't need to have it cleared up. "You?" Was all he wanted to know.

"Calm down Frannie." Elizabeth told her friend. She wished Johnny was here. On second thought no she didn't. "It was only a few times and I handled it."

"While he was watching you?" From time to time Liz had guards because of her ties to Francis and Johnny, but it was always temporary.

"Yes." Elizabeth knew the damage was already done.

Jason got the drift from Francis's last question. "Put him on a plane to the island tonight." He ordered. "Put Chris with Georgie."

"Yup. If this happens again you tell someone." Francis ordered Liz.

"I wasn't hurt. And since Jason is moving in tomorrow it won't happen again." Elizabeth pointed out.

"You're moving in?" Francis liked the sound of that.

"Tomorrow." Jason confirmed. He would have to watch Cam here if the crew was packing at the penthouse.

"Good." Francis stood up. "I'll call as soon as we have Brenda's location." He said as he headed toward the door.

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