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Chapter 21

Monday morning Jason was in Sonny's penthouse with the guys having breakfast. Carly was upstairs getting ready for work and Elizabeth was at home also getting ready for work. His wife had shoved him out of the bedroom after he tried to talk her into a quickie before she got dressed for work. Since it was her first day as a part owner she wanted to look good.

After a lot of discussion Elizabeth had decided to accept Carly's offer. One of the perks of buying into a business that your partner owned was how fast the deal went through. Last night at dinner Elizabeth accepted the offer and by lunch time today the deal would be finalized. Jason had the money transferred from his account to Sonny's and Justus was filing the paper work first thing this morning.

"Good morning." Carly came down wearing a sheath dress that showed off her bump.

The guys all stood as she came over to get a kiss from Sonny. "How are you feeling?" He asked his wife. The morning sickness had stopped but Carly was now having trouble sleeping.

"Tired, but happy because my new partner starts today." She did a happy dance into the kitchen.

"I think she's okay with the partnership." Francis deadpanned.

"Yeah, this will work out well." Sonny nodded. Carly could be demanding in business. She needed someone she wouldn't be able to walk over and dominate. Elizabeth knew her stuff and didn't take any shit. If they didn't kill one another they would be fine. "Now we just need to make sure Emily is okay. Did you talk to her yesterday?" Sonny asked Jason.

"No, I called and so did Elizabeth but she didn't come to the phone either time. Monica said Emily's been in her room since they came home." Jason was worried his sister was sinking into a deep depression. He'd try to stop by today and see her.

"How long do you want to give Cassadine before we handle things?" Francis would start looking into the family today in case they needed to act.

"I'm willing to give him a month." Offing a family member couldn't be the easiest thing.

"Lucky's body is coming home tomorrow. So is Luke." Johnny had been monitoring that situation.

"I don't think Luke will be a problem for us." Sonny told the guys. The door opened and Elizabeth walked in. The guys were already standing so they just called out greetings. "Carly's in the kitchen, sneaking a brownie." Sonny yelled out that last part.

"Okay." Elizabeth said laughing. She waved to the guys and winked at Jason as she passed.

His eyes locked onto his wife and didn't move. She was wearing a dark green business suit with a pencil skirt. Her ass looked amazing. If he had been upstairs when she got dressed neither one of them would be over here now. He couldn't wait until later to peel it off of her. Plus he didn't know what her underwear looked like.

The guys were laughing at him when he turned back to the table. "You are so gone." Johnny said his shoulders shaking.

"Yup, put a fork in him he's done." Francis was also laughing.

Sonny was trying hard but losing the battle. "You gonna be okay? The two of you haven't been apart in a seven days. Withdrawal can be a bitch." He may joke but he would miss Carly today. It was nice having so much time with her last week.

"I'll be fine." Jason glared at his friends, then he smiled because at the end of the day he got to come home to Elizabeth.

The door opened and Milo came in followed by his brother Max. "The ladies are in the kitchen." Sonny used his thumb to point over his shoulder. "You guys have breakfast?"

"Yeah, we ate downstairs." Max spoke for the both of them. He'd spent the morning giving his brother some pointers. Of course Elizabeth was easier to guard than Carly so most of them weren't necessary.

They ladies came out chatting about nursery designs. Now that Carly was out of the first trimester her nesting instinct was kicking in. She had plans to redecorate the entire penthouse. Sonny didn't care what she did, if she was happy then so was he. Having Elizabeth across the hall would give Carly someone to run ideas by.

Carly got a kiss from Sonny. Elizabeth walked over to Jason. "Have a good day." He was proud that his wife graduated top of her class from business school and was now going to be running her own company. He handed her a set of car keys and grinned. His lovely wife gave him a glare but didn't argue.

"I will, you too." Elizabeth smiled up at him still glaring with her eyes. He thought he was so slick. Leaning up she put her mouth beside his ear. "Black lace." She whispered before giving him a quick kiss and moving away. With a twinkle in her eyes she headed over to the door. "Let me get my briefcase. It's at home by the door." It was the same briefcase that Jason gave her as a graduation present.

Jason watched her go and wondered how long it would be before the blood in his body started flowing again. He was gonna be hard all day thinking about her in black lace underwear. Against her pale skin the black would appear even deeper. Tonight would be a good night to show her how bad girls get punished.

"Ready?" Sonny asked his partner. They were heading to the warehouse to oversee a shipment.

"Yeah." Jason needed something to distract him. Otherwise he was going to drag his lovely wife back into their penthouse. If that happened no one would see them for days.

"I think today went very well." Carly said grinning. Elizabeth was a natural. Having worked there already she knew practically everyone so few introductions were needed. The best part was that her new partner had been able to dive right in and handle shipments and go over spreadsheets and look at cost analysis. All the stuff Carly hated.

The paperwork for transferring half the company to Elizabeth was approved this afternoon so starting tomorrow she could start signing off on things. This partnership was probably the smartest decision Carly had made since coming on board.

"I think it did too." Elizabeth had spent the bulk of her day elbow deep in spreadsheets. Doing a detailed review of the company's strengths and weaknesses. Carly had done an outstanding job running things so far. Not many changes were needed those that were would be slowly implemented over the next few months.

"Oh my god, look!" Elizabeth had just pulled her new Mini Cooper, at least Jason knew enough to not give her an SUV, into the parking space. She was clapping with excitement.

"What?" Carly looked out the windshield and started clapping too.

"Reserved for Elizabeth Morgan!" The two friends hugged. When she pulled out of the space this morning Jason's name had been painted on the wall, now hers was. "I can't believe I have my very own parking space."

"I should learn to drive and then I can have a space with my name on it." Carly suggested.

"Carly the last time Sonny tried to teach you to drive you totaled his Benz. He won't teach you and before you suggest it, I just got married I'm not ready to be a widow." Elizabeth poked fun at her friend.

"Come on, let's get going. The guys are waiting." Carly said ignoring her friend's catty remark. Milo was standing behind the car and Max had the elevator waiting.

"I need to stop off and get the mail." She told Jason she would on the way up. He was already home. The new bed was being delivered and he said he was expecting something else. "I'll see you upstairs later." Since she was staying in the building Milo didn't need to accompany her.

Elizabeth got off the private elevator that went to the penthouse level and turned the corner into the lobby. Sitting on one of the couches was Courtney Matthews. Why on earth would she be here?

Deciding to ignore the blonde Elizabeth continued to the mailboxes. Envelopes in hand she turned and found herself face to face with the vapid blonde. "Are you pregnant?" Courtney asked not caring that it was an intrusive question.

"What?" Elizabeth just looked at her.

"That's the only reason I could think that Jason would marry you when he loves me." Courtney placed her hands on her hips.

Elizabeth just laughed, she couldn't help it. When she finally managed to control herself she looked over at Courtney. She really was a rather muscular woman. Johnny used to make jokes about wanting her biceps but up until now Elizabeth hadn't really paid it any mind. They were quite impressive.

"Yes Courtney, I'm pregnant. Five months along, I thought I was hiding it so well." Elizabeth tried to keep from laughing again. "You found me out."

"I knew it! I knew that had to be it. Although I do have to say you look really good." The blonde looked triumphant. "I knew there was no way Jason would leave me for you. I mean look at me. How much?"

"How much what?" Elizabeth was wondering how Courtney even got in the building.

"How much money do you want to go away and take your baby with you?" Courtney waved at Elizabeth's still flat stomach. She had this all worked out. "Jason will pay you he doesn't even like kids."

At first this was fun now it was just sad. It was no fun taking advantage of the chronically stupid. "I'm not five months pregnant Courtney." Elizabeth said rolling her eyes. "I'm not having a baby at all."

"Oh." The blonde's eyes got round and she stepped into Elizabeth's personal space. "Did you see him kill someone? Is that what happened. I know Jason went out to Vegas for his sister's wedding but something happened didn't it? You saw him whack someone and had to get married so you couldn't testify." Courtney said in a loud whisper looking around the lobby. "I won't say anything, you can tell me. Who did he kill?"

"No, I didn't see him kill anyone." Elizabeth said in the same voice. The blonde actually looked disappointed.

"Then why did he marry you?" Courtney asked exasperated. "Everything was great. We were going out all the time and the sex was incredible. We were happy and then he dumped me."

"If he dumped you then he wasn't happy." Elizabeth was tired of this conversation. She really didn't need to hear about their sex life. It was an image she didn't want in her brain.

"You have to help me get him back." Courtney whined.

It just got more and more unbelievable. If Elizabeth hadn't talked to Courtney before and knew she really was this vapid she might think she was getting pranked. "I'm his wife, why would I help you get him back?" Elizabeth could feel the laughter bubbling up again. Clearly Courtney forgot to open a window the last several time she bleached her hair.

"Because I love him." Courtney said like it was obvious.

"That is a good reason. What if I love him too?" Elizabeth asked the other woman.

Courtney looked stumped. "I hadn't considered that. If we both love him he'll have to choose." She looked at Elizabeth like she expected to get bitten. "I tried to get him to marry me for months. I used every trick I knew. Do you have something I don't?"

"Elocution." Elizabeth said slowly.

"Oh my god." Courtney put her hand over her mouth. "I didn't know you were sick. Have you had it long?"

Elizabeth couldn't wait to go upstairs and tell Jason this. Hopefully there was a camera in the lobby. "Since I was little."

"You look so healthy." Courtney looked at the other woman with pity. "It makes complete sense now. Jason is so kind to marry you. He has such a big heart, he's always giving money away to people who need it."

"Yes he's all heart." Carly was going to pee herself, she would laugh so hard. Elizabeth needed to remember this conversation word for word.

"You're so brave, going out and living your life. I totally understand now. I'm going to go, maybe we can have coffee sometime. If you are feeling up to it." Courtney touched Elizabeth's arm in support. "You're lucky to have someone like Jason."

"Thanks for understanding." Elizabeth watched the taller woman go and just shook her head as she walked to the elevator. Yeah Jason would never be able to explain that one, she might be new to things but no sex was good enough to have to listen to that day after day.

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