Chapter 21

When they all arrived at GH, Georgie rushed up to the surgical floor while Nadine who had tried to be as small as possible was told to go to the ER. Arriving she saw Jolene and asked "What happened to my sister?

"Helena Cassadine was trying to escape jail and she created a diversion by hurting your sister." replied Patrick as he tried to keep the blond from rushing in. "Nadine, that is your name, right? Nadine?"

Seeing her nod, he said "You are going to have to make some decisions for your sister, there is nothing we can do for her. Her artery was severed by a serrated blade. Do you understand what that means?"

"I'm a nurse." she said quietly. "How long?"

"I don't have a timetable, but if you need someone to talk to, I can arrange for a priest to come."

"We aren't Catholic." she said quietly.

"That's fine." he said then added. "Nadine, I am sorry you had to come to town to deal with this."

"May I go and sit with her?" she asked then was helped into a gown before she went to see her sister. "Oh, Jolene, what have you done?"

Wiping her tears, Nadine walked back out to where the young doctor was standing. "My sister is a registered organ donor. W-what needs to be done and will anything be viable?"

His eyes widening he said "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes, but I have a request, if her heart is a match, would you arrange for the girl she harmed to get it?"

Patrick took her to the small private waiting room and said "I am sorry, but she wouldn't be a match, Maxie Jones however is doing better. They have hope that with some time and the drugs her cousin helped find she will be doing better soon."

Seeing the blond wiping her tears, he sat down next to her and said "A bit of advice, take it how you will. You, you are not responsible for what your sister did. No one is going to blame you."

With a scoff, she walked to the window and said "I think Georgie Jones already does."

"No, she doesn't." said the woman entering. Turning to Patrick she said "When you screw up, you really screw up don't you. Leyla just paid Robin a visit."

"FUCK!" said Patrick to the shock of both women. "I was at Jake's, I screwed up, I know it but I wanted to tell her, I didn't want her to find out from anyone else."

Georgie looked at him with sympathy then said "Too late. Patrick, you are a decent man, I know what has been going on, but how is it you didn't seen that Leyla was just looking for an opportunity."

Walking to the door, he said "I thought I knew women, she was a bit too obvious for me to be worried about her, I thought I could handle anything that came my way. I have to go, Ms. Crowell are you sure now that you know it won't work?"

"Yes, Jolene did some bad things, but at one point, she was a good person. I want to remember her that way and this is the best way to do it. There are people out there who can be helped by her death."

Patrick hesitated to leave the two of them, but Georgie said "I won't be mean, I promise."

Elizabeth and Jason left General Hospital and went home to see their boys. Jake and Cameron were awake when they entered the penthouse while

Kristina was talking to Viola protesting the need for her to drive her to practice. "I am fourteen, I can get there on my own with just a guard."

Viola called Alexis who said fine, but made Kristina promise to stay with her guard before letting her leave. The nanny quickly updated them about the boys before taking Morgan to his summer day camp. Spending time with their boys, Elizabeth was holding Jake and saying "You grew so much."

A giggling Cam said "Mommy you saw him yesterday, how much could he grow?"

Jason picked up his eldest and said "You two grow and change every single day."

Kissing Jason's check, Cam said "Will you come and make motorcycle noises for me?"

"Sure." he said after kissing Elizabeth while Cam made funny noises behind them. Turning he asked "Now what was that?"

"Kissy face noises daddy." he said before pulling him to the playroom.

Elizabeth sat holding her son while taking the time to be grateful that what had happened had ended as easily as it had. After feeding Jake, she took him upstairs to her studio and laid him in his bassinet before picking up some coal to draw her little boy.

Time passed and when she looked up she was stunned to see Claudia along with Skye and Robin there watching her. "How long have you been there?"

"About ten minutes, I thought we were going to have to muzzle the doc there though." teased Claudia who said "She really needs some talking down, she is taking responsibility for that dog she was dating sleeping with the British bimbo."

Elizabeth washed her hands, then looked at the clock before saying. "Let me take Jake to his room, then we can talk."

Returning she followed their voices down the stairs to her living room where Jason and Cam were heading out the door leading to the conservatory. "Mommy, Daddy is taking me to the indoor park."

Watching, Robin signed. "I screwed up, didn't I?"

As the foursome settled down, Elizabeth asked "Before I answer that, tell me how Maxie is doing?"

"Her heart is going to be fine, it is a little weak still, but the drugs are helping." replied Claudia who shrugged at the looks she was getting. "Johnny updated me when I brought him some clothes."

Elizabeth stopped stalling and said bluntly to Robin. "Yes, both of you screwed up, Patrick too. It's where you go from here that counts."

"What do you mean?" she asked. "I mean, I still want a child and he still isn't sure."

"Okay, how about answering this, why is so important for you to become a mother right this minute? What is making you want this?"

Robin looked awkward then said "I don't know."

"Find the answer to that, then deal with Patrick as a possible daddy. However as for your relationship with him... Robin, you knew what she was. Patrick did as well, but in the end... he got drunk and screwed up. What happens next is you finding out if you can forgive him for his screw up." she said bluntly. "I have been in your shoes before, and honestly at the time, I when I found out Jason had screwed Pole Stripper Barbie, I wanted to cut his balls off and we were apart at that time."

A quick chuckle later, Claudia added. "I can make her disappear."

"But it won't change what happened." said Skye wistfully. Then seeing them looking at her, she said "Robin, I know Brenda is your friend but Jax's obsession with her blew apart my life. In the end, she broke his heart and frankly I was cheering from the sidelines. But for a long time, that hole was there, deeply covered but still a part of me. Lorenzo in his own way cured me. However trust has always been a major issue for me, and from what we have talked about, for you too."

"So what we are trying to say is... you are the only one who can decide what happens from here on out. If you can get past it, can you find yourself trusting him again? Can you even get past it? And more importantly do you really want to bother, is he worth the effort?"

Looking at the women and then finally at the one in the door and said to her cousin. "I don't know, I want to and yes, he is worth the effort, now what are you doing here. I thought you were going home to get some sleep?"

Georgie sat down and propped her head onto Robin's shoulder and said "I am on my way but I needed to talk to Elizabeth first. About Nadine."

"Now that one, I will take care of free of charge." said a yawning Claudia who then whined. "How long does this feeling tired last?"

"It is just preparing you for late nights." said Elizabeth while Skye looked at her watch then reminded Claudia she had said she had a doctor's appointment. The two left together then soon after Claudia headed home once again offering to make Nadine's life hell for them.

Settling down while Robin walked towards the large glass wall outside, Georgie said "As two women with troublesome sisters, we both know that Jolene not Nadine is responsible for Maxie."

"I know, she drove me crazy but..." she stopped and shrugged. "What is going on?"

Georgie told her about the transplants then said "Her Aunt called, I saw Nadine afterwords, she was crying. I sort of talked Dr. Quartermaine into hiring her."

"Really?" asked Elizabeth blinking in shock. "Why?"

"Because I think here is where she needs to learn that she isn't responsible for Jolene. And I sort of promised to help her find someplace to live." she muttered to the surprise of Elizabeth who groaned and said "Why do I think this is where I come into the situation?"

"Yup, Johnny just about had a conniption when he heard I was helping her." giggling Georgie. "I explained that I wouldn't be me if I didn't try."

Robin entered the indoor playland and said to Jason. "Wow, this is great."

"I wanted a way for the boys to be outside when they couldn't actually leave the penthouse." he said with a shrug then checking out Cam who was currently building something with his legos, he said. "I was coming in to see Elizabeth for a minute when I overheard what you were talking about."

Looking sideways, she said "If this is one of those moments were you feel guilty about the past..."

With a smirk he said. "I do but not for when we were together."

Robin felt her mouth drop open then Jason continued. "We both know why we were wrong for one another. You were looking for something to cling to after your losing Stone and getting sick, I was still trying to figure out what being Jason meant."

"I screwed around with women at Jake's, and Carly wasn't the only one. She was just the one who wouldn't go away." he said ruefully. "Honestly Robin, that part of the past is so far back, I barely remember it."

Robin gave a soft chuckle, then said "Most people don't remember the first five years of their lives, Jason Morgan should get a pass for the first year, but after that it was all on you."

"I know, now, what you and Elizabeth were just talking about. My mess with Courtney. She is so right about Patrick and how that probably happened. Courtney invited me over for dinner, I was feeling sorry for myself and trying to get past what I felt for Elizabeth. I remember her asking me what I felt for Elizabeth and I was so mad at Elizabeth that I lied and said I didn't love her."

"Mad?" she asked. "Why?"

"Because she stood up to me." he said chuckling then added. "At the time it felt like she had walked away without giving me a chance to explain about Sonny about protecting Courtney. Then I ate dinner with Courtney, pretty much drank a couple of bottles of wine by myself. When I woke up, I had a hangover and walked out to Courtney's living room when there was someone knocking at the door."

Stopping for a second he continued. "It was Elizabeth, and I saw her eyes change then her face and I knew, I knew that I had lost her. I finally got it, then I felt sick and guilty at using Courtney to get over Elizabeth, so I swore I wouldn't hurt her in spite of it being just sex for me."

Standing Jason walked over to the glass window and in a hoarse tone of voice said "At that moment, I got it, I got why she had walked out on me, because she had given me a chance to tell her what was going on. Every night I came home and didn't tell her, every night I asked the guards how she was doing and didn't ask her. I wanted her to fail

because she had such a hold on my heart."

"Then why not go after her?" she asked.

Turning he said with a wistful smile. "I wanted peace and being with Courtney meant peace at that time. Carly wasn't ragging on me, I didn't have to see everyone looking at Elizabeth with disapproval. I thought she was better off, so I decided to try with Courtney, plus there was the added bonus of hurting AJ. Funny thing is, I get how he feels now."

"What do you mean?"

"When Elizabeth first found out Jake was mine, she didn't tell me, I know you are aware of how she didn't tell me and why. What most people don't know is how badly I wanted to be the father. Not just because of wanting to be a parent but because the baby would be mine and hers. I see Elizabeth and I see the mother of my children. I did years ago but I didn't know how to express it."

"Then when we were in the elevator and she told me the truth, I was angry at first for about two minutes then there was this deep feeling of hurt and pain. Like I said, I wanted Jake to be ours, then she started talking and I finally got what was going on but didn't know how to fix things."

"Then after we were released, I would sneak in and sit with her while she was sleeping. I wanted to be there. Sam couldn't have kids and I knew that Elizabeth felt guilty about Lucky. I was so scared that I was going to lose our connection then I saw her face when she heard about Sam. Looking back she expected me to want to give Sam our baby. I would have never have done so."

Seeing her skeptical expression, Jason sighed and added. "Alan thought what you are thinking now, I wish I could say you were wrong, but for so long, I let Carly and Sonny tell me what was right and wrong, then Sam do the same thing. When Alan asked me what I wanted, I thought about it and I knew that I was going to have to step out on the ledge and dive off. I was scared and trying to find a way to do that without hurting anyone."

"Jason, in cases like this someone is always going to be hurt." she said gently.

"I know, see... I knew Elizabeth was strong, so I wouldn't worry about her, I knew Sam was weak, she would lash out... looking back when I took Sam back after she slept with Ric it was out guilt because I knew how she would react."

"Sam is a grown woman." said Robin.

"Yes, and then I heard her with Carly, with Emily and I realized that her weakness was more of an act to control me than anything else and I was letting her win. She decided I did something wrong, so sleeping with Ric was to punish me, to punish Alexis. It backfired though."

"You still beat the crap out of Ric." she pointed out.

"Do you have any idea how long I have wanted to do that and I knew that In Sonny's mind, this would be my only free shot." he admitted. "I have hated the bastard from the first moment I saw him flirting with Elizabeth."

Robin hid her smile at the way Jason said that. "As I was saying, Sam's little debacle freed me. I was feeling bad though, I mean I thought I could trust her, yet in the end I felt sick to realize I had wasted all that time with her. I swore when I ended things with Courtney, I wouldn't settle again. Yet there I was with Sonny's mistress, planning on raising his kid with her and then entering a relationship with her because I was scared and lonely."

"Elizabeth did the same thing with Lucky." she reminded him.

"I know, Steven described Elizabeth as a turtle, she gets hurt and retreats to her shell. I am the same way, I know that now. The day Alan woke up, I went to see him, told him he was wrong about some things and less then ten minutes later, heard proof that my father had been right about the people I had surrounded myself with, when I started cutting those ties, I saw their true selves and it helped me."

"With what?" she asked.

"To face that if I wanted my life to be about me, I had to start making it about me and what I wanted. And what I wanted was Elizabeth, Cam and the baby. A life without constant fear. I want a family, a large one." he said with a grin.

"Does Elizabeth know this?" she asked chuckling.

"Yes, we talked about it, but that is what I am trying to say. Talking is important. Go talk to Patrick, accuse him, get mad at him but tell him how you feel, tell him why you are reacting the way you are, then ask him to tell you the same and Robin, I know this is going to be hard to hear, but listen to what he has to say. Don't prejudge, I know that is hard for you, but try."

Standing, she walked to him and gave him a hug and said "Thanks, Jase."

"You are welcome, but now if you will excuse me, I have to go out with my wife for a while." he said with a smirk as Cam came rushing over when he saw his daddy getting ready to leave and said "Daddy, do we have to go too?"

"Not if you don't want to." he said then saw Cam grin and run back to where it looked like he was building a castle.

Leaving the boys with Francis and Viola, Elizabeth and Jason ran to the store then went for a drive. An hour later seeing flashing lights pulling up behind them, both were straightening their clothes as Mac Scorpio approached the vehicle. The Police commissioner hid his grin before knocking on the window with his police flashlight.

"Mac, may I help you?" asked Elizabeth as she tried to hide her swollen lips and messy hair.

"I just had a call from the state police, they have a few questions for you when you have some time." he said. "Regarding a telephone call you received. And before I go, Morgan, as many buildings as you own, couldn't you find a better place for this? It's bad enough having to chase away teenagers from this spot."

Jason tensed as Mac left the area laughing. Looking over at Elizabeth's face and seeing her guilty expression, he said "What?"

"When I first moved here, Emily and I were curious as to what went on here." she stated her face flushing. "I can't believe I forgot this was considered makeout canyon when we were kids."

Jason raised his eyebrow as if to say what, but Elizabeth added feeling a little vulnerable, "I am sure you have been here lots of times."

"Actually, I have." he said then teasing her he said "Late at night, adrenalin rushing, of course, I was alone and on my bike."

Grinning, Elizabeth said "How about we come back here some night, maybe try what all those girls discussed in whispers."

"Just say when." he said with a overly broad leer. "I mean, I don't recall coming up here as a kid, and I would bet Quartermaine didn't. It will be a first for both of us."

Johnny entered Maxie's room and saw Olivia sitting next to the blond. "Where is Dante?"

"Physical therapy. Listen, some blond has been bothering him, do you know a Lulu Spencer?" she asked as she stood and stretched not releasing Maxie's hand. Seeing his eyes following that, she said. "She gets restless if I let go for some reason."

Mac entered the room and said "When she was here as a little girl, she was the same way when Felicia would have to leave the room. Thank you for comforting her."

"Is your ex-wife coming to town." she asked in a soft voice.

"No, I couldn't reach her." he said moving closer to his little girl. "I did reach Frisco, had him tracking down her mom."

Johnny backed out the door then saw the woman he was looking for. Kissing his girlfriend in greeting, he said "Did you get your lost lamb settled?"

"Temporarily." she said with a sigh. "Elizabeth is trying to come up with more permanent housing."

"So are you free?" he asked with a grin.

"Are you going to make good on that promise you made?" she asked grinning back.

"Since the promise was to talk, yes." he said with a quick kiss to her nose as she wrinkled it. "I want to talk, honestly about why I am hoping you will agree to take this slow."

Hugging him, she saw Lulu over his shoulder and stiffened when the blond glared at her. Turning, she led Johnny to the elevator saying. "I stopped to see Dante downstairs, Maxie was given a sedative and Robin has gone to see Patrick this evening, I think we need to get away."

Just as she was getting into his car though, her phone rang. "Elizabeth, what is it?"

"Did you discuss the call that came into my phone with your dad, yet?"

"Yes, but he didn't seem too excited, why?" she asked as she put on her seat belt.

"What can you remember about it?" she asked then listened to what Georgie said before hanging up. Turning to Jason and Diane who had come to the station with them she said "Georgie doesn't recall words either, just breathing."

Her hands were shaking as she tried to figure out who in Russia would be calling her. The State troopers had taken her mother's phone number and it hadn't been her and the only other Russians she knew were connected to what Sonny had tried to pull.

Claudia sat in Sonny's room after Michael had left. The blond had been having an attitude change but she wasn't certain it wasn't his way of trying to get out of going to camp. The Quartermaines were insisting he go, Morgan was staying with Alexis now that she had returned home and there was no one else living in that big monstrosity that her husband considered a home.

As the steady beep beep of the machines lulled her into relaxation, she couldn't help shaking her head at the irony, the cancer was gone but Sonny now had severe scaring on his chest. Not that it mattered, they were going to take him to a rehabilation center in the city since there was no hope he would wake up.

She was debating staying married to him, having a vegatable as a husband would keep her safe from marriage minded men, yet she was scared what would happen if he woke up. Standing, she walked to the window, contemplating her choices while knowing that this way she kept Carly from ever getting control of the man's fate.

The blond was the other thing keeping her up. Since Sonny was out of it, she had control of Carly's medical issues, a decision she would love to turn over to her mother but this Bobbie Jones was in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Hearing footsteps, she turned and saw Skye standing in the doorway.

"C'mon, let's get some dinner together before I do something stupid and sleep with Jax." she said with a smirk.

"I thought you said you wanted to drive a stake into his heart." she replied as they left the room.

"Yes, but see I have been talking to Francis, and he is making me face a few thing that I don't want to think about. Plus, I just saw Elizabeth's dad talking to Monica and Alan..."

Looking at her, Claudia prompted "And..."

"I uh, sort of realized he wasn't that bad looking for a man of his age." she replied and groaned saying. "I haven't had sex in almost a year and when Monica's ex-husband starts to look good, I need to either get drunk, which since I am a recovering alcoholic isn't good. Or I sleep with someone I am comfortable with and Jax was always pretty good in bed."

"T.M.I." drawled Claudia. "So why not find someone."

Johnny drove up the long driveway to the stone farm house and led Georgie to the barn. "Okay, I am not helping you much out stalls."

Leading her in, he said "Nothing of the sort. It's just all the furniture is out here while they upgrade the electrical, plumbing and heating."

"Whose house is this anyhow? Claudia's?" she asked only for him to say "No, modern is more her style. I own this place."

"Really?" she asked then entering the large area of the barn, she said "You weren't kidding, where did all of this come from?"

"Some from my father's place and the rest was here already." he said before leading her to the stairs for the loft. "You know, after we talk, I have always had this fantasy..."

"I am not playing farm girl for you. I'm allergic to calico." she said with a frown as he laughed before showing her to a bale of hay.

"Okay, what is going on?" she asked when he had joined her.

Taking a deep breath, he said as bluntly as he could. "I am in love with you, I want more than just a sexual relationship with you and frankly for me that is a big deal. I am flying without a net here."

When she started to speak, he touched his finger to her lips then said "Wait, let me finish."

Getting up, he walked over to the dutch door and opened it to look at the sky as it started to change colors. "Georgie, you know I want you, I mean that has to be rather obvious, but I don't want to mess this up. I am too scared that something goes wrong."

"How?" she asked confused. "I don't get what you mean?"

Blushing he said "Uh, lots of ways." then he clammed up for a minute then decided to try and explain. "See, well, I mean..."

"Johnny, uh, I mean you uh, you have uh, you know?" she asked without saying it.

His face went red then he laughed. "Yes, I have had sex, but that is just it, sex."

Hearing his phone ringing, he almost thanked god but thought that wasn't really appropriate before answering it. "Zachara."

"Where are you?" asked Jason as he looked at what Stan had found. "I think we might have a problem with the Russians."

Swearing, he closed the door and told Georgie they had to go. Kissing her hard on the lips, he said "We are so finishing this conversation though."

Arriving at the warehouse, he saw Jason talking to Stan who was supervising that cretin Spinelli and said "What's up?"

"That call to Elizabeth's phone, traced back to a phone that made a call to Sasha Donev." he said grimly and "There is another problem, Luke Spencer has made a couple of calls to that number. We are going to talk to the man, if you are up to it."

Thinking on what he had just walked away from to deal with this, he said "Yes, in the mood I am in though, he better not dick around with us."

Arriving at Kelly's where his men had seen Spencer entering, Jason stopped, as he overheard what was being said "Your granny is loose in Russia, keep it quiet, let them all think she is here so I can trap her."

Backing away, Jason swore then said "We need to find out the connection between this Donev and Helena but if she is in Russia, we have a little time."

Johnny went to the warehouse and talked to Francis who had arrived. "Do you know why Jason left in such a hurry?"

"Six weeks." he said then grinned at the mobster. Rolling his eyes at the kid, he said "You have to wait six weeks after giving birth before sex. My guess is that Morgan and Elizabeth are unreachable for a couple of nights and maybe some time during the day over the next week."

Shuddering at how much these men seemed to know about Morgan's life, he was just reminding himself to keep things quiet in regards to Georgie and him when the former guard asked. "So you gotten up the nerve to do more than kiss the girl?

Banging his head on the wall, he glared at the man and left to go and see Claudia. "Hey, how are you doing?"

"Fine." she said hugging him then groaned and said "I know that look on your face, what is going on?"

Sitting down, he ran his hands through his hair and said "I have a question for you and you can't laugh."

Her eyes widening, she said "Shoot."

"Uh, did you know how I lost my virginity?"

"Not really, and if it isn't important, please don't scar me with details."

"She was a hooker, paid for by Trevor. I uh, Claudia, I have never had a girl friend."

She looked at him then closing her eyes said "OH my God, this is what is bothering you?"

"Yes, I mean, I have had sex, but ..." he stopped talking and just sat there miserable.

"You are worried about uh, performing?" she asked not wanting to have this discussion and more than willing to pay someone, anyone for them to interrupt her. She was wishing Skye hadn't had to go home and spent the night with her little girl.

"Yes, no, more like I am not sure what the difference is between screwing around and making love." he replied softly.

"Johnny, I don't know what to tell you." she said sadly. "I would talk to Georgie, then maybe if you are really worried, uh, Morgan?"

"Are you out of your mind?" he asked hotly.

"No, look, I am a woman, we are built differently when it comes to these things." she said helplessly then watched as he got up and hugged her before leaving.

Jason was smiling when he got the call from his wife and went to meet her. Arriving at the Metrocourt and slipping up to the room she had told him to go to, he used the key card to let himself in and stopped stunned at the sight in front of him.

His wife wearing a white silky gown, with her hair down as she poured him a glass of beer. "Beer?"

Holding it up, she said "Come and take a sip."

Walking over, Jason took the beer from her hands and placed it on the table before bending down to kiss her. Lifting her while they were still kissing he was just about to place her on the bed when they heard a knock at the door. "Ignore it."

Elizabeth was pulling his shirt up when the knock was heard louder. Giggling a bit, she slid her tongue between his lips when they heard someone saying. "Morgan, I know you are in there."

Kissing Elizabeth quickly, he pushed himself up off the bed his hips pressing into her and making her moan. Jason glared at the door before yanking it open and placing his body in the small area showing. "Give me one reason not to kill you."

TBC