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Chapter 21 – Stand Off
Johnny took a deep breath.
"And so that you know, the night that I was shot, Jason had to shoot someone to save me."
Liz nodded. "Thanks for telling me." She really wasn't sure what to do with that information. Her brain just didn't want to process it.
She walked Johnny out and then ran back upstairs.
Slowly walking into the bedroom, she noticed that Jason had his eyes closed.
She sat down gingerly on the bed next to him. "Can you talk to me?"
He opened his eyes and looked into hers. "I killed someone." He said softly.
"Jason, you saved Johnny. You did what you had to."
Jason sighed. "You should go." He said not even wanting to think about exposing her to his past.
Liz climbed into bed with him. "I'm not going anywhere. You're stuck with me." She said lying on his chest.
"I don't deserve you." He said softly.
Liz moved so he could see her face clearly. "I never want to hear you say that again."
Jason's eyes filled up with tears. "After all I remember, I don't think I'm good enough for you." He said quietly.
Liz shook her head. "I'm not going to judge you on who you were before. I only care about who you are now. And I wish that you would stop only judging yourself on who you were in the last year. The fact that you are upset about what you did and are trying to change your life shows me that you are a better man. And you have helped me so much the last few weeks. I'm so grateful to you. Please do not shut me out." She said wiping away a tear.
Jason closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He needed her so much but he didn't want to be selfish. "Okay." He whispered as he tried to compose himself.
Liz laid her head back down. She was relieved because at this point, it would have crushed her to give him up.
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A week later, Jason was moving around a lot better. Georgie had started and they were busy ordering supplies. He already had a contact for his coffee beans and was working out how he would get his shipments.
Courtney walked inside.
Georgie smiled. "Hello."
"Hi, I just thought that maybe you could use some help setting up." She said walking towards her. "I figured I wasn't doing anything anyway."
"I definitely could use your help." She said waving her over.
Sonny walked inside and headed towards Jason's office. He caught a glimpse of Courtney and stopped.
"Courtney? What are you doing here?" He asked.
Courtney smiled. "I work here."
"I need to speak to you." He said urgently.
Courtney looked over at Georgie.
"Go ahead." She said smiling.
She followed Sonny outside.
"Are you fucking crazy?" Sonny asked.
Courtney looked at him blankly. "I have no idea why you are so upset right now."
"Jason is my enemy." Sonny yelled.
"But why?" She asked curiously. "He's not in the mob is he?"
"No. That's not the point. I wanted this building and he stole it out from under me." Sonny said indignantly.
Courtney crossed her arms. "So you're telling me that you missed out on an opportunity and you're blaming Jason for it; like it was personal when it wasn't? If you had brought the building than you would just chalk it up to being business savvy."
Sonny growled. "Courtney, this is not a game. You cannot work here." He said grabbing her arm.
Georgie saw him through the window and went and got Jason.
"Sonny, you can't tell me what to do. I am really appreciative of all the help you've given me. I got off track and did something stupid but I'm trying to get myself together. I'm trying to get my life back to normal. I want this job. Jason is a good man and Georgie respects me." She said emotionally. "Don't ruin this for me. Do you know how hard it is to get a job because people know I'm your sister?"
"I forbid you to work for Jason Morgan." Sonny said slowly and firmly.
Jason walked outside. "Is there a problem?"
Sonny rolled his eyes. "I'm trying to have a private conversation with my sister. Do you mind?"
"I mind if you're hurting her." Jason said watching Sonny carefully.
Sonny dropped his hand. "No one is hurting anyone. We're just talking."
"I'm sorry." Courtney said before turning away from Sonny and walking back inside.
"You did this on purpose. I'm not going to stand around and let you use my sister like that. You know she has feelings for you." Sonny said getting angrier by the minute.
"Courtney and I have talked and she knows that I'm not interested in her like that."
Sonny shook his head. "If you hurt my sister…"
Jason rolled his eyes. "And how would I do that Sonny? I'm just giving her a job."
"You need to know that I'm not going to just let you receive shipments in from the docks without some sort of payment." Sonny said trying to make Jason feel like he was backing down a little.
Jason smirked. "Well, since I won't be using your docks, we have nothing left to say really."
Sonny seethed and glared at Jason. He won't to punch the smirk off of his face.
"Are we done?" Jason asked before turning away from Sonny.
Sonny held his gun out and Jason heard a click. Jason quickly turned and whipped his gun out and pointed it at Sonny startling him. He was shocked at the sudden change in Jason's demeanor. Max and Johnny stepped forward as well as Shawn.
"I believe they call this a stand-off." Jason said firmly.
"You don't have the guts to shoot me." Sonny said holding his gaze.
Jason's face was so cold that Johnny thought he felt a shiver.
Spinelli came walking around the corner and sputtered. "Oh….um….I can come back later."
Shawn looked over at him. "Walk inside." He said evenly.
Spinelli rushed past everyone and hurried into the building.
"You've underestimated me Sonny, because I have no problem protecting my business and employees. Did you really think that I was going to just let you walk all over me and take what is mine?" Jason said menacingly.
Carly turned a corner and froze for a second. Scared that they were all about to kill each other, she ran over to them. "What the hell is going on?" She yelled.