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Chapter 25

Georgie stood at the entrance to the room where her sister's viewing was being held and shook hands with those entering. The service would be brief and then the coffin would be transported to the cemetery for a private burial. This was the last thing Georgie had to get through to say good bye to her sister. She just wasn't sure she could do it.

"Would you like to take a break?" Elizabeth was worried about her young friend. Georgie was being incredibly strong but she shouldn't have to shoulder this alone. There was only so much friends could do, she needed her family.

"I don't even know half of those people. There only here because of how Maxie died." Georgie looked into the room before looking at her friend. "Thanks for coming. I keep saying that but I really do mean it. You've been a huge help."

"Georgie, I didn't do anything." Elizabeth put her arm around the younger woman. Looking out into the main hall she saw several of Jason's men. The funeral had pretty heavy security due to the presence of the press. People were being checked for recording devices. It was actually rather sickening that the guys had found some.

Milo walked over. "It's time to start." Jason had given him the day off so that he could be here today. Nadine was working, and Paulie was taking the detail.

"Come on, let's go sit down." Elizabeth walked with Georgie to the front row. They sat in the middle. Jason sat to the left of Elizabeth and Milo sat to Georgie's right. The row behind them as well as the rest of the seats in the front were filled with guys from the Morgan Organization. No one was getting near the grieving young woman.

Forty-five minutes later Georgie found herself once again shaking hands as people departed. When the room was empty the guys made themselves scarce to give her some privacy. Walking over to the casket she looked down at her sister. They had done a wonderful job and Maxie appeared peaceful and serene.

"I'm so sorry." Georgie whispered. "I wish this hadn't happened or that it had been me. I'll miss you and I love you." The tears came and so did a wave of fatigue. She just wanted to go home and sleep for about a week. Turning she headed to where Elizabeth was waiting and her knees just gave out.

It was Milo who caught her and she just clutched him tight. "Don't let go." She begged sobbing against his chest.

"I won't." He promised. He was on his knees and she was across his lap. Gently he rocked her. "We are all here Georgie." Looking over at Elizabeth he could see she was being held by Jason. She was hurting for her friend.

"I'm so tired." Georgie just went limp as she closed her eyes. She hadn't really slept since Maxie died. "I just want to rest for a while."

"Milo." Johnny walked over. He was thinking about all the things he wanted to do to Georgie's family. They deserved to rot in hell for abandoning her like this.

"Yeah." Milo was still gently rocking the woman in his arms.

"Take her to Elizabeth's house." Even though Jason lived there too, that was how they all thought of it. "We will all follow." Francis and Diane were already there with Cameron. They opted to stay and set up the lunch since Elizabeth didn't want her son to possibly disrupt the service.

Standing he had Georgie cradled in his arms. "Okay." He walked out to the rear parking lot where all the cars were.

"I'm going to go too." Elizabeth said wiping her eyes. Her minivan was parked out back as well. Georgie had not wanted the offered limo so Elizabeth had picked her friend up and Marco followed them.

"You okay to drive?" Jason had come with Johnny.

"Yeah. Thank you for letting Georgie stay over." Elizabeth was worried about her friend.

"Family isn't defined by genetics. She's ours and we take care of our own." Jason said giving her a quick kiss. A crew had delivered a queen sized bed this morning so that Georgie would have somewhere to sleep. Cam's furniture would have to be reassembled later. He suspected that Milo would be sleeping over as well. So they'd need linens on the couch.

"I'll see you at the house." Elizabeth also headed for the back door. Marco was already waiting. She got in the minivan and waited until Marco tapped his horn before pulling out into traffic. Milo was about half a block ahead. He was getting ready to turn at the corner and just as she reached a small street that intersected the avenue another car slammed into the minivan.

Everything seemed to slow down. As the car hit her Elizabeth immediately wrapped her arms around her belly to protect the baby. The air bag deployed and her body was pushed back into the seat. She could hear metal grind against metal as her car rocked up onto two wheels only settling again when the other car backed up and sped away.

She was trying to catch her breath as she heard two separate sets of brakes squeal. Georgie and Milo then Marco appeared beside the car. Georgie was talking, but the words were not making any sense. Elizabeth hadn't hit her head but her ears were ringing and her whole body was shaking. Still in all the chaos that was around her she was aware that the baby was kicking. That was what made her start crying.

"Morgan." Jason was heading for his car along with the guys who were still at the funeral home.

"Elizabeth was just broadsided in a hit and run, get up the street now." Marco told his boss.

"Is she hurt?" Jason stopped as his heart started beating painfully in his chest. Johnny was heading around the car.

"She's awake and the baby's kicking but you need to be here." Marco was watching Milo use a crow bar to try get the door open. They could hear the sirens of the ambulance getting closer.

Since they were up the street Jason just turned and ran. The guys had no clue what was happening, they had been inside and hadn't heard the impact, but their boss was running so they followed. It took him no time at all to come abreast of the wrecked vehicle. "Elizabeth." Jason said reaching in through the shattered window. Milo was still working on the door, Johnny had the crowbar from Marco's car and was helping. The crash had short circuited the electronic panel and the other doors wouldn't open.

"We're okay." Her voice was shaking and her whole body was starting to hurt. "The baby's kicking." That was all she was focused on.

The door opened with a screech and Jason moved into the space. "I'm here."

"Okay." She was trying to hold it together. She was doing a self-check. All that mattered was that she keep their baby safe. "I didn't see the other car."

"It's okay, don't worry about that." Marco could tell him what happened. "The ambulance is coming." Jason was holding her hand in his. He only let go so the paramedics could carefully load Elizabeth and the baby into the truck. He hopped in the back and they took off.

Kelly and a trauma team were waiting when they arrived. Jason was vaguely aware that Alan and Monica were also waiting. Elizabeth was transferred to a gurney and the first thing they did was check the baby. Kelly hooked up the fetal heartbeat monitor. "It's too loud." She said more to herself than anyone else as she tried to count the beats.

"SHUT UP!" Epiphany yelled and the entire ER stilled.

In the silence the swoosh-swoosh of the baby's heartbeat could be clearly heard. Kelly smiled. "Sounds good. Let's get mommy looked at." Kelly was preparing to step back when the monitor beeped. "Shit."

"What's wrong?" Jason was standing next to the bed holding Elizabeth's hand. "What was that beep?"

"A contraction." Kelly moved back to check the machine. "When did they start?" She asked Elizabeth.

"I don't know." Everything hurt so the tightening in her stomach hadn't been noticed.

"It's too soon." Jason said looking at the doctor.

"Not really. In twenty-four hours Liz will be thirty seven weeks." Kelly was watching the machine waiting to see if it would beep again. Anything under ten minutes and they might not be able to stop labor just slow it. That was something she could work with. Eight minutes after the first beep the machine did it again. "Shit."

"I've got a room waiting." Epiphany came back into the trauma room.

"Let's get her upstairs ASAP. Let's give her a shot to develop the baby's lungs. Elizabeth I need you to keep that baby in your stomach for one more day." Kelly said grinning at her friend. "If anyone is stubborn enough to do that it's you."

Matt spoke up. "You can't take her upstairs until I finish my exam." He wanted to make sure his friend didn't have any other injuries. He was glad the baby appeared to be okay, but Elizabeth mattered too.

"I know that." Kelly snapped at her boyfriend. "I still need to do an ultrasound anyway. I'll check for internal bleeding while I'm looking around. This time tomorrow Baby Webber will be here."

"Morgan." Jason said and once again the entire ER stopped.

"What?" It was Alan who spoke.

"Baby Morgan." Jason said still holding Elizabeth's hand.

"You're the father of Elizabeth's baby?" Matt hadn't seen that one coming.

"It's about damned time you spoke up." Epiphany's words were harsh but she was smiling.

"Yes, Elizabeth and I are having a baby." Jason leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Don't kill me." He whispered. "I love you."

"I love you too." Elizabeth squeezed his hand and whispered back.

"Wanna know what Baby Morgan is?" So far the baby hadn't been cooperative.

"You can see?" Elizabeth tried to sit up but Matt gently pushed her back down.

"Be still." He admonished.

Jason looked at Elizabeth who nodded. "Girl?" He wanted a daughter who looked like her mother.

"Boy." Kelly grinned. "Everything looks good. Baby and otherwise. Who is on pediatrics?"

"Maggie is on her way down." Nadine had just arrived. "Congrats you two." She wondered how she had missed that. Looking over at Johnny he just winked. "Here are some ice chips." She handed the cup to Jason.

The monitor beeped again. "Eight minutes." Kelly said looking at the readout.

"What do we have?" Maggie Smith came over. A pediatrician was required for all births.

"Baby boy Morgan will be here in the next twenty four hours." Kelly reported. Matt was still doing his work up.

"Morgan?" Maggie looked at where Elizabeth hand was being held by Jason's. "So I guess that means I didn't win the pool." She joked. Actually she hadn't even placed a bet. "I'm here for the next thirty-six hours keep me updated."

"Everything looks good." Matt said smiling at his friend. "We can move her now."

Epiphany nodded at the orderly who pushed the gurney out of the ER. Looking around she saw a lot of stunned faces. It took everything in her to not laugh out loud. This was only the beginning. She wondered how long before Carly or Sam showed up. "Nadine I'm assigning you to Elizabeth."

"Thanks, Piph." The blonde nurse turned and headed toward the elevator.

Johnny was right behind her. "Are you angry that I didn't tell you?"

"It wasn't your secret to spill. You said you weren't the dad." Nadine pointed out. "I'll be here until the birth or the contractions stop. Will you be here too?"

"She my sister." Johnny knew Nadine understood what he meant. "I have to make some calls, text me the room number."

"Sure thing." And throwing professionalism out the window she leaned over and placed her lips on his.

Johnny felt the touch in every single cell of his body. He wanted to grab her and pull her into the nearest supply closet. He did pull her close and slant his mouth over hers. He would have gone further if not for the throat clearing. Turning he saw Epiphany. "I can explain." He said grinning.

"Upstairs Nadine." Epiphany gave her nurse a glare. When the elevator closed the head nurse looked at Johnny. "So I guess this means we are over?"

"You know I love you Piph." Johnny gave her his best smile.

Epiphany just shook her head. "The whole hospital will be talking about you two."

"Wanna have them talking about us instead?" He asked bobbing his eyebrows.

"You couldn't handle me." Epiphany said laughing. She really did like Johnny.

"Probably not." He admitted. "Have you called Francis?"

"He's on his way with the guy who owns my heart." She meant Cameron. "I'm off so I'll stay with him. We'll be in Alan's office until I take him home. Tomorrow I'll bring him to daycare."

"Thanks Piph." Johnny could head upstairs now.

"We're family." She said heading back to the hub to meet Francis.

"That we are." Johnny's phone rang with the room number and he headed for the stairs.

Nikolas ran over to where his girlfriend was standing. He had come quickly in response to her frantic call. "What happened?"

"I didn't mean it." Emily was crying and shaking.

"Mean what? Baby what's wrong?" She hadn't made any sense on the phone and she wasn't now either. "I can fix it if you don't tell me what's the matter."

"I was so angry. I don't even remember hitting the gas. I just saw her and I was so angry. All the lies and the pain and I just wanted her gone." Emily told him. "I didn't even think about it. I saw her and then I hit her."

"You hit someone with your car?" Nikolas was piecing it together. "Who?" But he had a sinking feeling he knew.

"Elizabeth." Emily said looking at him. "She's trying to use Jason."

"Emily." Nikolas needed a few seconds. "Where is she?" He would need to figure out where to hide the body, maybe in the tunnels under Wyndamere.

"She was in her car when I left." Emily clutched his hand. "They were trying to get her out."

"You hit her car and left." This could be bad. A hit and run in broad daylight would have witnesses and there was no way Jason wasn't already having his pet tech freak running the footage. "Were you driving your car?"

Emily just nodded. "She made me so mad." The anger was cresting again. I hope she and her bastard both die."

Nikolas just looked at his girlfriend like he'd never seen her before. In a very real way he felt like he hadn't. He just pulled her close. "I will fix this." He told her not really sure that he could.

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