A/N – Thanks for the reviews! I understand people not being fans of certain characters but try to remember this AU not what was on the show and I am re-writing characters personalities how I want them to be. Just like you might hate Carly on the show but I'm trying to write her differently within the fic etc. That said, if enough people don't like something, it does make a difference to me, so make sure that you speak up. Thanks!

Ilovedana53 – Thanks for the great questions. I haven't changed Maxie's back story. So, she is still Felicia and Frisco's. But, she just wasn't raised with Liz.

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Chapter 25 – Deal or no Deal?

John stared at her for a moment. "When were you going to tell me?"

"It just happened. The mayor was here and offered and I've been thinking about it a lot lately."

"I see."

"I'm sorry."

"Are you running from me Anna?"

Anna touched his face with her hand. "No. I was actually hoping that maybe you'd want normal too."

John kissed her hand. "I'll think about it."

Anna's phone rang. "Hello."

"Anna this is Jason."

"Is everything alright?"

"Yes. I need to come to Port Charles for a meeting. Can you come stay with Elizabeth?"

Anna nodded. "Of course. I'll be right there." She ended the call. "That was Jason, he needs someone to stay with Liz while he comes here."

"You want me to go."

"That would be great actually. I need to meet with the mayor and finish up with Mac."

"Alright, I'll see you later." He said smiling. He kissed her on the forehead and walked out.

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John pulled up to the safe house. Jason came outside dressed in a suit.

"Well, look at you." John said smirking.

Jason rolled his eyes. "Make sure nothing happens to my girl. Johnny left a laptop on the kitchen counter. You can see all of the cameras and monitor the perimeter. I'll probably be gone for about 3 hours or so."

"Sounds good."

"Thanks for doing this. I appreciate it." Jason said walking past John who made his way into the house.

"Hey." Liz said watching him plop down next to her. "You got guard duty huh?"

"Yeah, your mom needed to take care of something."

Liz looked at him curiously. "So, how are things going with my mom?"

"You're really nosey aren't you?" John said smiling.

Liz chuckled. "Don't try and change the subject."

John sighed. "I took her to dinner."

"And?"

"And we had a great time."

"Did you kiss her?"

John looked down at her. "Don't you think that's TMI?"

"It's not like I asked if you had sex." Liz said making a face.

John grinned. "Yes. I kissed her. Are you happy?"

"Not yet. But, I'm sure she was." Liz said grinning.

"It's just a bit complicated at the moment."

"Oh please. You don't see that stopping me do you?"

"True. I'm working on it."

Liz grabbed the remote and flipped through some channels. "You need to work a little harder."

John grinned and shook his head. The Scorpio women were killing him.

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Jason sat at the large table. The heads of 4 other families sat before him.

"Jason, how could you let Sonny get so out of control? He has completely destroyed all ties to the waterfront which means our shipments are now compromised."

"I cut ties with Sonny months ago. I left town. I had no idea of his activities."

"I find that really hard to believe. "

"I mean no disrespect, but Sonny has been acting erratically for months and none of you said a word. I understand that his recklessness has cost you, but I had nothing to do with that."

Jason noticed that Dominic Taglianni looked like he was ready to kill him.

"You really think we're going to let you walk?" Dominic said loudly.

"You have no choice. I'm out. I want nothing to do with the business."

The tension in the room was palpable.

Vinny Scalero spoke up. "How do we know that you haven't turned over evidence against us?"

"What motivation would I have for doing that? I don't want anything to do with the organization at all. Why would I create enemies when I want out?"

Jason threw a huge envelope on the table. "In that envelope are several overseas bank accounts that Sonny held that the feds don't know about. It should more than make up for any lost revenue in Port Charles. It also includes any documentation he had on any of you and flash drives with video and audio." He saw the looks on their faces. "Sonny was a paranoid man."

"How do you we know this isn't a setup?" Dominic added. "You're a dangerous man." All of them knew how lethal Jason was and they were all nervous about his true intentions.

"Again, I have no reason to do that. I could have kept that money for myself and disappeared, but I didn't. There are millions of dollars in those accounts. Consider it a good faith gesture." Jason said looking around the room.

Johnny and Francis noticed the tension had gone down a little bit at the mention of money. But, they were still ready for anything. They knew the families were pissed off about Sonny and there was still a chance that they would retaliate against Jason.

"What do you want exactly?" Vinny asked.

"I want out and all ties cut. I still have the Harbor Towers as well as the coffee business and I plan to run that legitimately. I don't want my family or my business touched."

Tommy Giarrella spoke up. "If we are even going to consider this, then as a show of faith, you have to live in Port Charles for at least a year. We need to keep an eye on you. If there would even be a hint that you were looking to get back into the business or did anything underhanded, you would have to be swiftly dealt with."

Jason looked up at Johnny and Francis who nodded yes.

"That sounds reasonable."

"And if you want to sell your business, you would have to sell the property to one of us."

Jason cleared his throat. "The only way I'd agree to that is if it looked totally legitimate. I can't have any direct dealings with you at all."

"Understood." Tommy said.

Jason looked around. "Do we have a deal gentlemen?"

They all nodded yes. "Let's shake on it then."

They all shook hands and Jason, Johnny, and Francis left the room and went to Polluzo's.

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"So what do you think?" Jason asked Francis.

"I don't think we'll know for sure if it's a done deal until you stay in Port Charles and nothing happens."

"You think they'd double cross me?"

Johnny sighed. "I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt but this is a highly unusual situation. I'm wondering if the more they find out about Sonny and what he's done, the more pissed they'll get and change their mind."

Jason smacked his hand down on the table. "Fucking Sonny. I gave them a lot of money, they better not renege."

"Honestly, I think that was the only thing that really saved you. The files were just a nice extra touch." Francis said smoothing his hair back. He had been closely watching the other men's reactions and they only backed down after millions were mentioned.

"I'll talk to a few of the guys and see what rumors are floating around." Johnny said getting up and walking out.

"You think it's too soon to bring Elizabeth here?"

"Maybe, but, will she be willing to stay in that safe house without you?"

"I can't go back there. They'll be watching me."

Jason looked up as Anna walked in the door.