A/N – Thanks for the comments!I might need a bodyguard after you read this chapter.* lol Guess, thanks for the reminder re: the rating. * Liasonisthebomb – Ric has eyes everywhere. He's assuming it at this point.

By the way, Ric and Gina have no plans at this point to reveal that they are sleeping together.

Chapter 25 - Darkness

The next morning, Jason and Elizabeth got up and had breakfast together. They were still on a high from the love making and couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces.

"We need to talk about living arrangements," Jason said. He wanted her close.

"Well, I need a few days. I have a counseling appointment and all my art is here. I have packing to do."

"I hate thinking about the details. I just want you with me."

Liz grinned. "I'll pack as fast as I can."

"Make the guys help you. Hell, I'll hire someone to pack it up for you."

"You're so damn sexy when you're impatient," Liz said sitting on his lap.

He moaned and kissed her hard and then they both groaned when his cell phone rang. "What?" he yelled.

"Is everything okay?" Sonny asked.

"Yes…sorry, what's up?"

"Someone made a move on us last night."

"You think it's the same person who's after Alcazar?"

"I don't know, but we need to figure out who this is."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

"Thanks. Tell Elizabeth I said hello."

Jason frowned. "How did you know?"

"I figured I must have interrupted something for you to answer like that. So, why don't you finish what you're doing and then come home," Sonny said, grinning.

Jason smirked. "Later."

"What's wrong?"

"I have to go back. There's some trouble and Sonny needs me to run the warehouse so he can focus on other things."

Normally, Jason wouldn't be doing that, but Sonny still had him on desk duty.

"Maybe one for the road then?" she asked softly.

Jason devoured her lips and moved his hand under his t-shirt that she was wearing and ran his hands all over her naked skin. His fingers tweaked her nipple and Elizabeth moaned into his mouth. She stood up and took her shirt off and Jason wiggled out of his briefs. Straddling him, she kissed him as he slowly filled her up. "Uh," she said groaned as she tore her mouth away from his. She gripped the back of the chair as she bounced alternating between fast and slamming downwards. Jason held onto her hips and kissed her passionately as she rode him hard. "Elizabeth," he groaned. He was so close. Reaching her hand down she touched herself and Jason felt his sac tighten at the sight of her. He grabbed her ass as she started to come undone. "Jason, yes," she screamed out as he moved her hand and relentless circled his thumb over her clit.

Seeing her look so fucking sexy as her head dropped back and her body shook was his undoing. "I'm going to cum," Jason barely got out as his dick twitched and jerked inside of her. Elizabeth yelled out his name again as another wave of pleasure made her tremble causing her to fall forward as her body shuddered and twitched. He held her tightly relishing the feel of her body against his. They were finally together and soon everyone would know.

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Ric wiped the hair out of Gina's face. "It gets better every time."

Gina smiled. "So, how do you know that they are together?"

"I have people watching. Between that and the reporters, one can draw the line."

Gina nodded. "You're not going to share your plan?"

"Sorry, it's just better if you don't know. Call it plausible deniability."

She sat up. "I'm going to take a shower. Care to join me?"

Ric grinned. "I'd love to."

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Jason practically floated back to Port Charles. He was supposed to meet Sonny on the docks but his partner was delayed so he sat on a bench for a long time, thinking about the last twenty-four hours and what it meant. He was so lost in thought that he didn't hear the cop yelling at him from behind until it was too late. Someone grabbed his arm and pulled him and he of course started to struggle because he was startled. He lost his balance in the confusion and the cop panicked, thinking that Jason was coming for him so he roughly grabbed Jason by the back of the neck and pushed him down to his knees.

"What the hell?" Sonny yelled as he ran towards them.

Taggert jumped up to intercept Sonny. "Step back Corinthos."

"Hands behind your back!" the man yelled. Jason complied, not wanting it to escalate. "Not so tough now are you?" the rookie cop sneered before slamming Jason's head down onto the dock and securing the cuffs.

Taggert looked back. "Myers, what are you doing?"

"He was fighting me. I had to put him down," the cop said as he grabbed Jason's arm. "Get up," he yelled, but Jason didn't move.

Sonny growled. "You're going to fucking pay for this. You piece of shit."

The reporters who had been filming the whole thing stepped forward and got a shot of Jason passed out cold.

"Get the cuffs off of him," Taggert yelled.

"But sir…."

"Get out of my way," Taggert removed the cuffs and then laid Jason on his back.

Sonny took his pulse. "It's weak. Call an ambulance. He had a skull fracture from the crash."

Taggert grabbed his radio and called it in.

Jason started to have a seizure and Taggert held his head still. This had turned into a shit show and he knew heads were going to roll.

Myers came out of his fear haze and backed the reports off just as the ambulance pulled up. They got Jason onto a back board and then lifted him onto the gurney and put him in the ambulance. Sonny hopped in the back and Taggert stood there for a moment trying to gather his thoughts. All hell was about to break loose and he got a sick feeling in his stomach about the outcome.

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Elizabeth's concentration was broken by the incessant ringing of her phone. "Hello?"

"Turn on the television right now," Sarah demanded.

She got up and ran into the other room.

"I'm about a block away. I'll be there in a minute."

"Okay," Liz said putting on a news station. She watched in horror as the scene unfolded. By the time Sarah came inside, she was a mess.

Sarah sat next to her and held her hand.

"I had been watching Mr. Morgan for at least an hour as he sat on that bench deep in thought. Apparently, during that time, alleged arms dealer Lorenzo Alcazar, was ambushed at his home. Clearly, Mr. Morgan could not have been in two places as once. As you saw from the video, the Port Charles Police Department, whom I am starting to think are completely incompetent, arrested Mr. Morgan for the alleged crime. In the process, one of the officers got over zealous, and smashed Mr. Morgan's head into the docks and he lost consciousness. An ambulance was called and he was just transported to General Hospital. Given his previous injuries from the crash, this might turn into a dire situation. The mayor, Scott Baldwin was quick to say that there would be a thorough examination of the events, but urged the public to not forget that Jason Morgan is the bad guy, not the other way around. Our sources tell us that D.A. Ric Lansing is once again enacting his personal vendetta out in his attempt to take down the Corinthos/Morgan organization."

Liz was livid. "Ric did this?"

"Elizabeth, what do you want to do?"

"Beside rip Ric a new one? I'm going to Port Charles. I have to make sure that Jason is okay."

"Johnny is waiting in the car. I figured you would want to do that."

Liz nodded. "Let me change and I'll be right there."

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Elizabeth, Sarah, and Johnny rushed into the waiting room. The Quartermaines were already there along with Carly and Sonny. "How is he?" Liz asked.

"He's stable. They are taking heads scans. They're worried that the blow could have caused a blood clot," Alan said.

She nodded. "Is he conscious?"

"Not yet."

Gina rushed in and Monica hugged her. "I came as soon as I heard."

She looked over at Elizabeth with surprise.

Ric walked up to them. "Elizabeth, what are you doing here?"

Ric and Gina had been fucking when his phone rang and he was advised of the news.

Everyone could feel Liz's mood shift. The look on her face was downright menacing. She pushed him back catching Ric completely off guard. "How dare you show your face around here after what you did?"

"Elizabeth, I was just doing my job. I had no control over some rookie cop."

"If you were doing your job then you would have asked Jason to come down to the station so you could question him. You wouldn't have people handcuffing him and slamming his head into the docks."

"A man was shot at."

"Oh so now you're defending an alleged criminal yourself? Since when is Jason the only suspect in this entire city?"

Ric's jaw clenched.

"You are going to pay for this Ric."

Carly grabbed Liz's arm so she wouldn't take a swing. "He's not worth it."

"You're right," she said still glaring at him.

Ric angrily turned and walked away as Carly led Elizabeth to a chair.

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Patrick approached the group so Monica and Emily stood. "Patrick? How is he?" Monica asked.

"Maybe we should go talk somewhere in private."

"No, it's okay. You can speak in front of them."

Francis and Johnny had pushed back all of the reporters.

"Jason has a subdural hematoma which means there is bleeding in between the layers that surround the brain."

"Does he need surgery?" Alan asked.

"I want to see if it will resolve on its own."

"Is he conscious?" Emily asked.

"No, due to the position of the bleed, he is not. Unfortunately, he's in a coma."

Liz felt like the walls were closing in on her. She couldn't even hear Patrick talking anymore. Someone was on their knees in front of her and she struggled to hold it together. She couldn't lose him.

"Elizabeth," Sonny said grabbing her face. "Elizabeth."

She held his gaze for a few seconds and then started to cry and Sonny pulled her into him and looked up at Carly.

Monica turned back towards Patrick. "Can I see my son please?"

"Two at a time."

Monica got Liz's attention. "We'll come back and get you okay?"

Liz nodded.

"When was the last time you ate?" Sonny asked.

"Um, I had a muffin for breakfast."

Sonny looked up at Johnny and nodded and Johnny left to go to the cafeteria. "This is not your fault." He said softly. "Don't make yourself sick. Jason's going to need everyone in his corner."

Gina rolled her eyes and turned away. She was scared to death but she was also really pissed that Elizabeth was even there. The woman was a walking reminder of everything that she lost.

Elizabeth took a deep breath. "Carly, can you show me where the bathroom is?"

Carly nodded and held onto her arm and took her.

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Elizabeth stared into the mirror. "I'm not a weak person. It's just I…."

Carly sighed. "You love him."

Liz looked over at her.

"It's okay Elizabeth. You don't have to hide it from me."

"I just need him to be okay. We're finally going to try and be together and now I may lose him. I just can't."

Carly hugged her. "It's okay muffin. Jason is a fighter and you've given him something to live for."

They pulled apart.

"Muffin?"

Carly grinned. "You said you had it for breakfast and it just stuck with me."

"Uh huh."

She wiped her face and they went back to the waiting room.

A few minutes later, Carly realized that she had left her phone in the bathroom and went back to retrieve it. She was about to open the door when she heard Ric's voice so she stopped and moved towards the next room and listened.

"You were right, I think they're together," Gina said.

"There's nothing we can do about that right now. I'm going to go back to the Metro Court. I'm in room 1819. We can finish where we left off."

"What exactly are we doing Ric? Do you just want to fuck or did you have something else in mind?"

"I'm keeping my eyes on the endgame and if I can't get Elizabeth back then I want to make them suffer."

Gina smirked. "I'll be over later. I hope your stamina will be as good as it was last night."

Ric grinned. "You can count on it."

Carly stood there with her mouth open. She ran into a bathroom stall as Gina came inside. Quietly, she waited for her to finish and then walked out and checked her hair in the mirror. Gina was fucking Ric for payback. She never thought that Gina would ever do something like that, but Carly also understood that when you're broken, sometimes you do stupid things. Jason would never forgive Gina for screwing Ric. For now, she would keep the information mostly to herself. Elizabeth didn't need another thing to worry about it and Jason was still unconscious. "Johnny," she said under her breath. That was someone she should tell.

She made her way to the waiting room. Monica was taking Elizabeth to Jason so Carly approached Johnny. "We need to talk."

He nodded and started to walk down a hallway and Carly looked around and then followed him. She had just walked past a room when Johnny grabbed her arm and pulled her inside of it.

"You scared the shit out of me," Carly said clutching his arm so she wouldn't fall.

"Sorry… What's up?"

"Ric and Gina are fucking each other."

Johnny was shocked. "What?"

"Apparently, all night long. They are meeting up at the Metro Court tonight, room 1819. Ric either wants Elizabeth back or make her and Jason pay."

"You heard all of this?"

"Yeah, they didn't know I was there."

"I'll have them both tailed. Just keep this to yourself okay?" Johnny said. "I'll keep you updated."

Carly nodded and then slipped out of the room.