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Chapter 24

Jason's head snapped around to look at Francis. "He was here?" He asked and the other man nodded. "He's a South American businessman who six months ago came to Port Charles."

"Do I need to avoid him?" Elizabeth asked if Jason said yes then she would.

"Let your guards deal with him if he approaches you." Jason would need to ask Sonny if the other mob boss had spoken to Kate. He'd also need to know if he'd spoken to Carly. Sonny could find that out as well, Jason still wasn't speaking to his so called best friend.

"Why didn't you tell me you were visiting Lucky? Did you think I was going to try and stop you?" He hoped she realized that wasn't who he was. If she wanted to see Lucky he wouldn't try and stop her. He would be there though.

"You wouldn't try to stop me. I know that Jason. I was trying to avoid the need to bail you out." Elizabeth said placing her hands on her hips. "You are not exactly Stone Cold when it comes to Lucky."

"You are protecting me?" Jason asked starting to grin. Of all the answers she could have given him that was not one he expected.

"We look out for each other." She couldn't shoot, but she could protect his heart and his feelings. "I was going to tell you when we got home, but Corelli here ratted me out." She glared at her guard.

Johnny laughed, he couldn't help it. "You are in so much trouble." He said to his friend.

"Shut it O'Brien." Francis said annoyed. Trust was not something he took lightly and in order to do his job he needed Liz to trust him. "Elizabeth."

She held up her hand. "Can it Frannie, I'm not in the mood to hear it." She would deal with him later. Juggling Jason and Lucky was enough right now.

If she was calling him Frannie then they would get past this. He'd just have to grovel a bit first. He shot O'Brien another dirty look when his friend snorted. They'd both been on Liz's shit list a time or two.

"Where is Cameron?" Jason asked tabling the Lucky discussion. He had his answer so they didn't need to get to talking it to death. She wanted to visit he wanted to be here when she did. They were both going to get what they wanted.

"In Alan's office with Emily." Francis reported to his boss.

"Fine." If Cam was with his sister then that meant Cody was nearby. Tomorrow he planned on introducing Elizabeth to Cam's permanent guard and make sure she approved. "Go visit we will wait here."

Rolling her eyes she walked down the hall to the detox ward.

It was a lot like visiting a prison. Any guest had to be patted down before being allowed to see a patient. Only staff and law enforcement officials were exempt from that protocol. Elizabeth was shown into a lounge while Lucky was brought in from his room. Because of his crimes he would be cuffed during their talk, and they would not be allowed to be alone. Not that she needed privacy she didn't care who heard them.

"Well, if it isn't the whore." Lucky said as the orderly cuffed his uninjured arm to the table.

"As they say it takes one to know one." She wasn't surprised that he would go on the attack right away. He may try to blame his actions on the drugs but the truth was that he'd been a controlling, manipulative ass since he came back from the dead. She was just too blind to see it. Well the blinders were off and she couldn't believe how stupid she'd been.

"How many times did you go from my bed to his?" Lucky asked with a sneer.

"None, if you recall we never shared a bed. You were too injured or too high." Elizabeth decided to twist the knife deeper. "Trust me there was no way I would go back to you after having been with Jason. He knows how to please a woman."

"FUCKING BITCH!" Lucky screamed. She didn't get to talk to him like that.

"Name calling again, what are we twelve. I came to tell you that our marriage was over." Elizabeth got to the point of the visit.

"If you think I'm letting you go you can think again. You don't get to be Morgan's whore." Lucky rose from his seat but the cuffs kept him from getting too far. "You belong to me Elizabeth. You owe me, I saved you!"

"We are already divorced Lucky." Elizabeth wasn't backing down.

"You can't get a divorce without my consent." Lucky was starting to shake, he wanted to go back to his room and take one of the pills that Ric had given him.

"When you beat up your wife you can." Elizabeth smirked at the pathetic man in front of her. "It was granted the same day you broke my arm. Cam and I are no longer your concern."

"I don't want your bastard anyway. Let Morgan raise him, he's good at raising other people's children. That's the only reason he's with you, because he wants to be a daddy. He'll get bored with your frigid ass soon enough." Lucky tried to play on her insecurities. He knew Elizabeth well and he knew what her weaknesses were. She was so into pleasing everyone that the thought of not pleasing Morgan would eat at her.

She just laughed as she rose from her seat. "You keep telling yourself that Lucky. If you need to believe that so you can sleep at night then that's fine. But I know the truth and tonight when Jason and I are in bed and I'm having my fifth orgasm you won't even be a blip in my memory." She watched with satisfaction as he face turned red.

"WHORE!" He screamed pulling at the cuffs.

"Good bye Lucky. Enjoy life in prison." Elizabeth walked out of the room. As she was signing out she noted that Ric had been by to see Lucky. She'd need to let Jason know.

The three men stood in the hall by the locked double doors and waited. Jason fully intended to have Spinelli pull up a copy of the visit. He wasn't spying on Elizabeth, her he trusted. He intended to make sure that the piece of shit she'd been married to paid for every hurtful word he said. Lucky's time in prison would be long and painful.

"What did Alcazar want?" Jason asked Francis.

"He said that he wanted to make sure Elizabeth was okay since she and I were having words." Francis leaned against the wall. Liz had been inside for almost fifteen minutes now. He didn't like her being in there without one of them.

"You believe him?" Jason trusted Francis's judgment.

"No. I didn't like the way he was looking at Elizabeth." The older Italian told the two men in the hall with him. "He seemed entirely too interested in her."

Johnny didn't say anything but he was already thinking that it was time for Sonny to tell Jason what they had learned. Ric wanted Jason off-balance and that couldn't happen. Still Lorenzo's behavior had been odd. Johnny couldn't figure out why he would risk pissing off Jason.

"We already have men watching him." Jason rubbed the side of his face. "With him on the hospital board he had a reason to be here. It's only a matter of time before Elizabeth is allowed to return to work. That puts them too close together."

"Can you stop her from coming back?" Johnny asked that really would be the best thing right now.

"I can try." Jason knew how important it was to Elizabeth that she make her own money. She was the only girlfriend he'd ever had who insisted on working. If Diane's friend showed interest in Elizabeth's art it might be enough to get her to quit. But Jason wouldn't do anything to hurry that along. If she was going to succeed as an artist he wanted it to be on her own.

"Good luck with that." Francis said chuckling. "You might want to wear armor for that conversation."

"Or bring back up." Johnny suggested smiling. Liz was so stubborn she could be an O'Brien.

The conversation stopped when the doors swung open. Just looking at her the men could tell she was beyond pissed. It might be good time for that driving lesson Jason had mentioned Johnny thought to himself. Nothing made him feel better than pushing a car to its limits, and Liz was a speed freak. "How'd it go?" The Irishman asked.

"Why didn't one of you tell me he was such an asshole?" She spat out. The men wisely kept silent. "He kept calling me a whore, like I'm the one who repeatedly slept around. At least the person I slept with was an adult."

Jason cleared his throat loudly. When she was angry Elizabeth had a habit of just saying what came to mind. He didn't want their sex life bandied around the hospital. Nor did he want Johnny on his case for the next month.

"I told him our marriage was over and he said that he owned me. Can you even believe that?" She was getting worked up again. "Let's go get Cam and go home. Or at least I can go home you need to go back to work." She said glaring at both Jason and Johnny. Francis she just ignored. Taking a deep breath to calm herself she took a step forward and the room spun.

"Whoa." Jason reached out and steadied her. "What's wrong?" He asked concerned.

"My blood pressure is up because of that asshat." Elizabeth let Jason lead her over to a grouping of chairs. Francis moved off and when he returned he handed her a bottle of water from the vending machine.

"Take a drink." Jason said as he crouched in front of her. "Do you want me to call Emily?"

"No. I just need a minute." Elizabeth took a long drink and then closed her eyes as she took deep measured breaths. When she was feeling better she stood up while the guys watched. "I just need to go home and spend some quiet time with Cameron." Or as quiet as it could be with a three-year old.

"You sure?" Jason was still worried.

"I'm positive." Elizabeth said giving him a smile. She was feeling better already. "Come on. Cam will be happy to see you." She needed to shake off her confrontation with Lucky. She and Jason were planning on talking to Cameron about the adoption tonight and she wanted to be in a good space for that.

Jason caught Francis's eye and the older man nodded. He would keep a close eye on Elizabeth until Jason came home. Probably early. The last month had been stressful and it still wasn't over. Now that he was in custody Lucky would be standing trial and Liz would be called to testify. It was their job to make sure she didn't overdo.

"Cam honey can you come down here?" Elizabeth waited for her little boy to join her before going over to the couch where Jason was sitting.

"Yes momma?" Cam climbed up onto Jason's lap. It was his favorite place to sit these days.

"Jason and I wanted to talk with you." She started slowly.

"I's in trouble?" Cam was still worried about trying to get the candy before dinner.

"No, sweetie. Mommy and Jason have been talking. Jason would like to adopt you." She told her son who was looking up at the man he already loved. "Do you know what that means?"

Cam shook his head and sent his curls flying.

"Adoption is when Jason and I sign some papers that say he can be your daddy." Elizabeth said smiling trying to make this easy for her son to understand.

"You can do that?" The little boy asked looking between the two adults with wide eyes.

"We can. We have to tell the judge its okay, but we can do that. What do you think?" Elizabeth would stop everything if her son wasn't ready.

"Can I call Jason daddy?" Cameron asked getting excited. He loved Jason.

"That's up to you." Jason said quietly. He was scared that Cameron would reject him. It would break his heart if the little boy didn't want to be his son.

"Do I still have to call my other dad daddy?" Cam asked dimming a bit.

Elizabeth took a deep breath. "Lucky isn't coming back." He would be facing a very long prison stint if he was fortunate. By the time he got out he would be a distant memory for her son. If he wasn't fortunate he would be facing Jason. "So no, you don't have to call him daddy anymore."

"I want Jason to be my daddy." Cam turned and stood facing the man whose lap he was sitting on. "Will you be my daddy?" He asked with all the innocence of his age.

The unconditional love that this child was extending made Jason choke up. "I would love to be your dad." He said honestly.

"Okay." Cam said, and just like that it was done.

Elizabeth had to wipe her eyes before she could continue. "Cam, guess what?"

"What?" This was a great night already. He couldn't wait to tell his cousin Morgan that Jason was his dad.

"You get to have the same last name as Jason." Elizabeth figured that he would love that so when he frowned she was surprised. "Don't you like the name Morgan?"

"Won't you be sad?" He asked moving to his mother's lap.

"You aren't leaving baby, just getting a new name." She assured him giving him a hug. "You, me and Jason will all live in the new house." She would wait for Cam to actually call Jason dad before referring to him that way.

"But you be the onwy Webber. I don't want you to be sad. You should be a Morgan too." As far as Cam was concerned that was the best solution. "Daddy can dopt you too."

Both adults smiled wide when Cam called Jason daddy as if it was the most natural thing in the world. "Daddy can't adopt me sweetie. I'm an adult and you can't adopt adults."

"You could get married. Mommies and daddies do that." Cam said looking at his mom.

Jason fully intended to ask Elizabeth to marry him, he even had a ring. It didn't have to be right away. If she wanted to wait he would he just wanted her to know he wasn't going anywhere. He wanted his ring on her finger. Cam was doing such a wonderful job he would just let the little boy keep going.

Elizabeth looked to Jason for assistance, but by the way his eyes were twinkling he had no intention of helping. "Daddy has to give mommy a ring first." She said throwing the enforcer under the bus.

"Well?" Cam looked at his dad.

He would get her for that. "Don't you worry Cam, I got it covered." Jason told his son. "You ready for a bath, I can tell you my plans upstairs." He said with a mischievous grin.

"Three year olds can't keep secrets." She warned him.

"Who says he needs to?" Jason said as he lifted the toddler tickling him and making his squirm. "Come on buddy, let's get you cleaned."

They left Elizabeth sitting on the couch wondering what Jason was up to.

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