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The Epilogue is next!

Chapter 24

The next morning after Elizabeth fed Cameron, Jason called Leticia to come get the little boy. Once he was off to the park Jason grabbed a blanket and cuddled up on the couch with his wife. With her tucked in close he told her everything that Sonny had been up to. The recording and the deal to break out Baker from prison.

"Does it change anything?" She asked when he was done.

"Not between us, nothing will ever change things between us, but it changes everything between Sonny and me." Jason told her finally letting the hurt at what his friend had done come to the surface. "I trusted him with you and he betrayed me. This is a million times worse than what he did with Carly. If you hadn't been so strong and so brave I could have lost you."

"But you didn't I'm right here." She held him close knowing that this was ripping him up inside. "Jason, Sonny is dying. Do I agree with what he did? No. But I understand it. As a nurse I saw it a lot, people wanting to fix things they messed up before they passed on."

Placing both of her hands on his face she made sure he was focused on her. "Holding onto the anger and the hate will only hurt you. You have to find a way to let it go. I'm not saying you have to forgive Sonny right this minute, but you have to find a way to come to terms with what happened. I'm going to focus on the good. I'm your wife. I wished Sonny hadn't lied, but I'm so grateful to be your wife. Also I got to kick Tom Baker's ass and I cannot tell you how good that feels today. Last night it was just terrifying." She said laughing.

"You amaze me." He ran his hand over her hair bringing his forehead to hers. "He hurt you and yet you are willing to forgive him. Just like that."

"Don't nominate me for saint hood. Right now I'm so happy to be alive and home I would forgive just about anything." She said understanding that the euphoria of this moment would not last. Over the next few weeks she would have mood swings and crying fits and moments of pure terror. It was part of the healing process. She would heal that she knew, just like she knew it would take time. "Tomorrow I'll most likely be really pissed at him."

"I'm sending him to the island." Jason told her.

"No." She said in a firm tone. "No you are not sending him away to die alone. He's family Jason and he stays here."

"Elizabeth." He said pinching his nose he had not expected her to fight him on this.

"Jason, he's dying. I will not turn my back on him. No matter what. We won't move to Greystone and if you want we can get a day nurse as well. Sonny can afford it, but I am not walking away from him. Please don't ask me too." She moved so that she was sitting on his lap and his arms instantly came around her but not to tight since he was trying to be mindful of her injuries. He winced a bit as he realized that last night when they were making love he hadn't really been that gentle after all. He would make sure she rested today.

Jason dropped his head to her uninjured shoulder and turning his face into her neck, breathed her in. "You will take a guard with you and you will not be alone with him." He was being silly it wasn't as if Sonny could get out of bed but he didn't care.

She started to argue, but realized that she had pushed her husband as far as he would go. If she tried to change his mind they'd end up having a real fight and neither one of them was strong enough for that at the moment. "I love you." Was all she said.

"My wife, mine. Always." He said before kissing her. Before the kiss could lead to other activities her cell phone rang.

"Hey Kelly." Her friend Kelly Lee was one of the few doctors who hadn't stopped by to see her while she was being treated in the ER. "Okay, I'll be in the hospital around eleven, I'll page you. Okay. Bye." Hanging up she resumed her seat on Jason's lap. "Kelly wants to see me"

"Everything okay?" Jason asked frowning.

"She didn't get to see me last night." Elizabeth explained. "We should get clean; I need to go down to the station to give my statement. Want to share a shower?" She asked running her fingers down his t shirt covered chest.

"What do you think?" He said scooping her up and going upstairs.

They got to the hospital just before eleven and Elizabeth asked Sabrina to page Kelly. While she waited with Jason, Elizabeth tried to figure out the best way to introduce the student nurse to Milo. They really would make a cute couple.

"Hey Liz." Kelly said coming up and giving her friend a hug. "I heard you kicked ass last night."

"Well, you know me. Elizabeth Morgan, escaped convict slayer." She smiled, but not too wide because her lip hurt.

"Well it's a good thing you look good in purple." Kelly told her friend. The out spoken doctor could be counted on saying exactly what she was thinking. "Come on back to the office."

Elizabeth and Jason followed holding hands.

"So, last night in the ER they ran a blood panel and you got a positive result." Kelly said getting right to the point.

Elizabeth gasped as her eyes widened in shock. "Really?"

"What does a positive result mean?" Jason asked concerned that something was wrong with Elizabeth.

"It means she gets to pee on the stick." Kelly said handing Liz a pregnancy test. "Or do you want to do another blood test?"

"How strong was the positive?" Elizabeth asked still in shock.

"Very strong." Kelly said grinning.

Jason watched the woman and when Kelly smiled he relaxed, if she was smiling it was good. Then he remembered what the doctor specialized in. Looking at his wife he felt a smile forming on his face. "Are we…"

"Tell you what, why don't you stretch out and let me do a manual exam." When Kelly gently massaged Elizabeth's uterus and smiled again. "I guess we'll go right to an internal." She pulled over the ultrasound machine and they took a look. "Based on this I'd say you are four weeks along."

"Based on what?" Jason couldn't see anything but grey, black and white colors on the screen.

"Right here, that little spot. That's our baby." She said tears coming to her eyes. "We're pregnant." Counting back Elizabeth realized this baby was conceived the night she told him about her marriage to Ric.

Jason smiled wide almost unable to believe that they were going to have a baby. From the terror of last night to the joy of this moment, it seemed unreal.

"I'll let you two have a moment. Make an appointment at the desk and pick up your prenatal vitamin script." Kelly said to Elizabeth, turning to Jason she gave him instructions as well. "You make sure she stays stress free, gets lots of rest and eats regularly."

Alone Jason hugged his wife tightly. "A baby. We're going to have a baby." He placed his hand on her belly.

"Well last night I said the bat would be hard to top but this does it." Elizabeth placed her hand over Jason's.

"Now I have more to be grateful for. Not only did you save yourself, you saved our baby as well." He kissed her giving it plenty of heat. "Knowing my baby is inside you is very sexy." He growled against her throat.

"Down boy, we can celebrate when we get home; right now we need to go see Sonny." She said fixing her clothes and getting down from the exam table. The fact that Jason's eyes hardened didn't escape her.

In addition to the guard on the door inside of Sonny's room Francis, Johnny, Max and Cody were also at the hospital. To Elizabeth this didn't feel like they were visiting their boss, it felt more like they had the sick man in lock down. There was a lot of tension in the room. "Why don't you all take a break while I check Sonny's chart." It had been left on his table in anticipation of her visit. No one budged. Okay then. "Has he woken up today?" If they weren't going to leave then they could at least be useful.

"He was up a couple of hours ago." Francis told her giving her the once over. She looked like hell and tending to this traitorous bastard was the last place she should be. "You should be at home resting." He told her.

"Don't start Frannie." Elizabeth sighed, not wanting to get into this now. She wanted to check on Sonny and go home so that she and Jason could celebrate their good news.

"He's right Elizabeth. Back here is that last place you need to be." Johnny said glaring at Jason who glared back.

"I had an appointment." She said trying to avoid a fist fight. Immediately she knew she'd said the wrong thing.

"Is something wrong?" Francis asked concerned. He felt they should have kept her last night.

"Just a follow up." Elizabeth told them, it was too early to announce her pregnancy. Besides once she did, she wouldn't be able to sneeze without one of the guys wanting to run her to the hospital. They could be extremely over protective. It just made her feel even more loved.

"Elizabeth." Sonny said weakly from the bed.

All the guys tensed as she walked closer to her sick friend. "Hey." She said smiling. "Welcome back." She placed a comforting hand on his arm. "How are you feeling? Are you in pain?" More than anything she wanted these last few months to be peaceful if at all possible.

"I'm sorry." He whispered, it was urgent that he get this out.

"Hush, don't worry about that right now. You just rest. I'm going to take good care of you." Elizabeth assured him as his eyes closed again. Brief moments of lucidity were the best they were going to get now. Hopefully he heard her and she had managed to soothe some of his guilt.

Out in the hall she faced a group of angry guys. Jason decided to stay out of it. He hoped that they could get through to her.

"You're going to forgive him?" Johnny asked. Francis had said this was going to happen, but he didn't want to believe it. "After what he did, you're going to forgive him?"

"He's dying Johnny. There is no point in holding a grudge. If you don't want to be around him I understand and I won't judge you on it. But he's my friend and right now he needs me. Besides actions like this are not unusual in people who have brain tumors." She tried explaining it to them like she did Jason.

"Sonny's always been a self-centered bastard. He knew full well what he was doing. And he's going to die before he has to pay for his actions. You are standing in front of me bruised and recovering from a bullet wound, don't ask me to be understanding." Johnny was pissed and to keep himself from stepping over a line he turned a walked off.

"Anyone else want to say anything." She asked looking at all the guys.

"He's angry kid, we all are." Francis understood Johnny's position and he fully shared his opinions. "Sonny never pays when he hurts someone and this time what he did is unforgivable."

"Fine. If you can't be positive then you need to stay out of Sonny's room here and at the house." Elizabeth didn't want Sonny's last memory to be of angry faces.

"The only reason we are here is because you are. Jason called and told us you were giving your statement and then coming to check on Sonny. We wanted to see for ourselves how you are doing." Cody explained their presence. "Trust me none of us will be back to visit." The urge to smother their former boss with a pillow would be too hard to squash.

"I understand how you feel I just can't let him die alone. I can't." The tears started and Elizabeth silently blamed her hormones.

Jason cradled her close. "We know, baby, we don't like it but we know. Come on let's go home. Cameron should be back from the park. We'll take him to go see Lila. I know she and Edward will want to see for themselves that you're okay." He winced even as he said it. She did look pretty rough. Still underneath that she was now and always would be his girl.

Later that night as his wife and son slept Jason roamed the penthouse trying to relax. It had been a long twenty four hours, but everyone he loved was home safe. He smiled wide thinking on the new baby. Cam would be a big brother. Jason was looking forward to watching Elizabeth grow with their child. Even with all that had happened he was happy with his life. Grateful for the family he had. Finally feeling less restless he went upstairs stopping to adjust his son's blankets before curling around his wife. His life was good, whether others felt he deserved it or not. He was happy and he would do whatever was necessary to see that his family was as well.

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