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Chapter 37
Jason stood in Sonny's kitchen and tried to put his nerves at ease. He was smiling thinking about his girl. This was a big day for him, for them. He had absolutely no doubt that Elizabeth was going to accept his proposal. Assuming he could get the words out in a way that made sense. He wasn't worried his brain damage was going to be the issue, he was however worried he would just drop to his knees and start begging.
"You want something to drink?" Sonny said keeping an eye on his friend. Jason was fidgeting, something none of them had ever seen before. The older mob boss completely got it though. He had been a complete wreck the night he proposed to Lily. He had opted for a private moment, but Jason would have the entire family watching. Both sides were here. The Qs and the mob guys.
Sonny had been thrilled when Jason said he wanted to pop the question at this dinner. They had been at his first meeting since returning and all the business had been handled, so they ordered lunch. Him, Jason, Johnny, and Francis. That was when Jason told them about the ring.
"I'm good." Jason assured his friend as he continued to pace by the glass doors. The room was filled with guys, which was kind of funny. After arriving the ladies went into the front room to sit with Lily, and the guys came in here and grabbed aprons. Well not all the guys. None of the Quartermaine men that were here could cook except Jason, and no one was giving him a knife. In his state he'd chop off a finger. AJ could cook, he said it helped with his sobriety. Helped keep him calm, but he wasn't here. "How long until dinner?"
"About an hour." Sonny said looking up at the clock. He had sent Milo in with an antipasto tray not even five minutes ago. The turkey would be coming out of the oven in thirty minutes, and the bird looked fantastic. All the sides would be done around the same time. Everything would rest, and then they would eat. "The bread that Liz made looks good."
"Smells good too." Johnny had tried to steal a roll when she put the basket down.
"She's putting the bread maker you gave her to good use." Jason assured his friend. "We've got some loaves in our freezer and I know she's been taking some over to the mansion."
"She made me some cinnamon raisin bread." Francis told everyone. "It was really good too."
"I'm glad she likes it. Lily almost took my head off because it's an appliance." Sonny said laughing. "I know Liz wanted one and I know she wasn't going to buy it because of the price."
"She loves it." Jason assured his friend, just as Cody walked in.
"We're here." The former solider announced. "Where do you want dessert?" He was the only one of the guys who baked. So he had volunteered to make the final portion of the meal.
"How many pies did you make?" Sonny said pointing to the table.
"Twenty. Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Apple, Cherry, and Key Lime." Cody said listing the flavors.
"Key Lime?" Jason said naming the one that didn't really fit.
"Lily. I'm not brave enough to say no to the pregnant lady." Cody said grinning. "I also made applesauce cake, and cinnamon cake. Did Liz make brownies?"
"Several dozen." Francis said pointing to the large box. "There is gonna be a ton of food."
"I made enough so that everyone can take some home." Sonny liked feeding people.
"I followed through with the pies. Everyone gets at least one." Cody told the gathered crew. "If any of that returns to my house my fiancée will kill me." Em had grumbled, good-naturedly, all morning about how she was gaining weight just from smelling the pies.
"I don't know why they are stressing. They all look great." Johnny said shrugging.
"Next wedding." Sonny said looking at Jason. "Had better not be near a holiday where I am cooking. I had to cut out most of the pasta dishes because of the carbs." He said shaking his head.
"I told everyone they could eat whatever they wanted." Milo piped up from his section of the counter. "We have plenty of time before the wedding to work off the calories." He was now working with the entire bridal party, except Lily. "Has anyone seen the dresses?"
"No, but Elizabeth said they don't hide a thing." Jason knew his girl would look great in whatever his sister picked out.
"Jason, a word." Cody said opening the door and stepping out into the chilly November day. Since his boss wasn't wearing a coat he would keep this brief. "Relax or you are going to stroke out before we sit down to dinner." He said trying not to laugh.
"How did you know?" Jason asked his friend. It didn't even occur to him that someone said anything.
"Because I was in your spot not even five month ago. I'm guessing that your dad and grandfather know too." Cody said grinning. "She's gonna say yes. You rehearse?"
"I did." Jason admitted to his friend. "Took me the better part of a week to figure out what to say."
"Take my advice, and don't even try to remember what you wrote down." Cody told his friend. "Just speak from your heart, and keep in mind that she's going to say yes."
Jason took a deep breath and let it out slow. She was going to say yes. So the nerves weren't really necessary. Everything inside him stilled. "Thanks."
"Not a problem. I need you hungry. I'm counting on you eating an entire pie." Cody said laughing.
"Why did you make so many?" Jason wanted to know.
"Sonny told me too." Cody slapped his friend on the back. "Come on. We'll help out, set the table or something." He said ushering his friend back inside. The enforcer caught Sonny's attention and gave a brief nod which his boss returned. "Can we set the table?"
"That's done. Lily did it last night, she followed the guide that Elizabeth made." The artist had helped to decorate the room on Tuesday. "Just bring in the pies."
"Okay. Come on Jason." Cody said heading out of the room, with his friend in tow.
Everyone was called to the table as the food was being brought in. Sonny arrived last pushing the turkey in on a cart to a round of applause. He sat at the table and those gathered joined hands for the blessing, after which Edward led everyone in a chorus of the traditional Thanksgiving song per a request from Lily. Then they began going around the table to say what they were most grateful for. Sonny started and then Diane who was seated to his left went. They had set this up so that Jason who was to Sonny's right would the last one to speak. He was going to use that time to propose. Edward finished and smiled at his hostess who was seat at the foot of the table opposite her husband.
"This has been a great year, and there are so many things I'm thankful for. Don't worry I'll only name three." Lila started. "One." She said before wincing in pain.
"What's wrong?" Sonny said getting up. His wife's due date was in ten days so they were on baby watch.
"I think my labor is starting." Lily said with wide eyes before looking down. "My water just broke."
"What?" The mob boss said not moving.
Monica, Emily, and Alan all swung into action. Assisting the soon to be second time mother to her feet. "Cody get the car." Emily said to her fiancé.
"Sonny." Jason said coming over to his friend. "Where is Lily's bag?"
"Bag?" Sonny said coming unglued.
"Yeah, her bag." Jason said giving his friend a small push. "She's going to need it."
"Yeah, her bag. Its upstairs, I'll get it." Sonny said heading for the door.
"Sonny." Jason said walking over and stopping him. "I'll get it, go with your wife."
"Lily!" Sonny yelled dashing out of the dining room.
"We almost made it." Edward said on a sigh looking at the beautiful bird. "I don't think we are meant to eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Next year I don't think we should even try."
Jason just shook his head. "We need to get all this put away and then head over to the hospital." The guys were already taking everything back in.
Elizabeth walked over. "Em sent me a text message. Sonny wants us to bring the food to the hospital. He said everyone should go ahead and eat while we wait for the baby."
Edward perked up, he was going to get his turkey after all.
"I'll go tell the guys to get down the take out containers." Elizabeth said walking into the kitchen. She would help them pack up.
"Are you still going to propose today?" Edward asked his grandson.
"No." Jason wasn't going to upstage the baby. This was his friend's day and he wasn't going to crowd their moment. "I guess I'll wait until Em returns from her honeymoon."
"The ELQ Christmas party is coming up." Edward pointed out.
"That's awfully close to Em's wedding. All eyes should be on her." Jason said wondering how long he could really wait.
"Your sister won't mind sharing. She'll be the first one over to congratulate you two, plus Elizabeth will be all done up in her pretty dress which will make for wonderful pictures." Edward wanted to see that ring on Elizabeth's finger this year.
"I'll give it some thought." Jason said seeing how that could work. "In the meantime I should go help everyone pack up the dinner."
"Gotta say, I didn't see us eating dinner in the staff lounge." Johnny said helping himself to more pie. "It was delicious though."
"Sonny is an amazing cook." Elizabeth echoed the sentiment as she leaned against Jason. "I'm stuffed. Milo I'm going to need to add some crunches to the workout on Saturday." She told the guard.
"It's under control." Milo assured her. The holiday worked out well for him because he got to eat with Sabrina who was on the pediatrics staff today.
"How long has it been?" Elizabeth asked Jason.
"Six hours." Like everyone else he was anxious for an update. Em had been bringing them down every hour. "We should hear something soon."
"Is Sonny ready for a daughter?" Elizabeth asked with a wicked grin. Her guy had been tense earlier, but now he was relaxed. Since he didn't come talk to her she figured it was work related. "I could probably find an open pharmacy to get him some hair dye to cover the gray."
Johnny laughed. "We got him some already." They had their version of a baby shower last week. "He should have enough to get through the first year."
"He'll be fine." Jason said laughing as well. "Because karma isn't really the bitch everyone says it is." Otherwise he wouldn't be sitting here with Elizabeth. "Besides that is my goddaughter, I'll take anyone who gets out of line out to the Pine Barrens." He said joking. "Want to take a walk?" He asked his girl.
"Yeah, otherwise I'm gonna fall asleep right here." Elizabeth said standing and stretching. She grabbed some plates and started cleaning up some.
Jason took the moment to watch his girl bending over the table. What Edward said was pinging around in his brain. The ELQ party would be a great place to pop the question. He could take her out into the garden of the hotel. The snowy backdrop would be the perfect setting. Then they could come in and share the news with everyone. That plan felt better than a full on proposal in front of everyone. He would give it some thought and come up with a proposal that was right for them.
"Jason?" Elizabeth was standing there smiling. "Yeah a walk is good idea, you zoned out on me."
"Sorry." He said standing up and smiling. "Let's go see if we can't find my parents. I have no idea where they disappeared to."
"Probably Alan's office." Lila said as she nibbled on a brownie. She had spoken to Edward and he told her of his advice to Jason. Hopefully her grandson would take it. They would have something else to celebrate this holiday season.
Just then the door opened and Emily appeared grinning. "The baby is here. Sonny is gonna come down and make the announcement of weight and such, but he wanted me to let everyone know they are all good."
Elizabeth clapped and wiped away tears as she looked at her boyfriend. Their family was growing. "Tell them that we love them." She said speaking for the group.
"I will." Em said heading back down the hall.
"We'll take that walk after Sonny comes down." Jason said linking his fingers with Elizabeth's. Someday this would be them. He couldn't wait.
"She's beautiful." Elizabeth said cooing over the baby. They were the first visitors down.
"Thanks." Lily said from the bed. "The doctor said it was a fast labor."
"She knew we were all waiting." Elizabeth joked rocking the little angel. "Adela Michelle is a beautiful name."
"We fought like crazy over the middle name, but I won in the end." Lily said with a grin. "Thank you for agreeing to be her godmother."
"You are welcome. I'm going to take my duties seriously. We are gonna get up to all kinds of mischief. Right Addie?" Elizabeth said thinking that she wanted this with Jason. Children and everything that came with that.
"Good thing you will both have guards." Lily said laughing with her friend.
"You okay?" Jason asked his best friend.
"No." Sonny said grinning. "I have a daughter." He was trying to wrap his head around that. "I mean we've known for months, but now she's here." He said smiling wide. "I'm gonna end up killing someone." He laughed. "You okay? We kind of upstaged you." They were on the other side of the suite and could talk.
"I'm good. I'm going to propose at the ELQ party." Jason shared the new plan. "Privately, then we'll come in and make the announcement."
"We will be there." Sonny figured it would be their first night away from the baby. "Come hold your goddaughter." He said walking over to where his wife was starting to nod off. Jason smiled and followed.
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