A/N – Thanks for the comments! Glad you liked the baby news! This chapter is a big turning point.

By the way, I have several stories either finished or partially written. The next two will be short ones (5 or 6 chapters) and then I think I'm going to post one called Connections which I'm really excited about. I also have one called Practical Liasons which in the beginning is loosely based on the movie Practical Magic (one of my favs) and one called Blind Faith (I have several others I've at least plotted or begun). So, plenty to come still. At some point, I'm going to have to take a little break to get some other things I want to do finished. But, for now, the Liason train is still running.

Chapter 37 - Recollections

It was hard keeping the news of their pregnancy to themselves. Elizabeth luckily hadn't gotten sick in front of anyone else, so for now, the secret was safe.

"Jason, we need to talk." Liz said sitting down next to him on the deck.

"What's wrong?"

"The surgery." She said.

Jason sucked in a breath. It was something he didn't want to think about but the headaches were getting more frequent. He still needed some time. "Can we table this conversation for a few weeks? I promise we'll talk about it then." He said.

She sighed. "Alright." She said softly not really wanting to give in.

Jason knew she was worried, so was he but he just couldn't have that conversation right now. "I need to go into work. Are you going to be okay by yourself?"

She nodded. "Yes. I have a few things I want to research about the baby."

There were so many different car seat and such and she wasn't sure which to get.

"You know we're going to get a big baby shower right?"

She smiled. "I know, but usually there is a registry where I can tell them what we want."

He nodded. "I'll trust you on that but if you need my help, let me know."

"I will." She said.

She watched him walk out and then got to work on her research

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Diane handed AJ some papers. "Alright AJ, sign these and I will do everything I can to get your son back."

AJ smiled and quickly signed the papers. "What's next?"

"I'll file these and Carly will get served."

"She's going to flip."

Diane smirked. "I know. It's life's little treasures like this that makes everything worthwhile."

AJ grinned. "I like your style Diane."

She smiled. "It will be my pleasure to take that bitch down."

AJ got up. He was going to get his son back and he was happy.

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Diane walked up to Carly at the Metro Court with a process server.

"Carly Corinthos?"

Carly nodded. "Yes."

"You've been served."

Carly gave the guy the stink eye and then looked over at Diane. "What is your problem now?"

"You and your dickless husband. I'm going to enjoy taking you down. Enjoy the read." She said before leaving.

Carly cursed under her breath. Ripping open the envelope, her mouth dropped open. "Son of a bitch." She said loudly before taking out her phone and calling Sonny.

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Elizabeth heard her phone vibrate and was surprised to get a text from Penny at Kelly's. It said it was from Marcie asking her to meet her there and that she wanted to say goodbye. Elizabeth got up to get her shoes and then asked Francis to take her.

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Helmut saw Elizabeth walk into Kelly's and smiled. He whipped out his phone. "Get down to the docks off fifth street right now." He demanded. Dialing again he called Jason. "If you want to ever see Elizabeth again, get down to the docks near Kelly's right now."

Jason stood up. "Johnny, we need to go." He said taking off.

"What's going on?" Johnny asked as he slid into the passenger seat.

"Someone has Elizabeth."

"Are you sure?" He asked.

Johnny dialed the house. "She's not answering."

He tried calling Francis but the call kept failing. "Shit." He said.

They raced to the docks near Kelly's as all sorts of bad scenarios ran through Jason's mind.

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Marcie smiled at Elizabeth as she sat down at a table. Thankfully, it was away from the guard that was positioned in the opposite corner. It was time to come clean. She knew someone would be listening in, so she figured she'd tell Elizabeth and then make a run for it. "I'm leaving town and I just wanted to say goodbye to you." She whispered as she pretended to take Liz's order.

"Where are you going?"

Turning her back to the guard in the corner who was not paying attention since he was texting, she said, "I can't tell you that. It's safer this way. Elizabeth, you are in danger. Carly and Helmut are trying to get revenge on all of you. He is responsible for Emily's stalker too. I wanted to warn you before I left. They are trying to use me to hurt you and Jason. Helmut's brother was killed when Jason took down Helena and he wants revenge for their deaths. He's been using mind control over me and he could trigger me to hurt you or Jason and I can't allow that." She said before taking off her apron.

Francis suddenly stood up. "Johnny?"

"Where are you?"

"Kelly's." He said.

"Is Elizabeth with you?" Johnny asked as they ran onto the docks.

"Yes. She's right here."

Both women watched him frown.

"What is it Francis?" Elizabeth asked.

"Jason got a call saying you're in danger. He's on the docks."

Marcie gasped. "No." She yelled before she took off running. The guard tried to grab her and Francis punched him and knocked him out.

Elizabeth yelled after her still reeling from what Marcie told her.

"Stay here." He said to Elizabeth. "Bobbie can you lock everyone in?"

Bobbie nodded and locked the back and then ran to the front. A few of the patrons had run out in fear already.

"Come on." She said to Elizabeth. "We can go into the office."

And that is when Elizabeth heard gunshots. "Jason." She screamed. "Bobbie let me out of here now." She yelled.

"Elizabeth."

"Please." She begged.

Bobbie did as she asked and Elizabeth ran outside.

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Marcie ran towards Jason and Johnny. They were surrounded by several men and then Helmut stepped out.

"Hello Mr. Morgan."

"Do I know you?"

He smiled. "No, but you killed my brother and Helena and for that you will pay."

Jason went to move his hand and Helmut clucked.

"Don't move or you'll just die faster." He said.

Marcie ran in between them. "Don't do this." She yelled at Helmut.

"What are you doing?" He growled. "Get out of the way."

"I can't let you hurt him."

Helmut laughed. "You know he doesn't want you right? You will never have him."

"Shut up. It's not about that." She said.

Helmut smacked her across the face making her stumble to the side and then hearing sirens, he raised his gun and fired at Jason.

Elizabeth watched in horror as Marcie hurled her body in front of Jason and they both went down. Johnny and Francis took everyone else out as Elizabeth screamed Jason's name.

There was blood everywhere. Jason rolled to the side. "Marcie, look at me." He said.

Her eyes flickered open. "I couldn't let you die." She said, her eyes welling up with tears. "It hurts."

Jason pushed her down flat and looked for the wound. "Marcie where are you hit?"

Liz dropped down next to her and held her hand.

"It doesn't matter. I'll be free now." She said through gritted teeth. "So sorry."

Liz started to cry, the woman had been through so much.

Jason grabbed Marcie's hand and she squeezed it and then her hand went totally limp.

"Marcie." He yelled.

Liz felt for her pulse. "She's gone."

Jason fell onto his back.

"Jason, are you okay?" Liz asked.

"My head." He said as he squeezed his eyes shut and grabbed it.

They were surrounded by cops and EMT's. Elizabeth was pulled back as she fought to get back to Jason.

Johnny explained what happened as they put Jason into an ambulance. Francis helped Liz into the back and then called Cody to go to the hospital since he had to deal with the cops.

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Monica watched as Elizabeth ran beside Jason's gurney. "What happened? Was he shot?" She asked seeing all the blood.

"That's not his. It's his head." She said.

"Epiphany, page Patrick." Monica yelled. "Get him in room six." She called out.

Grabbing Elizabeth she looked her over. "You look pale."

Robin came out of nowhere. "I'll take care of her. Go to Jason."

Robin pulled her into an empty room. "Lay down for me please." She said.

Elizabeth laid down. She was on the verge of breaking down and she knew it.

"You need to calm down. Your blood pressure is skyrocketing."

"I'm so scared." She said.

"I know but you need to think about the baby." Robin said.

Elizabeth tried to calm down.

"That's better. Just take some more deep breaths."

Liz tried to focus on her breathing.

"You're doing great." Robin said trying to encourage her.

"Can you check on Jason please?" Liz asked.

Robin nodded and rushed out of the room. She found Jason's room and Patrick looked up at her with a grim look on his face.

"Jason, we need to do the surgery now." Patrick said.

Jason sighed. "Elizabeth…."

"Jason, she's fine. I made her lay down. She wanted me to check on you." Robin said.

"Do what you need to do." Jason muttered. The pain was so great that he was struggling to stay awake.

Patrick looked up at Epiphany. "Prep him for surgery."

Robin pulled Patrick out of the room. "How bad is it?"

"I won't know until I get in there but he said he hit his head pretty hard when he fell."

"How long do you think it will take?" She asked.

"Maybe an hour. I don't want to be inside his head longer than I have to."

Robin sighed. "Good luck."

Patrick rushed off to get ready and she went back to Elizabeth's room.

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Johnny was sitting next to Elizabeth's bed.

"Hey." He said grabbing her hand. "Are you okay?"

She opened her eyes. "How's Jason?"

"I don't know. I just got here."

Robin rushed into the room. "They are getting Jason ready for surgery. Apparently, he hit his head when he fell on the docks. It shouldn't take more than an hour."

Liz wiped a tear away. "How long will he have to stay in here?"

"Definitely overnight, but I'm not sure after that." She said. "It really depends on how the surgery goes."

Johnny squeezed her hand.

"I'll be right back." Robin said leaving the room.

Liz took a deep breath. "Marcie said that Carly helped Helmut. He was also responsible for the stalker." She said softly.

"That bitch." Johnny said. "Don't worry, I'll handle it."

It was time to take Carly down. Jason was in no shape to do it. So, Johnny decided he would do the honors and put their plan in motion. They had already discussed which route they were going to with in case she screwed up. He stood up and dialed. "Make it happen." He said cryptically. He'd pay Carly a visit later.

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Edward was now sitting next to Liz's bed. She was having a hard time concealing her emotions.

"When was the last time you ate something?" He asked.

Liz couldn't even think. "This morning."

Francis was standing in the corner. "I'll go get her something from the cafeteria."

Edward frowned. "Are you trying to kill her?"

Liz smiled.

Edward made a call. "Cook, I'm at the hospital. Can you bring Elizabeth and I something to eat." He listened and then held the phone away. "What do you want?"

"A peanut butter, bacon, and banana sandwich." She blurted out.

Edward looked at her like she was crazy and Francis chuckled. "Are you sure?"

Liz nodded. "It sounds really good."

Edward gave Cook the order and then Elizabeth saw him smirk. Cook had just asked if Elizabeth was pregnant. He put the phone back in his pocket. "Is there something that you want to tell me young lady?"

Liz bit her lip. "If I say no, will you leave it alone?"

Edward gave her a funny look and she smiled. "Are you?" He asked.

She slowly nodded. "We were keeping it a secret until after I'm done the first trimester."

Edward grinned. "Congratulations. How far along are you?"

"We just found out. I'm in my third month already."

Francis smiled. He was happy for them.

"Is that why you are resting?" He asked.

"Yes. Robin is monitoring my blood pressure."

"Lila is going to be so thrilled. You know I can't keep this from her, but I promise I won't say a word to everyone else; even though it will probably kill me."

Liz chuckled. "Thank you Edward."

About twenty minutes later, Alice arrived with the food.

Edward gleefully watched Elizabeth devour her disgusting sandwich followed by a brownie. Francis had gotten her some juice from the cafeteria.

"That was delicious." Elizabeth said before rubbing her belly.

They looked up and Patrick walked into the room. She noted his demeanor and sucked in her breath.

Edward turned around. "What's wrong?"

"I did the best I could. He had a reaction when I was using the laser in one of the quadrants and we almost lost him."

Liz gasped.

"We got him back but we have no idea what damage was done." Patrick said somberly. He felt like shit. There was no way he could have anticipated Jason's reaction, but he felt like he had failed them.

Elizabeth started to cry and Edward got up and hugged her. "It's going to be alright. He's a fighter." Edward said. "How long before he wakes up?"

Patrick cleared his throat. "Maybe a half hour, at least that is what we're hoping."

Robin touched his back. She knew that Patrick was upset. "You did the best you could." She said softly.

He closed his eyes for a second and then left the room.

"Robin, can I go sit with him?" Liz asked.

"He's in recovery right now. They are about to transfer her him to a room. As soon as that happens, you can see him." She said.

"Thank you."

Elizabeth touched her stomach. She was praying that Jason would be okay but she was scared.

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Elizabeth walked into Jason's room and found Monica standing next to the bed, stroking his hair.

"Hi." Monica said. "Are you okay?"

Liz nodded and sat down. She reached out for Jason's hand and gently held it.

"He loves you so much." Monica said. "I don't think anything could keep him from coming back to you."

Liz looked up at her. "I really hope that you are right."

They both sat there quietly as they waited. Edward watched from the doorway until Francis got him a chair and made him sit down. He was exhausted with worry but he refused to leave his grandson. When he went home, he wanted to return with good news.

About fifteen minutes later, Jason moaned a little.

Monica paged Patrick and he was there in a few minutes.

"He's starting to wake up." Monica said.

Patrick nodded and looked over at the monitors. His scans looked good actually. His brainwave activity is pretty normal."

Jason muttered something and his eyes snapped open. His eyes wildly looked around the room. "Mom?"

Monica gave him a teary smile.

Patrick leaned over him. "You made it through surgery. Do you remember your name?"

"Jason Quartermaine." He said as Edward gasped. His brow furrowed. "That's not right is it? My name is Jason Morgan."

Patrick looked over at Monica. He asked Jason what year it was and who was the president and he got it all right.

Liz let out the breath she was holding. Jason couldn't see her because Patrick was leaning over him checking his eyes.

Suddenly Jason started to struggle. "Elizabeth." He said.

"I'm here Jason." She said.

Patrick stepped back so Jason could see her.

"Hi." She said smiling. "Welcome back."

He smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too." She said.

Jason closed his eyes for a second. "I remember. How is it possible?" He asked.

Patrick frowned. "What do you remember?"

"Everything before the car accident. I remember being a Quartermaine."

Edward started to choke and everyone looked over at him. Robin put a hand on his back. "Are you okay?"

Edward was in tears. "He remembers. We've dreamed of this moment for so long. I thought it would never happen."

Jason slightly smiled. "You got your wish old man."

Edward grinned. "Welcome back."

Monica was over the moon. "I can't wait to tell everyone." She said before kissing Jason on the forehead.

Liz wiped a tear off of her face. She was so happy for them.

"Marcie." He said growing serious. "Is she really dead?"

"Yes." Elizabeth said.

Jason shut his eyes wishing that he could have done something for the woman. She had been through so much and she had given her life for him.

"She's at peace now. No one can hurt her." Liz said solemnly.