And so it ends….Read Authors Note at the end. {Edited to correct to Maxie in lieu of Georgie}
Chapter 37
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten." Elizabeth counted as her child psychologist had instructed her to do.
"Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty" Elizabeth continued counting past ten when it didn't work. Just like her Grams had told her to do.
"Twenty one, twenty two, twenty three" she continued like her brother Steven had suggested when she became so aggravated one night that she ruined one of her paintings she had been working on.
"Twenty four, twenty five, twenty six. This is fun Mommy." Cameron said as he looked up at his mommy in his little tuxedo with the silver blue vest and tie that matched Jason's. He held his mother's hand tightly as they headed down the rose covered aisle toward the archway where Jason and Michael were standing. Morgan had already made it down the aisle with his mother and Sonny had walked Kate. All of them flanked around the Justice of the Peace and Jason and Michael.
When Jason chose Michael as his best man, Carly was instantly hurt and Sonny displayed some displeasure himself. However, Jason pointed out that had it not been for Michael, Jason would not be standing at the altar awaiting his bride. From then on, it was just a matter of Elizabeth figuring out how to include all of them so that there were no fights.
There was no way Carly could walk down the aisle with Sonny so Kate was included. Morgan had to be in the wedding or Cameron would refuse to wear the tuxedo AND to walk Elizabeth down the aisle. There really was no one else to walk her down the aisle since that fateful day when she nearly lost everyone including her own life.
Shiree, Max and their three girls were in attendance and Becky was the Flower Girl. Diane and her new squeeze, some guy who owned a biker bar that she and Alexis had found on some trip for Litigator of the Year, were standing in attendance as well. Johnny was there and Elizabeth tried to convince the man to bring his girlfriend but he refused. He said he wanted to come to Disney and find someone like Elizabeth. Besides, he and Kelly, Elizabeth's OBGYN, were just "fuck buddies" as he so crudely put it.
Francis wasn't there and his presence was sorely missed by all. He had been such an important person in Elizabeth's life over the past year. Tears started to mist her eyes as she looked around at the people who had so significantly touched her life over the past year. The small gathering was truly a symbol of the tight knit group she and Jason belonged to. A group of people who had proven that no matter what, they would die for each other.
She smiled down at Cameron, letting out a soft chuckle at the sight of his little top hat with the Mickey Mouse ears. Jason refused to wear his and so did Sonny. Michael agreed to wear his for a few pictures but that was it. He was nearly fourteen now, almost a man according to him, and he'd definitely discovered girls. And Mickey Mouse ears were not studly. Cameron and Morgan were extremely excited to wear them though.
Elizabeth looked up and her eyes met Jason's. Just moments ago she was so nervous but by simply looking into his crystal blue eyes a calm washed over her. He was beaming so proudly. His love gave her strength to continue on. "Twenty Seven, twenty eight, twenty nine" she continued, each number counting the steps toward her future.
"THIRTY!" Cameron yelled and the small group laughed.
Audrey turned around from pushing the Cinderella stroller. She held up her aging, crooked finger to her lip to tell her oldest great grandchild to be quiet but Cameron was having none of it.
"We're counting steps to Jason, Grams. I bet it's a hundred. If I'm right can I ride in the Cinderella carriage after we eat the cake?" He looked around his great grandmother and his little sister toward his father. "Is it a deal?"
Jason gave a stiff nod, knowing he could never say no to the little boy but also knowing he would have two, possibly more, angry women to deal with since Elizabeth and Audrey had already told Cameron he wasn't allowed to ride in the carriage that was supposed to take him and Elizabeth away to the reception they were holding at a small portion of the beach facing the castle. The exact spot that Jason professed his feelings for her and she told him she thought she was falling in love with him. And Carly would probably give him a karate chop because if Cameron gets to ride in Cinderella's Pumpkin shaped Carriage then Morgan will pitch a fit unless he gets to go.
Jason figured the coachmen with their powdered wigs and strange costumes would be willing to give the kids a little ride for some cash.
"I see you've learned from Jason the art of making deals to get what you want." Elizabeth commented as she continued to count the steps in her head and slowed down realizing that they wouldn't make one hundred if they kept walking so fast.
"Nuh-uh" Cameron shook his curly head vigorously left and right. "I wanted a baby brother and I got a sister instead."
"But you love Lilly, don't you?" Elizabeth said as she winked at Max and Shiree standing next to Letecia and Reginald.
"Yeah but I wanted a boy." Cameron pouted causing Emily and Nikolas and Alan and Monica to snicker hearing the conversation as they passed by them.
"Daddy didn't make a deal with you about having a brother or a sister did he?" She asked smiling at Edward and Alice. Elizabeth had to promise dirty things to Jason so he would agree to let his grandfather attend their wedding.
"He said that if we had another boy, our guard could be Francis but that if it was a girl, he wasn't letting his daughter anywhere near Francis or Johnny so we got Cody." Cameron unknowingly spilled the secret as to why Francis got reassigned to guarding Kristina and Alexis and Molly when she thought it was because he and Alexis were fooling around.
Of course they were fooling around but the threat towards Alexis and her girls was real too. Alexis took Ric Lansing's DA job and then prosecuted him and his father for their dirty dealings with the new Zacharra family. The Zacharras escaped prosecution but had lost their longtime counselor so Sonny wanted one of his top men guarding his daughter and her mother and sister. Jason assigned Francis because for a little while, Jason was taking a step back and enjoying his family. He would guard his wife and kids. Sadly though Francis couldn't attend because Alexis had the big case to prepare for and Kristina came down with a cold at the last minute so she wasn't able to come with her father either.
"Seventy eight, seventy nine…" Elizabeth counted under her breath "I thought you liked Cody."
"I do but Francis knows neat stuff like how he made that explosive make a big pond in our back yard instead of making Grams blow sky high." Cameron said excitedly. Elizabeth's smile faltered somewhat but not so much because of her son's words. She was watching her brother.
The man lived. Only because Elizabeth would not let Jason tear his head off of his body once the dust cleared of Sorel and all of his men. Jason and Sonny allowed him to live and even offered him protection from any of Sorel's men that were left. Their only requirement was that he was now their doctor. He worked at General Hospital but if the Corinthos Organization's men ever needed any patching up, Steven Webber would do it free of charge.
But that didn't mean that Elizabeth had to completely forgive her brother. She understood his motives. When they realized the man Carly slept the last time they were at Disney World was Zander, Jason and Sonny knew that this went far beyond just Steven. Sorel and Zander had been planning this for quite some time. The only difference was that Zander's original plan was to get Carly only and use her to leverage control of the piers away from Sonny. But when he was poolside and saw his ex friend and his son interacting with and then kissing Jason Morgan, well a new plan was set in motion. Right down to the gallery owner giving her the job in exchange for life saving treatments for his wife that weren't federally approved to be used in the United States.
It was really a big network of plots that came together perfectly except they didn't plan on one factor. Jason's love and determination to make sure everyone in attendance today, and a few that were still in Port Charles, would come out of it alive.
Next she saw Cody and Spinelli. Damien Spinelli refused to be in the wedding. He wanted to video it as his wedding present. He told Elizabeth how his new Mac would make these awesome montages, pictures and banners for them. He had no less than twenty cameras set up at each location and had been taping footage the entire three days they had been there so far.
Spinelli was in a matching tuxedo anyway. Something Jason insisted upon. He wanted Spinelli to stand up for him next to Sonny and Michael and Morgan so he insisted that they compromise. In exchange for letting him videotape everything from picking out the dress and tuxes to the ceremony and even portions of the honeymoon, he would have to wear a tux, be at the front standing near them and would allow Jason to hire the Disney photographer so that Spinelli could enjoy the reception and be in the wedding photos.
So Spinelli was at the front with his black tux, silver blue vest and tie and a crazy looking contraption on his head covered mostly by a black beanie. One eye was covered with an optical lens and a headset could be seen sticking out from his ear toward his mouth. Cody was behind him in his usual black suit for when he guarded fancy events but he was running commands on the computer as Spinelli directed him while watching the various camera angles through the lens.
It was crazy, it was high tech and it was way over the top. And it was completely, adorably Spinelli. Which is why Elizabeth smiled and waved her three fingers peeking out from behind her huge bouquet of white calla lilies and roses. All harvested and flown on the ELQ jet that morning from Lila's garden with Edward and Alice and the rest of the crazy Quartermaines.
Ned was strumming his guitar while BrookLynn sang a beautiful song she had written herself. Lois and Jax were standing with Maxie and Bobbie and Mike. In all there were around thirty people in attendance. A perfect combination of family and friends.
"Uh oh Mommy." Cameron announced as they made the last few steps. Jason could reach out and touch them and the stroller with Little Lilly. Everyone, including the justice of the peace and the costumed Mickey and Minnie looked at Cameron who had a serious look on his face.
Elizabeth looked down and could see his foot was raised and he was holding it up. "What number are we at Cam?" She asked quickly.
"Ninety eight Mommy." He frowned and she could see the water welling in his eyes.
"Okay, step back." She and he both took a step back. "Ninety nine"
And then another step forward, "ONE HUNDRED" Cameron shouted at the top of his lungs and the whole congregation laughed while Morgan could be heard and seen pumping his fist and exclaiming "YES"
Cameron remembered his instructions and held up his hand to put his Mommy's hand that he was holding into his Daddy's hand that was already outstretched so he wouldn't forget.
"There" He said with a nod. He'd done his job. He walked his Mommy down the aisle to his Daddy which meant he would get two pieces of cake. Another deal he made with his Daddy.
Jason took Elizabeth's one hand and waited as she handed off her bouquet of flowers to her Matron and Maid of Honor, Grams and Lilly. Then she turned around and sucked in a deep breath of air and smiled.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Jason Morgan and Elizabeth Webber…"
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They had danced on the sand until her legs barely held her up. The kids had ridden on Cinderella's Coach until Jason had to borrow a wad of cash from Sonny because he'd depleted the wad in his own pocket. They'd spoken to Francis and Alexis and the girls from Port Charles where they watched the wedding feed over the internet via Spinelli and thanked them both for their well wishes and the gift of the expensive bottle of wine from Francis' own private stock. They'd taken pictures with family and friends and Emily even convinced her brother to sit for a Quartermaine family portrait since almost everyone was there. They thanked Kate for having one of her connections in the fashion industry make Elizabeth's one of a kind wedding dress that was a simple silk strapless gown that hung just to the floor. Then they thanked Carly who insisted that her Goddaughter be walked down the aisle in a beautiful carriage she had made to be an exact replica of the Pumpkin Carriage from Cinderella. It was all white with lights and sparkly sequins and was lined in satin. A special mobile hung down with all of the Disney Princesses. Snow White, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Arielle and Alice in Wonderland all hung and flew around in a circle while Tinkerbelle hung off to the side with her magic wand sprinkling fairy dust, which was really an optical illusion, and Jiminy Cricket sang When You Wish Upon A Star. It was really a beautiful carriage and Elizabeth knew that Lilly would cherish it forever.
Lilly was three months old now. She was born three weeks after the harrowing incident just before New Years when twelve of Sorel's men, including Zander and Sorel himself, died in her living room. Jason was stabbed again. Francis had third degree burns on his hands because the bomb jacket's minor fuel igniter explosion had gone off in his hand while he was tossing the jacket full of C4 out the upstairs hall window. Max had a broken nose and cheek bone and Milo was shot in the arm. However, everyone except the two guards at the front gate made it out alive with minimal damage.
Johnny had shown up with his own reinforcements. Popeye had proven instrumental in helping to attack and corner the guards outside the guest cottage so that he could release Max, Milo and Francis. Precious had proven herself quite well too. As men approached the rooftop that day, she alerted Sonny who was able to take down the three additional men that were there to attack him on Sorel's orders. After that, Sonny insisted that Precious be treated as the Corinthos Organization Mob Princess. He doted on her so much that within a month, Jason and Elizabeth had talked Spinelli into letting Sonny and Kate have the dog. Now, except for the trip for this wedding, Precious and Sonny were inseparable. Wherever Sonny went, Precious was at his side at all times.
He even called her "Sonny's Bitch" himself because he couldn't deny the irony of it.
Johnny kept Popeye and was training both dogs to work for them. He and Francis were training the younger male dog to detect all kinds of things from explosives to humans to drugs. Precious would simply be Sonny's guard dog but Popeye would help him and the rest of Sonny's men in the trenches.
To satisfy Cameron and Spinelli, Pongo and Perdy were being adopted directly from the Disney Kennels. They would have official papers. Not only were they AKC Dalmatians but they were also lineage from the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians that Walt himself bred in the early sixties when the original Disney animated version of the book came out. Both were puppies and both were far enough apart in lineage that Elizabeth and Jason could breed them together and Disney would sign off on the lineage certificates after a vet showed proof from blood tests.
Spinelli was fascinated with this idea and had already studied greatly how often he could breed them. His, Cameron, Morgan and Michael's not so secret goal was to truly have one hundred and one Dalmatians by the time Lilly was five.
The fireworks had just finished and Audrey and Monica were helping Alan gather the kids and their belongings. Alice had already taken Edward in to one of the many rooms in the block of suites Jason procured at the Contemporary for family and friends. Alan and Monica were taking Cameron and staying in Cinderella's Castle that night along with Michael and Morgan. Jason, Carly and Sonny's only requirement was that Cody was there to keep an eye on the boys. Audrey was staying with Lilly in a room on the floor just below the Honeymoon Suite at the Floridian. All agreed that Lilly was too young to be too far away but Audrey had been there to help Elizabeth since the baby was born so they all three prayed that Jason and Elizabeth would get an uninterrupted wedding night at least.
The younger crowd had left. BrookLynn, Spinelli, Maxie, Mercedes, who had just been hired to be Jason and Elizabeth's new nanny, all went with Milo to Pleasure Island. Elizabeth and Carly had bet a thousand dollar shopping spree that Mercedes and Milo would marry before Spinelli and Maxie. Elizabeth took the bet because she could see the friendship growing between her nanny and her…house mate? Little Brother in Law? Oldest Son? Spinelli. She bet that neither couple would get married but never told Carly her suspicions as to why. Carly would blab or make some threat to one or the other just to win the bet.
Finally, they were standing in the sand where they professed their feelings for one another almost a year ago to the day and looked around to see Jax and Carly dancing. Carly had just found out she was pregnant and everyone prayed it was a little girl. Max and Shiree were on a little honeymoon of their own since they hadn't taken one when they got married. Shiree's parents had moved to Tampa and took the three girls right after the wedding to stay with them for a week while Max and Shiree took a Disney Cruise to see about giving the three girls a little brother. Johnny, who had been hitting on the wedding planner all day had turned his attention elsewhere once Pocahontas came to enjoy the festivities along with several other Disney characters. It looked like Captain Johnny O'Brien Smith was going to befriend the helpful Indian after all.
"One, two, three, four, five…" Jason slowly, lazily dragged his lips from her bare shoulder to her neck. "Six, seven, eight, nine, ten…" he sucked her earlobe into his mouth and lightly bit down on it, careful not to damage the dazzling diamonds that hung from her ears, a wedding present from Edward. Lila's diamond earrings.
"What are you counting to ten for?" Elizabeth asked as she covered her hands overtop of Jason's forearms which were wrapped around her waist rubbing against the feel of the plain, unadorned satin sheath.
It was a stunning gown but simple. Strapless and plain. Form fitting with a beautiful train that gathered and draped down the back. Her veil had been equally long but she had long ago removed it from her long flowing hair. Jason liked it down so she insisted her hair be down and simple and flowing in fat waves down her back for the wedding. The only difference was the simple satin steel blue material that matched Jason's tie and vest was sewn criss crossed around her bust and then made the train in the back. The blue was an understated tone which did not detract from the wedding gown but only enhanced it. The matching blue satin ribbon that surrounded her bridal bouquet tied it all in nicely and matched her bridesmaids dresses. All designed by Kate's friend Frederico.
"I'm counting the number of people still here on OUR beach." He whispered in her ear, his hot breath making her shiver and the tingles start to course through her body.
The doctor had given the go ahead for them to resume a sexual relationship. The stress of the pregnancy plus the fact that the baby came prematurely and Elizabeth had complications in delivery all added to the fact that it had been the longest eleven weeks of their lives but Kelly, with Doctor Meadows second opinion, finally released her one hundred percent. After so long, it was going to truly be a magical night. It would be like the first time because the anticipation of waiting so long had built up a need and desire within each other that rivaled the need and desire they felt for each other a year ago.
"Well why don't we make it two less and go to our suite to start our honeymoon." She purred as her freshly manicured fingernails grazed the side of his face.
"Mrs. Morgan, that's the best idea you've had all day." He said as he bent down and scooped her up in his arms.
Everyone turned and cheered them as he started walking toward the hotel. Two cannons went off but nobody flinched. Everyone was forewarned that when the happy couple left, the cannons would shoot fairy dust into the air to rain down on the happy couple.
"I think the best idea I had was saying I do Mr. Morgan." She smiled as she pulled at his neck to lift her lips to his.
A collective sigh from all watching surrounded them as Jason held Elizabeth in his arms in front of The Castle across the lagoon. The window faded and the bubble closed in as a chorus of birds sang. Jiminy Cricket walked onto the screen and with the tip of his cane pushed the picture of the beautiful couple out of his way. Tinkerbelle flew in and sprinkled fairy dust and as it fell to the ground the two lovers were transformed into a cartoon Prince and Princess as Jiminy Cricket announced
"And they lived happily ever after"
The End
Authors Note: Well…so the fairy tale ends. I've always had the vision of the last chapter. You can go online and see that Disney can actually make this happen. I tidied everything up into a neat nice bow simply because that's how fairy tales are. I thank each and every one of you who have gone on this journey with me. This is my second story ever written and I never expected it to take this long or be this long. I must apologize for all the times I made you wait weeks and months for a new chapter. The story didn't address everything I put into it but I tried to tie up the loose ends for most of it. Again, thank you for taking this journey with me. I had a blast. With Disney, the magic is never ending.