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Chapter 38
From the hospital Carly went to her mother's house. She didn't want to go home and face Jax. The odds of her doing something stupid, like bashing his head in with a vase were too high. If she had friends she might go visit one of them but she didn't. She could go swing by the hotel and order the crews around but at the moment that wasn't appealing.
"Momma." Carly used her key and walked through the house at the kitchen she came to a sudden stop. "Oops." She said giggling.
Bobbie was fixing her hair and trying to look like everything was normal. Jerry on the other hand had a very satisfied smirk on his face. "Hello Carly."
"Jerry." Despite what was going on with his brother Carly approved of Jerry's relationship with her mother. She took that to be a sign of her maturity. "Sorry I interrupted."
Bobbie just shot her daughter a look. Giving her key to the brownstone was starting to seem like a mistake. "Carly."
"I'm going to go." Jerry said grinning. Now would be a good time to check in with his brother. With Robin's untimely passing Brenda should be popping up anytime now. Plus with the divorce Jax could use some brotherly support. Maybe Jerry would spend some time getting to know Michael and Morgan even though he didn't like children. "I will call you later."
"That sounds good." Bobbie said trying not to blush.
With one last kiss the Aussie walked out the back door.
"Momma and Jerry sittin in a tree. K-i-s-s-i-n-g." Carly sang before laughing at her embarrassed mother.
"Behave." Bobbie said smiling.
"I'm not the one who got busted making out in their kitchen." Carly said coming into the room. "I'm glad you are dating." Her mother had been lonely since Jerry left the last time.
"Even if it is with Jerry?" Bobbie worried how Carly would take that seeing as she and Jax were divorcing.
"You two have nothing to do with us." As long as it stayed that way things would be fine. "Diane Miller is finding me a lawyer."
"Is that smart?" Bobbie had pointed out how Carly's attachment to Jason could hurt her case.
"Jason promised me that it will be someone good. And he and I will take a brief break from hanging out. Once I have the boys then things can go back to normal." Carly would make sure of it.
Bobbie just sipped her coffee. "Normal being what? Jason has a family of his own now." She had seen the baby when he was in the nursery getting an exam. Bobbie hadn't approached because she wasn't sure of her welcome. She liked Elizabeth but she and Jason had never been close.
"Michael and I are Jason's real family. Elizabeth will just have to accept that we come first." Carly wouldn't have it any other way.
Bobbie wasn't sure what disturbed her most. The lack of Morgan's name or that fact that Carly actually believed that Jason would continue to drop everything when she called. "Have you seen Jake yet?"
"Briefly." Carly didn't like to think on it too much. Elizabeth was her last choice to be the mother of Jason's child. Sam would have been so much better. Carly realized she hadn't seen the other woman in a while.
Bobbie knew from her daughter's tone that the visit hadn't gone well. She wanted to tell Carly to back off. That this time Jason and Elizabeth were both determined to make things work but it might just be for the best if Carly learned that lesson the hard way. Hopefully she wouldn't do anything stupid once she did.
Johnny, Nadine, and Milo stepped off the elevator together. "Have a good shift." Johnny told her as he leaned in to give her a brief kiss. "If you call me when you get a break I can come over."
"Okay." Nadine was still a bit subdued from learning about Robin. Maybe at some point she'd get a chance to go visit Jake before they left. That would lift her spirits. "Bye." She needed to get changed.
"I'll call if she needs you." Milo said following her down the hall.
Johnny turned and flashed a smile as he walked over to the hub. "Hello Piph."
The head nurse snorted. "Don't try that with me. I saw that kiss." She was happy for her nurse and her friend.
"You know I love you." Johnny said turning on the charm.
"Did you need something or are you just going to stand around looking pretty?" Piph asked trying to maintain her gruff exterior. She was saddened by Robin's passing, and sparring with Johnny would lift her spirits some.
"I can do both, I'm just that good." Johnny handed her an envelope.
"What's this?" The older woman didn't open it.
"Jason would like to say thank you for protecting Cam. When you are ready call the casino in Puerto Rico and tell them you would like to book your stay." Johnny had made all the arrangements himself. He also let the manager know what would happen if Epiphany didn't enjoy herself.
The older nurse was shocked. "Jason doesn't have to do this. I love Cameron and that skank wasn't getting near him."
"It's not just Jason, Piph it's all of us. Sam is highly capable she could have done a lot of damage." Johnny had taken two guns off of her. "And it's not just one vacation, so don't lose the card inside the envelope. Jason is sending you away once a year. To the casino or anywhere you want to go. I would recommend you try the casino at least once there is a lot to do. You and one guest." He knew that Piph was seeing someone. He'd run the guy himself to make sure he was safe.
Epiphany was stunned. She never expected something like this. "He really loves them."
"He really does and he isn't the hallmark thank you card type." Johnny was enjoying this. Vincent stepped off the elevator and nodded to his boss. "Don't mention it to Jason he'll just say it's no big deal. If you want to thank someone thank Liz or you can come kiss on me." He grinned.
"You never quit do you?" Epiphany put her hands on her hips and shook her head.
"Nope." Johnny just smiled. "The guy standing behind me is Vincent. He's going to be your guard."
"What?" Epiphany never had a guard before.
"There are things happening and I need to know you are safe." They joked around but Johnny really did consider the older woman family. "So don't ditch him."
"I'm a little old to be ditching anyone." Epiphany wasn't sure how this would work.
"Don't hit him with a door either." Johnny smirked.
"I can't promise that." Epiphany deadpanned still looking at the younger man. A guard.
"I'm gonna go see the baby. Keep an eye on my girl." Johnny walked away. "And book the vacation." He said turning back to face Piph. "I will know if too much time passes and you don't." He said before heading down the hall.
Epiphany looked at the envelope and the guard. She had the feeling she'd just been officially adopted by the Morgan Organization. She was connected, wonders never ceased.
"Knock, knock." Jerry said as he entered his brother's office. The view of the harbor behind Jax was breathtaking.
"Well if it isn't the roaming tom. Where did you spend the evening?" Jax knew it wouldn't take his brother long to find female companionship.
"With Bobbie." He saw no point in lying.
"My future ex-mother in law?" Jax wasn't sure how he felt about that. He really liked Bobbie, but she was going to side with her daughter in the divorce. "Is that wise?"
"We have agreed to keep our opinions of what is happening between you and Carly to ourselves when we are together." Jerry explained the arrangement he had reached with the red headed nurse. "We both know that Port Charles is not going to be my permanent home and this is a nice way to pass some time while I'm here."
"As long as you know what you are doing." Jax was not in a position give anyone advice on their love life. "You haven't mentioned what you think of my getting a divorce."
"I am your brother and I will support you, but I'd rather not give my opinion if you don't mind." Jerry would much rather work from behind the scenes. Brenda was at the hospital last night. From his source inside the Morgan Organization he knew that O'Brien alerted Corelli and Jason that the model intended to see Sonny today. Jerry was going to have to figure out how to stop that.
He knew the model was angry. He wanted that anger to have a few days to build. He wanted her ready to blow at the funeral. A public humiliating of Corinthos would be lovely to see and Jax would be in position to offer his support. It only took Jerry a few minutes to figure out what to do. "I have a meeting, since I'm here I figured I'd do some business. How did things go with the safe?"
"We got in and everyone got their things. Thank you." Jax looked at the clock he wondered if Kate was free for lunch.
"No problem. Maybe you, me, and the boys can do something fun this evening. Get out of the house." And away from Carly.
"Sounds good." Jax said grinning at his big brother. He was glad Jerry was here.
Out in the main hall Jerry pulled out his phone. "Corinthos needs to be kept busy until the day after tomorrow." The funeral was taking place right away per Robin's instructions.
"What do you expect me to do?" Claudia asked as she looked through the racks of the only decent boutique in the city. Nothing here was any good.
"Don't care, but there is a potential problem headed his way. If you want to keep his interest firmly on you, then you need to make sure he is not home or in his office." Jerry knew Claudia would come up with a plan.
"Fine." Claudia bit out as she ended the call. Thinking a moment she dialed Corinthos. "Sonny." She purred when the older man answered. "I am thinking of going to New York tonight for some fun are you interested…I'm leaving in an hour…perfect I will see you at the airport." It looked like it was time to take one for the team. She'd pack a vibrator there was no way Sonny was going to satisfy her.
Ewan Keenan was a man of many skills. Among those were first rate hacking skills. Since moving to Port Charles he had used his computer knowledge quite a bit. Dr. Scorpio's medical file had been easy to change. No autopsy, no request to leave her body to science, and no DNR. It had taken him mere seconds to make the changes.
He'd also left a tag on her name and Dr. Devlin's. He knew the doctor would question the death and when he ran the labs the results were changed. He would find nothing amiss. The same thing would happen when Brad ran the official tests for the coroner. Robin's death would be chalked up to complications from the HIV.
Jerry's guy would tell them which funeral home the doctor's body was going to and Ewan would do the next thing on his list. A payoff to ensure that the body wasn't embalmed. That wouldn't do at all. After going through all this trouble to get her Jerry would be pissed if Robin actually died due to an oversight. Once the service was done petite woman would be removed from her coffin, and it would be weighed down. The young doctor would then be taken by private plane to a clinic overseas, after that Ewan had no clue what Jerry planned. He also didn't care. He stopped trying to understand his boss years ago. It was a pointless exercise. Ewan's phone rang. "Yes."
"Dr. Keenan, your next appointment is here." The receptionist informed him.
"Send her in." Georgie Jones wanted to talk to someone about how she was doing after her sister's death. Dr. Quartermaine had asked him to handle it. Ewan had of course agreed. After all that was what he was paid to do.
"Jason you can drive faster than this." Elizabeth was trying her best not to laugh. She didn't think he'd ever driven this slowly in his life.
"I don't want to jar the baby." Jason been fighting back panic since they put both boys in the car at the hospital. He was very much aware how much precious cargo he was conveying.
"You are barely doing the speed limit. Poor Marco is probably falling asleep behind us." Her guard was following them home. Cameron and Jake didn't officially have guards yet. Jason just grunted. As they approached the turn that would put them on the single road that went to Nowhere Elizabeth saw signs of Jason's changes. Literally.
A large road sign warned that you were entering private property and that said property was patrolled by armed guards. About three miles in you came to an actual check point. The guard stations were at the end of a large stone fence that was easily ten feet high. She spotted several cameras and figured there were more that were hidden.
Elizabeth just looked over at Jason. She was beginning to worry that Jason had built them some sort of fortress that would make Greystone look like a child's playhouse. It was not the type of environment she wanted to raise their boys in.
"This is the external security, it's not all like this." He told her understanding what her worry would be. "Francis designed this part." Nothing Jason could say would make him change it.
"Okay." Was all Elizabeth said, she would keep an open mind. They pulled through the gate and continued down the road. This part of the property was filled with trees. Jason hadn't taken out much of the greenery that was natural to the area. She bet the boys would love playing here, but not until they were old enough to find their way home.
"There's a fence around the house." Jason spoke up.
"Reading my mind?" She asked not really surprised.
"I don't want the boys getting lost. They would be hard to find and I knew you would want the trees." This was all about her. Even the obnoxious fence was about keeping her safe.
"Thank you." Elizabeth said relaxing more.
"Don't thank me yet." Jason was still driving slowly. "Anything you don't like can be changed." They pulled out of the shaded portion of the road to come up to a white picket fence. Jason pushed a button on the dash and the gate slid to the side.
They continued driving up the pristine black drive a few minutes later it forked. Ahead was a large area where guess could park. To the right was their garage. Jason pulled inside and parked. "We made it."
Elizabeth laughed at him. "Yes we did. Take me inside and show me our new home."
A/N: Hi all! At the end Chapter 37 Liz says to Jason that Cameron is now named after someone like Jake is. A bunch of you rushed to point out that Cameron was already named after someone. I know that. I had Liz tell Jason Cameron was named after his father and her grandfather in Chapter 27. My wording at the end of Chapter 37 was intentional. Jason's concern about Cameron's name had more to do with the fact that Jake could point to the bar and say I'm named after that, where as Cameron's namesakes were all gone. As adults we understand the concept of honoring those gone by naming the living after them, but as a small child Cameron might not. Jason's concern was that Cameron would feel less than his brother. By renaming their son Jason, not only does Liz tie them together legally, but she gives Cameron something concrete in his life that he is named after. Jake gets the bar, and Cameron gets Jason. While I can be very detailed about facts, when it comes to the characters I make the assumption that you can pick up on things without having to be told. If you have a question PM me and I'll be happy to explain what went into writing a scene if you feel you are missing something.
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