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Chapter 53

When they walked in and everyone yelled surprise, Elizabeth was floored.

"I can't believe you guys."

Epiphany hugged her. "You really didn't think we wouldn't do anything for your birthday. Did you?"

"Well, I just thought it would be low key."

Maya gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I think you're showing more than me."

Liz put her hand on her belly. "I know. Maybe it's because I'm eating and not moving around a lot." Maya was still working and very active.

"You both look stunning," John said before giving her a hug. "Happy birthday."

Liz smiled. "Thank you. I hope you are not feeling replaced. In a way, you were my baby because you were the last to come around."

John chuckled. "It was nice while it lasted."

Jake pushed by him. "Suck up. Happy Birthday mom."

She embraced him warmly. "Thank you Jakey." When Jake stepped to the side, she saw Cam and squealed. "Camster."

He laughed. "You haven't called me that in a very long time. I missed you. Happy Birthday."

Liz's eyes began to tear.

"See what you did. You know her hormones are shot," Patrick said. "Between her and Maya we'll need a life preserver by the end of the night."

Epiphany gave him a look.

Liz wobbled and Jason pulled her into his side. "Oh—my—God," she said as she started to sob.

"Don't cry Lizzie."

She collapsed into his arms and Maya started to cry too.

"I missed you so much."

"I missed you too."

She pulled back and touched her brother's face. "How?"

Steven looked up at Jason. "Your boyfriend wanted this to be a special night for you. Diane is not to be messed with."

She hugged him again. "Did you know Jake was alive?"

Steven grinned. "Yes. Jason let me know."

Jake approached him tentatively.

"Do you remember me?" Steven asked.

"Yeah. Welcome back." They hugged. Cam and Aidan rushed to embrace him and he emotionally greeted them.

Epiphany waited patiently for her turn. "It's good to see you again."

"I missed you."

"Oh sure, you were always hiding from me."

"It's because you busted me all the time."

Jason leaned forward a little so that his lips almost touched her ear. "Close your eyes."

"Oh Jason, I don't know if I can handle it," Liz said emotionally.

Everyone chuckled.

"Trust me."

She took a deep breath and closed them.

Jason made sure that everyone was in place. "Okay, you can open them now."

Her mouth dropped open. "Kelly! Robin!"

They all started talking at once and Elizabeth laughed. Kelly made her sit down. "You are glowing."

"I can't believe you are here. I missed you so much."

"I'm staying for a few days. I was hoping we could have lunch and catch up," Kelly said.

"I would love that."

Emma was happy to see her mom. She had already been in town for a few days and they were meeting on the sly.

Jason sat down and Epiphany walked over to her.

"That was very nice of you."

"I wanted tonight to be extra special."

"I can't wait. You better not hold off until the very end."

He chuckled. "I promise I won't, but I do want to catch her off guard."

"Well, you could go first when it's present time. Give her some time with the girls and her brother and then walk up to her and bam! Pop the question."

Jake handed him a box. "I brought a vat of tissues because you know she's gonna cry."

"Thanks for the backup," Jason said.

"Isn't that ring burning a hole in your pocket yet?" Tracy asked.

"You guys are so impatient," Jason said.

Epiphany rolled her eyes. "We have waited forever for this. I've change my mind. Interrupt them and get your fine ass over to our girl and make her yours forever."

"Yeah dad," Jake said. "Let's do this."

Jason got up and took a deep breath. Elizabeth was laughing at something Kelly was saying and turned red. Some things never changed. He walked in front of her chair and knelt down.

Her eyes followed the movement. "Hey."

"Hi. You okay?"

She nodded. "Uh—huh. Did you drop something?"

Tracy grinned.

Jason shook his head. "Lila always said that good things come to those who wait and she was right because you are the best thing that ever happened to me"

A sigh filtered through the room from several of the ladies, making the guys grin.

"I have loved you for so long and I want to spend the rest of our lives making you happy and raising our kids. There are no words to convey how much you mean to me. Elizabeth, will you marry me? I want you to be my wife."

Tears were streaming down her face. She had gone from teasing him to completely flabbergasted in seconds. "Yes!" she blurted before throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him. Everyone cheered as they witnessed their love for each other. Zoe handed her sister a box of tissues, knowing she was about to burst.

"Your ring will be ready soon."

"That's fine."

Everyone gathered around them and Patrick turned some music on. He and Steven caught up and then about a half hour later, they lit the candles on the cake and Liz made a wish and blew them out.

She started opening presents. Jake, Cam, and Aidan had gotten her three spa days which included foot massages, something she was definitely going to need. Tracy and Monica bought her some maternity clothes. Her girlfriends got her all sorts of pampering type gifts and some trashy books to read while she rested. John got her a small art set she could take on her trips. Epiphany handed her a big box and she unwrapped it and there was another box. "Very funny…." When she got to the fourth box, she was ready to kill someone.

"This has Aidan all over it," she said looking over at her grinning son. Carefully, she undid the bow and lifted the top on the last box and frowned. Taking about the jewelry box, she opened it and gasped. "Jason!"

He smiled. "Your ring is ready now."

She started to cry again. "It's spectacular." It looked vintage and was perfect for her tiny hand. The artwork in the band was exquisite. He took it from her.

"This was Lila's. I thought it was perfect because you are my Lila."

"I will cherish it," she said emotionally.

Patrick's eyes began to well with tears.

"Are you crying?"

He shook his head no as Epiphany grinned.

Jason slipped it onto Liz's finger. "I love you."

"I love you too."

She stared at it for a moment and then they kissed which garnered much applause. Robin was sitting next to Emma. "I've never seen him this happy."

Emma smiled. "They are inspiring."

A few minutes later, Cam sat next to his mom. "I have one more thing for you. It's kind of for both of you."

Bashfully, he handed her an envelope and Elizabeth opened it.

"Oh Cam. Are you sure?"

He nodded. "I wanted to keep Webber, but take Jason's name too."

"Cameron Alexander Webber Morgan." He had made Webber his second middle name.

Jason's head tilted.

"I think it's about time I called you dad all the time."

A slow smile lit up Jason's face. "That would mean a lot to me."

"We were broken and you fixed us. I can't thank you enough for that."

Liz kissed her son on the cheek.

"Thank you, dad, for making my mom so happy—and the rest of us too."

Jason hugged him.

"You people are killing me," Tracy said wiping a tear away.

Monica laughed. "Oh Tracy, I have a feeling you better get used to it."

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The doctor's appointment

Elizabeth watched the doctor put gel on her stomach. Jason had a firm grip on her hand as they patiently waited. She turned up the volume on the machine and a fast beat filled the room.

"That is the heartbeat," Ann said smiling at Jason's look of awe.

Liz grinned. "It's perfect."

"Okay, let's see what we have in here. I'm not sure if your due date is off or what." The doctor had also noticed that the heartbeat was a little weird.

Liz knew it couldn't be too far off because she had gotten pregnant fairly quickly.

The doctor studied the screen twice, trying not to give anything away, but Liz could tell something was off.

"Is something wrong?"

"No. Give me a minute." She moved the wand around and then turned the screen so they could see.

Liz gasped and started to cry as her hand cupped her mouth. "Oh my God."

Jason felt left out. "What am I looking at?"

"Well, this is your daughter right here."

Jason leaned forward. "Wow."

"And that is your other daughter over there."

"Uh, what did you say?"

"You're having twin girls. Congratulations."

Jason was staring at the machine in shock as Elizabeth softly cried. His eyes snapped to hers and she looked so happy. "This is so great."

He took a deep breath. "I think I need oxygen."

The doctor chuckled.

"I'm happy, but just blown away."

"They are not sharing the outer layer of the sac, so they are not identical."

"Two girls—" Jason blinked a few times. "Aidan is going to pass out."

Liz laughed as she wiped her face.

The doctor went over what they should expect. She was a little worried about Liz's blood pressure. The pregnancy would be harder on her, but they would do everything to make sure she was safe. She needed to eat more and get her weight up. Jason would hire a cook if necessary. He just needed to feel confident that she was going to be okay.

When they got home, Jake and Aidan were waiting in the living room.

"It's a boy right?" Aidan asked.

Cam was on the speakerphone. "Mom?"

Liz sat down. "Well, first I'm having twins."

'What!" Cam said loudly.

Jake grinned. "Get out of here."

Aidan's mouth was hanging open. "I'm going to have twin brothers? This is so awesome."

Jason tried not to smile. "Aidan, you're actually going to have two baby sisters."

Jake couldn't hold back and cracked up at the look on Aidan's face and then took a picture so he could text it to his other brother. When Cam got it, he laughed loudly.

"Girls?"

"Yes."

"Two?"

"Uh-huh."

John was standing off to the side. "Well congratulations. That's going to be a lot of dirty diapers."

Liz groaned. "Since you are an honorary Morgan, you get to help change them."

The boys laughed at John's expression.

"We're going to need your help. Your mom is probably going to need some pampering. Two babies are going to be harder on her body."

"I'll help clean up," Aidan said.

"I can shop," Jake added.

"I'll do whatever you need me to do," John said.

Cam sighed. He wished he could be there. "Mom, can you take me off the speaker?"

She took the phone and held it to her ear. "What's wrong?"

"I miss you guys. I've been talking to Emma. I think I want to come home."

"Oh Cam, I thought you wanted to be there."

"I know, but Michael has some positions open. I already spoke to him and he's willing to interview me."

Liz was surprised. She never would have thought Cam would end up at ELQ. "Are you sure about that?"

"Yeah. I know Jake would give me a job, but I don't want to take a handout. Michael will be fair, at least I think he will be."

"You should talk this over with Jake."

Jake studied her, wondering what was going on.

"I will later."

"Cam, I'm worried about you. Are you sure everything is okay with Emma?"

"We're great. She's homesick too."

Liz grabbed Jason's hand. "Well, I love you and always want to see you. I just want to make sure you won't regret it later."

"I won't. I think it's the right thing to do."

"Okay."

"I love you. I'm really happy for you and I can't wait to meet my little sisters."

She smiled.

"My lease it up in January, so we wouldn't be able to move until then."

"We'll talk about where you'll live later."

She ended the call and everyone was staring at her.

"What happened?" Jason asked.

"He wants to come home."

Jake slightly smiled. "Good. He lasted longer than I thought he would."

"His lease is up in January."

Jason frowned. He would talk to Cam about just buying it out so he could come back sooner if he wanted too.

"Why did he want to talk to me?"

"He'll call you later."

"Well, I'm really happy because I'm going to need all the support I can get with so many girls around," Aidan said.

Liz playfully glared at him. "They are so going to barf on you every chance they get."

Aidan's face contorted. "That's disgusting."

"You shouldn't be dissing them then," Jake said.

"They can hear you," Jason said.

"They have ears already?"

Liz laughed. "Yes. They aren't as sensitive yet, but they can hear some sounds. In about three weeks or so, they'll react more to them."

"It's probably muffled," Jake said.

"You can talk to them so they get used to your voice," Liz suggested.

Aidan considered this.

"I don't know if you want him rambling on and on. They might develop bad habits," Jake said.

Aidan pushed him. "Just for that, I'm going to beat you in racing," he said handing him the remote.

"You wish."

Jason kissed Elizabeth on the cheek. "You're glowing."

"Really?"

He nodded and she sighed with contentment as she slightly rubbed her belly.

"It's time for a snack. I had Milo pick up some things." Jason got up and disappeared and came back with some cheese, crackers, and some fruit.

"Yum," she said before popping a grape into her mouth.

"I think we should start looking for the house. If we have to build it, they can start the foundation now. It's supposed to be a snowy winter, so not sure how far they'll get."

"Okay."

"Diane sent me some links of some houses we might be interested in." He grabbed Aidan's computer and booted it up and then opened his email.

"That one is nice."

Jason nodded. "It's more secluded so the security would be easy. There's a small lake on the property and a pool."

"How many bedrooms?"

"Eight."

"That's huge."

"Well, seven will be used up for Aidan, us, and the babies. Jake, Cam, and John will have their own room so the last one will be a guest room."

John felt good that they had included him.

"There's a small house in the back that we could make your studio and also the basement could be a man cave."

Jake smiled as he raced. "That would be awesome. I may never leave."

"It's not totally Mediterranean though."

"We could work with that. It's more cosmetic. Also, there are beautiful gardens and we could have interior touches done to make it feel more like Italy."

"True. The staircase is magnificent."

Jason agreed. "I know. I love the wrought iron."

They looked at several other homes, but decided the first one was the best.

"So, should we tell Diane to reach out to the owner?"

Liz nodded. "Yeah. That's the one."

"Alright, but you know she's crazy when it comes to shopping."

Liz chuckled. "It's okay. I won't have the energy. She can run things by me, but right now I think it's best to let her work with the designers and contractors."

He pulled out his phone and called Diane and she was elated and promised to call them today.

"It's settled."

The boys cheered.

"I can't wait," Liz said. They were finally living their dreams.