So the drama is back...

Chapter 52

"Mmmm, I don't think I can move." Elizabeth softly whined.

Jason's hand made no move from her belly either.

"I should call out of work." She sighed.

"Now that sounds like a good plan to me." he mumbled into her neck and pulled her back tighter against his chest.

Elizabeth sighed and turned her head to look over her shoulder, "I wish I could but the hospital is already short staffed and my maternity leave starts in a few weeks so Epiphany would be pissed."

"So I'll have you all to myself soon?" Jason asked.

"Uh huh." She said then shifted her legs. "Ow… no more cars until after I have this baby."

"You mean no more riding in cars?" he teased.

She smiled, "Something like that."

He pressed a kiss to her bare shoulder, "Might I remind you that you started it."

"Sorry." She chuckled.

"No apologies for that. It's just a good thing that we made it out of the parking lot before the restaurant closed and got caught. I certainly am willing to try again though."

Elizabeth slid her body away from his and rolled onto her back, "Maybe after the baby." She replied and placed both hands on her belly. "Climbing back into my seat after was rather difficult."

Jason planted his elbow on the bed and propped his head on his hand, "You know if all this is too much on y-your body, we can take a break."

"Oh Jason, I may be a little sore but it was so worth it." She gushed then instantly blushed at her own words. "I just think we have to stick to a more comfortable environment."

He nodded, remembering how he carried her into the house when they got home. Surprisingly, he had trouble carrying her, not because of his lack of strength but because their experience in the car tired him out as much as it had her. Not removing any of their shoes or clothing, they stretched onto the bed to rest but both fell asleep, not waking up until the middle of the night. Slightly more rested, they assisted each other in removing their clothing which ended with a much slower round of love making.

He took his free hand and placed it over one of hers on her belly. "Just make sure you tell me if it gets uncomfortable or even painful."

"I promise."

Jason lifted her hand and kissed her knuckles then sat up and pressed his lips to her belly. "I'll go out back and get Cameron. Hopefully the guys haven't taught him too many bad habits."

"Thank you Jason." She said, grabbing his hand as he stood from the bed. "For everything."

He bent down and kissed her forehead, cheeks, nose, chin and lips, "You're welcome."


Epiphany looked over at Elizabeth with a frustrated look, "You know Elizabeth, if you are too tired to finish your shift…"

"Oh no!" Elizabeth quickly snapped. She hadn't meant to yawn but this time she could not hide it from her boss. "I'm fine Epiphany."

"You don't look fine, you look completely tired. Perhaps you should think about moving up your maternity leave."

"I'm sorry, I just had a late night. Nothing that would interfere with my day today though. I'll take my break and relax for a few minutes with Cameron down in the daycare and I'll be back and recharged."

"You had a late night?" Epiphany asked, rolling her eyes. Elizabeth could not help but notice the smile on Sal's face. He was obviously close enough to hear their conversation and found humor in the fact that she and Jason had probably stayed up most of the night, and he also knew they certainly were not playing bridge. "Well, take your break now and if you don't look a hundred times better when you return I will be sending you home early."

Sighing, Elizabeth put down the patient's chart she was updating and grabbed her purse from under the desk. "I'll be back in an hour then."

After picking Cameron up from daycare, Elizabeth took him to the park to eat the lunches she had packed for them. Sitting on the bench Cameron jabbered about everything he did last night with the guards from playing hide and seek to playing video games. Big Sal even chimed in, "Cameron beat Jimmy at Wii Bowling."

"And mommy, Jimmy throwed the troller thing and Sal and Johnny made him sit in time out."

"They did?" Elizabeth giggled, "Well you shouldn't throw things right baby?"

"Yep, and they didn't let him play for the rest of the night." Cameron added.

Elizabeth stood up and looked at her watch, "We'd better bead back before- oh no, I'm late!" She quickly grabbed her bag and took Cameron's hand. "We have to go baby, mommy's going to be late."

They quickly rushed back to the hospital and stood in the lobby waiting for the elevator.

"Mama, I have to go potty." Cameron squeaked and exaggerated his comment by crossing his legs.

Elizabeth looked up at the elevator then back at Cameron, "Just hold it three more minutes ok?"

"I caaaaaan't!"

Sal looked around the lobby and made a decision, one that could get him in trouble but he saw little harm, "Go ahead, I'll take him and get him back to the daycare." His eyes fixed on Elizabeth's, "Go right back to the 8th floor and do not move until I get back up there."

"Thank you so much." She said leaning down and kissed Cameron on his forehead. "Mommy will see you in a few hours." The elevator arrived and Elizabeth rushed in and hit 8. Sal waited until she was safely behind the closed doors then took Cameron to the bathroom in the hospital lobby.

"Oh Shit!" Elizabeth growled when the elevator came to a stop between floors 7 and 8. She pushed the maintenance button and the call button as well. "Hello! Hello, is anyone there, the elevator is stuck!" For two long minutes the elevator car sat unmoving between the two floors the suddenly began moving and the doors opened for her to exit as though it never malfunctioned. Of course that would happen when she was already late to work.

Nadine, one of the student nurses was behind the desk, "Where is Epiphany?"

"Oh, she got called down to a surgery."

Elizabeth felt relieved and tossed her bag under the desk. She was glad she had a little while to recover before Epiphany returned because the rush back from her break tired her out.


Jason sat with Spinelli and Johnny reviewing possible locations where Manny could be staying in Port Charles. The man was exceptional when it came to staying out of sight and hiding but fortunately for them, Spinelli was better with the computer. "So we're thinking the Catacombs." Spinelli said.

"Spinelli does not know them well but I do." Johnny added.

Jason shook his head, "I don't know." After thinking for a long minute Jason shook his head, "Ok, tonight, we will go late, after midnight." A strange chirping from his phone interrupting their planning session. "What is this?"

Spinelli glanced over Jason's shoulder, "Oh, it's a video message Stonecold." When Jason just continued looking at his phone without playing the message, Spinelli grabbed the phone. "May I?"

"Who is it from?" Johnny asked suspiciously.

Jason shrugged, "It says unavailable."

Suddenly all three men were interested what was contained in the video that had been sent to Jason. "If you will allow me, I will send it to my trusty laptop for better viewing."

Jason nodded in agreement and they all impatiently waited for the message to appear in his e-mail. "Alright, allow me to open the media player and voila!" Spinelli said as he pushed the play button.

Jason leaned toward the computer and immediately felt his mouth dry, "Is there a volume?"

The three men watched.

"Oh Shit!" they saw Elizabeth growl as she repeatedly pushed the button. She immediately followed with the call button, "Hello! Hello, is anyone there, the elevator is stuck!" Her arms folded in frustration over her chest and she leaned her side against the wall. "Epiphany is going to kill me." they heard her mumble then she took a few deep breaths, attempting to calm herself down.

At about a minute into the video, a voice was heard, obviously not heard by Elizabeth though, so it was added at a different location. "All alone." The voice taunted.

"That's Manny's voice!" Jason growled.

"A delicate and beautiful woman that Elizabeth is. She is too good for a criminal like you, Jason Morgan. Know that nobody is ever safe, no matter how hard you try or how many guards you hire. All it take is two minutes, two minutes to change the game completely." Suddenly the elevator doors opened and Elizabeth rushed out of the elevator. "Ah, maybe next time." Manny taunted then the video ended.

"Fuck!" Jason snapped, his heart racing as adrenaline kicked in. "Give me your phone!"

Johnny immediately handed his phone to Jason and he ran from the house calling over his shoulder, "Find out how Manny got my phone number. Get rid of that phone, get me a new damn phone and find out where the fuck Sal is!"