Jason has a big secret. When he is taken out due to Sonny's past indiscretion, his secrets are brought to life and nothing will be the same again.

A/N – Elizabeth has an entirely different past. Jason's is pretty much the same at least right after the accident. She is around 28 and he is 31. This is probably not going to be a long fic just because of the nature of it, but we'll see. I'll be posting M/Th. It might get a little crazy with timing during the day because I'm preparing for our internal audit which is the first week of March.

Chapter 1

Elizabeth ran to her door and opened it and then froze. "Johnny…" No offense, but he is the last person she wants to see especially if Jason is not by his side, so she isn't happy to see him. It only means one thing. Jason is in trouble.

He grimly nodded as he perused her. They had only met once more recently, so he doesn't pretend to know her well, but she looks tired. "You okay?" When things had heated up, Jason wanted to make sure that Elizabeth had met Johnny just in case something happened, so she'd trust him and only him.

She nodded while her throat feels like it is closing. "Why are you here? Is he alive?"

A heavy sigh left his lips. "Yes."

"But?" Her heart is beating a million miles a minute.

"There was an accident and he's not waking up."

Her bottom lip quivered as her emotions threatened to sink her. "Will he make it?"

"They don't know."

When her balance faltered for just a second, he stealthily moved to her side and guided her to a couch, and then knelt in front of her. Considering the paleness of her skin, he hopes she doesn't pass out.

So many horrible thoughts bombarded her mind that the room is spinning. "I can't do this on my own. We need him." She gripped the edge of the couch like it was her lifeline. She doesn't want to do this alone.

Her chest is heaving and he's not sure how to reassure her or if he even should. There is a good chance that despite all their efforts to come, Jason may not make it. "I know. What do you want to do? I'll help you in any way that I can."

"Will you take me to him?"

He stood and then started to pace. "I knew you'd ask that, but Jason has always kept you hidden for a reason. If you come with me, he won't be there to protect you and if anything happens—" It's a big risk especially since someone had finally bested Jason and is still a huge threat.

Finding her strength, she slowly rose to her feet. "You can't expect me to sit here while he's hurt and do nothing, Johnny. I can't do that. Please don't make me." Jason needs to feel her strength and love. That will help him fight to stay alive. She knew this day may come, but nothing could have prepared her for the desperateness of the situation.

His hand raked through his hair as he processed her request and how to honor it. "Hold on." He pulled out his phone and dialed. "Francis, how is he?"

Francis moved to a corner in the waiting room. "Nothing has changed. Where are you?" Everything had gone to hell and then Johnny took off, not telling him where he was going.

"I'm handling something for him. Listen, I need you to get Brenda's cottage ready for action. Stock it with baby stuff for eight-month-old twins. I'll have her send you a list when we get on the plane." He won't deny her, not if she can help bring Jason out of this. The doctors don't know what to do or if he'll ever wake up without some sort of antidote which they don't have. He's aware of her profession and the fact that she could be the answer to Jason's needs. Hopefully, his friend will understand if he comes out of it.

Francis is stunned. "And who is this she?"

"Elizabeth Morgan."

His breath almost left him. "What did you just say?"

"Jason has a family. That is why he disappears so much."

"Holy shit… Does Sonny know?" He always wanted Jason to find happiness but it had just seemed like the man wasn't willing to let himself truly experience it. Everything had been about the business and as a result, most women couldn't or didn't want to handle Jason's life which meant that love seldom worked out for him. It was always just out of reach. He wonders what she is like and if Jason is finally happy and then it hits him, Jason is a dad.

"When things started going south in the last few weeks, Jason told him but didn't give him a lot of details."

"Maybe you shouldn't come home. Jason deserves some peace outside of this town and once she's exposed, you know how his fan club will be." Too many people try to control Jason instead of just accepting him and letting him be. They try to manipulate him and only want him to live by their terms. As a result, Jason dug his heels in and internalized a lot. Sometimes, he pushed back but other times, he just gives in and accepts his fate. It had changed him to the point that Francis isn't even sure that the Jason he had met when he was dating Robin still existed.

Johnny closed his eyes. "She won't take no for an answer and maybe having her around him will help. See if you can pull Georgie aside for babysitting duty. She knows how to keep her mouth shut." They had used her a few times when Leticia was sick.

"I will. When are you flying back?"

Johnny glanced at Elizabeth who turned to run up the stairs. "She's packing. I was thinking we could leave early afternoon and then we'll be home late at night so we can slip under the radar. You think we can sneak her into the hospital?"

"Monica is on duty tonight. I'll pull her aside and explain things. She'll be so happy that she's a grandmother that I'm sure she'll comply."

"Thanks, man. I hope I'm doing the right thing."

"Me too…" It's a huge risk. If Jason's family is harmed, there will be hell to pay when Jason awakes. He ran over all the scenarios in his mind and then started making calls. The best offense is a good defense.

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Tears pricked Elizabeth's eyes as she packed. Her hands are shaking and she's scared that Jason won't forgive her for showing up. They talked before he left and he made his desires known.

FLASHBACK

Liz folded her arms across her chest. "Let me get this straight, if something should happen, you want me to do nothing? You expect me to just act like you don't exist?"He had never voiced this to her before, so she knows the situation must be serious, but she's just not having it.

Jason shifted his weight and then his hard gaze pinned her. "Yes."

"You are being so pig-headed!"

"Elizabeth…"

"No, Jason! I won't just abandon you. I can't do that. We made vows to each other and I intend to keep them."

"It won't be safe for you and the kids if you come to Port Charles. I can't risk your lives like that. Right now, everything is good because no one knows who I am here, but if they find out that you exist, you could be targeted and if I'm hurt, who is going to protect you?"

She watches his chest heave as he tries to dial down his anger. He's breathing slowly calms, but his eyes are dark and if it weren't such a serious situation, she'd jump on him for sure. "Jason, be reasonable."

"Would it be easier if I told Johnny, not to tell you?"

Now, her eyes narrow and she moves in front of him and pokes him in the chest. "If you do that, I'll kill you myself."

"Don't you understand? I would die if something happened to you."

"And you don't think I feel the same way? What kind of wife would I be if I didn't have your back? Through sickness and health—I meant every word of that."

"I meant them too. God, I love you so much. You and the boys are everything good in my life. You are my light, and my family is safer here. If you come to Port Charles, there is no going back and I know you have no reference point for the violence, but dodging bullets, car bombs, and one enemy after another is not the way you want to live your life."

She grabbed his face. "I love and trust you. I won't come unless the situation is dire."

He sighed, knowing she won't back down. "I don't even agree with the last part. If I die and you stay here, you'll be taken care of and no one will know so you'll be safe. The minute you step foot into Port Charles the anonymity is over."

"What are you really scared of?"

"That something will happen and you'll hate me and push me away because my life will have taken something from you that can't be replaced." He blinked back tears, totally taking her off guard and she clung to him.

"I will never hate you, Jason. You are everything good in my world."

END FLASHBACK

Once she was finished stuffing her suitcase, she packed one for the boys. It will be their first time on a plane and she hopes they won't be fussy. Johnny is not used to taking care of a baby and she'll need help. Methodically, she packed and then headed downstairs to get something to drink.

He had just finished making some phone calls to alert the guards that are nearby that they are leaving soon. "Alright, text Francis a grocery list and anything else you need including furnishings."

"That's going to be a long text."

Johnny smiled as he handed his phone over. The few times he had witnessed Jason and Elizabeth's love he knew that they share a serious bond. They balance each other out and he has never seen Jason act the way he does around his wife and even though he had little interaction with Liz, she seems like she is amazing. His friend is a lucky man.

A while later, the babies woke up, so Elizabeth and Johnny fed them some baby food.

"You two are a hot mess," Johnny said. He doesn't understand where he went wrong. Failure is not something he is used to, but they managed to get food into places that seem nearly impossible.

Liz grinned at his perplexity. "It's nothing a warm washcloth won't fix." He's such an amateur. She never minds the mess and neither did Jason.

Jake's face is covered in vegetable gunk and when Johnny made a face, Jake giggled.

"Oh, you think that's funny?" He made it again and Jake laughed which set off Cam.

"I love it when they laugh." Suddenly, her smile dropped when she thought about how Jason may never see it again.

"I know where you went—don't."

"I remember when I told him that I was pregnant. He lifted me and kissed me so hard. The man doted on me every day. It was the first time he told Sonny to shove it and that he wasn't coming back."

"I was there when Sonny got the call and it was pretty ugly, but I was proud of Jason."

"Were you the only one he told?"

"Yes, but he trusts other people, he just thought the fewer people who knew the better."

"Will I have guards?" She has shadow guards now, ones she's never seen, but she knows that they are there. Jason doesn't take chances with his family.

"Yes. Monica will give you privileges at the hospital, but you'll be using the last name, Hardy."

"That's fine. None of my family has ever been in Port Charles."

Johnny finished cleaning up Jake. "Francis, the babysitter, and Monica are the only other people who will know the entire truth for now." Epiphany might have to be added to that list though. The head nurse is just way too perceptive, but she is trustworthy.

"Who is the babysitter?"

"Her name is Georgie Jones and her father runs the police department."

"Can she handle two?"

"Yes. She's very good."

Liz grabbed a diaper so she can change Cam. "You might not want to look over here. Those veggies went right through him." When Liz opened the diaper, Johnny gagged.

"That is the greatest deterrent for procreating ever made."

Liz grinned. "I'm not even going to pretend it's not bad. "Woo," she said making her son laugh, "that is stinky."

Cam giggled and clapped, so Elizabeth said it again and he laughed harder.

"Well, one thing is good, they'll laugh at anything."

"True." She handed Cam over and then changed Jake. "I never thought I wanted kids. They weren't planned, but Cam and Jake are my greatest accomplishments." When she found out they were having twins, she was speechless. Jason had taken it better than her.

"That's saying a lot since you are a medical scientist."

"True. My whole family is into medicine, so it was natural that I followed. When my grandmother got sick, I was determined to find a cure and that is how I got into research."

"Did you save her?"

"No, but stem cells did. She's doing very well."

"I'm glad to hear that."

"Will Robin cooperate?"

"She'll do anything to save Jason."

Liz's brow lifted. "Do I need to worry about that?"

Johnny shrugged. "He hasn't given her any hope because he's madly in love with you, but she has tried to get closer. I just think that she's lonely and living in the past."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

He smiled. "Yes, her name is Evangeline."

"What is she like?" Johnny is funny and sarcastic and she wonders if he is shallow or a man of substance.

"She's beautiful, smart, and probably completely batty to go out with me."

"I can't wait to meet her."

"You will sooner than later. She works at the hospital too."

"Really?"

His smile grew as he put Jake in his car seat. "She is an ER doctor and very good at it. In fact, if it weren't for her, Jason may not have made it. They gave him too much of the cocktail and we lost him for a bit, but she wouldn't give up and she brought him back."

Liz put a blanket over Cam. "Johnny, can she be trusted? It will be hard for me not to be able to trust anyone. It would be nice to be able to run things by another person."

"She can be. I'll let you meet her and if you think that you could get along with her, then we'll be open with her."

"Thank you."

"She's very good at thinking outside the box. A lot of the doctors go to her when they are stuck on a diagnosis."

"So, why do you think that she is into you? Is it your big gun?" Her brows wiggled.

He laughed. "I think she has a thing for bad guys, but mostly, I make her laugh and spoil her rotten. It's a killer combo."

Liz smiled. "What else do I need to know?"

"Jason is the only one in the wing. They are renovating. There's a makeshift lab next door that Robin uses for testing. Only a few people are allowed in there and it's heavily guarded and there is a lot of video surveillance. Sonny doesn't want to take any chances. The head nurse, Epiphany Jones, tends to him when needed. She bathes him and keeps a close eye on him."

"She's good?"

"Yes. He prefers her. When he has been shot in the past, she has taken the lead in his care. Her son is a computer geek who works for Jason, not Sonny. That move was made when Stan almost got hurt. Epiphany insisted that Jason keep him safe, so he made the change. Monica watches Jason during the day between her rounds. His father is not involved and doesn't know that he is there because their relationship is still strained. Frankly, they are both being buttheads."

Liz smirked. She had spoken to Jason several times about his relationship with his father. Maybe this situation will change the way he thinks.

"There's also, a nurse named Nadine who assists during the night shift when necessary."

She noted a slight change of tone when he spoke. "What's wrong with her?"

"Technically, nothing, but we kind of slept together about a year ago and she's bitter, so I avoid her like the plague." He had met Eva right after that and never looked back.

Liz shook her head. "How soon before we land?"

"We have less than an hour."

"Okay. The babies will probably just take a bottle and go down, but I want Jason to feel their presence."

"Robin is not scheduled to be in tonight. Monica will be there waiting."

Elizabeth is not worried about Robin. She and Jason have discussed her in detail, so she knows what to expect, but Monica will be a wild card. "Is it weird that I feel nervous about meeting her?"

"No. By the way, she doesn't know about the babies."

"Great… She'll probably be mad we didn't tell her."

Johnny shrugged. "It could go either way."

"Text me that picture of Alexis as soon as you can along with any possible aliases."

He almost smirks at her hostile look. "I'll make sure that you have it before the morning."

Liz got the diaper bag situation and started thinking of all the ways she wants to make Alexis Davis pay.

A/N – Elizabeth is feisty in this one, but not too over the top because that would stray too far from who she is, but I think you'll like her.