Chapter One
It had been six months since Luckys death. Elizabeth still found it hard to wake up in the morning and remember that he was gone. With everything that they had been through how could it be that an accident could take him away. The scene played over in her mind again and again.
They had just finished eating at The Grill where they had danced all night. Lucky had the band play their song for their last dance. The band was a little unsure of a *NSYNC tune but it sounded beautiful to them. They were laughing when they got into the car. Lucky was so excited about his new photography gig. 'New York here we come' Lucky said as he looked at Elizabeth. The next thing she remembers is waking up in the ER with her grandmother standing over her. She knew the minute she woke up that Lucky was gone.
The feeling was different this time. With the fire, she knew something was wrong when she woke up but could never accept his death. Now she knew instantly that Lucky didn't make it...
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Emily waited and waited. Her shift was over an hour ago but still no Elizabeth.
"Em, why don't you just go knock on her door? At least, you will know she is okay."
"Zander, I just.... I am afraid to hound her all the time. She is so distant anymore."
About that time Liz comes running down the stairs. "Emily, I am so sorry. I overslept again."
"Hey, that's okay. You feel up to working today?"
"Yea, as opposed to lying in bed and feeling sorry for myself.... why not." Liz might have been trying for a joke, but all Emily could here was the pain and sadness that was consuming her best friend.
"You want to catch a movie with Zan and me tonight? We haven't been out in so long. How about I give Nicholas a call and we hang out tonight...just like old times." Emily could have choked on the words as they came out of her mouth, but it was too late. Liz had tears in her eyes in a matter of seconds.
"That sounds good, but I think I will just try to get some painting done" The truth be known Liz hadn't painted since Lucky's death. But that was about as good of an excuse as she could come up with.
"Well, if you change your mind, we will be at Zanders." Em and Zander headed for the door. Emily had an idea, whether it was a good one or not she didn't know, but if there was one person that could help her friend now it was Jason. She would just have to convince Sonny of that.
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Jason had been gone for about a year now, after the scene last year with him and Lucky he had up and left. The Face of Deception had brought everything to a head. Liz only felt she could confide in Jason, because Lucky and Laura just wouldn't listen. They kept pressuring her. They wanted it so bad for her, they couldn't see that she didn't want it for herself. So she turned to the only person that had ever just listened and let her make her own decisions. Jason had been so kind and gentle with her that everything started getting confusing...her feelings were so scattered. She loved Lucky. She was meant to be with Lucky, but there were parts of her that needed Jason.
Liz knowing she wasn't strong enough to do it. She told Jason she couldn't see him anymore and asked him to leave her alone. The look in his eyes told Elizabeth what she already knew; that this was becoming more than just friendship and this was the right thing to do. Jason said he would and he did. It was Liz that couldn't stay away. The last time she had visited Jason, something as trivial as a piece of clothing would soon play a role in the demise of their friendship.
Lucky had went to apologize to Jason for his behavior when he walked in it took only a matter of seconds for Lucky to see her gloves. Liz and Em had been on their way to see Jason and heard the fight before even making it up the stairs at Jake's.
The fight that followed was as traumatic for Liz as anything she could imagine. Jason tried to overpower Lucky to force him to stop. Once both men saw Liz they stopped in their tracks. Lucky gave Liz a choice. The battle lines were drawn and Liz made her decision. Jason left the next day.
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"Sonny, all I am saying is that when Jason calls again, let him know about Liz, please." Emily pleaded.
"He left this time because of her, what makes you think that he would come back for the same reason."
"When Jason left, Lucky was alive. She needs Jase now more than ever. You and I both know that it was never as cut and dry with Liz and Jason as friendship. They meant more to each other than that or Jason would have never left."
"I will tell him and let him make his own decision, but that is it." Sonny knew that Liz was distraught but he didn't want to see his friend hurt again. But for Emily, Jason's sister, he would do as she asked.
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Jason still could not get out of his mind what Sonny had said over the phone. He wanted more than anything to run to her as soon as he heard that Lucky had died. But he knew that this time he couldn't hold back his feelings for her. He couldn't just be her friend and listen to her mourn Lucky again. That night when she left his room with Lucky he knew without a doubt that he had fallen in love with Elizabeth. Leaving was getting harder and harder to do now that he finally had something worth staying for, but she loved Lucky and that was obviously not going to change. There was nothing to do then but leave and that is what he did.
That had been a year ago, Lucky had been gone for months now. The thought of seeing her again became to much to bare. He scheduled the next flight to Port Charles.