Chapter 2
Jason was preoccupied as he finished talking on the phone with Sonny. Things were really heating up, and Sonny was worried. That was the only reason that he'd agreed to come back - for Sonny. He wasn't sure if he was ready to be back in Port Charles just yet. Time would tell.
As he entered the dining room, he heard Michelle call to him. Glancing at her, Jason was reminded of what a beautiful woman she was. More importantly, she was a kind and generous one.
"Jason!" exclaimed Ned. "I didn't know you were back. It's good to see you."
"Hey, Ned. We just flew in today. Hi, Chloe." Ned had always respected Jason's right to make his own decisions and Jason appreciated him for it.
"So... You all know each other," mused Michelle, as she slid her arm through Jason's. "Of course! Morgan. I did not think about your names. You are famille, yes?"
"Only distantly," responded Chloe. "Actually, Ned is more closely related to Jason. They're cousins."
"Ah. Not the dreaded Quartermaines?" she queried.
"One of the more tolerable ones," Jason responded. As the others laughed, he let his gaze wander around the room. He felt shock jolt through him as his eyes locked with Elizabeth's.
He had known that he would run into her eventually, but not this soon. He wasn't ready, and yet, here she was - with Lucky. Well, Emily had warned him that Elizabeth had stayed with Lucky, after helping him through the whole brainwashing mess. That was when he had decided to move on with his life, or at least to make a start. She could still get to him, though.
Michelle had felt Jason tense up suddenly, so she followed the direction of his gaze. A very pretty young woman in green was looking at Jason with a look in her eyes that Michelle didn't like. It was intimate, and eloquent with sadness. When she glanced back at Jason, she caught the same look in his eyes. Then, just as suddenly, his face was wiped of all expression and his eyes were shuttered.
"So, how long are you home for, Jason?" Ned was asking.
"I'll be here for a while. Sonny needs my help right now." Jason had himself back under control again.
"Why don't you join us," suggested Chloe.
"Sorry. We can't." Jason explained. "I just got off the phone with Sonny and he needs to see me right away. He's going to make us dinner, Michelle. Is that OK with you?"
"Of course, mon cher. I am looking forward to meeting the famous Mr. Corinthos." She answered.
"Give Sonny and Carly my best," said Chloe. "I ran into Carly the other day, and she told me about the baby. She was so excited."
"Yeah. They're both happy. That's one of the reasons Sonny asked me to come back, so he could be there more for Carly. We should go." Jason took Michelle's hand and turned to leave. He forced himself to walk out without looking back at Elizabeth. It was hard, but they were both moving forward in their lives, and it was still too painful to look back.
After Jason and Michelle had gone, Ned turned to Chloe and observed, "Somehow, I would never have pictured Jason with a model type. What could they have in common?"
"More than you'd think," responded Chloe. "Besides, she wasn't a model for very long, and it certainly wasn't her life's ambition. Also, what you don't know is that her stepfather is Jules Lafontaine."
"The shipping magnate?" Ned whistled softly. "Now those are some deep pockets."
"What's more interesting," noted Chloe. "Is that he is rumoured to be heavily 'connected', if you know what I mean."
Jason was preoccupied as he finished talking on the phone with Sonny. Things were really heating up, and Sonny was worried. That was the only reason that he'd agreed to come back - for Sonny. He wasn't sure if he was ready to be back in Port Charles just yet. Time would tell.
As he entered the dining room, he heard Michelle call to him. Glancing at her, Jason was reminded of what a beautiful woman she was. More importantly, she was a kind and generous one.
"Jason!" exclaimed Ned. "I didn't know you were back. It's good to see you."
"Hey, Ned. We just flew in today. Hi, Chloe." Ned had always respected Jason's right to make his own decisions and Jason appreciated him for it.
"So... You all know each other," mused Michelle, as she slid her arm through Jason's. "Of course! Morgan. I did not think about your names. You are famille, yes?"
"Only distantly," responded Chloe. "Actually, Ned is more closely related to Jason. They're cousins."
"Ah. Not the dreaded Quartermaines?" she queried.
"One of the more tolerable ones," Jason responded. As the others laughed, he let his gaze wander around the room. He felt shock jolt through him as his eyes locked with Elizabeth's.
He had known that he would run into her eventually, but not this soon. He wasn't ready, and yet, here she was - with Lucky. Well, Emily had warned him that Elizabeth had stayed with Lucky, after helping him through the whole brainwashing mess. That was when he had decided to move on with his life, or at least to make a start. She could still get to him, though.
Michelle had felt Jason tense up suddenly, so she followed the direction of his gaze. A very pretty young woman in green was looking at Jason with a look in her eyes that Michelle didn't like. It was intimate, and eloquent with sadness. When she glanced back at Jason, she caught the same look in his eyes. Then, just as suddenly, his face was wiped of all expression and his eyes were shuttered.
"So, how long are you home for, Jason?" Ned was asking.
"I'll be here for a while. Sonny needs my help right now." Jason had himself back under control again.
"Why don't you join us," suggested Chloe.
"Sorry. We can't." Jason explained. "I just got off the phone with Sonny and he needs to see me right away. He's going to make us dinner, Michelle. Is that OK with you?"
"Of course, mon cher. I am looking forward to meeting the famous Mr. Corinthos." She answered.
"Give Sonny and Carly my best," said Chloe. "I ran into Carly the other day, and she told me about the baby. She was so excited."
"Yeah. They're both happy. That's one of the reasons Sonny asked me to come back, so he could be there more for Carly. We should go." Jason took Michelle's hand and turned to leave. He forced himself to walk out without looking back at Elizabeth. It was hard, but they were both moving forward in their lives, and it was still too painful to look back.
After Jason and Michelle had gone, Ned turned to Chloe and observed, "Somehow, I would never have pictured Jason with a model type. What could they have in common?"
"More than you'd think," responded Chloe. "Besides, she wasn't a model for very long, and it certainly wasn't her life's ambition. Also, what you don't know is that her stepfather is Jules Lafontaine."
"The shipping magnate?" Ned whistled softly. "Now those are some deep pockets."
"What's more interesting," noted Chloe. "Is that he is rumoured to be heavily 'connected', if you know what I mean."