Five Months Later

Five Months Later

Nikolas picked the mail from the floor and sorted through it. Most of it was junk. Some music company offering to sell him twelve CD's for one penny. A few bills, but then there was a single envelope mixed in with it. There was no return address but the postmark was from somewhere in Italy.

"Elizabeth," he whispered.

His opened the envelope and pulled the postcard from inside. He studied the picture on the front and his history lessons told him that it was a picture of The Palio. His fingers skimmed the picture and he flipped it over to read the words.

Nikolas,

Be happy. Be safe.

Thank you for everything you've done.


The postcard wasn't signed, but he knew that it was from Elizabeth. It was her way of thanking him and letting him know that everything was okay.

"Be happy, be safe, Elizabeth."

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"That was Sonny," he said as he flipped his cell phone off. "He needs me back in Port Charles."

"Then we go back to Port Charles," Elizabeth said easily.

"Are you sure about that? I could always go, you can stay here." Jason was giving her the easy way out, but even as he said the words he knew that they'd both be flying back to
the States.

"I'm going with you," she insisted. "It wouldn't be right. Why wouldn't you bring me home?" Her left hand reached for his and she intertwined their fingers. "I'm your wife, remember?"

"I'll always remember. Always, Mrs. Morgan."

"Okay then, I should pack." She went to pull away from him, but he caught her around the waist. "Jason," she whined.

"What? Oh, you want me to let you go?" He tightened his grip around her waist.

"No, never let me go," she said, as her arms went around his neck pulling herself closer to him.

"I won't." He moved his mouth to her face and gently brushed his lips across her cheek. "Not ever," he promised.

She smiled up at him, all of the love in her heart shining in his eyes. "I'm holding you to that Morgan."

"You won't have to, Morgan," he teased. "Now, let's go home."

"I'm already home, Jason."

"You're right," he agreed. "I've never been more at home than right here, right now."

She reached her arms around his neck and pulled him down to her to give him a gentle kiss. "Me either," she promised. "Me either."