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Jason began jamming all the buttons at once, "Dammit!" he yelled as he realized that its wasn't helping.
The silence began to grow. Elizabeth suggested, "Why don't you call Sonny, you have your cell right?"
Jason shook his head, "No signal in elevators. Do you have yours?"
Elizabeth shook her head, "No, I left my purse at Jakes."
"Well, it just looks like we're stuck here, at least until someone finds out the elevator doesn't work."
"Why don't you just push the alarm?" Elizabeth said.
Jason smirked, "What alarm?"
"You mean there is no alarm"
Jason shook his head, "Sonny had it disconnected, Michael liked to play with it."
Elizabeth nodded, "Well then, I guess we just have to get comfortable" she sat down against the back elevator wall, Jason did the same next to her. It was real quiet. She was surprised Jason couldn't hear her heart beating, it was so loud in her head, "Um.so Jason, how are things going?"
Jason looked at her, "What do you mean?"
"Oh you know, with her..Courtney?"
Jason sorta nodded, "Ok I guess, I'm just glad to have her home."
Elizabeth smiled, "I bet you are."
"I really am, it was starting to get hard, you know with Carly gone, for us to really communicate. But now it feels like old times again. I saw her smile this morning, I haven't seen that happen in forever. Ever since Ric took Carly on our...um..well our wedding day, she sort of drifted away for a while"
Elizabeth nodded, " Well, you got her back now. I don't really know how to say this, but I'm so sorry Jason, for everything."
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Sonny and Carly waited in the lobby for Jason while Courtney headed to the park with an impatient Michael. "Where the hell is he?" Carly said pacing, "What's taking him so long."
Sonny tried to calm Carly, "Don't worry honey, Elizabeth is not going to ruin Courtney and Jason's relationship."
"Then why the hell is he taking so long Sonny!"
"He and Elizabeth go way back, you know that. They haven't talked in a while, just let them catch up Ok, now lets head over to the park." Carly reluctantly followed Sonny out of the Lobby.
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"Aunt Courtney, how come you don't talk to Elizabeth anymore?"
"Well sweetie, sometimes friends just grow apart and change, things happen and they don't get to see each other or talk anymore."
"What things?"
"Well, honestly, with me and Elizabeth we had a fight."
"About Jason?"
Courtney was surprised, "What makes you think that?"
"Well, Elizabeth and Jason used to hang out all the time, now you and Jason are together. But Elizabeth doesn't come around anymore. I'm not five any more ya know. Elizabeth and Jason broke up and now you and Jason are together. You can piece the rest Aunt Courtney"
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"It was Ric, not you who had Carly in the Panic Room."
"But if I had just listened to you, Carly might have been home a lot quicker. I was just so angry with you and Sonny. I was angry for too long. I mean its just now I realize you did what you had to do last year with Sonny's fake death and all."
"I'm sorry for whatever pain I caused you then."
"Hey, if I can't apologize neither can you!" they both laughed, "Sonny is your best friend and you are loyal to him. That's not a crime. You did what you had to, I know now you didn't mean to hurt me."
Jason nodded, "I think what happened between us was both of our faults"
Elizabeth nodded, "I agree, I was too hard on you and angry with you for my own faults."
"And you were right that night in Kelly's. I didn't even try to fight for us, I never asked you what was really wrong. I let you slip away."
It was silent for a while, then Jason added, "I'm also sorry about Courtney, I should have been easier on you with that whole thing, I know that really hurt you too."
"Jason, thanks, but I was the one who hurt myself. I couldn't let you go, and when I realized I couldn't have you anymore, that it was too late, it made me want you more. I got angry because you didn't want me back.am I making sense?"
Jason nodded, "Perfect," Jason wanted to tell Elizabeth that he had wanted her still, even after she began to date Ric and he dated Courtney, he missed her so much. But he kept his mouth shut, he had Courtney now, and he was happy. Plus the last thing Elizabeth needed was a man in her life.
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"Where's Jason?" Courtney asked.
Carly smiled down at Michael, "Hey kiddo, why don't you get some hot dogs over there," she handed him ten bucks as he ran away, "He's with that little twit,"
Sonny interrupted, "Don't listen to Carly, she's worked up about nothing. Jason is still upstairs with Elizabeth, they are probably working some issues out."
Courtney looked at Sonny crossly, "Issues? You mean their relationship!"
"Exactly" Carly chirped in, "Courtney, if you want to keep your fiancée you better get over there before Elizabeth does whatever she does that makes Jason fall for her again, and again."
Sonny shook his head, "This is Michael's Day, we are staying here, Jason will be here soon and he will be just as much in love with Courtney as he was an hour ago."
Courtney nodded, "It is his day and I don't want to spoil it. And maybe you're right Sonny, but if you're not, I will hold you responsible for breaking my heart."
Carly shook her head, "I go a bad feeling Sonny."
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"Have you painted anything new?" Jason asked.
Elizabeth nodded, "Yes, you have to come down to my gallery sometime. That's the one good thing Ric did for me. Buy that gallery. As soon as I serve him the divorce papers I'm going to turn that gallery to Elizabeth Webber. No Lansing."
"I will, I definitely will."
"I actually have 'The Wind' there, even though it's yours, I had to include it. It's my favorite."
Jason smiled, "It was mine too"
"So, you ride your bike a lot still?"
Jason shook his head, 'No, not in a long while. I like to ride alone now. Courtney always wants to go. But it's not he same with her, like it was with you. She always wants to slow down and she hates the turns. Afterwards she whines about how her hair is messed up and she had bugs in her face."
Elizabeth laughed, "I miss your bike"
Just as Jason was going to offer her a ride sometime the elevator jerked. Elizabeth grabbed onto Jason a little scared, then the elevator began to slowly move down. Elizabeth realized how close she was to Jason and got up, "Um.looks like we're moving now.
Jason got up too, "Yeah, well it was nice talking with you Elizabeth,"
Elizabeth nodded, "Yeah, we cleared a lot of things up."
Jason nodded, "If you ever need to talk or want to go get a drink at Jakes, just give me a call"
Elizabeth nodded, "I will"
The doors opened. Elizabeth instinctually hugged Jason, at first she felt a bit awkward, but when Jason wrapped his arms around her too she felt at home, "See ya Jason," she said as he pulled away. "Take care" he said. Elizabeth watched Jason rush out of the lobby. She smiled. Jason Morgan was back in her life. She happily walked out of Harbor Towers when someone tapped her shoulder.
"What the hell is going on with you and Jason?"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, "Get away from me Ric."
Ric grabbed her arm, "Why are you leaving his place in the morning and hugging him in the lobby?"
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Jason began jamming all the buttons at once, "Dammit!" he yelled as he realized that its wasn't helping.
The silence began to grow. Elizabeth suggested, "Why don't you call Sonny, you have your cell right?"
Jason shook his head, "No signal in elevators. Do you have yours?"
Elizabeth shook her head, "No, I left my purse at Jakes."
"Well, it just looks like we're stuck here, at least until someone finds out the elevator doesn't work."
"Why don't you just push the alarm?" Elizabeth said.
Jason smirked, "What alarm?"
"You mean there is no alarm"
Jason shook his head, "Sonny had it disconnected, Michael liked to play with it."
Elizabeth nodded, "Well then, I guess we just have to get comfortable" she sat down against the back elevator wall, Jason did the same next to her. It was real quiet. She was surprised Jason couldn't hear her heart beating, it was so loud in her head, "Um.so Jason, how are things going?"
Jason looked at her, "What do you mean?"
"Oh you know, with her..Courtney?"
Jason sorta nodded, "Ok I guess, I'm just glad to have her home."
Elizabeth smiled, "I bet you are."
"I really am, it was starting to get hard, you know with Carly gone, for us to really communicate. But now it feels like old times again. I saw her smile this morning, I haven't seen that happen in forever. Ever since Ric took Carly on our...um..well our wedding day, she sort of drifted away for a while"
Elizabeth nodded, " Well, you got her back now. I don't really know how to say this, but I'm so sorry Jason, for everything."
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Sonny and Carly waited in the lobby for Jason while Courtney headed to the park with an impatient Michael. "Where the hell is he?" Carly said pacing, "What's taking him so long."
Sonny tried to calm Carly, "Don't worry honey, Elizabeth is not going to ruin Courtney and Jason's relationship."
"Then why the hell is he taking so long Sonny!"
"He and Elizabeth go way back, you know that. They haven't talked in a while, just let them catch up Ok, now lets head over to the park." Carly reluctantly followed Sonny out of the Lobby.
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"Aunt Courtney, how come you don't talk to Elizabeth anymore?"
"Well sweetie, sometimes friends just grow apart and change, things happen and they don't get to see each other or talk anymore."
"What things?"
"Well, honestly, with me and Elizabeth we had a fight."
"About Jason?"
Courtney was surprised, "What makes you think that?"
"Well, Elizabeth and Jason used to hang out all the time, now you and Jason are together. But Elizabeth doesn't come around anymore. I'm not five any more ya know. Elizabeth and Jason broke up and now you and Jason are together. You can piece the rest Aunt Courtney"
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"It was Ric, not you who had Carly in the Panic Room."
"But if I had just listened to you, Carly might have been home a lot quicker. I was just so angry with you and Sonny. I was angry for too long. I mean its just now I realize you did what you had to do last year with Sonny's fake death and all."
"I'm sorry for whatever pain I caused you then."
"Hey, if I can't apologize neither can you!" they both laughed, "Sonny is your best friend and you are loyal to him. That's not a crime. You did what you had to, I know now you didn't mean to hurt me."
Jason nodded, "I think what happened between us was both of our faults"
Elizabeth nodded, "I agree, I was too hard on you and angry with you for my own faults."
"And you were right that night in Kelly's. I didn't even try to fight for us, I never asked you what was really wrong. I let you slip away."
It was silent for a while, then Jason added, "I'm also sorry about Courtney, I should have been easier on you with that whole thing, I know that really hurt you too."
"Jason, thanks, but I was the one who hurt myself. I couldn't let you go, and when I realized I couldn't have you anymore, that it was too late, it made me want you more. I got angry because you didn't want me back.am I making sense?"
Jason nodded, "Perfect," Jason wanted to tell Elizabeth that he had wanted her still, even after she began to date Ric and he dated Courtney, he missed her so much. But he kept his mouth shut, he had Courtney now, and he was happy. Plus the last thing Elizabeth needed was a man in her life.
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"Where's Jason?" Courtney asked.
Carly smiled down at Michael, "Hey kiddo, why don't you get some hot dogs over there," she handed him ten bucks as he ran away, "He's with that little twit,"
Sonny interrupted, "Don't listen to Carly, she's worked up about nothing. Jason is still upstairs with Elizabeth, they are probably working some issues out."
Courtney looked at Sonny crossly, "Issues? You mean their relationship!"
"Exactly" Carly chirped in, "Courtney, if you want to keep your fiancée you better get over there before Elizabeth does whatever she does that makes Jason fall for her again, and again."
Sonny shook his head, "This is Michael's Day, we are staying here, Jason will be here soon and he will be just as much in love with Courtney as he was an hour ago."
Courtney nodded, "It is his day and I don't want to spoil it. And maybe you're right Sonny, but if you're not, I will hold you responsible for breaking my heart."
Carly shook her head, "I go a bad feeling Sonny."
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"Have you painted anything new?" Jason asked.
Elizabeth nodded, "Yes, you have to come down to my gallery sometime. That's the one good thing Ric did for me. Buy that gallery. As soon as I serve him the divorce papers I'm going to turn that gallery to Elizabeth Webber. No Lansing."
"I will, I definitely will."
"I actually have 'The Wind' there, even though it's yours, I had to include it. It's my favorite."
Jason smiled, "It was mine too"
"So, you ride your bike a lot still?"
Jason shook his head, 'No, not in a long while. I like to ride alone now. Courtney always wants to go. But it's not he same with her, like it was with you. She always wants to slow down and she hates the turns. Afterwards she whines about how her hair is messed up and she had bugs in her face."
Elizabeth laughed, "I miss your bike"
Just as Jason was going to offer her a ride sometime the elevator jerked. Elizabeth grabbed onto Jason a little scared, then the elevator began to slowly move down. Elizabeth realized how close she was to Jason and got up, "Um.looks like we're moving now.
Jason got up too, "Yeah, well it was nice talking with you Elizabeth,"
Elizabeth nodded, "Yeah, we cleared a lot of things up."
Jason nodded, "If you ever need to talk or want to go get a drink at Jakes, just give me a call"
Elizabeth nodded, "I will"
The doors opened. Elizabeth instinctually hugged Jason, at first she felt a bit awkward, but when Jason wrapped his arms around her too she felt at home, "See ya Jason," she said as he pulled away. "Take care" he said. Elizabeth watched Jason rush out of the lobby. She smiled. Jason Morgan was back in her life. She happily walked out of Harbor Towers when someone tapped her shoulder.
"What the hell is going on with you and Jason?"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, "Get away from me Ric."
Ric grabbed her arm, "Why are you leaving his place in the morning and hugging him in the lobby?"
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