Authors Note: Thank you all for your reviews and I'm sorry its been taking
so long to update. I have been very busy lately. This story is going to
parallel a lot of the same storylines on Gh, but they will be my own
version of whats going on. By the way, I forgot to mention Emily never got
REALLY sick. She is with Zander and the chemo is still working.at the
moment.
"None of your business Ric!" Elizabeth said pulling away. She began to walk away until Ric grabbed her arm again.
"It is my business. You are my wife, you are mine."
"I'm not your wife and you don't own me, so don't dare you say I'm yours."
"What do you mean you're not my wife?"
Elizabeth pulled her arm away, "I mean I filed for divorce a couple days ago, in fact, here are your papers" she said as she pulled them out of her purse, "I was planning on giving them to you tonight, but now is just as well." She handed them to Ric. She caught the look in his eyes, she never saw that before, it was the look Sonny and Jason saw. She never saw it until now. The anger and hate in his eyes made her mouth drop as she began to back away.
Ric grabbed Elizabeth by both arms now as he dropped the papers, "Don't do this to me, Elizabeth, I love, you.I need you."
Elizabeth couldn't say anything at first. Then she felt a wave of courage, "No!!" Elizabeth shouted causing a bit of attention, "Stop it Ric, I'm tired of your lies, now let me go!!!!"
"Is this because of Jason, huh, did he convince you to do this?"
"Let me go!!!" Elizabeth repeated.
"Not until you tell me what is going on between you and Jason"
"Jason, helped me out last night..."
"With what exactly" Ric interrupted.
Liz pulled away from Ric, "That is between me and Jason, not you and me" and with that she quickly walked away leaving Ric standing there.
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Jason approached Courtney and Carly sitting in the park on a bench watching Sonny with Micheal on the swings. "Hey" he said as he stood before them.
Carly got up, "Well, I'm going to be leaving you two alone now." She headed over to Sonny and Micheal and Jason took Carly's seat.
"So where were you?" Courtney asked even though she knew.
Jason laughed, "You won't believe this, but I was stuck in an elevator with Elizabeth."
Courtney didn't laugh, "Really? I'm sorry," she said rubbing his back.
"It's OK, we talked and..well..we sorted a lot of things out."
Courtney turned away and shook her head, "She wants you back Jason, I know she does."
Jason looked confused, "What? What makes you think that?"
"The way she looks at you, who wouldn't want you back Jason. Can't you see you are leading her on just by talking with her?"
"So what, you don't want me to talk to her anymore?"
Courtney nodded, "Yes Jason, I feel very uncomfortable knowing you are with her alone. I'm sorry, I know I'm being selfish, but don't you think our relationship is more important than your friendship with Liz?"
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Elizabeth made it back to the studio, she was crying. She hated Ric. He never grabbed her like that and the look in his eyes when she told him about the divorce scared her. She bolted her door, she was afraid maybe Ric would come after her. Even with the door locked she felt scared. She stood staring at the door. She noticed the bat in the corner and grabbed it. That reminded her of Jason. She felt safe with Jason around. She didn't want to call him, she knew he would be with Courtney and didn't want to take him away. Maybe she could call and ask for one of Sonny's bodyguards. She put the bat down and reached into her purse for her cell and realized she left it with her other purse at Jake's. "Damn" she muttered. She grabbed the bat again and sat on her couch. She wiped her tears away and began to calm down. Ric wouldn't hurt her, no way. Elizabeth began to paint to ease her mind and soon she forgot about Ric.
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"Our relationship is the most important thing to me, but Elizabeth needs my friendship right now. She's feeling alone, like she had no one else to turn to."
"Did she tell you this"
"No, but she never has to tell me, its in her eyes."
"What about Lucky and Emily"
Jason turned to Courtney, "Why does this matter so much, you don't have to be jealous Courtney, I love you, not Elizabeth"
Courtney smiled and leaned against Jason, "I love you too, I'm sorry if I'm being so difficult."
Jason put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. But his mind kept thinking about Elizabeth, what was she doing? Was she OK? Was she smiling? Was she crying? Then Carly, Micheal, and Sonny came back and they all got up and went further down the trail.
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That night Ric sat in the house staring at the papers. How could she? She was his? Jason put her up to this he kept saying in his head. He had to see Elizabeth tonight. He had to win her back. Jason was not taking Elizabeth from him. Sonny already took enough. He crumbled the papers into the trash and left the house to Liz's studio.
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Elizabeth reached for her phone again and realized it was still at Jake's. She needed to call Emily, this time at night she always called Em. She needed to call her, so she figured she'd go down to Kelly's and use the phone there. She decided it was safe to leave, so she grabbed a jacket and left the studio. She left the door unlocked as she headed down the stairs.
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Jason and Courtney laid peacefully on the sofa, "Jason, how's the 23rd?"
Jason looked at Courtney, "What?"
"For the wedding, is that fine with you?"
Jason nodded, he forgot about the wedding. "Sounds good to me, a bit soon huh?"
Courtney smiled, "The sooner, the better, right Jason"
Jason smiled, "Right."
They lied in silence for a while until Jason's stomach growled. "You hungry?" Courtney asked.
Jason nodded, "Yeah since you've been gone I haven't gone grocery shopping for a while."
Courtney laughed, "Want me to get something."
"No, I'll just go over to Kelly's and get some food and bring it back, that all right with you?"
Courtney nodded, "Be careful Jason, everytime you go out you somehow get hurt."
Jason smiled as he headed to the door, "I will." He wasn't really that hungry, secretly Jason was hoping maybe Elizabeth would be down there. He couldn't explain why, but he just needed to see her.
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"None of your business Ric!" Elizabeth said pulling away. She began to walk away until Ric grabbed her arm again.
"It is my business. You are my wife, you are mine."
"I'm not your wife and you don't own me, so don't dare you say I'm yours."
"What do you mean you're not my wife?"
Elizabeth pulled her arm away, "I mean I filed for divorce a couple days ago, in fact, here are your papers" she said as she pulled them out of her purse, "I was planning on giving them to you tonight, but now is just as well." She handed them to Ric. She caught the look in his eyes, she never saw that before, it was the look Sonny and Jason saw. She never saw it until now. The anger and hate in his eyes made her mouth drop as she began to back away.
Ric grabbed Elizabeth by both arms now as he dropped the papers, "Don't do this to me, Elizabeth, I love, you.I need you."
Elizabeth couldn't say anything at first. Then she felt a wave of courage, "No!!" Elizabeth shouted causing a bit of attention, "Stop it Ric, I'm tired of your lies, now let me go!!!!"
"Is this because of Jason, huh, did he convince you to do this?"
"Let me go!!!" Elizabeth repeated.
"Not until you tell me what is going on between you and Jason"
"Jason, helped me out last night..."
"With what exactly" Ric interrupted.
Liz pulled away from Ric, "That is between me and Jason, not you and me" and with that she quickly walked away leaving Ric standing there.
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Jason approached Courtney and Carly sitting in the park on a bench watching Sonny with Micheal on the swings. "Hey" he said as he stood before them.
Carly got up, "Well, I'm going to be leaving you two alone now." She headed over to Sonny and Micheal and Jason took Carly's seat.
"So where were you?" Courtney asked even though she knew.
Jason laughed, "You won't believe this, but I was stuck in an elevator with Elizabeth."
Courtney didn't laugh, "Really? I'm sorry," she said rubbing his back.
"It's OK, we talked and..well..we sorted a lot of things out."
Courtney turned away and shook her head, "She wants you back Jason, I know she does."
Jason looked confused, "What? What makes you think that?"
"The way she looks at you, who wouldn't want you back Jason. Can't you see you are leading her on just by talking with her?"
"So what, you don't want me to talk to her anymore?"
Courtney nodded, "Yes Jason, I feel very uncomfortable knowing you are with her alone. I'm sorry, I know I'm being selfish, but don't you think our relationship is more important than your friendship with Liz?"
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Elizabeth made it back to the studio, she was crying. She hated Ric. He never grabbed her like that and the look in his eyes when she told him about the divorce scared her. She bolted her door, she was afraid maybe Ric would come after her. Even with the door locked she felt scared. She stood staring at the door. She noticed the bat in the corner and grabbed it. That reminded her of Jason. She felt safe with Jason around. She didn't want to call him, she knew he would be with Courtney and didn't want to take him away. Maybe she could call and ask for one of Sonny's bodyguards. She put the bat down and reached into her purse for her cell and realized she left it with her other purse at Jake's. "Damn" she muttered. She grabbed the bat again and sat on her couch. She wiped her tears away and began to calm down. Ric wouldn't hurt her, no way. Elizabeth began to paint to ease her mind and soon she forgot about Ric.
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"Our relationship is the most important thing to me, but Elizabeth needs my friendship right now. She's feeling alone, like she had no one else to turn to."
"Did she tell you this"
"No, but she never has to tell me, its in her eyes."
"What about Lucky and Emily"
Jason turned to Courtney, "Why does this matter so much, you don't have to be jealous Courtney, I love you, not Elizabeth"
Courtney smiled and leaned against Jason, "I love you too, I'm sorry if I'm being so difficult."
Jason put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. But his mind kept thinking about Elizabeth, what was she doing? Was she OK? Was she smiling? Was she crying? Then Carly, Micheal, and Sonny came back and they all got up and went further down the trail.
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That night Ric sat in the house staring at the papers. How could she? She was his? Jason put her up to this he kept saying in his head. He had to see Elizabeth tonight. He had to win her back. Jason was not taking Elizabeth from him. Sonny already took enough. He crumbled the papers into the trash and left the house to Liz's studio.
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Elizabeth reached for her phone again and realized it was still at Jake's. She needed to call Emily, this time at night she always called Em. She needed to call her, so she figured she'd go down to Kelly's and use the phone there. She decided it was safe to leave, so she grabbed a jacket and left the studio. She left the door unlocked as she headed down the stairs.
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Jason and Courtney laid peacefully on the sofa, "Jason, how's the 23rd?"
Jason looked at Courtney, "What?"
"For the wedding, is that fine with you?"
Jason nodded, he forgot about the wedding. "Sounds good to me, a bit soon huh?"
Courtney smiled, "The sooner, the better, right Jason"
Jason smiled, "Right."
They lied in silence for a while until Jason's stomach growled. "You hungry?" Courtney asked.
Jason nodded, "Yeah since you've been gone I haven't gone grocery shopping for a while."
Courtney laughed, "Want me to get something."
"No, I'll just go over to Kelly's and get some food and bring it back, that all right with you?"
Courtney nodded, "Be careful Jason, everytime you go out you somehow get hurt."
Jason smiled as he headed to the door, "I will." He wasn't really that hungry, secretly Jason was hoping maybe Elizabeth would be down there. He couldn't explain why, but he just needed to see her.
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