Jason slowly leads Elizabeth outside and heads over towards the benches.
He loosely holds her free hand in his and helps her sit onto the bench.
Elizabeth smiles and lifts her face up towards the sun as she feels the breeze start to blow. "Jason, it's such a perfect day out today. I haven't been outside since I was admitted to the hospital." She says. She reaches her hand over and gently squeezes his. "And you here with me." She says smiling.
Jason looks down at their joined hands and then looks over at Elizabeth, watching as she turns her face back up to the sky. He gently rubs his thumb over the top of her hand and smiles when she turns her face back towards him. "Have the doctors said when you can get out of here?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head and then stares straight out ahead of her. "No, they haven't said anything. They want to see whether this is permanent or temporary." She says. She looks back towards Jason's direction and squeezes his hand again. "Jason, I know how much you don't like hospitals. I appreciate you coming to see me." She says.
Jason looks over at her and then reaches his hand up and brushes her hair behind her ear. "I don't mind it when I'm coming to see you Elizabeth." He says and leans over and lightly kisses her forehead. "I just can't wait until your out of here." He says with a grin.
Elizabeth smiles and lets out a little laugh. "You and me both." She says. She feels another breeze and smiles as she leans into Jason's side comfortably and rests her hand on his leg. "Jason, I don't really want to ask this right now. But what are you planning on telling Courtney?" she asks. Right after she asked the question she could feel Jason tense and immediately regretted asking him. She sits up a little and searches for his hand. "Jason, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have..." She begins to say.
Jason grips her hand into his and squeezes gently, cutting her off, and then stands up. "Ric, I don't think that you should be here." he says.
Elizabeth's head quickly lifts up at the mention of Ric's name. She continues to hold onto Jason's hand as she reaches for her cane.
Ric looks down at Elizabeth, watching her as she struggles to find her cane. "Elizabeth, can we talk?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head quickly as she finds her cane. "No Ric, I don't want to talk to you. How many times do I have to tell you that?" she asks. She tries to keep her breathing under control, knowing that Jason was standing right there next to her and knowing that he wouldn't let Ric come near her.
"Elizabeth." Ric begins.
Jason lifts his hand to Ric and stares at him. "Did you hear Elizabeth? She has nothing to say to you. Now I think you should leave." He says calmly.
Ric stares back at Jason and then peels his eyes away and looks towards Elizabeth. "This is who you're involved with now Elizabeth? Jason Morgan?" he asks. He could feel Jason's eyes on him but he didn't care. "You realize what he does to people, right Elizabeth? A right hand man for the city's mob boss? A killer?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head, not wanting to listen to anything that Ric has to say. She stands up next to Jason and looks in the direction of Ric's voice. "Ric, get away from me right now. I'm not going to listen to anything that you have to say about Jason." She says. "You think your better? You kidnapped Carly and almost killed me!" she cries out at him. She could feel her emotions getting the best of her as her eyes fill up with tears. She shakes her head again and takes a deep breath. "You're nothing Ric. Leave me alone." She says.
Ric stares at Elizabeth and then lets out some breath. He looks at Jason and then turns and walks away.
Elizabeth lets out a little cry as her eyes fill with tears. Not able to hold them back anymore they start to fall down her cheeks just as she feels herself being pulled into Jason's arms. "Jason, I'm so sorry for what he said." She says as she presses her face into his chest and wraps her arms around his waist.
Jason holds her against him tightly and rests his cheek on top of her head. "Don't apologize Elizabeth. Not for him." He says. "I know what my job is and so do you." He says. He gently starts to rub her back and lightly kisses the top of her head.
Elizabeth nods her head and then reaches a hand up and wipes her tears away. She takes a deep breath and lets it out and then rests her hand on Jason's arm. "I hate that he knows how to get to me." She says.
Jason pulls back and looks down at her, gently touching her cheek. "That's why he does it." He says. "Come on, want to go back inside?" he asks her.
"Yeah, I'm getting kind of tired now." She says. She slips her hand into Jason's and lets him lead her back to her room.
Elizabeth smiles and lifts her face up towards the sun as she feels the breeze start to blow. "Jason, it's such a perfect day out today. I haven't been outside since I was admitted to the hospital." She says. She reaches her hand over and gently squeezes his. "And you here with me." She says smiling.
Jason looks down at their joined hands and then looks over at Elizabeth, watching as she turns her face back up to the sky. He gently rubs his thumb over the top of her hand and smiles when she turns her face back towards him. "Have the doctors said when you can get out of here?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head and then stares straight out ahead of her. "No, they haven't said anything. They want to see whether this is permanent or temporary." She says. She looks back towards Jason's direction and squeezes his hand again. "Jason, I know how much you don't like hospitals. I appreciate you coming to see me." She says.
Jason looks over at her and then reaches his hand up and brushes her hair behind her ear. "I don't mind it when I'm coming to see you Elizabeth." He says and leans over and lightly kisses her forehead. "I just can't wait until your out of here." He says with a grin.
Elizabeth smiles and lets out a little laugh. "You and me both." She says. She feels another breeze and smiles as she leans into Jason's side comfortably and rests her hand on his leg. "Jason, I don't really want to ask this right now. But what are you planning on telling Courtney?" she asks. Right after she asked the question she could feel Jason tense and immediately regretted asking him. She sits up a little and searches for his hand. "Jason, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have..." She begins to say.
Jason grips her hand into his and squeezes gently, cutting her off, and then stands up. "Ric, I don't think that you should be here." he says.
Elizabeth's head quickly lifts up at the mention of Ric's name. She continues to hold onto Jason's hand as she reaches for her cane.
Ric looks down at Elizabeth, watching her as she struggles to find her cane. "Elizabeth, can we talk?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head quickly as she finds her cane. "No Ric, I don't want to talk to you. How many times do I have to tell you that?" she asks. She tries to keep her breathing under control, knowing that Jason was standing right there next to her and knowing that he wouldn't let Ric come near her.
"Elizabeth." Ric begins.
Jason lifts his hand to Ric and stares at him. "Did you hear Elizabeth? She has nothing to say to you. Now I think you should leave." He says calmly.
Ric stares back at Jason and then peels his eyes away and looks towards Elizabeth. "This is who you're involved with now Elizabeth? Jason Morgan?" he asks. He could feel Jason's eyes on him but he didn't care. "You realize what he does to people, right Elizabeth? A right hand man for the city's mob boss? A killer?" he asks her.
Elizabeth shakes her head, not wanting to listen to anything that Ric has to say. She stands up next to Jason and looks in the direction of Ric's voice. "Ric, get away from me right now. I'm not going to listen to anything that you have to say about Jason." She says. "You think your better? You kidnapped Carly and almost killed me!" she cries out at him. She could feel her emotions getting the best of her as her eyes fill up with tears. She shakes her head again and takes a deep breath. "You're nothing Ric. Leave me alone." She says.
Ric stares at Elizabeth and then lets out some breath. He looks at Jason and then turns and walks away.
Elizabeth lets out a little cry as her eyes fill with tears. Not able to hold them back anymore they start to fall down her cheeks just as she feels herself being pulled into Jason's arms. "Jason, I'm so sorry for what he said." She says as she presses her face into his chest and wraps her arms around his waist.
Jason holds her against him tightly and rests his cheek on top of her head. "Don't apologize Elizabeth. Not for him." He says. "I know what my job is and so do you." He says. He gently starts to rub her back and lightly kisses the top of her head.
Elizabeth nods her head and then reaches a hand up and wipes her tears away. She takes a deep breath and lets it out and then rests her hand on Jason's arm. "I hate that he knows how to get to me." She says.
Jason pulls back and looks down at her, gently touching her cheek. "That's why he does it." He says. "Come on, want to go back inside?" he asks her.
"Yeah, I'm getting kind of tired now." She says. She slips her hand into Jason's and lets him lead her back to her room.