Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story, the writers of General Hospital do. However, I do own this story and I ask that you please not steal it.
Author's Note: It's been almost a year since I wrote this story and I feel bad that I didn't finish posting it when I had readers that were interested in continuing to read it. But, I've decided I'm going to re-do some of the chapters and post the rest of the story just so that it can be finished.
I haven't been watching GH because honestly, there's not a lot going on that I'm interested in. So, going back into the past and reading a story that has my two favorite GH characters in it has been interesting. Anyway, please remember that this story is Jason and Elizabeth from probably around two years ago. It's not up to date. There's no Courtney, no Alcazar, no Zander/Elizabeth baby. This story is how I like to remember General Hospital.
So, with that said, I hope you enjoy this story and please Read and review. I'm always happy to hear my reader's thoughts.
Chapter 1
"Just shut up and let me talk.
You've said enough." His gruff yet emotion filled voice sounded, silencing her
pleas of forgiveness. "Do you even know how angry I am with you at right now?
How can you justify betraying me with the one person you know I hate more than
anything in this world." His eyes flared and his jaw was squared.
"Jason, I didn't mean to hurt you.
I swear. I don't know what I can say to make you believe me." She stepped
forward to touch him only to have him back away; it was evident that her
apology was being heard by deaf ears. There was no way she would be able to
explain everything that had happened without his cooperation.
"You know what Elizabeth? I think
I've believed you enough. I have tried and tried to make things work with you,
but you just can't grasp the concept that my life…my WORK is not a game. You
can't just tell anybody about what I do. That's not how this works. You should
have known that by now and yet you go behind my back and discuss our business
with a cop when you know you shouldn't have been discussing Sonny's business
with anyone. Especially not Taggart."
"I didn't…"
"Save it! I've heard enough. There
is nothing you can possibly say that can take away the feeling of disloyalty I
feel towards you. I thought I could trust you of all people." His voice
quivered and he wiped his eyes quickly with one of his hands pinching the
bridge of his nose, and hoping to relieve some of the tension that was building
in his head. "I've got to go."
"Jason, please don't do this."
"It's already done Elizabeth. You
blew it." Jason turned and walked towards the door only to face her once more
before exiting. "We could have been amazing do you know that? There was nothing
I wouldn't have done for you if only you'd asked." Without another word, he
left her standing alone in the home that they'd started together. A home that
now belonged to her and a home that would never again be the same.
A single tear glistened like a
diamond in her eyes and slid down her perfectly shaped face. "I'm sorry Jason.
I had to do it. I had to save you." With that, she regained her composure and
made her way up the stairs and to her bedroom. She doubted she'd get any sleep,
but she knew she deserved whatever she had coming.
Two Months Later
Jason stood on the Port Charles
docks staring off into the distance. It seemed like the only time he was given
any peace was when he was near the water. Maybe he felt that if he was near it
enough that the calmness would clear away the regret the filled his soul.
According to Sonny and Carly he had nothing to be sorry about. Elizabeth was
the wrong one for doing what she did, but he still couldn't get passed it. If
what Elizabeth did was so wrong then why wasn't he still furious about it? Why
did he want to go up to her studio and take her back into his arms?
He shook his head and sighed.
Thinking about what had happen that night wasn't helping him in the least,
especially considering he had a lot of things going on in his business life
that took precedence over the details of his love life. He knew that there were
other things he should be thinking about and doing, but the thought of leaving
that spot didn't appeal to him.
There weren't many things that
could throw Jason off, but Elizabeth managed to do it time and time again. She
had a way of taking over his thoughts more often than he wanted. No matter how
hard he tried, no matter how much he fought his feelings, he still loved her.
He still wanted to forgive her for going to the police that night and almost
giving Taggart the one thing he needed to put Sonny away for life. That night
he'd lost a part of himself and he still hadn't found away to fill that void
inside.
"Jason…" Jason turned and watched
his long time friend and boss walk towards him. "We have a problem that needs
to be taken care of as soon as possible."
"What's going on?"
Sonny took a deep breath and blew
it out loudly. "I don't know if you're going to like this very much. It has to
do with Elizabeth."
Jason's eyes sharpened. "What
about her?"
"She's in trouble Jason. I don't
know how it happened or how it started, but supposedly Elizabeth witnessed
something she shouldn't have."
"And this concerns me how?"
Sonny's eyes softened. "Jason,
they want to kill her."
Jason's heart dropped down into
his stomach at those words. He quickly gave up the pretense that he didn't care
and allowed the worry to fill his voice. "Who…who is it?"
"We don't know, but evidently
Elizabeth saw one of this guys cronies kill a man. I don't know the details, no
body does. Elizabeth won't talk to anyone including the police. Look, I know
you don't want to hear about this and I know Carly and I have told you to get
over her, but I think she could really use our help. It would benefit all of us
if we could get her on our side."
"How would it benefit us? I mean
for all we know she'd go running back to Taggart with information on the
business and this time he'd get something that could actually hurt us." Jason
knew after the words had left his mouth that he hadn't meant it, but he didn't
know if he could go back to that point in his life.
"Jason, I here what you're saying,
but Elizabeth has information we need. To be honest I think you're the only one
who can get that information from her."
Jason shook his head. "Maybe a
couple of months ago that might be true Sonny, but after everything that's
happened I'm sure I'm the last person she wants to see."
Sonny shrugged. "It's your
decision to make, but you need to know that I want you to do this. Whoever this
unknown person is, he must have a lot of power around here. It's best that we
get as much on this guy as possible and Elizabeth is the key. Just think about
it." He placed his hand on Jason's shoulder and gave him a supportive look
before walking away and giving him some time to think about what he had just
been asked to do.
Jason ran his hands over his face and sighed. "Oh man…"
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Elizabeth locked the door behind
her and walked into her studio carrying her dinner for the night. It didn't
really bother her to be alone even though she was in some serious trouble. She
knew that Sonny had his men watching her and the thought of Jason possibly
being one of those men gave her a small sense of hope that maybe someday she'd
be able to make him understand what had happened.
It had all been a major misunderstanding and it was all her
fault. She hadn't told Jason what he needed to know when she'd had the chance.
He'd given her numerous opportunities to come clean with him and in the end she
always passed them up. She was so angry with herself for hurting him that way.
She looked over at the painting
she was currently working on a laughed softly. At least everything that had
happened between her and Jason had inspired some really amazing paintings.
Elizabeth was surprised at how passionate her painting had become after that
night. It seemed like the creativity never ceased and she was able to work all
her frustrations out on the canvas.
There was still only one painting
that was a masterpiece in her eyes. It was the one painting that Jason ever
allowed to grace the walls of his penthouse. It still hung there over his
fireplace.
"Save it! I've heard
enough. There is nothing you can possibly say that can take away the feeling of
disloyalty I feel towards you. I thought I could trust you of all people."
She closed her eyes and sighed at
the thought of him in that penthouse alone. He'd left their house and gone back
to it the night he thought she'd betrayed him. "Oh Jason, if only you knew the
truth."
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