Disclaimer: Forgot to do this in the first chapter so here it is. I don't
own any of these characters or GH. The title is a song my Matchbox 20 and I
don't own them either. Which is really too bad!
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Sonny visited Elizabeth and Adella every day that they were in the hospital. He continued to visit everyday once they returned home. He even managed to be civil to Ric when he was there.
Elizabeth had been out of the hospital just over three weeks and Adella was swiftly approaching the one month mark. A knock sounded on the front door.
"Come in," Elizabeth called from the couch.
Sonny opened the door and Michael ran inside. Sonny followed carrying a one- year-old Morgan.
"Hi, Lizbeth," Michael said. "Daddy says you have a baby?"
"She's sleeping in that crib," Elizabeth said pointing.
Michael ran over and peered inside. Sonny walked over and stood behind him, holding Morgan.
"Hi, baby," Michael said, softly so he wouldn't wake her.
"Her name's Adella," Sonny said with a smile at his oldest son.
Michael stood next to the crib, talking softly but continuously, telling the baby things he felt she should be aware of. Sonny walked over and sat next to Elizabeth. The two adults chatted for a while. Sonny had decided it was time to go and stood up when Ric walked in the door.
"I thought I recognized the car in the driveway," Ric said.
At Ric's entrance, Michael ran over and stood behind Sonny. Seeing the continued evidence of Ric's past actions made Elizabeth go pale. Worse, in her mind, than Michael's fear of the man who kidnapped his mother was Ric's lack of remorse or guilt over what he had done to his nephew.
"Sonny brought the boys to meet Adella," Elizabeth said.
"We were just leaving," Sonny said. Looking at Elizabeth, "Call if you need anything."
With that Sonny nodded at Ric and left. Ric checked on Adella and then sat next to Elizabeth.
"You realize all of this friendliness from my brother will be gone as soon as I charge Jason with murder," Ric said.
"I didn't realize you had decided to do that. I thought you were still gathering evidence," Elizabeth said.
"We are but everyone knows he did it. I have to charge him or I'll look as inept as Scott Baldwin," Ric said. "Being the DA that finally put Morgan in jail will make my career."
"But what if the evidence shows it was, I don't know, justifiable?" Elizabeth asked.
"So what? You know what he does. Even if this one was justifiable, the others weren't," Ric said.
Elizabeth simply stared at Ric, not believing he had said that. In that instant she knew Ric had not changed at all since he took Carly. He had become better at hiding his hatred for all things related to his brother. His methods had changed but the motivation was the same.
"I was there that day, Ric. I saw what happened. Jason had no choice," Elizabeth said.
"Why did you tell me that?" Ric asked after a minute.
"Well, I assume I'll have to testify," she said.
"No, you don't," he said.
"You know Justus will call me if you don't," Elizabeth said.
"He can't call you if he doesn't know you were there," Ric said.
Elizabeth nodded to shocked to speak. She didn't move when the phone rang or when Ric told her he needed to go to the police station. As soon as his car had backed out of the driveway however, Elizabeth flew into action.
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Sonny visited Elizabeth and Adella every day that they were in the hospital. He continued to visit everyday once they returned home. He even managed to be civil to Ric when he was there.
Elizabeth had been out of the hospital just over three weeks and Adella was swiftly approaching the one month mark. A knock sounded on the front door.
"Come in," Elizabeth called from the couch.
Sonny opened the door and Michael ran inside. Sonny followed carrying a one- year-old Morgan.
"Hi, Lizbeth," Michael said. "Daddy says you have a baby?"
"She's sleeping in that crib," Elizabeth said pointing.
Michael ran over and peered inside. Sonny walked over and stood behind him, holding Morgan.
"Hi, baby," Michael said, softly so he wouldn't wake her.
"Her name's Adella," Sonny said with a smile at his oldest son.
Michael stood next to the crib, talking softly but continuously, telling the baby things he felt she should be aware of. Sonny walked over and sat next to Elizabeth. The two adults chatted for a while. Sonny had decided it was time to go and stood up when Ric walked in the door.
"I thought I recognized the car in the driveway," Ric said.
At Ric's entrance, Michael ran over and stood behind Sonny. Seeing the continued evidence of Ric's past actions made Elizabeth go pale. Worse, in her mind, than Michael's fear of the man who kidnapped his mother was Ric's lack of remorse or guilt over what he had done to his nephew.
"Sonny brought the boys to meet Adella," Elizabeth said.
"We were just leaving," Sonny said. Looking at Elizabeth, "Call if you need anything."
With that Sonny nodded at Ric and left. Ric checked on Adella and then sat next to Elizabeth.
"You realize all of this friendliness from my brother will be gone as soon as I charge Jason with murder," Ric said.
"I didn't realize you had decided to do that. I thought you were still gathering evidence," Elizabeth said.
"We are but everyone knows he did it. I have to charge him or I'll look as inept as Scott Baldwin," Ric said. "Being the DA that finally put Morgan in jail will make my career."
"But what if the evidence shows it was, I don't know, justifiable?" Elizabeth asked.
"So what? You know what he does. Even if this one was justifiable, the others weren't," Ric said.
Elizabeth simply stared at Ric, not believing he had said that. In that instant she knew Ric had not changed at all since he took Carly. He had become better at hiding his hatred for all things related to his brother. His methods had changed but the motivation was the same.
"I was there that day, Ric. I saw what happened. Jason had no choice," Elizabeth said.
"Why did you tell me that?" Ric asked after a minute.
"Well, I assume I'll have to testify," she said.
"No, you don't," he said.
"You know Justus will call me if you don't," Elizabeth said.
"He can't call you if he doesn't know you were there," Ric said.
Elizabeth nodded to shocked to speak. She didn't move when the phone rang or when Ric told her he needed to go to the police station. As soon as his car had backed out of the driveway however, Elizabeth flew into action.