The next morning Elizabeth walked into Kelly's and went straight back to
the counter.
"Hey, Penny," she said. "How's it going?"
"It's been okay but we miss you," Penny said.
"Thanks," Elizabeth said. "That's actually why I came in. I wanted to talk to Bobbie about when I'll be able to come back to work. Is she here?"
"No, she called and said she wouldn't be in until closing today," Penny said.
"Oh, well I guess I made the trip for nothing then," Elizabeth said. "Could you just ask her to call Jason's penthouse when she comes in?"
"Sure, I can do that," Penny said. "Actually, I kind of wanted to ask you a favor since you're here."
"What do you need?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, see the guy sitting in the corner over there?" Penny asked.
Elizabeth turned and was slightly surprised to see Morales sitting there. The two exchanged smiles before Elizabeth turned back to Penny.
"Sure, what about him?" Elizabeth asked.
"He kind of scares me and I was wondering if you could take his order over to him," Penny said.
Elizabeth laughed and picked up the plate that Penny had sitting on the counter. She carried it over to the table and set it down in front of Morales.
"You continue to be a surprise to me," Morales said.
"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, first I find you living at Morgan's penthouse when I believed he lived alone. Now, you deliver my food to me in a restaurant," Morales said.
"Well, I do work here," Elizabeth said. "Although I haven't been recently because of the injury."
"Yes, of course," Morales said. "Would you join me? I hate to eat alone."
"I'm not hungry but I would love to sit with you," Elizabeth said. "After being inside the penthouse for so long, I am not ready to go back yet." "I understand," Morales said. "Where is little Adella today?"
"She's with her father," Elizabeth said.
"I see," Morales said. "I was unaware that Corinthos had a brother until yesterday."
"Sonny was unaware of it himself until a couple of years ago," Elizabeth said.
"I am very curious about your relationship with Morgan," Morales said. "If it isn't too presumptuous of me, would you mind telling me about it."
"Well, what do you want to know?" Elizabeth asked a little confused.
"It seems to me that the two of you are very close for two people who were, until recently, married to others," Morales said.
"I suppose it looks that way if you don't know our history," Elizabeth said.
"Would you indulge me?" Morales asked.
"Short version, Jason kept me sane when I thought the love of my life was dead and then he let me be me when no one else would. I took care of him when he was shot and he helped me when I was kidnapped," Elizabeth said. "We tend to save each others lives, although he saves me a lot more often than I save him."
"Why do I get the feeling Jason would disagree with that?" Morales said.
"Because he's Jason," Elizabeth said with a smile.
"Does he know you are in love with him?" Morales asked.
Elizabeth's smile faded and she said, "Neither of us is ready for that."
Jason found Elizabeth two hours later still talking to Morales at Kelly's.
"If I'd known you were here, I'd have called and asked you to bring dinner home," Jason said jokingly.
Elizabeth smiled at him and said, "It wouldn't have mattered. We still have to go pick up Adella."
"Her father doesn't bring her to you?" Morales asked.
"Ric is no longer allowed in Harborview Towers," Elizabeth said her eyes on Jason.
"May I ask why not?" Morales said studying the couple.
"It's a security precaution," Jason answered his eyes never leaving Elizabeth. "Until we find out who is threatening Elizabeth, everyone is a suspect. I won't give him an opening to hurt her again."
Elizabeth reached out and touched Jason's wrist to communicate her support and gratitude as well as to keep him calm. Jason turned his arm slightly so that her hand slid down into his. Their fingers linked automatically.
"We should go or we'll be late getting Adella," Jason said.
Elizabeth nodded and they turned as one toward Morales.
"Morales," Jason said with a nod.
"Mr. Morales, I enjoyed talking with you and I'm sorry I took up so much of your time," Elizabeth said with a smile.
"I thought we agreed you would call me Roberto," Morales said with mock sternness.
"Forgot. Sorry," Elizabeth said with a grin.
With that Elizabeth and Jason picked up the food waiting at the counter and headed out the door. A pair of eyes watched them walk to Jason's truck, hands entwined.
"Hey, Penny," she said. "How's it going?"
"It's been okay but we miss you," Penny said.
"Thanks," Elizabeth said. "That's actually why I came in. I wanted to talk to Bobbie about when I'll be able to come back to work. Is she here?"
"No, she called and said she wouldn't be in until closing today," Penny said.
"Oh, well I guess I made the trip for nothing then," Elizabeth said. "Could you just ask her to call Jason's penthouse when she comes in?"
"Sure, I can do that," Penny said. "Actually, I kind of wanted to ask you a favor since you're here."
"What do you need?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, see the guy sitting in the corner over there?" Penny asked.
Elizabeth turned and was slightly surprised to see Morales sitting there. The two exchanged smiles before Elizabeth turned back to Penny.
"Sure, what about him?" Elizabeth asked.
"He kind of scares me and I was wondering if you could take his order over to him," Penny said.
Elizabeth laughed and picked up the plate that Penny had sitting on the counter. She carried it over to the table and set it down in front of Morales.
"You continue to be a surprise to me," Morales said.
"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, first I find you living at Morgan's penthouse when I believed he lived alone. Now, you deliver my food to me in a restaurant," Morales said.
"Well, I do work here," Elizabeth said. "Although I haven't been recently because of the injury."
"Yes, of course," Morales said. "Would you join me? I hate to eat alone."
"I'm not hungry but I would love to sit with you," Elizabeth said. "After being inside the penthouse for so long, I am not ready to go back yet." "I understand," Morales said. "Where is little Adella today?"
"She's with her father," Elizabeth said.
"I see," Morales said. "I was unaware that Corinthos had a brother until yesterday."
"Sonny was unaware of it himself until a couple of years ago," Elizabeth said.
"I am very curious about your relationship with Morgan," Morales said. "If it isn't too presumptuous of me, would you mind telling me about it."
"Well, what do you want to know?" Elizabeth asked a little confused.
"It seems to me that the two of you are very close for two people who were, until recently, married to others," Morales said.
"I suppose it looks that way if you don't know our history," Elizabeth said.
"Would you indulge me?" Morales asked.
"Short version, Jason kept me sane when I thought the love of my life was dead and then he let me be me when no one else would. I took care of him when he was shot and he helped me when I was kidnapped," Elizabeth said. "We tend to save each others lives, although he saves me a lot more often than I save him."
"Why do I get the feeling Jason would disagree with that?" Morales said.
"Because he's Jason," Elizabeth said with a smile.
"Does he know you are in love with him?" Morales asked.
Elizabeth's smile faded and she said, "Neither of us is ready for that."
Jason found Elizabeth two hours later still talking to Morales at Kelly's.
"If I'd known you were here, I'd have called and asked you to bring dinner home," Jason said jokingly.
Elizabeth smiled at him and said, "It wouldn't have mattered. We still have to go pick up Adella."
"Her father doesn't bring her to you?" Morales asked.
"Ric is no longer allowed in Harborview Towers," Elizabeth said her eyes on Jason.
"May I ask why not?" Morales said studying the couple.
"It's a security precaution," Jason answered his eyes never leaving Elizabeth. "Until we find out who is threatening Elizabeth, everyone is a suspect. I won't give him an opening to hurt her again."
Elizabeth reached out and touched Jason's wrist to communicate her support and gratitude as well as to keep him calm. Jason turned his arm slightly so that her hand slid down into his. Their fingers linked automatically.
"We should go or we'll be late getting Adella," Jason said.
Elizabeth nodded and they turned as one toward Morales.
"Morales," Jason said with a nod.
"Mr. Morales, I enjoyed talking with you and I'm sorry I took up so much of your time," Elizabeth said with a smile.
"I thought we agreed you would call me Roberto," Morales said with mock sternness.
"Forgot. Sorry," Elizabeth said with a grin.
With that Elizabeth and Jason picked up the food waiting at the counter and headed out the door. A pair of eyes watched them walk to Jason's truck, hands entwined.