Ten minutes later Lucky rushed into the waiting room and looked around
frantically. Carly stood and hugged her cousin. They had never been close
but Carly knew how much he cared about Elizabeth.
"She's still in surgery," Carly said. "We won't know anything until it's over."
Lucky nodded and looked over at Jason. Then he turned to Sonny.
"Do you know...can you tell me what happened?" Lucky asked. "Wait, do Emily and Nikolas know yet?"
"Monica called Emily," Carly said.
"Then I can wait until they get here so you don't have to explain it as many times," Lucky said.
Sonny nodded his thanks as Adella woke up and started to fuss. Sonny walked over to Jason and took the baby. Sitting down, Sonny pulled a bottle out of the diaper bag Mac had brought in before taking Jason's car as evidence. He began to feed Adella and the waiting room doors burst open again.
Emily didn't even look around before rushing straight into Jason's arms. Nikolas walked over and hugged his own brother. Jason shuddered as his sister's arms went around him. Emily clung to him, grateful that he seemed physically unharmed. She eased back to look up at her big brother without letting go. As Jason met Emily's searching gaze, a single tear escaped down his cheek.
"I'm sorry," Jason whispered his voice breaking.
"Don't you dare," Emily said loud enough to have the whole room falling silent. Her voice was clear and steady now that she knew Jason and Adella were alright. Elizabeth was strong and Emily was sure that she would pull through. "Don't you dare blame yourself for this. You protected Adella and you got Elizabeth to the hospital. I know what's been going on and you are not to blame."
"She's right, Morgan," Lucky said surprising everyone. "Everybody in this room knows how much you care about Liz."
Jason didn't say anything. He just pulled Emily closer and rested his forehead on top of her hair.
Monica returned shortly after that and hugged both her children. Emily left her brother in her mother's care and went to sit in between the two brothers across the room that meant as much to her as her own. Each of them held one of her hands and they all silently prayed for the fourth Musketeer.
Jason fidgeted in a chair next to Monica for a few minutes before getting up and retrieving Adella from Sonny's lap. Jason had just started pacing again when Audrey entered the room.
"I demand to know what happened to my granddaughter," Audrey said looking at Jason.
Sonny stood up and said, "I'll tell you all what happened now that most of her family is here. Jason and Elizabeth were meeting Ric in the courthouse parking lot to pick up Adella. Just as Jason had secured Adella in the truck and was about to start it, gunfire erupted. Jason got out of there as fast as possible but Elizabeth was hit."
During Sonny's explanation, Emily, Monica, and Carly had risen and moved toward Jason. The three women formed a circle around Jason in a silent gesture of support for the man they all loved. They stood ready to defend him if Audrey reacted badly and blamed him. The gesture was not lost on Audrey who silently took a seat next to Lucky.
Half an hour later the door opened again. The group looked up, simultaneously hoping and fearing it was news on Elizabeth's condition. Instead they saw Luke and Skye standing in the doorway.
"Cowboy," Luke said taking a few steps into the room.
Lucky rose and went to his father. The two embraced briefly and Lucky smiled weakly at Skye.
"I came as soon as I heard Little Bit was in trouble. I figured you'd already be here," Luke said grasping his son's shoulder.
"We don't know anything yet," Lucky said.
Luke nodded and followed his son over to where Audrey and Nikolas sat.
Meanwhile Skye had made her way over to the Quartermaine's in the room.
"Thanks for coming, Skye," Emily said giving her a quick hug before going over to hug Luke. In truth Emily wanted to be close enough to keep Nikolas from taking out his grief on the older Spencer.
Skye turned to Jason as Emily walked away.
"I know we haven't exactly been friends," she said. "But even I can see how much you and Elizabeth mean to each other. If you need anything, I'll help in anyway I can."
With that Skye fled to Luke's side. Skye wasn't entirely comfortable around Jason. Not because of his job but because he was a Quartermaine, the family wanted him and he wanted nothing to do with them. Skye could not understand that.
After Skye had spoken, Jason began to pace again with Sonny, Carly and Monica sitting close by. He wasn't entirely conscious of Adella's weight in his arms but it made him feel a little less guilty. The nest time Jason stopped pacing it was to look up and see Ric standing in the doorway.
"She's still in surgery," Carly said. "We won't know anything until it's over."
Lucky nodded and looked over at Jason. Then he turned to Sonny.
"Do you know...can you tell me what happened?" Lucky asked. "Wait, do Emily and Nikolas know yet?"
"Monica called Emily," Carly said.
"Then I can wait until they get here so you don't have to explain it as many times," Lucky said.
Sonny nodded his thanks as Adella woke up and started to fuss. Sonny walked over to Jason and took the baby. Sitting down, Sonny pulled a bottle out of the diaper bag Mac had brought in before taking Jason's car as evidence. He began to feed Adella and the waiting room doors burst open again.
Emily didn't even look around before rushing straight into Jason's arms. Nikolas walked over and hugged his own brother. Jason shuddered as his sister's arms went around him. Emily clung to him, grateful that he seemed physically unharmed. She eased back to look up at her big brother without letting go. As Jason met Emily's searching gaze, a single tear escaped down his cheek.
"I'm sorry," Jason whispered his voice breaking.
"Don't you dare," Emily said loud enough to have the whole room falling silent. Her voice was clear and steady now that she knew Jason and Adella were alright. Elizabeth was strong and Emily was sure that she would pull through. "Don't you dare blame yourself for this. You protected Adella and you got Elizabeth to the hospital. I know what's been going on and you are not to blame."
"She's right, Morgan," Lucky said surprising everyone. "Everybody in this room knows how much you care about Liz."
Jason didn't say anything. He just pulled Emily closer and rested his forehead on top of her hair.
Monica returned shortly after that and hugged both her children. Emily left her brother in her mother's care and went to sit in between the two brothers across the room that meant as much to her as her own. Each of them held one of her hands and they all silently prayed for the fourth Musketeer.
Jason fidgeted in a chair next to Monica for a few minutes before getting up and retrieving Adella from Sonny's lap. Jason had just started pacing again when Audrey entered the room.
"I demand to know what happened to my granddaughter," Audrey said looking at Jason.
Sonny stood up and said, "I'll tell you all what happened now that most of her family is here. Jason and Elizabeth were meeting Ric in the courthouse parking lot to pick up Adella. Just as Jason had secured Adella in the truck and was about to start it, gunfire erupted. Jason got out of there as fast as possible but Elizabeth was hit."
During Sonny's explanation, Emily, Monica, and Carly had risen and moved toward Jason. The three women formed a circle around Jason in a silent gesture of support for the man they all loved. They stood ready to defend him if Audrey reacted badly and blamed him. The gesture was not lost on Audrey who silently took a seat next to Lucky.
Half an hour later the door opened again. The group looked up, simultaneously hoping and fearing it was news on Elizabeth's condition. Instead they saw Luke and Skye standing in the doorway.
"Cowboy," Luke said taking a few steps into the room.
Lucky rose and went to his father. The two embraced briefly and Lucky smiled weakly at Skye.
"I came as soon as I heard Little Bit was in trouble. I figured you'd already be here," Luke said grasping his son's shoulder.
"We don't know anything yet," Lucky said.
Luke nodded and followed his son over to where Audrey and Nikolas sat.
Meanwhile Skye had made her way over to the Quartermaine's in the room.
"Thanks for coming, Skye," Emily said giving her a quick hug before going over to hug Luke. In truth Emily wanted to be close enough to keep Nikolas from taking out his grief on the older Spencer.
Skye turned to Jason as Emily walked away.
"I know we haven't exactly been friends," she said. "But even I can see how much you and Elizabeth mean to each other. If you need anything, I'll help in anyway I can."
With that Skye fled to Luke's side. Skye wasn't entirely comfortable around Jason. Not because of his job but because he was a Quartermaine, the family wanted him and he wanted nothing to do with them. Skye could not understand that.
After Skye had spoken, Jason began to pace again with Sonny, Carly and Monica sitting close by. He wasn't entirely conscious of Adella's weight in his arms but it made him feel a little less guilty. The nest time Jason stopped pacing it was to look up and see Ric standing in the doorway.