I'm on a roll! This is gonna be a short one but a good one. I have an
impatient imagination. Enjoy!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~General Hospital~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jason walked into Audrey's hospital room quietly, careful not to disturb Elizabeth as he sat in the chair next to her. He put his arm around her and gently moved her so that she was laying her head against him, a slightly more comfortable position. Once satisfied that she was still fast asleep he looked around the room he was in.
It wasn't to bad as far as hospitals went. The whitewashed walls and bleached sheets still gave him the creeps, along with the overhead lights he knew would normally be on. Everything was so bright, so sterile. But Audrey was a beloved woman and her room was filled with flowers that added a certain cheer to the room.
Looking at Audrey he sighed, "Hello, Mrs. Hardy. I know you don't like me and if you were awake you'd probably tell me to leave. But you're not awake and Liz is here and to be honest I don't want her to be alone right now. I know you don't think that I'm good enough for Elizabeth. To be honest, I agree with you, but you know your Lizzie, she gets what she wants. She was in Italy for Christ's sake. That has to mean something right? Did she ever ask about me? I'm sorry. This whole talking to myself thing is a little new to me." He finished, resting his head in his free hand.
"You're only talking to yourself if no one else hears you." The old woman said.
Jason was justifiably stunned as he looked up from his hand and saw Audrey Hardy staring back at him.
"Do you have any idea how much I loved Rick when he came into Elizabeth's life? Finally, she was over you, away from that dangerous reckless life and with a man that could take care of her, support her. I thanked God the day they told me they were together. He was a grandmother's dream, polite, sweet, a lawyer, but a gentleman. I couldn't wait for them to have a child and start a family together. But the best part was that my Elizabeth was away from you." Audrey's speech caused Jason to feel deep contempt for the woman, how could she sit there and praise Rick? Before he could say anything she continued. "But you were there, you know how that ended. And if I'm honest with myself, even without the whole kidnapping, birth control thing, Rick wasn't right for my granddaughter. Her eyes didn't sparkle with him. And yes, she asked about you whenever we spoke."
"Thank you." Jason said, his admiration for the woman growing.
"You're welcome."
"Grams?" Liz said, moving from Jason's arms to a full sitting position. "When did you wake up? How do you feel? I love you." She said reaching for the older woman to give her a hug.
"Just a few minutes ago. I feel fine; Jason and I have been talking. I love you too dear."
"I'll give you two a minute." Jason said rising and giving Elizabeth a kiss on the head before exiting.
"So, he found you." Audrey said with a knowing smile.
"Ya, he did. Grams, I love him." Liz said nervously, not knowing how she would react.
"Elizabeth a blind woman could see that. But you haven't told him yet have you?"
"No, I haven't."
"Tell him. I'm going to get some rest." Audrey said as she closed her eyes and fell asleep shortly thereafter.
Liz sat unmoving for a long moment. She knew she should tell Jason. If she didn't before she definitely did then, there weren't any guarantees, just look at her grandmother. Her resolve set, Elizabeth left her grandmother and walked to the waiting room where she could see Jason getting himself a cup of coffee. He turned towards her as she walked over and gave her a weak smile.
"I think Corinthos-Morgan Coffee will have to make a donation to the hospital. This is disgusting." He said with a grimace.
"Eh, it's fine as long as you use the right amount of sugar." Elizabeth said grabbing her own cup and countering the sludge with half a cup of sugar.
"Would you like some coffee with your sugar?" He asked, always amazed how someone with such a sweet tooth could be so skinny.
"Brat. How's Emily?"
Jason choked a little on his coffee before answering that was twice in one night.
"She's fine, worried about you. She'd like to see you."
"Ya, I should probably make the P.C. rounds. Lucky will probably be around tomorrow sometime, he always had a soft spot for Grams, Nicholas too. I'd like to see Luke also...." She trailed off.
"You're afraid to deal with people aren't you?"
"I left without a goodbye. I didn't keep in contact with anyone. Not everyone is like you, Jason. I hurt them by just leaving."
"Liz, they'll understand. If they love you half as much as I do they'll understand." He stopped when he realized what he just said as her eyes widened in surprise. "I mean....you........I.....w-"
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around Jason's neck and cut him off with a kiss. Not a simple peck on the lips, but a real kiss. He reached for her waist and pulled her closer as he kissed her back. He loved the way she tasted but was disappointed at how soon she pulled away.
"I love you too." Elizabeth said smiling as she stood on her toes to kiss him again and he complied easily.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~General Hospital~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jason walked into Audrey's hospital room quietly, careful not to disturb Elizabeth as he sat in the chair next to her. He put his arm around her and gently moved her so that she was laying her head against him, a slightly more comfortable position. Once satisfied that she was still fast asleep he looked around the room he was in.
It wasn't to bad as far as hospitals went. The whitewashed walls and bleached sheets still gave him the creeps, along with the overhead lights he knew would normally be on. Everything was so bright, so sterile. But Audrey was a beloved woman and her room was filled with flowers that added a certain cheer to the room.
Looking at Audrey he sighed, "Hello, Mrs. Hardy. I know you don't like me and if you were awake you'd probably tell me to leave. But you're not awake and Liz is here and to be honest I don't want her to be alone right now. I know you don't think that I'm good enough for Elizabeth. To be honest, I agree with you, but you know your Lizzie, she gets what she wants. She was in Italy for Christ's sake. That has to mean something right? Did she ever ask about me? I'm sorry. This whole talking to myself thing is a little new to me." He finished, resting his head in his free hand.
"You're only talking to yourself if no one else hears you." The old woman said.
Jason was justifiably stunned as he looked up from his hand and saw Audrey Hardy staring back at him.
"Do you have any idea how much I loved Rick when he came into Elizabeth's life? Finally, she was over you, away from that dangerous reckless life and with a man that could take care of her, support her. I thanked God the day they told me they were together. He was a grandmother's dream, polite, sweet, a lawyer, but a gentleman. I couldn't wait for them to have a child and start a family together. But the best part was that my Elizabeth was away from you." Audrey's speech caused Jason to feel deep contempt for the woman, how could she sit there and praise Rick? Before he could say anything she continued. "But you were there, you know how that ended. And if I'm honest with myself, even without the whole kidnapping, birth control thing, Rick wasn't right for my granddaughter. Her eyes didn't sparkle with him. And yes, she asked about you whenever we spoke."
"Thank you." Jason said, his admiration for the woman growing.
"You're welcome."
"Grams?" Liz said, moving from Jason's arms to a full sitting position. "When did you wake up? How do you feel? I love you." She said reaching for the older woman to give her a hug.
"Just a few minutes ago. I feel fine; Jason and I have been talking. I love you too dear."
"I'll give you two a minute." Jason said rising and giving Elizabeth a kiss on the head before exiting.
"So, he found you." Audrey said with a knowing smile.
"Ya, he did. Grams, I love him." Liz said nervously, not knowing how she would react.
"Elizabeth a blind woman could see that. But you haven't told him yet have you?"
"No, I haven't."
"Tell him. I'm going to get some rest." Audrey said as she closed her eyes and fell asleep shortly thereafter.
Liz sat unmoving for a long moment. She knew she should tell Jason. If she didn't before she definitely did then, there weren't any guarantees, just look at her grandmother. Her resolve set, Elizabeth left her grandmother and walked to the waiting room where she could see Jason getting himself a cup of coffee. He turned towards her as she walked over and gave her a weak smile.
"I think Corinthos-Morgan Coffee will have to make a donation to the hospital. This is disgusting." He said with a grimace.
"Eh, it's fine as long as you use the right amount of sugar." Elizabeth said grabbing her own cup and countering the sludge with half a cup of sugar.
"Would you like some coffee with your sugar?" He asked, always amazed how someone with such a sweet tooth could be so skinny.
"Brat. How's Emily?"
Jason choked a little on his coffee before answering that was twice in one night.
"She's fine, worried about you. She'd like to see you."
"Ya, I should probably make the P.C. rounds. Lucky will probably be around tomorrow sometime, he always had a soft spot for Grams, Nicholas too. I'd like to see Luke also...." She trailed off.
"You're afraid to deal with people aren't you?"
"I left without a goodbye. I didn't keep in contact with anyone. Not everyone is like you, Jason. I hurt them by just leaving."
"Liz, they'll understand. If they love you half as much as I do they'll understand." He stopped when he realized what he just said as her eyes widened in surprise. "I mean....you........I.....w-"
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around Jason's neck and cut him off with a kiss. Not a simple peck on the lips, but a real kiss. He reached for her waist and pulled her closer as he kissed her back. He loved the way she tasted but was disappointed at how soon she pulled away.
"I love you too." Elizabeth said smiling as she stood on her toes to kiss him again and he complied easily.
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