CAPTURING THE DREAM
Chapter 5 – Dreams Can Come True
Jason awoke to see Elizabeth still wrapped in his arms. He didn't think either one of them had moved all night, both clinging to each other afraid to let loose in case it might all just be a dream. Jason brushed the hair out of her face and kissed her on the forehead. What a beautiful site that lie before him and glad that he had decided to follow his heart.
"Hi," Elizabeth's soft voice spoke as her eyes opened to see Jason still there with her.
"Hi, did you sleep ok," Jason asked.
"Yes, how about you."
"Better than I have in a long time," Jason said as he gave her a smile.
Elizabeth kissed Jason on the lips and then got up and put on her robe. Jason got up and went to where she was standing.
"Elizabeth are you ok?"
Elizabeth looked into his eyes as a small tear fell from her cheek. "Yes, I'm more than ok."
"Why are you crying, did I do something?"
"Yes you did . . . you told me you loved me last night and you are still here with me this morning."
"Well I still love you Elizabeth, I'm just sorry it took me so long to tell you. We have wasted to much time denying our feelings, now we can just live in them."
Jason pulled Elizabeth to him and kissed her softly at first then allowing it to grow more passionate. Both pulled away to catch their breath and looked deep into the others eyes.
"How about some breakfast," Jason asked.
"There's a beachfront café' just around the corner that I usually go for breakfast. Let me change and we can be on our way."
Elizabeth and Jason walked to the café', it was a beautiful morning and even though there was so many things to talk about still they just tried to enjoy the moment. After breakfast they were heading back to the house when Elizabeth started having pain. Jason grabbed her hand and her back as she leaned over in pain. "Jason . . . it hurts," Elizabeth said in between the sharp penetrating pain.
"I'm going to get you to the hospital, don't worry I'll take care of you."
As soon as pain let up some he walked her to her car and put her in. Driving as fast as he could Jason arrived at the hospital with Elizabeth. Jumping out he got a wheelchair and helped her in it; rolling Elizabeth in and stopping at the front desk.
"I think she is having the baby, she is in a lot of pain," Jason told the nurse as he held Elizabeth's hand.
Elizabeth was quickly taken to an examination room, Jason stayed by her side the whole time. As the doctor left, Elizabeth finished getting dressed.
"Just a false alarm . . . it sure didn't feel like it." Elizabeth said with a deep breath.
"The doctor said you need to get some rest and relax, so let me get you back home and follow the doctor's orders."
"When did you start following doctor's orders, Jason Morgan?" Elizabeth asked quizzically.
"When it applies to you."
The rest of the day went well. Jason took Elizabeth home and she took a long nap. When she awoke Jason had lunched prepared on the patio. They ate, talked and just enjoyed being in each other's company. As evening came Elizabeth decide she wanted to take a walk down to the beach, hand and hand they walked in silence. Both remembering the last time they were here and how this beach would always have special meaning for both of them. Jason stopped and stood in front of Elizabeth looking at how beautiful she was.
"Elizabeth . . . you know I love you right?"
"Yes," she responded as she squeezed his hand tighter.
"I would wait for you forever, but I don't want to."
"Jason, what are you talking about, I'm right here and I told you I love you too."
"I know, but I mean . . . I don't want to ever not have you in my life again. I want us to be a part of each other forever." Jason then got down on one knee and pulled a box out of his pocket. Reaching for her hand he looked up into her eyes.
"Elizabeth will you marry me?"
Elizabeth didn't hesitate with her answer, "Yes"
Jason's face lit up even more if that was even possible. He took the ring out of the box and placed it on her finger. Standing up he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lips with such determination and fire. She responded by wrapping her arms around his neck and allowing herself to total consume herself with his lips. Pulling away for each other Elizabeth looked down at her hand to see a beautiful diamond ring surrounded by small red rubies.
"Elizabeth I know we can't get married right now, not until the divorce is final with Ric."
"I'm so sorry, I didn't tell you did I."
"Tell me what?"
"My divorce with Ric was final just a few days before you arrived."
"So nothing is standing in our way." Jason said with excitement in his voice.
"Nope, I'm yours."
"I like the sound of that, and I'm yours."
Elizabeth reached up and gave him a kiss.
"So just let me know when and I will be there with bells on."
"Elizabeth there's one thing that I think we need to talk about first. I love you no matter what and I will love this baby like it's my own because it is part of you. But I know that you wanted Ric as the father . . . I just want you to know if that is still the case I understand. I still want to be your husband, but I will respect your wishes if you want Ric to still be a part of your life with the baby."
"Jason . . . yes I had hoped that the baby would be his at first, then when I found out it was Zander's I wanted Ric and I to raise it as our own. But not now . . . Ric as done to much and this child isn't his and I can't have a man raise my child that is filled with so much hate and destruction. Once I walked out of his life so did the baby."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Zander's gone; he can't be a father to my baby now. But I couldn't think of one better person than you to be the father of my child."
Jason pulled her tighter in his arms, "Elizabeth I would be honored and I promise to love you and this baby the rest of my life. And I also promise that you and the baby come first in my life, not Sonny, Carly, my job, or anyone or anything else. You and this baby are my family now and I promise to prove it to you this time."
"Jason you have proved it to me, you are here right now and you are giving me the future I always wanted but never thought I could have. And I promise to love you and our baby the rest of my life too."
"One more thing, I would really like to be married to you before the baby is born. That way the baby can have my name and we can be a real family, if that's ok with you."
"Yes, a real family sounds like a dream."
"Well that dream will come true tomorrow evening."
"I can't wait."
Chapter 5 – Dreams Can Come True
Jason awoke to see Elizabeth still wrapped in his arms. He didn't think either one of them had moved all night, both clinging to each other afraid to let loose in case it might all just be a dream. Jason brushed the hair out of her face and kissed her on the forehead. What a beautiful site that lie before him and glad that he had decided to follow his heart.
"Hi," Elizabeth's soft voice spoke as her eyes opened to see Jason still there with her.
"Hi, did you sleep ok," Jason asked.
"Yes, how about you."
"Better than I have in a long time," Jason said as he gave her a smile.
Elizabeth kissed Jason on the lips and then got up and put on her robe. Jason got up and went to where she was standing.
"Elizabeth are you ok?"
Elizabeth looked into his eyes as a small tear fell from her cheek. "Yes, I'm more than ok."
"Why are you crying, did I do something?"
"Yes you did . . . you told me you loved me last night and you are still here with me this morning."
"Well I still love you Elizabeth, I'm just sorry it took me so long to tell you. We have wasted to much time denying our feelings, now we can just live in them."
Jason pulled Elizabeth to him and kissed her softly at first then allowing it to grow more passionate. Both pulled away to catch their breath and looked deep into the others eyes.
"How about some breakfast," Jason asked.
"There's a beachfront café' just around the corner that I usually go for breakfast. Let me change and we can be on our way."
Elizabeth and Jason walked to the café', it was a beautiful morning and even though there was so many things to talk about still they just tried to enjoy the moment. After breakfast they were heading back to the house when Elizabeth started having pain. Jason grabbed her hand and her back as she leaned over in pain. "Jason . . . it hurts," Elizabeth said in between the sharp penetrating pain.
"I'm going to get you to the hospital, don't worry I'll take care of you."
As soon as pain let up some he walked her to her car and put her in. Driving as fast as he could Jason arrived at the hospital with Elizabeth. Jumping out he got a wheelchair and helped her in it; rolling Elizabeth in and stopping at the front desk.
"I think she is having the baby, she is in a lot of pain," Jason told the nurse as he held Elizabeth's hand.
Elizabeth was quickly taken to an examination room, Jason stayed by her side the whole time. As the doctor left, Elizabeth finished getting dressed.
"Just a false alarm . . . it sure didn't feel like it." Elizabeth said with a deep breath.
"The doctor said you need to get some rest and relax, so let me get you back home and follow the doctor's orders."
"When did you start following doctor's orders, Jason Morgan?" Elizabeth asked quizzically.
"When it applies to you."
The rest of the day went well. Jason took Elizabeth home and she took a long nap. When she awoke Jason had lunched prepared on the patio. They ate, talked and just enjoyed being in each other's company. As evening came Elizabeth decide she wanted to take a walk down to the beach, hand and hand they walked in silence. Both remembering the last time they were here and how this beach would always have special meaning for both of them. Jason stopped and stood in front of Elizabeth looking at how beautiful she was.
"Elizabeth . . . you know I love you right?"
"Yes," she responded as she squeezed his hand tighter.
"I would wait for you forever, but I don't want to."
"Jason, what are you talking about, I'm right here and I told you I love you too."
"I know, but I mean . . . I don't want to ever not have you in my life again. I want us to be a part of each other forever." Jason then got down on one knee and pulled a box out of his pocket. Reaching for her hand he looked up into her eyes.
"Elizabeth will you marry me?"
Elizabeth didn't hesitate with her answer, "Yes"
Jason's face lit up even more if that was even possible. He took the ring out of the box and placed it on her finger. Standing up he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lips with such determination and fire. She responded by wrapping her arms around his neck and allowing herself to total consume herself with his lips. Pulling away for each other Elizabeth looked down at her hand to see a beautiful diamond ring surrounded by small red rubies.
"Elizabeth I know we can't get married right now, not until the divorce is final with Ric."
"I'm so sorry, I didn't tell you did I."
"Tell me what?"
"My divorce with Ric was final just a few days before you arrived."
"So nothing is standing in our way." Jason said with excitement in his voice.
"Nope, I'm yours."
"I like the sound of that, and I'm yours."
Elizabeth reached up and gave him a kiss.
"So just let me know when and I will be there with bells on."
"Elizabeth there's one thing that I think we need to talk about first. I love you no matter what and I will love this baby like it's my own because it is part of you. But I know that you wanted Ric as the father . . . I just want you to know if that is still the case I understand. I still want to be your husband, but I will respect your wishes if you want Ric to still be a part of your life with the baby."
"Jason . . . yes I had hoped that the baby would be his at first, then when I found out it was Zander's I wanted Ric and I to raise it as our own. But not now . . . Ric as done to much and this child isn't his and I can't have a man raise my child that is filled with so much hate and destruction. Once I walked out of his life so did the baby."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Zander's gone; he can't be a father to my baby now. But I couldn't think of one better person than you to be the father of my child."
Jason pulled her tighter in his arms, "Elizabeth I would be honored and I promise to love you and this baby the rest of my life. And I also promise that you and the baby come first in my life, not Sonny, Carly, my job, or anyone or anything else. You and this baby are my family now and I promise to prove it to you this time."
"Jason you have proved it to me, you are here right now and you are giving me the future I always wanted but never thought I could have. And I promise to love you and our baby the rest of my life too."
"One more thing, I would really like to be married to you before the baby is born. That way the baby can have my name and we can be a real family, if that's ok with you."
"Yes, a real family sounds like a dream."
"Well that dream will come true tomorrow evening."
"I can't wait."