Chapter 20

Carly: Liz, it is 2 weeks to your wedding. How do you feel?

Liz: I feel great. I am not even nervous.

Carly: Give it time. It usually comes just before the wedding itself. For me it was about 10 minutes before we were ready to walk down the isle. I am telling you now though Liz it is the best thing I would have done. I am telling you this so that if the fear hits, you can come to me.

Liz: Thanks Carly, but I don't think it will. Jase is the one that I have wanted to be with for the past 4 years. I can't believe that finally after Slick Ric, and Courtney and everything, that I am getting my happy ever after. It almost feels too good to be true. I keep thinking that something is going to happen. Things are running too smooth, I mean Jase and I are getting married in 2 weeks and Sonny is giving him a month off for a honeymoon, and we have this little one (she sets her hands on her stomach) on the way. Why do I feel like something is going to go wrong?

Carly: Just remember one thing. He loves you with all his heart. I don't see him doing anything to ruin that. All you need to care about is that you guys love each other. That is the most important thing in the relationship.

Liz: I know but it's just a gut feeling I have. I mean I know that Tom is taken care of, and Courtney and Sarah are out of our lives, but no one ever told me what they did to Ric. Why do I feel like he is going to try something?

Carly: Liz, Sonny promised me and you  both that Ric wouldn't be a problem. I bet you that Sonny and Jase are going to have security so tight that you might need an invitation to get into your own wedding.

Liz starts to laugh. Hey I am bored sitting here. Lets go out to Kelly's or something for dinner.

Carly: Sounds good. With you being pregnant Sonny is on that health food kick again.

Liz: I know. I love my brother and all but come on. I need other stuff, like Candy, or Kelly's Apple Pie. She starts to grin.

Carly: Lets go. We will get extra whipped cream on it too. Carly grins.

Warehouse:

Jase: Sonny can you come in here for a minute? He yells out the door.

Sonny: Jase, what's up?

Jase: I have a bad feeling about something. Sonny something is going to go wrong. I just know it.

Sonny: Jase, just relax everything's fine. Everything is planned for the wedding. Liz is happy and healthy along with the baby. You are happy, for the first time in a long time. No one is threatening the territory right now. What could go wrong?

Jase: That's just it Sonny, it's all running too smooth.

Sonny: Whatever. Anyway, we are going out next Friday.

Jase: For what?

Sonny: The five families are throwing you a bachelor party and we need to go since it's for you. Now the question is which guards do we put on the girls?

Jase: Well I would like to keep Marco and Johnny on them but I know at least Johnny would want to go to the party.

Sonny: Let's talk to Johnny first. Just then Sonny's cell rings.

Sonny: Hello? What's up? We'll be right there. Jase that was Benny, Lansing is back in town. I don't know what for but I don't like it.

Jase: I told you Sonny. It was too smooth.

Sonny: Benny said that he walked right into his office though and demanded that Benny call me.

Jase: Well let's go see what he wants. Jase stands up and they walk out of Jason's office.

Benny's office.

In walk Sonny and Jason. Ric is sitting in a chair across from Benny and Benny is behind his desk.

Sonny: Ok Lansing, I thought I made it clear I didn't want you back in town.

Ric: I came back to get Liz. I know that she still loves me and I love her. We belong together.

Jase: Sorry Ric, you lost. We are getting married in 2 weeks and she is having my baby. We are blessedly happy together, but if you want you can see for yourself.

Sonny: Yeah why don't you come over for dinner tonight. See for yourself how happy she is without you.

Ric: Mark my words Morgan she will be mine. He gets up and leaves.

Jase: I told you Sonny something was going to go wrong.

Sonny: Just relax everything will be fine.

Jase: Sonny, how can you be so sure?

Sonny: Because I have faith. Lets go home to our girls. You have to tell Liz that Ric is back in town.

Jase: I know and I don't want to. It will destroy her.

Sonny: Not if you don't let it. The whole thing with Tom didn't destroy her Ric wont either. We won't let him. Sonny grins.

Jase: I wish I could be as sure as you. They leave the building.

Sonny's Penthouse:

Sonny: Honey, I'm home.

Liz: How was your day sweetie?

Sonny: Liz you aren't my honey.

Liz: Sorry Sonny it's a habit. Where is Jase?

Sonny: Right behind me. Jase walks in.

Liz: Ok Jase, what's wrong. She knows something's wrong by the look on his face.

Jase: Ric is back in town.

Liz: So, he's back in town. What's the matter with that.

Jase: He says he is going to get you back and wont take no for an answer.

Liz: Not willingly he wont and I don't think he can get close enough to take me unwillingly. She grins. Jase come her. He walks over to where she is sitting on the couch. He sits down next to her. Jase, I am happier than I have ever been. Carly was asking if the wedding jitters were kicking in yet and they aren't I have faith that nothing will hurt us. You need to have it too. Jase I love you. You love me. We both love this baby. That's all that matters in the end.

Jase: I wish I could say the same thing Liz but I am scared to death that something is going to happen and cause us to postpone the wedding.

Liz: Jase, I love you and nothing, I repeat NOTHING will cause us to not get married. We will be getting married in 2 weeks and going on our honeymoon where ever that is. Jase, that is all that you need to worry about. I know you haven't written your vows yet. That's what you need to worry about.

Jase: Trust me honey, everything will be fine when it comes to my vows. It's all under control. Also, I talked to the entertainer. His name is Bryan White. H was asking if he could bring his wife. The day we chose to get married is their anniversary too.

Liz: I have no problems with him bringing her. The whole band can bring their wives and any kids if they want.

Jase: That's what I told him.

Liz: We just need the number for headcount for the caterer.

Jase: He is supposed to be getting back to me tomorrow with a number.

Liz: Great. Now can we go home.

Then next day:

Jase is sitting at his office in the warehouse trying to work on his coffee invoices when the phone rings.

Jase: Jason Morgan's office.

Guy on the phone: Yeah I am calling for Bryan White. I was suppose to give you a headcount of people that he wants to bring. The total is 22 all together. 6 are kids. 3 of the kids don't need any food they are babies and need baby food which they are bringing.

Jase: Ok Oh can you call, (212)342-5434? My wife wanted to talk to him about something.

Man on the phone: Sure no problem. Jase hangs up the phone.

Jason continues to go over coffee invoices after that.

Jason's Penthouse

Liz is sitting at the table working on her vows when the phone rings.

Liz: Hello?

Man on the Phone: Yeah I am supposed to talk to a Liz Webber. I am Bryan White.

Liz: Hello, you must be the singer for my wedding. I am Liz.

Bryan: Yeah that's me. I was told by my manager that you wanted to talk to me?

Liz: Yeah, I had a couple of questions. Are you playing at the church too or just the reception?

Bryan: I can do both if you want.

Liz: I would love that. Also I have been trying to write my vows and I think that the vows would be better coming from one of your songs.

Bryan: Let me guess Love is the Right Place or What did I do to Deserve you? Am I Right?

Liz: Yeah Love is the right place.

Bryan: Ok we can do this a number of ways. If you want I can come into town early and we can work on it with you singing? We can just write down the main of what you want out of the song, or I can sing them. Which would you rather do?

Liz: Well since I can't sing a lick that knocks that one out.

Bryan: How about if I just sing the song then.

Liz: Sounds good. I'm sure my soon to be husband has it but do you have a headcount yet?

Bryan: Yeah 22 if that isn't too many. I want to bring my wife and son. Don't worry he isn't old enough to need to eat the catered food.

Liz: Bryan if I can call you that don't worry about numbers I just needed it for the headcount. Bring your whole family for all I care. The more we get to come the less it will cost.

Bryan: Ok I just wanted to be sure. I will be in town on the 12th with my wife. We are going to make it a second honeymoon so we will stick around after the wedding but my brother will be taking the baby home with him after the wedding.

Liz: you know what, let me talk to Jason's business partner, I might have someplace for you to go for a second honeymoon instead of Port Charles NY. Is there a number I can reach you at?

Bryan: Yeah call me at 615-359-8585 and let me know.

Liz copies down the number. Ok I should be able to call you back within an hour and let you know.

Bryan: Ok Thank you. You are so nice.

Liz: Well thank you. Let me contact Sonny and see what I can do.

Bryan: Talk to you later. The hang up.

Liz dials Sonny's personal office number.

Sonny: Hello?

Liz: Sonny, I got a question for you.

Sonny: What's up?

Liz: The musician that is playing my wedding is celebrating his anniversary the same day as our wedding and I thought as part of a thank you that we could set up that cabin in Puerto Rico for him and his wife for a week?

Sonny: Sure. Let me call down there and tell them down there to get the cabin set up. They can also use our jet and I'll have someone meet them at the airstrip when they fly down. How does that sound?

Liz: Sounds great. Thanks Sonny. I gotta call him back now and let him know.

Sonny: No problem sis.

The hang up. She calls Bryan White back and tells him its set.