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It was just after 9A.M. and Francis had yet to come back. Elizabeth knew he could take care of himself, that wasn't the problem. The problem lay in what frame of mind he would be in, after the bomb she dropped last night.

Elizabeth rested her face in her hands as her mind ran back and forth between Jason and Francis. On one hand she flat-out lied to Jason's face, and on the other she wanted her best friend to go along with the lie. All she did was add to the mountain of lies he told to keep his identity hidden from the rest of the world.

"I'd walk out on myself too if I could." She told herself

Elizabeth thoughts were halted when she heard the locks turn over. Francis peered inside at the woman who was undoubtedly going to get him killed. He stalked over to the couch without a word to say. He glanced at her gnawing at that damn lip of hers again.

"I'm not going to yell, or argue. I've calmed myself to where I can sit in the same room as you and not want to throttle you. Just tell me WHY!!!"

Elizabeth wanted to choose her words carefully. "Well first I want to say I'm sorry. I had no right to put you in a position like this, and I can go to Jason and tell him the truth if you want me too." Francis laughed "I think that would be a great idea. Since we're finished with that– Francis didn't get a chance to finish when Elizabeth grabbed on to his arm. " But please don't make me."

"Tell me why then."

"I don't want to get in the mix of things with Jason again. It was always touch and go with us. And it's not just me anymore I have a daughter to think about now. Suppose now, just suppose if I got mixed up with Jason again and I stayed with him. I know the risk of staying with Jason, my daughter doesn't, and I don't want her getting too attached to Jason and Jason to her. Not after he lost Michael."

Francis listen carefully at her words it was all about Mackenzie. She made valid points, but she was holding back on 'She didn't want Jason or herself to get hurt again.' Francis reached in his pocket to revel a velvet black box. "If we're going to do this it has to look convincing, you follow my lead. Next time I see you I want this on your finger."

" Thank You, Thank You, Thank You"

"But listen Jason is no fool, he'll only believe it when he sees it, and if there should come a time he asks me for the truth I'm going to tell him. I want be caught up in more lies again.

"Deal." Elizabeth lips formed a half smile "Francis you can't tell me you're not getting any satisfaction out this."

"To watch Morgan squirm like a worm on a hook, after that warm welcome I received of course not. His voice dripped with sarcasm.

"Well now that we have handled old business. I have new business. I need to see my Gram, would you watch Kenzie while I'm gone?"

"Yeah." Elizabeth left as soon as she did Kenzie walked out of her room with her purple dinosaur in tow. She pulled herself on the couch where Francis and crawled into his arms, promptly going back to sleep. Francis took this time to pull back her locks of curls and to cherish this moment. He knew days and nights like this were numbered. "I'm going to miss you Mackenzie, your mom and your soon to be new dad will find their way. Francis wiped a stray tear from his eye. He wondered if this numbing pain was what Jason felt when he lost Michael. He tried so hard not to get attached, but a mini version of Elizabeth, but with her big doe eyes what man's heart wouldn't melt. He knew once Jason met her, he too would meet death before he ever left this perfect angel, ever meet harm.

"I'm going to take you to meet your new daddy." With that Francis prepared himself to go meet with Jason and his former boss.

Sonny's Penthouse

Sonny was having a business meeting in the kitchen of his PH among him were Jason, Johnny, Max, and Marco. Luckily for him Carly was out shopping the guys didn't need her prying into there lives about the clothes they where, how Max needs to get out more, or how Johnny's girlfriend wasn't good enough for him. And her favorite trying to put Jason and Courtney back together. For once he was glad she was out.

Sonny arranged the meeting because of the most important shipment they only got once a year was coming in and they didn't need any screw ups. Sonny was going on about how Ric Lansing was going to be all over them and not to mention Alcazar was waiting to mess up this shipment. Jason kept his mind on last night. Those words that fell from his angel's lips. 'Francis and I are getting married.' It was very little that anyone could say or do to effect him, but those 6 litle words wounded him deeply.

"Jason, Jason" Jason hardly registered Sonny snapping his fingers in front of him.

"What" meeting his friend's eyes.

"Are you okay, you've been distracted all morning,"he told his weary looking friend.

Jason saw all eyes were on him. "I good. It was along night."

"Right" Anyone who really knew Jason the way Sonny did they'd know he wasn't fine, but Sonny wouldn't call him on it not - of the guys . Come to think of it Jason hadn't been fine since Elizabeth disappearance. He blamed himself for letting her leave, when he could have stopped it. The way he lived his life these days. True Jason was a private person and he kept to himself, but all he did these days were eat, sleep, and eat. To tell the truth Sonny didn't know if Jason ate at all. He was like the Jason he had first met "Just surviving" trying to find his way. Somehow he knew when they found Elizabeth his good friend would return to the land of the living.

At the very same Francis stepped off the elevator with Mackenzie holding on to his pants leg and the purple dinosaur in the other. Francis couldn't believe the security in this place. It was worth diddle squat. He could have taken out every guard Sonny had posted in the garage, and he could have placed enough explosives to tear the entire building down. He was even more surprised to find no guard posted at the door. He was tempted to break in Jason penthouse to see how far he could get with his head intact, but since he was already in the hole with Jason and only digging himself deeper he decided against it.

Francis stood across from Sonny's door when his acute hearing picked up on two female voices. One he recognized as the one and only Carly Corinthos, and the other had to be Courtney Matthews based on Carly's history with other women.

Carly came to an halt when she saw who stood at her door. Her mind warped back to seeing a Lily look-a-like at Alcazar's apartment. "Go back and tell Lorenzo he's played this card before. Even if he got a person to look and sound like me, Sonny could still tell the difference." Francis had to think as to where that came from, then it clicked Alcazar bringing Lily back.

Francis moved to step to greet Carly when he was once again grabbed by the labels of his coat, gutted in the stomach, and received a right cross for his efforts. Carly and Courtney ran pass him scurrying into the penthouse where Carly screamed bloody murder, bring the other occupants of the house.

"What wrong, What happened," Sonny seeing his wife present state. "It was a man in the hall, he came out of nowhere he nearly killed us." she told them frantically.

Jason went to the door gun pulled, while Johnny covered him. Jason had a real itch to roll his eyes a habit he picked from Carly when he saw Francis tending to a little girl who had fallen. Jason heart soon began to race. 'Was this her, was this Elizabeth's little girl?' Mackenzie looked at him her eyes swelled with tears from being knocked down. The eyes gave her away, and this melted his demeanor toward Francis. Just Francis hoped it would he only hoped it would work on the mob boss as well. "Jason you want put that gun away?" Francis asked him.

Jason quickly put his gun away also motioning for Johnny to put his away especially infront of this little girl. Francis got and straighten his suit and MacKenzie grabbed the back of his pants leg again.

"Can we come in?" he asked flatly. Jason stood aside. He entered taking small strides so Mackenzie could keep up.

Needless to say everyone grew silent. Silence that lasted a few seconds before the D.A. Ric Lansing breezed in. "Well what's going on here, Sonny guards his wife, sister, and a pretty little girl. Ric stooped down to Kenzie's level, but she was pulled away behind Francis. Jason took a stand near Francis to shield Ric's view of the girl. He knew Elizabeth wouldn't want Ric near her daughter. The other occupants of the room finally noticed the diminutive figure as well. Carly had gotten a great view of the little girl, those eyes, that funny shaped head, and the white creamy skin gave it away. 'Elizabeth'

"You do your business in front of kids now, big brother?"

"It would be very important if you stopped while your ahead little brother." Sonny said in mocking fashion. At this time Carly gasped loudly. Jason hoped against hope Carly for once keep her mouth shut, but then again it was Carly. "A mini-Muffin"

Everyone looked at the little girl knowing 'Muffin' was her pet name for Elizabeth. Even Ric knew this and tried to get a glance of the child. However two mountains stood in his way. "Do you mind, I want to see my child."

"You're welcome to try." Jason told him quietly, while his eyes brewed with anger.

"She is my child, and I'm going to see her, we can do it the easy way, or the had way." Carly quietly realized her mistake, she had just started what looked to be a custody battle.

Ric smiled, a smile that assured he wasn't worried which bothered Francis. "I'll be seeing you." Once out the door Ric thought about his little girl and Elizabeth. 'When you left Elizabeth you forgot one important thing, Zander signed over his parental rights and we filed papers for me to adopt your bastard child. Paper that have been filed, and since these papers were filed before you gave birth it means I'm the legal father.' Ric spoke out loud. "I'll give a call to the judge she'll grant me full custody, after all Elizabeth you ran off with our daughter. Meaning if you want to be in your child's life Elizabeth, you're going to be in mine."