Just a note here....I don't know how long this story will be. As of now I see
no end in sight. And that is all thanks to those of you who reviewed it.
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Every Reason
Jason stood by, holding on to the pool stick as he watched in shock while Elizabeth sinked the final ball into the corner pocket. Standing up she looked at him, her smile showing nothing but pride.
"When did you learn to play like that?" Jason asked her.
"I just practiced." She said to him with a smile.
Jason could not help but let out a small laugh as he stood there and stared at her in silence for a moment. It was no longer the awkward, uncomfortable silence he had felt earlier that day. No, not anymore. Since they began playing the game Jason felt the tension in the room loosen, he felt as he became more relaxed and mellow while each moment passed. Her smile had that hold on him, she had that hold on him. Just a simple look made him relax.
"Another game?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Ah no. I think you beat me as much as I'm going to let you tonight." Jason replied.
"Ok, fine. Loser makes coffee then. Go." She said to him.
Jason was not about to protest. If she wanted him to make coffee then that could only mean that she was planning on spending some more time here, which meant he would be able to enjoy her presence even longer then he had thought.
"I'll be back." Jason said as he walked to the kitchen to do as she wished.
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Elizabeth smiled as she watched Jason's body disappear through the doorway. She looked around the familer room, remembering the time she spent in here. It was as if time had stood still in this room. Everything seemed to be in the exact same place it was the last time she was here. The couch, the coffee table, nothing seemed out of place even slightly. Nothing had been added either.
Elizabeth always found it amazing how a man like Jason Morgan, who went from being a member of one of the wealthiest, most dysfunctional, selfish, spoiled families in all of New York, to being Jason Morgan, a man who only needed a bed, a couch and a pool table to be happy. She would have thought he would need all the small things, all the big things..everything. But no. Because Jason Quattermaine is no longer alive, and Jason Morgan stepped up and took his place. Only he made his own man. He changed himself and he found a way to be someone better then he could have imagined.
Moments later Jason emerged from the kitchen with two cups of coffee in his hands, walking over to where she stood by the couch he handed a cup to her, and together in perfect unison the two of them sat down on the couch.
Elizabeth noticed a look at him, as he stared at her.
"What?" She asked him.
"Nothing. I was just...thinking about well, thinking about the time I ran into you at Jake's." Jason said with a small smile.
"Oh yeah. The night you saved me." She said to him.
"Well I wouldn't say that. You never needed any saving." He told her.
"I did that night. It was like you knew I was in trouble and you just showed up. Like a knight in shining armor." She said to him remembering the events of that evening. She really was in trouble and Jason was there. His timing could not have been more perfect if he had tried.
"I just couldn't handle seeing some guy handle you the way that he was. Or any women for that matter." Jason said to her.
"You talked some sense into me that night, that's for sure." Elizabeth said with a smile.
"You already knew everything I said, you just needed someone to listen and someone to tell you what you already knew. I know. I've been there before." He said to her.
"You were the only person who helped me realize that Lucky wasn't coming back. You helped me deal and you didn't tell me to forget about it, that he would always be with me in my heart, you didn't tell me what I wanted to hear. You told me the truth, you let me vent and you showed me the light like no one else did. And I'll always be thankful to you for that, Jason." She said as she took a sip of her coffee and looked at him.
"I knew you didn't need me to be like everyone else, I just wanted to be there for you." He said to her.
Elizabeth let out a slight laugh as she thought back on their time together. Back when she needed someone the most and Jason just happened to be that someone. He was the person who helped her with her life, who helped her deal and who showed her the way. Sometimes just being in his presence was enough to make Elizabeth feel like she was not dead, just being around him was enough for her to live just a little bit longer.
Jason noticed her laugh, as she smiled and waited for her to explain why she had just laughed. When she did not, he decided to just ask.
"What's so funny?" He asked her.
"I was just thinking about the times you took me on your bike." She said to him.
"Yeah. I remember that." He replied.
"The first time you took me on it was the first time I felt free since Lucky died." Elizabeth said to him.
Jason sat in silence as she remembered some of the good times they shared, but as she spoke of the way the bike rides made her feel, all he could think about was the way her arms around his waist, her body pushed up close to him, her breath on his neck...made him feel.
"I remember you said that the wind was blowing so hard you couldn't think." He said to her.
"And you told me that was the whole point. I always remembered that everytime you took me on that bike." She said to him.
As Elizabeth finished her coffee she leaned forward to place it on the table, but before she could Jason reached over and lightly took it from her hand, their hands grazing.
"I'll take that for you. Do you want any more?" He asked her.
"No. Thanks." She said as she stood up.
Jason stood up, taking both cups as he walked back into the kitchen. Seconds later he walked back into the living room, just in time to see Elizabeth reach over the couch and pick up her purse.
"Are you leaving?" He asked her.
"Yeah. I should go. I left Cameron with grams for long enough. She could use a break." Elizabeth said to him with a smile.
"Ok." Jason replied.
Elizabeth walked over to him, their bodies just inches apart as she tilted her head back to look into his blue eyes.
"Thanks for everything." She said to him.
"It was no problem." Jason replied.
Elizabeth closed the gap between them, as she put her arms around his neck and pulled him into a hug. Jason hesitated before wrapping his arms around her and returning the hug. In that moment he felt like it was just the two of them, no one else in the world to disturbe this perfect, beautiful moment they shared.
As Elizabeth slowly pulled her head back, her arms still around his neck, Jason lifted his head from her shoulder, the two of them still having their arms wrapped around one another as they stared silently into each others arms.
Jason lifted one hand, and gently placed it on her cheek, Elizabeth moved her head closer, their foreheads touching softly as their eyes remained locked. Moving his mouth closer to her, Jason wanted to savor this build up as he grew closer and closer to coming into complete contact with the beautiful Elizabeth.
Just as he was about to kiss her the sound of a knock at the door disturbed him. Jason was about to back away when Elizabeth finally spoke.
"Ignore it." She whispered softly to him.
As Jason intended to do as she said, moving his mouth even closer to hers, the voice at the door startled him.
"Jason! Its Courtney!" At the sound of her voice Elizabeth dropped her arms from Jason's neck and backed away.
Jason let out a deep sigh as Elizabeth took several steps back, not saying a word. He knew he had to answer the door now.
Jason walked to the door and swung it open. Looking at Courtney as she stood in the doorway.
"Hi." He said to her.
"Hey I just...came by to see-oh. Hi, Elizabeth." Courtney said as she noticed Elizabeth standing behind Jason.
"Hi, Courtney." Elizabeth replied, forcing herself to smile at Jason's ex wife.
"Did you need something?" Jason asked her, angry that she had runined his wonderful moment with Elizabeth, but doing his best to hide the anger and disappointment.
"Yeah. I just...I wanted to see how Sam and the baby are doing." Courtney replied.
"Baby?" Elizabeth asked, her voice full of shock.
Jason turned to Elizabeth, not sure how he could respond or explain this to her.
"Oh, you didn't hear? Sam McCall is pregnant...Jason's the father." Courtney said.
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Every Reason
Jason stood by, holding on to the pool stick as he watched in shock while Elizabeth sinked the final ball into the corner pocket. Standing up she looked at him, her smile showing nothing but pride.
"When did you learn to play like that?" Jason asked her.
"I just practiced." She said to him with a smile.
Jason could not help but let out a small laugh as he stood there and stared at her in silence for a moment. It was no longer the awkward, uncomfortable silence he had felt earlier that day. No, not anymore. Since they began playing the game Jason felt the tension in the room loosen, he felt as he became more relaxed and mellow while each moment passed. Her smile had that hold on him, she had that hold on him. Just a simple look made him relax.
"Another game?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Ah no. I think you beat me as much as I'm going to let you tonight." Jason replied.
"Ok, fine. Loser makes coffee then. Go." She said to him.
Jason was not about to protest. If she wanted him to make coffee then that could only mean that she was planning on spending some more time here, which meant he would be able to enjoy her presence even longer then he had thought.
"I'll be back." Jason said as he walked to the kitchen to do as she wished.
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Elizabeth smiled as she watched Jason's body disappear through the doorway. She looked around the familer room, remembering the time she spent in here. It was as if time had stood still in this room. Everything seemed to be in the exact same place it was the last time she was here. The couch, the coffee table, nothing seemed out of place even slightly. Nothing had been added either.
Elizabeth always found it amazing how a man like Jason Morgan, who went from being a member of one of the wealthiest, most dysfunctional, selfish, spoiled families in all of New York, to being Jason Morgan, a man who only needed a bed, a couch and a pool table to be happy. She would have thought he would need all the small things, all the big things..everything. But no. Because Jason Quattermaine is no longer alive, and Jason Morgan stepped up and took his place. Only he made his own man. He changed himself and he found a way to be someone better then he could have imagined.
Moments later Jason emerged from the kitchen with two cups of coffee in his hands, walking over to where she stood by the couch he handed a cup to her, and together in perfect unison the two of them sat down on the couch.
Elizabeth noticed a look at him, as he stared at her.
"What?" She asked him.
"Nothing. I was just...thinking about well, thinking about the time I ran into you at Jake's." Jason said with a small smile.
"Oh yeah. The night you saved me." She said to him.
"Well I wouldn't say that. You never needed any saving." He told her.
"I did that night. It was like you knew I was in trouble and you just showed up. Like a knight in shining armor." She said to him remembering the events of that evening. She really was in trouble and Jason was there. His timing could not have been more perfect if he had tried.
"I just couldn't handle seeing some guy handle you the way that he was. Or any women for that matter." Jason said to her.
"You talked some sense into me that night, that's for sure." Elizabeth said with a smile.
"You already knew everything I said, you just needed someone to listen and someone to tell you what you already knew. I know. I've been there before." He said to her.
"You were the only person who helped me realize that Lucky wasn't coming back. You helped me deal and you didn't tell me to forget about it, that he would always be with me in my heart, you didn't tell me what I wanted to hear. You told me the truth, you let me vent and you showed me the light like no one else did. And I'll always be thankful to you for that, Jason." She said as she took a sip of her coffee and looked at him.
"I knew you didn't need me to be like everyone else, I just wanted to be there for you." He said to her.
Elizabeth let out a slight laugh as she thought back on their time together. Back when she needed someone the most and Jason just happened to be that someone. He was the person who helped her with her life, who helped her deal and who showed her the way. Sometimes just being in his presence was enough to make Elizabeth feel like she was not dead, just being around him was enough for her to live just a little bit longer.
Jason noticed her laugh, as she smiled and waited for her to explain why she had just laughed. When she did not, he decided to just ask.
"What's so funny?" He asked her.
"I was just thinking about the times you took me on your bike." She said to him.
"Yeah. I remember that." He replied.
"The first time you took me on it was the first time I felt free since Lucky died." Elizabeth said to him.
Jason sat in silence as she remembered some of the good times they shared, but as she spoke of the way the bike rides made her feel, all he could think about was the way her arms around his waist, her body pushed up close to him, her breath on his neck...made him feel.
"I remember you said that the wind was blowing so hard you couldn't think." He said to her.
"And you told me that was the whole point. I always remembered that everytime you took me on that bike." She said to him.
As Elizabeth finished her coffee she leaned forward to place it on the table, but before she could Jason reached over and lightly took it from her hand, their hands grazing.
"I'll take that for you. Do you want any more?" He asked her.
"No. Thanks." She said as she stood up.
Jason stood up, taking both cups as he walked back into the kitchen. Seconds later he walked back into the living room, just in time to see Elizabeth reach over the couch and pick up her purse.
"Are you leaving?" He asked her.
"Yeah. I should go. I left Cameron with grams for long enough. She could use a break." Elizabeth said to him with a smile.
"Ok." Jason replied.
Elizabeth walked over to him, their bodies just inches apart as she tilted her head back to look into his blue eyes.
"Thanks for everything." She said to him.
"It was no problem." Jason replied.
Elizabeth closed the gap between them, as she put her arms around his neck and pulled him into a hug. Jason hesitated before wrapping his arms around her and returning the hug. In that moment he felt like it was just the two of them, no one else in the world to disturbe this perfect, beautiful moment they shared.
As Elizabeth slowly pulled her head back, her arms still around his neck, Jason lifted his head from her shoulder, the two of them still having their arms wrapped around one another as they stared silently into each others arms.
Jason lifted one hand, and gently placed it on her cheek, Elizabeth moved her head closer, their foreheads touching softly as their eyes remained locked. Moving his mouth closer to her, Jason wanted to savor this build up as he grew closer and closer to coming into complete contact with the beautiful Elizabeth.
Just as he was about to kiss her the sound of a knock at the door disturbed him. Jason was about to back away when Elizabeth finally spoke.
"Ignore it." She whispered softly to him.
As Jason intended to do as she said, moving his mouth even closer to hers, the voice at the door startled him.
"Jason! Its Courtney!" At the sound of her voice Elizabeth dropped her arms from Jason's neck and backed away.
Jason let out a deep sigh as Elizabeth took several steps back, not saying a word. He knew he had to answer the door now.
Jason walked to the door and swung it open. Looking at Courtney as she stood in the doorway.
"Hi." He said to her.
"Hey I just...came by to see-oh. Hi, Elizabeth." Courtney said as she noticed Elizabeth standing behind Jason.
"Hi, Courtney." Elizabeth replied, forcing herself to smile at Jason's ex wife.
"Did you need something?" Jason asked her, angry that she had runined his wonderful moment with Elizabeth, but doing his best to hide the anger and disappointment.
"Yeah. I just...I wanted to see how Sam and the baby are doing." Courtney replied.
"Baby?" Elizabeth asked, her voice full of shock.
Jason turned to Elizabeth, not sure how he could respond or explain this to her.
"Oh, you didn't hear? Sam McCall is pregnant...Jason's the father." Courtney said.