Walk Away
Elizabeth stood in shock, as she allowed for the news to sink in.
"I'm sorry I thought-"Before Courtney had a chance to finish speaking, Jason raised his hand to shush her.
"Go." He said to her, looking at her.
"Jason I-"
"Courtney. Leave Now." Jason insisted.
Courtney locked eyes with Jason, his eyes once full of love were now full of regret and anger as he stared at her. Without saying another word she turned and walked into the hallway. The second she was out the door Jason slammed the door behind her and turned to Elizabeth.
"I was going to tell you." Jason said to her.
"Don't worry about it." Elizabeth replied as she once again plastered on that smile, the smile Jason could always see right through.
"I can explain.." He started.
Elizabeth shook her head as she swallowed the lump of emotion that was rising in her throat.
"Jason, you don't need to explain anything. I'm proud for you. I always thought you'd make an amazing father." Elizabeth said.
"You're an amazing mother." He whispered back at her.
Jason's mind began to wander again. Here they were. Standing before one another. Him, about to be a father and she is already a mother. All he could think about was how unfair it is that they can not step into those roles together, that Sam's baby is not his own. That Elizabeth's baby is Zander's and not his.
"Do you know if it's a boy or girl?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Girl." Jason replied softly.
"Wow. Congratulations." She said to him.
Elizabeth walked over to him, again pulling him into a hug. But this time Jason noticed the slight twinkle of a tear in her eyes, and the lose way she held him in her arms. It was not like the first hug they shared this evening. This hug was something much different, instead of a hug that had given him hope, it was the hug that took him off the cloud he was floating on and brought him back to reality. Had Courtney not interrupted, he would have had a chance to kiss the beautiful Elizabeth, and then tell her on his own about the baby. But now it was as if he had hidden the truth from her, and she was hugging him goodbye.
As she finally pulled away, Elizabeth was sure to step back out of reach from Jason as she dabbed at her eyes. Plastering her smile on her face. She knows she should not be upset to hear that Jason is going to be a father, she herself is the mother of a baby that is not his. Yet she could not help but feel as though the wonderful moment they had shared earlier was all a figment of her imagination, largely in part because now that she knows of the baby, she feels as though the closeness they had shared this evening was too good to have been true.
"I should really..get going." Elizabeth said to him, her voice cracking.
"Want me to walk you home?" He asked her.
"No. Thanks. I just...I'll be fine." She said to him.
Jason nodded as he followed her to the door, opening it for her. As she stepped over the threshold she turned to face him one final time.
"Congratulations." She said to him.
Jason noticed how soft her voice had sounded, he stood in the doorway waiting until she disappeared through the elevator doors, and listened to the click of the elevator closing behind her.
As he closed the door he leaned against it, resting his head on the door as he closed his eyes. The only thought that he allowed to enter his mind was the one thought he never imagined he would ever think...
"The things I do for Sonny." Jason whispered silently to himself as a stray tear rolled down his cheek.
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Elizabeth wrapped her arms around herself, as she walked on the docks, looking out at the calm water, breathing in the scent. Her mind drifting back to earlier events of the evening. She knew it should come as no shock that Jason was a father, no one was better with children then him. No one's heart was as warm, no one was as protective, loyal, loving or even brave as Jason Morgan. There is no man, that would make a better father then him.
As Elizabeth was lost in thought, the sound of her cell phone ringing shook her back to reality. Digging into her pocket Elizabeth reached in and pulled out the phone, pressing the green button she lifted it to her ear.
"Hello?" She said into the phone.
"Elizabeth.." the voice on the other end of the line sounded.
Elizabeth noticed right away who that voice was, but there was something off, something different.
"Grams? What's wrong?" Elizabeth asked.
"Cameron is..." Audrey tried to get out, her voice cracking and clearly she was frantic.
"What? What about him?" Elizabeth asked as her heart began to race.
She knew it had to be awful, she could barely breathe out of fear. Grams was frantic, clearly she had been crying and now she was trying to speak but her voice continued to crack.
"....Missing.." She managed to say before breaking down in tears.
Elizabeth stood in shock, as she allowed for the news to sink in.
"I'm sorry I thought-"Before Courtney had a chance to finish speaking, Jason raised his hand to shush her.
"Go." He said to her, looking at her.
"Jason I-"
"Courtney. Leave Now." Jason insisted.
Courtney locked eyes with Jason, his eyes once full of love were now full of regret and anger as he stared at her. Without saying another word she turned and walked into the hallway. The second she was out the door Jason slammed the door behind her and turned to Elizabeth.
"I was going to tell you." Jason said to her.
"Don't worry about it." Elizabeth replied as she once again plastered on that smile, the smile Jason could always see right through.
"I can explain.." He started.
Elizabeth shook her head as she swallowed the lump of emotion that was rising in her throat.
"Jason, you don't need to explain anything. I'm proud for you. I always thought you'd make an amazing father." Elizabeth said.
"You're an amazing mother." He whispered back at her.
Jason's mind began to wander again. Here they were. Standing before one another. Him, about to be a father and she is already a mother. All he could think about was how unfair it is that they can not step into those roles together, that Sam's baby is not his own. That Elizabeth's baby is Zander's and not his.
"Do you know if it's a boy or girl?" Elizabeth asked him.
"Girl." Jason replied softly.
"Wow. Congratulations." She said to him.
Elizabeth walked over to him, again pulling him into a hug. But this time Jason noticed the slight twinkle of a tear in her eyes, and the lose way she held him in her arms. It was not like the first hug they shared this evening. This hug was something much different, instead of a hug that had given him hope, it was the hug that took him off the cloud he was floating on and brought him back to reality. Had Courtney not interrupted, he would have had a chance to kiss the beautiful Elizabeth, and then tell her on his own about the baby. But now it was as if he had hidden the truth from her, and she was hugging him goodbye.
As she finally pulled away, Elizabeth was sure to step back out of reach from Jason as she dabbed at her eyes. Plastering her smile on her face. She knows she should not be upset to hear that Jason is going to be a father, she herself is the mother of a baby that is not his. Yet she could not help but feel as though the wonderful moment they had shared earlier was all a figment of her imagination, largely in part because now that she knows of the baby, she feels as though the closeness they had shared this evening was too good to have been true.
"I should really..get going." Elizabeth said to him, her voice cracking.
"Want me to walk you home?" He asked her.
"No. Thanks. I just...I'll be fine." She said to him.
Jason nodded as he followed her to the door, opening it for her. As she stepped over the threshold she turned to face him one final time.
"Congratulations." She said to him.
Jason noticed how soft her voice had sounded, he stood in the doorway waiting until she disappeared through the elevator doors, and listened to the click of the elevator closing behind her.
As he closed the door he leaned against it, resting his head on the door as he closed his eyes. The only thought that he allowed to enter his mind was the one thought he never imagined he would ever think...
"The things I do for Sonny." Jason whispered silently to himself as a stray tear rolled down his cheek.
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Elizabeth wrapped her arms around herself, as she walked on the docks, looking out at the calm water, breathing in the scent. Her mind drifting back to earlier events of the evening. She knew it should come as no shock that Jason was a father, no one was better with children then him. No one's heart was as warm, no one was as protective, loyal, loving or even brave as Jason Morgan. There is no man, that would make a better father then him.
As Elizabeth was lost in thought, the sound of her cell phone ringing shook her back to reality. Digging into her pocket Elizabeth reached in and pulled out the phone, pressing the green button she lifted it to her ear.
"Hello?" She said into the phone.
"Elizabeth.." the voice on the other end of the line sounded.
Elizabeth noticed right away who that voice was, but there was something off, something different.
"Grams? What's wrong?" Elizabeth asked.
"Cameron is..." Audrey tried to get out, her voice cracking and clearly she was frantic.
"What? What about him?" Elizabeth asked as her heart began to race.
She knew it had to be awful, she could barely breathe out of fear. Grams was frantic, clearly she had been crying and now she was trying to speak but her voice continued to crack.
"....Missing.." She managed to say before breaking down in tears.