Chapter 1
"Jason?" she called from the hallway.
"I am in the living room, what do you need?" Jason asked as he plopped down onto the couch.
"Hey hun, are you still going to be able to make it to my doctors appointment?" Elizabeth questioned.
Jason looked at her with his tired eyes and saw that she would not be pleased if he did not go with her, even though it was just a check up.
"Do you still want me to go?" he asked knowing the answer to his own question.
She sat down on the couch beside him and then swung her feet onto his lap. Jason knew that she wanted attention, they had barely seen each other all week. Elizabeth let out a deep sigh before she looked at him with her dark blue eyes.
"You do not have to go."
Jason knew he would not get anywhere if he said okay. "No Elizabeth, I am going to go, then we can go eat at Kelly's on our way home."
"I would like that." She straightened herself up and kissed his cheek quickly before leaving the room.
Jason rubbed his face as he let his body fall over, he was so tired, he had so much go on at the warehouse the past few weeks he had neglected his wife and sleeping. In a few minutes he was fast asleep and no one could possibly wake him up!
Chapter 2
"Hey"
"What time is it?" Jason asked realizing that he was still on the couch from his afternoon nap.
Elizabeth let out a small giggle before saying, "It is 11:30 silly! You slept the whole day away, I told Sonny that you wouldn't be going to the warehouse today, because you and I had to go to my appointment, and that I'd have you call him later."
Jason nodded, satisfied with his wife. She looked especially radiant today he thought. Elizabeth had always been the love of his life, and he had always thought that she was beautiful, but something about her today made her even more tempting.
"You better go get in the shower, my appointment is at noon. I am not going to be late and have to wait to get in later because of you!" Elizabeth said playfully as she threw him a towel.
"I am going!" he yelled back quickly as he stood up and grabbed her by the waist just in time.
He kissed her cheek softly before rushing off to shower and get ready for another day.
Elizabeth smiled to herself as she thought of Jason being a father someday, and hopefully someday soon. She hoped that if the appointment went well today, that she would find a way to ask Jason to have a baby. Elizabeth wanted a baby now more than ever, playing with Morgan all the time was fun, but she wanted her own to love and cherish. She wanted to be someone's mommy!
She quickly went into the kitchen as she heard Jason coming down the hallway again.
"Okay. I am all ready to go."
Elizabeth emerged from the kitchen with her purse in hand, "Lets go then."
Chapter 3
"Are you all finished?" Jason asked as Elizabeth walked out of the small room in the corner of the building.
Elizabeth smiled and nodded.
"Good, I'm hungry, lets go to Kelly's and get some food!" Jason grabbed her hand as they walked out of General Hospital.
The whole way to Kelly's Elizabeth wondered about how to ask Jason about starting a family, now that she knew it was okay for her to start trying, she wanted to right away. They sat down at a table in the corner of the small café and waited to receive a menu.
"Want a menu or do u know what you want?" Tammy asked figuring the couple already knew what they wanted.
"We need two bowls of chili and two cokes" Jason watched Elizabeth as he spoke to make sure that was okay.
"Okay, I'll have it out in a bit."
"Jas-" she began, but was rudely interrupted by the ringing of his cell phone.
"Sorry" he said as he pulled out the phone, "Morgan."
Elizabeth let out a small sigh of relief. She still was unsure of how to go about the situation, it wasn't like asking for a new car, a child would be a part of their lives forever and maybe Jason thought it was too dangerous to bring children into his type of lifestyle. She decided to wait until they got home to discuss the matter with Jason.
"Okay Sonny...I'll make sure we are ready by nine tomorrow. Bye." Jason closed his phone and put his hands over his face.
"Jason, please say you are not leaving again!" Elizabeth's eyes began to burn from holding back the tears.
Jason was going to lose it if he did not get some food in his stomach and sleep so his brain could rest.
"Actually, we both have to leave..."
Elizabeth gave him the look of death, if there was one thing that she hated more than anything in the whole world, it was leaving her home for Jason's business.
"Jason Morgan, I do NOT want to just pick up and go to another safe house because of dumb people you and Sonny associate with. I am not leaving, so you can just go by yourself!" Elizabeth lashed out on him in front of a sizable crowd.
"Would you just calm down!" he snapped back not in the mood to fight with her.
"No, no I won't, this is getting old Jase and you know it."
"Elizabeth, Sonny has invited us to go to the island for a few days to relax, there is nothing else to it. He said that Carly and the boys want to spend some time at the beach and he just wants to relax himself" he took her hand in his before continuing, "if you don't want to go then we do not have to."
Elizabeth felt feverish, she couldn't believed that she had just acted so immature about something so pointless. She smiled at him quickly then put her head down.
"I would love to go Jason, it would give us some time alone" she spoke softly.
"That would be wonderful, I know that we have not had the chance to talk lately and I have been meaning to make that up to you." Jason's eyes quickly focused on the food put before him.
"Okay, lets eat before it gets cold." she said eyeing the big bowl of chili herself.
Jason already had taken a big spoonful by the time she grabbed her spoon.
They ate in silence, enjoying each others company.
Chapter 4
"Good morning sunshines!" Carly's voice rang through Jason's ears, it was too early to be that happy.
"Hey Carly, hey boys." Elizabeth replied.
"You look like you have been runover then shot" Sonny commented to Jason.
Jason eyed his friend carefully, he looked and he felt that way, hopefully he would be able to sleep on the way to the island so then he could spend time with Elizabeth and he could check up on things at the casinos there on the island. Mixing business with pleasure, as usual.
"Mr. Corinthos, we are ready for lift off." a voice came over the speaker on the private jet.
Everyone sat down and strapped themselves in waiting to feel the rush of leaving the ground to hit them. Elizabeth loved to fly, something about the sky inspired her to paint, and so she was smart and packed her paints and easel, hoping to get some sketches done on the way to Sonny's island so she could paint them when they arrived.
"So, what's going on with you and Jase?" Carly asked once the two women were close enough they could talk.
"What do you mean?" Elizabeth was a bit confused.
"Oh come on Liz, you don't have to play dumb, I can see it in your eyes something is on your mind and I'm almost certain it has to do with Jason." Carly grinned.
"Car-" she began.
"Don't Carly me missy. What is it?" Carly was not going to give up easily.
"Well see, I want to try to have a baby, but I don't know how to talk to Jason about it, we never really discussed children before and I don't know how he feels about it." it felt good to get it off her chest.
Carly moved closer to her friend and gave her a quick hug before speaking, "Elizabeth, I believe that Jason would make a wonderful father and I know he thinks you would make a wonderful mother. If you just talk to him I bet that you will find that he wants the same things that you want."
Elizabeth gave Carly a big smile, "thanks Carly, I will talk to him once we get on the island."
"Good girl, I want to be an Aunt! ASAP!" she laughed.
"Carly!" Elizabeth tried to quiet her up before Jason or Sonny heard them.
"What is so funny?" Sonny asked as he and Jason came through the door.
"Nothing" Elizabeth said blushing.
"Ah" Sonny said.
"Just girl talk...Sonny do you think we will have anymore kids?" Carly glanced at Elizabeth who was eyeing her right back.
"I would like to."
"Good because you owe me a little girl" Carly gave him a big grin.
Jason watched as Elizabeth's eyes focused on the floor. What was she thinking about? he thought.
"What about you two? Are you two ever going to start giving us neices and nephews to spoil?" Sonny questioned looking at Jason.
He was caught off guard by Sonny's question, they had never really discussed children, with his line of work he had always thought that a baby would not be safe. He glanced at Elizabeth who was also staring at Jason for an answer.
"I- we haven't talked about anything..."
Elizabeth cleared her throat before going into the other room, leaving the other three adults alone.
"Did I say something wrong?" Jason asked confused as to why Elizabeth had left so quickly.
"She's just a little tired, she told me earlier she just wanted off the plane." Carly tried to explain.
Jason seemed satisfied with that answer and shrugged off any feeling of doubt.
"We are now preparing for landing." the voice came over the speaker once again.
Chapter 5
"Thank you, just set them right there, that will be fine." Elizabeth pointed to the corner of the bedroom.
"Anything else you would like before we go Mrs. Morgan?" A servant asked.
"That will be all thanks" she smiled at the two middle aged men.
Jason handed them both twenty dollar bills and nodded for them to leave. He waited to speak after they were gone. Elizabeth had already began to put away her clothes. He studied her carefully, he saw that something ws on her mind. She was biting her bottom lip like she always did when she was nervous or worried about something. She also kept putting her hair behind her ears even though every piece stayed behind her ears for about 5 seconds. Elizabeth's eyes moved around the room quickly, trying to find something to distract her from all of her thoughts. Jason moved closer to where she was standing.
She could sense his presence nearby. She turned not expecting him to be so close to her and ran right into his chest. He hadn't even flinched, that was one thing Elizabeth never understood that about Jason, and probably never would.
"Oh, I didn't see you there"
Jason looked in her eyes searching for the answer to his question, but could not find it, "What is wrong?"
Elizabeth was suprised to hear Jason ask the question. "What do you mean?"
"I mean you have been really quiet and you have been avoiding me like I am a plague, did I do something wrong?"
"No you haven't, it is nothing really..." she let her voice trail off.
"Eliza-"
"Jason, I want to have a baby!" Elizabeth blurted out so quickly that she had barely had time to process what she said.
Jason's eyes grew wide and icy blue. His throat began to close on him. Elizabeth quickly moved to the dresser where she put some shirts in the drawer for Jason. It had felt good to finally tell him what she had wanted, she now had to remember that you don't always get what you want! Jason watched as she refolded pairs of jeans.
"I didn't know that you wanted a baby." Jason managed.
"We have never talked about it I know..." Elizabeth answered not looking up at Jason, but instead kept on folding clothes.
"Hun, a baby is a very serious matter, especially for us..." He tried to ease into the conversation.
Elizabeth threw down a shirt as she rolled her eyes "And you think I haven't thought all of this out already Jason! I'm not stupid! I figured that you were going to be this way."
"Be what way, honest about how I feel, I am glad you know me so well Elizabeth." Jason stared at her.
She gave him an icy glare before responding, "you don't worry about making me happy Jason Morgan, I will just find me a man that will give me a baby!"
By the time she was finished she realized what she had just yelled. Her mind was scattered in a million different directions. Jasons face had turned a new shade of red. She knew he was angry with her and probably himself as well, but there was no turning back now, they were going to talk this over once and for all.
"You do not mean that"
"You don't know what I mean anymore Jason, you did not know I wanted children how could you know that I wouldn't want them bad enough to find someone else."
"There is no one else that could keep up with your demands Elizabeth!" Jason voice was harsh.
"And what exactly does that mean?" she wanted to know what demands she had given him.
"You expect me to read your mind and I can't do that. I do not think anyone can ever figure out what is going on in your head!" Jason was yelling now and he was not even realizing it until he saw the hurt in her eyes.
"I am sorry that you feel this way Jason, I have tried to make our marriage a pleasant one, I have tried to be there for you even when I didn't agree with your job, and I tried to be an understanding wife, but I guess the fact that I want a child is a little selfish." Elizabeth began to tear up.
"I didn't mean it that way..." Jason tried to excuse his words.
" I think you did Jason, I really think you did." Elizabeth walked right past him and walked out the door.
Jason let out a deep sigh knowing that he should go after her. Instead he decided to take a new approach and let her cool off and then they could discuss the matter later. He lay on the bed thinking about children, he soon shut his eyes as he drifted off to sleep.
Chapter 6
Elizabeth had walked around the island casinos and took a stroll on the beach, in total she had been gone for three hours. Jason hadn't chased after her like she had thought he would. A part of her wished that she had never said anything about children. Having a baby is something both people in a relationship must want and she knew that. Jason was thinking of the children, his life was dangerous, she knew that too, but she always thought he could protect them. She took for granted the guards and bullet proof windows. Most children didn't grow up like Michael and Morgan, did she want her kids to have to go through all of that?
"Mrs. Morgan?" a voice from behind asked.
"Uh, yes?" Realizing that she was spacing out.
"Mr. Morgan requests your presence at the house." the short man stated not sure how she would react to it.
"I will make sure that he knows not to send for me anymore, thank you." Elizabeth's face began to feel warm.
"I-I'm sorry Mrs. Morgan." the man pleaded.
"Just do not take his orders anymore and we will be on good terms." She walked away heading for the Corinthos Mansion.
"How dare you!" She came ranting as soon as the door was slammed shut.
"Elizabeth, you need to calm down and give me a chance to talk to you." Jason wanted to have a chance to speak.
"Oh I'll give you a chance after this..." she took her hand and smacked his right cheek as hard as she could.
Jason's cheek burned, his first instinct was to grab her and show her how it felt, but he didn't. He took a step back and shook his head.
"You are being unfair about this Elizabeth." Jason said.
"I think you are being unfair Jason!" she pounced on him and began to hit his hard abdomen as the tears spilled down her cheeks. She fell to the ground after her fists became numb.
Jason reached for her arms and pulled her up and sat her on the couch with him. She drew close to him and he cradled her in his arms as she cried hysterically. He wasn't sure why she was this way, but her knew that he has upset her deeply.
"Shhh, it is going to be okay, Liz hun, you know I want to have children with you...I love you and I want to make you happy. You are going to make a great mother someday." Jason kissed her head as she began to calm down slowly.
"Someday?" she sniffed.
"Someday soon!" Jason gave her a smile as she looked up at him.
"Oh Jason!" she hugged him tightly and kissed his lips softly then let it become stronger.
Jason began to laugh inside before stopping her, "Elizabeth we don't have to start now!"
She backed off slowly and grinned at him with her big blue eyes showing her happiness. She pulled her shirt over her head as she stood up. Jason's eyes watched carefully as she walked around the couch.
"You are right Jason, besides I need to go shower for dinner." she winked at him.
Jason smiled then followed her into the bedroom. She took her jeans off revealing her dark blue bikini panties. She was teasing him and he was falling for it anyway. She reached for her towel then turned to look at him.
"Well you need to get ready as well, I don't want you to smell at dinner." she said.
Jason gave her a grin before stepping forward.
"So, you two look happy, what's going on now?" Carly asked as Jason and Elizabeth walked into the dining room.
"Oh Carly! Stop it!" Sonny said.
The four sat down at the table as the maid brought their plates. They sat down and had a delightful conversation while they ate dinner. After everyone was finished, Carly motioned for Elizabeth to follow her out onto the terrace. She did.
Once they were out of the two men's sight Carly gave her the okay to spill. Elizabeth gave Carly a smile as big as Texas.
"We are going to try!" She managed before she knew it Carly was hugging her tightly.
"This is great! I am so happy for the both of you! I can't wait to be an aunt!" Carly began to yell.
"Elizabeth and I are going to try to have a baby." Jason stated once the women were out of the room.
"That is great Jason, I am happy for you." Sonny said, wondering why Jason was not acting to excited about it.
"Thanks, I want Elizabeth to be happy, and I feel as if this baby could bring us closer..."
Sonny began to realize what Jason was thinking. Sonny knew that Jason's line of work was putting a strain on their marriage, Jason was hardly home and so he could tell that the two of them barely got time to talk. He couldn't help but feel partially to blame for that.
"Jason, you know that bringing a baby into a home that is not stable is not fair to the child. I know you and Elizabeth love each other, but maybe you two need to work out your problems as husband and wife before you bring a child into the picture." Sonny tried to stay out of Jason's business, but he also knew Jason needed someone on his side.
"I know that! Damn it! I just can't stand to watch Elizabeth become this lifeless person because I am never there! I am to blame for the problems in our marriage." Jason was becoming frustrated.
"Jason calm down, this is not going to make anything any better. You letting yourself get so frustrated is not good, you can't do that with a child around..." Sonny was trying to get him to open up instead of shut down like Jason usually did.
"I-I can't do this right now...I have to go..." Jason stated walking right by the two women coming in from the terrace.
"Where are you going?" Elizabeth asked.
Jason walked out without answering, he kept going, knowing that he needed an out. Nothing there was going to clear his head.
Chapter 7
Elizabeth began to worry about Jason. It was after two and still he hadn't come home yet. Jason had done it before, but he always had called to check up on her, or sent a guard to check up on her. She began to wonder what had happend between Jason and Sonny earlier that evening. Why did Sonny go to bed soon after Jason left? All the questions ran through her head. She heard the door open.
Jason walked into the bedroom quietly, trying to not to disturb Elizabeth if she was sleeping. He began to take off his boots, then he heard footsteps. There she stand staring at him with her dark blue eyes. She moved closer when she saw him see her.
"I thought you would be asleep, it's late." he stated before pulling his shirt up over his head.
She couldn't help but stare at his body, she hadn't touched him in so long. She missed the smell of his skin, the mixture of leather and ocean. She moved closer to Jason before answering, " I was worried about you, no one knew where you had gone."
Jason looked at her carefully, studying her eyes, trying to find a piece of comfort. She was sad, she was tired. He had aged her so much, and he knew it.
"You know I would never do anything to get myself hurt on purpose. I would never not tell you if I were hurt, you know that right?" Jason questioned Elizabeth praying that she knew the answer to that.
"I love you Jason" is all she replied.
Jason wrapped his arms around her petite body before saying," I love you too."
"I want this baby to bring us together, but I don't want this child to feel the way I do, I do not want it to-" she could not finish.
"You don't want it to what?" Jason wanted to know what she was thinking, what she was feeling.
Tears began to fall, " I don't want our child to grow up and not know it's father!"
Jason was shocked, "Elizabeth, you know my job is dangerous-"
She cut him off, " I am not even talking about that part of your job, I know that if something happend to you we would be safe, I know you will always make sure I am taken care of. I just don't want our kids to grow up with you always gone on important business. You can't just leave in the middle of the night because you got a phone call! When you have children it doesn't work that way!"
He couldn't believe that she had felt this way and had not told him sooner. He wanted to tell her that he could change everything, but he knew that was not that easy. He wanted to be a good father, he wanted to be there for his wife and children. Jason never thought marriage or parenthood was anything less than love and trust.
" I want to be there for you and our children, I never said I didn't!" he exclaimed.
Elizabeth could not fight it any longer, she kissed him. She let herself lean in closely to feel his body warmth.
Jason began to wrap his arms around her waist and bring her as close to him as possible. They began to make their way to the bed, not caring to watch their steps. Jason flung her onto the bed and toppled onto her. She let out a slight sigh and brought her hands up to Jason's chest. He froze and looked at Elizabeth.
"You sure you want to do this?" she asked.
"I love you and I want this...you." he stated before leaning down to kiss her softly.
They made love in the most romantic way, both holding on to each other tightly. Neither one wanting to let go of each other. Jason watched as Elizabeth hummed herself to sleep. Her face was so angelic, her skin so creamy and pure. His heart was was warm and he had never felt this way before, she always brought new emotions out in him. She was his best feature. He began to let sleep take over and he drifted off soon after she had.
Chapter 8
"How are you doing?" Jason asked.
"Hmmmm...I feel wonder!" Elizabeth gave him a a quick kiss on the cheek.
"That is good, so what are your plans for today?" he asked wondering.
"I think that we have to watch Michael and Morgan today, Sonny and Carly have to go to some lunch meeting for her new club. So that means we get to play house today!" she winked.
Jason smiled, "practice for us is good."
"Yup, sure is!" she giggled as he kissed her neck and worked his way to her lips.
There was a knock at the door, Jason let out a groan before letting go of her. She walked to the door and opened it.
"Hello! How is everyone?" Carly said handing Morgan to Elizabeth.
"Hi guys." Liz said placing Morgan on her hip.
Unlce Jason, can w play with these cards, I know how to play go fish!" Michael said showing Jason his news playing cards.
"Sure buddy in a bit." he assured the boy.
"Okay well, we should get going if we want to make it on time for a change." Sonny stated as he grabbed Carly's arm.
Carly kissed her son's good bye and then winked at Elizabeth. Sonny dragged his wife out of there as quickly as he could. As soon as Sonny and Carly were gone Michael and Jason to town on playing cards. Elizabeth took Morgan to the kitchen with her to fix lunch for everyone.
"Okay Michael go and wash your hands and then you can play on the beach with Leticia." Elizabeth said standing up to clear the table.
"Okay, thanks for lunch Aunt Liz, I love mac and cheese!" the boy hurried up the stairs to wash his hands and change into his swim trunks.
Jason stopped her from picking up any plates. She turned to face him. He smiled and gave Elizabeth a kiss.
"What was that for?" she asked teasingly.
"That was for a great lunch and just because I have missed kissing you." he said hugging her.
Morgan sat in his highchair witnessing every second of affection being displayed. Elizabeth turned to him and asked, "Morgan you ready for a nap buddy?"
"I will take him upstairs and get him ready for his nap, you just rest." Jason said moving around Elizabeth to pick up the little boy.
"Okay, but I have to clear the table then I will be waiting for you in the living room. Then we can maybe rest together!" she said playfully.
"I will be back as soon as I can!" Jason turned and went up the stairs leaving Elizabeth giggling at the table.
Their lives were falling back into place, they were working out their problems and both were satisfied. What more could they ask for? Elizabeth finished cleaning the table and she ran the dishwasher then went into the living room and sat down. She slowly turned her feet up onto the couch for a more relaxed feel, then she layed her head on the pillow that was on the couch already. She lay there in content. She and Jason were happy, and they were on their way to making a baby! Having a family was important to her, since her life as a child was not that stable she wanted to make sure that when she had the chance to become a mother that she showed her child how much he or she was loved. Elizabeth knew that that could happen with Jason by her side.
"You okay?" he asked not wanting to startle her.
"Hmmmm? Yeah. I am just thinking." she started to sit back up so he could sit.
Jason moved onto the couch and sat behind her so she could lay down on his lap. She carefully rested her head on his lap then let out a sigh.
"Do you want to tell me what it was that you were thinking about?" he questioned not sure if she would be willing to expose that information.
"I was actually thinking about how lucky we are that we have this...that we have each other, not too many people find what we have." her voice was sincere.
"Yes, I know" he said kissing the top of her forehead.
She looked up and met his eyes. Jason looked at her as well, they knew that everything was going to be fine. They loved each other and that was what mattered most of all. Elizabeth sat up then hugged him tightly.
"I love this, I love you and I can't wait til I can love our child." she said letting small tears trickle down her face.
"I love you too. We are going to have everything we ever needed someday. I promise to give you the life you deserve."
"All I need is you." she said pulling away from Jason slowly.
Jason let his hand run across her wet face," you have me, forever."
"And you have me for always." she let out a big sob before returning to the safety of his arms.
The pain she felt from missing Jason for so long was fading away, she was beginning to feel the brighter side of her life coming back, it was the greatest feeling for her.
They stood in each others arms for quite a while just soaking in the moment. They were making progress in their relationship, and that was exactly what they both hoped would happen. It was the most wonderful action that had taken place in a long time.
Chapter 9
Morgan Penthouse (1 month later)
She took in a deep breath before walking down the stairs. Jason had an early meeting, so she was all alone. Elizabeth walked into the living room to find a beautiful bouquet of cream colored roses. She walked over to the coffee table and found a small card that read:
To my lovely wife. I love you.
-Jason
She smiled to herself while she smelled the roses. Jason was trying his hardest to show her that she was the love of his life. Elizabeth felt like she was floating on a cloud. Her life was taking off from there.
Warehouse-Jason's Office
"Sonny, I can't do that. Elizabeth are just starting to open up and our relationship is important right now. We are trying to work things out." Jason pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
"I know that you and Elizabeth are going through some rough times, but this is important. You know that I wouldn't ask you to do this if it wasn't." Sonny took a step forward and handed Jason a file.
"How am I suppose to tell her?"
"Jason, she loves you and she will understand." Sonny assured him.
"I am going home now. The sooner I get this over with, the easier it will be." Jason walked out of his office leaving Sonny standing there.
Morgan Penthouse
"Francis, can I send you to the store for me please?" Elizabeth asked the bulky man.
"Yes, do you have a list of the things you need?"
"Yes, and make sure that you get everything. I need all of these ingredients for dinner tonight." Elizabeth handed the paper to Francis. The bodyguard skimmed over the list and left after giving her a quick nod.
She walked back into the penthouse just as Jason opened the door and followed her in. She quickly turned to see who it was.
Jason kissed her before she could have a reaction.
"Mmmmm" she let out.
"How are you doing?" He asked as he slowly pulled away from her petite body.
Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders, "I dont know, I have felt a little under the weather all day and I was dizzy this morning."
"You need to rest or you are going to get sick." Jason said.
"Yeah. Okay I will. Don't expect me to do anything at all now." she smiled.
"Elizabeth we need to talk about something." he began.
"Ok, should I sit down for this?" she was feeling as if she wasn't going to like the words Jason was about to say.
Jason led Elizabeth to the couch and turned her body to face him. He reached for her hands and set them in his lap. He knew it was going to be hard for her, it was hard for him as well, he didn't want to leave her. Business called and Jason had to attend to this, or the problem could become worse.
"Elizabeth, I am just going to come out and tell you that I have to go out of town for a while on business," Jason waited for a reaction and when he did not get one, he continued, "I do not want to go, but there is no other way."
"I don't want you to leave me!" she exclaimed.
"I do not want to leave you, this is not something I can just ignore though, if it is not taken care of now then it could get worse and put a lot of people in danger." Jason tried to reason, but knew he was getting nowhere.
"Fine, if you say you have to go, then you have to go" her eyes were focused on her wedding ring.
"I am sorry, I will come back as soon as I can" he reasoned.
"I know you will." she didn't look up.
"Are you mad?"
"No...I am tired...could you finish dinner, I am going to get ready for bed, I don't feel very well." she stood and left the room before Jason could get a word out to stop her. She was not going to listen to him anyway.