A/N: Thank you for all the reviews of the first two chapters. :) I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in this fic...
Anyway, as promised, some Liason interaction this chapter. Also there is some Steven Webber in this chapter! I really do like him, I swear, but in this chapter he's not the nice guy he normally is.:(
Oh, don't forget...this is slightly AU!
When Emily, Jason, and Cameron emerged from the elevators on the sixth floor of General Hospital, Mac Scorpio spotted them immediately and made his way over.
"Emily, I need—", Mac began, but was promptly cut off.
"Where's Lucky and Elizabeth?" She asked, ignorant of the fact that he had said something at all.
Mac let out a sigh, tired of everything remotely related to the Spencers or the Cassidines.
"I'm not sure where Elizabeth is," He paused, "I got her statement and she took off after Lucky as far as I could tell."
"Where's Luck—" Emily started, impatiently.
Mac cut her off, annoyed at her obvious disregard, "He's in surgery. He got stabbed."
Her face grew pale and Mac hesitated before continuing, "I was hoping that you could shed some light on what happened, Emily."
"She wasn't there." Jason said, breaking his silence.
Mac stole a glance at the mob enforcer and was met with his normal cold stare. If it had been a different situation, Mac might have laughed given the fact that Jason was holding a baby that had absently started chewing on his tee shirt.
"I didn't say that she was," He began, focusing his attention back on Emily, "But I know that you've been working to get Nikolas out of prison by exposing Helena. This was another one of Luke's plan's, wasn't it?"
"I want to go see my friend. If you have any other questions then I will answer them later."
"With a lawyer present." Jason added, matter-of-factly, as his sister started to leave.
Mac sighed, ignoring the enforcer's words, "I've got good news, Emily."
She turned around to face him and he continued, "Helena was spotted. Nikolas is free to go."
She froze. Jason looked at her with concern. With the knowledge of what had happened to her with Conner, he knew that she had not been anticipating Nikolas' release. With Nikolas out of the picture it made it easier to ignore what had happened to her. It made it easier for her to put off dealing with it.
Mac studied her expression with confusion, "Are you ready to go?"
She nodded. He started towards the elevator and she hesitated to follow him.
"Are you sure you can do this? I can send someone—" Jason began.
She cut him off, "I have to. He's my husband."
She paused briefly and met his eyes, "Could you stay here and make sure that Lucky gets out of surgery okay?"
Emily was his sister. There was never a question in his mind that he would not do something that she asked him. She knew this and knew how to use it to her advantage.
He nodded. Her gaze lingered to Cameron, "Is it okay…" She paused, "I don't think I can take him—"
"Go." He said, simply. She smiled at him and then went towards the elevator where Mac was waiting.
He watched her until the elevator closed and sighed out of relief. Normally he was not one to avoid his obligations. But with the knowledge of what he had to tell his sister, on top of everything else she was dealing with, he was glad to avoid telling her at the moment. He looked down at the boy in his arms and sighed.
Steven Webber was not in the best mood to begin with. He had recently found out that his ex-girlfriend had plotted to kill him, he had been working fourteen hours straight, had a headache, and had heard mumblings of his sister coming into the hospital with a stabbing victim. When he approached the nurse's station on the sixth floor and noticed his nephew in the arms of an alleged mob enforcer, whatever little bit of sanity he had quickly dissipated.
He stalked over to the waiting area, "Are you the reason my sister came here with a stabbing victim? An innocent bystander to some coffee warehouse transaction?"
It was common knowledge that something about Steven Webber bothered Jason, but he had attempted to be civil with him after the doctor had done so much to help Kristina and Morgan. As well as for the simple fact that he was Elizabeth's brother and he valued their friendship. But Jason had enough on his plate as it was and had no time to bother with the doctor.
"I came in with Emily. She got a call that Elizabeth and Lucky were at the hospital."
Steven glanced around impatiently, "And where is Emily now?"
"What does it matter, Steven?" He said, annoyed.
"Well, I think she would have know better to leave my nephew with you." Steven spit back.
If he had not been holding Cameron, Jason would have not hesitated to hit the guy in front of him. Instead, he sighed and shut up so that hopefully Steven would get the idea, say what he had to say, and get the hell out of his face.
"No response, huh?" The young doctor began, "Because you know that I'm right—"
"Steven!" Elizabeth said, interrupting her brother.
Both men turned to find Elizabeth standing there looking tired and slightly irritated. Her normally bright eyes seemed dull for some reason.
"What is going on here?" She asked, stepping in-between the two men after stealing a glance at her son. For a second she seemed to be caught off guard by the fact that Jason held her now sleeping son in his arms, but her attention quickly went to her brother.
Steven ignored her question, "Are you alright? I heard that you'd come in with a stabbing victim—"
She quickly figured the situation out, "And you saw Jason with Cam and immediately assumed that he had something to do with it?"
Jason's eyebrow rose in surprise at her words. Steven was speechless for a moment.
"Is it so wrong for me to be concerned about my sister and nephew?"
"No," She paused, meeting her brother's eyes, "I appreciate that you were concerned, Steven. But I'm okay. I'm an adult and I don't need you fighting battles—or picking fights—for me. I can take care of myself and my son."
She looked over at her son and sighed, "Right now all I want to do is go home and tuck my son in and maybe steal a few hours of sleep before my shift."
She turned back towards her brother, "So, are we done here?"
Steven nodded wordlessly.
Elizabeth finally let her eyes meet Jason's and for a brief moment a hint of a smile graced her lips, "Thank you for watching Cameron. Is Emily okay?"
Jason ignored Steven's glare and sighed, "She went down to the police station. Nikolas is being released."
"Thank God," Elizabeth muttered, "I'd hate to think that all of this was for nothing."
She carefully took her son from Jason so as not to wake him. For a brief second their eyes met and he could tell that something was bothering her.
"Are you okay?" He asked, as she steadied Cameron in her arms.
"Yeah," She paused, sounding defeated, "I-I'm just tired and c-concerned about Lucky."
She paused and looked around the area, "Do you have Cameron's baby bag?"
"Uh, I think it might still be at the mansion." He offered, concerned about her. He knew that she had lied to him. It bothered him that despite how far they had come in rebuilding their relationship that she still felt as though she could not be completely honest with him.
"I'll just stop by and pick it up some other time," She began, "I need to get home."
She looked towards her brother who had been standing there in silence watching how his sister interacted with Jason. He wore a defeated scowl.
"I'll see ya later, Steven." She paused, her eyes meeting Jason, "You too, Jason. Thanks."
She turned and started towards the elevator. It was as Jason watched her walk away that he realized that he wouldn't be seeing her later. Unless, of course, by later she meant sometime after twenty to life.
He ignored Steven's glare and started off after Elizabeth, grabbing hold of the elevator door to stop it from closing.
Officer Murphy ran up to the Nurse's station and yelled, "Get hospital security here right away. I want you to have them seal the hospital. Helena Cassidine has spotted in the premises."
The nurse quickly got on the phone as the officer spoke into his walkie-talkie.
"No one is to leave the hospital," He began, "I need extra men on Lucky Spencer at all times. And find out where the hell his father got off to."
"Officer," The nurse started, getting his attention, "There is no answer in the security office."
Before he had a chance to respond, the lights flickered and turned off. Emergency lighting quickly filtered through the darkness.
"This is great." The officer muttered, knowing that the shadowy hallways would give a fugitive many places to hide.
"Where is your electrical—" He began to ask but was cut off by a huge squeal. Both the officer and the nurse turned towards the elevators.
"The elevators must be stuck," He muttered to himself, then turned towards the nurse, "Are there phones in the elevators?"
"I-I'm not sure."
Officer Murphy spoke into his walkie-talkie, "Guys, we've got a fugitive on the loose, the hospital is on the backup power and the elevators are jammed…"