"Jason put the gun down," Elizabeth said as Jason walked further out of the house, the gun steady in his hands pointed at the space between Lorenzo's eyes.

"Francis, take Elizabeth inside and make sure that JJ is still asleep," Jason said, "Alcazar and I have some unfinished business."

"No!" Elizabeth said, "Put the gun down."

"Mr. Morgan, I assure you that I was just walking Elizabeth home at her request." Lorenzo said holding his hands up in front of him.

"Elizabeth isn't thinking clearly these days," Jason said as he came to stand next to the petite woman.

Elizabeth fumed, wanting to smack him upside the head. She wasn't thinking clearly lately? Obviously Jason Morgan was having some mental issues.

"Francis…" Jason warned.

"Go inside and check on JJ," Elizabeth said, "I don't want him waking up to see his father pointing a gun at an innocent man in the front yard."

"Innocent man?" Jason asked his eyes still on Lorenzo. He did however notice a small movement, Francis walking towards the house, "Take Elizabeth."

"No," Elizabeth said as she crossed her arms across her chest, "Not only is Lorenzo innocent of any wrong doing…innocent of what you think he did anyway, but he's unarmed."

A smirk appeared on Jason's face, "Not a smart man."

"Because the guards make sure that every time he sees me he remains unarmed," Elizabeth said, "So I'm staying outside and Francis is going to check on JJ."

"Francis is going to listen to me," Jason said, "I pay him."

Elizabeth's eyes narrowed and she turned slightly to see a confused Francis standing outside of her front door, "You deal with him later or you deal with me, your choice."

Francis stood there, looking between Jason and Elizabeth. He had seen Jason mad, on those rare occasions when his temper got the best of him and he destroyed every physically thing in front of him. He had also seen Elizabeth Webber lose her temper, more times than he could count. With the decision made, Francis turned and walked inside the house.

"He's fired," Jason said as he took another step towards Lorenzo.

"Jason, don't," Elizabeth said pulling on his free arm, "Don't do this, I will not have you going to jail for this, not when you are suppose to be out here searching for Sonny's killer."

"I already found him," Jason said quietly.

Lorenzo watched the light dim in Elizabeth's eyes, "I didn't do it, Elizabeth…"

"Elizabeth? Are you that friendly with her?" Jason asked, "Have you been watching her for that long Alcazar that you know what she likes to do, where she likes to go, the best way to break through her defenses? Do you know the intimate details of her life or are you just using the death of her lover to get into this territory?"

"Stop." Elizabeth said moving around Jason and standing in front of Lorenzo.

"Move, Elizabeth."

"No," Elizabeth said and turned her back on Jason, "I am sorry for this Lorenzo. I wish that I could make him see what I see but unfortunately he's a man," she looked over her shoulder, her blue eyes dancing dangerously.

"Elizabeth, get out of the way."

She ignored Jason and turned back to Lorenzo, "I can't leave and get your gun from Francis that would be the opportunity Jason needs; no witnesses and a clean kill. I'll bring it by your hotel later."

"Don't worry about my weapon," Lorenzo said, "Will you be safe here?"

"He's a neanderthal but he won't hurt me," Elizabeth said, "Thank you."

Lorenzo nodded and started to inch his way from the house. He knew better than to present a man with his back when a gun was still pointed at him. He only turned when he saw Elizabeth move back into the line of fire.

Jason Morgan might be a man with a temper but with one look anyone could tell that he would never cause harm to Elizabeth Webber.

"What the hell was that about?" Elizabeth asked, "What are you Rambo?"

"Who?" Jason asked flicking the safety on his gun and stuffing it in the back of his jeans.

"Never mind," Elizabeth said with a wave of her hand, "Is that how you are going to inspect all of my friends?"

"Alcazar is not a friend," Jason said, "And you are never to step in front of a gun again."

"That I am not going to promise you," Elizabeth said, "You were going to shoot an unarmed man in front of my house, a man who has done nothing wrong."

Jason looked at her with his eyebrows raised.

"He has done no more than you have, Jason," she said, "Do you have any evidence that he is the one responsible for what happened at the warehouse?"

"I don't need…"

"Oh yes you do," she said, "The court is going to require that you…"

"I wasn't planning on going through the court."

"You were just planning on killing people."

"Is what I do, Elizabeth or have you forgotten?"

She shook her fist at him, "Sometimes I just want to hit you."

Jason tried his hardest not to smile at her but it was all he wanted to do, something he always wanted to do when Elizabeth got all fired up and her eyes were blazing. She was too damn adorable for her own good.

"I'm just trying to look out for you, Elizabeth," he said as he stepped towards her, "I'm trying to look out for my family."

She sighed and looked away, "I know that Jason but you just need to trust me," he opened his mouth to speak but she held up her hand, "I know that I'm asking a lot, especially when the person I'm asking you to trust me about is Lorenzo but you have to believe me. I would not put JJ in danger."

"Elizabeth, one of the best things about you is your ability to see the good in people," Jason said, "Take me for example."

"There's good in you?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. She frowned when she realized that he was hurt by that remark, "I was kidding. Jason, you are the father of my child, you are the most wonderful father any child could have. I knew that the moment I laid eyes on you with Michael. That's just a small part of the good in you," she smiled as she took his hand and squeezed it, "You have to trust in me like I trust in you. I know that Max gave you the folder on Sam and if I know that if she were a threat to my family you would have taken care of the situation. That's why I trusted you to take JJ to breakfast with her this morning. All I'm asking is for a little of that back."

"But this is Alcazar."

"This is not Luis," Elizabeth said, "And the more I get to know Ren…"

"Ren?" Jason asked, "He asked you to call him that?"

Elizabeth shook her head and cleared her throat, "The more I get to know Lorenzo, the more I realize that he is not his brother. He's a very interesting man and I actually enjoy spending time with him."

"Are you dating him?" Jason had that look on his face, the one that made him look like he ate something really rank.

Elizabeth couldn't help but smile, thinking about that fabulous ride in that coffee truck all those years ago when he was racing to the airport to stop Emily from going to Puerto Rico. It was a time when things were simple, when he was simply her friend. She missed that.

"I'm not dating, Lorenzo," she said, "But I'm starting to think of him as a friend and I need one of those right now. Bobbie works and watches JJ and Michael for me, Carly hates me, and don't even get me started on how your sister feels about me. Lorenzo was just listening and it was nice."

"What about me?" he practically grunted, "I'm here and I didn't shoot Lorenzo because you asked."

She laughed as she linked her arm through his, "That's a very big step for you Jason and I'm very proud of you. We can try this, this friendship thing. I know it's going to take time because of the hurt that I caused you. I'm not expecting anything out of you, Jason. You've already given me so much and most of the time I threw it right back in your face."

"You had your reasons, Elizabeth," he said, "And I'm sure that one day I'll be ready to sit down and listen to them. I can't say that it's going to be one day soon."

"That's more than fair," she said and gave him a soft smile, "So tell me about your date with Sam."

"It wasn't really a date," Jason said as she stared to lead him into the house, "It was just breakfast and JJ was there."

Elizabeth felt it already, the change between them, the air around them was different. Instead of fighting until one of them was bleeding they stopped this time, they took a breath and they just let things settle quietly between them. Moving out of the penthouse was one of the best moves she could have made.

Granted she still didn't trust Sam McCall and she didn't want to hear a damn thing about her but she was becoming a part of Jason's life and if Jason trusted her, well that was all she really needed.

Just in case, she still had her gun in its lockbox buried in the bottom of her nightstand.

"I should've just moved us into the apartment upstairs," Elizabeth smiled at Bobbie as she hoisted JJ into a seat at the counter, "Hello again."

"You two are my best customers," Bobbie smiled, "And I don't mind it one bit. I made a special dessert for you JJ if you promise to be a good boy and eat all your dinner."

"All of it?" JJ asked, "Even the green stuff?"

"I told you that string beans will help you grow big and strong." Elizabeth said as she tried to pat down some of JJ's curls.

"Like Daddy?"

"Yes, just like Daddy." Elizabeth smiled.

"Okay!" JJ said, "What's for dinner Aunt Bobbie?"

Bobbie laughed, "Let me go back and get it for you, I'll be right back."

"Where do you want to go after this buddy?" Elizabeth asked.

"Can we go see Michael?" JJ asked, "I haven't seen him in a couple of days."

Elizabeth chewed on her lip. Moments like these she wished that she and Carly could get along for more than five minutes. "I'm not sure if…"

"Michael would love to see you," Carly said as she came out of the kitchen with a bag in her hand, "He's over at Grandma Lila's right now. Maybe your mom can drop you off after dinner?"

"Could you?" JJ asked bouncing up and down in the seat, "I promise to be real good, Mama."

"We can call Grandma Lila, make sure she doesn't mind," Elizabeth said and motioned for Bobbie when she saw the woman come out of the kitchen with two plates for both JJ and herself, "Can JJ use your phone?"

"Sure honey," Bobbie smiled.

"Mama, can you keep an eye on JJ for a second? I need to speak with Elizabeth," Carly said.

"I'd love to," Bobbie smiled and handed JJ the phone, "I'm sure Grandma Lila would love to hear from you."

Elizabeth followed Carly to a corner by the door of Kelly's. She knew that the niceties were too good to last, but at least Carly had the decency not to tear into her in front of her child.

"I received a call from some realtor," Carly said quietly, "They said they had paperwork to sign the penthouse over to me. They also said they had someone already looking into renting the place if I wasn't interested in moving back in," she folded her arms across her chest, "I didn't realize how easy it was for you to let go of Sonny."

Elizabeth took a deep breath. She knew that the woman in front of her was in a lot of pain and she was going to take that into consideration. No one really knew what happened between Elizabeth Webber and Sonny Corinthos, they only knew what they saw and Carly was just going by her own two eyes so Elizabeth would let Carly believe what she wanted until she asked otherwise.

"I told you that JJ and I needed a bigger home," Elizabeth said calmly, "I told you that I was giving everything back to you. It is all rightfully yours."

"Who wants to rent the place?" Carly asked, "I'm assuming you lined him up since I told you that I wasn't moving back in there."

"No," Elizabeth said, "He found out that I was moving out and is looking into a more permanent residence in the city."

"Who?"

"Lorenzo Alcazar."

"What!" Carly screamed and then realized she was in a crowded diner, "What? Are you crazy? Does Jason know about this?"

"Even if he didn't I'm sure you'd be the first one to call him," Elizabeth smirked, "He's well aware of Lorenzo being in town. I didn't tell him about moving into the penthouse because nothing has been decided; it's your decision to make."

"I'm not letting that piece of slime move into Sonny's penthouse," Carly said, "And since when are you on a first name basis with the enemy?"

"Lorenzo isn't the enemy," Elizabeth said looking behind her, to check up on JJ, "And if that's what you think he is, wouldn't moving him into Sonny's place be best. I mean you can have the guards install bugs, we know everything there is to know about that place, we could get in and out of it easily if we have to."

"Do you really want him in there?" Carly asked, "Just so you have an excuse to go back there and…entertain."

"Don't go assuming again, Carly," Elizabeth said, "I am not going back…" She stopped abruptly when she noticed another customer enter the restaurant and head to the counter. She closed her eyes tightly when she heard her son squealing behind her.

"Who is that?" Carly asked and then noticed the look on Elizabeth's face, "That's Sam isn't it?"

Elizabeth nodded and heard her son chattering excitedly as Sam asked Bobbie for the order that she had put in for take out. This wasn't supposed to be this painful, she and Jason were getting back to being friends, she wanted to be happy for him.

But damn't the woman was worse than Carly.

Sam was saying goodbye to JJ and Elizabeth was grateful when she exited Kelly's and didn't seem to notice her and Carly standing in the corner.

"I'm going to go," Carly said, "We'll finish this talk later."

Carly headed out of the front door to Kelly's quickly and Elizabeth knew what she was doing. She was going to stop Sam and give her a fair warning about entering the life of Jason Morgan. Elizabeth laughed. She wasn't going to miss this for the world.

"Excuse me, hi," Carly smiled sweetly, "We haven't been introduced properly. I'm Carly Corinthos, I'm sure Jason has mentioned me."

Sam took Carly's hand in hers and shook it, "No, he hasn't."

Carly sighed dramatically, "You can't really blame him. It's difficult to discuss our relationship with other people. They never seem to really grasp it."

Sam looked confused as she shifted the bag to her other hand, "Um, relationship?"

"Oh I don't want to tell you about that relationship," Carly said with a laugh, "That would take forever. Although Jason was one of the best men I've ever had the pleasure of seducing. You know what I mean?" Carly laughed again, "I can tell by the look on your face that you don't. I'm so sorry to hear that."

"Look is there a point to…"

"Jason and I are best friends," Carly said, "We have been for many, many years and I'm concerned to hear that he's getting involved with someone so quickly after coming back into town."

"Jason and I have that much in common," Sam said, "I just recently moved into town."

"Yeah, I heard about that," Carly said taping her finger to her chin, "I believe it was right before my husband was murdered."

"Your husband?" Sam asked with raised eyebrows, "I thought he was Elizabeth Webber's lover."

"One word out of me and Jason will leave you high and dry," Carly said and placed her hand up when Sam started to reply, "He is always there when I need him, usually all it takes is one phone call and…" she snapped her fingers, "Get my drift."

Sam laughed, "No. I've been out with Jason a few times now and for someone who is so intergraded in his life I haven't even heard your name."

"Jason's private about the people in his life," Carly said.

"I know all about Elizabeth Webber," Sam said with a small smile, "I know how she broke his heart and I also know that I'm going to be the one to fix it."

Carly stepped towards her, "If you even think about hurting Jason Morgan I will kill you."

"She threatened me too," Sam said smiling sweetly and then held up the brown paper bag she was still holding, "And yet I'm the one bringing Jason home dinner."

"Make sure this time, when you tell him you were attacked," Elizabeth said coming up behind Carly, "You point out that Carly Corinthos did it and not me."

Sam rolled her eyes and turned around, disappearing towards the stairs that lead down the docks.

Carly turned towards Elizabeth, "Something is not right with that girl."

Elizabeth laughed, "Try telling Jason that."