A/N – Thanks for the reviews. They are always appreciated! Don't forget the giveaway on my site for the signed picture of Steve and Bradford. It closes on Monday.

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Chapter 6

Epiphany stared Carly down who had just bulldozed her way down the hallway.

"I love him," Carly said earnestly, "so I can't stay away."

"That is the only reason I won't turn you away even though I know that if the situation were reversed, you wouldn't let me within a mile of this building," Liz said.

Piph smirked.

She instantly dislikes the smug nurse and wonders who the hell she thinks she is. "You don't know me."

"I know enough. Jason is fighting for his life right now. You are allowed to visit, but it can't be every day. You could be followed. It's not a secret that you are back in town."

"I'll do whatever I have to except abandon him." When she had called to let the boys face chat with Sonny, she could tell something was wrong and after about fifteen minutes, he finally broke down and when she saw the look in Sonny's eyes, she knew things were dire and she had to see him. Jax arranged for the first flight out but insisted that the boys stay put due to the danger.

While Robin is creepy, Carly is just a straight-up stalker, but considering her determination, maybe she can be of some help.

"Evangeline and I were discussing something earlier. Maybe you could help."

"What?"

"Can you find out if Kristina or Alexis like anything unique to eat that maybe Alexis would try to get imported? We need to locate her. It could be the key to saving Jason." He had always told her if you can get Carly working on your side and she hates the target, usually, she'll get things done, but there are times when she goes over the top. Frankly, that thought almost makes her smile because Alexis has it coming to her.

"I've always hated that bitch. I'm in. I have just enough time to make a stop at her pre-school. I also know who Alexis's nanny is…"

Liz slightly smiled. "Great, let Johnny know if you find anything."

Carly's head tilted. "I still don't like you and want to know how you weaseled your way in here."

"Here we go," Eva muttered. Johnny had given her a short biography on Carly when they had first started dating seriously and she is nothing but trouble, but she has to admit that the woman loves her some Jason. Johnny theorizes it started because of her guilt. She convinced herself that she could love Jason into submission and forgiveness, but she slightly miscalculated. Back then, Jason didn't feel like he had a lot of people he could count on, so he buried his feelings, but he never went back to her and there were times that it was definitely what Carly had wanted.

"Well, I don't care what you think and I didn't have to do anything. I'm that good. I know your usual m.o., but it isn't mine. Didn't you have somewhere to go?"

Carly made a sound as she turned and then kissed Jason on the cheek. "I'm going to watch her like a hawk after I bring that snooty Cassadine bitch down," she whispered.

Jason almost felt sorry for Alexis but then after what she put in motion, he hopes Carly lives up to her words, except for the Elizabeth part. Luckily, his wife knows how to handle herself.

"We'll scrub it after she leaves," Eva said making Liz chuckle.

"I'll deal with you later," Carly said to Liz before striding into the hallway.

"If I get my way, that witch is going down too," Liz muttered.

Eva cracked up. "Come on, let's get back to the whiteboard."

"Okay, I'll be right there. I'm just going to say goodbye to Jason."

"Later, Jason."

Liz moved to his side and grabbed his hands. "Seriously honey, no wonder you were in a bad mood before you returned home. How did you deal with all these harpies? I wanted to snatch Carly by the hair and don't even get me started on Robin."

Jason wondered how long it would be before Robin tried to come back.

"But one thing you must know, I will beat them with my shoe before I let them get their grubby hands on you." She kissed his forehead. "Sleep well, baby," I love you so much. The boys miss you. I show them your picture every morning when they wake up and if I'm not home, Georgie shows it to them at night. You are so loved." After one more kiss, she left, leaving him feeling very emotional.

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Elizabeth groaned as her head hit the counter and Eva sighed.

"What are we missing?" Eva said exasperatedly.

"I wish I knew."

Someone cleared their throat from the doorway and Liz groaned when she spotted Robin.

"I've been tested and I'm fine." She held out a piece of paper.

"Robin…"

"Please. I have to help him."

Liz stood and moved closer. "I'm honestly not certain what you could contribute."

Robin's stomach flipped. "Are you saying I'm not qualified?"

"You have no experience even remotely related that would add to the team."

Robin's eyes fluttered shut as she took a deep breath and then her gaze went to Eva. "And she does?"

"She studied medical science. I know you have a research background, but this is far too aggressive and complicated to take any chances with."

"I'll do anything. You can't expect me to just go on with my life not knowing if he's okay or not. Jason was a huge part of my life. His friendship means everything to me. You don't even know him. I love him!"

Eva grabbed Liz's arm to stop her forward movement.

"Please… I can help you record findings and test and then you can spend more time interpreting."

Liz sighed. "Fine, but if you get on my nerves, you're gone."

Robin smiled. "Thank you. What do you need me to do?"

Liz grabbed a pad. "I need you to look at the log of his brainwaves for the last twenty-four and anything above this range, I need you to flag." She handed her a piece of paper.

"Got it..." She left and went into the next room.

Alan somberly joined them.

"Dr. Quartermaine, what's wrong?" Liz asked.

"I'm afraid Alexis was in Russia, but they are gone. I think they cleared out this morning."

"Damn," Liz said.

"Word must have gotten back that they were being tracked because they left in a hurry."

"Anything else?"

He nodded. "They found a computer that will be overnighted to the hospital today."

"Let's hope there is something good on it."

"Alan! What the hell?" Monica said moving into the room.

"Busted," Eva muttered.

"How long have you known?"

"Not long, I just—I'm trying to help and make amends."

Her gaze flits to Liz who nods.

"Dr. Quartermaine," Liz said.

"Please, call me Alan."

"Okay. There is something you don't know." She stopped to speak to Eva. "Can you go to the other room and make sure Robin stays there? I don't want her to hear."

"Sure, just come and get me when you're done."

Once she was gone, Liz took a deep breath. "I'm not only married to your son, but we have twin boys who are eight months old."

Alan's eyes pricked with tears. "Wow. Are they here?"

"Yes. Monica, you have my permission to take him there today to meet them."

"Where do you live?"

"Italy…"

Alan is floored. "I would like to meet them."

Monica cleared her throat. "I'll take you there after your surgery."

"Thank you."

"Don't be mad at Monica. She was just honoring my wishes."

"Who else knows?"

"The guards, Georgie, Epiphany, Evangeline, and Sonny."

Alan nodded. "I need to go prep but thank you again."

Once they were gone, she went over to the other room just in time to hear Robin speaking to Jason.

"We're going to find a way to help you, Jason. I love you and I hope that gives you the strength to fight."

Liz rolled her eyes and if Jason could, he would have rolled his too.

"I'm pretty sure Elizabeth poisoned me, but I just can't prove it. When you wake up, hopefully, she'll go away and leave us alone. I won't let anyone come between us again."

Eva's eyes widened as Elizabeth clenched her fists and she pulled her backward. "You can't hit her," she whispered.

"Why not? That bitch is going down."

Eva fought a smirked. "While I would like nothing better than to see that, for now, she can't know who you are or what we're up to."

"You're not giving me credit. I can smack the taste out of her mouth and not give anything away. It's called multi-tasking."

Piph cracked up as she moved closer. "When this is over, I'll pop some popcorn and you can do whatever you want to her."

Liz grinned. "Promise?"

"Yes, and I won't break it."

"Deal."

Piph hustled past them and approached the bed. "Alright, it's that time again. Mr. Morgan needs his workout."

Robin smiled. "Alright, just call me when you're done and I'll give him a sponge bath."

Liz growled. "Over my dead body…"

"Down girl, don't worry. I have just the task to keep her occupied. We wouldn't want her to get a glimpse of little Jason," Eva said.

Liz's brow went up.

"What? I didn't mean to offend him."

Liz chuckled. "I know. Let's go back to work because the sound of her voice makes me want to do bad things."

Eva grinned. "Let's go."

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Carly sighed as she ended the call. Unfortunately, James is very good at covering Alexis's tracks, but she will never be deterred.

She got on the launch to Windemere deep in thought with guards surrounding her. It doesn't hurt to bring backup. There's no telling what mood Nikolas will be in, but by the time she's done, they'll know if he is aware of what James is up to or not. Nikolas Cassadine is not going to know what hit him.

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Elizabeth scooped Jake into her arms as he giggled while Cam patted Eva's face. Monica and Alan had smuggled them in.

"Come on, Jake, daddy needs to feel you."

She carefully laid Jake in the crook of Jason's arm and the toddler gazed at his dad and then started jabbering away.

Jason is longing to hold him. A memory flashes through his mind of the first time he met his sons.

FLASHBACK

Jason cut Cam's cord and then watched as his little face contorted and he let out a shrill cry as he was poked and prodded and he just wanted to pull him into his arms and protect him. He was the most perfect thing he had ever seen until Jake came along a few minutes later. His cry filled the room and he was laid beside his brother on Elizabeth's chest as tears pricked their eyes. It amazed him as they immediately calmed at her touch.

"They're beautiful," he whispered as Elizabeth cried and grinned.

"Perfect…"

They are taken to get cleaned up and then brought back and Jason held Jake as Elizabeth doted on Cam and then a few minutes later they switch.

Cam gripped his finger and tugged at his dad's heartstrings at the same time. Emotions hit him so hard, that he almost had to sit. He is a father now and has a family that will depend on him to protect and love them and the responsibility almost overwhelmed him. That is when he decided that his family would stay hidden like the most precious secret and that he would lay down his life before he lets anyone hurt them.

"I love you," he whispered before kissing his son on the head.

They were taken away and then he lovingly doted on his wife until she fell asleep. The day he had married her, it was just them and Sarah present aside from the priest. It was a small chapel that had captured Liz's heart since the day she had moved to Italy. Nothing else mattered but them and their love. She looked like an angel of light that day dressed in the prettiest and softest dress he had ever seen. God knows, she is his light which is so bright that it managed to break the darkness surrounding his heart and free from his self-imposed exile. Elizabeth Webber had brought the enforcer back to life and when she took his name, he knew he was the luckiest man alive.

"They are both so different. I already love them so much and I don't know how that is even possible."

Liz gave him a teary smile. "They are the best of both of us. Everything in our lives led to this, Jason. Thank you for giving them to me."

"You're the one that did all the hard work."

"They exist because of our love—together."

"Elizabeth, I never thought I could have this." A tear escaped down his cheek. "

She choked back her tears. "I prayed that God would send me a man who would love and respect me and he sent me you and then you gave me my boys. I only ask one thing."

He cleared his throat to try and stop himself from crying. "Anything…"

"Someday, I'd like a little girl."

A smile lit up Jason's face that she would never forget.

"It will be fun trying."

She chuckled. "Yeah…"

END FLASHBACK

Jake eyed his dad, so Liz sat him next to him.

"Daddy is sleeping, but mommy and Eva are trying to wake him up."

Jake patted his dad's arm and the boys started jabbering away to each other and Jason was in heaven.

"That's right, you tell him all about your day at the park with Georgie. She said you crawled on the blanket and tried to eat grass which is disgusting by the way."

Cam smiled, ceasing Elizabeth's rambling.

Eva watched them with tears in her eyes. They had come up with a cocktail they are going to try tonight. It may not bring him completely back, but if he tolerates it, then it will be the first step in helping him communicate with them.

Alan took a picture.

"What they are about to do is a huge risk. I think Jason can hear us. If that's true, I wanted him to feel his sons around him before we proceed," Monica said.

Liz handed Jake to Eva. "Thank you. I agree. I think he hears us too. I can't explain it, but I can feel him so strongly.

Monica helped her. "Thank you. Alan and I will stay with the boys tonight in case you get tied up and Georgie will be there in the morning."

"You are a godsend. It's exhausting being here for so many hours and then having to go home and pretend that everything is okay so they don't sense my stress. They need people around them that will protect and love them."

"We can do that," Alan said.

"We'll give you anything you need," Monica added.

Hearing them accept his wife and sons so readily made Jason think about his relationship with his family. Maybe it's time to let the baggage go and try to fix their relationship. Hopefully, he'll live to do it.