Indescribable

Early morning, cup of hot cocoa in one hand, cup of coffee in the other, Elizabeth walks out of the bar kitchen and makes her way over to her husband who is currently pouring over last night's profits. Jason has done her books since she took over the place, insisting that it's a safer, less expensive, way for her to maintain her books without having a stranger do her books. She simply agreed to ensure more time with him through the week. Setting the coffee down in front of him, she gently kisses him before taking a seat next to him, cradling her cup of cocoa.

"How's it looking?" she questions after taking a long sip of her cocoa before setting it down on the bar.

"Good," he replies as he finishes the calculations. "Ended on a high end, even after deductions."

"Okay," she says, facing him head on. "Hit me with it then."

"Roughly ten grand to each foundation," Jason replies as he slides over the books. "If you want, you can use savings to make it a flat ten."

"Sure, sounds good. I can make up the difference with a few karaoke nights over the next couple weeks," Elizabeth says after looking over the numbers. "You gonna have Bernie print out the checks?"

"Already texted him," Jason assures. "Should have them to you by this afternoon."

"Now that we have that out of the way," Elizabeth slides off the stool to push his legs apart, nestling against him as she gently strokes the back of his neck. "What do you have planned for today?"

"Work," he voices, though she already knows the answers. "I've got stuff to handle. I'll be home for dinner."

"Too bad I won't be," she counters. "After I hand out bonuses to the staff, I'm going to spend time with Emily before she heads back to Greece."

"So that's how it's going to be?" he says teasingly. "My sister shows up in town and I'm left eating dinner alone?"

"We both know that's not true," Elizabeth says, kissing him softly before intently meeting his eyes. "You could always have dinner with Sonny."

"Funny," he shakes his head before rising to his feet, sliding one hand to grip the back of her neck before placing a gentle kiss upon her forehead. "Have fun tonight. I'll see you at home after."

"We'll see," she calls after him as he's heading for the door. "Who knows? Maybe Emily'll convince me to fly to Greece with her tonight for a visit."

"Elizabeth."

"Yes?"

"I'll see you at home tonight," Jason says firmly before smirking slightly. "Or I'll see you in Greece. Your choice."

"Home," she laughs softly. "For Nikolas's sake, if nothing else."

"I'm sure Cassadine thanks you," he shakes his head. "Love you."

"Love you."

Gathering the books, Elizabeth takes them back into her office to store in the safe, wanting to get things situated for tonight seeing as she won't be there. She always tries to get things in easy to run order when she knows she's not going to be there. The more user friendly she can make things, the more likely the place will still be standing when she returns the following day. While she's getting things situated, Jason's making his way to the main warehouse to oversee shipments.

"How's it going?" Sonny questions him hours later when the last shipment docks.

"It's going," Jason says simply. "I'm going to do the books after this."

"That's fine," Sonny replies. "Corelli and O'Brien can take it from here."

"Okay," Jason accepts. "Busy tonight?"

"The wife occupied?"

"Sister priority," Jason admits. "Well?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"Jake's?" Jason offers. "Drinks and pool."

"I can go for that." Sonny accepts. "Carly's taking Bobbie and the boys to the island for the week, so, I can use the distraction."

"Okay then."

With Sonny heading out, Jason gives a nod to the guys before heading upstairs to handle the books, knowing full well that they could handle the last shipment without him. Getting into the office, however, a stack of travel books catches his eye, bringing a thought to his mind. Though he knows that they can't go travelling anytime soon, with their priorities still needing their full attention, Jason starts to have a pretty good idea what he could plan instead. It'll only be for a couple days, maybe even a long weekend, but something is definitely better than nothing and he's definitely going to make the most of it.

"Hey, Kelly," Elizabeth greets her friend when she knocks on the doctor's office door and is permitted entrance. "Working hard or hardly working?"

"Well if it isn't my favorite bar owner," Kelly Lee rises to her feet to hug Elizabeth before leaning against her desk. "Saving the best for last I see."

"How do you know I'm not dropping yours off first?"

"Because Lucy called earlier to let me know that you were making your rounds," Kelly says simply. "She couldn't help but boast about how generous you are and all the good your donations will be for the upcoming Nurse's Ball."

"Okay, so, then second..."

"Uh-uh," Kelly shakes her head. "I called Ned. He told me that you dropped off your donations to Lila's foundation already."

"Keeping tabs on me are you?" Elizabeth feigns offence. "For shame."

"Just admit it," Kelly counters with ease. "You saved the best for last."

"A cause near and dear to my heart, yes," Elizabeth shakes her head, handing over the envelope with the donation. "I trust you will put this to good use."

"The women's shelter and I thank you," Kelly says, placing the envelope down on the desk. "Really, Elizabeth, this will go a long way. I'm sure the other organizations would agree."

"I hope so," Elizabeth replies. "I just wish I could do more for them all."

"Robin told me you felt that way," Kelly counters. "You put us all to shame, you know that?"

"I do not," Elizabeth scoffs at the idea. "You know what I mean. There's just so much that needs doing."

"Yeah," Kelly sighs. "We all must do our part and, trust me, you do more than enough."

"Now that that's out of the way," Elizabeth says with a soft smile. "How about a late lunch? Eli's?"

"Sounds perfect," Kelly says before grabbing her purse. "My treat. No arguments."

Later that night, Sonny and Jason make their way into the bar, finding it running smoothly in Elizabeth's absence. They were just about to play their third round of pool when an unusual sight caught their attention. Telling Sonny to stay put, Jason makes his way out to the front of the bar, finding the Giambetti boys in a daze. One of them badly injured, most likely a bullet wound, clearly in need of medical attention and fast. Guiding them to the back entrance, he places a call to Sonny to meet them upstairs in room next to his old apartment. Ending the call, he places another one to his wife, knowing their usual doctor was out of town.

"Never a dull moment with you guys, is there?" Emily comments when she and Elizabeth make their way into the apartment to get started on their latest patient. "You ready Liz?"

"Ready," Elizabeth says as she slides on the gloves Emily hands her. "Everyone else, out of the room."

"Mrs. Morgan," Max Giambetti calls out to her, gaining her attention. "Save him. Please."

"We'll do our best," Elizabeth promises him. "Go with my husband. We'll come get you when we're done."

"Some girl's night, huh?" Emily comments once they're alone in the room. "No wonder we don't get too many of them."

"Yeah, of course," Elizabeth laughs with a slight eye roll. "The distance between us has nothing to do with it, right?"

"Sure, I guess that could factor into it, as well."

"Yeah," Elizabeth shakes her head. "That could factor into it a bit."

Jason and Sonny work on getting Max to calm down enough to tell them how this happened while the two women get started on saving his younger brother. The very sight of them put them on edge simply because neither of them knew that either men were going to be in their town to begin with. To have them both show up in Port Charles not too long before one of them gets critically injured, Jason and Sonny are in need of answers and fast. When did they get to town? Who did they meet up with? Why did this happen? And what happens next?

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