Chapter 34

"Well if it isn't my law abiding brother." Rick said sarcastically. "Tell me, what brings you into enemy lines?"

Sonny entered Rick's office and sat in the chair in front of his desk while Max stood by the door.

"Do you really need to being your guards to visit me, it's not like I'm going to jump out of my chair and attack you." Rick joked.

"How are you doing Rick? Do you feel any different with my blood pulsing through your veins?" Sonny asked.

Rick snickered. "You know I have been feeling a little nauseas lately. The only reason you gave me blood is to look good in front of Kate, you didn't care if I lived."

"Does it really matter why… I did it. I am not here to tell you that you owe me anything, I am just being a concerned brother seeing how you are recovering." Sonny said flashing Rick a dimpled smile.

"Sonny, don't even pretend that you care about me. What are you really here for dear brother?"

Sonny shook his head and stood from his seat. "I was just wondering if you felt a change since you have my blood in you… see if you suddenly have an urge to, I don't know, join the criminal element that you so forcefully chase to put behind bars. I just realized something though, you always have been a criminal… you just cover it up well and hide behind your D.A. status. I guess I am more wondering if you have entered into any new ventures in your many failed attempts to take me down?"

Rick glared at Sonny.

Sonny continued, "Because you will fail… again."

"I don't know what it is that you think is going on. I can assure you that you do not know what you are talking about." Rick smugly said.

Sonny grabbed the doorknob and stopped before opening it, "Rick, I can assure you that next time you will not walk away. I have been overly generous because we share a mother. My generosity has run out." Sonny and Max exited Rick's office. Rick immediately grabbed a phone from his desk drawer and made a phone call.

"Are we still set for tomorrow night?" Rick asked.

"Yes, it is a go, all of it." Lucky replied.

"Good, make sure Sonny is taken care of. He CAN NOT walk away." Rick emphasized.

"I know… I have to go."

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Jason sat on the floor with Jake working with him, trying to get him to crawl. He kept falling forward and smashing his face into the floor causing Jason to laugh. He picked him up and threw him up in the air. Jake let out belly giggle which urged Jason to continue tossing him in the air. Jason loved these moments. The times when he was playing with the boys or spending time with Elizabeth. The rest of the world seemed not to exist and it was just him and his family.

Elizabeth walked out of the kitchen with Cameron and they sat on the couch. Cameron watched Jason play with Jake for a minute before jumping in and Jason alternated between throwing Cameron and Jake in the air. She sat back and watched her boys play together.

After a little while Cameron started dragging as did Jason. They all seemed to have tired each other out. Elizabeth and Jason took the boys up and put them to bed for the night before climbing into their own together. Elizabeth laid on her side and rested her head on Jason's shoulder.

"I think you should call Diane and start the adoption paperwork." Elizabeth suggested.

"I was thinking about that too. I will call her in the morning." Jason said as he placed a kiss on the top of Elizabeth's head. "Have you thought any more about the wedding?"

Elizabeth rolled onto her belly so she could look at him. "A little one, definitely small… Em, Grams, Spinelli, Sonny, Monica… not many more."

"Carly." Jason added.

"We'll see about Carly. She needs a muzzle first, or at least she needs to promise that she won't act all… Carly." She laughed.

"I'll work on Carly… now where?" Jason asked.

"You know, I keep thinking where and I'm having trouble coming up with a place. No church… maybe outside if we wait till May or June when it is warmer out… but then there is the chance of rain."

He smiled at her indecisiveness. "I don't care where it is or who is there… as long as you are there." She leaned up and gave him a quick kiss. "Ok, so spring and possibly outside."

"It seems so far away." She sighed. "Maybe we can do it sooner. I guess once we decide where that will help us figure out when."

"I would go to city hall with you tomorrow if that was what you wanted."

"I almost forgot to tell you, I talked to Monica yesterday. She is coming over tomorrow to see the boys, is that ok?"

He nodded, "That is fine, it would be nice if Monica got to spend time with them… and I am glad she is coming here rather you going over there with them, I don't like the idea of the boys around Edward too much, or Luke and Tracey."

"Exactly what I thought too. Monica is genuinely happy about it." Elizabeth added.

"You know, we could always get married here, there is a huge back yard." He suggested.

"I kinda like that idea, we'll have to work on it… the backyard needs some perking up."

"Once things settle down a little at work I want to get a contractor out here to do a little work on the house… I want to build an office, a playroom for the boys, maybe a little studio for you in case you ever get the urge to start painting again… maybe even put in a pool."

"Wow, listen to you… we might as well buy a brand new mansion." She laughed. "You are talking a lot of money… and a lot of rooms for me to have to clean."

"First, I like this house, I don't want to sell it… and I know that you do too. You can hire a maid or nanny, whatever they call it when they help with the kids and the housework. And I don't want you to worry about money, believe me when I say I have plenty and I want you to feel free to buy and shop for whatever you want. What would the point be if the money sat there forever if we can enjoy it now… I am not going to run out, that is for sure." Jason said.

"So you are saying that you want to be my sugar daddy." She joked. "I, like you, am simple, I don't like big expensive, extravagant things. I am more simple, but it will make you feel better I'll go out and buy myself a fancy pair of shoes."

"Sugar daddy seems weird, makes me feel like I'm some old man trying to buy you. I am just saying that my money is your money, I actually have a card for you to use… it is in my wallet on the dresser. There is pretty much no limit so you can use that for everything… groceries, clothes, whatever the boys need, a car." He laughed, "Whatever you need."

She nodded. "I didn't realize I was in love with such a rich man."

"I don't have Sonny money, well close but he definitely flaunts it a bit."

"Umm, you think. I've seen his house or compound, whatever you'd call it. I could never live in a house that big, it is too much." Jason heard a buzzing and saw his phone lighting up and vibrating on the night stand next to his head. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Sonny. Elizabeth sat up so he could get out of bed but he didn't, he just sat up against the headboard.

"Yea."

"Jase, are you at Elizabeth's?" Sonny asked.

"Yes."

"I'm on my way, I'll be there in five minutes." Before Jason could object Sonny ended the call.

Jason looked at Elizabeth, "Sonny is coming over."

"Why, is everything ok?" she asked.

"Well he met with Rick earlier and it must not have gone good, we have a feeling he is the tie between Lucky and the Perez's." As soon as Jason said it out loud he knew it was a mistake. He did not want to tell her any more information then she needed so that if it came down to it she could claim that she knew nothing. Her jaw dropped and she was shocked.

"I guess nothing should surprise me by now."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't tell you too much, I don't want you to have to get involved." He lifted himself out of the bed and pulled his jeans back on. "I'll be quick." He said quickly bending to kiss her then exiting the room.

Elizabeth laid in the bed staring at the ceiling. Both of her ex-husbands were now teamed up and apparently going after her future husband. She suddenly jumped out of bed, ran to the bathroom and got sick.