Chapter 41

Jason sat in shock.

"I'm sorry Jason, I screwed up. When you miss a pill you are supposed to take two the next day and I did that but I guess I screwed up one too many times. I know I told you that I had it taken care of but I guess I am not dependable like I thought I was." She watched as his eyes moved to her stomach then back up to her eyes.

Tears formed in her eyes, "I haven't taken a test yet so I may not even be but I just thought that you should know."

He gave her a reassuring smile. "Elizabeth, listen to me… I know that we have not really talked about having more kids but I have definitely thought about it. I know that I would love to have another child with you, whether it is now or 2 years from now… when it happens, it happens. I take it from your reaction that you are not ready for another?"

She sniffled and shrugged her shoulders. "I had thought about it too but not now. I mean we aren't married yet… Jake isn't even a year old yet. I'd be like 6 months pregnant for our wedding." With that realization the tears began flowing harder.

He pulled her down so that he could hold her against his chest. At first the thought of another child was shocking but he would be happy whenever it happened. "Elizabeth, listen to me for a minute. I know that you are freaking out because the timing is bad… again… but we can move up the wedding and add on to the house. We could also wait to get married till after or hell, we can get Audrey to watch the boys for 2 days and fly to Vegas. What I am saying is that I know I want another baby with you… when is not an issue."

She sat up to look at Jason and saw that he had a content look on his face. She could tell that he was completely honest… he did want a baby.

"Tell you what, let's solve this mystery now. I will be back in ten minutes." Jason said then kissed her forehead and pulled his clothes back on. Less then a minute later she heard his car door shut and he was pulling out of the driveway.

Elizabeth sat on the edge of the bed staring at her hands. Jason was incredible, she had just thrown this on his lap and he was calm. She could see a flicker of happiness in his eyes at the possibility. While he was gone she sat thinking about how the timing was off… but then again her timing was always off with everything she had done and look at her now, she is with Jason… marrying him and has two beautiful healthy boys. Her hand moved to her stomach.

Eleven minutes later he returned with a bag in his hand. "Gotta love the twenty-four hour drug stores."

She finally smiled when he handed her the bag. She looked inside and saw five pregnancy tests.

"I wasn't sure what one to get… digital or early results or one step easy… so I got them all."

"You are amazing." She said and tipped her head up. He met her lips for a light kiss then she walked past him into the bathroom. A few minutes later she emerged carrying the stick and placed it on the dresser. "Three minutes." She said then walked over to where he was standing and wrapped her arms around his waist.

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Sonny stood in his Livingroom listening to Max inform him of the events that happened on the docks. "Why didn't Jason come here to tell me all this?" Sonny asked, slightly annoyed that Max seemed to be more his partner lately then Jason.

"Well he got shot in the arm and wanted to get it cleaned up. Not to mention he was worried about Elizabeth and the boys, not sure if Rick was going to make a move, you know him, always worrying." Max turned toward the door. "I'd expect a visit from the PCPD about the explosion. I will let you know when they arrive."

"Ok, I am going back to bed in the meantime." Sonny made his way up the steps and climbed back into bed with Kate.

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"What the fuck happened down here." Scott Baldwin yelled as he approached Mac and Cruz.

Mac held his hand out toward Cruz in a gesture asking him to explain the events. Cruz took a deep breath and took Scott through all of the information he gathered (from Sonny) then he continued with the events of the night leaving Jason completely out of the details. "What should we do about Lansing?" Mac asked.

"I think we may have enough circumstantial evidence to put him on a paid leave and search his office and home. We need to act fast." He turned to Cruz, "I need you to show me everything that you have so I can present it to the judge and get a warrant. Who else knows about Rick's alleged involvement?" Scotty asked.

"Us three and my partner." Cruz replied.

"Keep this quiet till the morning, at least the knowledge that Rick was possibly involved. We don't want him to get a chance to hide any evidence. Has anyone contacted Alexis yet?" Scott asked.

"No, we have not attempted to contact next of kin yet. I will be the one to notify Luke and Alexis of what happened… I feel like I should be the one to tell them." Cruz said.

"Actually, that may not be a good idea… considering." Scott said.

"I agree, I will do it." Mac offered.

Scott looked over to Lucky's body still laying on the docks. As he walked away from Cruz and Mac he mumbled "Fucking Spencers."

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Jason and Elizabeth were still standing with their arms wrapped around each other. He was swaying slightly with her in his arms, not quite dancing, but not quite rocking either. He ran his hand up and down the center of her back. He was trying to comfort her. Jason whispered "It's been three minutes."

Elizabeth nodded against his chest, "I know. You go look. I took the digital one so it will either say pregnant or not pregnant."

Jason nodded and released his arms from around her. He picked the stick up off the dresser and looked at the little display on it. Elizabeth was watching his expression trying to read it. He was staring at the stick as if he was trying to decide how he felt about what it said. She was biting her lip so hard that she thought that she may have drawn a little blood.

Jason placed the stick back on the dresser and took her hand. He shook his head lightly. Elizabeth was instantly shocked with her own reaction. Tears flowed in a heavy stream from her eyes. She leaned her head into his chest and cried, surprised at the fact that she did want this. She pulled back and looked up at Jason through tear blurred eyes. "We aren't pregnant." She stated.

A smile came to his face at her reaction, he had a feeling that deep down she really wanted a baby as much as him, no matter the time, he was right. "No… we are."