Chapter 47

"I wish I didn't have to work tonight." Emily said with a sigh.

"Me too, I wish you could come to the party, help me out dealing with Carly." Elizabeth said holding up two dresses, a green and a black one.

"You can handle Carly better then I can. I think you should get the green one, green is definitely your color." Emily said.

Elizabeth held the dress up in front of her, "Yea, I like it too but I just can't spend that much money on a dress for a party."

Emily reached for the tag and looked at the price. She shrugged her shoulders, "I'll buy it for you if you won't… or better yet I will call Jason and tell him that you aren't buying the dress you want because it is too expensive. Knowing him he would buy it in every color for you."

"Em!"

"I'm not kidding either missy. Get the damn dress." Emily insisted. She turned and looked around the store. "Now that you have your dress for tonight… on to the bridal section."

Elizabeth sucked in a deep breath "You are impossible!" She looked one more time at the $700 price tag and handed it to the sales girl on the way to the bridal section, "I'll take this one."

By the time Elizabeth made it over to the wedding dresses Emily already had a few pulled from the rack for her. "Ok Liz, A-line, short, long, frilly, lacy, empire, strapless… give me a few ideas here on the style."

"Classy and simple, not poofy."

"Ok, you are no help." Emily sighed as she turned back to the racks of dresses.

Elizabeth walked over to the rack where Emily was lining up dresses for her to try on. She quickly thumbed through them, "Ok, you already got me on the green dress but can you please pick out a dress that is under three thousand dollars?"

Emily flipped around and pointed her finger at Elizabeth, "Ok, you need to listen… this is your wedding day, this will be forever because god help my brother if it is not… anyway… you will remember it forever so you need perfection… which means the perfect dress, no matter the cost." She walked over to the rack of dresses and looked at the price tag, "And this is freaking pennies to Jason. Money is just money Liz but happiness and memories are priceless."

Elizabeth shook her head and turned toward the fitting rooms, "Where did you hear that line, it's good… bitch." She joked over her shoulder.

"You love me!" Emily yelled back to her.

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"I love you too. I'll see you tonight." Jason closed his phone and entered the coffee house.

He closed the door to Sonny's office and sat down. "Anything on Rick?" he asked.

Sonny leaned back in his chair and rubbed his hand over his chin, "Nothing, I hear that they found nothing. It looks like Rick is going to get away with it again."

"Do you think they will try to off him to cover their tracks?" Jason asked.

"Possible, I'm not sure. Rick has not gone into hiding so he must be pretty confident that they will not come after him. Maybe they will just back off for a little while till the dust settles, maybe use him again or just kill him." Sonny said.

"I take it that you do not want to take care of Rick. I could make it look like they did it." Jason offered.

Sonny shook his head.

"I figured, I don't know how many times you are going to let your brother cross you. He keeps getting away with it, what if he succeeds one of these times Sonny?" Jason said becoming agitated. "He obviously does not care if you live or die."

"I know that Jason!" Sonny said raising his voice. "If we move on Rick it will point to us no matter how we set it up. We need to wait! For now we need to sit tight! With the explosions, Lucky and Sam, we cannot just go take him out, we cannot be reckless here."

"You think I'm being reckless? Letting Rick get away with this is reckless. He has devoted his entire career on bringing us both down, legally or illegally, he does not care… why should we. I can do this Sonny."

"NO, Not yet!" Sonny yelled.

Jason shook his head, "Fine…" He was interrupted by knock on the door. Max opened it and peeked in.

"Boss, Rick Lansing is here to see you."

Sonny looked to Jason and then back to Max. Jason stood from his chair and Rick walked into the office. "Sonny." Rick said.

"What do you want Rick?" Sonny said as Rick slid into the chair that Jason had just been sitting.

"I assume that you know about Lucky and Sam… it's a shame, he was a good detective and she was… well, all three of us know what she could do." Rick said with a snicker.

Jason was repulsed, "What the fuck do you want Rick?" Jason howled.

"Morgan, you think you are so tough. I would have thought that Elizabeth would have had you domesticated by now… changing diapers and shit. She hasn't asked you to leave the business yet?"

Jason took a step toward Rick but Sonny put his arm up.

"Good job Sonny, keep your guard dog back." Rick shot at him. He looked to Jason who was glaring at him through black eyes.

"Rick, are you here for a reason, or do you just want Jason to take you out to the woods for a nice hike?" Sonny said.

"That's what I was waiting for. I'm just here to tell you, not that it matters, but I am not involved in this. They think they have evidence but they cannot prove anything because it is all false." Rick explained.

"Whatever Rick, is that all?" Sonny said. "What are you afraid that we will come after you?"

Rick stood from his chair and walked past Jason to the door. "I'm not here begging for my life if that is what you think. I think you know more then you are letting on about what happened down on the docks. I just wanted to known how you managed to get one of the best detectives in Port Charles to cover for you."

"I don't know what you are talking about Rick." Sonny smugly said. "It's a good theory you have there though, humorous."

Before Rick could open the door Jason spoke. "If I ever even here you talk to or even mention Elizabeth's name again… it will be the last word you say."

Rick flashed him a sly smile and left the office.

"Sonny." Jason said under his breath.

"I know Jase, we need more time first though." Sonny said reassuringly. "The time will come though."

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Jason let out a growl from his neck. "I hate wearing ties." He was standing in front of the bathroom mirror adjusting his tie. Elizabeth was still wearing her robe but had her hair done and was putting the finishing touches on her make-up.

"I think you look handsome in a suit." She said reassuringly.

He looked at her but did not say anything, just continued to adjust his tie.

"Jason, your tie is fine, it looks perfect."

"It's not fucking straight." He growled.

"Whoa, ok… someone is in a bad mood. You have been quiet since you got home. What is wrong?" She stepped away from the mirror and put her hand on his arm.

"Nothing." He said. He lowered his hand from his tie and walked back into the bedroom.

She followed and grabbed her dress. It was still in the bag from the store. "Well next time nothing is bothering you don't freaking snap at me." She went back into the bathroom and pushed the door shut. "If you are going to act like this all night we might as well stay home." She said loud enough that he could hear it through the door.

She heard him say that he was sorry but it was in a low voice. She sighed and finished getting ready. She pulled her dress on and zipped it up. Luckily it had a side zipper so she did not have to ask him for help. Five minutes later she had finished touching up her make-up and opened the door. He was not in the bedroom. She sat on the bed and put her heels on then stood in front of the mirror to be sure she looked ok. She was shocked when she got her answer.

"Wow."

Jason was standing in the doorway. She could feel his eyes trailing up and down her body. Her dress stopped at her calves, was snug and showed off her curves. It was strapless and he just wanted to grab her and pepper kisses across every inch of her exposed shoulders, neck, back, and… chest.

He walked over to her and stood behind her. He was hesitant to touch her because he was not sure if she was mad at him. His hand touched her side and he looked into her eyes though the mirror. "You are beautiful. After everywhere I have traveled, everyone I have met… you are the more stunning than… breathtaking than." He stopped when she leaned back into him. They stood staring into each others eyes for a few minutes before he spoke. "I'm sorry, I had a bad day. I should not have snapped at you."

She nodded and he kissed her neck, trailing kissed to her shoulder then back to her neck again. A shiver ran over her when he traced his fingertips up her arms. "Ja-Jason."

"Hmm?" he grunted into her neck.

She sucked in a deep breath and whispered, "We should go before we are late… or don't leave at all."

He continued trailing kisses up her neck and kissed her ear, sending another shiver over her. She turned and pulled him down to her by his tie. She tilted her head and leaned in to kiss him but stopped when their lips were less then a centimeter apart. "Let's go." She said as she dipped out of his arms and grabbed her purse. He stood by the mirror still as she walked out the door, turned toward him, blew him a kiss and continued walking down the hallway. He shook his head and bit down on his bottom lip before following her down the steps.