Chapter 58

"Carly, you should not be lifting that." Jax said running over to her and taking the box from her hand. "What is in here anyway?" He asked curiously examining the box that had just been delivered to the house.

"It is Jason and Elizabeth's wedding present."

"Ok, and what is it?" he asked optimistically hoping that she had finally accepted Jason's marriage to Elizabeth.

She shrugged her shoulder, "A toaster oven."

"You bought them a toaster oven?" Jax asked annoyed.

She nodded her head and confidently said, "Yea."

"Why?"

"For their wedding, duh." She said.

"Carly, your best friend is getting married and you bought him a cheap appliance for a present? What is going on here?" Jax crossed his arms on his chest and leaned against the desk awaiting an answer.

"I just figure why get something fancy and extravagant. First Elizabeth is not the fancy and extravagant kind of girl, she is a beer and bar nuts kind of girl, I wouldn't want to embarrass her with some designer vase that she cannot even pronounce the name of. When I was at her house last I saw that she did not have a toaster oven so I figured I would get that. Plus, why spend a lot of money when I don't think this marriage will last… even if it does happen she will leave him eventually."

"That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard." Jax said.

Carly shook her head, "Of course you wouldn't understand, you, like the rest of Port Charles, have Elizabeth on this angelic pedestal. She has everyone fooled."

"Funny I did not realize in all my years that I was such a bad judge of character. One would wonder how I did so well in business. Although everyone warned me about you before we got together and I did not listen."

Her head turned toward him and her eyes narrowed, "What?"

"I'm saying that not everyone supported me and you, just like not everyone, including you, support Jason and Liz. We made it, I think they can too. She is a stronger girl then everyone thinks she is."

"Well Jax, I was not aware you were are charter member of the Elizabeth Webber fan club. You will see, in the end I will be proven right."

Jax shook his head, "I wish you would put half the energy that you put into Jason and Sonny's life and relationships into our relationship."

"Don't say that to me." She pointed at her stomach, "What exactly would this be?"

Jax shook his head, "A baby is not a relationship. You spend all of your time judging and meddling in Jason and Sonny's love lives. Sure we made a baby but when is the last time you actually focused on us? Spending time with me and the boys… improving our relationship."

Carly laughed, "Are you getting jealous Jax? If we had a problem or issue then I would focus on it and try to fix it, but we don't."

"See, there is where you are wrong." Jax picked his coat up off the chair and walked to the front door. "I think we do have problems, something that a baby will not solve. Maybe if you sat down and thought about us instead of your ex-husband and best friend you would see it." Jax opened the door and walked out, slamming it shut in the process.

Carly jumped when the door slammed. She could not believe that he was being so jealous of Jason and Sonny. They did not have any problems, things were going so good. She was finally pregnant, things could not have been more perfect. 'He'll get over it.' She thought as she looked at the box holding the tacky gift and deviously smiled.

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Elizabeth woke up and her entire body ached. She stretched in an attempt to loosen her muscles but it did not work. Cameron had kept her up most of the night. It seemed like every time she would fall asleep he would kick her, cry or whine. Jason had offered to take him in the other room and stay with him but she said it was ok… she lied.

She sat up in bed as Jason walked by with Jake in his arms. He stopped, "No, no, you go back to sleep. I'll take care of the boys this morning."

"How is Cam feeling?" she asked with as she yawned.

"His fever isn't as bad but he still has one. He is downstairs watching a Charlie movie."

Elizabeth looked over at the clock, "I can't sleep in. I have an appointment with the caterer and the florist is coming today so we can plan where everything is going and she is bringing the fire guy, that's what I call him, the guy that is renting us the fireplaces and heaters and I need to make a doctors appointment for Cam." She rambled off.

"Yea, well you take your time getting up. I have been gone and you have been doing everything yourself the last few days, then after last night you need a break. I will call the doctor for Cam and take him. I'll take Jake with me too so you can focus on the wedding stuff you need to do… and take a nap when you can."

Elizabeth smiled and hugged her knees, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Once the caterer, florist and fire man left Elizabeth laid on the couch to take a nap. She was having trouble keeping her eyes open. Jason had called and told her that Cameron was feeling better and the doctor said it was just a 24 hour bug that was almost out of his system. He took the boys to the penthouse for a while to do some work with Spinelli so she could take a nap. She closed her eyes and in that exact instant her phone rang. Letting out a sigh she decided she should get it and smiled when she looked at her caller ID.

"Oh Em, I miss you so much."

"Aww, I miss you too. How are the plans coming?"

"First how is your trip, are you having fun?"

"Yea, we spent a few days skiing in Switzerland and now we are in Greece. His island is beautiful. I just wish it were a little warmer… and I think Nicolas is missing Spencer."

Elizabeth laughed, "I would give anything to go to Greece, well Italy but its next to Greece. It could be twenty below and I'd be freaking ecstatic."

"Someday." Emily knowingly mumbled. "So the wedding?"

Elizabeth went through everything she had done and still had to get done. "I didn't think it would be so much work… but it is only a week away. It will be here before I know it."

"You sound exhausted Liz. You need to rest."

"Actually I had just laid down when you called."

"Oh my god Liz, I'm sorry. You need your sleep. Has Jason been helping with everything?"

"As much as he can. He took the boys today so I could get stuff done and lay down for a bit. Cameron was sick all night last night and before that Jason was gone for a few days so I'm just drained."

"How is the morning sickness?" Emily asked.

"Not too bad the last week, hopefully it won't come back."

"Well don't worry about anything else till I get back. Push off anything else for a few days, I will help you with it. Relax in the meantime. Promise me you will try to Liz? I know you try to do everything yourself but you are pregnant and need to take time for yourself."

Elizabeth smiled, "I know… I will try."

"Well lets start by you getting some rest now. I will let you go, it is dinner time here and Nicolas is waiting for me. I love you Liz."

"I love you too Em, have fun." Elizabeth said hanging up her phone. She pulled the afghan up and closed her eyes, falling asleep instantly.