Elizabeth and Jason held hands in the elevator as they waited to get to the hospital daycare center. Jason was nervous about how Cameron and Jake were going to respond to what Elizabeth and he had to tell them. He knew that Jake was still too young to understand, but he was worried for the little, curly headed toddler, who had captured his heart all those years ago and whom he thought of as his son as well. Jason was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Elizabeth squeeze his hand.
Smiling, Elizabeth told Jason, "It's going to be ok. Cameron loves you and Jake is your son. They are going to be thrilled that we're all going to live together and be together."
"How did you know what I was thinking, " Jason questioned.
Laughing, Elizabeth flung her arms around him. "You can't hide anything from me, just like I can't hide anything from you!"
The doors to the elevator opened and Jason and Elizabeth walked to the daycare center door. They peeked into the window and saw Cameron and Jake playing with the blocks. Most of the other kids had already been picked up, but there were a few other children still there. The two decided that it would be better to take the boys into the waiting room to talk, instead of inside the daycare center. Opening the door, the two were met with shouts of excitement.
"MAMA!," Jake yelled, toddling over to hug her knees.
Cameron looked up and squealed, "JAY-SON!!!!!!!!!" Rushing over to Jason, Cameron threw himself at the blonde man who always made him feel special. Jason swung Cameron into the air and smiled at the giggles that came from the boy.
Elizabeth smiled at the picture Jason made with her son and knew that their decision to be together was the right one. Picking Jake up, Elizabeth motioned for Jason to follow her with Cameron. The two made their way to d waiting area and settled the boys down on the chairs. Taking out a sippy cup and some goldfish, Elizabeth set Jake up so that she and Jason could talk to Cameron without Jake disrupting them.
Settling Cam between the two of them, Elizabeth brushed the curls out of Cam's face before taking a deep breath.
"Cam, you know that Mommy loves you right?"
Looking at her, he smiled. "I love you to, Mama."
Elizabeth couldn't help the smile that crossed her lips. "Well, Mama and Jason need to talk to you about somethings. It's about Daddy Lucky."
The smile vanished from Cameron's face. He got really quiet and sad looking. "Is this about Daddy Lucky hurting you?"
Elizabeth gasped and looked at Jason. The color drained from Jason's face when he realized that what Elizabeth had been trying to hide from everyone, was not a secret to this precious little boy.
"How do you know what Daddy Lucky did," Elizabeth questioned Cameron.
Not wanting to look at Elizabeth, Cameron unconsciously moved closer to Jason. "I saw him hit you the other night after me and Jakey went to bed. He was yelling so loud that I got scared and came to find you. I saw Daddy hitting you with the broom. Then Daddy Lucky saw me and stopped and gave me his mean look. I got so scared I went back upstairs. I'm sorry I didn't help you Mama," Cameron said, the tears sliding down his face.
Jason gathered Cameron up into his arms while Elizabeth just sat there, crying. Jake noticed his Mama looking sad and came to sit in her lap. Laying his head on her chest, he stuck his thumb in his mouth and watched.
Stroking Cameron's head, Jason calmed him down. "Cam, you did the right thing. Your mama would have been so sad if you had come down and your Daddy Lucky hurt you. I promise no one is ever going to hurt your Mama or you or Jake again. Your mama and I are going to be together now. I love her and you and Jake. We're going to be a family and I will protect all of you. I promise."
Cam looked up at Jason. "Can I call you daddy," he whispered.
The tears gathered in Jason's eyes. "I'd love nothing more."
Elizabeth watched the scene unfold and knew she would never love another man the way she loved Jason. Taking a deep breath, she looked at the 3 men in her lives.
"I have something else to tell you. Jason is Jake's Daddy. He's going to be Daddy to both of you."
Jake, not wanting to be left out, crawled out of Elizabeth's lap and squeezed onto Jason's lap with Cameron. Jason wrapped his arms around both of his sons, one biological and one of the heart and knew that no moment would ever be more precious.
The four of them sat there in silence for a few minutes before they got up to go home.
As Jason stood up, he held Jake in one arm and held Cameron's hand with the other. Elizabeth snuggled up next to him and they headed for home. Neither of them noticed the shadow watching from behind, a look of pure malice on his face.
Jason led Elizabeth and the boys to his Escalade and opened the back door. Sitting on the back seat were two, brand new, car seats. Elizabeth shook her head and knew she shouldn't even be surprised. They buckled the boys in and headed for Jason's penthouse.
As the elevator came to a stop, the four got off the elevator. As Elizabeth went to turn to the right, Jason pulled her toward the left, towards Sonny's old penthouse. Confused, Elizabeth followed. Jason led his new family into the penthouse. Quietly giving orders to the guards, he shut the door behind them. Cameron and Jake were bouncing up and down and Jason smiled at them.
"Come on boys, I have a surprise for you," Jason told them. Grabbing there hands, he led them upstairs, leaving Elizabeth to follow, still as confused.
Opening the first door on the right, Jason ushered his new family inside. The boys started squealing with delight as Elizabeth stood in shock. The room was decked out for two little boys. Chugging Charlie bedsets were on the twin bed and the toddler bed while a Chugging Charlie train table and assorted trains stood in the middle of the room. The boys took off like rockets to the train table. Mid way, Cameron stopped and threw himself at Jason.
"I love you, Jason! This is the best!"
Struck by the little boys confession, all Jason could do was hug him back.
Stepping back toward Elizabeth, he put his arm around her and the two just sat and watched the boys.
"Thank you," she whispered.
He looked at her in surprise. "For what?"
Gesturing toward her smiling sons, she said, "For putting smiles on their faces."
The two sat watching the boys for a while and then the four went downstairs. Jason had food delivered from Kelly's and they ate dinner, bathed the boys and put them to sleep. Jason shut the light in the boys room and softly shut the door half way. Pulling Elizabeth toward the room across the hall, he opened the door and gestured for Elizabeth to enter.
Elizabeth looked around in amazement. Candles were lit and the lights were dimmed down low. "How did you manage to do this," she asked him softly.
"I had some elves that appeared while we were bathing the boys," he replied sneakily.
Gathering Elizabeth into his arms, he looked deep into her eyes. "I want us to go slow. I want us to last and for everyone to go smoothly. I don't want to rush anything. I thought that we could spend tonight just holding each other and getting our thoughts straightened out.
Elizabeth smiled. Jason thought of everything and was concerned with rushing her into something. Winding her arms around his neck, she leaned in for a kiss.
"I love you with all my heart. I always have and I always will."
Picking her up in his arms, Jason kissed her back. Dropping her onto the bed, he laughed as she bounced and giggled. Shutting the light, the two got under the covers. Turning on his side, Jason pulled Elizabeth close to him, so that they were spooning. Kissing the top of her head, he whispered, "I love you."
Snuggling into him, she sighed. "I love you, too."
Together, holding onto each other, the two drifted off to sleep. As he settled into a deep sleep, Jason made a silent promise to heal both the emotional and physical scars that Lucky had inflicted onto Elizabeth and the boys.