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Chapter 5

"How long are they going to be down there?" Michael wanted to know.

"Stop being a brat." Morgan called his brother out. "I think uncle Jason probably has a lot of things to say to aunt Liz." How was it that he was the mature one?

"Mom and dad should be here." Michael told his brother.

"What did mom tell you about knowing everything?" Morgan not so gently reminded his brother. "Oh yeah, that you don't. I think uncle Jason knows what he is doing."

"Jason probably wants some uninterrupted time to talk with Liz. We all know that once Carly knows he's back she'll be demanding all his time." Tracy told her great nephew. Everyone said he had Carly's attitude, but she saw a healthy dose of AJ's arrogance as well.

"Don't talk about my mom like that." Michael shot back. He didn't like Tracy.

"Tracy, I think you could find better use of your time then arguing with a twelve year old." Monica said coming back into the dining room.

"How is daddy?" Tracy hadn't liked how pale he was. Jason's return could give the old man a heart attack.

"Good. His heart rate and pulse are fine. I just want him to rest. It's been a long night for all of us." Monica had the feeling her night was just starting. She was hoping to get some time with her son. Yes, Elizabeth needed to be his first priority but Monica would be lying if she said she didn't have questions that needed to be answered. Starting with why he called her mom. "I'm going to keep an eye on him for the rest of the night."

"I can take a shift if you need me to." Tracy volunteered.

"Thank you that would be helpful. You can hold him down while I restrain him." Getting Edward to stay in bed was not easy.

"I think Alice would be better suited to that task." Tracy snorted. She might be prickly, but family really was everything to her. After losing her mother a few years ago she was holding onto her father with both hands. "Do I need to take up a tray?"

"Cook sent up some broth." Monica said sitting next to Cameron. "Did you like the pizza?"

"It was good. Is momma coming back soon?" He wanted to know.

"I'm not sure. If she's not back by your bed time I'll read you a story." Monica had come to love Cameron as another grandchild. Now that Jason was back she was hoping that would become a legal fact. She saw no difference between Cameron and the baby Liz was carrying.

"I'm not staying over." Michael spoke up again.

Monica took a deep breath. Sometimes her eldest grandchild was wonderful and other times he worked her last nerve. He was truly his father's child, and she wasn't talking about Sonny. "You are staying over. I spoke with your mother about an hour ago and she is fine with you staying. She will pick you up tomorrow, at which time Jason will probably talk to her."

"He should call her tonight." Michael told his grandmother.

"Your opinion has been noted." Was all Monica said. She wondered if she would lose her license if she sedated him. "I'm sure your uncle has reasons for not wanting anyone else to know he is here at the moment." She wanted to know how the press hadn't gotten wind of Jason's resurrection.

"Grandmom, would you like me to take Cameron up and help him put on his pajamas?" Morgan wanted to be helpful. It was getting close to seven. The three year old was normally in bed by seven thirty.

"That would be wonderful Morgan thank you. Cameron you can have a bath in the morning." Monica told him.

"Okay." He hoped down from the chair he was sitting in and waited for Morgan. He liked the older boy a lot. Cameron was excited because they were sleeping in the mansion. For the last week they'd stayed here instead of the gatehouse because of momma's do date. But Cameron still didn't know what she had to do.

"Are you going to have trouble respecting your uncle's wishes?" Monica asked Michael.

"No." He said pouting.

She really wished she could believe him. "Then you may go into the game room and play your video games." She said dismissing him.

"You know there is a phone in that room." Tracy told her sister in law.

"All the phones in the house have been disabled." Monica grinned. She'd been a Quartermaine a long time. There wasn't a scheme her grandson could concoct that she couldn't counter. "Make sure your cell phone is charged."

"So where do you think Jason's been all this time?" Tracy was curious.

"No clue, I'm just grateful he came home." Monica said fighting back tears. "I'm looking forward to being able to tell Emily."

"Do you think his not wanting anyone to know he's here has anything to do with his plane crashing?" Tracy thought that Sonny hadn't grieved very long at all.

"Again no clue." Monica's thoughts were running parallel to Tracy's. She didn't trust Sonny as far as she could throw him. "I hope he and Elizabeth get it right this time."

"Did she say what happened? Why they broke up?" Tracy hated to be out of the loop.

"No." Monica knew that Jason had been the one to end the relationship. He had been honest in the letter he left for her. That was not something that needed to be discussed around the dinner table.

They heard footsteps and both women turned to look at the doorway. "Hi." Jason said coming into the room with Elizabeth. They were holding hands which made Monica smile.

"Hello." Monica couldn't help but look him over. He was a little thinner than when he left but he didn't have the look of a deserted island survivor.

Jason pulled out a chair so that Elizabeth could have a seat. "I need to speak with you." He said looking at Tracy, which surprised her and Monica.

"Me?" Tracy pointed to herself.

"Yes, after I will need to speak to you mom." Jason looked over at Monica.

"Alright." Monica said smiling.

"Where is Cameron?" Elizabeth wanted to know.

"Morgan is helping him into his pajamas. Michael is in the game room, no doubt angry that the phone doesn't work. All the phones are off so its cell phones for the rest of the night." Monica told them.

"I'll need to borrow yours." Jason said to Elizabeth. He had calls to make after he finished talking with his mother. "Tracy?"

They went out into the hall. "Are you still married to Luke Spencer?"

"No." Tracy had learned she hadn't ever been legally married to the con artist. She sent him and his daughter packing. "I don't know where he is either. Is Lucky an issue?"

"No. From what I can tell he is behaving." Jason told his aunt. He was happy to learn Luke no longer lived here. One less person to worry about. "Did Gino have any information on the Zaccharas?" Gino Solieto was one of Tracy's ex-husbands. He'd been a mob boss before Jason was even born. The Zaccharas were the family Sonny viewed as the biggest threat. They were the ones Sonny said wanted the territory. Jason had agreed because of things Anthony had been doing. Jason had seen Karpov as only a minor threat until the kidnapping.

"It's possible. I have his papers." Tracy kept everything, because you never knew when it would become useful. Blackmail was one of her specialties.

"Can you go through them?" Jason asked her. "I may have issues with that family, and if I could avoid having to kill someone I'd like to."

Tracy looked at Jason surprised. "I'd be happy to." She was always happy to be an insider. "I can start tonight." Gino had left quite a lot of information behind.

"Thank you." Jason said walking back into the dining room. "Should we wait until Cameron is in bed?"

"Only if you need me here. I'm sure Monica would like some time with just you." Elizabeth was trying not to be selfish.

"I understand him wanting to keep you close." Monica would take whatever time he was willing to give her. Before the plane crash he would rarely speak to her at all.

"Actually." Jason said looking a bit sheepish. "I don't want to miss Cameron's bedtime." Jason had missed enough. "I was hoping you would let me read him a story."

Elizabeth smiled wide. "He'd love that."

"I wasn't sure how long you would be, so I told Cam he could have his bath in the morning." Over the last few months Monica had been privileged enough to babysit sometimes when Liz worked at night. Now that the young mother was out on maternity leave Monica was often invited to read a story to Cameron. After he was in bed she and Elizabeth sat and talked. It had been wonderful reconnecting with the young woman she had known as a teenager.

"That's fine." Elizabeth said patting Monica's arm.

Jason watched the two woman happy that they were close. "Mom, do you think you can run a data wide search on the DNA Sam submitted? An untraceable search." Jason wanted to know who fathered her baby. If she became a problem and needed to be eliminated then he wanted the child to not be an orphan.

"No, once I log into the system then my activities will leave a trail." Monica told him. She wanted to know why he wanted this done but knew better than to ask. "But that is beside the point, because the test never took place. At least not at General Hospital. Sam isn't even Kelly's patient anymore."

"But it can be done?" That was all Jason needed to hear. He could get a sample.

"Yes." Monica replied.

"Good, thank you." Jason stopped when he heard rapidly approaching footsteps. "Hey buddy." He said scooping up Cameron. "You ready for a story."

"Can you read it?" The little boy wanted to know.

"I can." Jason said smiling.

"Momma, if Jason wasn't with the angels and everyone thought he was, does that mean Grams might not be with the angels too?" Cameron missed Gram.

Jason looked over at Elizabeth. "I had no idea."

Elizabeth got to her feet and walked over to where they were standing. "Gram is with the angels, sweetheart. She's not coming back." The pain of that lose was still sharp.

"What happened?" Jason wanted to know.

"Stroke, three months ago. She was at work and just collapsed." Elizabeth said clearing her throat before she could continue. "There was nothing anyone could do."

"I'm so sorry." Jason said pulling her close and just holding her. The last six months had brought his girl so much loss. He was glad that he was able to return home. He was going to make sure that she was well taken care of from here on out.

"Monica was a great source of support." Elizabeth looked over at the older woman and smiled. "Em was too."

"Audrey was actually staying here with us." Monica told her son. "We felt it was safer for her to be here."

"Thank you for taking care of them while I was away." Jason said reaching out for his mother's hand. He looked at his son. "Let's go upstairs and you can pick out a story for me to read." Cameron nodded as Jason turned to his mother again. "I'll be back down and then we can talk." Walking to the doorway he stopped again. "Thank you Morgan, for helping Cameron."

"You're welcome uncle Jason. I'm really glad you are home." The young boy said wanting to give his uncle a hug. He remembered that Jason wasn't much for touching. His mother was always complaining that Jason never hugged her.

"I appreciate it." Jason said reaching out and giving Morgan a quick one armed hug, which clearly surprised the boy.

"Thank you Morgan." Elizabeth echoed Jason's remark. The youngest Corinthos child was always very good to her son. Michael's treatment of Cameron depended on the older boy's mood. Which was the same way he treated Morgan.

"You're welcome aunt Liz." Morgan really liked her. His mom had been paying him more attention since she became Liz's friend. Morgan suspected that had something to do with Michael not being as nice to him anymore. He thought Michael was jealous. He was hoping his brother straightened out soon.

"Michael is in the game room." Monica told him.

"Oh, I'm going to go to the library. I'm in the middle of the fourth Harry Potter book." Morgan said waving as he left.

"Where is Edward?" Elizabeth noticed the older man's absence.

"Upstairs resting." Monica looked at the younger woman and smiled wide. "I can't believe he's home."

"Me either." Elizabeth said returning the smile. "We've been given another chance."

"One I'm not going to waste." Monica told her hopefully soon to be daughter in law. "I'm going to make some tea for us to drink while we talk."

"Can I help?" Elizabeth offered.

"You can protect me from Cook." She didn't like anyone in her kitchen, but had a soft spoke for Elizabeth.

"Come on." Elizabeth said laughing. "You can hide behind me."

Upstairs in the room that Jason had used as child he sat and watched Cameron sleep. This space held so many memories. Jason had slept here until he was ten, then he switched to a bigger room closer to AJ's. From the window he could see the boathouse and Jason remembered his brother telling him an ogre lived beneath it. On many a night he had watched to see if it would come out.

The tooth fairy had visited him here. Over on the shelves his trophies from school had been neatly lined up. He'd done homework sitting at the wooden desk that had been in his family for generations. His clothes had hung in the closet, which was also neat. Jason Quartermaine had been an orderly child. And a happy one, for the most part. Life in the Quartermaine family had been too turbulent to be content all the time.

This was home. He was glad that he could remember that. He wanted to walk in his grandmother's rose garden soon, so that he could spend some time remembering her too. AJ's room would help him reconnect with his brother. What he had done to his brother was unforgivable. For all the mistakes AJ made he didn't deserve to have his son stolen from him. It had taken almost not knowing his own sons for Jason to realize that. Jason Morgan had been a mess. Now it was time to fix as much of the damage as he could, and from this point forward do better.

"I love you Cameron." Jason said softly, kissing his son's forehead. Closing the door behind him he headed downstairs to talk with Monica.

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