Title: Breathe Into Me
Author: Steffie
Genre: General Hospital
Rating: PG-13
Summary: He introduced her to a world of delectable sin, and there fulfilled her fantasies beyond her wildest dreams.
Characters: Emily, Liz, Ric, Nikolas, Jax, Skye, Sonny, Jason among many others.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this fic.

NOTE: I am acting as if Nikolas and Emily, as well as Liz and Lucky were NEVER romantically together. They are still the 4 musketeers, but they never went beyond friendship. Liz is married to Ric, no Cameron exists (as much as I love the little kid whenever he yells mama and runs to Liz).

After 20 minutes of sitting silently on the couch, the doorbell rang.

Not needing to look through the peephole, Jason immediately opened the door. He was expecting her, and even if he wasn't, only Liz knocked on the door in such an odd way.

"Thanks for coming on such short notice." Liz could tell by the sound in his voice that something personal was wrong. Jason had always been an expert at hiding emotion, well that was if he even had any, for any given situation. But Liz knew that something had to be seriously wrong for him to sound that way. Also, the fact that he had called her that late at night and had been pretty vague on the phone kind of tipped her off as well.

Guilt washed over him at her state of dress. It was obvious by her apparel that she was still at work, and she must have sacrificed a lot to have someone cover for her. Though the people at General Hospital were all friendly to each other, it was very hard to find someone willing to cover you on the night shift. Epiphany must have had Liz on her good side. EXTREMELY on her good side.

"So, going to explain to me why you have me so worried?" she asked, taking off her jacket to showcase her dreadful pink scrubs. The look in her eyes told him that she was exhausted, but worry had kept them open. Jason sighed, not really knowing how to say what he wanted to say. Liz was the one person outside of the mob and his family that he trusted more than anybody. And at the moment she was probably the only person that could help him or Emily.

"It's about Emily." Liz' demeanor immediately changed from tired to wide awake and alert. "Sonny left her," Jason added. Liz sighed, and walked over to him, dropping herself on the couch to sit next to him. It was no secret that Liz was not a fan of Sonny and Emily dating, and it also was no secret that she and Emily argued about it. Many times.

"How is she taking it?" Liz asked after a short moment.

"She's upstairs in my bed. Cried herself to sleep, hysterically mind you," he quipped. Liz sighed, allowing herself to fully lay back against the couch. She had hoped that the relationship with Sonny wouldn't last, but she also hoped that Emily wouldn't take it too hard when the inevitable arrived.

"I need you to take care of her," he finally requested. It was then that Liz got up and paced around a little bit. She nervously laughed for a bit, and Jason couldn't understand why. "I don't know if that is such a good idea," Liz stated. Now Jason was beyond perplexed.

"Why not? You are her best friend. She trusts you more then she trusts her own family." He stated.

Liz shook her head. "She used to."

The look on his face made it clear to Liz that he had no idea what she was talking about. But then again, Jason never really paid attention to the people and the surroundings of Port Charles unless their was a bomb strapped to them or a gun pointed at their heads.

"Emily had a fall out with us when she and Sonny got serious." The tone in her voice made it clear that she was still emotionally affected by the memory.

"Who is us?" Jason asked.

"All of us. Me, Lucky, Nikolas, the rest of her family. Everybody was opposed to the relationship. She said that she hated all of us and Sonny was the only person she needed and the only one that cared about her and she walked away from us."

That added information had Jason stupefied, although he didn't know why. He had expected it, seeing as Carly and Brenda had done through the same fate. And where did it lead them? Brenda was somewhere in Africa and Carly was locked in a mental facility. Silently Jason made a mental note that he had to pay attention more to the gossip around Port Charles.

"I don't know if you know this Jase, but Emily really did leave everything behind. She quit Medical School, changed her cellphone number, moved out of the Quartermaine house. She entered Sonny's life right after she killed her own life." The last sentence came out more of a whisper than a statement. With that, Liz shrugged and reached for her coat.

"She wont allow me to help her, so I just have to leave that to you. If she actually came here with you, then she at least trusts you. She doesn't trust me anymore. She doesn't even like me anymore," Liz added.

She had attempted to put on her coat, but Jason stopped her, and pulled the coat from her. Throwing it back on the rack, he grabbed Liz by her shoulders and turned her to face him.

"Liz, no matter what happens, deep down inside, Em will always be your best friend. And she feels the same way, I know it," he whispered. Liz shrugged, but Jason wouldn't have it.

"I can't help her by myself Liz. I need you to help me. You are the only one that can." He begged.

Liz smiled at the statement. Jason was a big boy, he knew how to handle everything on his own. But when things got rough, he would always call her. Liz and Jason have always had a very special relationship, beyond any relationship they shared with anybody. They would confide in each other and help each other when they needed it most. Jason would always physically help Liz and Liz would return the favor by being there for him emotionally.

"You owe me a box of chocolate for this. I agreed to work a double shift tomorrow for Robin to cover for me," she stated, a pout on her lips. Jason chuckled. "I take it, chocolate from London?" he asked. Liz smiled, biting her lower lip. Nodding, she now had a childish glee glowing in her features. Jason laughed again and pulled her closer, giving her a hug.

Liz returned the gesture, holding on to him tightly.

"She's going to be alright. I promise," she whispered. Jason nodded, but he didn't know if he was believing Liz or if it was just wishful thinking. Liz expertly knew what he was thinking, but decided not to comment on it at the moment. After a long hug they broke apart.

Sighing, Liz straightened her scrubs before looking at the stairs.

"I'll go check on her, just to make sure she doesn't get a fever. All that crying can do that to you," she stated. Jason nodded and with that, Liz turned on her heel and headed to the stairs. He watched her walk up 3 steps before he called out to her.

"Hey Liz." Jason called out.

Liz turned her head, her hair flipping in the process. Jason smiled to her.

"You really are a great friend. Both to me and Em."

Liz gave him a sad, but grateful smile at the comment, but said nothing. Instead she turned her head and ran upstairs to his bedroom. When she was out of sight, Jason let out a long breath and dropped himself on the couch once more.

This was going to be one hell of a ride, that's for sure.

TBC