One more chapter left after this one. Then I will finish up my beta'ing of the Ghosts chapters and Helena chapters.
Luke's Folly
Mac was questioning Luke at the station and while he didn't have anything to hold him on, he knew that the man was possibly a threat to Elizabeth Webber, er Morgan.
Talking to the Department of Homeland Security and the liaison from the WSB, he said "Did either of you see exactly what happened?"
"Spencer Jr. saw Miss McCall when she exited the building. I saw his expression, then he said something to her. I was to far away to hear the words, but I saw her reaching for your rookie cops gun. I had just started to reach for mine when that other man, Spencer's father showed up with a gun."
"My question was did he have the gun out before he got there or did he pull it when Sam tried to take a shot at his son?" asked Mac.
The DHS guy said "He had to have had it pulled already. I was watching the prisoner, I saw her reaching and went for mine. He was faster on the trigger. He had to have already had it out but why?"
"To kill McCall?" asked the WSB agent. He had read the woman's chart and knew she was trouble.
"No, and that it what I am worried about. I think Luke had his gun out after a different woman. I think he was after Morgan's wife." said Mac.
"We have something you need to hear. While your men were working perimeter, Spencer Jr. verbally attacked his ex-wife. It was rather ugly." said the WSB agent. "If I had to guess, I would say your ex-cop is either a wife beater or was on the verge of becoming one."
Showing Mac the arrest on tape, he couldn't help wondering at the convenience of the Morgan's being on a yacht coming in just as Sam was bringing her salvage boat back from Canada.
"Mac, we need to talk." said Cruz while Det. Harper stood grimly at his side. "I heard about Lucky, is there anything I can do?"
Looking at the man, the federal agent said "Like what?"
"Look, I know Lucky, he is led around by his dick. I really doubt that he knew what Sam McCall was up to. I called his father when I heard about the arrest. Gave him a heads up on what was going on."
Looking at David Harper who was standing back and not saying a word, Mac turned to Cruz and said "You, you called Luke? What did you tell him?"
"Just what a rookie told me. That Lucky was arrested on Sam's boat coming back with illegal contraband from Canada. Then that Sam had escaped from police custody and that I had heard that Elizabeth was back and had been seen on the docks."
"Really, who told you that?" he snapped.
"I, I heard it from the new ADA who was talking to the harbor master." Cruz didn't understand why the two men with his boss seemed rather interested in what he was saying. He did get Mac's problem, his boss loathed Lucky after what happened with his daughter.
"She told you that she saw Elizabeth?" he asked doubting his story.
"No, she was talking to the Harbor Master, I only heard the name Elizabeth and that she had been seen moving towards Kelly's on the docks." he replied. "Why? What is the big deal?"
"THE BIG DEAL IS... the big deal is that Luke Spencer showed up at Elizabeth's studio with a gun. You do know there is a restraining order against the Spencer family in mass. That they cannot come with in fifty feet of Elizabeth. That is because the Judge is afraid they will harm her. Now would you please like to give me an explanation as to why you would give that kind of information to someone like LUKE SPENCER???" he demanded.
"I was concerned about Lucky, that's all. I know the Spencers were worried about Elizabeth, they had been calling me asking if I had heard anything about her. Lucky even asked me to do a passport search with Border patrol. You know she left rather suddenly, I let Luke know so that..."
Mac interrupted and turned to his partner. "What was your part in this idiocy?"
"Nothing. I was on patrol down by the docks like ordered when Cruz showed up. I reminded him of the restraining order, he said that Elizabeth was just upset about the affair. That he knew she would stand by Lucky then gave me a song and dance about their supposedly wonderful love."
"And what do you think of that great love?" asked an annoyed Diane as she entered the room.
"That it sounds more like obsession to me." he replied.
"Good, Commissioner Scorpio, it looks like at least one of your officers has some brains in his head. If Det Cruz isn't suspended and this isn't investigated I am going to sue this department. Det. Cruz, Luke Spencer showed up outside Elizabeth Morgan's studio tonight with a gun. I have the videotapes from the Morgan/Corinthos coffee warehouse cameras that show he had it in his hand since he got out of his car."
"He was more than likely trying to protect himself after seeing the mess down there. We all know what your clients really do and who they really are.." Cruz just dug his hole nice and deep.
"Yes, they import really great coffee, don't they." she said. "And Luke has been heard making threats against my client, he blames her for his son's spiraling mess. Now, he shows up at her studio with a gun. No, he wasn't there to protect her or himself. He was there because he had heard rumors from his stepson that Elizabeth was with her new husband."
Seeing his face, she said "Commissioner, I am changing that lawsuit as we speak, to his being fired, not suspended."
Mac looked at Cruz then said "You are suspended until such a time as I take this to the review board. I would start looking for another job. Elizabeth Morgan nee Webber has some pretty powerful friends in this town on her own and she just married into the Quartermaine family. I assure you, Edward Quartermaine is doing the marcarana even as we speak, he is that happy about the marriage. My guess is he wants you tied up and roasted over a nice toasty fire."
After Cruz left, Mac told Det. Harper that he might want to think about what just happened and tell him all he knew about what Cruz had done.
"He called Spencer, told him that he heard that Elizabeth had just returned and that there were rumors she was with Morgan. That he, meaning Morgan had kidnapped Elizabeth." he said wearily. "I heard Spencer's reply. He stated that Morgan wouldn't have to kidnap Elizabeth, that she would go willingly with him. Then he hung up."
"Thank you, now I have a team going over the salvage boat, I want you to join them." he said then went to deal with Luke. "Spencer, I am adding a charge to the counts against you."
"What counts, it was self defense." he said. "Where is my son?"
"In the hands of Homeland Security, where he is answering charges on drug smuggling, as well as terrorism in connection to the anthrax he was caught with as well as the supplies to make a bomb with it. They also found plans for the underground caves at Niagara Falls."
"Please, McCall was all about the money, Lucky was probably sleeping with her." he said then asked why he was still under arrest when he had only shot the woman who was trying to kill his son.
"We were rather curious as to what you were doing outside of Elizabeth's studio with a gun. Just being there is a violation of the restraining order, having the gun on you is a felony." he said.
"I was there to protect my daughter-in-law, you know how dangerous that neighborhood is." he said. Mac looked at the man in front of him and walked out the door.
Picking up the file on Cruz' desk, he returned taking special care as he closed the door and said "I know about the call from Cruz, I know you are now aware that Elizabeth is now married to Morgan. I am not letting you walk out of here, she has done nothing to any of you, but carry your loser of a son. Yet you act like she was wrong to follow her heart. Why? You certainly did it often enough."
"She owes my son." he said. "Lucky picked her out of the snow, saved her from the worst thing that ever happened to her."
"And you should know, after all. Tell me, what advice did you give to your son? You know all about how a rape victim feels, first hand. So what advice did the rapist give to his son helping his girl friend get over being raped?"
"You know nothing about that." he said tersely."
"No, I don't. I have never held a woman down on the ground, and forced myself on her. Ignoring her screams of no, I have never hurt a woman in the worst possible way short of murder. Tell me Luke, since I know nothing and you are a master, what advise does a man give his son in that situation."
Luke came up out of his chair and the two men outside the room trying to get in, but Mac had locked the door. When Luke came around the desk and decked Mac, he looked at the prisoner with total satisfaction. "We can now add a charge of assaulting an officer to the laundry list of charges you are going to be facing."
"You baited me." he said his chest heaving.
"Prove it. Only you and I know what was going on in here and I am going to tell anyone who asks that I had informed you what was going on with Lucky." he said opening the door and getting a towel. "Add a count of assaulting an officer."
Alexis got the news early the next morning and showed up to read the indictment. Walking into Mac's office she said "What you pulled was risky, he could have kept calm and did nothing."
"I know, but I was counting on his being Luke." he said. "Can you make it stick?"
"I am going to for the top count." she said walking out. She had seen the tape of Lucky, then heard what her not daughter had wanted with Elizabeth. That damn stone was gone and yet it was still making people's lives miserable.
EXCITING LIFE
After dealing with the police, then their own lawyer, Jason was pushing Elizabeth to go to GH but she just said "All I want is a bed, the rest can wait until later."
Making a few calls, Jason was tired as they arrived at the hotel. Getting Elizabeth to the suite that Sonny had called Carly and arranged for them, he watched over her as she slept until noon. Then rising they went to GH and saw their families. Elizabeth saw Emily in the corner and saw the regret in her best friends eyes. Calling out her name, she said "I missed you."
Crying the girl tossed herself at Elizabeth as she confessed everything that she had been doing. Holding onto Emily, Elizabeth saw her grams getting off the elevator with Epiphany and Cam. When her little boy shouted Mommy and rushed to her, she let go of her friend who was wiping her eyes and picked up her precious little boy.
Hugging Jason and saying she was sorry, Emily saw trouble coming off down the hall. Nik heard as Sonny told Kelly Lee what Jason had told the medics and the doctor was insisting on having her checked over. "So Morgan, stealing another man's child again are we? Well not this time, I won't let you take what I have left of my brother."
Looking at him, Jason said "Talk to the DHS, your brother announced to the whole world he and Elizabeth hadn't been together since January. Elizabeth is carrying our baby, unlike Maxie Jones, she is the one carrying Lucky's." he said going to hug Elizabeth as he led his small family to the office. Audrey was going to wait outside with Cam, then they had plans to be together that evening.
When Kelly drew blood to do a pregnancy test, Elizabeth held onto Jason's hand and they quietly listened as Kelly went through the drill of what to do and what not to do if she was pregnant. "Thanks, Kelly."
"When are you going to be coming back to work, I have got to hear this story. Emily and you lead way more interesting lives than the rest of us." she teased.
"Not any more." she said looking at Jason. "I finally have the man I should have been with all along."
Leaving them to their privacy, she saw Diane and Monica telling Alexis something. Seeing Robin approaching she said "We need lives." Pointing to the whole circus in the waiting room, she said "They are all here for Elizabeth."
"Trust me, I have had an exciting life, I prefer my excitement to come from much smaller things now." she said with a knowing smile. "We should do an a Girls night out now that Elizabeth is back."
"She won't be drinking." warned Kelly. Seeing Robin's eyes widen, then the smile, she asked "What?"
"Just that I am sure Jason is going to drive her crazy." Robin felt envious, a baby was something she had always wanted but she knew that there would be risks to her health.
"That is the kind of crazy I would love to get used to." replied Kelly as she walked to the hub to file her paperwork. She saw Nik leaving after talking to his aunt who was looking at him with a sad expression on her face.
MATCHING ORANGE JUMPSUITS
Nik was at the station, listening to Lucky, then asked "Why would you do anything with Sam McCall of all people?"
"The money, I needed money." he whined. "I didn't have a job, I wasn't going to go beg Aunt Bobbie for money."
"What for?" he asked more than a little annoyed at having to bail him out yet again. Walking into Mac's office he said "Has bail been set for Lucky yet?"
"No, he is under federal jurisdiction for violating the Patriot act and the Mounties want a word with him about a drug dealer getting robbed and shot."
"Why?" Mac lifted the bag of pills and said "Nik, he is facing major charges, he isn't getting out of this one. Luke either."
Walking together to try and talk to the man, they saw he wasn't in the interrogation room. "Where is Spencer?"
The head of the DHS said "I had him taken away. His crimes allow us to hold him indefinitely. He was found with a large quantity of weapons grade anthrax. We also finished our search of the tug and found the instructions and ingredients to build the bombs as well as the map."
"MY BROTHER isn't a terrorist." said Nik scornfully. "Why are you treating him like one?"
"Mr. Cassadine, I am WELL aware of who your family is and what it has done in the past. Unless you want to be facing charges..."
"Actually he will be." said Diane from the door. "Mac, Mr. Cassadine attacked Elizabeth today at GH in violation of a court order. This after Luke and you can see why we might be worried."
"Nicolas Cassadine, you are under arrest ..." said Mac.
FAMILY TIME
Arriving back at the hotel, Jason escorted Cam and Elizabeth inside and put down the pizza on the coffee table then hung out the do not disturb sign. Kelly had called while they were getting dinner and confirmed her pregnancy and Jason wanted some private time with his growing family.
Cam ate his dinner then was tucked into the second bedroom while Jason cleaned up the mess. Putting the debris outside, he sat down on the sofa with Elizabeth curled up next to him. "I am so glad that is over."
"Lucky is gone. I can't believe Sam would bring in something like that." she said stunned. "Seeing the words anthrax on the paperwork was way worse than hearing it for some reason."
"I know. I just can't help thinking that her death was a good thing. She was going to be a threat to your safety until we had to take her out. This way it was done by someone else." he said. Then seeing her expression, he said "No, I do feel bad but more like how you do about Ric."
"You do realize that we have to find a home soon. Before Edward bribes a member of the housekeeping staff to steal our stuff for him." Jason said wanting to change the subject.
Looking up in amusement, she said "Jason, I am not buying another wardrobe, tell Bernie, Diane and Mac to move quicker."
Kissing her, he said "We are going to have a baby."
"Well usually when you go at it like bunny rabbits, that tends to happen." she said with a grin.
"Hey, I was trying to get the key in the door, you were the one who kissed me." he said. As they got comfortable, both of their cell phones rang. "You first."
"No, you answer it." he said then looking at his, relaxed and said "Hello Diane, what does my attorney want now?"
"A few minutes of your time. We have some news for Elizabeth and you that can't wait." she said looking at the crowd of people. "I am sending up Emily to babysit, she already knows."
Elizabeth thought about it then said fine. She knew Emily was trying to earn forgiveness but right now, she just wanted to let it go. She had so many more important things to think about.
Looking at his wife, he said "If this so much as makes Elizabeth's eyes water, you are in trouble."
Hugging his sister who was still acting contrite in spite of their telling her to just let it be for now, the couple joined Diane who had a large group of people with her. "Diane, what is this?"
Glaring, Alexis and her pulled them off. "We found out some things we haven't had a chance to tell you. "Sam isn't Alexis' daughter."
"Who is she?" he asked happy for the woman yet sad for Sam who could have had a family.
"First, let me get to this part. Alexis figured it out earlier." said Diane.
"Elizabeth, you are my daughter." Alexis said. "I am not sure how it happened considering you were born in May and Sam was born six months later, but you two were switched at some point."
"That makes Sam a Webber?" she asked stunned.
"Yes while her mother was Carolyn, her father was Rick, not the man who raised you, Jeff." said Diane while Elizabeth thought about the times that her Uncle would visit and the tension in the house. "Did Jeff know?"
"No, he was upset to find out that you weren't his." He had been heartbroken to Diane's and Monica's shock considering how he had abandoned her years ago. Monica had the harder part of this, telling one of the few members of the family who were going to be upset about losing Elizabeth.
"Don't you mean that Sam isn't his?" she asked stunned.
"No, that you weren't. He was not too thrilled to hear Sam's history but passed it on to her mother. Carolyn said she didn't care." Elizabeth felt pain at that, even Sam should have been loved by her mother.
"So it wasn't me, it was the idea of me she loathed." said Elizabeth feeling better about that. "I have to tell Grams."
"She knows, Monica is there right now waiting for Jeff to call back. She said that it doesn't matter, she raised you that makes you hers." said Alexis then asked "I was wondering how do you feel about having me as a mother?"
"I am still getting used to it. Alexis, I have always liked you, but honestly, this is going to take some time." she said.
Jason and Diane walked off a bit and the attorney asked how he felt about this.
"I just hope she is serious about wanting to be a mother to Elizabeth. If not, I would rather she walk away now. The Webbers did some real damage." he said. Then asked "Does Sonny know?"
"I think so. Carly was going to tell him tonight after telling her fiancee Jax." she said. "We were going to keep it quiet, but Nik heard. He had bailed himself out and was outside his aunt's office where we were talking. He made a few comments."
"What kind of comments?" he said dangerously.
"Nothing you want to hear." she warned then said "He just said he was trading one skank for another skank. I have seen him around, what got into him?"
"I don't know. He is acting like Luke, actually." said Jason. "The weird part was I thought he would understand. He has always been more practical than the Spencers."
"I wonder if your sister broke up with him because of this type of attitude."
Monica walked into the room then said something to Elizabeth, then Alexis before walking over to them. "Jeff called again. Carolyn of course is not interested in meeting Sam. Jeff offered to copy Liz's baby pictures and stuff then send Alexis a set."
"That was nice." said Jason frowning.
"Jason, Jeff isn't a bad man. He just was never a very good father. He tried, but honestly, when Heather sold Steven, it sort of ruined his ability to nurture." Monica said. "I told him about Sam's death. He is going to arrange for her burial."
"Monica, what is your opinion on why Nik is acting like a jerk?" asked Diane.
"Simply put, he is a jerk. As for the Liz stuff, my guess is he has a problem with her being related since he knows what he did to her regarding Lucky is wrong." she said with a smile. "What about Luke?"
Alexis walked over and said "I talked to him, earlier. He was arrested for assaulting Mac then was pissed that I wouldn't give him any help. One thing, he doesn't know you are my daughter."
Hearing her phone ring, Monica answered it then hanging up said "That was Tracy, Luke had a heart attack when he found out that Lucky is now in federal custody and that his location is now listed as unknown."
"The way he smoke and drinks, I am not surprised." said Alexis.
Calling Alan, Monica asked "Are you sure?" Hanging up she said "Something popped up on Luke's tox screen. Dr. Julian had to perform emergency surgery. Tracy is there and asked me to come."
"Go." said Elizabeth who was she was considering not going. "Hippocratic oath and all."
Hugging her son's wife, she said "I will keep you up to date..."
"I supposed I should be there, as DA." said Alexis looking longingly at Elizabeth before giving in to her instincts and hugging her daughter. "When you are ready... let me know, I promise I won't push."
Once they had all left, Diane said "I doubt Spencer Jr. is returning, DHS got him out of here quickly and I did some checking. Flight plan straight to Cuba."
The attorney stopped at the door then said "I found a place, your security guy thinks it is a little small. Four bedrooms upstairs, two more in an apartment over the garage. I think it should be your choice. He reluctantly agreed it was secure."
Writing down the address she said "Just in case you want to do a drive by. I have the keys to it for another forty eight hours."
Jason and Elizabeth hurried back to Cam and found their son and Emily discussing the Quartermaines. "So, anyhow, Alice always has candy. Remember, if grandfather wants to tell you a bed time story, insist on what you want to hear. His are always about bulls and bears."
"What are you telling my son?" asked Jason while Elizabeth laughed quietly.
"Just give him so help." she said with a smile that faded. "I knew before you came back. Are you upset about Alexis, Elizabeth?"
"Not really." she said but Jason could see she was and quickly sent Emily to GH telling her about Luke's heart attack and suggesting that maybe Skye might need her as the red head had once been close to him.
Once she was gone, they soon had Cam tucked into bed and Jason said "How about some truth telling?"
"I don't know what to think let alone feel. I just don't." she told him while sitting down on the sofa. "I can still recall Alexis' attitude when Sam was hurt and that she had us all tossed in jail. Yet, I have always respected her for how she stood up to Helena."
Reaching for her hands, he said "So what do you want to do?"
"Give it time. There is also the Ric thing." she admitted. "We were both married to him, how Jerry Springer can we be?"
Kissing her, he said "You didn't know, he is dead now. Let it be a non-issue."
"We can't." she said looking at him. "There are a few things I never told you."
Not sure he was up to this, he just let her speak. "See, while Lucky has been acting up, before we left town. Ric had been hanging around trying to reconnect. I told him I wasn't interested. That I was married to Lucky... and he said something like so, I am married to Alexis. That he would divorce her in a minute if I would chose a life with him." she said shaking her head. "I tried to get him to face that there was nothing there, that I made a mistake when I remarried him, then reminded him that I married him the first time because I was pregnant."
"I bet he didn't take that well." Jason was well aware of how big Ric's ego had been.
"No, he didn't. He has a daughter with Alexis, yet he was asking me to help him leave his wife and he wanted to raise Cam and Molly together. The whole thing disgusted me, so I didn't say a word, I just avoided him after that." she said looking at him. "He was married to my mother, Molly is my sister. "
Not sure what to say, Jason just asked "Elizabeth, is that why you are worried about a relationship with Alexis?"
"Partly, there are so many land mines out there." she said wearily. "Why couldn't I find out my mother was, I don't know, Bobbie or even Monica."
Hiding his laughter, Jason was about to point out the problems there when she realized them herself and chuckled. "No, not Bobbie."
"You don't have to figure this all out in one night." he told her gently. "Just give it time. I have had my issues with Alexis, mainly in regards to her marriage to Ric." Seeing her looking at him anxiously, he said "She claimed Sonny was too dangerous to be around his daughter yet married a man who held a woman captive in his home."
"I lived there." Jason, sighed the said "Elizabeth you didn't know. And then when you found out about Cam, I know you. You wanted a family for your little boy, what you yourself didn't have growing up. Alexis did it to stick it to Sonny and not for her late sister like she claimed."
Elizabeth knew she had made peace with Sonny but said "I know he is your friend but he is a bastard when it comes to women. While I don't agree with Alexis' choices, I get why she was angry with him. Why she lied. She had always been charmed by Sonny, but resisted."
"I know. Then he got her to his Island seduced her because he was angry with Carly. I am well aware of that part. Then came back and tried with Carly. That was for Michael, big mistake. When I think of all the stuff we have done over the years saying it was for that little boy, I can't help wondering if Sonny and Carly falling apart that first time and staying apart wouldn't have been what was best for him as well as us."
"Michael is a bit spoiled, he has an arrogance I used to associate with the Quartermaines. Yet he has it without ever being around them. I worry about him. Sonny loathes to admit it, but Jax has been good for him. He tends to talk Micheal down from his antics without huge fights unlike the rest of us." he said.
"Maybe because Jax has been good for Carly. He gets her, he brings balance. The relationship between Carly and Sonny was just as screwed up. I heard him more than once talk to her in a way that reminded me of Lucky when we saw him. I don't think Sonny would become violent, but he has been verbally abusive."
"Sonny needs a woman in his life to make himself feel good about himself. That was the whole thing with Courtney, why he acted like he did." said Jason. "I got that when he told me what he had said to you at the wedding."
"He's broken." said Elizabeth. "I know that he will never let himself get well, but I worry more about the women he drags down. Brenda, Lily. Carly, Alexis... Reese and even Courtney was partly due to him."
Seeing his surprise she said "That he said, when we talked."
"I never thought about it, but that one he is wrong about. Courtney, was Courtney. She wanted the good life, a rich husband and power. She wanted attention twenty four seven. I actually think she was ADD."
"Or maybe she had the same Bi-polar chemistry problem that Sonny did. It is hereditary." she said. "I just hope that someday, he gets some help."
"I doubt he ever will." Jason said sadly. "However, we have much more interesting things to talk about. Do you want to check out this house that Diane found?"
"In the morning. Right now, I want to get my husband naked and spend some time in our bed." she said reaching for his hand and tugging them both up.
TIME OF DEATH
"I am pronouncing." said Leo. Looking at the clock he said "12:18."
Going to the hall, Monica found Tracy and said "I am sorry."
Shaking the dark haired woman said "Was it the heart attack or the drugs?"
"The drugs were the cause, the weak heart the underlying ingredient. Mac said that they tracked the drugs down during their investigation into Ric Lansing's death. An assassin working for the Zacharas, the payment came from an account belonging to the Cassadines." said Alan.
"They are responsible for this?" she asked "Helena did this, she is going to pay."
"Tracy, Helena is dead." said Alexis. "She died in Moscow, they had her body flown here, it was confirmed yesterday. We were keeping it quiet because they are waiting on the final DNA tests that were being run by the WSB."
"Who would want the old woman dead as well as Luke and your pathetic husband?" she asked looking at the lawyer.
"His father. Trevor works for Anthony Zachara. He also had a connection to the adoption of my child. Ric found the paperwork for me." she said with a heavy heart. Alexis had killed Ric after seeing what she had thought was her worthless daughter screwing her husband. She had gotten the drugs from an old friend of Stefan's.
She knew that Trevor had been shocked when the police came looking for him in regards to Ric, that the man had used it to frame his boss. She didn't care, her family was safe and now thanks to what she believed to be Helena refusing to let Luke live while she died her real child was safe.
Tracy cried then wiping her tears called Bobbie with the information. The red head had taken the first flight out to tell Lulu about her brother, now she would have even worse news for the blond. None saw the agent slowly easing the gurney out after shaking hands with Leo Julian who asked why they were doing this?
"His family will learn the truth later, we want Spencer in a jail cell first. He has gotten away before, well not this time." said Sean Donnelly grimly as he tried to make sure that Robert didn't do something foolish.
Early the next morning, he made a visit to the Quartermaine house, where Tracy slapped him after hearing the news. She was furious to learn they were also going to use the Patriot Act to remove him from the picture without a trial.
Sean nodded discreetly at Alan and Monica, as a way of letting them know he appreciated, their help with Spencer. He knew that it was more about protecting their daughter in law than anything else, but Sean knew that Luke Spencer was not the same man he had known all those years before.
YOU WERE WARNED
A week later, the funerals were over, Nik was sitting alone in his study when he was told Jason Morgan was there to see him. "Tell him to get off my Island."
"No, actually I don't think so, not yet." said the man in question. "Cassadine you have nothing keeping you here. Emily and you are done. You have no remaining family but your aunt in town and she disowned you after your behavior at Luke's funeral."
"What do you want?" he said looking up at the man who had ruined his family all because he had to steal his brother's wife away.
"I want you to pack up and leave town. Otherwise your nice legitimate shipments will start having problems, the kind that bring the IRS, the ATF, the FBI and the rest of the whole alphabet down on your head."
"Now why would you care?" he said "Don't like me telling the truth about your wife? Maybe she shouldn't have left my poor brother and ran off with the richer man. Maybe she should have done the right thing and stuck it out with poor Lucky."
"Nik, last warning. Be gone by next Monday. Or your life becomes way more complicated than you want it to be." he said.
"Do you really think your boss will allow you to do that. Or did you forget my son is his nephew." he said smugly.
"Funny, how you only remember your own son when it is convenient. No, I didn't. I think Sonny did though." replied Jason. "Leave town, Cassadine, go back to Greece."
WHOS, NO WHO
Elizabeth was back working at GH, part time since she didn't want to be away from her family that long. As she worked at the hub, she heard footsteps then looked over the counter at the two girls standing there. "May I help you?"
"Elizabeth?" asked Kristina as she stared at the woman she had just learned was her real sister.
"Yes, may I help you?" she asked. "Are you looking for your mother?"
"Don't you mean OUR mother?" she asked back archly.
Turning to Epiphany who had heard, they had a silent discussion then the woman took the clip board away and suggested she talk to the girls. Walking over to the waiting room, she said "Where did you hear that?"
"Mom and that really talkative lady lawyer were saying you are our sister." said the younger girl. "Is it true. And what happened, how is it your our sister and not Sam?"
Wishing Alexis was here, Elizabeth. "I didn't know, or we don't know. What we do know is that at one point, we were switched. Sam was a Webber. The woman who thought she gave birth to me was really Sam's mom."
"Okay. But why didn't anyone tell us?" asked Molly. " I mean we heard about the way Sam slept with our dads. Everyone at school knows."
Feeling bad for them, she said "Maybe because long before you were born, I was married to Ric."
"No, we knew that." said Kristina. "We know all about it. You were pregnant and married dad to give your baby a father, then he hurt Carly, then you found out and let him. He married Mom, you had a baby with someone else."
"Close enough." said Elizabeth stunned that these girls at such a young age knew this much.
"Do you not want Mom to be your Mom like Sam didn't?" asked Molly.
"I don't know." she found herself admitting.
"She really is a good mom." said Molly earnestly. "I mean she tries, just don't ask her to cook for you or bake cookies. And Viola does the laundry because Mommy turns everything pink. She does read to us a lot, though I guess you can already read, huh?"
"What Molly is trying to say is... we hope we aren't the reason you are saying no." said Kristina quietly.
"No, it is nothing like that. I just, there has been a lot going on." said Elizabeth. "Sometimes when life is going so fast, you just have to live it and hope for the best. Do you remember Jason?"
"Yes, he broke up with Sam and she cried saying he was being mean. That he took everything she had, but she sure had a lot of suitcases when she moved in." said Molly. "He was nice when that scary man was hanging around. He didn't tell us to away like Sam did."
Kristina said "Mommy and Diane were talking and said Jason and you were in love long before Sam had my father's baby. That you broke up because he was being a jerk to Jason and you. That your having a baby proves that if he had kept his small pea brained mind out of it, there would probably be lots and lots of little Morgans running around by now. That you two were...."
Alexis had come looking for her daughters and overhearing what Kristina was about to say, covered her mouth. "No more."
"But Mom... you said they fertile. I just want to know what that mean?" she asked using her wide brown eyes to plead with her mother.
Slightly horrified and enjoying Alexis' embarrassment, Elizabeth saw Cam getting off the elevator with Milo. "Why is Cam with you?"
"Your grams was stopped by some lady who stopped her to talk about the new nursing students. I offered to bring Cam up here." he said while the little boy stopped to stare at the girls. "Whos are you?"
"Who?" said the older girl.
"NO, WHOS ARE YOU?" he asked stubbornly
"No, you are supposed to say Who are you?" she replied from the elevated and way more mature age of almost twelve.
"That is what I DID SAY!" he replied. Then ignoring the older girl asked the younger one.
"I'm Molly, why are you?" she asked. Alexis watched as Cam stuck his tongue out at Kristina and said "I am Cameron Steven Morgan."
"Are you related to Jason Morgan." she asked.
"Mommy what does related mean?" he asked tugging on her scrubs while Milo filled her in on what they had done that day?"
"It means like grams, and Uncle Steven. Or grandpa Edward." she said rolling her eyes after Milo's dissertation of the visit to the Quartermaine mansion earlier. "Or how I am your Mommy and Jason is your dad."
"Okay." he said then returning to Molly said "Jason is my new daddy. I like him."
"Me too." she said smiling brightly at the little boy. "I am going to marry him when I grow up."
Alexis gave a soft chuckle at that one while Cam looked at the little girl and said "I didn't thinks you could be married to more than one person, and daddy is married to mommy."
"Oh." she said then perked up and said "I guess I can marry Mr. Dr. Patrick instead. He has a race car, I saw it one day when I was here with Mommy."
"I want a boat." said Cam. "Is the bossy girl related to you?"
"Yes, she is my sister." said Molly sighing heavily. "Are we related?" They looked at Alexis who said. "Yes, Elizabeth is his mommy and your sister. So that makes Cam your nephew."
Confused, Molly decided she didn't care, "Fine. Can we got get something to eat. I want spaghetti."
DELIGHTFUL APPEAL
When Jason arrived to pick up Elizabeth, he looked around and said "I thought Milo was bringing Cam here."
"He did, Cam went with Alexis and the girls for spaghetti." she replied. Seeing his confusion, she added. "Molly wanted him to go and I threw Alexis to the wolves. They are going to the Metrocourt. I was thinking since I had Diane drop of the keys..."
"Let's go." he said. Following the directions to the tree lined street, they soon found the dark green Victorian farmhouse. "What do you think?"
As they walked around the property, Jason saw that it was secure, from the fencing to the trees, it protected them without being a fortress like Sonny lived in. Seeing the huge porch that was a decent distance away from the road, he watched Elizabeth unlock the door as she smiled looking around.
Walking to the right, she said "Dining room, I'd guess." Keeping to the right, they saw the smaller room with the outside entrance and Jason said "We could use this as my office. That way it would be a bit separate from the rest of house."
"Playroom." said Elizabeth of the next room then went on to the sun room.
"You could turn this into a studio." he said as they opened the French doors and walked outside.
Reentering the house, they examined the kitchen while Elizabeth laughed and said "The bees are going to have to go." Looking at the wallpaper, Jason shuddered while agreeing. There was a formal living room, but the long room running the distance on the other side of the house got both of their attention.
"We could turn this into a room for all of us. With a pool table, maybe some large sofa's, we could put some toys down at that end." Elizabeth said as they examined the huge stone fireplace right in the middle of the longest wall. "Let's go check upstairs.
Jason liked the set up of the bedrooms, at least the three family rooms, the master bedroom had Elizabeth already plotting furniture placement even before they entered the bathroom. "OOOHHH, I always wanted one of those tubs."
Looking at the old fashioned looking heavy tub right in front of a huge stain glassed window and Jason knew exactly what Elizabeth was thinking. Then she smiled at him and said the shower looks big enough for two as well."
Kissing her, he said "Should we buy the house so we can try it out."
"That is a thought, I only wish we had a way to bring the house in Italy here, I loved that shower." Thunk.
Turning around, Elizabeth saw Jason's head hit the wall next to the fireplace connecting the master bathroom with the sitting area. "What?"
"We promised go to Sonny's after this, you do realize it is going to be hours until we head home."
Seeing the want in his eyes, she said "We are going to buy this place, so we could sort of..."
"No." he said all but pouting. "Max told there are cameras set up so they can make sure people don't do that sort of thing while touring the houses. Its why they let you have the keys without supervision."
Moaning, Elizabeth grabbed his hand and walked into the closet that opened into an upstairs laundry room wanting to finish looking so they could spend some quality time together and she had just the place in mind. "That's convenient."
Plodding down the stairs, Jason took the time to check out the garage while Elizabeth took one last look at the play area and patio set up outback. "We should head home.
"Let's take the long way. There is something I always wanted to do out on the Cliff roads." she said with a secretive smile.
TBC