Chapter Sixty-Seven
Elizabeth was beginning to doze as was Jason, but both were awoken when a sudden commotion began outside. Both Jason and Liz jumped up, heading for the front door.
Sonny and Brenda had awaken as well, they were only a few steps behind. But when Jason and Liz pulled to a stop just as the door was being open, Sonny seen why they stopped.
Monica strode in, she quickly noticed that she had managed to get everyone's attention. Without saying anything to begin with, Monica quietly placed the sleeping child in his mother's arms.
If it wasn't for Jason, she probably would have collapsed to the floor. His own legs were feeling weak, as if they didn't know what was required of him.
Slowly coming to his senses, Jason spoke first, Elizabeth was crying to hard to say anything intelligible.
"Mom, how, where, what, am I making any sense." Jason asked, his mind a jumble of emotions.
"How about we go sit down and I tell you what I know." Monica said, happy that her family was once again safe.
Jason didn't give Elizabeth the option of walking, he just picked both her and Alan up and carried them to the couch. Jason was sitting on the couch, Liz was sitting on him and Alan was wrapped securely in his mother's arms, Jason couldn't keep his hands off of him. For a brief period he had actually thought he would never see his son again.
Count on Sonny to get to the heart of the matter, "So?"
"First off, I need everyone in this room to promise me you will not do anything to the person who had Alan, at least until you find out why. Secondly, Sonny if my son is going to remain in this business and be working along side you, I want him and his family better protected, you have the financial means to do so, so please do, thirdly, I want everyone, friends and family alike to come to the Quartermaine mansion for dinner and celebratory get together, my grandson is home, happy and healthy." Monica said, finally finishing her three demands.
"After Jason and Elizabeth left and shortly before my shift ended, I started thinking about Audrey and how she should be told her grandson was missing, when I finally left work and went to Audrey's, she was cold and slammed the door in my face, thanks to many years in the Q family, I already had my foot in the door before the she could slam it all the way closed. We talked or bickered, whichever you prefer. Then I noticed a baby monitor, I thought that rather odd considering, neither Alan or Cam had been there and you had moved out months ago. When I tried to pick it up, she threatened to call the cops. She was trying to push me towards the door when I suddenly had a bad feeling, so I rushed upstairs and there was Alan. As for the guards, you have some new guys on the door, they didn't know who I was and why I had your baby, it was understandable, obviously." Monica finished, she could see the anger in both Jason and Elizabeth's eyes, but she could also see the undiluted pain in Liz's.
One couldn't really blame her though, her own grandmother had taken her son… But as the events of the day wound through her mind, Elizabeth paused, something wasn't right with all of this.
Liz crawled off Jason's lap, passing the sleeping child to his father. She softly pressed a kiss to his brow before walking to the other side of the couch.
Once standing she began to pace, fighting with her own memory, trying to remember some pertinent piece of information. Something just didn't make sense. Then all of a sudden it hit her, what was really wrong with the scenario.
"No wait, Audrey may very well have played a part in this, but it was not a woman who took him from our home. Just before I passed out, I saw a man holding Alan, I knew he wasn't you, but that is pretty much all I know. I saw more a shadow of him than anything, no real features. Damn It, this is not happening, I need to remember." Elizabeth snarled, she was not one to let anger control her, but at the moment it was either that or succumb to a deep pit of despair.
"Liz, honey, this is not your fault. Stan and Spinelli will continue to search, and we also have Audrey to talk to. Whether she wants to or not, she will be giving up the information." Jason said, walking towards his panicking wife.
"You don't get it Jason, my Grandmother had something to do with this, my flesh and blood tried to steal our son. How are you keeping such a clear head, I want nothing more than to get over there and kick me some butt." Elizabeth said, knowing she was being unreasonable but still needing something to do.
"We will deal with Audrey tomorrow, it's not like she will give up her cushy job or home. Tomorrow will be early enough, tonight we are going to spend with our sons, or what's left of it." Jason replied, taking Liz's hand in his.
Monica stood, wanting to leave the happy family alone, she approached the couple and gently kissed her grandson, "You know little man, you had us all very worried. We are just so happy to have you home." She took a few extra moments, allowing herself to really believe that it was she, who found him. "So what do you about this Friday, will you all come?"
As a group everyone agreed, "It would be our pleasure, but really you don't have to go to so much trouble." Elizabeth said, not wanting her mother-in-law over doing it.
"Don't be silly, what other reasons do family's have to celebrate about, this is a momentous occasion and perhaps you will feel the urge to divulge your other secret as well." Monica said, giving Elizabeth a warm hug.
"In that case, do you mind if I invite a few friends?" Liz asked.
"Invite away, it is a big house after all. Sonny I expect you will be there as well, and Brenda. You are like a brother to my son, so that make's you like a son to me, and it is about time we start acting like family, no?" Monica asked, smiling at Sonny.
Shocked and completely taken back, he was at first unable to say anything, "Monica, it would be our pleasure to come, and your right, families need to stick together, and the way those two are going, this family is going to be huge. Thank you for your kindness and generosity."
She quickly walked over to Sonny, giving him a slight hug before dashing to the door, just before she made it through the door, she called back over her shoulder, "Stan, Spinelli you and your girlfriends are more than welcome as well."
Both Stan and Spinelli looked at their bosses and then at each other, with a shrug of their shoulders they went back to work, but looked happy that they had been included.
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Emily pulled to a stop in front of Liz and Jason's home, she had left there not that long ago, but something inside of her, demanded that she go back, not bothering to fight the feeling, she got out of the car and slammed the door behind her.
As she walked to the door, she noticed that there were lights on at Sonny's place and less on here. Not thinking much of it, she walked up to Reese, awaiting him to open the door.
He didn't bother saying anything, he knocked once and then opened the door for her to enter. Once inside, he closed it and she walked further in, she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Jason, Liz and Alan all cuddled on the couch.
"Excuse me, what in the he!! is going on? When did he get home, when did you get home, do you remember anything?" Emily asked, her questions spewing from her in rapid succession.
"Emily, I am so sorry, we called you at home and when Nikolas said you ran out, we just figured you would be coming back here. By the way, what is up with you two?" Elizabeth asked, clearly worried for her friend.
"As for how Alan got home, we have mom to thank for that. Audrey had him." Jason said, his anger evident.
"I feel so lost." Emily replied, not sure what was going on, just ready to accept that things were back to normal.
"Friday mom is having a party, a welcome home type thing for Alan, everyone and I do mean everyone is invited. But Liz and I were discussing this and we agreed that if you did come back tonight we would share some news with you, and if you didn't you would just have to wait till Friday." Jason said with a smirk.
"Okay, great, I'm here, so spill." Emily said, suddenly feeling like she was missing big chucks of information.
"How do you feel about being an aunt?" Liz asked.
Emily looked at her as if she had grown another head, "Hello! I already am and you know I love it."
"So you think you can handle another niece or nephew?" Jason asked, shocked that his little sister hadn't clued in yet.
"I know you guys are planning on adding to your family, but what does this have to do with…" Emily said, suddenly a light dawned and she rushed over, engulfing the pair in a bear hug. "Oh my god, you went and knocked her up again did you. I think you two need to learn something called P R O T E C T I O N." Emily said, spelling the word out. "It is this silly thing that prevents or at least helps prevent one from ending up in this situation."
"So does this mean you aren't happy for us?" Liz asked, unable to stop from smiling, things were finally going back to normal, so that alone was like a breath of fresh air.
"I am ecstatic, I just want to know if you guys are ready for this." Emily asked, her tone was stern, but her eyes blazed with an inner fire, denying her stern voice from having any relevance at all.
"Good, because I wouldn't trade this baby for the world, besides if I have my way, we will fill this house will little Jason's, can't you just imagine." Liz said, enjoying the look of stark horror on her husbands face.
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Spinelli, Stan, Brenda and Sonny all moved over to Sonny's house, there were things that still needed to be taken care of and finding out who else was behind Alan's kidnapping was very high on their list of things to do.
Brenda and Sonny took the couch, enjoying sometime where they could just be with one another. Sonny's lips were just descending, preparing to take possession of hers when Spinelli squealed and then cursed. Sonny jumped from the couch and stalked over to the younger man.
"What in the world are you doing?" Sonny asked, clearly annoyed at being disturbed.
Spinelli at first couldn't find his voice, then when it seemed he could speak, he took a few extra moments to make sure he spoke English, he didn't need to make Sonny even more angry.
"Umm… I think I… Found something." Spinelli finally said, knowing he was risking a beating, but unable to make his tongue work, Sonny scared him, immensely.
Sonny didn't bother saying anything, he allowed his stern look to flow out of his eyes, nailing the little computer geek to the spot.
"What I was trying to say… James Brosnan, I know who he is and so do you, I found a picture of him, you will want to see it."
Spinelli pulled up the photo, enlarged it and then allowed it a moment to stop the pixilation, once the picture was as clear as possible, he turned the computer towards Sonny.
On the screen was James Craig but what was even more shocking was who was standing beside him, Audrey Hardy. He didn't like this, how in the world did those two manage to meet in the first place and the even bigger question, what in the world was she working with James Craig of all people.
Get over to Jason's show him this picture, and ask him want he wants to do about it, Audrey is Elizabeth's grandmother, she is going to want a say in this.
"You got it Godfather!" Spinelli said, quickly dashing to the door, just narrowly missing getting a foot in the a$$.
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