I am so sorry it has taken me so long to update. Been so busy with the holidays. I am hoping to get a couple updates up before I head back to work and school. Hope you enjoy this update and the ones to come. Hope everyone has a Happy New Year. On to the story.

Chapter 6

"So where do you want to start?" Brenda asked. Brenda really wanted to help Elizabeth but a part of her thought that this would help Jason too. And as long as she was concentrating on Elizabeth, Sonny was not on her thoughts. He had been far from them since she saw Jason and Elizabeth together. She owed it to Jason to help him. He was always there to help her, even though he claims to hate her. She knew deep down it was like a brother/sister relationship and she was thankful for that. And it was easy to want to help Elizabeth. Even though she had only known Elizabeth for a few days she knew that she had found a friend forever. Brenda was thankful for that as well.

"With Robin. I am grateful for your support the past few days but I think I will need hers too. Especially when some things come out."

"Don't worry about your boys. I have my body guards and I will be with them, so they will be safe. Jason only hires the best." Brenda said with a little chuckle.

"Thank you. You never said why you needed bodyguards."

"It's a long story. I have just made many wrong choices since leaving Port Charles. Trying to hide how I really feel and it just turned into one lie after another and eventually they became dangerous ones."

"I understand and that is what scares me too."

"You do know that Jason would do anything to protect you and the boys."

"He already did; he left us. I don't know if that made it better or worse. Sometimes I blame him for how my life has turned out but I know I am to blame too. I let him walk away. I was too shocked to say anything else and I was tired of being the only one fighting for us. I just wanted him to fight once for our family." Elizabeth stole a glance at the boys who were still watching their movie with empty popcorn bowls sitting next to them to calm her emotions before she spoke again. "But my confrontation with Jason will take place and he will hear my thoughts; tonight I need to talk to Robin."

"Well let's call her then." Brenda pulled out her phone and dialed her number. Elizabeth could hear Brenda speaking to Robin but she concentrated on what she would say to her. She needed all of her friends on her side to start this and she wondered how Robin would handle it when Elizabeth would tell her that she would need Patrick too. He had been a good friend to her and she wanted to be a good friend to both of them as well.

"Elizabeth. Elizabeth"

"Hmm. Huh?"

"She's on her way. You ok?"

"Yea, just lost in thought."

"I know Robin was on your list and you wanted to get this over first, but it is your first confrontation. You alright?"

"Yea. I need to be a friend to Robin just as much as she has been and will be a friend to me. But Brenda, Patrick is my friend too. I know what he did to Robin was awful, but he is my friend too. How do you feel about him?"

"I hate what he did to Robin, especially since I know she still loves him. And honestly I believe he still loves her. I don't condone what he did and I don't think Robin should forgive him right now but I believe that she will in time and they will get through it."

"I believe that too."

"You are not trying to push them back together, are you?"

"No. It is too soon for that. I will just need them both and I hope that I can be there for both of them too. I just want them to understand that."

Elizabeth and Brenda both jumped as they heard a knock on the door. Brenda got up to answer the door and said "I think they will."

Before Brenda opened the door, Elizabeth asked "Hey, Brenda. How did your list go?"

Brenda looked at her a little saddened by the question, "I'll have to let you know. There were some confrontations that I have never gotten to."

"Why?"

"There are some things I am not ready to face."

"If I have to do this you are going to have to face your list too."

"One miracle at a time." Brenda teased as she opened the door for Robin.

"Hey, Brenda. What's going on? You sounded so urgent on the phone." Elizabeth stood from the couch as Robin walked in.

"She called for me. I needed to talk to you."

"Is everything ok?"

"Yes and no. Do you want to go into the kitchen?" At Robin's nod, Elizabeth turned to Brenda, "Do you mind keeping an eye on the boys?"

"No, they seem pretty enthralled in the movie so I am sure they will not be any trouble."

"Thank you." Elizabeth and Robin headed into the kitchen.

Robin sat down at the kitchen table as Elizabeth headed to the refrigerator.

"Would you like anything to drink?"

"No, I'm fine. Elizabeth what's going on?"

Elizabeth sat down at the table and tried to speak. "I don't know where to start. I thought speaking to you would be the easiest on my list because you have been a great friend to me the last few years but that maybe making it harder."
"Elizabeth, you are not making much sense."

"Let me start from the beginning. Brenda came over this evening and wanted me to write some lists. One with all of my regrets, one with my accomplishments and one with the people I wanted to confront. You were on my list. I regret that I have been a horrible friend to you the last few months. I was drowning so deep in my own problems I never even stopped to see the pain that was going on with you. You were there for me when I needed to talk about Jason and I was never there for you when you needed someone to talk to about Patrick. I am sorry. I should have put my own pain aside to see the pain you have been in and to listen to you. I am so sorry I have not been a better friend to you. You deserve that."

Robin took Elizabeth's hand as she spoke. "Don't be. I know the pain you have been in because of Jason and because of Aiden. I understand. You have been a friend to me. You took care of Emma when I was sick and you took care of Patrick during that time. You helped with an intervention for me, even when you were still reeling from your breakup with Jason. There is nothing to be sorry for. You have been taking care of your boys and trying to regain your life. I would have been upset if you would have been with me constantly and not the boys. That would have meant you were not facing your own pain. You've been through a great deal in the past few years and during that time you have been an amazing friend to me regardless. I thought I had let you down when you wouldn't talk to me about Aiden. But after talking to Brenda I know that you were just clinging to the two boys you have. But I do have to be honest with you. I was jealous that you talk to Brenda last night and not me."

Both Brenda and Elizabeth laughed.

"She has a way of pulling things out of you, doesn't she?"

"Yea, I think that is why Jason doesn't like being around her." Robin laughed again. "But seriously. I never thought there were any problems in our friendship. Sometimes it is better to work things out on your own, which is how I am trying to handle what Patrick did. I know I have the support of my friends if and when I need it. I appreciate your apology but really there is no need for one."

"Thank you, Robin. I will try to be a better friend from here on out." Elizabeth said as the two women hugged.

"Now you know I was the easy one. I'm sure the next person won't be as easy."

"I'm sure they won't be, but if I want to stand on my own two feet and be a better mother to Cam and Jake I need to do this. I just didn't know that until about two hours ago when Brenda came by." Elizabeth laughed again.

"So who's next?"

"I'm not sure. There are some I do not know how I could ever confront."

"You know you will never move forward if he doesn't know what he has done to you."

"I know, but how do I say goodbye to him when I am still in love with him?"

"How do you know he is not still in love with you? You have seen his life the last few years as well. Doesn't it look like he has been spiraling out of control too?"

"I don't know. I just assumed he was where he always wanted to be and me and the boys were just an inconvenience."

"I don't believe that. I think he is an idiot for what he has done but I don't believe for a second that Jason Morgan has forgotten you or the boys."

"I wish I could be so certain. And since I am not you can bet that he is not next on my list." Elizabeth tried to laugh it off before she started to cry. She felt that her heart would always be held by Jason whether he wanted it or not. "I need to talk to you about something else."

"What's that?"

"I wanted to start with you first because I wanted you by my side for support when I started these confrontations, as well as other steps I will need to take. All of my friends, really. And so I can be there for you, to help you with a list if you ever need to write one. I know Brenda will be there and you and…Patrick. He has been a friend to me as well and I will need a lot of support if I am going to do this. I will need my friends to face the truths that I have never faced and to comfort me when I do face them. Will you be ok with Patrick around? I don't want either of you to be uncomfortable. I know this is asking a lot and I will understand if you say no."

"It's ok. I can't say that we will be comfortable around each other but I will do my best for you."

"Thank you. And I want to be there for you when something happens. I need to be a better friend to you because you are being a wonderful friend to me right now. And you never know what the next steps will be in life."

"Thank you."

Elizabeth and Robin hugged and Elizabeth felt a little bit of relief, but was still worried about her future confrontations and how she would feel after them. Not all of her confrontations would end like Robin's. She knew she would upset some people and send some on a war path but all she had to look out for her own well being. For too many years she let everyone else make her decisions for her and she was not going to let that happen anymore. She was going to take back her life and she was going to get the answers she needed from Helena, Jason, Sam, Lucky, and many more.

So who should be next? I have many different scenarios in mind and some adventure mixed in. Let me know what you think. Thanks!