When they landed in Port Charles, everyone was there to see them. They rushed Elizabeth to the hospital to get her checked out. Jason got checked out too but he was to worried about Elizabeth to stand around and get tested.
Alan and Monica made his sit down for a little bit and get tested just in case he brought something back with him and didn't know it. Elizabeth and the baby were checked out and though the baby was a little on the small side, everything looked good.
The doctor who saw her told her the one thing that she wanted to hear and that she could eat anything that she wanted too. She needed to get her weight back up and that she also needed to take prenatal vitamins. They also did an ultra sound and found out that they were having a boy.
Jason called Maximus and wanted to have a talk with him about the situation that they were all placed in now that he has come back and also what to do about Sonny.
Milo and Max were there to protect him and his family. "Jason, my father wishes to congratulate you on the wedding and on your son. He will be coming by the hospital in a few hours. You know that he has been staying here in Port Charles to help Emily with anything that was coming up."
"Emily and Francis told me about that. I appreciate everything that you all have done for me. I just don't know if I want to go back to doing this or go somewhere else and start over. I think that moving to Italy and starting a winery would be great. Elizabeth could take care of our son and paint. She could start a gallery and sell her work. She is a wonderful painter. I just want her to be happy."
A few hours later, Maximus and his wife showed up at the hospital. Maximus looked at the petite brunette and realized how much she looked like her wife. He didn't realize he was staring at Elizabeth until she spoke.
"Hi! I am Elizabeth Quartermaine. You must be Maximus because your sons look just like you. Your wife she looks like she is going to cry, did I do something wrong?"
"No sweetie. You just look like someone who I lost a long time ago. Actually, she was stolen from us and she would be around 18 now. I picture she would look like you when she was in her twenties. You look like I did at 18 and my momma. I hope that I didn't scare you too much."
"No. It's just that no one has ever said that about me before. My family was not really in my life and I know that I look like no one in my family. It was like I was dropped off somewhere and they had to take care of me."
Jason looked at Liz and then at Maximus. "You never really did talk much about your family except your grandparents. I guess I never really thought about how much different you look from them until now. I can see what they mean about you looking like you could be a part of Maximus's family."
"Do you mind, Elizabeth if we test you to see if you could be our lost daughter? We have been trying to find for since she was a baby."
"I don't mind. It would answer a lot of questions I have about myself and why my family seemed so different from me."
They took the blood and saliva samples and put a rush on the results. They were going to know the next morning whether or not, Elizabeth was a Giambetti. She really wanted a family that she could fit into and that would make sense why she has always wanted to go to Italy.
The hospital was keeping Elizabeth over the next couple of days to make sure everything was alright with her and the baby. She had a lot of visitors that came to see her. The five families had sent representatives over to see Jason and Elizabeth.
Elizabeth's room was filled with flowers and things for the baby. Jason was in awe looking at his wife. "I never would have thought of you as a Giambetti, but that means that Max and Milo are your brothers. Does that make you feel better or does it make you feel worse?"
"I have always adored the brothers. They have always been good to me and the only person since my grandfather died that even talks to me is Steven. Grams does sometimes but it always seems like she is trying to push me away, especially the time that Max brought me home from Sonny's. I think that she was about to pass out. I think that is why my grandparents knew about the whole kidnapping. I won't get answers from her because she lives with Sarah in California."
The next morning, the family came in to see Elizabeth and Jason. The room was so filled that Elizabeth had the nurses take some of the things out and give them out to other patients. She had written down everything that she received and from who. She had a lot of thank you notes to send out.
Elizabeth's nurse came in and said that the test results were in. "I just want to know who wants to open it?"
"I will let my father; Maximus do the honor of opening it. Father, it is all in your hands now."
Maximus opened the results and it was there in black and white that Elizabeth was their daughter that had been stolen over seventeen years before.
He looks at his wife and daughter and tears come from his eyes. "I never knew that I would get to see you again. We have been missing you for a very long time. Well, I think that we need to celebrate here. I am going to be a grandfather. I was hoping that I could speak to your husband for a few minutes alone."
Maximus and Jason leave the hospital room for a few minutes. "I have always treated Elizabeth with a lot of respect. She has my heart and I wanted to ask you for a favor. Elizabeth has always wanted to live in Italy and I guess we both know why. She is a very gifted painter and I was hoping to buy a villa and start a winery. She was going to start painting and open up a gallery. Can you see if you can get me out of the five families here so I can move to Italy?"
"It is the least I can do for my daughter and son-in-law. I was hoping that you would want to live in Italy. I will do whatever is needed for the move. There is a villa not far from where I live that is up for sale. It is absolutely beautiful and I know that the two of you will love living there. You can stay at my villa until you have everything updated to what you want. If she wants to stay here, we will probably get a home here in Port Charles. Whatever you both want to do, I will make it happen but if you want to live in Italy, it will make my wife the happiest she has been since Elizabeth disappeared. We had named her Isabella. She was a beautiful baby. Somehow, she was kidnapped and given to someone. We never found out until now."
"I also want to make your daughter happy. She is so full of life and I can only tell you that I will do everything I can to keep her safe. I only know that I love her and she is my life."
"I feel the same way about her mother. I see a lot of things that my wife and your wife have in common. I have missed raising her but I can see that she is strong, independent and loving. She is everything that I could hope for in a daughter. Now that I know she is my daughter, there are a lot of things that she is entitled too and she should be able to do it."
Jason and Maximus go back into Elizabeth's hospital room. The doctor that was overseeing her case and was going to take another ultra-sound of her baby. The doctor was allowing two people to join her. Elizabeth was torn because how could she choose between her mother and father.
"Mom, do you and Jason want to join me? Papa, please don't be angry. I want you both in there but Jason has to come too."
The doctor saw how close everyone was and allowed both the parents and Jason to accompany Elizabeth into the room for her ultra-sound. They stood around Elizabeth while the doctor examined her. The baby was fine but a little on the small side. It was to be expected since she had been marooned for seven months. There were some things that the doctor wanted Elizabeth to do and that was to relax, eat well and stay away from stress.
Elizabeth was able to go home and then she and Jason could figure out what to do with their lives.
She was released several hours later and she was taken to the mansion. Emily, Alan, Monica, Lila and Edward were waiting very impatiently for the two of them to come home.
Jason had told his parents about Elizabeth's true parentage and so Elizabeth's parents were invited over too. There was plenty of room for everyone to stay there. When the baby was born and old enough to travel, they were moving to Italy.
Maximus, Milo, Max and Jason went to have a meeting with the five families. They discussed the best way for Jason to be able to move to Italy, especially since he was under Maximus's protection. The families then found out that Elizabeth was the daughter that was stolen from Maximus years ago.
Everyone agreed to the changes but the most important part was the territory that Jason was given up. There were several families that could take over but Maximus thought it was time that one of his boys took it over. The problem was Elizabeth. They wanted to get to know their sister and they didn't want it. One of Jason's trusted associates, Francis Corelli said he would take over if that is what was needed. He liked Port Charles and this way, it would still under Maximus's protection and he would travel to Italy for business all the time and stay with Jason. Jason and Francis could work together that way, and he could also make sure that his life in Italy was safe too.
Johnny was going to be moving to Italy to help Jason there and he would be doing most of the flying in between the two territories. He was also in love with Emily and she wanted to move to Italy too. It would be a perfect place for her to settle down and she could stay at the villa with Elizabeth and Jason.
Emily learned a lot about what Jason did and even though sometimes it was scary, it was also very exciting. The families agreed on all the changes and were very happy for the young couple.
"My wife and I are very honored to be able to stay with your family. We are now all a big happy family. You all must come to visit us in Italy. Jason and Elizabeth will be close by and our two families can get to know more about each other as time goes by. I can't believe that my daughter is going to have a Christmas baby. I am hoping at the first of the year, we will all be able to go home to Italy. Jason and I will be traveling to the vineyard that is for sale and we are going to video tape it so Elizabeth can see everything. She will be the one decorating it and I am very happy that she has agreed to stay with us until the villa is ready. I see a lot happening for our new family and I am proud to say that you all are a great part of that."
Edward and Maximus went off to talk about business. Monica and Alan had to get back to the hospital for work. Jason stayed by his wife's side while her mother and his grandmother, talked about baby names. "I am so happy that she is having a boy. I do hope that she has at least one more child and the child is a girl. I want to have a granddaughter who I can spoil."
"I do believe that you are very lucky that Elizabeth is your daughter. She has a beautiful soul and she is very talented. There are a few of her paintings hanging up in our living room that she painted for us as gifts from her to us because of giving them their wedding here. She left them in special places so when she was gone, no one could give them back. I think you should see them."
Lila and Margareta went down to the study and Lila showed the paintings of the rose garden that Elizabeth had painted. Emily and Elizabeth went for a walk in the rose garden while all of this going on. "I want to know if you really want to move with us to Italy. Your family is here and I understand if you want to stay here. I just found out that my family is not who I thought they were but they are a lot better than I could ever dream of and Milo is my brother and so is Max. I never dreamed that I would be a Giambetti. I guess that answers my question why I always wanted to go to Italy. You are my best friend and now sister and I want you to be with me in Italy but if you are not ready, you need to speak up. You have a right to be happy and not have everyone tell you what they want you to do."
"It's okay. I am looking forward in moving to Italy too. I will only be a plane ride from home and I want to be by your side when the world realizes who Elizabeth Giambetti Quartermaine truly is and what your life has in store for you. I love Johnny and we are talking about getting married. When he has to travel back here, I will probably go back with him but I was thinking about what to do with my life in Italy. I thought that I wanted to be a doctor but I am now thinking that I would love to go into Marketing and Public Relations. I can do all the promoting for both you and my brother. I think that it would be a great career to have and I also want the marriage and children one day too."
Elizabeth sat in the garden and even though it was almost winter, the garden felt so warm and inviting. Then Elizabeth saw the first snowflake. She was always like a kid when it snowed. They had only so much time before they had to plan their move to Italy.
"Look at my daughter and her beautiful sister-in-law sitting out here in the cold all alone. The meeting is done and you need to come in and get warm. I heard that your vice is hot chocolate and I believe "Cook" has it waiting for you." Maximus then escorts both women back into the house.
"Father, that is not fair. You know my vice. Someone mentions hot chocolate and I follow. Emily and I were talking about our future in Italy. Do you need someone to help in promoting the business?"
"No, I don't but I love hearing you call me father. We have been looking for you for so long and here you were right under our noses. I am very proud of the woman that you have become even though you are barely there. You have a great husband and soon you will have a son. I am also delighted in you wanting to move back to Italy. You were an infant when you were stolen from us, so I guess somewhere deep down, you just wanted to go home."
"It makes since why I have always been fascinated with Italy. Jason has told me many things to do there and places to see. We are very happy about the move, I just want you to know that you all are my family and even though the Webbers have raised me all these years, it was you that I yearned for and not them."
Elizabeth had tears in her eyes and so did her father. Jason had asked his family if they could stay in the gate house until they left for Italy. It was the perfect size for his wife and himself and they were not going to be there for long. He just wanted their privacy but didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
Maximus and his wife were still going to stay at the mansion and they were all happy that Elizabeth and Jason were going to stay on the property.
Thanksgiving was coming soon and then Christmas. The family was excited about everything coming up except for when the young couple was leaving. They definitely did not want that to happen but knew it was going to anyway.
Maximus and Jason talked about flying to his villa and going to inspect the vineyards that were for sale. Jason had got in contact with the real estate agent about the property and he had a meeting to see the property in a couple of days. Maximus, Max and Jason were flying back the next morning and Milo was going to stay with his mother and sister. Milo was always the one that Elizabeth went to if she needed anything so it felt natural knowing that he was her brother. Max on the other hand had to be more discreet because of his ties to Carly and Sonny. Neither of them wanted Jason with Elizabeth. Milo always wondered if he knew something about Elizabeth that no one else knew and that was why he wanted to keep the brothers away from her. It made since to the two of them now but it also made them angry because they would have gotten to know their sister earlier and also made their parents happy.
"Elizabeth, do you think that Sonny knew that you were my sister? Max and I have been wondering that and thought maybe that is why he wanted you far away from us and Jason. He always treated you like he knew some big secret about you and that you would wreck his world with it. Now that I know you are my sister, I am thinking that he knew."
"I never did ask, but what happened to Sonny and Carly? I know that our father must have said something to Jason but he keeps quiet about the two of them. Sonny really hurt him bad when we crashed in that plane. It took everything in him, not to want to go find him and kill him when we got home."
"Okay, papa would kill me for telling you but Sonny has been taken care of. Carly and her sons are fine but Sonny went fishing with his crew one day and he didn't come back. There was a storm and he fell off the boat on accident. No one has seen or heard from him since. If he managed to survive, well there could be trouble later but we feel that he is gone."
"I understand and so does my little bambino. He just kicked me when I asked you about Sonny. I guess he doesn't want me to know or think about it too."
Milo laughed at his sister. The two of them bonded quickly and their mother was really happy about that. "Okay you two, what is a mother going to do with you both. I think that we should go shopping. Papa left me a wallet full of credit cards and I plan on spoiling my children and grandson. I can't wait till I take you home. You will love Italy. We also will have to go to France and be there for fashion week. Just once to say we did. I think that we should do that when Emily is there. That way you can have your mother and your sister with you when you get to see everything."
"Mama. I don't need all that. I just want to be your daughter. I am very proud of that fact and also that I am going to be a mother myself. Although if Emily goes, I guess you can twist my arm into going too. I have always wanted to do that and now I can. Can we invite Jason's parents and grandparents too? I think that they will love a trip to Paris like that. I also know that his grandmother has a place somewhere near where they were moving too."
"Have as many friends and family that you want to come. We have a place in Paris that we can stay at. It is big enough for all of us and everyone you want to bring. Your father and I also have a little place in Scotland that we go to from time to time to get away from everyone. You and Jason will have to go there some time when spring comes. It is absolutely beautiful there. Your father has a lot of places like that because we like to travel but not stay in hotels. We like having our own space and we hire staff in the area to help take care of the places. I will show you pictures of the different homes. I will call your father and he will bring them back so you can learn some history and he loves to show off. I know you don't believe it but he does."
Milo and Elizabeth both laughed at that. Elizabeth got a text that her father and husband had landed in Italy. He told her that he loved her and that he would call in a little while.
The three of them went into to see Lila and ask her if there was somewhere special that she likes to go too when she is in Europe. "Come sit down and have some tea with me. I will tell you about the time I took your mother-in-law to Paris for her first real glimpse at being a Quartermaine. We went for fashion week and Monica almost had a heart attack when she saw the clothing and the prices of the clothing. She was a doctor and made good money but she never realized exactly how wealthy the family was until that trip. Monica has gone a couple times since then but it is not her cup of tea. I do believe that Emily would love it but she would feel the same way that I expect you are going to feel when you go with your mama. It will be exciting but seeing how much someone is willing to pay for a dress from the right designer can make a person crazy. I do like that fact that you will be leaving in Italy. You adore painting and sketching. There are so many places for you to see in Europe and so much to do there. We have homes in different countries and Jason knows where most of them are but I have a few surprises for the two of you and also for Emily. There is one in France. It is a vineyard like the one in Italy that you are about to buy. Edward and I have talked and it is in our will for the two of you to have once we are gone. Now, AJ has his place in London and we have given him a beautiful estate a few hours away from London. It was to go to him in our will but we gave it to him early. Emily, I think that there is a place in France that we own that we are giving her and her family when we go but we might give them earlier. We want you all to be happy and it would do our hearts good for you to get them while we are still alive. They are just there not doing anything."
Elizabeth was in shock. She loved Jason and his family and now she finds out she is from a family with that kind of wealth too. "Grandmother, would you like to go shopping with us? Mama wants to use of some of papa's credit and she says that if we don't go that she will bring them here to us. Please say you will come."
Lila laughed and she enjoyed being with Elizabeth and her family but she was not as strong as she used to be and needed to stay closer to home. "You all have fun. Milo, take good care of your mother and sister. I want to see everything that you purchased."
The three of them left the mansion and headed into town. The first place they stopped at was a little art store that Elizabeth loved to go into. Milo was driving and he knew where his sister liked to go. They walked in there and Elizabeth saw the easel that she had been looking for and wanted but it was too much money. "Elizabeth, let's have some fun. I want you to take this credit card and buy what you need to start your art studio. We will have everything shipped over before we go back to Palermo. We have not been able to spoil you in all these past years and I know that you deserve this and so much more. It will make me happy."
"Okay, there are a few things that I have been wanting to buy but couldn't afford." Every time that Elizabeth picked up something, looked at the price, she would put it down. Milo started a list and when Elizabeth wasn't looking he would put them in the carriage and when she was finally done, she didn't realize that she had kept so much of the things she looked at. She saw her mother and brother smiling so she knew what they did but didn't say a thing.
"I was wondering if the town we are moving too has a good school for my children to grow up in. I am not for sending my children off to boarding school but if there is a need in town, I want the children there to have as good of an education as my children do. It is something that I think about and pray about for children who don't have a chance in life because their parents don't have the money to help them."
"You are a good girl. I am so proud of you. There a lot of people who need help in the area that you are moving too. I think that once your husband starts up the winery and there is more work for them men in town, then things will get better. There is something that you have to learn when we go home. You need to learn the language that you were born into. You must learn the Italian language. It will be a great help if you also learn, French, Spanish, Greek and a few other ones too. There are a lot of people that only know their native language and because of that, it makes it hard for them if they have come from somewhere else. There is a little school in town but I think that we can make it bigger and also have teachers come in from the bigger cities if we can match the wages that they are used too."
The three of them went shopping for maternity clothes and found some really cute things. When they had finished buying a great wardrobe for Elizabeth, they went to a nearby market to get some fresh produce to cook dinner that night. They got back a few hours after they left and Elizabeth was tired. She headed up to her room and took a nap. Milo helped his mother package up most of Elizabeth's supplies to send them home to Italy. They left some behind so she could sketch while she was living in Port Charles still.
Meanwhile in Italy, Maximus gave Jason the tour of his home. Jason loved how comfortable it felt there and the villa was everything that he hoped that the one he was going to buy was like. They had a meeting the next day to see the villa and Jason was very excited about it. He loved his family and he loved Elizabeth's family but he wanted his own place for him and his family.
He waited a little while and then called Elizabeth after she had gotten up from her nap. "I wanted to let you know that I am in your family home. It is beautiful and I know that you will love it here in Italy. Tomorrow morning, I will be going to check out the villa with your dad, brother Max, Johnny and myself. I will send you pictures as soon as I can so you will know what kind of place we will be living in. I love you and miss you sweetheart."
"I am so glad that you love there. I know I will too when I get there. Mama took me shopping so I now have a bunch of new clothes and also things for my art studio. Be ready because I think they plan on spoiling us like your family does. I know you will be gone for only a few days but I miss you and want you back in my arms."
The two of them talked a little longer and her father told her to make her mama happy by letting her spoil her. She agreed but she planned on doing that to them too. She then hung up the phone and went downstairs to see what everyone was up too.
The smells of the pasta that her mother made was making her hungry. Cook was not too happy until the recipes were given to him. She also said that she wanted to help with Thanksgiving dinner and she was looking forward to the American tradition of turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie.
The next day Jason got to see the villa. He fell in love with the vineyard and knew that he wanted to work with both the grapes and the olives. He found where Elizabeth could put her art studio and then they checked out the villa. The house was absolutely gorgeous but needed a ton of repairs. Maximus knew all the best contractors and also the best places to buy supplies.
Jason had videotaped the winery, villa, vineyards and also where he hoped to put her art studio. He gave her a tour of the home they were buying and told her that her father was getting contractors ready to do the major fixing that needed to be done. It was going to be a lot of work to do both the home and winery but that would be a great help to the areas around them. Work would be good and then some of the ones working construction can then learn to also work with the grapes and olives. It was a very exciting time for them.
Jason had the tape sent back to the states overnighted so Elizabeth could see what she was going herself into. When she woke up the next morning, the package of the villa and winery were there for her to check out.
She looked at the video with her mother, brother, Emily and Lila. They loved the home but could see that a lot of work had to be done. It was some real hard work that would take them almost a year to finish. Her mother was a little too happy about seeing what needed to be done. Elizabeth wanted it done right and she knew that they had to be there for that to happen. She couldn't fly but she could call them so they knew what she wanted done.