AN: Please forgive any typos, I have a migraine tonight! Sonny and Emily are the best!

Chapter 10

"You want ME to adopt Cam?" he repeated back to her, clearly shocked.

She looked at him with doe-like eyes, "Part of the reason is so the boys wouldn't be separated but I just know that you would be good to him and be there for him if I can't." She looked down at their hands, relieved he did not pull away so at least she didn't freak him out too much with her request. "It's a lot to ask, I know, and you have already done so much for me. I wasn't even going to ask but…" she trailed off.

"Are you sure this is something that you really want?"

Elizabeth nodded, "But if you don't, please don't feel obligated. I'm just being a control freak and odds are that I'm not dying anytime soon, at least I don't plan to. I would never ask for anything from you financially or push you to act like a father figure, it would just be on paper to reiterate my will… which I can modify if you don't want that."

Jason released her hands and stood up. His hand wiped down his face and he walked the length of the room. "Elizabeth… I understand why you are asking me this but… but I don't want you to regret doing this in two or three years down the line if you meet someone and what if he wants to adopt Cameron?"

"Jason, I'm not worried about that and it's not likely. There aren't many men out there that would want to deal with my baggage." She joked.

He turned to face her, "They'd be lucky if they did." Her head darted up and she met his gaze. She could see that he truly meant that. "So…" He said hoarsely and cleared his throat. "So, if this is what you want, I would be honored."

She closed her eyes and let out the breath she had been holding.

This was nothing he ever expected. First, he never knew that Lucky did not adopt Cameron. Cameron called him dad, how could Lucky be so… selfish, if that was even the right word to describe it. Cameron was such a spirited little boy and Jason truly enjoyed spending time with him. Even though she was not asking him to be a father figure, it would be a role he would take willingly.

"Are you sure because I don't want you to feel pressured or obligated and I wouldn't hold it against you."

"Elizabeth, I said I will do it… and in case you forgot, it's hard to pressure me into doing something that I don't want to do." He offered her a smile that she found absolutely sexy, damn hormones. He closed the distance between them and offered her a hand to help her to her feet. She placed her hand in his and groaned as she stood up.

"Ugh, I'm barely even showing yet but I feel like I've put on fifty pounds."

Jason rolled his eyes, "You are so tiny, even now."

She tipped her head up and caught a glance of his baby blues. She released his hand when she felt her pulse increasing. They needed to get out of there before she made a fool of herself. "Ready to go?" she asked in a voice that was not as steady as she'd hoped.

"Did everything go good with the house?" Sonny asked.

Jason nodded as he glanced at the invoices Sonny had just handed him. "Yea, Diane had everything ready, Elizabeth pretty much just had to sign the deed."

"What about Stan?"

"Um, the crew starts the security modifications on the house tomorrow… Where is the invoice for the shipment on the third freighter from yesterday."

Sonny lifted a few papers from his desk, thumbed through them, pulled out a page and handed it to Jason.

"I'll get them men moving on the distribution. Stan should be done within a week and then they can move in." Jason added then dropped the folder on Sonny's desk. "How are things going with Alcazar, any information?"

"Quiet." Sonny answered with a shrug. "Why, did you hear something?"

"He has been bothering Elizabeth… flirting with her and asking her out."

Sonny raised and eyebrow, "Do you think he is a threat to her?'

Jason shrugged, "He was sitting with her when I picked her up at the hospital this afternoon. Somehow he must know about the baby… and not that many people know yet."

"Where was her guard?"

"Milo was there. He said that he was about to call me when I stepped off the elevator. Alcazar had just approached her when I got there. I'm not sure about the other case though, I haven't had the chance to talk to Milo or Connor yet about it but she said it had happened before."

"You didn't ask Elizabeth about it?"

Jason shrugged, "We got caught up in the house and things. We didn't really get the chance to talk about it."

"Caught up with things?" Sonny asked. He'd kept his opinion to himself over the past few weeks but he could see that there was more to Jason and Elizabeth's relationship. He could see it on Jason's face, his reaction to her phone calls as well as his adverse reaction to Sam's calls. "I don't want to pry but do you know what is going on with the two of you… how about you and Sam? This is a disaster waiting to happen." When Jason did not respond, Sonny continued. "You are having a baby with Elizabeth, you bought her a house…"

"I'm adopting Cameron." Jason mumbled.

"What? What did you say?" Sonny asked as he leaned his head in Jason's direction. "Will you repeat that again because I don't think I heard you correctly."

Jason shook his head, "It's a long story, it is just on paper in case anything happens to her."

"Something like that is not just on paper. What about Sam, Jason? Where does she fit into your little family?"

Standing from his chair, Jason threw his hands in the air, "I don't know, I guess she doesn't. She hasn't fit with me for a long time."

"Then I think it's about time that you end Sam's misery… and yours as well." Sony advised.

Elizabeth ran her hand along the edge of the shiny, granite kitchen counter. "It really is perfect. It is the exact house I would have picked out from a list of every house in Port Charles."

"Jason is good like that." Emily voiced as she looked around the kitchen. "So when do we get to start decorating and moving you in?"

"Umm, Jason said that it will take about a week to get everything done… so next week sometime. I left what little furniture I had with Lucky but I've managed to save a little bit of money living with Grams, so if you want to go shopping with me this week I'd really appreciate having a second opinion."

Emily smiled, "You sure you wouldn't rather Jason go with you."

"Stop trying to make more out of this then it is." Elizabeth said with an eye roll.

"Well then tell me, what is it?" Emily leaned against the counter beside Elizabeth. "I've watched you two for years… pushing and pulling, basically dancing around each other. There is something there, it's always been there."

Elizabeth shook her head, "Jason is with Sam." She simply explained.

"Elizabeth, Jason has not been with Sam since before you two got together. They may be back together but he doesn't want it… I'm his sister, I can tell. I know originally I was pushing you to work things out with Lucky but that's not what you wanted, I can see that now. You deserve to be happy, Jason deserves to be happy and I know that you both would be happy together. Can you honestly stand there and tell me that you don't want to be with Jason?" Emily asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

She could not answer her. It was something that she could not admit out loud. She couldn't be that woman, the one that pursued a man that was already in a relationship. Somehow admitting it out loud would make her into the other woman. Without a doubt, Elizabeth had feelings for Jason and has had them for a long time.

"You don't have to say it, I know."

Elizabeth sighed, "I have barely been divorced a month and Jason is with Sam. How about I show you the upstairs?"

Emily pushed off the counter, "Way to change the subject missy. One of these days you two will wake up and see what we all see, hell even Sam sees it!"

"Em… things are… they are complicated and how I feel, no matter how I feel, it doesn't matter. I'm not going to pursue a relationship with Jason. If he wants to be with Sam, I want him to be with her. He has already done so much for me." Elizabeth waited for Emily to disagree but she surrendered and let Elizabeth show her around her new house.