Switching Places
Chapter 88
Mac was not happy when he hung up the phone. "Justus, Ric Lansing woke up. I am sending Garcia down to Mirandized him."
"Good, I want a police officer outside that door so that no one can take him out of there."
"I will call Carly and let her know, but what about Sonny?"
"Call Jason and have him get in touch with his former partner. Remind him that vigilante justice doesn't solve anything, while you are at it." Said Justus as he went to inform the court System that Mr. Lansing was now available to prosecute.
Jason and Elizabeth arrived at the penthouse, out of breath and trying to maintain control. "What time do we have to go pick up Lia?" Elizabeth asked as they quickly got undressed and went to shower.
Jason looked at his watch before tossing it on the counter, "In an hour." He said before joining her behind the wall of glass. Elizabeth pushed him back against the tiles as the water splashed over them. "Now what was it you said couldn't be done?"
"I said you couldn't shower together without wanting to play." Jason whispered in her ear knowing it would drive her insane.
Elizabeth gave him a sweet and innocent smile then leaned into him while grabbing her loafah and shower gel. "You only wish I were that weak." She teased while listening to him moaning as she brushed up against his growing erection.
Jason felt his body react as she leisurely poured the gel into the sponge and squeezed it until the gel was foamy. Then he watched as she ran the now soapy loafah over her body leaving a trail of bubbles as she washed herself. Giving Jason a small grin, she placed her leg onto the shower bench and made sure to clean it thoroughly.
Jason's body was obviously enjoying the view, but when she finally finished soaping up her now soaking wet body, it got even harder. Elizabeth turned to the taps and removed the secondary head and eased it down her body as she rinsed the soap off.
Elizabeth saw that Jason was trying to control himself but she had no intention of being the one to reach for him, after all wasn't that what he had challenged her with while they were lying naked earlier in the studio after riding out to Vista Point.
Thinking on it, Elizabeth restrained the giggle and decided to resort to something she hadn't had to do in a while. Well at least as long as Jason and her have been together. Reaching over she hit the button to turn the shower spray to alternating between hard and soft message and bit her lip before deciding to go for it.
Jason felt his legs weaken as Elizabeth soaped up one of his favorite areas and then turned the water temperature a little cooler before moving the showerhead there. Sitting on the bench he leaned his head back and closed his eyes to the absolutely incredible event happening before him so that he didn't give in to the urge to help.
Elizabeth upped the stakes and returned her left leg to the bench so that it was next to his thigh and moved the showerhead just a bit so that it was hitting the perfect spot to make sure that she made noise. Not keeping the soft moaning to herself, she watched, as his erection seemed to shudder from the urge to join with her.
All he could think was that not watching was worse than actually enjoying the view. His mind went to lots of ways he could help her. Then hearing a particularly breathless moan, Jason's eyes flew open just as Elizabeth's legs started to shake as her body spasmed in orgasm.
Seeing that she was about to lose her grip on the handle, Jason found himself grabbing it and holding it close to her. Standing up and maneuvering around to stand behind her he helped her finish. "Jasonnn." She moaned when instead of removing the showerhead he instead entered her from behind as her body continued to tremor.
"You were the one who wanted to play." He teased as he pressed the showerhead a little higher while at the same time easing in and out of her body. Jason took his left hand from her hip and moved it to act as a secondary support for her leg that was still on the bench while Elizabeth placed her palms flat on the shower tiles and bent forward just enough to make Jason moan at the change of angle.
Elizabeth was trying to keep this going when she felt Jason stiffen slightly then his moaning her name before he found himself coming just as she went over for the third time. "You are going to be the death of me."
"Jus think, what a way to go." She teased as Jason pulled her back into his arm as he embraced her tightly. "Now since I won this little war, to the victor go the spoils."
"This is only a small skirmish." He said as she slowly cleaned them both. "I want a rematch, as soon as possible."
"Maybe later, but we have to get dry now so that we can pick up Lia." She said before reaching for a towel.
"So anyhow, that is why they thought Georgie was Kitty's mother." Johnny said while explaining to Alexis about putting her name down as the second caregiver. "I'm sorry if this was an inconvenience or a problem."
"No, that's fine. I will be making a little trip over there tomorrow. After I call Lila, something tells me that that woman will regret her attitude." She said with relish.
"Alexis don't worry about it. I mean it was kind of funny." Said Georgie. "I could see her trying to figure out how old I was in her head and then when she stiffened, I wanted to stick my tongue out and blow raspberries, but I didn't want to embarrass dad or you by doing that."
Alexis watched as Kitty entered the room with Viola and crawled into Georgie's lap. "Georgie, are you my momma now. The mean lady said my mother was coming to get me, since you came to get me, does that mean you are my momma?"
Georgie wasn't sure what to say, her instincts kept telling her to say yes, but she knew that Alexis would have a heart attack right then and there, so she looked at Johnny who figured out a way to make Kitty happy.
"No, Georgie isn't your mom. Remember we have the same mom, if Georgie were your mom then she would be mine as well." He teased. "She is more like your sister."
"Does that mean that Miss Maxie and Kristina are my sisters too?"
"Uh." Johnny realized he had opened a real can of worms with this answer so he looked at Alexis who shrugged and said "Sure."
"Cool." Was the happy response.
"Let's get you over to GH so that you can check out the daycare center, okay?" Asked Georgie. For now the best solution was for her to attend daycare there until a better answer could be found.
"Okay, but do I have to wear this poxy uniform?" She asked pulling at the white shirt and checked gray vest.
"No, let's see what you have in your bag. Johnny we will be right back."
"Alexis, Justus on line one for you." Announced the new personnel assistant from the doorway.
"I will take it in Diane's office." She told her before telling Johnny she would be right back. Seeing him grab one of Georgie's textbooks, she smiled, as he was soon engrossed in something written inside of it. After listening to Justus she walked back into the room having that feeling if deja vu again while looking at Johnny.
Georgie entered minutes later with Kitty who was now wearing an outfit similar to Georgie's. Jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt along with a denim jacket, only hers had a soft pink embroidered cat on it.
"Alexis just told me that Ric Lansing woke up. They have a police officer at his door and he is now under arrest." He told her. "I have to go to the station and talk to Justus. Are you okay with Kitty for now?"
"Yes. I have to go to the Quartermaines for a bit, but I promise to keep her away from Edward." She said "He could give any kid nightmares for weeks."
Elizabeth and Jason entered the mansion in time to hear Lila talking to Monica about Emily. "Oh, there you two are. Emily was rushed to the hospital earlier, she is fine now, but salt tablets spiked her sodium level. Mrs. Landsbury tested one of the bottles of water that she had been drinking. Every single one was spiked."
"Helena?" Asked Elizabeth grimly.
"That is what they are thinking." Said Monica. "Emily is fine now, but she is going to be staying here for the rest of the week."
"What about after that?" Asked Jason as he made plans to have his men return to chasing the woman.
"I don't know but I do know that I don't like this. Now why did the two of you want to talk to us?"
"Where is Alan?"
"I'm here." Said the man in question as he carried in his granddaughter.
"I think you need to sit down." Said Jason. After they were sitting and he had grabbed Elizabeth's hand, he saw the happy and expectant looks on their face and winced at disappointing them. "This isn't good news, but it also isn't bad. Well not really." He admitted screwing up his face.
"What Jason is trying to say is that Patrick Drake ran some tests today at his request."
"I have a small clot in my neck, if it's not removed he thinks it will become an aneurysm. He is going to remove it next Monday, it's not dangerous at this point, but we want to get it taken care of before it becomes a problem"
Lila reached out to take their hands and asked "Are you going to be okay?"
"According to Drake, yes. It's a small clot but he will be monitoring me for about six months afterwards. They think it might be the reason for the original memory loss. I won't get the memories back, that was one thing he was certain on, but the migraines will go away."
"Jason, when are you checking into the hospital."
"Sunday, so that he can run some more tests. The thing is, the drugs they need to use are ones that the clinic in Paris are working on. Robin is coming here to help. I'm not happy with that, but Elizabeth thinks it is going to be fine. I just want you to help keep her away from me. According to Drake, I will have temporary memory loss for a few weeks and we all know that Robin will try to use that to her advantage."
"We will be there, and keep Edward away." Said Lila.
"No, just make sure he knows that it is only a temporary condition." He warned. "One more thing, I am leaving Elizabeth in charge of all medical decisions in case something goes wrong. She knows what I want and I hope you will respect my choices."
After the family agreed to his request, Jason and Elizabeth went to see Emily at GH. "So, what do they know?"
"I will be fine. Mrs. Landsbury removed all of the bottled water and Nik is arranging for us to stay in one of the penthouses where Jax lives, but only if you won't do us a favor. Jason, we want to borrow your spare penthouse."
"It's yours. Besides, it will help us as well. I am having surgery the day after your wedding. It's minor but my memory might be impaired for a little while. I am sure Elizabeth would love to have your support while we are protecting you at the same time."
"Thank you." Nik said after listening to the reason for Morgan's surgery. "I wanted to ask you to have your men come over and check out Wyndamere as well. Zander is already on his way and I let Luke know that she might be around. He is worried about how vulnerable Lulu is right now."
Tony Jones watched as his ex-wife walked out of Lulu's room with a man wearing a badge. "Bobbie, how are you?" He asked.
"Fine; Joe this is my ex-husband, Tony Jones. Tony this is Joe Kelly, his family once owned the diner. He is in town investigating the collapse at the school."
After talking to them a few minutes, Tony entered and told Luke and Lulu that he had some good news. "The swelling is going down faster than expected, so we can move you to the rehab facility this week. Now I know you want to stay in town for the wedding, but I have arranged for a private plane with Nik to take you to the same place where Emily recovered."
"How long will I be there?" She asked.
"We aren't sure. The worst seems to be behind you, but it will take some time to get your body to obey your brains commands."
Lulu thanked him, then after he left asked her dad to come with her. "I will be right there, along with your grandmother. Lesley is coming with us. She is talking to your school about arranging for your books and schoolwork to be brought along as well."
Lulu grimaced but knew that she had to keep her grades up to graduate. Seeing some of her classmates at the door, she invited them in as Luke used their presence as an excuse to leave. "So what is the latest gossip?"
Lila listened to Georgie's story and was not happy. Calling her friends on the school board, she made it clear that she was very unhappy with what had happened that day. "So how do you like living with Johnny, Miss Kitty?" She asked while watching the little girl play with her cat.
"It's great; I got a brother and three sisters. Plus I have a really pretty room and Maxie lets me share her cat." She said with a grin in the very old woman's direction. "Do you have kids?"
"Yes, I do, but my kids have kids and their kids have kids." She said smiling while rolling her wheelchair over to the bookshelf. Pulling out a photo album, she showed it to the little girl who said in awe of her. "Wow you must be really, really old."
Georgie choked on the sip of water she was drinking while Monica laughed for the first time since hearing about Emily. Until the little girl asked if she was as old as Georgie's mommy.
"Uh..." she stuttered then said "I'm older than Georgie's mommy is."
"Oh." She said. "Do you have children?"
After getting the whole thing straightened out in her mind, she asked if she was married.
"Yes, I am." Answered Monica curious as to what would next come out of this child's mind. When they arrived, she had stuck close to Georgie, but as she became comfortable she seemed to be full of questions.
"So, that means you said I love you and talked to god right?"
"I think so." Said Monica not sure what she meant.
"Then you sleep in the same bed and have babies right?" Georgie was now worried but unsure what to do, especially since Lila had laid her hands on her arm to stop her from interrupting the conversation.
"Uh...right." Monica said, not wanting to get into a discussion like that with a three-year-old.
"Georgie does that mean you and Johnny are going to have a baby?"
"WWHHAT?" Georgie squeaked and gasped at the same time. "Why would you think that?"
"Well, I heard you and Johnny saying I love you and you talked to the man in black at the church together, and he talks to god right?"
Georgie could only nod while seeing Lila's blue eyes glitter with glee.
"So, I saw you sleeping with Johnny the first night I moved here."
"That doesn't mean we are going to have a baby." She said trying not to raise her voice out of shock.
"But I asked, Miss Emily and Mr. Prince did, your Mommy and Daddy did, so did Mr. Jason and Miss Elizzzabet, so why not you and Johnny. I want a baby too."
Monica recalled once having similar discussion with the young man standing in the hallway trying not to be caught laughing as AJ was now leaning against the doorway with tears running down his face.
"There is more to it, Kitty." Said Georgie while idly wondering if it was possible to die of embarrassment. "Besides they are all married or are getting married really soon. Johnny and I aren't married."
"Don't you want to marry him?" She asked while tilting her head to one side. "Then you can have a baby and we can adopt Mr. Whiskers. Johnny said he wanted to marry you when I asked him."
Plotting Johnny's death as soon as she lost her virginity, Georgie was wondering what she could say that would get her out of this mess, when someone upstairs intervened.
Tracy and Edward entered the room arguing at the top of their lungs about ELQ. AJ saw they were scaring the little girl who had so richly entertained them with her questions so he tried to separate them. Lila and Monica stopped him, pointing out adding his voice to the miss wasn't working.
Brooklynn who was in town, entered to see the entire thing along with Dillon, so walked over and placed her hands over their mouths saying "Shut up."
Stunned they saw her pointing behind them to the little girl with the big eyes who looked like she was ready to cry. Georgie had pulled her into her arms soothing her, but releasing the little girl when she squirmed away.
"I want to go home now." She said walking over to Lila and Monica she said good night.
"I will follow you home." Said AJ. "Georgie, Maxie is at the Brownstone with your aunt, she is spending the night there."
Carly was closing the door, after watching Jax drive away when she saw Mac Scorpio arriving. "Carly, I need a minute please."
Letting him in, she asked what it was about.
"Do you have someone who can stay with you?"
"What is it Mac, is it Momma, or AJ?"
"No, it's nothing like that." He said with a sigh. "I have been trying to reach Jason, but he isn't answering his phone. Ric Lansing woke up, As soon as he is capable they are bringing him here to stand trial."
"For what he did to me?" She asked. "I thought Justus didn't have enough to charge him with anything?"
"Only conspiracy. But there is no wiggle room for him. He is on tape with his coconspirators and I have enough to send him to jail for a nice stretch."
"Should I be worried about someone coming after the boys or me?"
"I know that you still have guards, so my guess is no, but I just wanted you to be aware." He told her. "I am on my way home to tell Alexis now."
Jason arrived back at the penthouse to see a small crowd waiting for him. "Jason, we all need to talk to you."
"I will take care of Lia and Emily." Elizabeth said leading her into the penthouse while Jason went to meet with his men.
"Okay, what is so important, and why didn't you call me?"
"We did, it went to voicemail." Said Francis.
Jason searched his pockets for his phone and finding it realized it was dead. "Stan, I need a new phone."
"Okay, I will take care of that before heading home. I shut down the game, at least as many places I could. We don't have any leads on this kid, Spinelli. Also, I have found a weak link in the overseas operation you asked me to look for."
"Good, kept an eye on it, but don't make any moves until I tell you." He said grateful that Claudia Zachara's money laundering operations could be shut down with a minute's notice. "Francis what is going on with Johnny?"
"He is in New York, Lansing woke up. He is going to be charged with what happened to Carly, so what do you want us to do?"
"Nothing, they will be expecting us to hit him now. We wait, also have someone contract Sonny and let him know. There are extra guards on Carly and the boys. Elizabeth is fine with having two guards again." He told Francis. "Anything else?"
"The shipments came in on time, but we have to get them out of the warehouse soon. We have two more coming in and no place to put the merchandise."
"When is this rail strike over?" He asked.
"The deal with next week, I think we need to move the date up." He said.
"Call the union bosses, and arrange for things to start moving now." He ordered. "Also, have Marco get in touch with Smith, Helena came after Emily. At least we think it was here. Max, I want you and Milo to head over to Spoon Island tomorrow."
"Security?" He asked.
"Yes, Nik is going with you. We want the whole place secure for the wedding."
"Done boss." He told him.
Ric found himself being bombarded with information. His father was dead, his brother had left the country and he was going to prison were the ones that stuck in his mind. Seeing the officer standing in front of his doorway enforced that for him.
How the hell was he going to get out of this one?" He thought to himself.
Maxie was waiting for Georgie when she arrived at the Brownstone, "We need to talk."
"What is it?" Asked Georgie.
"I think my professor just made a pass at me." She told her. "What should I do?"
"Tell Sage's uncle." She said. "Which one?"
"Sociology." She said watching at the practiced movements of Georgie putting a sleeping Kitty to bed. "You look like that is pretty easy."
"It is, but I think I am doing a lousy job, you should have heard the questions she was asking me earlier." Said Georgie still not sure how to explain it. "I fell in love with her the moment I saw her."
"Just like you did with Johnny." Said Maxie.
"Yes," she answered. "I have tried to map my life out, now it is changing to fit them into it. Johnny and I talk about everything. We don't keep secrets. It's scary sometimes."
"Why?" Asked Maxie. She had been trying to figure out what to do about Jesse for days; maybe some insight into her sister's relationship would help her.
"It fits, I mean it's not perfect. He drives me crazy sometimes when he is calm about something I am upset about. He has issues from his childhood and so does Kitty from her sixteen months at the group home."
"But..." she left it open-ended.
"But, it's where I want to be. I do worry sometimes at the ease of our getting together, but I know that things won't always be this easy." She said. "I trust him not to hurt me, at least intentionally."
"That is my problem, I can't open up and trust. I don't want perfection, but I wish that we did have trust." Said Maxie before lying her head down in Georgie's lap.
Jason entered the penthouse and slipped up the stairs to find Nik in Lia's room watching his daughter. Without turning Nik asked "Where you ever scared? About the life you were bringing her into?"
"Yes, I still am. I just try to keep her as safe as I can. Helena will be dealt with Nik; we won't let her hurt Emily or the baby."
"I just worry about the kind of genes I am passing on. My entire family minus Stefan and Alexis is insane and my mother's family isn't much better."
"You mom is fine, it's her husband's family that is nuts." Said Jason. "Alexis and Stefan avoided Helena and Mikkos influence, so did you. Just teach children to live for themselves, not to please everyone around them without letting them be selfish. All we can do is give them the building blocks; they have to build the house."
"You're right. I am going to head into bed. Thanks again, Jason."
"You're welcome." He said before heading to his own room and finding his wife sitting on the bed glaring at something in her hand.
"Elizabeth, what is it?"
Showing Jason the calendar she said. "The shot didn't take, so I should have gotten my period last week, but I didn't. I need to talk to Dr. Meadows about the tests she ran."
Robin hung up the phone and packed her bags for Port Charles. She was heading home and had every intention of giving that arrogant, opinionated man a piece of her mind. How dare he talk to her that way?
Helena was biding her time, once that baby was born; she would dispose of the incubator. Turning to Andre, she asked him. "Did you deal with the annoyance?"
"Yes, he is sure to be found tomorrow."
"Good, it will be a message to anyone in that rat-infested town not to mess with the Cassidine heir. Contact our source in Milan, let her know that I appreciate the first rate goods. Then ask for a safe house to be set up in Moscow. As soon as my precious great grandchild is born, we will be heading back her and I want no problems getting that child away."
"Yes, Madam."
When the man heard the trains were going to be running he called his lifeline. "Should I wait, or should I do it like planned."
"Take out the commuter train, and make sure they know it was us."
TBC