Audrey Hardy wanders through her home, every fiber of her being already missing her granddaughter's presence in her home. Its so hard to give tough love, but Audrey knows this is what's best for her granddaughter. If Elizabeth continued to live there, she will surely doubt herself in regard to her relationship. So, while Elizabeth's determination is strong, Audrey had to push her out into the world to live on her own accord. With parents like Jeff and Carol, it was only right for Elizabeth to exercise her independence. She is stronger than anyone realizes and she will soon figure out that she doesn't need anyone to help her live her life.

She had been pleased to find out that Elizabeth did indeed find herself a place to live and didn't move right in with Jason Morgan. Audrey wasn't surprised though, Elizabeth knew right from wrong and she was certain that her granddaughter will use her vast knowledge to depict what's right for her. Most women would use the opportunity to move right in with their boyfriends, but not Elizabeth and that gave Audrey great hope for her.

Although she had great faith in her grandchild, Audrey didn't think it would be a bad thing to bring in further reinforcements. For the time being, she must stay out of her granddaughter's life, but it didn't mean that another couldn't take her place. Making her way into her living room, Audrey picks up the phone to place a call to the one person that has always had Elizabeth's best interest at heart.

"Webber." the voice answers, putting a smile on Audrey's face.

"Is that anyway to greet your grandmother?" Audrey scolds lovingly. "Shame on you Steven."

"Grams, hey!" Steven amends happily. "I didn't expect you to call so late. Is everything okay?"

"Everything is fine." Audrey assures, knowing that she usually called her grandson during the mornings. "I have a proposition for you."

"This sounds interesting." Steven comments, taking a seat behind his desk as he waits for his grandmother to lay it out.

"There's an opening for a pediatrician at General Hospital." Audrey informed simply. "I've spoken to Monica and she's agreed to take you on if you can be here by the end of the week."

"Though that sounds tempting, I must ask why the recommendation." Steven could tell something else was up. "Is something wrong?"

"Not wrong, just a change." Audrey conceded. "Your sister can use your support right now. She's decided to date Jason Morgan."

That caught Steven's attention. He knew that his sister was fascinated by the Morgan man, but he didn't think the feelings were reciprocated. Mulling it over, knowing just how vicious most of that town could be, Steven's mind was made up. Luckily for him, even with his medical salary, Steven didn't have much belongings to speak of.

"I'll be on the first flight out." Steven informs his grandmother. "Keep Lizzie's room open for me."

Elizabeth sat down in her studio, it wasn't the most beautiful place to live, but she still loved her studio. Its the first place she has chosen for herself and even though its not in the best neighborhood, Elizabeth still felt safe in it. Mostly because Jason had the door changed the moment she decided it was the place she wanted to live. She doubts that even a tank can get through that door, what with how many locks the thing had. Not to mention, the door weighed a freaking ton. It took five, extremely masculine, men just to install the thing.

After the meeting with Jasper Jacks, Elizabeth was amazed that she was given the curator job on the spot. Johnny really did have some pull in this town. She was even given an hiring bonus and used it to buy some furniture for the studio. Now she has a couch by the wall, a portable stove, and a fridge. The place was really coming together. Now all she had to do was paint the place to make it a little more appealing to look at. With the curator job in the bag, she gave Ruby her two weeks notice. You can imagine how well that went over.

Checking the time, Elizabeth realized it was time for her to get to work. She has the dinner shift tonight and then she will be closing the diner down at the end of the night. She knew it was Ruby's way of saying that she wasn't happy with Elizabeth quitting, but it was the right move for her so she'll deal with Ruby's disappointment. Grabbing her jacket, she walked out the door and walked to work with Johnny. He didn't mind walking to Kelly's because he knew that Jason will be there at the end of the shift to pick her up and Johnny will be calling it a night.

"Hey Liz." a voice greeted her from the doorway of the diner.

Looking up, Elizabeth couldn't help the smile that touched her lips.

"Hey AJ." Elizabeth greeted, tying her apron on. "Don't you Quartermaines avoid this place like the plague? Oh that's right, you're dating Courtney."

"Funny." AJ shook his head as he plopped down on the stool. "She off yet?"

"Almost." Elizabeth poured him a cup of coffee. "How're things going?"

"Good. Well for the most part." AJ laughed softly at her expression. "I just had a meeting with Jax and he tells me he gave you the job as the curator over the amateur gallery. Congrats."

"Thanks." Elizabeth sometimes forgets just how small this town really is. "I'm really looking forward to it."

"I bet. Jax is a good employer and I'm sure you'll have a great time working for him." AJ also knew that Ruby worked Elizabeth too hard with barely decent salary. "And if he steps out of line, just tell him you'll tell Lila. He'll retract in an instant."

"I'll keep that in mind." Elizabeth laughed softly, she knew better than anyone just how misjudged AJ really was. "Can I get you anything else?"

"No. Coffee will do." AJ assured, shaking his head as Elizabeth walked away to deal with another customer.

Soon enough Courtney came walking out from the back and out of the diner with AJ. Elizabeth seriously didn't see why AJ was with the blonde, but she wouldn't comment on that because she didn't want him taking the opportunity to comment on her relationship with Jason. She seriously had no room to judge since she and Jason couldn't be more different if they tried. She's a born talker while Jason only talks when he has to. He doesn't really do idle conversation. There are more differences, but that will take too long to list and she just didn't have the time.

"Hey Blaze!" a voice called out to her.

Elizabeth froze in her actions at the use of her nickname, it couldn't be him. He was in Seattle or some other state at this point, he couldn't be here. Forcing herself to look up, Elizabeth nearly dropped everything in her hands, but had the sense to put it on the table before running and jumping into the arms of her older brother. She probably would have knocked him over if he wasn't prepared for her to jump on him.

"Oh my gosh!" Elizabeth exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

"I was in Richmond, Virginia and decided to surprise you!" Steven explained easily as he set her down. "I'm meeting with Monica Quartermaine for the pediatrician position at GH."

"No freaking way! You're moving here?" Elizabeth seriously couldn't believe this. "You're actually going to live in Port Charles?"

"I missed you Blaze." Steven smirked, seriously happy to be back with his sister. "Its time I came back home."

"This is amazing." Elizabeth wrapped her arms around her brother once more. "You have no idea how good it is to see you."

"I have a good idea." Steven laughed softly, walking with her to the counter. "So Gram's tells me you're dating Jason Morgan...why didn't you tell me?"

"Honestly?" Elizabeth sighed. "I didn't know how you'd react. Grams doesn't like it and Sarah's acting like it makes me inferior to her."

"Screw Sarah." Steven spat, his other sister really got on his nerves. "I love her and all, but she seriously leaves a lot to be desired."

"Yeah...you're telling me." Elizabeth shook her head. "Anyway, I just didn't want you to hate me."

"I could never hate you kid." Steven could see that she was really worried about how he'd react. "I'm on your side no matter what."

"You have no idea how good it is to hear you say that." Elizabeth smiled, extremely happy to have her brother back. "So you're really going to live here?"

"For now I'm staying in your old room at Gram's, but I'll be looking for a place to live soon and then we can hangout whenever we want." Steven assured, understanding why their grandmother did what she did. Elizabeth needs to be on her own right now and it already looked like it was a good thing for his sister.

"Sounds perfect." Elizabeth admitted, after everything with her Gram it was good to have her brother close by. "Can I get you anything? Have you eaten?"

"Food sounds good." Steven shrugged out of his coat and sat down. "Surprise me."

"Its so great to have you back." Elizabeth smiled, staring at him for a moment longer before walking to the kitchen.

Jason was working hard in the warehouse. There had been some inconsistencies with the shipments and Sonny wanted him on it right away to ensure that the men weren't messing with things. It turned out that the supplier got the shipments mixed up and Jason was thankful that the problem wasn't on their side. He really hated dealing with disloyal workers. The last one that betrayed him and Sonny...well Jason didn't want to think about that. It wasn't the highlight of his career.

"Jason, we have everything settled at the bottom." Francis informed his friend, walking into the office, he knew Jason had been worried. "How're things up here?"

"Calisto is handling the mishap on his side." Jason informed, plopping down into the chair. "He assures us that the shipment will arrive doubled with the next shipment."

"How's Sonny taking the mistake?" Francis questioned, knowing how much Sonny hated schedules being messed with.

"He's okay for now." Jason sighed, running a hand through his hair. "He really didn't want to have to take out one of his men."

"I'm sure." Francis doubted that, but didn't voice it. "So how're things with Elizabeth?"

"Good." Jason smiled thoughtfully as his girlfriend came to mind. "Great actually...she's unbelievable in the best kind of way."

"The best ones usually are." Francis had to admit he liked seeing Jason like this. "Johnny has become fascinated with her. I'm glad you chose him instead of one of the younger guards."

"Yeah, like I'd put some hormonal kid on her." Jason scoffed, knowing that most of the guards wanted his girlfriend. "I want her safe, not obsessed over."

"Very wise." Francis chuckled, finally plopping down into a chair of his own. "I think Danny boy is already imagining proposing to Elizabeth."

Jason groaned. The guards have had the unfortunate privilege of meeting Elizabeth when she decided to bring him some lunch one day. Of course it wasn't her idea and Carly had talked her into bringing him food because Jason was working through rerouting the shipments. That particular task always had Jason skipping meals and so Carly had guilt Elizabeth into bringing him food.

Thus was born the fascination the guards have for his girlfriend. Obviously she was nice to them and some took it to mean more than it did. Jason was rather tempted to put some of them in the hospital, but thankfully cooler heads prevailed and he just gave the men crappy jobs. Some of the guards at Harborview Towers had to be switched out because they became a little too interested in her.

"So, onto the topic you don't want to discuss..." Francis said carefully. "Any idea why the ex is suddenly returning to town?"

"No." Jason admits, though he really did wish he knew. "I'll have to wait and see just like everyone else."

"Elizabeth know?"

"I told her the night I found out." Jason snapped. "I wouldn't hide that from her."

"Just wondering, you've been known to have a mushy brain when it comes to Robin." Francis knew that the small brown haired woman could push Jason's buttons like no one else. "I was just hoping she no longer has that affect on you."

"Robin meant the world to me at one point in my life." Jason accepts that fact. "But that was two years ago. Anything I felt for her died the day she...you know."

"Okay." Francis left the argument there, knowing that bringing it up will only hurt Jason. "I just don't want Elizabeth to be hurt. She's a good person."

"I'll never hurt Elizabeth." Jason says vehemently. "Not for anyone in the world, least of all Robin Scorpio."

Checking the time, Jason realizes its time to pick Elizabeth up. Grabbing his jacket he tells Francis to finish up before making his way to his bike and driving to the diner. He wanted to put any trace of Robin out of his mind because nothing in this world will ever have Jason going back to her. He'll die before that happens. So, successfully putting her out of his mind, Jason walks into the diner to find his girlfriend talking to a man he's never met before.

"Hi." Jason says, focusing on Elizabeth.

"Hi." she whispers like she always did, as if she's still fascinated that he's there. "I want you to meet someone."

Elizabeth walked out from behind the counter as the man turned to stand up.

"Jason, this is my brother Steven." Elizabeth introduced once she was beside Jason and his arm was secured around her. "Steven, this is my boyfriend, Jason Morgan."

Steven took a moment to watch the gaze that his sister and Jason exchanged. It was evident in that one look and the way that Jason held her close protectively that this was real. Anyone that looked at them had to be blind to not see the devotion they shared, even if the two weren't aware of it themselves.

"Nice to meet you." Jason was surprised that he actually meant it. After everything Elizabeth told him about Steven, he held respect for her brother.

"You too." Steven says with equal sincerity. "I'll see you later Blaze."

Steven kisses his sister's cheek before grabbing his jacket and walking out. His grandmother was right. Elizabeth is in good hands with Jason Morgan, hopefully he won't have to fight too hard to keep it that way. He has already gained a list of people that aren't so happy with his sister's decision. How? Easy. The town gossip Lucy. If that woman was good for anything, it was town gossip and baby sis will be the talk of town for years to come.

"Blaze?" Jason turns to Elizabeth, eyeing her teasingly.

"Long story." she laughs nervously. "Lets get out of here, okay?"

"Uh-huh." Jason shakes his head, following her out once the lights are turned out. "Later John."

"Bye Johnny." Elizabeth calls out as she pulls Jason towards his bike, the guard laughing softly before walking off to deal with his own life.

"You do realize I'm not going to just drop this, right?" Jason points out as he hands her the helmet and straddles it.

"You wouldn't be my boyfriend if you did." Elizabeth counters, straddling the bike. "Now show me the wind, Morgan."

"You got it." Jason starts up the bike. "Blaze."

Author's Note: Thank you to the reviewers!

I hope everyone enjoyed this update.

Till next time...