Once the appointment came to an end, Elizabeth and Jason were both relieved to find that her heart was healthy and her body wasn't starting to reject it at all. No matter how many times the doctors tell her that she's surpassed all their expectations and her body was taking to the heart really well, Elizabeth is always nervous when going into those appointments.
Something she learnt at a young age was to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. With that mentality, Elizabeth made it through a lot of hardships in her life. More so every time she gets a unaccepted letter from art schools she has applied to. If Jasper Jacks could appreciate Elizabeth's art style, why couldn't the administrators at those art schools? Putting that out of her mind, Elizabeth allowed Jason to drive her to her visit with Lila.
"I have to head out, but tell Lila I'll visit once I get back." Jason held her hands in his as they stood outside the Quartermaine estate. "I'm gonna miss you."
"Miss you already." Elizabeth smirked, leaning in and kissing him softly. "Call me when you land?"
"The very second I do." Jason promised, taking a deep breath. "Johnny and Marco should be here soon."
"Don't worry about me." Elizabeth smiled slightly, knowing it was futile to say it, but saying it regardless. "I'll be fine."
"Go on inside." Jason leant in, placing a lingering kiss on her forehead. "I'll talk to you later."
Elizabeth took a deep breath before reluctantly releasing her hold on Jason's hands and walking into the estate. Although she was sad that he had to go back to Puerto Rico, Elizabeth was glad that he was there for her during her appointment. The whole procedure still gives her chills sometimes and it helped to have him there. As she walked into the family room, Elizabeth was surprised to find a woman sitting with Lila.
"Elizabeth, dear, do come in." Lila gestured for her to walk over to them. "I'd like you to meet Brenda Barrett."
Of course, she thought to herself, Robin already made an appearance, why not Brenda.
Elizabeth stood for a moment, eyeing both women before walking over to greet Lila. She wasn't a rude person by nature so unless Brenda gives her a reason, Elizabeth will just play the civilized card. Shaking Brenda's hand, Elizabeth took a seat by Lila.
"Jason asked me to let you know that he had to go out of town, but he'll visit the first chance he gets when he gets back." Elizabeth turned her attention to Lila. "As for my appointment, everything's just fine."
"That's so good to hear." Lila grasped her hand soothingly. "I had no doubt in my mind that you'd be just find, but I had you in my prayers regardless."
"I have to admit I was kind of nervous, but Jason surprised me by flying in just to sit with me." Elizabeth smiled as the image came to mind. "He's really something else."
Lila watched the emotions play in Elizabeth's eyes and knew she had been right. Jason and Elizabeth are good together, for each other, and as long as they keep doing what they're doing, they'll have a long happy relationship. Glancing over at Brenda, Lila could see that the young woman recognized the emotions in Elizabeth's eyes and realizes that everything Lila had told her was true.
"If you'll both excuse me, mother nature calls." Lila excused herself. "Don't be afraid to talk amongst yourselves while I'm gone."
Elizabeth and Brenda both looked at Lila before turning their gazes on each other. Neither had expected to be left alone together, both having no clue what to say to the other. Elizabeth knew what she wanted to say though. She wanted to ask the woman what the hell was wrong with her best friend and why did Robin suddenly think she had a right to Jason. She wanted to tell the brunette sitting across from her that her friend could take her so called love and shove it, but neither were right to discuss so she remained silent.
Jason drove for a while before getting to the apartment that Robin and Brenda are renting out. He wasn't sure how this confrontation was going to go, but he knew what he had to say and he wasn't going to leave until he's said his piece. Parking out front, Jason walked up to the door and knocked three times. Waiting for her to open the door. By the single car in the garage, he knew she's alone so that would make this easier.
"Coming!" came her voice from the other side.
The voice that used to put a smile on his face, now sent chills down his spine, making his skin crawl. Jason never thought he hold such distaste for the woman who used to have his heart, but he wasn't at all surprised now that she sickened him to his core. After everything they've been through, for her to say those things to Elizabeth, he just wasn't in any mood to place the nice ex-boyfriend. Not this time.
"How much did you say it was?" Robin questioned, digging through her purse, looking up when no one spoke. "Oh. Its you."
"We need to talk." Jason stated plainly, waiting for to step aside before walking past her into the apartment.
"I'm glad you're here." Robin kicked the door closed before tossing her purse to the side. "I've been wanting to talk to. I stopped by your penthouse last night and..."
"I know." Jason cut her off. "Elizabeth told me what you two discussed."
"Oh?" Robin said innocently. "So she told you I needed to see you?"
"Why are you here?" Jason questioned vehemently. "After everything that was said, why are you here? And don't give me any lame ass excuses about being here for L&B Records."
"I wasn't going to say anything about Brenda's company." Robin eyed him intently. "Why are you talking to me like that?"
"What do you expect?" Jason countered. "You say everything you said, leave for two years, and then just pop back up because you feel like it and I'm supposed to be nice about it?"
"About that, its why I want to talk to you." Robin took a deep breath. "I wanted to talk to you about what I said. I didn't really mean it."
"I'm not stupid." Jason snapped, seeing that Robin was trying to play him. "I was there. I saw the look in your eyes! You mean it!"
"No. I didn't!" Robin insisted. "The look in my eyes wasn't about what I was saying. It was about what I was feeling. I was scared Jason! I didn't plan to have a baby. The rate of having a baby born HIV positive is higher than I'm willing to risk and I just couldn't do that."
"Don't you dare play the HIV card." Jason's eyes deadly. "You meant what you said and there's no going back from it. You'd rather end the pregnancy than have a child with me and that's fine. I'm over it."
"Jason, please, just hear me out." Robin wasn't counting on Jason actually talking. He hardly ever talks. She was counting on being able to voice everything while he just listened. "There's a lot you don't know."
"Ain't that the truth." Jason stated, growing more and more frustrated in her presence. "But what I really don't get is how you think that after everything that happened, I'd still be in love with you."
Elizabeth and Brenda sat there, both wondering when Lila was coming back down. If Elizabeth knew that woman as well as she thinks she does, Lila was using this as an opportunity for both women to talk and air out whatever they were both thinking. Brenda obviously thought so too because she started to talk to Elizabeth.
"So...I guess you know who I am, huh?" Brenda asked carefully. "For what its worth, I'm not helping her go after Jason."
"Okay." Elizabeth didn't know what else to say to that. "I guess I can appreciate that."
"I hope you don't mind, but I've been asking around about you." Brenda watched for a reaction, but received none, being reminded of Jason in that moment. "I'm sorry about what happened to you."
"Thanks, I guess." Elizabeth granted. "Look, a part of me wants to hate you because you're friends with Robin, but I'm not that kind of person...so just ask what you want to know and we'll see where it takes us."
"Okay." Brenda smiled slightly. "Do you really care about Jason?"
"He's everything to me." Elizabeth admitted, drinking some water. "He's everything I never thought I'd need. So, yes, I really care about him."
"That's good." Brenda shook her head. "It'll be easier to foil Robin's plans if I'm doing it for a good cause."
"What?" Elizabeth looked at her confused. "You want to purposely ruin Robin's chances of getting Jason back?"
"Do you honestly believe she has even a sliver of a chance?" Brenda countered.
"No." Elizabeth shrugged. "Doesn't mean she can't try."
"True." Brenda accepted. "But it also doesn't mean that her attempts can't be made to fail."
"Why would you do that?" Elizabeth had to know. "You're her best friend...why would you do that for me, when you don't even know me?"
"Because she's using your best friend against you." Brenda admitted, shrugging her shoulders. "Emily's helping Robin and I don't like it when people use low methods to get what they want."
Elizabeth's heart ached at the new found fact that Emily was helping Robin. She doubted that Emily knew about Robin hurting Jason because no matter what Emily wants or is feeling, she'll never do anything to truly hurt Jason. So, knowing that little tidbit of information, Elizabeth stores it away, making sure to remind herself that she needs to talk to Emily. No matter what happens, Elizabeth will always be a friend to Emily. She owed the girl that much.
"You're the one that's not getting it!" Jason nearly shouted, growing tired of Robin's distorting of facts. "I've moved on! Elizabeth is the one I want and that's not going to change."
"You don't mean that." Robin insisted, taking his hands in hers. "You and I, we're meant to be together."
"Not in this lifetime." Jason snatched his hands from hers, not wanting to touch her. "I flew back from Puerto Rico just to be with her during her appointment...that should tell you something."
"Jason, please, I know I hurt you, but it was all a lie. I didn't mean it." Robin pleaded. "I know you still love me, in spite of it all, I know you love me."
"At one point in my life, you meant everything to me, but not anymore." Jason took a deep breath, running a hand down his face. "Even if what you're saying is true and you didn't mean what you said, you still said them. You could have told me all this back then and I would have understood, but it just goes to show how much faith you had in me."
"Jason..." Robin didn't know what else to say at this point.
"There was a time when I didn't think I'd be able to move on. A time where I thought I'd never feel anything again, but I was wrong." Jason's voice soft now. "I feel everything with Elizabeth and I'm not going to give her up for anyone...least of all you. No matter what, Elizabeth is who I want. Its time for you to let go and move on."
"You don't mean that." Robin whispered, the tears falling freely. "She's just a kid. She can't honestly be the one you want."
"You don't have to understand, for it to be true." Jason shook his head. "You made the choice to throw away what we had and I've made the choice to move on. No matter what your reasons were for hurting me the way you did, you made them. Now you have to live with it."
"Jason, we made each other promises that will never break." Robin tried once more. "I promised you that I'd always come back and you promised me that you'd always be waiting for me. I'm here now!"
"Too little, too late." Jason stated. "I've moved on and I'm happier than I've ever been. There's nothing left between us...its time you realized that."
Jason took one last look at Robin before walking out of her apartment, not a single look back, not even a glance. He's said what he had to say and now he can leave Robin and everything that happened between them in the past. His future holds brighter days and he won't let Robin ruin a single moment of it.
Even if everything Robin told him was true, even if it was only about the HIV and being too young, Jason has let her go and grew without her. Whether she meant any of what she said or not, Robin still hurt him by saying it. She knew what would happen if she told me what she did and she made the choice to lie so it was on her. Heading straight for the airport, Jason got onto the private plane that was waiting for him and went straight back to Puerto Rico.
"This isn't the end." Robin whispered, dropping to her knees as she cried. "I'll find my way back to you."
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