Chapter Eighteen

At GH, Elizabeth was ending her shift, having had an insane day regarding patients and had helped in surgery. "Elizabeth?"

Turning to greet Nadine, she said "You look as bad as I feel."

"I am so tired." she moaned.

"I am sorry, for last night. I didn't know we would end up being that late." she said her mind on how Nadine had stayed with Cam for her.

"That isn't it. I swear, it seems like I spent most of the day running between the ER and peds. I just want a hot bubble bath, a bowl of cream of something soup and a nice loaf of freshly baked bread."

"I have to go see my in laws. Jason's grandmother is going to be upset, we were planning..."

OH dear, I forgot about that." said Nadine with a wide grin. "Don't stand here, go, I will whine to you tomorrow."

As they went to shower and change, Elizabeth heard her name being called. Seeing Emily pulling her back into the locker room, she said "What are you doing?"

"Ric Lansing, he has been looking for you all day. He is just... bonkers about Jason and you." Groaning, Elizabeth said "I should call Alexis and have her rein in her husband. Either she deal with him or Jason does."

With a sly smile, Emily called the other woman in spite of Elizabeth's protest. "Alexis, I am sorry to be bothering you when I know you just got back to work, but Ric is causing trouble at the hospital. He is looking for Elizabeth... did you hear about Jason and... yes, that is what seems to be the issue."

There were a few minutes while Alexis was speaking then Emily said "Exactly and to be honest, I feel for you. We both know that... yes, …. yes. I agree."

With that, she peeked into the hallway, watched as Ric's phone beeped then the man stepped to the staircase to answer it. "Okay, coast is clear."

With that, all three women rushed to the other end of the hospital, never seeing the old man all were getting used to being around. When they had ducked into the elevator. Anthony watched as four women went into the locker room to change as Trevor's son came back and down the hall towards where he was.

With a soft chuckle, he said "You were already on the permanent naughty list, you could end up on another permanent list if you don't stop this."

Moving closer until he could almost smell the desperation and obsession on the shyster, he said "Aren't you Trevor's boy?"

Ric looked at the old man, then tried to maneuver around him. "Yup, you have your dad's sneakiness about you. Well, Richard, let me tell you. Be faithful to your wife, stop chasing after other women... other men's wives or terrible, terrible terrifying things might just happen."

With that, Anthony left and Ric heard him saying something about ho hos. Dismissing the man as crazy he saw someone coming out of the locker room he was certain Elizabeth was in.

"Could you tell me if Elizabeth Webber is still in there?" he asked.

"No." said Lainey.

"No, she isn't in there?" he asked to verify.

"No, I can't tell you." she said then walked away just as she heard a feminine scream. Calling out to the security guard, she said "Some perv just walked into the women's locker room."

Entering, the man stood in front of the door, barring anyone from leaving even as he covered his eyes. "General Hospital Security, is there a problem in here?"

"Yes and I want you to contact the Port Charles Police department and have this man arrested." said the snotty voice of the woman wearing her bathrobe.

Kelly Lee and the two nurses listened in awe as Audrey Hardy made the former DA sound like a peeping tom. "Richard, you are a disgusting human being, I had hoped that you had truly repented for Ms. Davis' sake, but clearly, you are still having that psychotic break from a few years ago."

With that, she regally walked back to her locker while Lansing was led out in cuffs, complaining about the hospital security, about her need to change her outfit after it had been spit upon by a child and mostly about her granddaughter's awful taste in men.

When Audrey was about to leave, Kelly couldn't resist. "Well at least this time Elizabeth got it right. A hottie, who is hot for her and apparently is full of healthy swimmers with good aim. Got her pregnant the first time each time."

There was quiet laughter as the older lady stiffened, then glared at the young Korean Doctor. Walking out without another word, Audrey burned with humiliation at the same her granddaughter was bringing down on her family.

Elizabeth was let into the small sitting room where she found Lila. "Thank you for coming my dear. I know that things are rather up in the air right now."

"Its fine, Mrs. Quartermaine. I only wish that Jason wasn't dealing with everything so he could be here with us for my entire visit." she said hugging the silver haired lady sitting in her chair. "We were planning on telling you today but..."

"Yes, that dreadful McCall woman." she said shaking her head. "To steal a child from its mother. Such a shame. Now, I understand I have a great grandson."

Smiling Elizabeth said"I only wish we had been positive when I brought him over the first time. To have been able to introduce Cam to you then as his great grandmother."

"Oh my dear, this if fine. Ned gave me an earful last night after Edward finally went to bed. Such troubles the two of you have had, but we are only given what we can handle. Speaking on troubles, I am afraid even with your brother passing on Jason's message, my Edward isn't going to relinquish the idea of an heir" she said as she looked at Elizabeth. "I would like to meet him at some point officially as his great grandmother. From what Emily has said, he looks a lot like his grandfather."

"You would have today, but things also went off track again." she said with a frown then changed to smug grin. "Steven has Cam with him but while at the police station today he ran into your granddaughter."

"Emily?" she asked knowingly. "I am aware of her rather possessive interest in keeping other family members away from Cam. She seems to feel that since she is his godmother, she gets right of first refusal when it comes to spending time with him."

"Only Edward will more than likely be more stubborn." Elizabeth admitted sheepishly. "I am not sure what happened, but we were leaving GH when her phone rang. Then she had to go to the station, from what I understood, Edward was tracking my brother?" she trailed off uncertain of what she had been told.

"I am afraid Edward is playing matchmaker." She quietly told Elizabeth how Edward had been impressed by Steven's standing up to him on her behalf the day before.

"Well Emily assured me she will bring Cam back to the house after their trip to see Santa Claus at the mall." said Elizabeth laughing. "Edward I understand has a late afternoon meeting."

"Yes." she said then leaned in to whisper. "Tracy arranged it in exchange for Emily taking Brook along with her to the mall. Brook I am afraid is a bit regretful that she was taken in by that less than honest Ms. McCall."

"So that was what the call was about." said Elizabeth laughing. When Alice brought in the tea, Elizabeth poured at Lila's request as they discussed the holidays, Cam, Jason and the family.

Hearing the French doors opening, Elizabeth smiled at her husband while he just quickly closed the door, leaned down to kiss his wife then his grandmother. "Am I in time?"

"Yes, I was just about to tell her." she said with a smile at her husband, then holding his hand let him take the lead. "So why don't you do it?"

Kneeling in front of Lila, Jason said "We are having another baby."

Cupping her grandson's face, seeing the joy on it, Lila said "Oh Jason, you look so happy, both of you do. Congratulations. So, married, a son and a new baby."

Reaching for Elizabeth and pulling her into his arms, Jason said "We have some more news. One that Elizabeth only knows about part of. I tracked down AJ. We spoke and we both said some things that needed saying. We will never be friends but... he is coming home, he is going to be here for Michael."

"Caroline won't be happy about that." cautioned Lila a bit worried about the damage she might do.

"No, she won't but I was wrong to keep AJ away from his son. Right now, he is talking to Bobbie who has come around to see that Carly doesn't mother her children. I don't know what is going to happen, but I think that if it ends with Michael happy, that is all that matters."

"Jason..." Lila was not sure what to say, worried about Carly's habits of drawing him into her mess, but then she saw Jason look at Elizabeth and got that Carly could try her and do her worst but it wouldn't work this time.

Regretfully realizing that they had to go, Jason and Elizabeth left the mansion a half hour later, promising to come back with Cameron as Emily had called and they were meeting her and their son.

Arriving home, that night as they prepared for bed, Jason and Elizabeth talked about their day, about AJ and then about what the holidays were going to bring. "Hey, Jason. Today, that old man at the mall. You knew who he was, didn't you?"

"That was Anthony Zachara himself." he said his mind on the man handing out money to people while dressed in a Santa suit. He had left as quickly as he had appeared but not before giving out a small fortune.

"He seems nice, a little odd but nice." Elizabeth soon forgot about the charming old man as her husband reached for the belt holding her robe closed and began to slide the silk material off her shoulders.

Anthony was at home, having taken the notes created by Ms. Georgie with him. As he went through his list and checked it twice, he noticed he had neglected one group completely and made the call.

"Georgie, I have a list I am sending you. I need you to purchase gifts for them tomorrow." he said with a wide grin. That he had forgotten the senior members of the needy class surely wouldn't make his late wife happy. "Did you place the other orders I requested?"

"The ham, potatoes and all the fixings will be at the warehouse to be separated into gift boxes sir." Georgie said into her cell phone all the while glaring at the dark haired man standing in the doorway to the kitchen drinking a beer.

Hanging up, she looked at Johnny, her mind still reeling. "He is your father and you didn't tell me. Why not?"

Sitting down on the sofa in the penthouse across from Jasper Jacks, he said "I was planning on it, then we kept getting distracted, then too much time had passed, then I was scared. I knew I had to tell you, that I couldn't delay any longer."

"I don't know if I am hurt, angry or just confused." she said standing and pacing back and forth. "John, I just don't understand."

"My father has never spoken to me about what he is doing. I had no idea, none until the day we ran into each other what he was up to. And we have never been the sort to actually talk to one another." he said frustrated. "A lot of that is due to Trevor, but also Anthony isn't the warm and fuzzy type father."

Georgie reached over and ran her hand down his back, then rested her head on his shoulder before saying. "Why me?"

"Why you what?" he asked looking up from the hardwood floor.

"Your dad, the first time we met... something he said." she added as she went over it in her head. "Wait, your dad never said a word to you but the reindeer, the sleigh and bells. Why not hide them elsewhere if it was a secret because it doesn't seem very hidden."

"True, but what are you getting at?" he asked. Then looked at the clock. "You are going to have to head home soon, you do have school in the morning."

"I know." she said still puzzled as she leaned down to kiss him. "The money for this, were these accounts you knew about."

"Sort of, they are family accounts." he said. He was not sure what was going on, but clearly Georgie thought his father was up to way more than outlandish Christmas presents. "Why?"

"I am not sure, but I know I have the answer." she said as she gathered her purse and coat before heading to the door. "Good night."

With that, she left, and John sat there, trying to figure out what was going on. Georgie was almost home when it hit her, what Anthony was about and she pulled over and began laughing hysterically.

After showering, she was in her room working on her homework when Maxie knocked on the door."Can I come in?"

When the blond was sitting on her bed, Georgie asked what was going on?

"Why don't you tell me?" she said quietly and a bit belligerently. "I had to hear from Brook and Dillon that you helped deliver a baby, the one that crazy woman kidnapped. Then you are more gone than here most nights."

"I am only next door."she pointed out. She didn't get where all of this anger was coming from. Maxie and she both had been very busy lately.

"Plus there is your boyfriend." she said snarling a bit at the idea of not knowing about him. "Dad told me about him this morning. Georgie, are you mad at me?"

"No." she said astounded. "I am sorry Maxie, but I have just been very, very busy. When I am home, you are with Jesse, when you are I am either at work or with Johnny."

"See that is just it... Johnny." she said. Maxie was jealous, oh, not of the guy but of how Mac was reacting to the other man. "Dad says he is older."

"Yes an ancient twenty three." she said then admitted. "Maxie, it isn't like that. We have at most kissed."

"Like what?" she asked. "I just don't understand. You were so nervous about dating Dillon and now, you... I saw you with him. I saw you and you were different."

Georgie knew what she meant but she wasn't going to explain herself to Maxie, when she barely understood it herself. "Maxie, that is because John respects me and my wishes. He listens, really, really listens to me."

"Dad likes him." she said resentfully. "I have plead with him, have begged him to be nicer to Jesse and he won't be but this man who is too old for you gets treated like he is his long lost son."

"I think dad sees a lot of himself in Johnny, minus the crazy father and mob bit." she said with a laugh. "Maxie, Johnny and Dad, well I think dad is just happy he isn't Dillon."

"What about Dillon, he kept asking me what was going on." said Maxie curious as to what her sister really felt for her ex-boyfriend.

"Well that is none of their business. Lucas, Brook and Dillon have spent months talking about me behind my back. Acting like I was to be avoided. Well I have moved on. I spend my time at school with Serena and her sister, after school with Nadine and Elizabeth and my dating time with Johnny and my sister time with you. I don't have any open spots for them."

Hugging Georgie, Maxie left her room, then went to bed, still feeling left out of her life.

Jason woke up when he felt Elizabeth getting out of bed. Opening his eyes, he saw it was almost five thirty in the morning. "Since we are now publicly a couple, what do you say to meeting Cam and me for lunch?"

Leaning down to kiss him, she said "He would love it, so would Mommy."

After her shower, she found Jason sitting up in bed, talking on his phone. A week ago they had been doing the exact same thing, the only difference now was Cam staying with his father.

So happy to be back into their routine, she smirked when she saw him watching her. Dropping her towel, she teased him as she put on her lotion, then her lingerie then finally was slipping on her scrubs.

Standing, walking over, he kissed her then said "Two mornings in row. We have to fix this."

"Hey, I tried, but someone didn't want to wake up this morning." she reminded him as she grabbed her keys and purse. With a see you later kiss, she said"I will try to take lunch around eleven."

"We will be there."he said pressing another kiss onto her before watching her leave. Going back to get his phone, he made the call. "Take care of it."

"Will do sir. What about the two men who they told us about." asked the man at the safe house. He looked at the two men who had tried to help Sonny Corinthos escape jail and couldn't wait to end their mistake.

"I will find a way to deal with it without involving our business." he said grimly as he tried to figure out how to warn Mac Scorpio that Officer Cruz, Lucky's old patrol partner had been part of the attempted escape the day before.

Showering, shaving then dressing, he went to make coffee as he checked on his son, then went to take care of his work so when Cam woke up they could spend the day together.

Bernie and he went over business, then he asked about Cassadine, just in case things changed in regards to Emily. Getting told all that was going on, he was then given some news that surprised him. "Are you sure about that?"

"Yes sir. Cassadine is looking for a child that belongs to Natasha Davidovich. Another possible heir to the Prince's fortune." Hanging up, Jason thought about Ric and wondered if that was why he was still around Alexis now that Sonny was in jail. Did he have a heads up regarding this possible heir.

One the next call, he wasn't happy with that one either. "When?"

"Yesterday evening. He got into a fight after he stole another inmates newspaper. His mother is on her way to Sing Sing where they are transferring Spencer now."

"Thank you." he said then added "What paper?"

"Port Charles Herald, the one announcing your marriage." said the prison guard before hanging up. Lucky Spencer was barely hanging on by a thread and he almost wished that he could put an end to the man's misery.

Several calls later, Jason heard Cam on the intercom and went to get his son ready for their day. "Daddy has big plans today. We are going to meet your great grandmother."

Dressing and feeding Cameron, Jason was on his way out the door when he opened it to find AJ about to knock. "May I come in."

"We were on our way out, so can we speak while I am loading Cam into the car." Jason didn't want to stop, he had lots of things that needed done and he didn't want to be trapped into dealing with the Carly mess.

"Uh, no, you need to see this to believe it." he said in an odd voice. Once inside, he looked around then said "Nice, it oddly enough suits you."

Taking Cam's coat off, Jason asked what was going on while his son played with his fingers."I heard from Bobbie Jones, she said you two are going to work out a custody deal."

"Yes, look, I was going to keep you out of this, but something happened. Last night, I was staying at the hotel out on the strip. That new Ramada, anyhow, I came into town and was driving around a bit. There was a billboard down on Courtland street about some new films."

"I heard, a couple of the men were discussing it in the warehouse." he said while Jason was disgusted at the conversation about pornos and hookers.

"When I stopped at the gas station on Courtland and Ninth Street, I saw a poster for one of them. It reminded me of something." AJ said awkwardly as he took out the DVD. "Is there someplace you can look at this?"

"Why would I?" he asked. AJ looked around and finally found the well hidden television and put it on. AJ said "The man is unknown, I think his voice is altered, you can't see much of him, but the woman..."

Jason saw the start of the movie and hit stop then looked at his brother. "What the hell are you doing bringing this into my house?"

"Sorry, I just was curious, did you know of it's existence." he asked still feeling ill at what he had seen.

"No, but am not surprised. She has been desperately trying to get my attention, Elizabeth was right. She said that Courtney thinks if I save her again, I will be stupid enough to make the same mistake I did last time." Jason couldn't believe how far the blond had gone.

"I have to ask, who would be brave enough to use Sonny Corinthos sister in a porno."said AJ his mind unable to truly process who had the balls to do that. "I didn't watch the rest, I saw the arm muscles and it sort of gave it away."

Grimacing, Jason said"She did tend to work out too much. I never understood why, it didn't help."

Agreeing, but not wanting to admit it, AJ said "Question is, what do we do?"

"Nothing, if she wants to do that sort of work... but its odd, she has been trying to do this lady bountiful thing since inheriting that money for saving that dog after the fire." Yet Jason didn't care, if he did he would be chasing down who had done this, but that was what the blond wanted. She was proving to be more like Carly every time he turned around. No wonder they were best friends.

"Maybe she didn't know?" asked AJ almost hopefully, not wanting to believe that even Courtney would do porn and from the list of things on the back, she did a whole hell of a lot more than lay there like she did when involved with him.

Jason was reading the blurb on the back, looking for answers, and was a bit surprised at some of the stuff listed but then thought to himself he shouldn't be, he knew she had to two sides to her.

He was only glad to have never seen it, not that he was a prude or against sexual experimentation but he had never seen the need for some of this kind of stuff. If the sex was that bad you needed to go that far, then... his thought process ended as he thought back then gave a laugh, the sex between them had been very vanilla and very boring, so yeah, whoever had taped probably had needed to go this far.

Seeing the production company name, then where it was from he said "Ruiz family. My guess, this is revenge for Sonny helping Lucky. Well, she was dumb enough to make it, she can deal with the fallout."

AJ started to agree then said "What about Mike, how has he been reacting to things?"

"We have no contact since Sonny tried to kidnap Elizabeth. He has stayed out of sight. I know that he is in financial trouble again. I am sure he knows that Sonny crossed a line too far."

Taking the DVD out, handing it to AJ he said "Do me a favor, get that out of my house. I have to go see grandmother. And I am meeting Elizabeth for lunch."

"I have a meeting with Alan and Monica at the hospital. I called and asked them to meet at the hospital, I don't want to deal with Edward just yet."

The two brothers separated, AJ for the meeting with his parents and Bobbie Jones and Jason to the mansion. "Is Lila in the sitting room?"

Nodding, Reginald said"She has been waiting eagerly for this moment."

Jason waited until he was right in front of the elderly woman as he undid Cam's outerwear, then said "He fell asleep on the drive over but woke up when I rang the doorbell."

Lila was next to the sofa, so Jason sat down, then said "I would like you to meet Cameron Steven Morgan, Cam, this is your great grandmother."

Reaching out to touch the sweet smelling little boy, Lila said "He looks content."

"He is usually a very happy baby. He does have his moments, if he isn't fed when he thinks it is time to be fed, then we hear about it." he said with wonderment in his voice. "Would you like to hold him?"

As the little boy was handed over, Lila felt him reaching out for her and closed her eyes in joy as Cam began to babble. "He is getting ready to speak."

"That is what Elizabeth says." he told her as Cam kept up the noise. "I just can't help wondering what he is saying now, what he is thinking. What he thinks of me, of his mother. Of life."

TBC