A/N: The first part is a repeat of the last chapter, I added a few things, here and there then continue on with the story.

Chapter Twenty Six

In Port Charles early the next morning, another woman was being given her walking papers as Courtney was being released from General Hospital.

"Courtney, do you need a ride?" asked Nadine when she saw the blond hanging around. "I can call you a cab, or maybe call your father. Would you like me to call Mike?"

"I don't need anything from you." she snapped while being wheeled down the hallway.

"I am here to give Ms Matthews a ride." said a man in a black suit and carrying a cap. Courtney smiled at the man. "Shall we go."

Seeing the limo in the parking lot, she watched as the door was opened and the man stood there to wait until she was seated. The door on the opposite opened quickly and AJ sat down next to her. "Courtney, shall we get going."

"Get out, now." she said. "What do you think you are doing?"

"This is my car, my driver and we are here to take you to the station." he said with a smirk. "Remember, you are leaving town today."

"Like hell I am."she said ignoring his threats from the other day. Lorenzo had already left town, she didn't have to worry about his attacking her for the miscarriage as she got the feeling he could care less she was carrying his child. As for the DVD, who was to say it was even real, more than likely it was something AJ put together to torture her somehow.

"Oh, it isn't until tonight, right now, I thought I would reunite you with your best friend, Carly." he said as he knocked on the glass partition."Shall we go to Kelly's?"

Courtney crossed her arms and glared at AJ then smirked as they pulled into the nearby parking lot. Courtney hurried out of the limo and into the diner. Not seeing Carly seated any place, she asked "Where is Carly, dad?"

"She is in her room."he said pointing at the stairs. "Room four."

"Carly is living here? Why?" she asked shocked then decided she would get the news from Carly herself only to arrive in time to hear Carly and her mother arguing. "Well I don't think that is fair, I am your daughter, you should let me move into the Brownstone."

"Carly the deal was you could live here if you worked in the diner. You lasted a week. You have two days to come up with two hundred dollars. Otherwise you have to move out." Bobbie was not thrilled, while she would always love her daughter, she was beginning to see that tough love was the best way to go, those boys she was going to be raising would eventually want a relationship with their mother and right now, Carly wasn't capable of it.

"She can come stay with me." said a belligerent Courtney as she stormed up to the two women, unable to believe that the red head was being so mean to her daughter.

Scoffing, Carly looked at the blond then said "I would rather live on the streets than live with you, you traitor. You are nothing but a whore. I saw the movie, I saw it, I saw how you enjoying sleeping with my husband."

"Carly, but you wanted me to. I still have the message on my cell phone, when you suggested I get his attention." Courtney pointed out to the other blond.

"You didn't have to enjoy it." she shrieked. "Then you got pregnant, how dare you, how dare you. I didn't even have a chance to fix things with Lorenzo because of you. He left town, because of you."

"Yes, because Carly had nothing to do with her husband leaving. Wait, that's right, her marriage to Lorenzo was no more legal than yours to Jason." said AJ looking between the two of them and wondering why in the hell he had slept with either of them. "Bobbie, I picked up what we discussed already, I will see you later."

"Yeah, just rub it in your asshole." snarled Carly. "I can't believe that that judge said you get to live with Michael, that isn't fair. You are nothing more than a drunk. I should be with my son, not you."

"Carly, if you would get your act together things might have changed, but don't forget you are still facing charges for what you did to Courtney." he replied then looked at Courtney who was confused. "Yeah, you might not have pressed charges but you weren't the only one who could bring them. Lorenzo did on behalf of the baby and the DA did on behalf of the citizens of Port Charles."

"I am not worried, I have a good attorney." Carly said smugly. "You just wait, Diane Miller will get them dropped."

"Uh, Carly, when did you hire Diane, because I don't think she knows she is your attorney." said Bobbie thinking on the meeting she had had with the DA.

AJ looked at Courtney then said "We should get going."

"Of course, she went running back to you." scoffed Carly while looking at Courtney repulsed. "You always chase after rich men, hell you went after Jason because he was rich."

"That isn't true, I loved Jason." she said with heartfelt gusto. "I left AJ because Jason showed me how much he adored me by being there when I was being stalked, when he was there, watching me every night."

"You have got to be kidding me? Seriously, Jason was there because Sonny ordered him to."said Carly as she glared at the stupid blond. "You got him because I helped, I worked on Elizabeth, then when she fled, worked on Jason, made him feel like she had never loved him. You were the replacement. I put you in that spot. And you didn't love Jason, not the real Jason. You loved who you wanted him to be."

"I have better things to do than listen to the two of you rehash your non relationships with a man who is now married to the woman he loved all along. Now if you will excuse me. And Carly two hundred dollars by the end of the week."

Courtney and Carly were about to keep arguing when AJ said "Courtney, I am going to be in the limo."

"Good, because I am not leaving town." she said. "You can just leave."

"Fine, but the ticket will be at the station, the bus pulls out at ten pm." he said well aware that she would be begging to leave by the time he was done with her. Making the call, he said "Zachara, can you take care of what we discussed."

"I will let my dockworkers know." he said then made a call himself before heading over to try and explain what his father had told him. He had no idea how to tell Georgie's father that his had decided to play cupid this holiday season. Even worse that the man had intended for Mac to fall in love with Diane Miller.

(NEW)

Elizabeth and Emily were walking around GH, marveling at all the new equipment, the paint job and even the updated cafeteria, "Too bad it won't help improve the food."

"Ladies, are you saying there is something wrong with hospital food?" asked Jasper Jacks from behind them. "Really, I find it quite delicious."

"So does that mean you will be hiring the head cook as the new chef for your restaurant?"asked his girl friend grinning at him. When the blond smiled at the two women then at Nadine, the older woman in the back ground gave a quiet laugh.

"Still the playboy."said Lady Jane shaking her head.

"Not hardly." said Monica who was sitting with the older woman. "Elizabeth is married to Jason, she doesn't take him seriously and neither does Emily. Have you met Nadine yet?"

"Yes, she is a rather interesting young woman with a topsy-tervy vision of the world." she said. "I have watched her with Jax since my arrival and do have to admit, she is no gold digger, but I do worry at how uncomfortable she is with the trappings of wealth."

"She is a hard worker, friendly with the children we get as patients. I think she is a wonderful choice for Jax." said Monica who then saw her son and grandson joining Elizabeth who frantically waved at Emily and the others before being led off.

"I wonder where they are going."

"Lunch most likely, Jason usually tries to stop in so that Elizabeth can still see Cam during her break like she used to when he attended daycare." she explained to the Aussie. Monica had no idea that Elizabeth was done for the day as she thought about her surgical schedule which was light as a result of the renovations the day before.

"So the little boy has a nanny now?" Lady Jane asked.

"No, Jason is pretty much a stay at home dad or takes Cam with him to work. When it is impossible is the only time he is here at daycare." she said with a laugh as she watched Emily pout then come over to join them. "So Elizabeth ditched you."

"No." she said pouting. "I am off already, I think they forgot today was my time with Cam."

Seeing Lady Jane's raised eyebrow, she said "Once a week I get to spend an afternoon with my godson. I had plans for the two of us."

Hearing her phone ringing, she looked at the calller ID and narrowing her eyes answered. "Cam's godmother."

"Well Cam's godmother, where are you?" asked Elizabeth as they leaned against the car."You were right there, I tried to get your attention."

"But you said..."growling as she recalled what had actually been said, she offered her lunch to her mother and with a quick apology left. "You said goodbye."

"I specifically said goodbye to Jax and Nadine, asked them if we would see them later at the tree lighting. You were going to meet us with Cam, remember?"asked Elizabeth as she loosely hugged her best friend. "Now, Cam is loaded into the SUV, you have to have Troy with you since you are going to the mall and you have to have a guard."

When Emily had left, Jason leaned down to kiss her and said "You think she bought it?"

"I hope so, because I really don't want to admit to my best friend, that I was in such a hurry to go home with my husband to take a nap I forgot she was keeping our son." she said blushing bright red. "This is so your fault."

"Hey, all I said was that the santa suit had been dropped off this morning." he replied with a laugh. "How was I to know that you would want to strip me out of my clothes right there and then."

"Oh god, Jason." she said burying her head into his chest. "That is so not funny."

"What would you know about being funny?" sneered a voice behind her. Turning to look at Carly, Elizabeth just stood there silently wondering what the hell was up with Carly's hair. It looked like it had been brushed with a horse comb.

"Carly go away."said Jason with his arms around Elizabeth's waist protectively. "I don't know what you want but I truly don't care. Go find someone else to rescue you."

"No, I need you, you are the only one who understands me." she said. "You have to help, my mother is kicking me out of the diner and I have no place to go. Please, please let me stay at the penthouse."

"Carly it was sold."he said. "Along with the one the feds confiscated from Sonny. Sonny's shares in the Towers was sold to John Zachara. I sold my penthouse to Ned, he is moving in with Brook next month as soon as it is renovated."

"You sold... but..."Carly was in shock, she couldn't believe it, couldn't believe how much this little muffin faced bitch had forced Jason to change, he had loved that penthouse. She had always known how much he had appreciated how she had decorated it when he had gotten together with Courtney, it was why he hadn't allowed Sam to change a single thing.

"Now if you will excuse us." he said then helped Elizabeth into the passenger seat of the her own car. Starting to get in, he had a thought then said"Wait, we haven't had the air bag turned off on that side. I guess you will have to drive."

"I forgot." she said then then changed places, while Carly watched on confused as to what they were doing and why an airbag was such a big deal. Heading inside to track down her mother, she missed seeing the security guard following her.

Still thinking about Jason and Elizabeth she never even noticed her mother stiffening when she approached, expecting her daughter to be spilling invective insults at her. Epiphany who had been talking to the surgical nurse on her arrival was not very happy with Carly showing up so soon after her mother got to work. "Mom, why would someone turn off an airbag in a car?"

"Either they are expecting a child to ride in the front seat or it could be for a pregnant... why are you asking Carly?" she said not really paying any attention, more concerned with getting ready to spend her day in surgery with Monica.

With a horrible sinking feeling, Carly looked at her mother then said "You knew, you knew that that slut is pregnant with Jason's brat, though, knowing her, it is just as likely to be Lucky's, after all she..."

"Carly enough, Jason would be the father of any child Elizabeth has, you need to get over your obsession. And I should tell you, I ordered Mike to have one of the waitresses pack up your stuff. That loud argument today was the last straw. Find someplace else to live and do so quickly."

"You can't talk to me that way, I am your daughter." she snapped as she went to follow her into the locker room where Bobbie began to change into scrubs.

"Carly, I am trying a little tough love, if that doesn't work, I am going to disown you."she retorted. "Grow up, you seem to think you are the same young woman who came to town and had no name sex with strange men at Jake's. You aren't, you have been given chance after chance and you don't ever make the right decision. What part of you are under indictment for a whole slew of very serious charges don't you get?"

Mac was looking at Johnny in disbelief. "So let me get this straight, Felicia was brought here on a while goose chase, there is no real case."

"Oh she is keeping an eye on a real person, but that person is someone my father found randomly in the phone book." he said rubbing his neck. "So your ex wife is getting paid two hundred dollars an hour, plus expenses to watch some poor innocent slob who has done nothing more than have their phone number listed in the book."

Shaking his head, Mac continued. "And the offer to help with the Lansing case?"

With a heavy sigh, Johnny said "He knows that Ric had something to do with his father's death, nothing more than that. He wanted an excuse to come down here, to bring Diane Miller down here and to play matchmaker."

His lips twitching, Mac said "I gather this is more antics as a result of this brain tumor your attorney told me about?"

"Yes, not that my father deigned to tell me about it, I had to hear about it from his doctor." said Johnny. He at least was beginning to understand what Anthony was doing. While he hadn't been the greatest father, the man was big on family. He got that his father was giving him a new family, Georgie, Mac and their family.

"Oh, there you are Uncle Mac." said Robin as she crossed to the park bench. "Why on earth are you out in the cold?"

"I should go, I have a lot to do." said Johnny. "I am meeting Georgie for an early dinner after school. She has to work tonight and I have a meeting with an interior designer."

Watching the dark haired man leave, Robin said "Why didn't you tell me that he is all mobbed up?"

"Robin, John's father was in the mob, not John." he said then added. "And it is none of your business. Why were you looking for me?"

"I heard about Carly and was rather curious about what is going to happen to her?" she asked mentally ignoring Patrick's voice in her head telling her to mind her own business.

Carly, her mind on Jake's bar and how she knew where she would find a place to stay. Turning on her heels and walking away from the locker room, she drove over in Mike Corbin's car over to the rundown bar and rushed inside."I want Jason's old room."

"Fine, that will be two hundred dollars." said Colemen bored. "Every two weeks."

"Fine." she said then left and went to find her only source of free income left. Arriving at Courtney's loft, she found the blond inside curled up bawling her eyes out. "What is wrong with you?"

"I-I-I have been dumped from my own charity." she said handing over the papers."They are saying I have no moral fortitude and that my past as a stripper was bad enough but that now that I am a porn star, they are severing all contact. Look, see?"

Seeing the check for several hundred thousand dollars she said "Wait, I thought you were left millions?"

"I was, but I spent most of it." she said still sniffling. "Plus, I turned down the money Jason gave me, I was hoping it would look good to the charity. Now what I am I going to do. Jason won't give me the time of day, AJ only wants me to leave town and Jax is with Miss Corn Cob."

Carly pretended to care as she got the other girl to stop crying then said "Well, wait, did AJ offer to give you money if you left town?"

"Yes, but he didn't say how much." she said. "I don't want to go, I want to stay right here."

There was a knock on the door, so Carly stood and answered it. Seeing the delivery man, she said "What do you want?"

"Courtney Matthews? We tried to deliver this a week ago but the neighbors said you were in the hospital." when she pointed to the blond on the sofa, he handed her the box and said "Compliments of Fordham bakery. The style was what the customer wanted."

With that, Carly slammed the door in his face. "Here, the card."

"Where is Fordham bakery?" she asked.

"Don't know." said Courtney as she opened the box. "Why would someone.. this must be from that idiot AJ, it is a cake in the shape of Florida."

"What the hell?"asked Carly that was an odd thing to send.

Courtney opened the note, "In thanks for all the dreams. Remember me as you eat it."

"There is something on the other side." said Carly who lifted it and said "That prick he wrote for Daisy, and a future of joyous afternoon filled with delights, wait this is signed..."

Carly swallowed hard and then spat out "Ric."

"Wait, there is no way." protested Courtney "You know me better than that, I hate Ric."

"Yes you do." said Carly calming down, thinking things through. Ric was a lot of things but he also hated Courtney as badly as he hated her. "Why on earth would he send you a cake of Florida."

Lifting the lid, Carly choked and said "Courtney, that isn't Florida, its supposed to be a .. dick, you are an idiot."

Throwing the cake at the wall, Courtney was threatening to disembowel Lansing. "Courtney, he is dead. He died last week."

"Good, I hate that bastard." she shrieked as her phone rang. "Hello."

"Well well, Miss Daisy, I am free this afternoon, can I get a ride, bareback like your other lover got it?" said the voice.

Hanging up, Courtney said "I have to get to Jason, he protected me last time."

There were several more calls, then another knock at the door. Opening it, she was handed yet another package, this time a copy of her movie and a box of condoms."What the hell?"

Carly didn't say a word, her mind was already racing as she got how to turn this to her advantage. "Courtney, you need to get out of town for a while."

"No, what I need is Jason to help me." she said as she rushed out the door, ignoring Carly as she hurried to the Towers. Being told Jason didn't live there anymore, she drove over to the house where he was residing with that man stealing bitch, she needed Jason's help and he had to help her. It was as simple as that.

Knocking repeatedly when she saw Jason's car in the drive and Elizabeth's in front, she ignored the guard who was now approaching, "Jason, Jason, I know you are in there, you have to help me. I am in trouble."

"Ms. Matthews, I have to ask you to step back." he said cautiously. Seeing the blond head coming out of the front door of the Scorpio residence, he was not happy when five minutes later a police car pulled up and Felicia Jones walked over.

"What is going on?"asked the officer who after listening to her story told the blond."Miss, the police commissioner lives next door but I am certain that Mac Scorpio would prefer you go to the station if you are in danger. We can help you much better down there."

"No, no, only Jason can help me." she said getting strung out from all the drama."Jason, JASON!"

"Ms Matthews, I tried to tell you, Mr and Mrs Morgan were here for a few hours but now they are visiting his family today. You would be much better served going with this police officer." he said.

Courtney turned on him,"The police can't help me, I know who my stalker is and I know how to deal with him. AJ Quartermaine is going to regret coming after me. I hate him and I hate you and you had better get Jason Morgan here right now. I am going no where until he returns."

"Ms Matthews... either you leave or I have to arrest you." said the officer. He had seen the video the other night and frankly, well he didn't see the big deal, yeah she was pretty freaky but in truth... well she had bigger muscles than he did.

Looking at him then at the guard she said "Jason is going to fire your ass for not taking care of me."

Shrugging, he waited until she left then called his boss. "Thanks, Greg, if she shows up again, call the police immediately."

Hanging up, he looked at AJ and said "I hope you know what you are doing."

"I am doing nothing, that is the beauty of it." he said with a smug grin. "Ten pm, Courtney ceases to be a problem. Now I am going to spend the afternoon with the boys, we will see you at the tree lighting."

Elizabeth who was looking at photos of Jason as a small child, looked up and said "Is something going on?"

"No, just more Courtney nonsense." he said then watched as his grandmother and his wife discussed Cam and himself. Then objected. "That isn't true, that food is disgusting Elizabeth. How can you say that chicken and green beans are Cam's favorites?"

"He eats the whole jar, Jason." she said with a laugh. Turning to Lila she said "Jason doesn't like the baby food and he is not so sure it is good for Cam."

Across town after a very bad drive and several more phone calls, Courtney found still Carly sitting in her loft. "What am I going to do?"

"Well you think AJ is behind this right? So you take the money he offered, get on that bus, have a small vacation then return in a few months." she said. "He can't stop you from doing that."

"True but what about my check, I have to wait a few days for it to clear my bank?" she asked. "They said at least three more days then I can access the funds."

Pretending to think on it, Carly said "Well, what we can do is have you put my name on the account and I could send it to you. Would that help? Maybe I could stay here for a few days until Momma calms down."

Not sure she liked the idea of Carly living in her place, but liking the idea of her sending the money to her, Courtney said "Just don't muck up the place, okay?"

Fine." said Carly who then asked. "What time did you have to be at the station."

"I am not taking a bus, I am going to demand AJ fly me to Sonny's island." she said smugly as she reached for the phone. Making the call, she argued and argued then AJ gave in. "See, all set."

Anthony saw that it was four day before Christmas and checked where everyone on his special lists were. Finding that one of his pigeons was going to flee town, he decided to make sure it was a memorable trip.

Humming deck the halls as he went down his names, he checked one off, then frowned at another. This one was a problem for him. While she had come to town and really hadn't done anything wrong, other than being smug and sanctimonious he wasn't so sure she deserved presents.

Moving to his final list, he said with a heavy sigh. "I guess that I have to push someone to murder Corinthos, but how? Why can't the man followed in Trevor's footsteps and commit suicide when he realized he was facing prison time.

Smugly recalling how Trevor had reacted to being shown that Anthony had the proof of his crimes, that his good buddies he had been bribing with Zachara money weren't going to stand by him, then finally the truth about his mistress had driven Trevor to killing himself.

There had been Claudia, she had crossed him in regards to Johnny, so she had to die so he had convinced her Uncle Rudy that Claudia had been stealing from the familia. Blood was thick but greed and power were thicker as Rudy had arranged Claudia's death.

Then there had been that pervert in prison, his death had been quick and clean. A prisoner with a grudge and a homemade shiv had ended that man's life. Anthony could admit, the only time he had done something for his daughter, that rat bastard had raped his little girl and a couple others and gotten away with it.

Luke Spencer had been a masterpiece. Years before when he had been looking for a way to protect his little girl, before she had turned into who she had, Anthony had made plans to send the Ruiz family after Thomas, instead he had gotten Miguel revved up and had had him take out Spencer.

Then the son had taken out the killer. Anthony had to admit that had been a thing of beauty, he hadn't been sure which way it would go, but in the end the weakling had killed the man. Now that weakling was in prison, rotting away.

As for Richard, it wasn't that hard to push one of the many people that man had betrayed into killing him. In all honestly, Anthony wasn't certain who in the end had done in the slick attorney. As for his final piece de resistance, Sam McCall. Poor Sammy had only ever wanted money and power and had had no idea how close it had been to her.

Instead she had died a prisoner of the state, killed by her cousin in an honor killing. At least he was sure that was how Cassadine looked at it, but in truth... deep down, Cassadine had been concerned with his wealth and position if it were to come out that Sam was Alexis Davis' unwanted brat.

Now there was two more, if he wanted to truly follow the song, but frankly Corinthos wasn't worth his time and that pissant Spencer, well he got the feeling living in prison and knowing that the woman he had tried to control for so long was happily married and having kids with Jason Morgan was more of a punishment than the life without parole he was now serving thanks to the death of his fellow inmate.

Six hours later, AJ was on the plane having just spent a great day with the two boys and he was about to unload one of his biggest pains in the rear. "Courtney, are you sure, Texas is closer."

"No, and where is the money you are supposed to give me. Like I said, I want it in cash."she stated.

"Are you sure, I mean Courtney this is awfully reckless, having that much money." he said trying to convince her that this wasn't a good idea. "I am not sure it is legal, Courtney."

"Stop telling me what to do, AJ." she said. As they landed, she took the briefcase full of cash, walked across the tarmac as the jet took off again. Giving the departing jet the finger, she walked up to the desk and handed over her passport while they searched her luggage.

Finding nothing, the man running her passport frowned a bit then hit the button for his superior to show up. "Sir, take a look."

"Ms. Matthews, where did you get this passport?" asked the older man while the dog who was being led over sniffed her luggage.

"My brother arranged for it a few years ago. Sonny Corinthos, he owns most of this island." she said trying to be pleasant, after all she had just conned AJ out of half a million dollars.

"Ms. Matthews, this is now a publicly owned island, I do believe your federal government sold the only legal parts of it you brother used to own. The rest reverted back to the authorities here since he never had actual ownership of it. Now as to this passport, did you go to the American authorities to get it?" He probed, wanting to know what she could tell him about Corinthos paper maker.

"No, like I said, my brother..." the dog began barking like he had found something. The guards heads all came up, one released the safety on his gun as they gathered around.

"Please open your brief case, Ms. Matthews." ordered the man while the dog was pulled back.

Courtney rolled her eyes now passing annoyed and into irate. "Here, see." with that she turned around the briefcase. "Nothing but money."

"Ms. Matthews you do know that it is illegal to bring in cash like this. The law states at most you can bring in ten thousand American dollars, we will have to confiscate the rest."

"You can't do that, this is my money. I have brought in more than this before to spend at the casino." she said stunned. "Last time it was almost a million dollars and I wasn't stopped before."

The two men looked at one another then the senior man said "Please arrest Ms Matthews, first for money laundering then for trying to enter the country on a false passport."

"What? Wait, look just call my... call Jason Morgan." she said not believing that this was happening to her. "Or my attorney..."

She went silent as she realized Jason wouldn't help, nor did she currently have an attorney. In a smaller voice, getting that there was truly something wrong, she asked them to call the one person who was always there for her. "Wait, call Carly Corinthos, please?"

"Ms. Matthews, this isn't the US, you are not guaranteed a phone call." he said as they put the cuffs on her and hauled her off. Then at the station, called the Corinthos woman. While Carly was loathed to help Courtney now that she had access to her funds, she had to play along for a few days.

"Yes I am sure that AJ Quartermaine tricked her. He is her ex-husband." she assured the man who went down and said "Let the Matthews woman go."

When Courtney was in her street clothes again, she said "And my money?"

"Here, all we are legally entitled to hand over. The rest is forfeit as you broke the law. You have a very good friend in Ms. Corinthos, otherwise you would still be locked in that cell." she said told. "And contact your embassy, you will need a real passport to return to the states."

Courtney quickly took the funds then went to the hotel. "I want the owners suit, I am Sonny's sister."

"Ms Matt-"

"No, just take me there, I have had a perfectly horrible day and just want to shower and sleep. Did my luggage arrive from the police station?" she asked then led the way to the elevator. "Send me up some food and masseuse."

"Ms. Matt-"

Courtney was let into the suit, then the man following said "I need a credit card to reserve the room for you Ms. Matthews."

Elizabeth and Jason were driving home, watching as Jason flushed, she couldn't resist asking. "Why did you say you would do it if it is going to fluster you t his badly?"

"I am not flustered." he said stiffening his spine and wishing other part spots would soften. "I just, Elizabeth, I should have never asked you to tell me why you wanted me in that suit."

"Why?" she asked feeling a bit like she had done something wrong.

Looking across the seat, he said in a low voice "Because I can't get the idea out of my mind. You and I, at home, with what you offered to wear. Hell do you have an idea the dreams that that Elf custom gave me back then. NOW you want to... I have to stop thinking about this or we will have a wreck."

Trying to distract herself from the desire she heard in Jason's voice, Elizabeth noticed they were on Maple Avenue when she saw lights on at her grandmother's house. "I wonder what is going on?"

"You don't think she would come back do you?" he asked astonished. This woman had some nerve after it had been made clear for her not to return.

"I don't know, but maybe we should find out." she said as they did a u-turn and pulled into the drive way. Getting out, Jason reached for her hand as they walked to the door. Hearing the sound of voices inside, she knocked then opened the unlocked door.

"Thank you, Gail."they heard as Audrey kept speaking. "Anyhow, I am going to go ahead and move, the humiliation of all this has caused me to change my mind. The dishonor they are bringing to Steve's legacy..."

"Don't you mean the dishonor you are bringing to grandfather." Elizabeth stated as she walked into the kitchen and glared at her grandmother then looking at the other woman said "Gram's here altered my son's DNA tests, is pushing the Lucky is a saint agenda and created enough trouble in Russia that Sarah fled a country she loved and had been living in for five years."

"I heard. May we talk in the living room, Elizabeth?" asked Gail coolly. Once there, she looked at the two people standing there and said "Yes, your grandmother has made mistakes, but I have to admit, I can't believe you are walking away from her after all she has done for you."

"All she has done for me?" she said in a choked tone. "What about the fact that when I told her I was raped, she said I was lying, then told me to get over it. What about the fact she wants me with the physically and emotionally abusive Lucky Spencer over a man who truly loves me."

Her head down as Gail got Audrey hadn't told her the whole story, she said "I know all of that, but in truth... Elizabeth when we get older..."

"Dr. Baldwin, I have a son and another one on the way. I can't risk having my grandmother around my sons, poisoning them against their father. She has made her feelings very well known and I won't tolerate anyone else trying to manipulate me like she has done for the last several years."

Seeing the stiff back and the way that Jason Morgan was staring at her, Gail said. "Well you won't have to worry for much longer. Audrey is moving to Arizona, I have arranged for her to join me as a nurse at a small local hospital."

"And that won't do."said Elizabeth. "Grams violated her oath as a nurse, if you get her hired, we will get her fired. Grams has more than enough money from grandfather and from her retirement. She should not be allowed to work in a hospital, Dr. Baldwin. If you try and get her a job, I will ask Dr. Quartermaine to call and tell them what she did."

"How dare you, after everything I did for you? You would treat me like this?" asked Audrey in shock. "Over him?"

Seeing her grams staring at Jason in anger, Elizabeth said "No, over what you tried to do to my son. To me, to all of us. Gram's, you made your choice and it wasn't to support me. And you should know, I spoke to Laura Spencer, she called me. Told me that she understood why I walked away from Lucky. Why if his own mother gets it, why can't you?"

With that, Elizabeth and Jason headed to the door. "I am glad to see that burglars didn't hit your house. When are you leaving?"

"The twenty sixth."said Gail who when Elizabeth left said to Audrey. "She referred to this place as your house, do your grandchildren not know that while it was left to you while you are alive, Steven wanted Jeff's children to inherit it?"

"When I am dead and gone of old age, they can find out." she said and left to go figure out what she did and didn't want to take with her. She was done trying to help these children. They had no manners and no respect for the Hardy name and that sickened her. Steve would understand, after all he had loved her.

TBC