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Chapter 18

"Mommy, we are home!" Cameron yelled as he came through the door. The little boy was holding the biggest candy cane his parents had ever seen in their lives. "Look what Aunt Em bought me." He said holding up his treat.

"That's really big." Elizabeth said glaring at her smiling sister.

"Its cherry flavored." Em said without the least bit of guilt. The puppy chewed up another pair of her shoes today.

"You'll have to brush your teeth really well after eating that." Jason said trying not to laugh. "Did you guys have fun?"

"We did." Cameron said speaking for him and Jake.

"What about you Pop-pop, did you have fun?" Elizabeth asked a grinning Edward.

"I always have fun with Cameron and Jake." Edward was enjoying watching his great-grandson's grow up.

"Give your aunt a kiss, its bath time." Jason announced.

"Where is Matt?" Elizabeth wanted to know.

"Emergency surgery." Emily was on her own for the rest of the night. Normally she'd hang out but she couldn't leave the puppy gated in the laundry room. Despite the lost shoes she was going to miss the little thing when it left. Hers and Matt's schedule didn't lend itself to pets at the moment, but maybe next year when they got a house.

"You're welcome to stay." Elizabeth said as she packed up some cookies for Em to take home.

"I'm bushed. Those guys ran me ragged." Emily said taking the box. "I'm gonna go home, put up my feet, and eat as many of these as I can before falling asleep. Are you okay?"

"Why do you ask?" Elizabeth wanted to know. She could tell by Em's tone it wasn't a question about the baby.

"Lucky is back in Port Charles." Emily had indeed crossed paths with her former brother in-law. They didn't speak but had very briefly locked eyes from across the street. She was hoping that Elizabeth did not see him at all. Her friend didn't need the stress.

"I am aware of that. As long as he doesn't come into the hospital tomorrow we will be fine. I'm off for a week starting Christmas Day, I have no plans to leave the house without Jason or Milo. I don't think Lucky will bother to come over even if he does see me. Cameron hasn't asked for him in over a year. Port Charles was Lucky's home before it was mine, Maxie has family here. It's not surprising that he eventually returned." Elizabeth said putting away the rest of the cookies.

"Did you talk with Johnny?" Emily wasn't going to keep secrets from Liz.

"Yeah, he's angry but he didn't yell." Elizabeth wasn't surprised Johnny had spoken to Em first. He would want Lucky's story confirmed.

"I for one am glad that witch is getting what she deserves." Emily said with real heat. "You are too nice."

"She's leaving Port Charles." Elizabeth had gotten that out of Jason on the car ride to Kelly's.

"So I don't get to give her a smack down? Too bad." Emily said pouting as she opened the container and took out a cookie biting the head off of Frosty.

Elizabeth just laughed. "Go home. Tell Matt I will see him tomorrow."

"He's off tomorrow and Christmas Day. He worked Thanksgiving and is working New Year's Day." Emily explained walking out of the kitchen. "Good night grandfather!" She called out.

"Night Em. Drive safely." The older man returned already comfortable in the recliner.

"You know he may not leave after the holiday. You are spoiling him." Emily said slipping into her coat. Over dinner he had told her how Liz was doting on him. Making all his favorite foods.

"It's not like we don't have the room." Elizabeth joked. "He'll go home. He will miss being surrounded by Lila's things."

"Good point. Okay, I'm leaving." Emily gave her sister a hug. "Have fun getting Cameron to sleep." She said with an evil grin before walking out the door.

Elizabeth just shook her head. "Edward would you like some decaf?"

"I'd love some." The older man said getting up.

"Don't move I'll bring it in. Then we can talk about you letting your granddaughter buy that candy cane." She said giving him her best stern mommy look at which he just grinned wider.

Elizabeth was in the kitchen when Jason came downstairs. He joined his grandfather in the living room. "Are the boys asleep?" Edward asked his grandson.

"Jake was asleep before I changed his diaper and Cameron fell asleep on his bed while I was changing Jake." Jason said laughing. "I had to pry the candy cane out of his hands. It's going to take months to eat that thing."

Edward looked over his shoulder. "We saw Lucky this evening."

"I know." Jason told his grandfather. "The guards reported in. Lucky didn't come over so clearly he is now smarter than when he left." He still didn't understand how the other man had thrown away Liz and Cameron. But he was grateful that it had happened when Cameron was too young to be hurt badly by the action. Jason also expected that at some point during this trip home Lucky would approach Elizabeth. Hopefully he would behave himself.

"Does Elizabeth know?" Edward asked looking at the ticker tape scrolling across the bottom of the television.

"She does." Jason answered also watching the stock report. "ELQ did well last quarter."

"Of course it did." Edward said grinning. He no longer ran the company day to day but he still got reports. "We are doing much better." They had weathered the Enduro scandal well. Ned had been calm in the crisis and kept everything afloat. Edward still wished that AJ would come on board, but had to respect his decision. "Quartermaine Media is doing well also. AJ is thinking of going public."

"I know. We talked about it." Jason and his brother met for lunch once a week, and the conversation usually turned to business.

"How is your security company coming along?" Edward asked about Jason's newest legal venture.

"Good. It's a growing industry. Spinelli's grandmother was thrilled that he will be doing something legal with his skills." Jason passed along. While he no longer worked on the mob side of things the hacker had a marketable skill. He had been happy to hear from Jason, and happier to receive a job offer.

"Have you given my granddaughter her jewelry yet?" Edward wanted to know.

"I have not. I promised you could be there." Jason reminded his grandfather.

"Now is a good time." Edward prodded.

"I'll go get the box." Jason thought his grandfather looked like Cameron did last Christmas.

"Where is Jason?" Elizabeth came into the living room with three mugs. It had taken her a bit to get her tea cool enough. To make sure this didn't happen again tomorrow night she had tea steeping on the counter. She would sweeten it and put it in the refrigerator before they went to bed.

"He went upstairs to get something." Edward said taking his mug. "Thank you."

"Just the way you like it. Two sugars, a splash of half and half, and a splash of brandy." Elizabeth said dropping him a wink.

"You spoil me." Edward said tapping his mug to hers.

"I will of course deny it if asked." Elizabeth said taking a swallow of her drink. Monica knew about the brandy. Liz would never do anything to jeopardize Edward's health. The cardiologist said a nightcap wouldn't do Edward any harm. "No cookies though because I'm sure you had enough junk while out."

"Not hardly. Emily is worse than her mother." Edward grumped, but he loved that his granddaughters fussed over him. "She only gives treats to Cameron, and I'm sure Jake when he gets big enough."

"Jake looks more like Jason every day. I'm glad his eye color never changed, it's like we have another piece of Lila with us." Elizabeth said smiling.

"Speaking of pieces of Lila, Jason your timing is perfect." Edward put down his mug and moved to the front of the chair. "Put it down here." He pointed to the table.

Elizabeth recognized the box Jason carried in last night when Edward arrived. She still had no clue what was in it, but it looked like she was about to find out. Jason did as instructed before coming to sit next to her.

"Did you know that Lila had an older brother?" Edward asked Elizabeth.

"Yes, his name was Hal. I learned about him from Lila during one of our teas. Monica mentioned his passing this time last year. Not too long after Jake was born. You went to the funeral." Elizabeth said leaning into Jason.

"I did. Hal was a good man, a lot like my Lila." Edward said smiling. "Jason is the only heir to the Morgan estate." He could see that news surprised Elizabeth. "Now you my boy take this next part, and I'll jump back in a bit." Edward said turning the floor over to Jason.

"I didn't know about these until I went to pick up grandfather. I didn't know my great-Uncle Hal." If Jason had been closer to his family that might have been different. Just another regret. He would have wanted to know the man because Lila loved him. "As the only heir I received all the Morgan holdings. We now own an estate in England. I'd like to go visit next year."

"I'd like that too." Elizabeth would love for the boys to get in touch with that part of their heritage.

"I also inherited the contents of the jewelry box." Jason pulled the box closer. When he opened the lid Elizabeth gasped softly. "These are the Morgan family jewels. They have been passed down, and added to, for fifteen generations." The Morgan family tree was larger than the Quartermaine family tree. "Now they belong to you."

"Me?" Elizabeth said shocked. "They should be Emily's." She said echoing her husband. Both men laughed. "What?"

"I said the same thing." Jason grinned. He looked at Edward.

"Emily is not a Morgan." Edward said simply. "Lila told me when Jason changed his last name, that someday he would find a woman worthy of being a Morgan bride. When he did, he would never let her go. I know up in heaven she is smiling at his choice. She always loved you, we have all always loved you." Edward said covering her hand with his.

"I love you too grandfather." Elizabeth was almost sobbing by this point.

They all had to wipe their eyes, because yeah Jason was crying too. "Now if I may?" Edward removed the velvet trays. "There are some pieces in here you will recognize. Lila brought some with her when she left England. This brooch was one of her favorites." It was a sapphire and diamond butterfly.

"I remember her wearing that. Emily wore it when she graduated from medical school. She said it made her feel like Lila was with her." Elizabeth gently touched the delicate item. "I'd like for Emily to have this." She looked at Jason and Edward who both nodded.

"Lila loved this necklace." Edward held up a string of black pearls. "She wore it often in the early years of our marriage. She said it was daring and bold. She is wearing it in the picture in my office." It was so wonderful to share these memories.

"I love that picture. Lila looked so happy. These are for Tracy." Elizabeth said smiling as well.

"I think she would like to have them." Jason agreed. Black pearls were beautiful, but not really his girl. He'd spied a string of green pearls that he wanted to see her wear.

"These diamond earrings were the ones she wore on our fifteenth anniversary. We stayed in New York City and danced under the stars." Edward recounted holding the tear drop diamonds. Six carats in total weight.

"Lila told me about that trip. Monica should have these." Elizabeth thought maybe her mother would wear them if she and Howie one day married. "I'd like to find pieces to give to Skye, Lois, and Keesha as well. Lila loved them all."

"She would love that, but you have to keep the rest." Edward told her. Even giving those pieces away Elizabeth still had a lot of jewelry. "They are Morgan jewels and while Lila would love that you are sharing, she would want you to have them."

"I understand. Someday Cameron and Jake will give them to their wives." The new baby would also have some pieces she mentally added. "Then they will pass them to their children as well."

"The Morgan family could not have a finer matriarch, my dear." Edward told her.

Elizabeth hadn't ever thought of herself as the matriarch of a bloodline, but she was. She and Jason were the head of the Morgan family. It was amazing to realize that they were the reason the lineage wasn't dying out. "I will make Lila, and Hal, proud."

"My dear one, you already have." Edward assured her. "Let's look at more of your pieces. Jason did you bring the manifest down with you?" Hal's attorney had sent papers that detailed the history of the gems. It was necessary for insurance purposes.

"I did." Jason reached over and picked up the envelope he'd brought down. As they sat in the living room and talked about the contents of the box, with Edward adding stories where he could, all three of them could feel Lila's spirit in the room. Elizabeth even swore she could smell roses. The jewels were stunning and yes she would find the opportunity to wear some of them, but the greatest gift she received from the Morgan family was Jason himself. It was Lila who was the reason that Jason found his heart again. A heart that Elizabeth was grateful he had given to her.

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