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Chapter 24

Cameron was ecstatic at the new arrival and said he needed to think up a name for her too. Jason was the one who put a stop to that. He told his oldest child that the new dog belonged to Jake while Dusty was his, so mommy got to name her. While Jason would expect the boys to share as they got bigger, he also wanted Cameron to begin learning that not everything that came into the house was for him. Cam wanted to know if he could still play with the puppy and Jason said 'of course'. That most likely the two dogs would play with one another anyway.

Elizabeth decided on Millie, and after reviewing the paperwork to make sure she was healthy she careful put the new family member down on the laundry room floor. Jason then made her step out. If the two dogs were gonna fight he didn't want his pregnant wife getting bit trying to separate them. Turned out they worried for nothing. The dogs sniffed one another and then cuddled up together to sleep. So it looked like that for the moment they were fine. He'd be sure to check again.

"They doing okay?" Elizabeth asked when Jason closed the lower half of the door.

"So far. They fell asleep." He said enjoying the brief moment of privacy. "I'm going to speak to Tracy when she gets back." Jason told him wife.

"That won't be for a month." Elizabeth suspected that by then Jason was going to be attached to the dogs just like everyone else in the house. "I can send one to the rescue if you think it's too much."

"No. We have the room, and this time of year lots of dogs and cats end up at the shelter because they were given as gifts to people who don't want them." Jason pulled his girl into his arms. "They are cute." He conceded.

"Dogs are a good way to learn responsibility, although Jake is too young for that lesson." Elizabeth cuddled closer.

"Do you think he'll be okay with a dog that big? That was why I didn't want a dog right now, Jake is still really small." Jason was running his hand down her back because not touching her wasn't an option. Having her close was causing his body to stir. He was going to have to let her go back ahead of him.

"Labs are really gentle with kids. We will keep a watch over the next few weeks. If they need obedience training, we can have someone come out. From what I know the breed is supposed to be easy to manage, so it should be fine." Elizabeth was getting a bit sleepy. It was just past one and the urge to nap was pressing down on her. "You have to stop that, I'm going to fall asleep."

"You can go nap if you want. I'll cover for you." Jason told her.

"No, I'm going back out front." Elizabeth said moving out of Jason's arms. She missed his warmth almost immediately.

"Okay, how is Milo doing with Sabrina?" He asked with a half-smile. His girl thought she was slick.

Elizabeth tried to look innocent. "I have no idea what you are talking about." She said turning and heading back to the living room.

Jason just chuckled. He'd stay here a few more minutes to make sure the dogs really were okay.

"I can't believe Aunt Tracy bought Jake a dog." Emily said laughing quietly. "I wonder where it's been all this time. She left like a week ago."

"I wonder why your grandfather couldn't leave his dog there too." Matt muttered. "Walking the puppy at the crack of dawn was not fun."

"We will need a yard if we get a pet." Emily noted.

"Do you want to buy something or build something?" Matt was open to either option.

"Don't know. Rumor has it I'm inheriting the mansion." Emily wasn't sure how she felt about that. She still felt AJ should get it.

"If we build something you love, then your mom will be forced to give the mansion to AJ." Matt suggested. He didn't want to live there. Jason's house was big, but the mansion was freaking huge.

"I'll think on it. AJ didn't build a house he just bought one." Emily was wondering if her brother wanted the mansion. She'd have to ask him. "In the meantime I'm happy at the loft."

"Me too. It suits us." Matt was hoping that next year they'd have a reason to start building a house.

"For now it does." Emily was thinking the same thing.

"No, no, no, no!" Maya said as her car sputtered, and then coughed. As she eased it to the side of the road it shuddered, and then stopped. "Shit!" She said thumping the steering wheel hard. Edward's offer to use one of his cars was looking great at the moment. Maya huffed as the got out of the vehicle and walked to the hood. She was on a private road that ended when it met the woods. True at the bottom of the road was Jason's house, but all the guests were most likely already there so help probably wasn't coming from one of them driving by.

Walking wasn't going to happen. Both the mansion and Jason's house sat on acres of land. Right now she was still on Quartermaine property. The fence that separated the two properties was still up the road a bit. It would most likely take more than thirty minutes to get to Jason's house and it was freaking cold.

She'd have to call a tow truck and see if the driver was kind enough to drop her off. Or call Keesha because she hadn't gotten around to getting anyone else's phone numbers yet. Well actually she could call Zoe. Working all those shifts must be getting to her because she should have thought of that first.

Before she called anyone she would take a look under the hood and see if it was an easy fix. Driving a piece of crap meant knowing a bit about cars. Of course if she wasn't so stubborn she could have a nice car. Money was something of a sticking point with her. She had grown up in the upper part of upper middle class. Hadn't wanted for anything, as a result she felt she needed to prove that she could make it on her own. Scholarship to college so her parents didn't have to pay. Apartments in less than stellar locations because that's what the job she had afforded, and the piece of crap car. Zoe had a nice car because she let her mother give her one.

Maya was muttering to herself when the sound of a powerful engine caught her attention. Someone was headed this way. She closed the hood and placed a hand over her eyes to block the sun. It was a red sports car, and the engine was getting quieter as it approached not louder, which meant it was slowing.

The odds that is it was a serial killer were slim, but all those self-defense courses were running through her brain. Maya got in the car and locked all the doors. She was reaching for her cell phone when a knock sounded behind her.

"Hello." Johnny said smiling. He wasn't one for playing Good Samaritan, but on this road a stalled car was not the norm. He was guessing whoever was driving was headed to the Morgans. He was glad he did stop because the driver was very nice to look at.

"Hi." Maya said looking up into the greenest eyes she had ever seen in her life.

"Can I help you with your car?" Johnny offered pointing to the hood.

"I'm fine thanks." Maya hadn't rolled the window down. While he was well dressed and wearing a cashmere coat that didn't mean he wasn't a serial killer trolling for victims. Nor did his hotness mean he was harmless. Yeah, she was tired because she shouldn't be talking to herself about the hotness of the strange guy standing outside her car.

She was smart, he'd give her that. The door was locked and the window rolled up. Her car was an older model but it was clean, with new tires, so he guessed she did her best to care for it. "Are you going to Jason's house?"

"Yes." She said hoping that if he was a lunatic the fact that she knew Jason Morgan would make him back off.

"Me too." Johnny pointed to his car seeing if she wanted a ride. He saw the phone in her hand. "Go ahead and call them. Tell Jason, that Johnny is willing to drive you to the house. I'll wait." He instructed.

Maya didn't hesitate. She called Zoe. "Hey is Elizabeth there?"

"Hold on a second." Zoe said walking over to her hostess. "Sorry to interrupt." Elizabeth was talking to Sabrina. "Maya is on the phone." She said handing it over.

"Milo could you refill Sabrina's drink for me please?" Elizabeth asked the guard hoping they would talk on the way over to the bar the caterer had set up. "Hello?"

"Elizabeth, hi. My car broke down." Maya started explaining.

"Where are you? I'll send Jason to pick you up." Elizabeth said looking over at her husband, who instantly walked to where she was standing.

"Um, I stalled not too far from the property fence." Maya continued. "Johnny is standing outside my car offering me a ride."

"Oh, good. I'll send a tow truck to get your car." Elizabeth told her cousin.

"Liz? What does Johnny look like?" Maya had no proof he was who he said he was. Even a driver's license, if she asked to see it, could be faked.

"Tall, dark hair, really green eyes." Elizabeth described her friend. "You can get in his car." She added.

"Okay. Thanks." Maya said hanging up the phone before stepping out of the stalled vehicle. "Thank you for the offer of a ride. I accept."

"Good. Tow truck coming?" Johnny wanted to be sure.

"Liz is calling one." Maya said following him to his car. "Nice."

"Thanks." Johnny said opening her door.

"I'm Maya, by the way. Maya Ward." She said extending her hand.

"Johnny O'Brien." He said shaking it. "Get in its cold." She did, and he came around the other side. "What's wrong with your car?" This was one of Jason's cousins. He had heard two of them were moving here, and that one was dating Stan.

"It's old." Maya told him.

"I'm surprised you called Liz and not Stan." He said as they got under way.

"I know Liz better from work." Maya answered. "But my sister's boyfriend seems nice." She answered smiling. The name Johnny O'Brien was one she had heard around the hospital. He worked with Jason, but she wasn't going to use that too automatically pigeon hole him. Since meeting her cousin Maya got that mobster didn't automatically mean thug.

"Doctor or nurse?" Johnny asked his passenger.

"Doctor. Well intern." She said grinning.

"Good to know." Johnny said smiling back. He liked her smile, and he wondered if Jason would kill him if he asked her out.

They pulled up in front of the house and Maya reached for the door handle. "I'd like for you to not do that." Johnny said to the intern. If he did his math correctly she would be twenty six or twenty seven. The same age as Liz, which would make her eight years younger than him. He found himself curious if that was too much of a gap for her. Hopefully not, assuming she was at all interested.

"Do what?" Maya didn't have a problem sitting in the car longer. The view from her seat was pretty spectacular.

"Open your door." Johnny said smiling. "I'd like to do that." He explained.

She recalled him opening the door for her when she got in the car. It was old fashioned and she liked that. Manners were something of a dying art. "Okay." She moved her hand away.

Johnny got out and came around to open the door. By the time they reached the house Jason was waiting for them. "The car is on its way to the garage. I'm going to run down to the mansion and get you one of Edward's cars. Any preference?"

"I have no idea what he has. I'd feel nervous driving something super expensive. I'm an intern so I can't afford detail work on a Bentley if it gets hit." Maya pointed out. "Or to replace it if it gets stolen."

"You're family I'd give you a discount." Jason said laughing. No one would steal it. "Go in its cold."

"Want a ride down?" Johnny offered.

"Seems a shame since you just got here." Jason was watching his friend watch his cousin.

Johnny looked over at Jason. "Will this be a problem?"

"Only if you hurt her." Jason said smiling. Elizabeth would love this. "She's family."

"Come on. Let's go look at your grandfather's cars." Johnny said heading back to his Porsche. He wouldn't bother telling Jason he wouldn't hurt Maya. Words were easily contradicted. The proof would be in his actions.

"You okay?" Elizabeth asked taking Maya's coat.

"Yup, I got rescued by a hot man with a nice car." Maya grinned. Johnny had said to call Liz so they probably knew each other well. "Can you tell me about said man?"

"What do you want to know?" Elizabeth said smiling wide. This was unexpected but nice.

"Is there a princess to go with my knight?" Maya asked her cousin.

"Nope." Elizabeth told her.

"Good." Maya responded. "I'm starved."

"Come on, I'll show you to the grub while I tell you all the reasons Johnny will be the best boyfriend you ever have." Elizabeth said linking arms with Maya.

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