A/N – Thanks for the comments! Glad you like the Q's and M&G * Wendi – Totally agree! * arcoiris0502 – No job planned for Jim. I don't think Jason would want him to be a part of that life.

Chapter 33

"Come sit down before you fall down," Liz told Georgie.

She plopped into a chair.

"Talk to me."

"I thought he was dead. I started to panic because I thought I lost him before I could…."

Liz watched a plethora of emotions play out on her face.

"Georgie, Milo is going to be fine. Just be honest with him about how you feel."

"I will."

"Good."

The doctor stepped back. "He has a concussion, but the cut should heal without stitches and someone needs to watch him tonight. Wake him up every two hours, making sure that he knows who he is and isn't in extreme pain."

"I'll do it," Georgie said.

The doctor pulled her aside to give her more instructions and then a few guards moved him upstairs to a room with a king-sized bed.

"Sleep in here instead. There's more room," Liz said.

Georgie went and got her bag and then went into the bathroom and put on her pajamas. The guards left, and Julian brought up some water for Milo, so he can take a pain pill if need be.

"Alright, you know where to find us if you need us," Liz said.

They left, and Georgie climbed into bed. Milo's eyes were closed, so she just laid her head on the pillow and watched him.

"You okay?" he asked softly.

"I'm not the one with a knot on their head."

"Sorry that I worried you."

He held his hand out and she moved over and took it.

"Milo, I need to tell you something."

Hearing the emotion in her voice, his eyes slowly open and his head lopped to the right so he could look at her.

"I—it's just that, um, I like you more than friends and if you don't feel that way, then I'll live with it because I don't want to ruin what we already have and—uh I'm rambling. Why is this so hard for me?"

Her other hand crashed onto her forehead and he smiled.

"Georgie."

She slightly whimpered and then met his gaze.

"I don't want to scare you, but I've been in love with you for like a year. I'm not going anywhere."

Her mouth opened and closed like a guppy before she smacked his arm.

"Ow."

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"Because you weren't ready, but I'm so glad that you are now."

A smile slowly crept onto her face. "You love me?"

"Very much..." His eyes closed again and then a few seconds later, the light turned off in the room and he felt her body press against him, so he put his arm around her. "Perfect."

"Get some rest because I'm waking you up in two hours." She had set her phone alarm.

Milo groaned. "Okay."

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Jason grabbed his phone. "Hello?"

"They are settled in," Brenda said.

He is relieved that they got Nathan home safely. "Is he in a lot of pain?" The move had happened suddenly, so there was no time to say goodbye.

"He's on medication so it wasn't too bad. Right now, he's knocked out."

"Are you going to stay there tonight?"

"Yes. I'll probably leave in the morning. How's my girl?"

"Good."

"Tell her I said hi."

"I will."

"Did you cut your hair yet?"

"Brenda!"

She giggled. "Goodnight, Jason."

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Georgie groaned as she stomped into the kitchen like a zombie. "Coffee."

Jason smiled. "Is he passed out?"

"Yeah. I never thought I'd ever see him grumpy, but the last round didn't go so well."

"He can make it up to you later." He handed her a cup.

"Your dad stopped by once and called once."

She let out a torturous sound. "I'm so sorry."

"Chloe slobbered on him if it makes you feel any better."

She chuckled. "Where is she?"

"Elizabeth is walking her."

"And you let her?"

"She said they needed to get a few things straight."

Julian moved to the sink and rinsed a cup out. "I thought you were supposed to protect my daughter, especially against your girlfriends."

"I do value my life. I wouldn't tell her what to do where my girlfriends are concerned."

Jason is definitely growing on him.

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Liz sat down on a tree stump with a guard close by. "Okay Chloe, we need to have a talk about Jason."

Chloe barked and laid down.

"I'm not going to make you break up with him or anything, but you need to respect the fact that I exist."

Chloe looked very pathetic.

"Now, if you promise not to drool over him so much, I'll play ball with you."

Her eyebrows rose and then she sat up and barked.

"Give me paw."

Chloe put her paw in Liz's hand.

"Alright, that seals the deal." She threw the ball a short distance away and Chloe took off. Very quickly she brought it back. "Chloe, yuck. That is disgusting," she said before she threw it again and then wiped her hand on some grass. The guard chuckled.

"I wouldn't laugh. You're throwing the next one."

He groaned, but moved closer and clapped. Chloe ran to him and Liz laughed when she heard a choking sound come from him as he gripped the slimy ball. "I'm gonna bring gloves next time."

Jason plopped next to her. "Are you making my girl feel bad about slobbering?"

"It's disgusting."

Chloe ran towards him and Jason held out the paper towels he was carrying and wiped her mouth before petting her.

"I thought we had a deal, drool girl."

Jason turned his attention to Liz. "What kind of deal?"

"No drooling over my man all the time."

Jason grinned. "Did you offer her a cookie?"

"No."

"That was your mistake."

Liz shook her head.

"Georgie's awake."

"How did it go?"

"She's exhausted and Milo is passed out."

"I figured that would happen, but I wanted her to take care of him, so I didn't offer to help."

"Chloe needs some water. Come on," he said standing up.

They walked back to the house hand in hand.

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Ellie walked into Julian's house. "Wow. This is beautiful."

Georgie hugged her and then they sat on the couch. Elizabeth is typing on her laptop sitting in a chair across from them. "How did the date go?"

"It was really nice. He's interesting and funny, not to mention easy on the eyes."

Liz bit her lip to keep from smiling.

"Are you going to see him again?"

"As a matter of fact, he invited me to go riding on Saturday."

Liz looked up. "With us?"

"Is that okay?"

"Of course, it is. It's my first time and I cannot wait."

"I'm excited too. It's been a long time for me. There's nothing like the wind blowing against you as the scenery blurs by."

Jason sat next to Liz. "Now you're talking my language."

Ellie smiled. "Johnny invited me to go riding with you guys on Saturday."

"That's great. We'll have lunch somewhere."

"Perfect. I got your texts. How's the patient?"

"He's okay. I should probably check on him. Want to come?"

"Is he decent?"

Georgie blushed. "Ellie!"

"What? You did sleep with him last night."

Liz and Jason chuckled as they watched them walk away.

"It was totally platonic."

"Totally?" Ellie said as she raised her eyebrow.

Georgie let out an exasperated sigh. "I can't wait to get you back after you've had your first kiss with Johnny."

"Who says I haven't?"

Georgie stopped as her mouth dropped open.

"Psych. He kissed me on the cheek and was a perfect gentleman."

Georgie swatted her on the arm.

"I like her," Liz said.

"She's nice. I think she could keep Johnny in line."

"It takes a village."

Jason had no idea what she meant by that. "I need to go into the office. Have you checked on Doreen?"

"Yup. Tracy is helping her do some online shopping."

"Really?"

"Yes. Apparently, they get along famously."

"That's almost scary."

Liz laughed. "I'm going to work from home today. Georgie and I have some paperwork to look over."

"Alright, I have to go to the office, but I'll come home for lunch."

"Sounds like a plan." She got up and sat on his lap. "Can I have a kiss to go?"

He kissed her slowly, savoring her lips and mouth. She got up and Jason said goodbye.

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Georgie handed Milo a sandwich.

"Thanks."

"How's your head feel?"

"I have a headache, but it's not too bad." He took a bite of this sandwich. "Good."

Max walked in. "How's it going loser?"

Milo groaned.

"Hey, Georgie. He's not giving you a hard time, is he?"

"He's being good."

"Too bad, Dad wants to talk to you. I think he just wants to make sure that you still have pulse."

Milo sighed and then quickly finished his sandwich. "Let's get this over with it."

Max dialed and then handed Milo the phone.

"Hi. It's me."

"Milo! What the hell happened?"

"I was ambushed."

"You shouldn't have been out there alone."

Maximus went on a tangent and Georgie let it go for a minute and then grabbed the phone. "Mr. Giambetti?"

Maximus frowned. "Who the hell is this?"

"This is Georgie Jones and with all due respect, Milo has been through a lot. He has a headache and yelling at him is not helping."

Max almost choked on his spit and Milo's mouth dropped open.

When Maximus said nothing, Georgie looked at the phone to make sure that he was still there.

"The cone of silence," Max said softly, almost making Milo laugh.

She could hear him breathing. "Now, I will hand the phone back, if you promise not to yell anymore."

Maximus glanced at his enforcer who was grinning. He shook his head. "Put my son back on the phone, please."

Georgie handed the phone back and Milo shut his eyes, waiting for the explosion.

"Do you have a girlfriend, Milo?"

"Yeah."

"She has some balls on her to yell at me like that."

"She's just looking out for me pops."

Maximus smirked. "I gathered. I'm looking forward to meeting her in person."

Milo smiled.

"Well, I guess you are in good hands."

"I am."

"Call me this weekend."

"Alright pops, I love you."

"Love you too."

Milo handed Max his phone.

"Did he put a hit out on her?"

Georgie glared at him.

"No. He likes her."

She grinned. "Ha!"

"Just don't try that again, I thought I was going to hyperventilate," Milo said making his brother laugh.

"I see you are in good hands, so I'm going to get back to work so you can continue to milk this for all it's worth."

"Don't make me sic Chloe on you."

"I've seen enough slobber since I met her to last me a lifetime."

"It's probably the only girl who'll follow you around and drool over you, so maybe you should thank her."

Max rolled his eyes. "I'm going to remember that."

"I doubt that since you're getting old."

Max scoffed as he left.

Georgie grabbed Milo's hand. "So, your dad wasn't mad at me?"

"No. He's gruff, but that's just him. Thank you for sticking up for me."

"You're welcome."

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Liz walked into the Quartermaine mansion. She had to go through running into a building, changing her clothes, and donning the wig Doreen had gave her in order to make sure she wasn't followed.

Doreen grinned when she saw her. "Hey! What are you doing here?"

They hugged.

"I snuck in. I figured you might be bored and I need someone to help me go through some paint swatches." It is something she and Georgie could have handled, but the truth is that she missed Doreen's company.

"That sounds like fun."

They got comfortable on the couch.

"Have you spoken to Jim?"

"Yup. He called me an hour ago. Everything is going normally."

"That's good. What do you think about these two together?"

She studied them for a moment. "Hmm, it could work, but it's a small space, right?"

"Yes." Her office is small, but she wants to make it a warmer color since the gallery itself has to have a neutral wall coloring so it didn't conflict with the art. She was going to use a few throw rugs to spice it up. The dark hardwood floors are beautiful, so she doesn't want to hide them too much.

"How about these two? You can put the darker color on the wall behind you and then go lighter on the side and front."

"That's a clever idea. I think I like it."

"I'm glad I could help."

Elizabeth broke out her laptop. "What about this desk. It's kind of artsy."

"I like it. Is it sturdy?" she asked mischievously.

"I think so. Why?"

"Just in case you and Jason get frisky in there."

Liz laughed. "I didn't think of that, but maybe I should have."

"I remember what is was like in the beginning. We couldn't keep our hands off of each other."

"That's pretty much it. Jason is just so intense. It's hard leaving him."

"I'm happy for both of you because I think you are perfect together. Jim and I were wondering if you'd consider being the baby's godparents."

"Really?" No one had ever asked her anything like that before.

"Yes."

"I know you have to have other friends."

"We do, but I feel like we have this special bond with you and besides, you were there when we found out, so it just seems right." They hugged.

"I would love that and I'm sure Jason would too."

"Jim will ask him."

"Then I won't mention it to him."

They picked out some more furniture and Liz went back to the house.

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Johnny walked into the hospital. Epiphany grinned as he got closer.

"Those are for me, right?"

Johnny smiled. "These aren't good enough for you, Piph."

"But they are good enough for me?" Ellie asked.

"Busted," Epiphany said.

Johnny spun around. "Hey,"

Ellie is trying not to laugh at the look of panic on his face. She crossed her arms across her chest for effect.

"I—um—these are for you."

Ellie's head tilted and she waited for Epiphany to take the picture of his expression before laughing. "Thank you. They are beautiful."

He shook his head. "You were messing with me?"

"You deserved it. Epiphany? Really?"

"Me and Piph go way back."

"He likes him some chocolate. What I can I say?" Piph said.

Robin grinned. She is there consulting on a case.

"We only did it once."

Epiphany started to choke and Johnny smiled wickedly.

Ellie grabbed him by the arm. "Come on before you give Epiphany a heart attack."

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Jason came home and then his arms were immediately filled with Elizabeth, bringing a big smile to his face. Her lips were locked with his and there wasn't any other place he'd rather be. "Wow. That was a great welcome home."

"I missed you."

"I missed you too. How was your day?"

Liz smiled. "I saw Doreen and got a lot done."

"Good. How is she?"

"She's glowing and happy."

He kissed her again. "How's Milo?"

"Good. He's sitting on the back porch."

"I'll go check on him."

They made their way there and Milo looked up from his magazine. "Hey."

"How are you feeling?"

"Good."

"It's nice getting out of bed. Isn't it?"

"Definitely."

They sat.

"So, when is the big opening?"

"Next weekend, although we still have some work to do and then I think we're good," Liz said.

"Security will have to be tight," Jason said.

"Well, we'll have to work around it."

"The night before, we can do a run down and go through all the motions, so we can see if there are any holes," Milo suggested.

"Good idea."

Jason is really nervous about the showing. It will give whoever is out there screwing with them a chance to strike, something he doesn't think they ever could totally be prepared for.

Chloe came bounding towards them barking and Jason smiled.

Liz handed him some paper towels and he got up and said hello.

Chloe is so excited to see him and then suddenly she went over to Liz and whimpered as she put her head in her lap.

"You smell your mommy's perfume. Don't you?"

Chloe looked sad.

"I tell you what. We'll figure out a way to either smuggle her here or take you there."

"She probably really misses them," Milo said.

"Yeah," Liz said as she stroked her head.

Jason's phone rang and then he quickly answered it. "Hello?"

Milo saw Jason tense and knew something had happened. He moved further away and then Liz stood as her heart beat faster.

Finally, Jason turned towards them.

"What is it?"

"Elizabeth, whoever is messing with us…"

She ran down the steps and grabbed his arms. "Tell me."

"There have been several stories going around on the internet that your father killed your mother."

Liz gasped. "What?"

"I think they are trying to get Julian upset so he makes a mistake."

"Where is he?"

"Carly's. She's handling it."

He hugged her. "I'm sorry."

"I'm pissed because I know it will hurt him, but Jason, I won't give them the power. We just need to figure out who this is soon."

"I know."