A/N – Thanks for the comments! * kikimoo – lol I'm not a jealous person for the most part. I guess if it was something extreme it would give me pause. I have met some really crazy jealous women over the years, so it does go both ways. A jealous Jason is just sizzling. I couldn't resist lol. And who am I kidding, with Steve, I might get a little jealous.
Chapter 46
Georgie opened the door and Milo gasped. She has a halter top on with tight jeans, wedged heels, and her hair is up in a messy bun with a few soft curls that dangled down and framed her face.
"Do I have something stuck in my teeth?"
He shook his head no. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you." She grabbed her purse. "Where are we going?"
"A small restaurant."
"Okay."
They got into his car and they parked near the docks. Her mind was running a million miles a minute, wondering where they were going.
He opened her door and she took his hand and eased her way out. They strolled hand in hand until they stopped at the coffee shop and went inside.
"Welcome," Sonny said.
Georgie grinned. "Hi, Sonny."
"You look beautiful. Please, have a seat."
Milo held out her chair and Georgie got comfortable.
"Would you like some wine?"
"Sure."
He left and Milo chuckled at the look of disbelief on her face.
"You got Sonny to cook dinner for us?"
"He's the best cook I know."
Sonny put two glasses down. "Georgie, do you have any allergies?"
"Nope."
"Is there anything you won't eat?"
"Um, liver, squash, and I'm not fond of lima beans."
Sonny chuckled. "Good to know." He disappeared again and Milo held up his glass.
"To us."
She touched his glass and then sipped the red liquid. "Good."
"About earlier…"
"Milo, I really hope you know that I don't want Alex."
"Logically, I so, but I just saw you two and kind of lost it. Max had someone take a picture of my face and everyone has been teasing me."
"Awww, poor baby. By the way, Alex is definitely not the one I want to sleep with."
Milo choked on the wine he was sipping and Sonny patted him on the back.
"You okay?"
Milo nodded. "Wrong pipe."
Sonny handed him his water. "Some artichoke dip with some crisp flatbread and veggies."
"Yum."
"Enjoy."
"Thanks." She waited for him to leave. "If the mob business goes south, he can always be a waiter slash cook at Kelly's."
Milo chuckled. "I'm sure he'll keep that in mind."
She took a bite. "Oh my God, this is so good."
Milo nodded as he chewed.
"I need to get this recipe."
"Don't even bother asking. He'll never give it up."
Georgie grinned. When Sonny came back to check on them, she couldn't help but ask. "Sonny, you have to tell me how you made the dip. It's divine."
He smiled.
"Please…"
"I tell you what, you can come over one Sunday and I'll teach you."
"Really?"
"Sure, why not?"
She stood and gave him a hug. "Thank you. I can't wait."
He left and Milo's head tilted as she laughed.
"I guess you're just not as cute as me."
"Well, I already know that, but I was not expecting him to break down so easily. Wait until I tell Max. If he asks you to get another recipe for him, don't do it. Sonny will definitely catch on."
"Deal."
Ten minutes later, Sonny bought out the main dish. "My famous rigatoni for the beautiful lady."
"I get some too, right?"
Sonny grinned. "Yes." He put down two plates and they dug in.
"Okay. I love Mac's cooking, but Sonny takes it to another level of goodness. This is outstanding."
"I told you."
When they finished, Sonny bought out some tiramisu and then said goodbye.
"Dance with me?"
"Okay."
He pulled her away from the table and they lightly swayed to the music.
"Thank you for tonight."
"I'm glad you liked it. I do have one more surprise."
"What's that?"
"It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you." He kissed her reverently. "Georgie, will you come back to my apartment and stay?"
"Really? Yes!" She suddenly felt a little nervous.
He kissed her again. "Let me clear the table."
"I'll help."
They grabbed the plates and rinsed them off and put them in the dishwasher and left.
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Liz glanced at her phone and then laughed. "I guess you weren't the only one who got jealous today."
Jason took it from her. When he saw Johnny's face, then Milo's, he grinned. But when he got a look at Patrick's expression, he laughed aloud before handing it back. "Please tell me they don't have one of me?"
"Yours doesn't look funny. It looks very scary. I'm thinking of sending it to Alex every time he misses a deadline."
"Very funny."
"I'm serious." She sat on his lap. "Doreen gave me the address of the slobber breeders."
Jason grinned. "Awesome."
"She said Chloe's brother had puppies, so we could go look, but we'd have to wait a couple of weekend to take one home."
"That would give me enough time to find a place."
"Two weeks?"
"Why not?"
Liz made a face.
"You have met Diane, right?"
"Yes."
"Trust me. We just need to find the one we like. She already has a few for us to look at tomorrow."
"Perfect."
"We'll go see baby Chloe this weekend.
"I'll go buy a truck load of bounty at the surplus store."
He tickled her and she laughed.
"Baby, are you sure you don't mind getting a Newfie?"
"Nah. Chloe grew on me."
"Maybe we should get two so they'll keep each other company."
The look on her face was priceless.
"Are you on drugs?"
Jason laughed. "No. It makes sense."
"Your mouth is moving, but I can't hear you."
He threw her back on the bed and started kissing her neck.
"That's not going to work."
He made his way down to her breasts and Liz bit her lip as she fought a moan. Slowly he kissed his way to her center.
"Uh—no, no, no—one dog," she cried. "I'm so close."
"Say two dogs and I will make you scream."
"Jason! That's not fair. Put your mouth back."
He grinned.
She growled and slipped out of his grasp and opened her top drawer and fumbled around. "Ha!"
Jason's mouth dropped open when he saw the vibrator. "Oh, hell no."
She turned it on and he dove on top of her and they fought for it. Of course, he won.
"Where did you get this?"
"Why is that important?"
"Ok when?"
"A few years ago, you can order anything online." He sighed and put it on her stomach. "Fine. If you'd rather have that then me, go for it."
"Jason you cannot blackmail me with your mouth and penis."
He fought a laugh. She looked so frustrated. "Please."
"One of them is like two they are so big. They'll be too much for me to handle if you're not here."
He laid next to her and attempted to pout and she laughed.
"You really need to practice that."
"Okay. I will make you come on one condition."
"What's that?"
"You wait until you meet the puppies and then decide. I promise that I will make sure they are trained so they will listen to you."
Her lips pursed. "Fine. Get to work or my battery operated boyfriend will have to take over."
"I'm on it." And just like he promised, he made her scream over and over.
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Georgie slowly opened her eyes. Milo's body is draped over hers and they are panting. He rolled to the left and flopped onto his back.
"I think I blacked out," she said before grinning. When she had walked into his apartment and saw several vases full of flowers, she couldn't stop smiling. After making out for a little while, he had led her to the bedroom and there were rose petals on the comforter in the shape of a heart and candles scattered around the room. It was beautiful and she was so touched that he would go out of his way to make it special for her.
He laughed. "That was so good."
"You were definitely worth the wait."
He pulled her closer. "I wanted you to know that I loved you for you, not your killer body."
"You're silly."
"I'm in love."
"I'm falling in love with you, Milo. I've never been this happy. Thank you."
He kissed her gently. "You just made me a very happy man."
"How about I make you even happier?"
"How?"
"Can we do it again?"
He grinned as he watched a rosy glow appear on her cheeks. "Absolutely."
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Alex picked up his phone. "Hello?"
"Hey. Sorry about earlier."
He smirked. "Should I change my name and go into witness protection?"
"Very funny."
"Part of me wasn't kidding. He was intense."
"He loves me."
"Does that mean no more dances?"
"Maybe not the tango."
"Well, as long as he isn't taking out that aggression on you, I guess I'll give it up. Something tells me that my life depends on it."
"He wouldn't have hurt you."
Jason's head tilted and she fought a laugh.
"Uh—huh. You can say that a hundred times and I wouldn't believe you."
"Are we good?"
"Can I stop by tomorrow?"
"Of course, I want to discuss your contract."
"Then yes, I'll see you at 11:00 a.m."
"Alex?"
"Yeah?"
"The look on your face was priceless."
He groaned and she laughed loudly. "You are just all kinds of wrong. Later."
She ended the call. "I know you liked that he was scared of you."
"Maybe."
"If you're not good, I'll cancel the appointment I made at the slobber farm on Saturday."
His brow went up. "You made an appointment?"
"Yup."
"Thank you."
"I'm already trying to find an evil puppy horror movie so I won't be taken in by their cuteness."
"I don't think one exists."
Her eyes narrowed.
"Diane will meet us at the gallery at 12:30 p.m. with some housing choices. If we like any of them, she'll set us up with a realtor for later in the day."
"I can't wait. I did a telephone chat with Nathan today."
"How is he?"
"He's on crutches, so at least he's getting around more. Ric also got him a wheel chair for the apartment."
"That's going to take a while to heal."
"I know. Maybe we'll visit soon. I know he misses us."
"Okay."
She is itching to try to get some information from Brenda about the blackmail video and it would be the perfect opportunity.
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The next morning, Elizabeth accompanied Jason, her father, Sonny, and Milo to the back of the property where Father Coates said a few words. Ava was already buried, so they laid flowers over her grave site.
Julian cleared his throat. "I know that Ava lived a troubled life and hurt a lot of people, but that was due to the abuse she suffered which she could never cope with. I really hope that she rests in peace since she never truly got to experience that in her short life. Despite everything, she was my sister and I loved her. I will do my best to honor her memory so that she can be remembered for something good." He tossed the flower and Carly rubbed his back. Everyone else walked away and they stayed there, holding onto another until Julian was able to talk.
"You did more than she would have ever expected. I have to hope that she is happy now and smiling down on you. I know I'm proud."
"Thank you." This would definitely help him have closure. "I just need another minute."
"I'll start walking back and you can catch up." She left and Julian broke down.
"I'm so sorry. I loved you. I just didn't know what to do, but I have to forgive myself because I can't go back and fix this. In my heart, I have to believe that you understand that. I'll never forget you." With that, he wiped his face and quickly caught up with his girl. It was time to look forward to his future and not let the past weigh him down.
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Milo bristled when he saw Alex walk towards the door to the gallery.
"Let me guess, you work for the lethal looking guy that was here yesterday."
Milo figured that he meant Jason. "Yes."
"Is that why you look like you want to hit me?"
"No. I saw you with my girl yesterday."
Alex frowned. "Who?"
"Georgie."
Alex smirked. "She's a very nice girl, but I know all about you. We talked while we were shopping."
Milo crossed his arms.
"Relax. There is way too much testosterone in this town. She's crazy about you and from what she told me, you're a great guy." He opened the door. "Don't take that for granted."
"I won't."
Alex disappeared and Milo turned around and muttered, "Asshole."
Liz smiled as he walked towards her and went to hug him and he put his hands up and stepped backwards.
"Hands off—there might be cameras."
She rolled her eyes. "You are so dramatic."
"Please."
She handed him the contract. "Read it over and sign it."
He grabbed a pen and scrawled his signature.
"Alex…"
"I trust you."
"Thank you. I need a favor."
He plopped into a chair. "Shoot."
"This weekend, I was thinking about going to visit some friends in the city."
"Okay." He lived there, so it wasn't an issue.
"I need you to flirt with someone because I need some information."
He grinned. "Is she hot?"
"Very."
"Do I know her?"
"I don't think so. Her name is Brenda Barrett."
His mouth dropped open. "She's super hot. I'm in."
Liz laughed. "And she's single so no one should be trying to kill you. In fact, you may be Jason's best friend."
"I highly doubt that. What's the sitch?"
"Well, she has a video of Jason on her phone and I need to see it."
"Okay."
"You flirt with her, something you're very good at. Get her to unlock her phone to show you a picture and somehow get the phone to me so I can go through it."
He chuckled. "Why didn't we ever go out?"
She grinned. "And let you break my heart? Never!"
"You are not someone that I would have been able to walk away from easily."
"So smooth…," she said making a devilish face. "I'm glad you're in."
"Don't misunderstand, this will not be a chore and I will mean every enticing word that comes out of my mouth."
"There will be alcohol involved, so no taking advantage."
"I will keep my hands to myself, but my tongue…"
"TMI."
Jason appeared in the doorway.
"Hey, baby."
"Hey. I thought maybe we could have lunch." He sat a bag on the desk.
"Jason, this is Alex."
Alex stood and shakily held out his hand which Jason shook firmly.
"Well, I should be going. Tammy is making more cookies."
"Tammy? At Kelly's?"
He grinned. "Yup."
"You are so bad."
"Want me to grab you some?"
"Is the sky blue?"
"You got it. Later."
He left and Jason sat in the chair he vacated. "I still don't like him."
Liz laughed. "You're impossible. I texted Ric and this weekend is fine. Next weekend, the Thompson's come back, so we need to pick them up at the airport. We can go see the puppies and then fly in."
"Okay."
"He's going to have a few friends over. It will be nothing like last time though. Alex will be there too."
"Why?"
"Ric wants to purchase some art." She had already told him about the plan and he is in on it.
"Okay."
"Jason, he likes Brenda. Maybe he'll keep her out of your hair."
"I'm glad I let him live."
"You're bad."
She opened the bag and took the sandwiches out and they ate. Before long, Diane waltzed in.
"Hello beautiful people."
"Hi Diane," Liz said.
"I have got some wonderful properties for you to peruse. I'll sit in between you."
Jason moved a chair for her and then pulled up his.