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Chapter 3

"Its times like this that Carly being gone really hits home." Emily said shattering the silence they were all sitting in. "She would have been sitting over there either glaring at us, or ignoring us. Is it wrong that I kind of miss that?" She asked her friend.

"No. I was not a Carly fan, we all know that." Liz said being honest. "However I wouldn't have ever wished for what happened to her." Especially since she now knew firsthand what the terror of Carly's final moments must have felt like.

"Jax has been sending me updates on the boys." Monica said trying not to look at the clock. If everything went as planned then the surgery should be wrapping up shortly. "They are adjusting well to life in Sydney." After Carly's funeral Kevin recommended that the boys would be healthier in another location. Staying in New York would have just been a reminder of everything they had lost. There were young enough to start over somewhere else and have a good life. "He promised to return for Christmas if possible. If he can't come here, I've been invited to come there. You too Emily."

"What about Jason?" Emily wanted to know.

"Jax said he could come as well. He didn't sound happy about it though." The Chief of Staff chuckled.

"Any word?" Johnny asked walking into the waiting room.

"No, Patrick isn't really one for sending out updates." Liz took the question because she worked with the neurosurgeon the most. "Generally I'm the one who sends out a nurse to talk with the family during procedures."

"Is Francis holding down the fort?" Emily wanted to know.

"He is. The plane is ready when you are." Johnny told his boss's sister. She was taking the larger of the two Morgan jets. When Jason was first wheeled into the OR she had sat and filled out her paperwork to keep herself busy. "Milo is briefing the team about what is happening. He will be here shortly."

"He's been sending me text messages." Emily understood his absence. There were other things happening besides Jason's surgery. "Who else is going with us?"

"Freddy, Reggie, Phil, and Paulie." Johnny named everyone else. "Renaldo is going as your guard, Milo is going to be looking over security at the clinic." It turned out that Edward knew the head of the relief organization and the man was only too happy to have Jason's guys make things more secure. Steven was probably not going to be too happy.

"I'm excited to go." Emily admitted. This was the kind of work that changed lives. "Thanks for setting this up." She had no delusions about why she was leaving, but was going to look at the positives. "Stay safe okay." Em finished quietly.

"I will." Liz smiled at her friend.

"Any word?" Robin asked coming into the waiting area. She would leave out that she had just gotten thrown out of the OR by Patrick.

"That information is for family only." Monica tried to be professional with all her staff, especially the ones she didn't like. Robin, however, was working her last nerves. After the drama she had already caused this family you would think that trying to reconnect with Jason, especially as anything other than a friend, would be the last thing on her mind.

"Elizabeth isn't family." Robin pointed out.

"Yes, she is." Emily said glaring at the short doctor. "Robin just give it up. He's not interested. He isn't going to be interested. You are just making yourself look sad and pathetic." The young doctor didn't see any reason to hold her tongue. She didn't want Liz to have to deal with this when she got back from Seattle. Although Em knew Liz could totally take Robin if necessary.

Georgie walked into the waiting area and just shook her head. "Robin, Matt is looking for you. For a consult. I passed him down the hall."

"I'll check on Jason later." Robin said before leaving the lounge.

"Sorry. Maxie is going to try to stage an intervention. She said that since she used to behave like that she could probably get Robin to bring it down a notch." Georgie said taking a seat.

"It's kind of scary how mature your sister has become." Liz was not a Maxie fan either, but even she had to admit that blonde had done a complete three-sixty in the behavior department.

"Logan was actually good for her. He kept her grounded. At the funeral she said that she was going to honor his memory by not returning to the person she was before they met." Georgie knew Logan's history, and didn't hold that against him. He had been doing better by the time he died. "So far she's sticking to that." Although Georgie wasn't holding her breath for this to last.

"Kate has also been a good influence." Monica pointed out. "I don't think Maxie ever really had a stable female role model. No offense to your mother."

Georgie just laughed. "Felicia is flighty at best. So none taken." It didn't help that neither of the Jones sisters had spoken to their mother in years. Felicia apparently had better things to do than worry about them. "I have to get back to my department. I just wanted to check in. Call if you need anything."

"We will thanks." Liz said speaking for all three ladies. "Johnny walk your girlfriend back to her office."

"Buzz me if you hear anything while I'm gone." Johnny didn't need to have that suggested twice.

"They make a cute couple." Monica said smiling.

"That they do." Emily had to agree.

Liz was smiling when her phone buzzed. "Hey."

"Hi, how is the surgery going?" Nadine asked her friend. She missed working at the hospital. During the last round of budget cuts she had been let go because of lack of seniority. Right now the boys were playing so she wanted to check in.

"Not over yet." Liz said getting up and moving to the other side of the room. "Are you busy over the next couple of weeks?"

"No. I had hoped to hear good news from Mercy, but they called yesterday to say that they were now facing a hiring freeze as well." Nadine was thinking that it might be time to look for a job out of state. She didn't want that, she like Port Charles and there was a guy she was interested in here. A man wasn't a reason to stay, but there was some flirting happening which she was enjoying. She thought he was too.

"Would you like to come work for me, until something opens up?" Liz asked her friend. "It's not a nursing job, in fact you are way overqualified, but it pays well. And there is an opportunity for travel."

"I'm intrigued." Nadine said laughing. "What's the job?"

"I need a nanny for a trip." Liz trusted her friend implicitly with her boys. "I'm going to Seattle with Jason, and there will be at least one doctor's visit that I can't take the boys to. I'm not sure if there will be more just yet."

"It depends on what the doctor sees." Nadine knew how that worked. "Okay I'm in, I've never been to the west coast. Seattle is supposed to be an awesome city." She knew Liz would be easy to work for.

"Thank you. That is a worry lifted. I'll make sure you get plenty of time off to sightsee. Chris, Lee, and Kyle will be your guards." Liz passed along.

"They are all nice. When exactly are we leaving?" Nadine asked already mentally packing.

"I'm not sure about that either at the moment, but if I had to guess I would say tomorrow. Jason's appointment isn't until early next week though." Liz explained. The swelling needed to go down some for the exam Dr. Torres wanted to perform.

"You guys should try to get some alone time in before then. I'll be there so put me to work." Nadine thought Liz and Jason made a cute couple. She also felt good that her friend trusted her enough to share that secret.

"I'm sure that we can figure out a schedule that benefits everyone." Liz would love to have a couple of date nights. "I need to go, I'll call you with more details when I get them."

"Okay." Nadine said hanging up.

Liz went back to sit with Monica and Emily to wait for an update.

Diego carefully got out of bed and headed to the shower. On the way he stopped and looked at himself in the mirror. His torso was covered with deep bruises. Morgan hit like a mule kicked. Hard. Nothing was broken, Diego had broken ribs before so he knew what they felt like. But the bruising was definitely deeper than skin level. So it looked like the TMK was taking a few days off.

That was fine. It would give him some time to mess with Elizabeth Webber's head, he thought with a smirk. He didn't really want her. Yes she had been connected to Sonny through marriage, but the dead mob boss didn't care about Liz, so Diego didn't either. Besides his father had said some really nice things about Nurse Webber. The only reason he had grabbed her was because she was there, and a way to get to Morgan. Even though they didn't appear to be close at the moment, if she had called he would have come. Their history proved that. Him Diego wanted a crack at.

Sonny was the reason his father was dead. Morgan had been the man behind the gun. So yeah they both needed to go. Diego had been pissed when he saw the news that the Zacchara bitch had killed Corinthos before he could. If Sonny couldn't pay for his crime, then his loved ones would. That included Jason Morgan, but before the main event there was time for fun.

Summer had been a mistake. She was the only one he regretted. He didn't even regret the people he killed to try to cover that he was going after people close to the dead mob boss. He thought the bartender was Carly. After he realized his error he had snuck into the church and lit a candle that she rested in piece. Claire had protect that bitch Alexis from prosecution, so she was a pleasure to dispatch. Alexis had Sonny's kid, and everyone knew she killed his uncle Luis. Too bad she no longer lived in Port Charles. Carly had been next and she was so easy it almost wasn't enjoyable. One text, piggybacked to make it look like it was from Jason, and she came running. Pathetic.

Sam had been on the list for two reasons one she was Sonny's lover at one point, and two she had shot Diego. That demanded payback. Lulu was Sonny's goddaughter, which earned her a visit and a trip to the morgue. Diego also had Dante Falconeri on his list but it turned out that he and Sonny hated each other so the detective earned a reprieve. As long as he didn't come close to solving the murders then he could keep breathing.

Logan had been an attempt to throw the cops off his trail, by changing the victim profile, but they didn't bite. Spencer had been taken out because he had gotten too close to the truth. It was funny that he didn't even realize just how close he had been to catching Diego the night Carly was killed. If the detective had been quieter during his inspection of the piers he would have caught Diego with Carly's dead body. He did find the glove that got dropped, so before he could take that in Diego shot him.

He got in the shower and thought about what happened last night. Morgan had abandoned the fight to save the nurse, so he had been right in thinking to use her to bait the trap. Only now getting anywhere near the Webber woman wasn't going to happen. There was also something wrong with Morgan's hands. He had hunkered down not far from the cliff and watched as O'Brien arrived. Diego needed to find out just how much damage had been done.

Getting out of the shower he wrapped a towel around his hips. He needed to get his hands on a staff member at the hospital. One who could access the system and tell him about Morgan's injuries. He would love for it to be Georgie he took, but like Elizabeth she would be hard to get. O'Brien would make sure his lady stayed safe. Diego didn't want to hurt Georgie though, she still had a place in his heart. If he could get to her murder would be the last thing on his mind.

There was another name on his list that would work. Someone who was close to Sonny, and worked at the medical center. So he would watch and wait. When the time was right he would snatch Robin Scorpio, after she got him the information he wanted he would get rid of her as well. His list was growing shorter. Once his vengeance was complete he was going to return to Mexico and forget this place ever existed.

"I'm done." Patrick said walking into the lounge. "Jason is headed to recovery." He didn't need to explain the rest since almost everyone standing in front of him was staff.

"How did it go?" Monica wanted to know.

"Good. Callie was on the screen during the entire procedure and she was pleased as well. She said the damage isn't as bad as we thought." There was only so much the scans could tell them. "She still wants to see Jason, but she is guessing there will be no further surgeries needed."

"Thank you." Liz said as the three woman hugged each other. "He will be relieved to hear that when he wakes up."

"I'm going to go write up the post-op restrictions Dr. Torres wants in place. I warned her Jason is the worst patient she will probably ever encounter. Are you going with him?" Patrick asked Liz. He hoped not because that would mean she wouldn't be in the OR with him after Piph lifted the no work decree.

"Yes. Monica hired me as his nurse." Liz said going with their cover story. "She thinks I can get him to behave."

"Uh huh." Patrick answered. He wasn't blind or stupid like a lot of the people in the city. He knew Liz and Jason weren't just friends. "I'll make sure you get the instructions. I'll tell Callie you are coming. I'll also buy you a taser for the trip." The neurosurgeon said cracking himself up. "Monica, I had to throw Robin out of the OR."

"Of course you did." Emily said shaking her head. Not seeing Robin get punished for her unprofessional behavior was the only thing that was making Emily sad about leaving. "Mom I want to know how that turns out." They weren't working so the title was fine.

"I will handle it. Now I want to go see my son." Monica said heading for the door. Emily was right behind her.

"Good news." Johnny said grinning. He would send out an alert shortly. "I'll walk you down." They would be followed by Marco who was one of several guards in the building keeping an eye on the ladies.

"The best news." Liz said pulling out her phone when it buzzed. Whenever the boys weren't with her she always answered her phone. Liz wasn't worried but she did want to make sure she checked when a call came in. "It's a text, from a blocked number." She stopped walking.

"Give me the phone." Johnny said, he saw that Marco was already calling in a request for a trace. Tapping the envelope he silently read the message. 'Was fun meeting you, we should do it again.'

"It's him?" Liz could see Johnny was pissed.

"We will handle it. You take care of Jason." Johnny said putting the phone in his pocket. It had been returned to her last night, but now she would be getting a new one.

"I can do that." Liz said pushing it from her mind. Jason needed her and that was where her focus needed to be.

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