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Chapter 20

"I should be home for dinner." Jason said as they rode the elevator up to the sixth floor. He would be staying on when his wife got off because Patrick's office was on the eighth floor.

"I'm not making anything fancy. Pork chops and mashed potatoes." She left him know. "And broccoli, so be prepared to see a new side of Cameron." She chuckled. "If you could maybe mention liking broccoli that would be helpful."

"I don't like broccoli either." Jason admitted before laughing. "So I may pout too."

"Great." Liz said shaking her head. While they knew a lot about one another they didn't know everything. "What's your favorite vegetable?"

"Brussel sprouts." Jason let her know.

"No one likes Brussel sprouts." Liz said giving him a look. "Back me up on this Cody." He was her guard today. Marco was also with them because he was guarding Jason.

"She's right." Cody told his boss. "Those things are just gross."

"Marco would you like to help even the odds?" Jason looked at his friend.

"No." Marco said grinning. "One I don't like Brussel sprouts, and two I'm not dumb enough to go against your wife."

"You're just sucking up to get brownies." Jason said facing front again.

"Yup." Marco didn't even bother to deny it.

"This is my floor." Today she wouldn't be in the building for very long. She was only here to talk to Piph about getting put back into rotation, and to serve notice. "Have a good day, tell the guys I said hi." When the door opened she went to step off, but Jason stopped her. Dipping his head he gave her a kiss. Which had her grinning and blushing. Leyla was also grinning at them from the hub. "Good morning."

"For some of us, yes it is." Leyla said laughing. "Would you like to explain that?" There wasn't even a whiff of Liz dating Jason. Folks thought Robin was dead wrong in suspecting Jason was attracted to Liz. Looked like the short doctor was right.

"I think it spoke for itself." Liz said with a straight face joining her coworker. She managed to hold out for about thirty seconds before smiling wide. "I upgraded my taste in men."

"And then some." Leyla said nodding. "Well done, and welcome back. I didn't get a chance to see you before you left. I'm glad you weren't hurt."

"Thanks." Liz said taking a deep breath. She was still processing that night. "Is Piph in?"

"She sure is." Leyla pointed to their boss's office. Liz wasn't on the schedule today.

"See you later." Liz said heading down the hall. "After this I need to run some errands. Then we can head to the house." She let Cody know.

"There is no rush." He let her know.

"Nadine said the same thing. I'd like to get home so that you two can take your lunch breaks together." Liz said with grin. She could have easily called and asked Monica to watch the boys, but since Cody had to work if Nadine babysat then they could see one another.

"You are sneaky." The guard said laughing.

"But I use my powers for good, so it's okay." Liz said knocking on the closed office door.

"Come in!" Epiphany yelled.

"Do you need to go with me?" Liz wanted to know.

"No, and I'm happy about that. Nurse Johnson scares the crap out of me." Cody wasn't afraid to admit that.

"She would be thrilled to hear that." Liz said before stepping into the office. "Hi."

"Well, look who returned from the Pacific Northwest. How was the trip?" Piph asked pointing to an empty chair.

"Good. Jason will make a full recovery in about two to four weeks." Liz said sitting and placing a gift bag on the desk. "I picked up some things for you."

"Goodies." Piph said peeking in the bag. "Thank you. Are you serving notice?" She wanted to know.

"That habit you have of knowing everything is really annoying." Liz said pretending to be cross. "I can tell you that since I'm leaving."

"You're just jealous because my awesomeness is greater than yours. Although you have me beat in the jewelry department." Piph said pointing to Liz's left hand. "I'm assuming the weight of the ring is why you aren't waving your hand around."

Liz had to laugh at that. Not many people saw this side of Piph. "He wanted to get his point across. Three weeks work for you?"

"Can I talk you into leaving effective immediately?" Piph wanted to know.

Liz was surprised by that response. "That isn't very professional."

"Generally no, but in this case it would be for the best. If you leave effective today I can rehire Nadine, Sabrina, and Felix before lunch. If you serve out your notice there is a chance one, or all, of them will get another placement. I didn't go through all the work of training them so that someone else could reap the benefits. They are my nurses and I want them back." Piph explained her thinking. "Besides leaving today will spare you from having to watch Patrick pout."

"Good point. Rip the band aid off and get it over with." Liz said nodding. "I told Monica last night, I'm guessing she will understand."

"I probably won't even have to say much. Like me she's generally ahead of the rest of the pack." Piph was proud to work with Monica. The woman was an outstanding leader and surgeon. "Are you going to take classes while you are off?"

"She asked me that too. That is the plan. I want to keep up my certifications. Surgical will be hard because I won't be getting any OR hours, so I may let that one go." Liz said thinking out loud. That would be the easiest certification to re-earn if necessary. "Monica asked if I was interested in becoming a doctor."

"You'd be an outstanding doctor, but I don't think you would be happy. Not enough patient interaction." Piph told the younger woman what she saw. "A doctorate in nursing might be more your speed. Or becoming a full time nurse practitioner. You have time to figure out what you want to do. I figure you and Jason are going to have at least another six kids." Epiphany said with an evil grin. Unlike a lot of people she had no problem picking up the resemblance between Jason and Jake.

"And on that note, I need to go find Georgie." Liz said standing up.

"Have you seen her since you've been back?" Piph wanted to know.

"No. She sent me a text yesterday saying she was working today and to stop by her office." Liz just wanted to check in.

Piph didn't say anything, she didn't want to ruin the surprise. Everyone in the building knew that Georgie was married because HR sent out congratulations. "Don't be a stranger."

"Trust me, I have no intention of going away silently." Liz said with a grin as she walked out of the office.

Jason was sitting behind his desk when Francis and Johnny walked in. The blonde mob boss looked up from his computer. While Angie had handled anything pressing in his absence there were things Jason still needed to personally address. "Congratulations." The wedding band gave it away.

"Can't get anything past you." Johnny said laughing. "Thank you."

"Elizabeth is going to kill you for not telling her." Jason said shaking his friend's hand. She would be thrilled that her friends got married.

"She is meeting up with Georgie today, so I'm hoping my wife will talk your girlfriend down." Johnny said taking a seat in front of the desk. Francis walked over with his coffee and joined them.

Jason just grinned. "Considering we got engaged and didn't say anything I think there is a good chance of that happening." He said sharing his news.

"Seriously?" Francis paused with his coffee mug halfway to his mouth. "You guys are engaged?"

"Congratulations." Johnny said stretching out his legs. "This was a good week for all of us, especially when you factor in the good news from your doctor."

"Diane and I want to have everyone over this weekend. It was to celebrate knucklehead over there finding a woman that was willing to put up with him." Francis said pointing to Johnny. "Now we can celebrate you and Liz as well."

"Bring a gift. A nice gift, since you were off playing doctor while we were getting married." Johnny said being dramatic. It was no surprise that he and Georgie eloped. In fact it was expected.

"I'll let Elizabeth pick it out." Jason said laughing.

"That would be for the best." Johnny commented. "So would you like to hear what us non slackers were doing while you were off drinking overpriced coffee?"

"It will keep me from answering emails, so yes I would." Jason said leaning back in his chair. "Is Shawn joining us?"

"Shawn and Gina left for Puerto Rico late last night. He said that if you want to talk you can call him." Francis passed along.

"He went down fast." Jason said with a smirk.

"They both were enjoying the view." Johnny tacked on. "You want to do the honors or should I?" He asked Francis.

"I'll do it. I'm a much better story teller. Cameron will back me up on that one." Francis said with a grin.

"Let me refill my coffee mug." Jason was very curious about how everything ended up playing out.

"Um, did you know about this?" Liz was smiling as she looked at Cody. They were standing outside of Georgie's office. Outside of Georgianna O'Brien's office.

"No clue." Cody would have to congratulate O'Brien when he ran into him.

Liz knocked on the door. "Georgie?"

"Hi!" Georgie said smiling wide. "Dr. O'Brien at your service."

"Congratulations!" Liz said giving her friend a hard hug. "When did this happen?"

"Come in. Cody you coming in?" Georgie asked the guard.

"I'll wait in the hall and have Hank tell me all the good stuff." Cody said pointing down the hall to where his friend was standing.

"Okay." Georgie said closing the door, because that would make the guys relax. She was between patients so they could both kick back. "We eloped the same night Diego died. Johnny planned the entire thing, including getting me a dress." Georgie said digging out her phone.

"Oh, that's lovely." Liz said looking at picture of her two friends smiling at the camera. "Johnny knows what works on you." The question of how her friend was doing had been answered. Liz knew Georgie was in good hands with Johnny, she just wanted to be around in case she needed to talk.

"He had Maxie pick it up." Georgie said looking at her friend trying not to laugh.

"Wow." Liz blinked. "I don't know how to respond to that, other than to say he really loves you."

"Exactly. The ceremony was perfect. We got married at the gazebo on the Quartermaine estate. Under then stars, and we kissed at midnight." Georgie said smiling wide. "It was everything I told him I wanted in a wedding. Right down to the flowers in my bouquet. And I got this." She held up her hand to show off her wedding set.

"I am so happy for the two of you." Liz had been one of the few people in the beginning who had supported Georgie's decision to start seeing Johnny. Mac had been worried about the danger it would bring into his youngest daughter's life and Maxie just flat out didn't like Johnny. Robin had also called to tell her cousin this wasn't a good idea. But in the years after Dillon and Diego, Georgie had grown into a strong and confident woman. She knew Johnny was the right guy for her, after she made him work to earn her trust, and didn't let anyone dissuade her.

"I can't thank you enough for your support. I wasn't going to let anyone dictate how my life was going to go, but at the same time it was nice to have someone who wasn't telling me I was making a monumental mistake." Georgie said tearing up. She reached for a tissue and held out the box. "I think you were more of a sister than Maxie was back them."

"I know how it feels to have everyone saying the choice you are making is wrong. I wonder if Jason and I had more people on our side would we have gotten it right sooner." Liz said taking a tissue. "It seemed like the entire town was against the two of us being together."

Georgie put the box back and when she turned the light reflected off of Liz's left hand. "Oh my gosh!" Georgie said spotting the ring. "Were you going to say anything?" She wanted to know.

"No." Liz said laughing. "I was totally ready to let you have your moment." Her news would keep for a few days.

"That's quite a ring there future Mrs. Morgan." Georgie picked up Liz's hand to get a good look at the jewelry. "When is the wedding?"

"No clue yet. We don't have to rush." Liz said shrugging.

"You will wait for Emily to return." Georgie got that much. "If you wait too long Monica will kill the both of you." Jason's mom had made it clear that she was waiting for the two of them to make it legal.

"Probably next summer. Will you be in the bridal party?" Liz wanted to know.

"Absolutely." Georgie didn't hesitate to accept. "I'm around if you need a shopping buddy or someone to bounce ideas off of. Will you be staying here?" She meant the hospital.

"No. I served notice, effective immediately, today. Maybe tomorrow you will see some familiar faces in the hall." Liz told her friend.

"Hopefully one of them will be Nadine." Georgie missed seeing her friend in the building.

"Hopefully." Liz agreed. "Okay I'm going to go, and you can blind your patients with your bling."

Georgie opened the door and found her cousin on the other side. "Hey."

"Hi. Liz." Robin hadn't expected to run into the nurse. If she was here then Jason was probably back too.

"Robin." Liz had to resist the urge to shove her hand in the doctor's face. That would just be petty. Fun, but petty. Since she saw the paper this morning Liz figured Robin was having a rough enough day.

"Liz and Jason are engaged." Georgie told Robin. Maxie said she wasn't convinced that Robin was going to stick to staying away from Jason. Maybe this would be the final push needed to let Robin know that boat had sailed. There was a part of Georgie that agreed with her sister.

"Congratulations." Robin said smiling. "That's a lovely ring."

"Thank you." Liz said wondering where Robin's attitude had gone. "I should get going." The retired nurse said before walking down the hall to where Cody was waiting. If she stayed then she really would shove her hand in the short doctor's face.

"That isn't as sudden as it seems is it?" Robin asked Georgie.

"No." Was all Georgie said.

"I suspected there was something between them, and I still went after Jason. That makes me as bad as Maxie with the whole Lucky thing." Robin said shaking her head. "I'm guessing I won't be invited to that wedding."

"Patrick can take you as his plus one. He'll get invited." Georgie was hoping that the surgeon would be a good fit for her cousin.

Robin was thinking that even if they were still dating at that time, it would be polite to skip the wedding. "I came up to see if you wanted to have lunch."

"Okay. I could eat." Georgie said locking her office door.

"When I saw Robin walk up the hall I was worried there might be bloodshed." Cody said when the elevator doors shut. "If you hit her with that ring you might open an artery." He joked.

"I get points for not showing off. I want that noted." She told her guard. "Em would be so disappointed." Liz said laughing.

"Yeah Emily would be disappointed. Fortunately for you I can be bribed. Make something up. I'll just stand behind you and nod." Cody said grinning. "I'm sure Georgie will play along also, for a price."

"She has expensive tastes too." Liz said as they headed to the car. "Come on, let's head to the house. Grill cheese is on the lunch menu."

"My favorite." Cody said starting the car and pulling out of the parking space.

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