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Chapter 38

"Excited?" Jason already knew the answer by the smile on his wife's face.

"Very much. I've read a few things about the Blue Grotto." She said leaning a bit to the left so she could see the sea cave's entrance. "I wasn't reading about Capri. Like in a travel guide. I was at the dentist and they had some National Geographic magazines out. On the cover of one was a photo of the Grotto. I had never seen water that color before. I mean I've seen pictures of tropical locations, but they were nothing compared to this. After my doctor's appointment I spent some time on the computer doing more reading. Then a week later I came across a television program on this very location, so of course I had to watch. Now I'm going to get to see it for myself."

Jason started smiling when the ramble started and by the end he was trying not to laugh. The first time he had been witness to her doing this had been in her studio when he was recovering from being shot. She was talking about soup. Looking over at the guards, who were in the boat with them, he lost the battle with his laughter.

"Wow." Renaldo said speaking for the group.

Elizabeth blushed bright. While she had lost many of the habits of her younger years, the rambling still popped up once in a while. Mostly around Jason. "Don't laugh at me." She said swatting at her husband.

"I'm sorry." Jason said wiping his eyes.

"No you're not." Elizabeth said calling him out.

"No, I'm not." Jason said laughing again. "I can't help it, I think it's really cute when you do that."

"How do you not pass out?" Marco wanted to know completely serious. Because he had known Liz when she was younger he had seen this before. It always amazed him.

"Now you're going to pick on me too?" Liz asked arching a brow.

"It's a legitimate question." Jason defended his friend. "I've wondered that myself a time or two."

"I stop talking when I run out of air." Liz said shrugging. "Or when I notice that I'm rambling. Whichever comes first."

"Do the boys do it too?" Marco asked Jason.

"Cameron can. Jake doesn't say enough yet for us to know." Jason thought his youngest son was going to be fairly quiet like him. "Like his mother it happens when Cameron is excited."

"Well if nothing else you will know when you get something right." Renaldo said with a wide grin.

Elizabeth just stuck her tongue out at the guys. "We are next."

The boat in front of them entered the cave opening. It was just wide enough to fit the vessel and its passengers. While they waited to go she checked her camera again. It had a setting for low light which is what their tour guide suggested she use. Jason was also going to be taking video. Their tour of the cave would only be five minutes long, but she would still love it.

"We can come back again, as many times as you like, before leaving the island." Jason let her know.

"If this is as amazing as I think it will be then we will return." Elizabeth replied. There was only a small part of her that was worried the attraction wouldn't live up to the hype. But considering they had to wait almost an hour for their turn she wasn't too worried. "It's our turn." She said as the boat glided forward. "Say it in Italian." She requested softly.

"Grotto Azzurra." Jason told her as they entered the cool interior of the cave. He heard his wife gasp softly as they left the outside behind.

"The Grotto is roughly one hundred and fifty meters deep." The tour guide said in accented English. "It is fifty meters long. You will notice that the water is the brightest thing in the cave and provides almost all the illumination. The light enters from two sources. The entranceway we used which sits on the waterline, and there is a large hole just below the surface which also admits sunlight." Their tour guide explained. "This isn't the only cave like this, there are several around the globe. The Grotto is, of course, the most beautiful." He said laughing. "This is a good spot for pictures."

Liz took the hint and fired off some shots. It was just past one, they had been told that between noon and two the light would be at its strongest. Looking at the screen on her camera she realized the water was the same color as Jason and Jake's eyes. "All those years ago you told me about the light in Italy, and now here it is." She said in amazement. Jason lifted her hand and kissed above her wedding rings. He didn't need to say anything so he didn't.

"In ancient times the cave served as a Marine temple." Their guide said starting the boat moving again. "If you go to the Casa Rossa you can view some of the statues that have been retrieved from below the water." They passed back out into the daylight. "That is the tour." Their guide told them.

"That was amazing. Thank you." Elizabeth said on a soft sigh. "I'd like to bring the boys to see this someday."

"We can come back next year." Jason told her.

"I'm sure there are other parts of Italy you'd like to see." Liz wasn't going to restrict him to this one island.

"We can fly in for the day." Jason let her know. "Or overnight." The boys would love the beaches here on the island, so he wasn't worried about them being bored. "In fact the plane is here so we can fly out for the day if you like this time." A trip anywhere in Italy, or any country nearby, could be arranged with no problem.

"I am enjoying Capri." Elizabeth assured him. "So don't worry about that. How about a trip to the beach? We haven't done that so far." They had been on the island for three days. "I packed a lovely swimsuit."

"Would you like to go to the beach, or out on the yacht?" Jason would let her choose. The yacht was docked at the private pier attached to the villa. He could drive it, and so could a couple of the guys. They also had a stretch of private beach.

"The beach." Elizabeth didn't want to share him, if they took the ship out the guys would have to come along as well.

"The beach it is." He said as they headed back to the cars.

They got changed, her in the bathroom and him in the bedroom before exiting their room via the private terrace. They took the path through the gardens which lead to the quiet stretch of sand. While not as blue as the water in the grotto the ocean was still a welcoming shade. "Look at that water. This will be my first time swimming in the ocean. I only dipped my toes in the water when I was visiting California." She had been pregnant at the time and uneasy about getting in the water.

"The water will be warmer here." He explained as he took off his shirt.

"I like your blue shorts." Liz said eating him up with her eyes.

"I left my superhero trunks at home." He replied laughing. "Can I see yours?" Jason was expecting a suit similar to what she wore in Seattle. He couldn't see it, except one red strap because she was using one of his shirts as a cover up. It had not escaped his notice how sexy she looked in the article of clothing. Hopefully she might be inclined to steal his shirts more often.

His eyes got wide when she pulled the light blue fabric over her head. This was not what he envisioned, but he really liked it.

Liz looked over at her husband and grinned. She had her mommy swimsuits, but this wasn't one of them. Nope this was a swimsuit designed to turn her guy's head. The bright red two piece showed a good amount of skin. The triangle top and low rise bottoms accentuated her figure and she looked amazing in the vibrant hue. This was more skin than she normally showed, but since it was just her and Jason she decided to go for it. A honeymoon was the perfect time to flaunt her sexy side.

"When did you get that?" Jason asked finally finding his voice.

"When I went shopping with Nadine the week before the wedding. I wanted something new for our trip." Liz gave him a sexy smile. "I don't think that I'll be wearing this much back home though."

"This is the part where I tell you that it's fine to wear all the time because you look amazing in it. Which you do." He wanted that clear. "I'm just selfish." His grin turned a bit wicked. "I don't want anyone else seeing you in that."

"I like you being selfish." She said dropping him a wink. "Would you like to get in the water?"

"I might drown." He said laughing. He was more relaxed that he'd ever been in his life. She did that for him, brought him a peace he didn't even know he needed. The only thing missing was their boys. They called every night and talked to their sons. They were having a blast with their grandmother and great-grandparents.

"I know CPR." Liz let him know.

"I may drown on purpose now." Jason joked putting down their towels.

"You don't have to almost die to have my lips on yours." She said closing the distance between them before going up on her toes to give him a kiss.

"Hmm." Jason hummed urging her closer. "You are the sweetest thing I've ever tasted." He said when they broke apart.

Elizabeth couldn't do anything but blush.

"I need to cool off, let's hit the water." He said taking her hand in his and heading for the sparkling expanse of blue.

"Alice would you please take Cameron and Jake to wash their hands?" Emily asked the housekeeper as dinner wrapped up.

"Sure thing. Come on guys." Alice was enjoying having little ones in the house. She pulled out Cameron's chair, he could get out of his booster seat on his own, Jake she had to help. Soon they were headed to the downstairs bathroom.

"Milo and I are taking the boys back to the cottage with us." Emily announced.

"Nope." Monica said grinning at her daughter. "Not happening."

"You've had them since Jason and Liz left." Emily protested trying not to glare. "You have to share them."

"No I don't." Monica countered. "Grandmother trumps aunt." Her grin turned into a full on smile. "I don't have to share. You can stay here if you like."

"We have snacks at the cottage. Toys. I'm off tomorrow so we can go out and do something fun. The boys are coming with us. Right Milo?" Emily looked to her boyfriend for back up.

"Staying here wouldn't be so bad." Milo told his girlfriend.

"Really?" Emily asked exasperated. "Why do you keep taking her side over mine?"

"His mother raised him right." Monica said enjoying messing with her daughter.

"You raised me." The young doctor pointed out.

"Clearly I didn't do a good job of teaching you to respect your elders. You are not getting those boys. Suck it up." Monica told her daughter. "I already have something fun planned for tomorrow."

"Don't make me call Liz. She said that I could have time with the boys." Emily reminded her mother.

"Good luck reaching her or your brother." Monica gloated. "They already called, before you came over. Since you don't have the boys' odds are they aren't going to answer the phone." She stopped herself from sticking out her tongue. "Even if they did say you can have the boys, they aren't here and the guards are more afraid of me than you."

"Grandmother, will you help me?" Emily turned to Lila.

"I'm sorry dear, but I have to side with Monica on this one. With the boys in the house your grandfather has been on his best behavior. So I need the boys to stay here." Lila smiled at her husband. They had canceled their trip to spend time with the boys.

"I am enjoying having them around." Edward beamed. "Cameron is going to make a fine engineer."

Emily huffed hard enough to blow up her bangs. "You are not being fair." She told her mother.

"I have waited a long time to be a grandmother." Monica explained to her daughter. "You don't get to crash that. I'm sure your brother and new sister will have date nights. You can babysit, if I'm not available."

Emily looked at her mother. When she wasn't available was resonating. Her mother was smart, vibrant, beautiful, and single. While her job kept her busy, it also afforded her more free time than Emily had. Somewhere out there in Port Charles was a man who would appreciate all those qualities. Emily was going to find him, because if her mother had a social life then she would have less free time. She was probably going to need some help. Definitely Liz plus maybe Nadine and Georgie. Emily was going to get to spend time with her nephew. "Can I at least tag along on whatever adventure you have planned for tomorrow?"

"You certainly can. Both of you. I'm taking the boys to see Cirque de Soleil's newest production. I have two extra tickets for the matinee show." Monica knew her daughter was off and had planned on inviting her and Milo to with them. "After nap we are going to the zoo because Edward likes the polar bears." Lila was joining them as well.

"At least I'll get to spend some time with my nephews." Emily grumbled.

"Enjoy it because next week we won't be here." Monica said with a grin. "I'm taking the boys to the house on the lake." It was about three hours upstate. Jason and Liz had both approved the trip, and of course security had been arranged.

Emily just glared at her mother. Yup she was going to find her mom a boyfriend. Then she could take him to the lake house.

"We are back!" Cameron announced coming into the living room.

"Just in time for cake." Monica beamed at the little boy. It was a blessing to have her grandbabies in her life, she just wished Alan could have lived long enough to see this.

"Yay!" Cameron cheered.

"Yay!" Jake was clapping too. He was a big cake fan.

"Tonight we are having strawberry shortcake." Monica let everyone know. So far every night they had a different dessert. It appeared that Cook had fallen under the spell of their visitors as well.

"Yum." Milo was also grinning. That was one of his favorites.

"What time is the show tomorrow?" Emily wanted to know.

"Ten." Monica answered as she cut Jake's portion into smaller pieces.

Emily put some cake in her mouth and nodded while she continued to plot. No one was going to get in her way when it came to spending time with the boys.

"This has been one of the best weeks of my life." Elizabeth said as they took a late night stroll through the gardens.

"So you are enjoying Italy?" Jason asked like he didn't know.

"I am. I am enjoying it more because I am seeing it as your wife." Elizabeth let him know.

"While you were showering I got a text, which led to me making a call." Jason took her over to a bench and they sat.

"Is everything okay back home?" Elizabeth couldn't think of who else would be contacting him.

"Everything is fine." Jason promised her. "The message wasn't from back home. My friend who owns this house has decided to sell it. Before he puts it on the open market he is giving us first bid. I know that you haven't seen any other regions of Italy yet, or the villas in them, but I was wondering if you were interested in maybe making this our home when we come. I figure future trips, when we have the boys with us will be at least a month. Possibly longer." He could take extended trips because he had good men working with him. "When we aren't here we can let our friends and family stay if they'd like to. Francis loves it here, so he could bring Diane."

"We could own this villa?" Elizabeth asked surprised.

"We could and the yacht as well." Jason let her know. "I told you that I wouldn't be making any large purchases without discussing it with you first." The money in the bank wasn't his, it was theirs. Her name was on the account along with his so they needed to discuss things like this.

"Call your friend back and tell him yes." She said smiling. Jason loved it here, and that was enough for her. "The boys will love it here, especially the beach. I already love it here." She did, it was peaceful.

"Thank you." He leaned forward and kissed her. He knew her decision was made with him in mind. "He said I could call tomorrow. Now we should go inside and pick some bedrooms for the boys."

"We can do that on our last day here." Liz said stopping her husband. "Right now all the bedrooms are occupied." The guys were probably asleep, in his excitement Jason had forgotten the time. "I don't want to intrude on the guys' privacy." That would be rude. "I'll snap pictures and the next time we come I'll redo the rooms."

"Alright. Now we can finish our walk through our garden." He said standing and extending his hand.

"Our garden." She said looking around. "I like the sound of that."

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