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Chapter 41

Taking advantage of the floor to ceiling mirror in the bathroom Elizabeth checked out her outfit for the evening. Behind her the mirrors over the sink let her see the rear view as well. The form fitting halter style dress would most certainly turn her husband's head. If the bold, rich shade of red didn't do it, then the fact that her entire upper back and shoulders were on display would. The keyhole front gave a teasing glimpse of cleavage would have him on a low simmer all evening.

She slipped on matching pumps as she reached for her jewelry. Ruby drop earrings were on display thanks to her curly French twist. A necklace wasn't needed so she was skipping that. She picked up her lipstick and swiped the pale pink shimmering color over her lips. Her eyes were smoky and thanks to her terra cotta eyeliner they were a deeper shade of blue. With a nod she decided to go find her guy. She was ready for a night out.

Jason was also ready to go. He was sitting on the couch with his feet on the coffee table. He sat like this a lot back home, and Cameron liked to try to copy him. The little boy generally had to lie down and stretch out his legs to do so, it always made Jason grin. When Elizabeth came out they were going to call home before going to dinner. The honeymoon was almost over and while he would miss this time with his wife he missed his boys even more.

When the bedroom door opened Jason stood up and was struck mute. He always thought his wife was sexy, but holy hell she had gone all out tonight. If he ever managed to recover, and get his brain working again, he could tell her just how sexy she looked. He did groan out loud when she walked to where he was waiting, with just a little extra sway in her hips. He was going to need to see that while she was walking away from him.

"You look so sexy in your suit." Elizabeth said when she was standing in front of him. Dark blue, with a light blue shirt. The top few buttons were open and she wanted to put her lips at the base of his neck. She had seen him in this exact same outfit the Christmas after Jake was born. On the docks after he found the one toy Cam wanted with all his heart. Not jumping him on the spot was incredibly hard, but that would have let everyone know they were more than friends.

Jason just swallowed hard. Up close she was even more beautiful.

"You won't need this." She let him know as she reached up and slowly pulled the tie that was draped over his neck down. Keeping her eyes on his she tossed the silk over her shoulder. He was struggling to find words. That was so good for her ego. "We can pick it up on our way back to bed, it might come in handy."

"You need to stop, I'm not sure how much more I can take." Jason said finally speaking.

Elizabeth gave him a slow, sexy smile. "So you like my dress." She turned so he could see the entire thing. "Because I like it."

Jason groaned when her backside came into the view. "Room service is sounding better by the minute."

"We can have that for breakfast." Liz said before sticking her hand in the pocket of his pants and coming out with his phone. Keeping her eyes on his she hit the appropriate number on the speed dial.

"Quartermaine residence." Alice answered the phone.

"Hi Alice." Liz hit the speaker button when the ringing started.

"Mrs. Elizabeth, hello. Or should I say ciao." The housekeeper greeted Jason's wife. "I'll go tell Dr. Monica that you are on the line."

"Thank you." Liz said still smiling at Jason. He was going to have to pull it together for this talk.

"Hi Mommy and Daddy!" Cameron's voice came over the line. He wasn't shouting but it was close. "Nana is taking us to see the buffalo today!" He was super excited.

"What buffalo?" Jason was proud that he could string sentences together. His girl had scrambled his brains. "I didn't know there were buffalo in Port Charles."

Liz was already laughing because she had a pretty good idea of what Cameron meant. It was amazing that kids sometimes heard something completely different from what you actually said.

"We are going to Buffalo this afternoon." Monica said in the background. Her phone was on speaker as well. "To spend the afternoon at the science museum." She cleared up. There wasn't one of those in Port Charles.

"Sounds like fun." Liz said grinning. Her boys were handling the separation well. She chalked that up to them knowing they were loved and safe with Monica.

"We like staying with Nana. Right Jake?" Cameron asked his brother.

"Right." Jake responded while nodding. He hadn't gotten the understanding that you couldn't be seen over the phone down yet. "Buffalo." He repeated.

Jason made plans to find the boys some real buffalo. There weren't any at the Port Charles zoo. "We are going to be home in less than a week." He always made sure to keep the boys up to date on the travel schedule.

"Okay, we will be here." Cameron told his parents. He liked the mansion, but he would like being home more. "Aunt Emily is being funny. Nana said that she is scheming. What does that mean?" The little boy wanted to know.

"It means she is planning something." Liz wondered what that was all about. She was looking forward to getting caught up when they got home.

"Snack is here!" Cameron said yelling this time. "Popcorn. We really like popcorn and Pop-pop can have it with us. Bye." The little boy dashed off. Because his parents were not as important as snack.

Liz was laughing again.

Monica picked up the phone. "Everything is going well here. The boys are having fun, and I'm having even more fun."

"Good." Jason was glad he could share his family with his mother. "What is Emily up to?"

"No clue." Monica admitted. "I'm hoping Liz will get the scoop when she comes home. Emily has accused me of not sharing, which is totally true. I'm hoping the two of you want to go somewhere else really soon." The doctor said smiling. "Weekends away are great for a marriage."

"We will keep that in mind." Jason said laughing.

"I'm sure Jason and I will take you up on your offer from time to time." Liz added on. Even if they stayed home, time alone was nice. She wanted her boys to have a sense of family.

"Okay you kids go do something fun. Don't forget we leave for the lake tomorrow. You are cutting into my snack time." Monica said laughing. "I need to keep close watch whenever Edward is added to the mix."

"I bet." Jason knew his grandfather could cause serious mischief. "Bye."

"Bye." Monica said hanging up.

"They don't miss us at all." Jason said grinning.

"They do, they won't show it until we come home." She was guessing the boys would be following them around once they were all back in the house. It was something Cameron only did with Jason occasionally these days, but he would want to hang out with his dad.

Liz put Jason's phone back and watched his eyes darken in color again. He had calmed some during their phone chat. Turning she headed for the door. "If we don't leave now we will be late."

He took a moment to fulfill his earlier wish. As the flawless skin of her back came into view he had to wonder if she was wearing a bra. He knew that there were ones that were made for dresses like this.

Elizabeth looked over her shoulder and let her grin turn naughty. "No."

"No?" Jason repeated wondering if he was missing something.

"No bra." She said before opening the door and stepping into the hall where the guys were waiting. She could read him like a book. "Jason will be right out."

Marco nodded and called for the elevator.

In the suite Jason wondered where the nearest hospital was. There was no way his sexy wife wasn't going to kill him.

For the evening meal he took her to another hotel. They were dining at the Ristorante I Portici, which was considered to be one of the finest dining establishments in the city. That reputation was backed up by the fact that they were the only restaurant in a region known for food to have a coveted Michelin star.

However awards didn't matter to Jason. Showing his wife a good time, and getting good food did. At the end of the night he wanted to see a smile on her beautiful face. He had been assured by the concierge that this restaurant would be a wonderful experience, so a table was booked.

They were both adventurous eaters so they opted for two of the three available chef's tasting menus. He went for the meat, and she picked the Agostino lacobucci menu. Plate after plate of beautiful, and yes delicious, food was placed in front of them. There was a lot of feeding one another as the meal progressed. Jason didn't seek out any special treatment, but the kitchen still changed the menu just a bit for their table. When dessert was served instead of serving them both pastries, Elizabeth received a plate of assorted chocolates. It was the perfect ending to the meal.

"That may be one of the most incredible meals I have ever had in my life." She said once they were in the car heading back to their hotel.

"Bologna is considered to be a destination every true food lover must visit, so for people to say you are one of the best places to eat in the entire city you have to be special." Jason thought the restaurant had lived up to its reputation.

"This entire trip has been incredible." Elizabeth said softly as she leaned her head onto her husband's shoulder. "I wasn't expecting to see more than Capri." She was grateful for everything he did for her.

"If we had more time we'd visit somewhere else." Jason told her. Since Elizabeth still needed to put down her design ideas for the villa they would finish their honeymoon in Capri.

"I am incredibly happy with this trip. I am looking forward to coming back to Italy. We can discover a new region each time we come." Liz wasn't going to let him worry that they hadn't done enough during this trip.

"That's a great plan. Smart and beautiful I really am the luckiest guy on the planet." He told her smiling as they pulled up to the hotel. They rode up to their floor with all the guys.

"Night." Liz said waving to the crew as she and Jason walked down the hall to their room.

"Are you going to take that dress off now?" Jason asked leaning against the door. He had been thinking on the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra all evening.

"I don't know, I really like it. It's comfy." Liz teased him. "I'm sure that it would be nice to sleep in." She ran her hands over the material and watched his eyes darken.

"I can't guarantee it will be in one piece in the morning." Jason told her. "You saw what I did to my t-shirt."

"Thanks for the warning." Liz said reaching up one hand she opened the halter behind her neck, and with the other she pulled down her zipper. With a slight tug the material slide down her body so that she was left standing there in her heels, jewelry and thong. Looking over at her husband she let her eyes move down his body. When they reached his crotch she couldn't help but smirk, he was already hard. "Ready for bed?"

Instead of answering Jason pushed off the door, walked over and threw his wife over his shoulder before heading to their bedroom.

"I am super excited about this." Nadine admitted as Cody pulled up to the building and parked. "I knew you liked animals, so I kind of figured a pet would be happening. I just didn't know when or what you would want." She said excited about this outing.

"With all the land we have it seems wrong to not have a dog." Cody liked cats, but not enough to have one as a pet. If Nadine wanted one he would open their home to a cat, but he wouldn't pick one on his own.

"I'm looking forward to walks and running around with him or her chasing me." Nadine said as he unbuckled her seatbelt. "I will look into trainers when I get home. Are we bringing a furry friend home today?"

"No, you need to fill out paperwork first. So tomorrow or the day after." Cody let her know how this worked.

"Where did you learn about this place?" Nadine asked as he opened her door. They linked fingers as they walked to the front door. She liked that he loved holding hands.

"Renaldo." Cody told his girlfriend. "He learned about it when he and Leyla adopted their dog. They wanted an older dog, I think I'll do better with a puppy." He wanted something he could train without having to break bad habits first.

They were at Fur Babies rescue. It was a center that specialized in adopting out puppies. The shelters in the area usually sent liters here when the babies were old enough to be weaned from their mother's milk. So it was the ideal place to come and find a forever friend. Since visits were by appointment only he called up and made one.

"Welcome." The smiling woman behind the counter greeted them. "Cody Paul and Nadine Crowell?"

"That's us." Nadine said smiling back.

"Good." The older woman smiled. "Before I take you back can you please fill out some paperwork for us?" This was standard procedure, folks often didn't want to handle this after looking at the animals.

Cody handed over an envelope. "I went online and downloaded the forms."

"Even better." She said taking the forms and reading them over. "Looks good. We will put this information into the system this afternoon and we should hear back tomorrow." Checks for animal abuse arrests or convictions were standard in the state. "Come on back and meet our residents. We have five liters at the moment. All mixed breeds."

"It must be amazing to work here." Nadine wondered how the staff got anything done. She would just want to play all day.

"It is. It's a lot of work too." Their guide told them. "That is why the other shelters send their puppies here. It can just be too much on the staff when you factor in all the other animals they care for. Puppies are also a drain financially. All the vet bills. Here as a private rescue we can charge more than the public rescues, which keeps us running in the black. Here is the first room."

"Oh!" Nadine said quietly. "They are all so cute."

"They are awfully cute." Cody had to agree with his girlfriend. "Can we look in the rooms before actually going in?" That would keep them from falling in love with multiple puppies.

"Sure can." Their guide took them down the hall and let them look in on the groups of puppies that were playing.

The dogs ranged in color and size. Nadine was grinning as they took in the small animals. She lost a little piece of her heart at each of the big picture windows they stopped at. That wasn't surprising because she loved animals in general. "Which room did you want to visit?"

"How about this, on the count of three we both hold up the number of fingers of the room that has the puppies we liked the look of the best?" Cody suggested, he had a plan for this visit.

"One, two, three." Nadine counted and held up two fingers. The same number her guy was holding up.

Cody watched his girl and when it was clear she was only going to put up two fingers he mimicked that number. "Two it is."

"Come on back down the hall." The older woman told them. "These dogs are part boxer, they were born at the shelter. No clue what breed dad is. These guys just came in two days ago. Six puppies, two boys and four dames."

They hit the Purell station first and then walked into the room. The group noticed the new comers and bounded over. The flopping ears were just too cute as they ran. Nadine sat on the floor and Cody joined her. The puppies spent a good five minutes running over them and sniffing. Pets to bellies and scratches to heads were demanded. "They have a good temperament." It was a first meeting but no one was overly aggressive. "Can you pick one?" He asked grinning.

"That one." Nadine had known from the moment she sat down which dog was hers. "She's adorable."

"She's number 15634." Their guide told them. That was the number on her vaccination medallion. "We haven't named this crew yet. We are still getting to know them. We don't hold dogs, but if she is still here when your paperwork clears you can take her home."

"Okay. I'll keep my fingers crossed." Nadine said letting Cody help her up.

"We will wait for your call." Cody said linking his fingers with his girl. "I'll drop you off at the hospital." He said when they were back outside.

"Thanks. I hope she's still here when we come back." Nadine said buckling up.

"Me too." Cody said starting the car.

After dropping his girl at work he went right back to the shelter. "Hi."

"Mr. Paul. We have her all set in the carrier and ready to go." The older woman said grinning. She had only been too happy to help with this plan.

"Thanks." Cody had filled out paperwork last week, so he was cleared for the adoption. What he didn't know was what dog his girl wanted. So he set up this appointment explaining to the center's director what he needed. Ritchie was off work today so he was going to hang out with the puppy and drop her off at the house tomorrow morning. The guard was interested in getting a pet and this would help him see if a dog was a good choice. "This is for you." He handed over a check.

"Thank you." The director said smiling wide. It was the adoption fee as well as a sizeable donation. "The money will go to good use."

"Have a good day. Come on kiddo." Cody carefully loaded the puppy into the back of the car. His plan was working out just like he wanted it to.

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