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Chapter 31

Furniture shopping was quick for which Jason seemed to be very grateful. The meeting with the planner was a whole different kettle of fish. Elizabeth was used to Jason sitting back and not saying much. It turned out when it came to the wedding there were things he had very definite ideas on.

"Ms. Webber and Mr. Morgan?" A very perky young woman walked over to them.

"Yes." Elizabeth shook her hand and Jason just nodded.

"I'm Clarice, Kate Howard sent me to plan the wedding." She had her binder ready with pictures and a list of contacts. She had been told it would be an intimate wedding and that she could not screw anything up. "Our table is waiting."

Elizabeth knew it wasn't a coincidence that they were meeting in Sonny's restaurant or that Kate had picked the planner. She was beginning to wonder what she was in for. Jason just smiled at his fiancée. "It's nice to meet you." Elizabeth said to the other woman.

They ordered drinks for now and once the waiter left they got right down to it. "So the wedding is on November eighth which is a Saturday. I was told late afternoon or early evening. So what were you thinking?"

"The MetroCourt is available." Elizabeth said to the young woman. The more Elizabeth thought about it the more she liked the hotel as the venue.

"No. It's too public." Jason immediately shot that down. He was not having his wedding in Carly's hotel. He was still pissed.

Elizabeth looked at him surprised she had not expected him to offer any opinions. And she didn't believe that public access was the only reason he shot the venue down. "Okay then. How about Greystone?" Sonny did offer. It was not her first choice but the grounds were beautiful this time of year.

"Not there either. Nor at our house." He didn't want outsiders to have access to where they or Sonny lived.

Elizabeth just sat back and tried to control the impulse to strangle Jason. It was clear he had something in mind. "Where then?"

"The Quartermaine mansion." He'd talked it over with Francis, who was an expert on security, and they both agreed the house was the best option. It was no biggie to have non family members on the ground or in the house. The Quartermaine's entertained frequently.

Clarice looked at Elizabeth for approval. "That's fine." Elizabeth shot Jason a dirty look. He could have just said so. "I will call Edward and tell him to expect Clarice."

"Alright then." The perky young woman made a notation. "Will the wedding and reception be there?"

"Yes." Jason said reaching for his water. Edward paid a lot of money to maintain Lila's gardens. His grandmother had all types of roses including ones that were just blooming now. "If the weather is nice we can have the ceremony in the rose garden." Elizabeth looked ready to kill him and he was trying not to laugh. She was just too cute when she got annoyed. Still he knew that last part would make her happy.

"Is the guest list ready?" Clarice asked thinking about invitations. With the wedding so close they needed to get right on that.

Elizabeth reached in her bag and handed over the list. "Also I went on-line and picked a style of invitation." She handed the print out over. A simple invitation done in cream and dark grey. The writing was gothic script. It was timeless and classic.

"I can get this printed up and the invitations sent out by the end of the week." Clarice assured the couple. She noted the business card attached to the print out.

"Okay next music band or DJ?" Clarice asked the couple.

"Band." Jason reached in his pocket and handed over yet another business card.

"Alright." Clarice hadn't ever had a groom this involved before. "Photographer."

Elizabeth didn't even bother to speak up instead she just glared at Jason as he handed over still another card. There really was no point in her being here. She caught his eye and realized he was enjoying himself. It only made her frown harder.

His pregnant fiancée was going to kick his ass. However, he had no intention of letting anyone near his family who hadn't been thoroughly vetted…twice. Since he was already in deep he went ahead and handed over cards for the florist and baker as well.

"Okay then." Clarice had been warned by Kate to expect to be micro managed. "What type of cake?"

"Chocolate with chocolate icing." Jason quickly responded.

"Jason, not everyone likes chocolate cake. We should do alternating layers." Elizabeth finally spoke up.

"I don't care what everyone else likes. I care about what you like. You like chocolate." Jason said giving her a smoldering look.

Damn him for being so sweet and sexy. She was actually tearing up. "Alright then."

"Flowers?" Clarice asked trying not to notice how they were undressing one another with their eyes.

"You don't have an opinion?" Elizabeth said to Jason.

"Nope." He said smirking.

"Lilies, all different types in mine and Emily's bouquets but roses on the tables. Red, yellow and orange." Elizabeth said smiling at the thought.

"What were you thinking in terms of colors for the linens?" Clarice was thinking that this would actually be the easiest wedding she'd ever done. She wasn't surprised when Jason pushed a card across the table for party supply rentals.

"Brown cloths and ivory overlays." Elizabeth could actually see the room. She wanted a neutral background so the flowers shone bright.

"Okay then. That's the ceremony and reception. Mr. Corinthos is handling the food. What were you thinking about for your dress? I can call Kate and have her send down gowns. You could just pick what you like." Clarice offered.

"That will be fine." If none of the gowns suited her then she could always go shopping with Emily.

"I will set up appointments with the baker, florist and supply house so we can get what you want noted. Do you need help planning the honeymoon?" Clarice didn't think so but it was part of the service.

"No." Jason had that covered.

"I'll be in touch then. If any problems pop up I'll be sure to call you." Clarice stood and after shaking the couple's hands left.

"Where were these opinions when we were furniture shopping this morning?" She turned to Jason and teased.

"I don't really care what kind of dining room table we have." He said shrugging. "I do care that our wedding day is everything you want it to be." He gave her the intense gaze he knew made her weak in the knees. "There isn't anything that I wouldn't do for you." He said in a husky whisper.

"I guess that makes me really fortunate." She leaned against him feeling so loved.

Emily was committing the cardinal sin of texting and walking. She had just hit the reply button when she slammed into someone spilling her large coffee over both of them. Her eyes widened in shock at the impact before she started apologizing. "I am so sorry. That was totally my fault."

"It's not a problem." Dante looked down at his coat and wondered if the dry cleaners could get out what was going to be a horrific stain. "Is that chocolate?"

Emily was looking through her bag for the wet wipes she always carried. "Yes. I like it in my coffee. You will of course send me the dry cleaning bill."

"That's really not necessary." Dante said looking at his shoes which were covered in foam. Looking up he couldn't help but smile the woman who had bumped into him was stunning.

"I insist. I wasn't paying attention and this was absolutely my fault." Emily looked up and found herself at a lost for words, the guy was smoking hot. "If the stain doesn't come out I will replace the coat."

"Really it's fine. I'm Dante by the way." He extended his hand and smiled.

"Emily." She said trying to make the most of an awkward start. He really was very nice to look at.

"Doctor Emily?" He said pointing out her scrubs.

"Yes." For some reason she wanted to blush. "Let me give you my card so that you can contact me about the cleaning bill."

"Doctor Emily, it really is not that big of a deal." He was definitely going to take that card. He was going to be here for a while there was no need to be alone. "Why don't I give you mine as well?" He pulled out his wallet and retrieved one of his new business cards.

"I don't think I've seen you around." It was lame but if it kept him here talking she had no problem with that.

"I'm a new transplant. However I'm really starting to like it here." He was flirting and judging by her smile she didn't seem to mind one bit.

"Good, maybe you'll stick around." Emily was fishing around for something else to say when her pager beeped. "That's the hospital I need to get back. Call me… about the coat." Or anything else she mentally added.

"I'll do that." She wasn't paying for the dry cleaning, but he'd let her buy him a coffee sometime. After that she might let him buy her dinner. As she walked away he looked at the card and wanted to swear out loud. Dr. Emily Quartermaine, shit he just hit on Jason's sister.

"Why do you smell like chocolate?" Ric asked walking into Dante's tiny office.

"I just had a large coffee with chocolate syrup in it poured on me by Emily Quartermaine." Dante explained, trying to get the beautiful woman out of his head.

"Really? What did you think of the young doctor?" Ric asked leaning on the doorjamb.

Something about his boss's tone raised his hackles. "I thought she was very nice. She insisted on paying for the dry cleaning. Do you know her?"

"She's my ex-wife's best friend." Ric knew that Emily hated his guts but he didn't need to tell Dante that.

"I have no intention of making her pay for what was just an accident." Dante said waiting to see what the other man came back with. He knew Ric was obsessed with Elizabeth Webber.

"Take her up on the offer." Ric was seeing how he could use this to his advantage.

"Why?" Dante asked confused. His office like Ric's was wired for sound. Whatever the D.A. said would make its way back to Sonny and Jason.

"Emily Quartermaine is Jason Morgan's sister. She could be a valuable source of information for this office." Ric didn't think she knew anything but having an ADA sniffing around his sister would irritate Jason. This could be an unexpected gift.

"You want me to pretend to be interested in her just so that I can get information on her brother? What makes you think she'll tell me anything?" Lansing really was a piece of work.

"Actually I was thinking that you might give Morgan some information and gain his trust. If he thinks he has an in at the D.A.'s office he might get sloppy." Ric had no problem poking the hornet's nest. The more ways he could irritate Jason the better.

"Isn't that entrapment?" Dante asked playing naïve.

"Not if it's done right. And I know just how far I can go. Make sure you call Emily back, that's the starting point." Ric straightened up. "Here is the file on the Wilson robbery be ready to go to court in the morning." Dante was sure that what his bosses had planned for Ric Lansing was not pleasant and this little tidbit was going to make it that much worse.

Joe and Vincent were sitting at the warehouse monitoring all the communications around the city. It was normally a very tedious job. Mostly they made sure that the bugs were still transmitting and occasionally were instructed to actually listen to conversations.

Anything Ric Lansing said was to be immediately reviewed. If it was hot enough then Sonny or Jason was to be called right away. If they couldn't reach their bosses they could call Johnny or Francis. The guys were listening to Dante and Ric talk about Emily and knew that Jason was going to freak. His baby sister was off-limits. That was a well-known fact. Having Lansing tell Falconeri to use her to get close to Jason was just stupid.

"You want to rock, paper, scissor to see who calls?" Joe asked.

"You out rank me on the seniority grid, so you get to make that call. You might want to call Sonny and not Jason." Vincent suggested.

"Do I look suicidal? I'm calling O'Brien, let him report it. Sonny used to date Emily. He's not going to take it any better than Jason will." Joe said reaching for the phone.

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