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Chapter 37

The guys stayed downstairs for another hour discussing different scenarios for disposing of Ric. Sonny already had Spinelli working on something and they decided to start with that. Jason walked everyone out and let the dogs roam a bit as he tried to settle some. Knowing that Ric wanted to kill his child had the enforcer rattled. He couldn't help but remember the first nightmare that Elizabeth had, the one where she cried because their baby was gone.

With the house locked up and the dogs settled for the night he headed upstairs. Emily was in her room and he liked the fact that Elizabeth had decorated that room just for his sister. He stopped to check on Cam, he'd missed bath and story time tonight. When he straightened the covers Jason noticed that his son's pajamas had feet. It made him smile that Elizabeth didn't hesitate to accept his ideas. He gave the little boy a kiss before leaving the room.

Opening the door to the master suite he immediately knew something was wrong. The bed was empty. The covers were mussed so Elizabeth had gone to bed but now she was back up. The bathroom door was cracked and when he peeked inside he saw her sitting on the floor with a towel covering her face. By the way her shoulders were shaking he could tell she was crying.

"Elizabeth." He said going down on both knees behind her and wrapping her tight in his arms. "Baby, what's wrong?"

Instead of answering she simply turned in his arms and clutched him tightly.

He picked her up and carried her back to bed. "Were you sick?"

She just shook her head. "I was in the bathroom and I started crying."

"Talk to me honey." He shifted so that his back was against the headboard. Grabbing the blanket he pulled it over them so that she wouldn't get cold.

"What if it's true?" Was all she said.

He didn't need her to say anything else. "You don't have to let him in your life if you don't want to." But he knew her, she would want to. She simply was incapable of turning her back on family. That was why how the Webbers treated her hurt so bad.

"My whole life would be a lie. I wouldn't know who I am." She clutched his shirt like she was afraid he would vanish.

"You are Elizabeth Imogene Webber soon to be Morgan. You're a wonderful mother, an outstanding nurse, a great friend and a phenomenal lover. You are everything you were yesterday and the same person you'll be tomorrow. The only thing that will change is that you don't a have family that makes you feel less than worthy. Lorenzo seems to want to get to know you. Badly enough that he risked pissing me off to get close to you." Jason would never admit it out loud but he respected that the man didn't back down.

"What if he rejects me?" That was her greatest fear that he would get to know her and then deem her unworthy. Her family had never been there when she needed them. She didn't want him to come along with false promises, it would break her heart.

"Then I will kill him." Jason said without hesitation.

She giggled against his chest. "I love you."

"Of course you do." Jason said smiling when she laughed again. "I love you too. Once Lorenzo gets to know you he will love you as well."

"You said that Johnny is looking into how I could be an Alcazar?" There were so many questions she needed to have answered.

"Yes, but I suspect that Lorenzo already knows. I don't think he'll tell anyone but you." Jason snuggled her closer. "But no matter what he says you and I are getting married in eight days. Then you'll be a Morgan. That should clear up any doubts of who you are."

"That's the only name that matters." She said feeling lighter.

"You weren't up here crying this whole time were you?" He didn't like the thought of that.

"No, only a few minutes." The tears had come suddenly and she'd simply sank to the ground under the onslaught.

"Good. Even if I'm in a meeting if you need me, come get me." He placed his fingers under her chin and gently lifted her head. "Nothing is more important than you. You know that right?" He may have been lousy at prioritizing before but those days were gone. Nothing and no one came before his family.

"I know. You know that I feel the same? You are my heart Jason." She placed her head on his shoulder again.

"Tired?" His girl was fading on him. This was a late night for her. She needed her rest tomorrow she and Emily were taking Cam trick or treating. They were also taking a small platoon of guards.

"Um-hmm." She said already slipping into sleep.

He gently rolled them so that she was lying on the bed. Quickly he toed off his boots and stripped down to his underwear. He grabbed the sweats at the bottom of the bed and slipped under the covers. He spooned up behind Elizabeth. Taking a few minutes just to watch her he marveled that this beautiful and kind woman was his to love. Placing a protective hand over her lower stomach where their baby lay he drifted off to sleep.

"Elizabeth that is too freaking cute!" Emily said snapping the picture of her godson in his Halloween costume.

"I know when he told me what he wanted to be I cried for about an hour. These hormones are killing me." Elizabeth laughed as she made some last minute adjustments to her son's outfit.

"Can I send a picture to Monica?" Emily knew her mom would love this.

"Sure. Go ahead." Elizabeth smiled at her son. "You ready to go show daddy?" Cam nodded a bit shyly. He was worried that Jason wouldn't like it, but Elizabeth knew that her soon to be hubby would love it. He wasn't coming with them, not wanting to attract attention but he was sending six guards. This morning she'd asked him he thought that was a bit excessive. They were meeting Carly who would have four guards of her own. He kissed her and said no.

"My mom and dad are freaking out. They think he's adorable." Emily relayed the message. Both her parents were working. Halloween tended to be a busy day at the hospital.

"I wonder what Edward would say?" Elizabeth laughed thinking about that. So did Emily. "Okay let's get downstairs." They tended to trick or treat early in the night.

Jason had just finished giving the guards their instructions for the fifth time that night. "You want us to write it down?" Francis asked being a smartass.

"Very funny Francis." Jason scowled at his friend. "Just keep them safe."

"There goes our plan to sell them on the black market." Johnny quipped and then wisely shut up at Jason's glare.

"What is Cam going as?" Cody asked his boss. He hadn't been trick or treating in years and wondered if it had changed much.

"An Engineer." Jason had tagged along for the costume shopping. Instead of going to a store and buying a pre packaged outfit Elizabeth had pieced the outfit together at several different stores. Each part could be worn as everyday clothing so nothing got wasted.

"I bet he's going to be adorable with it all assembled." Francis had also been along for the shopping trip. Jason wanted a guard with her at all times until Ric was handled.

"He might even be able to see unless Elizabeth blinds him with the camera flash." Johnny smirked, the woman loved to take pictures.

"Hi guys." Elizabeth came into the room dressed in jeans and a bulky sweater. It was a warm night for late October but she got cold easily. "Ready to see Cam?"

"Yeah." Jason was not much for holidays, but that was changing now that he had Cam.

"I'll go get him." She popped out into the hall and Emily came in ready to snap pictures of Jason's reaction. "Ta-da!" Elizabeth came back leading her son into the room. "So dad what do you think?"

Jason was shocked. Cam wasn't wearing the Engineer's outfit that he'd talked about for an entire month. Still there was absolutely no doubt exactly who he was dressing as. Unable to speak Jason dropped down to his knees and opened his arms. Cam happily ran to him.

"What happened to the overalls?" Francis asked smiling. Not often was Jason rendered speechless.

Cam was wearing motorcycle boots, dark blue jeans cuffed at the feet, a black leather belt, a black t-shirt, and a black leather jacket. His normally wild curls had been clipped so that his hair could be spiked up, and it was a dark blonde.

"Cam told me he wanted to go dressed as his hero for Halloween." Elizabeth was tearing up again just thinking back on the conversation.

"Thank you Cam." Jason said regaining his speech. He was Cam's hero, how amazing was that?

"I can't believe you dyed his hair." Johnny was laughing at the mini enforcer.

"It's not dye. He's three Johnny. It's colored hair gel. When he gets his bath tonight it will wash right out. It comes in all kinds of colors. I think he looks adorable." She sniffed again.

"Okay let's get going before Elizabeth springs another leak." Emily said laughing.

They were back home by eight. Cam's outfit had been a huge success. Morgan had chosen to dress up as a doctor and he also looked adorable. Now they were in the living room sorting through the candy. Elizabeth explained that it was tradition to do this before Cam went to bed.

Jason wasn't surprised that Elizabeth was pulling out the chocolate, but only the ones with caramel filling. Apparently the baby was craving those right now. Emily helped herself to anything with chocolate and mint. Cam wasn't really interested in the candy at all, but Elizabeth put aside a small amount for him anyway. She would ration it out over the next few months.

That still left a large mound of candy. Jason had been floored at just how much candy his son had collected. Elizabeth didn't bother to tell him that they got more last year. "Cam, sweetie go get the bags from your room."

"Kay, Momma." He ran from the room but came back five minutes later with a handful of brown paper bags.

While the guys watched, because Elizabeth said that no one could leave, they divided what was left into seven piles. One much larger than the rest. Emily and Elizabeth started bagging up the stash. Each paper bag was decorated Elizabeth had drawn a picture and Cam then colored it in.

"Rory." Elizabeth whispered to her son.

Cam ran over to the man he thought of as a friend and held up the bag. "Thank you."

The delight on the young guards face made Elizabeth smile. When Cam came back over she whispered. "Cody." Cam repeated his part. Johnny, Francis, Reggie and Milo also got candy. Milo's bag was a bit heavier as the poor man had spent most of the night beet red. He was still recovering from Girl's Night Out.

The really big pile was put into a plastic bag and Emily would take it to the hospital tomorrow and put it in the staff lounge. The doctors and nurses counted on Cam to get them some candy since no one else on staff currently had a small child. "Okay Cam, you and daddy go walk the dogs and then it's bath time." Thankfully Halloween was on a Friday this year so she wouldn't have to deal with a cranky child tomorrow. Cam did mornings about as well as she did.

Before they walked out the door Elizabeth whispered in Jason's ear. "You do bath time tonight and when you're done come find me." She gave him a sassy grin. She had something in store for Jason Morgan.

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