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Hi All! Okay so here is the next chapter of Hello Goodbye. This story is still not finished but I have 20 completed chapters. Since you guys give me so much support I have decided to try being brave and stepping out of my comfort zone. Despite the fact that the story is still being written, I'm going to post one chapter a week, every Friday, while I work on it. Thank you again for giving me a home for my writing.

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Chapter 2

"You-you want to come with me?" Jason couldn't believe she was saying yes. She was choosing him over Lucky.

"I do." Elizabeth said looking up into his blue eyes.

He could still sense some hesitation in her and was convinced that she was hiding something from him. "Tell me what you are thinking." He was only pushing because he felt she needed to say it.

"Can I tell you after we leave? If you want me to come back after you know, I'll understand." Elizabeth was looking at where their hands were still joined.

"If that's what you need, then that's what we'll do." He would promise her pretty much anything if she left with him. He'd never had a woman make him feel this desperate before. "We have time for you to get some things. You can't bring much because I can't fit a lot on my bike."

"Can we take a car?" Elizabeth wasn't sure she could handle riding on the bike right now. "I know I'm making a lot of demands-" She started.

"You're not. Whatever you need to feel comfortable." Jason squeezed her hand. This was a huge step she was taking. She was placing herself in his care and he would not let her regret it.

"Thanks." She stood still holding his hand. "Let's go to my studio." They walked to the bike and she hopped on behind him holding him tight. The ride was short but it was enough to let her know requesting a car was the right move. Upstairs Elizabeth put some clothes in her duffel bag and grabbed her passport. She had no idea where they were headed but she wanted to be ready. "I'd like to make one more stop." She said taking one last look around.

"It will still be here." Jason promised her. "I'll make sure of it." He'd buy the building if it was necessary.

"Can we have someone send us "The Wind" when we get settled in Italy? Or will that be too dangerous?" Elizabeth loved that painting and Jason did too.

"It should be possible." He told her.

"I'll understand if it isn't." Elizabeth forced herself to move to the door. With each step she became more aware that she was leaving Port Charles. That she was letting a snap decision shape what happened next in her life. She was terrified.

Jason locked the studio and they made their way down the stairs. The bike was gone and instead a large SUV was parked in front of her building. Leaning against the car was Francis Corelli. "Hey Lizbits."

"Hi Francis." He was the closest thing she had to a brother. "I'm leaving with Jason."

"Good." The older Italian said grinning. He was surprised that Jason asked. There was hope for his young friend yet. "I want you to take this." He handed her a small satchel. "Put it in your duffel bag. When you get to your hotel open it up."

"Okay Frannie." Elizabeth always followed his instructions. "I'll miss you."

"I'll be in touch." He said winking. Taking her bag he put it in the back and then helped her into the car. Turning back to Jason he handed him a new cell phone. "I'm the only one with the number. I programmed some numbers in. Make sure you transfer them to your new phone when you ditch this one."

"Thanks Francis." He'd been a good friend and mentor.

"Be good to her." Francis warned.

"I will. I need you to look into what's been going on with the Spencers and possibly my sister." Jason would call in a few weeks to see what Francis learned.

"I planned to. I haven't before because I didn't want to disrespect her request not to." Francis didn't like the vibe he was getting from Lucky. The boy was too arrogant, angry and possessive around Liz. "Get going."

"We have one more stop to make and then we will. Take care." Jason shook the older man's hand before walking around and getting behind the wheel. "Where did you want to go?"

"I need to see your Grandmother." Elizabeth had a request to make.

Jason was surprised but started the car and headed to the mansion.

Peeking into the parlor Jason waited until his mother left the room and his Grandmother was alone before opening the terrace doors. "Jason." The older woman smiled wide. "I thought you would be gone by now." He had come by earlier to say his good byes. While Lila was sad he was going she understood his need to leave. The betrayal by his two supposed best friends had cut her grandson deep.

"We are leaving the city when we are done here." Jason was standing in the doorway.

"We?" Lila asked smiling. She hoped she knew who the other half of that pronoun was. Jason stepped fully into the room and Elizabeth followed holding his hand. "Close the door dear." She pointed to the door that opened on to the main hall. She didn't want this visit interrupted. "Elizabeth it's wonderful to see you, come sit down."

"Mrs. Quartermaine, you look wonderful." Elizabeth came over and kissed the older woman's cheek. Since Lucky's return Lila had been more of a Grandmother than her own Gram. "I needed to see you before we left."

"I'm glad you did." Lila smiled as she looked Elizabeth over. The younger woman seemed sad and a bit tired. She also looked thin. In her eyes Lila saw pain but she also saw spirit and determination. Things that would serve her well. Lila had seen Jason with Elizabeth on several occasions, she had recognized the connection they shared though so many others were missing it or ignoring it. "What can I do for you?" She knew that they needed to leave soon. If anyone figured out the young woman before her was with Jason before they left it would cause a firestorm. One Emily would help to fan.

"When it becomes common knowledge that I'm gone, it probably won't take long for everyone to realize I left with Jason." Elizabeth paused briefly. "Would you mind making sure that the right people know I left willingly?" She wouldn't put it past her Gram to say Jason kidnapped her. "I'm nineteen and old enough to leave without anyone's permission. I know what I'm doing." Lila was respected and the police would listen to her.

"I would be happy to." Lila had enough pull that she could keep Audrey and Carly from trying to stop the couple in front of her from finding out if they could build a life together. She could even stop Sonny Corinthos if the need arose.

"Thank you." Elizabeth felt better. She didn't want Jason arrested in another city on a bogus charge. She looked over at Jason and saw he was smiling.

"We should go." He said fixing the scene in his mind. His girl and his Grandmother. The two women he respected and trusted most in the world. "Thank you Grandmother."

"I love you Jason. Send me a postcard when you are able, so that I know you are doing well." Lila had requested this earlier as well.

"I will." Jason promised. He gave her a kiss. "I love you." Elizabeth was waiting by the doors. They both waved before stepping out into the night. He helped her into the car and before pulling off turned to face her. "Thank you."

"We have to watch each other's backs." Was all she said but she did give him a smile. The first real smile she'd given anyone in what felt like forever. "Let's go."

"Yeah." Jason started the car and they left Port Charles.

Jason drove for the next four hours without stopping. He didn't take a straight route but one with lots of turns and he even doubled back a few times. When he was sure they weren't being followed he headed to the hotel where he had booked a room. During the car ride she didn't say a word. His normally chatterbox more than friend was completely silent. Jason was beginning to suspect that tomorrow morning he would be taking her back. If that was the case then he'd have to figure out how to deal with Sonny, Carly, and Lucky because he wasn't walking away from Elizabeth again.

As they walked to the front desk he watched her from the corner of his eye. She was moving stiffly and he made a mental note to take some breaks tomorrow. Tonight it hadn't been an option but from here on out, if they kept going, it would be. He got one room since he wasn't familiar with the area and they headed up.

Opening the door he let her enter first, and he could almost feel her relax when she saw the two beds. He'd meant what he said when he told her that he understood she wasn't ready. Jason put on the safety chain, turned the dead bolt and watched her look around the room.

"Which bed do you want?" Elizabeth asked in a soft voice.

"You take the one closest to the window." They were on the fifth floor so he wasn't worried about someone entering that way. He did however want to make sure he was between her and the door.

He watched as she put down her duffle bag and then gingerly sat on the bed. "Would you like to use the bathroom first?" Jason asked in a soft voice.

"Um, okay." Elizabeth pulled out some clothes and her toiletries. She managed to only blush slightly as she walked into the bathroom.

Jason flopped back on the bed and let out a deep breath. When the shower came on he tried to think about anything other than the fact that one wall separated him from a naked Elizabeth Webber. Reaching down he adjusted himself trying to make his pants more comfortable. After a few deep breaths he knew he needed a distraction. Sitting up he shrugged out of his leather jacket and reached for the remote control. Finding the sports channel he tried to focus on the highlights.

It was working until the shower stopped, then all he could think about was the fact that she took a large bottle of lotion into the bathroom with her. Right now she was most likely rubbing the cream into her skin. Running her hands over her entire body, her entire naked body. With another groan Jason rubbed his hand across his cheek. It was going to be a really long night.

He took his turn next and when he came out in his sweats and t-shirt Elizabeth was sitting cross legged on her bed. She slept in pajama pants and cami. The outfit was fairly modest but it was still making him hot. "Do you want me to leave a light on?"

"Can we talk now?" Elizabeth was aware that this might be her only night away with the man she felt so deeply for, so she was planning on making the most of it. Jason wouldn't ask her to leave until tomorrow morning so if nothing else she was hoping to get a good nights' sleep.

"Sure." Jason sat on the edge of his bed and waited for her to start.

"Has Emily told you anything about what happened to Lucky?" Elizabeth didn't know what Jason knew.

"Not much. I know that Helena Cassadine, Nikolas's Grandmother, took Lucky to get back at Luke." Jason thought that was beyond fucked up. To use a child as a pawn in a game between two adults.

"She brainwashed him." Elizabeth said looking down at her fingers. "Only at the time we didn't know it. Lucky came back and he did and said all the right things. But inside he didn't feel them. He kept telling me that he loved me and when I tried to explain that I didn't feel the same he would get so angry."

"Did he hurt you?" Jason got up and moved from his bed to hers.

"Not intentionally." Elizabeth truly believed that.

"What does that mean?" Jason was ready to go back to Port Charles and kill Lucky.

"The mood swings are a result of his fighting the programming. He's frustrated because he doesn't fit here anymore. The things he remembers aren't true anymore. He kept talking about our permanent lock and how if I was with him he could get better. Laura believed that too and I think Luke just wanted it to go away. What happened was his fault and instead of dealing with it and getting Lucky the help he needed, he tried to make me fix his son."

"What did Lucky do?" That was all Jason wanted to know.

"Let me finish Jason." Elizabeth reached out and touched his arm to calm him. "Lucky started having violent outbursts that was why Lulu left with Leslie. They would come without warning. He would throw things and yell. The only person who could make him stop was me and I was too afraid to stay with him. Luke was the one who told Emily to make sure you stayed away. They knew that if you found out you would make me leave."

"They were right. I respect you Elizabeth and I believe you have the right to make your own choices, but I would not have left you there knowing he was hurting you." Jason told her.

"He never laid a hand on me until yesterday." Elizabeth knew this next part would be hard to get through.

"He was having a good day and then the phone rang. Laura and I were cleaning up from lunch and he went out to answer it. When he came back he walked over to where Laura was standing and started choking her. I tried to stop him and he pushed me into the table. I got up and he pushed me again. If Nikolas hadn't arrived when he did I think Lucky would have killed Laura. Lucky kept saying he had to 'protect the queen'. Nikolas said it something Helena says all the time. When Nik said it out loud Lucky stopped. He didn't even remember attacking his mother." Elizabeth paused. "When Nik explained what had happened Lucky went off screaming and yelling. It was scary. I left and went to my studio. That was when I knew that I needed to leave. No matter how much I wanted to help him I had to protect myself."

"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked trying to keep his voice soft. His heart was beating hard in his chest in response to her fear. A primal response to his mate being threatened. "Why didn't you say something sooner?"

"I was scared too. Emily said that if you knew you would kill Lucky. Lucky is under Sonny's protection because of a promise to Luke. She said that if you killed Lucky then Sonny would come after you. If Sonny came after you, you would end up having to kill him. Eventually you would hate me for that. Even after what Sonny did, I don't think you could live with having to kill him." She paused wiping the few tears that fell from her eyes trying to stop the rest.

"Did Lucky hurt you any other way?" He needed to know.

"No." She had instinctively known what he was asking. "I was never his target in the first place. I just couldn't stand there and let him hurt Laura. But I was still afraid of how you would react. You always want to protect me."

He took a deep breath and let it out slow. "Emily knew?" It dawned on him what Elizabeth had said. "My sister knew what he did to Laura? Knew that he was dangerous and that Luke was guilt tripping you into helping." Jason asked her, still processing that Emily knew. He'd gone to see her before he left and she never said a word. Never told him that Lucky was dangerous. He just thought he was a prick.

"Yes, but Nikolas told her not to say anything." She confessed hugging herself wishing it was his arms around her.

"This still doesn't make sense. Why didn't you come to me?" He asked wanting to know what would stop her from calling him.

"I didn't want to be like Carly. I know you were dealing with your best friend's betrayal and I didn't want to think you had to rescue me. I was planning on leaving when I had enough money in the bank." Elizabeth told him.

"Elizabeth." He said her name in that soft way that only he ever said it. "You couldn't be like Carly if you tried." He paused trying to not scream in rage. She was barely holding it together; him going off was not what she needed. "What happened next?" He urged her to finish.

"I went to the studio and Emily came over to check on me. I told her I wasn't hurt that bad, that I just needed to be away from Lucky for a little while. She said that Luke called a doctor and they knocked Lucky out. Luke wanted me to come back so that I was there when Lucky woke up. I told Emily that I would, but I knew I couldn't go back." Elizabeth was almost finished telling him everything.

"I stayed in the studio because you're the only other person with a key and no one was getting through that steel door. When it got dark I went to the park to think. That's when you came up. When you asked me to go with you, I was feeling so guilty because I wanted to walk away from Lucky, but at the same time I understand that he's sick. In a way he was raped too. It's so sad. Helena did this to Lucky to spite Luke. I understand what Lucky is feeling. It's the worse feeling in the world, being so helpless. Having someone use you with no regard for how it makes you feel." She was trying to help him understand what she was thinking.

"I never meant to use you or lie to you. I just wanted to get away from Port Charles and be with you. When I'm with you everything is better. When I'm with you, I'm free. Jason I'm sorry." She finished up hoping he could forgive her.

"Why are you telling me now?" He asked just looking at her.

"Because keeping secrets isn't us. We can talk about anything. I need that. I need you. I didn't want to start our time together with a lie. I will understand if you don't want me to come with you now, but I'm not going back to Port Charles." She was leaving herself vulnerable to his rejection but she had to be completely honest with him.

"You have me Elizabeth, always. I'm not leaving you behind." He gently pulled her to him and she collapsed in his arms sobbing.

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