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Not Safe for Work
Chapter 24
Jason found Elizabeth upstairs packing their things. The meeting with Johnny and Jesse had gone well. Jason felt confident that when Elizabeth went into Dublin she'd be kept safe. The best way to ensure that would be to neutralize the threat to his girl, he and Johnny had figured out how to do that. Johnny had also imparted that he now held Sonny's marker. And that Lila had held it before him. Jason just shook his head at that. Entirely too many people underestimated just how strong his Grandmother was. They let the white hair and wheelchair fool them.
"I would have helped you with that." Jason said coming into the room. She had almost everything packed.
"I know." Elizabeth looked up at him smiling. "I needed to do something to balance myself a bit. It was pretty emotional in the barn."
"I'm glad you didn't miss it." Jason said coming over and taking her hand in his. He led her over to a chair and sat down. Pulling her down onto his lap he leaned forward burying his face in her fragrant hair. "I need to talk with you."
"Okay." Elizabeth found herself suddenly nervous, and yes a bit scared. She could tell that what Jason wanted to talk about was serious. Giving him time she sat silently and waited.
"Emily and Nikolas got married." Jason started there.
"Really." Elizabeth wasn't sure how to feel. Part of her was happy for her friend, that she got the fairy tale ending she wanted. Yet another part was still hurt by what her friend had done.
"They are on their honeymoon. In Naples." Jason said looking at his girl. He saw understanding come into her eyes.
"They are looking for me." She said in a flat voice.
"We think so yes. There are some other things you need to know." Jason wasn't sure how hard the next part would be for Elle. "Helena was at the wedding. When she left Port Charles that night Laura was found dead, and Lucky along with Carly were missing." He tightened his arms a bit just to give her support.
"How did Laura die?" At one point they had been close. Elizabeth had looked to the older woman as a surrogate mother. When Lucky returned that was just another relationship that fractured. Despite the hurt and anger the love she had for Lucky and Nikolas's mother hadn't just faded away. She had to grieve for the loss of that relationship just like she would grieve for the loss of Laura's life. "It would be so much easier if I could just flip a switch and turn off my feelings. If I could stop remembering all the times Laura and Emily were so good to me."
"Officially she fell from a balcony on Spoon Island. No one will fault you for how you feel Elizabeth. One of the things I love so much about you is how kind your heart is and how forgiving you can be. I know first-hand what it feels like to have that acceptance and absolution. Take your time and sort through your feelings." Jason said offering her comfort.
"I'm not the only one who is coming to terms with loss and the realization that people are not what they seem." Jason and Emily were close. "I'm here if you need me."
She was so strong was all he could think. "Thank you." They were silent for a moment. "We don't have any proof but we suspect that Helena is somewhere in Italy too. We think that she is why Carly and Lucky disappeared."
"You think she took Carly to locate you." Elizabeth said filling in the voids. "Jason, if that's the case you need to find Helena soon. She will kill Carly when that doesn't work." She was gripping his hand tight.
Amazing, he thought to himself. Carly wanted her dead, yet Elizabeth was saying they needed to rescue the other woman. If the situation was reversed Carly would leave Elizabeth to the wolves. "We have a plan." He said slowly. "I'm going to call the guys I left in Port Charles and we are going to go to Italy. I'm leaving tomorrow." She stiffened against him and he knew she didn't like that idea. "Hear me out."
"Alright." She said quietly. Jason was on Helena's radar because he was helping her. She didn't know if the older woman was ready to kill him and quite frankly didn't want to find out.
"Lila believes that Emily is the key to finding Helena." Jason began explaining. He looked at his girl and grinned. "Go ahead and ask." He could see the question in her eyes.
"Why?" Elizabeth wanted to know.
"My Grandmother didn't say it, and honestly she didn't have to because I've thought it too." Jason hated to say it out loud because that somehow gave it more validity. "Emily is most likely working for Helena."
"You think Nikolas asked her to." Elizabeth's mind hadn't even considered that.
"I'm not sure. It could be voluntary but it could also be involuntary. Until I talk with my sister I won't know what is going on." Jason said shrugging.
"Do you think that Emily could be brainwashed like Lucky?" Elizabeth asked thinking this just got worse and worse. She wanted it to be over. She wanted to be able to get on with her life with Jason.
"There is a part of me that would love for that to be true. It's not the kind of thing a brother should wish for his sister." It shamed him some to be thinking it.
"It would explain her actions." Elizabeth understood what he was getting at. "Jason, you love Emily. No one doubts that. Part of me wants that to be the reason too. I don't want to think that she is helping Helena without some form of coercion. Helena could be threatening Nikolas. The older woman is supposed to be ruthless." If Luke had been the only one to say it then Elizabeth might doubt the claim but Nikolas had said it on more than one occasion. "So you are going to Italy?"
"Yeah. You will stay in Ireland." Jason didn't want to be separated from her. He just felt better having her close.
"At the house?" Elizabeth figured he would want her near Johnny.
"No." He said and saw that she was surprised. "We will stay at the house tonight. I want a night with you in our bed." He didn't expect to be away for long but he wanted to carry that memory with him. "Everyone is moving into Dublin."
"How come?" Elizabeth wasn't questioning the plans. He and Johnny knew what they were doing, but the move surprised her.
"If something goes wrong it's easier to get you out of the country if you are by the port." Jason explained. They had planned a worst case scenario that he prayed to God they wouldn't ever have to use. "You will be staying with Francis."
"He isn't going with you?" Elizabeth wanted him to have the best on this mission. In her mind that was Johnny and Francis. Johnny couldn't go but she thought Francis would.
"There is no one I trust more with your safety than Francis. He is staying with you. I'll have a good crew with me." Jason assured her.
"Can I ask you something?" Elizabeth had been curious for a while now about the topic she was going to bring up.
"Sure." Jason would answer it if he could.
"Who are the guys you have with us. Francis taught me how to spot a tail and your guys weren't really trying to hide." Elizabeth knew that if they didn't want to be seen they wouldn't have been.
"I have contacts outside of the people I knew when I worked with Sonny. You know that?" She nodded. "These guys are part of that network. The guys here Cody Paul and Cooper Barrett plus two of the guys in Port Charles, Shawn Butler and Logan Hayes are all former military. They are freelance consultants." For lack of a better word. "In the security field. I met Cody in Mexico, at a bar a lot like Jake's. I was on one of my bike trips and he was working. We played a lot of pool and drank a lot of beer. A year later I was on a business trip and he was as well and we crossed paths again. He introduced me to the other guys. Andy Capelli who is also on my crew for this job is their tech guy. He is friends with Logan. They are all very good at what they do. I've used them to protect my interests a time or two." One of those interests was her. Whenever Jason left town one of them showed up just to make sure Elizabeth was taken care of. Sonny had a habit of reassigning Francis when Jason went away. Jason had instructed his friend to not argue not wanting Sonny to do something stupid like he tried with Johnny.
"They had better be good. If anything happens to you they will have to deal with me." She said meaning every single word.
"I feel good having you watch over me." He meant that from the bottom of his heart. She fiercely protected those she cared about. It was that loyalty that the Spencers, and yes Emily, took advantage of.
"You'll be careful." Elizabeth needed him to say it.
"I promise I'll be careful. If all goes well I'll only be a few days maybe less." Jason wanted Helena wrapped up as soon as possible. The sooner they got her then the sooner Johnny could do whatever he had planned for Sonny.
"Let's go downstairs and see our friends and then go home." She needed to be alone with him since he was leaving tomorrow. Most likely in the morning. With her hand in his they stood up and headed downstairs.
Johnny had explained to Chloe what he could. They had a quick toast to the new life and helped their friends load up both cars. Johnny followed them down to the house because Jesse had to drive Elizabeth's car. The petite brunette hadn't yet had any lessons on driving on the left. With everyone settled good nights were said and Johnny said he'd be by in the morning to pick up Liz.
"I guess I don't need to bother unpacking." Elizabeth said once they were alone.
"No." Jason said pulling her close. "Want me to put dinner in the oven?" Johnny's housekeeper sent them home with food.
"Can we wait?" She looked up at him. The love for her was shining clearly in his eyes. "I'd like to go upstairs first."
"We can do that." Jason said softly. He wanted the same thing. Bending down he picked her up. He loved carrying her, something she knew. It put her close to him. That was something he would never tire of. In their bedroom his put her down beside their new bed. "Welcome home Elizabeth." He said softly.
"Welcome home Jason." It was almost a whisper as she reached up and cupped his cheek. Stretching up she let her lips come to his. When his arms came tightly around her she sighed against his mouth with how right it felt to be here. No one else would ever make her feel like this. "I love you." She simply couldn't stop the tears.
"I love you too, baby. So much." Jason had tears in his eyes as well. This moment between them felt sacred. He would love her for the first time in their own home. They would share laughter in this space. They would have arguments that shook the walls. Their children would know every inch of the land. They would build a life here. He knew that Ireland may not be their permanent home, but it would always be their first home.
Reverently he undressed her until she was standing before him in her underwear. This wasn't the time to rush. He wanted his actions to show her just how much he adored her. If he devoted his life to it he would never be able to find words that could adequately express what she meant to him. With trembling fingers he caressed her shoulders. "I don't think I was truly alive before I met you. I was living and existing but my heart wasn't fully engaged until I gave it to you." He said letting his lips travel along the soft skin of her neck.
"Jason." She sighed tipping her head back to give him better access. As he kissed her she opened his pants and pushed them down before reaching for the hem of his t-shirt. They parted briefly as the material cleared his head but he came back right away. She reached behind her and unclasped her bra letting it fall to the floor. When he pulled her close again and their skin touched both of them moaned. "It always feels so good." She said letting her hands roam.
"Nothing ever feels better than making love with you." Jason said kissing her again. He backed them to the bed before gently lowering her onto the cool sheets. Kissing a path down her body he removed her panties and loved her with his mouth until she cried out in completion. When he moved back up her body her hardened nipples beckoned and he pulled one than the other into the heat of his mouth. "Where are the condoms?" This would be the first of many times he loved her tonight.
"In the drawer." She said smiling. "I wanted to be ready." She watched as he grabbed one. Someday they would not need them, but it was too soon for her to get pregnant. Not just because of the threat she faced but because she was young. In a few years they would love one another and create a child.
Jason pushed his boxers down and rolled on the latex. Coming back to the bed he brought his mouth to Elizabeth's. "I love you." He whispered between kisses as he pushed inside her. Instead of stroking he simply rested inside the snug clasp of her body.
Elizabeth wrapped her legs around Jason's waist and he sank deeper inside her. Even through the latex she could feel the heat of his body and the beating of his heart. They were one, sharing the most amazing intimacy. His mouth was loving hers and his arm was holding her tight. So slowly he began to move inside her. "My love." Elizabeth said pulling him closer wanting him totally surrounding her.
Her eyes were on his and in them he saw everything he would ever need. Love, trust, and acceptance. As he watched they darkened as her arousal sharpened. Never breaking their gaze he saw the moment she tipped over into pleasure. She whimpered in ecstasy and he groaned deeply in response. "Again." He demanded. Stroking harder within her body. "I need to see it again."
She was powerless to deny him. Her body was responding on the most primal level possible to his. Looking into his eyes she could see all the way to his soul. That he would lay himself so bare to her left her humbled. She knew that he hadn't ever been like this with anyone before. "With me." Her nails were digging into his shoulder as the pleasure swamped her. "I want to feel you with me."
She came arching beneath him and he followed her over. Gazes still locked their bodies struggled to level off. He pulled from her but didn't move. He wasn't really sure he could let her go. Finally he placed his forehead on hers. "I love you." They whispered at the same time and just enjoyed being together.
The next morning they showered together before getting dressed. She walked down the stairs and he followed. Arms around each other they stood silently. When the knock sounded Jason opened the door. Johnny was on the other side. Together the two men loaded Elizabeth's things into Siobhan's car. The guard was going into Dublin as well. She had a flat in the same building as Francis.
Jason wanted Elizabeth gone before Cooper came to pick him up. He didn't think he could leave with her still in the house. "Keep her safe." He said to his friend.
"I will. You just make sure you bring your ugly ass back." Johnny told his friend. Every mission held risks. This was one was higher because they didn't have much information on their target. No one seemed to know anything about her. Everyone who came across Helena had a pesky habit of dying. "Shawn and his guest are in Naples. My plane is waiting."
"Thank you." Jason said watching his girl. She came back over and Johnny moved away. "I love you." He needed to say it once more.
"I love you too. See you soon." She was not going to think negative thoughts. Jason was coming back.
"Soon." He said kissing her again. "Go."
With one more kiss she did. Sliding into the car. As they pulled away she waved. They made it off the property before Elizabeth gave into the tears.
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