A/N – Thanks for the reviews. Glad you are liking all of the reconciliations. I'm fast-forwarding a little.

Chapter 60 – We Gather Together

Thanksgiving

Elizabeth watched the first car pull into the driveway. She was so excited to have everyone over and glad that they have a huge dining room table. Although, putting Edward and Sonny at a kiddie table did sound amusing.

She watched as Tess struggled to get out of the car and chuckled, knowing it would be here soon. John steadied her and then she waddled towards the house as Liz held the door open.

"Hey," she said as they walked inside. "Happy Thanksgiving."

Tess smiled. "Same to you. I hope I'm not the turkey," she said rubbing her belly.

Liz chuckled and touched her stomach. "Is my little honey giving you a hard time today?" Liz felt the baby move and grinned.

Tess rolled her eyes. "She's been very active today."

Jason joined them.

"You want to feel?"

He does, but he glances at Liz first.

"Go ahead," she said. Little nacho had been more of a kicker thus far than a mover.

Jason put his hand on Tess's belly. "Wow." It felt amazing. He can't wait until his son starts moving around like that.

"It's pretty freaky when you're lying down and your stomach starts moving," Tess said.

Jason led her over to the chair and helped her put her feet up on the ottoman. He saw how swollen she was and wonders how soon that is going to happen to Liz. It looks painful.

"You need anything babe?" John asked.

"Maybe some water."

Jason went off to the kitchen and the doorbell rang. Sonny and Claudia came inside.

They all kissed and hugged. Sonny had brought some wine.

Skye came out of the kitchen and greeted them.

"Where's Lorenzo?" Sonny asked.

"He's on the way."

They had spent the night so that Skye could help Liz cook, but Lorenzo had to take care of some business really quick. Johnny had driven over to the Quartermaines to pick everyone up and Jason had some extra chairs moved into the living room so everyone could sit and be comfortable.

There was another knock on the door, so Sonny answered it. "Dante," he said grinning. He had gone out of his way to reach out to his son and they were trying to mend their relationship. He embraced him warmly and did the same to Maya after she stepped inside.

Liz approached them and gave them both hugs.

"It's so good to see you," Maya said.

"You look beautiful. Have you met Tess?"

"No, but I've seen her around."

Liz introduced them.

Dante chuckled as Maya and Tess chatted like they already knew each other.

Jason shook his hand. "How's it going?"

"It's really good, actually, and I'm glad that you're back in the house."

Jason smiled. "Me too. I missed my man cave."

"You have a man cave?"

Jason motioned for Dante to follow him, "Come on."

Liz smiled when she saw where they are headed. She would have to do something extra special for her husband later to show him just how much she appreciated his hospitality.

The door opened and Johnny came in and smiled at her. The conversation on the way over in the car had been classic. It made him laugh several times and he wondered how long it would take for Edward to slip up and say something wrong.

"Welcome," Elizabeth said giving Edward and Monica a warm hug.

She did the same to Tracy. "I have something for you," she said walking away and then returning with some wine. "This is supposed to be excellent."

Tracy smiled. "You sure know how to butter me up," she said before tasting it. "Oh my God, you have to tell me what this is." She followed Liz over to the bar so she could see the bottle.

Claudia caught Liz's attention. "I'll take one of those." Liz smiled and poured her a glass before delivering it. "Tracy, this is Claudia." Tracy sat next to her and Liz was amused to see that they were soon thick as thieves. They are both very powerful women and quickly respected one another.

Liz watched as Dante and Jason appeared. Jason greeted the rest of the Quartermaines and then Cook wanted to see the kitchen, so Jason walked him and Alice back there.

"You have a beautiful home, Jason," Edward said as he looked around.

"Thank you, Grandfather. We'll have you over in the spring. There are some beautiful gardens in the back. I used Lila's as my inspiration."

Edward smiled. "I would love that."

They everyone relaxed and chatted and then Lorenzo finally showed up and he was introduced to everyone.

Dante helped Tess get up to use the bathroom.

"You want me to walk you there?" he asked.

"Do you mind?" she asked.

"Nope."

They traveled slowly until Tess got some feeling back in her feet.

"Dante, I'm really glad that you and Liz are friends again. We hang out a lot, so I want to get to know you and Maya. It would be nice to do some couple type things once in a while," Tess said.

Dante smiled. "That would be nice."

"And I already love Maya, she's a real catch."

Dante nodded. "I know. I'm not planning on letting her go."

"Good." She waddled into the bathroom, and Dante waited in the hallway.

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Everyone was seated in the dining room.

"This looks fantastic," Edward said practically salivating at all the food.

Skye grinned. "Well, let's hope it tastes as good as it looks."

"I hope us being here isn't bad luck. We don't usually have very good holiday meals," Edward said wistfully thinking back.

"Usually, we end up ordering pizza," Tracy said before rolling her eyes.

"Hopefully, the table holds up," Edward said as he grabbed the edge, testing its sturdiness. "That's a lot of food."

Jason chuckled. "I had the construction workers put some extra support beams under there just in case."

Monica grinned.

"Edward, I brought something special for you as a peace offering," Sonny said as he stood. He walked over to a hutch and came back with something in his hand and then handed it to Edward who was very surprised.

"My goodness. Where did you find this?" he asked looking up at Sonny almost in awe.

He grinned. "I can't reveal my sources, but they tell me it's the best."

Edward smiled. "It is. Thank you." He reached out to shake Sonny's hand. It is a very expensive and rare cognac.

Liz smiled at Jason and he grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

Sonny settled back in his seat and Tracy leaned over and whispered, "Smooth move, Corinthos."

He chuckled.

Jason noticed the two extra chairs. "Who is missing?" he whispered to Liz.

"It was supposed to be a surprise, but I guess it's not going to work out," she said quietly.

Jason nodded and stood to make a speech much to everyone's surprise. "Does everyone have something to drink?" he asked holding up his glass. "I would like to thank everyone for coming out today. It means so much to have all of my family and friends here."

Someone cleared their throat from the doorway and everyone looked towards them.