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Chapter 15

The meeting didn't last very long. Jason's guys knew better than to keep him waiting. The plans were already laid out for review, so they quickly did that. Then the contractor gathered up samples for his boss to take home. With a Monday start date tentatively set Jason headed home. Before getting on the bike he dialed the penthouse to let Elizabeth know he was heading over. She promised to have lunch waiting and that made him smile.

Two guards were on the doors when he stepped off the elevator. When Jason pointed to penthouse two the guard shook his head, meaning no one was home. Heading to his place the guard opened the door before he got there. "Hey." Elizabeth was sitting on the couch with Cameron and they were watching cartoons. She had her shoes off and her feet tucked under her legs. He liked that she could feel so comfortable here.

"Sorry lunch isn't ready. The groceries aren't here yet. I asked for whole wheat for the grilled cheese sandwiches, is that okay?" She was still remembering that kiss. And hoping it got repeated soon.

"It's fine." Jason was pretty easy going where food was concerned. He almost missed the question because he was looking at her lips. The impulse to kiss her early had been too strong to resist. He was happy she didn't pull away from him afterwards. Hopefully that would mean she'd let him kiss her again soon. "Want to see the plans while we wait?"

"Sure." It was his space so unless it wasn't safe for Cameron she wasn't going to tell him what to do.

"It's actually going to be pretty simple. The whole thing shouldn't take long to complete." Jason rolled out the blueprint. "Painting and such can happen at the same time in the places that aren't being worked on. Once everything is put up and smoothed they can paint the construction area. So a week tops. You can also pick up any additional furniture you think we might need. That way we get all the redecorating done at once." He didn't want his family disrupted.

"Alright." Elizabeth got that he was thinking of Cameron being upset. "If they are here when we are out they can take as long as they need to. I'll make sure Cameron stays away from the construction site. It would help if they don't leave tools lying around."

"They won't." Jason had made sure his guy knew a small child lived in the penthouse now. At the end of everyday they would clean up. "So this is what will be happening. When you walk into the penthouse you are in the living room that won't change. Where the pool table is now, I'm putting the dining room table so we have access to the terrace." They were looking at the plans on the pool table. "My office is staying in the same place." It was just past the pool table. "The kitchen is also staying the same." Jason explained.

"The short hall where the half bath and laundry room are is where the construction will be." Elizabeth looked at the blue print.

"Yeah." He pointed to the wall that separated the two penthouses on the blue paper. "This part of the wall." The back of the short hall way. "Is getting cut out. That will be how we access the rest of the space."

"Are you putting in a door?" She wanted to know.

"No. It's just going to be a doorway. The downstairs of penthouse three is being gutted. I'm having the kitchen taken out." Most of the construction would be next door. "I'm going to turn that into a den. Pool table, game systems, some big comfy couches the whole works. Space for me and Cam to cut loose and not be in your hair. There is even a half bath on that level so we don't have to keep running back over. The two upstairs bedrooms are being left untouched. If we have guests they can stay there." Later if they had more children, something he liked the thought of, they could knock out a wall upstairs to connect the second floor. "How does that sound?"

"Good." It was not the major overhaul she had been envisioning. "What about the front door to the other penthouse?"

"It's getting walled over. This door will be the only way in." Too many doors became a security risk. "The other option open to us is moving to a house if you'd rather." They wouldn't stay here if she didn't want to.

"I like it here and so does Cameron." Elizabeth saw no reason to leave. "With the park right across the street he has room to run around."

"Next door will be childproofed as well. Also there is no terrace so you don't have to worry about that." He told her. "I have paint samples for you." Jason opened the bag he carried in and showed her the three binders he'd been given.

"What do you like?" She asked as she flipped through the first book.

"I have white walls. That pretty much screams I don't care." Jason said poking fun at himself. There wasn't a lot of color in the penthouse.

"Are you color blind?" She asked wondering if that was why he didn't care.

"No." He said looking at her. "I know your eyes are blue and Cameron's are brown."

"Okay." For some reason that made her want to blush. "I don't want anything extreme. I'm a big fan of earth tones." They were soothing.

"I kind of guessed you wouldn't put neon pink on the walls." Jason said smiling at her. "I would like for Cameron to stay in the room where you guys are now and for you to take the other room. I know the empty room is smaller but I'd like for Cameron to have room for a desk, bookshelf, and play area."

"That's fine. Jason neither one of those rooms are small." The room she was moving into was the size of her living room in her old apartment. True the other room was a bit bigger, but it gave Cameron space to grow into. "I will be fine."

"Okay." He didn't think she would mind. "Johnny invited us over for dinner tomorrow night. I'll have a crew come over while we are across the hall. They'll move the bedroom furniture into your room and put Cameron's stuff together."

"It's here?" Elizabeth hadn't expected the furniture to arrive so soon.

"Downstairs in the storage area." Deliveries had to be checked before coming up. "If we spend the morning out they can paint the two rooms before setting them up."

"Will they smell like paint?" She already knew the windows didn't open.

"No. The guys are used to doing quick paint jobs." Jason told her. He left out it was usually to cover up a crime. "So you and Cameron need to pick colors." When the guard opened the door for the delivery from the market, Jason went to get the groceries while she walked over to their son. He put everything away and then joined them. "What have you picked?"

"I picked this color." Elizabeth showed him an azure blue. It reminded her of his eyes.

"That's the color of the walls in my room." Jason said laughing.

"Oh that's right. Then I'll go with green." She pulled her second favorite one from the pile.

"You don't have to change the color." He really liked that she had picked that color. It was like he would be watching over her.

"I kind of do." Elizabeth said grinning. "Cameron is going to pick blue. It would odd to have all three rooms the same color."

"How do you know?" He asked. The little boy was watching the end of his cartoon. Then he was going to pick.

"Charlie is blue." Elizabeth smiled wider. "It's also his favorite color." When the closing music finished she called him over. "Jason wants to know what color you'd like to have your room painted."

He looked at his mother and then at Jason. Turning he whispered to his mom.

"You can have any color you want." She answered letting Jason know what Cameron had asked. "Let's look through the book. You can point at what you like."

Cameron turned and whispered again. This time Elizabeth looked surprised. "Is everything okay?" Jason didn't want to stress the little guy.

"He wants the same color that's in your room." Elizabeth looked from Jason to Cameron. She couldn't think when Cameron would have been in Jason's room.

"The first morning you were here he got up and did some exploring. I was on the couch and heard him. He looked in my room before coming down and watching me from the steps." Jason explained. "I didn't mind." Cameron was looking down like he was worried he was going to get in trouble. "It's okay Cameron."

"This is the color in Jason's room." She showed Cameron the sample and he nodded. "Okay then. I'll make lunch and then you and I can pick colors for the rest of the house." She said to Jason.

"Want to watch another cartoon?" Jason asked Cameron who smiled and nodded.

Carefully the little boy sat on the other end of the couch. From here he could see the television and Jason. It was nice that they were going to watch Chuggin Charlie together. His mean daddy didn't let him watch television. Sometimes Charlie came places, he saw the commercials, maybe someday Jason would go with him to see the train in real life. Cameron chewed his lower lip as he wondered if Jason would let him call him daddy.

From the corner of his eye Jason watched Cameron. The little boy was pretty deep in thought. He had entirely too much to worry about for someone who was three. Jason knew that the little guy was still weighing his every action against how he would react. It's a wonder the toddler didn't have an ulcer. They would take things one day at a time. Hopefully soon Cameron would feel safe enough to talk to him. Jason was anxiously awaiting that day.

They stayed in for the rest of the day. Jason sent all the information to the contractor who sent a text confirming work would start Monday morning. After dinner the three of them sat around the coffee table and played Candy Land. Elizabeth told Jason that he didn't need to let Cameron win. But the little boy did anyway. Jason would have to check and see what other games he could pick up for them to play.

"It's time to get clean." Elizabeth said after they cleaned up. "Say good night to Jason."

Cameron waved as he took his mother's hand and headed upstairs. She ran some water in the tub and he went to climb in. "Do I have to take my ring off?" Cameron asked. He didn't really want to. He loved his ring.

"No. It fits well enough that you don't have to worry about it coming off. You have to let me know if it starts to hurt." Elizabeth warned her son. "That will mean it's time for a bigger size."

"Okay mommy. I had fun playing with Jason." Cameron said smiling.

"Me too. Maybe Jason will play more games with us." Elizabeth guessed that he would. "Maybe we'll go to the store and get Chutes and Ladders." Most of his toys could fit in a bag that way if they had to leave quickly they didn't get left behind. Candy Land was the only board game Cameron owned.

"Do you think Jason knows Old Maid?" The little boy wanted to know. Ben said he sometimes played it with his dad.

"I bet he does." Elizabeth answered soaping his hair. If Jason didn't once she mentioned it he would probably look it up. "You could ask him." She cautiously suggested. "I think Jason will like it if you talk to him."

"I'm supposed to be quiet." Cameron said softly.

"I don't think Jason expects you to be quiet all the time. There are times when you need to not talk but he doesn't yell at Ben when he talks." Elizabeth pointed out. "I don't think he'll yell at you for talking." She hoped Jason hurt Lucky very badly when they found him.

"Can Jason read me a story sometime?" Cameron cautiously asked. He loved it when mommy read, but it would be nice for Jason to read too.

Elizabeth smiled. "I bet he would love that. How about we get you rinsed off and then into your jammies. Then we can go downstairs and find out."

"Okay." Cameron knew just the story he wanted to hear.

Jason was watching a show on polar bears when he heard the door upstairs open. He figured it was Elizabeth so he was surprised when Cameron came down as well. The little boy was holding a book against his chest.

"It's okay." Elizabeth said in encouragement. Looking over she could see in Jason's eyes he knew what Cameron wanted. It was hard to say which one of them was more nervous.

Cameron held the book with one hand and with the other he gripped Elizabeth's tightly. Slowly he walked over to where Jason was sitting and with a trembling hand he held out the book.

Jason's hand wasn't steady either as he took it. "Why don't you guys sit here?" He patted the couch next to him. Elizabeth sat first and Cameron crawled into her lap. Jason cleared his throat and started to read. When he closed the book ten minutes later Cameron was asleep. "Thank you." He said in a gruff voice. Not crying had been incredibly difficult.

"I think that's supposed to be my line." Elizabeth had stopped fighting the tears when Cameron fell asleep. "Would you like to carry him upstairs?"

"What if he wakes up?" Jason didn't want to set them back.

"He won't." Elizabeth promised.

Carefully Jason lifted the little boy from Elizabeth's lap. He gave him a light squeeze just needing to hug him. They took him up and Elizabeth pulled back the covers as Jason laid him down. "I'm going to make myself some hot chocolate, want some?" She asked when they stepped into the hall.

"Are you going to add marshmallows?" Jason was a firm believer in hot chocolate with marshmallows.

"You can't have hot chocolate without them." Elizabeth grinned at him.

"Okay then." Jason linked their fingers as they walked down the hall. "What should we do tomorrow while the rooms are getting painted? Is there anywhere Cameron really wants to go?"

"He's been asking about the train museum." Elizabeth suggested.

"I know where that is." Jason replied. He was looking forward to a day of fun with his family.

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