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Chapter 29

Elizabeth grabbed her scrubs and stepped into one of the stalls in the ladies bathroom of the unisex locker room. She didn't like to strip down to her panties in the main room. Not that she thought anyone was looking, but she was a fairly private person when it came to her body. With her scrub bottoms on she went back to her locker. She wore sleeveless tees under her top so she just pulled her lightweight sweater over her head. Dressed she was putting her hair up when Leyla strolled in.

"Keeping banker's hours these days?" Leyla had been in since seven. She had been floating between various departments until the clinic opened at nine. Now she was taking a break.

Elizabeth just opted to ignore the other nurse. She wasn't worth it. Although the job at the school was looking better by the second. From the corner of her eye Elizabeth saw Sabrina round the corner. If she remembered the schedule correctly the nurse was paired with her this morning. "Sabrina."

"Hey Liz. Leyla." Sabrina was not a fan. "So we are in ER this morning right?" Sabrina was still in her ninety day training period having just graduated from nursing school.

"Yes, Dr. Drake is in charge today." Elizabeth put her shoes on.

"I'm sure your husband loves that." Leyla snarked. "He does know that Patrick asked you out, right?"

Elizabeth rolled her eyes. She knew that ignoring her would be the most irritating thing she could do the other nurse practitioner. "Have you worked in the ER before?" Elizabeth asked Sabrina.

"Five shifts so far." Sabrina thought what Liz was doing was hilarious. "The first one was terrifying. But I'm getting the hang of it." Sabrina was still hoping to be on one of the wards.

"Just stay relaxed and remember your training." Elizabeth advised as she finished putting her hair up. "And be prepared for anything."

"Even your co-workers son showing up because she's such a lousy mother he regularly has panic attacks. I wonder what CPS would say about that?" Leyla said knowing she had scored a direct hit.

"They would say that Dr. Smith cleared him of any signs of child abuse." Came a voice from behind them. All three nurses turned to look at the newcomer.

"Who the hell are you?" Leyla had been looking forward to making Liz cry.

The other woman smiled. "I'm Mercedes Juarez, the new assistant head nurse and head of the nurse practitioner program. You must be Leyla Mir and you are Elizabeth Webber." Even though she didn't say it out loud Mercedes thought that it was low to bring a child into an adult disagreement. She already didn't like Leyla.

"Yes ma'am." Elizabeth responded taking the other nurse in. Mercedes Juarez was not only a nurse practitioner she was also a former Army nurse. Like Elizabeth her specialty was Emergency Care and Trauma.

Leyla just crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. She was not pleased that this woman was here. She was also in no place to do anything about it. If she rocked the boat she would be let go. Especially since Nurse Juarez was here to turn General Hospital into the foremost training facility for nurse practitioners. It might be time for Leyla to look elsewhere for a job. Somewhere she could be in charge.

"I believe you are needed in the clinic." Mercedes had heard about Leyla's attitude from PIph. The younger nurse would fall in line or be replaced.

Without a word Leyla left the locker room.

"We are heading down to the ER." Mercedes also turned and left. Elizabeth and Sabrina followed since they knew that was what was expected.

"Ladies." Patrick said when the three nurses arrived. He had met Nurse Juarez earlier in the week. She was no nonsense and he knew better than to even try charming her. The ER was not his favorite but all doctors were required to work it.

"Dr. Drake." Elizabeth said logging in.

"You can call me Patrick. Unless your husband is going to be beat me up." He said giving her a cheeky grin. Jason was one of Patrick's patients. Once a year he came in for a work up to make sure everything looked good. Despite what everyone thought the two men got along really well. The doctor had to tip his hat to the mob boss, Elizabeth was a hell of a catch.

"Dr. Drake, have you met Nurse Practitioner Juarez?" Elizabeth thought Patrick was a pest. She made sure to keep their relationship professional.

"We have, I don't have you on my schedule." Patrick noted.

"I'm here to observe Elizabeth. I'll be following her." Mercedes would be following Leyla at a later date.

"No, you won't." Patrick might be a flirt, but he was serious about his work. "I don't have observers in my ER. If you are here you will work. Sabrina you will partner with me and Elizabeth can partner with Mercedes."

"I'm still in my probation period." Sabrina was proud she got that out. Patrick often left her tongue tied. "I'm supposed to be supervised."

"I'm more than capable of making sure you don't kill anyone. When Mercedes has seen enough you can go back to working with Liz." Patrick said grabbing a chart. "Let's go." He said moving off to an exam room.

Elizabeth grabbed a chart as well. "We are in room four." Being watched didn't bother her. She knew her job.

"After you." Mercedes said grabbing a pair of gloves. She didn't mind working in the trenches.

Jason strapped Cameron into his car seat and got behind the wheel. "Would you like to watch a movie or listen to some music?" Jason watched his son in the rearview mirror. The little boy pointed up and Jason engaged the DVD player. He wasn't expecting the little guy to suddenly become a chatterbox. Even if all he said was one word a day it would be enough. This was another period of transition for their family.

While the movie played Jason drove from the hospital to the penthouse to get some toys. After that stop they headed to the docks. He parked in his reserved space and helped his son out of the car. Cameron couldn't look everywhere fast enough. There were several large lifts moving bags of coffee beans. Because this was the public warehouse nothing illegal passed through it, so it was safe to bring his son to visit.

"Hey Jason." Marco walked across the floor to greet his boss. "Who is your friend?"

"This is my son Cameron." Jason looked at the little boy who was hiding behind his legs. His efforts at invisibility were being hampered by his leaning out to look at things.

"Cute kid." Marco grinned at how big the kid's eyes were getting. "Everything is quiet today if you want to take the day off." Aside from the senior guards on the personal security rotation no one had yet to meet Jason's new family. Marco wasn't upset or feeling slighted. He just took that to mean his boss finally had something worth protecting.

"Thanks, I actually won't be here that long. Just need to clear some things off my desk. We'll both be upstairs." Jason told his LT.

"Call if you need anything." Marco's office was the large one on the lower level. He liked being surrounded by the noise and activity. The upstairs offices were all soundproofed.

"Want to go see my office?" Jason asked Cameron who nodded. He scooped the small boy up, not wanting anyone to accidentally bump into him, and carried him to his private space.

Jason's assistant, Meg, made a fuss over Cameron which left the little boy blushing bright. She promised to only send through calls or visitors that were urgent.

"I like her." Cameron said as the door closed.

"I like Meg too. She's been working for me for a really long time." Jason told Cameron. Meg had been Sonny's assistant, and was a huge help during the time after the older man's death. He offered her a promotion, but she asked for this job instead. "How about if we set up your toys here?" A large sunny space under the window.

"Okay daddy." Cameron said not really paying attention. He wanted to see all of daddy's office. It was really big and right there on the wall was the butterfly that Cameron colored last week. He wasn't sure it would actually be here, but daddy hadn't lied about hanging it up. That made Cameron feel really good.

Jason just grinned wider when Cameron called him daddy. "All set. That door over there is the bathroom. If you have to go, you don't need to ask me first okay?"

"Okay." Cameron said setting up the blocks to make roads for his cars.

"Let me know if you get thirsty or want a snack." Jason said watching Cameron playing.

"Okay." The little boy answered absently already engrossed in his imaginary adventures.

Jason sat at his desk and went over the most pressing business issues. Several times Meg knocked to come in and have him sign documents. Each time Cameron ran over to stand beside Jason because he wasn't sure who was on the other side of the door.

The last time Jason put Cameron on his lap as he signed the contracts. When Meg left closing the door behind her he smiled down at his son. "Ready to go home?"

"What's that?" Cameron pointed to the squiggly letters. He was learning to read and form his letters and numbers but, he couldn't read that.

"My signature." Jason found a blank sheet of paper and grabbed a pen. "See." He started writing. "J-a-s-o-n M-o-r-g-a-n. It's in cursive." Jason wrote his name again printing it this time.

"Do mine." Cameron said tapping the paper.

"Can you spell your name?" Jason asked the little boy.

Cameron nodded and picked up the pen. "C-a-m-e-r-o-n. Mommy taught me." He said proudly.

"That was really good." Jason was impressed. Elizabeth probably didn't want Cameron to fall behind the other kids his age. How she found time to keep them alive and teach was amazing. "Want to try Morgan?"

Cameron nodded.

"Okay. You know how to make the m, the o, r, a, and n. Do you know how to make a g?" Jason wanted to know.

"I can make all the letters." Cameron could show him.

"I'm proud of you." Jason said giving the little boy a hug. "Behind your first name write your last name." He pointed to where he had printed Morgan.

"Okay." Cameron patiently made the letters. "Cameron Morgan." He said touching the ink and smiling.

"That's a great name." Jason told him. "This is how it looks in cursive." Jason quickly wrote it out and Cameron giggled.

"I like that." He said smiling.

"Would you like to print your name to give to mommy?" Jason asked reaching for another piece of paper. "I bet she would like that."

"Okay." Cameron would be really careful and make the letters neat. Normally he had the paper with the lines. It was easier to write on that. But if he concentrated and wrote slowly the words would be neat. The bigger kids practiced at daycare to be ready for pre-school. Cameron wanted to go to because Ben was going. He wanted to stay with his cousin.

Jason watched as Cameron formed the letters and when he was done Jason was so proud he thought he was gonna burst from the emotion. "Very good Cameron." The letters were uneven and a little wobbly but they were clear and neat. Jason thought his son was a genius. "We can put it in an envelope. Want to right your mom's name on it?"

"Okay." Cameron bent over again and very slowly wrote mommy across the front. "Can we take it to her at the hospital?"

Jason looked at his watch. It was almost lunch. He could call and find out. The worst that would happen was she couldn't take a break. One call later and it turned out that she could because the ER was actually slow at the moment. Jason told her they would meet her in the cafeteria, and that they would bring lunch.

Elizabeth hurried over smiling the whole time. "Sorry, right after I hung up an emergency came in."

"We have all day. I got you a sandwich from Kelly's." Jason handed it to her and the chocolate milk that Cameron picked out. "Cameron already ate, because his stomach was rumbling."

"I made you this mommy." Cameron was excited to show her his letters.

"Well let me see." Elizabeth took the large office envelope and opened the flap. She knew he had done this one his own. They hadn't practiced letters much at home since he started daycare, because he did them there. And honestly she was usually exhausted from working so many shifts. He had gotten better. "Cameron Morgan. I wish I had an office to hang this in."

"My butterfly is at daddy's office." Cameron said in loud whisper. He didn't want Jason to know he saw it.

"Daddy said he was going to put it there." Elizabeth reminded her son. Jason would sometimes not be able to deliver on things he said. That was just life, but it was good that Cameron knew that his dad would always try. "So what are you doing this afternoon?"

"Can I take Cameron to the movies?" Jason asked his wife.

"You don't have to ask." She wanted him to know she trusted him with Cameron.

"I know." Jason laughed. "I meant that literally. Can he sit through a movie? A cartoon movie?" He knew that there were several out because Johnny had taken Ben to the movies a couple of times in the last few weeks. Jason just bet Cameron would enjoy that.

"He can. Just take him to the bathroom before the movie starts." Elizabeth warned.

"Want to go see a movie after nap time?" Jason asked Cameron. By then Elizabeth's shift should be over.

"Yes, please." Cameron loved going to the movies, it was something else they didn't do often. "Look." He pointed then waved to Monica and Alan.

"Want to go say hi?" Elizabeth asked him.

"Will you and daddy come too?" Cameron asked feeling shy again.

"We can all go together and then I have to go back to work." Elizabeth said gathering up her trash. "Thanks, I was hungry."

"I like taking care of you." Jason said grinning before kissing her quickly right there in the middle of the cafeteria. Which of course made her blush.

"Everyone will be talking about me later." Elizabeth mock scolded as they walked over to where the elder Quartermaines were waiting.

"Good." Jason whispered and watched as she shivered. Georgie was coming over to meet Cameron later and hopefully next week would be date night.

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