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Chapter 44

Elizabeth was on the floor today. Epiphany was short some staff and since both Liz and Mercedes were working the ER would be covered, so the petite brunette could come upstairs. Epiphany didn't even bother to ask Leyla. The third nurse practitioner was on very thin ice these days having done poorly on her evaluation. Right now she was working on the surgical ward, mostly in recovery and prep. Leyla had to have everything she did supervised, which she clearly didn't like. The newest rumor said that Leyla had applied for a job over at Mercy. Elizabeth hoped she got it and left.

"Mr. Lovett." Elizabeth knocked before walking into the room. The patient was watching television. She nodded to the police officer who was assigned to watch him. It made Elizabeth wonder what the patient had done.

"You upstairs today?" He was watching her closely. He was even more convinced that he knew her.

"I go where needed." Elizabeth put the blood pressure cuff on his arm and let the machine do its work. He was going into surgery as soon as they could fit him in. She was sure he didn't mind the wait because it kept him out of jail. After getting his BP she popped the thermometer into his mouth. "Okay. How is your pain level?"

"Fine." Ethan said shrugging. "I don't suppose you can find a medical reason for me to lose the bracelet." He was cuffed to the bed.

"Afraid not." Elizabeth said giving him her professional smile. "If you need anything use the call button." She adjusted the blankets and went to step back when Ethan grabbed her wrist.

"You have nice eyes." He was fast and pulled her closer. Those eyes would be the key to him remembering and he wanted a closer look.

"Let her go." The officer was instantly on his feet.

Ethan did as instructed before smiling. "Can't fault me for trying." He said turning on the charm.

Elizabeth took a step back just as Alan walked into the room. He had seen the patient grab his daughter. "Elizabeth, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Elizabeth said shaking it off. This was not the first time a patient got grabby. Although something about the way Mr. Lovett looked at her was creepy. She chalked it up to a need for female companionship after being locked up. "His fever is gone." She told Alan.

"Good. I'll take it from here." The Chief of Staff said letting her know she could go. "If you put your hands on another member of my staff you'll be transferred to another hospital." Alan warned.

"No worries." Ethan said grinning. Elizabeth, he started trying to think of every woman he knew with that name or nickname associated with that name. If he could get her last name it would make that search go a lot faster, but he could still work with what he knew.

After his examination of the patient, Alan saw Elizabeth at the hub. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine." Elizabeth promised. She noted Kyle paying attention to the conversation.

"What happened?" Epiphany wanted to know.

"The patient in 415 put his hands on Elizabeth." Alan said frowning.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Epiphany wanted to know. Her nurses did not get molested.

"He just grabbed my wrist and tugged some. It's fine. I promise." Elizabeth had already put it out of her mind.

"You don't go back in that room." Epiphany ordered. "If he needs something I'll go in."

"Yes ma'am." Elizabeth wasn't going to argue. She would however love to see Mr. Lovett hit on Epiphany. He might not need that surgery. The patient in room 408 paged the hub and Elizabeth moved off to see what the older woman needed.

"Thanks for coming down." Jason said shaking Mac's hand.

"Not a problem. Jesse doesn't think that Spencer is still in Portland." Mac sat down and took the coffee Meg brought him. "Spencer needed stitches for his stab wound and your Mrs. was right, the injury was shallow. He reported it as a mugging."

"He got treated under his real name?" Jason asked surprised.

"No, but we were able to piece together the time line. Got treated under the name Ronan O'Reilly." Mac thought that the man had balls to go the hospital at all. "Walked out of the hospital and hasn't been seen since, but he's alive. O'Brien;s contact in Ireland got back to me. Luke sent money to his kid last week."

"We can trace that." Jason would need to call Spinelli he wanted the trace started immediately and he wanted the record of Spencer's treatment erased. The video evidence would need to be destroyed in Portland but Jason could have a guy there tonight.

"Not a wire transfer. Luke has accounts in the states under aliases. He sent the routing number to his son so he could pull from the stash." Mac passed along. "Without the numbers we can't pinpoint the location Spencer went to." Which was frustrating. Mac had to respect how organized Luke Spencer was.

"Tell Jesse to come home. I have a job ready for him." Jason didn't blame the younger man for the fact that the trail disappeared. "We will just wait and see if Spencer turns up here." Jason was going to try to be patient.

"O'Brien's guy is gonna keep his ears open and call me if anything happens." Mac reported.

"Sounds good." Jason nodded as his phone rang. "Morgan."

"Mrs. Morgan was accosted by a patient." Kyle passed along.

"Is she hurt?" Jason was already standing up preparing to go to the hospital.

"No obvious injuries, and she seems okay." Kyle told his boss.

"Twenty minutes, get the name of the patient." Jason told the guard. "I have to go." He said to Mac.

"I'll call Jesse." The investigator said before walking out of the office.

Jason shut down his work station and told Meg he might not be back. He was straddling his bike when his phone rang again. "Morgan."

"I want you to come to the hospital and check on Elizabeth." Alan told his son.

"Kyle just called me." Jason told his dad. "He said Elizabeth was accosted." That word could mean anything.

"A patient grabbed her wrist and pulled her across the bed." Alan told Jason. "She said she is fine, but I want you to check."

"On my way." Jason said ending the call, and heading toward the hospital.

Elizabeth was laughing with Sabrina when Jason stepped off the elevator. Seeing her smiling had him relaxing. "Hey." He said coming over.

"Who called?" Elizabeth said looking at Kyle.

"Alan." Jason said throwing his father under the bus.

"I'm fine." Elizabeth promised. "I've had worse happen with patients. When I was training two drunk guys got into a fight in the ER and I ended up getting the wind knocked out of me when they pushed me into a wall."

"Really?" Sabrina asked her training nurse.

"Really." Elizabeth said grinning. "The job isn't all glamour. I know the scrubs promise good times, but that isn't always the case."

"I'll remember that." The young nurse said smiling.

"Did you come down just to check on me?" Elizabeth asked wondering if maybe he had board business.

"You are my wife." He responded. "If someone is putting their hands on you I want to make sure you're not hurt."

Sabrina had to sigh at that.

"I'm fine. I promise." Elizabeth couldn't stop the smile that came to her face. How sweet was he?

"Can you take a break?" Since he was here they could go to lunch.

"Hold on." Elizabeth checked with Epiphany who was returning to the hub. "Let's go." Elizabeth said grabbing her purse. When the elevator closed she turned to her hubby. "The school called. I have an interview next week on my day off and Epiphany approved my time off in two weeks." She needed to put her interview outfit in the cleaners to be pressed. With them moving so often she had gotten a lot of practice at selling herself to get a job.

"How much notice will you give?" Jason asked as they walked out of the hospital. He was taking her to Kelly's for lunch.

"If I get the job, and you will not help." Elizabeth said pointedly. "I was thinking three weeks. By then the nurse practitioner class will be at the hospital."

"Will Cameron stay home with you?" Jason wanted to know.

"I was thinking yes. I thought I'd see if Ben wanted to hang out with us." If she was going to be home there was no need for Em and Johnny to send Ben to daycare unless they wanted to. "Even if I don't get the job, I'd like to talk about sending Cameron to pre-school. I think he will handle it well."

"We can play it by ear." Jason would do whatever was best for his son. They grabbed a seat and placed their orders.

Lunch was wrapping up when Marcus Taggert stopped at the table. PCPD's top cop had been trying to stick anything to Jason since he was just a detective. It galled him some that ever since Sonny Corinthos died crime had dropped drastically. Morgan and O'Brien just didn't screw up as much as their predecessor. "Morgan."

"Taggert." Jason didn't bother to introduce Elizabeth.

"I'd like for you to come down town and talk about Joe Scully Jr." Taggert had been thrilled when the Rochester police called and asked for the assist. With Jason's history they had probable cause to bring him and O'Brien in for questioning.

"Call my lawyer." Jason said trying to keep his temper. There was no need to do this in front of Elizabeth.

"I can get an arrest warrant." Taggert knew that it wouldn't be hard to make that case.

Elizabeth put her hand on Jason's thigh to help him stay calm. He was angry and if she wasn't mistaken a bit embarrassed.

"Let me walk my wife back to work." Jason finally bit out.

"I heard about the wedding. Congratulations. The hospital isn't far from here I'm sure Mrs. Morgan can get back there on her own." Taggert wasn't letting Morgan out of his sight. Not that he thought the man would run, he just wanted to irritate him.

"Call Kyle and wait inside with Mike." Jason told her. He didn't want to be hauled off in handcuffs.

"Should I call Francis?" Elizabeth whispered. She rubbed his arm trying to silently convey he had her support.

"That would be helpful." Jason told her.

She leaned forward and gave him a quick kiss. "I'm a nurse practitioner and I'll be checking for bruises or any other injuries. If I find any you will regret it." She warned Taggert giving him a glare.

The commissioner was surprised that she addressed him directly or that she threatened him.

"I may be late." Jason said giving her a half grin. His girl was actually kind of scary. "Go inside." He waited until she did. "Let's go." Jason said wanting to get this over with.

"She seems like a nice lady, you should do her a favor and walk away." Taggert said to be mean. "Wouldn't want to have to bury another wife." He swore that Morgan had something to do with his second wife's death. He wasn't buying that she was kidnapped and murdered before ransom could be paid.

Jason held his tongue. He had said all that he was going to. Francis would come down and get him released. If anything happened to Elizabeth before Kyle arrived then Taggert would pay for it.

Elizabeth and Cameron hosted Emily and Ben because when dinner time rolled around neither Jason nor Johnny were home. Emily told Elizabeth that Johnny was also downtown being questioned. They took the opportunity to try and introduce the cats to one another. It didn't go over well. Like Charlie, Cera was a loner cat.

When bedtime came around Elizabeth did Cameron's bath and read him two stories. The little boy asked where his dad was and she told him working late. Hopefully Jason wouldn't be held overnight. She was coming down the stairs when the door opened. "He's still awake if you want to give him a kiss."

"Thanks." Jason took the steps two at a time.

Elizabeth headed into the kitchen and got down the tin of cocoa. She was pouring the hot liquid into mugs when Jason walked into the room. "You read him a story?" She asked smiling.

"Yeah, he fell asleep halfway through." Jason said not coming any closer. "Will that stay warm enough for me to grab a shower?" He felt he should get clean before touching her.

"You look clean to me." She thought she knew what that was about. She put marshmallows on top and took the mugs to the table. Walking over to where he was standing she stopped just shy of touching.

"I'm sorry." He told her. "I never wanted you to see me get arrested."

"You didn't get arrested. You got hauled in for questioning." Elizabeth pointed out the difference. "We could buy some handcuffs so I can demonstrate the difference." She looked up at him and saw he was fighting a smile. "Go shower. After our hot chocolate I will give you that exam I promised."

"I'm fine." He said to his little protector.

"Yes you are." She said giving him a sexy grin. Her job tonight was to lift his spirits. "But I was serious. There were no marks on you this morning and there better not be any on you now." She told Jason meaning every word.

"I'll be quick." Jason walked out of the room smiling. He was looking forward to her exam.

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