Sorry it took me so long guys I had to work this weekend and trying to sort out all the characters I need for three thanksgiving dinners is a little challenging. I know a lot of you have specific requests for how you want this story to go but remember this is at heart and Elizabeth and AJ romance. It's not about AJ's confrontations with Carly, Sonny, or Jason but those will definitely take place at a later time. Right now I am focused on establishing a friendship/romance with Elizabeth, a relationship with Michael and a friendship with Steve. Rest assured he will be dealing with the other characters on the GH Canvas but for now it's mostly about him and Elizabeth.

There will be two more chapters coming i hope you guys are enjoying the story so far. I love all your feedback it keeps me going! And thanks to everyone who has favorited and/or followed this story. :)

"NO I am not doing it!" Tracey chased Monica down the grand staircase in the Quartermaine mansion. "I am not eating Thanksgiving dinner with that criminal at my father's table I can't believe you would allow this to happen."

"Tracey," Monica sighed with registration turning. "AJ is my son. And while it may be your Grandfather's table, this is still my house and I will thank you not to call my son a criminal" She pushed open the doors to the grand parlor.

"Look there! You see, drinking already!" Tracey gestured to AJ. "So much for being the reformed alcoholic."

"Not that it's any of your business, Tracey, but this is club soda." AJ said smoothly sliding into one of the chairs that faced the door. "But then again you do like butting in to everyone else's business now, don't you?"

Monica went to the sideboard and poured herself a stiff vodka tonic and resigned herself to dealing with her family all day. Tracey sat on the chair yelling at AJ who lounged in the chair calmly taking the abuse and dishing it right back. The difference was Tracey was very angry and AJ appeared relaxed and amused. However, Monica could see where his knuckles were white on the crystal glass he held. "Can the two of you give it a rest for just a few minutes?" Monica said heading over to open the French doors. to let some of the cool night air in.

"You are a useless waste of a person." Tracey was saying to AJ.

"Useless? I turned ELQ around fast enough to keep you in the style to which you are accustomed."

"You made a few lucky deals. That doesn't make you CEO"

"No, the board did that last week."

" I am still a vice president at my father's company."

"And that's what really chaps your ass, isn't it Tracey? They picked me to be CEO over you."

"The board may not see through your little act but I do. Just because you are Alan's son does not make you a Quartermaine."

"Alright That is enough!" Monica interjected sick of the fighting. "This is Thanksgiving. The new cook is in there making what I am sure will be a wonderful dinner, not of pizza, and we are going to sit down as a family and eat it with a smile on our faces if I have to chisel them there myself!"

"Got room for three more?" A cheery voice interrupted from the doorway. Everyone turned glares on the newcomer. Sam's smile started to slip slowly down her face, Daniel started to fuss and Jason stood there glaring at AJ.

"Great!" Tracey said getting up to get another drink. "Instead of dining with one criminal, now I have to dine with two!"

"Jason, Sam please come in," Monica said rushing over to them "Come on in and sit down.."

"No," Jason said. "No we'll go back to the penthouse. It seems a little crowded here"

"Nonsense." Monica laughed uncomfortably."There is plenty of room. I'll just have Alice set two more places. Now, we are going to sit down like civilized people and have a real Thanksgiving. I want no fighting between you two. If you won't do it for me than do it for Edward's memory." Everyone nodded their accent. Tracey with a grumble., AJ with a smirk and Sam with stone-faced nod. "Wonderful! Now, let me see my grandson"

The five adults sat in uncomfortable silence. Monica bounced Danny on her knee AJ sipped his club soda and Tracey glared. Sam was slightly more animated watching Monica play with the baby. Tracey never one for keeping quiet, got up to pour herself another drink and knowing it would provoke an argument between her two nephews, and therefore leave her to her Thanksgiving in peace as she slunk back into her chair she looked right at AJ.

"I hear you've been sniffing around the Webber girl. You know I have always felt bad for that girl. Lousy taste in men" She smiled a little as she sipped her scotch.

Monica's head snapped around. This was the first she was hearing about this. She didn't like it one bit. Elizabeth had kept her from knowing Jake. She had been so wrapped up in cheating on her fiancée with his own brother that she didn't notice Jake, her grandson, slip out the door and get hit by a car. Monica hadn't even known he was her grandson. She hadn't known because Elizabeth didn't see fit to tell her.

"AJ," Monica said "It's not true. Tell me you are not seeing that woman after all she's done to this family"

AJ stood up at that point. "All she's done? What do you mean, Mom? She was Emily's best friend. She loved Emily as much as any of us. She helped out whenever she could. She's a solid nurse and a great mother. What did she do to this family?"

Monica handed Danny back over to Sam who stood up and said she was going to put him down for a nap in the other room. As she left Monica, also stood up.

"Good mother? She let her own son wander out into the street! My grandson which she didn't even see fit to tell me about until after he was dead!"

"Really, Mom? Are you taking it there? Fine we'll go there. Elizabeth is a wonderful mother. I have seen her with her boys. She's attentive, she plays with them. She listens to them, to all of their problems not matter how small. She helps Cameron with his school work and takes care of a two-year old while working a high stress full-time job. And She does all of it without a word of complaint. The only one whoever really helps her out is her grandmother."

Monica was a little taken aback by her son's fervent argument. Jason sat still on the couch watching and listening. He was about to defend Elizabeth when AJ stood up for her. He couldn't believe it. AJ had sunk his claws further in.

"She still could have told me about my Grandson. She had a responsibility to tell me about him."

"Do you think it was her idea not to tell you? Really? She's a woman who was raised by her grandmother. Her parents just dropped her off at Audrey's when she was a teenager. You don't think she knows how important it would be for Jake to know his Grandmother; to know you. Do you realize how much easier it would have been to tell you; to know she's have help if she needed it.? Can you really believe that?"

Monica looked like someone had punched her in the stomach. She had never thought of any of that. She had been consumed with her own pain at having never known Jake. She had never once believed that it wasn't Elizabeth's idea.

"Jason? Please tell me that you didn't tell Elizabeth to hide this from me? Please tell me I haven't...?"

Jason stood up at that point glaring at AJ. "Of course it was his idea mom. He didn't want anyone to know about Jake being his son."

"That was for his own protection" Jason growled.

"Protection from what? From Mom? From Edward? From your enemies. You told Elizabeth and Lucky to keep quiet about Jake's real father to protect him from your mob enemies. But you could have told mom. In fact, Elizabeth wanted to tell everyone. She wanted to at least tell mom. But you convinced her it would be too dangerous. You told her something bad could happen. You used the love she has for her children into hiding the truth. You let another man raise your son because you were too afraid to stand up and take responsibility for your actions."

"That's not true! Elizabeth wanted-"

"Wanted what? To lie. To face the criticism of everyone in town. To be harassed at work by her boss over something you controlled? And you let it happen. You let Monica blame Elizabeth. Because you had already moved on to Sam. But you just couldn't let Elizabeth go could you kept telling her how much her friendship meant to you and running into in her park or at the hospital. And every time you were with her you gave her some little bit of hope that if the timing were right, you would be together. Someday. Her friendship is the best thing that ever happened to you and you just couldn't let that go."

"Jason? Did you tell-" Monica began but Sam interrupted her coming in to hear the tail end of what AJ was saying.

"Is it true?" She asked.

Jason glared at AJ. "No, it's not true. It's just AJ trying to cause problems."

"So you didn't accidently bump into Elizabeth? Jason I saw you. I heard Elizabeth talking about you. I heard her brother warn you away from her. Did you lead Elizabeth on?"

"No-"

"Of course he did!" AJ was fuming now. "Elizabeth has always taken his side. She's always defended him. Even to you. She never stood up for herself with Mom because deep down she knew it was wrong not to tell her about Jake but you just wouldn't let her. And even after all the crap you put her through she still defended you. You just can't let that go can you? You will never let her go because what if something happens with Sam or what happens when you need someone to bail you out, cause you had her do that this summer didn't you? Steve told me. He said he watched the boys for her while she drove to some podunk town to bail you out."

"Jason." Monica began. "How could you do this? How could you lie about something like this?"

AJ glared at Jason. This Jason, the things he had done. He was not the same Jason he had grown up with. Who had been his best friend. That Jason was gone, and it was AJ's fault, he accepted that. He would be damned if this impostor with Jason's face was going to hurt and use people. It was AJ's fault Jason had become what he did therefore it was his duty to help those that Jason had hurt. To help them see he wasn't the saint they all wanted him to be. Jason had become a mob enforcer. It was his job to hurt people. Well, enough people had been hurt. Their mother included.

Jason didn't know what to say. "Monica, I-"

"Did you tell Elizabeth to lie to me about Jake?"

"Yes" the crack of Monica's hand hitting his cheek echoed around the room.

"How could you use Elizabeth that way. When I think about the things I said to her... She was Emily's dearest friend and I turned my back on her. I need a moment. I need to think about this. I am going to lie down. I don't want to be disturbed." with that Monica's hand fluttered to her chest and she regally if not a little broken walked out of the room , up the staircase and to her room.

"Are you happy, AJ?" Jason was fuming in a full rage now. "Look what you did to Monica"

"Mom!" Yelled. "She's your mother. But you can't say it can you. You can't even call the woman who raised you Mother. No wonder you didn't tell her about Jake. You don't respect her. All that she has done for you and you treat her like an acquaintance. She may not have been the best mother but she still loved you she still loves you and you treat her like an afterthought. You play on the family ties to get what you want. But that's what you do isn't it? You use people. And if they get in your way? You get rid of them. That's why you are so detached. But Elizabeth is starting to see you for what you really are and so is Mom. Pretty soon everyone will see you for the heartless mobster that you are."

"Who do you think you are?" Jason fumed. The two men were standing on the other side of the couch now. AJ's back to the door. Sam stood between the two looking at Jason. "You think you can fake your death and comeback to Port Charles and hurt everyone?"

"No brother, I hurt people, yes, I made mistakes, I am trying to make up for them. You never seem to admit your mistakes. You just blame other people. And I made it easy for you. It's my fault you're like this. You'd be a doctor right now if it weren't for me. "

"You leave Elizabeth Webber alone! You stay away from her you hear me. She doesn't need someone like you in her life!"

"Why Jason?" AJ challenged him. " Why do you so badly object to Elizabeth having someone else in her life. You think because you scared everyone else away that I'll fold so easily? Isn't having a wife and son who love you enough or do you have to have Elizabeth too?" Jason stood silently seething with anger.

"Jason?" Sam queried. "Tell him. Tell him that Elizabeth is just a friend. Tell him that she is a grown woman who is free to be with whoever she wants." Jason still stood silently. "Tell him, Jason!" Sam was scared. She knew Jason and Elizabeth had a special connection but she also needed to hear him say that he had no holds on Elizabeth. That she had none on him. She truly loved Jason. She had done things she wasn't proud of but she hoped that she had made up for those mistakes. Sam wished no ill will on Elizabeth but she didn't want her to have a place in Jason's life either.

"Elizabeth can do whatever she wants" He said at last. "But I will be dammed if I am going to let you weasel your way into her life. Like you are trying to so with Michael."

"Michael is my son. Not yours. You took him from me when he was a baby but he is still my son. And one day he'll see. He'll understand. And when he realizes what you and Carly and Sonny did to me to keep him away from me, when he sees the truth he'll see you for what you really are too."

Jason lost his composure. He shoved AJ as hard as he could as Alice came through the door with a giant turkey on a platter, "Dinner is rea-" That was all she had time to get out before she, AJ and the turkey went tumbling to the ground.

Tracey immediately started laughing after sitting quietly through the argument she had deliberately caused she finally spoke, "Now it's Thanksgiving!"