A/N – Thanks for the comments! For all the curious, you find out Jason's tragedy Chapter 11 * Guest – Actually they are 8 years apart. She was born in Nov 1982 and he was Sept 1974 (for some reason I read 72 initially) cause originally he was 1981. You were closer… Nothing wrong with being a romantic! * Kikimoo – Yes and yes. * LiasonLuv – The 3 of them will be an interesting dynamic. * leeleelay5 – Yes! * Virgy15 – Stay Tuned! * bjq – Thank you so much! * lrobinson01 – If I were her I'd kidnap him lol. * ilovedana53 – Possibly…. * Guest – lol They should run!

Chapter 9 – Revelations

Jason watched Liz fight with herself in her head and smirked. She was cute when she was all conflicted.

"Have you ever wanted to just start over?" She whispered catching him off guard. "I wish I had a reset button."

"I had that."

"How so?" She said looking over at him.

Jason took a deep breath. "I was in a car accident with my brother. He was driving drunk and ran into a tree. I was in a coma and when I woke up, I didn't remember anything or anyone. I was a clean slate and had to learn everything all over again; good and bad, right and wrong."

"Wow. That must have been challenging."

"I was pretty angry. I pushed everyone away because they wanted me to be someone I didn't remember."

"And then you met my father right?"

"Yes. He gave me a job and made me feel like I had some purpose."

"What happened with your family?"

"We tolerate each other. They hate my job choice. It's hard for them. It had gotten better over the years but, I don't see them anymore."

"Why?"

She saw the horrible pain creep onto his face again and then a wall of ice overtook his features and it was almost like looking at a completely different person. Deciding not to push, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "Just know that I will never judge you Jason. If you ever want to talk or vent, I'll be there for you."

He didn't say anything. He couldn't go where she wanted him to go. It would also destroy him if he let her in and then she left.

She reached down and took his hand and held it and they stayed that way for quite a while.

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An hour later, Liz stood up and walked towards the house leaving Jason behind. She needed to speak with her father.

When she walked into the house, Diego, Lorenzo, and Sonny were sitting on the couch talking. Lorenzo smiled at her. "Hello Elizabeth, can I get you anything?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Why don't you show Sonny the flower gardens?"

She nodded and looked at her father and Sonny quietly followed her and they sat down on a bench.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I don't know. I probably should apologize to you."

"No Elizabeth, it's okay. I understand. This is a lot to take in. I've been like a crazy man searching for you."

"I heard." She said looking at him.

He smiled and she saw his dimples and fought the urge to roll her eyes. She was quite sure that he used them to get his way.

"What do you expect from me Sonny?"

"I just want the chance to get to know you; have you meet my family."

"I guess I can do that but you have to know that I do already have a family. I won't turn my back on them."

"I'm not expecting you too."

"How much longer will I be in danger?"

"I can't answer that. We're trying to tie up some loose ends and then I can take you back to Port Charles. After that, it will be your decision what happens. If you want to go back to Wisconsin, you can. I know you were starting a life there. I just hope that we can see each other from time to time and keep in touch."

Liz nodded. "All of that sounds reasonable. Will I always have to have a guard?"

"For the immediate future, yes. I'm sorry but my life is dangerous and I know you didn't ask for this but I can't take a chance with yours."

"Where will I stay when we go back to Port Charles?"

"I have a penthouse you can stay at if you want your privacy. It's right across the hall from Jason."

"That should be interesting." She muttered.

"Are you and Jason not getting along?"

"We're doing a lot better. It was touch and go for a while. Do you know how OB and Johnny are doing?"

"They are on their way home as we speak. Johnny is doing fine and OB wasn't hurt."

"That's good. I really like them."

Sonny nodded.

"I have to go help Sage get ready for her date."

Sonny smiled. "Okay."

Liz stood up. "Talk to you later."

He nodded and let out the breath he was holding. At least they had a civil conversation.

Jason took her place on the bench. He figured he might as well get it over with.

"Thank you for getting her here safely."

Jason didn't say anything.

"We probably won't have to stay here for that long. The Zacchara/Roscoe throw down should be done soon. Taggert escaped FBI custody. We're trying to track him. Johnny needs to get back and neutralize his father."

"Are you on your meds?"

Sonny's eyes quickly flashed to anger. "That is none of your fucking business."

Jason glared at him. "You have made everyone's life hell for months. So yes, it is my fucking business."

"Do you really want to start this here?"

"Sonny, I'm not going another round with you. If you go off your meds again, I'm out." Jason said standing up.

"Do not walk away from me." Sonny yelled.

"Watch me." Jason said walking back to the house. He was sick of Sonny. He was walking around like his shit didn't stink and Jason knew first hand that it did.

"You can't blame me for what happened Jason."

Jason stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around. Sonny immediately regretted his words when he saw the murderous look in his enforcer's eyes. "It happened because I work for you. It happened because you started a fucking shootout not caring who got hurt. You weren't thinking or just didn't care. It's always about you isn't it Sonny? If you value your life, you will never bring it up in conversation again."

Sonny clenched his jaw. He knew better than to say anything. Jason was like a powder keg ready to explode and he really didn't want to be the target when it did.

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Liz had heard what Jason yelled from her bedroom window. Whatever happened seemed to have caused a huge rift between her father and Jason. Whatever went down was eating Jason Morgan alive. She went back into the bathroom and helped Sage with her hair, determined that she was going to find out what the hell was going on.

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Anthony was raging as he opened the front door and found OB holding up his son. "Johnny, you're home."

Johnny grunted and OB helped him into a chair. "Thanks OB."

"Don't mention it." He said turning and leaving the house.

"Should I call a doctor?"

"I'm fine pop."

"I'm going to kill Faith Roscoe. She's on the run. I think we're close to catching her."

"Pop, if you wouldn't have been so hell bent on me kidnapping Elizabeth, I wouldn't have been put in this position."

"You're blaming me?"

Johnny rolled his eyes.

"We can still get the girl. You know Corinthos is arrogant. He'll bring her back here."

"You are going to stay away from Elizabeth."

Anthony stared at him. "Are you in love with this girl?"

"No, Jesus pop, let it go."

Anthony grinned. If his son wanted Elizabeth Webber then he would have her. Johnny was not happy about the look in his father's eyes at all.

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Jason went into his room as he tried to calm down. His phone rang. "What." He yelled.

"Hello to you too." Johnny said. "We have a problem."

Jason rolled his eyes and sat down. "Now what?"

"Anthony has it in his head that I want Elizabeth."

"What the fuck Johnny."

"All I said to him was to stay away from her. And somewhere in that insane brain of his, he interpreted that as I want her."

"Fuck." Jason muttered. This was the last thing he needed.

"I overheard him calling Ronnie. He wants her alive and unharmed and then they'll prepare for the wedding."

"Your father is a raving lunatic."

Johnny rolled his eyes. "Tell me something I don't already know. What are we going to do about it?"

"I don't know." Jason said softly. "I'll call you when I think of something."

Jason felt like throwing his phone. He stood up and walked back into the living room. Everyone was sitting around talking when they finally noticed him and the look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Sonny asked.

"Johnny called. Anthony has decided that Elizabeth is going to be Johnny's wife."

"What?" Sonny yelled.

Liz's mouth dropped open.

"Anthony needs to be dealt with." Lorenzo said.

"If Anthony dies, I'll be the first one blamed for it." Jason said.

Sage sighed. "Why not marry her off to someone else?"

Liz's head snapped in her direction. "I'm not marrying anyone." She looked up at Jason. "He can't force me right?"

"Yeah, he could." He said sitting down.

"I'll marry her." Diego said winking at Liz.

"You're going back to college." Lorenzo said pinning him with his eyes.

"I'll marry her." Luis said walking towards them from the kitchen as he tried to hide his smile because of the look on Jason's face.

Liz felt like she was about to get whiplash. "Have you all lost your mind?"

"We could fake a marriage." Luis added.

"It would have to be filed. He'll check." Sonny said.

"How about you just say she's engaged?" Sage suggested.

Liz put her head in her hands.

"Johnny can tell us how he reacts to that."

"Why would he believe that Liz is suddenly engaged, especially to one of us?" Lorenzo asked.

"He's got a point." Jason added. "It's not remotely believable."

"What if I call him and tell him I forbid it?" Sonny asked.

"Since when does Anthony give a shit when any of us tell him anything?" Jason said angrily.

"My daughter is not marrying a Zacchara." Sonny yelled.

Liz stood up. "First of all, there is nothing wrong with Johnny. Secondly, I'm not marrying anyone and I'm not getting faux engaged either. Find another solution." She said before muttering all the way back to her room.

The door rang and Sage's date knocked, interrupting their conversation.

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OB opened up his office door and was surprised to find Johnny on the other side. "What's up?"

"My father, the lunatic, has decided that Liz is going to marry me."

OB grinned. "Did you tell Sonny?"

"I told Jason."

"Sonny must be having a cow."

"What are we going to do?"

"I have no idea. Honestly, in that warped brain of his, if she doesn't marry you, then it will turn into her needing to die for betraying you."

"True."

OB called Jason. "Johnny's with me."

"So, you're up to speed?"

"I am. This is bad Jason. If Liz won't marry Johnny then Anthony will take it as a personal affront. He'll want her dead."

Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. "You know that if he breaths the same air as her, Sonny is gonna want his head."

Sonny looked up at him.

"I know. I don't think there is a good way out of this."

"Let's talk this through some more and I'll get back to you."

Jason put his phone in his pocket. "OB brought up a good point. If she doesn't marry Johnny, she's screwed anyway because Anthony will want her head."

"Fuck Anthony." Sonny said angrily. "I'm so sick of his crazy shit."

Liz walked back into the room. "Are you basically saying that if I don't marry Johnny, I'll die?"

Jason looked up at her and then looked away.

"Don't all answer at once."

"I won't let him have you." Sonny said.

Liz sat down. "I just want to make this clear. I let you people drag me away from my life. It might not be the perfect life, but it was mine. Then I get shot at and dragged to South America." She said turning to Lorenzo. "No offense because what I've seen has been beautiful."

Lorenzo smirked.

"But marrying someone I barely know is where I draw the line. Figure out something else. Send me to the freaking moon for all I care but I'm not getting married." She said before smacking her hand on the sofa. "So, with that off the table, what else do you have?"

Lorenzo chuckled. He liked Elizabeth more and more every minute.

His phone rang. "Hello?"

"May I speak to Jason please?"

Lorenzo handed him the phone. "It's for you."

"What?"

"Now is that anyway to greet me?" Anthony asked smiling. "You have something I want."

"I have nothing you want Anthony."

Everyone in the room looked at Jason.

"Elizabeth belongs to Johnny. Think of how it can bring peace between the organizations."

"You can't force her to do something she doesn't want."

"She'll do what I tell her do."

"You listen to me closely. I will put a bullet in your head before I let Elizabeth anywhere near you."

Anthony stomped his feet. "Are you threatening me?"

"I never lie so take it the way you want."

Anthony started yelling and Jason rolled his eyes and hung up on him. He turned around and everyone was staring at him. "What?"

"You just threatened Anthony. How is that supposed to help exactly?"

"And what do you suggest Sonny? Would you rather that I handed Elizabeth over like a lamb to the slaughter?"

"No, but you just pissed him off more."

"Anything I said would have pissed him off because he's fucking crazy."

Elizabeth watched Jason walk out front and she stood up and followed him. "Jason." She yelled as she chased after him. "Wait."

Jason felt the hairs stand up on the back of his neck. He stopped and turned around. "Go back inside Elizabeth."

"No I won't….."

He glared at her intensely. "Go back inside." He growled.

She stuttered for a second but realized something was wrong. Jason had whipped out his gun and as she turned to run, his body recoiled from a bullet and she screamed and dove towards him.

Everyone in the house jumped up and armed themselves.