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Chapter 6

Jason and Elizabeth walked along the private beach hand in hand. Neither one said anything until they found a spot for the blanket he had snagged on the way out of the house. Even after getting comfortable they didn't speak right away. Just sat and enjoyed being together. It was Jason who finally broke the silence. "I have some things I need to tell you and I'm a little worried I won't get them out right. So if you have any questions when I'm done speak up." He said smiling at her. She was sitting between his legs with her back against his thigh so that they could be face to face. "I need for you to understand what I'm going to say, not just think that you understand it."

"Okay." Elizabeth said nodding. Jason was really smart, but his accident had left it so that he sometimes had trouble organizing his thoughts. Normally it wasn't an issue between them, she seemed to have this uncanny ability to know what was on his mind. It did happen occasionally though, leaving them both frustrated.

"I've been in love since I woke up from my accident. I've been in what I thought was love, and I've had some really extreme cases of what I later learned was lust." He said with a rueful grin before getting serious again. "But I have never in my life felt anything like what I feel where you are concerned. It's so powerful that it leaves me dumbfounded. From the day Diane introduced you to me this moment has been coming. The feelings were building inside me. I don't even think I have the words to explain it. The only way I can express it is to say that I am so in love with you Elizabeth Webber." He said taking her hand in his. "I feel like I wasn't even living before you came along."

She smiled and blinked back tears nodding. She got. "I know what you mean because I feel it too. I was in love with my ex, before things went south. I've had the typical teenage crushes, and I get the lust thing. Have you seen yourself in a mirror?" When he blushed she laughed. "You though, I wasn't at all prepared for you. Not on any level. I felt that connection when I walked in the room and you were sitting there. You said hello and I could barely find the words to respond." Diane had invited Elizabeth to hang out at the house on the Fourth of July, saying that some of Francis's work friends would be there. Liz had been in Port Charles almost eight months at that point but somehow hadn't come across any of the mob guys. It was probably because she generally went from home to work and back again. She only knew Diane because they both volunteered at the same women's shelter.

"When I realized that I was in love with you I went to talk with Diane, she told me that I wasn't just in love, that I had found my one. She knew because Francis makes her feel the same way." Elizabeth looked out at the water and then back at him. "I feel you deep inside my heart, always. There was a movie awhile back and the female lead told the male lead that he completed her. I used to hate that line because I thought she was saying that she needed him to be worth anything. Now I get it, she could go out and live her life, support herself, hold down a job but it wouldn't be enough. There would always be a space inside her that was empty, a space just for him. You make me feel like I have a place to belong in this world." She wondered if she was making any sense.

"Someone to belong too." Jason got it. "I was scared you didn't feel it too."

"I feel it." She assured him. "I love you Jason Morgan. With everything inside me I love you."

He wiped the tear that had fallen onto her cheek away with his thumb. "I love you Elizabeth Webber. My heart will never belong to anyone else." He said the words and felt the truth of them. He was put on this earth just for her. Leaning forward he kissed her cupping her face as her hands encircled his wrists. When he pulled back he leaned his forehead against hers. "Marry me. Make me the happiest man on the planet and say that you will marry me." He said softly.

"Yes." Elizabeth didn't hesitate to answer. There was no doubt that this was the right choice, that he was the right man. "I have a dress." She said laughing. "I owe Francis three thousand dollars."

"Good luck with that." Jason said laughing too. There was no way Francis was going to take her money. "Diane is going to plan us the best wedding this island has ever seen. Unless you want to wait and get married in Port Charles." He would give her that option.

"I want to get married tomorrow, but two weeks will work unless your parents can't make it." Elizabeth said feeling impatient. "Diane would kill us if we eloped." Now was not the time to stress the lawyer.

"I want to get married tomorrow too, but I also want to see you in your pretty gown." Jason knew she was going to take his breath away. "Will you have dinner with me tonight?" He wanted to give her the ring he had purchased. Diane had said an emerald but he just wanted the right ring. But he had ending up selecting the green stone. When he looked in the case his choice had been clear, the ring he had in the house simply belonged on Elizabeth's finger. Now it would be there for real, and not because they were pretending.

"You want to take the bike out?" Elizabeth figured they could ride for a few hours before pulling over and eating. Then ride more after dinner.

"No, I want to take you somewhere nice." Jason told her. "Somewhere that I can give you some romance."

It was on the tip of her tongue to say she didn't need romance, and she stopped herself. An evening out with her guy sounded wonderful. "That sounds perfect."

"Do you need to go get a dress?" Jason wasn't sure what she had packed.

"No. I brought a few nice things because I figured at some point Diane was going to suggest a night out." Elizabeth knew her friend well. "And just in case we had made it to the pretend wedding I needed some choices for the rehearsal dinner."

"Tomorrow we can call everyone and tell them we are getting married for real." Jason could hardly wait. "We need to make sure that doesn't get back to Diane."

"I hope she gets better soon. Not for us, but for her." Elizabeth said leaning into him. "Is it wrong that there is a part of me that is happy that she thinks she is my mother? Diane has been more maternal towards me then Carolyn ever was." Liz wasn't sure that her mother would do anything but show up for a wedding of hers. There wouldn't be any dress shopping or the other things she did with Sarah. Steven was in the same boat. They just couldn't compete with their sister, it was sad because Sarah did her best to keep distance between herself and their mother. She said that Carolyn suffocated her.

"Diane loves you. The whole crew loves you." Jason told her in case she didn't know.

Elizabeth nodded. "I have them and my Gram, plus Steven. I finally feel like I'm part of a big family." The best part was that the guys had accepted Steven and Audrey into their inner circles. Audrey even handled medical emergencies that didn't require a surgeon for the Corinthos/Morgan organization. Since she was retired she didn't have to worry about explaining why she had to leave the hospital at odd times. It tickled the older woman to no end that she was a mob nurse practitioner. "They are going to be thrilled. I'm going to ask Georgie and Alexis to stand up with me. Although Alexis might say no, her pregnancy is leaving her wiped out so standing through the ceremony might be hard for her. I'm going to ask Maggie too, if she can come." The pediatrician had moved to Port Charles to be with Steven making Monica very happy. She loved having top notch doctors on staff.

"I am going to ask Johnny, and Sonny. I was going to ask Francis too, but he needs to walk you down the aisle." Jason said grinning. "You can explain that to Steven."

"He won't pout." Elizabeth promised Jason. She was close with Steven, but honestly she probably would have walked down the aisle unescorted if Francis didn't have to walk with her as her pretend dad. "We should head back into the house and start working on that list. A wedding in two weeks means we need to take advantage of every minute between now and then."

Jason reluctantly let her go and stood up. He shook out the blanket and they headed up to the house.

"You look lovely." Diane said taking in the young woman standing in front of her. "I love you in that dress." She remembered going shopping with Liz and picking it up. Elizabeth rarely bought herself new clothes shop but once a month went along on a boutique crawl to window shop. This dress had arrived right from the Paris runways and Diane declared Liz had to have it.

"Thanks, I wasn't sure I was ever going to wear this." Elizabeth admitted looking at herself in the mirror. Not having much of a social life deterred her from buying a lot of fancy clothes. The bold coral hue was not one she would have picked on her own, but she did look good in it. The asymmetrical hem was another design feature that would have had her saying no while it was still on the hanger. Once she had it on she had changed her mind. The cascading fabric drew attention to her legs, which she felt was one of her better features.

"Nonsense, this is a piece you will find yourself wearing for years to come. Classic tailoring never goes out of style. I cannot count how many times I've told you that over the years." Diane said beaming. "It didn't stop you from making some truly tragic mistakes though." The lawyer said grinning. "That hot pink prom dress comes to mind."

"I'm never going to live that down." Elizabeth really shouldn't have shown that picture to Diane. "It was the hot color that year." Liz said defending her choice.

"Fads are a trap that entirely too many people fall into." The older woman said shaking her head.

"You've never made a fashion mistake?" Elizabeth asked walking into the closet to get her shoes.

"No, and there are no pictures to prove otherwise." Diane said with a cheeky smile. "I love those shoes."

"Me too." Elizabeth said slipping her feet into her heels. Leopard print heels that were worth every penny of their outrageous price. Wearing them was like walking on a cloud. "Okay I'm all set. We can go over the list in the morning." She and Jason had wrote down preferences between kisses.

"It's a date. I will try to not overstep again." Diane said as they walked down the steps. "I didn't mean to upset Jason. I know he has opinions and they need to count more than mine."

"It's forgotten." Elizabeth promised as they walked into the parlor where the guys were waiting. Jason in a suit was enough to make a girl break into a sweat. "Hi."

"You look amazing." Jason said smiling. He'd never seen that dress before.

"Thank you so do you." Elizabeth walked over and stood next to him so Diane could snap a picture. He was in blue, she loved him in blue.

"You look beautiful." Francis said leaning over and kissing her cheek. "Congrats." He whispered dropping her a wink. Jason had shared their good news. "Have her home at a decent hour." Francis said grinning at Jason.

The enforcer just rolled his eyes. "We will see the two of you in the morning." He said urging Elizabeth to the door. He was anxious to have her all to himself.

They dined on the terrace of one of the many island restaurants with a water view. The manager closed the space to the general public for them. Milo and Chris were along but sat at a table on the inside of the restaurant, right by the door, to give them privacy. "Did you enjoy dinner?" Jason checked.

"It was delicious." Elizabeth said leaning closer to him. They had dined well, there was some feeding of one another and a lot of kissing between bites. She had a feeling that now that they could kiss one another it would be happening often. "Do you think I would scandalize my parents if I stayed in your room tonight?" She asked giggling some.

"I think you will get me shot by Diane." Jason said totally serious. "Francis got some details of our life back in Port Charles from Diane. Or what she thinks our life is like back home. We don't live together, and we haven't slept together yet."

Elizabeth actually blushed. "I don't think I would share that information with Diane. Even if she was my mother." Some things were just private.

"It has more to do with what happened before she thinks you returned to Port Charles." Jason filled in more information.

"She thinks I left and came back?" Elizabeth hadn't realized that. She hadn't ever lived in the harbor town until she moved there just over two years ago. Steven had moved in with their grandparents at fourteen wanting to attend Port Charles's nationally ranked STEM academy before going away to college and then returning later as a board certified doctor. Liz had been interested in attending the same school when she turned fourteen, but her mother wouldn't let her.

"Yeah." Jason nodded and then gave her a quick grin. "We've been engaged for six months. We dated for a year before that."

"Six months ago was when I told her I was in love with you." Elizabeth said putting the pieces together. She waited until he ended his relationship with Keesha before allowing herself to admit her true feelings. Her confession helped contribute to Diane's confusion. "It's funny what the mind can conjure up. I hope reality isn't too disappointing for her."

"We are getting married, she'll be thrilled when her memories unscramble. She'll also take credit for it." Jason said smiling wider. He took her left hand in his. Reaching into his pocket he removed a velvet box. "This is the ring I picked out for you. In the store when I saw it more than anything I wanted to see it on your hand. Not for pretend, but for real. I'm a lucky man because I'm getting my wish." He opened the box and turned it for her to see.

"Jason." She said looking up at him with stunned eyes. "It's gorgeous."

"It is gorgeous, but it pales in comparison to the woman who will wear it." He said removing it from the box. "May I?"

"Yes." She said feeling a warmth engulf her as he slipped the band on her finger. An emerald cut emerald was surrounded by a halo of diamonds with more diamonds cascading down the sides of the platinum band. "I love it." She leaned forward and met him for a sweet kiss.

"Want to go for a ride along the coast before we head home for the night?" He just wanted a little more time with her. Them staying in his room tonight wasn't going to happen. Not because of Diane, but because he wanted the first time they were together to be when they were married since it was happening soon, and he knew his girl would feel the same way. So he was going to make the night last.

"Sounds like the perfect way to end the evening." Elizabeth said smiling. She was looking forward to watching her ring shine in the moonlight.

Jason signaled to the waiter for their check looking forward to more time with his girl.

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