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Chapter 12
"Hi." She said looking up into a concerned pair of blue eyes.
"Hi." Jason said stepping back so Elizabeth could enter his room. "What's wrong?" She wouldn't be in his room at this time of the morning if everything was fine.
"My mother just called." Elizabeth told him trying not to fidget. She hadn't thought of Ewan in very long time and now that he was in her brain he wasn't letting go.
"At this time of the morning?" He asked surprised.
"She probably just saw the newspaper, or someone told her about the announcement. I'm sure my parents were out socializing. Carolyn wouldn't care about the time difference." Liz said rolling her eyes. Her mother loved to go to parties where she could network.
"The call was about the announcement?" Jason wanted to know, he could see Elizabeth was upset. "She's not happy with us getting married." It wasn't a question.
"She's more upset that her name isn't in the paper next to your parents' names." Elizabeth said disgusted. "Her ability to social climb is apparently more important than your activities."
"Alleged activities." Jason said grinning. When she smiled some he felt good. "That isn't what has you upset." He had been around for a few of Carolyn's calls. They left Elizabeth pissed, and occasionally sad, but that wasn't what he was sensing from her now. His fiancée seemed off kilter.
"She brought up Ewan." Elizabeth admitted quietly. Jason knew her entire history. He had offered to remove Ewan from existence, but she declined. Knowing he was in prison was enough. Although she suspected that Ewan's time in prison got a lot more uncomfortable after the night she cried on Jason's shoulder.
"Come here." He requested quietly as he opened his arms.
"I hate that just hearing his name can leave me feeling like this." Elizabeth admitted as she allowed Jason to comfort her.
"Your doctor said that it will pass." Jason reminded her as he ran his hand up and down her back. It would help if her mother didn't keep bringing Keenan up. Almost every time they talked Carolyn Webber managed to find a way to do so. Jason was positive it was deliberate. He thought Carolyn enjoyed hurting her daughter, because Elizabeth refused to bend to her mother's will. "Want to stay in here with me?"
"Yes." Elizabeth didn't hesitate to answer. In Jason's arms was the best place to be.
"Good, because I want you to stay." He told her knowing she would hear him smiling. He took her back into the bedroom and they got under the covers. She scooted over and snuggled into his side. As Jason was flipping through the channels it hit him that in less than two weeks this would be happening every night. They would go to bed together. He was hoping that most of those nights would include them making love, but cuddling with his girl felt really nice too. "How about we watch this?" Love Actually was on one of the movie channels.
"You want to watch a romantic comedy?" She asked surprised.
"Not really." He said being honest. "You like this movie." Which was all that mattered.
"Thank you." Elizabeth said putting her head on his shoulder and getting comfortable.
Jason had to smile at how great it felt having her so close. When she fell asleep again he would turn off the television and rest too.
"What's up with Liz?" Francis asked Jason. During breakfast his young friend had been pretty quiet. Now she was upstairs getting ready to head out to do more wedding things.
"Her mother called early this morning, and brought up Keenan." Jason passed along.
"Bitch." Francis was not a Carolyn Webber fan. He was one of the few people from the Port Charles crew to actually met Elizabeth's mother. He had gone with Liz when she drove down to testify at Keenan's appeal hearing. It still boggled the mind how a man who was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated assault got to file an appeal. If the former doctor had raped, or even tried to rape Liz then he would already be dead.
During the trip Francis noted that Audrey had barely spoken to her daughter in-law. Nor had Liz spoken to her mother. The older former nurse had been overheard saying she didn't even know why Carolyn was in attendance. "Diane didn't like her either."
"That's right they did meet." Jason looked at his friend.
"Diane had a good rant on the car ride back to Port Charles about how Jeff and Carolyn didn't deserve to be anyone's parents. Diane said she could do a better job than those two." Francis remembered. Elizabeth had been in a different car with her brother and grandmother. "I wonder if that memory played into what is happening now."
"Possibly." Jason said finishing his coffee.
Milo walked into the kitchen. "I just got a call from home. Johnny wanted me to let you both know that Ric is no longer an issue. He had some car trouble yesterday after getting off work." The young guard said laughing.
"That's why you need to clean your filters regularly." Jason said laughing too. Johnny would have called Milo because he was down here alone. The Irishman wouldn't want to interrupt Jason or Francis if they were with their ladies.
"Johnny also passed along the travel plans. He will arrive on Monday with Georgie. There is something Sonny wants to tell you personally when he arrives later in the week." Milo said looking at Jason.
"Thank you." Jason wondered what else was up. No one was staying in the downstairs master suite, so when Sonny and Alexis arrived switching rooms wouldn't be necessary. "Has Elizabeth come down yet?"
"No, Diane went up to check on her." Milo told his boss. "I'm gonna get the car."
Jason just nodded his mind on his upset fiancée.
"Did you and Jason have a fight?" Diane asked from the doorway to Elizabeth's room. The younger woman had been off all morning.
"No." Liz shook her head as she zipped the purse she was using today closed.
"Does this have anything to do with you staying in his room last night?" Diane had passed Liz in the hall this morning and she was heading back to her room to get dressed.
"I'm not discussing that with you." Elizabeth said drawing a clear line.
"I'm not asking for details." Diane said coming further into the room. "I just want to make sure you are okay. I know that you haven't been intimate with Jason before now, possibly, and I'm just worried. You took a break from dating for a reason."
Elizabeth looked at Diane and smiled. It would be awesome if she really was her mom. The attorney could be pushy and opinionated, but she also had a really big heart. If you were in Diane's life she took care of you. "Nothing happened last night except us watching a movie and falling asleep. Ewan Keenan was on my mind, and I didn't want to be alone." Liz had taken a break to finish healing, but mostly she hadn't dated after moving to Port Charles because she wanted to get settled after the move. Then she met Jason, and he ruined her for everyone else.
"Sweetie." Diane said coming over and hugging the younger woman tight. "You could have come to our room."
"I think I'm a little old to be climbing into bed with you guys." Liz said laughing, but soaking up the love. "Jason took care of me."
"I meant to talk." Diane said laughing too. "I'm not surprised to hear you say that. Jason always takes care of you. That's why I have no doubt that he is the man you were meant to spend your life with. He is also downstairs waiting for you." Getting out and focusing on something else would be the best thing for Liz. "What is on the tasting menu?" She asked as they walked to the stairs.
"No clue." Liz admitted letting Ewan go. "We asked Sonny to suggest some items to the chef."
"Then it will be delicious. I can't wait to see what he comes up with for the rehearsal dinner." Diane enjoyed anytime she got to sit around Sonny's table.
"We'll be having chocolate cake for dessert, that's all I know." Elizabeth passed along. "Sonny told Jason to go ahead and order whatever I wanted." They reached the foyer where Jason and Francis were waiting.
"Have fun you two." Diane said hugging Liz again.
"Are you staying in?" Elizabeth asked, she and Jason would be out pretty much all day.
"No." Francis said letting Liz hug him. "We are going out for lunch, and we need to run some errands." They had to pick up a wedding gift. "Have fun."
"We will." Jason said linking his fingers with Elizabeth's and leading her out to the car.
When the door closed Diane looked at Francis. "Ewan Keenan." It was time this was handled.
"Is going to be taken care of." Francis assured his lovely lady.
"Good to know. Let me get my bag and we can head out also." Diane said walking further into the house.
Diane and Francis started with a visit to Sonny's personal tailor on the island. Last night she had announced that his tuxedo was unacceptable. If there was a reason to get a new tux, this wedding was it. Diane left pleased with the results, so Francis knew that he would look good. With that handled it was onto shopping for the wedding present. "Why are we not getting something off of the registry?" He wanted to know.
"The registry is for friends." Diane explained as they walked through their fifth store of the morning. "I want to get them something special. Do you think Jason will let us pay for the honeymoon?" Despite Liz saying they weren't doing anything Diane knew Jason was taking his new wife somewhere. She also wanted to see if she could find out where they were going.
"No, don't even ask. Jason has that covered." Francis assured Diane. At her small pout he grinned. He knew his lady well. "Ask him, and if he wants you to know where they are going he will tell you."
"I'm trying to stay out of trouble. Do not dangle temptation in front of me." Diane murmured looking at a lovely crystal bowl. That wasn't what she needed. "Do you know what Monica and Alan are giving them?"
"No clue, this isn't a competition." Francis said a bit worried about where Diane was going with this.
"I know that." Diane said looking over a lovely set of champagne flutes. "We are in the wrong store." She said shaking her head. "Housewares will be covered by their friends, and Sonny is going to outfit the kitchen with anything they don't already have. Liz and Jason are impossible to shop for. It would be helpful if at least one of them was a lot more materialistic. Or shallow." Diane complained, good-naturedly, as they got in the car. "Shallow people are easy to shop for."
"Where to next?" Francis wanted to know. He figured they would be at this most of the day. Hopefully with a break for lunch.
"I have no clue." Diane said retrieving her phone from her bag. "I need to call Monica." She explained dialing the surgeon's cell phone. The two women were good friends, often lunching together. Maybe Jason's mother could provide a direction for them to go in. She figured she would get Monica's voicemail, because the Chief of Staff returned to work a few days ago, but that wasn't the case. "Hello, day off already?" Diane asked her friend.
"Lecture day, so it's more of a half day off." Monica went once a month to the medical school to share her knowledge with the students. Most of the staff of the medical center did the same thing. General Hospital took it's designation as a learning hospital seriously. "How is paradise?"
"Stunning. I look forward to the two of us drinking something fruity when you come down." Diane felt bad that Monica wasn't around to see Jason and Liz get ready for the wedding.
"So do I. Sonny's island is always so relaxing." Monica and Alan had been several times. The short vacation they were taking to attend the ceremony would be good for her husband's recovery. "Have you been looked at since arriving?" She was worried that her friend would end up not getting her correct memories back.
"No. I have an appointment a few days after the wedding. Patrick is also planning on poking and prodding a bit while he is here." Diane wasn't surprised Monica was checking up on her. "I called about wedding gifts."
"Good luck with that." Monica rolled her eyes as she walked across campus to her car. "It doesn't matter what we get. Edward is going to outshine us both."
"He already has a gift?" Diane asked surprised.
"Yes, and its guaranteed to make both Jason and Liz tear up." Monica was only a little jealous that her father in-law was in a position to give what would surely be the best gift of the wedding.
"What did he get them?" Diane wanted to know. "Edward has a gift already." She told Francis.
"A house." Monica said as she got behind the wheel of her car. A few cars down Gary got in his. Sonny had assigned both her and Alan guards, but didn't say why. He did say he was hoping they were temporary. They didn't argue. From time to time this was necessary, and the guys were always very discreet.
"Edward bought them a house." Diane informed Francis. "Elizabeth said they were planning on living in the Towers." Diane pointed out the problem with the gift. "I know because I asked." She would leave out the rest of that conversation.
"Yes he is giving them a house, but he didn't buy it. At least he didn't buy it specifically for them." Monica said, her phone was in the hands free device so she could talk while driving. "It belonged to Lila. It was the home she lived in when her family first moved to the United States from England. Hal inherited it after their parents died, but he sold it when he decided to return to England. That was during the time the Quartermaine's were broke so Lila couldn't buy it from her brother. Edward bought it a year before Lila passed away. She spent her last months with us restoring the home, because it was in rough shape. It made her smile to see it come back to life. The place is gorgeous."
"They will love that." Diane had to agree. If anything could make them move out of the penthouse now it was a house with a connection to Lila. "Is it furnished?"
"Yes. Lila decorated it." Monica said laughing. Diane sounded hopeful that she had found a gift to give. "But I'm not sure how much the kids will want to keep. Even if they do a complete remodel, I'm guessing they will not let us pay for that."
"What were you thinking of getting, because I must admit to being stumped." Diane said looking out the window as Francis drove them around.
"Nursery furniture." Monica said making herself laugh harder. Both the kids would give her the death glare if she did that.
"Yeah, you don't want to go there." Diane said laughing as well.
"Sounds like you already did." Monica said grinning. "We will need to talk about that over those fruity drinks you mentioned earlier. I'm going the jewelry route as a personal gift to my new daughter and gifting Elizabeth some pieces from my collection. I'll do that when they return home." Most of the pieces would have gone to Emily, but Monica would be proud for Liz to have them. "But that is not the main gift. I want to get them something they will use. I thought buying Christmas and birthday gifts for Jason was hard, but this is proving to be impossible."
"I am facing the same dilemma. I want them to enjoy whatever we give them." Diane pointed to a shop and Francis pulled over. They would keep looking until inspiration struck. "I will let you know if I come up with anything. I have no problem sharing."
"I don't either. Alan and I are both scratching our heads over this one. We don't mind sharing either." Monica told her friend as she pulled into her parking space. "I was more than likely going to call you tomorrow. Even if we go in together on a gift there is a good chance I will need to get it here, shopping on the island can be limiting. I'm at the hospital so I need to end the call." More than likely with a few moments of stepping into the building someone would want her attention. Either as a doctor or as the Chief of Staff. "Keep me up to date."
"You do the same." Diane said before hanging up. By the time Francis opened her door her phone was away and she was ready to shop. On the way to the store she filled Francis in on why Jason and Liz were going to be thrilled with the house Edward had for them.
"They are indeed going to love that. I need to call Sonny and let him know about the house. It should be secured before Jason and Liz return from their honeymoon. " Francis started planning as they stepped into the cool interior of the shop.
"Knowing Edward it's already been handled." Diane said looking around. There were many lovely things on display, she just didn't see anything that was screaming Jason and Liz. A closer look was necessary.
"Lunch after this?" Francis said figuring they would be here a while.
"Make a reservation." Diane replied moving off to look at something that had caught her eye.
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