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Chapter 16
Johnny and Georgie didn't come back to the mansion until late. No one was downstairs so they simply headed up to their room. He let her have the bathroom first, and while she showered he paced liked a caged tiger. Telling himself that he was strong enough to not beg the beautiful and brainy brunette to let him have her. He had a plan, a long term goal. His lust couldn't be allowed to derail that. He had decided that after date number one that Georgie was going to be his, which meant making her see he was more than his reputation.
She came out in men's cut pajamas and he could feel his resolve about not begging crumbling. Cotton shouldn't be that sexy. He knew she had curves, her professional attire didn't hide that, but her pajamas fit tighter and he was starting to sweat.
"I'm gonna go shower." Johnny said mumbling and basically running for the bathroom.
Georgie watched him go and told herself that it was going to be fine. She wasn't going to jump him and rip his clothes off in the middle of the night. That would be assault. Instead she would calmly invite him to disrobe so that she could ravish him. Repeatedly.
"Get a grip Georgie." She said walking over to the couch and flopping down. It had been a while since she dated. Getting a spot in Diane's firm had required stellar grades and a driving work ethic. So she had given her dream most of her focus. And it cost her the guy in her life.
In her senior year of law school her boyfriend had decided he didn't like the competition from her career. That she wasn't giving him enough time, even though he said that she should do what was necessary to get the job she wanted. She understood when he went away for weeks to shoot a film, so she expected him to understand as she went to school, worked insane hours as a law clerk, and began prepping for the Bar exam. Instead of talking about it and telling her they were over he took her supposed friend to bed. In their apartment. They were so busy bouncing off of one another that they didn't hear her walk in, or walk back out.
After that Georgie focused on the law. Period. Since those insane hours weren't going to change anytime soon, she simply gave up on having a steady guy. She was single when she met Johnny for the first time, so the case of lust didn't leave her feeling guilty. Like she was having a mental affair. It did leave her frustrated because the man messed with her hormones. It hadn't taken long for her to learn there was more to him than people normally saw. And despite telling herself not to let her emotions get the better of her, she did. Now Georgie was falling in love and in a pretend marriage. Hopefully the second set of circumstances didn't wreck the first.
"Georgie." Johnny said calling her name again. She was a million miles away.
"Sorry." She sat up and felt her mouth go dry. He was in sweats, and a sleeveless t-shirt. Holy hell, the man's biceps were incredible. In-freaking-credible. Which made her wonder what the rest of him looked like. "What did you say?" She congratulated herself on making sense.
"I'm planning on sleeping on the couch, are you going to be okay with that?" Johnny had considered sneaking down the hall to one of the empty rooms, but the couch was a better plan. Especially since the sitting area and bedroom were separated by a door.
"I can sleep on the couch." She told him, trying not to stare or drool. "I'm smaller, so I will be more comfortable out here."
"The couch is plenty big enough for me." Johnny assured her. It was about the same size as his couch back home and he fell asleep on that all the time. "I'd feel better if you were in the bedroom." The house wasn't getting breached, but if it did he wanted to be between her and any danger.
"Um, okay." Georgie told the butterflies in her stomach to calm down. Johnny was extremely protective, but never condescending. He knew she could handle most things on her own, but at the same time he liked taking care of her. And it wasn't in the same way he looked out for Liz, there were distinct differences that Georgie could clearly see. Like how Johnny put his hand on the small of her back when they were walking together. Or how he asked her to call when she got in if he couldn't see her home. Johnny cared about her, of that there was no doubt. "I'll see you in the morning."
"In the morning." Johnny said watching her walk into the bedroom. He raised his hand to wave and she did the same before closing the door. "You can do this O'Brien." One night down, and whole lot more to go.
Georgie leaned against the closed door and told herself to go to bed. And not think about Johnny sleeping in the next room. "Get through the wedding, and then jump him when we get back home." She told herself walking over to the king sized bed. That way if there was any awkwardness it wouldn't bleed over onto Liz and Jason's day.
"Hello sweetheart." Sonny said kissing Elizabeth's cheek. "How have you been enjoying the island?" She looked great, so did Jason who was standing there smiling.
"It's wonderful. I really should have taken you up on your invitation to come down sooner." Elizabeth said giving him a hug. "Your house is stunning."
"The important thing is that you finally made it, and for a really great reason." Sonny said beaming at the younger couple.
"Alexis, let's get you off your feet." Elizabeth said swinging into nurse mode. The lawyer hadn't done anything but walk into the house from the car, but she was almost in her final trimester and having a rough time of it still. "I'll get you some water after you are settled."
"Thanks." Alexis said following the younger woman into the living room. "I don't expect you to play nurse. Kelly will be here later tonight, you are the bride and should be the focus."
"Jason and the guys are also going to be taking care of the folks coming to the wedding so I can spare a few moments to look after you." Elizabeth said smiling as she got the attorney situated.
"How is Diane?" Alexis wanted to know as she took the glass of water. Sonny and Jason didn't follow them into the front room so she was guessing that they were discussing whatever kept Sonny out of the house late last night.
"The same. Patrick is arriving with Kelly, and he is going to give Diane a work up at some point before the rehearsal dinner." The local hospital was extending him privileges. "With the wedding being on Sunday I am giving up on her being better by then. So hopefully by the time we return from our honeymoon."
"The guys are putting together a plan for how to deal with Diane's incorrect memories in Port Charles. There is only so long she is going to stay on the island." Alexis knew her friend well. Paradise would very quickly get on Diane's nerves without a wedding to plan.
"I'm sure that will be great news for Georgie." Elizabeth said laughing. This last week had seen the younger lawyer on the receiving end of advice on how to be a good wife to a guy like Johnny. Liz did notice that Diane wasn't trying to turn Georgie into Donna Reed like she was doing with her. Apparently it was fine for her to work because Johnny wasn't a boss. No Diane just really seemed to want the O'Briens to procreate.
"Diane has been calling me and asking how things in Port Charles are." Alexis said with a wide smile. "I have been using my belly as an excuse for not seeing anyone. I was afraid of what couple she might mention."
"She has had her hands full this week pinning Georgie down." Liz assured the older woman. "But let's hope there are no more new pairings."
"Where is Diane?" Alexis said handing back the empty glass.
"She and Francis are shopping for a wedding gift. He figured them being out would give you guys a chance to get settled." Elizabeth knew they were having trouble coming up with a gift, and she had once again suggested the registry. Diane was just being stubborn about getting a unique gift.
"I have time for a nap then." Alexis said yawning. "Would you mind helping me up?"
Elizabeth did as asked. "We moved you guys into the downstairs master for this trip. Sonny said he didn't want you going up and down the steps."
"I slipped last week." Alexis admitted. "I didn't fall down the steps." She hastily added. "I was just off balance for a few seconds, and now Sonny is hovering."
"I'm sure that the other guys will hover too, so that Sonny can take the occasional break." Elizabeth said walking with her friend. The hall was empty so the guys were probably in the office.
"Not funny." Alexis said waddling to their bedroom for the weekend. They were flying back right after the reception ended. Kelly wanted Alexis back home and close to the hospital. The doctor was worried about preeclampsia so there would be no more traveling after this.
"I thought it was hilarious." Elizabeth said with a devilish grin. "I'll get you settled and then go for a walk."
"Thanks." Alexis said not even bothering to argue.
Liz was right the guys were in the office. "So what happened?" Jason wanted to know.
"You know Ric's case of terminal stupidity finally killed him." Sonny said grinning and popping out his dimples. "Trying to take out Diane was a mistake. Had we known he was keeping tabs on Liz we would have made him suffer more." They paid someone to take the fall, and the police swallowed the story right up.
"The important thing is that he is gone." Jason told his partner. Elizabeth hadn't been hurt so he wasn't going to waste too much time on anger at Ric. "Trevor?" The elder Lansing was another matter.
"Also soon to be gone. Maximus listened to the call. He sent Shawn to take care of that. Cody is meeting him." The Don did not tolerate women being targeted. Those travel plans had kept Sonny out late last night. He had been waiting to hear that Cody arrived with no issues.
"Did you leave anything for me to do when I get home?" Jason grumbled good-naturedly.
"You are on vacation." Sonny pointed out. "Besides I've been a newlywed. I wanted to make sure you had plenty of time for your new wife." When Jason blushed Sonny laughed loudly. "If we waited for you to come home then Trevor was guaranteed to do more than one stupid thing. Same with Ric. Besides handling it now meant there was no way the PCPD could pin this on you, which probably made Taggert very sad." Sonny said laughing again.
"I bet he misses me." Jason said joining in the laughter. "What did you get us for a wedding gift?" Time to put that away.
"That isn't how it works." Sonny told his friend. "You need to be with your fiancée when I give you the gift." They were going to be blown away. "Everyone will be here tomorrow by the time we eat, so I was thinking of giving you my gift at the rehearsal dinner. Because I love an audience."
"Ass." Jason said with no real heat. "Did you bring my gift?"
"Of course." Sonny reached into his coat pocket and handed over an envelope. "What is it?" All he knew was that Alexis had been involved, and he respected her work too much to ask his wife to betray a confidence.
"You want me to show you mine, when you refused to show me yours? That isn't how that works." Jason told his friend to be difficult.
"Diva." Sonny said walking out to the attached terrace. Jason followed and the two men sat on the padded furniture. "You ready for Sunday?"
"I can't wait, which is funny because two weeks ago I wasn't getting married. It's just that as soon as Diane said we were engaged, I wanted it to be real." Jason told his friend. "When I proposed, which wasn't planned, it felt right."
"How did you feel when she said yes?" Sonny hadn't ever seen Jason like this before. A lot of folks back home were shocked at the wedding announcement. People were already saying the marriage wouldn't last because of how fast things were moving. Sonny knew they were wrong, as someone who knew what it felt like to find the other half of your heart. He understood that was what his friend was feeling. Liz too, you could see it when she looked at Jason.
"Like everything finally makes sense." Jason said grinning. "She's going to be my wife. I'm the luckiest bastard on the planet."
"You and me both. We found good women. I expect Johnny to go down next." Sonny said nodding.
"He's already done. It's been very enjoyable watching him around Georgie." Jason laughed louder. "Totally done. I'd make fun of him but I'm too happy."
"We are going to be a bunch of old married men soon." Sonny said, and then to be a smartass he kept going. "So when are you two having kids?" Folks back home were also speculating that a baby announcement was coming soon.
"Ask Elizabeth." Jason told his partner. "Maybe Johnny will be able to protect you. I doubt it though." Sonny had laughed so hard that he had to put the phone down when Jason called to tell him what Diane was doing to Elizabeth.
"When is Francis returning with my lawyer?" Sonny wanted to know.
"Sometime before dinner. They are struggling with finding the perfect wedding present." Jason passed along.
"Tell Francis to write a check." Sonny said like it was a no brainer. Pretty much all of the gifts the newlyweds would get from the mob guys would be cash. "The registry is pretty bare at this point." Most of Liz's friends at the hospital had gone that route. At the moment the gifts were waiting at the penthouse. The security upgrades on the house Edward was gifting the young couple weren't done just yet. "So that won't be any help."
"Whatever they get we will like." Jason said shrugging. "How early are you going to start cooking tomorrow? And will I be required to help?"
"I'll be cooking all day." Sonny told his friend, this was part of his gift to the couple. For some folks that would be stressful, but the mob boss loved to cook for family. "And no I don't want you in the kitchen. Do something with your girl."
"The final dress fittings will be tomorrow morning since all the ladies will be here. After dinner I'm bugging out to the guest house." Jason would stay there the night before the wedding. "We are gathering to play poker. If Alexis is feeling okay come join us."
"Maybe for a hand or two." Sonny figured his wife would be ready for him to take a break. She'd be in a good hands with Liz around. "Speaking of my wife, I need to go check on her. Take your girl for a bike ride." More guests were arriving tonight so private time would be hard to get.
"Smartest idea you've had since arriving." Jason said being a smart ass.
"No respect." Sonny said as the two men walked back into the main part of the house.
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