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Chapter 27

Back home they got clean and crawled into bed. Jason just held his wife close. "Thank you for what you said earlier. About no matter what we would be fine."

Liz snuggled close. This was one of the best feelings in the entire world. "It's true. I know we said we are waiting for children, and I haven't changed my mind about that. But if you were having a baby with Keesha it wouldn't change us. I would have loved that child. I also know that if you were having a baby with her, then you would do everything in your power to get full custody. Which would be for the best."

"You amaze me. Not because of your mind reading abilities, because yes I would have gone for full custody. I'm a big believer in children needing both their parents, but no child needs a mother who will use them as a pawn. I'm amazed at how generous you are and how big your heart is." An unexpected child could put a strain on even a long term relationship Monica and Alan were proof of that. Their marriage almost crumbled when Alan brought Jason home.

"It's not like you cheated on me. That would be an entirely different situation. We weren't together back then." Liz was getting sleepy. Normally it took her a while to slip into sleep, but tonight it wasn't going to be a problem.

Jason rubbed his check over her soft hair. "AJ is going to come home." Edward was calling the eldest Quartermaine child tonight. He was expected to be at the meeting they would have when the results of the new DNA test came in. Since this involved his child that wasn't surprising. "Monica or Edward will introduce you to him." Jason avoided talking to his brother unless he absolutely had to. He would more than likely ignore his brother during the meeting, and AJ would do the same.

"It's my understanding that I won't see much of him once this visit is over." Liz said quietly. She and Monica had talked about the relationship between the two brothers a while back. They couldn't stand one another. Before the accident that changed Jason they didn't get along, now it was so much worse. Emily and Lila had been able to keep the peace, with them both gone the two brothers no longer made an effort.

"I have no problem with him living in Port Charles, if that is what he decides to do, as long as he stays away from me." Jason told his wife.

Liz didn't say anything, but according to Monica it was AJ that kept the feud going. The world class surgeon admitted that she and Alan made some major mistakes when they were raising their sons. Those issues were at the root of why AJ disliked Jason so much. Their eldest son moving to London made the situation better all the way around. "I'm sure Monica and Alan will enjoy his visit, no matter how brief."

"They will." Jason would just avoid the mansion until that visit was over.

"Get some sleep, we are going to back to our regular lives tomorrow." Liz said kissing under his jaw. Hopefully in the morning they could be together, right now she was just too tired. "I need to flash my rings around so everyone can see them." She said laughing.

"Night baby." Jason said laughing softly too. He was looking forward to everyone seeing his ring as well.

"If it isn't Nurse Morgan." Steven said walking up to the nurse's hub.

"That's me." Liz said grinning. "Can I help you Chief of Surgery Webber?" She asked in a perky voice. "Congrats by the way."

"Thanks." Steven had handed the reigns of the hospital back to Monica when she returned from the wedding. A week later he was officially named Chief of Surgery, something he hadn't been expecting. "Maggie is having everyone over to celebrate next week."

"Send me the date." Liz was so proud of her brother. "Did you tell Sarah?"

"I did. She was thrilled for me. She is counting the days until she goes to Mayo." Steven passed along. "She and Nikolas just closed on a house."

"Is mom giving her grief for leaving?" Liz needed to call her sister and catch up.

"Of course. Sarah made a decision without running it by her for approval. Mom is not taking that well." Steven said shaking his head. He really didn't understand his mother. "Are you going into surgery today?"

"Nope." Liz said stepping down from the hub. "I actually need to head up to see Monica. I've decided to change my focus, hopefully here at the hospital."

"To what?" Steven would support her however he could. This did surprise him though, his sister was a kick ass nurse.

"I want to be a victim advocate. So I'm going to talk to Monica about whether there is room here at the hospital for me, or if I will need to take a job elsewhere. Also about training and how that will affect my schedule." Liz told her big brother. She was only a little nervous sharing her decision. She wanted him to say it was a good idea.

"You would be amazing at that." Steven said as they walked up the hall. "Absolutely amazing. What did Jason say?" Knowing his new brother in-law Jason was fully on board with whatever Liz wanted to do.

"Thanks." Liz said blushing some. "He said pretty much the same thing you just did."

"Let me know if you need me to speak to the board on your behalf." Steven would have no problem with that. All new programs were approved by them.

"I will. Now I just need to get through this meeting with Monica." Liz had a hard time selling herself, and she didn't think she would get special treatment because she was meeting with her mother in-law.

"You'll do great." Steven said bumping his shoulder against hers. "You are pretty irresistible. That was why I always shared my ice cream with you. I just couldn't say no." He said laughing. "I'm proud of you Liz, and you will do just as awesome at this new job as you did at being a nurse."

"Thanks." Liz said trying not to cry. Her brother's support meant everything. "Okay, here I go." She said waving before walking into Monica's office.

"Well, well, well, look who decided to return to work." Johnny said walking into the boardroom. "I was wondering if you had retired."

"There must be something wrong with me, I actually missed you." Jason said laughing at his friend.

"How did Liz like Italy?" Francis came in right behind O'Brien.

"She loved it." Jason said smiling.

"We saw the two of you in the paper at the opera. You looked so pretty in your tux." Johnny said with a grin.

"I did look good, not as good as my wife. But I was killing it." Jason said with a large grin. "Did I miss anything here?"

"Johnny gave his girl a ring." Cody came over to the table. He had been fixing coffee when his friends walked into the room. They were waiting for Sonny to arrive to get things started. "It's nice." Cody and Johnny had hung out last night with their ladies, which was when news of the ring was shared.

"Is that right?" Jason was happy for his friend. "I look forward to seeing it, and I'm sure Elizabeth will be thrilled when I tell her. We want to have everyone out to the house in a few weeks."

"Look at you being all social." Cody said grinning. "Marriage has been good for you. You guys should have seen Jason in Milan. He even went shopping."

"You think you know a person." Francis said laughing.

"Welcome back." Sonny said taking a seat. "How was the trip?"

"Fantastic. Maximus said to tell you hello." Jason passed along.

Sonny nodded. "Max and I handled all the business without any issues, and nothing else happened. Maybe we should send you away more often. Things are so quiet when you aren't here." The older mob boss said poking at Jason.

Jason just shook his head. "It's funny you would say that." His tone let everyone know something was up. "Edward clued me into something that is about to happen."

"What's up?" Sonny asked his friend.

"Keesha is returning at some point this week. She is pregnant, and she is going to say the baby is mine." Jason explained. "It's not though, its AJ's."

"I'd pick you as my baby daddy over AJ too." Johnny said as Francis and Cody nodded.

"Thank you. I think." Jason said laughing.

"What do you need from us?" Sonny wasn't going to just sit back while his friend was shook down. He also didn't want Liz aggravated.

"Edward is handling it. I just need to make sure Keesha gets access to me." Jason told the guys. "Other than that we aren't getting involved."

"Your grandfather is no joke." Francis had a lot of respect for the elder Quartermaine. "Keesha will regret trying to pull this."

"I have been thinking about this. I'm betting she is planning on me telling Edward to mind his own business. My personal life was one of the only places my grandfather and I still clashed on when she lived here. It's a well-known fact that I don't like taking advice in that part of my life. She is probably also counting on me having issues with Elizabeth concerning my possible fatherhood. With me trying to keep my marriage intact she is hoping I won't be watching her carefully." Jason said thinking out loud.

"We would still be watching her." Cody pointed out. "Is she coming with a DNA test to back up her claim?"

"She is, and Edward thinks that she is prepared for me demanding another test." Jason said leaning back in his chair.

"You can tell she's never done anything like this before." Francis spoke up. "There are some major holes in her plot. The biggest of which is she is pulling this somewhere you have more power than she does. She should have made you come down to New York. Getting you away from us would give her more room to maneuver. You would still have taken Liz though, and Keesha is no match for Liz when it comes to medical things. Actually she is no match for Liz period. There is no way I see this con working."

"We will let Edward handle this." Jason said ready to move on. Nothing would happen until Keesha showed up. "How is Alexis?"

"On bedrest." Sonny said trying not to borrow trouble, but he was worried. "Kelly said if Alexis's blood pressure comes down then the bedrest can end. So I'm trying to keep things at the house calm."

"We want to have everyone out, but we'll wait until Alexis can join us." Jason told his friend. "Diane is doing well too?"

"She's fine." Francis assured his friend. "She's back to making sure we all know how amazing she is."

"Good." Jason said nodding. For him as long as his family was good then everything else could be handled. It wasn't always that way, but it was that way now.

"Okay. Let's go over the shipping schedule." Sonny said handing out papers. He was glad his friends were home and was looking forward to hearing about their trip. He would check with Edward to see if he needed backup, if not then Sonny would just wait and watch the fireworks.

"Hello there." Monica said smiling as Elizabeth walked into her office. She was surprised to see that she had this meeting scheduled. "Have a seat." Monica sat across from her daughter in-law, although last night they said they would keep things professional at work. Just like they had always done. "What can I do for you?"

"I'm interested in switching from nursing to becoming a victim advocate. I'd like to work here at the hospital." Liz said putting it out there.

Monica just smiled. "I think you would be wonderful at that job, and your timing could not be better. As a teaching hospital we are always striving to stay on top of patient care, as well as student learning. It was pointed out at the last board meeting that after we discharge our trauma patients that we don't offer them much in the way of support services. I'm not talking group meetings or therapy. I'm talking about the middle step between inpatient care and outpatient care. The step where our patients learn what options are available to them and how to get those services. I would love to have you on staff in that position. Although I will be sad to lose you as a nurse." Monica really couldn't think of anyone better to help launch this program.

"I've looked into going back to school for a master's in criminal justice." Liz explained excited to hear that she could work in the hospital.

"Actually that won't be necessary, unless you want to do that. Kevin Collins is willing to oversee training, he has the credentials needed to certify you once you've fulfilled the necessary requirements. So you don't have to leave the hospital at all. Once you are certified you will continue to work in the psychology department." Monica said smiling. "Let me call downstairs and see if he is free at the moment. If not then I will ask his assistant to set up a time where the three of us can sit and talk."

"Thank you." Liz couldn't believe she was one step closer to achieving her dream. Assuming that Kevin approved her for his pilot program. She couldn't wait to go home and share this with Jason.

Monica hung up the phone. "Are you working a week from Thursday?"

"I am." Liz said nodding. "In the wards if I remember correctly."

"We have a meeting with Kevin at two. I'll send out an email to him and CC Piph so that she can put it on her calendar. You did talk to Piph first, right?" The Chief of Staff didn't want her head nurse angry at her.

"I spoke to her before I took leave, and this morning I told her I had an appointment with you." Liz respected Epiphany too much to move forward with this without her knowledge. "She also thinks it's a really good career move for me." All the support was making Liz feel so good. Her mother always looked down at her for not becoming a doctor, but that just wasn't her calling.

"Good. Is there anything else I can do for you?" Monica wanted to know.

"That's it." Liz said with a smile.

"Then I guess I have no excuse to put off my paperwork. We would love it if you and Jason came out to the mansion for dinner again this week, if you have the time. Steven, Maggie, and Audrey are always welcome too." Monica wanted her family around as often as possible.

"I'll check with everyone and see when we can arrange that." Liz promised.

"Any day but Steven's party. Alan and I are looking forward to getting out for a while." Monica hadn't had this active a social life in years. After losing Em and then Lila, both she and Alan had pulled in and hid from life. Now they were embracing it again.

"If not this week, then definitely next week." Liz said before heading to the door. She would swing by Piph's office to see if her boss was in. If not then she would go right to the hub. This time next week she might be starting her new training. That made her smile wide.

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