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Title: Rewrite the Stars

Chapter 8

(Elizabeth goes up to her special friend with concern)

Liz: "Are you okay, Jason?"

Jason: (shakes his head) "Don't worry about me."

(Elizabeth puts her hands on his shoulders and forces him to look her in the face so he doesn't move. He could tell she meant business)

Liz: "You listen to me, Jason Morgan. You are not only my friend, but I consider you my special friend. You are the father of my kids. You love them like your own, whether they're yours biologically or not. I have loved you for half of my life, it seems like, even though things didn't work out between us. You and I may have both moved on with other people, but I will ALWAYS worry about you. That will NEVER change. No matter what happens in life, I will always be there for you." (smirks) "Understood?"

(Jason couldn't help but smile at her sassiness as well as the way she openly speaks to him without being sorry. They've always been like that towards each other. He missed that about her and just being around her in general. Yes, they are around each other. It just felt like it wasn't enough. Fuck! What the hell was he thinking?! He loved Sam. He did. He does. So, he didn't understand why he thought of Elizabeth like this? He sighs as he knew why? Deep down, she always held his heart. Even when neither of them knew it. The question was, where did that leave Sam? He loved her too. She was the mother was his other son. He also considered Scout his being Drew was presumed dead)

(He shakes his head quicky to squash his thoughts and smiles a bit at Elizabeth)

Jason: "You're too good to me."

Liz: (laughs) "You're too good to me, as well."

Jason: (tilts his head) "Is Franco treating you well?"

Liz: (nods) "He is. He treats me like a queen." (shyly admits) "No one's ever treated me as well as you have, though." (sighs deeply) "The only thing I didn't appreciate about Franco was recently, he made it sound like I wasn't a real artist like he was. I admitted that really hurt my feelings. That pissed me off." (nods & smiles) "But he corrected his error. He knows I'm a wonderful artist. "

(Jason swore that he was foaming in the mouth! What the fuck was Franco's problem?! Jason shakes his head and walks in a circle as he speaks angrily)

Jason: "Franco is a fucking asshole who doesn't deserve you or your love! He keeps messing up, Elizabeth!"

Liz: (nods) "He did apologize to me. He also said he wants to make it up to me by saying he wants me to draw him sometime." (smiles) "He wants to hang the portrait up in our room."

Jason: (sighs deeply) "Elizabeth, it doesn't matter how Franco makes it up, he shouldn't have said it to begin with. Franco doesn't deserve you. He never did."

(Elizabeth speaks in a sincere tone to her friend)

Liz: "I know that you don't like him, Jason. That much is clear. I'm sure he doesn't like you, either. I think he's trying to be civil with you, though. Can you please try doing the same? Can you try being nice to him or at least be civil?" (polite smile) "For me?"

(Jason scratches his neck as he would do anything for her, but this was asking a lot. He sighs deeply as he spoke)

Jason: "For you, I will."

(Meanwhile, at the Metro Court, Sam sees Carly behind the counter serving a drink to a customer. Sam goes up to the blonde and says hi. Carly finishes with her customer then gives Sam her full attention)

Carly: "How are you and Jason doing?"

Sam: (nods & smiles) "Good. We've never been more in love. I mean, sure, we've had our ups and downs. Nothing that we can't get over though."

Carly: (raises her eyebrows) "Are you sure about that?"

(Sam turns her head slightly as she looks at Carly weirdly and chuckles)

Sam: "Why?"

Carly: (shrugs) "I know that you don't like Elizabeth. I also know that you don't like the fact that he considers all her kids his. Jake is his biologically, yet Cameron and Aiden aren't."

(Sam briefly looks to the ceiling before speaking)

Sam: "I will admit that's it's not an ideal situation, but oh well."

Carly: (tilts her head) "Who are you trying to fool?"

(Carly leans forward so she's mere inches away from Sam and narrows her eyes)

Carly: "You may have everyone else fooled, McCall, but not me."

(Carly walks away from Sam and the conversation)

Chapter 8 Done

Thank you as always for reading. Can't wait to read your thoughts on this chapter. I know a lot of you enjoy Elizabeth/Jason scenes. See you on Saturday!