CHAPTER 3
After he was gone she stood there for several minutes taking in the sounds of the ocean. The waves crashing on the rocks below the cliffs, the birds chirping in the distance. She looked and the babies. "Well here goes nothing. I just hope your father can handle what I am about to tell him?"
She lifted her right hand and RANG the bell to let him know there were here.
It was a warm night and Jason was sitting out on the back porch. He was going over every thought a million times as to why she decided to call now. 'Maybe she was in trouble and needed help.' He remembered telling her over the years that he would never turn her away.
His thoughts were interupted by the ring of the bell. Placing his beer down on the table he got up and went to the door. Before opening it he took a few quick breaths.
The door swung open and they both stodd there breathless. Jason was not sure if he was seeing things, because to him she had become more beautiful since the night in Emily's hospital room.
Elizabeth was in the same boat. She couldn't move if her life depended on it. He had changed in more ways then she care to admitt.
Jason was first to break the silence. "Hey."
Smiling. "You were always one never big on words were you?"
"Well what can I say. Other then I never change."
"Oh trust me you have." she said just as Alex started to wake up.
Stepping out onto the front porch he noticed two car seats. Shocked was not what he was thinking. "Why dont we bring them in and I can show you to your room."
"Thanks. Umm do you think you can take Emma in, Alex tends to be a little more grumpy around new people."
"Sure. I think I can manage that." he said walking over to the little ones.
Liz stood there watching to see if he noticed what everyone else did when they dirst saw them. But he never showed anything. He picked up Emma and walked back to her and took the largest lugage and went into the house. She had only packed two suit cases and a diphare bag. One for her and one for the twins.
"I see you packed light." he said as he walked into the house and placed Emma in the living room and the lugage by the stairs that lead tot he top floor. She came in carrying Alex and the dipher bag. Placing Alex next to his sister so that he would quieten down which he did.
Jason stood there watching her watch the babies.
"Would you like me to see id we still have Michael's old play pen? I could set it up in your room."
"Sure that would be great." she said as she kneeled infront of them. She took both their blankets and laid them out on the floor side by side.
Jason was out of the room as soon as she started to lay the blankets out.
"You two need to understand something before he comes back here." she said. "That he is your mommys very old and dearest frind. He is the main reason we went to Port Charles and why we are here now."
Jason stood there in the door way listening to her talk and wondering why she came back to P.C for him.
"The play pen is set up in your room. I thought you might like the one with the best view." he said as he took as seat on the floor next to Emma.
"So where do you want to begin?" she asked as she watched him look over both Children.
Looking up at her. "How about their age?"
"Well they are 4 months old." she said as Alex was starring right at Jason.
"This is going to seem like a fast question, but like you said ask what I want to know." he said as he placed his pointer finger in Alex's hand. "Where is there father?"
Feeling very uncomfortable. "Umm look I will answer all your questions once I get these two to bed. I would rather us have talked with out them in the room."
She stood up and picked up Emma. "Can you take him since he had taken to you so fast?"
He stood as well. Picking Alexander up and cradling him to his chest. The child snuggled into Jasons warmth.
Smiling at the sight of father and son she had to turn her head away fast. "Do you remember how to feed a baby?"
"Yup and it does not take a rocket scientist." he said as he rubbed his hand up and down Alex's back.
Following him up stairs to the bed room. "Good what about changing one?" she asked as her blue eyes shined with tears.
"Yeah I think I could, I mean it has been a while since I did this but hey."
"Yeah. I see your not ever here an hour and you are putting me to work."
"Yeah well what can I do. This way with your help I can get it done faster."
"And then we can finish talking."
Once the twins were sleeping Jason and Liz walked back down to the living room.
"You did really well for not having changed a dipher in a long time." she said as she set the baby monitor on the table in front of her.
Jason closed the french doors to the room. "Can I get you somethin to drink?"
"A glass of ice water." she said as she sat down on the couch. She pulled her legs under her to get comfortable. "So where do you want to begin?"
"Well back to the question at hand, I guess." he said as he handed her the glass. "Who is the father and where is he now?"
She waited till he sat the beer and himself down. "Look before I tell you, you need to understand some things."
"And what would that be?" he asked.
"I did what I thouth was right. I did what I thought you wanted, and because you are with Courtney."
Not understanding what she was talking about. "Why dont you tell me what you mean?"
"Ok. The night we were together at Jakes. You remember right?"
"How could I not. That is the night my feelings for Courtney changed and I new things would never be the same."
"Well do you remember telling me that it was a mistake and that you could never see me again?"
Bowing his head, she took that as a yes.
"Well I went back to my place and packed my things and made a few calls. Someon who I never thought helped me get of P.C and fond ways for me not to be traced."
"What does this have to do with the father?" he asked
"It does. Once I was gone things stared to happen about a month later. I ended up sick and I went to see a local doctor and he told me I was sick."
"Ok. So then what?"
"Well she told me that I was pregnant. That I was going to have a baby." she explained. "That I Elizabeth Webber was going to have Jason Morgan's baby."
Jason sat there for what seemed like eternaty to her. He just starred at her not saying a word and that scared her. "So you mean to tell me that you made me miss out on 9 moths of your pregnancy and the first 4 months of their lifes?"
Crying was the only thing she could do. "I am sorry Jason. But when you told me you could never see me again I left town. I left because I could not handle watching you and Courtney hugging and kissing day after day knowing everything we shared that night."
"Damn it Elizabeth, you still kept them from me till now. Why?"
"Because Jason. Because I didnt want to watch you and her play mom and dad to our babies, when it should be us doing it. I would never let that happen, not as long as I was alive."
"Well you dont have to worry I'm not with her, we broke up 2 days after that night. I told her the truth. I couldnt handle lying to her so I told her everything and she left me."
"Oh so it was easy for you to tell her about us, but never easy enough for you to tell me about Sonny being alive right? So I guess I know who you really loved and cared about."
And with that said she ran up the stairs and into the bedroom. She fell onto the bed and cried. She never thought her life could be so messed up. "I promise you two that I will never let your father hurt you like he has just hurt me."
Jason sat there in the same chair and listened to her cry and make a promise to his babies that she would never let him hurt them. And that hurt him to think that she would believe that he would do something to them.
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