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Chapter 8

"This is gweat!" Cameron screamed as he ran across the large yard to the play set. Well, it wasn't exactly a play set, it was more like an entire playground. There were swings, a seesaw, 4 slides, tire swings and so much more. Obviously Joey had a large family that included many children that probably spent a lot of time playing in the yard of the compound.

Elizabeth couldn't help but smile as Jake followed slowly on still unsteady feet. He'd only been walking a few months so he still could not keep up pace with his older brother. As soon as they arrived and were shown to their rooms, Audrey had excused herself to lay down for a nap. She'd had a long night and morning causing her to be exhausted. Once it was Elizabeth, Joey and Neil standing on the patio they finally began to discuss what was to come.

"Neil is going to head to the airport and I'm going to pay Sonny a little visit. I think it's time to tell you the rest." Joey said to Elizabeth.

Her eyes narrowed, "What do you mean the rest?"

Neil nodded and sucked in a deep breath, "Well we kind of have another… actually you kind of have another family dilemma. I talked to my mom this morning when I landed… She was boarding a plane…"


"Why, Claudia?"

"It needs to be handled Sonny. What does it say bout us if we just let her get away with it?"

Sonny shook his head, "As far as I know the only ones that know it was Elizabeth Webber is us, Jason and Sam."

"So."

Sonny shook his head, "So, killing an innocent woman doesn't prove a point, it shows we are reckless."

"It shows we take no shit!" she yelled back then tossed her hands in the air. "Jesus Sonny, are you a boss or a freaking coward. In this business it is kill or be killed."

"You are overreacting, Claudia. She is a harmless nurse."

"No I'm not. If word got out that we knew who did this and didn't retaliate then we are opening the organization to…"

Sonny raised his hand to stop her, "You are on a power trip Claudia. I'm done having this conversation."

"Are you going to cancel my orders?" Claudia asked as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Sonny shrugged, "It may be too late."

There was a knock on the door and Max peeked his head in, "Joey Albeto is here to see you, boss."

Sonny's brows pulled together, "He is, huh. Send him on in." Sonny ordered then stood from his desk to meet Joey at the door. He nodded to Claudia to leave the room and after an eye roll she left. Joey was not an overweight man, but very large. He was tall and probably a solid 250 pounds. He would always count on his size as a little extra intimidation when doing his business dealings, although it did not work with past dealings with Sonny and Jason. As many people knew, Jason was not easily intimidated.

Joey met Elizabeth while in the hospital. As it turned out, they had a lot in common, at least they did as far as Harry, Ella and Neil were concerned. Joey had been involved with many business dealings with Harry in the 1980s, while he was still partially legitimate and because of that, they became friends. Joey had visited them many times over the years since they moved to Switzerland. Originally Jason was not fond of the fact that Joey was in on the secrets, that he knew about his sons, but Elizabeth trusted him and more importantly, Harry trusted him. Harry was wise and there weren't many other men in the world that Jason respected more then Harry. "Joey, what brings you down here? Looking for a good cup of coffee?" Sonny asked as he extended his hand.

Joey took Sonny's hand and firmly shook, "I wish it was better terms. Can we get some privacy?"

Sonny immediately nodded and closed the door to his office.

"I didn't want to take this to a five-family meeting. I wanted to come down here and talk to you first, to let you know where I stand."

Sonny frowned, "I'm not sure I follow. Has there been some sort of threat?"

Joey nodded then shook his head when Sonny motioned to the chair in front of his desk. Joey didn't sit, he rarely sat when he was talking business… another intimidation tactic of his. "Jason Morgan was shot last night." Joey stated but Sonny took that as a question.

"Yes but that is being handled." Sonny replied.

Joey quickly spoke, "But that is where I come in. I am here to respectfully ask you to call off your hit on Liz Webber."

"You know her?" Sonny asked, confused.

"She is a friend of the family. I can assure you that if she was involved in what happened to Jason last night, it was clearly an accident. She is a good, honorable woman and mother, I don't want to see her or her boys hurt."

Sonny nodded, "I'll consider it."

Joey squared his shoulders and crossed his arms over his chest, "Perhaps I misspoke Sonny. Elizabeth Webber is under my protection. Any move against her will be considered a move against me." His nostrils flared as his eyes darkened, "Are you willing to risk a war over an accident?"

Sonny's fingertips rubbed against his chin as he shook his head, "I'm sure we could work something out."

"There is nothing to work out, call it off, ensure her safety or I will be forced to deal with the situation." Joey growled then turned and stormed out of the office.


"You'll need to take this for ten days." Patrick said as he handed Jason a script for an antibiotic. "The stitches I used are dissolving so there is no need to have them removed."

Jason was already standing when Patrick was speaking.

"Epiphany has some paperwork you will need to fill out on your way out but other then that you are free to go… unless you have a question for me."

Jason shook his head as he turned to walk out of the room. He literally ran into Sam and Carly, separately but at the same time, turning the corner into his room. Carly immediately barreled past Sam and threw her arms around Jason. "How do you feel?"

"Better." Jason simply answered, his mind already on what needed to be handled. Standing there with Carly and Sam was not his priority.

"Well, I came to pick you up and take you home." Sam coolly said.

Jason shook his head, "I'm not going home. I have some things to take care of."

"What do you mean you have things to take care of? You need to go home and rest!" Sam snapped.

Jason rubbed his hand down his face as he started walking, oblivious to the fact that in a matter of seconds his life was going to take a dramatic turn upside down. Port Charles' best kept secret was about to come out.


"Excuse me ma'am, can you tell me what room Jason Morgan is in?"

Epiphany looked up from her paperwork and her jaw dropped when she looked at the person in front of her.

Sean looked over his shoulder at the entourage that was with him. It was an argument all the way from the airport but in the end he won and Neil steered them there. He knew there was going to be a huge fallout but he didn't care. He needed to see him for himself.

"423." Was all Epiphany managed to say and she pointed to the hallway.

Sean turned and started down the hallway, his entourage waiting a few seconds to give him privacy. Sean only got a few steps before Jason walked around the corner followed by two bickering loud mouths. Jason stopped and so did the women. Time paused for a few seconds as Jason, Sam, Carly and everyone else around them stared at Sean. He was young, no older then 13 or 14. His hair was a bright golden blonde, he was tall with the most piercing blue eyes that mirrored only one other person they knew.

Sean rushed down the hallway and fell into Jason's arms, "Oh god dad, I had to come here… I had to see you."

Carly nearly fainted because there was no doubt in her mind that this was Jason's son and from the way he was hugging the boy back, Jason had been keeping quite the secret.


Edited 1 time by RTNAdmin1 06/02/10 9:50 PM.