Post by JRK Archiver on May 1, 2008 16:22:36 GMT -5
Chapter 36
“If you need anything, give us a call; it doesn’t matter what time it is,” Monica said. “And I’ll let Lila know you’re coming by tomorrow.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “See you soon.”
Alan and Monica headed back inside and Marco stepped out to help Jason and Elizabeth get situated with Michael in the limo.
~~~~
After the ride back to Harborview, Jason and Elizabeth brought their newborn son into their penthouse to show him his home.
Elizabeth held Michael as they walked through the penthouse, Jason describing every room and every object they came into contact with.
“And this is the kitchen,” Jason said as they entered that room in the penthouse. “We don’t spend much time in here, because your mom and I can’t cook, but we’ll make you bottles in here.”
“You really think he’s getting any of this?” Elizabeth asked with a laugh.
“Of course,” Jason said, taking Michael from Elizabeth. “Don’t you Michael?”
Elizabeth laughed as Michael yawned and blinked his eyes.
“I think he’s getting tired. Maybe we should show him his nursery,” Elizabeth said.
“What do you think Michael? Do you want to see your room?” Jason asked the infant.
Elizabeth just shook her head as they walked up the stairs to Michael’s nursery, Jason all the while talking animatedly to their son.
~~~~
“I think he likes his room,” Jason said as he and Elizabeth walked out of the nursery.
Elizabeth said nothing, awestruck by her fiancée.
“What?” Jason asked, seeing Elizabeth staring at him.
“Nothing,” Elizabeth said. “I…I just can’t believe how blessed I am to have you and Michael in my life.”
“I love you,” Jason said, wrapping his arms around her.
“I love you too,” Elizabeth said.
~~~~
The next morning…
“Are you sure it’s okay that we bring Michael out so soon?” Jason asked.
“They wouldn’t have let us take him home if he couldn’t be exposed to the outside,” Elizabeth said, putting some diapers into the new diaper bag. “Besides we’re not taking him to a crowded place with a lot of people. It’s just the Quartermaine house. My grandmother wouldn’t have agreed to the visit if she thought she’d expose Michael to any germs.”
“I know, I just…” Jason said.
“Relax Jason,” Elizabeth said, handing Michael to Jason to put him in his carrier.
“So Michael, are you ready to visit your great-grandmother’s house?” Jason asked his son as he fastened him safely into the carrier.
Michael’s face just scrunched as he yawned and Jason shook his head.
“Are we ready?” Elizabeth asked.
“We are,” Jason said, picking up Michael’s carrier.
“It’s Michael’s first visit to his great-grandmother’s house,” Elizabeth said.
Jason looked down at Michael in his carrier as they walked out of the penthouse, and wasn’t surprised to find that he was sleeping once again.
~~~~
When Jason and Elizabeth arrived at the Quartermaine mansion, Reginald let them in and led them into the living room where Lila was waiting.
“Oh, I’m so glad you could come,” Lila said, seeing her granddaughter with her son and fiancée.
“Grandmother, this is our son, Michael Morgan,” Elizabeth said, placing her son in her grandmother’s arms.
“He’s beautiful sweetheart,” Lila said.
“Thank you Grandmother,” Elizabeth said.
“Oh, I’m sorry I’m late,” AJ said. “I had to finish the paperwork on my desk.”
“No problem,” Elizabeth said. “We just got here ourselves.”
“He’s so small,” AJ said, looking at his nephew in his grandmother’s arms.
“He’s only a day old AJ,” Elizabeth said, laughing at his brother.
As Elizabeth spoke, Michael began to fuss in Lila’s arms.
Jason picked him up and rocked him gently, hoping to calm his son.
“When was his last bottle?” Elizabeth asked.
“An hour before we left,” Jason said.
“And has he been changed since then?” Elizabeth asked, trying to feel Michael’s diaper to see if he was wet.
“No,” Jason said.
“I’ll go change him,” Elizabeth said. “Grandmother, where can I…”
“You can change him in one of the bedrooms upstairs,” Lila said.
“I’ll go with you,” Jason said.
“We’ll be right back,” Elizabeth said, picking up the diaper bag while Jason carried Michael.
“They are a beautiful family,” Lila said, watching Elizabeth and Jason bring Michael upstairs.
“They definitely are,” AJ agreed, finally feeling the weight lifted, relieved that he hadn’t ruined the chance that Elizabeth had once had at the life she deserved.
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“They are a beautiful family,” Lila said, watching Elizabeth and Jason bring Michael upstairs.
“They definitely are,” AJ agreed, finally feeling the weight lifted, relieved that he hadn’t ruined the chance that Elizabeth had once had at the life she deserved.
Because Elizabeth had the life she deserved, and it was better than she could’ve imagined.
~~~~
Several weeks later…
“Hi,” Carly said when Elizabeth answered the door. “I’m not disturbing you, am I?”
“Not at all,” Elizabeth told her friend. “Jason’s at the warehouse, which is where I’m sure Sonny is as well, and I just put Michael down for his nap.”
“My Michael’s in school until 3,” Carly said.
“So, what are your plans for today?” Elizabeth asked.
“Well, my plan was that we should start planning your wedding,” Carly said.
“But Jason and I haven’t even set a date yet,” Elizabeth said.
“So, talk to him. Set a date,” Carly said.
“I can’t just call him and tell him to pick a date,” Elizabeth said.
“Why not?” Carly asked.
“I don’t know. I just...” Elizabeth began.
“You love him, right?” Carly said.
“Of course I do,” Elizabeth said.
“And you want to get married?” Carly said.
“Yes,” Elizabeth said.
“And I know Jason wants to marry you,” Carly said. “So quit stalling and pick a date.”
“Having a baby is exactly stalling,” Elizabeth said, with a laugh.
“No, but Michael’s born and he’s happy and healthy,” Carly said. “There’s nothing keeping you from getting married now.”
“Okay, okay, I’ll call him,” Elizabeth said, picking up the phone.
~~~~
Meanwhile, at the warehouse...
“You know Jason, Carly has been wandering around the penthouse with all sorts of bridal magazines lately,” Sonny said. “I’m thinking you and Elizabeth should get out while you still can, and just elope.”
“She can’t be that bad; it’s not even her wedding,” Jason said.
“Jason, this is Carly we’re talking about here,” Sonny said.
“Good point,” Jason said as his phone rang
“Jason?” a voice said. “It’s Elizabeth.”
“Hi, baby,” Jason said. “We were just talking about you; what’s up?”
“Carly’s here,” Elizabeth said.
“Sounds like you’re having fun,” Jason said.
“Well, it’s fine, but um, Carly wants to plan our wedding,” Elizabeth said. “And she said I had to call you to set up a date.”
“Yeah, Sonny said she’s been a little out of control with that,” Jason said.
“Jason, I don’t want to rush you. I know it’s still crazy with Michael and everything. I mean, he’s still a newborn and we haven’t gotten much sleep and all that. If you want to wait, I’d understand,” Elizabeth said.
“I want to be your husband Elizabeth,” Jason said.
“So, we have to pick a day,” Elizabeth said.
“I’ll be there, whenever it is,” Jason said.
“Jason, I want to talk to you about this before Carly and I plan anything,” Elizabeth said.
“Why don’t you and Carly come by here around noon and we’ll all get lunch together and talk about it,” Jason said.
“Alright, we’ll see you then,” Elizabeth said. “Love you.”
“I love you too,” Jason said before hanging up.
~~~~
“So, what’d he say?” Carly asked.
“We’re meeting him and Sonny for lunch at 12,” Elizabeth said.
“Okay,” Carly said.
“But you know, I don’t want to do a lot of planning . Emily was really looking forward to helping,” Elizabeth said.
“Of course,” Carly said. “Has she told you about where she wants to go to college in the fall?”
“No,” Elizabeth said. “I think she wants to get out of the mansion, but she doesn’t want to leave Port Charles because she doesn’t want to be too far away from Johnny.”
“That makes sense,” Carly said. “They’re good for each other. I hope things keep working out for them.”
“Me too,” Elizabeth said as she and Carly walked upstairs to check on Michael, who’s fussing they heard on the baby monitor.
~~~~
A little while later, in the bathroom of PC High…
“Oh man,” Emily said as she threw up again.
When her vomiting had subsided, Emily rose and walked out of the stall. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face and hands to make herself look a little more refreshed.
Looking at her watch, Emily realized that class would be dismissed for the day in only a half an hour, and since she had already been let out of her last class, she left campus, heading straight to her sister’s penthouse.
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In the bathroom of PC High…
“Oh man,” Emily said as she threw up again.
When her vomiting had subsided, Emily rose and walked out of the stall. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face and hands to make herself look a little more refreshed.
Looking at her watch, Emily realized that class would be dismissed for the day in only a half an hour, and since she had already been let out of her last class, she left campus, heading straight to her sister’s penthouse.
~~~~
“Let me put Michael’s coat on and then we can head over to the warehouse,” Elizabeth said, carrying an awake and freshly diapered Michael down the stairs.
“Sure,” Carly said, gathering her purse and coat, preparing to leave.
“Miss. Webber, your sister’s here,” Marco said, opening the door.
“Let her in,” Elizabeth said.
“I’m...I’m sorry to barge in on you, but um...” Emily said.
“Emily, are you alright?” Elizabeth asked, taking in her sister’s pale face and disheveled appearance.
“I...I needed to talk to you,” Emily said.
“We were heading over to the warehouse to meet Sonny and Jason for lunch. You can join us if you’d like, and we can invite Johnny along,” Elizabeth said.
“Um, oh...okay,” Emily replied hesitantly.
~~~~
“Hi baby,” Elizabeth said, kissing Jason and the placing the baby carrier on his desk.
“Hi,” he replied before taking Michael out of his carrier. “Hey Em. You joining us too?”
“Um, yeah,” Emily said. “I, uh...‘xcuse me...”
Emily turned and ran out of the office, and Elizabeth looked at Jason.
“She’s been acting strange since she showed up at the penthouse,” she said. “I’m going to check on her.”
“I, uh, I just saw Emily run by,” Johnny said, walking in as Elizabeth hurried to catch up with her sister. “Is she okay?”
“Elizabeth just went to check on her,” Carly said.
“Oh,” Johnny said. “You don’t think anything’s wrong, do you?”
“We don’t know anything,” Carly said. “Elizabeth’s with her; she’ll be fine.”
“Okay,” Johnny said, wondering what was bothering his girlfriend.
~~~~
“Emily,” Elizabeth said, following her sister into the ladies room.
Emily didn’t reply, but Elizabeth could hear her retching in the stall.
“Emily? Are you alright?” Elizabeth asked again when the bathroom was quiet.
Emily slowly walked out of the stall and rinsed her mouth and then splashed water on her face before taking a pack of gum from her purse and unwrapping a piece to chew, to get the bad taste out of her mouth.
“Emily, what’s going on?” Elizabeth asked.
“I’m late,” she replied softly.
“What do you mean you...oh,” Elizabeth said, realizing what her sister meant. “How late?”
“A week,” Emily said.
“Did you take a test yet?” Elizabeth asked.
“No,” Emily said.
“You need to do that. Soon,” Elizabeth said. “And you need to tell Johnny. You shouldn’t have to deal with this on your own, whether or not you’re pregnant.”
“I will,” Emily said. “Um, maybe you guys should go on without us and Johnny and I should go back to his place to talk.”
“That sounds like a good idea,” Elizabeth said. “And Emily, if you want to talk at all, please call me. I’ll be here for you. You know that, right?”
“Yeah, I know. Thanks,” Emily said, hugging her sister.
“You’re welcome,” Elizabeth said.
~~~~
“Is everything okay?” Jason asked when Elizabeth and Emily walked back into his office.
“Yeah,” Elizabeth said. “Emily’s not feeling well. Johnny, can you take her home with you?”
“Sure,” Johnny said, wrapping his arm around Emily’s waist.
“Feel better Em,” Carly said as Johnny and Emily walked out of Jason’s office.
“Thanks,” she mumbled, leaning her head on Johnny’s shoulder.
“Is she okay?” Jason asked, when they were gone.
“I’ll tell you later,” Elizabeth said, taking Michael from him so he could put his jacket on.
“So where are we going for lunch?” Carly asked, wanting to take the attention off Emily, having her own thoughts about what could be bothering the girl.
~~~~
“Emily, you’ve been silent since we left Jason’s. Are you sure you’re alright?” Johnny asked as he and Emily walked into his apartment at Harborview.
“I need to tell you something,” Emily said. “And I want you to promise that you’re not going to be angry.”
“Why would I be angry?” Johnny asked.
“Just promise me,” Emily said.
“I promise,” Johnny said.
“I’m late Johnny,” Emily said, slowly sitting down on the couch.
“You’re...oh,” Johnny said, understanding what she meant.
“I think I might be pregnant,” Emily said.
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“I need to tell you something,” Emily said. “And I want you to promise that you’re not going to be angry.”
“Why would I be angry?” Johnny asked.
“Just promise me,” Emily said.
“I promise,” Johnny said.
“I’m late Johnny,” Emily said, slowly sitting down on the couch.
“You’re...oh,” Johnny said, understanding what she meant.
“I think I might be pregnant,” Emily said.
“Okay,” Johnny said, his calmness surprising Emily.
“Just okay?” Emily said.
“This is a lot to take in Em. Give me a second,” Johnny said.
“Sorry,” she replied.
“The first thing we need to do is find out for sure,” Johnny said. “We can’t do anything until we know.”
“I’m scared Johnny,” Emily said.
“It’s gonna be okay. We’ll deal with this, whatever happens,” Johnny said.
“But we’re talking about a baby here,” Emily said. “I haven’t even graduated high school.”
“Emily, you can’t panic now; it won’t do any good. Let’s at least find out for sure first, before we start stressing over what ifs,” Johnny said.
“I know; you’re right. I’m just nervous,” Emily said.
“Hey, I’m right here with you, no matter what,” Johnny said, taking her hand.
~~~~
Meanwhile, at lunch...
“Hey, are you with us?” Carly asked, waving her hand in front of Elizabeth’s face.
“Yeah, sorry,” Elizabeth said.
“You okay?” Carly asked. “You’ve been a little distracted.”
“I’m fine, I’m fine. What were we talking about?” Elizabeth asked.
“A date for the wedding,” Carly reminded her.
“Right,” Elizabeth said, looking over at Michael, who was now awake.
“He’s probably going to want a bottle in a few minutes,” Jason said. “Do you want me to have them warm it?”
“Sure,” Elizabeth said, reaching in the diaper bag and handing him one.
Jason called the waiter over and asked him to warm the bottle, and Elizabeth took Michael out of the stroller.
“Are you even the least bit interested in planning a wedding?” Carly asked.
“To tell you the truth Carly, right now, I’m really not,” Elizabeth replied. “Michael’s not even a month old, I haven’t slept more than three hours a night since he was born, and now I’ve got a lot of other things on my mind. Jason and I love each other, and we love our son. Whether or not we get married isn’t going to change that.”
Carly stared at her, shocked, and Elizabeth handed Michael to Jason and excused herself from the table.
“I’ll talk to her,” Jason said, following her out.
~~~~
“Are you okay?” Jason asked, when he found Elizabeth sitting in the lobby.
“I’m sorry,” Elizabeth said. “I know I shouldn’t have gone off on her, but I...”
“Is something going on with Emily?” Jason asked.
“She thinks she’s pregnant,” Elizabeth admitted.
“Oh,” Jason said.
“Exactly,” Elizabeth said. “And do you want to know the first thing I thought?”
“What?” Jason asked.
“I was counting back in my head how long she and Johnny have been having sex and praying that she was over 18,” Elizabeth said. “How awful is that? They love each other, and chose to have sex, and I just don’t want anything to happen to Johnny if the Quartermaines do something stupid.”
“You think they would?” Jason asked.
“I don’t know,” Elizabeth said. “But it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if they did.”
“Well Johnny’s with her now; and I’m sure she’ll tell you when she finds out for sure. Why don’t we go in there and have our lunch?” Jason suggested.
“Yeah,” Elizabeth said. “And I guess I should apologize to Carly.”
“Well that she deserved. She’s been driving us both crazy with this wedding business,” Jason said.
“That’s true,” Elizabeth said, as Michael began to fuss. “I guess he’s hungry.”
~~~~
Having returned to the table, Elizabeth picked up the warmed bottle that the waiter had brought back, and began to feed Michael.
“Carly, I’m sorry about my outburst,” Elizabeth said. “It’s just not been the best day.”
“Is something going on with Emily?” Carly asked.
“Possibly, but I’m not sure yet,” Elizabeth said. “I can’t tell you anything else yet, but I’ve been thinking about it all afternoon, so that’s why I kind of lost it earlier.”
“It’s okay,” Carly said. “And I’m sorry I’m pushing this, I just...I’m really excited about planning this wedding. Whenever it happens.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “I know it’ll be perfect. But we don’t need to rush.”
“I know. And I promise, I won’t bug you anymore. Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here,” Carly said.
Elizabeth smiled and continued feeding Michael, looking down at her son and wondering, if Emily was pregnant, what would the baby look like?
~~~~
Emily and Johnny were in the office of the clinic, waiting to be called in to see a doctor.
“Miss. Bowen?” a nurse said, calling the name Emily had signed in under.
Emily squeezed Johnny’s hand and then rose to follow the nurse into an examination room.
Emily had been nervous since they’d left Johnny’s apartment, and now that she was about to find out for sure whether or not she was pregnant, Emily wasn’t sure which one she wanted to hear. She knew she was young, but she and Johnny loved each other, so maybe they were ready to have a baby.
“Hello, Miss. Bowen, what can I do for you today?” the doctor said, walking into the room.
“If you need anything, give us a call; it doesn’t matter what time it is,” Monica said. “And I’ll let Lila know you’re coming by tomorrow.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “See you soon.”
Alan and Monica headed back inside and Marco stepped out to help Jason and Elizabeth get situated with Michael in the limo.
~~~~
After the ride back to Harborview, Jason and Elizabeth brought their newborn son into their penthouse to show him his home.
Elizabeth held Michael as they walked through the penthouse, Jason describing every room and every object they came into contact with.
“And this is the kitchen,” Jason said as they entered that room in the penthouse. “We don’t spend much time in here, because your mom and I can’t cook, but we’ll make you bottles in here.”
“You really think he’s getting any of this?” Elizabeth asked with a laugh.
“Of course,” Jason said, taking Michael from Elizabeth. “Don’t you Michael?”
Elizabeth laughed as Michael yawned and blinked his eyes.
“I think he’s getting tired. Maybe we should show him his nursery,” Elizabeth said.
“What do you think Michael? Do you want to see your room?” Jason asked the infant.
Elizabeth just shook her head as they walked up the stairs to Michael’s nursery, Jason all the while talking animatedly to their son.
~~~~
“I think he likes his room,” Jason said as he and Elizabeth walked out of the nursery.
Elizabeth said nothing, awestruck by her fiancée.
“What?” Jason asked, seeing Elizabeth staring at him.
“Nothing,” Elizabeth said. “I…I just can’t believe how blessed I am to have you and Michael in my life.”
“I love you,” Jason said, wrapping his arms around her.
“I love you too,” Elizabeth said.
~~~~
The next morning…
“Are you sure it’s okay that we bring Michael out so soon?” Jason asked.
“They wouldn’t have let us take him home if he couldn’t be exposed to the outside,” Elizabeth said, putting some diapers into the new diaper bag. “Besides we’re not taking him to a crowded place with a lot of people. It’s just the Quartermaine house. My grandmother wouldn’t have agreed to the visit if she thought she’d expose Michael to any germs.”
“I know, I just…” Jason said.
“Relax Jason,” Elizabeth said, handing Michael to Jason to put him in his carrier.
“So Michael, are you ready to visit your great-grandmother’s house?” Jason asked his son as he fastened him safely into the carrier.
Michael’s face just scrunched as he yawned and Jason shook his head.
“Are we ready?” Elizabeth asked.
“We are,” Jason said, picking up Michael’s carrier.
“It’s Michael’s first visit to his great-grandmother’s house,” Elizabeth said.
Jason looked down at Michael in his carrier as they walked out of the penthouse, and wasn’t surprised to find that he was sleeping once again.
~~~~
When Jason and Elizabeth arrived at the Quartermaine mansion, Reginald let them in and led them into the living room where Lila was waiting.
“Oh, I’m so glad you could come,” Lila said, seeing her granddaughter with her son and fiancée.
“Grandmother, this is our son, Michael Morgan,” Elizabeth said, placing her son in her grandmother’s arms.
“He’s beautiful sweetheart,” Lila said.
“Thank you Grandmother,” Elizabeth said.
“Oh, I’m sorry I’m late,” AJ said. “I had to finish the paperwork on my desk.”
“No problem,” Elizabeth said. “We just got here ourselves.”
“He’s so small,” AJ said, looking at his nephew in his grandmother’s arms.
“He’s only a day old AJ,” Elizabeth said, laughing at his brother.
As Elizabeth spoke, Michael began to fuss in Lila’s arms.
Jason picked him up and rocked him gently, hoping to calm his son.
“When was his last bottle?” Elizabeth asked.
“An hour before we left,” Jason said.
“And has he been changed since then?” Elizabeth asked, trying to feel Michael’s diaper to see if he was wet.
“No,” Jason said.
“I’ll go change him,” Elizabeth said. “Grandmother, where can I…”
“You can change him in one of the bedrooms upstairs,” Lila said.
“I’ll go with you,” Jason said.
“We’ll be right back,” Elizabeth said, picking up the diaper bag while Jason carried Michael.
“They are a beautiful family,” Lila said, watching Elizabeth and Jason bring Michael upstairs.
“They definitely are,” AJ agreed, finally feeling the weight lifted, relieved that he hadn’t ruined the chance that Elizabeth had once had at the life she deserved.
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“They are a beautiful family,” Lila said, watching Elizabeth and Jason bring Michael upstairs.
“They definitely are,” AJ agreed, finally feeling the weight lifted, relieved that he hadn’t ruined the chance that Elizabeth had once had at the life she deserved.
Because Elizabeth had the life she deserved, and it was better than she could’ve imagined.
~~~~
Several weeks later…
“Hi,” Carly said when Elizabeth answered the door. “I’m not disturbing you, am I?”
“Not at all,” Elizabeth told her friend. “Jason’s at the warehouse, which is where I’m sure Sonny is as well, and I just put Michael down for his nap.”
“My Michael’s in school until 3,” Carly said.
“So, what are your plans for today?” Elizabeth asked.
“Well, my plan was that we should start planning your wedding,” Carly said.
“But Jason and I haven’t even set a date yet,” Elizabeth said.
“So, talk to him. Set a date,” Carly said.
“I can’t just call him and tell him to pick a date,” Elizabeth said.
“Why not?” Carly asked.
“I don’t know. I just...” Elizabeth began.
“You love him, right?” Carly said.
“Of course I do,” Elizabeth said.
“And you want to get married?” Carly said.
“Yes,” Elizabeth said.
“And I know Jason wants to marry you,” Carly said. “So quit stalling and pick a date.”
“Having a baby is exactly stalling,” Elizabeth said, with a laugh.
“No, but Michael’s born and he’s happy and healthy,” Carly said. “There’s nothing keeping you from getting married now.”
“Okay, okay, I’ll call him,” Elizabeth said, picking up the phone.
~~~~
Meanwhile, at the warehouse...
“You know Jason, Carly has been wandering around the penthouse with all sorts of bridal magazines lately,” Sonny said. “I’m thinking you and Elizabeth should get out while you still can, and just elope.”
“She can’t be that bad; it’s not even her wedding,” Jason said.
“Jason, this is Carly we’re talking about here,” Sonny said.
“Good point,” Jason said as his phone rang
“Jason?” a voice said. “It’s Elizabeth.”
“Hi, baby,” Jason said. “We were just talking about you; what’s up?”
“Carly’s here,” Elizabeth said.
“Sounds like you’re having fun,” Jason said.
“Well, it’s fine, but um, Carly wants to plan our wedding,” Elizabeth said. “And she said I had to call you to set up a date.”
“Yeah, Sonny said she’s been a little out of control with that,” Jason said.
“Jason, I don’t want to rush you. I know it’s still crazy with Michael and everything. I mean, he’s still a newborn and we haven’t gotten much sleep and all that. If you want to wait, I’d understand,” Elizabeth said.
“I want to be your husband Elizabeth,” Jason said.
“So, we have to pick a day,” Elizabeth said.
“I’ll be there, whenever it is,” Jason said.
“Jason, I want to talk to you about this before Carly and I plan anything,” Elizabeth said.
“Why don’t you and Carly come by here around noon and we’ll all get lunch together and talk about it,” Jason said.
“Alright, we’ll see you then,” Elizabeth said. “Love you.”
“I love you too,” Jason said before hanging up.
~~~~
“So, what’d he say?” Carly asked.
“We’re meeting him and Sonny for lunch at 12,” Elizabeth said.
“Okay,” Carly said.
“But you know, I don’t want to do a lot of planning . Emily was really looking forward to helping,” Elizabeth said.
“Of course,” Carly said. “Has she told you about where she wants to go to college in the fall?”
“No,” Elizabeth said. “I think she wants to get out of the mansion, but she doesn’t want to leave Port Charles because she doesn’t want to be too far away from Johnny.”
“That makes sense,” Carly said. “They’re good for each other. I hope things keep working out for them.”
“Me too,” Elizabeth said as she and Carly walked upstairs to check on Michael, who’s fussing they heard on the baby monitor.
~~~~
A little while later, in the bathroom of PC High…
“Oh man,” Emily said as she threw up again.
When her vomiting had subsided, Emily rose and walked out of the stall. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face and hands to make herself look a little more refreshed.
Looking at her watch, Emily realized that class would be dismissed for the day in only a half an hour, and since she had already been let out of her last class, she left campus, heading straight to her sister’s penthouse.
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In the bathroom of PC High…
“Oh man,” Emily said as she threw up again.
When her vomiting had subsided, Emily rose and walked out of the stall. She rinsed her mouth and washed her face and hands to make herself look a little more refreshed.
Looking at her watch, Emily realized that class would be dismissed for the day in only a half an hour, and since she had already been let out of her last class, she left campus, heading straight to her sister’s penthouse.
~~~~
“Let me put Michael’s coat on and then we can head over to the warehouse,” Elizabeth said, carrying an awake and freshly diapered Michael down the stairs.
“Sure,” Carly said, gathering her purse and coat, preparing to leave.
“Miss. Webber, your sister’s here,” Marco said, opening the door.
“Let her in,” Elizabeth said.
“I’m...I’m sorry to barge in on you, but um...” Emily said.
“Emily, are you alright?” Elizabeth asked, taking in her sister’s pale face and disheveled appearance.
“I...I needed to talk to you,” Emily said.
“We were heading over to the warehouse to meet Sonny and Jason for lunch. You can join us if you’d like, and we can invite Johnny along,” Elizabeth said.
“Um, oh...okay,” Emily replied hesitantly.
~~~~
“Hi baby,” Elizabeth said, kissing Jason and the placing the baby carrier on his desk.
“Hi,” he replied before taking Michael out of his carrier. “Hey Em. You joining us too?”
“Um, yeah,” Emily said. “I, uh...‘xcuse me...”
Emily turned and ran out of the office, and Elizabeth looked at Jason.
“She’s been acting strange since she showed up at the penthouse,” she said. “I’m going to check on her.”
“I, uh, I just saw Emily run by,” Johnny said, walking in as Elizabeth hurried to catch up with her sister. “Is she okay?”
“Elizabeth just went to check on her,” Carly said.
“Oh,” Johnny said. “You don’t think anything’s wrong, do you?”
“We don’t know anything,” Carly said. “Elizabeth’s with her; she’ll be fine.”
“Okay,” Johnny said, wondering what was bothering his girlfriend.
~~~~
“Emily,” Elizabeth said, following her sister into the ladies room.
Emily didn’t reply, but Elizabeth could hear her retching in the stall.
“Emily? Are you alright?” Elizabeth asked again when the bathroom was quiet.
Emily slowly walked out of the stall and rinsed her mouth and then splashed water on her face before taking a pack of gum from her purse and unwrapping a piece to chew, to get the bad taste out of her mouth.
“Emily, what’s going on?” Elizabeth asked.
“I’m late,” she replied softly.
“What do you mean you...oh,” Elizabeth said, realizing what her sister meant. “How late?”
“A week,” Emily said.
“Did you take a test yet?” Elizabeth asked.
“No,” Emily said.
“You need to do that. Soon,” Elizabeth said. “And you need to tell Johnny. You shouldn’t have to deal with this on your own, whether or not you’re pregnant.”
“I will,” Emily said. “Um, maybe you guys should go on without us and Johnny and I should go back to his place to talk.”
“That sounds like a good idea,” Elizabeth said. “And Emily, if you want to talk at all, please call me. I’ll be here for you. You know that, right?”
“Yeah, I know. Thanks,” Emily said, hugging her sister.
“You’re welcome,” Elizabeth said.
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“Is everything okay?” Jason asked when Elizabeth and Emily walked back into his office.
“Yeah,” Elizabeth said. “Emily’s not feeling well. Johnny, can you take her home with you?”
“Sure,” Johnny said, wrapping his arm around Emily’s waist.
“Feel better Em,” Carly said as Johnny and Emily walked out of Jason’s office.
“Thanks,” she mumbled, leaning her head on Johnny’s shoulder.
“Is she okay?” Jason asked, when they were gone.
“I’ll tell you later,” Elizabeth said, taking Michael from him so he could put his jacket on.
“So where are we going for lunch?” Carly asked, wanting to take the attention off Emily, having her own thoughts about what could be bothering the girl.
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“Emily, you’ve been silent since we left Jason’s. Are you sure you’re alright?” Johnny asked as he and Emily walked into his apartment at Harborview.
“I need to tell you something,” Emily said. “And I want you to promise that you’re not going to be angry.”
“Why would I be angry?” Johnny asked.
“Just promise me,” Emily said.
“I promise,” Johnny said.
“I’m late Johnny,” Emily said, slowly sitting down on the couch.
“You’re...oh,” Johnny said, understanding what she meant.
“I think I might be pregnant,” Emily said.
Chapter 39
“I need to tell you something,” Emily said. “And I want you to promise that you’re not going to be angry.”
“Why would I be angry?” Johnny asked.
“Just promise me,” Emily said.
“I promise,” Johnny said.
“I’m late Johnny,” Emily said, slowly sitting down on the couch.
“You’re...oh,” Johnny said, understanding what she meant.
“I think I might be pregnant,” Emily said.
“Okay,” Johnny said, his calmness surprising Emily.
“Just okay?” Emily said.
“This is a lot to take in Em. Give me a second,” Johnny said.
“Sorry,” she replied.
“The first thing we need to do is find out for sure,” Johnny said. “We can’t do anything until we know.”
“I’m scared Johnny,” Emily said.
“It’s gonna be okay. We’ll deal with this, whatever happens,” Johnny said.
“But we’re talking about a baby here,” Emily said. “I haven’t even graduated high school.”
“Emily, you can’t panic now; it won’t do any good. Let’s at least find out for sure first, before we start stressing over what ifs,” Johnny said.
“I know; you’re right. I’m just nervous,” Emily said.
“Hey, I’m right here with you, no matter what,” Johnny said, taking her hand.
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Meanwhile, at lunch...
“Hey, are you with us?” Carly asked, waving her hand in front of Elizabeth’s face.
“Yeah, sorry,” Elizabeth said.
“You okay?” Carly asked. “You’ve been a little distracted.”
“I’m fine, I’m fine. What were we talking about?” Elizabeth asked.
“A date for the wedding,” Carly reminded her.
“Right,” Elizabeth said, looking over at Michael, who was now awake.
“He’s probably going to want a bottle in a few minutes,” Jason said. “Do you want me to have them warm it?”
“Sure,” Elizabeth said, reaching in the diaper bag and handing him one.
Jason called the waiter over and asked him to warm the bottle, and Elizabeth took Michael out of the stroller.
“Are you even the least bit interested in planning a wedding?” Carly asked.
“To tell you the truth Carly, right now, I’m really not,” Elizabeth replied. “Michael’s not even a month old, I haven’t slept more than three hours a night since he was born, and now I’ve got a lot of other things on my mind. Jason and I love each other, and we love our son. Whether or not we get married isn’t going to change that.”
Carly stared at her, shocked, and Elizabeth handed Michael to Jason and excused herself from the table.
“I’ll talk to her,” Jason said, following her out.
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“Are you okay?” Jason asked, when he found Elizabeth sitting in the lobby.
“I’m sorry,” Elizabeth said. “I know I shouldn’t have gone off on her, but I...”
“Is something going on with Emily?” Jason asked.
“She thinks she’s pregnant,” Elizabeth admitted.
“Oh,” Jason said.
“Exactly,” Elizabeth said. “And do you want to know the first thing I thought?”
“What?” Jason asked.
“I was counting back in my head how long she and Johnny have been having sex and praying that she was over 18,” Elizabeth said. “How awful is that? They love each other, and chose to have sex, and I just don’t want anything to happen to Johnny if the Quartermaines do something stupid.”
“You think they would?” Jason asked.
“I don’t know,” Elizabeth said. “But it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if they did.”
“Well Johnny’s with her now; and I’m sure she’ll tell you when she finds out for sure. Why don’t we go in there and have our lunch?” Jason suggested.
“Yeah,” Elizabeth said. “And I guess I should apologize to Carly.”
“Well that she deserved. She’s been driving us both crazy with this wedding business,” Jason said.
“That’s true,” Elizabeth said, as Michael began to fuss. “I guess he’s hungry.”
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Having returned to the table, Elizabeth picked up the warmed bottle that the waiter had brought back, and began to feed Michael.
“Carly, I’m sorry about my outburst,” Elizabeth said. “It’s just not been the best day.”
“Is something going on with Emily?” Carly asked.
“Possibly, but I’m not sure yet,” Elizabeth said. “I can’t tell you anything else yet, but I’ve been thinking about it all afternoon, so that’s why I kind of lost it earlier.”
“It’s okay,” Carly said. “And I’m sorry I’m pushing this, I just...I’m really excited about planning this wedding. Whenever it happens.”
“Thank you,” Elizabeth said. “I know it’ll be perfect. But we don’t need to rush.”
“I know. And I promise, I won’t bug you anymore. Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be here,” Carly said.
Elizabeth smiled and continued feeding Michael, looking down at her son and wondering, if Emily was pregnant, what would the baby look like?
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Emily and Johnny were in the office of the clinic, waiting to be called in to see a doctor.
“Miss. Bowen?” a nurse said, calling the name Emily had signed in under.
Emily squeezed Johnny’s hand and then rose to follow the nurse into an examination room.
Emily had been nervous since they’d left Johnny’s apartment, and now that she was about to find out for sure whether or not she was pregnant, Emily wasn’t sure which one she wanted to hear. She knew she was young, but she and Johnny loved each other, so maybe they were ready to have a baby.
“Hello, Miss. Bowen, what can I do for you today?” the doctor said, walking into the room.