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Epilogue 2

Elizabeth leaned close to the mirror and took a critical look at her face. She turned her head to the left and then to right checking all the angles. When she was satisfied she stood up and looked at the big mirror on her vanity. Yeah, she was killing it. That made her laugh. "I see my ego has decided to put in an appearance."

She got to her feet and walked out of the bathroom. Stepping into her bedroom she came to a halt. Her husband was standing there looking extremely sexy. Which was normal for him, but something about a tailored suit just magnified that by about a million percent. He was in head to toe black, including his tie. He looked great. "You should stop frowning." She said trying not to laugh.

"I have been standing here for the last ten minutes trying to come up with an excuse to stay home." Jason said resisting the urge to pout.

Elizabeth smiled. "You have to go. The whole night is kind of about you." She said coming over to where he was standing. "You look sexy."

"So do you. What's under the robe?" Jason asked ending on a growl. His wife was just in silk warmed from her skin.

"My underwear." Elizabeth said teasing him. "If you make through the night without scowling, pouting, or whining I'll show it to you."

"I don't whine." Jason said laughing. "But incentive plans work well for me."

"That first night we ate at the mansion together you earned several kisses." Elizabeth reminded him.

"You looked pretty in your green dress. What color are you wearing tonight?" If he thought about his sexy wife, then he wouldn't have to think about where they were getting all dressed up to go to.

"Go down and check on our children. They are a little too quiet. I will be down shortly." Liz said giving her guy a soft kiss. "Tonight is your night, you should enjoy it."

"I will enjoy it, because you'll be by my side." He said watching pleasure from his words come into his wife's blue eyes. "I'll go corral the small people. Chris should be here shortly to pick them up." The Morgan children were spending the night with their Aunt Emily and Uncle John. She had moved back to Port Charles to do her residency at General Hospital.

Alone Elizabeth took a deep breath, that man was just too smooth sometimes. She headed back to the bathroom brush out her hair so she could put on her dress. She wanted to say goodnight to her kids before they left.

"I want the three of you to behave." Jason said looking at his children. The warning was really for the twins. At eight they were lively and rambunctious. The last time Emily babysat some of her nicer things ended up broken and she was threatening to ground John. "Don't get your uncle in trouble tonight."

"Okay." Cameron said with a grin that was so innocent it wasn't to be believed. Jake nodded sporting an identical smile.

Jason managed not to laugh. "Lily keep an eye on your brothers."

"Okay daddy." At five she was still the unabashed princess of it all. None of the Morgan men could seem to tell her no, and Cameron and Jake made sure that no one messed with her when they were outside the house. Despite the fact that she was adopted she shared a lot of features with Elizabeth, including her long curly hair and petite stature.

"Are we staying the night at Aunt Em's house?" Jake wanted to know. He loved sleepovers.

"Yeah. Your mom and I will be out late." Jason explained to his youngest son. He had been able to talk his wife into a nanny until earlier this year. She said with all the kids in school additional help was no longer necessary.

"Where are you going?" Cameron knew his dad hated suits. So it had to be a big deal if he was in one.

"A dinner." Jason said trying not to frown. "Because will be out late, we need to pick you up in the morning." The sound of clicking heels had him turning, and the sight of his wife stole his breath.

"You look pretty mommy." Lily said before any of the boys could.

"Thank you baby." Liz said smiling at her daughter. "I put your doctor kit in the bag on your hook by the door so Aunt Em can show you how to keep your dolly healthy." Trips to the hospital to see her aunt and grandfather were the highlight of any week. Lily was already saying she wanted to be a doctor too.

"Yeah mom you look pretty." Jake and Cameron said at the exact same time.

Liz smiled and laughed. Them talking in stereo happened a lot. "Thank you."

"Amazing." Jason said taking her in. She was in deep purple and the material hugged her curves in a way that was guaranteed to distract him all night. The dress had one shoulder. Precision folds created a unique neckline and the hemline came almost to her knees showing a lot of leg. She was wearing her wedding set and the earrings he had given her last year on their anniversary. On her feet were sparkling heels. She was going to turn heads.

"Thanks." She had picked this outfit for impact and was mentally congratulating herself on a job well done. "The car is here. Everyone behave." She said giving her kids a look.

"Yes ma'am." Came three voices. It was no secret that mom was the one that tolerated no bad behavior.

"Hi." Chris said coming into the living room. He had been told the door was unlocked and to just head to the front room.

"They are all ready." Elizabeth told the guard. She got kisses, so did Jason and they waved from the porch as the SUV pulled away from the grounds. "What are we going over in?"

"The Lexus." Jason said ushering her over to the garage. "You really do look beyond beautiful."

"Thank you." She said giving him a kiss as he opened her car door. "We still have to go."

"I know." Jason said kissing her again before closing her door and walking around the car.

"You made it." Francis said laughing at his boss's scowl.

"And he looks so happy about that." Johnny couldn't help but add.

"Most people like having parties thrown for them." Cody pointed out.

Jason flipped them all off.

"It's one night, you won't have to go through anything like this again, and your wife worked hard to make this as painless as possible." Francis told his friend.

"Yeah, I get it. Suck it up, smile, and don't shoot anyone." Jason mumbled looking around the room. Right now the four of them were standing in the private dining room of Polluzo's, which was closed for the night, just taking a minute. "After this I won't have to see most of these people again, and the ones I will see regularly I actually like." Jason said looking for the positives. "Plus my wife looks amazing." Which brought to mind the incentive plan. "I can do this."

"You can." Johnny said slapping his friend on the back. "I'd also like to add that all our wives look amazing." The guys had all brought their ladies tonight. Johnny thought marrying Nadine was the best decision he ever made. In addition to their son they now had a little girl named Erin.

"I tried to get Lainey to pretend to be sick so we could stay home." Cody said laughing. His wife looked amazing and they had a sitter for their little girl Abagail so they wouldn't be interrupted. "She said no."

"Diane looks too good for us to stay in." Francis grinned.

On the non-mob front Jax and Claudia had a little boy named Joshua they were currently in Italy. The best news came from Emily and John when they announced their pregnancy. The family had grown and everyone was happy.

"Seriously, are you ready for this?" Francis wanted to know.

"I am." Jason said looking out into the main room where his wife was acting as hostess. He could face anything with Elizabeth next to him. Maximus walked in and everyone but Francis left the room. "Maximus."

"Jason." The older man said smiling. "Let us do this now and then we can sit back and enjoy the rest of the evening. Or at least I can." The older man said chuckling. He had a lot of respect for the young man standing in front of him. "You, I suspect will be fairly busy."

"Why me?" Jason wanted to know. The call from Palermo had been unexpected, if for no other reason than Milo died here. Jason figured that took him out of the running to be named successor.

"You were the only choice." Maximus said looking Jason in the eye. "I've known for years that when I retired you would succeed me. It takes a firm hand and big heart to lead the families. It also takes someone who has a conscious, morals, and the respect or fear of the other families. The wrong person in control brings chaos, the right one brings peace. You were born to lead Jason, and now you will." Maximus said smiling as they shook hands. "Max is officially taking over Palermo tonight as well."

"It will be in good hands." Jason replied.

With a nod the older man walked out and Johnny returned. "Who would you like me to go get?" It was time for Jason to pick the others that would sit on the council with him. Every family head out there was a possible candidate, and even if they weren't picked they would know that Jason respected them enough to want them here on this special night. That should be enough to keep feelings from getting hurt. After this meeting they could all kick back and relax.

"Shawn, Max, Roy, and Jennifer." Jason told his enforcer.

"You're putting a woman on the council. You are so getting lucky tonight." Johnny thought it was a smart choice. Jennifer was the only surviving member of the Smith family. She had been placed under Maximus's protection after her father and brother were killed. She married into the Tagliatti family and when her husband was killed she took control of the largest territory in California. Quickly proving she belonged in charge. She was strong, smart, and highly respected.

Francis smiled from where he was standing behind Jason. He also approved of all those choices. The covered a wide geographic area and would make folks not worry that Jason was moving all the power to the United States. "Good choices."

"If either one of you had taken a territory I would have put you on." Jason told them.

"No way were we leaving you here to screw this up. You would be lost without us." Johnny said grinning. His girl was the head of trauma now he wasn't asking her to give that up, and Francis just didn't want to be in charge. "I'll get everyone, and then you can go back to your wife. Who by the way is totally owning the room. Take lessons when you go out." Folks were lined up waiting to talk to the wife of the new Don.

"She's going to be a big asset." Francis told his friend.

"She will." Jason said as Shawn walked in.

"Don Morgan." Shawn said paying his respects and taking a seat.

"Don Morgan." Max was next in and sat across from Shawn.

"Don Morgan." Roy said taking the seat next to Max.

"Don Morgan." Jennifer was the last to arrive and all the men stood as she sat and Johnny closed the door.

Jason looked over the table and nodded. "Welcome to the council." He said before taking a seat as well.

It was well after two in the morning when they walked back into their house. "It's so quiet. I don't know if that's because the kids are out, or because I spent most of the night talking to people."

"We aren't seeing anyone tomorrow are we? I don't think I can talk to another person." Jason said laughing as he locked up the house.

"Just Em and John." Liz said kicking off her shoes. "Come with me." She said picking them up before heading to their room. She didn't have to look back to know he was following her. He would let her go up a bit first because he liked watching her walk up the steps. The day he told her that she had blushed for about an hour.

"So I was a good boy, do I get to see what's under your dress?" Jason wanted to know as he loosened his tie.

"You do, but first I have a gift for you. I spent some time talking with Margareta as I planned this party. She is a lovely woman. Every time I've gotten to talk with her I've learned something new. She gave me some pointers about being the wife of a Don, she also shared a secret with me." Liz said with a smile as she opened the top drawer of her nightstand and removed a box. "This is for you."

Jason took the box and opened it. Inside was a velvet box and in that was a ring.

"The ring that Maximus wore as Don, the one everyone kisses, was given to him by her. It was so no matter what she would always be with him. So that he would know that she loved him." Liz took the ring out, a thick silver band with a bezel set black diamond, and slid it on the ring finger of his right hand. "I'm proud of you. Not because you are in charge, but because you are a good man who is worthy of being in charge. I've always known you were a good man, and now others know it too." She kissed the ring. "Congratulzioni Don Morgan."

He had to swallow the lump in his throat. "You and our children are the only people whose respect I need." This ring was just another visible sign that he had it. That the incredible woman in front of him accepted all the parts of him.

She smiled up at him before turning around. "Unzip me." He did and she turned back to let the dress fall to the floor.

"Black lace." He said smiling. "My favorite."

"I know." Liz said crawling onto the bed. "Get undressed and join me." She invited with a seductive smile.

He didn't need a second invitation. He stripped down to his skin before stretching out beside his wife. "I love you Elizabeth."

"I love you too Jason." She said as his mouth came down to claim hers.

As their bodies cooled they lay wrapped around one another. Holding on tight and knowing that as long as they had one another then there was wasn't anything life could throw at them that they couldn't handle. They had overcome a lot to be together, and that had forged a couple who would never back down from any challenges. They had their forever love and their very own happy ever after.

And that is a wrap! I hope everyone enjoyed the story. I learned a lot while writing it, and I pushed myself harder than I have before to make it the best story I could.

Thanks to Lilabennet for asking that Jason kiss Liz when he returned from South America and the suggestion that our couple go to Lisbon.

Thank to Twisted Musalih for asking for a story where Jerry Jacks and Alexis Davis were Liz's parents.

Thanks also to my beta Liason102! We are already up to mischief getting more stories ready for posting.

Just to recap I have two full length stories ready to go, and I have finished up a shorter story as well. Those asking about Come Away With Me, I'm just waiting for the muse to tell me what happens next. I also have several more stories in the planning or writing stage. Hopefully some of you will check out some of those future tales. I'm going to take a short break and we will get back to it!

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