A/N: Again, sorry for the delay. I've been adjusting to being home everyday now that I've completed my first year of college, and surprisingly I'm not on my computer much. Anyways, here's Chapter 9, picking up right where we left off. Enjoy!

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"Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places."

Chapter 9

Voices

Previously on You're Not Alone…

"You don't need to know everything about my life or who I'm with," Lucky screams at her.

Elizabeth slaps him. "You are my boyfriend, and you should stay faithful to our relationship.

Lucky scoffs. "It isn't worth it anymore. We're done."

He leaves Elizabeth's apartment, slamming the door behind him. Enraged, Elizabeth throws a vase after him, and it shatters against the closed door.

Jason runs back out when he hears the crash, but stops short once he sees an fuming Elizabeth staring at him. She marches up to him, and shoves him. He can tell that she's not entirely angry with him, just upset and hurt and he was the closest thing to take it out on.

"What did you mean? Why did you say that? You just ruined what I had with Lucky," Elizabeth said through her tears. She knew she was being unreasonable, but she didn't know what to feel in that moment. Lucky was all she had since her rape, and now he was gone.

"What you had with Lucky must not mean much to him," Jason simply says. Elizabeth shoves him again, but Jason catches her wrists in his hands, pulling her close. Whatever attraction she felt towards him minutes ago was gone, now just pure rage.

Elizabeth tries to pull away. "You deserve to know the truth, Elizabeth. If Lucky won't tell you, I will," Jason states, trying to make her see reason. He knew exactly how she was feeling, the rage and hurt and regret and blame.

She feels the tears rolling down her cheeks, knowing what was coming next. "Please, please stop," she screamed, begging Jason not to tell her. He pulls her close to his chest, refusing to let go.

"The only way for you to let go and move on is to hear what I have to say," Jason quietly whispers in her ear. He waits for her to calm down before he releases her from his grip.

She turns away from him, too embarrassed and ashamed to look at him. Elizabeth knew he would see her differently after this, as if it were her fault. He moved closer to her, a hand on her shoulder, but he didn't turn her around.

"I saw Lucky fucking Sarah in her room at Kelly's," he gently whispers, before she collapsed in sobs into his arms.

~April 9th, 2003~

"Are we still on for our date tomorrow night," Johnny asks as he sits down on a stool. Georgie turns around, surprised to see him standing there. It was almost closing time and there were hardly any customers left. "You do remember, don't you?"

Georgie rolls her eyes. "How could I forget? I practically had to pull it out of you, you were so tongue-tied."

I miss the part, when we were moving forward now
On our way down

Johnny gives her an incredulous look. "Are you serious? I stuttered like one time."

Georgie shrugs her shoulders. "If that's what helps you sleep at night."

She went off to serve the few other patrons, leaving Johnny mildly vexed. She was one of the most infuriating yet gentle-hearted women he had ever met, but he couldn't help but be drawn to her. It also didn't help matters that her father was commissioner of the PCPD.

But maybe someday, I'll be something more than love
Just know I'll never tell

Johnny recalled their first encounter, and thanked his lucky stars that he made it out of there in one piece. Mac Scorpio wasn't too keen on his youngest daughter dating the son of a known crime lord. Then again, Johnny picked up on the fact that Georgie had the keen ability of wrapping men around her finger, her father included.

She soon made her way back to him, refilling the coffee pot. "Still stuck in a stupor," she teasingly asks.

And when you're on your way down
Through the clouds
And you're waiting for your body's re-entry again

Johnny rolls his eyes as she pours him a glass of root beer. "So, Princess, what would you like to do tomorrow night?"

Georgie shoots him a look. "You're asking me? You're the one that's supposed to have this night already planned."

He smacks himself on the forehead, quickly learning the fact that he would never win. "I just thought I'd be nice and ask what you wanted to do first."

Georgie's mood softens at the kind gesture, and she places her hand on top of his. "Johnny, I'm sure I'll love whatever you have planned."

Johnny grins. "No room for disappointment then?" Georgie shakes her head.

"What's tomorrow night?"

Georgie immediately retracts her hand when she realizes who is standing next to Johnny. "Diego? What are you doing here?"

Johnny looks between the two, instantly picking up on the tense vibe. He eyes the man beside him, not recognizing him yet he looks familiar. He glances over at Georgie, sensing that she was uncomfortable. "I'm sorry, we haven't met. I'm Johnny Zacchara."

We speak in different voices
When fighting with the ones we've loved

He holds his hand out to shake, but Diego just stares at it, then at him, realization hitting the other man's face. "Zacchara? You mean like Anthony Zacchara?"

Johnny withdraws his hand, taking an instant dislike to the young man. "News does travel fast."

Diego smugly smirks. "It travels even faster when your father is Lorenzo Alcazar." Johnny almost spits out his soda, not believing his luck. He sets his glass down, but Diego senses his uneasiness. "I take it you've heard of my father?"

Georgie resists rolling her eyes at the testosterone-fueled fight taking place before her. "Diego, everyone knows your father."

I'm missing parts, now that you've told me everything
On our way down

Diego flashes her a grin, settling down beside a wary Johnny. He didn't like the look on the other crime lord's son's face. It didn't help matters that Johnny was still a witness to a homicide Lorenzo was a part of. Luckily, that information remains privy to only Johnny, Jason and Sonny.

"So, Johnny Boy here asked you out? Careful Zacchara, Georgie here has a nasty bite. I should know," Diego jeers.

Johnny refuses the sudden urge to punch Diego; instead he just clenches his fist. Georgie scoffs. "Diego here just has a bruised ego because I shot him down. Twice."

Johnny laughs, maybe a little too exuberantly, but he couldn't contain the glee of Diego getting knocked down a few pegs. He already knew he wouldn't be able to stand him.

But Diego quickly composes himself. "You'll give into my advances soon enough, little bird." Getting off his stool, Diego blows a kiss in Georgie's direction before leaving the diner.

Johnny shakes his head, while Georgie fakes a shiver. He hikes a thumb in Diego's direction. "You're friends with that guy?"

And I was blessed and I've forgotten how to love
You said you'd never tell

Georgie shrugs her shoulders. "I used to be, before he turned into a pompous dick. Back in middle school, we were best friends, but once puberty hit, it was like he never knew me. Now he just constantly hits on me. As if I would waste my time on that asshole."

Johnny grins proudly at the girl across from him before taking a sip of his soda. "I better get to work. No telling what Francis wants me to do tonight. I dread working at the office during the night shift. Nothing but filing coffee imports."

Georgie nods her head. "What's it like working for Jason instead of Sonny," she curiously asked.

Johnny smiles. "He lets me take the night off so I can treat my girl to a proper date." Leaning across the counter, Johnny gives her a kiss on the cheek before leaving.

"Smooth. Very smooth," Georgie replied and Johnny gives her a grin. Maxie almost runs into Johnny in the doorway, and he hastily apologizes. She waves it off and walks up to the counter.

And when you're on your way down
Through the clouds
And you're waiting for your body's re-entry again

"What are you doing here so late," Georgie asks as she's getting ready to close up. She looks over Maxie's shoulder to see the last patron leave. "It's a school night."

"Dad wanted me to walk you home. He would do it himself, but he got called in," Maxie curtly answers. "Did you hear about the man murdered down near the docks?"

Georgie shakes her head as she picks up the salt and pepper shakers from the tables and places them back in the kitchen. "What happened?"

Maxie sits down at the counter. "Well, supposedly there's this new crime boss in town. His name is Manny Ruiz. I overheard Dad on the phone before he left to go to work. He sounds like a real psycho. Anyways, they found a homeless guy with his eyes cut out, his fingernails plied off and his tongue cut out."

Georgie gives her an alarmed look. "And how do you know about all this?"

Maxie weakly smiles, but Georgie sees right through it. "All right, Logan's been assigned to the case and told me about it, but you can't tell Dad. Logan could get into a lot of trouble."

Georgie places her hands on her hips. "You know the only reason that Dad approves of you dating an older man is because he works on the force."

Maxie rolls her eyes. "Speaking of men, I just ran into your date outside. What's the game plan for tomorrow night?"

Georgie shrugs her shoulders as she starts to place the chairs on the tables. "I don't know, Johnny won't tell me."

Maxie grins. "That's a good sign. Means he's really nervous about you liking what he has planned."

Georgie scoffs as she places the last chair on the table. "And suddenly you have all this experience on men? Maxie, you've dated like two guys."

Maxie indignantly crosses her shoulders. "Hey, I've dated three guys."

Georgie gives her a look. "Making out with Dillon Quartermaine in the drama props closet doesn't count."

Maxie huffs before getting off her stool. "So, you ready to go? Dad's probably worried that we're not home yet."

Georgie nods her head as she turns the lights off in the kitchen and checks the shift schedule for tomorrow. "Huh, looks like I'm working with Elizabeth tomorrow."

Maxie holds the door open for her and waits for Georgie to lock up. "You mean Tammy didn't give you the night off?"

Georgie places her keys in her purse. "I'm only working for a few hours. I'm not meeting up with Johnny till eight o'clock."

Maxie nods her head as she loops her arm through her sister's. "Have you seen Liz's hot bodyguard. If only he was a little younger…"

Georgie gapes at her sister and smacks her on the arm with her purse as they get closer to the docks. "Maxie!"

She shrugs her shoulders. "What? I can't say that Jason Morgan is practically walking sex?"

Georgie shakes her head at her sister. "Are you high or something?"

Maxie laughs. "No, just incredibly horny," she says with a sly grin as they pass through the docks.

Their light-hearted conversation soon dies down once they get that chilling feeling that they're being watched. Georgie reaches into her purse, grasping her can of mace. She looks over at Maxie, who slightly nods her head.

Barely hearing the footsteps behind them, Georgie mouths ready and Maxie nods. Both whirling around, Maxie punches while Georgie sprays the mysterious figure in the face.

The figure immediately backs off, clearly showing that they didn't want to harm the sisters.

"Hey, knock it off, will you?"

Maxie and Georgie look at the mysterious man, only to see that it's Zander Smith. He graduated a few years ahead of them, and he was one of the numerous resident bad boys.

Georgie drops her mace in surprise. "Sorry, we thought you were stalking us?"

Maxie crosses her arms in suspicion. "What were you following us for? The docks are already uber-sketchy at night. No need to add creepy stalkers."

Zander wipes at his face, but luckily he hadn't gotten too much in his eyes. "I was on my way home. What are you two young girls doing in these parts at night? Hasn't your father warned you about walking the docks past sundown?"

Georgie places the can of mace in her purse. "It's a shortcut." Maxie nods her head in agreement.

Zander straightens, looking around before he looks back at the girls. "It's not safe to walk around here. There's no telling who's lurking behind every corner."

Maxie scoffs. "All right, Stalker Boy, what are you doing here then?"

Zander smirks at her arrogance. "Why should I tell you?"

The Jones sisters share a look and both shrug their shoulders in unison before walking off. Zander sighs a breath of relief and pulls out of his cell phone once they disappear around the corner.

"I'm here."

"You're late."

Zander looks around, trying to spot his correspondent. "Well, I'm waiting for him to show up. He's the one that's late."

"I don't care if you're late or he's late. Get me the information I need or I'll have your head."

Zander hangs up his phone, clearly annoyed with his boss when a man steps out of the shadows. "I take it the Boss ain't happy."

He scoffs. "Why the fuck did it take you so long to get here?"

The man shakes his head. "Bud, that's no way to respect your elder." Zander rolls his eyes but the man lunges at him and grabs him by the collar. "I dare you to do that one more time. We may both work for the same boss, but that doesn't mean I can't kill you. You're nothing but a fucking lackey. And if you think for one second that someone's going to mourn your death, you're wrong."

He lets go of Zander and shoves him. "Get back to Alcazar and tell him Joe Scully Jr.'s here."

Jason watches as Elizabeth starts to shake with despair. Despite everything that he feels towards her, Jason follows his instincts and moves closer to the young woman.

He places a hand on her shoulder, but she moves away from him. When she turns around to finally face him, Jason sees how she doesn't hide the hurt and betrayal in her eyes. Normally, Elizabeth hides her emotions very well, almost as well as he does, but every once in awhile she'll slip and let him know her true feelings.

We speak in different voices
When fighting with the ones we've loved

Surprising himself, Jason feels a twinge of hurt in his cold heart. He knows that that feels like. To be betrayed by the one person you've let into your heart, the one person you trusted above others not to break it. Ever since he found out that Sam was pregnant with Sonny's child, Jason feels like he can't trust anyone.

But unexpectedly, Elizabeth has been the one to help him. She supports him, even if it's just the simple gestures of making coffee for him in the morning because she knows that he won't eat anything else or doing his laundry, otherwise his clothes would turn pink. It was the simple things that got him.

We speak in different voices
Why can't we say what we're thinking of

Now it is his turn to step up for her and pay her back. Elizabeth moves to the couch, hesitating before she sinks down into its comfy cushions. Jason remains standing as he listens to her ramblingly.

"I mean, how could I have missed the signs," Elizabeth rhetorically asks. "Lucky's been distant for weeks, and at first I ignored it. I figured if I didn't believe it wasn't there, and then it really wasn't there. But I couldn't. Because for some fucking reason I love that asshole, even when I should hate him." She throws her arms up in surrender.

Jason sighs. "It's not your fault if Lucky's an cheating douchebag. As much as we try, sometimes we can't change the ones we love," he explains not hiding his brusque tone.

He wasn't one for weakening the truth, no matter whom he was around. It's just how he is, and he won't apologize for it.

Not even I will tell...

Elizabeth weakly smiles. "Thanks…for the unusual compliment, I guess."

He shrugs his shoulders. "It's not just for your benefit. I don't like the kid either."

She rolls her eyes, not surprised that Jason was keeping it brutally honest. He sees her reaction, and realizes that it actually hurt him. She expects him to be better than he is, maybe because deep down, he's capable of becoming more and for some odd reason only she can see that. Maybe he wants to be a better man, but for right now, she's stuck with him.

Jason joins her on the couch. "I know what's going through your head right now."

We speak in different voices
When fighting with the ones we've loved

She raises an eyebrow at him. "How could you possibly know that?"

"You're questioning yourself, to see what you could have done different or how it was your fault. I can see it in your eyes, Elizabeth." Jason turns to face her, his brilliant cerulean eyes piercing her sapphire ones. He can tell that he's right. "What happened with Lucky isn't your fault. It's best to just accept the situation and move on. Besides you don't deserve the prick, you deserve a man that loves you and treats you like a woman, not some little girl."

Elizabeth looks over at him, clearly surprised by the unexpected words coming out his mouth. She decides to tease him a little, knowing that will make her feel a little better. "What, a man like you?"

We speak in different voices
We say these things to know they're real.

Jason is taken aback by her question, and Elizabeth sees that it actually got through his tough skin. Just like how her eyes conveyed her true feelings earlier, Jason's reflected how she broke through his iron-wrought walls by a simple question.

He stands up, shock still on his face. "I think that's enough bonding for one night."

To know they're real. Real.
I'll never...

Elizabeth follows suit and walks over to her bedroom. She looks back to see the incredulous look still on Jason's face. He shakes his head in disbelief and walks over to the refrigerator for a beer. Elizabeth smiles to herself, bathing in the glow that she could affect the Stone Cold enforcer.

A/N: And we have four more characters introduced, while another is mentioned. Look for Zander and Diego to have bigger roles later in the story. Hope you guys liked this chapter. I really enjoyed writing Liason's scene. Lyrics to 'Voices' by Saosin. Let me know what you thought in a review, and what you would like to happen. Until next time!