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Chapter 34 - Epilogue
Sarah's Wedding
Elizabeth danced with Jason as they lovingly gazed at each other. It had been a beautiful day. AJ and Sarah were now married and she was so happy for them. Nothing felt better than to be in Jason's arms. It was her favorite place. She was so in love with him that most of the time she could barely see straight. Port Charles had truly become her home.
Morgan Industries was doing very well. Jason was limiting any illegal activity and trying to go as legit as possible. Francis was his partner and was turning out to be a great boss. The five families were still using the docks and as long as they could move their goods they were fine with it. Johnny and Gia were still dating and very happy. Claudia and Johnny were running the family business and doing well. The clinic was very successful and Elizabeth was happy working with David. Monica and Alan had gotten involved and donated time and also the family donated money. David and Claudia were very hot together and very happy. The No Name had been renamed Olivia's and it was booked to full capacity every night. Olivia changed the menu often. Her and OB were crazy in love and made a great team.
Michael was doing great and loved school. Sonny was continuing to get therapy and Michael had spent some time with him before school had started. She had spoken to him a few times and it had gone well. Carly had ended up being the wedding planner for Sarah and had done a wonderful job. She and Jason had a talk and they were slowly mending fences. And the Quartermaines had for the most part been on their best behavior. The Alcazars came to visit every couple of months. Sage and Elizabeth always spoke a few times a week. And Lorenzo and Carly had started to hit it off.
The music stopped suddenly and AJ grabbed the mike. "Well, before me and my lovely bride blow this shindig for warmer weather, I wanted to leave her with one last beautiful memory. Feel free to continue partying, the night is still young." He said smiling before pulling his bride over to where Jason and Elizabeth stood.
"You're on brother." AJ said.
Elizabeth was confused she looked up at Jason who was looking at her with so much love in his eyes that she held her breath.
He went down to one knee and Elizabeth gasped as Sarah squealed.
"Elizabeth Corinthos Webber, you have always taken my breath away. I don't know how I ever functioned without you. I live every day to make you happy—to watch your beautiful smile light up our life. I want to spend the rest of my life loving and cherishing you."
Elizabeth had tears streaming down her face but a huge smile graced it as well.
"Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He asked as a tear fell down his face as well.
"Yes." She said loudly as everyone cheered wildly.
He opened a box and there was a stunning Diamond and Ruby engagement ring. Elizabeth's hand shook as Jason slid the gorgeous ring onto her finger and then he stood and she grabbed his head and pulled it down and laid a kiss on him that made everyone cheer loudly.
Andrea and Jeff gave them both hugs. Sarah grabbed her sister. "I'm so happy for you." She said before squeezing her tightly.
"I can't believe I'm getting married." Liz said laughing as Sarah dragged her into the middle of the dance floor. She yelled for the DJ and Jason and AJ stood back and watched them dance. A few other bridesmaids and friends joined them.
"They are beautiful." AJ said smiling.
"Yes, they are and who would have thought they would give us two lugs a chance." Jason said.
AJ sighed. "I wouldn't have. We are very lucky."
"I can't argue with that."
Edward pushed Lila over. "Congratulations." He said smiling.
Jason smiled. "Thank you grandfather."
Lila held out her arms and Jason hugged her and gave her a kiss. "She is definitely a keeper." She whispered in his ear.
"Don't I know it."
Liz ran up to Jason and dragged him into the center of the dance floor as everyone clapped.
"Elizabeth…" He whined.
She gave him a sultry look and started dancing around him.
"You're killing me."
She grabbed his hips and moved them while her hips swayed seductively. Surprising her, he grabbed her hand and twirled her around and then dipped her as everyone cheered. And then he pulled her up and kissed her and picked her up. "We're out of here." He said loudly as everyone laughed and clapped.
AJ picked up Sarah and followed them as his wife laughed in his arms. It was a perfect day and she couldn't wait to get him back to the cottage.
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OB plopped down in a chair across from Jason at one of the tables at Olivia's. "Do you know why she asked us to meet her here?"
Jason shook his head. "I have no idea."
Carly waltzed in. "Hey guys."
OB moved over. They were both surprised to see her. Even though her and Jason were getting along, she usually gave him a lot of space.
She sat down and chuckled at the look on their faces. "Before you even ask, I can't tell you. You'll have to wait until she gets here."
Carly and Elizabeth had grown a lot closer.
Claudia walked in and sat next to Carly. Jason was perplexed. Gia came in followed by Johnny, David, Francis, Diane, Tracy, and Monica.
Elizabeth hurried into the office and laughed at Jason's face. "Hey." She said giving him a quick kiss.
"I want to thank everyone for coming. Carly, Claudia, and I have been very busy and we're going to need all of your help."
Jason leaned forward giving Elizabeth all of his attention.
"Most of you know that Sonny gave me a sizable trust and I've been trying to figure out what I want to do with it. The more I thought about it, the answer just leapt out at me and I've made a decision. I'm starting a non-profit for families of people with mental disorders. Too many times families are ill equipped to handle it and are at a loss. I wanted to do something to help them. There will be a hotline they can call as well as a physical office they can come to. They can receive counseling on what their next step should be and financial aid will be offered to those who can't afford to get help."
Carly cleared her throat. "I had no idea what to do about Sonny and the coddling of him went on way to long and ended up hurting us all."
"This is a big undertaking." Diane said.
"It is and I will need help that is where all of you will come in. I need ideas, a business plan, and creative ways to get funding. I want to hold a gala where all the proceeds will go to the new clinic. There is office space adjacent to David's medical clinic and I'm going to try and lease it."
"I'll help with the business plan." Tracy said.
"I can talk to some of my associates and get ideas from them. I can also help with the gala." Monica said.
"Thank you both." Elizabeth said.
"I'll give you free legal services." Diane said.
Jason's mouth dropped open.
Diane smirked. "Shut it Morgan."
"God knows that we grew up with mental illness. Whatever we can do we will including donating money and time." Johnny said as Claudia nodded in agreement.
"We'll all help Elizabeth." Olivia said.
Liz wiped a tear away. "Thank you. This means a lot to me. I've grown to love my little brother and I know he misses his dad. It didn't have to be that way. This is my way of trying to turn something that was ugly into something positive."
Jason leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. Elizabeth had such a big heart.
Diane smiled. "Well let's get this planning started."
Liz smiled and passed out some paperwork she had gathered. She looked at all her friends and was thankful for them all. She wanted to make the gala epic.
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One week before the gala.
Jason and Milo finished their crunches and looked over at Claudia.
"You disgust me." Claudia said to both of them.
Jason grinned. "What does Milo always say? Don't be a hater."
Milo grinned. It always cracked him up when Jason used slang. It was just so wrong.
Liz rolled her eyes. "You're lucky I love you."
"I am." Jason said grinning.
Gia collapsed back on the mat. "I hate crunches. Why can't someone invent a machine that can work out your muscles while you just lay there."
"They have but they don't work." Milo said. "Besides, this way, you get the joy of knowing that you got your six pack with blood, sweat, and tears."
"I'll show you a six pack, right before I hit you over the head with it." Olivia said as OB cracked up.
"Baby, I think you look perfect. You don't even need to be here." OB said sweetly.
Jason groaned. "You're such a kiss ass."
"You've been slacking since you got that damn plaque." OB said. "Olivia told me that I'm the best boyfriend ever."
Olivia grinned. "That you are baby."
Jason rolled his eyes. "Well, maybe that is true."
"What?" OB yelled not believing that Jason admitted it.
"I'm the best fiancé ever now." Jason said smiling.
Liz laughed. "That is true."
"Men." Claudia muttered.
Gia smiled. "I just can't wait to see all of you on stage getting auctioned off."
Milo chuckled. "Georgie said that Mac threatened to bid for Jason and he was going to make him pick up trash off the side of the interstate."
OB laughed.
Jason glared at Milo. "I knew this was a bad idea."
Liz grinned. She already had a pretty good idea who was going to bid on Jason and win.
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The Gala
The Port Charles Mental Illness Gala was in full swing. Sonny was actually watching the festivities via satellite. He was so proud of Elizabeth. The auctioning had begun. The only terms was to keep activities above board and there was a three hour time limit that the person auctioned had to spend with the winner.
Jason was first.
"Alright, we have businessman Jason Morgan. He's engaged, sorry ladies." OB said smirking. "He's successful, I guess you could say handsome, and he loves riding his motorcycles. Who would like to start the bidding off?"
Mac smirked. "One Thousand dollars." He yelled. Jason's mouth dropped open and Elizabeth almost spit out her drink from laughing.
OB chuckled. "That's one thousand from the police commissioner and hopefully it won't involve handcuffs."
Jason glared at him.
"Two Thousand." Lila called out.
Jason smiled at her.
"Must suck having your grandmother bail you out." OB quipped. "Anyone else?"
"Three Thousand with the handcuffs" Liz called out as everyone laughed and cheered.
Jason grinned.
"One million dollars." Someone called out.
The place had gone completely quiet.
"Who said that?" OB asked.
"I did." Edward said walking forward with a grin.
Jason groaned.
OB grinned. "Sold for one million dollars."
Everyone stood up and clapped. Jason looked over at Elizabeth who was laughing. It was a total setup.
"Edward what in the world?" Lila said.
"He's going to spend three hours with me at ELQ if it kills him." Edward said proudly.
Tracy laughed loudly.
Several other people were auctioned off. Olivia went for 100k. Jason was the high bidder so she could cook for him and Elizabeth. Even Francis sold for 1k, to Epiphany who had thought he was rather hot when he had put everyone in their place the day Jason had went into the hospital. He had been surprised he was being included but he didn't know that Epiphany had put in the request with Liz. It was now Liz's turn to be on the hot seat.
"This beautiful philanthropist is engaged to Jason Morgan but don't let that deter you. His glare is worse than his bite."
Liz chuckled.
"Not only is she smart and talented, but she also has a heart of gold. Who will make the first bid?"
"Ten thousand." Jason called out.
"Twenty." Edward yelled.
"Thirty." Jeff yelled.
Liz smiled at her dad.
"Fifty." Jason said.
"One Hundred Grand." A gentlemen said holding his phone to his ear.
Jason immediately was on edge. It could be anyone on the phone and there was no way in hell some stranger who could be an enemy was going to get his girl. "Five Hundred." He yelled.
Everyone gasped.
Carly leaned over and whispered in Jason's ear and he turned and looked at her with surprise.
"Okay, is that the final bid?"
The gentlemen stood up. "One million dollars."
Elizabeth gasped. "What?" She muttered before looking over at her fiance who she couldn't believe was not responding. "Jason?"
OB tilted his head and looked at Jason. "Seriously?" He asked. "And you call yourself the world's best fiancé." He said shaking his head. "Sold for one million dollars."
Elizabeth's feet were glued to the floor. She was stunned.
The lights went out and the screen behind her lit up and there he was with his dimples in full display. "Hello Elizabeth. I hope you don't mind that I bid on you. I just missed you and wanted to see you. You don't have to come but I would like it if you would. I couldn't be more proud of you. When Carly told me what you were planning, I was amazed that you would do all of this. For those of you who don't know, I suffer from bipolar disorder. It went untreated for a long time and it blew apart my family. I'm getting help now but it was a long painful road to get here. This non-profit will get help to families who don't know where to turn. So, please consider giving your time or money. There have been so many shootings and unnecessary deaths in this country because people are suffering mentally and not getting treatment for it. This work is important. Thank you for attending tonight." Sonny said earnestly.
Everyone clapped. Elizabeth wiped the tears off her face. She had never expected Sonny to say all of that but she was proud of him too.
OB stepped up. "Thank you Sonny. Alright, we have a great DJ tonight so I expect to see all of you on the dance floor."
Jason stood up and made his way to Elizabeth's side. "Are you okay?"
She threw her arms around him. "Yes."
Dominic walked up to them. The five families had thrown their support in and made sizeable donations. "Congratulations on a successful fundraiser."
Liz smiled. "Thank you so much for attending and for your more than generous donation."
He smiled. "It was my pleasure. Have a great evening."
Jason shook hands with him and turned back to his girl. "So do you want to go visit Sonny?"
"Yeah, maybe I'll go for a few days after Christmas."
"Okay, we'll start planning it."
They got interrupted and Jason sat back and watched his girl in action for a while before they shared a dance. Her dreams were coming true and he was happy to do whatever he could to help her.
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Two Years Later
Jason looked over at his wife who was holding Olivia and OB's daughter Alannah. It had been a surprise pregnancy but their friends couldn't be happier. Now OB just needed to put a ring on it. It was already purchased. He just wanted it to be perfect when he asked her.
Jason put a plate down in front of her. "You need to eat."
She smiled. "I am eating for two."
Jason smiled. Elizabeth was four months pregnant. "That you are."
He looked up and smiled at David and Claudia dancing. Today was their wedding and it had been a beautiful service and reception. Claudia's wishes were coming true. She was getting married and was two months pregnant. The women were so happy that they were pregnant at the same time.
Gia plopped down next to him. "Hey boss."
"Hey, where's Johnny?"
"He's dancing with Tracy." Gia said with a smirk.
"When are you going to say yes?" Liz asked. Johnny had asked Gia to marry him weeks before but she still hadn't given him an answer. It wasn't that she didn't love him but marriage scared the shit out of her.
"I don't understand why we can't just keep things the way they are."
"I guess you could but Gia, the boy is head over heels in love with you and wants to marry you. What are you afraid of exactly?"
Gia was used to being independent and on her own. All of this was an adjustment on her part. "I just need a little more time to get used to the idea."
Liz let it go. She didn't want to push Gia but she really hoped she would come around soon.
Jason smiled at Epiphany and Francis dancing. He had gotten to know her very well over the last few years. Francis doted on her and Epiphany spoiled him as well. They made a formidable couple. Claudia came over to the table and sat on Gia's lap. "I'm exhausted."
Gia grinned. "That's because you have been dancing for an hour straight. I told you to put those flats on."
"True. I should have listened."
Music started playing and Gia's eyes grew big. "I love this song."
Claudia groaned.
"Take your shoes off and let's go."
Claudia got up and kicked them off and grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dance floor.
Liz thought of her wedding. They had did all they could to make it a small wedding but then it ended up growing and people from Genoa City came and Sonny got special permission to attend. Jeff walked her down the aisle. The reception was blast. Jason was a good sport about Dylan and Stitch dancing with her. It was so much fun.
"What are you thinking about?" Jason asked curiously.
"Our wedding."
He smiled. "It was a great day."
She leaned over and kissed him. "Thank you for making me so happy Jason. I love you so much."
Jason kissed her again. "I love you more."
Five months later they welcomed a baby girl named Allyssa Grace Morgan. And a few months later, Claudia gave birth to Charles Giovanni Hayward. Shortly thereafter, Gia said yes.
Life was never perfect but they all had each other and made it work.
The End