A/N: All right, you guys voted and here's my next Liason fic. This one will be less action-oriented, and focuses mainly on Liason. Not a lot of secondary characters. What if Elizabeth had said yes to Jason's proposal in October 2006?
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, just the storyline.
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
Chapter 1
All In
Christmas Eve 2006…
"Cam, it's time to go to bed."
"But Mama, I wanna see Santa!" Elizabeth smiled as she saw her son bouncing up and down on the couch.
"You know he won't come if you're not asleep," she said as Cameron pouted on the couch.
"Okay Mommy," he sighed and ran up the stairs to his room.
Elizabeth sat down on the couch, taking a break after a long day of wrapping presents and decorating the apartment.
"Hey, you okay?"
But you know it's alright
I came to my senses
Elizabeth looked up to see Jason standing beside her, a concerned look on his face.
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time
"Yeah, just a little tired," she said as she tried to stifle a yawn.
Yeah, you know I'm right here
I'm not losing you this time
"Why don't you head up to bed? I can handle the rest," he asked, sitting down next to her. Jason silently observed her, noticing the ring of circles starting to appear underneath her sapphire orbs.
"Oh Jason, I don't want to put you through all that trouble," Elizabeth replied.
"It's not trouble if I want to do it," he interrupted, knowing that was exactly what she was going to say.
Elizabeth sighed, knowing that she wasn't going to win.
"Okay, I'm going to bed, but only because this baby has worn me out," Elizabeth stated as she went to get up. He helped her up, and carefully placed a hand on her stomach. Elizabeth placed her hand over his, reveling in the tender moment.
And I'm all in, nothing left to hide
I've fallen harder than a landslide
Jason looked down into her eyes, his heart swelling with pride in knowing that she was carrying his child.
"In a couple months, we'll be able to get a sonogram and see our baby for ourselves," Elizabeth whispered, basking in the moment they were sharing with their soon-to-be born child.
There's no taking back
What we've got's too strong,
Jason smiled as he looked back down at her stomach. He couldn't wait for their next appointment. Now that they knew she was having his first child, Jason couldn't keep a smile off his face.
He never knew how much he wanted a baby until now.
Surprising Elizabeth, he scoops her up into his arms, and carries her up to the guest bedroom. Placing her back down on the floor outside the room, he looked down to see her left hand on his chest.
We've had each other's back for too long
There's no breaking up this time
Residing on her ring finger was the engagement ring he had gotten her two months ago.
"Goodnight Elizabeth," he said softly, losing himself in her eyes. Elizabeth reached up and placed a chaste kiss on his lips. She couldn't help herself.
And you know it's okay, I came to my senses
Letting go of my defenses
There's no way I'm giving up this time
Ever since that special night a couple weeks ago, she let her feelings for him show whenever she was around him. It was relieving to know that they felt the same way about each other, and these feelings never went away, they were just buried.
He reluctantly let her go and watched as she closed the door behind her. Jason stood outside her door for few minutes, making sure she was okay before he went back downstairs to lay the presents out for the next morning.
Jason knew what tomorrow would bring. Cameron talked nonstop about how he couldn't wait to see if Santa brought a Chugging Charlie train for him.
Elizabeth had franticly been searching for it for the past month, and was running out of ideas. Jason has surprised her earlier that evening at the docks by leaving toy for Cameron from Santa.
He walked over to his desk and pulled out the small jewelry he had hid from Elizabeth's curious eyes.
Jason placed it underneath the tree, hoping that she would love the necklace he bought her.
The other day, she had lost her Holiday Bracelet that she got for herself. They had looked for it on the docks, but never found it.
Jason had gone out the next day and bought another one.
He turned out the lights and lumbered up the penthouse steps. Stopping at Cameron's room, Jason opens the door to see the two year old fast asleep in his Chugging Charlie bed.
Jason smiled when he saw Cameron clutching the lion stuffed animal Jason had gotten him a few days ago. Cameron rarely went anywhere without it.
He quietly closed the door behind him and stopped at Elizabeth's room. Jason opened the door and peered inside. She was sound asleep on the bed, snuggled under a mound of covers.
Jason resists the urge to join her, but he knows that they were taking it slow, slowly rediscovering the feelings they had hidden for each other for the past four years.
He finally came to his room, where he pulled off his clothes and slid into bed, anxious about the next day and what joys it would bring.
I'm all in tonight, yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life
Yeah I'm all in, I'm all in for life
A/N: I know it's short, but I'm just getting started. Hopefully you enjoyed the beginning, but this is a flash-forward. Next chapter will take place two months before. I have my outline done, and have this story set to 16 chapters. Lyrics to 'All In' by Lifehouse. Let me know what you thought in a review, and what you would like to happen. Until next time!