There are so many types of love but it is rare to find, and more importantly experience, true love. That meeting of the other half of your soul and when it is found, it can't be ignored or denied. That is the love story found here, one that will continue to captivate the hearts of millions no matter how many times or ways it is told. The story of two star-crossed lovers, the bad boy and the good girl, the story of two people who should never have met, let alone been able to fall in love.  It is the story of General Hospital’s Jason Morgan and Elizabeth Webber.

From the moment he saved her at Jake's, to the first kiss at Vista Point, to the long overdue I love you's at the Overlook, their love was formed and bonded from a friendship like none other. It was created out of mutual respect and kindness. It evolved into more than friends, from their fierce protectiveness for each other. No one could stop it, nor touch it. It was never about one needing the other more or one giving of themselves more, it was an equal partnership. They carried each other through some of the hardest times in their lives, through both their losses and pain, and too many highs and lows to count. No matter what life threw at them, at the end of the day, they knew they could count on each other.

Jason Morgan is the son of Monica and Alan Quartermaine, who after a being involved in a tragic drunk driving accident with his brother, AJ, awoke from a coma with no memory of his former life. After weeks of fighting with his family, Jason Quartermaine renounced his family and took the name of his paternal Grandmother, Lila Morgan Quartermaine, to become Jason Morgan. He went to work for Sonny Corinthos as a mob enforcer, which is where we find him today.

Elizabeth Webber the is daughter of Jeff Webber and granddaughter of Audrey and Steve Hardy. She came to Port Charles from Colorado when she was a troubled teen when her parents decided to go abroad to work for Doctors Without Borders, effectively abandoning their youngest child. They have never come to visit in the twelve years Elizabeth has resided in Port Charles.

Our tale begins just over a decade ago in a small seedy bar called Jake's. Bad girl turned good, Elizabeth Webber was still grieving the loss of her first love, Lucky Spencer. Because she was forced to do so in secret, she had  had enough and decided she wanted to feel something again and decided to do something drastic, so she ended up at Jake's. It didn’t take long for the male patrons to notice the beautiful young girl in the dive, leading one to make rough, unwanted advances.  Although she had known who he was prior to that evening through her friend Emily, it was then that Jason Morgan stepped into her life, playing the part of hero for the first time, and permanently secured a place in her heart. They sat and talked for hours, two people who both felt lost and alone in the world and simply needed someone who understood. This is where their connection began.

Months later, it was Elizabeth’s turn to play the part of hero when she came across Jason lying in the snow, bleeding from a gunshot wound. Completely disregarding his orders to leave him alone, she brought him back to her art studio and nursed him back to health, defying her friends and family in her adamant refusal to abandon him. During this time, their friendship blossomed into something more, something greater, their connection deepened and it is one they share to this day.

It would seem, however, that time was not on their side, as her first love was found alive after Jason had left town. Upon his return, Elizabeth was torn between the two men in her life, constantly running to Jason for help her in making sense of her life, but unwilling to let Lucky go and the obligation she felt to be with him because he came back to her. Jason left town again, needing to find himself and figure out what he wanted to do with his life, but as usual, upon his return, he  and Elizabeth picked up their friendship much as if he had never left.

Unfortunately, their 'more than friendship' did not go unnoticed by Jason's enemies. They had finally found a weakness in Jason Morgan’s tough exterior. Elizabeth was kidnapped and held in a crypt as a way to get to Jason. Jason, realizing how much Elizabeth meant to him, vowed to do anything to find her, even going so far as asking the two men he loathed, his grandfather, Edward Quartermaine, and Detective Taggert of the PCPD, to aid him in his search. He finally found Elizabeth and rescued her, along with Zander Smith, from the crypt moments before it exploded, literally shielding her with his own body.

Shortly after that Elizabeth and Zander moved into the penthouse with Jason for protection from his enemies, giving the young couple a chance to finally talk about their feelings. Things went well for a short while until she discovered that he had lied to her about Sonny faking his death. Feeling hurt and betrayed, she broke off the relationship.

Although there was a brief period where Jason tried to work things out with Elizabeth, life seemed to get in the way for the pair. Eventually both moved on with other people, trying to fill the void left after the breakup. Elizabeth married Ric Lansing, who eventually almost killed her and did other horrendous things to garner a place in Jason's heart as mortal enemy, and Jason married Courtney Matthews, who could not accept Jason's life even though she was Sonny's sister. And yet, even through all the relationships, the disagreements, and time in-between, nothing could  destroy their friendship.  They were still there for one another when needed, as shown by their unconditional support for each another during Emily's cancer scare.  Finally, Elizabeth, who was pregnant by Zander Smith after an evening of comforting one another when both thought their marriages where over, left town for a short while to have her son Cameron Steven Webber. Upon her return, she and Jason resumed their talks for hours on the docks and continued to help each other by just listening when they needed someone.

While Elizabeth was married to Lucky Spencer, a psychotic killer by the name of Manny Ruiz was on the loose. Manny was an enemy of Jason's and was wanted by the police. He took Elizabeth at gun point in when she thwarted an attempt on Skye Quartermaine and used her in his attempt to escape capture. Lucky rushed to rescue her but was hurt in the process and it was Jason who saved her life once again in the end.

Lucky became addicted to the pain pills prescribed after his injury and began to act erratically. He began an affair with a young Maxie Jones, so she would continue to give him the pills he ‘needed.’ After silently catching them together again, and in their bed no less, Elizabeth didn’t really know where to go. Eventually she ended up on the doorstep of her friend, Jason Morgan. He too was reeling from going to reconcile with Sam and seeing her in the arms of another man, his mortal enemy and her own step-father, Ric Lansing. Elizabeth and Jason talked for a long time about the feelings they had always shared, the connection that had always had a strange pull over them, and how no matter the circumstance, they were never able to stay on opposite sides very long. They comforted each other by giving into the feelings they had denied for so long. That night they not only healed one another, but they conceived their son, Jacob Martin Webber.

Elizabeth immediately told Jason of her pregnancy and the possibility that the child could be his. However, being fearful of her husband’s actions even after checking into rehab, she kept the paternity test and her one night spent with the man she loved a secret from Lucky. Upon receiving the results of the paternity test, she went to tell Jason that he was the father, but Carly had gotten to him first and erroneously told him that the baby belonged to Lucky. Although Jason was hurt, he told Elizabeth it was for the best that Lucky, her husband that she was trying to work things out with, was the father. While she wanted to correct him,  she couldn't once Sam McCall, Jason's girlfriend that he too was trying to work things out with, entered the penthouse and thus Elizabeth left. She was convinced Jason would be happier with Sam and the baby would be safer growing up as Lucky’s son and away from the mob.

But, fate had a different plan. Elizabeth, along with many others, was taken hostage in the Metro-Court Hotel by maniac Mr. Craig. During the ordeal, Elizabeth was cramping from the strain and stress of the situation. Jason, realizing what had happened at the hotel and realizing how many people he cared about were involved, decided he had to do something and with the help of Damian Spinelli slipped in unnoticed, disguised as one of the evil doers. When the time came, he instinctively pulled Elizabeth to safety in a nearby elevator just as the building erupted with gun shots and explosions all around them. Thinking those were their last moments, Elizabeth revealed the truth about the baby she carried, that Jason was the father. After a moment of shock and then admitting how he had been hurt when he thought the baby was not his, Jason, wanting to do right by his child, proposed to Elizabeth. She admitted that it would be a dream come true, but they were both in relationships and decided that marriage simply for the sake of the baby was not the answer. After talking more, they decided that they would tell those they were with about the baby, but circumstances beyond their control prevented that from happening. After the crisis, Jason's father, Alan, died and as Jason said goodbye to the man he'd rebuffed so many times, he admitted his immediate love for his child and how sorry he was to have pushed away his and Monica's love for him.

The duo remained close friends but the pain of the situation was evident in every encounter. They loved one another and the baby they had created, but felt tied to the significant others in their lives. The pain and heartbreak was so easy to see on their faces at every meeting that even Jason's sister, and Elizabeth's best friend, Emily, suspected something was between the two. One night during a horrible storm, all the power across town was out and Jason decided to check on Elizabeth who was very close to her delivery date. Fortunately for her and their child, he did as he found her layed out across the floor by the door, unconscious and bleeding. He rushed her to the hospital, knowing every moment counted for his son and the woman he loved.

Jason watched helplessly as his son was born and Elizabeth fought for her life. Once they were both stable, Elizabeth and the baby were moved to their own room.  As Elizabeth woke to see Jason holding their son and talking to him, it was the perfect moment. Their bond, already welded tight, became cemented even more so in the blue eyes of their son. Elizabeth was able to give Jason the one thing he always wanted and never truly expected to have. Jacob Martin is the best part of them, the purest form of their love.

Unfortunately the happiness inspired by their son soon turned to tragedy as months later baby Jake was kidnapped while in the park with Elizabeth and Cameron. Jason was being held for murder, awaiting trial, and yet he was still the one to offer her the unwavering support she needed, not her husband Lucky.  With the entire police force out looking for their baby and turning up nothing, it wasn’t until Jason was released on bail, that baby Jake was found and returned to his mother, allowing him once more to place their son into his mother’s loving arms. Yet again, the touching family moment was shattered all too soon when Lucky re-arrested Jason for breaking the conditions of his bail while rescuing baby Jake.

After the trial was over and Jason was acquitted, Liz and Jason sought each other out more, unable to fully deny their feelings for one another. Finally Jason decided to declare his son and his love for Elizabeth, but again it would not be the happy moment either of them had hoped. As Liz was herself on her way to declare her love to Jason and discuss being a family, she and the boys were accosted in the park. She called Jason to meet her at their special place, the Overlook, where upon his arrival he declared for the first time his love to her. Jason's admission only caused them both more pain once she explained to him what had just happened in the park with her two small children. Once again, through tear filled eyes, they agreed the danger was too real, and that they could not be together.

After the sudden and tragic death of his sister and her best friend, Emily, the couple realized that life is too short to let fear rule. They began to have a secret love affair, stealing away time together in a safehouse as often as they could. Their love continued to grow stronger and Jason was ready to let the world know about their family. He asked Liz to marry him which she eagerly accepted. However, their bliss was short lived. Mere moments later Jason was once again reminded of the danger in his life when young Michael Corinthos Jr. was shot. Jason vowed that he wouldn't put his son in the same danger that he had been a part of putting Michael in and distanced himself from Elizabeth, Jake and Cameron.

Over the next few months, Jason withdrew from everyone close to him, certain that it was safer for everyone if he was not in their lives. However the pain of seeing Liz and her boys around Port Charles was always evident whenever they crossed paths. Liz did her best to be supportive of his decision but after a series of dangers having nothing to do with Jason's life occurred in her life, she eventually realized again that life isn't safe and neither is love.  She decided to fight to convince him the danger had not stopped her love for him over the  years and it could not; that she still wanted a life with him and their family. Jason admitted that he loved and would rather be alone if he could not be with her and their son. He then explained that he could not handle it if anything were to happen to her or her boys because of him and they continued to be apart.

Months went by and then baby Jake was kidnapped yet again when the loving couple was beginning to work their way back to one another, only solidifying in their minds that, while their love for one another has never wavered, it will remain unrequited for the sake of the children and Liz's safety.  Jason remains too afraid to lose her and the boys and Liz agrees that the boys must come before their love for one another. If all else perished, their love would still remain. It's in their honest words, their longing eyes and their mannerisms. Their passion and want is so deeply rooted, yet they try to contain it. Jason and Elizabeth try to avoid what everyone else can feel when they are in the same room. And all their efforts are for naught, for the illusion of safety because in truth, they are never more safe or stronger, than when they are together. It is a realization they have yet to find....a story that has not begun. For it can have no ending without a beginning and they have yet to begin their life together.

Jason, Elizabeth and family, ten years and counting....never giving up.