When Elizabeth and Lucky married for the first time, things didn't go well at all. The pair struggled financially, and when Elizabeth agreed to be a surrogate for Jasper Jacks (Ingo Rademacher) and Courtney Matthews (Alicia Willis)  to make some extra cash, Lucky was not happy at all (via Soaps In Depth). She miscarried that baby, but by then, Lucky was addicted to painkillers and they divorced. While apart, Elizabeth became involved with Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and got pregnant with his child. Because Jason was in the mob, Lucky agreed to be Elizabeth's baby's legal father and they wed again. When Jake was born, Jason gave up his rights and Liz and Lucky had two sons to raise.

Sadly, their second try at marriage went just as bad as their first when Elizabeth had an affair with Lucky's half-brother, Nikolas Cassadine (then played by Tyler Christopher), and became pregnant. The baby, Aiden, turned out to be Lucky's but soon tragedy struck when little Jake was killed in a hit and run accident (via Soap Hub). Lucky couldn't deal with Jake's death and ran off to Europe to find himself, leaving Elizabeth all alone.