Chapter 2

Elizabeth closed the file she was working on, and reached for another. She was an hour away from the end of her shift, and her whole body was ready to crash. She couldn't remember feeling this worn out with Cameron at this stage. She thought it was because of all the stress she'd been under. She stretched her arms out and closed her eyes, willing the tiredness away. If only that actually worked. She opened her eyes and looked down, ready for the task at hand. What she saw shocked her.

Sam McCall, thirteen weeks pregnant. Thirteen weeks? Elizabeth was thirteen weeks herself. That must mean she got pregnant the same time. Elizabeth's eyes got wide. That would mean that Ric is the father. That would also mean Jason would be destroyed.

She flipped the folder closed and walked over to Epiphany. The older woman looked over at her, placing a hand on her hip, the other hand moved up to stop her from saying anything.

"Before you ask, go home. You are running yourself down, and you need the rest. I told you this would happen. But no, do you listen to me? I swear you are going to end up a patient before the baby's even ready. I keep telling you-"

Elizabeth cut her off. "Thanks, Epiphany. You're great. I'll talk to you tomorrow." She pulled her purse out from under the desk and ran out without giving a second glance.

Epiphany just watched as the doors closed on the elevator. Shaking her head, she turned around. "That girl's gonna be the death of me."

Elizabeth ran out of the elevators toward the locker room. Once she was inside, she looked around to make sure no one was around. She pulled her cell phone from her pocket and dialed the number she had memorized months ago.

"Yeah."

"Jason, hi, it's Elizabeth."

"Is everything okay? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, really. Listen, are you busy? I need to talk to you. It's important. There's a few things I have to tell you."

"I can meet you at the docks in 10 minutes. Are you in trouble?"

"I'll explain everything when I see you."

She shut her phone and hurried to her locker, taking out her coat. Deciding not to change, she quickly gathered her things and ran out the door and back to the elevators.

Walking off the elevator, she sprinted toward the door. As soon as she walked out, she felt an arm curl around her middle, pulling her against a hard chest, then a hand curled around her mouth.

"Let's do this the easy way, Ms. Webber. Don't struggle, and you won't get hurt. Just come with me. Mr. Alcazar is eager to see you."

Tears sprang to Elizabeth's eyes as she held on to the man holding her. She willed herself to calm down.

The man pulled her away and into a limo.

Jason had been waiting for fifteen minutes for Elizabeth to arrive. He had rushed to the docks right after their phone call. She had sounded nervous over the phone. He would do anything she needed to help her.

When he heard footsteps coming down the stairs, he turned. Instead of seeing Elizabeth, like he anticipated, he saw Francis.

"What's going on?"

Francis took in a long breathe. He didn't want to tell his boss this. He knew what Elizabeth meant to Jason, and hated being the one to have to tell him.

"Boss, I was waiting outside the hospital for Ms. Webber to come out. I stayed out of site, like you told me so she wouldn't know she was being looked after. Anyway, she came out and.."

"And what, Francis? Is she okay?" Jason's heart leapt into his throat.

"She..she was grabbed from behind and pulled into a limosine. I recognized one of the men who took her." He paused for a moment, taking in a breath. "It was Alcazar's men."

Jason's body shook in anger, Why would Alcazar kidnap Elizabeth? What could he possibly want with her?

"Okay, get everyone on this. I want to know where he took her. I'm going to Sonny's to see if I can find anything out. Get Marco and see if you can find that limo. Go, NOW!"

Jason turned and ran up the stairs toward Sonny's. His heart was beating violently in his chest. He had to find her. He didn't know what he would do if anything happened to her. He would do whatever it took to get her back, anyone else be damned.