It's been about a week since Claudia told Johnny that Jason's the father of her baby, and she's gotten better at calling 'it' a baby. But today her feelings of the baby, and her control of the situation was about to change. Trevor, what the hell who's that, "what's wrong, someone poison you?" Claudia wipes her mouth and puts the trashcan back onto the floor, "why the hell do you care Trevor's? Something you trying to say, should I have someone test my food when your around?" Trevor, "oh, I'm sorry I thought my job was to look out for the family. All the Bitchiness and mood swings you've been throwing around lately someone would think your pregnant or something." Claudia immediately snapped her head up, "NO I'm not, why the hell would you even say something like that. The kids around this family don't seem to far well if you haven't noticed, so why would I do that." Trevor, "fine. It was just a theory." Claudia, "yeah well your theories wrong. Why the hell are you even here? If it's business wise - make an appointment, because there's somewhere I have to be." As Claudia dashes out the room to escape Trevor he looks at her trying to piece together her behaviors while the wheels in his head form a plan. Trevor, oh there is defiantly something going on with her, and I'm going to find out what.
Claudia makes it all the way to the pier (with Trevor's guy fallowing; which she didn't know at the time) on the way to her hospital when her phone rings. Claudia, "what the hell took you so long John!" Johnny on phone, "what's so important you had to leave so many angry and panicked voice messages? What's wrong? Is it the baby, is the baby okay, are you okay?" Claudia sits on a nearby bench, "Calm down, no we're fine. I'm sorry I sounded so panicked, It's Trevor." John on phone, sighs and takes in a breath "okay, What about him?" Claudia, "I think he knows. I mean I don't know if he knows, knows, but he came in when I was puking earlier and then he commented on my mood swings lately." John on the phone, "Claudia I don't think he knows, he probably just thinks your sick." Claudia, "NO John he has to know I'm pregnant and if he doesn't he's not a total idiot, he's going to figure it out soon. And what am I suppose to do then, and what about when he tells daddy?" John on the phone he takes another deep breath, "honestly? Claudia I don't know. But if Trevor or someone else tells dad before you do he's going to go insane so I suggest you do before they have a chance to." Claudia's in tears, dam hormones, "John I can't do that. I just…I can't." John on the phone, "okay. How about this: we worry about Trevor and dad later. Right now why don't you go on like normal, and continue on your day like normal. You have that doctor's appointment today don't you?" Claudia, "yeah, but John…" John on phone, "No. Let me worry about Trevor, go make sure my niece or nephew is okay." Claudia wipes her face and takes a big breath smiling at her brother through the phone, "okay." John on phone, "good. I'll see you later, and I want a full report. Bye." Claudia says goodbye, hangs up her phone and starts back on her trip to the hospital.
Claudia woke up later that afternoon to yelling downstairs. When she got to the living room she found Jason yelling at John, and immediately went on the defense. As soon as she turned her gun onto Jason he turned to look at her and held up a picture, "what the hell is this?" Claudia pulled her gun down, looked at Johnny, and then back to Jason, "I don't know Jason. A picture that doesn't look like it came out to well." Jason, "It's a sonogram. And it was taped to my office door with your name attached! Why the hell was this on my door!" Claudia, "I don't know, isn't that a question you should ask Elizabeth or even Sam? I mean don't you and Elizabeth already have a kid, and you were together with Sam for a long time so maybe you should be asking them." Jason, "Really because I went and asked Elizabeth and she said she's not pregnant. Then I asked if you were, guess what she said…you are, so stop playing dumb and just tell me." Claudia, "tell you what? Why do you need to confirm if I'm pregnant or not. It's not like it …" Jason moved closer to her so only the two of them could hear, "please just tell me if I'm, you know. Is it me, am I the father?" Claudia took a deep breath, of course he'd just come out and ask. It's not like he has a father to be afraid of. Jason, I…I can't do this." Claudia runs back up the stairs to grab her keys and heads out the back stairs to avoid the situation, at least for now. Jason would have fallowed her up the stairs and been able to catch up with her before she took off, but John stopped him, "if she wanted to talk with you I'm sure she'd find a way. And you are still the enemy, in enemy territory so I'd advise you to leave before the guards come to check on all the noise you've caused. Any other time Jason would have either had some snappy come back or something but he knew he needed to find Claudia.
Claudia pulled up to the Metro Court Hotel and weighed if she really wanted to risk getting a room here. Claudia, Jason is best friends with Carly, but what are the odds he'd look hear. I mean as long as Carly's not up front I should be fine. Shit, of course, I just can't fucking win tonight can I! "I'd like one of your suites please." Carly, " I don't know about this." Claudia was about to rub her stomach (which she's grown to doing when she gets nerves lately) but she caught herself and put her hands onto of the counter, "look I'm tired, hungry, I have to pee, and I don't think you really want to start shit with a Zaccarah. At least not tonight, so just rent me the room and you can attack me all you want tomorrow." Carly was in shock that Claudia seemed so defeated so she processed her room and handed over the suite key. Once inside her room Claudia ordered room service, and got in the shower while she waited on it. Just as Claudia was pulling her robe around her, her phone went off. She looked at it, Johnny again sigh. I know I should answer it, but I… A knock at the door threw her train of thought off. After finishing her grilled cheese, and mayo sandwich with cheese fries and strawberry milk she climbed in her bed and fell sound asleep.
Jason came as soon as she called, "where is she carly?" Carly came from behind the counter to sit with him in the lobby, "what's going on Jason and why do you seem to care?" Jason sighs and wipes his face in exhaustion, "it's a long story you're not going to like." Carly, "try me." She could tell he was going to need more prying than that so she tried again, "Jason come on. We tell each other everything. Is it something I can help with? And what's it got to do with Claudia Zaccarah? You're not buddies with her now are you? Like trying to save her from some trouble she got into. You do always try to save the unsaveable." Jason, "CARLY!" He noticed he startled her, she's just trying to help, "okay it does include Claudia, but like I said you're not going to like it." Carly just watched him, and tried to figure it out, lucky for her he started to spill what was really going on. Jason, "she's pregnant." Carly, "okay. But why do you care, why does this information have you tracking her down? What are you trying to protect her or…Oh shit Jason you didn't!" Jason looks at her and hopes for sympathy but knows Carly's just going to give it to him straight, "It was before I knew who she was. You know I wouldn't have even looked at if I knew that she's Anthony Zaccarah's daughter. And it didn't help that I met her that night I broke up with Sam. It was a mistake, but it happened okay." Carly, "so what are you going to do; what is she going to do?" Jason, "I don't know that's why I've been looking for her all night. I went to her house earlier, but I obviously went about it the wrong way because she ran off and her brother threw me out." Carly, "well how'd you find out? I mean if she ran off, she obviously didn't tell you herself. And maybe she ran because she wasn't ready to tell you." Jason, "I found the sonogram taped to my office door this afternoon with a note attached about 'taking care of my responsibilities' and I may have stormed in and demanded to see her earlier." Carly glared at him, so Jason continued, "okay, so I demanded to see her, woke her up. She came downstairs to me and Johnny arguing and then I accused her of not telling me, and might have demanded for her to admit it." Carly took a breath and tried to process it all, "no wonder she ran. I mean I'm defiantly not a fan, and I'm not taking her side, but geese Jason. You probably scared the hell out of her. Think about it, she probably wasn't planning this either, not saying I'd put it past a Zaccarah, but she's probably scared out of her mind. She's probably just learning to deal, and then you show up demanding information about her pregnancy." Jason, "I know! I didn't mean to, I was just…How could she not tell me? I'm not like Sonny, I mean I know we're suppose to be enemies but I wouldn't be anything but…pleasant to her and my child. I would…" Carly reaches over to hug her friend, "I know. I know Jason, but put yourself in her shoes. I mean just think about what her father must think - if he even knows. Just give her time." She laughs and he looks at her weird with a 'what's so funny look' "I just can't believe it, but I think I just stood up for a Zaccarah." Jason joined her in laughter, thanked her and headed home.
A few days later Claudia was still avoiding - avoiding Johnny, avoiding Carly, and defiantly avoiding Jason. It wasn't until late afternoon when she was heading back up to her room did she run into Carly. Carly could tell she was trying to avoid her, but she promised Jason she'd try so she hopped on the elevator, "Jason's a good father." Claudia just looked at her, "good for him." Carly just smiled and continued, "he told me about, you know (she pointed towards Claudia's stomach)." Claudia crossed her arms over her stomach, "I don't know what your talking about." Carly, "Claudia, really? You don't have to worry, I won't tell anyone. I'm just trying to get you to talk with Jason. I know your families are enemies, but for you're babies sake I hope you can look past that and talk with the father of your child." Before Claudia had a chance to comment Carly got off as the doors opened onto the next floor. Claudia waited for the doors to close before she breathed, closed her eyes, and leaned back against the wall thinking and waiting for the elevator to get to her floor. Claudia, I think I hate her even more because she's right. She sighs, and gets ready to step off the elevator as it dings signaling it's about to open up to her floor.
Claudia is pacing back in forth in the living room of the suite, watching the clock, 30min. That's it I can't take this. She grabs her purse and heads for the restaurant downstairs where she's suppose to be meeting Jason. By the time Jason got there Claudia had finished a salad, and was now working on a cheeseburger, fries, and her second grilled cheese. Jason sat down across from her, "you must really like cheese." Claudia, "since when are you with the small talk?" Jason smiled a bit, "I was just trying to…" Claudia, "I was kidding. And no, I use to hate cheese, and strawberry milk let alone regular milk." Jason, "so your trying new things or…" Claudia, "no apparently the baby likes them." Jason was silent for awhile, didn't think she'd jump right down to it, "look about the other night at your place…I didn't mean to yell and I know if you were ready you'd tell me so I'm…" Claudia, "I would have told you…I'm sorry I wasn't the one who told you. And I've never been afraid of anything - well until this that is." Jason, "I know our families don't exactly get along, but I want this. I want to be there for you and the baby, I want to help, and I want her to grow up with a father. I want to protect her and…" Claudia smirks at him, "her? Why do you think it's a her?" Jason smiled, a real smile, not a fake half-hearted smile but a real life I'm so excited smile, "I might just hope it's a girl." Claudia and Jason talked some more, got to know one another, and discussed more about the baby as well. Just as they were in the lobby saying good bye someone intervened. Anthony, "well isn't this nice, my only daughter looking all cozy with the enemy." Claudia and Jason came out of their embrace. Claudia immediately felt like that small, scared child she use to be, "daddy! We weren't…I wasn't…" Anthony, "we…I what Claudia? Are you about to tell me you didn't let yourself get knocked up by one of my biggest enemies! Is that it? Because that'd be a lie, I saw the sonogram of my grandchild. And when I'm through with the both of you I will raise him. He'll be a wonderful heir." Claudia just stood there in shock, who told him? How'd he get out of that crazy place? What did he just say about my baby? "I can't…I…" She couldn't handle all of this so she just walked over to the elevators, got on, didn't notice Jason right behind her as her father turned to leave because she collapsed as soon as the doors closed.
Jason found her key in her bag, lifted her up and when the doors opened to the suite floor he carried her to her room, unlocked it and kicked the door closed. Jason sat there starring at her for what seemed like forever until she finally snapped out of it, "are you okay? I think we should get you to the hospital - just in case. I mean you've been out of it for at least 15-20min. That can't be good…We should…" Claudia sat up on the coach and drunk some of the water he had sitting there for her. After she put the glass down she caught a glance of Jason's face, "really I'm okay. I'm just…how'd he get out? And he can't raise my child Jason. I mean I just wont let that happen. I can't…" Jason could tell she was about to go into hysterics, "Claudia it'll be okay. Remember what I said, I'm going to protect you and the baby. I wont let anything happen to either of you. I promise." Claudia just nodded her head up and down, and then went to the back to lie down. Hours later she came out of the room in red short shorts and a white tank top with her hair pulled into this messy low ponytail and almost tripped over Jason's feet. Jason immediately jumped up and reached for his gun. Claudia, "what he hell Jason! And why are you still here? I thought you left." Jason put his gun away, "I said I was going to protect you and that's what I'm going to do. Why are you up, it's early." Then his eyes zeroed in on her stomach, "is it the baby, are you okay, is she okay!" Claudia laughed and walked towards the kitchenette with Jason fallowing close behind, "we're fine. Just hungry." Jason watched her make a grilled cheese, "you shouldn't have to stay in this hotel." Claudia looked over her shoulder then focused back on her task, "it's fine for now. I've actually thought about looking for a place of my own, but I've been kind of busy." Jason was going to comment but her phone went off and she left the kitchen, sandwich in hand to go see who it was.
Jason figured she was okay so he went back to the living room to go back to sleep. Claudia sat on her bed talking to john, "I know. I'm sorry. I just…I panicked a bit, and I… I know John. I wont ignore your calls anymore. Sorry." Claudia talked on the phone with her brother for about an hour before he realized she was falling asleep and told her to call him tomorrow. Claudia agreed, hung up and got up to take her plate into the kitchenette. On her way back, she caught herself smiling at Jason Morgan. He did look really cute with his feet hanging off the coach and his beautiful sleeping face. Claudia covered Jason up with a nearby blanket she used earlier, and headed back to bed.