The next day
Gia lay in the hospital bed. A shiver passed through her. She remembered that feeling. "Did everyone make it out alive?"
"Robin is still in surgery. Elizabeth went into labor. One shot her in the arm. She lost a lot of blood. They aren't sure if the baby is going to make it." He looked at the small child in her arms. "Can I hold him?"
Gia looked from the child to the man. Her plans needed to be modified. Jason was going to protect them. She needed to act on that instinct and his many emotions. "I guess I'm not going anywhere now. You know, I won't stop you from being his father."
"Thank you." The woman watched as he walked around the room with the infant. One was wrong. Her son was five weeks old. Jason visited her twice, once to say goodbye to his son and again to give her this one.
"Alan wants to see him, so does Carly." He said as he returned the boy to her arms.
"I don't care." She looked over his shoulder when the door opened. Mac came in followed by the District Attorney.
"Ms. Campbell, I never got to say how sorry I am about your brother. He was a fine man." Ric moved past Jason.
"You couldn't take the time to attend the funeral." She snapped. "Don't pretend you cared about Marcus."
"I respected him." She snorted.
"Gia," Mac touched her leg. "Carly said One seemed obsessed with you. Do you know him?
"I meet a lot of people. He did know a lot about me but I don't remember him." She sifted the baby. Jason glared at Ric.
"Jason is your son's father?" Ric asked.
"That's none of your business." She frowned. Marcus had told her about Lansing. 'A snake in a silk suit' he called him.
"If One was after you because of Morgan…"
"One did not know about Mason. He was surprised as everyone else." She held his gaze.
"Are you sure?" He asked again.
"Mac I told you everything I know. I'm tired."
The commissionaire nodded. "Please, don't leave town Gia, not until our investigation is over."
"Where am I going? I need to pack Marcus' things." She looked past Ric to the hall. Sonny and Carly stood staring at her.
"Are you alright?" Jason watched as she turned to the window.
"I buried my mother, sister, and brother, I gave birth and I was held hostage by a lunatic just in the last three months. No, Jason, I'm not alright."
"You and the baby will have a guard. You're staying at the penthouse." She opened her mouth to protest. "One let everyone know Mason is mine. You aren't safe. He is not safe."
"When can I leave?" She muttered she wanted to be away from the Scooby gang.
"If you want we can leave now." He offered. She nodded.
Jason hurried past Max to the nurses' station. Bobby Spencer stood talking to her daughter, Sonny and Sam. "Gia's wants to leave now."
"Jason?" Carly asked.
"She's tired. She's been through a lot." He said softly.
"And you haven't?" Carly touched his arm. "My God Jason, you are a father and she wasn't going to tell you."
"It doesn't matter." Jason looked away, remembering Gia's devastation the day they buried their son. If he had been there, Aaron would still be alive. Nothing mattered because she nursed the sick boy, she watched as he withered away while he traveled the country. When he finally checked his messages, it was too late. He arrived in time to say goodbye. Hours before the tiny boy took his last breath.
Gia never blamed him. Jason would not leave the nursery the first week. Gia fed him, forced him to shower, finally she made him leave and go home. It was that month he slept with Elizabeth, he forgave Sam. He could not lose anyone else. He walked away from Gia. If she never forgave him, he would live with that, but he refused to leave her unprotected.
"Yes, it does matter. This is your child." She winced at the devastated expression on Sam's face.
"Carly, Gia is tired. She's scared. Leave her alone please." He turned his back to her. Sam stood looking defeated as he explained. "I can't let her stay at the hotel."
Sam wanted to scream at Jason. That was their home for their children. He had no right bringing Gia Campbell of all people into it. "She needs to be safe."
Laura hurried around the corner. "I wanted to tell everyone. Elizabeth and the baby are all right. Patrick said the bullet passed him. They will both be alright."
"God, Laura." Bobby embraced her friend as Jason patiently waited.
Carly had enough. This was insane. Liz shot. Jason was waiting for Gia to allow him to hold his child. She was not going to let her best friend to be used. She quietly slipped away from the crowd. Sonny stood looking at the girl who had redressed in her silk white blouse and cashmere slacks. Gia glared back at him. His ex-wife hesitated. There was something going on between the two. "I'm going to go check on the boys."
Carly asked as the mob boss left. "What was that all about?"
"None of your damned business." Gia replied.
"Well Jason's son is my business." Carly sat her purse down on the bed. "This is how it's going to go…"
"No, this is how it's going to go. You get out of my room before I beat the hell out of you."
"What are you going to do Gia? You can't leave with the baby. Everyone knows he's Jason's. You can't be with him, he's in love wih Sam. What can you do?" Carly smiled triumphantly.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. I don't want Jason. I don't care about his girl friend. I don't give a damn about Elizabeth and her fucking kid. My children…"
"Children?" Carly pounced. "How many kids do you have?"
"Carly." Jason warned from the door. "Leave."
The blonde-haired woman huffed knowing that look. "We're not done."
"Yes, we are. Mind your own business Carly." The woman warned.
Jason waited until she left before pushing a wheel chair into the room. "Where is Alana?"
"She's with a friend in town."
"We'll pick her up on our way to the penthouse." Jason did not look over at the crowd. "I miss her."
"She doesn't remember you." She said defiantly.
"Gia, I'm not leaving again." Jason insisted.
"We'll see." He watched her before nodding.
"We need to go." Gia silently followed him out the door. Again, the crowd followed her. "Just keep walking."
