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Chapter 8 – The Great Escape
Sonny stared at the construction worker sitting in front of him. "Do you know who I am?"
The man eyed him up and down. He really had no idea but given all the other huge men around him, he quickly deduced that Sonny must be connected. "Are you mafia?"
Sonny ignored his question. "I need to know where Ava is."
The man swallowed hard. "Ava?"
"Let me put it this way, either you tell me where Ava is or I will start maiming you until you do."
"Uh….um…sure, I know who she is. I worked on a project for her."
Sonny handed the man a piece of paper. "Give me the address. If you double cross me, you won't live to write anything else."
The man nervously wrote down the information.
Sonny handed the paper to Johnny who ran out the door.
"Spinelli, in 2 hours, I need you to get the power cut to this address…." Johnny rattled it off.
He called Francis to meet him with some men and he took off.
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Jason studied her for a minute. She was so petite. He was a little scared about her abilities to fight back if necessary.
"So, you think you can take Ava?" Jason asked.
Liz nodded. "You have no idea how many fights I got in with my sister. I know how to fight dirty."
Jason smiled. "When both of them are down, we're going to have to run. See if Ava has any keys on her. We can take her car. If not, we may have to go for a swim."
"I'm not used to swimming in the ocean, but I'll do the best I can."
Jason nodded. He was more worried that he wouldn't be strong enough if they got into trouble.
Suddenly, the power went out.
"Get these off of me." Jason yelled.
Liz scrambled to get the restraints off and Jason slid out of the bed. They had made it almost to the door when a guard came inside with a flashlight. Jason took a swing at him and connected. The flashlight fell on the floor and Liz retrieved it. The man got up and Jason hit him again. This time he stayed down.
"Are you okay?" Liz asked.
Jason was really out of breath which was not normal for him. "Yes. Help me get his shirt off."
They struggled but got the shirt off and Jason put it on. He took the man's sneakers off and though they were a little big, he slipped them on his feet. He found a wallet in his pocket and he took it along with the gun. "Let's go." He said taking Liz's hand.
They made it into the hallway. There were emergency lights on. Coming around a corner, they ran right into Ava and a guard. The man threw Jason up against a wall and Ava went after Liz.
"Where do you think you're going?" Ava said grabbing her.
"Not with you." Liz said backhanding her.
Ava grabbed her face in shock and then lunged at Liz. They struggled and fell to the floor. Liz used her legs to buck Ava off of her and she climbed on top of her. "This is for being such a bitch." She said punching her in the face. She grabbed Ava by the hair and hit her head into the floor a few times and she passed out.
Jason, who had already knocked out the guard, just stood there staring at her.
Liz got up and tried to catch her breath. She fished around in Ava's pocket and came up with some keys. Looking up she saw Jason and said, "What?"
"That was a little violent wasn't it?" He said trying not to smile.
Liz's eyebrow shot up. "Seriously?"
"I think I'm scared to go with you."
Liz smirked. "Ha ha. Let's go."
Jason smiled and they ran down the hallway and up some stairs. Throwing open the door, they ended up in a parking lot.
Liz hit the unlock button and the lights on a black Mercedes flickered.
"Come on." Jason said grabbing her hand.
They got into the car and Jason got inside and then ducked down. There was a hat on the seat, so Liz put it on and hid her hair underneath of it.
She put the visor down in front of her drove towards the gate and it opened. It was nearing sunset, so it was still light out.
Liz sped down the road and Jason sat up in the seat. "Now what?"
"I don't know. Just drive and we'll wing it."
Liz nodded. They drove about 2 miles when they saw a vehicle coming towards them when they drove around a bend. "Shit." Liz said. There was nowhere to hide.
Jason and the driver locked eyes and he yelled. "Stop."
Liz screeched to a stop as did the other driver. The SUV backed up and Liz rolled down her window as Jason instructed.
Johnny looked down into their car. "Holy Shit." He said jumping out.
Jason jumped out as did Francis. "We were on the way to save you. Spinelli cut the power."
"I'm sure they will be coming after us."
"Whose car is that?" Johnny asked.
"Ava's."
Francis handed Jason a phone. "You know where to go."
Johnny got Liz out of the car.
"Here's some cash." Both men gave Jason all the cash they had on them.
Francis ran and got some guns out of the back and threw them into Ava's car. "I left you a semi-automatic and some hand guns. Here's a safe credit card too." He gave Jason some quick directions to the highway and got into the Mercedes.
Johnny in too. "We'll be in contact tonight via the satellite phone."
Jason nodded and slid into the SUV. Liz was already on the passenger side. They turned around and then took off and Jason headed towards the interstate.
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Sonny picked up his phone. "Johnny?"
"Jason and Liz escaped."
Sonny grinned. "Good."
"We sent them to a safe place. Ava was gone when we got to the compound. I think she left via boat. But, we did manage to take out all the guards that were left there."
"Are you on the way back?"
"Yes, we're leaving a few guys here to monitor it."
"Okay, come to my house when you get back."
Sonny hung up and called Alan. "Alan, it's Sonny. I'm on my way over to the mansion."
He put his phone away. "Milo, get the car."
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Alan let Sonny inside. "What's this all about?"
"We need to talk."
Monica was already in the sitting room.
"Listen, Jason and Liz are safe so if Ava calls, I need you to pretend to go along with the deal."
Alan was confused. "Why?"
"Jason and Emily cannot come home until the Jeromes have been dealt with. We need to draw them out."
Alan sighed.
"We'll do whatever it takes." Monica interjected.
"They will probably be contacting us tomorrow."
Alan nodded. "I understand."
"I'm going to put some guards around the property. There is a chance they'll retaliate and I don't want any of you hurt."
Monica frowned. "Would it be better if we left town?"
"No. You'd be on your own and I can't take that chance." Regardless of how he felt about them, they were Jason's family and he would protect them.
"Thank you Sonny." Alan said quietly.
Sonny nodded and left.
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Jason and Liz drove for hours. Jason finally turned onto a dirt road. It was probably the bumpiest road Liz had ever been on.
"I think my teeth are loose." She said holding on for dear life.
Jason grinned. "We're almost there."
They finally made it to what looked like a dilapidated barn in the middle of nowhere. Liz looked at Jason like he was crazy.
"Wait here." He said slipping out of the car. Walking up to a box, he flipped it open and put his thumb over a screen. Panels on the barn slid open and Jason hopped back into the truck. He pulled inside and they got out.
Liz just looked around with her mouth open. There were bales of hay everywhere and that was about it.
Jason grinned at her. "Don't judge a book by its cover."
"If I saw this on a cover, I'd burn the book." Liz said grimacing.
Jason grabbed her hand. "Come on."
He walked over to a spot in the floor and felt around. Grabbing a latch, he lifted it up. The hay on top of the hatch door was glued to it and a light came on. Liz looked down and saw some stairs.
"Ladies first." Jason said as he stepped back.
