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He drove for four hours following the leads that Luke Spencer was calling in. The last call told him that he was close.
"Yeah" he answered.
"Jason, this is Lucky, listen here is the address for one of the cabins, it looks like there was electricity used there most recently."
He was about to hang up when he heard Lucky add, "Jason, there probably won't be cell service out there; so be careful."
He approached the street in the dead of night, but killed his headlights. He pulled up to the little cabin and drew his gun. It looked so silent and abandoned. It was freezing outside, and snow cluttered the ground. He walked towards the door slowly and decided to look for another entrance. As he went by he looked in the windows and saw her. He started to run before he heard the first gunshot. He started to shoot back still running towards a door. He threw himself at it and it quickly came off the hinges. He heard movement behind him and knew he had to be quick. He came to the room she was in and quickly locked the door behind him. He made fast in untying her as she came about.
"Jase, I am so cold" she whispered to him.
"I know, but we gotta go. Helena's men are coming fast, I gotta get you out of her, and get you warmed up okay" he said cradling her face.
She nodded in understanding as he took her hand towards the front door. That's when the familiar sound of machine gun fire started to burst through the windows. He knew they would have to find another way out as he spied the sliding glass door that led to the balcony. He knew the cabin was on a hill, but wasn't sure how far the drop off was to the ground. He didn't have time to over analyze as he grabbed her and ran towards it. Luckily the drop off was only six feet and as soon as they hit the ground they were running again. The only problem was they were running away from the car and deeper into the woods. They ran at least two miles in the snow, and he was surprised she was able to keep pace barefoot. He knew that he had to get her inside soon. He spied a lone cabin tucked into the woods as he grabbed her and pulled her towards there.
He was pretty convinced that they had lost Helena's men, and now he had to concentrate on making sure she was okay. He pulled off his jacket to put around her shoulders while he looked for a way to get into the cabin. He found that the window beside the door was unlocked and he was able to reach in and unlock the door. He then took her hand to lead her inside noticing how cold she was.
"Ave, God you are so cold sweetie, we gotta get you warmed up" he said looking at her.
Her teeth chattered, her pants were soaked, and she was barefoot. He grabbed her and led her to the couch and went to look for something to keep her warm.
Unfortunately there was no water, or power. There was one room with a lone bed that he ripped the comforter off of. He brought it to her shaking form on the couch.
"Listen Ave, you gotta get those pants off" he said trying to distract her from her body temperature.
She looked at him strangely as he explained, "your pants are all wet, you gotta take them off if you want to get warmed up, here's a blanket; I am going to try and light the fire.
As he attempted to make a fire he noticed how cold he was, and he knew that they both needed to get heated up…fast.
He went to her, her teeth were still chattering, and she was shaking in the blanket. He decided what he needed to do as he pulled the mattress off of the bed and brought it to the fire. He then grabbed her by the hand and led her to the mattress.
"Ave, c'mon lay down in front of the fire, okay, you gotta heat up" he pleaded with her.
After she lay down he tried to use his cell phone, but Lucky was right it wasn't working. He heard her shaking under the covers and knew that he had to find a way to keep her, and himself warm. As he stripped out of his pants and laid them to dry he knew what he had to do as he climbed under the covers with her.
"Ave, we gotta keep each other warm, okay?" he asked.
She nodded but he noticed that she had a glazed look in her eyes.
"Ave, you gotta talk to me, okay? You gotta stay awake." He said pulling her close to him to share his body heat.
"Hey, remember that time we danced in the kitchen, and you accidentally let the food burn. I should have listened to Sonny about Cassadine woman using the kitchen" he joked trying to make conversation.
She just looked at him a dazed expression on her face, "You're beautiful, did you know that" she whispered to him.
He wanted to cry because he could feel her slipping from him. He kept talking to her, holding her, telling stories.
She finally started to warm up, and started responding. Though what she said scared him.
"Jase, tell my mom I love her, okay? He asked.
"Hey, don't talk like that. You are not going anywhere. Please don't leave me. I never got to tell you how I feel about you. I love you Avery, and I don't know what I would do if I lost you. I need you; I need you to look at me with those eyes. I need to hear you say my name, and smile that little smile that you do the one where only one of your dimples shows. Even if I can't be with you I need to know that you are somewhere in this world maybe thinking about me too.
"I love you too Jase. More than I have ever loved another person" she whispered back their faces so close they could feel their breaths on each other.
Neither noticed that they both instinctively moved closer. He made a move towards her mouth and this time she didn't make any move to turn away. His lips touched hers tentatively at first. They sat there almost whispering in each others mouths the heat radiating between them. He grasped her face in his hands and looked deeply her in eyes. Then he kissed her again with a force he had never used on another. He kissed her until all feeling was gone in his lips. To where he no longer knew where his taste began and her taste ended. It could have been hours or minutes but her hands were wound in his hair tightly and he encircled her with his arms, and neither remembered stopping kissing or falling asleep.
Max opened the door slowly seeing that Sonny and Alexis were sleeping on the couch clutching each other. He hated to disturb them but he knew he had to.
"Sonny" he said waking the pair up, "umm…this package came for Miss Davis, Mr. Lansing had it sent over from her house." he said handing the manila envelope to his boss.
Sonny took the package from his bodyguard put it in Alexis' trembling hands.
He saw her turn white as a ghost when she looked at the contents. He saw her freeze up with the paper in her hand. When he grabbed it out he noticed it was a photo. It was Avery tied to a chair, and it had a caption underneath, "You really should have taught your daughter to wear a jacket in the cold. It's freezing in here."
He saw the tears in her eyes as he heard a commotion in the hall, "alright Corinthos where is my husband?" he heard Sam say obviously irritated.
He turned and saw her walk in and looked at him annoyed, but when she turned to Alexis and saw the grief in her face, she softened.
"What's wrong?" she asked quietly still walking towards them.
Her eye caught the picture as she gasped, "Oh my God" she said as the tears started to fall. She looked to Sonny for answers.
"Helena's got Avery, and Jason went after to her" he stated as calmly as possible.
She started to pace as Sonny tried to calm her down. Then they hear the phone ring.
"Yeah" he answers.
"Its Luke we are at the cabin, but Sonny it's all shot up and the Princess ain't here, nor is the Borg. Cowboy and I are going to do a little searching, but we might lose you. Tell Natasha it's all going to be alright, okay?"
Luke saw the cabin first, "hey there is smoke coming from that one, isn't that the one that's on the market" he asks Lucky.
Lucky looks over the realty papers, "yep, let's go check it out."
As Lucky surveys the house and the best way to get in as Luke decides that busting through the door is the fastest option.
"Boom!" wakes him up as he grabs his gun and draws it on whoever is intruding.
"Well hey there Morgan, nice boxers" he hears Luke say.
Jason is about to respond to Luke when he notices that Lucky and Luke are staring at something behind him. What a sight it is to see; he didn't notice that Avery had jumped off the mattress also. There she stood in a pair of panties and a tank top.
"Uh…can one of you hand me my pants?" she stated at the three men who were gaping at her.
Jason reached for her pants as he heard Luke mutter something about legs.
Lucky was still staring at her when Jason cleared his throat, "any clue on where Helena is?"
Luke turned to him slowly, "the ole bat flew the coup. Man I was hoping to dance with the devil today. Let's get you and the Princess out of here first, and then we can start looking for Hells."
Avery spoke next, "I would really like to get out of these God forsaken woods gentleman, but I have no shoes" she stated as they all looked down to her bare feet.
"Man girl you ran all the way to this cabin without any shoes. Damn girl you must be Natasha's daughter" Luke howled.
Avery rolled her eyes at him and looked at Jason expectantly. Before he could say anything Luke had his boots off.
"Here Princess, I grew up on glass and asphalt, you take these for those pretty little feet" he told her flirtatiously.
"Thank you, and by the way if you didn't get the memo, my name is Avery not Princess" she said arching her eyebrow at him.
"Man between you and Tash princess, I think I might start a Cassadine fan club" he stated to her grinning that Cheshire cat smile.
She rolled her eyes as Jason put the jacket over her shoulders. She smiled back at him knowing that they shared so much the night before. However in reality she knew that with the morning light things would change, and that professions on the brink of death were never solid.
"BRRRRRRRRRRRINNNG!" all three jumped when they heard the shrill sound. Sonny picked up the phone and was relieved when he heard Jason's voice, "Sonny, we are coming home. It is going to take a couple hours, but we are going to take Avery to GH when we get there; so I will call you and have you meet us there, okay? Avery wants to speak to her mom"
Sonny had tears in her eyes when he handed the phone to Alexis.
"Hello" she stated quietly expecting bad news.
"Mom" was all she heard as the river of emotions flooded from her.
"Ave, oh God, are you okay? You need to get to a hospital okay; we will come and meet you."
"No mom, I just want to go home. I promise I will go to GH, I just want to go home and hug my mom and my two little sisters, okay."
"Okay sweetie" she said hanging up the phone.
"She's okay Sonny; my girl is okay" she stated letting him hold her while she cried. Then she hugged Sam, "Jason is okay too, you should get some rest for you and the baby."
Sam had tears in her eyes, "I am so glad they are okay, I don't know what I would do if I lost him" she said something peculiar in her eyes.
Two and a half hours later Jason sat in the waiting room of General Hospital waiting for Monica to finish examining Avery. When he saw his mother come out he ran to her, "is she okay" he said concern masking his blue eyes.
Monica smiled at her son. Even under the circumstances she was still happy to see him. "She is actually doing really well for what she has been through. I want to keep her overnight for observation, but in the morning she should be able to go home." She smiled at the relieved look on his face; the same one she had seen while checking Avery.
"Is he okay?" she stated as soon as Monica had walked in the door.
She recognized the girl from the Metro Court the night Carly announced to the world that she was Alexis' daughter. To say it was a surprise was a gross understatement. She had seen her around town with Sam, and even with Jason. She was obviously wealthy, and very beautiful, but there was something else about her that made Monica take notice. It was the way she carried herself never thinking she was better than anyone and yet strangely confident in her own skin. They talked while Monica examined her.
"Can you tell me what happened, or is it best not to?" Monica asked carefully knowing what kind of business her son was in.
She shrugged before answering, "Helena."
Monica knew that there were no longer any questions to ask. Helena was evil incarnate and she knew from the past that Helena had a particular hate towards Alexis.
After Monica finished examining her she told her, "You are actually in great condition for what you have been through."
The girl smiled at her, "Jason saved my life; if it wasn't for him I would have frozen to death, and the Queen of the Night would have won."
Monica smiled at the girl's veiled note, "a fan of the Magic Flute?" She asked.
The girl smiled back a full wattage smile, "a fellow fan of the opera I see. I haven't met anyone here who is a fan! My mom abhors it, Sonny laughed, and Sam and Jase both gave me this look when I asked. We should do lunch sometime" she stated excitedly.
"I would like that" Monica answered back not knowing why she had the urge to know this girl.
"Monica, can I see her?" woke her out of her flashback.
"Yeah" she smiled remembering what Avery asked before she left her room, "Can I see him?"
"Hey…how are you doing" he said quietly.
"I'm okay, thanks to you" she stated looking deep into his eyes.
There was so much to say and yet they both simply looked at each other.
Then the mood was broken, "Jase, Avery I was so worried!" they heard Sam exclaim as she squeezed Jason.
"Avery, I am so glad you are okay!" she heard her mom exclaim.
At the moment the tears starting flowing from her eyes and all she wanted to do was hold her mom. This was partly due to the ordeal with Helena, but more it was that the man she loved, which loved her, also loved his wife and unborn child.
She asked everyone but her mom to leave. When they did she held onto her and they cried together. Her mom crawled up in the bed with her like she was five years old, but it made her feel better. A short time later Sonny came.
"Hey you, how are you" he said brushing a piece of hair from her forehead.
"The food is horrid, other than that I am doing fine" she stated quietly.
"We were worried about you" he whispered to her.
"I'm okay, Jason saved me. He kept me warm last night, you should give him a raise" she said only half jokingly.
"Hey, did Helena do this to you?" he asked noting her bruised upper arm.
"Uh…I think I probably did that to myself when I was using my body to try and break the car window" she stated sheepishly.
He grinned at her, "you and Lex man, you are going to be the death of me" he said with a smile, but then became more serious, "you know what this means, right?"
"Can I at least have a cute bodyguard" she stated with a smirk.
He smiled at daughter and mother, "she couldn't sleep very well last night, I am glad she is getting some rest" he said noting Alexis' presence.
Avery patted a spot on the bed near her legs indicting him to sit with her.
As he did she took his hand and began to speak, "all I could think of when I was tied to that chair was how it wasn't my time. I kept seeing my mom and my two little sister's faces. I kept thinking about how much more I needed to experience, you know?" she told him truthfully leaving out the part that called for Jason that night.
"Hey, you are not going anywhere. We need you; all of us. We didn't even know it, and then you came. Don't even think about leaving us, okay" he told her.
He looked at him sleepily, "you know what Sonny, Krissy's lucky; I wish you were my dad" she stated before her lids closed and she fell into sleep.
"Me too, me too" he stated holding her hand and watching mother daughter sleep. She was his family now and he would move heaven and earth to protect her.
"Madame" he said not wanting to give her the bad news.
"Yes, Gregorio" Helena stated crisply.
"The girl, she was saved by a man" he stated to her.
She smiled coldly, "As I expected she would be. Sometimes Gregorio a person is worth more alive than dead" she said lips curling in an evil smile, "after all it is true, she is more Cassadine than all of us."