The next morning as I had predicted, Sonny, Sam, and I got Jason out of bed even with his headache. We knew we had to take care of Sage, that was number one priority, even in his state of mind Jason knew that. I however, was not going to question the reason behind the looks that Sam and Jason were giving each other I wasn't about to ask what had happened last night at Jake's, I really didn't want to know. That was their business not mine and Jason would share it with me if he wanted me to know.

"Okay. So I already told Sonny and now I'll tell you guys, I found out that Sage really isn't as clever as she would like us to think she is. She left a paper trail of money, and it's been switching hands from her uncle's over seas account to unknown accounts in Europe, and South America." I said as I walked over to the kitchen table and placed the file folder, I had been holding on to since I had gotten to Sonny's place earlier in the morning, down.

"Well, if the accounts are unknown than how do we trace it?' Same asked as I looked at her and started to laugh, forgetting for a moment that she had never worked the part of mob we had connections to.

"I'm sorry Sam I forgot for a moment that you haven't worked this part of the neighborhood before. What we have to do is place a trap for her. Which I'm guessing is why Sonny said you were going to help us. That way if she slips we can catch her." I said as I looked at Sonny and Jason and made sure that I was explaining just enough to help her but not enough to make her ask questions about our section of the mob.

"Okay. But what exactly am I doing?" She asked as the four of us moved over to the couch and sat down, Jason and Sam on one end, Sonny on the other and me in the matching chair.

"You my dear are going to be our bait." Sonny said as he looked at me and just started to laugh, when I made a face that said, I didn't like the idea anymore then she did. "We are going to play right into Sage's hand, and then when she least expects it we attack, leaving her asking what the hell happened."

"Sonny that still doesn't explain what it is she is going to be doing." I said as I looked at Jason and Sam, I swear something had happened last night that they weren't telling us.

"I'm getting there." He said and to me it sounded like he had no idea what exactly she was going to do but he had made a point to include her. She knew too much not to be included.

"Sonny can I talk to you for a minute?" Jason asked as he stood up and walked into the kitchen so that Sam and I couldn't hear what they were talking about.

"Hey, Sam? If you don't mind me asking, what happened last night?" I asked as her face turned bright red. "Okay, never mind, that is all the answer I need." I said as the two of us started laughing.

"Rachel, he wasn't drunk when I got there; hung over, yes, but not drunk. We knew what we were doing. And I'll say this, we'll do it again tonight. Rach, he's so amazing." I interrupted her.

"Okay, stop there. I don't need to know these things." I said as I made a face that told her I just didn't need to nor want to know about her night with my best friend.

"Sorry. What I was going to say was I think I'm going to enjoy working with you three. I know I don't have to tell you how great a person Jason is, but he is just amazing." Once again I gave her that look of drop the subject; we started laughing as the guys came back in carry four beers.

"So what did you two talk about?" Sonny asked as Sam and I shared goofy looks and started laughing again.

"Hey, Jase, I've heard you're a pretty amazing man. Is it true?" I got the reaction I was looking for. For a mobster with a heart of stone, watching him turn six shades of red was damn funny.

"You promised, until we were ready." Jason said as he looked at Sam, Sonny and finally me. I couldn't help but start laughing again.

"She didn't have to. I knew she went to Jake's last night. I kind of knew that something would happen, but other then that I just love watching you blush. Oh and before you kill me, just remember that I love you and you love me." I finished as Sam, Sonny and I just laughed and didn't stop until Jason joined in.

KNOCK...KNOCK....KNOCK...

"Got it." I said as I jumped up from the chair and ran the few steps to the door. "Yes?" I asked as I opened the door to find the girl of conversation standing hands on her hips. "Sage what can we help you with?" I asked as she walked around me and into the penthouse.

"This." She stated then shot once, just missing my heart, but hitting my shoulder. (The same shoulder her uncle had hit.) With that she was gone and once again I was staring at a river of my own blood running down my arm.

"Rachel!" Sonny yelled as the three of them watched me drop holding my shoulder. "Jase call 9-1-1." Jason had no sooner put the phone down when he scooped me up, ignoring the fact that the EMT's would be there within minutes.

"Sam call Stephen. Tell him to meet us at the hospital ASAP. Just don't tell him why." Jason said as they stepped with me in arm onto the elevator.

The thing was that I was watching all of it happen, yet it wasn't me. It was an out of body experience; you only feel when you watch your life pass before your eyes. The weird part was that it wasn't like I hadn't been shot before, remember the island? Somehow though, this time seemed a lot different then that time. This time it felt like it was going to be the last time I was going to be seeing the people I loved the most, I knew it wasn't but this time I wasn't protecting people, I was just answering the door, something I did on a daily basis.