A/N – Thanks for the reviews! Glad you guys are enjoying this crazy story. I'm having a lot of fun writing it. Heeeeerrrrrs Manny.
Chapter 28 – Tropical Madness
The next morning, Elizabeth woke up in a villa.
"Rise and shine." Manny said walking into her room with a tray.
She pushed up into a sitting position and looked up at him. He was way too upbeat for such an early hour.
"I know. You're not a morning person. I brought you some food, juice, and coffee. You need to keep your strength up. We need to leave in about 90 minutes."
She frowned. "Where are we going?" She asked curiously. It also really disturbed her that he thought he knew her intimately.
"To the clerk's office, we have some papers to file." He said smiling.
Elizabeth had no idea what the hell Manny was talking about. She watched him walk out and took a sip of the coffee. "At least it's good." She said under her breath. She knew that they were on some type of island and that it was possibly in South American due to the accents she had heard, but other than that, she was clueless.
After swallowing a few bites of eggs, she downed some more coffee and then headed to the shower to get ready.
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Jason woke up and groaned. His back hurt and his neck was stiff. Morgan had to be the craziest sleeper in the world. Twice he ended up splayed across Jason's chest. At one point, he was kicked in the side, and then yet another time, he had to save Morgan because he was half off the bed and would have landed on his head. It reminded him of Carly which made him smiled. She was always really restless.
He sat up and then wearily stood up; stretching and twisting to try and loosen the knots. Stumbling towards the bathroom, he tripped on a transformer and he cursed under his breath. He looked into the mirror and frowned noting that he looked really tired. So, he splashed some water over his face and dried it off before going downstairs to the kitchen. He needed to check on Milo.
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Elizabeth sat quietly in the car. She had on a sundress and wedged heels. Manny lustfully looked at her legs before saying, "Aren't you going to ask me where we're going?"
She shrugged. "I don't really care but since you mentioned it, I'm sure you're just dying to tell me."
Manny smirked. "I am. We're going to file some papers for your divorce."
Liz quickly looked at him. "What?" She yelled. "There is no way in hell I'm going to agree to that."
Manny smiled. "Oh but you will Elizabeth. Because your life and everyone you care about will be hanging in the balance. It was a marriage of convenience anyway. So now, I'm just helping you get your life back. You can't go back there though, because I'm sure Rick would love to know that you two are no longer married. And you wouldn't want your husband to go to jail now would you?"
Liz's jaw clenched.
"So, you will stand in front of the court and sign whatever you need too. We'll get a court date that will occur within a few days, and a few days after that, the divorce should be finalized."
"Don't you need Jason's signature?"
"I have it."
Elizabeth frowned. "What are you talking about?"
"It's forged and the documents are notarized. So, don't fret my little flower. It is all taken care of. I hope you realize that I just have to make a phone call and I can wipe Jason, Sonny, and kids off the face of the earth."
Liz turned so he didn't see the tear that was about to fall down her face. She hated not being in control. "Why do you want me divorced?" She asked quietly. "If you're going to rape me, I don't see how that is necessary."
Manny frowned. "I would never rape you Elizabeth. You see, after everything is final, we will be married."
Liz turned and looked at him like he was crazy. "There is no way in hell that I'm marrying you."
"If you want to live you will. Otherwise, I will have no use for you. You will learn to love me Elizabeth. I promise you that. After all, I'm a great catch."
Liz couldn't believe what a psycho Manny was. She'd rather jump off a cliff then marry him.
The car stopped. "Come on future Elizabeth Ruiz, you have some papers to sign."
Elizabeth slid out the car and walked into the building.
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Spinelli rushed into Sonny's house. "Mr. Sir., the Painted Menace took a plane out of Port Charles last night."
"Can you tell where it went?"
"I'm trying to hack into the airport security but it's been a more daunting task than I thought. But, I never fail and The Priestess is also helping me as we speak."
"Who is The Priestess?" Sonny asked.
"Winifred." Jason answered. "John's geek."
"She's more than a geek…"
'Spinelli, I know. Just keep working on it please." Jason said impatiently.
"As you wish." Spinelli said taking a seat at a table.
John and Maxie walked in. "We heard what happened. Any news yet?"
Sonny shook his head. "No. He said he wouldn't hurt her and that she was all he wanted."
Maxie watched Jason closely. She could tell he was on edge. "I have the day off. What can I do?"
Sonny sighed. "You could take the boys over to Leticia's for me. She should get home from the doctor's in about a half hour. I was just going to send them with a guard, but I know they'd rather ride with you."
Maxie smiled. "No problem."
John smiled. "Listen, we've been monitoring their warehouses. Nothing has gone in or out and it's been really quiet. It's kind of creepy."
Jason looked up at him. "Do you think he's retreating a bit?"
"I'm not sure. But, I wanted to let you know that you don't have to worry about that shooting on the docks anymore."
Jason frowned. "Why?"
John smirked. "Because I framed Manny for it. The cops have fingerprints and everything. If he steps foot back here, he'll be arrested."
Jason gave a rare smile to him. He was impressed. "Good work. Now, we just need to find Elizabeth."
"How's Milo?"
"He's at home resting. The bullet went through so he didn't need surgery."
John smiled. "Good."
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Faith finished signing the paperwork. She put her dark sunglasses back on and handed it to the clerk.
"Thank you Mrs. Corinthos. You should be hearing from the judge in a few days."
She smiled and walked out. She pushed open the bathroom door and out of the corner of her eye she saw Elizabeth and Manny and hurried inside faster.
Elizabeth had seen her too. But luckily, Manny was too busy whispering something in one of the guard's ear to notice. Suddenly, she had hope.
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Faith peeked out of the bathroom. No one was in the hallway so she quickly made her way out of the building and got in her car. She turned on the engine and got out of there as soon as she could and made her way back to the hotel. She was pretty sure that she wasn't followed. When she got to the room she dialed Sonny's number. It went to voicemail. "Damn." She yelled. She flipped through until she found Jason's number and it was busy too. "What the hell is wrong with them? Why don't they ever answer their freaking phones?" She said exasperated. She was crawling out of her skin. Every noise in the hallway was scaring the shit out of her. There was no one here to protect her if Manny got wind that she was there. "Oh my God." She said out loud. What if they see her paperwork? She sat on the bed and put her head in her hands. If she made it through this, she couldn't wait to start a life somewhere else away from the mob.
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Elizabeth saw Faith's name on the paperwork that was sitting on the clerk's desk and she purposely stared at it and the clerk frowned and put it away before Manny saw it.
"May I help you?" She asked.
Manny smiled. "Yes. We are here to file divorce papers."
"You're together?"
"Not yet. She is divorcing her husband and then we'll be together." Manny said gripping Elizabeth around the waist.
The woman could tell that Elizabeth was cringing but she figured the guy wasn't holding a gun on the pretty woman, so she was probably fine. She handed them some paperwork and then took the notarized documents from Manny and rifled through them. "Everything appears to be in order."
About 5 minutes later, they were finished and it was done. Elizabeth turned away from the desk and walked towards the door. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. Her marriage was over and she felt like she had lost another piece of Jason.
Manny handed her a tissue. "Don't cry my love, you will be happy again soon."
God she hated him. She slid into the car and moved as far away from him as she possibly could.
