So it wasn't posted as fast as I thought it would be, but at least it wasn't almost a year! That's gotta be a positive right? And before you guys start reading I just want to thank everyone who is still reading and reviewing this story…it's you guys that are what kept me from just giving up and so this next chapter is dedicated to you. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't own General Hospital or it's characters.
"What is going on here?" Jason asks having followed the noise of the crash outside where a group of his men had gathered.
Before any of his men can answer Spinelli appears at his side."It appears Stonecold, rather unfortunately considering the timing, someone has accidently crashed their vehicle into the side of the reception hall."
"Accidently?" Jason asks skeptically nudging the men out of the way to get a better view of the car. Upon closer inspection he realizes he recognizes the car and at the same time he realizes Spinelli was still talking.
"… you see Stonecold, I am quite sure it was an accident. What possible reason would the Not-Quite Maternal One have to crash the party. No pun intended of course."
"Elizabeth was the driver?" Jason asks, but no answer is needed since her voice carries itself from the other side of the car. Making his way around the wreck Jason is surprised to see Mac there alternating between reassuring and scolding her.
"I told you Mac I didn't mean to run my car into the building…do you honestly believe I meant to run my car into the building? What kind of person would…" Elizabeth's rambling silences the second she sees him."Jason!"She says trying to make her way over to him, but Mac stops her from getting too far. "Get your hands off me!"
"What is going on here?" Jason asks surveying the damage. It was actually quite minimal considering the noise it made. Elizabeth must have slammed on the breaks almost immediately upon impact; the airbags hadn't even gone off.
"It looks like nurse Webber…"
"My name is Elizabeth. You know who I am Mac." She fumes. "Jason could you please tell him he's being ridiculous?" She asks turning pleading eyes to him, but it was Mac who had his attention.
"It looks like Elizabeth lost control of her vehicle and ran it into the building." Mac says as if Jason couldn't see that for himself.
"Why?" Jason asks looking down through the window making sure the boys weren't there. Thankfully they weren't.
"That's what I was trying to figure out before you got here."Mac says obviously annoyed that he was answering to Jason at all. "Now if you leave this to me, this is a police matter Jason."
"How is it a police matter?" Elizabeth shrieks. "It was an accident! You can't arrest someone for an accident!"
"Was it Elizabeth?" Jason asks shrewdly, standing up and staring at her. Before he even had a chance of gauging her reaction chaos erupts.
"You bitch!" Maxie's shouts making her way around the car with Spinelli right on her heels. "You did this on purpose didn't you?"
"M…maximista…my beloved, perhaps now is not quite the time."Spinelli says timidly behind her.
"Quiet Spinelli!" Maxie says her glare trained on Elizabeth."You hate me that much you have to try and wreck my wedding day? You seriously are crazy, you know that!"
"Maxie!" Mac barks shooting his daughter an angry glance.
"I want her arrested!" Maxie orders, ignoring her father completely."Better yet Jason you deal with her!" She says nudging him, but Jason just ignores her.
"Seriously Maxie could you be more dramatic." Elizabeth rolls her eyes and once again tries to make her way towards Jason's side but Mac stops her with a hand on her shoulder. "Mac you can't seriously plan to arrest me."
"Not right this instant no, but I do have some questions for you. And I do think we should have you checked out by someone in case of injury."
"The only thing she needs checked out is her head because she is crazy!" Maxie shouts, being held back by Spinelli.
"Ok that's alright that is enough Maxie." Mac orders. "I want everyone out of here! That includes you Jason."
Nobody moves at first, the standoff lasts at least a couple of minutes. And even then it's Spinelli who finally pulls lightly on Maxies arm."Fine!" She says, still glaring as she walks away. "But you will pay for this!"
When Jason doesn't make a move Mac sighs. "Morgan…"
Jason takes one more look at the scene and then back at Elizabeth who was staring back at him with a pleading look in her eye. "Jason you got to believe it was an accident…what reason would I have to do this?"
Staring at her, into her eyes, Jason can't help but feel like she was lying. With her strange behavior recently and then this…none of it added up. "I don't know Elizabeth, why would you?"
"Jason!" his name is called from two directions. One was Elizabeth, who sounded outraged he didn't believe her and the other was from a breathless Maxie who was running back towards him.
"Maxie I thought I told you to…"
"Sam's gone!"
The first thing Sam became aware of as she woke up was the pounding in her head, it was so severe she could barely lift her head up from resting on her chest. Once she finally did Sam was finally able to take in her surroundings. She was tied to a chair in what looked like some rundown motel room. If the dark room and the silence was any indication she was alone for the moment but who knew for how long? Tugging at her arms she finds the ropes was tied pretty tight, but if she has enough time she could probably work her hands free. That thought went out the window when the door to the room opens and the lights flicker on.
"Good you're awake." The woman says with a smirk on her face. "I was worried I might have hit you harder that I had intended…thought I had completed my job before I could even have my fun."
The light wasn't bright, but it had still made Sam's headache worse so she winced against the light until her eyes adjusted. Now that they had she sees the brunette, there was no sign of the blonde wig, from the bathroom standing in front of her. It takes her a moment to remember, but she finally does. "Claudia, right?"
"The one and only."
"You're Sonny's wife?" Sam says it as a question, but she already knows the answer. The real question is what the hell Claudia was up to.
"Currently, but we know how long his marriages last don't we."Claudia says shrugging her shoulders while circling Sam. Disbelieving how this tiny woman could be the cause of so much trouble?
"So is that why you kidnapped me…to play out some vendetta against Sonny since he plans to leave you? If that's the case you really should have done your homework before going ahead with whatever this is. Because Sonny and I may have shared something many years ago, but now I would maybe classify us as friends and that's only on a good day."
"This has nothing to do with Sonny and my marriage." Claudia says harshly, still bitter at how things had taken such a turn for a worse. "If that's what this was about then I would take my frustration out on him…still might in fact…Carly too for that matter." She says warming up to the idea and for a moment her thoughts drift off to what she could do to the two of them. Her attention is quickly drawn back to Sam as she struggles against the bindings at her wrists.
"So what is this all about then?" Sam asks sitting still again in her chair once Claudia focuses back on her. "If it's not about Sonny, what else is there that even remotely ties us together? I had moved from this town before any of the Zaccharas had shown up and this is the first time I've been back."
"Just because you haven't been back to Port Charles doesn't mean anything." Claudia says cryptically, enjoying the confusion playing on Sam's face.
"Will you just cut with the bullshit already?" Sam snaps working at her wrists again, the rope had loosened just not enough to slip free. "Why am I here Claudia?"
"You're here because Jerry Jax and his damn ego."
"Jerry…What does Jerry have to do with any of this? I hate Jerry Jax! He has done nothing but try to make my life a living hell since the moment I met him. If you have a problem with Jerry untie me and I will do everything I can to help you take him down." Sam has a moment of relief thinking she might actually get out of this crazy woman's hands. "I don't know how much help I will be since I only got one real look at him down in Vera Cruz and everything from that is still a little fuzzy, but Claudia…" Sam stops talking, stops struggling with the bindings at her wrists and looks up again at Claudia. Except this time she's not really seeing Claudia. Instead she can picture that rundown house in Vera Cruz that Jerry had held her hostage at. She can see him standing in front of her much like Claudia is now. And worst of all, she can hear Jerry's voice in her head telling her everything…
"Jason and Sonny are so going to kill you when they found out you have Michael and Kristina." Sam says glaring at Jerry.
"It's funny that you say that. Because Jason and Sonny don't seem to be doing a good job of protecting the children in their care, so what would make this any different? I mean for supposedly being this mobster/enforcer duo…they really have been falling down on the job."
"What are you talking about?" Sam says confused.
"I'm talking about the fact they still haven't caught the person behind Michaels shooting and that was awhile ago. So I'm feeling pretty secure in my survival."
"Ian Devlin was killed. Alexis told me all about what happened." Sam says shaking her head. "He was responsible."
"Oh Sweet Samantha. I expected more from you. Surely you know as well as I do that Devlin was only the man with the weapon…he wasn't the brains behind the operation."
"Are you saying you were?" Sam asks.
"No…I just helped the process along."
"Then who?" When Jerry doesn't say anything right away and just paces in front of Sam, passing his gun between his hands. Sam sighs. "Oh come on…you obviously plan to kill me…so what does it matter if you tell me? Who am I going to tell?"
"I suppose you're right." Jerry says shrugging his shoulders."The one in charge of Michael being in that tragic coma is none other than Port Charles favorite vixen. Claudia."
"Claudia?"
"You." Sam says coldly, her eyes matching the tone of voice.
"Look at who is finally starting to remember." Claudia smirks. "I was starting to get worried that I would end up killing you before you even realized why."
"You bitch!" Sam snaps and pulls harder at the binds on her wrist.
"What do you mean she's gone?" Jason asks storming back into the reception hall with Maxie and Spinelli right on his heels. "Where did she go?" He asks picking up Sam's purse and turning to stare at the couple and his men that had followed behind them.
"I…I don't know Jason." Maxie says near tears, her head shaking almost in perfect rhythm with her hands.
"I thought I told you to stay with her!" He yells turning and tossing the purse back down on the table.
"I couldn't just stand here and do nothing." Maxie says wiping at the tear that had slipped through, she didn't know if it was out of fear for Sam or fear for herself. She had never seen Jason this upset before and never directed at her.
Rubbing a hand up Maxie's arm one more time Spinelli steps forward and in front of his new wife. "Stonecold I understand your distress, but in Maximista's defense what could she have done to prevent this tragic occurrence…I fear she too might've fallen prey to the evildoer, whoever they may be."
"I know who it was Spinelli, it was Jerry."
"Likely possibility Stonecold but…"
"It was Jerry, I know it!" Jason says pushing past the couple to stand in front of the few men who had gathered around. "I want all of you working on this. He couldn't have gotten far with her, probably still in Port Charles. I want to be reported back ton every hour until either he or Sam is found, understood?" When they all nod hesitantly his eyes go colder. "I want you to find her!" Jason barks.
So I hope you guys enjoyed that and now I'm off to the next chapter. A quick preview: A lot of Jason making his way around Port Charles trying to find Sam or at least some answers. And just what has Jerry been up to and is he still in Port Charles?