Chapter 37

"Rodriguez" Cruz said answering his phone.

"It's me, can we meet?" the voice said.

"What do you want?" Cruz asked.

"Not over the phone, my house, 20 minutes. Make sure you are not followed." Before Cruz could protest the phone line was dead. He sighed and told the desk sergeant that he had some person business to take care of and that he was taking a lunch break.

Fifteen minutes later he entered a house and sat in the Livingroom waiting. Sonny walked in, "Thank you for coming Cruz."

"I don't know why, I told you that I will not work for you."

"That is not why I needed you to come here. You are one of the few cops that I trust, and that I trust will do the right thing. I have information and I need someone that will handle that information properly." Sonny stated as he pulled out a folder and placed it in front of Cruz. "If you are interested, open the folder. I know who blew up the warehouse and who they are working with. Problem is that with the parties that are involved, I cannot ensure that the case will be investigated properly. We do not want to have to take this matter into our own hands if you catch my drift."

Cruz nodded and picked up the folder. He examined the surveillance pictures, bank and credit card records then looked up to Sonny. "How do I know that these were not altered."

"Why would I make something like this up Cruz. I came to you because I know that you are a good cop and really are there to take in the criminals. You reiterated this when I asked you to join my team recently and you read me a whole speech about morals… but you kept it to yourself. You could have taken me in for simply trying to get you to be an informant for me, but you didn't, which shows that you have respect for me and my business even though you do not always agree with how I run it." Sonny said.

"So you want me to take this to Rick?" he asked Sonny.

"No, we actually believe that Rick is involved as well. If you look at the phone records some of those calls were to a Port Charles number when Lucky was in Miami, also some to the PCPD. We have a feeling they will make another move, soon… possibly tonight."

"This could get very messy Sonny. What do you think the next move will be?" Cruz asked.

"We think it will be a similar attack, another explosion or hijacking of a shipment. Also, Jason is worried about Elizabeth and the kids. It is obvious that they are Lucky's motivation. We have their security taken care of but it proves that Lucky has lost it." Sonny added.

"Ok… I have a new partner since Lucky left. He is new to town so he has no real ties at the station to Rick. I recruited him myself so I know he is clean and good. We will tail Lucky tonight and investigate to see if your information is valid. I hope you are being honest with me." Cruz warned.

Sonny sat on the edge of his desk and looked Cruz in the eye, "I am."

"Good." Cruz walked toward the door.

"Out of curiosity, have you talked to Lucky much lately?" Sonny asked.

Cruz stopped and turned to Sonny, "Briefly when he stopped by the station, but he was not there to talk to me… he… he was distracted by Rick's presence." Cruz had a bad feeling since he saw Lucky, he did not seem himself. Deep down he prayed that the packet Sonny had just shown him was fabricated but he knew that it was not. He continued walking from the room as he murmured "I'll be in touch".

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Once Cruz was gone Jason appeared from around the other side of the wall. "Do you think he believes you?" he asked Sonny.

"Yes, I saw it in his eyes, he knew something was up with Lucky before I even called him. I just don't think that he knew it was something so extreme." Sonny said.

"I hope you are right about Cruz. He and Lucky have been friends for a long time." Jason worried.

"Cruz always does the right thing." Sonny said as Max came in and announced that Diane was there. She followed closely behind Max and smiled at him awkwardly before walking over to Sonny and handing him some paperwork.

"Here is all the information you needed. No need for verbal thanks, I take financial and fashion rewards. Just so you know, I prefer Manolos over Choos." She said.

"Thank you Diane, although I have no idea what Mamols or Chews are." Sonny said.

Diane rolled her eyes, "Men have no idea about good couture, or good shoes for that matter." She changed her attention from Sonny to Jason. "I got a message to call you but have been sidetracked by Sonny's never-ending requests, how can I be of service to you Mr. Morgan?"

"I know you do not usually handle family law but I would like for you to draw up adoption paperwork for me to adopt Elizabeth's son." Jason stated causing both Diane and Sonny to raise their eyebrows.

"Wow." Sonny whispered but chose to stay out of it and say nothing further.

Diane nodded, "As long as you pay me I will practice whatever type of law you would like. Send all the information to my office and I will have the paperwork ready for you tomorrow. It will be a problem if Lucky will not sign the papers."

"Oh, Lucky never adopted Cameron and his biological father is dead… so I assume that it would just need Elizabeth's signature."

"Talk about easy. Once the paperwork is signed you will both need to go before the judge then it will be official."

"Thanks Diane. Sonny, I will call you in a bit." Jason said then exited the room. Max followed and they went off to find out if there was any new information on Lucky, Rick or Sam.

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A few hours later Jason was on his way home. Max himself was following Lucky and had already called to report that he had seen Cruz in the area of Lucky's house keeping tabs. Jason had a gut feeling that something would happen tonight. Lucky had not left his house much today, things were just too quiet. Sam had been staying with Lucky since they got back in town and had not returned to her apartment.

Spinelli had informed Jason that while doing his research he came across a tabloid website that said there were rumors that Everyday Heroes was not going to resume taping due to low ratings since Amelia left. Surely Sam would have known this for a couple days which only adds to the likelihood that she is involved. She does not have much to lose and if she needs to go on the run she does not have to worry about leaving her job, not to mention they are probably getting paid a lot more money when the job is finished. Jason assumed that they were being paid well into the 7 digits, most likely if Jason and Sonny were killed. Jason was actually glad the Lucky got involved. It made everything easier, he knows Lucky and Sam which only works to his advantage.

Jason was pulled from his thoughts when his cell phone rang. "Morgan."

"Jason, Rick just paid a visit to Lucky's house. He entered with a bag and exited without it. It must be on for tonight." Max said.

"Did you see Cruz in the area? Did he witness this?" Jason asked.

"Yes and Cruz did not see me, I've been keeping my distance and letting him think he is the only one watching them."

Jason nodded, "Good. Call me the minute they leave the house."

"Will do."

Jason was worried how this plan would work out. With Cruz involved it would be hard for them to act if it came down to it. They had to operate lawfully and hope that Cruz would catch Lucky, Sam and Rick on his own before they did any further damage. The rest of the drive home Jason's mind produced many different scenarios of how the night could play out and he hoped that there was not more to it then they had discovered.

"Hey." Elizabeth called over her shoulder as Jason walked in the house. Cameron ran over to Jason and he lifted him into his arms.

"Hey buddy, did you have a good day?" Jason asked.

Cameron nodded, "Yea… I meeted my grandma."

"You did? Did you have fun?"

"Yep, she's nice." Cameron said as Jason set him on the couch and bent down to greet Elizabeth with a light kiss.

"I missed you today." Elizabeth said and fluttered her eyelashes at Jason.

"And I missed you." Jason replied and looked around for Jake.

Elizabeth noticed his glances around the room, "Jake fell asleep in his swing so I figured I would let him sleep a little extra so you could spend time with him when you got home. Good timing too, I just ordered a pizza."

"Yea, I am hungry, I haven't eaten all day… but, I think I am going to have to go back out later." He regretfully said.

"Meeting your girlfriend?" she teased. He forced a smile and she could see instantly that what he had to do was no joke. "Lucky?" she whispered so Cameron did not hear his name.

He looked her in the eye and nodded his head. His actions gave her butterflies in her stomach, and not in a good way. She instantly was nervous and wanted to know everything but knew she was better off not asking. They were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Pizza." She simply stated. A minute later she walked past Jason and Cameron with the pizza, "Come on guys, lets eat dinner." 'Not that I have an appetite now." She thought to herself, praying that everything went smoothly tonight and Jason returned home to her.

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