A/N – I'm so upset right now. I had written 3 chapters yesterday and somehow it's gone from my flash drive. I don't know what happened. It actually erased 3 old chapters too. It was so good too. And now I have to try to recreate it. Sigh. Crappy day. Anyway, Happy Mother's Day. Thanks for the reviews!

Chapter 37 – Insult to Injury

As the man flung himself towards her, Liz brought her knee up, but the force of his weight upon her caused her to fall back and she hit her head on the wall. Her knee had connected, but it wasn't enough to disable him for long.

She is seeing stars and tries to shake it off and move, but he climbed on top of her and pinned her down.

"Bitch! You're going to pay for that."

Liz tried to move, but it was no use, he is just too strong. He reached down in between them and ripped open her shirt. She tried to struggle, but he wouldn't budge.

"I love it when they fight." He laughed as he stared into her fear filled eyes. "It just turns me on."

Her mind is flooded with memories of defense classes, but her hands and legs aren't free. She starts feeling his erection and knows that she has to do something quick, so when he leaned closer, she took a chance and head butted him.

Liz could barely see straight afterwards, she is so dizzy and felt like she is going to black out. She had hit him on the forehead and nose so there is blood everywhere. As she struggled to stay conscious, she thrashes and manages to buck him off of her and crawled towards a table that has a lamp on top of it. She used her last bit of strength to grab the cord and pull it towards her and she had just got a hold of it when she felt him pulling on her leg as he dragged her back towards him. She slammed back onto the floor as she grimaced when her elbow pulsated with pain and wonders if she broke it. Somehow, she had managed to keep the lamp in her hand and twisted her body, giving her enough leverage to slam it into his head. His grip gradually lessoned as he passed out and she slowly rose to her feet, the lamp still in her hand. She sways from the dizziness and knows she is close to losing consciousness, when the door suddenly jerks open. Her eyes follow the movement and then her lip quivers. "Johnny…"

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Jason is at a construction site and is just leaving. It is very loud there and reception is spotty, so he didn't get any of his calls. He climbed into his car and then glanced at his phone and saw he had a few messages. He listened to Johnny's and drove like a madman to the studio.

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Several minutes prior

As Johnny raced towards the studio, his phone rang.

"Jason?"

"Yes. What is going on?"

"We got ambushed at the safe house."

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, but I managed to find out from one of Anthony's men that they were going to get Liz at her studio, so I took their car and I'm almost there."

"Be careful. I'll send some men over there."

Johnny hung up the phone and parked the car. He ran up the steps to Liz's studio and saw a guard on the floor outside her door. After moving him out of the way, he slammed his body into the door until it opened. Liz is standing there covered with blood and he watches her wobble from side to side as she starts to cry.

"Liz."

"Johnny…"

She blinked rapidly and then when her eyes started to close, he sprang forward, knowing she is about to pass out and caught her right before she hit the floor. He picked her up and turned towards the door as one of Jason's men ran inside.

"Watch him," he said glancing at the man who had attacked her. "And call Jason and tell him to meet us at the hospital."

He ran back to the car and placed Liz on the back seat and then rushed to the hospital as fast as he could.

After he screeched to a stop at the ER doors, he grabbed her and ran inside.

"Help me," he yelled as a few nurses ran towards him.

He placed her on a gurney and solemnly watched as they pushed her into a room. There are people pawing at him because he is covered in blood.

"I'm not hurt. I'm okay."

A nurse directed him to a sink where he washed his hands and face. He couldn't get the image of Liz covered with blood out of his head. He stumbled back towards the waiting room and waited for Jason.

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Dante parked his car in front of Liz's building. Someone had called the police and there are all sorts of emergency responders on the scene.

"Hey, what happened?" he asked another officer.

"Apparently, someone attacked Elizabeth Webber in her studio. They also killed a few of Jason's guards."

The paramedics were putting a man in the back of an ambulance.

"Who's that?"

"That is the man who attacked her."

"Make sure you have a guard outside his room at all times. I don't want Jason finding out who he is. In fact, just have them take him to Mercy if they can. I'd like to avoid more bloodshed, especially since I want the man to pay."

The officer nodded and walked towards the ambulance. Dante got back in his car and headed to the hospital.

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Jason parked his car and ran into the ER. He stops at nurse's desk, but then saw Johnny out of the corner of his eye and approached him.

"Johnny."

Johnny stood and closed the distance between them.

"Where is she?"

"They took her to a room."

Jason stared at all the blood on Johnny's shirt.

"Is that from Elizabeth?"

"I'm not sure."

One of Jason's guards had dropped Claudia off at the hospital. She ran up to them and skidded to a stop when she sees all the blood on Johnny.

"Oh my God, are you okay? Where's Elizabeth?"

Johnny explained everything to her and she turned towards Jason.

"It's going to be alright, Jason. It has to be."

None of them saw Dante walk up to them.

"Jason, how's Elizabeth?"

"We don't know yet."

"I need you to come down to the police station to answer some questions."

Jason glared at him. "Dante, I wasn't even there. There is no way in hell I'm going to leave her here without even getting to see her. You'll have to arrest me."

Johnny stepped in between them. "Look, I was there and I'm the one that found her. I'm willing to answer any questions you have."

Dante nodded and walked across the room with Johnny.

Claudia led Jason to some chairs and they sat. She watched Dante and Johnny intently. They needed to be careful what they said.

Johnny told Dante he was just going to talk to Liz about a painting she is completing for them. He didn't mention anything about the safe house.

Claudia saw a nurse talking to a doctor and they pointed at Jason, so she nudged him.

They watch as a middle-aged female doctor approached them.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Clark."

Jason shook her hand.

"How is she?"

"She is stable."

"What else?"

The doctor paused for a second. "I'm afraid I can't give you any more information about the patient, since you are not related to her in any way. I'm sorry."

Jason curses under his breath as she walks away and then grabs his phone and calls Milo.

"Milo, its Jason, put Sarah on the phone."

Jason waited.

"Jason?"

"Sarah, I'm at general hospital. Liz was hurt and they won't tell me anything because I'm not family."

She swallowed hard. "We'll be right there."

Jason buried his head in his hands, feeling like his whole world had turned on its axis.