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Ok, here's a 2nd chapter for you. I figured I'd do a double shot Friday.

Chapter 38 – Sniper

Francis knocked on the door and then pushed it open. "Is it safe?"

"Come in." Elizabeth said loudly.

Francis had a silly grin on his face and walked into the kitchen.

"Taste." She said putting a brownie into his hand.

Biting into it he moaned. "This is so freaking good."

"Glad you like it."

"I have a message for you." He said before wiping his face with a napkin.

"Go for it." She said taking another batch of brownies out of the oven.

"Jason said he missed you." He said in a sing songy voice.

Liz chuckled. "Awwwww. He's so sweet."

Francis rolled his eyes. "You are going to ruin his reputation."

Liz laughed. "I promise I won't call him Jasey pooh in public."

Francis laughed. "Please don't tell me that you really call him that."

"No, but loved the look on your face."

There was a knock on the door. Francis ran and opened it. "Hey."

"Hey yourself." Hannah said walking inside. "Oh my God, what is that heavenly smell?"

"Go into the kitchen." He said pointing before he walked back into the hallway.

Hannah made her way to the kitchen. "Brownies…yum." She said smiling.

"Hello Hannah, have one." Liz said putting one on a napkin.

Hannah tasted it. "Delicious." She said wolfing it down. "What's the occasion?"

"Oh, I was just trying to take my mind off of missing Jason."

Sitting down at the small table, Hannah grabbed another brownie and said, "Not an easy thing to do?"

Liz shook her head. "Nope. I just have a really bad feeling."

"Do you get these bad feelings a lot?"

"Not really."

"I'll try to contact Johnny every once in a while to check up on them. Will that make you feel better?"

Liz smiled. "Yes."

"Good. And I want some of these to go."

Liz chuckled. "Certainly."

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The plane landed and Jason, Johnny, and Cody drove to the hotel they were staying at. It wasn't the nicest place in the world, but it would do. Jason settled in and then they all met in a diner that was around the corner. Spinelli gave them Julian's coordinates. Lucky for them, Julian was at his warehouse.

They drove to the warehouse and parked and watched for a moment. There were 4 men that they identified around the perimeter.

"Spinelli, cut it." Johnny said into the phone.

They waited and within a minute, the electricity to the building and several in the area were cut.

Claudia sat about a half block away. She smiled. "Nice." She said as she watched the area grow dark. She was aware that the warehouse was owned by the Jeromes. Watching carefully, she saw them get out of the car and they quickly took out the men who had come outside. She got a chill as she watched Jason methodically take a few more guards out that had come outside when the shooting had started . Checking her gun, she got out of the car and followed behind them. It didn't hurt to have a little backup.

Spinelli typed in the name Vana Nilsson and waited to see if he got any hits. The parental search was much more difficult than he had anticipated.

He blinked at the screen. He wasn't expecting nothing to come up. Something told him that this was the key. Everyone else at least had some hits come back and he was able to track them. He forwarded the name to Winifred to see what she could get it.

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Jason tore through the building until he was finally standing in front of Julian who was smirking.

"Well…well….you are an interesting surprise."

Jason didn't answer. They had secured the area and he just wanted to get in and out of there.

"I told Ava that it was odd you hadn't tried any retaliation. But then again, you were tied up with trying to find your ex-wife."

"Where is she?"

"Out." Julian said too calmly for Jason's liking. "I'm sure she'll be sorry that she missed the party."

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Ava watched from the building next door. She grabbed a sniper's rifle and went up to the roof. There was no way to save her brother, but there was no way in hell that Jason was going to make it back to that bitch alive.

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"Do you think that killing me is going to save you from Javier's wrath?"

"No, but it will make me feel a lot better."

Cody came into the room. "We're good boss."

"I'd love to stay and torture you, but I have a beautiful wife to get home to. Goodbye asshole." Jason said before shooting Julian between the eyes.

They made their way out the building. Claudia hid out of sight. She thought she saw a reflection coming off the roof so she stepped out and yelled Jason's name.

Jason was shocked and turned and Ava and shot him in the side. Claudia fired her gun at the window the shots came from and Ava ran as fast as she could down the stairs. She jumped into a car and took off as Cody ran firing at her.

Claudia knelt down beside Jason who was grimacing in pain.

"What are you doing here?" He said gasping for air.

"Saving your ass." She said trying to apply some pressure to his wound. "If you hadn't turned, you would be dead right now."

Johnny had run back to the car and grabbed an extra t-shirt and Claudia held it over his wound.

"We need to get him out of here." She said calmly. "He's going to bleed out if we don't."

Cody walked up to him. "Come on, we need to go now."

Johnny looked down at Jason. "This is going to hurt." He said.

Jason growled as Johnny and Cody lifted him up. He rested his arms around their shoulders as they got him to the car.

"I'll follow you." Claudia said running back to hers.

Cody got in and drove off.

"Should I lose her?" He asked Jason.

"No, it's fine. She's not going to do anything." Jason said wearily. The pain was almost unbearable at that point.

Cody suddenly pulled over into a market. Johnny quickly grabbed some first aid supplies and some alcohol. Claudia waited behind them and finally Johnny finished and they drove to the hotel.

They got Jason inside and Claudia got to work cleaning his wound.

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Hannah texted Johnny. He hadn't checked in and she was getting a little worried. Pulling the blanket up around her, she stared up at the ceiling. She was thinking that maybe Elizabeth was right. Trying to ignore the bad feelings, she closed her eyes and tried to get some sleep.

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"I don't think I should stitch it up. It went clean through, but it needs to drain or he'll get an infection. Trust me, I've been shot enough to know." Claudia said softly. She felt Jason's forehead. "He's a little warm."

Claudia picked up the phone and called John. "We have a situation. I need some antibiotics."

John sat up and rubbed his eyes. "What city?"

She gave him the information.

"Alright, I'll text you the pharmacy."

"Thanks! I'll update you later."

John hung up the phone and wondered what was going on.

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Jason had finally passed out.

"I'll stay with him." Claudia said sitting on the other bed in the room.

"Like hell you will."

Claudia rolled her eyes. "What the hell do you think I'm going to do him?"

"I shudder to think about it." Johnny said sarcastically.

"We need to take turns sleeping. It's going to be rough the next 24 hrs. He needs both of us."

Johnny sighed. He hated Claudia, but she was right. "Cody, we need to find Ava. She's going to be out for blood." Johnny said quietly.

Cody nodded. "I'm on it. And just in case, I'll alert Francis."

Johnny watched Cody walk out. Claudia's phone buzzed and she showed the information to Johnny.

"I'll be right back." He said leaving to get the medicine.

Claudia went and got a wash cloth and wiped Jason's forehead and chest. He suddenly grabbed her wrist and looked up at her.

"Jason, you have a fever and you're sweating. Just relax. You need to rest."

He dropped his hand not having the strength to grip her anyway and closed his eyes again.

She watched him curiously, awed at how much pain he could take. Anyone else would have passed out right after it happened. He was so gorgeous; too good looking to be wasted on Elizabeth Webber. She got up and went back over to the other bed. Laying on her side so she could face him, she watched him sleep until Johnny got back.

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Francis went to the penthouse and slipped inside. Hannah was sleeping on the couch. She jumped up before he even made it to the couch.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Jason's been shot."

Hannah's eyes widened.

"Apparently, Ava shot him. Claudia was there."

"Claudia?" Hannah said in shock.

"Don't even get me started on that stalker, but apparently she was the one who saved his life. If she hadn't called out his name and distracted Jason and Ava, the shot could have been lethal."

"Did they get her?"

"No. She escaped. I have a hunch since Jason is incapacitated, that she'll show up here."

Hannah nodded. "Then we'll be ready for her."

"What about Elizabeth?"

"I'll tell her when she wakes up in the morning. There's nothing we can do right now. She'll need her rest." Hannah said softly.

Francis nodded. "I've got extra men around the perimeter. But, if you can convince Liz to call in sick tomorrow, it would be for the best."

"I will."

She watched him walk out and laid back down. She had a feeling that Ava was going to be gunning for Liz and Hannah was prepared to take her down if necessary.