Prologue
Gia Campbell was in her car headed for Port Charles. Nikolas had arranged a photo shoot for her with a national magazine. The only problem was that the shoot had been in New York City. The photo shoot had been this morning and now she was on her way home.
She and Nikolas had driven to New York City yesterday. He had some things he had to take care of there and planned to stay for a few more days. Gia had promised her brother that she would be at the surprise birthday party he was throwing for their mother. So Gia was driving back alone and Nikolas would fly back at the end of the week.
The snow that had been falling when she left the city was beginning to get heavier. Gia flipped on the radio and found a news station.
"The snow storm that was expected to miss the area has tracked further south. Expect heavy snow and strong winds," the announcer said. "The storm is expected to reach blizzard level and continue for the next 48 hours. The State Police are advising everyone to stay off the roads."
"Great," Gia said to herself. "They predicted flurries." She seriously considered turning around, but she knew that she was more than half way home. It would be safer to continue.
The snow began to fall heavier and the wind began to pick up. Gia could barely see the road in front of her. Her car hit a patch of ice and she lost control. The car spun around and came to rest in a ditch.
Gia wasn't hurt, but her car was stuck. She got out and looked at the car. There was no way she was going to get it out by herself. She saw headlights up on the main road. The car came to a stop. A man got out and walked down into the ditch.
"Are you all right?" the man asked.
"Yes. You're Jason Morgan aren't you?" she said trying to see him through the heavy snow.
"Yeah," he said staring at her. "I know you. You're Gia… um… Gia…"
"Campbell."
"Right. I've seen you with Elizabeth."
She looked at the car he had arrived in. "I always thought you rode a motorcycle. I've never seen you in a car before."
"I was making a delivery for Sonny. It was um… something I couldn't do on my bike. Come on. I'll take you home." He offered her his hand to help her up the hill.
Gia took his hand and they made their way back to his car.
Jason put the car in gear and started to pull out on the road. The wheels just spun. He punched the dashboard with his fist. He looked around and realized where they were. "There's an abandoned cabin just beyond those trees. We can wait out the storm there."
Jason got out of the car and helped Gia out. Together they struggled their way to the cabin.
"Looks like we're stuck with each other until the storm ends," he said.
Gia swallowed hard, nodded and tried to smile. She never noticed how handsome he was. The next 48 hours were going to be interesting.