Chapter 21

A short time later, the car pulled to a halt outside the same large house that Gia was being held in.  Sonny and Jason were pulled out of the car and shoved into the house.  They were taken down a flight of stairs and shoved into a dimly lit room in the basement.  The door was locked behind them.

They stood in silence a few minutes while their eyes adjusted to the dim light.  When his eyes were finally able to focus, Jason saw something in the corner of the room.  He gasped.

"Gia!" he yelled running to her side.  She was lying on a cot with her eyes closed.  "Gia?" he said again shaking her gently.  She didn't respond.  He turned to Sonny.  "There's something wrong with her."

Sonny came over and looked at Gia.  He put his head down to her chest.  "She's breathing and her heartbeat is strong.  I think she's been drugged."

"If they hurt her, I'll…"

"Calm down.  I'm sure she'll be fine."

"How can you be so sure?" Jason asked.

"Jason.  Stavros wants her to marry his son.  There is no way he is going to give her anything that would harm her."

Jason nodded.  "You're right."   He sat down on the cot next to Gia and stroked her face with his hand.  "I just worry about her.  She risked a lot to help me escape from the police."  He got up and looked at Sonny.  "So what's the plan?"

"First we need to get Gia somewhere safe.  Then we have to find a way to prove that Stavros set you up."

"Do you have any ideas how we are going to do this?"

"I have a plan.  We're going to need some outside help on this one.  Stavros is not the kind of person we're used to dealing with, but I know someone who can help get Stavros out of our lives."

"That's great, but how are we going to get in touch with this person?"

"Unfortunately the only person that can help us with that is A.J.  I gave him a number to call if we were caught.   Of course, A.J. didn't know that I planned on us getting caught."

Jason shook his head.  He wasn't happy that they had to depend on his brother.  "I hope you know what you're doing.  A.J. isn't the most trustworthy person I know.  I hope he doesn't let us down."

"So do I," Sonny said sitting down on the floor.

***

Meanwhile across town, A.J. stopped his car by a pay phone and got out.  He fished the slip of paper out of his pocket and dialed the number.  He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly while he waited for someone to pick up.

Finally a voice at the other end said, "Luke Spencer."