Chapter 23
"No!" Gia cried again. She couldn't turn around. She knew that she couldn't stand to see the man she loved lying dead on the floor.
Her entire relationship with Jason flashed through her mind. She remembered special everything from their first date to their confessions of love a few minutes ago.
She felt someone place their hand on her shoulder. "Go away!" she yelled. She assumed that it was one of Stavros' men. "Haven't you done enough?"
The hand remained on her shoulder. "Gia?" a familiar voice said.
Gia's eyes grew wide with shock as she turned to face the man. 'Jason?" she whispered. "Oh Jason, you're alive." She got to her feet and threw her arms around Jason's neck. She kissed him passionately.
"Um… Gia… We're not alone," Jason muttered against her lips.
Gia pulled away and looked around. She saw Sonny standing on the other side of the room. Stavros' men lay dead on the floor. Luke and AJ stood in the doorway, each holding a gun.
"Did they…?" Gia started to ask.
"Yeah. Luke and AJ showed up just in time. They shot Stavros' men before they could pull the trigger." Jason told her.
Gia walked over to Luke. "Thank you," she said looking back and forth between him and AJ.
Luke smiled at her. "You can thank me later. We need to get out of here and devise a plan to defeat Stavros once and for all."
"Luke," Sonny said. "I'm sorry I dragged you into this."
"No problem. What are friends for?"
"Friends huh? So we're friends again?"
"Yeah," Luke said. "Let's get out of here." He headed to the door and waited for the others.
Jason took Gia's hand and led her from the room. He wasn't thrilled with having to ask Luke Spencer for help, but Sonny trusted him and that was good enough for him. He trusted Sonny's instincts. Besides Luke had dealt with Stavros before, so he knew what to expect.
They made their way to A.J.'s car and took off.
***
In another part of the house, Stavros and Luis were watching their escape on a monitor.
"Do you want me to go after them?" Luis asked.
"No. Let them go. When I'm ready for them, they'll come to me," Stavros said with confidence.
"You sound awfully sure of that."
"Let's just say that I have a little insurance policy."
Stavros snapped his fingers and two of his men brought Carly into the room. She was blindfolded and her hands were tied behind her back. He nodded to his men and they took her away.
"So what do you plan to do?" Luis asked.
"I plan to make a little trade. They turn Gia over to me or Mrs. Corinthos dies," Stavros said with an evil laugh.