~@~@ Finally Ch.8
I disclaim.
Jason felt sick to his stomach, not only was someone trying to destroy his boss, but he fellow agent didn't have a once of the loyalty that Mac had taught them. As soon as word came down that her assets were frozen several operations had come to a halt; surveillance stopped, and bodyguards walked off, but he wouldn't. Mac had saved him from ending up a drunken loser like his father, and he would never betray his friend for that, he t least remembered her words on loyalty.
As he walk through Salem International Airport, he fought down the urge to smile at being home, because he wasn't. He was on a mission, sure he was coming back as Jason Master, but he wasn't. Right now he was Jason Master, a PR rep from New York recently used by Chloe as a cover for her secret marriage to Brady. There were only a hand full of people that ever knew he was Mac's top agent, and they were all currently under the impression that he was retired, currently only Brady knew that he was still on the job, and that's the way it would stay he was here to catch a snake, and he couldn't let anyone down.
"OH MY GOD JASON." Mimi had only been coming to see her parents off on a second honeymoon, when she caught sight of the greened eye man. After learning that Chloe was still married and in love with Brady, she didn't think she would ever seen him again, but he here he was looking as good as ever. Shaking the thoughts from her she moved forward and hugged the handsome man. " What are you doing here?"
" Hey Meems." Jason returned the hug with genuine affection, and wryly reflected on how things changed since High school. " Ahhh. I'm relocating back to Salem."
Mimi's eyes widens in surprise, when she had seen him at Mac's surprise part he had talked about relocating to be closer to Chloe, but since the truth came out she didn't think he would." That's great." It was said with forced cheerfulness, as memories form high school forces her to wonder Jason's reason for coming back.
Jason smiled, Mimi Lockhart gave away her every emotion in her eyes, and right now she was on guard. The thing that scarred him was he wasn't sure why. Mac had always said that you should suspect everyone, he remembered clearly how she had proven her point by having the ninety year old grandmother in a wheelchair attack him during a drill. Even though he'd like to think the pretty women in front of him was innocent; he had to remember that everyone was going under the glass. " Thanks Mimi, it's nice to know some people like having me around."
"JASE." Philip walked up and gave the man a high five to the couple not really believing his eyes. Jason Masters had left town now, twice in shame the first time had been when his father had lost his company to the creditor after drowning his problems in booze, and the second was a year ago. Philip was simply amazed the moron had the nerve to come back, but then Jason was never a bright one. " Hey Mimi." He gave a nod toward the woman near him, not surprised that once again Mimi leached onto a guy. " What you doing here?"
" I was just telling Mimi, how I relocating back home to Salem."
" Really, that's great." The other man didn't know how true his sentiment was. Philip grinned as the wheels turned in his head. " You got a job lined up yet?"
" No right now, I'm just living off my severance package." The lye came easily, even if someone checked they learn the same thing, he past history was well documented.
" That's cool Man." Philip opened his Armani suit, and pulled out a card." When you're ready why don't you call me at Titan, we're always looking for good people."
" That's nice of you Phil." 'Nice of you to hire people for a company where you're merely a figure head' Jason thought it but didn't let his eyes say it, working for Philip was as good a cover as any. It would give him a chance to check out Victor Kiriakis up close and personal.
" No problem, I have to go I'm meeting my parents plane, but give me a call we'll talk." Philip gave Mimi a dimple faced smile as he headed off, not evening glancing at the blond woman that pasted him.
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Hank was worried, she had spoken for since they told her about being infertile, she was losing time, her body had already been in the coma for going on two days, and his daughter seemed no closer to making a decision then when she first arrived. Stefano of course was enjoying the pain; he was just watching her with an evil glint in his eye, happy for the pain he had caused. " You realize of course that this entire situation is your fault." Hank stood in front of the man hatred clearly seen in his gray eyes. " Where do you get off playing God with people."
Stefano looks up and lets a lone tear leave his eye. " Do you think I wanted to be like this Mister High and Mighty Red Wolf, I wanted to be a good person once upon a time, save the world help people." More tears feel, and Stefano dropped his shoulders in defeat." I too was merely a pawn in someone's game."
" Drop the crap Dimera."
Stefano's face cleared and a smile emerged. " Fine, I play God because I can, and cause I'm good at it." " Face it, you could have nerve help Machiavelli reach her full potential."
"Is that what you were helping me do." The sullen women seated on the couch looks up at her biological grandfather. "Did I Stefano?" She quickly moves in front of him anger radiating off her body." Did I reach my potential?"
" No." " You let feelings cloud your judgment, just like you're going to do now." Mac looks away." You're going to pick death, to save Patrick from a life with you, I must say I agree with this one though." " A man shouldn't have to live his life without children of his own."
" Don't listen to him." Hank pushed the man out of the way and took his daughter's shoulders." Patrick loves you, and wouldn't care."
Stefano gives another laugh." Yes, maybe but don't leave out the other parts of the story, Henry." " You've seen the future just as I have, and you know that her body only has a few more years left."
" So it's not enough that I can't have kids, now I'm dying too." Mac looked to her father for confirmation, and he looked away
" Mackenzie, Chloe was right, your body has taken on bruises and aliments that it should have had to endure." " The human body can't take the punishment your life had put it through, it is quiet possible on the current road that you will die in a few years, but you must go back in spite of that."
" Really, Why?"
" Because of this." Hank snaps his fingers and the trio finds themselves in a hospital room, where Mac's body let unmoving in her bed tied to machines, as the door opens revealing a woman in a black trench coat, a hood tightly covering her head.
The figure moves to the head of Mac's bed and bends down to whisper in her ear. " Hello Machiavelli." The hood falls and Kristen Blake's looks at her niece with disgust." I guess this fight will be easier to win then I thought."
"Don't count on it."
Jason felt sick to his stomach, not only was someone trying to destroy his boss, but he fellow agent didn't have a once of the loyalty that Mac had taught them. As soon as word came down that her assets were frozen several operations had come to a halt; surveillance stopped, and bodyguards walked off, but he wouldn't. Mac had saved him from ending up a drunken loser like his father, and he would never betray his friend for that, he t least remembered her words on loyalty.
As he walk through Salem International Airport, he fought down the urge to smile at being home, because he wasn't. He was on a mission, sure he was coming back as Jason Master, but he wasn't. Right now he was Jason Master, a PR rep from New York recently used by Chloe as a cover for her secret marriage to Brady. There were only a hand full of people that ever knew he was Mac's top agent, and they were all currently under the impression that he was retired, currently only Brady knew that he was still on the job, and that's the way it would stay he was here to catch a snake, and he couldn't let anyone down.
"OH MY GOD JASON." Mimi had only been coming to see her parents off on a second honeymoon, when she caught sight of the greened eye man. After learning that Chloe was still married and in love with Brady, she didn't think she would ever seen him again, but he here he was looking as good as ever. Shaking the thoughts from her she moved forward and hugged the handsome man. " What are you doing here?"
" Hey Meems." Jason returned the hug with genuine affection, and wryly reflected on how things changed since High school. " Ahhh. I'm relocating back to Salem."
Mimi's eyes widens in surprise, when she had seen him at Mac's surprise part he had talked about relocating to be closer to Chloe, but since the truth came out she didn't think he would." That's great." It was said with forced cheerfulness, as memories form high school forces her to wonder Jason's reason for coming back.
Jason smiled, Mimi Lockhart gave away her every emotion in her eyes, and right now she was on guard. The thing that scarred him was he wasn't sure why. Mac had always said that you should suspect everyone, he remembered clearly how she had proven her point by having the ninety year old grandmother in a wheelchair attack him during a drill. Even though he'd like to think the pretty women in front of him was innocent; he had to remember that everyone was going under the glass. " Thanks Mimi, it's nice to know some people like having me around."
"JASE." Philip walked up and gave the man a high five to the couple not really believing his eyes. Jason Masters had left town now, twice in shame the first time had been when his father had lost his company to the creditor after drowning his problems in booze, and the second was a year ago. Philip was simply amazed the moron had the nerve to come back, but then Jason was never a bright one. " Hey Mimi." He gave a nod toward the woman near him, not surprised that once again Mimi leached onto a guy. " What you doing here?"
" I was just telling Mimi, how I relocating back home to Salem."
" Really, that's great." The other man didn't know how true his sentiment was. Philip grinned as the wheels turned in his head. " You got a job lined up yet?"
" No right now, I'm just living off my severance package." The lye came easily, even if someone checked they learn the same thing, he past history was well documented.
" That's cool Man." Philip opened his Armani suit, and pulled out a card." When you're ready why don't you call me at Titan, we're always looking for good people."
" That's nice of you Phil." 'Nice of you to hire people for a company where you're merely a figure head' Jason thought it but didn't let his eyes say it, working for Philip was as good a cover as any. It would give him a chance to check out Victor Kiriakis up close and personal.
" No problem, I have to go I'm meeting my parents plane, but give me a call we'll talk." Philip gave Mimi a dimple faced smile as he headed off, not evening glancing at the blond woman that pasted him.
~~~
Hank was worried, she had spoken for since they told her about being infertile, she was losing time, her body had already been in the coma for going on two days, and his daughter seemed no closer to making a decision then when she first arrived. Stefano of course was enjoying the pain; he was just watching her with an evil glint in his eye, happy for the pain he had caused. " You realize of course that this entire situation is your fault." Hank stood in front of the man hatred clearly seen in his gray eyes. " Where do you get off playing God with people."
Stefano looks up and lets a lone tear leave his eye. " Do you think I wanted to be like this Mister High and Mighty Red Wolf, I wanted to be a good person once upon a time, save the world help people." More tears feel, and Stefano dropped his shoulders in defeat." I too was merely a pawn in someone's game."
" Drop the crap Dimera."
Stefano's face cleared and a smile emerged. " Fine, I play God because I can, and cause I'm good at it." " Face it, you could have nerve help Machiavelli reach her full potential."
"Is that what you were helping me do." The sullen women seated on the couch looks up at her biological grandfather. "Did I Stefano?" She quickly moves in front of him anger radiating off her body." Did I reach my potential?"
" No." " You let feelings cloud your judgment, just like you're going to do now." Mac looks away." You're going to pick death, to save Patrick from a life with you, I must say I agree with this one though." " A man shouldn't have to live his life without children of his own."
" Don't listen to him." Hank pushed the man out of the way and took his daughter's shoulders." Patrick loves you, and wouldn't care."
Stefano gives another laugh." Yes, maybe but don't leave out the other parts of the story, Henry." " You've seen the future just as I have, and you know that her body only has a few more years left."
" So it's not enough that I can't have kids, now I'm dying too." Mac looked to her father for confirmation, and he looked away
" Mackenzie, Chloe was right, your body has taken on bruises and aliments that it should have had to endure." " The human body can't take the punishment your life had put it through, it is quiet possible on the current road that you will die in a few years, but you must go back in spite of that."
" Really, Why?"
" Because of this." Hank snaps his fingers and the trio finds themselves in a hospital room, where Mac's body let unmoving in her bed tied to machines, as the door opens revealing a woman in a black trench coat, a hood tightly covering her head.
The figure moves to the head of Mac's bed and bends down to whisper in her ear. " Hello Machiavelli." The hood falls and Kristen Blake's looks at her niece with disgust." I guess this fight will be easier to win then I thought."
"Don't count on it."