Chapter 15: Two Men in a Hospital

          Rick couldn't tear his eyes away from Jason.

          Jason Morgan was a heartless, guiltless killer, but he had everything he could want. He was on top of the world, and luck always seemed to be on his side. But, there he was: completely vulnerable to be killed now by just pulling back a trigger, and Rick was just the man to do that.

          But no. He would wait. Torture lasted much longer. He picked up his cell phone and dialed a number.

          "I have a new plan."

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          The moon shone through the hospital room of Sonny's. He lay in bed, unable to fall asleep. And how could he sleep? There was too much to do.

          On the table next to him, he saw Carly's discarded cell phone. He quietly reached for the phone. His scratched fingers dialed a number, and they held the phone to his ear.

          Ring.

          Ring.

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          A cough came over Jason, and for a few minutes straight he hacked into his hand. He leaned back on his pillow, silently regaining his breath.

          "Are you okay?" Courtney asked.

          "Fine," Jason muttered, pushing himself up with his elbows. "I just want to get up."

          "You need to rest," Courtney said, pushing him back down.

          "I am fi-" Jason never finished his sentence because his cell phone rang off, and, with a great look of disapproval from Courtney, he picked it up.

          "Yeah?" Jason asked.

          "Jason, that you?"

          "Sonny?"

          "I'm glad I caught you instead of someone else," Sonny said. "I don't have long, so I'll make this short."

          "What is it?"

          "Rick Lansing is where you are," Sonny said, and Jason guessed that someone had already told Sonny about his situation and where he was.

"What does Rick want here?"

 "Just stay away from him."

          "What's wrong with him?"

          "He's planning something, and I want to figure it out before he can act on it."

          "I'll come back to Port Charles and help you then."

          "No, you stay there until the doctors send you home. You just remember what I said."

          "I'm fine," Jason said. "And I'm coming home soon."

          He hung up.

          "You are not fine, and you need to stay in the hospital until you're strong," Courtney debated. "Now who was that?"

          Jason just stared at her, and Courtney sighed. "Right, I know. Some things you can't tell me." She sat on the edge of his bed, fiddling with her fingers.

          "Courtney, do me a favor," Jason said, shifting closer to her.

          "Sure. What is it?"

          "Go back to Port Charles. I'll come too, just on a different flight. Call the airport and get yourself and Brenda plane tickets out of here."

          Courtney hesitated before answering. "Jason, you need to-"

          "Just go back to Port Charles and take Brenda with you. I am fine. I just need to get back."

          "Okay," Courtney agreed reluctantly. 

          "Get the tickets and come back for Brenda tonight." Jason leaned back. "And Courtney? You never saw me here."

          "Right." She stood up and walked over to the door. "Bye."

          No answer. She sighed in defeat and opened to door.

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          Rick hung up from his call and left the outside of Jason's hospital room. He found himself walking. He walked to the front desk.

          "Can I help you, sir?"

          "Yes, I need to check Mrs. Brenda Morgan out of the hospital," Rick answered.

          "Sir, the doctors have requested that she stay at least over night. Her husband is in no condition to-"

          "Mrs. Morgan's fine, is she not?"

          "Her husband has requested for us not to remove her personally."

          "Do you now everything about the marriage?" Rick asked deviously. "I am Brenda Morgan's brother, and I think that I know what's best for her more then her husband."

          "I do-"

          "I will be checking Ms. Morgan out," Rick stated firmly. "Now you can either help me or watch me without your consent."

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          "Is Jason alright?" Brenda asked.

          Rick shut the door of the hospital room behind him and mentally grimaced at the mention of the "saint's" name.

"He's recovering well, but there was one thing he wanted me to do with you."

          "What's that?"

          "He wants me to take you back to Port Charles."

          Brenda frowned, puzzled. "Jason doesn't trust you," she stated.

          "He may not trust me as lawyer, but he wants you out of here. He wants you to be safe. He said so himself."

          This was it. He hooked the fish and was pulling it back up. Brenda would do whatever he said Jason "ordered" him to do.

          "Okay," Brenda agreed. "If Jason said so."

          "He did, he did," Rick confirmed. "Now I'll just take your bags, and we'll be out of here soon."

          Brenda climbed out of bed, grabbed a set of clothes, and went to change.

          A few minutes later Brenda came out of the room again.

          "Ready?"

          "Yeah."

          "Then let's get out of here." Rick grabbed Brenda's arm gruffly and quickly led her out of the hospital.

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          "Courtney, where are you?" Carly asked.

          Courtney, on the other line, hesitated before answering. "I….I came to see Jason."

          "Courtney," Carly said, her voice disapproving.

          "I know what you're going to say, so don't bother. Besides, nothing happened. I'm coming back home and bringing Brenda with me."

          "Well, I was going to say that," Carly admitted. "But I was also going to ask if Jason was okay."

          "He's fine; he only needs to rest for a while, which he refuses to do. He wants to come back to Port Charles, of course.

          "How is Sonny, by the way?"

          "He's much better. He wants to leave the hospital too, but the doctors won't let him out for at least another week."

          "Well, I should be home soon. I'll see you later." Courtney hung up the phone and went to go get Brenda.

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          ***Jason stumbled out of his room, fully dressed now, and asked a nurse where Brenda's room was. He limped down a few hallways until he reached the room. He opened the door only to find that the room was empty. He collapsed into a chair.

          Someone must have gotten to Brenda first.

          A/N Okay, I was going to have some Brazen stuff happen at the end, but then I realized I had Brenda leave. Sorry! I will try, try, try to get some Brazen in here soon.

 I have a vague idea of what I want to do, but I am not sure exactly what I am going to write. The next chapter may take a while to post because I have a slight writer's block. Please review!

*** Jason is using crutches that he was given by the hospital. I just didn't feel like writing that in there.