"I hate hospitals." Elizabeth said as she stepped off the elevator.

She was no longer being carried in Jason's arms; she just merely leaned on him heavily for support.

"Elizabeth!" Audrey yells out from the nurse's desk and runs over.

"Dear, what happened?" Audrey asked, taking no obvious notice of the man she was leaning on.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. It's probably just sprained." Elizabeth answered, only half-believing what she said but wanting to stop her grandmother from worrying.

"You always did that when you were little too, saying you felt fine when you obviously were in pain." She started, and then whispered, "Thank you, dear."

Elizabeth just smiled and allowed herself to be led by Jason to the waiting area.

"Don't worry dear, I'll get you checked in and make sure a doctor sees you as soon as possible." Audrey offered, and with that was off towards the nurse's station.

It was in that the elevator doors opened and Tom emerged, accompanied by several police officers and Taggart. She instantly fell into his line of vision and he mouthed to her, "This is not the end."

Jason took notice and focused his extreme hatred on this man. He wanted to hurt this man. He wanted to kill this man. It would be quite easy to get it done, but this man deserved to rot for what he did. And he would testify to that, despite his hatred of the witness stand.

Elizabeth was the one that put a comforting hand on his shoulder and guided him back from where he'd been.

He turned back to her and their eyes met.

Before either had the chance to say anything, Audrey interrupted.

"Elizabeth, the doctor can see you now."

Audrey held out a helping hand and Jason helped her stand. She took her grandmother's hand and separated herself from Jason. As she started to walk away she turned back towards Jason and his eyes told her he would wait. She smiled to let him know the message had been received.

~*~*~*~

Courtney could not believe her eyes. Zander had seemed like such a 'normal' guy.

He sat down next to her and she didn't even fidget.

"Did Jason ever tell you about his sister Emily?"

Courtney thought back, "I don't think so."

"I met her at a rave. It wasn't really her scene and she was obviously uncomfortable. I was a dealer then, and she was an easy target. Not only did I slip something in her drink that night, I kidnapped her later on. But, surprisingly, she saw something in me that no one else had ever seen. When the whole thing was over, she chose me, despite warnings from her friends-and her brother. But Emily had a horrible accident and had to go to a special hospital to get rehabilitated. I was in danger and I didn't want her to be in danger, so I never learned the location."

"What does this have to do with Jason?" Courtney asked, confused.

"Jason was not my biggest supporter. His opinion mattered to her more than most."

"You said that he stole your love away from you twice?"

"I was getting over Emily, and Elizabeth was getting over Lucky. Elizabeth had never been a big supporter of mine, but she was honest and always tried to be civil for Emily's sake. I really appreciated that and in a way we grew on eachother. When she was kidnapped, I went after her and we were both locked in a crypt. A gas line broke and we both feared that we wouldn't see the light of day. I expressed to her how I felt and she felt the same way, at least I thought. But the second Jason showed up she would get distant and I could see that I was just her second best."

"So you blame Jason for stealing away Emily and Elizabeth?"

"Yes."

"But why me? Why do this to me?"

"I needed Emily and Elizabeth to see that Jason was not some saint. I worked for Roy DeLuca and knew about his meeting with Sonny at the Oasis. The night Sonny caught you at the Oasis; I figured he wouldn't stand for it. He followed suit, and assigned Jason to watch out for you. I thought that if I showed Elizabeth that Jason was sneaking off to watch over you, she would dump him. And since she was a good friend with Emily, she would leak the information, thus shattering his image as the perfect brother and perfect boyfriend."

"But I thought you and Elizabeth were back together?"

"That was just an act. She came to me, upset when she heard that you had kissed Jason. I convinced her to make Jason jealous by showing off in front of him a relationship with a man he despised. I wanted him to feel the same way I felt when they both flaunted their relationship in front of me."

Then Courtney remembered Elizabeth trapped at Kelly's, "Did you ever run into Jason?"

"Why?"

"Did you tell him about Elizabeth?"

"He had no idea what I was talking about. He just brushed me off, the way he always does."

"I told you so that you would go to Jason and get him to come to Kelly's. Elizabeth is trapped there with her rapist. I was trying to call for help when you took me."

~*~*~*~

When Lucky and Nikolas got to the police station they immediately ran into Mac.

"What's the rush, guys?" He asked, hoping that it had nothing to do with Luke.

"Was Jason here earlier?" Nikolas asked, not completely trusting Jason.

"He left with Taggart. Why? Has something happened?" Mac asked, knowing that if Jason Morgan was involved then it was trouble.

"Tom Baker was released from prison. Elizabeth is missing." Lucky informed him.

"And we found this among his personal belongings that his mother gave us." Nikolas added, handing Mac the metal box.

He opened it up and looked inside, seeing just a torn piece of red fabric with what appeared to be dried blood on it.

"That is the fabric from Elizabeth's dress the night she was raped. If you run a test on that blood, it will be hers." Lucky informed Mac.

"Are you positive that Elizabeth's disappearance has anything to do with Tom?" Mac asked.

"At his old studio there was this shrine to Elizabeth. It had pictures and newspaper clippings, most were from after he was put in jail."

"I'll drop this off in our lab." He said, motioning towards the box. "As for convicting Tom, I'll need to see more evidence and get a statement from both of you."

"What about Elizabeth?" Nikolas asked, knowing that time was still be wasted that could be spent searching.

"I'll make a few calls and then you both can show me his old studio. He might have left a clue or may head back there." He started but got interrupted by the phone.

"Hold on." He said, and grabbed at the phone.

"Scorpio." He answered.

"Yeah, Taggart, good. I'll be there in five." He finished and then hung up the phone.

"What is it?" Nikolas asked, positive it had something to do with Elizabeth.

"Tom Baker is at General Hospital. Stab wound to the lower torso."

"Was it Jason?" Lucky asked, knowing what he himself would do if he ran into Tom.

"According to Taggart, it was Elizabeth." He answered, allowing both men to relax a little.

"Is she hurt?" Nikolas asked, concerned still for his friend.

"All I know is she is at the hospital now. I'll need her statement, and I know the both of you have been worried, so let me give you a ride." Mac offered.

The two brothers agreed and soon all three men were heading to General Hospital.

~*~*~*~

"Well, the bad news is your leg is broken. The good news is, this type of break is rather common and it tends to heal rather nicely. You'll have to stay off your leg as much as possible, when walking use crutches." Dr. Jones informed her.

"Thank you, Doctor Jones."

He put a comforting hand on her shoulder, "I'm just glad that you're alright."

He left and a moment later a nurse entered with a wheelchair.

"Ms. Webber? Dr. Jones told me you shouldn't put any pressure on your leg."

She sighed, and got into the wheelchair. She didn't like the idea of having to be carted around but she rather do that then risk her leg getting much worse.

"Can I do this myself?" She asked, insistent on being able to manage by herself.

The nurse nodded and she left Elizabeth alone to fend for herself. She wheeled out of the room and started the process of moving down the hall. She stopped when she noticed a police officer standing outside one of the patient rooms. She knew who was inside.

The doors opened as the doctors tried to move him to surgery. Tom was on a gurney and being pushed by three doctors towards the elevator.

Taggart came out of the room a moment later and was surprised to see Elizabeth there.

"This is the last place you should be."

She smiled, thankful for his concern. "I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a dream. That I wasn't just waking up and that everything really happened."

"I can tell you that Tom Baker is in real need of surgery. There is some internal bleeding. He'll be lucky if he survives."

"He shouldn't have the right to be lucky." She mumbled under her breath.

"I'm going to have to ask you some questions." Taggart informed her.

"Could we do this tomorrow?" She asked, not in the mood.

She looked out into the lobby and found Jason instantly. He turned as if he knew she was watching. Their eyes met.

"Whenever it's convenient for you." Taggart answered, noticing that Elizabeth was no longer concerned with just their conversation.

"Want a little help?" He asked, referring to wheeling her over to Jason.

He could see now that Jason more than just cared for Elizabeth. And despite his own reserves, the man had come through for Elizabeth time and time again. Jason had known that to truly help Elizabeth he would have to go through police channels. That showed Taggart that his loyalty reached far beyond the man he worked for, it reached the people he truly cared about. And for that reason, Taggart saw no problem with Jason Morgan (at the moment).

"Sure." She answered, with a surprised smile.

~*~*~*~

Zander hung up the phone.

"There is no answer at Kelly's." He informed Courtney.

"What are we going to do?" She asked, frightened.

"I'm going over there. You're staying here." He ordered, and then took off through the doorway.

Courtney looked around at the studio. Zander had locked the door so her only other means of escape would be the window. The window was small but she could manage through it. The only problem was the three-story drop below.

She was sure that Zander would not hurt her. He had just been jealous, and gone overboard. She noticed another door and walked to it. When she opened it all she saw was a small shelving unit.

She saw on the shelf a sketchpad. She got an idea and took the pad. She found a pencil and wrote a note. She folded it into a paper airplane and opened the window. She flew it out of the window. She prayed that someone would find it.

She had no idea what else she could do and just started looking at the sketches in the notebook. Whoever had done them was very talented. She took notice of a man in one of the sketches and stopped. The man was playing pool. His face resembled Jason and Courtney began to wonder whom this place might belong to.

She carelessly flipped through the other sketches, most of landscapes and inanimate objects. But she stopped on another, recognizing the men within it. They were Lucky Spencer and Nikolas Cassidine. She finally realized whom this studio belonged to, the connection between all of these men: Elizabeth!

But why would Zander bring her to Elizabeth's studio? Why risk the possibility of someone like Lucky or Jason stopping by? Unless he knew that Elizabeth would not be coming to her studio anytime soon.

~*~*~*~

Lucky, Nikolas, and Mac came through the elevator doors just as Elizabeth was being wheeled over towards Jason.

"Elizabeth!" Lucky called, getting her attention.

He hugged her delicately, "Thank God."

She smiled, thankful for his show of affection. From behind him, she could see Nikolas. Nikolas was the next man to wrap his arms around her.

"I'm glad your safe." He whispered into her ear.

She smiled, thankful that she had many wonderful friends.

Elizabeth feared that Nikolas and Lucky would go off on Jason about him being the reason she was in danger, but surprisingly, they didn't. She actually caught a thankful glance between Lucky and Jason.

"I am thankful that I have all of you in my life. I am lucky to have so many people that care about me. But, I'm not broken, so there is no need to hover and stay here all night. I think I can lay in a hospital bed without getting hurt, and I mean this for all of you." She stated, making sure to catch eye contact with all of them.

"Sorry to interrupt." Mac started, "But I'm going to need to ask all of you a few questions."

He took a moment and looked at Jason, knowing that Jason had not been willing to give information in the past.

"Taggart promised I could answer questions tomorrow." Elizabeth informed Mac.

"That was before we got our statement from Tom Baker."

"What the hell did he say?" Lucky asked, already angry.

"Before going into surgery, Tom said that you attacked him. That you saw him, went berserk, and tried to attack him. He said everything he did to you was in self defense." Mac answered, looking at Elizabeth.

"And you believe that?" Lucky asked.

"I cannot be biased here, I need to know the facts. Only then can we assign charges." Mac informed the group.

"He raped Elizabeth, anything she did was in self-defense!" An angered Lucky yelled.

"But none of that matters." Elizabeth said interrupting Lucky's rant.

"Of course it matters!" Nikolas offered.

Elizabeth explained, "Tom was never convicted of my rape. So I could not say I was protecting myself from my rapist because there is no proof he raped me."