A/N: Hey all, here's the next part in Elizabeth's Redemption. It's got some bad language and graphic scene. I'm kinda blocked on Elizabeth's Miles and this seems to be writing it's self. I hope you like. Please review. Ta.

Isa

Part 5

His mother. Alcazar said that Alexis was his mother. How could that be? He felt close to her, but he knew she wasn't his mother. He had seen a picture of his mother when he was 12, the only picture and that was just only because he had sneaked into his father's room and searched through his closet to find the black box that his father hid in a loose panel in the floor board. His father thought no one knew about, he was wrong.

The black box contained things he wasn't suppose to know about, things that Moreno was ashamed of like the only picture of his mother. She was a young girl probably no more than 13 when she gave birth to him, she was beautiful, long red hair and blue green eyes, and the smile that she bared in the picture took his breath away. He didn't know her name; well he didn't know her whole name. There on the back of the picture was a note to his father. It said to: To my love, Chandler. His mother's name was Chandler. That's all he knew for sure. He returned the picture to the box knowing that is his father realized it wasn't there he would have gotten beaten. It didn't happen often but when it did it was bad. Broken ribs, black eyes, and even a broken jaw once.

He winced remembering the time that earn him the broken jaw. He had been caught by his father, asking the housekeeper questions about his mother. She seemed to be the only employee of his fathers that was around when he was born. He hadn't even gotten any good information out of her, just that his mother was from a town called Pine Valley and then the next thing he knew his father was hitting him and kicking him when he had fallen to the ground. He had only been 10 at the time but it stilled felt like it was yesterday.

Carly was worried about Zander. He had been sitting on the edge of the bed looking at the wall since Alcazar left and he hadn't moved, hadn't blinked.

"Zander, are you okay?"

No response. Damn it she should have kept her mouth shut, but she hadn't thought before she spoke, again. Now Alcazar was going to kill Alexis, not that she minded, but she was Zander's mother and he seemed to love her and she didn't want to hurt him. She sighed.

"Zander. Hey snap out of it. If you want to save Alexis you better pull yourself together."

"Zander?" She asked softly touching his face with the tips of her fingers.

"He's lying."

"What?" Carly asked relived that Zander was talking again.

"He's lying, Alexis isn't my mother."

"Well then good we don't have to worry about saving her then."

Zander snorted and turned his eyes on Carly and she gasped at the anger and haterd she saw directed at her.

"It doesn't matter that she's not my mother I won't let Alcazar kill her, do you UNDERSTAND?"

Carly moved away from Zander she could tell that he was seething. "Yeah got it. What do you want to do and how do you know for sure that Alexis isn't your mother?"

"Because my mother's name is Chandler and she grew up in Pine Valley. Alexis's real name is Natasha and she lived in Greece for most of her life until she was a teenager and was able to run away to New York, Brooklyn I think. From what she told me she lived on the run from Helena from the age of 13 to 15 until Helena captured her in Manhattan."

"Well why would Al try and lie about it when all you would have to do is ask her. She would know whether or not she had a child."

"Because she has had a child. When Helena found her she was pregnant. She managed to hide it with the help of Stephan but somehow Helena found out and when she was 8 months pregnant Helena attacked her. Stabbed her in the stomach three times, killing her baby. When she awoke at the hospital Stephan told her that the baby died, that it was for the better since Alexis was not even 16 yet and could barely protect herself from Helena let alone a baby too."

"Well that could be you. The Cassidine's have hidden people before claiming they were dead when they weren't. Maybe Stephan took the baby and hide it away from Helena?"

"Probably, but it still not me. Alexis knew she was having a girl. She found out right before Helena attacked her."

"Oh. Well what'd you to do? We can't let Alcazar kill her."

Zander snarled. "Like you care you're the one that told him that she was carry Sonny's baby. If you would just kept your fucking mouth shut we would have to worry about it."

"Well I'm sorry, but I couldn't let him hurt Michael. So what are we going to do?"

His face softened. "You really want to help me protect her. I thought you hated her."

"I do don't get me wrong, but you love her Zander and she's been nothing but good to you. Besides I'm the one who got her in to this." Zander looked at her with a face full of doubt.

"Listen Zander if Alexis dies a little piece of you would die with her and I like you whole, well as whole as your going to get. I don't want to see you hurt. I love you." She could see that he was finally starting to believe her, which was good because she couldn't lose him. "We screwed up Zander by trusting Al. We need to fix it."

"Ok. I have a plan if you're game."

"Oh, I'm game. Alcazar is going down."

*~*

Alcazar stepped out onto the top deck and looked out at the Port Charles skyline. He grinned. He had had fun with Skye tonight and he just got the call telling him that Jax got the tape. He wished he could have seen Jax's face when he saw him taking Skye. Everything hadn't gone to plan and he had to do a little improvising. With Roy dead he had to make sure that Zander was willing to do what he wanted. He knew that Alexis wasn't Zander's mother, but from what he gathered from Sorel, Zander had no idea who his mother was. He smiled, Sorel didn't know who she was but he sure as hell did and boy was she fun tonight.

He frowned. Sorel had also failed to tell him that Skye's brother was Morgan. He shrugged. Oh well as long as Zander gets the job done. All the kid had to do was kill Jax then maybe he would tell him who and where his mother was and who she belonged to.

*~*

Elizabeth looked up from her hands her eyes widening. She couldn't believe what Sonny was suggesting. "You can't be serious, Sonny? We can't just sit here and wait for Alcazar to make a move."

"Elizabeth, listen there's 6 guys on the outside of yacht and who knows how many inside. We only have me, Jason, Mac, Johnny, Francis, and Max available if the six of us go in there we might not come out."

"There's seven of us." Elizabeth shot back.

Jason's eyes widen. "I don't think so you're not going in there. Have you lost your mind Alcazar wants you dead!"

"No I haven't lost my mind I'm very well aware that Al wants me dead. I'm also aware of the fact that right now we're depleted on men. Jason I'm a good shot. I know how to use a gun very well and I know how to protect myself. I'm not going to let that son a of bitch scare me." She replied calmly.

Jason looked her deep in the eyes seeing the resolve there he relented. "Fine, you can go, but you stick close to me."

"Even with 7 people Jason you know that's not enough to go in and take him down we would need at least 10 people that are skilled using guns and fighting." Sonny interjected.

Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. "I know Sonny but we can't just sit on our-" Jason stopped talking mid-sentence hearing the yelling coming from outside the door. He got up and walked over to see if he could tell how it was.

"I don't care. I need to see Jason right now. Get your hands off me."

Hearing the man yelling he cringed. Great this is just what we need right now a visit from Aussie. He cursed.

Mac looked over at Jason from his seat at the table. "Who is it Jason?"

Jason looked over at Sonny's dining room table where the commissioner, an officer of the court, his girlfriend and Sonny all sat plotting the murder of one Luis Alcazar. "It's Jax."

Sonny scowled. "Get rid of him."

Jason nodded and opened the door.

Jax looked up at the person in the doorway and sagged in relief. "Thank god you're here Jason something horrible has happened. Please you have to help me." Jax pleaded with tears shinning in his eyes.

Sonny and Alexis hearing Jax's plea got up and walked over to the open door were Johnny still had Jax restrained. Jason motioned for him to release Jax after being released Jax immediately entered the penthouse passing by Jason and turning around to look at Jason.

"Jason I need your help. Skye's g-gone." His voice broke and his eyes filled with tears again thinking about what he saw on the tape that Alcazar sent him.

"Jax are you okay?" Alexis asked stepping in front of him placing a comforting hand on his arm. Jax wrapped his arms around Alexis, hugging her tightly against him.

Alexis felt the wetness on her shirt and snapped her eyes up to Sonny's when she realized Jax was crying. Elizabeth and Mac got up and walked over to where Jason and Sonny were standing.

"Jax what's wrong? What'd you mean Skye's gone?" Jason asked from behind him.

"He-he took her. He-he hurt her." He sobbed against Alexis's shoulder.

Alexis pulled back so she could look at him in the eyes. "Who took her?" Jax saw out of the corner of his eyes everyone staring at him in shock and concern. He whipped his eyes and face on the sleeve of his shirt and took a deep breath trying to calm himself enough to tell them, to show them. He stepped away from Alexis and the prying eyes and walked over to the entertainment center that was now where Sonny's fireplace use to be. He turned around and took a couple of deep breaths looking at the people there whose faces looked tried. Elizabeth, Jason, Sonny, Alexis, and a blood covered Mac. Wait what was Mac doing here and covered in blood.

"What's going on here? Mac what doing here covered in blood."

Mac peered down at himself and shuddered. "Well that's a loaded question Jax. Felicia's dead."

Jax's brows shot up in surprise. "Alcazar killed her." Mac continued.

"Well he is a busy man." Jax said.

"Jasper what's going on that you need Jason's help for." Sonny asked getting exasperated with the situation. He didn't like the fact that Jax had cried. In front of him no less something was, seriously wrong.

"He took her and sent me and Jason a present." Jax said pulling the tape and note out of his pocket. He walked over to Jason handing them the note to read.

Jason took the note dread and hatred filling him as he read it. Mr. Jax I hope you and Mr. Morgan get a kick out of this. I did. Alcazar.

"He took Skye?" Jason asked already knowing the answer.

Jax just nodded. "Well that gives us more reason to go in tonight and take care of him." Elizabeth cut in.

Jax frowned. "You all are planning on killing him?"

Sonny sighed and shot Elizabeth a very pissed look. "Yeah that's right." Sonny answered.

"Good count me in. And Elizabeth's right we have to go in tonight. We can't leave her there any longer." Jax directed the last part at Jason.

"What's on the tape Jasper." Jason asked panic filling him. He had a bad feeling what ever it was, was bad. Bad enough to have Jax come here and asked for their help. Bad enough for him to cry in front of his mortal enemy.

Jax took another deep breath. "Maybe you should all sit down. I take you are all involved with the plan to bring down Alcazar?" At their nods he continued as they all took seats on the couch and chair. "He sent this to me I got it a little over a hour ago." He turned back to the television and popped it into the VCR.

He looked back at everyone. Jason was sitting on the chair with Elizabeth on his lap his arm wrapped around her waist. Sonny and Alexis sat next to each other on the couch. Sonny had his arm wrapped around Alexis's shoulder and she was holding his hand. Mac was pacing behind the couch. He grabbed the remote and walked over and sat next to Alexis. Jason looked over at him and he pushed play.

*~*

Jason sat down with Elizabeth on is lap. He had a bad feeling that whatever was on that tape was going turn his world upside down. He looked over at Jax and saw him pick up the remote and push play. Everyone eyes turned toward the black screen that graced the television.

"Uh, Jasper I don't think there's any thing on this.." But stop at the sound of Skye's scared voice.

(i) "Hello is anyone there?" (i)

Elizabeth felt Jason tense under her and she reached down and grabbed his hand giving it a gentle squeeze to show him she was there.

Jason eyes widen when the light finally pooled into the room she was in and he saw his sister tied to a chair with Alcazar standing in the doorway. He felt Elizabeth squeeze his hand again but continued to watch.

(i)"Well it's been while Al."(i)

(i)"You know Al you should really get up to date on the current events because I'm not married to Ben anymore so whatever your trying to pull he doesn't care and won't do anything for you. He has his Viki now, so why don't you let me go so we can catch up on old times."(i)

Jason frowned and shot a lot at Sonny saying who's Ben and how does she Alcazar? He looked back at the TV

(i) "Skye I see you still have that wonderful charm of yours. But sadly this has nothing to do with Davison not that I wouldn't mind taking care of him after I'm done here, but I'm not here to bring him down. I've got bigger and richer fishes to fry."(i)

Jason saw the fear that crossed his sister's face when Alcazar advanced on her. Please god. Don't let this go where I think it's going. He pleaded.

(i)"Well I'm not connected to anyone that threatens you."(i)

Jason could hear the fear in her voice, see the blood running down her left wrist every time she yanked on the ropes the bided her to the chair it made he want to vomit, but still he watched.

(i) "You still can't lie for shit Skye."(i)

He jaw clenched in anger watching him grope his sister and he glanced over at Jax who had his head down and his eyes squeezed shut.

(i)"You can't kill me. You never could. Why don't you tell me what this is about?"(i)

He frowned never could. That means he tried before.

(i)"Well it seems you have aligned yourself with someone who is bringing me pain." He said pulling up a chair right in front of her. "Someone who would be better off dead. I think you refer to him as Jax.."(i)

Jason noticed that Alexis had buried her face in Sonny's chest, he glanced down at Elizabeth who was watching intently.

(i) "I won't give you anything against him and if you hurt him you'll pay dearly do you understand me you piece of shit, you wanna be gangster. You.." She was cut off by Alcazar backhanding her across the face.

"Now you listen to me you bitch." He yelled grabbing a hand full of her hair throwing her head back to look at him. "You will tell me anything I want to know. You will tell me or I will start killing off your family members. Maybe I'll start with Edward he's your grandfather right."(i)

Jason snapped his eyes shut at the sound of Al hitting his sister, he could hear both Sonny and Mac cursing under their breaths, and he heard Jax sniffle and so reopened his eyes to watch.

(i). "Go head kill him I don't care I hate him anyway." (i)

He saw the blood and heard the waiver in her voice.

(i) "Well then maybe I'll bypass Edward and go straight for the very lovely Mrs. Lila Quartermaine. She such an understanding women. I'm sure she'll understand why I have to kill her."

(i) "You son of a bitch I kill you with my bare hands if you touch her." She screamed yanking hard on the ropes that bind her to the chair feeling one of them loosened enough to slip her hand out she continued. "If you touch her you'll be signing your own death certificate." Alcazar just laughed. Hearing his mocking laughter her temper flared and then a face flashed through her mind. "If you kill Lila you won't have to just worry about me you pig but my brother will slice you from steam to stern. He will torture you for days, no weeks." She corrected. (i)

Jason was seething he was threatening Lila, he was threatening Skye with Lila.

(i) "Well you really think A.J. is going to hurt me he's nothing but a drunk."(i)

He saw the confusion on Al's face. He didn't know what A.J was capable of. He grinned with Jax and A.J that made eight.

(i)"No you dumb fuck my other brother. Jason Morgan."(i)

(i)She saw the flash of surprise cross his face before a mask of hatred distended. "Jason Morgan's your brother? You think you can lie to me and get away with it." He yelled grabbing her by the hair again yanking her head back so she was staring into his eyes.

Sitting there looking into the eyes of the devil she felt a calm come over her. She knew. She knew then, she was as good as dead and that horrid thought was all of a sudden comforting. She lived. No one could say she hadn't lived. She had loved and lost. Been to hell and heaven. And felt lucky that she got to be with Jax before she died and knew that his image and words would comfort her at the time of her death. She lifted the arm that she gotten free of the ropes bought it to his chest and pushed him away from her.(i)

Jason saw the calm come over his sister and cursed she given up. Then she saw her stand and knew she wasn't going down without a fight.

(i)Catching him by surprise he took a step back and released her head. He blinked and realized that she had partially freed herself. He took a step forward, but instead of backing down she stood as best she could on shaking legs with one wrist still tied to the chair and spoke in a deadly and calm voice. "You think I'm lying?" She snorted. "Good, that means you'll be surprised when he shows up looking for revenge." She shagged her shoulders knowing it wouldn't be her death he would be avenging, but continued anyway. "You may take Jax down, you'll probably get away with killing me, but if you go after my family you WILL die."(i)

He would never let Alcazar get away with hurting Skye. He cursed himself he should've had told her that he cared, that he wanted to get to know her, but being apart of the Quartermaine family was something Jason forgot how to do a long time ago. He cursed himself again. He should've learned.

(i)Alcazar smiled. "Now who said anything about killing you." Reaching down and untying her other wrist. "Oh that's right I did." He said in a childish voice. "Now where would the fun be in that."

Skye started to get a sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. This wasn't good. He could be thinking of doing it to her again. If she did survive she would go insane. "Listen Luis let's just forget about this. Just let me go. No harm no foul." She tried to reason slowly backing away from him.

Al saw her moving and with one hand reached out pulled he back to him so they were only inches apart. Running the other hand down her cheek to her jaw to her breast caressing the side then continuing, outlining her nipple through her blouse.

She tried to struggle, to yank her wrist out of his hold, but his grip was too strong and she could feel the bones start to grind together, she bite the inside of her cheek drawing blood to stop the scream in her throat. "Now, now my beautiful Skye you know you want it." He whispered against her ear continuing to explore her body with his free hand.(i)

Jason lowered his head. Oh, god he going to. he couldn't finish the thought. That bastard. He's dead. He's fucking dead. He wrapped his arm around Elizabeth tighter and squeezed her hand again. She was still watching.

(i) "Please Luis don't-don't do this. Please not again. Please Luis." She begged.(i)

His head shot up at her plea. Again. Oh god he's done this before. He heard Elizabeth whimpered but still she continued to watch. He wrapped his arm around her tighter and watched as his sister fought against the devil.

(i)Pulling her flush against him, allowing her to feel his harding length, he groaned. "God I loved it when you beg."

She felt his hand snake up her thigh and start to pull her panties down.

She screamed. "No. Stop." She yanked her arm out of his grasp and went falling to the ground tipping over the chair. She backed up sliding across the floor. But he was quicker. He reached and grabbed her by the hair hauling her off the floor, backhanding her again. Then hitting her in the stomach. He groaned again. "But I love it more when you fight."

She screamed again when he ripped her shirt off. "No bra. Have you been a naughty girl?" She tried pushing away from him clawing at his chest and face. "You bitch." He screamed when she scratched him across the cheek. Hitting her in the face. She felt the pop and knew her nose was broken and then felt the blood start flowing out of her nose.

"Now look what you made me do."(i)

"Son of a bitch." Sonny cursed loudly. But Jason kept watching. He needed to watch.

(i) "You son a bitch." Skye screamed and then lunged at him, but he saw it coming and side stepped bringing a fist to her side, delivery a punch he knew broken at least of couple of ribs. She gasped against the pain that was coming from her newly broken ribs. She tried to stand but before she got upright Alcazar grabbed her and threw her on the bed.

She whimpered when her back came in contact with the bed from the pain in her ribs. She tried to get up to push Alcazar back. "Please stop. Don't do Luis. Not again." She cried.(i)

Jason cringed there it was again. That word. Haunting him. Again. Not again.

(i)She didn't know when she had started to cry but now that she was the tears wouldn't stop. He was going to do this. Again. As he crawled on top of her she closed her eyes and hoped with everything that god would strike her dead, but when she opened them all she saw was the cold and deadly eyes of the devil.

She screamed for help. He laughed and covered her mouth; she took the opportunity and bite his hand. He yelped in pain tearing his hand away from her backhanding her again. "You bitch I can't believe you did that."

Skye looked back at him and spit on his face. "You will never have me Luis, never." She breathed. Her chest was killing her and his weight on top of her was making it had to breathe.

"You think Jax will ever touch you again after I'm done with you?" He laughed. "You think he'll even care? He won't. Believe me."

Yes he will. Yes he will. Yes he will. Kept repeating in her hand. She screamed. "He'll kill you! He'll come for me." She kept screaming.(i)

He heard Jax sob and saw Alexis reach out and grab his hand.

(i)Alcazar just laughed. Hitting her over and over until he saw he eyes roll back in her head. "Jax won't win, baby. He won't even try to come after you." He whispered.

Leaning right down right next to her ear to make sure she heard him. He continued.

"He won't come for you. He'll be dead by the end of the week and as for your brother and Corinthos they don't care at all. I bet I could keep you down here and have my way with you for as long as I want and NO ONE would come for you."

He saw her flinch and turned her face to the side staring at the lockers. He smiled. He broke her. That was it. She wouldn't be fighting him anymore. (i)

Jason closed his eyes briefly. When he opened them tears came streaming down his face. He broke her. She believed right there that she was alone. That nobody care. That HE won't come for her. He continued to watch in disbelief tears running down his face.

(i)He lowered his hand to her thigh and pulled her panties all the way down. He reached down and lowered his zipper and unsheathed himself and sliding in her, groaning. He took her. Hard and fast. Raping her savagely.

Elizabeth finally turning away buried her head in Jason's chest sobbing for the pain she knew Skye was going through. He wrapped his other arm around her and buried his head in the crock of her neck crying silently. He couldn't watch anymore. But he heard Alcazar's finally words as they rang out in the penthouse.

(i)"You know Skye you must of have wanted it bad this time. You didn't fight nearly as much as you did last time."(i)

Then all that was heard was the sobbing of Elizabeth and Alexis.

"He's dead. He's fucking dead." Mac said repeating what Jason had just thought moments ago. He didn't think that was fair punishment after what he did to Skye.

"I'm so sorry Jax." Sonny said reaching passed Alexis he placed his hand on Jax's shoulder. "I'll make sure he dies for this.

"No." Jason whispered lifting his tear stained face away from Elizabeth shoulder.

"What!!! Are you crazy." Was shouted from everyone in the room except from Elizabeth who had still been crying.

She lifted her head and looked over at Jax and Sonny. "He's right. That would be too good for him, just to kill him." She looked back at Jason. "It has to be more than that."

Jason nodded seeing that Elizabeth got what he was saying. "It's going to be painful. More pain then he can ever imagine. He will be tortured for days, no weeks." Jason said looking straight into Elizabeth's eyes.

"I like the sound of that." Came Alexis's voice surprising everyone. The officer of the court spoke again. "I know the perfect place to take him. The Cassadines have this estate 2 hours north of here. It practically has a house build 3 stories under the estate, totally sound proof, we can take him there and spend weeks working him over before we kill him."

"Are you sure you want to help in this Lexi. I'm mean you're an officer of the court." Elizabeth asked.

"I've never been more sure of anything in my whole life." She answered without a bit of hesitation.

Jason looked over at Jax who was holding his head in his hands silently crying. "Jax are you okay with that."

Jax looked up at Jason and repeated Alexis's words. "I've never been more sure of anything in my whole life."

Jason lifted Elizabeth off his lap and stood and motioned for Sonny to follow him. They step away into the kitchen.

"Look I know that you don't want to go in there tonight but.."

"Stop Jason I don't care if it's just me and you we're going in tonight. I can't believe that sick fuck did that." Sonny shook his head trying to get the image of Skye been raped by that piece of shit out of his head.

Jason nodded. "Good I have a phone call to make." He told him while walking back out to the living room. He walked over to Elizabeth and hugged her. "Are you okay?"

She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "No, but I will be when we get Skye out of there and give Al what he deserves."

"Okay, good. Alexis?" He said looking at her now. She walked over to him with Sonny behind her.

"Yea."

"Get on the phone to whatever people you have to to get that estate ready tonight." He looked down at Elizabeth again. "We're going in tonight." She just nodded. "Don't you have a phone call to be making." She said giving him a knowing look.

"Yeah I do." He turned and walked out of the penthouse shutting the door behind him.

"Who is her calling?" Asked Sonny.

"The 8th person." Answered Elizabeth. Sonny just looked confused.

*~*

Jason stepped out into the hallway and leaned against the door letting him self slide down to the ground. "Are you going to be okay?" Came Johnny quite question. Jason looked up at him and shook his head. Johnny sat down in front of Jason.

"I heard the video." Johnny stated swallowing the lump in his throat. He had heard everything through the door. Skye's screams, Alcazar beating her, raping her, and Elizabeth and Alexis's sobs, he wanted to kill him he couldn't imagine what Jason was going through. All he knew was that he wanted to get Jason talking. The way Jason looked right now was scaring him.

Jason squeezed his eyes shut. "That bastard raped my sister Johnny."

"I know."

"He going to pay, dearly."

"I know."

Jason nodded and reached into the pocket of his jeans, pulled out his cell phone. He dialed a number he knew by heart only because Emily made him commit it to memory, just in case. It rang 8 times before he picked up.

*~*

A.J. had just fallen asleep snuggled against Courtney when he heard his cell phone ring. He cursed it was like 2:30 in the morning who could be calling at this time of night. He laid there to see if the person would hang up. At the sixth ring he got up and fished through his jeans for the phone.

"Hello."

"A.J.?"

A.J. stilled hearing his brother's voice. He sounded tried. He sounded.sad.

"Jason? Is that you?"

"Yeah, listen A.J. I need you to get to Sonny's now."

A.J. cringed that was the last thing he wanted to do. "Jason it's 2:42 in the morning can't it wait till tomorrow?"

"No!" He snapped. Then calmed himself A.J. didn't know. "A.J. please get here as soon as you can."

A.J.'s eyes widen at the sound of Jason sad and broken voice. "What's wrong? Oh, god Jason it's not mom or Michael, is it?" He asked while pulling his jeans on.

"No A.J. just get here."

"Okay." He said slipping on his last shoe, grabbing his jacket, and walking out the door. "I'm leaving now."

"A.J.?"

"Yeah?"

"You still know how to use a gun?"

A.J. gulped. Oh god, this is bad. "Of course."

"Good." Jason said and hung up.