A/N: I know it's been a while since I updated, I had a monster wreck on my bike and bruised the hell out of my back. So I've been just taking it easy on the couch for the past few days. Alrighty, here you go! hope you like.

Ch. 23 You

"Keep a man on Alcazar, keep someone on Ric, and somebody get me something on where Faith disappeared to!" he shouted into the phone before slamming down on the receiver.

Sonny was losing the thin strand of patience he had left. Earlier that day Michael had asked him why he couldn't go visit his aunt. Nobody had the heart to tell him the truth. Sonny couldn't even remember what excuse they had given him, but Carly took him and Morgan to her mother's for a few days. A precaution, no one knew what to say if he began to ask more questions.

"Anything?" Sonny looked up to see his wife coming down the stairs.

"Not a damn thing." he muttered and took a sip of his drink.

"I don't understand how all this can happen and there isn't even a single clue or anything."

After a few moments of silence, a knock at the door brought both of them back down to Earth. Max opened the door and let himself in, he approached Sonny.

"This came for you, boss." he handed Sonny an envelope identical to the one that came before it.

He angrily snatched it out of his hands. Once again it was addressed to all three of them. Sonny didn't want to open it, he had a pretty good idea what was inside. But he opened it anyway, and it proved that he had been right.

"Damn it!" he shouted and slammed the photo face down on the table with enough force to shake it and everything sitting on it. "Max!"

It didn't even take a second for Max to reenter the penthouse.

"Yes, Mr. Corinthos?"

"Where the hell did this come from?"

"M-Messenger dropped it off." he explained obviously nervous around his employer when got this angry.

"See if he's still in the building and bring him here. NOW!" Max left immediately to follow his orders. Sonny went and stared out the window, deep in thought.

Carly took the opportunity and picked the picture off the table in front of her. Sitting down on the couch and she took in the sight. It was almost a clone of the previous one. Except now her eyes were opened and held a sort of dazed look in them. It looked like she had just come to.

She was staring at the picture when the door opened and Max entered the room for the third time. Sonny turned from his spot at the window and his expression grew angrier when he realized that Max had returned alone.

"He's left the building already, boss."

"Next time he, or any other deliveries come I don't care what it is or who they are you bring them straight to me. Understood?" Max nodded and returned to his post outside the door.

"Have you heard from Jason, yet?" Carly questioned.

"No he hasn't called."

"What about Alcazar? When I spoke to him he gave me the innocent act. Became all offended when he thought I was accusing him of something."

"I've got a guy keeping track of him." he released a heavy sigh before joining his wife on the couch. "I don't know what else to do. I'm just sitting here, while my little sister is out there somewhere in trouble." at this point Carly had laced her fingers with his and held his hand in a firm, supportive grip. "I just wish I could do something."

"I know. But it's all going to be ok. Everything's going to be fine. Aren't I always right?" she was relieved when her last remark cracked a smile on her husbands face.

Courtney stared at Faith and tried to settle the fear rising in the pit of her stomach. What ever Faith's "fun idea" was, she was sure that it would only be fun for one of them.

"Stay the hell away from me!"

"Yes because I'm going to listen the person stuck in a bed. What are you going to do? Attack me?"

Courtney glared at the blonde . She didn't know it was possible to hate a person so much.

'To think she would have probably been dead and gone in that fire if it weren't for me. Damn my conscience.'

"Besides, since I'm stuck here babysitting you, I might as well keep myself entertain myself. Let's chat. What's new?"

Courtney scoffed at her.

"Well, been kidnapped." she threw at her.

"Ok then, don't get mean. I haven't seen you since the hotel. Just trying to catch up." Faith smiled at the mention of the fire. "How's the stomach by the way? Feeling better?"

She asked immediately before taking the palm of her hand and slapping it down on her midsection like it was nothing.

Every inch of her tensed up and she inhaled a sharp breath. She'd used all her strength to keep herself from screaming in pain. Not wanting to give Faith the satisfaction she held the breath that was certain to have a scream in it somewhere. Courtney had never felt more relief then she did when a ringing phone interrupted them. The older woman picked up the cell and left the room to speak.

As soon as she was alone, she let out her breath. She looked around the room trying to find -- she wasn't sure what exactly she was looking for, something that could tell her where she was. But there was nothing that stood out to her.

'Of course not, can't have me knowing anything can we?' her thoughts dripped with sarcasm and frustration.

"Jason." his name came out almost like a prayer. Praying he would find her and take her home.

"Will not be coming." she hadn't even heard Faith come in.

"That was Ric. Apparently, he's pretty sure that hubby is tailing him. So he won't joining our little party. Looks like it's just us girls."

Ric walked along the docks taking in the day. It was a beautiful day.

'The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I'm being followed.' he thought to himself.

It wasn't hard to figure out, especially since he's had to go through this on many different occasions. Most likely Jason. He knew it would only be a matter of time before he was confronted face to face.

But for now he was going to continue is act of ignorance. Go about the day as if he knew nothing and had nothing to hide. He was pulled from his thoughts by a hand tapping him on the shoulder.

'This is sooner than I expected. But if it's going to happen, lets get this over with.' he thought and turned to face his company.

"You." he couldn't hide the shock on his face as he saw his company.

"Me."