A/N: Hey guys! I did it! I got my one review. Actually, two of them- both from my new bestest friend Serena. And it was so inspiring, that I sat down and shot out three more chapters of this story. Now, I was planning on waiting for more reviews, but then I decided nah. I really, really wanted to update. So, I'm posting this chapter, but that's it. I refuse to post any more until I get five reviews from five new and different people. In the meantime, if you review my story and leave an email adress, I'll send you spoilers for the next chapter. So, here we go. Remember guys-you have to review! I think this is the most pathetic story on the whole board in terms of reviews. It's pitiful. So please, please, please, review- if only for my sanity. Thanks and happy reading!

Chapter 6- But I Love Him

Serena leaned back against the now closed door. She had actually thanked her father-in-law for giving her the chance to kill her lover. But at least she bought Jason time. She knew what she had to do. She knew that this would change everything. But she had to do it.

She took the elevator up to the penthouses before stepping off into the hallway. She walked up to the door and saw a guard standing in front of it.

"Are you Max?" she asked, remembering Jason telling her about him

"Yes, I am, and who are you?"

"I am a person who desperately needs to speak to Sonny Corinthos"

"I'm sorry but I can't let you do that"

"Please, it's an emergency. A man's life is at risk here"

"And would that man be Jason Morgan"

"I am not at the liberty to say" she said.

Max studied her. Her face had fallen dramatically when he mentioned Jason. He vaguely remembered talk of Jason having a secret girlfriend. Could this be the girl?

"I'm not supposed to this-" started Max. Serena knew what she had to do. It would piss Corinthos off, but she was desperate. She reached into her purse for her gun, but Max chose that moment to finish his sentence "but I can make an exception. How should I announce you?" he asked

"Serena Martinez" she said using her maiden name as she removed her hand from her purse, allowing the gun to drop back in.

Max announced her and she walked in.

"How can I help you Ms. Martinez?" asked Sonny

"Please call me Serena, Mr. Corinthos"

"Alright, then call me Sonny. Now, what is it that you need to talk to me about?"

"Mr. Corin- Sonny, this is important. But I need your word that no one will get hurt before I tell you what I need to"

"That's a lot to promise. Somebody always gets hurt"

"I know they do. But I care deeply for everyone who is involved. And if you can't promise me this, then I can't tell you what I need to tell you. And I'll have to find another way"

"I can promise you that I will not intentionally hurt anyone"

"Thank you"

"Now, tell me what it is that you know"

"I know where Jason Morgan is"

"How do you even know Jason?"

"We've been seeing each other for the past month or so. We've fallen in love"

"I see" said Sonny. He didn't seem surprised

"But the important part is how we met. I was the shooter sent to kill him. I was supposed to take him out. But something happened. We just couldn't kill each other. And we fell in love"

Sonny seemed surprised at this. This was the shooter who had been torturing his family? He was angry at first at Jason for not telling him that it was all ok, and no one was going to die. But then he realized why Jason did what he did. He loved this girl, and he wanted to protect her. Then, suddenly a thought hit him. This girl said she cared about everyone who was involved.

"How are you connected to the Sandoval's?"

"My husband is Adriano Sandoval" she said, looking down at her feet.

Sonny froze, needing to take a minute to process all of this. Jason was sleeping with a married woman? A woman whose husband was one of their biggest enemies?

"So your Armando Sandoval's daughter-in-law?" he asked.

"Yes. And Armando wants me to kill Jason. But I can't do it Sonny. I love him. But if I break him out, then everyone will know about us. And if they find out, Adrian will kill us both. There's no fighting him once he wants something. But if you break him out…"

"How do you expect me to do that?"

"I'll show you where the compound is. I'll draw you a map of the place and show you where all the guards are stationed and exactly where they're holding Jason. I can even show you secret passageway, but I should warn you, my whole family knows about them, and they may not be the safest route"

"Alright, whatever we need to do to save Jason, we'll do" said Sonny.

Serena had spent an hour at Sonny's, giving him exact directions. He had promised not to kill anyone, but Serena described Basilio and said that she wouldn't mind if he got "accidentally shot". Sonny immediately liked the girl. She was strong and feisty. Stronger and feistier than any other girl Jason ever dated. Serena was in the middle of showing Sonny exactly where each guard was when Carly walked into the penthouse.

"Who the hell are you?" asked Carly when she saw this beautiful girl reaching over her husband's body to point to something.

"This is an associate of mine Carly" said Sonny

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize your associates wore such short skirts" she said

"Carly, this is Serena, and she'll be helping me in finding Jason"

"What, is she sleeping with him or something" Carly scoffed. Her face changed as she realized what she said was true. "Your Jason's secret girlfriend?" she asked

"I guess you could say that" said Serena

"Well, she's certainly no Courtney" Carly stage whispered to Sonny.

"Carly, please go upstairs" said a frustrated Sonny.

"Whatever" said Carly as she walked up the stair case.

"I'm sorry about her" said Sonny

"It's ok. She's right though. I can't give him what Courtney could. I mean, I'm married to his enemy for crying out loud"

"And Courtney was married to his brother. But that didn't stop him from falling in love with her"

"Carly doesn't think I'm good enough for Jason" she said sadly. "And according to Jason, Carly is the best judge of these things"

"Don't worry about Carly" said Sonny. "Give her a chance to get to know you, and she'll see what Jason sees. She just has an attachment to Courtney"

"I guess. But let's just focus on saving Jason" she said, getting back to the map.

Serena finally made it back to the Sandoval compound. She hurried down to Jason to tell him about her plan.

"Hey there" he said.

"What happened?" she asked, noticing he had new bruises on his face.

"Your uncle came down and we 'talked'"

"I can tell" she said as she gently touched one of the bruises. "Does it hurt a lot?" she asked.

"It's not that bad" he said as she kissed each bruise. "Now its better" he said a little love-sick.

She smiled at him and kissed his lips. But her expression soon turned somber.

"Jason, I need to tell you something"

"What is it?"

"Armando wants me to kill you. He gave me the orders"

"You're not going to. Right?"

"What do you think? Of course I'm not. But-and don't be mad- I didn't know what to do so I went to Sonny"

"Really? What was his reaction to who you were?" asked Jason, although he didn't seem surprised.

"He was a little taken aback that I was a Sandoval, but he got over it when I told him that I loved you. I actually think he likes me. I wish I could say the same for his wife"

"Carly's tough. But she'll come around"

"That's what Sonny said. But anyway, I told him everything, and showed him how to get to you, so I expect at any minute he'll come barging in here"

"That's good" said Jason. "But I'm going to miss your cooking" he said

"I'll cook for you when you're not being kept prisoner also, don't worry" she said. "But I have to go and distract my family so Sonny can do it. They can't know about us"

"Alright. I love you" he said

"I love you too" she answered and she leaned in for a kiss.

Their lips had just met when the door flung open. Serena turned and saw Basilio standing there.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" he asked

Adriano, Armando, and Kemen were right behind him. They were shocked to see the scene they saw.

"Serena, what are you doing?" asked Adriano

"Adrian, wait, I can explain" she said

"You mean you can explain that you've been sleeping with this guy?" he said

"Please, Adrian, I love him" she said, but she couldn't say more as his hand reached out and slapped her across the face. Her cheek burned from the hit, but she knew that she deserved it. Jason struggled against his chains, yelling at Adrian that he shouldn't be hitting her.

"Your right, I should be hitting you" said Adrian as he punched Jason.

"How could you do this Serena?" asked Armando. "How could you betray your family?"

"It's easy for her. I warned you she was just a little slut" said Basilio.

"Basilio, you kill Morgan. We'll deal with this one later" said Armando looking down on Serena. He turned and walked out. He truly loved Serena as a daughter, and he couldn't believe she would do such a thing.

"Please, please don't kill him" she begged, throwing her body in front of Jason's.

Basilio snapped his fingers, and a group of guards came in.

"Restrain her" he told them, and three guards came at her. Despite her trying to fight them off, they managed to get a grip on her and hold her back.

"Kemen, please help!" she cried

"Serena, you betrayed your family. How do you expect me to help you?" he asked her.

"She needs to pay for what she's done. I say we kill her" said Basilio

"No!" cried Jason, Kemen, and Adrian.

"She is still my wife. And I love her. I will not let you kill her Uncle" said Adrian.

He looked at the guards, and they restrained both Kemen and Adrian.

"She will suffer for her betrayal" said Basilio as everyone fought to stop him. "Hold out her hand" he commanded the guards, and the guards took her left hand, holding it on the table behind them. "I think we should cut those rings off of her fingers, and then kill her" said Basilio as he took a large knife out of his belt.

"No!" cried Serena as she tried to struggle out of the guards' grasps. Basilio punched her, and she was flung backwards, into the wall, despite the guards holding her. Her head began to bleed, as did her nose.

"Uncle, don't hurt her!" yelled Adrian

"Shut up my mindless nephew. This woman is not your wife. She's his whore" he said.

Everyone was yelling, trying to stop Basilio. He had the knife inches from her finger, and she screamed and wriggled. Adrian looked away, Jason struggled to get to her, and Kemen tried everything he could to get the guards off of him. He raised the knife, and was about to bring it down. All the sudden, a gun shot was heard. All Serena could see was red. Blood red.

A/N: Alright, you know the deal. Review, review, and review some more. That is, if you want to find out exactly what happened. And, feel free to drop me a line at cookiecrazyy85 (it's a yahoo account) but leave a note on this website too. All of the other stories are making fun of my story for it's lack of reviews. It's the skinny kid with glasses on the playground. Pity it. Please. :(