Chapter 16- The Safe
Once she was out of an ear shot, Jason sighed with relief.
"Sorry Serena, but I need to do this" he said, swinging his legs out of the bed.
He gladly noted that she had left his leather jacket. But looking down at himself, he noticed he didn't have the proper clothes on. His plan was to sneak over to Sonny's, look through what the man had found out already, and then take matters into his own hands. He needed to get back to that house, and into that safe. Jason opened the door to his room just a crack, and sure enough, he saw a guard standing outside. Taking a deep breath, he swung the door open and caught the surprised guard in a headlock. Dragging him into the room, he took the man's gun.
"Mr. Morgan, what are you doing?" asked the guard, staring wearily at the gun Jason was brandishing.
"What's your name?" he asked the man.
"Phillip" answered the scared man.
"Alright Phillip, I'm going to need your clothes" he said.
"My clothes?" Phillip asked in a feeble voice.
"You heard me, your clothes" he said, his eyes cold and remorseless as he slipped into business mode.
Phillip hastily removed his clothes and left them for Jason. Jason ripped up the sheets from the bed and led Phillip into the bathroom. He tied the frightened man up and gagged him, leaving the bathroom and shutting the door tightly behind him. He then took off the hospital gown and put on Phillip's suit. The only problem was, Phillip was a huge man, and the clothes were huge on him. Jason needed to make the belt as tight as possible to stop the pants from sliding down, and the shirt was huge as well. Jason forewent the jacket and tie, and instead grabbed his own leather coat.
Jason waited a few hours and just sat on the bed, planning what he was going to do. When he was content that it was late enough, and Sonny and Carly would be in bed, he put his feet into the huge shoes, and grabbed Phillip's car keys. He snuck out of the room, carefully avoiding any nurses or doctors that he saw. He made his way down to the parking lot, and pressed the beeper until he found Phillip's black SUV. Getting behind the wheel, Jason sped off toward the Harborview Towers.
Making his way up to the penthouses, Jason came face to face with the night guard.
"Mr. Morgan?" questioned the man.
"Shh, I was never here" he answered, threatening the scared man with his gun.
The guard knew what Jason was capable of, and his fear for the man would guarantee that he wouldn't tell a soul Jason was there. Jason cast a remorseful glance to his penthouse door. He knew Serena was in there, asleep, but probably having worried dreams about him. He felt terrible for sneaking behind her back and for being so close to her but not even going to give her a comforting kiss. But he needed to snap back into enforcer mode. He needed to do his job.
Jason silently opened the door to Sonny's penthouse, and walked over to Sonny's desk. Rooting through the drawers, he was unable to find the key. Cursing under his breath, he decided to go back to the house, and look around anyway. Maybe he could find something this time that he couldn't find before.
He walked back down to the parking lot and got into the car. He sped off to the house, and got back out. He walked down the familiar hallway, and was about to enter the room Kemen had been in. He opened the door and slowly walked in. He saw a dark figure leaning over a safe. The person was opening it. Jason crept over and in one swift motion, covered the person's mouth with his hand and grabbed their body with his other so they couldn't struggle. Pulling them back so he could see a face, he gasped.
"Serena?" he questioned, removing his hand from her mouth.
"Jason? What the hell are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the hospital" she hissed.
"What are you doing here?" he asked
"I'm working, but that still doesn't tell me what you're doing here!"
"I'm working too"
"You're supposed to be resting!" she snapped.
"You are too" he snapped back
"That is totally different. You're supposed to be recovering from 5 bullet wounds, remember?"
"I am recovering"
"How?"
"By finding out exactly why I was shot"
"Jason, come on, I'm taking you back to the hospital. How did you even get out? What happened to Phillip? What are you wearing…oh Jase, you didn't?" she said.
"Didn't what?" he asked trying to act innocent.
"Oh, poor little guy" she said.
"Little? He's not so little"
"I know. You look ridiculous" she said, grabbing at the extra material at his crotch area.
"Serena, now is not the time" he said through gritted teeth, reluctantly pulling away from her.
"Fine, but I'm using that one next time I just want to go to sleep" she said with a smile. "Now come on, let's get you back to the hospital"
"Serena, I'm not going. Now, is that the key?" he asked.
"Yeah" she answered, holding up the small metal object.
"Come on, open it up. Did you check the security?"
"Of course, no protection on the safe. Just this key" she answered as she put it in the lock and turned it.
The safe was opened, revealing a single piece of paper.
"What the hell is this?" whispered Serena, grabbing it.
She took out a flashlight and shone it on the paper. Jason crowded next to her and the two read the paper. It simply read: "Sorry Corinthos clan, but I wasn't about to let you win. I know that Morgan found this key. Hope the 5 extra holes in his body didn't hurt too much"
Serena cursed under her breath and threw the paper down with a frustrated sigh.
"Wait a second" said Jason. "We can take the note and compare it to the handwriting of all of Sonny's enemies. We have notes and various other letters from all of them from over the years"
"Perfect, let's take it and go. We need to get you back to the hospital" said Serena.
"I'm fine" lied Jason.
Truthfully, he had been clutching his side since he had grabbed Serena. He knew that he had ripped the stitches, and he could feel the warm blood seeping out. But he didn't dare tell her. The last thing he needed was to worry her. He would just get back to the hospital later and Monica would patch him up.
"Let's just go, we'll argue later" said Serena, taking him by the hand and leading him out of the house.
They made it down the road where they both had parked their cars, and Serena sighed. She smiled at him and told him that she hadn't given him a proper hello. She pressed her lips to his, and they soon intensified the kiss. She reached her hand closer to his body, feeling underneath his jacket. She pulled her hand back in horror and looked at it.
"Jase, is that blood?" she asked nervously. "Are you bleeding?"
"It's nothing" he said, trying to brush it off.
She pulled back his jacket and stared at his shirt. The white shirt was stained red with all of his blood.
"Where's it coming from?" she asked him in a scared voice.
"I must have just ripped a stitch or two" he mumbled.
Truthfully, he was feeling a little woozy. His knees were feeling weak, and he was seeing spots. He just stood there as Serena ripped his shirt opened and looked at his wound. Suddenly, he felt the world start to spin really, really fast. He faintly heard her calling his name, but then he lost it, slipping into a world of darkness.
"Oh Jason. The things you do. But your blood pressures good, a nice heartbeat. You'll be fine. But it's time to wake up" said a voice.
Jason opened his eyes to reveal a very fuzzy looking Monica standing over him.
"Monica?" he mumbled. "Where's Serena, is she ok?"
She laughed at him. "Always concerned about Serena, and not yourself. She's fine. But are you?"
"I have a little headache, what happened?"
"You ripped out all of the stitches in your side and passed out from the lack of blood. Serena brought you back in last night. We got you back into bed, and let that poor man out of the bathroom" she said.
Jason groaned and tried to grab at his head to stop the searing pain. To his surprise, he couldn't move his arms. Fearing for a second he was paralyzed, he looked down and saw that he was being restrained.
"The hospital's tying me to the bed now?" he asked, pulling hard on his binds.
"Actually, your girlfriend's tying you to the bed now"
"Serena?"
"Yup. Jason, just a heads up, she is furious with you. She was going on and on about how you don't care about her"
"How could she say that?" asked Jason.
"Think about it from her point of view. You keep putting yourself in unnecessarily dangerous situations, and one day, it just might kill you. And how's she going to feel if you die? You didn't see her when she was waiting for you to come out of surgery the other day- she was a mess. Take care of her by taking care of yourself, alright?"
"Alright" he answered softly. "Can you send her in, I wanna talk to her"
"Jase, she's not here"
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I told you she was angry"
"Angry enough not to come?" he asked, his heart breaking.
"Sonny's outside" answered Monica, staring at the visibly upset man lying there in front of her. "I'll send him in" she said, refusing to meet Jason's eyes.
"Hey man, how you doing?" asked Sonny, sitting on the stool near Jason's bed.
"Why won't she come see me?" he asked his brother right away.
"She's really angry with you Jase" said Sonny with a sigh.
"Angry enough not to care about me anymore?" asked Jason. "Angry enough not to care if I never woke up?"
"No, she cared enough to be angry. Don't you get it man; she's worried sick about you. I know you got used to having no one to come home to again, but you have someone now. And Serena loves you so much, and if something happened to you, she'd be destroyed."
"Sonny, I need to see her"
"I know you do. I'll get her to come down here, don't worry" said Sonny with a smile as he got up. "Get some rest" he said patting Jason's shoulder.
"Bye" mumbled Jason.
Sonny turned and smiled at him, leaving him alone again. Jason lied back down against the pillows and stared at his wrists. He tugged at them a little, as if he could take off the restraints with just a little pull. They were soft, so they didn't hurt, but the fact that she wasn't with him hurt. He sighed, and decided just to wait for her. He gave her ten minutes before she came rushing down to see him.
But two hours later, his only visitor had been a nurse, taking his vitals. He was about to give up on her, and just try to fall asleep to numb his pain, when he heard the click of a pair of expensive heels on the floor. He looked up hopefully, and a warmth over took him as he looked at her and smiled. She however, was just glaring at him from the door way, her eyes angry as she leaned against the frame.
"I knew you couldn't stay away" said Jason with another smile as he looked at her.
But she didn't answer him, she just glared at him.
"Come on baby, don't be mad. Come here and kiss me, and do that thing with your lips that drives me crazy" he said.
Again, nothing but a glare.
"Serena, come on. Look, I obviously can't go over to you" he said, motioning with his head to the restraints.
Glare.
"I'm thirsty?" he tried, hoping that if his emotional needs wouldn't get a reaction out of her, than his physical ones would.
"Good" she answered with the same glare before turning around on her heel and walking out.
As she did, Carly walked in.
"She's still mad, huh?" said Carly, sitting down next to his bedside.
It was Jason's turn to just glare.
"You two are so similar" said Carly with a chuckle. "I swear, it's the same angry stare"
"Your right, we are similar" said Jason as it dawned on him. "I would be so angry with her if she was the one who had left the hospital. But I wouldn't stay away from her. I'd be angry with her by her side"
"She'll come around"
"She's not going to break up with me, is she?" asked Jason, uncharacteristically worried.
"Nah, she won't. She loves you too much to just walk away. Get some rest, you'll feel better after you take a nap"
"I don't need a nap. I need Serena"
"She's probably home sleeping, she didn't get much sleep last night"
"Can't she sleep here?" he asked.
"Your whining again Jason, but I'll just blame it on the drugs"
"Tell her I love her" said Jason.
"I will, don't worry" said Carly, getting up and giving Jason a peck on the forehead as she did.
"Carly?"
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Untie me, please"
"Sorry, but I don't want to risk the wrath of Serena. Get some sleep" said Carly, walking out.
Jason growled in frustration, but decided to take Carly's advice. Closing his eyes, he tried to fall asleep. He comforted himself with happy Serena thoughts, and he soon let sleepiness overtake him.
When Serena walked back into his room, Jason was out cold. She smiled in spite of herself and she took the seat next to his bedside. She brushed some hair off of his forehead and she tenderly touched his cheek.
"You drive me crazy" she said, leaning her forehead against his.
She sighed, and gently undid the restraints binding him to the bed. She kissed his wrists as she set them free, and gently placed them on his side. Pushing down the metal bars of the bed that the restraints had previously been attached to, she removed her shoes and climbed into the bed with him. She snuggled into his chest, and in his sleep, he wrapped his arms around her. She too allowed sleep to overtake her, and she smiled as she felt him hold her tighter to himself.
A/N: Remember to review! I've kinda forgotten about this story and I have more than half a mind to abandon it. It's become more of a burden and I don't know if I want to continue it for just one reader.