Chapter 9

Taking a deep breath, Jason prepared himself for what he had to do. Reaching up, Jason pushed back some of Courtney's hair off of her neck. She closed her eyes as she felt him give in, but she suddenly jerked and opened her eyes as she felt his hands wrap tightly around her neck. Next thing she knew, He had her in a chokehold while covering her mouth.

"I can't do this Courtney!" he cried, and she felt him shaking. "I love Sam, and I can't do this to her. I was willing to let you do anything you wanted to me if it meant that she wasn't harmed. But this harms her. So I'm telling you this now- scream, and I'll snap your neck"

Carly kept the gun trained on Sam and the baby in her stomach.

"You took everything from me!" she said again and again.

"No, Carly, I didn't. you can still rebuild your life; just let me go" said Sam, gently tugging on he chain that bound her to the wall.
"No, I can't rebuild. And I won't go to prison. I won't. I just want you gone. I want you wiped off of the face of this planet" said Carly angrily.

Neither noticed what was happening on the TV. Carly let out an angry scream and fired a shot, hitting the TV and causing it to spark and shatter.

"Damn, I shouldn't have done that" she said as she appeared to get back her cool. "I should have left it so that the last sight you ever saw was your husband making love to his soul mate"

Jason tightened his grip on Courtney's elbow as he reached down and grabbed his belt from the floor. Dragging her over to the bed, he hooked her by the wrists to one of the slats in the headboard.

"So, we're getting kinky?" she asked with a seductive smile.
"Shut up" he growled. "You know, I have to keep reminding myself that I don't hit girls" he said as he reached down and picked up her shirt.

Shoving it into her mouth and tying it behind her head, he made an effective gag. Tightening the belt around her wrists, he made sure that she had no way of escaping before grabbing the blanket from the bed and throwing it over her body which was clad only in her panties.

"At least I have some decency" he mumbled before pulling on his clothes and running out the door, ignoring her muffled screams.

Jason was able to avoid the few guards and still make it to Sam's cell. He had been just about to enter when he was suddenly grabbed back.

"SO, we meet again" said Pete with a smile as he began to beat up Jason.

Jason tried to punch him back, but once again, George was able to hold him back, giving Pete all the clear shots he needed. Jason knew that they were going to beat him unconscious unless he did something.

Sam took a deep breath as she watched Carly laugh at what she had just said. Carly closed her eyes as she laughed, and Sam took the opportunity. Reaching as far as the chain binding her to the wall could, she jumped on Carly. Carly let out a scream as she realized what was going on, but Sam grabbed for the gun, ignoring the screech.
Carly held her grip on the gun steadfast, punching the brunette in the face. Sam's eyes flooded with tears as she felt her nose begin to bleed. Carly made a move to punch Sam's stomach, but Sam backed away, protecting her baby. Reaching out her leg, she kicked Carly; her spiky heal of her boot making contact with Carly's kneecap. Carly hissed in pain as she looked around and saw the gun on the floor at the same time that Sam did. Both women lunged for it, grabbing at the metal object that could either save or end a life there. Carly managed to get a tight grasp on it and she aimed it at Sam.
"And now, say goodbye to your baby" she said as she aimed it at Sam's abdomen again.

"NO!" cried Sam.

Jason heard the struggle in the next room, even as he was being beat to a pulp. He had heard Sam cry out a few times, but all the sudden, he heard her really scream. He felt sudden anger and protectiveness invade him. In one swift motion, he elbowed George in the stomach, and the man let go in pain and surprise. He jumped Pete, punching the man in the face and slamming his head into the wall behind him, watching as the man fell unconscious. George recovered and tried to come after him, but Jason slammed his head into the wall as well. Once he was down, Jason checked them both for guns, but he was unable to find any. He needed to save Sam with his bare hands.

Jason ran into Sam's cell and found her backed into a corner, chained to the wall, with Carly holding a gun to her. Seeing that he couldn't make it to Carly in time, he jumped in front of Sam just as Carly pulled the trigger. He felt a sharp piercing in his shoulder as Sam screamed.

"JASON!" she cried, amazed that he was even there, but her amazement turned to horror as she heard him moan and saw him grab his shoulder. "NO, JASON!" she cried.

"Jason? What the hell are you doing here?" asked Carly as Jason collapsed into Sam's arms.
"Oh my god, Jase" she cried as he remained conscious, but was breathing heavily.
"Well, isn't this a touching reunion" said Carly as Jason still managed to hold himself so that he was shielding Sam with his body. "See, Jason just came from sexing up Courtney" said Carly with a sinister laugh.
"No, I didn't have sex with her" moaned Jason through labored breaths.

"Jason, I know. It's ok" she said as her tears came more plentiful as she admitted defeat. "I saw on that TV over there. Before Carly shot it as a warning, it broadcasted you and Courtney" Sam explained.

"Sam, I couldn't do it. I couldn't sleep with her because I love you too much. I couldn't bear the thought of touching another woman. So now, Courtney's tied up. Trust me, she's not getting out of there" said Jason, still breathing deeply.

"It's ok. Try not to talk. God Jason, I love you" said Sam as she kissed his lips while simultaneously applying pressure to his shoulder.

"Well, isn't this touching? Now step aside Jason. Or I'll kill you, and then I'll kill her and that child she's carrying" said Carly coldly.

"Carly, don't do this. You're not a murder" said Jason as he tried to convince her to put down the gun.

"You have no idea who I really am Jason!" she cried.

"You're right. But I do know that you wouldn't be able to live with yourself if you killed me. You love me Carly, I know it. It's why it's so hard for you to share me with anyone. You expect me to clean up after you and take care of you, and that's my fault. I was the one who started this, back when I pretended to be Michael's father. And then when I picked you and Michael over Robin. But not anymore. I'm choosing Sam. I love her. And you're just angry that I booted you out of my life for trying to ruin everything"

"I didn't try to ruin everything!" she sobbed. "I tried to fix everything. I tried to make it all better! I tried to put back all the pieces of our old lives. Remember laughing, and joking, and smiling? Remember when we picked out tuxes for your wedding. I don't remember ever laughing so hard Jase. But then you ruined all that!" she said while sobbing still.

Jason took a tentative step towards Carly, his hand still clutched over his wounded shoulder. Sam remained behind him, still bound to the wall, her face pale in fear and shock.

"Carly, sometimes things don't work out. And that's no one's fault. It's just how things happen. I loved Courtney. A lot. But we weren't meant to be. Sam and I are soul mates. Sam's the one I want to be with. And temper tantrums aren't going to change that, nor is kidnapping" said Jason softly.

"I just want to make things right" she kept repeating, both hands now supporting the gun in front of her.

"Carly, give me the gun" instructed Jason gently as he let go of his shoulder to reach out for the gun with both hands.
"I cant Jase, I can't" she sobbed.

"Shh, I'm not going to let anything happen to you" he assured her. "Just give me the gun"

"No, I can't" she repeated, her shaking more predominant.
"You can Carly. You can. Just let go, and we'll all go home and figure this out" said Jason.
"Carly, Jason needs to go to the hospital" said Sam softly, speaking up finally.
"Hospital?" she questioned, and then she looked at the shoulder. Her eyes widened in shock as though she was noticing his bullet hole for the first time. "Did I do that?" she asked in horror before collapsing into another fit of tears, the gun still in her hands.

"Shh, don't worry about it. Its ok" assured Jason. "It hardly hurts. Just give me the gun Carly" he instructed calmly but firmly.
"She was supposed to get shot, not you. Spam was supposed to have a bullet hole in her, not you" Carly said as she finally collapsed on to the floor, shaking and pointing the gun.

"Carly, you don't want to kill anyone" said Jason. "Give me the gun"

"Alright" she whispered after a moment, nodding her head and sobbing.

Jason put his hands on the barrel of the gun, and Carly let out another sob before letting go of it. Jason quickly put the gun in the waistband of his jeans.

"Now give me the keys Carly. We need to unlock Sam" instructed Jason.

"Sam?" she asked, suddenly confused.

"Oh my god, she's cracking up" whispered Sam behind him.
"Carly, I'm gonna reach over and take the keys, ok?" asked Jason, and Carly nodded her head.

Jason grabbed the keys from Carly and hurried over to Sam, unlocking her little wrist from the chains. He raised it to his lips and kissed it before rubbing it gently.

"Come on; let's get out of here" he whispered to her.
"What about Carly and Courtney?" asked Sam.
"Courtney's not going anywhere. And Carly's officially gone off the deep end. She has no idea where she is or what's going on" said Jason quietly. "We can call the authorities once we get of here, let them handle it. They both need to be committed"

"I suppose" said Sam.

"Come on" said Jason, taking her by the hand and leading her past Carly who remained shaking on the floor and out of the cell.

They had just walked out of the cell when Sam was grabbed and a gun was pressed to her stomach.

"I like the kinky thing as much as the next person Jason, really I do" said Courtney snidely as she kept the gun on Sam. "But there's a limit. And you crossed the line"

"How the hell did you get out of there?" he asked.

"Guards helped me. You really didn't think we just had two or three men, did you? We learned from the best, you and Sonny. And now it's time for the student to surpass her master"

"Courtney, don't do this" begged Jason. "Look, Carly is in the other room, having a mental breakdown as we speak. You're best friend is sitting on the floor, rocking back and forth, unable to do anything else. Don't you want to get her help?" asked Jason.

"She's only crazy because you drove her to the state that she's in now" snapped Courtney.

"Fine, if you don't care about Carly, at least care about me. She shot me Courtney. Look" he said, removing his hand from his shoulder to show her the bullet hole. "Unless you want me to bleed out and die, I need to get to a hospital"

"NO! You're staying right here, and you're going to watch Sam and the baby die" yelled Courtney.

Sam looked into Jason's eyes, and receiving confirmation, she elbowed her, surprising her and causing her to let go. Courtney almost dropped the gun, but she maintained her hold on it. Gritting his teeth against the pain, Jason jumped on her, wrestling for the gun as another fight for a weapon broke out.

All the sudden, a shot rang out.