Audrey broke into hysterics when she heard her step-father's name come out of Courtney's mouth. Courtney looked worriedly at Audrey. "Jason, what's wrong with her? What did I say?" Jason looked up at Courtney as he held Audrey. "That's her step-father. He's sick, Courtney. You need to stay away from him." Courtney nodded her head. "Of course. Audrey, I am so sorry. I had no idea. I never would have…" Audrey cut her off. "I know. I know. You didn't have any idea who he was. It's okay." Courtney walked to the couch and sat beside Audrey taking her hand.
She looked at Jason. "What are you going to do?" "First, I'm getting you and Audrey out of town. I'm going to take you to a safe house so he can't get to you. Then, I'm going to take care of him. He's messed with the wrong women. What he did to Audrey was bad enough but now he's trying to hurt you too. I'm not going to let anything happen to either of you." Courtney put her arm behind Audrey's back and squeezed Jason's shoulder. "We know that."
Jason called Max and Milo into the room and told them not to let Audrey and Courtney out of their sight. They nodded and Jason left the room. Audrey started to calm down. She wanted to believe that James would never hurt her again but she knew him. He was capable of anything. But on the other hand, so was her father. Jason would do anything to protect the people he loved and now she was lucky enough to be one of those people. She started getting tired after all her crying so she lay down on Sonny's couch and drifted off.
Courtney laid a blanket over Audrey and rubbed her hair until the girl fell asleep. Courtney couldn't believe she trusted the guy earlier. He had just seemed so genuine. What she really wanted to know was how he knew about her and her foundation? Did he also know that she was dating Jason? She shivered at the thought. Max saw her and smiled comfortingly at her. "Don't worry Mrs. M. We'll take care of you." Courtney had always liked Max. He was so kind. "Thank you, Max."
Jason walked out in the entryway. Sonny was waiting for him out there. "That bastard needs to be taken care of. He's cocky, going to see Courtney like that." Jason nodded. "You need to get them out of town tonight. We'll have the safe house set up with everything you guys will need. We've even set up a room for Audrey with everything a teenage girl could want." "Thank you, Sonny." Sonny shrugged him off. "You don't have to thank me. You're family."
James walked into his hotel room and saw Sam sitting on the couch. He rolled his eyes. "Are you still here?" "Do you still need my help?" James nodded. "I'm only here because you need my help. The faster you get Audrey, the faster I can be with Jason again." "I went to Courtney's office today. She bought the entire thing." "She's naïve." James nodded. "Yes, but it works to our advantage. She trusts me now. Maybe she'll even want Audrey to meet me. Wouldn't that be great? To see the look on her face?" He had a sick smile on his face that made Sam cringe. She wanted all of this to be over as soon as possible.
Jason led the women into their temporary home. On the outside it was a typical two story country house. On the inside it was decked out with the latest everything. It was very up to date and modern. Audrey loved it. Jason closed and locked the front door before checking all the windows and other doors. Audrey wandered around the house taking in everything. Courtney watched her in amusement. "You know, the good thing about having to go to a safe house is the guarantee that you'll be living in luxury for a while. Sonny doesn't know any different." Audrey smiled. "I could get used to this." Jason walked in. "Well, I wouldn't if I were you. This is only temporary." Audrey looked at him. "Well it doesn't have to be. You could decorate your place like this." Courtney laughed. "Jason? Yeah right. He lives as simple as possible. You should have seen his apartment before I moved in. It was a mix between a bar and a waiting room." Audrey laughed and Jason looked towards Courtney. "Ha ha. You two should get to bed. It's getting late." Audrey walked towards him. "What are you going to do?" "I need to go talk to Sonny. We have some things to take care of. There are guards all around here to protect you." Audrey looked down. "I want you to protect me."
Jason's heart clenched. "I am. By talking to Sonny I am protecting you. I need to be around town so nothing looks amiss. Just trust me, please." "Audrey, your dad knows what he's doing. If he thinks that going back is better for us, then it is." Audrey nodded. "Okay. As long as Courtney is here with me then I'll be okay." Courtney smiled. "I'm not going anywhere."
As soon as Courtney said that something struck Audrey. "Oh my God! Noah! Noah doesn't know where I am. He must be worried sick. I have to…" Jason interrupted her. "He knows, Audrey. I called him and told him everything." Audrey felt a huge sense of relief. "Thank you, Dad. He's not angry or anything is he?" Jason shook his head. "No. He's going to be helping us. Don't worry, okay? Just go to bed." "Okay, goodnight. I love you…both. Courtney smiled. "We love you too, honey."
Audrey walked up the stairs and Jason wrapped his arms around Courtney's waist. "I didn't want anything else to happen to her after she was kidnapped. I thought I could protect her." "Jase, you did. You were there when she needed you most and you took her out of a bad situation. James can't get her now." "He could have got you. I should have known that he would try to contact you." "You had just found out that he was in town. There was no way you could have had a guard on me in time. You did everything right, Jase. He's not going to win. We're going to stop him." He rested him chin on her shoulder. "I love you, ya know?" She smiled. "Yeah, I know. I love you too." They broke apart and Jason placed a gentle kiss on her lips. "I have to go now. Make sure you lock the door when I leave." "I will. Be careful, okay? Your daughter and I need you." He nodded and kissed her again before walking out of the house.
She followed him and locked all the locks on the door before turning the lights off and heading upstairs. She cracked open Audrey's door and made sure that she was sleeping before she headed to the master bedroom. She walked in and felt butterflies in her stomach. The room was decorated the exact same way their room at the penthouse was. Jason never ceased to amaze her. She walked into the bathroom and washed her face before changing into pajamas and climbing into bed. She pulled the covers over her and prayed for everything to work out before drifting off to sleep.
James slammed the hotel door as he made his way back into his room. He had left a while ago wanting to find Audrey. He went to the penthouse, Courtney's loft, Sonny's house, Noah's apartment, and the PCU dorms before going back to the hotel. He didn't know where else to look. He had walked practically around the entire town of Port Charles as he headed to each place and he hadn't found her anywhere. Sam walked out of the bedroom when she heard all the commotion he was making. "What's wrong?" "I can't find her! He's hiding her." Sam thought for a minute. "And I know where."