James stepped towards Sam. "Where?" Sam smiled. "Jason has a certain safe house that he will only use for Courtney. He never let me go there. It's like special to them or something." James smiled too. "Where?"
Jason hopped off his bike and walked into the warehouse. Sonny was sitting behind the desk waiting for him. "Are they all settled?" Jason nodded. "Yeah. Audrey didn't want me to leave but Courtney calmed her down." "Courtney's very good with her." "Yes she is." Jason sat down across from Sonny when he heard a knock on the door. He didn't know they were expecting anyone else. The door opened and Noah walked in looking pretty rough. It was obvious that he was worried about Audrey. Jason had been wrong. And as soon as all this was over he was going to admit that.
Noah sat down and the three men discussed what they were going to do about the women they loved. All of them loving the women in different ways. They came up with a plan and went their separate directions. Sonny went home. Noah went to his apartment. Jason however went to Jake's. He couldn't stand the thought of being alone in the penthouse. He was so used to noise now that it didn't feel right without it.
James and Sam pulled up to the safe house. Sam was there as a distraction. She would keep the guards occupied while James went in and got both Audrey and Courtney. Sam got out of the car first and made her way to the front door. Marco and Robert stepped in front of the door when they saw her approaching. "Ms. McCall, what are you doing here?" "Jason called me and asked if I could check on Audrey and Courtney. He thinks it will look less suspicious if I'm the one out of town." Marco thought about it. "Why would he send you and not Carly? Didn't you two break up?" Sam flinched slightly at his words. Neither guard noticed. "Yes, we did. But that doesn't mean that I don't care about him. I will always help me out if he needs me. Besides Michael isn't feeling well so Carly couldn't leave."
The guards looked at each other. Sam prayed that they bought her story. She didn't want to know what James would do to her if they didn't. They finally stepped to the side and let her in. She closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. She walked to the back door and looked out the window. She didn't see any guards. She unlocked the door and waited for James. He came in a couple minutes later. They made their way silently up the stairs. Since Audrey was smaller Sam headed for her room. James couldn't get them both out conscious so he decided to drug Courtney. He walked into the room and watched her sleep for a moment before putting the cloth over her mouth.
Courtney woke up panicked before the drug kicked in and she became unconscious again. James picked her up and carried her down the hall. He nodded towards Sam and she opened Audrey's door. She walked to the bed and put a blindfold over her eyes. Audrey started thrashing around. It wasn't until she heard James that she stopped. "Audrey, don't make this harder for yourself. If you fight this, we'll have to kill Courtney." At the mention of Courtney's name, Audrey settled down. She got off the bed and allowed Sam to lead her to the back door.
James and Sam parted ways there. Sam had to walk back out the front door or the guards would get suspicious. She ran back upstairs and made it seem like Courtney and Audrey were still in their beds. She then went back to the back door and locked it. She made sure everything seemed normal before she headed out the door. That was a bonus of dating Jason. He taught her how to make it look like she was never somewhere she wasn't supposed to be.
She smiled at Marco and Robert before walking to the car. She got in the drivers seat and backed out of the driveway. Audrey was sitting in the backseat with Courtney lying on her lap. She tried to figure out who was with James but the person never said a word. James directed them where to drive but they never responded. How did James know where they were? Someone in town had to be helping him, but who?
Marco had noticed that Sam had pulled out the driveway going the opposite way of Port Charles. He had his phone out and dialing Jason's number before the car was out of sight. He didn't want to make this phone call but knew that he had too. He ordered Robert to check on Audrey and Courtney knowing that they weren't going to be there. Robert ran through the door, confirming what Marco all ready suspected. He hit the call button knowing it may be the last call he ever made.
The phone ringing brought Jason out of his thoughts. He looked at the screen before answering. "Yeah?" "Boss, we've got a problem." Jason became rigid with fear and anger. "What is it?" "They're gone." Jason jumped out of his chair, knocking it backwards. "What do you mean 'they're gone'? Where the hell are they?" He couldn't believe someone had been able to get to them. "I'll be right there."
Jason ended the call and dialed Sonny's number. He didn't wait for Sonny to say hello when he heard the call connect. "Sonny, they're gone." "What? Where are they?" "I don't know. We have to get to the safe house. I'll be there in 10 minutes." "Okay." Jason hung up the phone and threw on his jeans and leather jacket before walking out the door. He didn't understand how James could have known where they were. Who was helping him?
They got to the safe house and found Marco and Robert still standing in front of the door. "A lot of good that does us now." Jason said as he walked past them. The guards followed him inside and waited for him to yell. Instead he said nothing. He just walked through the house trying to figure out what happened. Finally, he turned his attention to them. "Tell me everything." The guards looked at each other. Marco stepped forward. "We saw a car pull up and someone get out." Sonny interrupted him. "That was your first mistake. No one should have had time to get out that car before one of you were at the car with your guns out." Marco nodded. "It was Sam. She said…" Jason shook his head in disbelief. "Hold on a minute. Sam McCall?" The guards nodded.
This all made sense now. How James had known so much about Courtney and how he had known where to go. Sam knew that Jason had a safe house just for Courtney. He just couldn't believe that she would stoop so low. "Go on." "She said that you asked her to check on Audrey and Courtney because it would look less suspicious if she were out of town. She said that you wanted Carly to do it but Michael was sick so she couldn't leave." Sam knew how to lie and how to manipulate people. She was very good at coming up with a story on the spot.
Jason was lost in his own thoughts so he took over the conversation. "Why didn't you call Jason and ask him if Sam was telling the truth?" Marco gulped. "She seemed so genuine and willing to help. We didn't think she would be helping Audrey's step-father." "How did she get both of them out? She couldn't have been here alone? She would have had to let him in the backdoor. He took one while she took the other." Jason nodded. "We have to find them. I promised Audrey that nothing would happen to her. We can't let him keep them longer than he all ready has. When Sam pulled the car out of the driveway which way did she go?" "The opposite way of Port Charles. That's why we called you." Jason nodded. "Well, at least you did one thing right."
Jason walked out of the house thinking of all the places that they could be. He knew it was worthless since there were hundreds of places they could be but he had to do something. Sonny walked out of the house a few minutes later and put his hand on Jason's shoulder. "We're going to find them. We always do." "I know we will. I just don't know what he'll do to them in the meantime."
Sam pulled the car up to a hotel. She turned off the ignition and got Audrey out of the backseat. James picked Courtney up and she started to stir. Sam walked into the lobby and asked for two rooms. She was handed the keys and walked back out to where James was waiting. She held up the keys and he smiled. They walked to their adjoining rooms and Sam unlocked the first door. She led Audrey in and sat her down. James walked in behind her with Courtney and laid her down on the bed.
Sam walked into the adjoining hotel room before James removed Audrey's blindfold. Audrey had tear streaks staining her face. James wiped at them as Audrey jerked her head away from his touch. James smiled before joining Sam in the other room. He pulled the door behind him but didn't quite shut it all the way.
Audrey ran over to Courtney and gently shook her. "Courtney? Courtney, are you okay? Please be okay." Courtney started to stir again before she opened her eyes. She squinted a minute before her eyes adjusted to the light. She looked over at Audrey and saw her panicked expression. It was then that Courtney remembered what happened. She sat up on the bed and brought Audrey into a hug. "Audrey, are you all right? Did he hurt you?" Audrey shook her head. "No." "Good. He's not going to get away with this. Jason's going to find us he'll…" Courtney stopped when she heard a woman laugh. She knew that laugh. "Audrey, where's James?" Audrey pointed to the door. "In there." "Who is he with?" Audrey shrugged. "I don't know." She didn't really think much of it until she heard the woman talk. She looked up at Courtney with wide eyes. "Oh my God," Audrey whispered. "It's…" "Sam," Courtney finished. "Sam's the one who's been helping him."