"DAD!" Audrey tried to run back into the motel room but Sonny had a tight grip on her. "Let go of me, Sonny! I have to get to him! What if he's hurt?" "We can't take the chance that James could hurt you too. We have to wait." "Sonny, I can't wait. What if…what if he's bleeding? What if he's dying?" Sonny's heart clenched for the girl. "Audrey, your dad is strong. He'll be okay."
Courtney couldn't hear Sonny or Audrey. She stumbled backwards and leaned on the car. She felt like she couldn't breathe. She put her head in her hands and cried like she had so many times 4 years ago. No matter how many times she had done this it didn't make it any easier.
"Sonny please, please let me go. No one has come out of that room. What if they're both hurt? What if…" Audrey stopped when she saw a figure walk out of the room. Audrey broke down when she saw who it was. Sonny dropped to the ground with her.
Courtney looked up when she saw Sonny and Audrey fall to the ground. She moved her gaze to where they were looking and let out a sob.
Jason walked over to where Audrey was and knelt down. He pulled her into his arms which made her start crying harder. "Shh…it's okay. It's over. He's never going to hurt you again." Jason rocked her back and forth until she started to calm down. She pulled back from him and looked up at his face. "Is he… is James dead?" Jason nodded. Audrey let out a sob of relief. Jason hugged her one more time before putting her back into Sonny's arms and walking over to where Courtney was standing.
She looked so pitiful standing there. Jason stopped in front of her and wiped away the tears that were still falling. Courtney looked into his eyes then threw herself into his arms. He grabbed her as tightly as he could and held on for dear life. They didn't need to say a word to each other. They both knew how the other felt.
Audrey pulled away from Sonny and stood up, walking towards the motel. Courtney saw where she was headed and turned Jason in her direction. Jason let go of Courtney and went after his daughter. He caught up to her and stopped her. "Audrey, that's a bad idea." She didn't look at him. She kept her eyes focused on the open door. "I have to see him. I have to make sure that he's…" Jason interrupted her. "I'm sure. I checked. He's gone, Audrey. He can't hurt you anymore." Audrey looked up at her father. She trusted him. If he said that James was dead then she could finally be at peace. She nodded her head and let him lead her away from the motel. She turned around and looked once more towards the door before getting into the car.
Sonny got in the driver's seat and backed the car out of the parking lot and towards Port Charles. They didn't get very far down the road when they saw police cars and ambulances heading towards the motel. Jason looked over at Sonny. "Someone must have heard the gunshots." Sonny nodded. "Let's hope whoever heard them didn't see you come out of the room.
Audrey was looking out the back window when a memory struck her. "Dad!" Jason whipped around, alarmed. "What is it? Are you okay?" She looked over at Courtney who figured out where she was going with this. "James wasn't working alone. He had some inside help." She stopped talking and thought about the best way to tell her father. Little did she know that Jason and Sonny all ready knew who James' secret partner was. They let her finish anyway. "When we first got to the hotel James left the adjoining door open slightly and we heard him talking to a woman. It was Sam, Dad. Sam has been helping him all along." Courtney chimed in now. "We heard her laughing. Neither of us saw her but we know it was her." Jason nodded. "You're right." Audrey and Courtney looked at each other in surprise. "You knew?" "She talked the guards at the safe house into letting her check on you two. That's how they got you out." Audrey didn't know what to say. "Do you think she was still at the motel?" Jason shook his head. "I doubt it. Sam is pretty smart. She probably went back to Port Charles to come up with an alibi or something." "Jason, she can't get away with this." "She won't."
Audrey didn't know what her father was thinking but she was all ready coming up with her own ways of making Sam pay. They drove the rest of the way in silence. Each person had to deal with what happened in their own way.
They got back to Port Charles and Sonny dropped his three passengers off at Harbor View Towers. Jason had called Noah before they left so he knew that Audrey was okay. Audrey walked into the penthouse and let out a gasp as she saw Noah waiting for her. She ran straight into his arms burying her head in his neck. He kissed her head and all over her face just making sure she was really there.
They were so lost in their own little world that they didn't even hear Jason and Courtney walk into the penthouse. "Noah, I missed you so much. I couldn't wait to be back in your arms again." Noah kissed her head. "No one is ever going to take you out of them again." Noah and Audrey held on to each other tight as they made their way up to Audrey's room.
Jason looked on after her with worry. Courtney walked over to him and put her head on his shoulder. "She'll be okay, Jase. She's your daughter in every way that counts. She's strong. She just needs a little time." Jason looked back at the woman he loved. "I'm just worried what she'll do if she sees Sam." Courtney nodded. "I'll just have to make sure someone stays with her at all times so she doesn't do anything stupid."
Audrey and Noah changed their clothes and lay down in her bed. She was facing the window and his arms were wrapped around her stomach. Noah quickly fell asleep but Audrey stayed awake thinking of all the things she wanted to do to Sam if she saw her. She would have to be smart about this. She had to sneak away from whoever her dad put on her because he would, no doubt, put someone on her. She would have to confront Sam someplace mildly quiet. She couldn't go off on her in the middle of General Hospital or Kelly's. And most importantly, if things got ugly, she had to make sure that she couldn't be accused of any of it. Audrey smiled as she drifted off the sleep finalizing what she was going to do to Sam.