Audrey woke up early the next morning to Noah brushing her hair out of her face. She looked up at him and smiled. "Good morning." He kissed her forehead. "Good morning, beautiful. How would you like to spend the day with me?" "Hmm…I would love too. But I have to meet Courtney for lunch. Can we meet up after?" "Sure. Just come over to my apartment whenever. I'll be there all day." Audrey sat up and kissed Noah. "I have to get in the shower. I'll see you later." Noah pulled Audrey out of the bed and pulled her into his arms. Audrey snuggled into Noah's shoulder. "I love you." Noah pulled away slightly and looked down at Audrey. "What did you say?" Audrey looked up and smiled at him. "I said I love you." Noah leaned down and kissed her. "I love you too. I've wanted to say that to you for a long time but I never got the chance." "Well, I beat you to it. But I really do have to get in the shower or I'll be late. I'll see you in a couple hours. I love you." "I love you too." Noah kissed her one more time before walking out of her room.
Audrey sat down on the bed and sighed. She felt bad about lying to Noah. But she knew if she told him what she was really doing he would try to stop her and she had to do this. She had to make Sam pay for what she did. Audrey stood up and went into her bathroom to get ready for the day. She still had some plans to finalize before she put them into action.
Audrey walked out of her bathroom and down the stairs of the penthouse. She was alone. She figured she would be. Courtney was probably at her office and Jason was probably with Sonny. It was better that she would leave unnoticed. She walked over to the desk and looked down. There sat a letter scrawled in Jason's handwriting.
Audrey, I had to go to work for a little bit. I'll be home this afternoon. If you go anywhere, Marco will be accompanying you. Love, Dad. Well, so much for completely unnoticed, Audrey thought. She walked over to the door and peeked through the hole. There stood Marco, all 6'5 of him. She turned around and walked to the couch trying to figure out how she was going to lose him for long enough to confront Sam.
She sat there thinking for ten minutes before she finally thought of a good plan. She stood up from the couch and walked over to the door. She opened it and stuck her head out. "Hey, Marco. Would it be possible for you to grab me some breakfast? I'm starving." Marco shook his head. "I'm sorry, Miss Audrey but you father told me I was not to let you out of my sight." Audrey giggled. "Marco I'm out of your sight when I'm in the penthouse." The big guard blushed slightly. "You know what I mean." Audrey nodded her head. "It's just that my dad doesn't have anything to eat and I don't really feel like going anywhere after what I've been through. I promise I won't leave the penthouse and I'll keep the door locked. And I won't open the door for anyone that I don't know. Please, Marco." Marco looked around then sighed. "Okay, Miss Audrey. But you cannot leave the penthouse." "I won't. I promise."
Marco nodded his head and walked towards the elevator. He hit the button and waited for the doors to open before looking back at Audrey and stepping on. Audrey waited for the elevator to move down a floor before she grabbed her purse and headed towards the staircase. She made it down to the first floor and made sure the coast was clear before she opened the door and walked out of the building.
She made a right when she walked out of Harborview Towers and headed towards her destination. She walked for five blocks before she arrived at Sam's apartment. She looked up at the tall building before entering. She walked over to the mailboxes to see what floor Sam lived on. She searched the six rows of small boxes before finally finding Sam's name. She smiled to herself and walked towards the staircase. She couldn't take the chance that the elevators had video cameras so she ran up the nine flights of stairs to Sam's floor.
Audrey looked through the small window to see if anyone was around. She stood in the staircase for twenty minutes before Sam's door opened and Sam headed towards the elevator. So it begins, Audrey thought as she took off down the stairs.
Audrey pulled the hood on her sweatshirt low on her face so Sam wouldn't be able to see her face. She waited until the elevator doors opened before she walked out of the staircase. Sam walked off of the elevator and out the front door of her building. She turned right out of her building and started walking down the street. Audrey walked out a few seconds after Sam turning in the same direction. She maintained a good distance between herself and Sam. Sam was smart, she knew. She didn't want to ignite suspicion in her.
After some time walking, Sam crossed the street and walked into the sliding doors of General Hospital. Audrey looked down both ways of the street before jogging across the road entering the cool air of the hospital. As soon as she walked in the door she spotted Sam step onto the elevator and turn around. Audrey whipped around so Sam wouldn't be able to see her face. When the elevator doors closed Audrey turned back around to see what floor Sam was going too. The elevator stopped on the fifth floor so Audrey pushed the button and waited for the car to come back down.
She stepped onto the elevator and pushed the button for the fifth floor. She kept her head down and waited for the car to reach her floor. She stepped off when it stopped and looked around the waiting room. There were nurses and doctors running all over the place. This is where Sam should be. Audrey thought. But not by choice. Audrey walked a few steps before catching a glimpse of Sam on the other side of the desk. She was talking to the hospital administrator. Audrey walked on around the desk, opposite of the way Sam was facing. She stopped a few feet behind her and pretended to be looking through some pamphlets.
"Please, Miss Sneed. I really need this job." The administrator laughed. "Ms. McCall there is no way I am going to give you a job with your resume and obvious ties to organized crime. It's not the kind of image I want to promote for this hospital." Sam looked down before speaking again. "But I'll only be filing papers. I'll be in the background. No one will even be able to see me." Audrey inwardly chuckled listening to Sam plead. "I'm sorry, Ms. McCall. I'm not giving you a job."
Miss Sneed walked away and Sam cursed her under her breath. "Bitch. I can't believe she won't give me a job." Sam stood there for a few more seconds before entering the same elevator she rode up on. Audrey grabbed a few more pamphlets before taking off towards the staircase. She didn't want to chance losing Sam. Audrey got to the first floor before the elevator did and decided to wait for Sam outside. It would look too suspicious if she was hanging around in front of the elevator.
She sat down on the concrete blocks in front of the hospital and again pretended to read one of her pamphlets. Sam walked out right after Audrey looked down at the paper in front of her and headed in the direction of Kelly's. Audrey hopped down from her seat and took off after Sam. She didn't follow too closely this trip because she knew that Sam would be going to Kelly's. That's always where she went when she was having a bad day. Audrey walked up to the little diner, looked through the window and sure enough, she saw Sam sitting at a table with her back to Audrey. Instead of going inside, Audrey decided to sit at a table outside.
Georgie walked up to the table to see if Audrey wanted anything to eat. She shook her head no and just ordered water. Georgie walked away and Audrey pulled out her cell phone, dialing Noah's number. He picked up after one ring. "Hello, gorgeous." Audrey smiled. "Hey, you. What are you doing?" "Just counting the minutes until I get to see you. What are you doing?" Audrey looked down and frowned. "Oh, just waiting for Courtney. She's running a little late." She felt so bad for lying to Noah. It was tearing her apart. "Well, do you want me to come keep you company while you wait for her?" "No!" Audrey took a deep breath and regained some composure. "I mean, I don't want you to get here and see that Courtney's all ready here. I don't mind waiting as long as I can talk to you on the phone." "Oh, okay. Well I can stay on the phone with you as long as you like."
They stayed on the phone for a little while longer until Sam walked out of the diner. Audrey turned her head in the other direction so once again, Sam couldn't see her face. Sam walked through the gate and made a right towards the docks. Audrey smiled to herself. Perfect. She told Noah that Courtney had arrived and that she had to go. She flipped the phone shut and ran the same path that Sam had taken not two minutes earlier.
She made it to the docks and paused at the top. She took a deep breath, preparing herself for what she was about to do. She started down the steps. "I'm surprised you had the nerve to show your face around here after what you did." Sam looked towards Audrey and rolled her eyes before looking back out towards the water. "And what exactly did I do?" Audrey walked closer to Sam. "Don't play dumb with me, Sam! You helped my psychotic step-father kidnap and torture me and Courtney. I knew you were desperate and pathetic but I never thought you would be so cold. I could be dead right now and it would be all your fault! Do you even care?" Sam didn't bother to look it Audrey's direction. "You must be a little confused, Audrey. Did you hit your head when you were kidnapped? I was at Jake's all night."
Audrey grabbed Sam's arm and spun her so they were face to face before slapping her across the face. "You lying bitch! You went to him and you told him where I was! You brought him into this town! You lied your way into that safe house so he could kidnap us!" Sam tried to look away but Audrey grabbed her face and kept it facing her. "You knew that my dad would never love you while Courtney was around so you made a two for one deal. If he got her out of the way you would what?! Sleep with him?" Sam pulled her face out of Audrey's grasp and shoved her backwards. "I did what I had to do! You're father cheated on me and left me for the only woman that I have ever been scared of. I needed to get him back, I'm not gonna apologize for that! Audrey scoffed. "You're pathetic. And now, I'm gonna make you pay!"
Audrey lunges at Sam, knocking her onto the docks. Sam's head hits the wood and she screams out in pain. Audrey quickly covers Sam's mouth with her hand. Sam uses all the strength she has to shove Audrey off of her. Audrey flies backwards and almost falls into the water. Both women scramble to stand up. Sam tries to run but Audrey catches up to her. She grabs the back of Sam's shirt and pulls her back down the stairs. Audrey spins Sam around so they are face to face. She cocks her arm back and thrusts it forward as hard as she can into Sam's nose. Sam cries out and stumbles back, tripping over the leg of the bench. Sam's head smacks against the bench and she falls to the ground limp. Audrey walks over to her and leans down so their faces are inches apart. "Stay away from my family."