"What?" Sam said looking at the older woman with disgust.

Helena smiled tight lipped, "I am told you two were quite the pair before Mr. Morgan here decided to knock up my bastard step daughter"

"Shut up" Jason said from the corner.

"You act as if I am not just relaying fact"

Jason looked at her again, "you will refer to her by name; or by nothing"

His demeanor intrigued her...usually under someone's icy cool facade she could tell they were even minimally scared...not Jason Morgan...no, he really just looked at her with disdain and loathing. She liked it...except for the part that he actually really loved her mouse. It never made sense to her that a woman like Alexis or her mother before her could bring a powerful man to his knees...and just as her mother had paid before; so too would Alexis. Sure she had promised Mikkos she wouldn't kill the girl...but everything above that was fair game.

So she continued, "fine...before Mr. Morgan knocked up...Natasha" she said elongating her name like it tasted bitter on her tongue, "so I don't know what he big opposition is to getting married"

Sam looked at the woman quickly learning how crazy she was, "you are insane...he just had a kid with my mom...my half brother...why the hell would you think I would want to marry him. I don't love him and he sure doesn't love me"

Helena laughed, "my dear...who ever told you marriage was about love. The greatest pairings in history were based on a mutual need. Your generation is to wrapped up in this love idea"

Jason looked at her, "you can talk all you want about whatever, but I am not getting married so go put your crazy ideas back in your head"

She smiled at him, "oh Mr. Morgan...why don't I give you a couple of days to think about your impending nuptials...maybe I can convince you"

Jason ignored her as she walked out. Sam sat in the corner. They both wondered what she had up her sleeve.

Helena shut the door on her two prisoners and turned to the man, "I want pictures...I don't care how you have to doctor them...I need them to paint a clear picture for Mr. Morgan"

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Alexis woke up groggy. When she looked down and remembered where she was she immediately looked over to the empty bassinet. Luckily before she was able to completely freak out Sonny spoke.

"Monica took him up the nursery for his daily testing...she figured it was easier to take him while you were sleeping"

As she calmed down she nodded, "thank you Sonny...for everything"

He smiled sadly at her and sat down, "he loved you so much...I think more than he thought he could after everything. His life was with you...with the girls...and with this baby. He should be here Alexis, and he can't be. So I will be for him...in any way you need me too"

She nodded tears in both their eyes and touched her hands over his...his stray hand came to wipe her tears.

Unknowingly to them there was someone else watching their moment.

The next morning Sonny helped pack up all the flowers, balloons and Max loaded them into the limo. Alexis was coming to stay at Greystone until her staples healed...so Sonny grabbed the wheelchair and pushed them out into the cold sunshine. Alexis handed JJ to him as she eased herself up from the wheelchair. JJ made some noise and Sonny and Alexis both paused to gaze down at the little boy. As Sonny looked back to Alexis he smiled and pushed a piece of bang out of her face before she crawled into the limo.

No one heard the steady click click of the camera.

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One of their captors came with lunch...the food was actually decent and he guess he had forgotten how ravenous he had become as he dug in.

"Whoa, when was the last time you ate?" Sam asked watching him go.

Jason slowed down, "sorry...the last time I remember eating was...two months ago..."

"Sorry" Sam said biting into the sandwich.

"It's not your fault...the last thing I remember was being on those docks with a pizza...and Alcazar...I knew he wasn't really going to shoot me...but Ric; I should have never let him live"

Sam was confused, "wait...Ric, what?" she asked.

He turned to her, "Ric is the one that shot me on the docks that day"

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For the next couple of weeks the prisoners didn't see much of their captor. Just the burly men who brought in their food. Jason wondered what maniacal plan Helena was coming up with. He would have gone insane with his own thoughts...but he just thought of her face...her beautiful face smiling there back at him. That kept him calm...he would come back to her...he would find a way. Sam was unusually stoic, but he didn't question it...the wasn't the kind of situation anyone was prepared for.

After a week at Sonny's Alexis was allowed to go home. That didn't keep Sonny from being there almost every night, sometimes with the boys, and always with food. And if it wasn't dinner he was there with her walking by the lake. They seemed to have bonded over their grief in losing Jason. It was nice to have her best friend back...and it was nice to have the little boy with the sky blue eyes staring back at them.

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It was cold that morning, when Helena finally came back throwing a package in his lap.

"Maybe this will change your mind about marriage" she said as he began to pull pictures out.

There were tons, Sonny and Alexis in the hospital room, outside the hospital, at the lake house, Kelly's...for a moment there was a spark of jealousy, but he decided against letting a weakness be shown to Helena.

"What the hell is this supposed to prove to me" he asked throwing it back.

She smiled, "my dear...Natasha has moved on...that whole dream you have of going back and creating a family with the woman you love...it isn't going to happen...your best friend is daddy now"

He fought with every fiber of his being not to grab her by the throat, "even if Alexis has moved on...that doesn't mean I should marry Sam"

This time Helena's smile looked maniacal, "well...actually there is another point to those pictures...look at how close I can get to your little precious baby boy"

That was the breaking point as he grabbed her arm tightly and put his face close to hers, "don't you ever even suggest hurting him" he growled.

Two men came in and were ready to drag him off, but he let go. Helena sent them back out and focused back on him, "then you agree...marriage between you and Ms. McCall is the best option...for you, Alexis and Jason Jr"

His eyes got wide at the last statement and she spoke again, "yes, they call him JJ for short...very...American" she said with her nose in the air.

Jason refused to speak, "in five hours you will come to marry...if you refuse I will get rid of them...all of them...slowly, one by one to cause you more and more pain" she said before leaving.

To that she left and Sam spoke, "do you think she is serious"

Jason nodded, "deadly"

He wracked his brain trying to think of another way...but the truth was he hoped she was happy...he loved her too much to wish her any harm, or heartbreak...

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The ceremony was under five minutes...Jason had leveled a glare at the Priest and asked for the fast version. Sam cried...but he had to do this...just until he could get away from Helena and keep them safe...and if it was true she was happy with Sonny...then he would walk away...but for now he just had to see her...to see her face...and this was the only way. It was only at the end when he heard the click click of the photographer.

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Alexis was sleeping on the couch Alexis curled in his bassinet as she heard the paper hit the porch. She put on her glasses and walked out to get it...And the headline she read made her wish she hadn't.

PRESUMED DEAD MOBSTER MARRIES EX FIANCEE IN MEDITERRANIAN ISLANDS