Spinelli didn't really want to be the one to tell Jason this, but Sonny had been adamant.
So when he accidentally ran into Reese, he couldn't help the squeal of fear that slipped from him. He had been running on pure caffeine for the last day or so, and having to deal with Sonny, well it was nerve wrecking.
"I need to speak to Stonecold, it is important."
Reese looked at him like he was a new species of cockroach, go, but make it quick, they don't need to be bothered anymore.
Spinelli entered the house quietly, not liking the fact that he had to tell Jason and Elizabeth, couldn't Sonny have done it.
Emily, Liz and Jason sat on the couch, some cheesy chick-flick playing on the television. And while Emily was watching the movie intently, Jason was paying more attention to what Elizabeth was doing. Before Spinelli even had a chance to announce his presence, Jason spoke, "What's up Spinelli, is there something you need?"
"Sonny, he a, sent me over, wanted me to show you and Liz something. And you are not going to like it."
Spinelli moved closer to the couch, no longer trying to hide his presence, and looked down at what Elizabeth was doing, now that he was close enough, he could see that she was sketching. His breath suddenly locked in his throat and he had to fight for each breath. Both Liz and Jason turned to him, concern written on their.
"Why, why are you drawing him?" Spinelli asked, his breathing slowly returning to normal.
Elizabeth hadn't really been paying attention to what she was sketching, she was just letting her mind and hands do as they pleased. When she finally took a closer look at what she had sketched, her breath was lost.
Jason looked, a scowl marring his previously happy face, "Liz, why?"
Spinelli took that moment to open his computer and as he moved around to the front of the couch, he placed it where everyone could see. Jason's hand automatically balled into fists, his posture tightened, almost drawing within himself.
Elizabeth softly began to cry, but even with tears falling, one was able to hear what she said, "How dumb can I be, he is the one who was here this morning, he took our son, but what on earth is she doing with him?"
She couldn't take it anymore, she turned towards Jason, burying her head in his chest, "Please Jason, please make this go away."
Jason whispered nonsense words to her trying to calm her, when she finally calmed down enough, he raised her face, beseeching her with his eyes to look at him, when she finally did, he understood that Audrey had once again stolen something important from his wife.
Audrey had been the only
one in her family who had ever cared, but she proved that she no
longer did, not after doing something so stupid.
"You guys need to know, if you
plan on doing something about her, you need to do it now, she is at
home, but she won't be for much longer. She has a plane ticket to
Australia, I am not exactly sure where Craig is going, but I will
keep looking." Spinelli said, unable to handle seeing her cry.
She deserved to smile, he was disgusted with the human race, how
could they possibly try to hurt someone so pure of heart. Not
knowing if it was okay to do so or not, he placed a comforting hand
on her shoulder, squeezed then released. He sat down on the floor,
getting back to work on Craig's whereabouts was number one and
where he planned on going was high on that list too.
"Jason, we need to go now. I
want the chance to call her on this, she has done nothing but
belittle our feelings for one another, now she had the audacity to
kidnap our son, no she can't get away with this. I will have the
last word." Elizabeth said,striding purposefully to the coat
closet. She disregarded her current state of dress, it would do,
you didn't have to wear anything fancy when you were getting ready
to kick your grandmother's a$$.
Emily and Spinelli looked on
with wonder. While the computer geek didn't have a clue about
Audrey, Emily knew this was probably killing Elizabeth. "Do you
guys need some morale back-up?"
"Thanks Em, but I think I can
handle this." Elizabeth said, walking out the front door.
Stopping so suddenly, Jason almost ran into her. "Em, Spinelli,
can you guys take Alan upstairs into Cam's room, where you two
keep an eye on both of them, I won't risk my sons again."
With that said, she continued on
her way to the vehicle, now she wanted nothing more than to find out
why she had done it and how in the world she had began working with
Craig in the first place.
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Audrey was busy packing, since
taking Alan had failed, she couldn't risk staying put.
Considering who Liz was married to, there was a good possibility
that she herself could disappear, Jason could see to it.
She looked back on her time in
Port Charles nostalgically, there were bad times had here, but there
were also many good ones, now she had to pick and chose between the
better ones, taking what was practical, but leaving behind those
that weren't. Briefly she wondered why she had done it, why she
had risked everything just to prove a point to Elizabeth, but it
really didn't take long to understand why she did it. It was
nothing so grand as trying to make Liz pay, she wanted her grandson
to live, simple as that and she truly believed it would not happen
if he stayed with his parents. But something that never even
crossed her mind, was the little fact that Cameron was Jason's son
too, but as far as she was concerned, the child had already been
corrupted, tainted, he could not be saved, but little Alan still had
a chance at a good life.
She placed another piece of
luggage in front of the door, now there was only one more to take
care of. She hurried upstairs, packed a few basic pieces of
clothing and began looking for a few more keepsakes she just
couldn't bear to part with.
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Jason and Liz arrived ten
minutes later, the house looked as if every light had been turned
on. Why, they couldn't ascertain, but really at this point, they
didn't care.
Liz was first out of the vehicle
and in front of the door. Jason was a little slower but when
Elizabeth pulled a key from her pocket, he was slightly thrown, he
figured she would knock and be polite, but as he could tell, polite
had not even entered her mind.
She twisted the key in the lock,
then re-pocketed her key. She strode purposefully into the house,
it was after all her family's home and she had lived there on and
off for years.
Not sure where to begin,
Elizabeth scanned the living room. She noticed six large pieces of
matching suitcases sitting by the front door. Her attention was
immediately distracted when she heard a dresser drawer close. She
took the stairs two and three at a time, pulling to a stop in her
Grandmother's bedroom doorway.
"And where do you think you
are going, Grandmother?" Elizabeth asked, her disdain dripping
from every word.
Audrey grabbed her chest, almost
as if it pained her, "Lizzie, what are you doing here, you should
be home with your children." Audrey's patronizing tone was
meant to soothe not enrage, but it did just that. She took comfort
in the fact that Jason hadn't come with Liz, so using her sweetest
and most compromising voice, she tried to reason with her.
"Elizabeth, please won't you come in and sit with me for a few,
I have missed your presence and company."
Jason could handle that syrupy
voice no longer, he stepped up to his wife's side, gentle offering
her his support, his hand a comfortable weight on her shoulder.
"Audrey, your sugary sweet
manner will not save you, you kidnapped my son, Our Son. Did you
honestly believe we would just allow you to get away with that, do
you think so little of me that you think I would protect you,
because you are family. I hate to break it to you, no, wait I take
that back, I don't. Jason is my family, our boys are my family,
Sonny, Monica and all the Quartermaine's are my family. Just
because we share DNA, well that doesn't make us family, you are
nothing to me." Elizabeth said, he emotions running on high,
before she knew what she was doing, her hand moved from her side and
almost instantaneously her hand connected with Audrey's face.
Elizabeth didn't punch her, just an open handed slap. She took
some pleasure from seeing Audrey's head snap to the side and then
the rosy glow that was shaped like Liz's hand.
Audrey looked like she was ready
to say something, but the cold glare from Jason stilled whatever
retort she might have been thinking of saying.
Elizabeth slipped her left hand
into Jason's coat pocket, once she found what she was looking for,
she pulled it out and flipped it open.
Audrey's eyes grew big, like
she didn't understand what her Granddaughter was planning, but the
steely gaze of Jason prevented her from doing a single thing.
"Can I speak to Mac Scorpio
please?" Elizabeth asked.
"Mac, I need assistance at
Audrey Hardy's house. If you would humor me, I feel that you are
the best man for this job, could you please come?"
"Thank you, we will be
awaiting your arrival." Elizabeth said, handing the phone back to
Jason.
Jason gently but firmly grabbed
a hold of Audrey's arm, directing her down the stairs to the
living room below. Once there, he firmly pushed her into an empty
chair, it would take awhile before Mac got here.
Elizabeth disregarded the
comfortable furniture, the last thing she wanted was to sit and even
give an outer projection of calm, she was anything but. She wanted
to hurt Audrey, like she had been hurt. But once she had allowed
her emotions to get the better of her upstairs, she knew the only
way to make Audrey pay was to take away what she valued most, her
freedom.
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Emily couldn't help laughing,
Spinelli was an odd character to say the least, but he was funny,
you just had to listen between the line, everything he said made
sense once you actually grasped what information lie behind his
computer lingo speech.
Alan and Cameron slept the sleep
of the just and innocent. Cameron had awoke briefly, requested a
drink, then promptly feel back to sleep. Emily only wished she
could sleep like that, it seemed like her life was to complicated to
allow sleep to find her completely. It was almost as if she only
partially slept, because she was afraid of what was happening while
she had no control.
Pulled from her thoughts, she
realizing Spinelli was still talking, "I'm, sorry, I missed
that."
"I was just saying you should
have seen Stonecold the day he found out I slightly marred his bike,
I thought he was going to fit me for cement shoes for sure, but he
is different than most people, he was angry but more so because I
didn't tell him when it happened." Spinelli replied.
"That's Jason, he doesn't
anger quickly, but when he finally reaches his breaking point, be
hopeful that you are nowhere near him. Ever since his accident
people have claimed that he can't feel like other normal people,
but I think he feels just fine, perhaps more than most people. His
accident only allowed him a greater patience, so instead of being
immobilized by his emotions, he has control. Then there is
Elizabeth, she changes everything about him, he is not detached or
indifferent, he is warm and kind and caring and the love he has for
her and the boys, well I have never seen a man quite so happy.
"Yes, the Golden Girl is a
perfect match for Stonecold, even I can admit that. I had once
thought Fair Sam was the right person for him, but a blind man could
see what those two feel for one another. Samantha wasn't what she
appeared to be, I can't believe I never saw her for what she
really was." Spinelli said, disliking the way Sam dealt with
everything, but glad that she was no longer an issue.
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Mac arrived quickly, he must
have been defying all the speed limits, because not five minutes
after the call was placed, Mac was knocking briskly on the door.
Elizabeth walked over to the
door, opening it for him. "Thank you for coming Mac, I am sure
you are sick and tried of seeing us, but I felt this situation
needed your immediate attention."
"What situation?" Mac
enquired, feeling solely left out.
"Well you said you wanted to
put the person who kidnapped our son in jail, so I suggest you do
that, seeing as how Audrey is the one who is responsible for it, of
she had help, Mr. James Craig, who is now going by the name of James
Brosnan. Arresting her for now will have to do, but I do expect you
to find that monster, with a new baby on the way, I refuse to live
in fear that he might try again." Elizabeth said, trying to get
her point across with a level head, she knew if she didn't remain
calm, she was likely to blowup and neither her nor the baby needed
that.
"Excuse me, you're pregnant
again and Audrey kidnapped your son, where is he?" Mac asked,
feeling even more behind in the situation than before.
"How could you Elizabeth, you
plan on bringing another poor defenseless child into his life, I
should have taken better precautions, Alan would still be with me
and we would be boarding our flight soon." Audrey said, shaking
her head in disappointment.
"Whatever you think Audrey,
you don't have him, Monica saved him from your lunacy, Alan,
Cameron and this new baby will be loved more than you can imagine
and they will all be safe, because Jason is their father and like
him, we love our children, and will do anything we can to see that
crazy vindictive people like you never get near them again."
Elizabeth said, a single tear falling in lone silence down her
cheek, absently she wiped it away, denying it, is natural course.
"Mac, I will be more than
happy to explain everything to you, but my wife has been through
much today as have I, do you think we can do this at the precinct
tomorrow afternoon sometime. She has already, whether
unintentionally or not, admitted to taking Alan, so I think that
would be enough to hold her at the very least twenty-four hours."
Jason said, knowing the other man was probably just as tired as
them.
"You are absolutely right, you
both need your rest, especially you Elizabeth, you have a family to
take care of." Mac replied, pulling a pair of handcuffs from his
belt. Jason, none to gently helped Audrey to her feet while Mac
slapped the cuffs on.
Mac led her to the car and once
securely inside turned back to the couple. "Congratulations on
the baby, no child will ever have a great mom and dad. Do you think
you can come down to the station around one or so, that way you two
can get some well needed sleep and even spend some time with the
boys."
"That's fine, we will see
you tomorrow then." Jason said, turning back to look at
Elizabeth, she locked the door then joined the two men on the
sidewalk.
"Thank you Mac, it means a
lot." Elizabeth said, stepping forward and embracing the older
man, albeit the hug was a little awkward, Mac returned it just the
same.
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