A/N...A lot of history has changed. No sex bet between Maxie and Logan. Lulu and Logan dated but not for very long. Georgie only dated Dillon, they never married. But he did cheat on her with Lulu. I am hoping that the rest will explain itself as the story goes on. Please ask if any questions.

Chapter Two

Sitting in the plush seat of the jet, Georgie leaned back and closed her eyes. The events of the day were starting to catch up with her and sink in since she was no longer shell shocked. It seemed like a nightmare that she was trapped in and could not awake from. Her life was not suppose to be this complicated. She had always been the perfect daughter, the good child. Snorting at that thought, she blinked her eyes open to see Logan watching her with a perplexed expression.

That was another surprise. She would have never dreamed that her father or Jason Morgan would have sent her with him. It was well known that neither man had much faith in the ex military vet. Logan was quick tempered and had the reputation of not taking orders well. But she knew that he was good at protecting those that he cared about, especially Coop. But she was not sure why she fell on that list, unless it was because she was Maxie's younger sister and Coop loved Maxie.

"Hey, Georgie girl, you seem a mile away. You okay?"

Licking her lips, she nodded. "Yeah. I was just thinking." Her dark eyes shifted so that she was watching his face. "Why did you agree to come, Logan. You had to realize from what was going on that this is not the safest place to be."

Smirking at her, Logan just shrugged. "You needed help. Morgan thought that I could provide that, which I can and will." Seeing the doubt cross her face, he sighed. "Look, I know that you think I am a screw up, but I am very well trained to keep others safe. Nothing will happen to you."

"That is not what I was asking. I meant why would you bother? It is no secret that we don't exactly get along well."

"That is all on you, sweetheart. I have no problem with you at all, doll. You are the one that acts likes I am something disgusting stuck on your shoe."

Eyes widening, Georgie stared at him. "No! I do not. You are just, well, cocky and arrogant. You are also reckless. But I never thought that I was better than you, Logan." Shoving a lock of her hair behind her ear, she bit her lip. "No matter what else, thank you for helping me out. I know that you would probably rather be back in Port Charles."

"Naw, girl. I am happy to help, so save your thanks."

Uncomfortable with the softness of his voice, she flashed him a sad smile before looking out of the window beside her. The reassuring tone and statement confused her. It was not the characteristics of the Logan that she knew. "Did Milo say where we are going?"

Amused at the switch of topic, he mentally chuckled. It was clear that Georgie was off kilter with all that was happening. "Um, he didn't, but the pilot did. Jason told him to go to Italy. I know that he has connections there, so that is probably why."

"Italy!" Her face brightened for the first time time since she had seen Lorenzo walk into the diner. "Really?"

"Uh huh. I figured that you would appreciate that piece of info. I have heard from Maxie that you have always wanted to go there."

"Italy has been a dream for me," she admitted with a small smile. "I just never thought that I would get the chance. Too bad that I will not be able to explore," she added with a frown as the light in her eyes dimmed.

"You never know, doll. Maybe you will get to see some of the sights." Logan ran a hand over his face. "You gotta stay positive and look at this like an adventure or it will break your spirit."

"How can I be positive when I messed up everyone's life?"

Cupping her chin and gently tilting her face upwards, Logan leaned forward and met her eyes. "Georgie, you are not at fault. I may not know everything, but I know that nothing you could have done warrants this brother of Lorenzo's to come after you like this. Some people are just freaking nuts, babydoll. You gotta accept that or you will drive yourself crazy."

Her eyes watered but she swallowed back the urge to give into the tears. Crying in front of Logan was not an option. Leaning away from his touch, she sat back again and sighed. "You can't know that. Logan, I am not the sweet, innocent angel that people like to think that I am. Maybe in some way I deserve this."

Mentally refusing to accept that the younger woman sitting across from him could have provoked such a reaction, Logan bit back his retort. It was clear that the events of the day were catching up to Georgie because he could see the exhaustion in her eyes before she closed them again. Within twenty minutes he could see he steady rise of her chest and knew that she had given in to the sleep that she would need for what was to come.

Silently making his way to the back of the jet, he stood in the doorway where he could see her and pulled the burn phone out of his jeans pocket that Milo had slipped him as they were boarding. Scrolling through the preprogrammed numbers, he hit send and waited for the customary greeting.

"Morgan," was the short answer that he received.

"It's Logan. We are in the air. Georgie fell asleep about twenty minutes ago. Milo said that you wanted to talk to me once she was sleeping."

"There is more going on than Georgie knows, Logan. I need you to be on high alert with her safety, even once you are with O'Brien." Jason stopped and Logan could hear him moving papers around. "Spinelli found proof that Alcazar has been making plans to nab Georgie for almost a couple months now. This is not a simple case of revenge for what happened. He wants her enough to have made plans to get her out of the country undetected. I have no idea if he knows that Lorenzo ratted him out or that you two have fled, but he will be searching for you with all the resources that he can gather."

Feeling his gut clench at the worry that was not hidden in Jason's voice, Logan gritted his teeth. "I will do whatever necessary to protect her. But why in the hell would he want her so bad? I thought that some crazy broad killed his daughter. At least that is what Maxie told Coop."

"Mary did kill Sage, but Georgie was the one that locked her in the freezer that night. Of course she had no idea that the crazy psycho was roaming the Quartermaine mansion at the time."

"Dammit. This a freakin mess."

"He is ruthless, Hayes. You have to make sure that she is safe at all times. O'Brien will catch up with you, but it will just be you and her for the next couple days. He is dealing with something that could help resolve this mess."

Catching movement from the corner of his eye, Logan turned and saw that Georgie was restless in her sleep. "I can handle this, Jason. We will be fine until your man shows up."

"You better be, Hayes. Elizabeth adores Georgie and so do my boys. We both know that I think you reckless at times, but you have good instincts. Instincts that kept you alive in Iraq and has made you valuable on other assignments that you have worked on for us. However, this is one time that if you mess up, the consequences will be..."

"I won't mess this up," he interupted with a hiss.

"You better pray not. Call me when once you are settled someplace so I can relay it to O'Brien."

Cursing under his breath as the line abruptly went dead, Logan snarled as he clenched his teeth. Morgan had never trusted him fully. Which only made him more curious as to why he had trusted him to take care of Georgie, but whatever the reason, there was no way that Logan was going to let anything happen to the young woman that he was watching sleep. The more he learned about her and was around her, Logan realized that she was not the innocent girl that he had believed her to be everytime that he had observed her at Kelly's. She was a complicated puzzle that intrigued him more than he thought was possible.

Slipping the phone back into his jeans, he retook his seat and frowned. Just how did this Diego factor into the equation and who was he to her? he wondered. It was clear from what little Lorenzo had said that he had only come to warn her because of his son. Knowing that he needed to know the entire story, he leaned back and to try and relieve some of the tension in his neck. The only person who could explain all the players and their role was asleep, so it looked like it he would be waiting to piece together the puzzle.

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Maxie pushed past Elizabeth and glared at Jason. Cooper looked apologetically at the petite brunette before rolling his eyes at the pissed enforcer. It was clear to see from his stony face that he was not happy with the intrusion.

"Where the hell is my sister? And why would you send Logan with her, Jason? He is worthless!" she spat, not caring of the thunderous expression that she was recieving.

"Maxie, stay out of this."

"No way! Mac told me that he trusted you to keep Georgie alive and you freakin sent her off with a man that has no loyalty to anyone! She was better protected here, with all of us!"

"No loyalty?" Elizabeth shook her head at the blond. "Correct me if i am wrong, but didn't Logan help to keep Cooper alive over in Iraq? Aren't they best friends?"

Her face contorted with barely restrained rage, Maxie snarled. "So? What the hell does that have to do with my sister and this clusterfuck?"

Laying a hand on her slim shoulder, Cooper squeezed it gently. "Stop, Maxie. Elizabeth is correct. Logan is very good at protecting others. His instincts of when danger is near is some of the best that I have ever seen. And he will do anything to keep Georgie safe because she is your sister and he knows that I love you. I already told you this."

Exasperated, she threw her hands out to the side. "But I want her here!"

"So your wants are more important than your sister's life?" Jason demanded harshly, ignoring the way the snotty blond paled. "Because even with my protection, Alcazar still could reach her here. Georgie is better off moving around and keeping a low profile. I sent her and Hayes to meet up with a man that I trust more than anyone on this planet. Staying in Port Charles would have been a death sentence to her. Mac understood this. Hell, Frisco agreed and so did Felicia. What is your problem, Maxie? Grow up. There is more at stake than just your feelings."

Sagging against her boyfriend, her eyes watered as she accepted Jason's words. "Are you sure about Logan though? He is undependable at best."

Elizabeth linked her hands with Jason's and watched the girl that had made her a life a living hell in the past. The love that she had for Georgie was obvious though, and she felt compelled to try and reassure the younger woman, no matter of their past. "Maxie, have you never noticed that he watches Georgie when no one is watching? Or that he is always at Kelly's when she works?" Seeing Cooper's surprised look, Elizabeth laughed. "Yeah, you two missed it. Logan will keep her safe, probably more than some nameless guard that Jason and Sonny could have assigned. He may not see it yet, and I know that she is clueless, but he cares for her. And those feelings will make him more determined. And I know who they are meeting up with. I know that you don't really like me, Maxie, but there is no one better, other than Jason. I would send either of my sons to him without a second thought."

Pondering the new and stunning revelations, Maxie grimaced. "He had better not take advantage of this situation. Georgie is better than him."

"Geez, Maxie! You are not her keeper! Your sister is a young woman. And my best friend is not the devil!" Cooper growled. "You need to leave it alone. Mac and your parents already told you that this was the best way." Offering the married a couple a small nod, he grabbed her arm and drug her from the house as she was still barking her unhappiness at Jason.

"She is crazy!" Jason shook his head as he pinched the bridge of his nose after locking the door.

"Definitely, but she cares about her sister. I may not like her, but I feel for her. Knowing that someone you love is in danger and not being able to do anything, it is hard, Jason."

Wrapping his arms around her slim waist, the mobster brushed his lips against her neck. "I only hope that you are right about Hayes. I could have sent Milo or Marco with her. They are both more trustworthy than him. I agree with Maxie. Logan Hayes is unpredictable at best."

Turning to look at him with a knowing smirk on her face, Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. "And all bets are off when feelings are involved, Jason. You know that. Between Logan and O'Brien, Georgie has the best protection that you can give her."

"And if she does not return those feelings that you assume that he has, Elizabeth, then what? He could get careless."

"Would you?" she wondered while already knowing the answer. Seeing his icy blue eyes soften, she snuggled into his chest. "And you know that Johnny will do whatever necessary too. In the meantime, you just have to find a way to contain Luis's plan and stop him."

"I will," he murmured before kissing her lips.