A/N: Just an FYI- Dillon is not dead. While he dated Georgie, he cheated on her with Lulu. Diego and Sage were the two that was referred to as dead in Chapter 4. Dillon is back in Port Charles chasing after Lulu who is playing all the men that are interested in her against one another. Lulu and Logan ended because he refused to play the games that she liked so much.

Hope that clarified some misunderstandings. I never meant to infer that Dillon was dead. Sorry about that! Hope you are still liking the story. Looking forward to more comments. It helps me sometime shape the story and to explain what may have not been real clear.

Chapter Five

Exhausted beyond anything that she had ever experienced before, Georgie let her eyes flutter closed. They had been on the move by train every since Logan had ended the phone conversation with Jason last night. Going on twelve hours with no sleep and emotionally drained, she knew that she had to rest. Cracking an eye, she looked across the small private compartment that Logan had paid for.

Folding the newspaper that he had been reading, Logan focused his attention on her. The dark circles under her normally bright brown eyes caused him to wince. Being in the military and fighting in the war had taught him to function on little to no sleep for days. But it was clear that Georgie was close to collapsing. "You need to sleep, if you can. We still have three more stops before we are getting off."

"How long will that be?" she murmured while trying to get more comfortable on the bench.

"About six hours. I picked a location that is not real popular with tourists." Moving over so that he was sitting beside her, he chuckled when she immediately rested her head against his shoulder and snuggled into his side. "Amazing how you would have snarled at me only days ago for attempting to sit next you."

"I don't snarl, Logan. Besides, you only showed me and most of the town an angry version of you." She stiffened a bit as he shifted so that his arm was around her, pulling her closer to him. But when he stilled and she was more comfortable than before, Georgie yawned. "You are a complicated person to read, Logan."

"Naw, doll, people tend to always see the worst. Why try when they already have made up their mind?" Running a hand over her back, he fell silent as her breathing deepened. Looking down at her sleeping form, he smirked. While she was still careful and unsure, it was obvious that she was loosening up around him and starting to trust him.

Looking over at the door to the compartment, he saw that it was locked and knew that he needed to get some rest too. Letting his own eyes close, he inhaled the vanilla and brown sugar scent that he always associated with her. Sliding his hand down and resting it on the curve of her waist, he slowly followed her into a light sleep.

Five hours later, Logan slowly woke. Letting his eyes adjust to the darkness in the room, he lost all traces of sleepiness when he felt Georgie moved slightly in her sleep. Realizing that they had somehow rearranged themselves so that they were both laying on their sides facing each other with her tucked into his arms and their legs twined together, he lifted an eyebrow. Feeling his body react to the woman in his embrace, he inhaled sharply. The last thing that Logan needed or wanted was to do anything to make Georgie go back to being constantly on guard with him. Just as he was thinking over his options of getting up without awakening her, he felt her breathing pattern change. Not wanting to embarress her, Logan closed his eyes and evened his own respirations out, feigning sleep.

Swallowing hard as she felt the muscular body pressed to hers, Georgie's eyes flew open. The sight of the man that she was facing both eased her fear but caused a small blush to spread across her cheeks. Gingerly disentangling herself from him, she scooted back to the edge of the bench and slowly set up, swinging her feet so that they were touching the floor. Resting her head in her hands, she inwardly groaned. The mixed emotions that the playboy Texan had provoked in her since the first time he had spoken to her at Kelly's was back and worse than ever. She had been afraid that the forced closeness of this situation would weaken the walls that she had built around herself after her disastrous relationships with Dillon and Diego.

Feeling him watching her, she blew her bangs away from her eyes before glancing back at him after checking her watch. "Our stop is about thirty minutes minutes or so away."

"Good." Easing up beside her, Logan ran a hand through his hair. "We need a good meal and to pick up a phone to contact Morgan."

"I wish I could talk to my family," she whispered wistfully. "I know that Mac has to be worried and that Maxie is driving everyone to the brink of insanity."

"Well, your sister has Coop. He is a pro at handling people that tend to be uncontrollable." Seeing her grin, he winked playfully. "And Mac is being kept informed that you are safe. You know that Morgan would never let him know where you are exactly because you never know who could be listening, but he is a parent too. He understands needing the reassurance that you are safe."

"I know, but it is not the same."

Grabbing her sneakers and handing them to her, he then slid his feet into his boots and started lacing them up. "I know, baby girl, but it the safest way for them and us. It sucks, but is for the best."

"Don't you miss Coop and your friends?"

"Coop knows and expects me to do exactly what I am, Georgie. As for everybody else, there is nothing in Port Charles that ties me there, except for Coop and my job. My father certainly could not care that I am gone and my ma passed away before I left for the war."

Forty minutes later, Logan led her from the train station and toward a small shopping area. They stayed together as he picked up a prepaid phone and some other necessities. As they left the stores, she pointed to the fountain that was surrounded by benches and different flowering bushes. The area was deserted as the sky darkened rain clouds slowly rolled in the distance.

"Tell ya what, lets grab some takeout from that cafe and we can eat there before finding lodging for the night. The storm is still a ways out."

Drawn by the tranquil peacefulness, she looked at the sculptures that were flanking the fountain. "I could just wait here for you."

Stopping, he tipped her chin upward so that he could see her eyes. "Not a chance, baby doll. You are stuck with me glued to your side." Seeing the flash in her eyes, he shook his head at her stubborn streak. "No way, Georgie. Let's go before it gets too late and they close the cafe. You have to be hungry."

Pouting, she walked beside him without a word. Once they had received their food and Logan had talked to the waiter, they finally sat on a bench that faced the middle of the square. "This is gorgeous. I am amazed that more people are not here."

"The man said that it closes at dark. We only have about twenty minutes to enjoy it." Popping a fry in his mouth, he chewed and swallowed, happy to have something hot instead of just a snack. "He also said this small village has no hotel, only a B&B. He called his wife's family, who runs it. They are saving us a room."

Arching a brow, she sat her chicken finger back in it's container. "We can't stay there, Logan. It will place others in danger."

"We are only staying tonight. Tomorrow we are moving to a larger city. I just wanted some distance between us and Brenda. Something just felt off about that run in. And something tells me that O'Brien would not exactly fit in at the B&B."

Laughter erupted from her. Laughing so hard that she had to wipe tears away, Georgie could see the look of horror on the older man's face. "Let's just say that he would definitely question your choice."

"You know him well?"

"Johnny? Every since I can remember, he was around. He was one of the men that always came in to Kelly's at closing time. We all thought that he was dead though. I guess Jason just helped him hide. I know that Elizabeth always adored him. Him and Francis guarded her when she was younger, before she even had Cam."

Balling up the wrapper from his burger, he tossed it in the bag and settled back to wait on her to finish. "You seem comfortable with the idea of him being around."

"Johnny is great. He is funny and was always friendly."

"I bet your father just loves that you are so close to Morgan's wife and his men."

"I judge people on who they are, Logan, not what they do for a living. Elizabeth was not with Jason when her and I became such good friends and I would babysit Cam. And while he may not like Jason's lifestyle, I know that Mac respects him as a person. It's Sonny that he can not tolerate." Placing her own trash in the bag, she stood and gazed back at the fountain. Something about it tugged at her.

Rising and tossing the bag in the trash, Logan picked up the shopping bags and touched her arm. "Come on, we have to go. We both need way more rest than what we got on the train." Ignoring her small blush, he took her hand and started down a cobbled path.

Logan cursed under his breath after thanking the middle age woman that had led them to a room. It was clean and warm, but it was not what he expected. The room contained a dresser with a tv and a full size bed. No other furniture graced the room and it was too small for there to have been any. Feeling uneasy with her silence, Logan looked over at Georgie.

The clear surprise on his face made her giggle. "Somehow I am not surprised too much, Logan, although I had hoped for more room. B&B's are for couples. This is the expected room."

"Yeah, well, there is not even enough room on the floor to stretch out."

That single statement caused her look away. "We will just have to share, like we did on the train," she told him softly.

Letting the bags drop onto the floor in front of the door, Logan stepped up behind her. "Georgie..." he started.

Keeping her voice even, she moved toward the connecting bathroom. "Logan, it will be fine. I am going to shower while you get the phone activated and charging so that you can check in with Jason in the morning."

Watching her escape to the other room, he rubbed his neck. While he was glad to see that she trusted him, he wanted to beat his head off of the wall. Being this close to her, especially sleeping in the same damn bed with her, was going to test his will power more than he wanted to admit. The feel of her in his arms was still etched in his mind from earlier. Growling in frustration, he grabbed the cell phone package and tore it open.

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No one would ever convince him that a beautiful woman could not cause utter devastation to a man and make rational thought almost impossible under certain circumstances. Logan had awoke with Georgie's petite and curvy body intertwined with his. Her head rested on his chest with her arm wrapped securely around his abdomen and her left leg snuggled in between his own. Instantly aroused by the intimate positioning, Logan gritted his teeth and hissed.

Determined to block the raging emotions coursing through him, he tried to shift away but stopped immediately when she whimpered and tightened her hold on him. Once he had calmed his body some, he could feel her trembling slightly.

Now worried about whatever she was dreaming of, Logan lightly rubbed her back with his hand. Within minutes, she exhaled against his chest and murmured incoherently as her body relaxed and molded to his. Closing his eyes, he danced his fingertips over her shoulder and then bare arm.

When Jason had trusted him with her safety, Logan had been afraid that this would happen. The feelings that he had fought since the first time that he had laid eyes on her where growing. And then factor in the forced closeness and developing friendship between them, and Logan knew that this could easily lead to problems. Everyone pegged him as a carefree, bad boy that did not care who he hurt as long as he got what he wanted. And while there was some truth to that, Logan made it a rule to never be involved with women that expected more than he could give. But something was different about the younger woman in his arms. She tugged at a part of his soul that he kept hidden from everyone. The only person that knew that he could actually have a conscious was Coop and he honestly thought that Logan was loosing what bit of one that he possessed.

"Logan?" Georgie murmured sleepily as she shifted, still half out of it.

"Shh. I'm right here, baby doll. Get some sleep." Waiting until she had settled back down, he ran his fingers through her silky hair. Brushing his lips over her forehead, Logan understood that it was more important than ever for this O'Brien to show up. Being with Georgie, especially considering that she was vulnerable and depending on him, was too much. Without her pushing him away, this situation could spiral in a direction that neither needed at the moment. He would call Morgan at first light and find out where in the hell O'Brien was. Georgie deserved better than him, and he knew that. He just needed to put the distance back between them before they both made a mistake by acting on what was simmering between them.

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"Jesus, Hayes! Thank God that you two are okay."

Holding the phone away from his ear, he glared at the device. "Quit yelling. I can hear you just fine."

"Just shut the hell up. Johnny gathered some info that changes everything."

Looking up as the bathroom door opened and Georgie entered the room fresh from a shower, he gave her a tight smile. "Care to enlighten me? And when will he be arriving, by the way?"

"Johnny will be joining you in a couple days. I have him doing something at the moment. Spinelli and Bernie are looking for proof that Luis is alive and so far that has turned up nothing. I think that Lorenzo warned Georgie that she was in danger, but could not bring himself to tell her exactly who it was from. But Johnny found that out."

Unsure of what Jason was trying to tell him, Logan scowled. "Are you saying that he is the one after her?"

"No! But his son is. Diego Alcazar is the person that Johnny recognized arriving at the Alcazar Estate in Italy. He is heavily guarded, but O'Brien is looking for a weakness. Lorenzo is in South America. I had some men track him to make sure."

"Shit!" Turning so that Georgie could not see his expression, he lowered his voice. "Where should we go? Should we get back on a jet and head to Port Charles?"

"No. He has too many people here to use against her. I agree with Elizabeth that she would never forgiver herself if anything happened to her family because he followed her back home. Georgie has to be told, Logan. Her past with Diego is complicated from what little I know and she deserves to be told the truth. She also may be able to tell us what the hell he is thinking. Can you do that and keep moving until we can get to him?"

"Of course I can, but why not just take care of the problem for good, now?"

"We are, but you don't fully understand the connections that Lorenzo has to different government agencies. This has to be handled so that there is no link to us, for my guys and all of us. Move out of Italy. Johnny will find you soon, but I want all the intel that he can gather. You are responsible for Georgie at all costs, Logan."

Tossing the phone on the bed, he shoved his hands through his hair. Logan felt her slender fingers grip his wrist as she moved to stand beside him. Hating the way that she trembled, he wished that he did not have the news that he did.

"Logan?" When he turned and she saw the worry in his eyes, she started to step back but he caught her forearm, stopping her. But it was the comment that caused her to pale and sway.

"Georgie, tell me about Diego."

"What? What about Diego? He is dead, Logan. Let's just leave it at that."

"That's just it. He is not dead. O'Brien saw him at the airport and followed him to his father's place here in Italy." Catching her as her legs gave out, he sat her back on the bed. "I know that this is a shock. But you have to tell us whatever you can about him and why he would go after you. And why his own father would warn you, even if he lied about who the threat actually was."

Wiping her face and gathering her emotions, she blinked back the moisture in her eyes. When she raised her face to look at him, her hollowed expression gave him pause.

"Georgie, honey, you have to talk to me. Otherwise it will be harder to protect you. Don't let him have the advantage."

Shoving past him and reaching for her jacket, she gasped when he grabbed her waist and whirled her around, pushing her into the wall. Trapping her body with his, he watched her struggle to hide the fear and pain in her eyes. Instinctively knowing that it was not from him, Logan understood that she was close to breaking. The way that she had shut down at hearing Diego was alive spoke volumes. Cupping her face, he gentled his hold. "Please, Georgie." When she dissolved into tears, he brought her to him and held her, knowing that whatever she was holding back was destroying her. Sliding to the floor with her, Logan cradled her in his lap.

"Come on, baby doll. This is tearing you apart and giving him a power over you. Talk to me."

"I can't," she whispered, burying her face into his shoulder.

Hearing the way that her voice broke, he clenched his jaw. It was painfully obvious that whatever she was holding back was big. And no matter how much that they needed the information, he refused to push her anymore. "Okay, Georgie girl. I won't push the issue. But if you ever need to talk, I will always listen." Resting his forehead on hers, he brushed a lock of hair from her face. "We have to leave soon. Getting out of Italy just became our main goal."

"The faster the better," she agreed in a hoarse voice. Leaning forward, she brushed her lips against his cheek. "Thanks, Lo. For everything."