The next chapter! Sorry it is so short, but, I had to stop here. Hope you all enjoy and will let me know what you think!

Chapter Seven

"Jason? What the hell happened to you?" Elizabeth asked after the door was slammed and locked.

"Let's just say I'm in a lot of pain and leave it at that."

Moving until her lips were pressed to his ear, she whispered, "Jason, I think your plan has failed."

When he repeated the move, he too whispered, "Well, in some ways it has worked, not well mind you, but worked nonetheless. I am starting to get a better idea who has betrayed me. Thankfully those that haven't, is a much longer list, so far."

"Who?"

"We don't have time for that right now. What we need to do is get you out of here, which I will admit, might be harder than I thought. They've got enough men surrounding the house that it would take a tactical strike and maybe not even then. There has to be a way to save you and our baby girl, I refuse to lose the two of you after all of this."

"I know you love us and I also know how hard this has been on you. Your best friend, the one you gave up almost everything for, has proven just how unworthy he was of the gift of your loyalty and brotherhood. I can see the pain in your eyes and hear it in your voice. The betrayal of these men, your men, is a hard pill to swallow, but Sonny managed to turn some of them against you. If you want to place the blame where it should be, then you should blame me."

"Why would I blame you for this?"

"Why not is the better question? Jason, Sonny was jealous of me and the relationship we share. Wait, he's dead right? That slippery cockroach wasn't able to convince you it was all a setup, right?"

"Kind of hard to scream setup when his dick was out and hard and he was beating off to…" God, he had been such an idiot. Elizabeth was right years ago. "He was jacking off to your rape video and when I interrupted him, he tried to put the moves on me…Baby, it was horrible. I don't know when he lost his mind but when I killed him, there was nothing of the man I first met."

"Are you sure it wasn't just a ploy from the get-go? We always knew he was smart but when he was obsessed with someone or something, he didn't hesitate to go to Crazyville. I love you and I know, no matter what I say, you are going to take the brunt of the blame for all of this but remember one thing, I love you, your daughter already loves you, you have people standing behind you, because you are a good man. Don't let the few who have been frequenting Crazyville with Sonny, shake your faith."

"If I was as good as you believe I would have found another way to handle this, not putting my pregnant wife in the crosshairs of madmen."

"We brainstormed for weeks, months, trying to figure out how to go about this. Jason we've been married for two years. We couldn't start a family because someone might become suspicious, we couldn't announce our nuptials, because I'd become a target. If you hadn't used the family brand of condoms, our precious little girl would be on her way. This was the only way to take back our life."

"Yes, and once again, you are in danger."

"Please, stop. Life is a pathway of danger, one misplaced step, one wrong move or word, could cause life to end. We don't know what the future has in store for us, I could die tomorrow, and you could too. Nothing in life is guaranteed, life is a gift and I refuse to waste a moment of it. Buck up baby, we did this. We are in deep but I have faith we will come out the other side stronger and happier, now you need to believe it."

"How did I get so lucky?"

"You are one hell of a man and that bike of yours…makes you irresistible."

"I knew it, my bike is the only…"

"Shut up and kiss me. We don't have much time."

When they both pulled away from lack of oxygen, their faces were flush and their pupils dilated with passion.

"Quick, before the dumbasses get back, who can we trust here and how are we going to get out of this, still alive?"

"You and alive better be synonymous to the next hundred or more years, otherwise I am going to follow your cute butt to heaven and stalk you. Enzo, Christopher, Mark, Dennis, Angelo and Logan, do not trust, no matter what. Marco…I believe he is still trustworthy, but he has been in deep cover for over a year and a half. Francis and Johnny O are obviously trustworthy and so are Zeke, Max and Milo and Demetri. Cody and…please don't kill me, Johnny Z are alive and also under deep cover."

"Excuse me? Did I just hear you correctly? Johnny Z, the man I dated for two years, while I waited, kind of, for you to pull your head out of your ass, is alive and well and you knew where he was, all this time?"

"No…not really, I only learned about his resurrection when I found out Cody was alive."

"When?"

"Umm…this really isn't the time…"

"Don't you give me the time talk right now, I love you, God knows I do, but you need to talk. Jason, I thought it was my fault that he was taken!"

"Why would you think that? He was working for us…and there in lie the problem, Sonny was jealous of the relationship you had with one of 'HIS' guards and kidnapped him. I don't know what Sonny had planned for him or Cody, but it never happened beyond the taking."

"We will be having a nice long talk about this at a…"

When Jason heard the doorknob rattle, he realized belatedly, his girl's hands were still bound. On second take, he also noticed she had managed to damage the riot cuffs slightly. Pulling with all his might, Jason managed to break her hands apart. One hand was still held securely, but could move freely.

"Be prepared and take any opening you can. If Marco tries to take you out of here…"

Before he could say anything else, Marco and four other men came into the room. "Jason, I see you have enjoyed your few moments with the lovely Elizabeth but it is time to say goodbye. A car is here, to take you to my boss, before…well, that doesn't really matter. Elizabeth, don't do anything stupid and you might live to see tomorrow."

"Marco, worry about your own ass and I'll worry about mine." Elizabeth said as she moved back over to Jason. "For good old times right Jackass?" As she slipped him a little tongue and then for good measure, cuffed him on the back of the head.

"Yes, feeling the love here, you crazy bitch."

"Enough, Chris, Enzo, Zeke and Logan, take Jason to the car. Angelo and Max put her in my vehicle and stay with her. Don't trust anything she has to say."

Elizabeth watched the men jump at their orders and prayed Jason was right. If even one of the men he said could be trusted, couldn't, their whole house of cards would come crashing down.

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