Chapter 13
Max was at a loss, he had no idea what to do for her, he knew that she was scared, hell, he was scared too. Both Jason and Brenda were what looked to like they were drugged on his watch, him and Milo were standing out watch the entire time. No one had visited that day, Jason was the only one that had left but came back an hour later, even Spinelli never made it home from being at Maxie's place the night before. Things had been really quiet, now that he thought about it, things had been a little too quiet. Sam's sobs broke through his thoughts and it broke his heart, he really liked her, she was always sweet and nice to him and the rest of the guards, she was like his little sister. And like a little sister, he needed to protect her and help her, he just wished he knew how, he knew that Jason would come out of this alive and well, he just wished that it was soon. Feeling a sense of urgency, Max pressed his foot harder on the accelerator needing to get to the hospital as quick as possible.
Tires squealed as he abruptly stopped at the emergency entrance at GH, he shifted hard to park causing the passengers to jerk forward and shoved his door open. Jumping out of the car, he saw Milo and Cody park next to him and hurry out of their car as well. As soon as the back doors were open, Milo reached in and grabbed Brenda, carrying her as Max and Cody pulled Jason out of the car and ran into the ER, Sam was already ahead of them trying to get help, he just hoped it wasn't too late. If they were indeed drugged, they don't know what they used and how bad it was.
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Monica waited not so patiently for the group to come running through the emergency doors. She had been on pins and needles ever since she received her call from Sam about her son, the only child that she had left in this world. She loved him, even after everything that happened from his accident, causing him to go from Jason Quartermaine straight A pre med student to Jason Morgan mob enforcer.
Her heart was beating erratically remembering all the times that she had seen her son shot or stabbed, it was never easy, every time she had seen him that way she felt as if she was slowly dying inside, he was her son, it didn't matter that he never came from her womb, he would always be her son. Sam had said that him and Brenda were drugged, so she had all the medical team ready to perform their duties and proper tasks in this situation. The best procedure: take blood samples, indentify the drug and treat it. She just wished that she would be able to stop her hands from shaking long enough to help. Her baby boy needed her.
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"Monica!" Sam called out her name as soon as they barreled into the ER carrying an unconscious Jason and Brenda. She was thankful that the older woman was ready to receive them, having the staff ready and waiting for their arrival, they couldn't afford to lose any more seconds. "I found them in the penthouse this way, we think they were drugged!" Sam answered Monica's unasked question, as she saw Jason's mother look up at her questionably with wide eyes, she could only imagine what this was doing to his mother. She stood back and watched as the nurses wheeled Brenda to one room and Jason into another as his mother rushed behind them shouting out orders and calling for Robin. Sam was glad that Robin was there, she had plenty of knowledge with drugs, being the one to help Jason all those years ago when she first arrived back in town. Looking up, she saw Max, Milo and Cody next to her keeping an eye out. She immediately took charge to guarantee Jason and Brenda's safety. "Milo, Cody, I need you two to guard Brenda. Make sure that no one is allowed in there besides the doctors and nurses. Keep an eye out." They both nodded and turned to the room further down and stood at the doors eyeing everyone that were running in and out of the room, Brenda was in good hands until Sonny arrived.
Looking up at Max, she could see the concern in his eyes, he was worried about Jason no doubt but she could tell that he was also worried about her. "Max, I need you to guard Jason, please…" She whispered out, her voice broken, she could barely keep her emotions in check anymore. She thought that she was depleted, especially from her breakdown in the car on their way over to the hospital, but it wasn't enough. Her eyes were blurry and she could feel the wetness in her cheeks, looking up at the older man she called friend as he extended his arms to her, she didn't wipe away her tears, letting them fall, as she stepped into his embrace and was comforted when his arms circled around her.
Max held her close, doing his best to comfort her as his big rough calloused hands gently petted her soft hair. "It'll be ok. I know Jason, he'll make it through this." He pulled back a little to look down at her as she looked back up at him with sad teary eyes. "You both will." He leaned forward and gave her a quick sisterly kiss on her forward.
Accepting and grateful for Max's comforting arms and words, Sam nodded her head. "I know, I just…. is it so wrong of me to hope that they were drugged…. God Max I can't get that damn image out of my head!... I mean what if….."
"No Sam!" He quickly stopped her thoughts, he wouldn't accept this from her. "No. Jason would never do that to you, he would never willingly go to bed with Brenda or any other, you know this. Come on Sam, you know Jason. Look, I know how bad it looked, hell I could barely believe it myself, almost had a heart attack and still feeling the effects now, but you saw them, they were drugged, no doubt in my mind. Ok?" He knew she was having doubts and he tried his best to stop them. Noticing his other boss run off the elevators, Max gently pulled Sam out of his embrace. "Sonny's here." He nodded to his boss' direction and walked to Jason's room only a few feet away from them.
Sam looked into Jason's room, he was so still, so quiet, almost like he was in a relaxed sleep but she knew that he was in anything but, he was forced into this place, forced into that vulnerable position. He was drugged, she knew it even though she couldn't get the image of the two of them in bed together out of her mind. Turning back as she heard Sonny's name call her, she laid her hand on his arm, preventing him from going into a tirade. "Sonny, you need to calm down."
"What happened? Where's Brenda, where's Jason? What's going on Sam?"
She tried to keep her voice steady as she spoke, she could already feel a headache coming on and dealing with an irate Sonny wasn't going to help. "They're both being treated, the doctor's are doing what they can." Taking a deep breath as Sonny turned away from, she pulled him right back. "Look, they're ok, they're safe, and I need to tell you what happened, but I need you to stay calm and listen. Ok?" She continued after he nodded. "I'm just going to tell you from the beginning. Jason and I had an argument earlier and I kicked him out. Don't interrupt…" She held up her hand when she saw that he was going to question her. "I realized that I was wrong and I went to go see Jason to tell him that I was sorry, but when I got to the penthouse, it was really quiet." She took a deep breath again to control her emotions, she could already feel the moisture in her eyes recalling what had happened next. "I went upstairs, I thought that maybe he was in his room. Only when I got there…. I…. I saw Jason and….. I saw Jason and Brenda in bed together." She let out a harsh breath and swallowed her sob. She needed to get through this, Sonny looked wide eyed and murderous and she had to explain. "It's not what you think. I know… believe me I know… so I ran out of there and went…." She stopped, she wasn't about to tell him that she ran to another man. She could feel the guilt crushing her heart like a vice. She waved her hand to dismiss telling him. "Doesn't matter. But I came back and I had Max come with me because I was getting ready to get my stuff and get out of there, but they were in the same position, they hadn't moved and when I went to wake them up, they weren't responding. Max thought they looked drugged and that's why we brought them here." She was thankful to have gotten through the explanation without breaking down once again.
"Were they naked?" Sonny asked, thinking that if Brenda was drugged then someone had touched her. He didn't know what to think about all of this, but he knew for a fact that Jason would never do that to him or to Sam.
This was going to get tricky. "Only the top half." Sam could see the anger build in his eyes. "Whoever did this, took her bra off Sonny and positioned them to look like they were naked. They covered their lower half with a sheet." She knew what he was thinking, the worst thoughts. "I don't think they did anything else, but you might just want to talk to her, see how she feels…" Sam cut off her conversation at seeing Monica rush towards them.
"Sam, Sonny. You were right, they were both drugged. Their tests show traces of Chloroform in their system. There's not much we can do, just wait for the drug's effects to pass. They should be waking up soon." After giving Sam a reassuring and comforting squeeze on her arm, Monica turned and went back to her staff.
Sam was relieved beyond measure, Jason would be ok. Letting out a breath of relief as her emotions were trying to overtake her, she turned to Sonny and turned the conversation. "Do you have any ideas who could have done this?"
Sonny let out a breath of relief as well but the anger only intensified, someone drugged and stripped the love of his life and he was going to kill the bastard that did this to them. "The Balkan."
It would be the most logical answer especially with everything going on, but it didn't sit right with her. "I don't think so Sonny, I mean, think about it, the Balkan's main goal was to get Brenda, if they drugged her than they already had the opportunity to take her. I don't think this was them, I think it maybe someone else, someone who knows you personally to know how you would react. One of your enemies?"
"How do you figure?"
"What if YOU had been the one to walk in on the two of them? What would you have done?" She saw the recognition in his eyes as he nodded. "You would have killed Jason, no questions asked, leaving you out in the open and vulnerable. Now, what if neither one of us saw them, then the guilt would eat both Jason and Brenda alive if they woke up next to each other that way with no memory and no explanation of what happened. They would automatically assume they had done the unthinkable."
"You're right. Listen, I need to go to Brenda, I'll talk to her." He gave her a small hug, hoping to calm her already fried nerves, he could only imagine what she had felt from witnessing this mess from the beginning. "Stay with Jason."
It was coming again, she could feel it, it was building up inside and it needed out desperately, clawing its way up her throat: her sob was threatening but she had to tamp it down, now wasn't the time, she needed a clear head. Taking a deep breath she passed Max with a small smile and went to sit at the chair next to Jason's bed. Picking up his hand, cradling it in her own, she brought it up to her lips and she kissed it, let her lips linger as she brushed them on the back of his knuckles, she couldn't stop the tears from falling once again. "Oh Jason… please wake up… I need you…"
