Chapter 32

Closing the door with a soft click, Aidan slowly made his way to her bed, careful not to wake the women he loved from her slumber. She was so beautiful and he ached to hold her in his arms again. Reaching out slowly, Aidan's hands shook as he gently pushed her hair from her face, admiring her magnificence. She was exquisite and she was all his. Leaning over her, Aidan softly brushed his lips against hers, his taste buds soaring at the delicious taste of her again. "Samantha." He whispered softly against her lips, feeling the soft warms puffs of her breath brush his lips. He was going to die if he didn't have her soon. Was it possible to expire from the shear want of something? "Samantha, darling, it's time to go." He couldn't help himself as he kissed her soft lips once more. He pulled back and smiled down at her as she opened her chocolate brown eyes.

Sam felt the feather light kisses along her gently parted lips. The soft touch soothing, yet at times unsatisfying when in the heat of a passionate moment. Thinking Jason had come back to wake her up, she opened her eyes with a small smile on her lips. But before she can register the man before her, she felt a sharp sting to her arm. She winced and turned her head sharply to the pain, focusing on the needle that was being extracted from her skin. Ignoring the small bead of blood that was forming, she turned back to the man, stopping within an inch of his face. Her eyes widened as she finally registered that the man before her was not the man she loved, he was not Jason Morgan, he was, "Aidan…" She was so shocked, barely managed to breathe the word before his hard hand clamped her mouth shut as he pressed her firmly against the pillow.

Dropping the needle, Aidan knew he had few precious seconds to lose before all hell breaks loose. He mourned the loss instantly when he saw her softened eyes hardened to cold steel. He just needed to restrain her for a few seconds before the drug he gave her took effect. "Shhhh… my darling, shhhh, it's going to be alright, no worries luv, I've got you, shhhh I've got you." He winced as he felt her nails dig into his wrist that was holding her mouth closed. He knew she would be unhappy because she was such a strong and independent woman, and when they were far away from Port Charles, he knew in his heart and soul that she would forgive him. "Just a minute longer my love. Don't worry, I'll take you away from here, away from Morgan, away from all this violence." He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead then instantly jumped back as her hands went to slash face. Chuckling, he grabbed her flailing arms, noticing that she was more sluggish now. "Now Samantha, I know you're mad at me love, but it's for the best, you'll see, I'll make you happier than Morgan ever could." His eyes twinkling at the future he could see before them. "I promise you."

Panic made her heart pump so violently that the drug he gave her raced its way throughout her entire system. She could already feel the effects, her heart rate was slowing down, her thinking fogged, her movements slow, her reflexes dulling. She felt lazy and lethargic, but not sleepy. She felt as if everything was in slow motion and it took her a minute to process what was happening to her and her body. He drugged her again, but this was different, she felt relaxed beyond caring.

Aidan removed his hand from her mouth. He was still bent over her, using the bed for support. His body was still recovering from surgery and the only thing that was keeping him upright, was that he had to get to the woman he loved. Sensing her slow movements, he took a chance to remove his hand from her mouth.

"Wh… what… what did you do to me?" She whispered breathlessly as she could feel the tingles spreading from her arms and chest down to her legs and toes. Feeling numb.

Smoothing her silken hair off her forehead, he answered, "Just a muscle relaxer luv, a pretty strong one, but I couldn't carry you out of here so I need you to help me out, okay? Now…" Wincing as he stood up, grateful he found the pain killer he injected himself with seemed to be working, it took the bite out of the sharp pain into a dull constant throb without putting him down. He was lucky and he knew that he was pushing himself, but this was a miracle and his destiny to be with the woman he loves that nothing was going to stop him. "We have to go…" Seeing her about to protest, he dropped the blanket that he pulled from her and placed his finger over her lips. "Shhhh my love, we have to do this, I know you're tired but I promise everything will be okay. Now come on. Up you go." He gently helped her out of bed and held her up against himself to keep her from falling. Feeling the throbbing pain get worse, he located the wheel chair in the corner and hobbled his way toward it and placed her in the seat.

"No… Aidan, you… you can't do this…" Sam tried to push through the fog, hating the way she was feeling, it was as if she had absolutely no control of herself, her hands, her feet, even her head. She struggled as much as she could to get off, knowing that she couldn't just sit there and wait to be rescued. "Please, Jason will…"

"No!" He barked at her at hearing that name. "Don't move Samantha, I will get us out of here." Frustrated with her struggling efforts, he realized he had to do something fast or she was going to fall making it impossible for him to help her up. He turned as quickly as he could and searched the drawers for something to help tie her down. Seeing the straps that they used to secure irate patients to their hospital beds, Aidan grabbed the straps and tied her wrists and ankles to the chair. He grabbed the blanket off the bed and wrapped it around her body to hide the straps.

Sam tried to struggle as much as she could but she couldn't get free, she could barely move. Knowing her voice was the only thing she had, she tried to scream, "JAS….!" But was cut off and muffled when Aidan slapped his hand over her mouth. "Stop Samantha, stop struggling, stop fighting it, I will never let you get away. Do you understand me? You. Are. Mine!" Grabbing a clean towel off the counter, he balled it up and shoved it in her mouth, placing a hospital mask over it to cover up the evidence. "There. Just sit still and quiet luv, I'm getting us out of here." Pushing the wheel chair towards the now open door, he made sure that her bodyguard was still passed out on the chair before he wheeled her out towards the elevator doors. He picked up his slow, excruciating pace when he heard the distinct sounds of pounding footsteps coming from behind him and towards the hospital room. "SAM!" He ignored the shouting and smiled as the elevator doors opened for him. He turned the wheelchair around and watched the scene unfold as he pressed the ground floor button. Morgan and his bodyguard were in a heated discussion as his cousin frantically spoke to the nurses. "Sorry Robin but thanks for your help." He whispered out as the elevator doors closed.


Jason couldn't get to the room fast enough, taking the steps up two at a time and running down the hall. Not caring who was in his way or who was observing, he pulled out his gun from the back of his waist band and came to a skidding halt right outside of Sam's hospital room. Panic threatening to engulf him as he saw Max asleep in a hospital chair outside of Sam's wide open door. "SAM!"

He knew she wouldn't be in there, knew deep down in his soul that she wasn't there, but he couldn't help the quick and frantic search when he rushed into the room. No Sam. But his heart still pounded in his chest, threatening to break right out of his rib cage. He ran outside when he heard Max muttering just as Robin caught up to him. "Oh no." Ignoring her and seeing the other man wake up, Jason shook him a little too forcefully. "Max! Dammit Max wake up! MAX!" As Max came around, Jason hauled him up out of the chair to get his circulation moving. "Tell me where Sam is!"

"What?" Max mumbled as he tried to straighten himself up trying not to stumble. "Sam?"

"Yeah, Sam, where is she? What happened?" He was sure Max wouldn't know but he needed a place to start. He was scared and frustrated as hell with everything and everyone around him making it hard to think. "Max! Where is Sam?"

"I… I don't know…I… don't know what happened." Max turned towards the room and his eyes widened at seeing the empty disheveled bed. "I don't know Jason, I was standing here one minute and the next I know… nothing… I don't know." Gaining more control of his body, he waited for his boss to give him further instructions.

She was gone and Jason knew that Aidan has her, but where? And how long have they been missing? Hearing Robin tell the nurses to alert all personal and security in the hospital to search for them, Jason turned back to Max. "Call Sonny. Tell him that Aidan has Sam and we need men to search the hospital, all floors including the basement, and we need some outside to search the surrounding area. Now!" Instructions given, Jason shot down the hall towards the elevators with Max and Robin right behind him. He figured that Aidan would grab Sam and get her away as quick as possible. Hearing one set of the elevators ding, Jason was suddenly overwhelmed with a vast amount of security, police, and armed men that looked like Special Ops and in the midst of them all was Robin's mother, Anna Devane.

"What's going on? She looked from Jason to Robin. "We heard the call go through the entire hospital. Where's Aidan?"

"I don't have time to explain, Robin will tell you. Aidan kidnapped Sam again and I think he's headed on his way out." He skipped waiting for the elevators and ran towards to stairs.

"He just had surgery so he can't be fast and he won't be able to carry her out of here." Robin put in. "He might have found a wheelchair or another bed so look for that."

Barely giving her a nod, Jason pushed the door open and ran down steps with Max hearing Anna direct some Special Ops to follow him. He didn't care though, he didn't care if the entire army was right behind him. The only thing he cared about was getting Sam back and killing Aidan Devane.