Chapter 15 Best Laid Plans

When Jason entered the hospital room, he saw his alter ego trying to sit up. "I know you are angry, but please let me explain."

"Angry? You think I am angry?" he said looking at Johnny. "Do you have any idea of the emotional damage that you did to Elizabeth, that my stupidity allowed you to do. You swore you could handle it, but instead you fucked the woman who hurt my son, with MY FACE. Elizabeth saw the two of you together, there is nothing you can say that will make this right."

"Jason, I know, all I can say is I am sorry." Johnny truly was regretful but he knew that he had done the one thing that Jason wouldn't forgive.

"Johnny, why on earth would you ever even think of sleeping with the woman, you knew what Sam did to Jake. Even thinking you were me, how could you possibly rationalize doing that?" asked Jason shaking his head.

"I can't. I know that isn't an answer, but all I can say is that I did."

"And to keep on sleeping with her, AFTER getting your memory back? Did you once think about how she would react, that she would refuse to believe it wasn't me?" he asked in disgust. "She was here along with Carly. And what you did, the problems it is going to cause, they aren't going to give up."

Johnny got mad and after taking a sip of water snapped. "Well if you had grown some balls years ago, none of this would have happened. You knew Carly was a user and made excuses for her, you let her do whatever the hell she wanted and then cleaned up the mess. This time though, the mess is too big for you to clean up."

"I know that, but I thought I was helping my best friend come to accept that I loved Elizabeth." he said sitting down. "I had no idea of some of the crap she was doing."

"Don't you dare go there, you knew. You just ignored it. Can't have Carly growing up, facing the truth that you don't want her. Why not, after all she is your most devoted friend. Your ego likes to be stroked and Carly was the biggest stroker of them. No Jason, you aren't a bad person, no Jason, you are perfect, no Jason, it is all Elizabeth's fault. In truth if you had just once fought for her, none of this would still be going on." retorted Johnny.

"Yes, I know that, but since I couldn't have …" Jason was not going to take this from him, he knew he had screwed up. However he had thought he had nothing left.

"That is bullshit, Morgan. You could have had Elizabeth, you tossed a great chance away years ago. Then took up with stripper barbie and the skank." said Johnny. "Women who wanted you as a prize, something to wave in front of the good people of Port Charles and that you were rich had a lot to do with it. Don't go thinking that it was anything else. Take a damn good look. They all went after rich men. Sam only took up with Spencer to get back at Elizabeth and to stay close to your son."

"This isn't about my screw ups, I am dealing with them. This is about you, I mean, fuck. Johnny, I ..."

"Hard to blame me when you feel like you were the one who made the mistake." he said ironically. "Yes, I figured that part out. Jason, you made Elizabeth into this fragile beauty who should be locked up in a tower and protected from the real world, when of all the women in your life, she is the most capable of dealing with the real world."

"I just... I look at her and want to … I just want to..." he couldn't even explain it.

"You want to be her hero, why don't you try being a flesh and blood man she can love, instead." said Johnny. "She knows the real you, has no illusions about what you do and who you are, that is only in your head. You seem to think that if she thinks of you as a better person, you are. Well, Jason. Letting those in your life attack her, like they did. That did more damage than any of your enemies."

"I know. Did you know they were using my birth to try and hurt her?" he said. "They were using my past, things I didn't even know about to make her feel like I never loved her."

"Jason, if you have even just once dealt with them, she would never have felt like that. But you feel responsible, feel the need to be everyone's hero. Why don't you try being her hero instead."

"When did you get so smart, certainly not while you were playing games with Sam and Carly?" he snapped. "I know that. I spent so long, trying to make her think good of me. Do you remember when Sonny faked his death, she walked out saying that Sonny and Carly were my first, last and always. That hurt so bad."

"So you took up with the male amazon to prove her wrong?" he asked in disbelief. "The two of you need some serious help. She is just as screwed up as you are."

"We are working on it. Right now, I have to clear the decks, so to speak. Tell me what you know?" he asked sitting down. "And Johnny, you are still getting a beating when you get out of here."

With a grin, he said "Bring it on, now as to Carly..."

~~~*~~~

Georgie sat on her mattress glaring at Johnny Zachara after Mac had gone to see what Felicia wanted, then asked "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be... I don't know, with Lulu or have you moved on to someone else?"

"Nope, not seeing anyone right now. Lulu was about gaining my freedom, but once I had it, things went to hell for us." He winced recalling how her sister had been a small part of it. Johnny had been feeling trapped and had unconsciously using Maxie to end things. Then his mess with Olivia. He was grateful for that relationship, he had started it as just sex, but he had cared about the dark haired woman and tried to make it into more.

"Shame, but WHY ARE YOU HERE?" she asked emphasizing the here.

"I honestly don't know. Morgan has people on Elizabeth and the boys. AJ is at the police station and that leaves you unprotected. We both know you are going to run."

Glaring at him, she said "I just want to be alone, do you get that?"

"Yes, that is rather clear, considering you are avoiding your sister and cousin. Your parent as well. The question is why?" he asked leaning back against some kind of trunk.

"I am not avoiding anyone. I let Maxie leave so I could question you." she said then stood. Walking to the stairs, she said "Now if you will excuse me, I have to go see why Mac was up here."

"Go, run. Avoid answering the question. But you might want to recall that Maxie and Robin might still be here."

"No, Robin drove home last night." she said. She had watched from down the street waiting for her cousin to leave. She wasn't really sure why, but the idea of dealing with either of them was beyond her right now.

Robin was getting Emma dressed, while Patrick tried to take it all in. "So Jerry had them?"

"Yes. Georgie was taking care of Emily and Alan. I can't imagine how she is feeling." said a tired Robin. "I was going to head back over there but when I called; Uncle Mac said to let her be for now. That having too many people around might be hard for her to deal with."

"I could use your help, anyhow. I need to talk to this man masquerading as Jason. How well did you know him?" he asked.

"Not that well. I mainly knew that he was a guard of Sonny's. That he later betrayed Sonny but if Jason has him working for him, then obviously he trusts him so that might not be the truth." she said shrugging as they went to eat breakfast. Looking out the window at the house next door, Robin said "I wonder if Elizabeth will try to get her house back?"

"No. She is going to stay with her grandmother for a while until she buys a new one."

"I wonder what is going to happen with Jason and her?" asked Robin. "Hopefully they finally get things straightened out."

"I don't know, it is clear that we are missing a lot. I just want Elizabeth, happy whether that is with Jason or not, that is up to them." he said then asked her to take Emma with her. "I have a quick stop to make."

"Where?" she asked putting Emma in her highchair.

"Jake's." he said with a small grin.

"So either you have another woman or you have been driven to seek out Coleman's company. I think I like the idea of another woman more." she teased as she kissed him goodbye.

"No, I just want to give him a heads up before he runs into the real Morgan. With his rather pissed off attitude for the fake Morgan, it might get a little messy and I owe the guy." he said recalling the day he saw him lay into Spinelli.

Arriving at the dark bar, he saw the man in his office, telling some delivery guy to cut down on his order in the future. "Belay that order, trust me, Coleman." he said.

After the Bud man had left, Coleman took the invoice and said "Did Morgan not make it?"

"That isn't it. Turns out, Morgan wasn't Morgan and hasn't been since July." he said smirking when Coleman's eyes narrowed. "He switched places with a guard after plastic surgery. Man lost his memory then seemed to believe he was Jason. It was he who was sleeping with Sam."

"Where was the real one?"

"Apparently out rescuing his family. His father, his brother, and Georgie Jones."

"Leaving Elizabeth unprotected?" asked Coleman not sure he liked this version much better.

"No, that was what the guard was supposed to be doing. I just wanted to give you a heads up."

Jason entered the bar, then hearing voices walked into the office only to see Coleman glare. Looking at Patrick in amusement he said "I heard from Cody. I just wanted to say. Thank you."

Coleman said "I was only doing what I felt was right."

"I know, and I appreciate that. Now, I have a couple of questions. When Spinelli was here, he destroyed a computer, do you still have it?"

Taking it out of his filing cabinet, Coleman silently gave it to him. "And can I see the tape of you tossing them out. Then we need to talk. Drake, can you stay?"

Nodding in agreement, they saw Coleman go to his security system and find the right date. Showing them the tape, he said "Do you want to see the one of the brothers Grimm as well?"

"Grimm?" asked Patrick.

"Dudley Do-right and his arrogant pain in the ass brother." replied Coleman as he showed them the second tape.

Jason watched then said "Coleman, I have been looking for proof that Lucky or Sam had known that the Russians knew about my son. Did you ever heard anything connected to my business."

Coleman thought about it then said "No, at least not about that, but there is one thing you should know. Talk to your pal Carly, she had Mr. Spinelli accessing some funds last year. From the way they were talking, it wasn't her money."

Swearing silently, Jason said "Carly is not my pal, she was another one I have distanced myself from. Anything else?"

"Just this, there are a few things you should know about your blond pal." he said then after Patrick left he gave Jason book and verse on Carly. When Jason had finished counting to ten, he said "Thanks for telling me."

"I should have told you before, I just figured you would ignore it." he said. "Miss Webber, how is she?"

"Better, she is at home with the boys." said Jason getting ready to leave then stopped and looked at the man behind the desk. "Coleman, again. Thank you for what you did."

"Morgan, I didn't do it for thanks. I am well aware of what happened in the past with the two of you and my part in it. She is a classy young lady. I know you aren't scared of me, but don't hurt her, again."

Jason just nodded as he walked out the door. Stopping at the entrance he said "I don't intend to."

~~~*~~~

AJ's hands were shaking as he stood outside the door watching Jax try to get Michael to talk to him. The blond hadn't said a word to his stepfather since the man entered the room.

Inside, Jax said "I am sorry."

That did it, Michael looked up and said in surprise "Why, you were right, you have been all along."

"No, I just... was so angry." Jax was sick to realize that since finding out about Carly and Sonny having sex in the limo he had been so angry even if he couldn't admit it verbally. "I blamed you for your parents. You hate to be called a kid, but that is what you are, essentially you are a boy."

Flushing Michael said "You know, you were nice to me, before. But you always expected me to own up to my mistakes, to be fair. It was so much easier to follow Mom's rules or Da-Sonny's rules. They didn't care about things like that. I resented you because of that."

"I only wanted more for you." he said. "I know that you heard about Georgie Jones and Alan Quartermaine. How do you feel about it?"

"Georgie, is okay. I mean she was just Georgie, you know." he said with a shrug, "And Alan is my grandfather, but I never knew him as that, not really."

"Did you ever wish it was different?" asked Jax.

"When I was sitting down in the cell." he said. "I mean who if Mom hadn't divorced AJ, what would have happened to me?"

"AJ, do you ever think of him?" asked Jax while the blond man in the hall held his breath.

"Yes, and no. I mean I get so confused about him." said Michael. "I spent a long time thinking last night. About Mom, and Sonny and AJ. Did Jason make it?"

Jax knew what he had to do and told him the truth about Jason and the man who took his place.

"Why would Uncle Jason do that?" asked Michael confused.

"Someone harmed his son, he was trying to protect him. This man taking his place was the only way he could go look for his kidnapper." said Jax then seeing the look in Micheal's eyes asked "What's wrong?"

"That was because Mom and Sonny would be too selfish and would try and hurt Elizabeth and her son." he said bitterly. "I know, I mean I was jealous of Jake, when I first heard."

"Why?" asked Jax knowing that Michael had to talk about it. Tom Hardy had given him a loose script to follow with his stepson and Jax would do whatever was needed.

"Because Mom always said I would come first. Then I saw Mom, when I shot Uncle Jason. I got what she did, you know. She didn't want me to accept that Uncle Jason could have a family, because it would mean she had to. But Uncle Jason is just that. My uncle. I don't even remember the time I was living with him. Mom talks about it all the time, but to me he has always been my Uncle. Why would I be that mad?"

"Errr.." Jax didn't know what to say but Michael continued.

"Because Mom wanted me mad. She wanted me to attack a little baby, why? They are both sick, aren't they?" he asked looking at Jax who nodded yes. "Last night, I thought about it. Mom married you, but she never encouraged Morgan or I to think of you as our dad, or even our step-dad."

"I finally figured that out, myself." said Jax with a wry grin.

"She was still dreaming of Uncle Jason all this time. I wonder about Sonny, did she still want Uncle Jason when married to him? I know how she operates, so I can't help thinking about AJ. He used to claim that they were lying about him, then he kidnapped me and I cut what little emotional ties I had, but Jax, didn't Sonny and Mom kidnap me too?" he asked.

"I need to tell you something. AJ's story about the meat hook, it was true." he said. Seeing Michael wince, he asked "What?"

"There was a time two days ago, I would have considered that right. That Sonny did that to get what he wanted, but it isn't right." he said. "Sonny didn't want me, he wanted the idea of a kid. I was revenge for the baby Mom lost."

Jax said "I wish I could say you were wrong, but I don't know."

Michael looked down at the handcuffs keeping him attached to the desk then asked "Does Uncle Jason hate me?"

"No, he doesn't. I think he understands but I do know that he thinks you need help." admitted Jax. "He also thinks that it might be best if the help doesn't come from him."

"No, if I want to deal with this, I am going to have to fix it myself, huh." he said grimly. "Alexis said she would be my attorney, but I don't know why."

"Because she cares, just like the rest of us do. There is someone else who wants to help, but he isn't sure that you will want his. My brother grabbed Alan, you know, but he wasn't the first person he grabbed from here."

"Who then?" asked Michael then saw his biological father entering the room. His first instinct was to reject his help, but he had to wonder how much of that was Sonny and his mother talking. "AJ, why are you here?"

"If you want help, real help. Your Uncle Jason thought I might be the best person for the job." he said looking at him son and was astonished at how much he looked like him. "Jason was with me, rescuing Alan and Georgie when we got word of what was going on."

"Don't take this the wrong way, but what is in it for you?" he asked his father looking him in the eye.

"Nothing. Just hoping we can recreate the bond that got broken so many years ago. I found this place, Jax and your Uncle agree that it is the best place for you right now. All charges will be dropped if you finish the program."

"How did you arrange that?" he asked then saw Jax pointing AJ to the empty chair.

"Tom Hardy knows the man who runs it, I think you are a little young to recall Keven Collins, but he is one of the doctors." said AJ. "I would be there with you, but you would be there as a patient."

"What kind of place is it?" he asked his hands trembling. "Is is an insane asylum of some sorts."

"No." said AJ with a sad laugh. "More like a rehabilitation center. The first six months, you can't leave. That is because they go pretty deep into your psyche to treat you. After that it is just like a regular school. I won't lie, there are going to be days you loath it, probably weeks you despise it, but Michael, it will help you."

"How long do we have to stay?" he asked. "And do I get to see my family?"

"Yes, they can visit. Jax and I talked about it. He is more than willing to bring Jocelyn and Morgan out to visit you, same thing for Kristina and Molly if you want."

"Mom and grandma?" he asked.

"If you want, after the first six months, but Dr. Collins thinks that it might do you some good not to have your mother around at first." he said holding his breath, worried.

"If I start, she can't just pull me out, can she." he asked.

"No, and there is something else. NOTHING AND I MEAN nothing you discuss there, can be used against you." Taking a deep breath, Jax closed his eyes and took a leap of faith before adding "Including what happened to Claudia."

Seeing his fear, AJ reached out for Micheal's hand. "The man masquerading as your Uncle told us everything. Michael, it was in defense of your mother, not even Johnny Zachara blames you." he said.

"How do you know that?" he asked doubtfully.

"Because he told me so. He said he couldn't handle seeing you, but that if the situations were reversed he would have reacted the same way." said AJ who then said "You do have other options, a full accounting here with a trial. You would probably end up in Shadybrook until you were 21, Or we can leave. I can take you to Sonny's Island."

"NO!" snapped Michael. "I want nothing to do with anything associated with him."

"Fine, that's fine." said Jax. "Michael, your Uncle Jason is going to stop and see you later, but you should know, he isn't going to be involved."

"I get that, I mean no matter what, when I shot that man, I thought it was him." said Michael. "I can get why he would feel that way."

"No, that isn't it." said AJ. "We talked about it before this even happened. Michael, he had decided to was best long before that if he stepped out of your life. Mainly because of your mother, but he said he saw the same sort of dependance on him as she has. We both know that you were jealous of the idea of your Uncle having his own life, and it might be a good idea for you..."

"To let him go. I get that. I mean, I know that he is a father, I just haven't had to face it, not really." said Michael ruefully. "I get why he might be worried."

"We are going to come back tonight, do you need anything?" asked AJ. "We should tell you, that they know who tried to take a shot at you. It was a man hired by Max's dad. Max dealt with it, you are going to be fine."

"Thanks." said Michael as the guard came in to lead him back to his cell. Once there, he sat down and tried to process all he had been told, and when a guard showed up and said his mother was waiting, he refused to go and accept the visit. "Tell her I am asleep."

"Fine, a mother is always a good thing to have in your corner, kid."

"I am sure that is what Hera's kids thought," he said with a snort.

~~~*~~~

Carly stomped out of the jail, furious that they had refused to let her down to see Michael. She just wanted to see that her little man was okay. Heading back to her hotel, she found Jax talking to Marty about new guests and plans for the huge wedding reception they had in the ballroom that week.

"Yes, Marty, If you will excuse us, I need to speak to Mr. Jacks." said Carly who never saw his eyes look to Jax for the okay to go.

"Carly there is nothing for us to talk about. Alexis said she served you with papers, sign them and let this be over. For the kids sake." Jax wished just once she would be an adult.

"No, now that Jason is home, we can all go back to normal. If you want to sell me your shares in the hotel, fine. But I am not selling you mine."

"Fine, then I will talk to Kate, she is more than willing to takeover my shares." He knew that the editor was living in Paris, but he would be more than glad to sell them to her.

"Over my dead body." she snarked. "What would she know about running a hotel?"

"This from you. Carly you knew absolutely nothing when we became partners. Kate has a degree from Princeton and has successfully taken two different magazines to the top. What are your bonafides? Two clubs that you ran into the ground. A cosmetics business that you also ruined, that out of jealousy of Elizabeth Webber."

"Excuse me? What? How did you come up with that one?"

"I saw the pictures, years ago. Brenda was curious when she came back and I contacted Nik and got a hold of them. You saw what you wanted to see and ruined Deception."

"No that was Laura, she went to a padded cell and I lost my company." she snapped.

"You know what, I could care less. Just go away Carly, move on." he said turning to walk away.

"Not until you give me my kids back." she said then moved closer and said "Don't make me ask Jason to help me get them from you."

"You do that Carly. And when he laughs in your face, come back and see me so that I can say I told you so." he said. "Carly, you are still living in the past. Jason, the real Jason hasn't been saving your rear since May. His trip to Mexico, wasn't about Michael, it was about using it to switch places with Johnny."

"You don't know that. And Jason is just confused, AJ did something to him." she said. "You will see, Jason is ALWAYS on my side, we are soul mates."

~~~*~~~

Johnny was lying in the hospital bed when Bobbie Spencer entered the room. "I want the truth, when did Jason and you switch places?"

"IN Mexico, but we had been planning it long before that. I had the surgery in February, and it took too long to heal for me to come any sooner. Why are you so curious, Mrs. Spencer?"

"I have to find the truth, before AJ destroys what little Carly has left." she said pacing back and forth. Then glaring at him she asked "Why did you sleep with Carly?"

"I owed her, she fucked me over years ago." he said bluntly then added on. "Why are you so worried about Carly, shouldn't you be worried about Michael? He is the one who needs the help."

"I know, why do you think I am asking you these things. Carly is Micheal's only hope, god knows what will happen if AJ gets a hold of him. And what do you mean by that first remark?" she snapped,

"Your daughter and her blond lying bitch of a best friend almost got me killed. Courtney knew that I was aware of how Carly and she were manipulating Jason. I was looking into Alcazar, then next thing I knew I was given a death sentence by Sonny because of something his sister did."

Blinking rapidly, Bobbie said "That doesn't excuse what you did."

"What I did? All I did was give Carly her deepest darkest fantasy, sleeping with Jason again. Too bad it wasn't really Jason. Funny, she told Courtney she would never forget how good it was, but she couldn't tell the difference between us? Sounds more like she was living in a fantasy world."

"Still, you had no right..." she huffed. "She might have straightened things out with Jax if you hadn't.

"Maybe not. You might be right there, but honestly her getting outed, it might help Jason. Since she has hidden her lust for years. Do you honestly think she thinks Elizabeth was worse for Jason than Sam or Courtney? No, she knew they would be manipulated into letting her be first. They weren't a threat, Elizabeth and Jason had to lie about the parentage of their own child because of her interference. Why?"

"Carly knew that..." Bobbie closed her eyes and knew she had been about to tell a lie. "But she still lied."

"They did, because of the danger to their child, not from his enemies, but from your family and his friends. Think about it, Mrs. Spencer. What is so terrible about Jason and Elizabeth being together? And why aren't you so indigent about your nephew Nik taking advantage of Elizabeth's illness to sleep with her? Why aren't you so angry with Lucky because he was lying as well?"

"They didn't know. I asked Lucky." she said then say in his eyes that her nephew had known. Hearing footsteps, she saw Jason entering along with Elizabeth and just said "I have to go. Elizabeth, for what it is worth, I am glad you are alive. Maybe some day you can give me the explanation I deserve."

Elizabeth touched Jason on the arm and walked back into the hall and stopped Bobbie. "Bobbie, why would I owe you anything?"

"Because you lied to me. You lied to all of us." she said. "We took you in to our family, gave you a place to belong, a job when you needed it and helped you after your rape, yet you do this to Lucky."

"Bobbie, I was never a Spencer, just a convenient place to dump Lucky's problems. As for belonging, I do have a family. One that at one point you were pretty eager to join at least according to my father. And as for the job, I think I more than paid that one many times over. And the rape. Did you ever stop to think that if Lucky hadn't stood me up, I wouldn't have been in the park that night? And what about all the things that Lucky did to me?"

"He loved you, and yes, he made mistakes, but that was because of his problems. You cheated on him with the man he loathes the most and his brother."

"Bobbie, Sam who endangered my children, and he did know. Maxie who was his drug supplier and Sarah, you do remember his sleeping with my sister. I owe Lucky nothing, and by the way, Luke, Lulu and Laura knew about Jake."

When she had walked back into the hospital room, Bobbie stood there and stared never seeing the man come up behind her until she turned around and said "Lucky, who did that to you?"

"Nik, and he is going to pay." he said before limping to the elevator. "You should know, I was the father of Sam McCall's baby. But Dr. Lee had a call from the free clinic on Courtland street, she is no longer pregnant."

Shocked, the red head, walked down the hall and seeing Monica leaving her husband's room said "I need to talk. I am all screwed up in the head. And before I do something stupid, talk me down."

Looking at her friend, Monica said "I would say you have already been doing stupid things running all over town, attacking Jax, AJ and even Alexis. Why aren't you forcing your daughter to sit down and face her mistakes. She is the one who caused this, her and Sonny."

"She is going to lose her only hope of getting better if Michael goes away, I can't let that happen." she said softly as they entered the chapel.

Monica forced her into a chair and said "If he stays, Michael will end up in jail or in a locked down psych ward. You should be more worried about what he needs, Bobbie."

"I am going to lose her. Jason isn't going to help this time, and I am going to lose her again."

"Bobbie, this isn't Jason's responsibility, it is Carly's. Jason has his own life, now. And I personally think it's about time."

"But he let her be dependent on him, now he is going to cut her off cold turkey, that is a little cruel." she said. "And for what? Elizabeth, who will run back to Lucky eventually. Seems rather harsh to toss away his oldest friend for that."

"Bobbie, Elizabeth and Jason are going to be together in the end. They don't feel like they owe Lucky or Carly anymore. Carly isn't the only one in for a surprise. I thought Lucky would be more of a problem, but now, I am thinking that Carly is the danger."

Walking away, Bobbie went to see the only other person she had to talk to. Felicia was in a happy mood, her daughter had spent a few minutes with her before driving off and the blond knew that she would gladly take what few were offered.

~~*~~

Georgie knocked on the door, and saw Mike's surprise when she entered. "Georgie? Oh, my dear."

When the ex-gambler had hugged her, Georgie said "I know this is going to sound strange, but do you still have the things I left here?"

With an embarrassed look, Mike went to a box and pulled out the notebook and the gloves along with the textbook. "I should have given them to your family, but... I just couldn't."

With a smile, she said "That is fine. I like that part of me was here,"

"Actually." he said drawing it out, "Actually, I took them home with me. When Courtney died, I had nothing of her, Jax offered but strangely enough, none of it identified my daughter to me. You, your stuff, gave me comfort."

"Then why is it here?" she asked.

"I took it home last summer, then this place was firebombed. I brought it back here for luck and I guess part of me thought of it as a way of bringing back what was lost here." he said. "I don't suppose you want a job?"

"No, not right now. I talked to a few of my old professors and I had some text books. I am going to test out of a few of my courses, I was ahead anyhow since I was planning on going to Italy. I uh, it turns out I won that scholarship and placement after I died. It is valid for another year. I am thinking about going this September." she said.

"Georgie, a few things are different, you know." he said awkwardly. He could recall her crush on Spinelli and felt bad that her sister had stolen the boy she had liked.

"I know, Cooper died, Logan went berserk. Oh crap. I have to find my dad, I knew there was something I should have told him." she said rushing out of Kelly's straight past an entering Lulu who almost fainted.

When she arrived at the station, she told the man at the desk, she just needed to see her dad and rushed into his office and then stopped when the man sitting there looked up. "Miss Jones, is there something I can do for you?"

"Er, uh, yes. I just sort of forgot my dad doesn't work here anymore." she said with a laugh. "Oh, I guess I should ask is Det. Harper or Cruz still here?"

"Yes, why?" he asked amused as she went over to the filing cabinet and then said "Oh, it was Harper, thank god it wasn't only Lucky. He couldn't find his way around a case if his life depended on it."

Going to the door, the commissioner asked David Harper to come into the room then watched wide eyed as the brunette used his phone to call someone. "Mr. Baldwin, Scott, this is Georgie Jones. No this isn't a joke and yes I did come back from the dead. Look can you please shut up, there is something you should know."

"Look, Mr. Baldwin, if you weren't Serena's father, I wouldn't be calling you at all. I think you are a loud mouthed blow hard but even you deserved to know what happened to your son."

"Yes, Logan, do you have some other son who showed up out of the blue?" she asked sweetly then said "I am putting you on speakerphone, so I would hush for now."

Once that was done, she said "Jerry Jacks who had me, told me what happened or what was said to have happened to Logan. There is something you should know. Trevor Lansing was up to his armpits in the dirty fake drugs coming into town. He was using Logan as a guinea pig for something he intended to use on someone else."

"Are you sure?" asked Scott.

"Yes, Jerry was pissed when he found out. The drugs were expensive and he wasn't reimbursed." she said. "And by the way, I really want to know two things. Number one is who did you bribe to be allowed to prosecute the case and also to allow Edward Quartermaine to be on the jury?" she asked.

"I did no such thing." Scott protested.

"If you admit it and give up the names, I will tell you what else I know." she said,

Scott was about to refuse then said "About what?"

"Logan." she said. "And it's big."

"Fine. Judge Emery. And his assistant." he said.

"Now that wasn't so hard. You are a grandfather. Logan joined the military to escape fatherhood. I found that when we were looking into his past." she said then hung up. Turning to the two men in the room she added. "Oh, and Logan went crazy and attacked my sister at Crimson then Lulu at Johnny Zachara's penthouse. Lulu killed him with an ax."

"Are you sure? Claudia confessed."

"Yes, and you can't charge her with anything. But I thought you should know." she said. "Now if you will excuse me, I have to see my parents." she said sounding like she was going to the death chamber.

~~~*~~~

Sam slipped into the hospital then called Nik. "I am here, just give me a little bit of time. Where are you?"

Looking in on his brother from the window outside their mother's house, he said "At home."

"Fine, look just be ready when I call you." she said. They had reached an agreement the previous evening when she told him what Spinelli was up to and what Jerry had on her. Nik had promised to help her if she helped him get revenge on those who stole his money.

Heading down the hallway, she saw Jason and Elizabeth with her annoyingly bitchy grandmother and the two boys. Debating grabbing them, Sam changed her mind when she saw who the two guards were on them. Instead she decided to keep an eye on them, before moving ahead with her plan.

When she saw them heading into a hospital room, she followed discreetly then listened in from the next room. Hearing her lover introducing those brats to his father, made her want to scream in anger. That should be HER in that room, not that whore Elizabeth.

~~~*~~~

Alan was amazed at how both of the boys responded so well to Jason, very open with affection and with words. His son just sat there with the two boys on his lap while Elizabeth kept fussing with Alan's medical equipment worried about over stressing him out.

"I am fine. The rapid pulse is the reaction to finally getting to meet my grandchildren. Nothing more."

Setting the two boys up next to his father, Jason went around to the other side of the bed, and reached out for Elizabeth realizing that she was nervous for some reason. Whispering in her ears, he said "Relax. He isn't blaming you, and one more thing, I love you."

Watching Elizabeth blush, Alan turned his attention to the two boys on his bed. Soon he had them talking about their train trips and their various companions.

Sam was furious to realize that Johnny Zachara had been alone with the boys and hadn't killed them. When AJ arrived, Sam got quite and earful about the Zachara heir and the time spent with them. Growling she thought "Michael killed his sister, why didn't he do us all a favor and take revenge on Elizabeth's kids."

Sam was even more furious when she overheard the boys calling Jason daddy and Alan grandpa. "No way, I am not going to let this happen. She is not going to steal him again."

When she heard them getting ready to leave, Sam looked at her watch and cursed before slipping back to the stairwell. Making sure that Jason and Elizabeth saw her, she saw them asking an approaching AJ to watch the boys.

Elizabeth reached Sam first while Jason stopped and told the two guards they were fired. "Go see Cody, immediately."

Walking over to where Elizabeth and Sam were, he saw the camera and whispered softly to Elizabeth. "This is a set up."

Nodding that she heard him. Elizabeth looked at Sam and said "Stay away from me and my family. You had your second chance, you don't get another one. One single moment of weakness and you will pay."

"Do you really think I am scared of you." she sneered.

"You should be." Elizabeth replied. "But then I doubt you are smart enough for that. Sam, I know what you did. A receptionist from the clinic called and left a message at my grams' house, at the Quartermaine's, at the police station and strangely enough according to Jax at the hotel. So much for wanting to be a mother at all costs. I guess Lucky being the father was too expensive."

Sam mentally cursed Jerry and vowed revenge. "You have no idea what you are talking about. Lucky wasn't the father, Jason was."

"God, Sam." laughed Elizabeth. "How stupid are you?"

Reaching out. Sam forgot the script and tried to slap Elizabeth but Jason tightly gripped her hand and said "Don't even think about it."

"What? Are you going to threaten to kill me again?" she mocked. "Funny, you threaten me then fuck my brains out. That brat must not mean very much to you after all."

Jason said "Sam, Elizabeth was right, how stupid are you? We haven't had sex in years, thank god. And don't you ever call my son a brat again."

Sam made sure that she saw scrubs before wiping her arm out of Jason's grip and said loudly "Don't you dare threaten me."

Rushing to the staircase, she was hurrying up to the roof when she felt like she had run into a brick wall. Fifteen minutes later, Nik was standing over her body calling for help while assuring her that Lucky was taken care of. Once the medical staff had taken Sam out on a back board, Nik made a call and said "My part is done and Sam was more than helpful with hers."

Patrick was dealing with Sam test results when he got word of an incoming GSW to the head. When the gurney wheeled in, he saw Lucky Spencer lying on it, blood gushing. When he reached over Lucky whispered "Nik, Nik did this."

Seeing the man flat line, Patrick did his best then called the police commissioner, "Lucky Spencer just died from a GSW, he named his brother as the shooter. And Sam McCall was pushed down three flights of stairs. She can't move from the neck down."

TBC