Another short chapter, sorry. It is hard to write at work on my breaks. lol. Hopefully my electricity will be back on soon. Enjoy!
Chapter Twelve
"Are you certain?" he demanded.
Alex nodded. "One hundred percent. I overheard their conversation myself." He jumped back as Johnny tipped his desk and sent everything on it scattering across the floor.
"Shit! I knew that he was up to something!" Taking a deep breath and clenching his fists, Johnny tried to control the rage that was boiling to the surface. "I want a twenty-four hour detail of guards on them both. Make sure that the men know that any screw up will be dealt with by me. No excuses and no second chances, Alex."
"Yes, Mr. Zacchara," he agreed while warily watching the enraged man in front of him. He hade worked for him since Johnny had taken over the organization and was shocked at the reaction of the normally calm and rational man. "I make sure that it is taken care."
"Fine. Make sure that you do. Elizabeth and the boy's guards should stop any threat that approaches them, but if not, I want them taken out by any means necessary." Storming out of the room and heading toward his truck, Johnny thought back over everything that he had just learned.
He had been expecting a move from his father at anytime, but this was worse than anything that he had expected. Then hearing what Ric's motivating factor in the whole plan was made him sick. The obsession that he carried for Elizabeth was extreme and dangerous. They would both have to be neutralized. There was no way that Johnny was allowing either one of them an opprotunity to grab Elizabeth. His father wanted the baby but would kill her after he got what he wanted. Ric however, was a different situation. He wanted Elizabeth, by any means. That made him much more of a threat because he was operating on emotions, sick and twisted as they were.
Dialing Jagger's number, he pulled out of the warehouse parking lot. "Hey. Where are you? We have some major problems."
Jagger looked over at the sleeping brunette and slid out of the bed quietly. "I am at my apartment. Where do you want to meet?"
"My penthouse as soon as you can get there. I am about fifteen minutes away."
"I'll be there."
Johnny tossed his phone into the seat beside him as he sped through the sleeping town. Knowing exactly what they were planning was worse than anything he had imagined. The thought of his father promising to turn Elizabeth over to her psycho ex disturbed him severely.
Jagger entered the penthouse twenty minutes later and saw Johnny pacing back and forth. "I spoke with Alex on my way. Francis is already in the air, but we don't have time to wait. We have to address this now."
"I want Ric gone tonight, Jagger. I will take care of my father, but I want him to unprepared and wandering what is going on. It will push him to the edge. Can you handle Ric or do you want me to have Tony do it."
"I will. That little shit has made his last move against anyone."
Johnny nodded and ran a hand over his face. "Are you and Brenda ready to throw Sonny into a downward spiral? I think it is time for everyone to learn that she is your wife."
"Thank God!" he stated with a wink. "I am sick of living apart from her."
Smirking, Johnny nodded. "I bet. Besides, Elizabeth has already noticed the sparks and chemistry flying. Corinthos will be foaming at the mouth. His own illness will take care of his unstable ass. After Anthony is handled, Sam will be the only concern. I hope that Morgan can control her. I hate the thought of going after a pregnant woman no matter how much they deserve it."
Unconcerned by the idea, Jagger snorted. "It is time to clear the decks, so to speak, John. You and Liz will be a target for a lot of people. Her and the kids are more important than anything else right now."
"I know, but I don't want to turn into my father."
"You aren't, John. You are protecting your family. If Jason had cared enough about Elizabeth while they were together, most of this crap would have already been taken care of. You can bet your ass that if the threat was to Carly or Micheal, those responsible would have already dissappeared. Sam should have been taken out after the park incident at the latest. Her being pregnant does not make her less dangerous. If she backs away, she will be fine. And if not, you won't need to do anything. Francis will take great pleasure in disposing of her."
Grabbing his extra gun from the safe, Johnny looked over his shoulder. "Make sure that there is no trace of Ric to be found and tied back to us. I want no mistakes."
Lifting his upper lip into a snarl, Jagger nodded. "No problem. I am assigning Will and Trent to be Brenda's guards until this is all taken care of. They already know how hard she can be to keep under control."
"That is fine. I am telling Elizabeth in the morning about you and Brenda. Be prepared to get chewed out."
Wincing, he headed to the door. "Keep a close eye out for her tonight. If Anthony gets wind of this, he will come after her with no thoughts of anything except for revenge," he warned grimly before slipping out of the door.
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Entering the den at Sonny's, Jason studied the man sitting behind the desk and was not surprised to see his partner was a mess. "What did you need, Sonny?"
His dark beady eyes flashed with anger. "How could you allow her to get involved with that little shit? Now she is expecting the next spawn of that bloodline. What were you thinking, Jason?" he yelled in frustration.
"Stop, Sonny! I don't like it anymore than you do. I hate it. He is living in the same house with MY son. But I have talked with Johnny several times. As much as I loath it, he cares about Elizabeth. He will not hurt her or the boys."
"I don't care about them!" he exploded. "She should know better! She is doing this to hurt us! I want it taken care of, Jason. NO ONE goes against us like this."
"Just like Carly was innocent while married to Lorenzo Alcazar," Jason spat in disgust. "This is not about you, Sonny. It is not about business at all. I am sickened at the thought of Johnny and Elizabeth, but I can't stop it. If she is happy, then I will just watch and make sure that they are safe. She didn't go against you," he added coldly. "This does not have a damn thing to do with you."
The crystal bar glass shattered against the wall as Sonny stood. "Yes it does," he stated slowly. "She was with Ric to hurt us and now she is with the Zacchara whelp to do the same. Elizabeth is nothing but trouble, Jason. Trouble that you allowed into our lives. She now has Brenda associating with Jagger! "
"So this is about Brenda," Jason muttered. "What about Kate, Sonny? I thought that you were happy with Kate. Brenda is in your past. Remember her wearing a wire for the feds? She wasn't exactly loyal either."
"If you won't handle this, then I will."
Jason's expression instantly went cold and blank. "Think carefully about you are saying Sonny. She is the mother of my son."
He waved his hand. "Sam is your wife, Jason. You worry about her and the child that you are having with her. Elizabeth should mean nothing to you now. You are no longer her go to boy anyway."
Icy blue eyes narrowed as Jason stepped forward. "You make any move against Elizabeth or the boys and I will be running Corinthos-Morgan by myself, Sonny. Think about that before reacting while in a temper tantrum. She is not to blame for Brenda going to a couple of dinners with Jagger. They have known each other since before Elizabeth arrived in Port Charles. Don't you remember Karen and Brenda along with Jagger all knew each other?" He paused before looking back at the man that was pissed because he could not control everyone. "This is the only warning that I am giving you. Elizabeth, Cam, and Jake are off limits. If you go after them, you can consider this friendship over."
Sonny seethed as he watched Jason walk away. He had dared to take up for that witch. Sonny knew that Elizabeth was to blame for everything that had happened and also for Jason's lack of respect. He only questioned him when the Webber girl was involved. That was why Sonny had convinced Sam to get pregnant as soon as possible after the procedure. Sam! That was it. He would send Sam after her just like he did after Jake was born. Sonny chuckled at the thought of having Sam take care of the problem. There was no way that Sonny was letting Elizabeth Webber ruin his life. She deserved everything that she got. And Johnny Zacchara, well, he was already a walking dead man.