I know it has been forever and you've probably forgotten this whole story, but I'm back. I am going to try and finish this one up and then hopefully work on my others. It may take me a while, but I am going to try. Please let me know what you think by reviewing!

"That wasn't Mommy," Danni said as she walked over to find her father apparently upset.

"No princess that wasn't Mommy," he said simply as he looked around the room to see if they were being followed. He silently cursed Anthony because he knew how to get to them. He vowed that no matter what he'd keep Sam and the girls safe.

Jason knew that Danni was perceptive but as he bent down and picked her up, he felt genuinely guilty because the choices he had made in the past were affecting his little girl. He never really thought that leaving the business would be such a challenge, but he also never dreamed that he would have to turn his back on Michael for his family. Jason knew that Anthony was watching them and he looked around the aquarium.

"What do you say we head home and try to beat Mommy?" he asked Danni.

"Ok Daddy, but you promised we'd stop at the gift shop," Danni reminded him.

As badly as Jason wanted to get out of there, he knew he had promised Danni a trip to the gift shop. After about 30 minutes, he walked out of the gift shop with two books, and two new stuffed animals. Danni even selected one she wanted to give to Bree.

"Daddy that was the best day!" Danni said as they walked out onto the sidewalk and Jason continued glancing around. He hadn't let Danni out of his sight much less his arms since he'd received the call from Anthony. He wanted to call Johnny, but he needed to get home so he didn't have to do it in front of his daughter.

"I'm glad you had fun," he said as he kissed his daughter on her cheek and smiled. "You know, pretty soon your baby sister is going to be coming home and she's going to take up a lot of Mommy and my time, but that doesn't mean we love you any less, he explained.

"I know," she said simply. "Bree's a baby and babies can't do anything."

Jason laughed as he thought about Michael when Carly and Sonny brought Morgan home for the first time. It was very tough for Michael and so Jason tried to spend time with him. The laugh suddenly turned to sadness as he thought about the young man Michael had turned into.

"They can't, but Danni you can help Mommy and I take care of Bree, would you like that?" he asked.

Danni shook her head up and down. She was really excited for her baby sister to be coming home and even more excited for when they'd finally be able to go back to their house in Port Charles. Jason continued walking as he held his little girl in his arms. Just as he turned the corner to head into their condo building, he felt Danni pull to get down. She quickly wiggled out of his arms and took off down the sidewalk. "Danielle Emily, where are you going?" he asked in a panicked voice thinking only about Anthony and the danger that may be ahead. He looked up just in time to realize what had happened. Danni had spotted Sam coming in the opposite direction and went running to her. He needed to get himself under control. He was worried about Anthony's call, but he couldn't keep Danni in his arms 24/7.

"Hey baby girl," Sam said reaching down to pick up her daughter. "Did you have fun with Daddy?" Sam asked as she heard Jason yell. She noticed Jason seemed agitated which was not normal.

"Yes, it was so cool," Danni said.

"Is everything ok with your Daddy?" Sam asked noticing that Jason had spotted her and then stopped walking. Something was off with Jason and Sam knew it just by looking at him. He had his guard up and he was panicked. Sam didn't like trying to get information out of her 4-year old but sometimes that was the best way.

"Daddy's fine," she said simply.

"Well that's good to know," Sam said covering her daughter with kisses while Danni laughed and giggled. "Hey babe," Sam said as they met Jason and she kissed him on the cheek. "I think somebody had a pretty exciting day," she said.

"It was pretty cool," Jason said smiling.

"Let's get inside," Sam said as Jason opened the door to the building. Sam noticed Jason looking around and checking things out as they walked up to the condo. He even opened the door to the stairwell as they stepped off the elevator. She knew something was up and she also knew they couldn't talk about it in front of their daughter.

When they got up to their condo, Sam took Danni back in her bedroom and helped change her clothes. Jason checked every room, closet, window and door to be sure the condo was safe. Danni showed Sam the new books Jason bought and then fell asleep for a nap.

Sam walked out to the living room, but couldn't find Jason. She knew something was off. He didn't tell her he was going anywhere and didn't leave a note. She thought that possibly he had gone to the hospital, but then realized Jason would have mentioned it to her. She felt helpless because not only did she not know what was going on, it seemed like every time things were going well something terrible had to happen. Was it too much to ask to just have time with her husband and her girls?

X

Jason walked outside of the building and looked around. He didn't see anything out of the ordinary. He wondered how Anthony knew he was at the aquarium and that Danni was looking at the monkeys. He dialed Johnny.

"Hello," Johnny answered.

"Johnny, it's Jason,"

"Hey man, how are you?"

"I was a lot better before that son of a bitch your father called and threatened my family," Jason said.

"What?" Johnny asked.

"Anthony knows you're working with me, doesn't he?" Jason demanded. "Johnny I swear if you are playing me, you will be sorry."

"Woah Jason, man slow down. I haven't said a thing to that piece of shit that calls himself my father and I won't,"

"Look I believe you, but Anthony knew exactly where Danni and I were and what we were doing," Jason said.

"Jason I don't know what's going on, but I will check it out."

"Look, we're getting ready to bring our baby home and I can't do that if I know Anthony is watching us,"

"I know Jason. I'll be in touch," he said as they disconnected the call.

Jason knew he had to get it together. Anthony was watching him and he had to keep his family safe. He had to check all of the guards. He actually felt better that Bree was still in the hospital, because the NICU was so secure and they had come to know the staff pretty well so they would recognize anyone new or different.

When Jason walked back into the condo, he found Sam straightening up things. "Jason, what the hell is going on? I can tell you're panicking and you never panic," she said as she immediately stopped what she was doing and walked over to her husband.

"Come here," Jason said knowing that he needed to be honest with his wife, but he also knew that Sam couldn't take much more. He wrapped an arm around her waist and led her to the couch. As they sat down, Sam became agitated.

"And don't tell me the version you think I want to hear. I want to know why you've been on edge and why you're checking this building out like someone is following us," she said.

"Look Sam, I know we love our kids and we want what's best for them. So I'm going to be honest here. While I was in the rainforest room with Danni today, I got a call from Anthony," he said waiting for her response.

"And…" she said waiting for Jason to keep up his end of the bargain and share the rest of the story.

"Sam he was watching us. He knew Danni was looking at the monkeys. I just had this instinctive feeling to keep her safe. I wanted to put her in my arms and never let her go," Jason explained.

"Oh Jase. How? How did that bastard know where you were?" Sam said with tears in her eyes.

Jason held his wife in his arms as he comforted her. He knew Sam and he knew that behind the fear and the hurt was a protective mama bear that would do anything to keep her babies safe. "Sam, I don't know. I talked to Johnny. The building is safe. We're going to figure this out," he said.

"Damn right we're going to figure this out. I've waited my whole life to have my husband and girls under the same roof and I'll be damned if anyone is going to mess with that," she said.

Jason held Sam in his arms. "I don't want you to worry about this at all. I'm going to protect my family. I promise," he said kissing her.

"I know. We are going to have it all," she said kissing him. "Very soon," she added in between more kisses. "We are interviewing some night nurses tomorrow afternoon. I scheduled them while Bree is napping, but we're going to have to take Danni. Jase I don't want anyone in our condo until we screen them, so I was thinking that café down the street," she said.

"You thought of everything," Jason said.

"Except Danni. Jase we just have to take her along but maybe she'll sleep," she said.

"She should be fine, we'll just have to take something for her to do," he said. "You really do think of everything. I love you," he said kissing her hair.

"I love you too," Sam said returning the kiss.

After a few moments, Sam started to get up out of Jason's arms. "Where are you going?" he asked.

"I just need to check on her," Sam said as she walked toward their daughter's room. Jason hated that as soon as he had told Sam about the phone call she became edgy and worried. He could feel it. He stood up and walked to the closet for his jacket.

"Where are you going," Sam asked as she returned.

"I figured I'd take the evening shift with Bree if you're ok to pump and stay here with Danni," he said.

"Is take out ok?" she asked. "I'll order Chinese."

"Whatever you and Danni want is fine. You call me if you need ANYTHING. Call the hospital desk if you need to, ok?" he asked her as he kissed her goodbye.

"I will. You be safe, ok?" she asked.

"Always," he said as he walked out the door.

"Ok Danni, it's just you and me tonight, what should we do?" Sam asked herself as she looked around the quiet condo knowing her 4 year old was still sound asleep from the aquarium. She decided to call the nursing candidates and confirm their interviews since she had agreed with Jason.

X

A few hours later, Sam found herself passed out on the couch with Danni tapping her. "Mommy, mommy where is he? He's gone!" she exclaimed.

"Hey sweetie, don't worry, Daddy went to check on Bree. He'll be right back," she said assuming Danni was asking about Jason.

"I know Daddy is a big guy and he can take care of himself and us. I'm talking about White," she said as tears started to stream down her face.

Sam sat up and put Danni on her lap. She pushed her long hair behind her back. "Oh sweetheart, we'll find White. I'm sure if we just think about it, we'll know where to start looking," she said to comfort her daughter. Sam didn't remember seeing White when she tucked Danni in after the aquarium but she was also busy looking at all the new goodies.

"He fell asleep in my bed with me Mommy, but when I woke up he was gone," Danni said.

Sam stood up and held Danni's hand as they walked back to her bedroom. The looked under the covers, between the sheets, on the floor, under the bed, and in all their bags from the day, White didn't seem to be anywhere. "All right Danni, let's think. Are you sure White was in here when you went to sleep? You don't think he could have gotten misplaced from the aquarium here?" she asked. Sam really tried to avoid using the word lost because she knew that right now with all the craziness, that Tiger had been Danni's lifeline when they couldn't be there with her.

"Mommy I can't sleep without him anymore, so I know he was with me," she pleaded.

Sam thought for a moment. She had an idea, "Ok sweetie, well maybe White woke up before you and he didn't want to wake you, so he went somewhere else inside the condo. Why don't you go look for him while I order dinner and then I'll help you."

"All right," Danni said as she set off down the hallway.

For Sam, this was strange. She didn't remember Danni having White, but she was trying to figure out what had Jason worked up that she couldn't remember if he was there or not. But she knew that Danni had an excellent memory and trusted that if she thought she had White, she probably did. This was getting strange. She checked the security system. It was on. The doors were locked and there weren't any strange calls. She ordered dinner and sent Jason a text. "Hey Babe, not an emergency, but we miss you, come home soon."

Sam walked out to find Danni looking everywhere for White. She had moved the couch cushions. "Mommy, look what I found," she said as she held up one of Sam's camis. Sam laughed to herself remembering that night all too well. "How did that get there?" she asked taking it to the laundry.

Meanwhile, over at the hospital Jason was holding Bree when he felt his phone vibrate. He had deliberately kept it on just in case Sam needed him. He knew she'd never call the hospital and have him paged. He read her text. "Yeah, knowing Mommy, something's up," he said to Bree. "She loves me, but she'd never say come home just because. She also doesn't tell me what's wrong. Please tell me you won't have all those woman traits," he said as he softly kissed her and attached her small oxygen mask. He said good night to the nurses and let them know that they wouldn't be in anymore tonight. Jason also made a point to review the list of authorized visitors. Since he and Sam were the only ones in town, they were the only ones allowed in for any reason.

When Jason walked into the condo, he saw the couch cushions upside down and the place was a mess. "Sam? Danni?" he called getting slightly concerned as he walked farther in and saw the place was a mess.

"We're in here," Sam called from Danni's room. They had spent the last 45 minutes going through her dresser drawers and her closet looking for White. "Well kiddo, I hate to say it, but White is missing," Sam said after having finished the thorough search.

"But Mommy, I know he was here," Danni pleaded.

"Honey I know that but maybe White liked the aquarium so much he decided to go back," Sam offered to a 4 year old who was not buying it.

"Hey there," Jason said having heard a bit of the conversation. "So White decided it's not fun here anymore, huh?" he asked.

"Daddy that's not funny. He was with me when I fell asleep and now he's gone," she said.

Jason knelt down to her level. "Danni I know you love White and I know you miss him, but right now he's not here. Maybe that's because he knows you're with your Mommy and I. We'll find him, but right now we need to eat dinner. Why don't you go wash your hands?"

"Ok Daddy," she said as the tears went away and she walked out of the bedroom.

"If I had known it was that easy, I'd have given up a long time ago," Sam said as she held out a hand for Jason to pull her up from the floor. "Thanks babe," she said kissing him on the cheek.

"It's not that easy. Sam, she's telling the truth. I know when I checked on her, she had White in her arms. I don't want to worry, but I'm checking the windows and doors. What if somebody is trying to let us know they can get in?" Jason wondered aloud.

"Jase, I knew Danni was probably right, but we checked everything. I did fall asleep on the couch. God Jase, if someone got in, what if?" she wondered as Jason pulled her in for a hug.

"Um, I thought we were going to eat dinner," Danni said from the doorway.

"Come on Munchkin, we are," Sam said walking out with Danni to the kitchen. Jason checked the windows and doors. Everything looked secure. He was puzzled but he intended to get to the bottom of this.

After their dinner and straightening things back up, Sam sat on the couch with Danni in her pajamas as they watched TV. Jason had spent most of the evening checking the surveillance cameras in the building and on the phone with Johnny. Neither had any idea if someone had gotten in, but Jason had a gut feeling they had. That person took a stuffed animal to show how simple it would have been to get to Danni and it terrified him. It was getting close to bedtime, Sam had been telling Danni she could stay up until Jason came back, but the truth was she didn't want to let her out of her sight. "Hey baby girl, I have an idea," Sam said finally.

"What Mommy?" she asked.

"Why don't we have a sleepover tonight in my room?"

"You mean sleep with you and Daddy?" Danni asked. "I never get to do that!"

"I know, I just think it would be fun, what do you think?" she asked hoping Danni would buy in to her idea.

"I think that'll be so much fun!" she exclaimed as Jason walked in the door.

"What's that?" he asked.

"I'm sleeping with you and Mommy tonight. Sleepover time!" she said excitedly.

Once again Jason was amazed at how Sam had spun not wanted to let Danni out of their sight. "That sounds really cool, but you know Mommy likes to take the covers," he said.

"What, I do not," Sam said throwing a pillow at Jason.

Jason chuckled. "I think that's a perfect idea for tonight," he said indicating to Sam he had no leads or idea what happened or didn't happen earlier.

So for that night, Jason and Sam kept Danni as close as they could, but they knew they couldn't do this forever.

Again, I am sorry it has been forever. I am going to try and finish this one. Then maybe update some other stories. Happy reading.