Chapter 21
Jason had called Sonny, and after that he had called Stan to look for Manny. He didn't like working on Manny's orders, and he didn't like having to miss Sam and Rose. He made sure everything was ready for when he had to meet Manny and then he went to bed, but he couldn't sleep. All he could think about was Sam, and he didn't know how she was doing. He wanted her in his arms, and for the first time in a long time he let the tears flow. He missed her already, and he wanted her back. He was going to make sure he got her and Rose back.
''Jason,'' he heard behind him, and he turned around. He hadn't even heard the door open, but he didn't mind because Denise was worried also about Sam and Rose. ''Did you do what you had to do?'' she asked, and he nodded.
''Yeah, I called my boss and I made sure everything is going into motion right now, Stan is on finding them and when they are found I will go and get them,'' he told her, and she nodded.
''I'm scared, for them. I don't know what is it but ever since meeting you two I feel so much safer and better, and I don't want anything to happen to Sam or Rose,'' she whispered, and he nodded.
''You don't have to be scared but I can understand why you are. Let me tell you this – I'm going to get them back and Manny is going to pay for what he did to all of you,'' Jason said, and she nodded and smiled weakly. ''Go and try to get some rest, I think I can use your help tomorrow and we need to be fresh,'' he told her, and she nodded and left the room. Jason undressed and sank down in the bed, threw the covers over him and started to think of a plan.
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Sam lay down on her side with Rose close to her. She was glad she could protect her, because if Rose had been alone with Manny she didn't know what he would do. He left after he had called Jason, and he hadn't come back yet. She was hungry but also nauseas, and Rose was fast asleep. Suddenly she felt a sting in her stomach and she moaned softly, the pain quickly becoming worse. She knew she had to calm down and try to rest but with the pain she couldn't, and she sighed and took a couple of deep breaths. They didn't work, but she did feel the pain subside a little. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, and when it wouldn't come she just lay there.
After some time the door opened and she didn't want to look up, but she knew it was Manny and she had to protect her daughter. She also had to protect her unborn child, and she opened her eyes as he leaned over them. ''Oh, you're awake. That's good, because you are coming with me,'' Manny said, and Sam shook her head.
''I'll go with you if everyone leaves her alone,'' she said looking at her daughter, and Manny just nodded. Sam got up and tried not to wake Rose, but she woke up anyway.
''Mommy? Where you going?'' she asked, and Sam looked at Manny, who nodded, and she leaned down.
''Mommy will be right back, baby girl. Go back to sleep,'' she whispered, and then she kissed her on her forehead. When she stood up straight again she felt the stinging come back in her stomach and she grabbed it as she tried not to make a sound or to let Manny know she was in pain. He grabbed her arm and dragged her to another room, and she wondered what he was going to do.
''So I know you want to be with your daughter but I think it's best if you're not,'' Manny told her, and she shook her head again. She didn't want to be separated, and he knew it. ''Just listen to me, Sweetness. Soon, we'll be together, just you, the little girl and me. Morgan will try to get you back but I'm better,'' he told her, and she frowned.
''Jason will find us, and he will kill you,'' she snapped and he laughed. Chills went down her back but she didn't show – just like she didn't show how much pain she was in. She was afraid she was miscarrying, but she couldn't panic right now.
''He will try, yeah, and he will fail! You know why?'' he asked her, and when she shook her head he smiled, ''Because he wouldn't want to kill you and Rose in the process,'' he whispered as he pulled her against him. ''Whenever he shoots me, my men will shoot you and Rose, and it will be too late for him to safe you,'' she shivered when she felt his breath on her ear.
''Why are you doing this?'' she asked him, and he sighed.
''You know why. Ever since I've had you, and ever since our baby girl was born, I've wanted you to be with me. And now you're with Morgan and I don't like that one bit. So you see, when he comes here tomorrow, he will find out I didn't intend on giving you or the kid back, and he will die no matter what,'' Manny said, and she closed her eyes, praying Jason was smart enough to see Manny's intentions.
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Jason woke up in the middle of the night and frowned. He hated sleeping in bed without Sam with him, and he moaned. He couldn't remember the times he fell asleep without her, and he didn't want to miss her anymore. He got out of bed and made his way downstairs, looking at his watch her saw it was 5 in the morning and he knew he had slept enough to get through the day. He got to work, making plans for tonight and making sure everything was dealt with for it. He needed more guards on Denise so he got on that right away, and while he did that he made sure he had Stan on the plans.
''I know where Manny is, and I think Sam and Rose are there too because it's an old house with a couple of rooms in it, I've sent someone to keep watch and he told me he saw lights on in some of the rooms. Now He's seen Manny and he is pretty sure Sam is there too – with Rose,'' Stan rambled, and Jason sighed on relief. He had found Manny, and now all he had to do was bring enough men and ambush Manny.
''Thank you Stan. Stay available because I will need you again today,'' Jason said, and then he disconnected the line. he sank down on the couch and closed his eyes, and jumped up when he heard someone come down the stairs. He thought it was Sam at first, and then he realized she wasn't there and he turned around to see Denise standing there.
''You're up early,'' she said, and he nodded. ''Couldn't sleep either?'' she asked, and he nodded again, and then he turned around. He didn't know how long he could wait for everyone to be awake, but then he realized he had to call every guard that had to start in a couple of hours to help him. They had to wake up soon anyway.
''I'm going to call a couple of guys so maybe you would like to make some breakfast for yourself,'' he said, and she nodded, getting the hint he needed privacy. He started calling the men he needed, telling them to come help him, and everyone he called told him they would be there in half an hour. He had a plan in his head and he needed to make sure the men he asked to come understood what the risks were, but he wanted to get Sam and Rose back. His phone rang, and Jason groaned, he didn't need anything else right now. ''Morgan,'' he said into the phone, and he sighed.
''I hear you called some of the guys – and again you left me out,'' Sonny said, and Jason rolled his eyes.
''I didn't think you'd want to get up at this time of the day, and I don't think it's necessary for you to be here,'' Jason replied, and he heard Sonny sigh. ''I mean even if you wanted to be here what would you do? Get Sam and Rose out there? That's why I'm going there,'' he told Sonny, and Sonny nodded.
''And who will get them out if – god forbid – something happens to you? I mean you need to think about Sam and Rose and if you don't then it's already over,'' Sonny said, and Jason wanted to kick his ass for saying something like that. He was thinking of Sam and Rose, they were all he could think about.
''You want to come with? Be here in half an hour, I'm leaving when you get here,'' Jason growled into the phone, and then he disconnected the line. He looked behind him when he heard Denise come back and she looked at him to see if she could come back in the room, ''come on, you need to get dressed and ready to go with some of my guys. They will take you somewhere safe while I go get Sam and Rose,'' he said, and she nodded.
''I will go,'' she said, and she walked up the stairs to go get ready. He sighed and sat down at his desk, going through his plan once again. He would ambush Manny, let him think he was alone while his guards killed his guards and sneak up to where they were. He would have to be careful, because knowing Manny he would use Sam and/or Rose against him, saying he would kill them if he did something stupid, and he knew he couldn't just shoot Manny. He had to have one of the guys stand invisible and kill Manny from there.
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Sam sat on the mattress that lay on the ground, and watched as Manny slept. She had tried to get out of the room but the doors were locked, and there were no windows she could sneak out of. The pain in her stomach hadn't left and she felt a tear roll over her face as she thought about loosing the baby. She knew she was loosing the battle she had with her body and she hoped Jason wouldn't blame her if she lost the baby. She couldn't handle that. Suddenly Manny shifted on the other bed and she jumped when he opened his eyes and grinned at her. ''You like what you see?'' he asked, and she shook her head.
''No, not really,'' she replied, and he got up and threw her back on the mattress.
''It's to bad,'' he snapped, and he lay down on top of her. ''But some day you will, because I will be the only man for you once Morgan is out of the way,'' he said, and he grinned again.
''I will never like you; I will never love you even if Jason isn't there anymore. The only thing you will get is more hate from Rose and me'' she snapped back at him, and he raised his hand and punched her in the face. She screamed out in pain and held her cheek, and when she looked up at him she could see the grin on his face widen.
''You know, I like you when you're like this. Spunky,'' he said, and she could see the arousal in his eyes. She started to struggle against him, and he just laughed. He pressed his hips against hers, and she gasped. Suddenly he moved off of her and walked away, leaving her alone. She rolled up like a ball and held her stomach, still having pains.
''Damn it,'' she whispered, and she felt the tears start to roll. She hated feeling useless. The door opened again and Manny walked in with Rose, who wanted to run to her mother right away. ''Rose, baby are you ok?'' she asked concerned, and Rose just nodded as she pulled against Manny's grip. He suddenly let her go so she flew forward, and Sam jumped up to catch her.
''She's a little Sam isn't she?'' he said, and she glared at him while holding her daughter close to her. She could feel Rose tremble and she wanted to kill Manny for scaring her daughter, but she knew she couldn't. She sat back down on the bed and held her daughter in her lap, caressing her hair.
''You better treat her right. I don't care what you do to me, just don't do anything to her,'' she snapped, and he held up his hands.
''I can do that. Just like I did for Denise when she said something similar,'' he grinned, ''she was a spunk just like you, and you know what? I liked it. And now you are going to have to get her to keep her mouth shut,'' he said pointing to Rose, ''because she's been a pain in my ass all night,'' he added, and she frowned.
''You've been here all night, and if you let her stay with me she won't be – she won't be difficult,'' she replied, and he nodded.
''She's going to stay here for a while, but when Morgan comes here – when I call Morgan, she's going to be back in the other room,'' he said, and she looked down at her daughter who seemed to have fallen asleep while they were talking. She was glad she could sleep, because she was going to have to be strong and brave until they were out of here. Manny left the room again and she could hear the door lock, and she laid down on the bed again with her daughter in front of her, holding her tightly as she thought of a plan to get out of here.
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Sam woke up when she heard a muffled yell, and she opened her eyes and listened carefully for something else, but she didn't hear anything. She frowned and sighed, closing her eyes once again, before she heard something else. Something similar to what she heard before, and she frowned. She couldn't figure out what it was, but it sounded like someone was there. Jason.
''Rose, baby, wake up,'' Sam whispered, and she shook her daughter gently. Rose opened her eyes and smiled at Sam, and Sam smiled back and held a hand to her lips. Rose nodded, getting she had to be quiet, and Sam listened intently for any other noises.
''Mommy?'' Rose mouthed, and Sam nodded. She could understand Rose was scared, she was scared too, but she tried to calm her down.
''It's ok, baby girl,'' she whispered, and Rose nodded, but started to shake when the door slammed open and Manny walked in with a guard, and he grabbed Sam off of the bed.
''Morgan, you will never get her back,'' Manny yelled, and he stumbled to the door. Sam could see he was hurt, and she wondered if Jason did that. Rose looked like she wanted to follow them, but Sam shook her head at the girl.
''Stay there, Rose, I'll be back for you,'' she mouthed, and Rose nodded and sank down. She had a smart daughter, and Sam was glad Rose understood the need to stay put. Sam looked back at Manny and then followed his gaze to somewhere in the dark, and she could see someone come out of the dark into the light of the room. Jason. He looked like he had been beaten but he still stood, and she closed her eyes and shot up a prayer, hoping they would find a way to get out without anyone getting hurt.
''I'm going to get them back Manny, and you will pay for what you did,'' Jason said darkly, and even Sam felt a shiver go down her spine. It was going to get ugly.