Gia is healing with Jason by her side. I guess you can tell. Jason is my favorite male lead on G.H.
Jason spent the next four weeks coming and going from the safe house. He switched from the limo a SUV. Gia had been upset at first but he explained that he needed to keep up appearances.
Monica had contacted Laura. She explained that Stavros had made a move on Gia and she was in hiding. Following Jason's instruction's she invited Laura to the Quatermaine mansion. She then informed Laura that her office might be bugged and that she should be careful.
"Yes, that would be something Stavros would do." Laura sipped her tea. "How is Gia?"
"Safe that's all I know."
"If he's truly got Gia in his sights then being under Jason's protection will only work for a little while. He will find her."
"Jason is simply giving her the time she needs to …decide what she wants to do."
Laura nodded.
"Luke is causing as much trouble as he can for the Cassadine's hopefully Stavros will be distracted long enough to give her the time she needs."
The women talked in to the afternoon. Monica gathered as much information as she could and passed it on to Jason. She knew this situation would get far worse before it got better.
Gia stood at the stove and watched the timer. Today was Jason's birthday and because of her he wouldn't be with his family to celebrate. So, she decided to make him dinner including her sweet potato pie. She nervously watched the pie through the ancient oven's window.
It had to be perfect. Jason had been so patient with her and her mini break downs. He hid her and he never left her alone at night when she was the most afraid.
For the first week he slept in the chair. After he refused to go to the other room she insisted he bring in the other bed and when he refused that suggestion she dragged the mattress in herself. Jason felt guilty that she had risked injuring herself and had slept on it since then.
The timer went off and Gia cautiously opened the oven door. Breathing a sigh of relief she took the pie out and set it under a small fan to cool.
"Wow, when you say thank you, you don't play around." Jason leaned against the door frame with his arms folded over his chest.
Gia had been cooking for the last week. She added it to her daily list. She was really good at it. With his other female friends they would spend more time eating out or ordering in. It felt good to have someone cook for him; Especially someone who did not want anything from him.
"I was going to cook your favorites but I've seen how you eat so we're having fish, salad and veggies." He made a face. "I promise you'll love it."
She pulled him into the room. Jason slipped off his jacket and put it on the back of his chair as Gia got him a beer from the refrigerator.
"We are having cilantro-lime orange roughy, orange texmati rice, and mango-salsa green beans . I promise you will love it." She smiled and went to make his plate.
Spooning a large portion of rice on the dish she covered it with a juicy piece of fish and some juices, and then added the green beans to the plate. She sat the it in front of him and fixed her own.
Taking the seat across from him she watched as he picked at it.
"Taste it." He looked up at her unsure of what he should do. He hated fish. Robin was always ordering it for him at restaurants but then Gia worked hard to make this birthday a good one for him.
Breaking off a small piece he gingerly placed it in his mouth trying to avoid his tongue.
"God, Jason chew." He did as she asked and was pleasantly surprised. He took a scoop of the rice and a taste of the green beans. "Well?"
"It doesn't taste like fish." He smiled at her. "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
They had a leisurely dinner and talked about his day and his plans for the next day.
"I think we should wait on dessert." She nodded to his beer. "I don't think the pie and beer will sit well on your stomach."
"What else did you have planned?" He asked leaning back in his chair.
"A movie?" She shrugged her shoulders. "There's not a huge selection Blue, Married to the mob, and the Godfather."
"None, let's go talk. We need to make some decisions about the future." Her face fell. "Don't look like that. You can't hide here forever. I don't think you want to."
"No, but going back…"
"Let me tell you what I know and then you can decide." She nodded and followed him up to her room. That was where they had most of their conversations.
Sitting back on the bed she watched him take off his shoes and adjust a pillow behind his back.
"Stavros has men everywhere looking for you. He's even approached Emily and Lucky. I've been successful in keeping your location hidden but Laura thinks he's going to start acting out."
"He'll go after my family." Jason nodded.
"The only way to shift his attention is to make someone else his target."
"I don't want anyone else to get hurt."
"They won't." He sighed and looked at her. "We only have one option."
She waited for him to say what she had known he was thinking. She knew about Stavros. He was vicious, angry, and cruel. He loved to hurt and punish people. There was only one thing he respected. Marriage.
Laura had told her he often spurned the advances of married women. Women were like property to him. That was why he didn't accept Laura's marriage to Luke. To Stavros he and Laura were still married.
"You think I should marry Nickolas." She whispered.
"No, I think you should marry me."
"I am tired of excuses." Stavros stated quietly. "How hard could it be to find the girl…or at least her body?"
He was sure that gnat Luke was hiding her. Who else would care enough about the girl to hide her? Stavros had alienated her from all of her friends. She thought they were her enemy.
No there was no one in Port Charles who she could trust.
"Put more men on the streets. Whatever you do don't come back until you find her."
"What?" Gia looked at Jason completely surprised by what he said.
"There's a lot we haven't talked about. Most important you could be pregnant." She looked down at her lap. "You've been here a month and you haven't had a period."
"It could be stress."
"It could be but I don't want to get to a point where we can't convince everyone that it's' mine."He took her hand. "Trust me to protect you until I can deal with Stavros. Besides I kinda like coming home to a home cooked meal every day."
"I don't want to be pregnant Jason." She whispered softly.
"I know," He pulled her into his arms as he had done so many nights before. "but if you are I don't want Stavros getting his hands on your kid."
She nodded.
"So are we getting married?" She nodded again. "Good, Monica is ready to host the 'event' as she calls it."
"When?"
"Tomorrow afternoon." Gia looked up at him. "She had an ELQ dinner set away way. It's just family and your brother."
She sat up and looked at him.
"I called him Gia." He gently pulled her back to his chest. "If it was Em, I would need to know."
"That's why he hasn't called demanding to know where I've been."
"He and Sam are on their way to Port Charles now. They are going to stay until she has the baby."
"So this time tomorrow I'll be Mrs. Morgan?" She laughed a little. "I guess mama was right. The only way to snag a good man is to feed him well."
Jason laughed with her. She relaxed in his arms.
Closing her eyes she prayed. Please don't let me be pregnant, Lord please.