A/N – Thanks for the comments! Glad you liked it! * Christica2 - Glad you liked Sam's death. I HATED that he didn't kill her ass after what she did to Jake. Come on! If it had been Faith that did that she would have been toast.

Chapter 17 - Taken

EJ walked into the PCPD. He saw Mac rush by him and then Ronnie saw him. "Mr. Banks you are just the man we've been looking for."

"I figured as much. I shortened my trip when I heard about Samantha. Do you have any leads?"

"No. Obviously, you weren't in town when the murder occurred, but I need to know if you gave Sam the chocolates."

EJ shook his head. "No, I didn't. I had seen her earlier that day and she didn't mention anything to me about them."

"And you left on good terms?"

"Yes, we were intimate and then I left." He said.

Ronnie sighed. "Don't leave town."

"I don't have any plans to do so." He said before walking out of the station.

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Jason started to wake up. He had on an oxygen mask and he ripped it off.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Stefano said.

Jason coughed and then put it back on when he found it hard to breathe.

"You are probably wondering what is going on." The older man said smiling. "You see my Elvis is getting married today and you are a guest. Of course, you will not be a part of the festivities, but you will watch." Stefano said smiling.

Jason frowned.

"Once that is done, Sonny will have a choice. To save your life, he gives me the docks."

Jason pulled the mask away. "You know we won't stop until your dead right?"

Stefano laughed. "Oh Mr. Morgan, you are quite entertaining. I don't plan on leaving any of you alive to seek vengeance. You will be the first to die." He stood up. "Now, if you'll excuse me."

Jason tried to get up but he realized that he was in some sort of contraption and couldn't move the lower half of his body. His head fell back against the pillow and that is when he realized that they weren't giving him oxygen anymore and he tossed it to the side before he passed out again.

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Elizabeth woke up in a small room. A woman got up and walked over to her. "Finally." She said. "Get up."

Liz tried to shake off the cobwebs. "What do you want with me?"

She smirked. "Today is your wedding day. We need to get ready."

Liz frowned. "What are you talking about?"

The woman yanked her off the bed and Liz struggled to get her bearings. She was pushed into the bathroom.

"Strip." The woman said. When Elizabeth didn't move, the woman got angry. "If you want Jason to live, you will cooperate."

Liz's eyes grew big. "You have Jason?"

She grinned and held out her phone. There was a picture of an unconscious Jason on it. Liz gasped.

"Now do what I say. Get in the shower and then I will help prepare you for your big day."

Liz fought back the tears that were collecting in her eyes. Jason was hurt and she was so scared. She slowly began to undress as she wondered who exactly she would be marrying.

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Johnny slowly woke up. He was lying on Sonny's couch.

Carly ran and got the doctor who was outside on the porch taking a call.

"Hey." Sonny said. "Welcome back.

Johnny coughed and Carly handed him some water.

"Do you remember what happened?" Sonny asked.

"Jason and I were in the office and we started getting tired. We thought we were getting gas and tried to run but when we opened the door, it completely overwhelmed us." He said before coughing again.

"You're going to be fine Johnny." The doc said. "I gave you some saline and the drug just needs to wear off."

The doctor stood up. "Call me if you have any chest pains or abnormal symptoms."

"Okay." Johnny said.

Johnny saw Cody and Francis and frowned. "What are you two doing here? Where is Elizabeth?"

"Someone pulled the fire alarm while she was in surgery. She never came out. One of the nurses said she was seen running off with a woman they had never seen."

"Fuck." Johnny said. "Jason must be pissed. Where is he?"

Sonny sighed. "We don't know. He wasn't there when they found you."

Johnny tried to sit up but Carly pushed him back down.

"Johnny, we're doing everything we can to find them." Francis said.

"Call Spinelli. He's been tracking EJ by GPS." Johnny explained.

Francis made the call. They had two techs and Sonny worked better with Stan so they had never called Spinelli.

"Spinelli, it's Francis."

"Hello most trusted guardian of the fair Elizabeth."

"Spinelli, we have a problem. We think EJ has Elizabeth and Jason."

Spinelli gasped and flipped over to another screen. "The covert one is parked outside…..a church?" He said.

"What church?"

"Uh, it's about an hour away. It's called Sacred Heart." Spinelli said.

Francis repeated it and Sonny frowned.

"That church has been closed for six months. I know because Father Coates mentioned it to me when we were talking about donations to restore it."

"Text me the address." Francis said.

Johnny jumped up and they started to rush out of the room and Sonny followed.

"Sonny, I don't think you should go. It's safer here and you need to protect Carly and Michael."

Sonny sighed. "Are you sure." He really wanted to go help Jason. He was pissed.

"Yes." Francis said firmly.

"Alright."

He watched the men leave and Carly moved into his arms and he hugged her tightly. He just prayed the guys would get there in time.

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Jason was moved to a small room. There was a monitor and he could see the altar and inside of the church.

He tried to no avail to get out of his restraints. His hands and legs were now useless. He just hoped that Spinelli was still tracking EJ. It was his only hope in getting out of there.

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EJ smiled as he looked in the mirror.

"You always look impeccable my son." He said.

"Thank you father."

"I better get a grandchild soon." Stefano said grinning.

"Oh, I plan on it. I'm sure Elizabeth will be a wonderful mom." EJ said confidently.

"She's definitely better wife material than that Sam McCall." Stefano said grimacing.

EJ flinched and then ignored the slight.

"Are you ready?" Stefano asked.

"Yes father."

"Let's go see your bride." Stefano said proudly.

He couldn't wait to torture Jason with the fact that Elizabeth would no longer be his.

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Elizabeth tried not to cry. She had on a stunning wedding gown. Her hair and makeup were perfect. But she was being forced to marry someone that she didn't love or really know.

Stefano walked into the room. "You look gorgeous," he said. "I'm EJ's father and I will walk you down the aisle."

"Where is Jason?"

"He's close. He'll be watching." Stefano assured her.

Liz's mouth dropped open. She hated that Jason was going to have to witness this.

"Come dear. You will grow to love my son. He's a great man."

Elizabeth took his arm and allowed him to lead her out of the room.

Jason watched as the camera panned to EJ and this his mouth dropped open when he saw Elizabeth who he could tell was barely holding on. She looked stunning. Jason angrily struggled but it was no use. He was going to have to watch the woman he loved marry another man.

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The ceremony went by pretty quickly. Liz struggled with the vows and EJ smiled and squeezed her hand like they were some normal couple. She couldn't understand how the priest agreed to this sham. She came out of her haze when she heard the words you may now kiss the bride and EJ's lips crashed down onto hers.

Jason yelled. "No." And then he was stunned when the doors burst open and Francis and Cody stormed inside.

"Get away from her." Francis said aiming at EJ.

EJ smiled. "If you're referring to my wife, then I will have to decline."

Francis was shocked but he got over it quickly. "Step away from her now."

EJ whipped out a gun and held it to Elizabeth's head.

The priest gasped and dove to the floor.

"I would suggest that you back off or I swear to God I will end her." EJ growled.

Liz looked into Francis eyes. He noticed he looked to the floor and she knew what she had to do.

"You are completely surrounded." Stefano said. "If you want to live, you need to leave this instance." He demanded.

Elizabeth stomped her heel into EJ's foot and ducked down, pushing his arm and his gun went off.

Jason was stunned.

Francis shot EJ in the head and both he and Elizabeth fell to the floor.

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Johnny picked the lock on Jason's door and ran inside. "You okay?" He asked.

"Yes. I need to get to Elizabeth." He said.

Johnny looked over at the television. "What happened?"

"Francis shot EJ but the gun EJ was holding went off and I'm not sure if she's hit." He said as he watched Johnny trying to free him from the restraints.

He was finally freed and they rushed to the main room.

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Cody pushed EJ off of Elizabeth. "Are you okay?"

She nodded as tears ran down her face and he pulled her up and she hugged him. "Thank you."

Cody looked at Stefano who was still alive but shot in the chest by his own son. He looked at the priest. "Don't move."

The man nodded. He was scared to death. Stefano had threatened his life and his brother's family. That's the only reason he had agreed to do the ceremony.

Jason ran into the room and Elizabeth sobbed and ran into his arms. He hugged her tightly. "Baby are you okay?"

"I'm fine. What about you?" She asked as she visually scanned his body.

"I'm okay." He said. "I'm just a little tired."

Stefano moved and Jason raised his gun. "Don't move old man."

"Need help." He muttered.

Jason was enraged. "Fuck you Dimera." He said leaving Elizabeth to walk over to him. "Do you really think I'd let you live after what you've done?"

Cody ushered the priest away. He would be taken to a safe house and paid off if he chose to cooperate.

"If you think this is the end…" He said before gasping for a breath. "You're wrong. My daughter will avenge me."

"Then your daughter dies too." Jason said before putting a bullet into his head.

He heard a gasp and turned and looked into Elizabeth's eyes. He saw her fear and immediately lowered his gun. "Elizabeth."

She closed her eyes for a second and wiped away a tear. "I'm fine."

He had never wanted her to see him like that.

Francis walked over to Liz. "Come on." He said.

Liz followed him to her dressing room so she could change.

"He was just doing his job." He said looking out the window.

"I know." Elizabeth said putting on her shirt.

"It's probably killing him right now that you saw him do it. He loves you." Francis explained, hoping that Elizabeth would understand because he didn't think Jason could live without her.

She sighed. "You can turn around. I know he loves me. I love him too. This is all so crazy."

"Jason would do anything to protect you."

"That's what scares me." Liz said hoping that he hadn't killed Sam and had let someone else do it. She understood the reasoning that she needed to die, but Jason's ability to turn into a killing machine freaked her out a little. Besides, she really didn't want that on his conscious. He had loved Sam at one point. This whole concept that Jason could just shut off his emotions kind of didn't process in her brain.

"Elizabeth, if you can't handle who Jason is then you need to decide that now before you guys go any deeper." Francis warned.

She walked towards Francis. "I'm not giving up Francis. I'm just trying to come to terms with everything. I'll find a way."

Francis was relieved. "He might back off a little. He's hating himself right now."

"Okay." Elizabeth said. "I'll try to reassure him."

"Come on." He said. "I'll take you back to the penthouse."

Elizabeth nodded and followed Francis out.

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Elizabeth laid awake in the bed. It was 1:00 A.M. and still no Jason. Turning onto her side she let the tears fall. Everything that happened just hit her and she started to sob.

Jason walked up the stairs. He was exhausted. All the bodies were disposed of and the priest agreed to keep quiet if Jason agreed to finish restoring the church. He had accepted the deal and came back to the Towers and ended up on his bike.

He heard her as he started to push open the door and he closed his eyes. He hated that she was in pain and he was the cause of it.

"Elizabeth." He said softly.

She rolled over quickly and looked up at him so glad that he was back and safe. "Hi." She said sitting up, wiping the tears away.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes. I was worried about you and everything just hit me."

"I'm sorry. I should have called," he said softly, "I'm going to take a quick shower."

She nodded and watched him get some clothes and walk into the bathroom. Laying back, she took a deep breath and tried to relax.

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Jason let the hot water run over his body. He had almost lost her. Seeing EJ hold a gun to her head had deeply affected him. It was almost more than he could take.

Elizabeth stripped off her clothes and walked into the bathroom and slipped inside.

Jason turned around and he pulled her into him and held her tightly. "I can't lose you." He whispered.

She wasn't sure if she saw tears or if it was the water. Either way, he looked devastated. "You won't." She said firmly.

Pulling back, he looked into her beautiful blue eyes and then kissed her with everything he had. He lifted her and pressed her against the wall as she wrapped her legs around his waist. The shower was filled with her moans as Jason ravished her. He was rough and insistent and Elizabeth loved every second of it. He grunted and plunged into her center lightly biting into her shoulder. Liz cried out as he relentlessly began to fill her over and over. Raking her nails down his back, Jason breathed out her name as he pumped into her harder.

"Come for me baby." She said.

"Not without you."

He reached in between them and started to rub her clit and Elizabeth moaned loudly as she chanted his name. And as soon as he felt her shake, he quickened his pace and was soon calling out her name as he released himself inside of her.

They sunk to the floor.

"You drive me crazy." Jason said breathing heavily. "Did I hurt you?"

She looked up at him and smiled. "Far from it."

He kissed her gently. "I'm so sorry."

"Thank you for protecting me." She said softly.

He kissed her again. "I love you beyond reason."

"I love you too."

He pushed himself up and then helped her to her feet. They both washed quickly and then dried off and went to bed. Elizabeth was off the next day and she was very thankful for that.

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They spent most of the morning making love. Elizabeth felt like Jason was just hanging on by a thread. She could tell when he would start thinking about what happened because of the painful look on his face. When he left her to go into work, Sarah dropped by.

"Hey." Sarah said walking by Elizabeth.

"Hi."

Sarah studied her sister for a moment before sitting down. "You want to tell me what's up?"

"Just thinking."

"About?"

Elizabeth side. "Something happened and I was put in danger and Jason is blaming himself."

"Were you hurt?"

"No. I'm fine." She said thinking she shouldn't give Sarah any details.

Sarah was quiet for a moment. This was hard for her. As much as she wanted Liz to be happy, she was still scared of the danger that surrounded Jason.

"You can say what's on your mind Sarah." Liz said.

"I'm just worried. I don't want to lose you."

Liz sighed. "I don't either."

Sarah made a face so Liz explained further.

"I don't want the danger to change me but it probably already has. I love him so I'm just trying to cope with it all."

"So you're worried that Jason is pulling away from you." Sarah said.

"Yes." Liz said.

"Well, don't let him. Make him see that you're fine with it. Maybe that's part of the problem. You say you are but maybe you're not." Sarah said wondering if she was being a good sister if she was encouraging Elizabeth into a life filled with violence. But she could see how much Liz loved Jason and he loved her. She just wished their life was more simple.

Liz sighed. "I think it's more that I'm mad that he's changing and that we have to deal with all of this mob shit. In Tom's River, everything was so great. Jason wasn't conflicted. He wasn't trying to be everything for everyone around him."

Sarah sighed. "I don't know what to say."

"I know."

"You need to find a way to reach him." Sarah said. "And he needs to find a different way to cope with everything."

"I agree." Liz said sadly. She just had no idea what to do about it.