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Chapter 31 - Escape

Elizabeth gripped Jason's hand as they watched Kelly looking at the monitor. She turned and smiled at them. "I have to run out for a minute."

Liz's mouth dropped. "Kelly Lee," she yelled.

Kelly laughed. "Alright….alright," she said watching their expressions. "It's a girl."

"Yes," Liz said loudly.

Jason chuckled.

"Everything is going well. You've been good about keeping your blood pressure down. Do you have any questions for me?" she asked.

Jason's phone rang and he groaned.

"Go ahead and take it honey," Liz said.

Jason got up and answered and went into the hallway.

"Okay, he's gone. Spill," Kelly said.

Liz made a face. "When do the crazy sex cravings go away?"

Kelly grinned. "Why, is someone complaining?"

"No, but Jason is getting a little worn out."

Kelly's eyebrows shot up. "Just how many times are you two going at it?"

Liz sighed. "Five sometimes six times a day."

Kelly was completely at a loss of words. She cleared her throat. "Are you serious?"

"Yes. I mean it's not every day we go that often but at least two to three times. I feel like a freaking crack addict," Liz said tearing up.

Kelly knew it was hormones so she tried not to laugh. "Um, girlfriend, that is amazing. Do you even know how lucky you are that he can even get it up that many times?"

Liz blushed.

"Seriously. My Lord," she said touching her chest. "Put it this way, enjoy it now because you might have to severely cut back on that later. Just make sure you are hydrated. Listen to your body. If you are too sore or tired, then you need to cut back."

Jason walked back into the room and Kelly's head tilted and she bit her lip. "What?" he asked.

"Nothing," Kelly said. She looked back at Elizabeth and winked and she blushed again. "Get dressed and then go get your lab work done. You know the drill."

Jason watched her disappear into the hallway. "What was that about?"

"Um, I asked her how much was too much as far as sex was concerned. She was, uh, impressed with your stamina," Liz said turning a deep shade of crimson.

Jason smirked. "And?"

"She said have at it for now, just make sure I'm hydrated," she added before licking her lips and looking him up and down.

Jason cleared his throat and watched her, taking him in. "Are you checking me out right now?"

She bit her lip. "What if I am?"

"You are insatiable."

A slow smile crept onto her face. "Have we done it in a car yet?"

Jason's eyes darkened. "No."

"Can we?"

Jason closed his eyes for a second to calm his body down. "Get dressed."

She quickly got up and put her clothes back on and then pulled him into her and kissed him senseless.

Kelly came back into the room and her mouth dropped open. "Damn," she muttered making them both turn and look at her. "Carry on. I just left something." she said rushing over the counter. "Don't forget you need to give blood."

Liz groaned and pressed her forehead into Jason's chest.

"Sorry," Kelly said rushing out.

"No one has ever used the 'I have to give blood' excuse to get out of having sex with me before," Jason said.

Liz laughed. "Oh, you're not off the hook," she said wickedly.

Jason smiled. "I sure as hell hope not."

They walked out of the room holding hands, both of them with a big smile on their faces.

Later, they were going to go for it in the car but Elizabeth decided that she'd rather it more spontaneous.

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The next day, Anna walked into the prison that was currently holding AJ. "Are we ready?" she asked.

The foreman nodded and raised his hand and the door opened and a shackled AJ was brought into the room.

AJ looked at her and smirked.

Anna handed the foreman some signed paperwork and she turned and headed for the door.

They pushed AJ forward and he walked forward and then was put inside the transport vehicle.

Anna and two other officers climbed in back with AJ and they started to move.

"You must love this," AJ said.

Anna looked over at him. "Considering what you did, of course I do."

"You know damn well Jason set me up," AJ said. "To bad you don't care about upholding the law."

Anna rolled her eyes.

They drove on for fifteen more minutes. The goal was to transport him by plane to a remote facility. Suddenly, the van started to lurch causing Anna to have to grab a hold of the agent next to her.

"What's going on?"

He stood up and moved a panel so he could see into the front. "Shit."

"What's wrong?" Anna yelled.

They hit a bump and the man went flying.

"They're dead."

Anna's face grew dim and she looked over to find a shocked looking AJ watching her.

Then a bomb from a rocket launcher struck them and it shook the van and it lurched onto its side knocking everyone out.

Two SUV's barreled towards it and stopped a few yards away. A few men jumped out and wrenched open the back door and pulled AJ out. They put him into the back of the nearest SUV and then took off.

Several minutes later, a helicopter landed a short distance away and several WSB cars converged on the area. When the van hadn't made the first checkpoint, they located it by GPS.

A man pulled Anna out and she struggled to open her eyes.

"Don't try to move," he said motioning for a backboard. They put her on it and then lifted her into the helicopter and took her to the hospital.

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Jason was surprised to see Robert Scorpio walk into his office.

"Don't get up on my account," Robert said before sitting down.

"Why are you here?" Jason asked curiously.

"What, no chit chat first?" Robert quipped.

Jason gave him a look and sat back in his chair.

"I have some bad news."

Jason sighed. "What happened?"

"Someone intercepted AJ on the way to the facility," Robert said watching Jason closely.

Jason's jaw clenched. "Anna?"

"She's in the hospital battered and bruised but she'll be fine," Robert said.

Inside, there were a myriad of emotions swirling around. Jason was royally pissed off.

Robert watched the lethal look reflected in Jason's eyes and now understood why the younger man was so feared. "Now don't get your panties in a bunch. We have everyone looking for him and we'll do everything we can to make sure he comes nowhere near you or your family."

"What the fuck happened Robert?" Jason asked angrily. "Why didn't you have him surrounded by more guards?"

Robert sighed. "Do you really think we expected this? We had timed checkpoints and people spread out along the route. There are no clues on who did this or what they want with him."

"Did he have contact with anyone prior?" Jason asked.

"No. He was in solitary confinement. Anna said he looked surprised," Robert said.

Jason closed his eyes for a moment. "What do you want from me?"

"You need to stay out of our way and let us do our job," Robert said firmly.

"If you had done your job in the first place, we wouldn't be having this conversation. If you think I'm going to just sit around waiting for my brother to kill me then you a lunatic," Jason said loudly.

Sonny heard his raised voice and opened the door. "Jason?" he was surprised to see Robert sitting there.

"They let AJ escape," Jason said.

"Jesus," Sonny muttered under his breath.

"And they expect us to stay out of the way," Jason added sarcastically.

Robert stood up and zipped up his coat. "Don't think I won't have Mac arrest you if you don't cooperate."

Jason looked at him like he was crazy.

"Robert, how can you expect him to do nothing after all the damage AJ caused before? Elizabeth is pregnant," Sonny said. "We have to protect her."

Robert shook his head. "If you kill your brother in cold blood, you will be arrested. I'm just warning you to keep your noses clean," he said pushing by Sonny.

Jason slammed his hand onto his desk and Sonny called Johnny and told him to grab Francis and get to the office.

Jason called Cody and told him to get a couple more men over to the hospital. He was not taking any chances.

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Johnny and Francis walked into Jason's office.

"What happened?" Johnny asked.

"Someone helped AJ escape," Jason said as the two men sat there looking stunned.

"Jesus…" Francis muttered.

"They have no idea who it was. Anna is in the hospital and Robert is threatening to throw me in jail if I kill AJ," Jason said coldly.

"Fuck Robert," Johnny said. "We'll do what we have to in order to protect everyone."

"What about the Q's?" Francis asked.

"I'll go over there tonight and talk to them. I don't think AJ would hurt them but who knows. He could use them to get to me," Jason said as his insides churned.

"Do you think that Marcus could have survived that fall?" Johnny asked.

"Hell no," Jason said.

Johnny sat back. "There are no more Dimeras."

"What about Susan?" Jason asked.

"She wouldn't have the fire power but I can have Spinelli check up on her," Johnny said.

Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. "Is there any chance that who we thought was Susan could have actually been Kristen?"

Johnny thought for a moment. "It's a possibility that Susan could have been dressed up like Kristen. She was following her."

Jason was fuming.

"Let's go talk to Elizabeth," Johnny said standing up. "She was in the room with both of them."

Jason nodded and grabbed his keys.

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Elizabeth watched Jason and Johnny walking towards her from the nurse's station. They didn't look happy and she had already noticed the extra guard near the stairwell and had wondered what was going on.

"Jason?"

"I need to talk to you," he said firmly.

Epiphany noted the serious expressions as well. "Take a break Webber."

Elizabeth looked over at her. "Thanks," she said before leading both men into an empty room around the corner. She sat down in a chair and waited for them to speak.

"AJ escaped," Jason said.

Liz gasped. "What?"

"I know. Anna is in the hospital." He saw her go pale and said, "She'll be fine."

Liz let out the breath that she was holding.

"We need to ask you some questions about when you were alone with Kristen," Johnny said.

"Okay," Liz said not sure why they were asking.

"Was Kristen dressed as Susan or herself?" Johnny asked.

"I really don't know. I didn't see her. But she did switch between her voice and Susan's at one point."

"When Susan came in…."

Liz cut him off. "I was still blindfolded so I never saw her either. I just heard their conversation."

"Fuck," Jason said loudly.

"What's wrong?" Liz asked not understanding his anger.

"We think that Susan was dressed as Kristen. Which means that after Kristen shot her, I finished off the wrong person," Johnny said quietly.

Liz's eyes filled with tears. "So it was Kristen who came to rescue me," she said under her breath, shuddering when she realized that the woman had touched her afterwards. "Why didn't she reveal herself at the house?"

Jason shrugged. "Maybe she knew she was outnumbered and wanted to bide her time."

Johnny felt sick to his stomach about Susan.

"Johnny, she probably wouldn't have made it. She would have laid there and suffered," Elizabeth said, "You didn't know."

Johnny nodded but didn't look up. Liz looked up at Jason.

"I'll go talk to Cody," Johnny said leaving.

"He just needs some time," Jason said. "He'll be fine."

Liz got up and hugged him. "What now?"

"We do everything we can to protect you," he said.

"Can I still work?" she asked pulling back.

Jason sighed. "I don't know. Let me talk to the guys some more and my parents. If you're staying here then you'll need more guards," he said firmly.

"I'll do whatever you ask Jason. We need to protect the baby."

"I know," he said. "I need to go over to the mansion. I'll pick you up later."

Elizabeth still had a few more hours on her shift. "Okay."

He kissed her gently. "AJ is probably hurt so I don't think anything will happen right away. Hopefully we have time to prepare."

"I love you," she said softly.

"I love you too," Jason said before leading her back to the nurse's desk.

Epiphany watched Jason walk away. "It's bad isn't it?" she asked.

Liz nodded. "Really bad."

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Jason walked into the mansion and Alice informed him that everyone was in the dining room.

Monica looked up and started to smile but then saw the serious look on Jason's face and dropped her fork. "What's wrong? Is Elizabeth okay?"

Everyone stopped and looked at him.

"She's fine," Jason said.

"Thank God," Alan muttered.

"Robert Scorpio came to see me a while ago. AJ escaped."

Everyone froze and stared at him like he was speaking French.

"What the hell happened?" Tracy finally yelled.

"I guess someone intercepted him. Anna was hurt and is in the hospital. He's going to at least come after me and Elizabeth, but I'm also scared that he'll come after you too," Jason explained.

Tracy sat back in her chair and Edward looked at Lila before speaking.

"You want us to have guards?" he asked.

"Yes. He could use one of you to get to me," Jason said.

Alan shut his eyes and looked down. Monica put a hand on his arm.

"I know this is the last thing that you need right now," Jason said to his father. "I put extra guards at the hospital. I hope that's okay. They won't interfere unless necessary but I'm not sure how you feel about it."

Monica sighed. "Well we all can't stop working."

"Well you could." Lila said. "We do have to consider collateral damage."

"So we have to hide out from my son?" Monica asked incredulously. "This is insanity."

"We'll do what we have to do," Tracy said. "He could come after Lila.

Alan's eyes snapped open. "Over my dead body."

"Everyone just calm down. I trust Jason to protect us," Lila said. "I don't think anyone should go anywhere alone." She looked over at her husband. "Edward, increase the security at ELQ. Make sure there are two modes of identification required to get to the executive level."

Jason fought a smile.

"At the hospital, let Jason handle the logistics. We'll monitor any deliveries to the house and no public appearances unless absolutely necessary," Lila demanded.

"Good suggestions grandmother," Jason said.

Lila smiled at him and he finally broke down and smiled back.

"Is Elizabeth still at the hospital?" Alan asked.

"Yes," Jason said.

"Have you eaten?" Alan asked.

"No."

Alan looked up at Alice. "Bring Jason a plate please."

Jason started to argue.

"You need to keep up your strength. Sit," Lila demanded.

Jason sighed and took off his jacket and sat down. "I can't stay long."

"I know dear but we can't have you getting run down," Lila added.

Jason looked up at his mother who was trying not to grin and shook his head.

"Anyone else need a drink?" Tracy asked.

Monica and Edward nodded and she got up and went to retrieve them.