Okay, I am not happy with this chappy, but I had to stop messing with it. So after two days here it is. Word of warning, I haven writing a speech for something I am doing, it isn't working out and my frustrations are coming out here.
Switching Places
Chapter 83
Carly woke up to hear the thunder starting again. Pulling herself out from underneath Michael, she smiled when she saw Jax curled up rather uncomfortably at the other end of the sofa. As she stared at him, she saw his eyes open up and the Aussie grin at her.
"Not bad for a first date. I got to spend the night." He teased her while whispering.
"Too bad the damage it would do your reputation if it was known it was spent on the sofa eating pizza and making s'mores." She retorted. "I am sorry about canceling on you. Leticia was on her way back from visiting her family when her car broke down."
"That's okay. I enjoyed this. Do you want me to carry Michael up to bed?"
"No, he's fine there. If you want, there is a spare bedroom across the hall from Momma's. The linens are freshly done up. She was hoping that Lulu would stay with us."
"I should head out. I promised Lady Jane I would call as soon as I got home last night."
"Calling your mommy after a date?" She teased.
"Well, I was supposed to as ask for your help in decorating a small suite at the hotel for her to stay in." he admitted.
"Tell her, of course. Just give her my number and I will arrange for it." She said. She had liked Jane Jacks; the woman loved her son and how could she not like someone who cared about Jax as much as she did.
Johnny sat down in the rather ornately decorated penthouse and said "Why didn't you contact me?"
"How do you even know it's your baby?" Asked Kate.
"I know a lot of things about you, Kate Howard. Among them that you don't sleep around. So stop playing games, is it my child?" He asked.
"No, it's not your child. You may have donated the necessary genetic material but it is my child and I intend to raise it by myself." She stated firmly.
"Why?" He asked 'You have no idea what kind of father I might make and are basing this on your fear of what I do for a living."
"Don't pretty it up, you kill people. You steal and lie and cheat."
"So didn't Trevor Lansing and you were involved with him. Now we are going to have to learn to get along, for the baby if nothing else. I have one more thing to say, if you didn't like what I do why did you end up in bed with me? I certainly don't recall asking to stay the night. That was you." Not that he hadn't planned on getting her into bed, but she had been the one to issue the invitation.
"Purely for sex. It had been a while and you are a very good-looking man. I thought you would be pretty good in bed and I was correct. But in the light of day, I would never have chosen to sleep with you." She said snottily.
"Too bad, sweetheart. Because you did sleep with me; and you were the one screaming my name. Now we are going to deal with the consequences of that night together. And don't threaten me with your attorney, mine is one of the best in the state and we have private investigators on retainer. I am more than capable of digging up dirt if you try to keep me out of this."
Johnny said all of that while wondering if he could survive the next nineteen years related to this woman, yes she was incredible hot in bed, but out of it she was one of the bitchiest women he had ever met. Thinking back on the files they had on her, he hoped she didn't call his bluff.
Kate stared at the handsome man across from her and thought that it was a shame who he worked for, he would have made an incredible househusband. She had once sworn to always have the upper hand in her relationships and her past with Trevor had hardened that resolve.
Elizabeth, slide out from underneath Jason's arm and went to call and check on Lia. She had been waiting for a halfway decent time and five thirty in the morning seemed like it was late enough.
"Monica. How did Lia do?" She asked as soon as the doctor answered the phone.
"Just fine, she took a bottle about an hour ago. Mercedes has her back to sleep. How are things out there?" She asked. "The last time I was there during a storm we lost the electricity."
Elizabeth blushed, as she recalled not realizing the lights had gone out the previous evening until almost one thirty this morning. It was only when Jason went to get them water they had noticed it. "We lost them but not for long."
She felt Jason slip behind her and encircle her waist as he leaned down to kiss her nape. "Tell Monica you will call back later." He whispered as he just took the phone away and said "We will stop over around eleven, if you need us call our cells." Then hung up and spun his wife around. "I woke up all alone."
"So sorry about that, but I was worried that Edward had decided to take Skye and Tracy out of the running for CEO of ELQ and just give the job to Lia now." She said laughing. "Actually, I just wanted to check on her. She is fine, so do you have plans for the next four and a half hour since it doesn't take that long to get back to Port Charles."
"I was thinking we could find plenty to do." Elizabeth insisted on breakfast first, so Jason bided his time. He had lots of plans for his wife this morning and making her breakfast was only a small part of it.
"Now let's see what else was on that list you wrote." He said as he drew her back into the bedroom, just as his cell phone rang. Checking the caller id, he answered and said "Sonny had better be an emergency, I already ordered Francis to shoot Johnny and I would hate to make you next."
He listened to what the former mobster was saying and Elizabeth saw his eyebrows shoot up. Then his body stiffen. Grabbing her robe, she indicated she was going to take a shower. He ruefully nodded that he understood and watched as she went to the small bathroom.
Jason joined her just as she was drying off. "Sonny is walking away. Moving to the Island."
"WHAT? What about the restaurant?" She asked as she stopped tugging on her jeans.
"That is what he wants to talk to me about." He said shrugging. "Sorry about this."
"Don't be, I just can't believe it." She said still stunned. "Still why call so early?
Alexis was tossing her cookies when she heard someone knocking on her front door. "Alexis, I need your help." Not even bothering to move, she soon heard footsteps coming her way.
"Johnny, what are you doing in my bathroom?" She asked the enforcer.
"Sorry, I heard you, knew about the baby and figured it out. So, here." He said awkwardly shoving a ginger ale and animal crackers at her.
"Kristina is going to be jealous, she loves these things." She said before moving to sit on the bench. "Still, why are you here?"
"I have a big problem; one I need to talk to you about." He said. "A one night stand that I had a while ago. She is pregnant; it's mine. She is planning on keeping me out of my kid's life."
"Okay, back up. What do you want and what are your intentions? Do you want a life with her or just to get to see your kid. And why do you want to see this child? Is it out of a desire to be a father or obligation?"
"I don't know about the mother. WE hit it off but she loathes what I do and I don't know that I could trust her. As for the baby. I can't make up my mind." He admitted.
"Well, before I will do anything for you, figure that out. Then we will talk." She said. Continuing gently, she said "Don't damage the child by letting him or her be an obligation."
Lulu entered Kelly's still upset at being ordered to work. "Why am I here?"
Bobbie turned and handed her a soapy bucket of hot water and a cloth. "Dillon is starting over by the jukebox; you start by the counter. Tomorrow when the new tables arrive, I will have Diego and the new girl I hired take care of them. Now get to work. I want this place scrubbed top to bottom. Alice is here to see that you two do exactly that."
"This is so not fair do you think we are the first to do something like that."
"I fervently hope so. Now scrub." She ordered. Seeing Nik entering Lulu rushed over to her brother.
"Why can't you help me?" She asked as she pulled on the bright blue rubber gloves.
"Lulu. I think you are getting off easy. We will be talking later. As of tonight you are moving to the Island with Emily and I. No longer will you be staying with Leslie. She obviously isn't a strong enough guardian."
"You can't do that. I don't want to live in that Gothic nightmare." She protested.
"Tough." He said. "I will let not you turn out like our brother; I refuse to lose you as well."
As they drove up the coast, Georgie asked Johnny once again what he was going to do when he found his little sister.
"I guess I raise her." He said still reeling from the idea. "I would understand if you didn't wan-"
"Don't even go there. We talked about this. " She said. "I just meant, you are going to need a place to live, a job with a real paycheck for the Child Welfare bureau. You won't believe the things they are going to ask you."
"That is why I have Jason's lawyers." If it came to it he would approach Alexis. But for now he would keep her out of this as long as he could.
"What about looking around when we get back and finding you a real place to live that isn't the towers or Elizabeth's studio."
"Fine, but I have no idea what I am looking for." He admitted. "Hey, do you want to stop in Atlantic City, it is not too far."
"Of course, but will it make us too late for the ferry to New York City."
"No, I promise. What museum do you intend to drag me to there?" He asked teasing her. The trip to Washington had been interesting; he had been on whirlwind two-day trip through the Smithsonian museums. Georgie had wanted to see so many exhibits, that he would no sooner find them on the map and she was having him look up another.
"You will just have to wait and see, plus I need to pick up my school clothes for the year." She said. "This way you can go to visit your teacher and I can take care of that." She said knowing he would want to meet with the man by himself.
"Okay, let me make a reservation." Thinking of what hotel was the most romantic, he could not make up his mind.
"No need, I have access to the suite at Trump towers. Nik said we could use it anytime we want." She said.
"Are you sure you want anything to do with that?" He asked. "Cassidine property."
"Well Alexis is a Cassidine and she is my adopted mother, so yes it is fine." She said spinning the signet ring that she was wearing.
Johnny hadn't really thought about it, but that made Georgie his adopted sister. Shaking that out of his head, he took the off ramp for the Boardwalk.
As they made wedding plans for her wedding, Emily was asking about why they had gotten married so quickly.
"Sage sort of pushed for it to happen in Europe. Getting married there was so worth it." She admitted. "I still think I am living a dream. I thought that Jax was perfect for me, instead all he did was destroy my self-esteem. Lorenzo lets me be but at the same time I feel grounded by him."
"I understand. I think that's how it is for Elizabeth and Jason. They ground each other. Nik doesn't ground me, I think I ground him." She admitted. "But if I decided tomorrow to dye my hair green like I did when I was a kid, he would be fine with it."
Skye looked up from where she was writing out the guest list "You dyed your hair green? On purpose?"
"Long story, but yes. Now, I wouldn't actually do it, but he would accept me if I did."
"He would, but I might disown you." Said Elizabeth from the doorway where she was holding her little girl. "What do you think, Lia, should we disown Aunt Emily?"
"You look happier than you have recently." She said as Skye went over to greet Lia with baby talk.
"That is because I had a good meal last night and then had my way with your brother." She said smiling at the look on Emily's face. "We have been avoiding talking to each other, since Helena. We did that last night."
"Good, so does that mean you can be my maid of honor?" She asked.
"Sure, can you hold Lia I have to call Dr. Meadows; she left a message and my cell phone died on the way here."
"Sure. Are you pregnant?" She asked interested.
"No, I want to talk to her about something else." She admitted as she watched the two aunts playing with Lia. "Dr. Meadows, do you have time for me today?"
"Sure, but I can answer your question, everything was fine. The test was a false positive. Now as to the birth control, decide what you want and I will take it from there."
"Thanks." She said before hanging up. "Okay, so I refuse to wear a frilly dress, Miss Quartermaine."
"I was thinking cotton candy pink like something out of Gone with the Wind." Said Emily from where she was sitting.
"I am thinking that I will be picking out my own dress." She said as Skye was imagining the dress Emily had described with her red hair.
"Who are your other attendants?"
"Skye and I was thinking of asking Carly. Maybe playing matchmaker for AJ and her."
"God, no." said Elizabeth. "That would be a disaster. They don't care for each other that way."
"We could try." She said. Then looking at Elizabeth, she said you know something.
Staring at her without looking at Skye, Emily got it. She had forgotten about Jax and said "Well maybe not."
"So you are just moving to the Island. Why now?"
"I was asleep, and dreaming. They were very vivid dreams. Mistakes I made and they felt real to me. I don't remember them, but I know that if I stay here, some of them are going to play out. I can't explain other than that." He told Jason.
"Have you talked to Lainey about this?" He asked.
"Yes, but my mind is made up. Jason, I need you to trust me on this. I know that this is the best choice." He said bleakly as the one image from his dream came forward. Michael bleeding and Carly yelling at him that it was his fault. And his telling Jason he had betrayed him even as in his heart he knew it hadn't been true that he had been the one betraying Jason.
"So when do you plan to do this?" Asked Jason as he sat down opposite Sonny.
"The end of the week. I have to fly to Paris and deal with Brenda, now. She deserves to hear the truth from me."
"Okay, Jordan is handling everything for you?" He asked. The lawyer still handled the big things at Jason's request and closing down his restaurant was that.
"Yes, I talked to the families. Made it seem like I was worried about memory loss. They agreed I would not be a good judge if I were impaired."
"Do you want Olivia's address?" He asked reluctantly.
"No, it is better if she comes looking for me. I hope I'm not throwing off any plans with Elizabeth."
"No, at least not today. We were going to sail up to Montreal but we can do that tomorrow. Emily called earlier and canceled on us.
THE NEXT DAY
Sonny got out of the limo and went into the old Mansard roofed building and used the knocker.
"Sonny, this is wonderful. Maybe your being here will help Brenda. She is insisting it is over between you two, but we both know it will never be over. Your love is too strong." Said a beaming Robin.
Sonny hugged the petite doctor and said "Is it possible for me to spend some time with her alone?"
'Sure, I am on my way to dinner anyhow." She said picking up her purse and heading out. "Hey, Sonny how is Jason? Brenda said he was a little distant when she was visiting."
"Jason is fine. Elizabeth and he were planning a trip to an art exhibit in Montreal the day I left. As for being distant, I know that he has been very busy with his family."
Robin listened to the excuses and knew that Jason was staying away for Elizabeth. That had to be why he would not be there for Sonny. The two men were always closer than brothers were.
As soon as Robin left, Sonny saw Brenda coming to the entranceway. "I guess this is where you tell me we need to talk."
"Brenda, I, well you are right. We do need to talk. I think it might be better if we are sitting down."
"Fine. Then you can tell me all about Olivia and Dante." She said as she gracefully curled up on one end of the sofa.
Sonny stopped, and then said "I guess you heard me talking in my sleep. Fine, Olivia was someone I saw years ago. It ended when I fell in love with her cousin. Connie was a go-getter, she was determined to not end up a housewife in Bensonhurst and that appealed to me. I asked Connie to run away with me, she refused and we didn't see each other after that."
Obviously that changed." Said Brenda gently.
"Yes, the night of the fire. Olivia was at the hotel, my son was a student at PCU, but I didn't know. She came to tell me about Dante and I overreacted and she and he ran away."
"Did she know who you were back then?"
"It's why we broke up the first time. We should have never gotten back together. We did for a couple of weeks. That is when she must have gotten pregnant. I wish she had told me but she was correct, I would not have been a very good father at the time."
"So why didn't you tell me?" She asked upset that she sounded needy to him.
"I had no idea where they were; I hadn't really processed it myself. Now that I have. I know things need to change. That is why I am moving down to the Island permanently. It's for the best. I know that we have been dealing with the past and getting close again, but I think for now. I want to concentrate on getting healthy. Do you understand?" He asked feeling guilty.
"Yes, I do. That is why I came home. Sonny we are at two different places in our lives. We both need to accept it is over and move on. I am fine with that actually." She said with a smile. "I will always love you, but I have to accept that I will need to fall out of love with you. It's time."
"Brenda, I am sorry. I wish I had told you the truth. But now it's too later. You will always be someone I love but we have both moved on, I wish you well." He said hugging her. "Are you staying in Paris?"
"Yes, it's home. Thanks to Carly, of all people, I truly appreciate it here. She sort of ruined Rome for me."
"I don't even want to know." He said ruefully.
Jason took out the notes that Carly had given him on James Craig aka Jerry Jax. Adding Sam McCall to this mix was the intriguing part. Jerry had been a screw up, not really a hardened criminal, but that seems to have changed. Now he just had to find a way to contain those two.
Next came the part he wasn't sure what to do with. Elizabeth had given him an idea, but he wasn't sure how to approach Jax or Lorenzo. Talking really wasn't his thing, but he had no real way of doing this unless he had one of the women do it. But neither man would believe he had gotten a woman involved in his business.
Calling Jax, he asked the Aussie to come over that it was about Diego. Then he did the same to Lorenzo. They arrived within ten minutes of each other and he still didn't have the words. Finally he just came out and said it.
"Jax, whenever Bobbie hires someone, I run a check on them for her. We did so on Diego Sanchez."
"Okay, if this is about his arrest record, I am aware of it. I think I am getting through to him about his wanting to work for you."
"You are wrong. He came to me again, yesterday. I told him no. He then tried to boost a car. My man who was already keeping an eye on him got him out of there, but the fact is, he is determined to work for me. I made a point of telling him that this isn't a glamorous life but I figured out why he is so determined."
"Okay, why?" Asked Jax as he made plans to talk to the kid again.
"Lorenzo, his mother used to work for your family. We went looking for her, but she didn't seem to exist. His sister Maria is really his mother. Does the name Maria Sanchez ring any bells?"
Lorenzo recalled the name. The maid he took solace with when he lost Sophie. "He's my son?"
"Yes, at least it looks that way. Diego ran away from home in Mexico to come and look for you. Then he got into trouble and ended up in the foster care system. It looks like he has been watching you for months."
"So I should take him in, maybe that is the way to get him to stop wanting this." He said.
"You can try, but I think it's only going to get worse. You might need some tough love." Said Jax from the other chair. "Jason I know you wouldn't have mentioned this unless you were sure, but do you have any proof I can see."
"Here, it's the DNA results." He handed them to the two men. "What about Skye, what are you going to tell her?"
"The truth, but I think that I also have to talk to Maria, maybe get him to return home." Said Lorenzo. He recalled the kid in question and knew that it was going to be a long and hard road to get him turned around.
"One other thing, Jax have you heard from Jerry?"
"No why?" He asked wondering what Jerry had done now.
"We were doing some research into Dr. Devlin. We came across records that show that he gave Jerry a facelift."
"Thanks, I will look into it." He said. "Alcazar, you can't just take Diego, we are going to have to deal with Social Services."
Sage wished Georgie was here, she could use her best friend right about now. Brooklynn was great but she also was preparing to leave for school. "Do you need anything else?" She asked the singer.
"No, I just hate that I didn't get to talk things out with Lucas and that Georgie isn't back."
"That who isn't back?" Asked the girl in question from the doorway. "I hear you two had an interesting month. Brooklynn took her mother to court, and you Miss Alcazar gained a brother/cousin."
The three teens were soon hugging and talking loudly to one another. AJ and Ned wandered up the stairs and then hurried back down to get away from the noise. "So Lois gave in?"
"No, I blackmailed her with the threat of a court case. She was still furious at the insult to some producer. But either way, Brooklynn will be attending Julliard next week. So are you sure about this?"
"Yes, we just need to go to Jason about it." He told his cousin. "Look, I have to get back. We are sending two hundred footer into dry dock and I want to make sure there are no problems."
Chuckling, Ned asked "Why boats?"
"I just discovered I liked working on them. Building and refurbishing, I see the work as it is being completed. When my boss retires, I will buy him out completely. I will see you at Jason's warehouse, later."
Upstairs after Brooklynn explained her saga, Sage told Georgie about what they had learned. "Diego, huh?"
"Yup. He hit on me last year." She added with a laugh. "Now it turns out he is my cousin. It's weird, I mean I get the feeling that Uncle Lorenzo doesn't know what to do with him. He insisted on his calling his mother."
"How did he take having a new mother?" Asked Georgie.
Sage stopped smiling. "That is what I need to talk to you about. When Uncle Lo and I were in the room he was friendly but when we went to get the Chinese, he was rude. I had to go back and get my purse and I heard him saying that Skye was a replacement just like his mom and that Uncle Lo would desert Skye. It was bad."
"Did you do anything?"
"Uncle Lo did, he heard him talk to her like that when Diego arrived the next day thinking he had left for school. He also wants to work for Jason Morgan." She admitted. "I heard Uncle Lo say he reminded him of his brother."
"That's not good." Said Georgie. "Is he moving in?"
"No, he is staying with Jax for a while, but can we hear all about your trip?" She had to change the subject, it was too confusing right now.
"There isn't much to talk about. Johnny wanted to get away to deal with his mother's death. We just drove around, visiting places. She was a piano player and dreamed of playing some places. That was part of what we did, but we also spent time getting to know each other. Unfortunately I am still a virgin."
"Too bad, I wish I were." Said Sage. "I'm pretty sure that Lulu wishes she was still one as well. Dillon and her got caught in Kelly's. Having sex on a table. Bobbie made them scrub the place down and she bought all new tables and chairs for the diner."
"That is just gross. I mean, anyone walking by could have seen."
"Some officer saw them and arrested them both." Said a laughing Brooklynn.
Jason entered the warehouse hoping to make this a quick trip but his office was full of people. "Okay, who was first?"
AJ and Ned glared at Johnny who told him that he had urgent business. "Okay, the rest of you get out."
"We found out some more about James Craig. He is tied to the WSB. As for McCall, she conned someone we know. A former business associate of ours in London."
"Okay, I will call my contacts and find out about Craig. What about this other thing?"
"That is what is worrying Stan. They are forays into the PCPD and accessing our files. Same with the FBI."
"Tell him to take this guy out. Find what you can and deal with it. Now send in the two pains."
As Ned entered he saw Diego Sanchez in the corner talking to some of Jason's men and his cousin's enforcer go over and man handle the kid out. "What are you doing about Sanchez?"
"Why do you care?"
"He showed up looking for his cousin at my place earlier. Is he a danger?"
"Yes, but only to himself. Now why are you two here?"
AJ sat down and said "We were discussing ELQ earlier and want to prevent this mess that is happening from getting any bigger."
"Why come to me, you know that I have no contact with that company."
"Yes, but we have something that will help but we need you to do it."
"What Ned is trying to say is we need you to blackmail grandfather. Here are the deeds to the waterfront property he is trying to get a hold of; it's right near your Cannery project."
"What do you want me to do exactly?"
"Tell Edward he can have it for retail value if he gives Skye the job."
"Neither of you have talked to Skye." Jason said amused. "I did, she doesn't WANT the job. She says Tracy can deal with Edward. She is going to concentrate on Lila's charities."
"Jason, Tracy is going to ruin ELQ. She is cutting corners and we need her out." Said AJ.
"Then take over yourself." He said shrugging. "That is all I can say."
"Not an option. Same for Ned. What about Justus?"
"No, he's not interested it." Said Ned. "I already talked to him."
"I don't understand why Edward is retiring anyhow, I would have thought you would have to pry the chairman's gavel from his hands at his death." Said Jason.
"Lila's health scare, he wants to spend more time with her. Who else is there?"
"I tried everyone I know. The problem is that Edward alienated Jimmy Lee, and all the rest of us have out own lives." Said Ned mournfully. "I don't want it back; the ulcers are gone now."
"I'd rather climb in a bottle, then go back. And Jason would just shoot Tracy." Said AJ. Then looking up with a hopeful smile said "Would you?"
"That's my mother." Replied an annoyed Ned. "Though at this rate it might be a solution."
"You know this is why I have avoided the Quartermaines. You are all insane." Said an entering Nik. "Jason, I thought we had a meeting."
"We do, but first I have to deal with my family wanting me to shoot my aunt. What is your opinion, everyone else seems to have one." He asked facetiously.
After tossing out his relatives, Jason took the file from Nik and said "Zander is pretty good at this."
"Helena took too much from him. He wants her destroyed but he is staying calm about it."
"Do you think he might help me track down Miss McCall?"
"Why are you looking for a dead woman?"
After explaining, Nik asked "Why are you so worried, I doubt she will come back here."
"I don't trust her. Now all I have for him is a name. Claudia Zachara, she is dangerous. Mentally unstable and ambitious."
"Related to Johnny?"
"Half sister, but she had major problems as a kid. Now she is helping Helena, why I don't know. We were aware of a connection to Trevor but not why she still helped."
Elizabeth was carrying the diaper bag while Emily was holding Lia. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No, at least not yet. Why can't Tracy ever just be happy for anyone? Why must she rain on everyone's parade? I mean Grandmother is loaning them to me, not giving them away."
"She is jealous, that's all. They are more than a string of pearls to her; they are a symbol of Lila's power."
"She needs to get over it. So how was your short shift today? I can't wait until I get to actually work with patients."
"Not too bad, mainly stitches and broken bones. I spent most of it planning my surprise for Jason."
"Sounds like fun." She said.
"Now why would I tell you?" She asked with a finely arched eyebrow.
"Since I will just bug you until you do, you might want to spill now."
"Okay, but you can't tell him." She said. "I am planning a night out, bike ride and Jakes. The problem is that Jake sold the place to that Coleman guy and I don't trust him."
"Your smart not to, What a sleaze. Though his propositioning Carolyn is still one of my fonder memories."
Emily waited until Elizabeth and Lia were settled, then went in to see Bobbie. "Can I get you anything?"
"Two large chocolate milkshakes, two burgers and large fries with each. Oh, can you save us each a piece of the devils food cake." She asked the new waitress who smiled and went to place the order.
"So, how is Lulu behaving?" Asked the red head.
So far she is subdued, but Nik thinks she is planning something. So I hear Carly is finally moving into her house?"
"Yes, she stayed for quite a while, but thinks it is time for the boys to have their own place." Said Bobbie. "I will miss them, but I do understand. Georgie's friend was looking at one of my apartments. Mac sent him over. So between Brian Beck and him, it won't be quiet."
"Good, I hate the idea of you rattling around in that big old house all alone."
Brian entered the courtyard and saw the beautiful nurse sitting with her friend Emily. Smiling at them he entered the diner to talk to Bobbie about not pressing charges. Mac figured that the public humiliation was enough of a punishment for Hornsby and Spencer.
"Cruz, wait here. I will see if I can locate her."
"Sure, I will just admire the view we just passed."
"That is Cassidine's fiancee and Morgan's wife. Those guards don't take to well to that." He warned. Entering the back area, he talked to Bobbie who reluctantly agreed to Mac's suggestion. As they were returning they heard the sound of a crash and rushed outside in time to see a car swerving down the street and into a second telephone pole.
"Emily, take Lia and go with the guards." Ordered Elizabeth. "That was Carly's car."
As they rushed to the scene, they found the blond unconscious in the driver's seat. Francis looked back to make sure that Milo had Emily in the car and helped Elizabeth check on Carly.
"She is coming around." Said Bobbie from where Cruz was holding her back. "Elizabeth?"
"She seems to have no broken bones, but Bobbie, have you ever known Carly not to buckle her seat belt?"
"No, she always does." Said the blonde's mother.
"Carly, can you hear me?"
"Lizzie, I was shot." Said Carly.
"Who was shooting at you, Miss?" Asked Cruz as they joined Elizabeth and Beck.
"No shooting. Shot with a needle. Drugs. Help me?"
"We need to get her to the hospital. NOW!" Said Elizabeth as the ambulance showed up.
"Status report?" Asked the medic writing down all Elizabeth knew. "Are you riding with us?"
"No, Bobbie Jones is." Said Elizabeth knowing that Francis would get them there quicker than the nurse on her own could.
"Elizabeth, tell Jason, tell him I need to talk to him." was all she said before she passed out again.
TBC