If Diego is OOC from the show, I didn't really watch then, so I am just making up his reasons on my own. The why will become apparent soon. He is going to be trouble, but not mob trouble. Also, I am working on moving things along, so we may get the monkey virus moved up. This is awful, but I only watched the day that Courtney died. Evil, I know but I hated the whiney horse, even before her moving on to Jason.

Switching Places

Chapter 84

Jason arrived on the eighth floor to see his sister holding his daughter and his wife no where in sight. "Emily, what happened?"

"We got here and they took Carly to clean her blood. Something about the drug being a poison."

"JASON!" Turning he saw his wife coming down the hall in scrubs with her hair pulled back. "We have traced the poison. She was asking for you. Right now, though they have her sedated as they run the machines."

"What did she say, anything to give us a clue?" He asked while watching his wife remove her stethoscope from her pocket and wrap it around her neck.

"No, she just kept asking for you. She was supposed to be meeting Em and I, we were going to through a party for Skye and Lorenzo."

AJ hurried off the elevator, not sure why they took an accident victim up here. "Hey, how is she?" He asked his sister.

"They almost have all the poison out of her system."

"Poison, I thought she was in a car accident?" He asked before taking Lia from her and holding his niece.

"The poison is what caused the accident. She has bumps and bruises from that, but they want to work the drugs out of her system."

Jason entered the room to see Carly was awake now, but still on the ventilator. "Wait; don't talk."

Seeing her mimic writing he looked around and handed her some paper and a pen.

All it said was a name. Looking up he asked "ARE you sure?"

The nod yes shook him. "How?"

Carly shrugged then glared at him. "I'll take care of it I have a guard on your room. Any indication of why?"

Taking the pen she wrote. "Family, other than that I can't figure it out. Heather Webber was mentioned though."

Leaving Jason called Johnny Zachara and ordered him to meet at his office in an hour. Stopping to tell Elizabeth that he was heading there, he saw Mac coming towards him. "I know you want to know what Carly said. Come with me, I will explain on the way, but others are in danger. The station or warehouse?"

"Tell me on the way, I have another mess to deal with."

"Let me guess a break-in at Shadybrook?" Said Jason. "That is what we need to talk about, the person who did that is the one that poisoned Carly."

"Why and Who?"

"As to who, all she could give me was that he had an accent and a slight description. My people have been trying to track down Sam McCall and he fits the description of a man she is working with. The why is Heather Webber, she is looking for her adopted daughter. John Zachara's little sister. Somehow she found out about the Zachara family trusts. They were part of Maria's dowry when she married Anthony. "

"How much?" He asked. "And why would anyone else care?"

"One hundred Million dollars. With no restrictions on how the money is spent."

"So for Heather and her accomplice it would be Christmas. Why Carly?"

"I don't know, revenge maybe, that is what Johnny and I are going to try and find out."

"I have to deal with Spencer. Laura was one of the patients let out during this." Nodding at Jason, he started to leave then added. "Keep me up on what you learn." Said Mac as he went to locate the five other missing patients. Two of whom were dangerous. At least Anthony Zachara was still locked up. This unknown man.

Elizabeth headed over to spend time with her daughter. Lia had woken up a little earlier and then proceeded to need a diaper change. Poor AJ had been conned into it by Emily and from the look of things still hadn't recovered. "How about I take her."

Before she had even finished the statement, AJ had handed her over saying "she looks so sweet and innocent, but she's stubborn."

"AJ, with Jason and I as parents, what do you expect?" She asked still laughing.

"I have to go and get the boys. I am just going to tell them about the car accident. Steven said she would be off the machines by the time I brought them here."

"I agree; they don't need to know this. I have to take Lia to Mercedes they want me to stay for a short shift. Carly has Bobbie in with her now."

Jax walked up and asked what happened?

"Accident with a little help. My mother was involved." Said Steven as he held the paper that Carly had been writing on up. "Elizabeth, do you know where Jason is?"

"Work, why?"

"We just did a check and called Mac to tell him, the drugs came from here. The thing is why Carly, she doesn't know where this kid is, I mean why risk getting caught." He handed her the paper with the photo of the suspect.

"We don't know. They still looking into it, also why did they release so many patients from Shadybrook?"

Jason saw Johnny entering with his enforcer and saw Diane there as well. "Okay, what did you find out?"

"That Johnny is; first I need to deal with something. You Johnny O'Brien, I am calling you Irish, okay?"

"If it isn't?" He asked. He asked with a small sexy grin. Diane mentally slapped herself; he was the last person she should be interested in. Those eyes were dancing with danger.

"Don't push it pretty boy, remember I know who the mother of your child is." She was VERY unhappy that Johnny had gotten fashion Icon Kate Howard pregnant. "As for Johnny, number 2. You are piano boy okay?"

Nodding in amusement, he just sat down in one of the chairs.

"Now where was I, We found Heather's not so legal kid. Your sister, Piano boy is in Buffalo. I talked to the authorities there. They are going to check things out; she should be here soon. She has been staying in a group home for small children."

"When will she arrive?"

"This week hopefully. We do still need to deal with Heather. She had paperwork she was brandishing around stating she is her legal mother, even crazy as a loon she is going to try and make a claim. Trevor Lansing signed them. It will be found null and void because of what he did to your mother. As far as I can see, the only thing keeping you apart is if Ric Lansing were to wake up since both of you are half-brothers to her."

Johnny swallowed his comment about not being related by blood. He had forgot Lansing had a son.

"How could Ric get custody? He was part of the group holding Carly. Plus he is still in a coma."

"If he wakes up he could have a claim." Jason understood that was why Mr. Canto had wanted to keep who Johnny was a secret to protect his granddaughter.

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James Craig slipped into the room, holding the paperwork. The counterfeiter had done a good job. Now they just had to go and get this girl and the money would be theirs. Thanks to Sam's research. He had come looking for her while she had been in jail. Offered her an out if she would work for him but he had no intention of splitting the money with her.

As soon as she had cleared customs with her new passport, she had left him in the dust. By now the tramp was long gone. No loss as far as he could see. All he had to do was get the account numbers, then give the child a good home. Maybe someplace in Australia, that would work. It was the least he could do for the kid, get her away from Claudia and that mess, while helping himself to some cash as well.

He had done all he had set out to do here. Removed his brother from having to deal with Bobbie's manipulative daughter's influence, and found a way to make himself some money. Too bad, he couldn't risk visiting his ex-fiancee, he could tell her that he wished her well, too much time had passed for them but he would always remember her fondly. That was one of the reasons Carly had to be dealt with.

The other was she seemed to know who he was. He smirked as he recalled what she had said under the affect of the drugs, they weren't supposed to cause delirium, but she had been truly gone. Claiming she had come back in time, to fix wrongs. That she knew he had a connection to some robbery years from now, and that he had been involved with her son's shooting. Too bad they hadn't had more time; he would have been quite entertained, but he had to leave for Buffalo in a little while.

Jason looked up from the coffee invoices and saw his wife standing there. Closing the file down, he was hoping she was done for the day, so they could spend some time together. "Why are you here, I thought you were working?"

"I came to see my husband to enjoy some lunch." She said locking the door and slipping out of her shoes. "If you want I can head to Kelly's."

Jason swallowed his tongue as she removed her scrubs and sat down in his lap. "I took care of our small problem with Dr. Meadows today. No more condoms, I thought a celebration was in order."

Slipping his hand into her hair, Jason angled her head so that he could show her his approval for the plan, "How long?" Elizabeth soon caught her breath and answered.

"An hour." She moaned as she felt his hand skim along the edge of her panties.

"No how long will the birth control work?" He asked even as he continued his intermittent assault on her lips.

"Oh." Was all she said as she pulled his shirt off and tossed it on the desk. "Six months. Then it will take about another three just to be sure it's out of my system."

"Are you sure?" He asked as he lifted his hips while she undid his belt and slid down his zipper.

"We agreed to wait until Lia is a year old, and this is the best option." She said standing and readjusting things before sitting again.

Rubbing himself against her, he felt like he had gotten even harder if that was possible when he realized she was already moist with need. Lifting her up onto the desk, he smiled and said "So does that mean I can do as I please."

"No, it means you can do as I please." She replied cockily as he loomed over her, just far enough away to make her want more. Jason moved his assault south, working his way past her neck and on to her breasts.

"My goal at the moment is to please you so much; you never want to leave this room." He whispered before leaning in to kiss her at the same time as he slid home after making sure she was ready for him. "You are mine."

Emily was dressing for dinner; her lower lip trembling as she realized that her shirts were too tight and she couldn't zip up her favorite dark gray pants.

What's wrong?" Asked Nik as he entered their bedroom.

"I have to go shopping for clothes." She admitted. "I'm getting fat."

Keeping his smile under control, Nik was glad he took notes during Liz's pregnancy. After seeing how she would go from tears to anger at a drop of a hat, he would not tempt Emily the same way. Deciding to aim for a neutral response he said "We could go together."

"WHY, are YOUR clothes, too tight, do your breasts ache all the time, do you feel the need to toss your cookies every single morning?" She snarled "Well do you?"

Feeling like any response would get him in trouble and knowing no response would get him killed Nik said "I was just thinking I need some new clothes, no agenda. I was just glad we could spend the day together." He patted himself on the back; she seemed to be calming down.

Then Emily looked at him with tears in her eyes and said "You don't care about me, you don't even pay attention when I get fat anymore. Why do you want to marry me, is it for the baby?"

Nik stopped to wonder if he could find anything to say that wouldn't upset her. He had been so sure he had figured out how to deal, but now it looked like he was as much of a smuck as Morgan when it came to pregnant women.

Diane took the call, then went looking for Jason. Sighing when she entered the warehouse, she admired the hot and sweaty men as they moved the coffee beans from pallet to truck, this besides the money was one of the best reasons to be working for Jason Morgan.

Walking to the door, she never took her eyes off the men as she tried to turn the handle. Knowing that Jason never locked this door, she assumed he had done what he had threatened earlier when everyone had been annoying him and locked it. "MORGAN, OPEN UP. Now. I don't have time for this." She said as she kept rapping on it.

"Uh, Miss Miller, you might not want to do that right now." Said a blushing Milo.

"Hello, Mr. Giambetti, I thought you were guarding Elizabeth today?" She said still knocking. "Come on Jason."

"Uh, I am guarding Mrs. Morgan today. She is in with Jason." He said as his ears went ever redder when he realized the men had started to gather worried that something had happened to Jason. "She went in about twenty-five minutes ago."

Now it was Diane's turn to say "Uh, well in that case. Please tell Jason-" she was walking backwards even as she was talking. If the Morgans were doing what she thought they were doing, Jason was going to kill her.

"Tell Jason What?" Said the man in question. "Get in here."

Following him in, she walked into his back when he stopped to tell Milo, "Next time, toss her into the harbor."

"Elizabeth, I am so sorry." Said a contrite Diane as she realized they HAD been doing what she had suspected. Watching as a blushing Elizabeth slipped on her nursing clogs, Diane felt bad.

"It's fine, Diane. I have to head back to check on Carly anyhow." She said. "Jason, I will see you for dinner."

"Diane, what was so important?" He said pinching the nerve between his nose. Now Diane was truly sorry, he was sure to be a bear if he hadn't managed to finish the job.

"They are arranging for the child to come here this afternoon. Money problems in Erie Country, so they are quite happy to send the little girl. A social worker is driving her here even as we speak. The other item is that we have to meet with Judge Brown, he is interested in your offer."

"When will we get control of the property, I want to arrange this by Elizabeth's birthday."

"Done, I will be filing the paperwork this week. I just need you to authorize the check with Bernie. There is another item; we have to talk about. I received a letter from a game company, about you."

"What?" He asked confused.

"They received a computer game, anonymously. The paperwork stated that any profits from the game were to be donated to the National Education Fund."

"And?" He asked feeling like he was pulling this out of her. Why did his brass balls attorney look like she had swallowed a lemon?

"The game is a computer game. Something called a player to player game. The lead character is a connected man who walks away from his life to become an avenger of the night." She read from the press release.

"Diane, the point?"

"They need you to sign a release form."

"Why" He asked.

"It seems the character was based on you." She replied and seeing the look on his face, winced.

"WHAT!" He said. "How is that possible and no way am I signing anything."

"It's for a good cause." She added weakly. "Here, this is the copy they sent to us. It's apparently been an underground game on the Internet for about six months."

Calling Stan, Jason ordered him to get to the warehouse, now. "Diane, I want a name, tell them that."

After talking to Stan, Jason just wanted this guy shut down. Somehow this Jackal knew way too much about him and his life. Taking the disk, he flung it at the door almost hitting an entering Johnny Zachara.

"What did this thing ever do to you?" He asked. Then looking at the title said "Oh, that computer game, I have seen this on the Internet. "

"Do you know how to play it?" Spit out Jason still furious with this unknown threat.

"I have but we need a game system to do so."

Jason pulled out some money. "Go buy one, then meet me at the penthouse. I want to see this thing in action."

"Do you mind if I bring Georgie, she beat me at it the few times we have played."

"No, if she is better at this then you, I want to see the whole thing. Call and see if she can come over for dinner. My sister and her husband will be there too."

Jason called Elizabeth to inform her of the additional guests, hoping she wasn't too upset. "No problem, as long as it is Georgie not Maxie. She had an argument with Nik today over a horse." She said.

Alexis was finishing the file work when she received the call from the New York City attorney on behalf of Kate Howard. After listening to Miss Carmichael talking, she interrupted and said "A few things your client forgot to mention; she is not an innocent. Ask her about her relationship with Trevor Lansing, as well as her past. She can't keep Mr. O'Brien out of their child's life. He is just asking to be kept updated."

Handing up, she went to see what Mac was cooking, the smell had been teasing her for almost an hour. Entering the kitchen she found Beef tips with noodles, a salad and what looked like some sort of frozen glob.

"Mac, what is that?" She asked as he came from the pantry and put a lid on the glob.

"Frozen yogurt, Dr. Meadows said you need to eat more dairy. This way you can still have your ice cream fetish and get in the recommended dairy in a healthy manner." He said with a kiss. "Kristina is in her high chair, and you need to relax. Who were you yelling at on the phone?"

"A NYC attorney. I need to head into the city this week. I think a face to face meeting may resolve this."

"If you can make it for the day after tomorrow I can join you. Justus needs me to talk to the owner of Shadybrook and he lives in the city."

"Sounds like a plan. We can take Kristina with us." She said. Then looking at her daughter wondered about the untruth about her parentage that Mac and her had kept. Jeff Webber wasn't a bad man, but she had used a sperm bank for a reason. It wasn't her fault they screwed up, she thought, knowing she was trying to cover the guilt.

Mac saw her looking at their daughter and knew what she was thinking. The secret and whether or not they were doing the right thing. Some days he felt guilty, but then he would go into work and pull out Elizabeth's rape file and recall the man hadn't shown up until years later. That was the only thing that kept him from insisting on telling the man about this.

He loved his wife and his daughter. When they had arranged the adoption for Maxie and Georgie he had done the same thing. Legally he had become what he was in his heart, Kristina's father.

Audrey Hardy was shopping at the mart when she saw someone she wished was dead. "Hello Heather, what are you doing out?"

"Mom in law, how are you?" She asked the elderly woman.

"Heather, I have told you repeatedly. Call me Mrs. Hardy." She told the nut job. Waiting until she had paid, she called Steven and told him that she had seen Heather buying milk and kids stuff.

"Thanks, I will take care of" he said grimly then called Francis to tell him. "Grams saw her; I just wanted someone watching Elizabeth to have a heads up. She was buying diapers."

"We are on her already. My man saw her talking to Audrey. Thank you though."

Audrey was heading home when she got the call, hanging up she sighed then went to see Monica. This was not good news. Gail and Lee Baldwin were dead; Gail had a heart attack while driving and caused an accident killing herself and Lee.

Elizabeth was unpacking the dinner, when she heard Mercedes letting in some of their guests. Walking to the doorway she saw a harassed looking Nik and an upset Emily who stormed up the stairs after a glare at him. "Nik, what's going on?"

"I used to make fun of Jason and your crying, never again." He said sitting down on the sofa. "She has been going from one extreme to another all day. Add that to Maxie almost shooting me, it's been a very long day."

"Let me talk to her. Georgie is joining us along with Johnny, would you keep them company while I deal with Em. She might be able to help you with the more volatile sister." With a smile, she went up the stairs to see her best friend sitting in the room she drew in. "Hey, want to talk about it?"

"I keep making a fool of myself. First Lulu said something completely harmless but I heard her wrong, so I jumped all over her. Then threw the candy striper uniform down on the floor and stomped out. Later Nik and I were talking about needing clothes, and I ripped his head off then told him, he doesn't love me."

"Okay, I am going to ask you a question, forgive me. Are you two having sex?" Seeing Emily blush, she said "When you go home tonight, do it. Seriously, it helps with the hormones. At least it did me."

"So your solution is to molest my fiancee." She asked seemingly intrigued by the idea.

Jason saw Johnny carrying a box entering the elevator, "Where is Georgie?"

"She went up just now with Capelli; they were carrying the rest of the dinner boxes. So I went to grab this." He said showing him the PS2. "Are you sure about this game?"

"I need to see why they want me to sign a waiver so they can release it." He admitted to the younger gangster. "While we are alone. You sister will be here in the morning. They stopped at a hotel outside of Syracuse. Are you ready for the scrutiny?"

"Taken care of. I have a new place to live, one that Bobbie Spencer and Georgie decorated for me. With minimal things in her room, so that I can get her what she wants. I am still not sure how you talked your cousin Ned into hiring me, but thanks. On paper it looks like I am recording tracks for his label."

"Ned owes me." Jason said grimly thinking of the fifteen-minute meeting he had had with Edward. As they came into the hallway, Jason saw Georgie giving Nik a hard time and tried not to smile. He had heard about the horse and that Nik had wanted to put it down. Maxie Jones had tried to get his men to kidnap the thing for her.

"Georgie, I know that you want to help, but all this is doing is prolonging Sheba's pain. The vet agrees." Replied Nik.

"God help, Emily. If she breaks her leg, are you going to put her down too?" She said before flouncing into the open door behind her and slamming it. The men stood and stared, wondering what she was doing. When the oak door opened a minute later, she said "Sorry, wrong door." Before entering Jason's place and slamming the door. They all heard the snick as it was locked behind her.

"Johnny, do you think you can go in and point out I live there?" Said Jason. "I need to talk to Nik."

"Sure, but I don't think it's you she is mad at." He said looking at his cousin curiously, "Who is Sheba and why is my girlfriend so upset about her?"

"My Arabian Mare, she broke her leg yesterday. The vet tried to save her, but it's too late. Maxie was visiting my other horse when she heard us discussing putting her down. Neither one of them is taking it too well, but Georgie seems to think I am actually shooting her. It's not like that at all. You know I always wanted sane and caring relatives, I thought I had gained some with their adoption. There are times I actually enjoy and miss the selfishness and self-centeredness of my Spencer relatives." He said shaking his head in confusion.

Johnny was chuckling when he entered the quiet penthouse and walked up the stairs to look for Georgie. The first door showed a sleeping Lia, the second was partially closed.

"So anyhow, you have to work on it. Men worry about those things." Elizabeth was saying.

"I just am not sure how to overcome his worry." Said Emily. "We haven't had sex since we found out."

"Hey, at least you have had sex." Said Georgie unaware she was sharing her thoughts with Johnny. "I mean, I talked Maxie into picking up one of those items you gave Sarah as a going away present, Elizabeth. Seriously. How much can one girl take."

Johnny wasn't sure what they were talking about but he knew he didn't want to listen to this conversation.

Elizabeth and Emily felt for the younger girl, but Elizabeth knew the reason for the delay. "Georgie, technically speaking you are jailbait."

"No, the legal age is seventeen, as long as there is only a five-year difference in the ages." She said sure of what she was talking about.

"You dad carries a gun, and won 't care about legal age." Reminded Emily. "I do understand, though. It must be hard."

"You have no idea." Said Georgie. "But it's good that he is suffering as well."

Elizabeth laughed at the grin on the younger girls blushing face and said "When Jason was giving me rides on his bike, back when I first started to think of him as a "hot guy" I actually considered feeling him up, so don't think you are alone."

"Elizabeth, eww, that's my brother." Said Emily, "Georgie, I don't mean to be nosy, but just how far have you two gone. We may be able to help."

"Uh, we, uh." Suck it up Jones, she thought. Here are two women you can actually ask about these things. "Nothing below the waist. He stops me before it goes that far."

Jason entered the penthouse to see Johnny doing something with their very rarely used television. "Where is everybody?"

"The women are upstairs, Francis is in your kitchen, and your daughter is fast asleep." Said Johnny.

"What are they doing upstairs?" He asked puzzled while going to grab each of them a beer. He got the feeling they were going to need it.

"Talking, Maxie bought Georgie something that Elizabeth gave someone named Sarah as a going away present?" He said before taking a long draw from the cold bottle of beer. He watched, as the unflappable Jason Morgan looked shocked as he gagged while taking a drink.

Nik stopped to think then got it. He sat down and started laughing, until tears flowed from his eyes. "You poor soul." He said to Johnny. "Just how long has it been since you fell for her."

Jason tried to get his face under control as the confusion on Johnny's face made him want to laugh. "Nik, will you go get the women, Johnny and I will get the food so that Francis can head home?"

Entering the kitchen, he saw his guard talking to Mercedes. And told him thank you. Then after the Nanny and he had left told Johnny. "I gather Georgie and you are maintaining the status quo."

"Why are you asking?"

"The item mentioned earlier, talk to Georgie about it. For the record, legal age is seventeen." He knew that he wasn't really qualified to give relationship advice, but someone had to.

Blushing and trying not to look at Jason, Johnny said "Lets get this over with."

Elizabeth escorted Emily and Nik to the door as her friend intended to put her plan in motion. "Elizabeth, you have to let me know about this game. This is wild."

"You know, I think that Carly "knows" something about this." She told her friend.

Nik was carefully balancing the bag of maternity clothes that Elizabeth had given Emily and the books she had given him but looking up he said "You think Carly knows something about this game?"

Emily got the message and said "Let's visit with her tomorrow and ask."

Johnny was getting his butt kicked and Jason just watched not really seeing the screen. When Elizabeth entered she asked what was the game like so far.

"Let's just say that I get why they want Jason to sign a release" said Georgie from the sofa. Pausing the game, she said "Do you want to know the plotline?"

"How far have you gotten at this?" Asked Elizabeth sitting down next to her and taking up a controller since Georgie had "killed" Johnny.

"All the way. The plot is this guy Stone Cold, wakes up from a deep sleep, kind of like Jason's coma. He walks away from his life to become a gunman. Then after being betrayed becomes this avenger of the night. For the most part, it's a good game. There are weak spots. He walks away from the people of the light and embraces the darkness."

"Sounds like a million other games, just the storyline is different." Said Elizabeth who had shocked Jason that she knew so much about games.

"It is, its appeal comes from the cleverness of it. You can create a loyal sidekick, minions and the denizens of darkness. The only weak part is the women. There are no female characters that aren't serious skanks. That part of the game plays like some horny teenage boy's hormonal fantasy. They are all trashy looking, but he calls them goddesses. They can even be programmed to worship him. Rumor is there is a version with sex commands."

"Really?" Said Elizabeth shocked. "How is that possible?"

"No idea, really. I mean if it is based on Jason, he should sue them." She said seriously. "For that alone. The women are all like that slutty sister of Sonny's and/or criminals."

Jason asked a few more questions, then decided to talk to Diane in the morning. They had to locate this Jackal guy, and then he would make sure that this game never saw the light of day.

"Jason, one thing. Stopping this might be hard. People have downloaded this already. The official version is a little more sophisticated, but once this was out there, there really is no pulling it back." Georgie told him before suggesting they had out.

Elizabeth and Jason headed up to spend time with Lia, glad for the early night. "Jason, I think I need to talk to Carly tomorrow."

"You deal with her and I will locate this James Craig. What do you think, should I agree to let the game be released."

"That is up to you. I mean, I agree with Georgie the women are slutty, so I object for that reason only. When I was a kid, I would play the older version of these games, they aren't bad, but what if you do this, can the police try and use it against you?"

"One more thing to add to my discussion with Diane." He said as he sat down in the rocker to watch their daughter sleep. Pulling Elizabeth into his lap, he nuzzled her neck saying "I think you owe me a round two."

Johnny was trying to figure out how to bring up Maxie and the gift the entire drive home to the Lake house. Seeing her parents out on the front deck, he sighed. Too late now. "Mr. Scorpio, Mrs. Scorpio."

Alexis looked at him and had a weird flashback. No, she shook her head that can't be right. No, it can't be. Realizing he was talking to her, she pulled her attention back to the conversation at hand. "So how many hoops am I going to have to jump through for the Child Welfare People?"

"Well, she is almost five, so adopting out isn't as likely. So that is in your favor. Like we discussed before, your job is now nine to five and pays enough to support her. They won't really look at your trust fund; it's more about what would happen if you lost it."

"Then there will be a check of the apartment; they will want to talk to those around you. Bobbie did that today. So did Mac."

Johnny looked up surprised. "They asked me in an official capacity then for my personal opinion."

"Thank you." He said. "What else?"

"They will want you to spend time with her, before they release her into your custody. You will be granted a temporary guardianship tomorrow, but you will have a social worker. Now they are going to be keeping an eye on things like domestic skills and housekeeping as well as parenting skills. We also need to discuss something else; your relationship with Georgie is going to come under scrutiny."

"Why would that be any of their business?" He asked.

"Mainly they will want to make sure she and her relationship with you isn't having a bad influence on Catherine Rose."

"Okay, how do I deal with that?"

Snippets

Jerry was on the highway, heading towards Buffalo, seeing the turnoff sign for Niagara Falls, he knew he was headed the right way. This time tomorrow he would be rolling in dough.

Carly thanked AJ for his help, then went to sleep, needing to figure out Jerry's early interest in Port Charles for Jason. Hearing a knock on the door, she sat up and saw Sonny there. "Do you mind if we talk before I leave tomorrow?"

"Sure, when did you get back from Paris?"

"Yesterday, I didn't tell anyone. I wanted some time to myself. I know that you know about Olivia and Dante, does it bother you?"

"No, it happened long before we met. Sonny, it didn't bother Brenda, just that you didn't tell her while you were in a relationship with her that was moving towards marriage. I get that she was wondering what else you were keeping from her."

"I have to head back to my house. I'm selling it, already had an offer. Someone from New York is buying both estates, mine and the one next door."

Nik found himself unable to say no, not after reading the book that Elizabeth had given to them. Lulu was walking past, hearing the laughter and moans; she wondered why Dillon hadn't called her in a couple of days.

Taking out the number for Diego, she called the boy. "What are you doing tonight?"

"Just plotting, what about you?" He said before closing the book with Maria's picture in it. He wanted his family together; this Skye woman had to go. Even his cousin would be better off with Maria together with the man she still loved after all these years, instead of some socialite who knew nothing about kids.

"Meet me at the Elm Street pier, I need your help with something."

"Fine, but it will have to be in the morning. Jax is here and I can't get out of the penthouse without his noticing."

"Well, I will help you with your problem, if you help me with mine."

Stan gave himself a high five, "Got you." He said to the man at the other end of the cyber line.

Then his computer went blank and then bright lights shone from it along with the words "Jackal, Assassin of the Internet, can't be captured alive."

"Perfect." Said Stan. While the Internet was his weakness, electronic was his specialty. Now he just hoped this gadget could track down this guy.