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Chapter 34 - Exhaustion

Jason rushed into the hospital. He had been running on pure adrenaline. Epiphany spotted him and met him halfway. "Jason, the doctor is with her right now. They had to give her a transfusion." When she saw the fear in his eyes, she paused to soothe him. "It's okay. She did lose a lot of blood, but she is stable. I'll go get a doctor."

Claudia grabbed Jason's arm and led him to a chair. "Please sit down before you fall down, Jason." She could tell that he looked exhausted and started to worry.

Steven Webber approached them. "Jason."

"How is she?"

"She's stable. We treated her wound. The bleeding stopped and we gave her a transfusion and fluids, so she's resting."

Jason fell forward a little and Sonny and John steadied him.

"Jason, are you alright?" Sonny asked.

"I'm fine."

"Are you hurt?" John asked.

"No, I think I'm just crashing from the adrenaline rush. How's Johnny?" he asked before taking a deep breath. He has a killer migraine.

"That's more serious. Does he have family?"

Jason swallowed thickly. "We're his family," he said firmly. They might not be blood relatives, but as far as he is concerned, Johnny is his brother.

"He's in surgery right now undergoing a thoracotomy. They are repairing his subclavian artery and suctioning all the blood out of his chest. He will have a chest tube for about five days, and then if all goes well, he'll be released. It will take a while before he's back on his feet, but we're hoping he'll make a full recovery," Steven explained.

Jason turned to look at Tess who is crying softly. Johnny and Liz as close, so she is going to so upset. "Can I see Elizabeth?" he asked.

"Follow me."

His feet felt like twenty-pound weights as he slowly followed Steven. Every muscle in his body is aching and begging him to stop. When he entered the room, she was sleeping, so he sat next to her and buried his head onto her lap and his eyes welled up with tears. "I'm so sorry I didn't protect you."

"Jason?" she said weakly, "Don't cry."

"I thought you were gone. I thought he took you."

"He did. We fought and I stabbed him and then I got away for a second, but he pulled me back and then I got away again and tried to run. That's when he shot at me and Johnny ran in front of me and took the bullet."

Jason grimaced. "I'm so sorry, baby."

"He almost died in my arms," she said crying, "I don't know what I'd do if he died."

Jason kissed her hand. "He's in surgery. They think that he will be okay in time. I should have made sure he put his Kevlar on."

She wiped her tears away. "Everything happened so fast."

"How did Ronnie find you?" Jason asked ignoring her comment. He still felt responsible. They should have planned better.

"I somehow managed to get Johnny into the cottage and he saw us and came to the rescue."

"I'll make sure to thank him." Usually, the PCPD is a band of idiots, so he is shocked that they had actually been so helpful. Thankfully, it didn't look like any of them were injured.

"When we got inside I had to kill a few people, but I would have done anything to save us," Liz said before taking a deep breath.

He stared at her for a few moments. She is beyond amazing, but he still hates the fact that she had to take someone's life and hopes that she will be able to cope.

"You look like shit," she said noting how beat down Jason looked.

"Thanks. I kind of feel like it right now."

"Is everyone else safe?"

He averted his gaze and Liz became alarmed. "What happened Jason?"

Telling the truth is the last thing he wants to do, but he has too. "Elizabeth, your dad, and your mom are missing."

As she struggled to breathe, the alarms went off on the machines and Jason was yelling as the room slowly went out of focus and turned to black.

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Unknown Building - Luis

Skye couldn't sleep. All she could think of was that Lorenzo was somewhere being tortured and her heart was breaking. Not to mention that she has no idea where Elizabeth is or if she is safe. Things had gotten out of hand so quickly. When Luis returns, she is going to have to use her wits to deal with him. No one knows their location, so she is on her own and will have to figure out how to get them out of this mess herself.

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Luis observed her on the monitor. What a stunning goddess she is but noting her reputation she'll be hard to break, but he has wanted her ever since he had laid eyes on her and he isn't going to stop now. He watched her turn on the monitor. Luis had allowed the torture to stop for the night so that his brother could recover a little before for the next round tomorrow. He wants to make sure that he is up to watch the show he is preparing to stage. It will be one that Lorenzo will never forget. As long as his brother suffers, Luis will be happy.

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General Hospital

They stabilized Liz and gave her a sedative. Claudia set up a pull out bed so Jason could lie down, although she knew he wouldn't get enough rest in a hospital room. Jason had refused to leave Liz's side. Sonny walked Jason over to the bed and sat him down. They are all exhausted but Jason seemed like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders and this situation is starting to take a toll on him. Almost losing Liz and Johnny tonight had done him in and he feels horrible about the Alcazars. Claudia threw a blanket over him. "Try to rest," she said softly before kissing his forehead. She ran into Sonny's arms, so thankful that he is safe. "I love you."

"I love you too," he said enjoying the warmth of her body, "Let's get out of here."

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Anytime they woke Liz up, Jason got up too. He held her hand when they took blood and examined her because he wants to support her as much as he can.

"Jason," she said weakly. It was the first time she was able to talk since they gave her the sedative.

"Yes, baby."

"Mom has a tracking device in her watch."

Jason was floored.

"Ask Miguel…"

Jason sighed. "Baby, Miguel was killed."

Liz gasped. He had been their tech guy for years. "Spinelli…," she said trying to keep calm, "If he hacks into the security system, then he should be able to find her."

Carlos stepped into the room. "There is no need to hack." When he found out Liz was injured he had come to the hospital to stand guard. It would have been what her parents wanted.

"Carlos," Liz said softly. She is so glad to see him. He had been her guard from after her high school graduation until she married Jason.

"Hello, Elizabeth. I can give Spinelli access to the system. That should save some time." He hates seeing her hurt. It made him feel like a failure.

Jason nodded and yelled for Max who is also in the hallway.

"I need you to find Spinelli. I think he's in Connecticut."

"He is boss."

"Okay, get him on the phone," Jason demanded.

Max nodded.

Jason kissed Liz on the forehead. "Good job. You know I'll stop at nothing to find them for you."

Liz nodded. "Thank you," she said before closing her eyes.

Jason waited until she was asleep and then laid back down.

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At about 6 am, Max woke up Jason. "We found Skye."

Jason jumped up. "I need to get some more weapons and ammo."

Max squeezed his arm. "There's an SUV waiting for you in the parking lot. Carlos will walk you to it. There are guns and ammo inside. Do you want me to go with you?"

"No. You've been up all night. I'll be fine."

While Jason usually works alone, Max isn't happy about letting him go by himself. "Jason, you need backup. There are a few of Alcazar's men and ours in another SUV. They will follow you. You need to get back here safely for Liz."

Jason nodded. "Fine, just watch her until Sonny gets here and then go get some rest."

Max nodded and tracked him until he disappeared into the hallway.