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Chapter 4

Elizabeth stepped onto the elevator and an attractive young man joined her. "I'm Milo." He said by way of an introduction.

"Max is your brother." Elizabeth gave him a small smile.

"Most people say it the other way around." Milo hated being the youngest.

"Being the youngest can suck." Elizabeth said with a shrug. She missed her sister every day.

"Sometimes." Milo already liked her. "How far back do I need to be so I don't upset your son?" Jason had told him and Cody what he suspected the situation was. That Elizabeth and her son were possibly running from an abusive ex. Then he instructed them not to talk about this situation to anyone else and yes, that included Max or any of the other guards until Jason decided who needed to know. "Are we too close now?"

"Can you ignore us?" Elizabeth knew Cameron could handle being in close quarters with men if she was holding him. He had freaked out at the sight of Johnny and Jason because it was a new place and he wasn't being held.

"I can do that." Milo promised her. He figured Cody or Jason would be in the lobby when they got back downstairs. They stepped off the elevator when the doors opened. "Where is the daycare?" Ben's guard was nowhere in sight, so he must be at lunch with his mom.

"Down the hall." Elizabeth pointed. "Can you wait here or do you need to be closer?"

"I can wait here." Milo told her. He watched as she went to the door and punched in a code. She had shifted her body to block anyone's view of the number pad. He had to grin at that. Most people wouldn't think to do that. Ten minutes after entering she came back out with a really cute kid. Before they reached where he was waiting Elizabeth picked him up and he hid his face in her neck.

Milo pushed the button for the elevator and got in first holding the door for them. He stood towards the front with her behind him. The kid didn't make a sound. Ben was constantly talking, or singing, or laughing. This much silence from someone so small was just wrong.

In the lobby Milo stepped out and let Elizabeth go first. Up ahead Cody was standing by the door. As Elizabeth passed the enforcer gave no indication that he was waiting for her. Instead he just followed her out. Milo followed him.

Jason watched them walk to where he was now leaning against his car. He could see Elizabeth's lips moving and he guessed she was talking to her son to try and keep him calm. "Hi." He said when she stopped in front of him. "Here are the keys. The registration is in the glove compartment, so are the insurance papers. There is a car seat in the back. I got the same kind Ben has." Although Cameron was smaller he should still fit the weight parameters.

"Thank you." Elizabeth wanted to cry at this act of kindness. She honestly figured it would just be them until the day she messed up and Lucky killed her. She had done her best but that last attack had shown her just how vulnerable they still were.

"You do have a driver's license right?" Jason totally forgot to ask.

"I have one." It had a false name on it, but it was real.

"I need to see to some things, so my guys are going to follow you. They will stay back, unless something happens." Jason was trying to keep his voice soft. Cameron's fist had been tightly gripping his mom's shirt since she stopped walking. "Give them the keys to your place and then they will bring you back to my place. The penthouse is childproofed." If Ben couldn't dismantle the protective measures then Cameron should be fine.

"Okay. Thank you." Elizabeth was starting to shake. Not from fear but from exhaustion. She just needed to hang in there a bit longer and they could rest.

"Get going. I'll be home as soon as I can." Jason promised her. He really liked the thought of coming back to the penthouse and finding them there.

While he watched she walked to the car and laughed a little. They had differing opinions on what a single working mother could afford. The key he gave her was to a brand new dark blue Range Rover. Well at least it wasn't a Benz SUV which is what Emily drove. No way would she be able to afford that. "Look Cam, Jason is letting us use one of his cars." Talking positively about Jason would help her son relax around him.

"Blue." Cameron said looking at the shiny car.

"Yup." Elizabeth smiled at him. Contrary to what people thought, Cameron did talk. Usually only to her and now more frequently to Ben. Jason had unbeknownst to him picked Cameron's favorite color.

"Cool." Cameron said as Elizabeth strapped him into the car seat.

Walking around to the driver's side she got behind the wheel. Taking a moment she got used to the vehicle. Looked at where all the knobs were and checked out the console mounted gear stick. "We are having a sleepover tonight." Elizabeth said smiling. "Jason is letting us stay at his house. Maybe you can see Ben tonight."

Cameron didn't respond but in the rearview mirror she watched for signs of upset. So far so good. She expected him to tighten up some when they reached the penthouse but for right now he was calm. She would take it.

Jason waited until she pulled off with Milo and Cody following before pulling from his space. His drive was short and he pulled into another space. Walking across a private courtyard he entered the building that housed the Corelli law offices. Francis had chosen to combine two separate brownstone to create office space. It had come out nice.

"He's waiting for you." Francis's assistant Maxie said smiling.

"Thanks, how is everything?" Jason made himself stop and ask. He remembered the younger woman had a heart condition and recently went in for a checkup.

"Everything is good. Thanks for asking." Maxie gave him a wide smile.

"Good." Jason continued into the office. "Thanks for seeing me."

"I work for you Jason." Francis grinned at his longtime friend. When Sonny died the first thing Jason did was put Francis on retainer, then Jason sold half the business to Johnny. Working for those two was a hell of lot easier than working for Sonny. "I got the information you needed. Spinelli assured me there was no way he could be tracked." Francis had ordered the hacker to monitor things anyway.

"Give me the rundown." Jason wasn't going to say what Elizabeth told him. He wanted to see how the two accounts matched up. He suspected that she had downplayed just how bad it was.

"There was no way Spencer should have been given visitation." Francis said in disgust. "If nothing else the fact that Spencer was being investigated should have given the judge pause." Since the police weren't doing anything about Spencer, Elizabeth's lawyer filed a complaint with the court.

"Bribery?" Jason wanted his lawyer's take on the situation.

"Possibly or blackmail." Francis said shrugging. "Spencer put Elizabeth Hardy through hell. Hang ups, slashed tires on her car, and broken windows are all in the report. She got beat up really bad, really bad. Then he actually broke in her house because the police guard she had answered a call that came over the wire."

"Convenient timing." Jason said not meaning it. "How far up does the cover up go?"

"Sean Donnelly is the Police Chief out there, he's Spencer's godfather." Francis said smirking.

"Figures." Jason just shook his head. "The Feds want Spencer for kidnapping and the escape. How did he get out of federal custody anyway?" Jason asked curious.

"Slept with the female agent who was transporting him. She said he charmed her." Francis didn't understand that. "Three months ago I have a Mary Smith going into an ER in Portland. She was beat up but the little boy who was with her didn't have a mark on him. The nurse remarked the child was unnaturally quiet and wouldn't let his mother out of his sight. Ms. Smith declined the chance to speak to the police."

Jason clenched his jaw so tight the muscles twitched. Spencer would pay for every mark he put on Elizabeth and Cameron. "What about the sister?"

"Damnedest thing, her car was lost by the impound lot. They think they mistakenly released it to the wrong person." Francis said with a straight face. "First time that's ever happened."

"No car, no proof." Jason knew all these tricks. He was going to need to send someone out to get a firsthand opinion of what was going on. He also wanted to see if this Donnelly fellow was still helping his godson by tracking Elizabeth. If she only recently got new papers they could have found her whenever she applied for a job. "Thanks."

"No problem. What do you need now?" Francis would help in whatever way he could.

"Advice for how to protect them legally." Jason wanted to know what his friend thought.

"I was hoping you would ask." Francis said grinning.

Elizabeth put Cameron down and headed into the bedroom to grab an overnight bag. She put two outfits and two pairs of pajamas in the bag for Cameron. For herself she grabbed some pajamas, a pair of jeans and a t-shirt to wear tomorrow. Then she threw in some toiletries. Giving it some thought she removed the money from the couch and threw that satchel in the bag as well. Not that she thought Jason's guys would steal it, but she wanted to protect their go money. The last thing she threw in her bag was the knife.

"Pick out a few toys, buddy." Elizabeth told her nephew. Thinking of him as her son was still too painful. She harbored such guilt over the fact that she was here with him and Sarah was not. If they had done things differently, like leave Colorado sooner, she might still be alive.

Cameron did as instructed making sure to grab his stuffed dog. He never went to sleep without it. "Kay." He said to indicate he was ready to go.

"Okay." Elizabeth repeated. She locked up and headed down to the car. The bag was thrown in the hatch and Cameron was secured in his car seat. Milo held up his hand and she tossed him the keys. He wasn't going to approach the car unless it was necessary. He handed the set off to a blonde man she didn't recognize. Milo turned back and pointed to her car, letting her know to get in and head to the Towers.

It felt odd that the first time she walked into Jason's penthouse it would be without him. She could add that to the list of odd things where he was concerned. They'd known each other for one week and had two conversations. That was it but she was spending the night in his house. There was no rhyme or reason to why she trusted Jason, but everything inside her said she could. Considering she never really liked Lucky she was going to trust her instincts.

Lucky hadn't given any signs that he was an abuser. So that wasn't why she disliked him from their first meeting. He was arrogant. It was clear that he was the center of his universe and had no time for anyone who felt otherwise. Elizabeth had pointed out his high self-worth and shortly after that Sarah stopped calling. Lucky had been keeping Sarah away from anyone who questioned him. A classic abuser move.

Coming back to the present Elizabeth walked inside the penthouse. She put the little boy down and they both looked around. "It's really big huh?" She smiled down at him.

"I like it." Cameron said smiling back.

That surprised Elizabeth. She had expected him to cling to her leg. Maybe because he knew Ben lived here that made it better. She wouldn't crowd Cameron, but for now she would stay where he could see her. "I like it too." The space wasn't at all fussy which fit her mental image of Jason. It wasn't messy either which is what most single guy apartments she'd been in looked like.

Milo was standing just inside the doorway. "Jason wants you to make a list of things the two of you will need. Milk and such. I'll send someone out to the store."

"Okay. Where would I find paper?" She didn't want to go through Jason's things.

"Jason's office is through that door." Milo pointed past the pool table. "He'll have a note pad in there."

"Should I go in his office?" Elizabeth questioned.

"It's fine." Milo knew his boss kept sensitive stuff behind a locked door. The office was at one point a bedroom and the closet had been turned into a secure room for files that pertained to the illegal side of the business. No one was getting through the steel door that was hidden behind a bookshelf. "I'll be on the door so when you are finished just give me the list."

"I will." Elizabeth agreed. "Come on Cam, let's check out the kitchen." Before she could decide what they needed, which wouldn't be much they were only staying one night, she had to see what he had.

"I'm thirsty mommy." Cameron said looking around. He didn't remember Sarah at all.

"Let's get you a drink." Elizabeth opened the fridge and found beer and orange juice. She poured Cameron a glass of the juice, wondering briefly if Jason drank from the carton, and sat the little guy on the counter. Peeking into the cabinets she found a whole lot of nothing. "Okay then. I need to make that list." Stuff for dinner and breakfast tomorrow morning. She would cook to thank Jason for helping them. Something simple since she didn't know his taste, but a nice home cooked meal. Maybe Em and Ben would join them since Johnny was away. With a plan in place Elizabeth helped Cameron down and went to get some paper.

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