A/N – Thanks for the comments! I appreciate that you take time. JamieTurner – Probably won't be showing a Johnny romance in this one. I think Nora is a little too old for him.

Chapter 11 – First Strike

Jason came back to the penthouse to find Nora and Evangeline giggling as her friend caught her up on some gossip.

"Hey," Eva said smiling at him.

He returned it. "Can I get you ladies anything?"

"No, we're fine. Come sit. I need to check my messages," Nora said as she got up and ran upstairs.

Jason sat beside his girl. "It's good to see you smile."

She gave him a kiss. "She was just what I needed—a good distraction."

"Listen, there's a new development."

"What?" She could tell by the look in his eyes that it wasn't good.

"We think someone took Natalie."

Eva groaned. "Are you sure she didn't stage it so John would save her?"

"Well, she went to visit John and disappeared."

"That's weird."

He nodded. "We have a few theories."

"So, things are heating up?"

"They are, so I'm going to have to ask that you stay here."

She shrugged. "I'm fine with that."

About two hours later, mayhem broke out. Frank's plant pulled the fire alarm and ran out of the building and security started to evacuate.

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Jason called down to the guys. "What the hell is going on?"

"We don't know. Someone pulled a fire alarm on five."

"Is it real?"

"We're checking on it right now. Just stay put."

Jason ended the call and looked over at Evangeline and Nora who are covering their ears. "We'll stay put for now. Just in case, you need to get your shoes on and be ready to go.

Both women ran upstairs and came down shortly thereafter.

The door flew open and Johnny ran inside. "There is a fire in the chute. We need to go."

"We stick together. It's fifteen flights down."

Nora groaned. "I knew I should have started working out."

Johnny smirked. "Come on."

She smiled at him and followed him to the stairwell.

Jason notices Eva is shaking. "It's going to be okay. Nobody is going to get near you."

"Okay."

He grabbed her hand and they started to descend. People from offices were pouring into the stairwell as well. There is a little smoke, but it isn't too bad.

Johnny took Nora's hand to make sure that they didn't get separated.

They made it to the tenth floor when Johnny's cell rang. "Gotcha." He called out to Jason. "We need to go to the roof."

Jason nodded and they started going upstairs, pushing past people for one flight and then it was clear.

"Why the roof?" Nora asked.

"Fastest way to get us out of here," Johnny said.

They quickly made it up there and a helicopter is waiting. Johnny and Jason help Nora and Eva inside and then they fly to another building and get on an elevator and go down to the garage where an SUV is waiting and they get inside and Francis quickly pulls out of the garage.

"Any word?" Jason asked about ten minutes later.

Francis had an earpiece in so he could get constant updates. "The firemen cleared the building. The fire is out and our guys are going floor by floor."

"Good."

"The plane is ready."

The ladies frowned. "Plane?" they said at the same time.

"We're going to a safe house out of state. It's a short ride," Jason explained. He simply is not taking any chances.

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Frank smiled as his enforcer explained what happened.

"So they are on the run?"

"Yes. A helicopter was seen taking off. It landed not too far away and then we lost them."

"They'll probably stay at a safe house. That's fine. He won't stay away too long. I just needed to show him that he is vulnerable."

Carlos smiled. He liked messing with Jason's head.

"Keep your eyes open and let me know the moment he's back at his place."

"Sure thing, boss."

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Jason noticed that Evangeline was really quiet. In fact, the whole plane ride she just closed her eyes and said nothing. When they landed, she answered questions, but that was it.

He opened the door to the bedroom. They are in Boston, at a beachfront property and it is his first time there.

Francis had shown Nora her room. They are pretty tired and none of them are hungry.

He watched her sit on the bed. "Eva, you're shaking. Talk to me."

She started to say something and then the dam began to burst and she started to cry. He moves across the room quickly, taking her into his arms and holding her tightly. "I'm sorry."

She gripped the back of his shirt. The whole experience; the smoke in the stairwell, the alarms, fleeing in the helicopter, it is hitting her hard and she is terrified.

He waited for her to calm down. "Baby, I need you to say something."

"Scared."

"No one is getting close to you again, Eva. I'll take you out of the country if it gets bad."

She looked up at him. "Promise not to leave me tonight, please."

"I won't. I told the guys that if they need to talk to me, they can call me or come to the room."

She nodded.

He stood up with her in his arms and placed her on the floor. He is still holding her with one arm while he uses the other to turn down the bed. Gently, he sat her down and took off her shoes and socks and is about to get into the bed.

"You don't have to sleep in your jeans."

"Okay."

He took them off and climbed in beside her. She wiggled out of hers and threw them at the base of the bed and then Jason held her. After a while, he felt her relax. She pulled away from him and he watched her take her shirt off.

"Evangeline."

"I need you Jason. Please make love to me. Make me feel good."

He reached up and touched her face. "I'm scared that you're not ready."

"I'm not afraid of you. I just need to feel your love."

He pulled her towards him and kissed her gently at first as he savored the feel of her lips against his. "I love you," he whispered against her mouth. The kiss deepened, as Jason let her take the lead. Eva straddled his body as her hips matched the strokes of her tongue. Jason was growing impossibly hard. He moaned into her mouth as she pressed against him harder.

"Need you," she whispered before taking his mouth again.

Jason reached in between them rubbed her clit through her underwear, making Eva gasp. She pulled back and quickly got them off and Jason did the same with his.

They were kissing again and they both moaned as their bodies slid against each other. Pulling back for a second, she looked into his eyes.

"Do you trust me?"

She nodded. "Yes."

He rolled them over and began to ravish her body. By the time he reached her center, Eva thought she was going out of her mind. She bit her lip as her body trembled and she fell over the edge. Jason kissed his way back up her torso and then took her mouth again as he slid home and gasped her name. And he slowly made love to her until they both were completely spent.

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Jason flipped himself over, taking her with him and she laid on his chest. He felt wetness and was scared that he had hurt her. "Eva? Are you okay?"

"That was beautiful. God, I needed you." They are tears of relief, happiness, and love.

He kissed her forehead. "I needed you to. I love you."

"I love you too. Thank you." He always made her feel so good and she needed some normalcy; to feel like she could move forward.

"Sleep baby. I know you're tired."

She closed her eyes. She is bone tired and easily falls into a deep slumber.

He held her all night, soothing her when she had bad dreams. She needs this to be over and he is going to make it his mission to make everything right again.

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Eva opened her eyes and sat up. Jason isn't in the room and she is just about to get up to find him when he opens the door carrying a tray.

"Hey," he said slightly smiling. Her hair is all over the place, but she has the sweetest smile on her face.

"My hair is crazy isn't it?"

He nodded and she hopped up and went to the bathroom. He chuckled when he heard her gasp. "You still look beautiful."

She frowned as she fixed her hair. "I might have to get you fitted for glasses."

She came back out and sat so he can dote on her. "This is good," she said after taking a bite of her breakfast sandwich. "Did you already eat?"

"Yes. I got up early and the guys briefed me."

"What's going on?"

"The Towers are secure. It looks like Natalie pulled the fire alarm."

Eva frowned. "What?"

Jason nodded. "You can't quite see her face but the hair, height, and build look correct."

"Can I see it?"

"Yeah. Finish eating and get dressed. I'll see you down there."

"Okay."

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Johnny's head rose when he sensed Eva on the staircase. "Good morning."

"Good morning." She sat next to him and he opened his laptop and brought up the video.

She watched closely and then played it again.

Jason studied her. "What do you see?"

"I'm just not convinced that was her. She moves all wrong. Natalie might be a pain in my ass, but she's not totally stupid. She knows you have cameras everywhere, besides, she's more sneaky than that. I doubt she'd play her cards in the open."

Johnny glanced over at Jason. "Setup?"

Jason shrugged. "Maybe. We still haven't been able to locate her."

"When we get back, I'm going to follow John. If he had anything to do with her disappearance, then he'll lead us to her. We'll keep an eye out for Frank. He could have done this to throw us off."

As far as Jason is concerned, Frank is not going to survive. He is a direct threat to his girl. If he could prove that Frank is involved, then he could get permission from the families to strike. "Does Frank have any females on staff?"

"One or two. Find out what you can about them. We need height and weight so we can see if they match up to Natalie's build. We need proof that Frank is screwing with us so we can annihilate his ass."

"Okay."

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Nora joined Evangeline on the porch. "That was intense."

"I think Jason is losing his patience."

"He wants you to be safe."

"I know and I want that too, but if he gets hurt…"

Nora touched her arm. "You have to have faith." She can tell just by the way Jason looks at Eva and cared for her that the man will do whatever it takes to protect her.

Jason went outside and their eyes locked. "I want you to stay here."

Eva stood. "What? No Jason."

"They don't have any idea where this place is so you'll be safe here."

"I don't know if I'm ready to be separated from you." Tears filled her eyes.

Nora got up and went back into the house to give them some privacy.

He gathered her in his arms and then sat on the sofa and held her. "You're so strong. I just can't bear to let anything happen to you. You mean everything to me. Please, can you stay here until I handle things?"

"And how long will that be exactly? Nora can't take off from work forever and I don't want to be away from you." The only time she truly feels safe is in his presence.

"Francis will be here with you. He would never let anything happen to you. I don't want to leave you either, but Frank will not stop until he hurts you." Jason is at the point where he is going to work with Spinelli to set Frank up because he needed him dead.

"You have one week, Jason. I'll stay here for one week and then I'm coming home."

"Okay." He'll make it work somehow or he will have to convince her to stay longer if time runs out.

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Jason said goodbye to Nora and then kissed Evangeline who is trying to hold it together.

He walked outside and when he got to the car, he heard the door slam and he turned just in time to catch Evangeline in his arms. She kissed him torridly as an amused Johnny ducked into the car.

"Wow," Jason said coming up for air.

"I need you to at least check in every once in a while."

"Okay," he said as he stroked her hair.

She kissed him one more time. "I love you."

"I love you too."

She pried herself away from him and then went into the house and Jason closed his eyes and tried to get his body under control before he got into the car.

Johnny glanced at him and grinned. "You're so whipped."

"Have you looked at her? You'd be whipped too."

"You're probably right. She's scared."

Jason sighed. "I know. I just feel like it's better that she's here."

"I agree. No one knows about this place. She'll be alright."

Jason dialed his phone and called Spinelli and let him know about the plan.

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Sonny listened to Jason talk on the phone. He hasn't seen Jason so enraged since Michael died.

Jason ended the call and tried to calm himself. Someone had hijacked a shipment. It is a problem he just didn't need right now.

"I sent Kate to island."

Jason looked up. "And she went willingly?"

Sonny smirked. "She wasn't happy about it, but there's something you should know."

"What?"

"She's pregnant."

Jason hadn't been expecting that. "Wow. Congratulations."

"Thanks. She's in her third month."

"Does Carly know?"

"No and she won't until we announce it to everyone." Sonny doesn't want Kate to be stressed out and Carly's mouth tends to do that to you.

"It's best that she and Eva are away from here. It's going to get ugly."

"What are you planning?"

"I kind of don't want to tell you." Sonny wants everything by the book with the families, but Jason isn't sure that he realizes that isn't going to work this time.

"You're worried that I will disapprove? I won't. Not only is Eva like a daughter to me, but with Kate pregnant that kicks it up another notch. I'm not willing to lose any of my family."

"I'm going to set Frank up. We'll have to sacrifice one of our warehouses. I was thinking of the one on fifth. It's small and we were going to knock it down and rebuild anyway."

"Keep going." He liked it so far.

"We blow it. Spinelli has enough vocal samples of Frank and Carlos to piece it together seamlessly to make it look like he ordered it. We'll plant some physical evidence and the families will have no choice but to let us strike. I'm done playing games with that asshole."

"I agree. You know you're going to have to take Damian out too."

Jason nodded. "It's already being done." He has someone on the inside who is slowly poisoning Damian's food. He won't make it to the end of the month.

Sonny stared at his enforcer. Jason is scary at times. When he is on point, he is one frightening mother fucker. "I'll go to the families and plead our case. I'm sure they won't back him."

"They might want to give him a chance to defend himself."

"He'll be on the run by then."

Jason's face is stone cold. "He won't get far."

"What about John?"

"He's going to hang himself, and I plan on using Natalie to help do it."

"You think she'll cooperate?"

"Right about now, she's probably really pissed she's being held against her will. We know where she is. Put it this way, I'll make her cooperate if I have to."

Sonny had no doubt. "Alright, do what you need to do. I'll help in any way that I can."

Jason left. They all have a lot of work to do.