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Chapter 28 - Confrontation

Johnny knocked on Gia's door.

She opened it up and smiled. "Hey, what's going on?"

"I just need someone to talk to."

She nodded and stepped back and then sat on the couch. He joined her and let out a big sigh before he began to tell her what was going on.

Gia didn't say anything at first. It was an extraordinarily twisted story. "Why did Anthony kill your mother?"

"He was insane and thought that she had betrayed him. He also felt that she made me weak."

"You were just a little boy." Gia said incredulously.

"I know. You can't apply logic to anything he does. I missed her so much. I had to learn to just bury my hate for him in order to survive."

"It probably still haunts you." She said before taking his hand. "I'm so sorry."

He looked over at her. "At least I got my sister back."

"True, I can't wait to meet her."

Johnny leaned over and kissed her. It started out gentle but quickly turned passionate.

Suddenly, there was a loud banging on the door.

Johnny jumped up.

"I know you're in there Johnny." Anthony yelled.

"Shit." Johnny said. He wasn't even aware that Anthony was still in town.

Gia stood up.

"Go into the bedroom please." Johnny said firmly.

She nodded and quickly left the room.

Johnny opened up the door. "What do you want and how did you find me?"

Anthony pushed his way inside. "What the fuck are you doing in Taggert's apartment? Are you crazy? The feds probably have it bugged."

Johnny rolled his eyes. "Dad, I was just checking out the place."

"For what? He's dead. You're coming with me." Anthony demanded.

"And where is that exactly?"

"You'll know when we get there. Elizabeth will be joining us soon."

Johnny's jaw clenched. "For the last time, I don't want Elizabeth." He said turning away from him.

Anthony growled and struck Johnny in the head with gun catching him off guard. Johnny fell to the floor with a thud. "You will never defy me again. Do you hear me?" Anthony yelled. He heard the cock of a rifle and Gia walked out of the bedroom.

"What do we have here?" He asked menacingly.

"Get the fuck away from him and out of my apartment." She said as she aimed the rifle at his heart.

"You won't shoot me. I'm Johnny's father."

"And I'm Taggert's sister. I know how to shoot and I have no problem taking you out. You're nothing but a blight anyway. I know what you've done to him." He said angrily.

Anthony smiled widely and laughed. "My son is screwing Taggert's sister. Interesting…."

"I'm not going to ask you again. Leave." She yelled.

Anthony could here gunshots outside. "Shit." He said under his breath. He ran out the door and went out the side entrance and jumped into his car and drove towards the back where Ronnie was doing battle with Gia's guard. Logan shot at the approaching car but Anthony turned the wheel into him like he was going to hit him and Logan had to dive out of the way. Out of breath, he called Jason.

"Morgan."

"Anthony was at Gia's. Johnny is there. I almost had Ronnie but Anthony tried to run me over. I'm sure the cops were probably called. He said quickly.

"Fuck. I'll be right there."

Jason pulled up a few minutes later and ran inside and banged on Gia's door. She had been trying to get Johnny to wake up.

Logan came up behind Jason. He had been trying to secure the perimeter. He opened the door and Gia was surprised to see him. "Johnny's hurt."

He nodded and went inside with her. "Gia, we need to leave now."

She ran and put on some shoes and grabbed her purse. Johnny stirred.

"Johnny." Jason said loudly. "We need to leave."

Johnny was having a hard time focusing, but Jason was able to get him on his feet and they went outside and got in Jason's truck. Logan got into his car and followed them to the Towers where they parked and he helped Jason get Johnny upstairs to Claudia's apartment.

She opened the door. "Johnny." She yelled when she saw him. "What happened?"

Logan started to explain as they got Johnny on the couch. Jason called David.

With all the commotion, nobody even noticed that Gia was still standing at the door leaning back on it with her eyes closed.

Jason turned around and walked over to her. "Are you alright?"

Her eyes snapped open. "You didn't see the look in Anthony's eyes. I really thought he was going to kill Johnny."

Jason grabbed her arm. "You need to sit down." He said leading her over to a chair.

Logan went into the hallway and then let David in.

He checked Johnny out the best he could. "You're going to need some stitches for the gash and you probably have a concussion."

Johnny groaned.

"Can you go get Elizabeth?" He asked Jason.

He nodded and went across the hall.

David looked over at Gia. "Are you alright over there? You don't look so good?"

Gia nodded. "I'm fine. Just make sure that he's okay." Her adrenaline was slowing down and her body was exhausted.

Claudia looked over at her for a moment. She was a pretty girl. Elizabeth came into the room and immediately went to Johnny's side.

"I can't leave you alone for five minutes." Elizabeth said making Johnny smirk.

"Ouch." He said as she cleaned out his wound.

"I'm trying to be as gentle as I can."

Gia watched them and only looked away when David started to sew. Jason walked towards her and knelt down and handed her some water.

"It's okay to be scared."

She took a swig. "I know. I'm more pissed off than anything. I should have shot him." She said angrily.

Jason smirked. "I'm glad that you didn't." He really didn't want Anthony's death on Gia's conscious no matter how tough his assistant was. "But now you are going to be a target."

"I'm not scared of Anthony." She said firmly.

Claudia looked over at her.

"I'm scared for Johnny." She said softly.

Elizabeth stood up and gathered all the soiled gauze and threw them out in the kitchen. She opened a few cabinets and found a bottle of tequila and two shot glasses. Jason curiously watched her walk over to Gia and place the shot glasses on the table. She poured and then handed one to Gia and kept one for herself. "You look like you needed something stronger."

Gia smiled and they both downed the shot.

"I'm Elizabeth."

"Gia."

"I'm glad to finally meet you." Liz said smiling.

"So, you're the one responsible for that goofy smile that Jason makes when he thinks no one is looking."

Liz laughed as Jason stood up and rolled his eyes.

"Sorry boss." She said grinning. "Okay, maybe I'm not sorry."

Logan chuckled.

David stood up. "Someone needs to stay up with him tonight."

"I will." Claudia said.

"No you won't because you need your rest." David said firmly.

Gia stood up. "I will. Just tell me what to do."

David gave her the instructions and then left.

"If you need anything, just let Milo know. He's in the hallway." Jason said.

He left with Elizabeth.

Claudia got up and walked over to Gia. "I'm Claudia."

"Gia. It's nice to finally meet you." She said sincerely.

Claudia smiled. "Thank you for taking care of my brother. It took a lot of guts to hold a gun on my father."

"I think I really shocked him."

"I'm sure you did. Let's get him in the bedroom."

Gia nodded and they helped Johnny stand up and got him settled.

"I'm right next door if you need anything." Claudia said softly.

She really didn't want to leave her brother but she was tired. Anthony was going to die for this and she would see to it.

"Thanks."

Gia settled in next to Johnny.

"Thank you." He said softly. "I'm sorry I put you in danger."

She shushed him. "It's okay. I can handle it. You need your rest because I have to wake you up in two hours."

Johnny groaned. "I apologize ahead of time if I'm grumpy."

Gia smiled. "Don't worry about it."

She closed her eyes and Johnny quickly fell asleep.

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Johnny woke up again for what seemed like the gazillionth time. He stared Gia down who couldn't help but chuckle.

Claudia pushed open the door and saw the look on Johnny's face and grinned. "Someone is a bit grumpy this morning." She said walking in followed by Liz.

"Johnny, you're so much cuter without that scowl." Liz said.

"There are way too many females in this room." He said gruffly.

Liz grinned. "You're usually so charming."

"Don't make me get up." Johnny growled.

Jason looked inside the room. "Do you need backup?"

"Hell yeah. Don't leave me alone with them."

Jason chuckled.

Liz checked out his vitals. "You don't have a fever and everything else looks good. Do you have a headache or blurry vision?"

"No."

"Good. Are you hungry?"

"A little bit."

"I'll make you an omelet." Jason said leaving the room.

Johnny swung his legs off the bed and Gia stood next to him and helped him to the bathroom.

"How was he overnight?" Liz asked her.

"Fine. He answered my questions with an attitude."

"Men make the worse patients." Claudia said.

"I heard that." Johnny said walking back into the room.

"You know you're not going anywhere today right?" Gia said pointedly.

"Yes mom."

Gia smirked as Johnny muttered something under his breath. A grumpy Johnny was kind of sexy.

He looked at her and glared. "You were a lot cuter before last night."

Claudia gasped. "Johnny Zacchara take that back."

Gia laughed.

"I'm sorry." Johnny said letting out a sigh.

"Apology accepted." Gia said smiling.

Liz went in the kitchen to help Jason.

Claudia watched her brother and Gia stare at each other for a moment and then she quietly left the room. So far, she liked Gia. She was tough enough to handle the business that was for sure.

"You know I think you're beautiful." Johnny said as his eyes soften.

Gia sat next to him and then leaned forward and kissed him softly. "Don't ever scare me like that again."

Johnny reached up and touched her face. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have turned away from him. I won't make that mistake again."

"I won't always be there to protect you." She said with a slight smile.

Johnny grinned. "You are the prettiest guard that I've ever had."

She kissed him again and Jason cleared his throat before he entered the room which did nothing. They finally pulled apart and looked up at a smirking Jason.

"Thanks." Johnny said taking the plate from him.

"Can I make you one?" Jason asked Gia.

"Sure, thanks."

Jason left and Gia went to use the bathroom. Johnny smiled. "She likes me." He said happily before taking a bite of the omelet.

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AJ, Sarah and Elizabeth sat at the table chatting about what was going on in their lives. Sarah was stunned by everything that had happened to Elizabeth.

"I'm glad that things worked out the way they did. I liked having you as a sister."

Liz smiled. "I feel the same way."

AJ was a lot different than Jason. But, he had a great sense of humor and she noticed how he looked at her sister and couldn't help but smile. They fit together very well. She heard a gasp and look up to see her mother and father.

"Sarah." Andrea said pulling her into her arms. "I missed you so much. You look beautiful as always."

Sarah smiled. "Thanks mom."

Jeff hugged her and then sat down.

"Mom and dad, this is my fiancé AJ Quartermaine."

Andrea and Jeff's mouth dropped open.

"You're engaged?" Andrea asked loudly.

Sarah smiled and held out her hand.

"Congratulations." Jeff said smiling.

"Thank you sir. I love your daughter very much."

"What's not to love?" Jeff asked. AJ smiled as Jeff kissed Sarah on the cheek.

"So, you're Jason's brother right?"

AJ nodded. "Yes."

"Dad was married to Monica back in the day." Liz said.

Jeff sighed. "You had to bring that up."

AJ laughed at the look on his face. "I take it that was before my mom married my dad."

"Yes."

"Small world." AJ said.

"Have you set a date?" Liz asked changing the subject.

"We were thinking here in October." Sarah said.

They chatted more about the wedding plans. Francis walked up to them. "You need to come with me now." He said quietly.

Liz stood up and quickly followed Francis to the back. They slipped into the freight elevator.

"What was that about?" Sarah asked.

"I'm not sure."

Anthony walked in and looked around and when he didn't see Elizabeth, he was furious and left.

Jeff looked back at AJ. "That is probably the reason she left."

AJ sighed and put down his napkin. "Jason life is dangerous but he'll do the best he can to protect her."

Sarah was a little wary and scared for her sister.

"Sarah, it's okay." Jeff said as he watched Sarah's eyes fill with tears.

AJ squeezed Sarah's hand. "I'll call Jason and check up on her."

He pulled out his phone and dialed. "Jason?"

"Hey AJ."

"Is Elizabeth okay?"

He looked up to see Liz walk into his office. He could tell something was wrong. "She just walked into my office."

"Sarah was upset because Francis made Liz leave lunch in a hurry."

"I'll make sure that she's safe." Jason said softly.

Liz sat down.

Jason put his phone down. "What happened?"

"I guess Anthony showed up at the Metro Court."

"Did he try anything?"

She could see Jason's blood pressure was rising. "No, Francis got me out of there before he could."

"I'll have a talk with Claudia tonight. This needs to end."

"Okay."

"Come here." He said softly.

Liz got up and sat on his lap. Jason snuggled her into his body and then kissed her.

"I feel better already." Liz said smiling.

He kissed her again. The phone on his desk started to ring. "Johnny needs to get better because I need Gia back."

Liz chuckled as he picked up the phone.

"Alright, I'll be right there."

Liz pouted and Jason smiled. "You're so damn cute."

He kissed her one more time savoring every second. "Woman, I have to go."

She grinned and got off his lap. "I'll see you later."

He smiled as he watched her walk away. He definitely couldn't wait until later.