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Chapter 33

It was four in the morning and Jason was down in his kitchen drinking coffee. He had already checked in with Cody who was all set to go. Now the blonde mob boss had one job, which was to keep Johnny from leaving the house. Jason was just hoping that in the course of doing that they could keep from killing one another. Because if the situation was reversed he would kick the ass of anyone who tried to stop him from going to get Elizabeth.

He heard footsteps and pulled down another coffee mug. "You're up early." It wasn't the person he was expecting.

"I'm worried that you and Johnny are going to start punching on one another." Liz said reaching for the coffeepot. If she was up this early then hot chocolate wasn't going to cut it. "If I'm in the room there is a better chance he will hold his temper."

"Can I get you to go back upstairs?" Jason asked his wife. Johnny had to be about ready to blow and Jason wanted to give his friend a chance to level off without worrying he would upset his hostess.

"I'll go if it gets ugly." Liz would give him that. "Should we take coffee into the living room? There are less breakables in there." She suggested.

"I don't think it will come to that." Jason said leaning over and kissing her.

"Come to what?" Diane asked walking into the kitchen with Francis behind her.

"Lots of things being broken." Jason wasn't surprised to see his head of security, he was surprised to see his lawyer.

"Even if it does, Johnny will pay for any damage done." Francis said getting some coffee. "You guys damn near destroyed Sonny's living room the one time you did get into it."

"Don't remind me." Jason said laughing. "I thought he was going to shoot us both."

"Was there a woman involved?" Diane figured that would be the only thing they would come to blows over. Francis just snorted and she looked at him. "What?"

"A bike?" Liz guessed looking between her friends and her husband.

"We would never fight over a woman." Jason said snorting.

"You ripped Sonny's living room apart over a bike?" Diane asked arching a brow.

"A custom Harley Switchback is not just a bike. It's a moving piece of artwork. He wanted it, but I got it." Jason said grinning. "He was pissed."

"Who swung first?" Diane wanted to know.

"I did." Jason admitted. "I was provoked though."

"No you weren't." Johnny said from the doorway.

"You called me a liar and a thief." Jason reminded his friend. "I consider that provocation. I don't lie, and I didn't steal the bike out from under you."

"Is that the bike in the garage?" Liz didn't know the different models on sight.

"No, it's the bike on the island." Jason told her. He sent it there because there wasn't any point in rubbing Johnny's face in what happened. He offered to sell it, but O'Brien said no.

"So if you wanted it how did Jason end up with it?" Elizabeth asked her friend looking him over. He looked tired, and pale.

"The guy who was selling the bike was playing us off each other. I made an offer and he turned around and called Jason who made a higher offer. Only Jason didn't know I was the other guy. I found out he had the bike when I drove up to Sonny's place and saw it in the driveway. Words were said and then fists were thrown." Johnny shrugged. It wasn't one of his prouder moment. "I apologized when I found out what happened." And the shop owner relocated after Jason went to have a talk with him about fair business practices.

"Was there alcohol involved?" Diane asked her friend. She too was looking at him carefully.

"We were both sober." Johnny pulled out a chair. "I'm not going to start swinging. That's why all of you are down here, right? Jason's job is to keep me here, and all of you are worried things are gonna get physical." He looked at Liz. "I know my leaving may screw up the plans that are in place." His voice cracked and he cleared his throat.

Jason poured Johnny some coffee and put it in front of his friend before putting his hand on OB's shoulder. "Cody will be at the motel in less than an hour. He's hoping to snare Logan at some point this morning. Once its clear Marco will go in for Georgie."

"Okay." Johnny trusted Cody, but yeah he wanted to be there.

"If this doesn't work then we will take you to the motel tonight." Francis promised his friend. "Not in the room where the guys are working though. A room close by."

Johnny just nodded and blinked back tears. "Why didn't they go in overnight?"

Jason and Francis exchanged a look. "Logan wired the door."

Johnny got up from the table and walked out the backdoor. He needed air, almost desperately. "Diane come meet our new pets." Liz knew that she and her friend weren't needed.

"Those bunnies look adorable in the pictures, and your dog has the sweetest eyes." Diane also knew that the guys needed some space.

"Thanks." Jason said kissing Elizabeth's forehead. Francis was also kissing on his girl as they walked out.

"Every part of this sucks." Francis said as they headed to where Johnny was.

"Yeah." Jason said softly.

Johnny was in the yard with his hands on his knees taking deep breaths when he heard his friends join him. He stood up and turned around. "I need to get her back, I won't be able to keep going if I don't have her with me. I haven't even told her that I'm all the way in love with her." He said swallowing hard.

"Then we will get her back." Jason told his friend.

The three friends just stood there looking at one another before walking back into the house to wait for Cody's call.

"Have a seat." Logan was pointing the gun at Georgie when she came out of the bathroom. He tied her up and this time he gagged her. "I have to go out to get breakfast. I'll just pick something for you since you didn't make any requests. I shouldn't be gone more than twenty minutes, there is a bodega right up the street." He leaned down and grabbed her face so that she was looking at him. "Behave while I'm gone. If I walk back up to the room and I hear you making noise trying to get attention I will make you regret it. Just because I'm not going to kill you doesn't mean I won't hurt you. Are we clear?"

Georgie nodded.

"Good girl." Logan stood up and put his gun in the holster. "I'll be back." He said before walking out the room.

Georgie closed her eyes and tears seeped out from under her lashes. She was scared and exhausted. Last night she barely slept. There was a part of her that had been terrified that Logan was going to try something once she closed her eyes. Taking a deep breath she started shifting her hands behind her. She had tensed her muscles when he tied her up so now she had a little bit of slack. Maybe if she could get loose before he came back she could make a run for it and call Johnny.

They heard the door close and all the guys got to their feet. Lee was looking through the peephole and when Logan walked by he turned and nodded. Now would be the hard part. They wouldn't move until getting word from outside that Logan actually left the building.

"He didn't say anything about wiring the door." Ritchie looked at Marco.

"Then when we get word we are going in." Marco told the crew, all the guys were ready. He sent a text to tell everyone what was going on.

Cody was in his car with Renaldo in the back seat. "Marco said Logan is coming now." The South American guard told his boss.

"You ready?" The enforcer looked at his colleague.

"Yup." Renaldo answered. He was feeling the weight of his role in all this, but he wasn't going to screw this up. Johnny's girl was counting on all of them. "Never really thought this skill would be used to possibly save a life when I learned it as a child."

"Honestly when we were sitting around in my apartment playing cards and you told us about what you could do I never saw any practical work applications." Cody admitted. They were talking about weird skills they had and Renaldo mentioned knowing how to use a blow dart gun. His grandfather had given him a blowgun for his eleventh birthday, but the time he was fifteen he was able to go hunting with it. He said he was pretty good, and last night Cody got a demonstration of that skill. Renaldo wasn't just pretty good, he had taken fifteen shots and they were all bull's eyes.

"I'm just glad I stayed sharp." Renaldo said rolling his shoulders. The blowgun was a good way to work off stress.

"In coming." The crew from the van said into everyone's earpieces.

Renaldo raised the weapon, which was already loaded with the tranquilizer dart and got ready.

Cody swept the street, with it being so early. Just past five there was hardly any traffic around. Which was why Logan was out. He didn't want to be spotted by too many people. Since he was still in Corinthos Morgan territory if the guys came around with a picture someone would talk. It was sound planning, and in this case great for them. "There he is." The enforcer said quietly.

Renaldo didn't answer. He was focused on his target. They had lucked out and there was almost no wind, so it should be a pretty straight shot. He had already figured out where he needed Logan to be when the dart was released. Renaldo started counting down from ten and when he hit zero he blew a hard stream of air through the weapon.

They didn't bother with picking the lock. They had a small window to work with. If what was happening outside didn't work when Logan got back to the room Georgie wouldn't be waiting for him. Marco simply kicked the door in and hustled into the room with Ritchie covering him. Lee and Phil were watching the hall. "Hold on." Marco told Georgie getting out his switchblade. He cut her loose from the chair, picked her up, and then they were moving from the room. "I'll handle the rest of the ropes once we are outside." He said as they rushed to the fire exit. Outside the four men ran to the van that Lee had parked in the back lot. Inside Paulie started the engine while Ritchie took point in the passenger seat ready to provide cover fire if necessary.

"We have her." Lee said into his earpiece so the guys they were working with would know the motel was no longer in play.

"Roll over for me." Marco said gently assisting Georgie to her stomach. Cutting her free in a moving vehicle wasn't ideal, but they weren't stopping until they were at Jason's place. He was careful and breathed out a sigh of relief when the rope was off her wrists, and there wasn't any blood. "Back over." He said working on her feet, while Lee handled the knot on the gag.

"Thank you." Georgie said trying to calm her racing heart. Getting herself loose hadn't been working and she hadn't been expecting the door to fly open so that had scared her pretty badly, but seeing Marco had the tears flowing again. This time ones of relief.

"We are taking you to Johnny, he's at Jason's." Marco said taking the bottle of water that Lee was holding out. "Sip this, slowly." She hadn't had anything to drink in over twelve hours and had to be thirsty.

Georgie nodded and took a drink telling herself it was over.

"Damn." Cody said grinning, "Why do you even bother to carry a gun?" He asked Renaldo. His friend had landed a perfect shot. The tiny dart had flown through the air and landed on Logan's neck. Right where it met the tendon. Their doctor had told them the tranquilizer would work fastest if injected into a muscle and the guard had done just that.

"I think if people started dropping from blowgun injuries then the suspect pool would be pretty small." Renaldo pointed out. They were still in the car. The drug wouldn't take Logan down right away but you could tell he was starting to feel it. He knocked the dart loose before tugging on his gun to get it out of the holster. When he finally freed the weapon their kidnapper staggered and tripped over his feet.

Cody looked at his watch. It had been less than a minute and Hayes was already shaking his head like he was trying to clear it. What had everyone staying still was that his gun was in his hand. This would be the most dangerous part of the op. If he just started shooting they would have to take him out to avoid injuries to innocent bystanders.

Ninety seconds had passed and Logan listed heavily as he tried to head back to the hotel. He dropped to his knees within fifty feet of the door and then passed out completely. The van pulled out of their space when he was kneeling on the ground. When he was prone the crew sped up, one of the guards jumped out and threw Logan over his shoulder before getting back in the van.

"Good job." Cody told Renaldo.

"Thanks." The guard said getting out of the backseat and moving to the front of the car. "Any word from Marco?"

"They are in route to Jason's. We need to check in with Sonny." Cody said starting the car.

The van stopped in the driveway and Johnny flew out the front door while everyone else waited on the porch. He didn't even wait for Marco to slide the side door open but did it himself and then caught his girl when she launched herself into his arms. They were both crying and he was probably holding her too tight but that wasn't going to change anytime soon.

"Thank you." Johnny told the guys in the large vehicle.

"You're welcome." Marco said speaking for everyone inside. He was smiling because they got a happy ending.

Without another word Johnny picked Georgie up and headed to the house. He wanted Liz to look her over.

Jason passed his friend and smiled. He looked into the van. "Good job guys. Take the rest of the day and tonight off. Come by my office tomorrow to give me a rundown of what happened." They would learn from this and make their organization stronger.

"Sure thing." Marco would probably be the one to do that because he had the most seniority. "You get the message from Cody?"

"I did." Jason would call Sonny shortly. "Head out." He told the guys as he headed back into the house to see how Georgie was doing.

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