~ Ch 75

Huddled on the corner of her bed Gia clutched her stomach despite the pain from Jake’s punch long gong wondering why had he turned his back on Sonny as well as what she had done to make him hate her so much. His claims that she was just like Sonny haunting her Gia wondered if others saw her like this as well. Did Lucky see the change in her and chose not to say anything? Did Jason see the similarities between she and Sonny and just accept them as the norm? And Marcus… was her changing into Sonny the reason he wanted her away from him and his lifestyle? Nikolas… how did he see her? Sighing softly Gia quickly lost herself in thoughts of Nikolas. The feel of his arms wrapped around her… the touch of his lips when he kissed her… His smile… slowly shaking her head Gia could not help but wonder if he thought of her as she did him. The minutes running into hours and the hours into days Gia did not know how long she had been away from her family and Nikolas but she silently prayed that in that time they hadn’t forgotten about her and was doing all that they could to bring her back to them.

Something about his behavior as of late told her that he was keeping the truth from her. And having seen him stumble in again battered and bruised Kyan knew that all she needed to do was to stop, listen, and pay attention all would be provided to her. Attempting to fade in the background Kyan stood on the other side of the wall listening closely to Kamar’s conversation hoping to learn something, anything to fill in the blanks of his missing stories.

Kamar- What the hell are you trying to tell me?
Jake- I don’t know how much longer of her I can take…
Kamar- What is that supposed to mean?
Jake- I’m about to snap her neck…
Kamar- [shaking his head] I don’t have time for this…
Jake- You better come and get what you want out of her before it’s too late…
Kamar- It’s too hot now… I’ll be there in a day or two…
Jake- She ain’t got a day or two…
Kamar- Don’t do something stupid…
Jake- I cant take much more of her…
Kamar- Ok… it’s time to move again…
Jake- Why?
Kamar- Too much heat on me now…
Jake- [smirking] Sonny knows you got her?
Kamar- No…
Jake- Then why move her?
Kamar- It’s not Sonny I’m worried about…
Jake- So the boyfriend is on to you now huh?
Kamar- Don’t worry about that… move and then give a day a two and I’ll come that way…
Jake- She knows I got her…
Kamar- What?
Jake- Her mouth got the better of her and I had to show her who really was in charge…
Kamar- Did you mention me?
Jake- No… but pretty soon she’ll figure out I’m not the only one involved…
Kamar- Damn it!!!
Jake- For now she’s quiet but soon she’ll be right about to asking questions and making accusations that get her in trouble…
Kamar- Hold on… [looking around as he called her name] Kyan…

Calling her several more times with no response Kamar quickly spoke into phone before hanging up.

Kamar- Take Gia to the warehouse at the end of 13th and Brookings… it’s not locked and I’ll be there soon…
Jake- That’s too close to Sonny’s place…
Kamar- He already searched over in that area… he’s turned his attention elsewhere…
Jake- Kamar…
Kamar- Just take her there and I’m on my way…
Jake- I’m not about to chance my life for…
Kamar- I’m on my way…
Jake- You got 30 minutes and then I’ll do what I have to do with her…
Kamar- What is that supposed to mean?
Jake- If I have to I’ll get rid of her before I let Sonny catch me with his precious sister…
Kamar- Don’t do something stupid… we have Sonny where we want him…
Jake- [br]You[/br] have Sonny where you want him… keeping Gia away from won’t avenge my brother’s death… trading her life for his will…
Kamar- [shaking his head] I’m on my way…

Hearing the phone call end Kyan rushed into the bedroom pretending as if she had been in the bedroom the entire time. Quickly donning a pair of nearby headphones Kyan buried her face in the stacks of paperwork from the hospital. Ignoring him as he stood in the doorway calling her name Kyan finally looked up as he limped to the bed. Slowly removing her headphones Kyan quickly answered his questions as she thought of possible ways to help Gia.

Kamar- Didn’t you hear me calling you?
Kyan- No…
Kamar- What are you doing?
Kyan- [motioning to her spread out papers] I have a ton of paper work I have to finish before my shift tomorrow…
Kamar- Will you be here when I get back?
Kyan- Where are you going?
Kamar- [shaking his head] Doesn’t matter… will be here?
Kyan- I’ll probably be sleep… I have to go in at 5:00 am…
Kamar- I need you to go and see Sonny tomorrow…
Kyan- Why?
Kamar- [quickly giving her a look] Just go and see Corinthos tomorrow… see if he’ll tell you anything…
Kyan- I don’t think…
Kamar- [smirking] Think that’s the last thing I expect from you… just go and see Sonny and see what happens…
Kyan- [shaking her head] Yeah whatever…
Kamar- [roughly grabbing her face] Do like I said…
Kyan- [softly] I’ll go see him…
Kamar- [slowly standing[ I’m gone…
Kyan- [looking down] Yeah…
Kamar- Get something from Corinthos this time…
Kyan- What if he doesn’t tell me anything?
Kamar- Then get him to… we’re running out of time…
Kyan- What happens if I don’t get something… you’re not going to hurt her are you?
Kamar- Enough with all the damn questions Kyan… get me what I want and let me worry about Gia…
Kyan- [slowly nodding her head] Whatever you want Kamar…

Without another word Kamar stood leaving the room and the apartment. Careful that he was indeed gone Kyan made her way towards the phone cognizant of the face that she knew where Gia was being held. For so long she thought hated Gia but now with the ability to save Gia in her hands Kyan was unsure of how she should feel about her. The thoughts and feeling she long had no longer mattering Kyan quickly left the apartment going to a nearby payphone. Dialing his number Kyan quickly spoke careful to disguise her voice as best she could.

Taggert- Yeah…
Kyan- [voice disguised] If you want your sister listen to me…
Taggert- Who the hell is this?
Kyan- I don’t have a lot of time but if you want Gia…
Taggert- [softly] Gia…
Kyan- They’re moving her to 13th and Brookings…
Taggert- How do you know this?
Kyan- Go and save her before they try and move her again…
Taggert- Who is this?
Kyan- Just somebody who should have done something a long time ago…
Taggert- What?
Kyan- I’m someone who’s trying to make up their mistakes…
Taggert- How do you know about Gia and…
Kyan- [interrupting him] Go and save her Marcus before it’s too late…
Taggert- [softly] Marcus…br> Kyan- [softly as she hung up] Save her…

Before he could question her more Kyan quickly hung up the phone. Rushing back to the apartment Kyan silently prayed that she not only made the right decision but that also called Marcus in enough time for him to save her from greater harm.

Entering the room finding her huddled on her bed Jake smirked as he approached her. Kicking the bed Jake spoke to a startled Gia as she turned towards him.

Jake- Get up…
Gia- [softly] What do you want?
Jake- It’s time to go…
Gia- But…
Jake- Get up before I have to get you up…

Without another word Jake shuffled Gia out of the rundown warehouse. Blindfolding her Jake led her to her new prison. Ushering her into a darkened room Jake places Gia into a wooden chair handcuffing her to a nearby table. Tightening the blindfold Jake left the room as Kamar entered. Sensing a new presence Gia began to speak stopping suddenly as she felt someone tenderly caressing her face.

Gia- [softly] Who are you?
Kamar- [voice disguised] I never meant for you to get hurt…
Gia- What… what do you want with me?
Kamar- Just answer my questions and everything will be alright…
Gia- But I don’t know… I don’t know anything…
Kamar- Who is your brother working with?
Gia- Marcus? Marcus’ a cop… I don’t know his partner’s name but…
Kamar- Not Marcus… Sonny… Sonny Corinthos…
Gia- [shaking her head] I don’t know…
Kamar- Is there a shipment coming in?
Gia- He doesn’t tell me that…
Kamar- Who’s his informants on the force? Does he have your brother in his back pocket?
Gia- No… Marcus is good and he wouldn’t do that…
Kamar- [walking around her chair] Is Sonny behind Gutierrez and Martinez’s disappearance?
Gia- I told you I don’t know anything…
Kamar- Tell me something about Corinthos and this will be over a lot sooner…
Gia- [softly] I don’t know anything…
Kamar- Then what do you know?
Gia- I know that he loves me…
Kamar- Well that ain’t helping me…
Gia- [softly] Why are you doing this? Can you just let me go? I don’t know anything…
Kamar- Look…
Gia- [tearing up] I miss my family… my friends… my Nikolas… [slowly shaking his head] I won’t tell anyone.. Just let me go and it’ll be the end of it…
Kamar- [softly] Nikolas…
Gia- You can call him… he’ll help you out if you’re in trouble or…
Kamar- -angrily] Cassadine can’t do a damn thing for me…
Gia- [nodding] He’ll do it… no questions asked…
Kamar- [softly] Has he touched you?
Gia- What?
Kamar- Has he tasted you? Has he made love to you?
Gia- That’s… [slowly shaking her head] what has that got to do with anything?
Kamar- How can you let him touch you? [angrily] He doesn’t deserve to touch you…
Gia- Who are you?
Kamar- Cassadine can’t love you the right way… he’ll use you up and throw you away when he’s done…
Gia- [angrily] You don’t know what the hell you’re talking about…
Kamar- I know about Cassadine and his kind…
Gia- You don’t know him…
Kamar- When he uses you up who will you turn to then?
Gia- He’s not using me…
Kamar- Lucky… Jason… Kamar…
Gia- Not if me life depended on it…
Kamar- It just might…
Gia- Then I go knowing Nikolas loved me I and loved him…
Kamar- [roughly grabbing her face] How can you be so stupid…
Gia- [jerking her face away] Get your hands off of me…
Kamar- Is he worth all you’re throwing away?
Gia- All that and more…

Shaking his head Kamar turned and slowly walked from the room. Calling Jake’s name she quickly spoke to him before turning to leave.

Kamar- Do what you want with her…
Jake- What?
Kamar- I’m done… do what you want…
Jake- [smirking] She didn’t tell you anything huh?
Kamar- Do what you want… [shaking his head] I don’t care anymore…

Returning to the apartment Kamar found Kyan asleep, her papers pushed to the side, on the bed. Thoughts, feelings, and emotions rushing through him about Gia Kamar went to Kyan tearing at her clothes despite her protest. Positioning himself over her Kamar quickly entered her calling out Gia’s name. Tears streaming down her face Kyan laid perfectly still waiting until Kamar was through. Gia’s name spilling from his lips once again Kamar rolled off of Kyan falling quickly to sleep. Easing slowly from the bed Kyan disappeared into the bathroom wanting and needing to wash the feel and stench of him off of her. Standing under the spray of the hot water Kyan again let her tears fall accepting what happened as her punishment for helping Kamar all those many months.

Ch 76

Braced in the doorway Jake smiled over at Gia this moment long in the coming. His revenge on Sonny will finally be completed once he removed the most important thing and person from his life. The only thing that would make this moment better would be Sonny standing before him unable to stop him and his destruction. But even without Sonny being there he would truly enjoy erasing Gia from this life.

Jake- Get up!
Gia- I told you I don’t know anything…
Jake- I don’t care about what you do or don’t know…
Gia- Then what do you want?
Jake- I got some good news and some not so good news…
Gia- What?
Jake- [smiling] You’re getting out of here…
Gia- [shrugging] Another rundown warehouse… great…
Jake- Not quite…
Gia- Then where?
Jake- [shaking his head] In a little bit you’ll be free to do whatever you want…
Gia- Why?
Jake- You’ve served your purpose…
Gia- What does that mean?
Jake- You’re not needed anymore… we got everything we needed…
Gia- So you’re just letting me go?
Jake- [smirking] That’s the not so good news…
Gia- Meaning?
Jake- I give you a few minutes head start…
Gia- And…
Jake- And when I catch you… and I will… you will be as good as dead…
Gia- [softly] Jake…
Jake- I see a bitch gets real soft-spoken when she knows her time is about up…
Gia- Why are you doing this? Who are you working with? [slowly shaking her head] Despite everything it’s not too late to stop this…
Jake- I expected your begging to be a little bit better than this…
Gia- Jake…
Jake- [running his finger slowly down her face] You know on second thought you might have a little more time then I realized…
Gia- [moving away from his touch] Don’t touch me…
Jake- [softly] Sonny used to get so mad if we looked at you for too long… I guess we weren’t god enough for his precious sister…
Gia- You’re not…
Jason- [nodding] Except for Jason right… he got to taste a little bit of you…
Gia- I don’t think so…
Jake- [smirking] So even he wasn’t good enough for Dr. Campbell huh?
Gia- No he wasn’t… [staring intently at him] and neither are you…
Jake- [moving in closer to kiss her] Think again baby…

Spitting in his face as he neared Gia’s head snapped back as Jake angrily repaid her for her actions. Wiping quickly his wet skin Jake looked down at Gia his expression slowly changing.

Jake- [angrily] You’re going to regret that…
Gia- I don’t think so…
Jake- You will…

Backing away from Gia Jake turned to leave the room. Nearing the door Jake turned back to Gia smiling as he told her his plans for her.

Jake- I’ve changed my mind…
Gia- Didn’t know you had one…
Jake- I’m going to break you before I get rid of you…
Gia- You couldn’t if you tried…
Jake- Me and you… we’re going to have a little “party” that I’m sure your brother won’t like…
Gia- I don’t think so…
Jake- [smiling] You don’t have a choice…
Gia- You’ll have to kill me first…
Jake- [shrugging] Even better…
Gia- [softly] Don’t do this…
Jake- You know… if you just give into it we both can have some fun…
Gia- No…
Jake- [shrugging] Your loss…

Laughing as he closed the door behind him Jake left going to prepare for he and Gia’s time together later. Picking at the chain that surrounded her wrist Gia thought quickly of what she would have to do to finally get herself out of her “prison”.

Taggert- [softly] Move…
Johnny- Sonny told us that no one could get in tonight…
Taggert- Move…
Carlos- Look man… I know what’s going on with your sister but…

Grabbing him quickly around the throat Taggert silenced all protest coming from the guard. Witnessing the look on his face Johnny quickly opened the door stepping aside for Taggert to enter. Turning from their heated discussion Sonny, Jason, and Lucky all watched as Taggert deposited the lifeless guard on the ground.

Sonny- What the hell is going on?
Taggert- I know where Gia is…
Lucky- [sitting up] What?
Taggert- I know where Jake is hiding Gia and I’m going to get her…
Jason- How do you know?
Taggert- Someone called me and…
Jason- [standing] Who… when…
Taggert- I don’t know… they told me the location and that’s enough for me…
Jason- It’s a trap…
Lucky- You don’t know that…
Jason- Why would anyone call after all this time and all of a sudden they tell you where they’re keeping Gia?
Lucky- Who knows… who cares… we should at least check it out…
Jason- It’s a waste of time…
Lucky- How do you know that?
Jason- How do you not?
Sonny- [yelling] Enough! [looking at Taggert] I don’t think…
Taggert- I didn’t come here for your advice or permission…
Jason- Then why did you come?
Sonny- Jason…
Taggert- I thought that maybe you all wanted to be there when Gia came home… I was wrong…
Sonny- This is a set-up Taggert…
Taggert- [softly] It’s a sliver of hope…
Sonny- What if she’s not there?
Taggert- Then I keep looking until I find her…
Sonny- Taggert…
Taggert- Stay here or come with me… either way I’m going to get my sister…

Leaving the penthouse and their doubts behind him Taggert took the stairs in no mood or having no patience to wait for the elevator to arrive. Looking quickly at each other Lucky, Jason, and Sonny rushed out behind Taggert wanting and needing to be there just in case Gia was truly there.

Larkin- Hello… hello…

In hearing no response Larkin shook his head as he continued.

Larkin- I wondered how long it would take you to call me…
Kamar- I’ve been busy…
Larkin- The bureau is not happy…
Kamar- I can explain…
Larkin- Kidnapping?
Kamar- I had nothing to do with…
Larkin- Save the bullshit for someone who might believe it…
Kamar- What am I supposed to do now?
Larkin- Cut her loose…
Kamar- I can’t…
Larkin- Why the hell not?
Kamar- I… I…
Larkin- [yelling] You let her know you had her?
Kamar- No…
Larkin- Then what?
Kamar- The person who helped me…
Larkin- You involved someone else in this lame ass plan of yours?
Kamar- He wanted revenge against Sonny…
Larkin- [slowly shaking his head] Jake Britoni…
Kamar- You know about him?
Larkin- I did my homework… something you should have done…
Kamar- Well it’s too late for that now…
Larkin- Tell Jake to let her go…
Kamar- I can’t…
Larkin- Why?
Kamar- She didn’t give me the answers I wanted…
Larkin- Did you really think she knew something… and even if she did… did you really think she would tell you?
Kamar- [shaking his head] She didn’t give me what I wanted so I told Jake he can do what he wants with her…
Larkin- Meaning?
Kamar- He wants revenge against Sonny so…
Larkin- You won’t have a badge after this…
Kamar- I couldn’t let her just walk away…
Larkin- What is killing her going to do?
Kamar- If Jake kills her he can’t and won’t implicate me…
Larkin- Maybe Cassadine knocked you around one too many times but you’re not thinking straight…
Kamar- You know about Cassadine?
Larkin- What better way to get revenge against Sonny? Not only will his sister be dead but he can say that a federal agent did it…
Kamar- So what am I supposed to do?
Larkin- Get her out of there…
Kamar- How?
Larkin- Be her savior… I don’t know but you have to clean up the mess you started…
Kamar- She doesn’t want my help…
Larkin- Do something Maxwell…
Kamar- But sir…
Larkin- It’s bad enough that I have to clean up your mess as is… don’t make it worse…

Ending the call before more could b said Larkin yelled wondering what possessed him to even put Kamar on this case. Something was always lacking in his work but he thought that this case would bring out all that he thought was inside of him. But now… over a year down the line he would have to go to Port Charles and hopefully erase any and all memory of Kamar Maxwell or his forever going case against Sonny Corinthos would be finished. Dialing quickly the PCPD Larkin hoped that they would arrive and do half of the job he had to come there and do later.

Somehow she had managed to slip her wrist from the noose that bound her to the table. Somehow she managed to free herself and now she had to wait. Wait for the perfect moment to break free from Jake and this prison her kept her locked inside. Hearing him as he neared the locked room Gia positioned herself making it appear as if she was still chained to the table. Fighting down the contempt as he entered the room Gia tried to bide her time knowing soon she would be free. Listening as he snidely spoke to her Gia balled up her fist knowing that the time to do battle was near.

Jake- Hey baby did you miss me?
Gia- Go to hell!
Jake- That’s not the kind of sweet talk I wanted…
Gia- Well I want you to go to hell… now what?
Jake- Didn’t Cassadine teach you anything about foreplay?
Gia- [yelling] Leave Nikolas out of this!
Jake- Cassadine is off limits huh? Too bad he ain’t showing the same consideration for you…
Gia- What is that supposed to mean?
Jake- The second you were out of the picture Emily Quartermaine was in his bed…
Gia- [shaking her head] I don’t think so…
Jake- She told me herself…
Gia- You don’t even know Emily like that…
Jake- How do you think I got to you? She got me my job with Sonny… she put in a good word for me… she got me closer to you…
Gia- [shrugging] Well I guess I know not to trust her judge of character…
Jake- You forever got a mouth don’t you?
Gia- Some people like it…
Jake- [coming towards her unzipping his pants] Well why don’t you put your mouth to good use and let me see how much I like it…

Wrapping the chain quickly around her fist Gia hit Jake as hard as she could in his exposed groin. As he fell to the ground Gia stood over him kicking and stomping him as she yelled out. Thinking he had passed out Gia attempted to run to the door only to be stopped as he grabbed hold of her ankle. Stomping down on his wrist Gia heard as it snapped and his screams filled the tiny room. Finally free of him Gia ran to the door crying out when she momentarily could not open the locked door. Knowing he held the key in his possession Gia went back to Jake standing on his broken wrist as she searched frantically for the key. The key now in her possession Gia delivered one final kick in his direction before running again towards the door. Unlocking the door Gia screamed out freedom but steps away. Running frantically down the darkened hall Gia again screamed as she ran into a solid muscled chest of a moving shadow. Swinging out attempting to hit everything that moved Gia was only calmed when finally she heard his voice.

Gia- [screaming] NO!!!
Taggert- Lil Bit it’s me… [grabbing at her arms] Baby it’s me… it’s me Marcus…
Gia- [softly as she looked up at him] Marcus…
Taggert- [slowly nodding] I’m here now baby…

The sight of her brother there for her too much Gia collapsed before him. Catching her before she could hit the ground Marcus gathered Gia in his arms holding her tightly to him. Whispering softly in her ear Taggert soothed Gia as best he could.

Taggert- It’s ok baby… I’m here now… I won’t let anything happen to you…
Gia- [crying softly] Marcus…
Taggert- [as tears flowed] Shhh… don’t cry… it’s ok…
Gia- But he tried… he tried…
Taggert- It doesn’t matter… you’re ok now… I got you now…

The sound of voices filling the hall Lucky, Jason, Sonny, and his guards came upon the scene of Marcus and Gia in an embrace. Whispering softly her name Sonny extended his arms wanting and needing to feel her close before he could believe she was real.

Sonny- [whispering] Gia…

Turning slowly in his direction Gia’s tears began again as their faces came into view. Going quickly to him Gia allowed herself to become engulfed in his embrace. Moving away Gia quickly hugged Jason and Lucky before returning to Marcus’ embrace. Hugging Marcus tightly Gia softly spoke finally able to tell them how she felt.

Gia- [softly] I was so scared…
Sonny- We’re here now…
Gia- Jake… Jake wanted…
Jason- Where is he?
Gia- I left him in the room on the floor…
Lucky- The floor?
Gia- He wanted… [softly] he wanted me to…
Taggert- [softly] It’s ok…
Gia- [looking up at Taggert] How did you find me?
Taggert- I never stopped looking for you…
Sonny- Let’s go…
Gia- What about Jake? He can’t get away…
Sonny- He won’t get away with what he’s done…
Jason- [going in the direction of the room] I’ll handle him…

With Lucky close behind him Jason disappeared into the tiny room ready to give Jake the beating that he needed and deserved. Fist and feet flying furiously all was stopped as the PCPD arrived guns drawn, shouts and orders filling the air. Pulling Jason and Lucky from him the cops cuffed a bloody Jake ragging him from the room. As he crossed in front of her Gia buried her face in Taggert’s chest knowing that finally… finally her ordeal was over.