I Hate Everything About You
Chapter One

"Rise and shine!" Jackson shouted, kicking Lisa's stomach.

The small woman groaned in pain and curled into a ball, clutching her stomach as she laid on the cold tile floor of her kitchen. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked up at him, a hint of fear hiding behind her confusion. Jackson tsked, "Don't tell me you've forgotten me?" He shook his head, "You might want to get your head checked, Leese, it hasn't been that long."

Lisa glared, "I rememeber you." She whispered, "What do you want?"

A grin played across his lips and he crouched down next to her, his knife in his hand. "The people who wanted Keefe dead... now want you dead." He said, lifting his knife and gently trailing it along her skin.

She gasped and jumped away from him, "You're here to kill me!" Lisa shouted, her hands trembling as she continued to move away from him.

"Now, now, Lisa," He shook his head, "I have no reason to try and kill you."

"But you just said-"

"I said that other people wanted you dead, did I say that I wanted you dead?" Jackson asked smugly.

Lisa thought for a moment, "You don't want to kill me for what I did to you?"

"Want to? Yes." He nodded, "Going to? No." He shook his head, "No, you beat me fair and square, Leese, and I respect that."

Lisa's eyes narrowed at him and she backed away, "Then why. Are. You. Here?" she asked firmly. Anger was starting to bowel in her viens and she was about to burst.

"While I can respect that, it doesn't mean I can forgive it..." He said with a slight grin.

"Please! For the love of God. Get the fucking point!!"

Jackson jumped mockingly and shook his head, "So demanding, what happened to the nice girl I met in the check in line in the airport?"

She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him, "She left when I pen met your throat, or did you not see her ass as she ran out of the airplane?"

Jackson smacked her across her face, "I was hoping that you and I could have a nice respectable conversation, but no I see that it's useless to try and be cival around you, isn't it?"

Lisa scowled, "Maybe it would work if you would get to the reason why you are here."

"But it's so much more fun to watch sit here and try to figure it out, Leese." He grinned menacingly and yanked her to her feet, "Why don't we go for a nice little ride while you cool off?" Jackson mocked as he started to drag her towards the door.

"You're going to tell me why you're here, are you?" She asked, following him hestantly.

"Right now?" He stopped in front of the door and pretended to think for a long moment before he turned back towards her. "No, no I'm not."

At that moment, Lisa lost it and drove her knee into his stomach with a loud scream of frustration. Jackson's eyes went wide with pain and he grabbed her throat, slamming her into the wall next to them.

"That was one of the stupidest things you have ever done." He rasped, "I was trying to be nice, but you kept having to go and do your whole drama thing. Why can't you just accept things for what they are?" Jackson whispered into her ear. "All I wanted was a nice drive, why couldn't you give me that?"

Lisa's eyes closed tightly, a tear running silently down her cheek as her body broke out trembling violently. "Jackson..." She whispered, "What do you want?"

For a moment, niether of them spoke. The tension in the air was so thick that Lisa almost cracked a joke just to break the silence. However, after what felt like hours, Jackson finally said something as he slowly released her.

"Nothing... Leese... Nothing..."


I know it's starting out really slow, but I promise it does pick up in the next chapter!!

With All Due Respect
-NinaRippner-