A/N – Thanks for the comments! So glad you're enjoying the story! * jynx0854 – I think Jason fell for her (the first attempt at marriage failed) but I do think when they got married in France it was out of guilt because of the miscarriage and pain pills.

Ok, I really hope you get my weird humor. I channeled Randy Quaid in Vegas Vacation for this chapter.

Chapter 3 - Shelter

They walked for twenty minutes before they finally reached the trailer. Jason knocked on it and the door flew open and a man stood there with a shot gun. "Who sent you? Do you work for the government?"

"What? No. Our car broke down."

He looked Jason up and down and then his eyes fixed on Elizabeth as he lowered the gun. "Pretty young thing. I remember when I married my Lynnie pooh. She was thin and beautiful, nothing like the lard ass she is today."

A shoe flew by his head, narrowly missing him.

Jason and Elizabeth looked at each other and this time, when Jason touched her and pulled her into his side, she let him.

A bleached blonde woman appeared. She had big curlers in her hair and she was sucking on her teeth. "Who are you?"

"Our car broke down," Liz said.

The woman's eyes checked out Liz's dress first and when they rested on Jason, she smirked. "Let me make myself more presentable."

"Is that even possible?" the man muttered.

"I heard that. Maybe if you could still get it up, I would more often."

Liz bit her lip. "That is Carly and Sonny in twenty years."

"Five," Jason quipped, making her giggle.

The woman appeared again, shoving her husband to the side. She had a shirt on about two sizes too small, a jean skirt, and her hair was higher than any hairstyle Elizabeth had ever seen. She stepped onto the dirt and walked towards them. "I'm Lynn and that a-hole is my husband Herb."

Liz shook her hand and then reluctantly did too.

She purposely hung onto his hand longer than she should. "You are hotter than a whorehouse on a nickel night."

Liz slapped her hand over her mouth as Jason just stood there looking confused.

"I bet you have some six minute abs under that shirt just dying to be seen." She turned to Liz. "Honey, you're not fooling anyone wearing white. I know you've tapped that."

Liz chuckled and squeezed her fingers together like she was implying he was small and Jason glared at her.

"Oh, that is just a shame. It's like false advertising. I feel like hiring a lawyer. Have you tried one of those penis pumps? I keep trying to get Herb to use one." Her husband groaned.

"I don't need a pump," Jason said, curtly.

Herb rolled his eyes. "Ignore her, she's been on her period for the last twenty-five years."

"Can it. You two can go commiserate on being in the small penis club while me and the missus go take a load off."

They had a white pop up tent. Well, it used to be white. Elizabeth gladly followed her over. She took out a bottle of water and handed it to Liz. "It's not cold, but you look like you could use it."

"Thanks! This dress is sweltering."

"My daughter visited last week. She left some clothes. You're about her size."

"Really?"

"Stick with me honey. I won't steer you wrong. Is he really that small?" She was having a hard time wrapping her mind around that.

Liz chuckled. "To be honest, I don't know. We were waiting for the wedding night."

"Seriously—how the hell did you keep your hands off of him?" she asked as Jason suddenly ripped off his t-shirt. "My God, I think I just came."

Liz choked on her water, causing Jason too look at her with concern.

Lynn fanned herself. "He cares about you. I can see it in his eyes."

"Well, we were friends a long time."

"Do you love him?"

It was something that Liz never wanted to admit because Jason was never hers. There was a push and pull between them, a connection that couldn't be explained. He had wanted her, but Lucky got in the way and when they were finally in a place where they were willing to try, Sonny happened. She nodded yes. "It's complicated."

"It's only as complicated as you make it. Herb is such a pain in my ass, it's like being with a giant hemorrhoid. But he's my ginormous ass and I wouldn't trade yelling at him twenty-four seven for anything."

Liz chuckled.

Jason turned back towards Herb. He was trying to find out where the hell they were and how they could get out of there.

"She's a keeper," Herb said, looking over at Elizabeth who was laughing. "But, I have to warn ya, she ain't gonna look like that in ten years unless you know a good plastic surgeon."

Jason wasn't even sure how to reply to that statement.

"And keep her out of the sun so she doesn't start looking like a piece of dried up leather."

Jason looked over at Elizabeth and she busted up laughing at his expression.

Lynn walked by and handed him some water. "I'm gonna find your little filly something to change into."

Jason nodded.

"I have a motorcycle out back. It's a piece of shit, but it runs," Herb said.

"I can give you some money."

Herb smiled. "It ain't worth shit, but I won't turn you down. Come on, I'll show you around."

They walked off and Lynn waved her hand for Elizabeth to come into the trailer.

"Turn around."

Liz turned and Lynn unzipped her and then she stepped out of her dress.

"Wow. That is some smoking lingerie. You were going to rock his world weren't ya?"

Liz chuckled. "You could say that." She picked up the shorts Lynn handed her and put them on. They barely covered her ass.

"Nice huh? I think she got them for two bucks on sale."

Liz sighed. It was better than her gown. She quickly put on the t-shirt she was handed which showed way too much cleavage. "Much better." There was a fan blowing the hot air around, but it felt better than outside. Lynn showed her a picture of her daughter and son who was in the military and then they went back outside.

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Herb walked Jason into a huge metal container. "This is our survival storage in case there's nuclear war or an alien attack."

"It's—nice," Jason said, looking around. At least it was relatively cool in there.

"We have a generator attached to it and solar panels. Sweet isn't it?"

Jason nodded.

"I'll have Lynn pull out some squirrel jerky and some pickled beets, since we have company."

Jason almost threw up in his mouth. They went back outside and he went under the tent. Lynn left to talk to her husband and they disappeared around a corner. "If they offer you dinner, pass."

"What is it?"

He told her and Liz groaned.

"I'll tell them that I'm allergic to squirrel."

"Good idea. Nice outfit."

She rolled her eyes. "Jason, how are we going to get out of here?"

"He's going to lend us his motorcycle. We'll leave tomorrow."

She nodded. "When we don't show up, they are going to come looking for us."

"I know. That's why we'll get up really early."

"Why can't we leave tonight?"

"Because we both are probably dehydrated and tired. There are no lights on the bike anyway. I don't want to run into a cactus."

She smirked. "Fine. I wonder if we're sleeping out here."

"I don't know. Look, I don't want to fight with you. We need to work together."

"You just piss me off and I can't control it."

"Why?"

Liz looked up at him. "Because you didn't fight for us."

"Elizabeth, you told me you were done. You didn't fight for us either. I took you for your word and I was hurt too. I know I hurt you by avoiding you so that I wouldn't have to lie. It killed me that I couldn't tell you. Anyway, you know I'm very literal and you made it perfectly clear that you hated my guts."

She rolled her eyes. "You barely blinked before you hopped into bed with stripper barbie. It was like I meant nothing to you."

He turned so he could look into her eyes. "You meant everything to me. I shut down afterwards and you acted like you couldn't stand me. I was hurting and Courtney was there. She wanted me, so I just went along with it. Besides, it shut Carly up."

Liz shook her head. "Wow Jason, do you know how pathetic that excuse is? I don't know, how about you just tell Carly to shut the fuck up?"

"See, you're getting upset. I can't do anything right where you're concerned. Who are you really mad at Elizabeth? Me or you?" He got up and walked away.

"Damn him," Liz growled. The truth was she was mad at herself too. She quickly followed him. "If you would get your head out of Sonny's ass, maybe we would have had a chance. You're still his bitch."

"And you were Lucky's bitch and almost Ric's."

Her mouth dropped open.

"The truth hurts doesn't it? You never really chose me, Elizabeth. It was always Lucky, ad nauseam, and I wanted you so badly that I listened to you say his name over and over again. So much so, that I fucking hate that word now—telling me how much you loved him like you were some freaking robot. It didn't matter that he slept with your sister or treated you like dirt. You still sacrificed your own happiness to save him. What the hell was I supposed to do with that? I was never good enough, even though I fucking loved you and wanted to treat you the way that you deserved to be treated," he said angrily, not even realizing what he had just said.

Liz stared at him like he had three heads. First, she had never seen him so animated and second, Jason loved her. Oh my God. What the hell was she supposed to do with that?

Lynn walked over. "We have a surprise for you later."

Liz snapped out of it and slightly smiled. "I can't wait. Did I mention that we are allergic to squirrel and canned vegetables?"

Lynn put her hands on her hips. "Dammit. Now I'll have to re-think dinner."

Jason turned and walked away. As much as she infuriated him, he'd rather fight with her then never hear her voice at all. What the hell was he thinking—wanting to marry Courtney when he was in love with someone else?

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They had some beef jerky for dinner. It got cooler at night and they were really thankful for it.

"Well, I'm sure you lovebirds are tired. You should go to the port a potty and then head off to bed."

Liz and Jason stared at each other.

"That's your surprise. Come on," Lynn said before pulling Elizabeth up.

They went to the big container and they all walked inside. There was a thin mattress on the floor with clean sheets and a blanket.

"I left two basins so you could wash up. Enjoy your wedding night."

"If the container is a rockin' we won't come a knockin," Herb said, prompting Lynn to smack him upside the head and drag him out.

Jason and Elizabeth busted out laughing until Liz had tears in her eyes.

"Oh my God, they are certifiable."

Jason nodded. "Look, I'm sorry I got upset earlier. You had a right to be mad at me and I'm sorry if you thought I just turned my feelings off and moved on. That just isn't true."

She sighed. "I'm sorry too. I can't blame everything on you or your evil cohorts. I didn't turn my feelings off either." She knew she had been stuck on Lucky, but she had never stopped to think how much she had hurt Jason with her indecision.

He wished she was more specific, but he could tell she was going to shut down. "I'll go walk over there so you can wash up in private."

She nodded and quickly grabbed the wash cloth and some soap and washed a layer of dirt off. It wasn't the most comfortable thing in the world, but it would do. She grabbed the trashy lingerie Lynn had left her and put it on before climbing into the bed.

Jason took off his jeans and t-shirt and washed up quickly before turning on the lights and sliding in next to her. They faced each other, not able to see because it was pitch black.

He was her husband. It seemed so surreal. She had imagined it for such a long time and wondered how he truly felt about it.

"Goodnight Elizabeth."

"Goodnight Jason."

He closed his eyes and then a few minutes later, he heard Elizabeth gasp. "What's wrong?"

"Are your feet really hairy?"

"No why?"

She screamed and jumped on Jason and he quickly stood up, pulling her with him as they heard a hissing noise. Elizabeth's legs were tightly wrapped around his waist and her hands were gripping his shoulders. He reached up and felt around for the light and then turned it on and a very pissed off cat was standing, hunched in the corner.

Liz's head fell against Jason's chest. "Oh, my God. I almost had a heart attack."

Jason chuckled and opened up the door and the cat ran out. They stared at each other, both feeling the heat from their bodies. Suddenly, their lips connected and Jason kissed the hell out of her as Liz struggled to keep up. It was rough and passionate and she had never kissed anyone like that in her life. Jason moaned into her mouth as he spun them around and pressed her up against the cool wall. When she rubbed herself against him, he instantly came to life, shocking Elizabeth out of her kissing haze.

"Oh my God, what are we doing? We're engaged to other people."

Jason put his head against hers. They were married, but she was right. They had gotten carried away. He felt her relax her legs and he placed her on the ground. Liz scrambled into the bed and Jason turned off the light and followed.

After a minute she broke the silence. "Jesus Jason, how big are you?"

Jason grinned. He really wished that she would let him show her.

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They woke up to find themselves entangled.

"Awkward," Elizabeth muttered.

Jason moved onto his back and Liz stood up and turned on the light. She could hear Lynn yelling at Herb so she knew it was time to get up.

"We should probably talk about last night."

"We just got carried away," Jason said.

Liz studied him, trying to see if he really believed that, but his face was a mask. "It stays between us."

He nodded. "I'm going to break up with Courtney," he blurted out.

"Jason, do you love her?"

He shrugged. It wasn't anything close to what he felt for Liz. "To a degree, but I don't think she's right for me." But you are, he wanted to say.

"I'm sorry." He gave her a look and she grinned. "Okay, maybe I'm not sorry for obvious reasons, but I do want you to be happy and I really don't think she'll cut it."

He nodded. "Sonny's gonna kill me."

"Jason, I think you could take him."

He smirked. "Very funny."

"As much as I like to hear you tell him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine, I do get your loyalty to. I just think over the years, he hasn't shown the same level of loyalty to you. In fact, I think that you don't owe him a damn thing and have more than paid off whatever debt you think you owe. When he slept with Carly, all deals should have been off."

"I didn't have anywhere to go. I was already in too deep so I sucked it up and realized that people usually lied about love, that it was something that hurt. So, I kind of closed myself off to it and just tried to make other people happy so they wouldn't turn their backs on me. I was obedient and loyal, so that Sonny needed me."

He seriously had rejection issues, something she definitely understood. "You really don't believe in love?"

"I think the words are easy to say, but people don't back up their actions. They promise it will be forever, but it's not. It will fail because people basically suck and half of the time, they don't admit to their feelings anyway."

To Elizabeth, this was a fascinating look into the way Jason thought about life.

"I guess I just can't give up and think that it won't happen for me. I want the happily ever after," Liz said softly.

God he wanted to give her that, but so much had happened—things they couldn't take back. "You—you think Ric could give you that?"

"I don't know. I mean I hope so."

"Are you in love with Ric?"

She looked up at him and quickly turned her head. Her refusal to reply gave Jason the answer he was seeking.