Chapter 3

Hour 3 - 11:00 PM

"Lucky?" Elizabeth said into her phone.

"Hey Elizabeth, are you on your way to get the boys?" Lucky asked.

"Actually, I'm not feeling very well and I was wondering if you can keep the boys overnight." She said in a low voice, attempting to sound sick.

"Sure, is everything ok?"

"Yea, it's just a stomach bug, hopefully it will be gone by the morning."

"I have a shift early so do you want me to bring them by or I can take them to daycare if you still feel sick or have to work." Lucky offered.

"No, I'll pick them up in the morning, I have off tomorrow. Thank you Lucky."

Claudia had been sitting for close to a half hour when another car finally pulled down the street. It came from the same direction they had. Claudia had parked her car in front of another that seemed to belong to a house adjacent to the one Jason was currently in. She did not want her car to stick out and raise a red flag to Jason or whoever may be meeting him. She sat straight up in her seat as she watched the small sedan pull into the driveway and come to a stop behind Jason's bike. The driver seemed to hesitate before finally stepping out of the car. "You've got to be kidding me." Claudia said out loud with a chuckle when she recognized the petite woman as a nurse at the hospital. The woman paused in the yard before finally knocking on the door.

Elizabeth sat in her car, her stomach in knots. She was nervous, afraid Jason was going to tell her that he was moving on. She could never ask him to be alone forever and she hated herself for being so selfish for wanting him to be alone if she couldn't have him. She finally removed her keys from the ignition and pulled herself from the car. She took a few steps, pausing in the front yard. She looked at the house that she and Jason had shared. Even though it was for such a short time she had so many memories and the instant she got to the door they all came rushing back.

This house was their escape. Escape from adversity, danger and everything and everyone else in the world.

She hesitated, unsure if she should knock or just walk in. Her hand raised and she softly knocked on the door. Before her arm returned to her side, the door flew open. She instantly felt his eyes on her, burning her skin, twisting her stomach into a tighter knot.

Jason couldn't move. They were alone and no one would know they had met. He wondered why they had ended their affair but quickly remembered that he had ended it, for her safety but having her standing there in front of him made it hard to accept his own decision. They were both tongue tied, neither able to speak, both staring into the others pool of blue.

He reached for her hand and when he took it in his he discovered it was trembling. He realized that she was nervous and tugged gently on her arm. She followed his lead and they stood in the doorway, embracing.

After a few minutes Jason moved his hands and held her head in his palms. He pulled back so he could look in her eyes again, "Elizabeth?" he whispered.

Her eyes lifted and met his. The pads of his thumbs stroked her cheeks that were wet from a few tears that had fallen. He hated that she was upset and hurting. "Sorry." She whispered, "I don't mean to…"

He stopped her bringing his lips to hers. The kiss started gentle, their lips softly brushing against each other. Quickly that was not enough for Jason as he parted her lips and kissed her fervently. Her arms hooked around his neck and he lifted her, turned and kicked the door shut with his foot.

"Well I'll be damned…" Claudia said to herself. "Looks like Mr. Morgan has a thing for cute little nurses." She watched, squinting her eyes to see as Jason showed his sensitive side. He warmly embraced the petite woman then he kissed her as though he was going to die if he didn't.

They disappeared behind the door and she sat there contemplating her next move. Minutes later she pulled out her cell phone.

"Hi, I was wondering if you could help me. I was in there tonight and the nurse that was working was so helpful. I wanted to send a letter to commend her for her wonderful assistance."

"Is that so?" Epiphany said into the phone.

"Problem is that I did not get her name, she was petite with long brownish hair. It was just a few hours ago."

"That would be Nurse Webber." Epiphany stated.

"Nurse…" Claudia paused waiting for Epiphany to fill in the blank.

"Elizabeth Webber."

A smile formed on Claudia's face. "Oh, thank you so much. It is not often these days that you find someone that takes such pride in their work and is so caring. I will surely send a nice letter to her boss to inform them of her wonderful service."

"Well wouldn't you like her bosses name, perhaps the contact information?"

Claudia rolled her eyes, "Oh yes, please."

"I am her boss, my name is Nurse Epiphany Johnson. Who is this that I am speaking with?"

Claudia hung up the phone and started her car. She decided that it was time for her to try to imitate the Jackal and see what information she can find on Nurse Elizabeth Webber.