A/N - Thanks for the reviews! Remember that Cody is reporting back to Jason so he's not really listening to Sonny and some of the others just fear for their lives.

Chapter 10 – Instincts

Ellie looked up as Liz came back in the room. The bleeding had slowed down so she cleaned out the cut, and then gave him about 10 stitches.

"You have a very high tolerance for pain." She said surprised that Cooper barely grimaced.

Cooper smiled. "You get hurt a lot working construction. So, it's par for the course."

Liz smiled. She had just touched his hand and it really wasn't that callused.

"How many years have you done this?"

"Oh, probably around 5 years."

There was just something about Cooper that Liz didn't like. She couldn't put a finger on it but he almost made her feel nervous. And there was no way he had worked construction for 5 years. Something was just not adding up.

"Well, an admittance nurse will be in shortly to take your insurance information. I'm done here." Liz said smiling.

"Thank you Dr. Scorpio."

He watched her walk out of the room and turned towards Ellie. "So, what's her first name? I'd like to send a thank you card."

Ellie smiled. "Elizabeth and no she is not single. She has a hot boyfriend named Jack."

Cooper smiled back at her. "I actually was interested in you." Ellie was attractive. She'd fit perfectly into his plan.

Ellie blushed. Cooper was so handsome that she couldn't stop smiling.

"What time do you get off tonight?"

"11:00."

"Want to go get something to eat?"

"Sure."

"I'll meet you back here then."

Cooper figured he might as well have some fun if he was going to be stuck in this town for a few days.

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Cooper left and came back later. Elizabeth was on her way out and was surprised to see him.

"Hello, is everything okay?"

Cooper smiled. "Just fine. I haven't undone all of your good work."

Liz smiled. "That's good."

"I'm here to pick up my date."

Liz started to ask who when Ellie came running up behind them.

"Hi, I'm ready." She said smiling up at Cooper.

Elizabeth was shocked he had moved that fast.

"Let's go." He said before winking at Liz.

She stood there glued to floor. All of her warning signals were going off.

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Liz dropped her keys before she got in her car and they slid away from her. Francis stepped out of nowhere and picked them up.

"Hi Francis."

"You okay? You look a little frazzled." He said handing her the keys.

"It's nothing."

He crossed his arms. "Doesn't seem like nothing to me."

"It's just some guy came into the ER tonight and he asked my girlfriend Ellie out. But, something just wasn't right about him."

"You think she might be in trouble."

Liz shivered. "I hope not."

"Do you know where they went?"

She shook her head no. "I'm probably just over reacting." She said smiling up at him.

Francis paused and then said, "Usually, when you have those kinds of feelings, you end up being right. Drive safely."

Liz swallowed hard and then got into her car. She texted Ellie to please call her when she got home and to not do anything stupid.

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Liz walked into the house. She smelled pizza and dropped her bag and coat and headed towards the dining room.

"Hey." Jason said smiling at her.

"Greetings radiant one." Spinelli said grinning.

She plopped down into a chair. "Hi boys."

Spinelli handed her a plate and a slice.

"You know, it's going to be hard when you two leave. I'm getting spoiled."

Spinelli grinned. "As always, your wish is our command."

Liz giggled. "Hmmm, I'm going to have to think of a really good wish."

Jason knew what his wish would be. She looked over at him and caught the look on his face and smiled.

Spinelli looked between the two of them and grinned. He thought that Liz was perfect for Jason.

"Listen, I'm going to head to the cyber café. I'll be back in a few hours." Spinelli said getting up. He really didn't have to go there. But, he wanted to give them some time alone.

"Okay. Be careful." Jason said watching him walk out the room.

"So, how are things with Sonny going?" Liz asked curiously. They didn't really discuss his plans a lot but part of the reason she asked was because she didn't want him to leave and wondered how close they were to tying things up.

"It's progressing." He said not really giving her the information she sought.

They finished and Liz cleaned up and joined him on the couch.

"No offense, but I'm kind of sick of your couch."

Liz grinned. "I actually thought it looked better with you on it."

Jason smiled. "Are you flirting with me?"

Liz stared at him for a moment. "What if I am?" Frankly, Jason was slow on the move and she wasn't totally sure where his head was at. She could clearly tell that he was attracted to her. She wondered if he wasn't completely honest about having a girlfriend back in Port Charles.

"Why don't we watch a movie?" He said softly. That was the last thing he really wanted to do, but he was still conflicted about bringing her into his world. Everything was so dangerous right now and deep down he knew that Sonny would eventually find them. It was just a matter of time.

"Wow." Liz said surprised that he ignored her comments. "I really wasn't expecting that."

Jason turned on the television. "Liz…"

"No. It's okay. I'm not going to force myself on you Jason. What are you in the mood for?" She said cheerfully even though she was anything but happy right now.

Jason wished he could just tell her how she drove him crazy but he just couldn't. "Action"

"I would have never guessed." She said sitting back on the couch.

Jason took a deep breath. The words Francis had said to him before filtered through his head. "Wait, I want to explain."

Liz paused the television and looked up at him.

"My lifestyle is really dangerous. I'm worried about dragging you into it. It would kill me if you got hurt because of who I am."

She thought for a moment and said, "Jason, I'm already into it. I know that you will protect me the best that you can. Look, I know what I want. You are the one who's waffling. I'm a big girl Jason. If you decide that you don't want to see where this attraction between us will go, then I'll deal with it. I just want the mixed signals to end okay?"

Jason nodded. "Okay."

He watched her get up.

"I'm going to head upstairs. I'll see you in the morning." She said walking to the stairs. She hoped that she didn't just ruin everything.

Jason sat there thinking for a long time. He turned off the T.V. and lights, and headed up to the guest room. He paused outside her door and touched it. She was everything he had ever wanted and he was too scared to tell her.