Chapter 11: Being Apart

Jace awoke to the shower running. She rolled over and blushed remembering what Jeff and her had done. She knew he had said I love you last night. The only thing she wasn't sure of was where this left them, she knew he would be leaving today and she had no idea when she would be able to be in his arms again. She sighed getting up and looking for her clothes which were nowhere to be found. She saw Jeff's shirt and threw that on with the only piece of her clothes she could find, He underwear. She threw her hair up into a messy ponytail. Jeff had gotten out of the shower, he noticed the scratch marks down his back and he was happy about them. He hoped he hadn't wakened her. He walked out smiling when he saw Jace in his shirt "Hey, my clothes look good on you." He told her making her smile. "Good morning, "She said standing up. He walked over to her kissing her sweetly "How did you sleep?" he asked. "Great, how about yourself?" she was biting her lip. "Best sleep in years,. I wish we could hang out but my plane leave in two hours for LA." He told her frowning at the thought of not being able to see her. She nodded "Ok, I will get my stuff and I'll be out of your hair." She said looking for her stuff.

Jeff didn't want it to end this way. He finally had her back, he couldn't stand to lose her again, "Jace what are we now?" He asked looking at her. She sighed "What do you want this to be Jeff?" She whispered looking away from him. He reached out tilting her head to look at him "I want to be with you, have you be mine." He said looking into her eyes. She smiled and kissed his lips "Then I am yours and you are mine." He held her hand as they walked out to the valet parking. He hugged her holding her close. "I will call you as soon as I land," He told her kissing her. She nodded "Ok, I will be waiting." They hadn't talked about when they would see each other again but they had time to figure that out. He kissed her one last time before getting in the cab to go to the airport. She watched his cab pull away before she walked to her car. She already missed him. She drove home and got changed, she would go tattoo today, try and keep her mind busy. She had been working on a really big piece when her cell phone rang. She picked it up "Hello?" Her heart started racing when she heard his voice on the other end "Hey you." She smiled before looking at her client "Go ahead and take a break." She told him before getting back on the phone. "How was your flight?" She asked. He groaned laying in his and matt's hotel room "It was fine, I couldn't stop thinking about you though." He whispered. She nodded "I know the feeling; I had to come tattoo because I was sitting at home missing you." She told him.

Matt walked into the room and saw Jeff on the phone "Who's that?" He asked. Jeff smirked "It's Jace, She says hi." Matt looked at him "Since when do you to talk?" Jeff smiled "Since we got together."

Jace could hear Matt and him talking "Jeff I have to get back to work, so I will talk to you later, ok?" She asked. "Alright, I have to go get ready for the show; I'll let you know how it goes." He said before hanging up. She hung up and went back to work on the tattoo. Jeff and Jace had talked every day on the phone for a month. He was on his way to surprise her since he was off for three days. He called her when he got into Vegas. "Hey baby." She answered. Jeff smiled "Hey, I can only talk for a few minutes; I have to go to a show. What are you doing?" He asked trying to find out where she would be. "At the shop, I have to do a few tattoos. Where are you?" She asked. "Tampa, I'm glad you're staying busy. But hey Matt just showed up so I will call you after the show ok?" He asked as he got out of the cab. "Ok, have a good show." She said before hanging up. Jace had told people all about her and Jeff, Their picture was hanging up on the wall. He smiled seeing her working on someone. He walked in putting his finger to his lips for people to not say anything. He walked behind her watching her tattoo for a few minutes. Jace was finishing her tattoo when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and smiled seeing Jeff, "What are you doing here?" She asked hugging him. He picked her up in the hug "I got three days off and wanted to come and see you." He said hugging her. He smiled kissing her "Oh you're so sweet" She said kissing him back the whole shop was watching them. Jace looked at him "So you're in town for the weekend? What do you feel like doing?" She asked still smiling. He looked around "I was thinking maybe you could tattoo something for me?" He asked. Her face lit up "Of course what did you want to get done?" She asked. "I want to get a face tearing through my neck." He said smiling. She smiled "Ok, I'll draw it up." Three hours later they walked out of the shop hand in hand. "God, I missed you." He said. "I missed you too Jeff, I'm glad you're here." She snuggled up to him. This looked like a good start to the three day weekend,

Authors note: I know it's short but the three day weekend will be a long chapter. Hang in there.