Chapter 14
Jason had finally gotten Elisa to calm down an hour later. He was now in her bed with his arms wrapped around her tight. Neither one of them had said anything. He knew the family was still waiting outside the room.
"I'm sorry," Elisa whispered. "I shouldn't have said those things. It wasn't your fault. I wasn't trying to hurt you. I didn't mean it."
He kissed the back of her head softly. "It's okay. I knew you were lashing out. I'm sorry for all of this. I never should have gone up there. Why were you there though?"
Elisa sighed. "I figured you went back to your apartment and I thought I could smooth things over with the clan. Then Demona walked into the dining hall and I left. I didn't wanted to be bothered with her. And then all of this happens."
Jason remained silent. He wished he could take back the last few hours and rewrite history.
"Do you want the family to come in?" asked Jason.
Elisa shook her head no. "I just want you. No one else. I can see them tomorrow. Please thank them for being here though."
"Ok." He went out to the hallway.
They all looked at him with expectant eyes. "Is she okay?" asked Diane.
"She's calmed down. She thanks you all for coming but she really doesn't want to see anyone right now. She will see you tomorrow," said Jason.
Diane hugged Jason. "I'm so sorry. Let us know if you need anything."
Jason forced himself to hold back tears. "I will."
Peter walked up to him. "Son, please take care of yourself and Elisa. We're right here for you. We're only a phone call away."
Jason nodded and now Robyn and Dingo came up. Robyn held onto her brother. "Whatever you two need, I'm here. I'll even stay longer if I have to."
"Thanks Rob. Will you tell Macbeth? He needs to know too," said Jason.
"I will," Robyn said. She and Dingo left leaving Fox there.
"Hey, Matt had to go home to Sara but he sends his condolences. I can't believe this is happening. Just like everyone else, David and I will do whatever we can. Please give Elisa my love."
Jason nodded and they hugged. Jason went inside the hospital room and climbed back in bed. "Everyone gives you their love."
"Thank you," said Elisa. She pulled his hand closer. "I love you."
"I love you too," he said.
Fox left that hospital hurt and angry. She thought about what Elisa might be going through and it hit her hard. If she had lost Alex, she thought she would probably lose it.
She was angry at the fact that she wasn't in the room when it happened. Maybe she could have at least gotten Elisa out. She didn't need to be around all that negativity. Her friend was grieving and all she could was watch.
She and the clan should have stayed in front of that door instead of leaving. She felt like an idiot for thinking Elisa could calm them down.
She went inside her home and got on the elevator. She got off to see David and Alex in his office.
"David," she said quietly. He looked up and noticed his wife's eyes were red and puffy. He got up immediately but Fox took her son and cradled him in her arms for a few moments.
"Call Owen so he can put Alex to bed," Fox said. He did and Owen arrived within moments. Fox sat in David's chair and looked at her husband.
"Elisa lost the baby," she stated.
David groaned. "What happened?"
"Demona happened. You were in here so you had no idea what was going on. Long story short, Demona pushed Elisa into a table trying to get to Jason. She started cramping and then she lost it."
"Where is she now?" asked David.
"Still at the hospital. She'll probably go home tomorrow." She rubbed her hands on her pants leg. "I need to tell them before dawn hits." She looked at the clock. Dawn was hours away.
Fox moved toward the door but David stopped her. "I'll go with you."
"Thanks but I better do this alone," Fox said and kissed his cheek.
The clan had been waiting around along with Derek and Maggie. Fox walked in prepared to yell when she saw Derek and Maggie.
Derek went up to her first. "How's Elisa and the baby? Goliath told me what happened."
She walked around Derek and narrowed her eyes at him. "Did he now? What exactly did he say?"
"Um, he said there was an altercation between him, Jason, Elisa and Demona. What happened?"
"At least he told the truth," Fox thought.
Fox turned to Derek. "Elisa lost the baby tonight."
Derek closed his eyes. He really hoped the baby would survive. After Goliath told him what happened, his anger took over and he nearly choked the life out of him. Maggie was able to calm him down. Derek then asked where the rest of the clan was. They told him how Fox and they agreed to give them privacy. Clearly, that was a big mistake.
"Is she at home or at the hospital?" asked Derek.
"At the hospital but she doesn't want to see anybody. She said she'll see us tomorrow," Fox said. "I'm sorry."
"Me too," said Derek. He looked to Maggie and signaled that it was time to leave and go home. Maggie followed him out to the terrace.
Fox watched for Goliath's reaction. He indirectly caused this crap to happen. "When can we see Elisa?" asked Angela.
"Probably in a couple days," said Fox. "I have to go. Goliath, I know you're sorry for what's happened. If you want to do one thing, keep Demona on a short leash. For the meantime, I think it's best if you stay in one of the rooms."
"But we always overlook the city," said Broadway.
"Not tonight, you won't. I don't want a bunch of broken statues on my property. Anger makes people do crazy things and the last thing I want is Elisa to feel responsible if something happened," said Fox and she left.
The clan went to separate rooms with heavy hearts. Goliath entered his and sat on the bed. He didn't mean for the baby or Elisa to get hurt. He closed his eyes. He was sorry for how things turned out. He now knew that life wouldn't be the same.
The next day…
Jason took Elisa home and settled in. She decided to take a shower. Jason meanwhile walked into the guest room. He had started to buy little things for the baby. Stuffed animals, toys, some clothes. He laughed when Elisa said it was too early to buy stuff. He was going to start taking care of his baby right away.
He took one of the teddy bears and sat in the chair. Last night felt like a dream and he really wanted someone to wake him up. He wanted to hear that there had been a mistake and their child was fine.
He gripped onto the teddy bear trying to gain some control. However, the more he thought about his fight with Goliath and the way Demona just inserted herself into the conversation, the angrier he got. He and Elisa were almost out the door when that witch decided to jump them. He wondered if he might have caused Elisa to cramp when he pushed her the first time.
He felt the tears coming and they wouldn't stop falling. He put his head in his hands and broke.
Elisa had gotten out of the shower and quickly dressed. She walked into the hallway and heard a noise coming from the baby's room. Her heart broke at the sight of Jason. He had been clutching a bear so hard his knuckles were turning white.
She quietly walked up to him and pulled him against her. She felt him drop the bear and wrap his arms around her waist. She rested her head on top of his and let him cry.
He let go of her and got up out of his chair. He took Elisa's face in his hands. This woman amazed him. Right now, she looked like a pillar of strength. He kissed her gently.
"I'll be back," he said. Elisa looked at him confused.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"I need some air," he said. He walked out the room and left her apartment leaving Elisa concerned.
Jason needed to get out of the apartment and clear his head. He found himself at the same place where he was beginning to lose his family. He looked out the car window debating whether to go in.
He decided to go in and walked up to the terrace. He was surprised when he didn't see the clan.
"I figured you would make it up here sometime," Fox said behind him. She walked to the side of him. "I wasn't sure if you would smash them to pieces so I sent them somewhere else. Who is to say you won't do it anyway?"
Jason stared out ahead. "I'm not that person anymore. Killing the clan won't lessen the pain. It won't bring back our child. It will only make the situation worse for everyone involved. I'm angry and I don't want to explode in front of Elisa. I left her at the apartment. She doesn't need to see my anger."
"Or maybe she does. If she sees you're grieving, it helps to know that she isn't alone," said Fox.
"I already broke down one time today," Jason admitted.
"Then you two cry, yell, scream…do whatever you can to help each other. She loves you so much. But it's also her anger you have to watch for."
Jason nodded. "How are we going to move forward with this?"
"One day at a time," Fox answered.
Elisa heard her doorbell ring and she rushed to answer. It was Macbeth. "Oh, hi."
"Expecting someone else, lass?"
"I thought you were Jason. He took a drive and I don't know where he went."
Macbeth walked into the apartment. "I went to Jason's home but of course he wasn't home. This is for you. I wasn't sure if you or Jason were up for cooking."
"Thank you," said Elisa. She put the food in the refrigerator.
Macbeth sat on the couch. "I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a child is never easy to deal with. Sometimes you'll find yourself breaking at unexpected times."
Elisa nodded and walked over to him. "I don't know how to process this yet. It doesn't feel real."
"Robyn told me what happened. What was Demona doing there?"
"I don't know. She had to talk to Goliath. I left the dining hall and that was it. None of us expected this meeting to end in tragedy," Elisa said quietly.
Macbeth clenched his fists. Another member of his family was gone because of her. "What do you want me to do?" asked Macbeth.
Elisa shrugged her shoulders. Macbeth asked, "Do you want me to take care of her?"
Elisa crossed her arms over chest. "Take care of her how?"
"Kill her. She's taken enough from us," Macbeth said.
"As much as I would love to see her suffer-
"Consider it done," Macbeth interrupted.
Elisa held up her hand. "No," she chided. "Killing her kills you remember. Killing creates problem for Angela. As much as I hate her, Angela doesn't deserve to lose her mother."
"She might be better off," he muttered.
"In your opinion," Elisa argued. "Besides, Jason needs his uncle. He only has so much family around."
Macbeth sighed. "Are you sure?"
"Yes," she said sternly.
"All right. Point taken," he said. "You know I had plans to spoil my niece or nephew."
Elisa let out a laugh. "We had plans to spoil the baby too. Jason wanted a girl."
"A little troublemaker considering who the mother is," he joked. Elisa nudged him. "What did you want?"
Elisa smiled sadly. "I just wanted a baby."
Macbeth pulled her into his embrace. She wiped the silent tears from her eyes.
Hours later, Jason came back to Elisa's apartment. He let himself in. He didn't see her so he walked to the bedroom. He saw her sleeping. He smiled at her. He took off his shoes and sat next to her.
Elisa felt a dip in the bed and slowly opened her eyes. She sat up against the headboard. "You're back. Where did you go?"
"I went to the Eyrie building," he said. He waited for a reaction but her expression was unreadable.
"I talked to Fox," he continued. Elisa nodded her head and waited for him to continue. "We talked about you. We talked about how she thought I wanted to go there a break the clan into pieces."
"And?" asked Elisa.
"And what?"
"Did you want to kill the clan?" she asked.
"Maybe but it wouldn't solve anything. Our pain would still be there. If I did something like that, it would only create problems for us."
Elisa felt relieved. She understood his need to lash out at the persons responsible. She thanked God he didn't something stupid.
"Thank you for not doing it."
He grabbed her hands. "I don't want to jeopardize us."
"Neither do I. You should know Macbeth stopped by. He even offered to get rid of Demona."
"What did you say?" asked Jason.
"I said no. I said killing her means his death too. You need him. He's family," she said. "As much as I want to kill her, I'm not going to jail for murder."
Elisa got onto his lap. He pulled her close as much as possible. "You mean more to me than you'll ever know," said Elisa.
Suddenly, they heard a noise in the living room. Jason went to check it out and Goliath was there.
Jason hardened his eyes. "What are you doing here? What do you want?"
"I wanted to speak with you both and offer my apologies," Goliath said.
"She's sleeping and this is not the best time. I'll tell her you stopped by. Please go," said Jason.
Elisa heard his voice and blood boiled. She stood in the hallway hearing Jason ask him to leave. She heard the balcony window close. She peeked around the corner and saw Jason with his hands clenched.
"Jas," she called out.
He turned to her. "I guess you heard."
"Yeah, I heard. I'll deal with him tomorrow," Elisa said. Her anger evident in the way she said that last statement. "Are you staying here or going back to your place?"
"I would like to stay here," Jason said. He followed her to their bedroom and they fell asleep.