Jason spent most of his day on the couch asleep. He had worked hard in therapy and was full from the soup Marissa had made. Benny knew he need to get things done like laundry and cleaning but instead he found himself sitting in a chair next to the couch watching Jason sleep. He couldn't believe what Jason had went through, but hoped that any bit of sleep without a nightmare was some good sleep. He reached over onto to the coffee table and picked up the remote and quietly flipped through channels. He finally settled on watching one of the Fast and Furious movies. It wasn't long before his eyes got heavy as well and he nodded off. What seemed like a few minutes was actually three hours later. He woke up to Jason happily chatting away about something that was on the tv.
"Benny, look! It me!" Jason pointed at the tv with excitement.
"Bull, I guess I don't see what you're talking about." Benny said not quite understanding.
Jason sighed when he realized he didn't get his point across. But he soon was pointing at the television again with a huge grin and repeating the word "me!"
Benny looked at the screen. Jason was watching NCIS. There was a certain agent, charming and handsome that Jason believed looked like himself. Benny squinted his eyes a little, if he looked close enough he could see a resemblance.
"It like looking in a mirror!" Jason laughed.
"Oh so that's what the young Jason Bull looked like huh?" Benny chuckled before Jason playfully hit his arm.
"Hey, I'm going to warm up some dinner. Does lasagna sound ok?" Benny asked.
A smile that reached Jason's eyes confirmed it was a good idea. Jason went back to watching his show. Benny could tell it was a rerun…it was one of the older episodes when Kate was on the show and they were having her rappel in the garage. It had been so long since he had watched the show. It used to be his guilty pleasure. His favorite episode being SWAK, but he tapered off on watching it when his life became to hectic, especially during law school.
As dinner was warming up Benny did the dishes, looking into the living room every so often to check on Jason. Once he pulled out the lasagna he decided he would let it cool and take a quick shower. Jason was so enthralled with his show he would be ok.
"Hey buddy, I am going to get a shower real quick and then we will eat dinner, ok?" Benny asked.
Jason smiled and waved Benny on not wanting to be disturbed. Jason had never had time for tv. He was always busy reading articles, studying psychology or doing what Marissa considered creeper status as he would sit out in Central Park and study people. Now here he was watching television!
The show had ended and went on to play something Jason wasn't familiar with and didn't catch his attention. He decided he would be of help to Benny. Jason scooted his walker over close to him and toddled into the kitchen and found the lasagna on the stove. He peeked around to see if Benny was coming. When the coast was clear, he decided he would fix their plates. He found a knife big enough to cut through the lasagna. As he went to cut, he never thought of the weakness he had. He lost his grip on the knife and it went upwards, slicing deep into his forearm. He dropped the knife to the floor. He screamed in a tone that would make anyone's blood curl and their stomach knot up.
"Benny!"