PAIN
Greenlee sat in her loft feeling miserable. She and Leo had, once again, had a
disagreement. Thinking of Leo's rage upset her; she hadn't meant to get such a terrible
reaction out of him, and she definitely didn't want things to turn the way that they had.
Leo had had it tough lately, deeply affected by his mother's bizarre actions.
However, he still seemed somewhat sane when they had been talking. He had visited
Greenlee in her loft, and they were walking down the stairs with Greenlee in front of Leo,
having a seemingly normal conversation when she mentioned Jake. This sent Leo over the
edge, and completely out of control.
"If you love Jake so much, why aren't you engaged to him?" Leo screamed.
"Leo, I didn't..." she started as the turned around to face him.
"Oh, just go to Jake," he said as he shoved her shoulders.
Normally, this would not have affected her, however, with her new traction-less-
high heels, she went tumbling down the stairs, letting out a shriek before landing at the
bottom. Shocked by the irrationality of his actions, Leo ran down the stairs.
"Oh Greenlee, I didn't mean that! Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.
Her face writhed with pain as she said, "Get Jake; I think I hurt my leg."
Suddenly Leo looked nervous, "We're telling him what happened? That I accidentally
pushed you, and you lost balance?"
"No, just go get him," she rasped.
Minutes later Leo returned with Jake.
"...and then she just slipped! I guess the ground was wet," she heard him say.
Under normal circumstances she would have protested this conspicuous lie, but at
the moment, her mind was not exactly on Leo's account of what happened.
"Okay Greenlee, did you hit your head?" Jake asked gently, kneeling down beside her.
"I think so, but the real pain is in my leg!" she said, biting her lip.
Jake moved her so that she was now lying flat on the landing, and started to feel
her head for bumps. As he got to the bruise she gasped suddenly, feeling the pang of pain.
As she inhale she faintly smelled his after-shave, and his shampoo.
"You have a reasonably large bump on your head, and you should lie down and ice that,
but right now I'm going to look at your leg. Leo can you go get some ice? Alright
Greenlee, can you move your ankle?" he inquired.
She proceeded to roll her ankle with much difficulty, and pain; Jake determined that she
had only torn a ligament, and had sprained her ankle.
"Greenlee, from the way that you fell, it looked like you were walking backwards down
the stairs. Although you are known to do some wild and crazy things, I highly doubt you
would do something quite so stupid. Did you really slip on water and fall like Leo said?"
he asked as Leo approached with ice.
"Thank you Dr. Martin for trying to convince Greenlee that she actually did not slip, but in
fact was most likely thrown down the stairs by her evil fiancee. You know what Jake,
thanks for the help, but I think Greenlee and I are going to have to leave now. Come on
Greenlee," he said as he stormed up to the loft and slammed the door.
As Greenlee started to get up, Jake stopped her, "I don't think so. You have to keep off
your feet for a couple of days," and with that he proceeded to pick her up, and carry her
up the stairs to the loft.
"Greenlee, I can't believe you were going to tell that rat what really happen! You..." Leo
said as he opened the door, realizing that Jake was actually carrying Greenlee, and that his
little comment had not gone unheard.
"I'll leave you two alone now to ... solve your little problem. Just remember Greenlee:
keep off your feet, ice your head and your ankle, and call me if you need me for anything,"
he said, laying her on the couch, and with that, leaving.
"Oh, so I guess you got your wish. Jake Martin comes to save the day!" Leo said
sarcastically.
"Leo, what are you talking about? It wasn't my fault!" she said, icing her head.
"Oh please. You TOLD me to get Jake. You almost TOLD him what happened. YOU
should have been able to keep your balance you little back-stabbing, good-for-nothing
clutz! You just wanted to put on your little 'damsel in distress' act for him! You're such a
slut! You disgust me!" he screamed.
"Leo..." she said as she started to cry.
"I can't deal with this. You're even worse than Laura!" he said as he stormed off.
So now Greenlee was sitting in her loft alone, sad, alone, and in pain. She loved
Leo, because he was her first love, but he had never treated her too well. She often
mentally compared him to Jake, and how great he was, but shoved that to the back of her
mind, thinking that was unfair. Jake was always reliable, and safe. When Leo married
Laura, Jake had been her pillar of strength. When she needed him to talk to, he had been
there for her, and Leo...well Leo just hadn't. Leo always put himself first, and even just
now had been more concerned about Jake finding out the truth than how quickly her pain
would end. But she loved him anyway. Her thoughts were interrupted by a quiet knock on
the door.
"Who is it," she called.
"It's Jake," the voice from the door replied.
"Come on in, Jake, it's open," she said, drying the leftover tears on her face.
"I saw Leo leaving, and I thought that you shouldn't be alone, just in case you get a
concussion, or needed someone to talk to," he said, as he closed the door.
"That's very nice of you Jake, but don't you have work to do?" she asked.
"Yes, but it can wait. Are you feeling any better? Are you comfortable? Where's the ice for
your ankle?" he asked.
"Leo stormed off before he could give it to me," she said, as Jake went into the freezer
and filled a zip-lock-bag with ice.
"You know, I bet you don't want to hear this now, but he's a jerk. You just fell down the
stairs, and he goes wandering off as though you've done him wrong. You deserve a lot
better than that Greenlee," he said, arranging her pillows, elevating her ankle, and then
putting the ice on it.
"Jake, he does think I've done him wrong..." she said realizing she had said to much.
"Greenlee, what happened back there. How did you fall?"
"I didn't mean to do it!" she said as she started to cry again, "I didn't mean to make him
mad. We were talking, and I mentioned you, and he blew up. He didn't mean to get that
way, but he lost control, and he pushed me..."
"Greenlee! Why didn't you tell me!" Jake said, surprised.
"Because he told me not to. He said that I shouldn't tell you, and he didn't want you to
come and help me. Then when you asked how I really fell, he thought I told you, and
called me a clutz, and a slut, and said I disgusted him!" she cried, covering her face with
her hands.
"Sh...it's okay. I noticed there was no water on the stairs. I told you that you deserve
better than him," Jake said as he hugged her, trying to comfort her, "You did nothing
wrong, and you're not a clutz. You're none of the awful things he said about you."
"Maybe I am Jake. Maybe I'm an awful person!" she cried as he stroked her hair.
"Sh...no you're not, you're a great person, and I love you for it. You're unique, and
talented, and beautiful, and wonderful, and if Leo can't see that, then he's not worth you're
time or love."
They sat that way for a while, eventually falling asleep on the couch. The next morning,
Leo came into the loft.
"Greenlee, where are you? I've been trying to call you all night! I..." he said, seeing the
Greenlee asleep on the couch in Jake's arms. "I WAS GOING TO APOLOGIZE TO
YOU, AND THIS IS WHAT I GET!"
Greenlee woke with a start, realizing Leo was in their presence. Leo stood fuming at the
door, while the two of them sat up on the couch, preparing themselves for whatever he
was going to say.
" I bet you called him with your sad story about how you were all alone, and he came
running over here to comfort you. YOU LITTLE SLUT!" he screamed.
"I came over here to make sure she was OK because you left her all alone when she really
needed you. Now you treat her like shit?!? SHE GOT HURT LEO! IT'S YOUR
FAULT!" Jake retorted.
" I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HER, AND I KNEW THAT IF YOU KNEW, THIS
WOULD HAPPEN JAKE! IT WAS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE
TRYING TO STEAL HER!"
" She's a person Leo, not a possession, an NOT a sex toy! I don't want to 'steal her,'
because she's not something, she's somebody. If she wants you, fine, but it's my business
when she gets hurt because of you!" Jake said emphatically.
" SHE IS MINE! YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE LOVE LIFE, SO YOU PREY ON
VULNERABLE ENGAGED COUPLES!"
"That's it Leo! We're not engaged anymore; Jake's right. I'm not YOURS, or anyone else's.
I am person, and Jake seems to be the only one here who realizes it. YOU ONLY CARE
ABOUT YOURSELF! GET OUT!" she yelled, throwing her engagement ring at him, " I
NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
" THIS ISN'T THE END MARTIN! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR RUINING MY
LIFE!" Leo promised as he slammed the door.
"Jake, I didn't want that to happen," Greenlee said sadly, " I didn't want to hurt him..."
"You're never going to get it are you? HE HURT YOU! He hurt you emotionally when he
married Laura, and just now he pushed you down the stairs. What more do you want him
to do? I know you don't want him to hurt, but you have to do what's best for YOU," Jake
replied.
"You know what," she said," I think I know what's best for me now. You. Jake, I know
it's taken me a while to say this, but I'm going to because you deserve it. You're my white
knight in shining armor, and you know what to do and what to say. So, I just wanted you
to know that I love you."
"Thank you Greenlee," he said as he kissed her forehead, " Why don't you get some rest. I
need to go down to the hospital, but if you need anything at all page me, or call me, or
whatever."
As Jake finished getting ready to leave, Greenlee fell back asleep. 'I'll wake up when he
leaves..." A couple of hours later, she woke up and sighed happily. It had taken her WAY
to long to do that. She called Enchantment, to tell them that she had injured herself, but
apparently Jake had already taken care of doing so, and had said she wouldn't be in for
the rest of the week. Suddenly she wondered how she would be able to get food or answer
the phone if she wasn't allowed to walk. In a bit of a panic she tried to stand up, but her
ankle wouldn't hold her, making her fall to the ground. Frustrated she pulled herself on the
couch, and noticed that there were a pair of crutches leaning against the sofa with a note
taped on them.
Greenlee,
Did you actually think that I would leave you
alone without being able to get up? No doubt
you've already panicked and fell, but here are my
crutches for you to use. You'll need to adjust them,
because...well...you're short, but it shouldn't be too
much trouble. Since you were asleep when I left,
I thought I'd let you know that on my lunch break I'm
coming over to check on, and eat with you. See you then.
-Jake
Laughing at herself she settled herself back on the couch. Did she actually think that Jake
would leave her without making sure she would be ok? Suddenly the phone rang, she
grabbed the non-adjusted crutches and miraculously managed to get over to the phone un-
injured.
"Hello?"
"Greens, listen, I'm sorry about before! I didn't want to come over, because if Jake was
there I'd probably blow up again, but please, I want you to forgive me. We have
something special, and I don't know what to do without you," said Leo on the other end.
"Leo, I'm sorry, but I can't forgive you yet. You PUSHED me down the stairs, and I got
hurt. You wanted me to LIE to Jake, and then you got upset when he could help me and
you couldn't. Leo he's a doctor! Of course he' going to be able to help me more than you
will. I just don't know what to do now, and I need some time alone."
"I understand. I understand completly. You need some time alone with Jake." said Leo
sadly as he hung up the phone. But something in his tone hinted that this wasn't over yet.
Greenlee sat in her loft feeling miserable. She and Leo had, once again, had a
disagreement. Thinking of Leo's rage upset her; she hadn't meant to get such a terrible
reaction out of him, and she definitely didn't want things to turn the way that they had.
Leo had had it tough lately, deeply affected by his mother's bizarre actions.
However, he still seemed somewhat sane when they had been talking. He had visited
Greenlee in her loft, and they were walking down the stairs with Greenlee in front of Leo,
having a seemingly normal conversation when she mentioned Jake. This sent Leo over the
edge, and completely out of control.
"If you love Jake so much, why aren't you engaged to him?" Leo screamed.
"Leo, I didn't..." she started as the turned around to face him.
"Oh, just go to Jake," he said as he shoved her shoulders.
Normally, this would not have affected her, however, with her new traction-less-
high heels, she went tumbling down the stairs, letting out a shriek before landing at the
bottom. Shocked by the irrationality of his actions, Leo ran down the stairs.
"Oh Greenlee, I didn't mean that! Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.
Her face writhed with pain as she said, "Get Jake; I think I hurt my leg."
Suddenly Leo looked nervous, "We're telling him what happened? That I accidentally
pushed you, and you lost balance?"
"No, just go get him," she rasped.
Minutes later Leo returned with Jake.
"...and then she just slipped! I guess the ground was wet," she heard him say.
Under normal circumstances she would have protested this conspicuous lie, but at
the moment, her mind was not exactly on Leo's account of what happened.
"Okay Greenlee, did you hit your head?" Jake asked gently, kneeling down beside her.
"I think so, but the real pain is in my leg!" she said, biting her lip.
Jake moved her so that she was now lying flat on the landing, and started to feel
her head for bumps. As he got to the bruise she gasped suddenly, feeling the pang of pain.
As she inhale she faintly smelled his after-shave, and his shampoo.
"You have a reasonably large bump on your head, and you should lie down and ice that,
but right now I'm going to look at your leg. Leo can you go get some ice? Alright
Greenlee, can you move your ankle?" he inquired.
She proceeded to roll her ankle with much difficulty, and pain; Jake determined that she
had only torn a ligament, and had sprained her ankle.
"Greenlee, from the way that you fell, it looked like you were walking backwards down
the stairs. Although you are known to do some wild and crazy things, I highly doubt you
would do something quite so stupid. Did you really slip on water and fall like Leo said?"
he asked as Leo approached with ice.
"Thank you Dr. Martin for trying to convince Greenlee that she actually did not slip, but in
fact was most likely thrown down the stairs by her evil fiancee. You know what Jake,
thanks for the help, but I think Greenlee and I are going to have to leave now. Come on
Greenlee," he said as he stormed up to the loft and slammed the door.
As Greenlee started to get up, Jake stopped her, "I don't think so. You have to keep off
your feet for a couple of days," and with that he proceeded to pick her up, and carry her
up the stairs to the loft.
"Greenlee, I can't believe you were going to tell that rat what really happen! You..." Leo
said as he opened the door, realizing that Jake was actually carrying Greenlee, and that his
little comment had not gone unheard.
"I'll leave you two alone now to ... solve your little problem. Just remember Greenlee:
keep off your feet, ice your head and your ankle, and call me if you need me for anything,"
he said, laying her on the couch, and with that, leaving.
"Oh, so I guess you got your wish. Jake Martin comes to save the day!" Leo said
sarcastically.
"Leo, what are you talking about? It wasn't my fault!" she said, icing her head.
"Oh please. You TOLD me to get Jake. You almost TOLD him what happened. YOU
should have been able to keep your balance you little back-stabbing, good-for-nothing
clutz! You just wanted to put on your little 'damsel in distress' act for him! You're such a
slut! You disgust me!" he screamed.
"Leo..." she said as she started to cry.
"I can't deal with this. You're even worse than Laura!" he said as he stormed off.
So now Greenlee was sitting in her loft alone, sad, alone, and in pain. She loved
Leo, because he was her first love, but he had never treated her too well. She often
mentally compared him to Jake, and how great he was, but shoved that to the back of her
mind, thinking that was unfair. Jake was always reliable, and safe. When Leo married
Laura, Jake had been her pillar of strength. When she needed him to talk to, he had been
there for her, and Leo...well Leo just hadn't. Leo always put himself first, and even just
now had been more concerned about Jake finding out the truth than how quickly her pain
would end. But she loved him anyway. Her thoughts were interrupted by a quiet knock on
the door.
"Who is it," she called.
"It's Jake," the voice from the door replied.
"Come on in, Jake, it's open," she said, drying the leftover tears on her face.
"I saw Leo leaving, and I thought that you shouldn't be alone, just in case you get a
concussion, or needed someone to talk to," he said, as he closed the door.
"That's very nice of you Jake, but don't you have work to do?" she asked.
"Yes, but it can wait. Are you feeling any better? Are you comfortable? Where's the ice for
your ankle?" he asked.
"Leo stormed off before he could give it to me," she said, as Jake went into the freezer
and filled a zip-lock-bag with ice.
"You know, I bet you don't want to hear this now, but he's a jerk. You just fell down the
stairs, and he goes wandering off as though you've done him wrong. You deserve a lot
better than that Greenlee," he said, arranging her pillows, elevating her ankle, and then
putting the ice on it.
"Jake, he does think I've done him wrong..." she said realizing she had said to much.
"Greenlee, what happened back there. How did you fall?"
"I didn't mean to do it!" she said as she started to cry again, "I didn't mean to make him
mad. We were talking, and I mentioned you, and he blew up. He didn't mean to get that
way, but he lost control, and he pushed me..."
"Greenlee! Why didn't you tell me!" Jake said, surprised.
"Because he told me not to. He said that I shouldn't tell you, and he didn't want you to
come and help me. Then when you asked how I really fell, he thought I told you, and
called me a clutz, and a slut, and said I disgusted him!" she cried, covering her face with
her hands.
"Sh...it's okay. I noticed there was no water on the stairs. I told you that you deserve
better than him," Jake said as he hugged her, trying to comfort her, "You did nothing
wrong, and you're not a clutz. You're none of the awful things he said about you."
"Maybe I am Jake. Maybe I'm an awful person!" she cried as he stroked her hair.
"Sh...no you're not, you're a great person, and I love you for it. You're unique, and
talented, and beautiful, and wonderful, and if Leo can't see that, then he's not worth you're
time or love."
They sat that way for a while, eventually falling asleep on the couch. The next morning,
Leo came into the loft.
"Greenlee, where are you? I've been trying to call you all night! I..." he said, seeing the
Greenlee asleep on the couch in Jake's arms. "I WAS GOING TO APOLOGIZE TO
YOU, AND THIS IS WHAT I GET!"
Greenlee woke with a start, realizing Leo was in their presence. Leo stood fuming at the
door, while the two of them sat up on the couch, preparing themselves for whatever he
was going to say.
" I bet you called him with your sad story about how you were all alone, and he came
running over here to comfort you. YOU LITTLE SLUT!" he screamed.
"I came over here to make sure she was OK because you left her all alone when she really
needed you. Now you treat her like shit?!? SHE GOT HURT LEO! IT'S YOUR
FAULT!" Jake retorted.
" I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HER, AND I KNEW THAT IF YOU KNEW, THIS
WOULD HAPPEN JAKE! IT WAS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE
TRYING TO STEAL HER!"
" She's a person Leo, not a possession, an NOT a sex toy! I don't want to 'steal her,'
because she's not something, she's somebody. If she wants you, fine, but it's my business
when she gets hurt because of you!" Jake said emphatically.
" SHE IS MINE! YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE LOVE LIFE, SO YOU PREY ON
VULNERABLE ENGAGED COUPLES!"
"That's it Leo! We're not engaged anymore; Jake's right. I'm not YOURS, or anyone else's.
I am person, and Jake seems to be the only one here who realizes it. YOU ONLY CARE
ABOUT YOURSELF! GET OUT!" she yelled, throwing her engagement ring at him, " I
NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
" THIS ISN'T THE END MARTIN! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR RUINING MY
LIFE!" Leo promised as he slammed the door.
"Jake, I didn't want that to happen," Greenlee said sadly, " I didn't want to hurt him..."
"You're never going to get it are you? HE HURT YOU! He hurt you emotionally when he
married Laura, and just now he pushed you down the stairs. What more do you want him
to do? I know you don't want him to hurt, but you have to do what's best for YOU," Jake
replied.
"You know what," she said," I think I know what's best for me now. You. Jake, I know
it's taken me a while to say this, but I'm going to because you deserve it. You're my white
knight in shining armor, and you know what to do and what to say. So, I just wanted you
to know that I love you."
"Thank you Greenlee," he said as he kissed her forehead, " Why don't you get some rest. I
need to go down to the hospital, but if you need anything at all page me, or call me, or
whatever."
As Jake finished getting ready to leave, Greenlee fell back asleep. 'I'll wake up when he
leaves..." A couple of hours later, she woke up and sighed happily. It had taken her WAY
to long to do that. She called Enchantment, to tell them that she had injured herself, but
apparently Jake had already taken care of doing so, and had said she wouldn't be in for
the rest of the week. Suddenly she wondered how she would be able to get food or answer
the phone if she wasn't allowed to walk. In a bit of a panic she tried to stand up, but her
ankle wouldn't hold her, making her fall to the ground. Frustrated she pulled herself on the
couch, and noticed that there were a pair of crutches leaning against the sofa with a note
taped on them.
Greenlee,
Did you actually think that I would leave you
alone without being able to get up? No doubt
you've already panicked and fell, but here are my
crutches for you to use. You'll need to adjust them,
because...well...you're short, but it shouldn't be too
much trouble. Since you were asleep when I left,
I thought I'd let you know that on my lunch break I'm
coming over to check on, and eat with you. See you then.
-Jake
Laughing at herself she settled herself back on the couch. Did she actually think that Jake
would leave her without making sure she would be ok? Suddenly the phone rang, she
grabbed the non-adjusted crutches and miraculously managed to get over to the phone un-
injured.
"Hello?"
"Greens, listen, I'm sorry about before! I didn't want to come over, because if Jake was
there I'd probably blow up again, but please, I want you to forgive me. We have
something special, and I don't know what to do without you," said Leo on the other end.
"Leo, I'm sorry, but I can't forgive you yet. You PUSHED me down the stairs, and I got
hurt. You wanted me to LIE to Jake, and then you got upset when he could help me and
you couldn't. Leo he's a doctor! Of course he' going to be able to help me more than you
will. I just don't know what to do now, and I need some time alone."
"I understand. I understand completly. You need some time alone with Jake." said Leo
sadly as he hung up the phone. But something in his tone hinted that this wasn't over yet.