Greenlee dozed off again, only to awaken to the sound knocking at the door.
"Hold on! I'm coming," she said impatiently.
Opening the door, there stood Leo, leaning in the doorframe.
"Greens, we need to talk," he started, pushing himself into the loft.
"No Leo we don't! Please leave me alone! I don't want to see you now. I thought we both
realized that. I understand that you're having a tough time, but right now I just need some
time to slow down and think things over."
"Don't you see Greenlee?" he said grabbing her shoulders. "We belong together. We're
meant to be together. We both know it, so let's just kiss and make up ok?"
Leo pulled Greenlee to him, kissing her forcefully. Greenlee tried to pull herself away, but
she wasn't a match for Leo. She struggled, and both of her crutches fell from underneath
her; the only things standing between her and the floor were Leo's arms.
"Leo, stop it!" she cried out.
"Greenlee, don't fight it, please!" he said holding her up. "The only thing I have in this
world is you. That's all I need. No matter what, I know I have you."
"Leo, PUT ME DOWN!" she said on the verge of tears, "If you love me then you'd put
me down and leave me alone!"
"Jake is going to pay for this you know, and I mean pay dearly..."
"Greenlee? What's going on?" called Jake, entering from the hallway. "LEO! Let her go."
Just as Leo dropped her, Jake caught her and gently placed her on the couch. Turning
around he saw that Leo had fled.
"Listen, I brought us some sandwiches, and soup, and then I have to run back to the
hospital, because being chief of staff isn't that easy," Jake said smiling.
"Jake, thanks for coming when you did," Greenlee said.
"You know what, why don't we forget about Leo, and eat a peaceful lunch," he said as he
wandered into the kitchen and grabbed her soup bowls and plates.
"Jake, you should know that Leo threatened you. I don't want to put you in danger. I
mean, I always feel safe when you're around, but I want to make sure that you're safe too,
you know what I mean?"
Putting down the plates and the bowls he looked her squarly in the eyes, "You know that
I'd put your life in front of mine any day. I have, and I still will. Don't you EVER forget
that."
Suddenly Greenlee's face filled with pain.
"Greenlee what is it?" he asked concerned.
"My ankle hurts, but it's no big deal. I'll just take some asprin."
Checking his watch, Jake realized that he had to leave, "Greens, I have to go, but first I
want to make sure you're alright. Here's 2 asprin, your soup, and your sandwich."
Jake helped Greenlee to her feet, and then adjusted his crutches so they would be her
height. He undid her bed, and laid her on it, covering her with the sheet.
"Thank you Jake," she said .
"Go to sleep, finish eating, and BE CAREFUL. I don't want to come back here to check
on you to find you injured," he said, kissing her on her forehead.
"Jake, I know this might seem like a big favor to ask, but will you stay with me, at least
until my ankle heals? I'm afraid of Leo, and when you're not here, I'm afraid he might
come back," she said as she yawned, "Wow, I wonder why I'm so tired."
"I'll be glad to stay here until you feel alright. I gave you an asprin with a sleep aid,
because I think you're so tired that you're feeling the pain even more. I know you didn't
sleep too well last night. See you later"
Rolling on her side, Greenlee pretended to sleep as Jake queitly cleaned up and left. The
effect of the "sleep aid" had not kicked in yet, and Greenlee needed time alone to think.
She felt sorry for Leo, there was no doubt, but did what was going on in his life excuse the
way he had been treating her. Leo was never really a gentleman, but for some reason she
was always pulled back to him. No matter what he did, or how much he hurt her, she still
wanted him and his love. She tried staying away from him, but he would just randomly
appear. When he appeared, her feelings apeared, but then Jake came along, and more
feelings came. She needed to get over Leo, and she didn't know how to do it. Or maybe
she did...
"Hold on! I'm coming," she said impatiently.
Opening the door, there stood Leo, leaning in the doorframe.
"Greens, we need to talk," he started, pushing himself into the loft.
"No Leo we don't! Please leave me alone! I don't want to see you now. I thought we both
realized that. I understand that you're having a tough time, but right now I just need some
time to slow down and think things over."
"Don't you see Greenlee?" he said grabbing her shoulders. "We belong together. We're
meant to be together. We both know it, so let's just kiss and make up ok?"
Leo pulled Greenlee to him, kissing her forcefully. Greenlee tried to pull herself away, but
she wasn't a match for Leo. She struggled, and both of her crutches fell from underneath
her; the only things standing between her and the floor were Leo's arms.
"Leo, stop it!" she cried out.
"Greenlee, don't fight it, please!" he said holding her up. "The only thing I have in this
world is you. That's all I need. No matter what, I know I have you."
"Leo, PUT ME DOWN!" she said on the verge of tears, "If you love me then you'd put
me down and leave me alone!"
"Jake is going to pay for this you know, and I mean pay dearly..."
"Greenlee? What's going on?" called Jake, entering from the hallway. "LEO! Let her go."
Just as Leo dropped her, Jake caught her and gently placed her on the couch. Turning
around he saw that Leo had fled.
"Listen, I brought us some sandwiches, and soup, and then I have to run back to the
hospital, because being chief of staff isn't that easy," Jake said smiling.
"Jake, thanks for coming when you did," Greenlee said.
"You know what, why don't we forget about Leo, and eat a peaceful lunch," he said as he
wandered into the kitchen and grabbed her soup bowls and plates.
"Jake, you should know that Leo threatened you. I don't want to put you in danger. I
mean, I always feel safe when you're around, but I want to make sure that you're safe too,
you know what I mean?"
Putting down the plates and the bowls he looked her squarly in the eyes, "You know that
I'd put your life in front of mine any day. I have, and I still will. Don't you EVER forget
that."
Suddenly Greenlee's face filled with pain.
"Greenlee what is it?" he asked concerned.
"My ankle hurts, but it's no big deal. I'll just take some asprin."
Checking his watch, Jake realized that he had to leave, "Greens, I have to go, but first I
want to make sure you're alright. Here's 2 asprin, your soup, and your sandwich."
Jake helped Greenlee to her feet, and then adjusted his crutches so they would be her
height. He undid her bed, and laid her on it, covering her with the sheet.
"Thank you Jake," she said .
"Go to sleep, finish eating, and BE CAREFUL. I don't want to come back here to check
on you to find you injured," he said, kissing her on her forehead.
"Jake, I know this might seem like a big favor to ask, but will you stay with me, at least
until my ankle heals? I'm afraid of Leo, and when you're not here, I'm afraid he might
come back," she said as she yawned, "Wow, I wonder why I'm so tired."
"I'll be glad to stay here until you feel alright. I gave you an asprin with a sleep aid,
because I think you're so tired that you're feeling the pain even more. I know you didn't
sleep too well last night. See you later"
Rolling on her side, Greenlee pretended to sleep as Jake queitly cleaned up and left. The
effect of the "sleep aid" had not kicked in yet, and Greenlee needed time alone to think.
She felt sorry for Leo, there was no doubt, but did what was going on in his life excuse the
way he had been treating her. Leo was never really a gentleman, but for some reason she
was always pulled back to him. No matter what he did, or how much he hurt her, she still
wanted him and his love. She tried staying away from him, but he would just randomly
appear. When he appeared, her feelings apeared, but then Jake came along, and more
feelings came. She needed to get over Leo, and she didn't know how to do it. Or maybe
she did...