Close Call

'Michael Thompson, Michael Thompson,' the name echoed inside of Jases` head, the guy was already on his revenge list since second grade when he used to beat Jase up and take his lunch money for five years. That is of course until Eliza sheltered him, Thompson played defensive lineman on the football team and weighed about three hundred and fifty pounds. Jase was two hundred and seventeen and was severely mismatched but he was in no mood for fair play at the moment.

Climbing the steps of his apartment block he slid the key into the lock and pushed the door open before coming to a grinding halt, "How is she?" Kathryn asked quietly her voice not betraying her fear as Jase just stared coldly at her still standing rigidly still in the doorway.

"Did you have anything to do with it?" he stated.

"No, how could you…"

"Don't bullshit Kathryn because right now I am not in the mood for it, now tell me the truth, did you put him up to it?" she shook her head, "are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure, yes I didn't like the girl but I'd never have that done to her," shaking her head she turned when Jase grabbed her arm, "let go of me Jason."

He pulled her in close, "If I find out that you did this to her…it's off."

"Well then there's no problem," he examined her face closely but the ex Merteuil was such a good liar by now he seemed to buy it.

"Alright, we're leaving tonight."

"Excuse me?" Kathryn moved aside as he strode past her and into the bedroom, "Jason what are you intending to do…? Answer me," almost fell over the couch as he reentered the room holding a gun, "what the hell is that doing in here."

"A drug dealer can't very well not have one of these in this world," he cocked the top chambering a bullet, "now if you'll excuse me I owe one Michael Thompson a visit," he went for the door but stopped when she stepped in his path, "get out of the way Kathryn."

"No…Jason do you even know what you're doing, you do this and you destroy everything we've worked for and get yourself arrested, is that what you want," he avoided eye contact with her, "I didn't think so, now…give me the gun," steadying her shaking hand she held it out.

Jase stared at the hand, finally there was a click as the clip slid out onto the floor and he cocked the gun again taking the bullet out of the barrel. Giving her the gun he turned away so he was looking out of the window, "So what am I supposed to do?"

"All you have to do is wait, have some patience, if you do then I'll make sure that you can get your revenge and get away with it…the only thing we need to decide is what to do to him," dumping the gun on the couch she sighed while pulling him down into a hug, "now stop being silly and we'll think of a way to make this guy pay without using the gun ok," she smiled cruelly as he nodded his head, "ok now all we have to do is bide our time and pretty soon we'll be away. Just the two of us."

To Be Continued

The next chapter will be set three months down the line as Kathryn and Jase are preparing to leave for New York with only one game left in the football season and their exams done both are transferring to a school near Manchester where they intend to make all of Kathryn's enemies pay for what they did to her.

By Boulder