Authors Note: Hey….this chapter is kind of short but I will be posting up a fourth chapter soon…I hope you all like this story….




Jason stepped into Kelly's to see Elizabeth gracefully serve the customers as they waited patiently for their service. He welcomed himself to an empty seat at the counter, also waiting patiently for her attention. Jason starred dazedly at Elizabeth as she smiled and laughed with an unknown customer. Jason watched her until she had finally noticed his existence. Her face quickly grew serious as she walked slowly behind the counter and reluctantly faced Jason.


"The usual?" She asked shortly as she attempted to keep herself busy by wiping up the counter.


"No, I don't want anything." Jason spoke quietly. "I wanted to ask you about Courtney."


"She doesn't work today." Elizabeth quickly responded as she continued to clean the counter, only now she began to scrub harder then before.


"I need to know if you told anyone about the lodge." Jason asked seriously, getting quickly to the point of his visit.


"No, I didn't tell anyone. I would rather just forget about everything. Besides, why would I tell anyone that my so called friends went behind my back and slept together? No, I didn't tell anyone." She stated coldly, and her voice was filled with frustration and hostile.


"Courtney's missing." Jason admitted. "If you told anyone about the lodge, please, tell me."


Elizabeth's livid face began to soften at the truth that Jason spoke. She continued on wiping the counters, only now her actions seemed to have slowed down quite a bit. She pulled her hair behind her ear and finally looked straight into Jason's eyes.


"You really hurt me, Jason. But no matter how angry I am at you both, I never wanted Courtney to get hurt." Elizabeth stated as she set the towel down on the counter, which she was ferociously cleaning.


"Okay." Jason said as he leaned in closer to Elizabeth.


"I was standing on the docks so I could think, and the next thing I know there he was behind me, and before I could say anything to him, he started to try to get me upset. He was saying certain things about you and Courtney, and insisting I was just a game to you. I didn't realize it at the time, but he was just trying to get me excited so I would crack. It worked, Jason. Even though I hate what you and Courtney did to me, I didn't mean to tell anyone. I always attend to keep my promises." Elizabeth insisted as her voice began to grow soft and comforting.


"There's nothing you can do now, but tell me, do you know who this man was?" Jason asked getting impatient and fidgety.


"Yes, it was A.J."