(Still at the studio)

"A lie?" Jason repeated "Elizabeth. What are you talking about?"
"Me and AJ" She clarified. "There is no me and AJ"

"What are you talking about?" He asked again.

"One night. Like a month or so ago. I went to Jakes and got a little drunk. AJ was there. He took me home. We ended up talking a little. About you mostly, you and Courtney. We came up, well mostly AJ, came up with, this idea, this stupid-ass idea, that we could break the two of you up."
"Elizabeth." Jason started.

"No. Please don't, don't speak, I want to finish this."

"So - this plan. He thought maybe if we, me and AJ, could appear to be together, I don't know it would make you jealous or something. It sounded like a good idea at the time - but hey, a lot of things sound like a good idea when you're drunk. I just can't believe it took me this long to sober up"

"You were working with AJ. All along. Just part of some plan."
"Yeah Jason. That's what I just said. Listen. I'm done, I'm done with the whole thing, I can't do it anymore, it's really not worth it"

Before Jason had a chance to speak Elizabeth quickly hurried him out of her studio. After closing the door, she sat down on her floor and cried. Really cried. For the first time in a long time. She hadn't allowed herself to cry much in the past. People had always told her she was too hard on herself, maybe they were right, she was allowed to make mistakes, she was allowed to have a little fun once in a while. She was tired of wasting her entire life pining away after someone who may never feel the same way about her again. For the first time, when she thought about this, the thought didn't scare her, it didn't upset her. It was just there, in her head, maybe she had finally accepted it. She picked herself off the floor and grabbed her coat from the couch. She sure as hell wasn't going to sit around her studio and feel sorry for herself all night.

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(Q House)
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The was a quick but harsh knock on the door. Reginald went to answer it, the door opened to reveal Elizabeth, slightly out of breath.

"Is everything ok?" The butler asked with a strange look.

"Yeah, yeah, everything's fine"

"Emily's not here" he commented

"I know. I need AJ. I need to talk to AJ." Elizabeth clarified.

"Reginald who's at the door?" AJ asked walking up to see for himself.

"AJ." Elizabeth spoke.

"Elizabeth? Why are you here?" he questioned "Here for some more yelling?" he smiled.

"No. Can we talk …. Alone?" she said noting the still presence of Reginald.

"Yeah. Yeah. Come on" AJ replied as he began up the stairs.

They entered the upstairs bedroom that AJ called his own. He waited for Elizabeth to enter and then closed the door behind her.

"What did you need to talk about?" he asked her.

She just looked at him. Into his eyes. At his shoulders. At his mouth. He had a nice mouth.

"What?" he smirked.

"Talking is highly over rated" she finally spoke, as she stepped closer and pulled him into a kiss that took him by extreme surprise.

"Elizabeth?" he pulled away and looked into her eyes.

"I want you." she said simply.

He had this sudden urge to just take her right then and there, but he didn't want to scare her. His dilemma did not last for long, as she felt his hard on pressing up against her, she took the initiative and a few steps back, she started to unbutton her shirt, one, two, three buttons undone, soon enough her shirt hit the floor and she looked at him looking at her. They looked into each other's eyes and knew that the other one was on the same page. She pressed her body to his again and entered into a deep kiss. They made their way to the bed. AJ laid her down as he took off his own shirt and kicked off his shoes before lying on top of her. She quickly turned the tables and she was on top of him. She broke the kiss and unbuttoned his pants and pulled them off, throwing them into the newly formed pile with her shirt. Next came her pants, her bra, his boxers, swish, swish, all fell to the floor. He was on top of her again. They re-entered their kiss, deep and passionate. Then he was inside her. They were in for what would be one of the longest nights of both of their lives.