Elizabeth awoke the next morning in a big bed. She didn't even remember
falling asleep. The last thing that she remembered was crying in Jason's
arms. She propped herself up on her elbows and looked around the room.
Jason stood with his back to her, looking out the small window. "Morning." She said sitting up all the way. Jason turned around and smiled. "Morning. How are you feeling?" Elizabeth pulled her knees up so that she could rest her chin on them. "I'm better. I'm doing much better now."
Jason was still wearing the same clothes as he was the night before and he looked more than a little tired. Elizabeth's heart swelled with love. "Jason, did you spend the whole night in here with me?" She asked, her eyes tearing up.
Jason nodded almost imperceptibly. "I didn't want to leave you alone." Elizabeth felt one tear slide down her cheek and swiped it away immediately. "Thank you Jason. For everything."
"Are you hungry?" He asked. Elizabeth nodded. "Can I use your shower first?" Elizabeth asked. He nodded. "Help yourself to anything that you need. I'm just going to go to Kelly's and pick up some breakfast. I won't be gone long, and you can call my cell if you need me. Okay?"
"I'll be okay Jason. I promise not to fall apart while you're gone." She smiled, her first genuine smile in a long time. She stood up and walked over to where Jason was standing. She brushed a quick kiss on his lips. "Hurry back, I'm starved." She swept past him and walked out of the room.
By the time Elizabeth was finished with her shower, Jason was back and had breakfast waiting. Elizabeth came down the stairs dressed in one of Jason's t-shirts and a pair of jeans.
"It feels so good to finally be able to take a hot shower again." She said still toweling her hair dry. "I borrowed one of your t-shirts. I hope that you don't mind." She sat down beside him on the couch.
They ate in comfortable silence. When they were done Elizabeth stood up and started cleaning. "I guess that I should get going soon. I don't want to overstay my welcome." Jason stood and started helping clean. "You're always welcome here Elizabeth." He told her.
She smiled. "I just want you to be okay." He said taking the trash that she was holding and making his way to the kitchen. "That's really nice, but I don't want to be in the way." She replied. "You're not in the way. I like having you here." He said coming back into the living room.
"I like being here too. And if you're sure you don't mind, I'd like to stay a little while longer." Jason nodded. "Stay as long as you like." He walked towards the door.
"I have some things to do. Are you going to be okay? Is there anything you need before I go?" He asked. Elizabeth nodded. "I could use a ride to my studio to pick up a few things." "Okay, I'll have one of the guards take you." He said opening the door and motioning to the guard outside.
"Have Francis take Miss Webber to her studio and wherever else she needs to go." He turned back around to face Elizabeth. "Please stay with Francis." He requested. "I promise to stay with the guard." Elizabeth said smiling at him.
Elizabeth finished packing a small overnight bag and asked Francis to carry it out to the car for her while she locked up. Francis looked a little uncertain whether he should leave her alone or not. "I'll just wait with you." He said. Elizabeth laughed at his protectiveness towards her. "I'll be fine. I've just got to do a couple of things and I'll be right down." She assured him.
Not wanting to argue with her Francis nodded and walked out the door. Just a few moments later while she was tidying up a little, she heard a noise behind her. Assuming it was Francis she didn't even turn around. "Okay, if it makes you feel better then you can stay with me until I'm done." She said smiling. "Elizabeth?" She turned around and the smile slipped away.
Jason stood with his back to her, looking out the small window. "Morning." She said sitting up all the way. Jason turned around and smiled. "Morning. How are you feeling?" Elizabeth pulled her knees up so that she could rest her chin on them. "I'm better. I'm doing much better now."
Jason was still wearing the same clothes as he was the night before and he looked more than a little tired. Elizabeth's heart swelled with love. "Jason, did you spend the whole night in here with me?" She asked, her eyes tearing up.
Jason nodded almost imperceptibly. "I didn't want to leave you alone." Elizabeth felt one tear slide down her cheek and swiped it away immediately. "Thank you Jason. For everything."
"Are you hungry?" He asked. Elizabeth nodded. "Can I use your shower first?" Elizabeth asked. He nodded. "Help yourself to anything that you need. I'm just going to go to Kelly's and pick up some breakfast. I won't be gone long, and you can call my cell if you need me. Okay?"
"I'll be okay Jason. I promise not to fall apart while you're gone." She smiled, her first genuine smile in a long time. She stood up and walked over to where Jason was standing. She brushed a quick kiss on his lips. "Hurry back, I'm starved." She swept past him and walked out of the room.
By the time Elizabeth was finished with her shower, Jason was back and had breakfast waiting. Elizabeth came down the stairs dressed in one of Jason's t-shirts and a pair of jeans.
"It feels so good to finally be able to take a hot shower again." She said still toweling her hair dry. "I borrowed one of your t-shirts. I hope that you don't mind." She sat down beside him on the couch.
They ate in comfortable silence. When they were done Elizabeth stood up and started cleaning. "I guess that I should get going soon. I don't want to overstay my welcome." Jason stood and started helping clean. "You're always welcome here Elizabeth." He told her.
She smiled. "I just want you to be okay." He said taking the trash that she was holding and making his way to the kitchen. "That's really nice, but I don't want to be in the way." She replied. "You're not in the way. I like having you here." He said coming back into the living room.
"I like being here too. And if you're sure you don't mind, I'd like to stay a little while longer." Jason nodded. "Stay as long as you like." He walked towards the door.
"I have some things to do. Are you going to be okay? Is there anything you need before I go?" He asked. Elizabeth nodded. "I could use a ride to my studio to pick up a few things." "Okay, I'll have one of the guards take you." He said opening the door and motioning to the guard outside.
"Have Francis take Miss Webber to her studio and wherever else she needs to go." He turned back around to face Elizabeth. "Please stay with Francis." He requested. "I promise to stay with the guard." Elizabeth said smiling at him.
Elizabeth finished packing a small overnight bag and asked Francis to carry it out to the car for her while she locked up. Francis looked a little uncertain whether he should leave her alone or not. "I'll just wait with you." He said. Elizabeth laughed at his protectiveness towards her. "I'll be fine. I've just got to do a couple of things and I'll be right down." She assured him.
Not wanting to argue with her Francis nodded and walked out the door. Just a few moments later while she was tidying up a little, she heard a noise behind her. Assuming it was Francis she didn't even turn around. "Okay, if it makes you feel better then you can stay with me until I'm done." She said smiling. "Elizabeth?" She turned around and the smile slipped away.
