Title - Lizzie's Secrets
Summary - Elizabeth tells Jason her secrets.
Disclaimer - I own only the computer that this was typed up on.
Chapter 3 -
"I found a pregnant dog once, in an abandoned house at the end of the street that we lived on. I think that it might have been a beagle, but I didn't know that much about animals or dogs so I couldn't tell for sure. She was so soft, pretty, and friendly, she wasn't wearing any tags or anything that might have told me who she belonged to or where she lived so I decided that I would take care of her "
Elizabeth stopped talking and turned around to look at Jason, her eyes roamed over his face and seated form and suddenly she asked him if Jason Quartermain ever had a pet, he told that he didn't as a child but he did tell her about Betsy (A/N I know the Q's had a dog that had puppy's with the Spencer's dog but I can't remember her name.) She nodded her acceptance to his answer and continued.
"I brought her a few old blankets from our closet and some food and water that's about as much as I knew what to do .The next day I went to the library and pulled every book on dogs that I could find to bring home and read, my father saw the books and told me not to get any ideas, that there was no way they were going to let me have a dog, that I could barely keep my own room clean let alone take care of a dog. This made me doubt whether or not I could take care of her, however I decided that someone had to or else something bad might happen to her "
Jason noticed that her voice had taken on the same childlike tone that she had when she told him about her parents, but this time it was more wistful almost happy . Her face reflected the same thing. He decided that this must have been one of the more happy times in her childhood.
"I kept Emma a secret, that's the name that I gave her I thought that she deserved a name so I named her after a Jane Austin character. I stopped by every day after school to check up on her and make sure that she was comfortable. Everyday I did the same thing, I read all of the books on dogs and waited for the day that she would have the puppies. One weekend Emma finally gave birth, I stayed far enough away to not make her nervous but close enough to see what was happening and by Sunday afternoon there were four puppies, they were so tiny and made little yipping sounds, I watched Emma lick them clean and nurse them, it really made me happy to see it"
She was still standing at the window the sun shining on her face, the hint of a smile was playing on her face and her eyes were shining with happiness it was a completely different than the one she had one week ago, yet it was also the same Jason knew that with Elizabeth the bad comes with the good, she could never have both. This brought a frown to his face, he wanted her to have everything good with none of the bad that seemed to follow her. He lifted his head to look at her again and realized that she wouldn't want it any other way, she didn't want to disillusion herself it to believing that the world was perfect. If this made her content then it made him content as well.
"After about six weeks I started to make arrangements to find them good homes, they all went to families that would care for them including Emma, I gave her to an old couple who couldn't care for a small puppy but wanted a dog. No one ever found out about Emma and her puppies, in fact you're the first person that I've ever told"
Elizabeth turned around and sat down on the couch next to Jason and took his hands in hers, looking him in the eyes she gave him a small smile and said see that wasn't to bad was it. Jason returned her smile and shook his head no. No, he decided it wasn't all that bad at all.
TBC...
Well what do you think? Please continue to review and I will continue to write.
Chapter 3 -
"I found a pregnant dog once, in an abandoned house at the end of the street that we lived on. I think that it might have been a beagle, but I didn't know that much about animals or dogs so I couldn't tell for sure. She was so soft, pretty, and friendly, she wasn't wearing any tags or anything that might have told me who she belonged to or where she lived so I decided that I would take care of her "
Elizabeth stopped talking and turned around to look at Jason, her eyes roamed over his face and seated form and suddenly she asked him if Jason Quartermain ever had a pet, he told that he didn't as a child but he did tell her about Betsy (A/N I know the Q's had a dog that had puppy's with the Spencer's dog but I can't remember her name.) She nodded her acceptance to his answer and continued.
"I brought her a few old blankets from our closet and some food and water that's about as much as I knew what to do .The next day I went to the library and pulled every book on dogs that I could find to bring home and read, my father saw the books and told me not to get any ideas, that there was no way they were going to let me have a dog, that I could barely keep my own room clean let alone take care of a dog. This made me doubt whether or not I could take care of her, however I decided that someone had to or else something bad might happen to her "
Jason noticed that her voice had taken on the same childlike tone that she had when she told him about her parents, but this time it was more wistful almost happy . Her face reflected the same thing. He decided that this must have been one of the more happy times in her childhood.
"I kept Emma a secret, that's the name that I gave her I thought that she deserved a name so I named her after a Jane Austin character. I stopped by every day after school to check up on her and make sure that she was comfortable. Everyday I did the same thing, I read all of the books on dogs and waited for the day that she would have the puppies. One weekend Emma finally gave birth, I stayed far enough away to not make her nervous but close enough to see what was happening and by Sunday afternoon there were four puppies, they were so tiny and made little yipping sounds, I watched Emma lick them clean and nurse them, it really made me happy to see it"
She was still standing at the window the sun shining on her face, the hint of a smile was playing on her face and her eyes were shining with happiness it was a completely different than the one she had one week ago, yet it was also the same Jason knew that with Elizabeth the bad comes with the good, she could never have both. This brought a frown to his face, he wanted her to have everything good with none of the bad that seemed to follow her. He lifted his head to look at her again and realized that she wouldn't want it any other way, she didn't want to disillusion herself it to believing that the world was perfect. If this made her content then it made him content as well.
"After about six weeks I started to make arrangements to find them good homes, they all went to families that would care for them including Emma, I gave her to an old couple who couldn't care for a small puppy but wanted a dog. No one ever found out about Emma and her puppies, in fact you're the first person that I've ever told"
Elizabeth turned around and sat down on the couch next to Jason and took his hands in hers, looking him in the eyes she gave him a small smile and said see that wasn't to bad was it. Jason returned her smile and shook his head no. No, he decided it wasn't all that bad at all.
TBC...
Well what do you think? Please continue to review and I will continue to write.