After a few minutes she pulled back from him and hastily wiped her tears
away. "I think that I need to be by myself for a while. I need to clear my
head." She explained.
Jason nodded. "I understand. I'll have someone take you wherever you want to go."
Elizabeth shook her head.
"I think that I'd like to walk for a while." Jason shook his head and started to tell her that it wasn't safe. She stopped him, putting a finger to his lips. "No discussion Jason. I need to be ALONE, & you know how I feel about guards. Please respect my wishes."
"I don't like it, but I will respect your wishes." He said as she walked towards the door. "Elizabeth." Jason said as she was opening the door. She turned around, the door standing open as she waited to hear what he had to say. "Call if you need me." She smiled, and nodded.
Jason couldn't shake the feeling in his gut that told him something wasn't right as he watched Elizabeth walk out of the penthouse. He should put a guard on her, he knew that. But she had asked him not to, and he wanted to respect that. Making a decision, he quickly grabbed his jacket and headed to the door.
Elizabeth walked down towards the docks. She didn't know why she had said she needed to be alone. She hadn't wanted to leave Jason. They had just made so much progress with their relationship and here she was pulling away again. She should have stayed and talked to Jason about how she was feeling.
She was about to turn around and head back to the penthouse to talk to Jason when someone grabbed her from behind. She thrashed around violently, trying to free herself. Finally succeeding she started to run for all that she was worth.
Jason had stood in the shadows at the top of the stairs, watching Elizabeth. As soon as he saw the man attack Elizabeth he was down the stairs to help. Jason couldn't see the man's face because it was covered with a black ski mask but he could tell that it was a man from his build. Elizabeth freed herself from the man and ran away. As the man in the mask was about to give chase Jason intercepted him.
Jason threw a few punches at the man, who dodged all but one. Jason landed a good solid jab to the guys' midsection. Jason's small victory was short lived however. He saw the glint of metal a little too late to do anything but deflect the blow a little. The man's hand sliced out thrusting the knife deep into Jason's stomach. With a grunt Jason fell to the ground and the man hurried away in the direction that Elizabeth had gone. Jason tried to get up and go after him, but fell back as a wave of intense pain washed over him.
As Elizabeth was running away from her attacker she thought that she heard sounds of a fight behind her. She was halfway to the penthouse when she realized that someone could be on the docks in need of help. She doubled back and crept cautiously down the stairs.
Jason nodded. "I understand. I'll have someone take you wherever you want to go."
Elizabeth shook her head.
"I think that I'd like to walk for a while." Jason shook his head and started to tell her that it wasn't safe. She stopped him, putting a finger to his lips. "No discussion Jason. I need to be ALONE, & you know how I feel about guards. Please respect my wishes."
"I don't like it, but I will respect your wishes." He said as she walked towards the door. "Elizabeth." Jason said as she was opening the door. She turned around, the door standing open as she waited to hear what he had to say. "Call if you need me." She smiled, and nodded.
Jason couldn't shake the feeling in his gut that told him something wasn't right as he watched Elizabeth walk out of the penthouse. He should put a guard on her, he knew that. But she had asked him not to, and he wanted to respect that. Making a decision, he quickly grabbed his jacket and headed to the door.
Elizabeth walked down towards the docks. She didn't know why she had said she needed to be alone. She hadn't wanted to leave Jason. They had just made so much progress with their relationship and here she was pulling away again. She should have stayed and talked to Jason about how she was feeling.
She was about to turn around and head back to the penthouse to talk to Jason when someone grabbed her from behind. She thrashed around violently, trying to free herself. Finally succeeding she started to run for all that she was worth.
Jason had stood in the shadows at the top of the stairs, watching Elizabeth. As soon as he saw the man attack Elizabeth he was down the stairs to help. Jason couldn't see the man's face because it was covered with a black ski mask but he could tell that it was a man from his build. Elizabeth freed herself from the man and ran away. As the man in the mask was about to give chase Jason intercepted him.
Jason threw a few punches at the man, who dodged all but one. Jason landed a good solid jab to the guys' midsection. Jason's small victory was short lived however. He saw the glint of metal a little too late to do anything but deflect the blow a little. The man's hand sliced out thrusting the knife deep into Jason's stomach. With a grunt Jason fell to the ground and the man hurried away in the direction that Elizabeth had gone. Jason tried to get up and go after him, but fell back as a wave of intense pain washed over him.
As Elizabeth was running away from her attacker she thought that she heard sounds of a fight behind her. She was halfway to the penthouse when she realized that someone could be on the docks in need of help. She doubled back and crept cautiously down the stairs.