You're Not Alone
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own the characters! Or Crash and Burn which belongs to Savage Garden.
Ned held his breath, this would take Skye away from him. Of course she would want him back. He exhaled, "That's something you would have to ask Skye."
"I don't know if the time is right, maybe I should wait."
"That's probably best." Ned quickly agreed.
Twenty minutes later Skye arrived at the Gatehouse for the second time, before she could ring the bell, the door opened.
"You look beautiful." Ned whispered.
"Save it." Skye demanded as she walked directly into the dining room. Ned followed closely behind her.
"Let's get this show on the road." Skye said as she sat down at the table.
Ned sat down across from her, "What's going on?"
Skye kept her eyes glued to the table cloth, "I told you before, nothing's wrong." She insisted.
Ned sat back in his chair, "I'm not buying that."
"Well, I'm not selling anything." Skye snapped sarcastically.
""Then we'll just sit here until you tell me what's going on. Was it Jax?"
Skye was silent.
"So it was Jax." Ned stated.
"Seeing him stirred up some feelings thats all." She admitted.
Ned was frozen, how could he actually thought that Skye wouldn't still be in love with Jax, "You're still in love with him."
Skye lifted her eyes from the table and set them on Ned's, "You think I'm still in love with Jax? Yes, at one time I loved Jax, I was madly in love with him and tried everything to get him back, but after I became sober I realized that what he did to me was unforgivable.He caused me so much pain. No matter how I look at the situation, anyway I turn it, things always come back to Jax.
"Falling off the wagon, being accused of Alcazar's murder, everything was connected to Jax. What he did to Brenda wasn't right either. When I looked at Jax tonight, he reminded me of how much crap he put me through. He isn't the same Jax that I loved and he will never be again. Whatever we had is in the past. Jax doesn't deserve to be automatically happy. He deserves to be hurt, in the way he hurt me."
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know that you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take it anymore
Tears dripped from Skye's eyes. Ned got up from the table and went around to where Jax was sitting, "Skye, Jax wants you back, he wants you to give him another chance."
"I don't want Jax back, I could never trust him, ever again."
Ned brushed Skye's hair back away from her face, "I understand and I want you to know hat I'm here for you, whatever you need."
Skye sniffled, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
Ned was taken aback, "Skye, I thought you knew how I felt about you."
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Skye shook her head, "We're friends right?"
"At first." Ned admitted.
"At first? What about now? Am I just someone you like to fool around with?"
"You're so much more than that. I care about you, I want nothing but the best for you."
Skye was deeply touched, "Ned, I didn't know, I mean I've been struggling for weeks now about my feelings and where I was heading in life, it's just that I'm so afraid of losing your support."
"Skye, you've got me. I'm not going anywhere, you can count on me." Ned promised.
If you need to crash then crash Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart and burn You're not alone
"I know, it's going to take me a while to trust this."
"I understand, I'm with you every step of the way."
"Do you think you could just hold me a little while?".
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Ned took Skye by the hand, he pulled her out of the chair and into her feet. He led her to the living room couch.
Because there has always been heartache and pain And when it's over you'll breathe again You'll breathe again
Skye laid with her head in Ned's lap and stretched her body out on the sofa. He played with her hair, running his fingers thought it, gently stroking the softness. of her red tresses.
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please To tame your wild wild heart
It was official, Jax had emotionally ruined Skye. What he did to her in a moments time would take possibly forever to undo. Skye eventually fell asleep, Ned gently lifted her head from his lap and lowered it down on the sofa.
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Knowing the sofa was much too hard to sleep on, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her to his bedroom. She never made a sound the entire time. As he laid her down , he debated rather or not he should get her out of her skirt and blouse and change her into one of his shirts. No use in getting everything wrinkled.
He unbuttoned the front of her shirt, then pulled the skirt down her body. Gently lifting her up he slid the shirt off her shoulders and down her arms. Ned grabbed his shirt laying on the edge of the bed and carefully pulled it over her head, then slowly laid her back down.
He covered her with the blankets, leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. As he walked out of the bedroom he flipped off the light switch.
The next morning Ned was running behind, he quickly scribbled Skye a note and left it on the refrigerator before heading to ELQ. Around twenty minutes later the front door of the gatehouse opened and Jax came walking in. He had something important to discuss with Ned about a business transaction.
Jax looked around the downstairs, "Ned?" He continued to call as he headed up the stairs and opened the door to what used to be Ned's bedroom before the place burnt, but as he looked inside he seen that it was filled with baby items. He closed the door and walked down the hall a little further.
He opened the door, slowly and seen a figure laying in the bed. "Ned, get up, we need to talk." Jax said loudly.
As he began to walk towards the bed he noticed it was a woman, "Ned, you old dog." His words were a little louder than he meant for them to be causing Skye to bolt up in alarm.
"Jax, you scared the hell out of me. What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Skye, I didn't mean to frighten you." Then it sunk in, "What the hell are you doing in Ned's bed?"
Skye rubbed her eyes, "Trying to sleep." She replied dryly as she threw the covers back and sat up on the edge of the bed.
"Where's Ned?"
"Probably at ELQ."
"Are you sleeping with Ned?" Jax asked outraged.
"Do you see Ned sleeping beside me?" Skye asked annoyed.
"No."
"Then, no, I'm not sleeping with Ned."
"Then what are you doing in his bed?" He asked for the second time.
"I guess I fell asleep last night and he carried me up here and put me in his bed. He didn't sleep in here Jax, look at the right side of the bed, it's not messed up."
"Okay." Jax said totally unconvinced. Skye started to get angry, "Jax, Ned and I." Then she stopped, "I don't have to explain anything to you. You're nothing to me and you made i quite clear that I mean nothing to you, so what's the deal with the third degree?"
"I'm sorry, I just think you getting involved with Ned isn't a good idea."
Skye was furious, "Why not?"
"Because Ned's my friend." Jax stated simply.
"What does that have o do with anything?"
"Ned need to focus on Alexis and Kristina. Raising his daughter with her mother should be more important than anything, that and running ELQ."
Skye was a little upset, "You have nothing to worry about because Ned and I are just friends." She lied.
"Then I guess it's all for the best."
"Right." Skye agreed. "Do you think you could leave so I can get dressed?"
Jax smiled at her, "Why do I have to leave? I've seen you get dressed hundreds of times."
"It's different this time Jax, I don't want you looking at me like that."
"Why not?"
"Because it makes me uncomfortable."
Jax then realized that maybe it was too late, he might not ever win Skye back, "As you wish." He exited the bedroom, pulling the door shut behind him.
Less than an hour later Skye arrived at ELQ, trying to shake off Jax's words, but maybe he was right, maybe Ned should be raising Kristina with Alexis like one big happy family. Skye sat down at her desk at her desk and tried to start working but Jax's words kept running through her head. Ned did deserve better.
Lord knows she didn't want Jax and what he said was because he wanted a second chance, a chance she would never give him. But what he told her made so much more sense. Maybe she should cool things down. Her thoughts were interrupted when Ned came walking in.
"When did you get here?"
"A few minutes ago." Skye continued to focus on the papers in front of her.
"Is there anything wrong?" Ned asked concerned.
"I've been thinking." Skye began as she got up from her chair, "We should let whatever this is between us mellow out."
TBC...
So this could go either way depending on the response of my wonderful readers and reviewers! Please review!
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own the characters! Or Crash and Burn which belongs to Savage Garden.
Ned held his breath, this would take Skye away from him. Of course she would want him back. He exhaled, "That's something you would have to ask Skye."
"I don't know if the time is right, maybe I should wait."
"That's probably best." Ned quickly agreed.
Twenty minutes later Skye arrived at the Gatehouse for the second time, before she could ring the bell, the door opened.
"You look beautiful." Ned whispered.
"Save it." Skye demanded as she walked directly into the dining room. Ned followed closely behind her.
"Let's get this show on the road." Skye said as she sat down at the table.
Ned sat down across from her, "What's going on?"
Skye kept her eyes glued to the table cloth, "I told you before, nothing's wrong." She insisted.
Ned sat back in his chair, "I'm not buying that."
"Well, I'm not selling anything." Skye snapped sarcastically.
""Then we'll just sit here until you tell me what's going on. Was it Jax?"
Skye was silent.
"So it was Jax." Ned stated.
"Seeing him stirred up some feelings thats all." She admitted.
Ned was frozen, how could he actually thought that Skye wouldn't still be in love with Jax, "You're still in love with him."
Skye lifted her eyes from the table and set them on Ned's, "You think I'm still in love with Jax? Yes, at one time I loved Jax, I was madly in love with him and tried everything to get him back, but after I became sober I realized that what he did to me was unforgivable.He caused me so much pain. No matter how I look at the situation, anyway I turn it, things always come back to Jax.
"Falling off the wagon, being accused of Alcazar's murder, everything was connected to Jax. What he did to Brenda wasn't right either. When I looked at Jax tonight, he reminded me of how much crap he put me through. He isn't the same Jax that I loved and he will never be again. Whatever we had is in the past. Jax doesn't deserve to be automatically happy. He deserves to be hurt, in the way he hurt me."
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please to tame your wild wild heart I know that you feel like the walls are closing in on you It's hard to find relief and people can be so cold When darkness is upon your door and you feel like you can't take it anymore
Tears dripped from Skye's eyes. Ned got up from the table and went around to where Jax was sitting, "Skye, Jax wants you back, he wants you to give him another chance."
"I don't want Jax back, I could never trust him, ever again."
Ned brushed Skye's hair back away from her face, "I understand and I want you to know hat I'm here for you, whatever you need."
Skye sniffled, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
Ned was taken aback, "Skye, I thought you knew how I felt about you."
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Skye shook her head, "We're friends right?"
"At first." Ned admitted.
"At first? What about now? Am I just someone you like to fool around with?"
"You're so much more than that. I care about you, I want nothing but the best for you."
Skye was deeply touched, "Ned, I didn't know, I mean I've been struggling for weeks now about my feelings and where I was heading in life, it's just that I'm so afraid of losing your support."
"Skye, you've got me. I'm not going anywhere, you can count on me." Ned promised.
If you need to crash then crash Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart and burn You're not alone
"I know, it's going to take me a while to trust this."
"I understand, I'm with you every step of the way."
"Do you think you could just hold me a little while?".
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Ned took Skye by the hand, he pulled her out of the chair and into her feet. He led her to the living room couch.
Because there has always been heartache and pain And when it's over you'll breathe again You'll breathe again
Skye laid with her head in Ned's lap and stretched her body out on the sofa. He played with her hair, running his fingers thought it, gently stroking the softness. of her red tresses.
When you feel all alone And the world has turned its back on you Give me a moment please To tame your wild wild heart
It was official, Jax had emotionally ruined Skye. What he did to her in a moments time would take possibly forever to undo. Skye eventually fell asleep, Ned gently lifted her head from his lap and lowered it down on the sofa.
Let me be the one you call If you jump I'll break your fall Lift you up and fly away with you into the night If you need to fall apart I can mend a broken heart If you need to crash then crash and burn You're not alone
Knowing the sofa was much too hard to sleep on, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her to his bedroom. She never made a sound the entire time. As he laid her down , he debated rather or not he should get her out of her skirt and blouse and change her into one of his shirts. No use in getting everything wrinkled.
He unbuttoned the front of her shirt, then pulled the skirt down her body. Gently lifting her up he slid the shirt off her shoulders and down her arms. Ned grabbed his shirt laying on the edge of the bed and carefully pulled it over her head, then slowly laid her back down.
He covered her with the blankets, leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. As he walked out of the bedroom he flipped off the light switch.
The next morning Ned was running behind, he quickly scribbled Skye a note and left it on the refrigerator before heading to ELQ. Around twenty minutes later the front door of the gatehouse opened and Jax came walking in. He had something important to discuss with Ned about a business transaction.
Jax looked around the downstairs, "Ned?" He continued to call as he headed up the stairs and opened the door to what used to be Ned's bedroom before the place burnt, but as he looked inside he seen that it was filled with baby items. He closed the door and walked down the hall a little further.
He opened the door, slowly and seen a figure laying in the bed. "Ned, get up, we need to talk." Jax said loudly.
As he began to walk towards the bed he noticed it was a woman, "Ned, you old dog." His words were a little louder than he meant for them to be causing Skye to bolt up in alarm.
"Jax, you scared the hell out of me. What are you doing here?"
"I'm sorry Skye, I didn't mean to frighten you." Then it sunk in, "What the hell are you doing in Ned's bed?"
Skye rubbed her eyes, "Trying to sleep." She replied dryly as she threw the covers back and sat up on the edge of the bed.
"Where's Ned?"
"Probably at ELQ."
"Are you sleeping with Ned?" Jax asked outraged.
"Do you see Ned sleeping beside me?" Skye asked annoyed.
"No."
"Then, no, I'm not sleeping with Ned."
"Then what are you doing in his bed?" He asked for the second time.
"I guess I fell asleep last night and he carried me up here and put me in his bed. He didn't sleep in here Jax, look at the right side of the bed, it's not messed up."
"Okay." Jax said totally unconvinced. Skye started to get angry, "Jax, Ned and I." Then she stopped, "I don't have to explain anything to you. You're nothing to me and you made i quite clear that I mean nothing to you, so what's the deal with the third degree?"
"I'm sorry, I just think you getting involved with Ned isn't a good idea."
Skye was furious, "Why not?"
"Because Ned's my friend." Jax stated simply.
"What does that have o do with anything?"
"Ned need to focus on Alexis and Kristina. Raising his daughter with her mother should be more important than anything, that and running ELQ."
Skye was a little upset, "You have nothing to worry about because Ned and I are just friends." She lied.
"Then I guess it's all for the best."
"Right." Skye agreed. "Do you think you could leave so I can get dressed?"
Jax smiled at her, "Why do I have to leave? I've seen you get dressed hundreds of times."
"It's different this time Jax, I don't want you looking at me like that."
"Why not?"
"Because it makes me uncomfortable."
Jax then realized that maybe it was too late, he might not ever win Skye back, "As you wish." He exited the bedroom, pulling the door shut behind him.
Less than an hour later Skye arrived at ELQ, trying to shake off Jax's words, but maybe he was right, maybe Ned should be raising Kristina with Alexis like one big happy family. Skye sat down at her desk at her desk and tried to start working but Jax's words kept running through her head. Ned did deserve better.
Lord knows she didn't want Jax and what he said was because he wanted a second chance, a chance she would never give him. But what he told her made so much more sense. Maybe she should cool things down. Her thoughts were interrupted when Ned came walking in.
"When did you get here?"
"A few minutes ago." Skye continued to focus on the papers in front of her.
"Is there anything wrong?" Ned asked concerned.
"I've been thinking." Skye began as she got up from her chair, "We should let whatever this is between us mellow out."
TBC...
So this could go either way depending on the response of my wonderful readers and reviewers! Please review!