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Author's Note:  I know I said I was only going to do five chapters today, but I decided it would probably be a good idea to put up a new chapter too for those who might possibly have a already read the first chapters. Anywhoo…enjoy!

Chapter 6

      Elizabeth heard the car pull into the drive way and felt a small flutter in her stomach. Something was wrong and She wasted no time in getting to the front door. Apparently Johnny had the same reflex because he arrived mere seconds after she did.

      She quickly pulled open the door and stepped outside. He heart dropped when she saw Max helping an obviously injured Jason out of the car.

      "OH my God! Jason!" She ran to his side and was horrified to see his side dripping blood. "Get him inside and lay him on the couch." She said, taking control of the situation and surprising everyone.

      "He's bleeding pretty bad, are you sure we should put him on the couch?" Max asked.

      "I'm sure. The couch can be replaced if need be." She helped Max ease Jason onto his back. "Did you contact Sonny?"

      Max nodded his head. "He's sending a doctor out here."

      "Good. Do me a favor Max, go outside and wait for them. Oh and if I were you I would take some time to just breath. I need you to be calm right now." Elizabeth kneeled down beside the couch and got to work unbuttoned Jason's shirt so that she could see how bad the wound really was. "Johnny, would you please go upstairs and grab the first aid kit from the master bathroom, and bring me warm water and some rags."

      Johnny nodded his head and was off to find supplies. Elizabeth knew that Jason could hear everything she was saying. He couldn't believe how calm she was being. He was laying here bleeding all over the couch and she was doing everything in her power to help him. She hadn't wanted him to get hurt tonight, but he did and he knew she felt eh need to take responsibility for it.

      He opened his eyes and saw her staring intently at his gunshot wound. On the outside it looked like the sight didn't' seem to bother her, but Jason knew differently. She was being eaten up with concern on the inside and it was all his fault.

     "Elizabeth, You shouldn't be here. Why don't you get Johnny to do this?" He asked weakly.

      Her eyes shot up when she heard his voice. "Don't start with me Jason. You have no right telling me where I should be especially right now. I am going to help you and are going to lie there and bear it." Elizabeth replied with her jaw set.

      "You're awfully bossy aren't you?"

      "What? Did you think I was just going to stand around timidly waiting for Johnny and Max to figure out what to do?" She asked, not expecting a reply. "They're good Jason, but neither one of them have really been in this situation before. I have…we've both been here before."

      "I'm sorry Elizabeth."

      She frowned. "For what?"

      "For not being able to stay safe for you tonight." He said just before losing his battle to stay conscious and slipping into darkness, leaving Elizabeth wishing she could have heard more about what he was feeling.

      Johnny came back into the room carrying everything that Elizabeth had told him to bring. She grabbed everything she needed to dress the wound and went to work hoping to stop the bleeding before the doctor got there.

      "How is it that you know so much about dressing gun shot wounds?" Johnny asked, handing her a piece of tape.

      Elizabeth gave him a grin and taped a wide piece of gauze tightly on Jason's side. "I've had some practice. You forget that Jason and I have been in this situation before. Although, last time it was his other side that got shot. I have to admit, I don't remember him bleeding this much before." She said, with worry evident on her face.

      Now that they had done everything that they could do until the doctor arrived, Elizabeth was beginning to feel scared. She hadn't really had time to think about what had happened that night, but now that she was sitting still it hit her like a ton of bricks. Jason could have been killed and she never would have known the difference. He risked his life to stop the man trying to kill her and had found himself in the line of fire.

      What if she had lost him? What would she have done then? All these question kept popping up in Elizabeth's mind and she felt the tears beginning to well up in her eyes. She gnawed at her bottom lip and took Jason's hand in hers. She pulled it towards her and held it to her cheek.

      It was kind of awkward for Johnny to see her in this position. He knew she was worried and she had every right to be. She was scared that the man she loved was possibly dying on that couch right in front of her. He hated to see his friends in so much pain.

      "Elizabeth, I'm going to go outside and wait with Max. I think you need some time alone with him." Johnny said softly.

      Elizabeth nodded in recognition and waited for him to leave before allowing herself the freedom to cry. She had been so strong and done so much in such a short amount of time and now she didn't know if it had even done any good. She looked at the bandage and saw that the blood was already beginning to soak through.

      "Jason, can you hear me? You can't leave me. Do you understand? There is no way that I am letting you die." She softly ran her fingers down the side of his face. "You know, I can't even remember very much about my life before you came along. My relationship with Lucky seems like such a dream. Like it never even happened. I was always meant to be with you Jason. You're my soul mate and I wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for you."

      I never lived until I met you until you taught me how to be myself. I didn't even know who I was Jason. How sad is that? I never knew what it was like to feel the wind blowing through my hair or the rush of going fast on your motorcycle with my arms wrapped around you. I wish I wouldn't have taken any of it for granted. I should have enjoyed every minute I spent with you instead of trying to run your life." She wiped furiously at a tear that had escaped her eye. "I didn't betray you Jason. I would never have done that. See, that's why I need you to wake up. I want to explain everything to you. I'll even tell you anything you want to know about the night I saw the murder."

      "Elizabeth, the doctors here." Max interrupted hesitantly.

      "Good. His bleedings not slowing down."

      Elizabeth was surprised to see Sonny walking in behind an older man carrying a black doctors bag. He had a worried look on his face and his features softened when he saw her.

      "I need everyone to clear the room and allow me to take care of the patient."

      "I'm not leaving him." Elizabeth said, shaking her head vigorously.

      Sonny put his hand on her shoulder. "Elizabeth, let the doctor take care of Jason. He wouldn't want you to be here right now and you know it."

      She sighed and nodded her head. "Alright, But I want to know the minute you're done and if he wakes up make sure someone comes to get me."

      She followed Sonny into the kitchen and sat down at the table. "I didn't think you were going to be here Sonny."

      "He's my best friend. Why wouldn't I be here?"

      Elizabeth shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Maybe because you hate me?"

      Sonny stopped what he was doing and looked down at her. "I don't have you Elizabeth. I may not agree with everything you've done, but Jason's not holding it against you so what should I?"

      Elizabeth let it go and decided that staring down at her hands was a better idea than getting into an argument with sonny. "Do you know what Happened tonight?"

      Sonny nodded his head and started making some coffee. "There was a misunderstanding down on the docks and Jason was just doing his job."

      "A misunderstanding? Right, in other words the man trying to kill me didn't want to talk. I guess his motto is Shoot first give answers later?"

      "Pretty much." Sonny felt a pang of guilt in his gut. He knew that Elizabeth deserved to know the truth about what happened. "Look, if it makes you feel any better, I have it on good authority that the man responsible was injured. It looks as if Jason did a pretty good job protecting Max. He just didn't manage to dodge a certain bullet."

      "I don't think anything is going to make me feel better until I know Jason's ok."

      "From what Max told me, he thought Jason was ok because he was talking in the car. He didn't know things were as bad as they were until the pulled into the driveway and he was unconscious."

      "I wish Jason would never have gone to that stupid meeting on the docks. What did it accomplish Sonny?" she asked. "Not a damn thing."

      Max chose that moment to come into the room, his expression grave. Elizabeth could tell something was wrong and she fought not to let the dread over take her.

      "What's wrong?"

      "The doctors still working on Jason, but it doesn't look good. The blood isn't clotting and the doctors afraid there might be internal bleeding. If it doesn't stop soon Jason could die."

      Elizabeth felt her chest tighten and She couldn't seem to find her next breath. It couldn't be true. He couldn't die; there was so much they hadn't done. "Oh God." She said, before darkness over came her and she fainted, falling straight into Sonny's arms.

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