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Chapter 8
The morning sunlight cascaded down
upon the two people still caught up in their dreams. Even in their sleep their
thoughts were filled with each other's faces. Moments in time to where they
were truly happy and a time when neither one of them even suspected that
anything could go wrong.
He could see her standing
on the balcony, the sun shining in her hair and a brilliant smile plastered on
her face. It was a smile that was only meant to be seen by him and him alone.
It lit up her entire face and made her more beautiful in his eyes, if that was
even possible.
There was something between them
that always had a calming affect on him and it seemed to be working perfectly
at the moment. His heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest, the
way it always did when she was anywhere near him. He felt like he was going to
explode if he didn't have her in his arms within minutes.
"What are you doing out there?" He
asked softly.
She tilted her head and held her
hand out. "Come see."
He took her hand and allowed her to
pull him towards the edge of the balcony. There was a perfect view of the
harbor from his penthouse and he always enjoyed being out here. Of course it
seemed a hundred times better with her by his side.
"Do you see it?" She asked
enthusiastically.
"See what?" He didn't understand
what she was trying to show him.
"Look Jason. Isn't it pretty?" She
pointed in a certain direction and his eyes followed her finger.
What he saw filled him with
horror. There, standing on the roof of their neighboring building stood a man
holding a gun. He couldn't quite make out who it was, but he knew that he had
to get Elizabeth out of the way and into the penthouse behind the protection of
bulletproof glass.
"Get inside Elizabeth!" He yelled
unable to get his legs to move. They seemed to be stuck to the floor and no
matter how much he wanted to move he couldn't.
Elizabeth laughed. "Don't be
scared Jason. It's meant to be." She touched his face and pressed her lips to
his tenderly.
A loud boom sounded in the air
and Jason was afraid to open his eyes. He knew what he would see when he did
and he knew it would tear him apart when he did. It couldn't be avoided so he
slowly willed his eyes to open and found himself standing alone on the balcony.
The only thing left was a trail of blood leading back inside.
He was finally able to get his
legs to work and he followed the trail of blood, shutting the balcony door
behind him. The feeling of cold air-conditioned air hitting his warm skin mixed
with the fear he was feeling gave him chill bumps.
When his eyes adjusted to the
darkness of the interior in his penthouse and he let out a groan, seeing her
lying stiffly on the floor. Blood Covered most of her body and he wasted no
time in reaching her side.
"Elizabeth, oh god. Elizabeth,
sweetheart, please wake-up." His fingers made their way down to his neck and
his heart almost stopped when the only thing her felt was her skin under his.
There was no heartbeat, no sign of life.
"What did you expect anger boy?
Did you really think your life wouldn't touch her? It did and now she dead.
It's all your fault." Jason looked angrily at a very smug looking Taggart.
"No! She's not dead. NO!"
Jason's eyes opened wide and he
would have sat up in the bed if it weren't for the ripping pain coming from his
side. He closed his eyes to regain control and keep from yelling out before
turning to look at the space beside him, and letting out a sigh of relief when he
saw Elizabeth lying next to him.
"IT was only a dream." He
whispered softly so he wouldn't wake her and reaching for her hand. The moment
his skin touched hers he felt a calmness surround him and he was able to settle
back down and rest for a few more minutes.
Elizabeth had been dreaming as
well, but her's wasn't about death or anything ugly. They were about Jason and
the future they might be able to have together someday after all their troubles
were worked out.
She sat upright in her
beach chair watching as Jason walked towards her. His white button down shirt
was open and flying freely at his sides. She marveled at the fact that he could
make the simplest clothing style or a effortless movement incredibly sexy. Just
one smile sent her into space. He had such a powerful effect on her emotions.
His eyes met hers and seemed to
make him quicken his pace. The closer he got the more her expectations grew.
She knew when he reached her he would take her into his arms and love her the
way she'd wanted to be loved for such a long time. She was in no way
disappointed when he stood in front of her and pulled her out of the chair.
"I've been looking for you
everywhere. You've been gone for a long time." He said with a smile before
leaning down and capturing her lips with his. It was a powerful kiss and yet so
tender a sweet. She was aching for more and almost cried out when he pulled
away.
"That wasn't very nice." She said
with a flirtatious pout.
"I'm sorry, but we aren't ready."
He reached up and brushed a stray hair away from her cheek.
"What do you mean? Are you still
upset with me over what I did?"
He shook his head. "Of course not.
I don't blame you for what happened with Taggart. You were only trying to
protect me and there's no way I'd be angry with you because of that."
"Then why aren't we ready to take
the next step?"
"Because, I can't stay. I've got
things to do, but I promise you…" He lifted his hands and placed then on her
cheeks. "I promise you, I will be back and we will be happy together forever."
She smiled and tried to keep
herself from crying. "I love you Jason."
Jason's eyes opened when he heard
those words escape her lips and allowed a smile to grow on his face. That was
the second time he'd heard her say that in the last 12 hours and both times she
hadn't known he was listening. Even if she was saying it while she was
sleeping, at least he knew that it was him she was dreaming about.
He lay there and watched her for
several minutes before she showed her first signs of waking up. She stretched
widely and he had to grab her arm to keep it from smacking him in the face. Her
eyes opened and she jerked her arm away quickly.
"Oh Jason! I'm so sorry. Did I
hurt you?"
He grinned at her and shook his
head. "Nope. I'm fine. Sleep good?"
She took a deep breath and smiled
in remembrance of her dream. "I slept very well. I had the best dream."
Jason started to chuckle, but
thought better of it when he felt a catch in his side. "I bet it was."
"What do you mean?"
"Did you know that you talk in
your sleep?"
Elizabeth's eyes widened with fear
at the thought of saying anything that went along with her dream. "What did I
say?"
Jason gave her a side grin. "You
called my name." It wasn't really a lie, she had called his name, but she
didn't need to know that she'd said anything else.
"Is that all?"
"Pretty much. I guess you were
dreaming about me."
She laughed softly. "Yeah, I guess
I was."
"I'm glad you dreamt about me."
"You are?" She asked, turning her
head more towards him.
"Yeah I am." He hadn't noticed
that he was still holding her hand until he saw Elizabeth staring down at the
entwined fingers. "We need to talk soon Elizabeth." He winced and his free hand
went to his side. "I don't think that time is now though. I'm ready to hear
everything you have to say to me, but first could you get my medication?"
Elizabeth jumped out of bed and
held her hand to her mouth. "Your medication! I was supposed to have given you
a dose two hours ago! How Could I be so stupid?"
"Elizabeth, it's ok. Just go get
it for me now and we'll talk about it later." He watched her quickly walk out
of the room and smiled to himself. He was amazed at how much love he felt
towards her. She brought out the best and sometimes the worst in him, but the
good always outweighed the bad.
He was also surprised that
considering they'd missed his last pain medication dose that he didn't feel
very much pain. He was definitely healing faster with this gunshot wound than
he had with the last one; which meant he'd be up and at it again in no time and
maybe, just maybe he and Elizabeth could find each other again.
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