The next week went by without incident and Elizabeth started to relax,
thinking that the bodyguard scared the person away.
Then Elizabeth was walking home from the art store and Max stopped and looked around.
"What?" Elizabeth asked.
"I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right," Max said.
Then it happened. A bullet ripped through Elizabeth's shoulder and she fell to the ground. Max covered her, searching desperately for the shooter but a bullet hit him in the back and he fell unconscious on top of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth felt the searing pain in her shoulder but was trying to ignore it and wake Max. She finally worked his phone out of his coat pocket and pressed the first speed dial number.
"Hello," Jason's voice came across the line.
"Jason," Elizabeth said weakly, blood loss taking it's toll.
"What's wrong, Elizabeth? Where are you?" Jason said.
"I...by art store," Elizabeth managed to get out before she passed out.
Jason flew out the door and raced toward the art store. He saw them, laying too still for his peace of mind, half way to the store. He called 911 and asked for an ambulance. Then he checked them. Thankfully, they both still had a pulse and were still breathing on their own. Jason moved Max off of Elizabeth and tried to wake her.
"Sir, you need to move so we can get them to the hospital," a paramedic said from behind him.
Jason moved and watched while Max and Elizabeth were put on stretchers and loaded into the ambulance. He called Sonny and then sped toward the hospital.
As soon as Jason walked through the doors, Bobbie stepped in front of him. He gave her a helpless look.
"She's going to be okay, Jason. She just lost a lot of blood and we're giving her a transfusion. She should be awake soon," Bobbie told him.
Jason sighed in relief and asked, "What about Max?"
"That's a little more complicated. He's in surgery. We won't know anything until the doctors can determine the extent of internal damage," Bobbie said.
"I want to see Elizabeth," Jason said.
"Of course," Bobbie said and led Jason to the curtained cubicle. "I'll send Sonny back as soon as he gets here. And Jason, I'll have to call Ric soon."
Jason nodded and pulled the chair closer to the bed. He took Elizabeth's hand and studied her face for a few minutes.
"Okay, Elizabeth, you can wake up now, I'm here," Jason said. "You're going to be okay and I will find out who did this. I swear it. I will take care of it. Look, I need you to wake up so I can take you home. You know how much I hate hospitals. Please, Elizabeth, I can't go through this again."
"Jason," Carly said softly from behind him, putting a hand on his shoulder.
Jason turned and buried his face in her stomach. Carly wrapped her arms around his head and stroked his hair.
"I know, baby, I know," Carly whispered.
"I can't lose her, too," Jason said. "I just can't."
"You won't," Carly said. "She's going to wake up and get better. But Jason, you're going to have to tell her how you feel or you'll lose her anyway."
"I know. I just don't know if I'm ready to," Jason said.
"Does she love you?" Carly asked.
"I don't know," Jason said.
"Yes, you do," Carly said.
"Yes, she loves me," Jason said.
"Then that's all that matters. The rest will work itself out," Carly said.
"Jason," Elizabeth said weakly, her head moving but her eyes still closed. "JASON!"
"Elizabeth, I'm here. It's okay. You're safe," Jason said soothingly and Carly stepped out to get a doctor.
Elizabeth opened her eyes and said, "Jason. I must have been dreaming."
"About what?" Jason asked.
"I was walking and I don't know what happened. There was this burning pain and I was trying to call you but you weren't there," Elizabeth said.
"Well it wasn't entirely a dream," Jason said.
At that moment Elizabeth remembered everything that had happened. She tried to sit up but Jason wouldn't let her.
"Max. Jason, he was hit. Did they bring him here? I need to see if he's okay," Elizabeth said.
"Hey, calm down. They brought you both in. Max is in surgery. They'll let us know as soon as he's out," Jason said.
"Jason, there was no sound. I know what gunfire sounds like and there wasn't any. It was silent before and after I got shot. How is that possible?" Elizabeth asked.
"The shooter could have used a silencer," Jason said.
"I assume the police have been called," Elizabeth said.
"Yes, I'm sure the hospital called them," Jason said.
"What should I tell them?" Elizabeth asked.
"Tell them what happened. Mac knows about the calls so this will be in the same file," Jason said.
A doctor came in followed by Bobbie.
"We need to check Ms. Weber, sir. You are going to have to wait in outside," the doctor said.
Jason just looked at him and didn't move.
"Sir," the doctor said.
"I'm not going anywhere," Jason said in the tone that made killers want to hide.
"It's okay, doctor. I'd like him to stay," Elizabeth said.
The doctor nodded and checked her over quickly.
"Well, Ms. Webber, you appear to be well on your way to a full recovery. Once that shoulder wound heals, you'll need some physical therapy but you should be as good as new in a few months," the doctor said. "You did hit your head though and we would like to keep you here overnight for observation."
Elizabeth looked at Jason.
"Do you want to go home?" Jason asked.
"D you mean to the penthouse?" Elizabeth said.
"Yeah," Jason said.
"Then I want to go home," Elizabeth said.
"Bobbie, will you get the paperwork?" Jason asked.
Bobbie walked out and the doctor stared at Jason.
"I really recommend that she stays the night," the doctor said.
"I'm taking her home," Jason said, giving the man the stare that scared the hell out of everyone.
The doctor left and Sonny and Ric came in at the same time.
"How are you?" Ric asked. "The hospital called me."
"I'm going to be fine," Elizabeth said. "In fact, Bobbie went to get the paperwork so I can go home."
"Come stay at the house. I'll take care of you and Adella," Ric said.
"Thank you, Ric, but I'm going to stay with Jason. I don't know who is trying to kill me and until I do, Jason can protect me and the baby," Elizabeth said.
"I don't want my daughter in that environment," Ric said.
"Too bad," Elizabeth said.
"You can't just..." Ric said.
"Yes, she can," Jason cut him off.
"Fine but I still want to see Adella even though you won't be working for a little while," Ric said.
"Of course," Elizabeth said and Ric left.
Then Elizabeth was walking home from the art store and Max stopped and looked around.
"What?" Elizabeth asked.
"I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right," Max said.
Then it happened. A bullet ripped through Elizabeth's shoulder and she fell to the ground. Max covered her, searching desperately for the shooter but a bullet hit him in the back and he fell unconscious on top of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth felt the searing pain in her shoulder but was trying to ignore it and wake Max. She finally worked his phone out of his coat pocket and pressed the first speed dial number.
"Hello," Jason's voice came across the line.
"Jason," Elizabeth said weakly, blood loss taking it's toll.
"What's wrong, Elizabeth? Where are you?" Jason said.
"I...by art store," Elizabeth managed to get out before she passed out.
Jason flew out the door and raced toward the art store. He saw them, laying too still for his peace of mind, half way to the store. He called 911 and asked for an ambulance. Then he checked them. Thankfully, they both still had a pulse and were still breathing on their own. Jason moved Max off of Elizabeth and tried to wake her.
"Sir, you need to move so we can get them to the hospital," a paramedic said from behind him.
Jason moved and watched while Max and Elizabeth were put on stretchers and loaded into the ambulance. He called Sonny and then sped toward the hospital.
As soon as Jason walked through the doors, Bobbie stepped in front of him. He gave her a helpless look.
"She's going to be okay, Jason. She just lost a lot of blood and we're giving her a transfusion. She should be awake soon," Bobbie told him.
Jason sighed in relief and asked, "What about Max?"
"That's a little more complicated. He's in surgery. We won't know anything until the doctors can determine the extent of internal damage," Bobbie said.
"I want to see Elizabeth," Jason said.
"Of course," Bobbie said and led Jason to the curtained cubicle. "I'll send Sonny back as soon as he gets here. And Jason, I'll have to call Ric soon."
Jason nodded and pulled the chair closer to the bed. He took Elizabeth's hand and studied her face for a few minutes.
"Okay, Elizabeth, you can wake up now, I'm here," Jason said. "You're going to be okay and I will find out who did this. I swear it. I will take care of it. Look, I need you to wake up so I can take you home. You know how much I hate hospitals. Please, Elizabeth, I can't go through this again."
"Jason," Carly said softly from behind him, putting a hand on his shoulder.
Jason turned and buried his face in her stomach. Carly wrapped her arms around his head and stroked his hair.
"I know, baby, I know," Carly whispered.
"I can't lose her, too," Jason said. "I just can't."
"You won't," Carly said. "She's going to wake up and get better. But Jason, you're going to have to tell her how you feel or you'll lose her anyway."
"I know. I just don't know if I'm ready to," Jason said.
"Does she love you?" Carly asked.
"I don't know," Jason said.
"Yes, you do," Carly said.
"Yes, she loves me," Jason said.
"Then that's all that matters. The rest will work itself out," Carly said.
"Jason," Elizabeth said weakly, her head moving but her eyes still closed. "JASON!"
"Elizabeth, I'm here. It's okay. You're safe," Jason said soothingly and Carly stepped out to get a doctor.
Elizabeth opened her eyes and said, "Jason. I must have been dreaming."
"About what?" Jason asked.
"I was walking and I don't know what happened. There was this burning pain and I was trying to call you but you weren't there," Elizabeth said.
"Well it wasn't entirely a dream," Jason said.
At that moment Elizabeth remembered everything that had happened. She tried to sit up but Jason wouldn't let her.
"Max. Jason, he was hit. Did they bring him here? I need to see if he's okay," Elizabeth said.
"Hey, calm down. They brought you both in. Max is in surgery. They'll let us know as soon as he's out," Jason said.
"Jason, there was no sound. I know what gunfire sounds like and there wasn't any. It was silent before and after I got shot. How is that possible?" Elizabeth asked.
"The shooter could have used a silencer," Jason said.
"I assume the police have been called," Elizabeth said.
"Yes, I'm sure the hospital called them," Jason said.
"What should I tell them?" Elizabeth asked.
"Tell them what happened. Mac knows about the calls so this will be in the same file," Jason said.
A doctor came in followed by Bobbie.
"We need to check Ms. Weber, sir. You are going to have to wait in outside," the doctor said.
Jason just looked at him and didn't move.
"Sir," the doctor said.
"I'm not going anywhere," Jason said in the tone that made killers want to hide.
"It's okay, doctor. I'd like him to stay," Elizabeth said.
The doctor nodded and checked her over quickly.
"Well, Ms. Webber, you appear to be well on your way to a full recovery. Once that shoulder wound heals, you'll need some physical therapy but you should be as good as new in a few months," the doctor said. "You did hit your head though and we would like to keep you here overnight for observation."
Elizabeth looked at Jason.
"Do you want to go home?" Jason asked.
"D you mean to the penthouse?" Elizabeth said.
"Yeah," Jason said.
"Then I want to go home," Elizabeth said.
"Bobbie, will you get the paperwork?" Jason asked.
Bobbie walked out and the doctor stared at Jason.
"I really recommend that she stays the night," the doctor said.
"I'm taking her home," Jason said, giving the man the stare that scared the hell out of everyone.
The doctor left and Sonny and Ric came in at the same time.
"How are you?" Ric asked. "The hospital called me."
"I'm going to be fine," Elizabeth said. "In fact, Bobbie went to get the paperwork so I can go home."
"Come stay at the house. I'll take care of you and Adella," Ric said.
"Thank you, Ric, but I'm going to stay with Jason. I don't know who is trying to kill me and until I do, Jason can protect me and the baby," Elizabeth said.
"I don't want my daughter in that environment," Ric said.
"Too bad," Elizabeth said.
"You can't just..." Ric said.
"Yes, she can," Jason cut him off.
"Fine but I still want to see Adella even though you won't be working for a little while," Ric said.
"Of course," Elizabeth said and Ric left.