What he found wasn't what he expected. She sat on the bathroom toilet top naked, bat in hand. The bathroom was out of those movies blood everywhere; Luc was also naked, and still twitching.



-He's alive?-

-Not from lack of trying. To weak to finish the job.-

-Okay lets get you out of here.-

-Can't you gotta call the cops.-

-No.-

-I got a record, I'm screwed if they don't get the picture don't touch anything just call the cops Sonny.-



Tagert eyed Sonny.



-Be ready.-

-For what? Oh Jesus!-



Tagert looked into the bathroom.



-Get an Ambulance.- he told the uniformed officer.

-What happened?-

-He broke into my apartment, shot me up with heroin, beat me up and raped me. I got up grabbed my bat and tried to bet him to death before you got here. To weak.-



Tagert didn't expect her to talk. Elizabeth couldn't according to Lucky for months.



-He's my ex pimp. You know how this will be seen. -

-So why not let Sonny deal with it.-

-Cause I want it on the record. I don't want innuendo and bull shit. Billy Elizabeth Weber was raped, and she then killed the man who did it.-

-He still breathing.- Tagert said.

-Yeah and I got my second wind.-



Billy got up and swings the bat over her head. But Sonny and Tagert stopped her.



-Self defense, and assault. No manslaughter you want it on the record I won't lie.-

-Fine just get this shit out of my bathroom.-



Sonny looked at Tagert as Billy grabbed a robe.



-Trauma?-

-Survival, she hasn't got time to cry. I'll be in touch.-



Sonny went with Billy to the hospital and waited while they took test and cleaned wounds. It was strange, Billy seemed more angry then shaken up, he new from experience what Carly felt when she thought she was raped.



-Are you okay Billy?-

-Not really but its not the first time he did it so...-



Sonny studies her.



-I'm to young to be this old and used up.-

-Your not.-



Sonny thought carefully about what to say for the moment.



-Elizabeth and I where friends once, until Ric was hurt. She didn't know what a bastard my brother was then, I always believed that she needed protection.-

-Ric said the same thing she was always a victim.-

-I wouldn't put it like that. She was willing help people and that left her open.-

-Victim.-

-Yours and Ric view never mine. To me Elizabeth was innocence, the type of purity Lillie my first wife had.-

-She'll never be that again. I think all she wanted was peace. Sense she was raped it been one bad situation after another people get tired of that.-

-Maybe that's why she did what she did.-

-What?-

-I'm not an accident Sonny.-



Sonny dropped Billy off. He wanted to sit with her but she sent him home. He was left with his thoughts, had things gotten so bad with Elizabeth that she would want to kill herself. To end who and what she was, the loss of a child could be painful. He found himself in front of her door.



-Ah hi what are you doing here.-

-I need to talk.-

-Okay.-



Sonny relayed the night evens. After Alexis got over the initial shock and spoke to Billy she sat down.



-So Elizabeth tried to kill herself it was not accident?- Alexis said.

-Billy said she get flashes of memories. Liz was an addict long before Billy was. She was hiding it from everyone, she started after the baby died.- Sonny told her.

-God.-

-Billy promise that she would be stronger then that.-

-Can't say I blame her.-

-How could none of us know?-

-Sonny at the time after what Ric did you didn't want anything to do with her or him.-

-Elizabeth no matter what was always my friend.-

-Stop!-

-You don't see and know everything and despite your power you cant. Don't go through this, don't put yourself in that place.



She took his hand.



-You don't need to. What came out of Elizabeth's despair was a strong independent women who can take damn good care of herself.-

-But.-

-No! Don't let the things I said in anger or anything else anybody said in anger get to you. I'm not taken them back there are thing you do need to change but you can't control other people lives.-



Sonny looked at Alexis and smiled.



-Thank you Lexy.-

-God your a pain in the ass.-



Carly was livid by the time Sonny got home. She tossed a tantrum.



-Billy was drugged and raped tonight Carly I'm not interested in your insecurities. Goodnight.-



Carly was stunned to silence. Jason was awake. Billy new she missed the dead line to knock him out. Jason waited his anger boiled he didn't know where he was or how he could get back. And he was hurt last thing he remembers was Billy.



His anger disappears when she saw Elizabeth face. He didn't say much he just touched it.



-Tell me.-

-Luc raped me.-

-I'll kill him.-

-If he ain't dead he will be.-



Jason frowned



-I beat him within an inch of his life. He's in the hospital now.-



Jason didn't say anything.



-Why did you do this to me?-

-Luc is - was dangerous he would have hurt allot of people, I made him focused on me. He screw up and if he lives through this Alcazar will kill him.-



Jason knew there was more to it.



-And all of this was based on revenge. I told something to Sonny tonight I don't know how you'll take it.-

-Tell me.-

-Elizabeth killed herself.-



Jason felt a sharp pain in his gut.



-Over the baby and Ric?-

-Yes. I'm sorry she was doing drugs for a while. She couldn't take the fighting anymore she came to hate all of you. Happy while she was sad.-



Jason took in all in silence.



-If she knew half of what you told me in the ambulance maybe she'd still be here.-

-Half of?-



Jason memories came back to him, he confess everything to Billy.



-Maybe if I did she'd be alive but she's not your here.-



He looked up Billy wasn't smiling. Jason went into the bathroom and ran a bath. Not saying a word he undressed her and helps her into the tub. Jason knelt bye the tub and soaked the sponge, squeezing it over her head. Billy just closed her eyes and let him do all the work.



Jason watched her as she drifted into comfort and peace. Something he sure she hadn't felt since wakeing up Willamina Elizabeth Weber two years ago. Why did it always seem life was struggle for some and a breeze for most. One thing Billy wasn't shy about, letting a man touch her body. Jason ran the soapy sponge over her breast and the between her thighs, her face frowned. But she made no move to stop him



-Am I hurting you?-

-No.- she said with smile. -Am I hurting you?- replaying to the sound in his voice.



Jason said nothing-just help her sit up. He washed her back once again lost in his thoughts. For Elizabeth love trust and happiness was the struggle, himself, Lucky and Ric included. People like him didn't dwell on the past but he would have like to think that he and Elizabeth where connected enough that he could have saved her life.



Billy sighed, Jason strong fingers ran over her scalp. Billy reached up and stopped him.



-What's wrong am I?-

-No. One thing I didn't change about me is my hair. HE always liked it.-



Jason nodded stepped back and helps her out of the bathtub. She stood with the towel wrapped over her breast. She hand him the scissors, he began to cut.



-Say when.-



He'd be cutting for fifteen minutes before she said when. He stepped back along with her from the mirror and they looked.



-I changed how I looked when I got out of the hospital.-

-I like it.-

-Me to, its Williamina Elizabeth.-

-I wouldn't go that far.-

-I would.-



He turned her around and kissed her. Billy was surprised at first, but then melted into the kiss. They let allot go into that kiss, fear, anger, love and most of all need. Billy felt his hardness pressed into her belly. Breathing hard she pressed her forehead to his.



-As much as I want to. I can't not tonight and not ever. You're not mine.-



Jason nodded and leaned in for one last kiss.



-Story of us.-



[tbc]



AN: Tuff girl and allot of shit to happen in one night. Her emotions must be on empty. The Author.