The Unusual Suspect
Jason felt the need to kill Ric even if he wasn't the one who stole Cameron. Just looking into the black holes that are his soulless eyes, Jason's blood was boiling so fast. Knowing if he just made one false move he would be the one with the blood of a madman on his hands. Knowing no one would miss him and his sadistic ways. Ric was as heartless as they come and anyone who half an imagination knew that he was capable of anything. Especially when it involved Elizabeth and children that are not his, that do not belong to him.
Just as Jason was pushing all of his weight onto Ric's frail body as he screamed in pain, the sound of the door slamming open and the feel of someone pushing him off of Ric shook him from his thoughts. From his spot on the ground he looked up and stared into the eyes of his attacker. Stared into the eyes of Courtney.
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked him as she walked over to Ric and helped him up from the ground, untying his hands as she did so.
"The cops are all over the place looking for him, Jason. Someone said they saw two thugs grab him and drag him off. Someone reported it and you know that they are looking for you!" She yelled as she looked at Ric, helping the injured man to the couch.
Jason managed to push himself to his feet as he stared at the stranger before him, the women who he once claimed to love who once insisted that she loved him. The women who he poured his heart out to on more then one occasion and in turn she tore his still beating from his chest. The women he once proudly called his wife. The women he didn't know at all.
"He stole Elizabeth's baby, Courtney!" Jason yelled at her. "And what the hell are you doing interfering with my business?!" He screamed.
"Your business does not involve killing the District Attorney! If Ric goes up missing or dead you know that you're the one who will go down for it and you know this time no one will be able to protect you!" She screamed back at him.
"I don't need anyone's protection! Everyone knows Ric deserves everything that he gets coming to him! He's a animal, Courtney!"
"STOP IT!"
Both Jason and Courtney went silent at the sound of the third voice in the room. Turning to the sound of it, Jason's heart broke as Elizabeth stood in the doorway, her face stained with tears as she stepped over the threshold. Looking back and forth from Jason, to Courtney and finally resting on Ric, who appeared too weak to defend himself anymore.
"Leave." Elizabeth said her voice cracking as she managed to allow for the one word to escape her mouth.
"Both of you." She said.
"Look Elizabeth, I know I'm not your favorite person and I know we have our differences but you have to trust me, don't let them hurt Ric. If anything happens to him Jason and Sonny will both be the ones who go down. If you care about him at all-"
"You think I want them to kill him?" Elizabeth interrupted her. "Do you think I want to believe that Ric is the one who stole my son? Do you think I told Jason and Sonny to kidnap Ric?" She asked her. "Go away, Courtney. Now."
Courtney turned and headed for the door, Jason followed behind her, as she was about to exit the room she turned once more and looked at Elizabeth.
"Don't make that mistake." She said finally as she exited the room.
Jason turned to Elizabeth, who In turn locked eyes with him.
"I'll be in the hall if you need anything." He said to her, as he closed the door behind him.
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"Elizabeth...." Ric said softly as he looked up at the love of his life.
Walking over to the couch where he sat, Elizabeth took a seat as far away from him on the couch as possible. Looking at him as tears formed in her eyes.
"Ric." She whispered through tear stained eyes.
Moving closer to her, Ric grabbed a hold of Elizabeth and pulled her in his arms, her head fell into his chest as she sobbed in his arms, allowing for the familiar feel of his arms around her to comfort her, at least for a little while. In that short moment she forgot that it was Ric who she was convinced had stolen her son from her, and in that moment, she forgot what he had done in the past.
Finally after several moments of allowing for the comfort of Ric's arms around her to settle in, she pushed away and looked at him once more.
"Tell me. Did you take Cameron?" She asked him.
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"Ric did not take Cameron and you know it, Jason." Courtney insisted as she stood in the hallway in front of Jason.
"I don't know anything anymore, Courtney. I thought when we got married that was it. You and me would be together forever. I thought I knew that. I thought I knew that you meant it when you said you loved me until I saw you with Jax. I thought I knew what it felt like to have my heart broken until that point. It turns out I don't know much of anything. Because I thought I knew that you were the love of my life, and I was yours. But it doesn't seem that way anymore." He said to her.
"Look I would want nothing more then to put our past behind us and move on together, Jason. But we can't. Because regardless of what you think or know I am not able to accept the life you live in. I can't accept the fact that you don't look at me the way you used too, I can't accept the fact that you look at Elizabeth the way you used to look at me and I can't accept the fact that she can give you the one thing I can't!" She screamed.
"What's that?! Huh?" He yelled back at her.
"A family!"
Jason's eyes softened as she made her confession, as she said that last statement.
"You know that I don't need a family. I still wanted to be with you. The fact that you can't have kids didn't change anything! Not for me!" He said to her.
"But it did to me. And I thought if I moved on I could find a man who wouldn't want a family and I thought Jax was that man but it turns out he wants all the same things as you. A big, happy family. And All I can think about this time is how much he means to me and how much I want to give him what I couldn't give you, I want to give him a family, Jason and I need to give it to him." She said, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"What-What do you mean you need to?" He asked her.
"Jason....I made a mistake." Courtney confessed.
Jason felt the need to kill Ric even if he wasn't the one who stole Cameron. Just looking into the black holes that are his soulless eyes, Jason's blood was boiling so fast. Knowing if he just made one false move he would be the one with the blood of a madman on his hands. Knowing no one would miss him and his sadistic ways. Ric was as heartless as they come and anyone who half an imagination knew that he was capable of anything. Especially when it involved Elizabeth and children that are not his, that do not belong to him.
Just as Jason was pushing all of his weight onto Ric's frail body as he screamed in pain, the sound of the door slamming open and the feel of someone pushing him off of Ric shook him from his thoughts. From his spot on the ground he looked up and stared into the eyes of his attacker. Stared into the eyes of Courtney.
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked him as she walked over to Ric and helped him up from the ground, untying his hands as she did so.
"The cops are all over the place looking for him, Jason. Someone said they saw two thugs grab him and drag him off. Someone reported it and you know that they are looking for you!" She yelled as she looked at Ric, helping the injured man to the couch.
Jason managed to push himself to his feet as he stared at the stranger before him, the women who he once claimed to love who once insisted that she loved him. The women who he poured his heart out to on more then one occasion and in turn she tore his still beating from his chest. The women he once proudly called his wife. The women he didn't know at all.
"He stole Elizabeth's baby, Courtney!" Jason yelled at her. "And what the hell are you doing interfering with my business?!" He screamed.
"Your business does not involve killing the District Attorney! If Ric goes up missing or dead you know that you're the one who will go down for it and you know this time no one will be able to protect you!" She screamed back at him.
"I don't need anyone's protection! Everyone knows Ric deserves everything that he gets coming to him! He's a animal, Courtney!"
"STOP IT!"
Both Jason and Courtney went silent at the sound of the third voice in the room. Turning to the sound of it, Jason's heart broke as Elizabeth stood in the doorway, her face stained with tears as she stepped over the threshold. Looking back and forth from Jason, to Courtney and finally resting on Ric, who appeared too weak to defend himself anymore.
"Leave." Elizabeth said her voice cracking as she managed to allow for the one word to escape her mouth.
"Both of you." She said.
"Look Elizabeth, I know I'm not your favorite person and I know we have our differences but you have to trust me, don't let them hurt Ric. If anything happens to him Jason and Sonny will both be the ones who go down. If you care about him at all-"
"You think I want them to kill him?" Elizabeth interrupted her. "Do you think I want to believe that Ric is the one who stole my son? Do you think I told Jason and Sonny to kidnap Ric?" She asked her. "Go away, Courtney. Now."
Courtney turned and headed for the door, Jason followed behind her, as she was about to exit the room she turned once more and looked at Elizabeth.
"Don't make that mistake." She said finally as she exited the room.
Jason turned to Elizabeth, who In turn locked eyes with him.
"I'll be in the hall if you need anything." He said to her, as he closed the door behind him.
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"Elizabeth...." Ric said softly as he looked up at the love of his life.
Walking over to the couch where he sat, Elizabeth took a seat as far away from him on the couch as possible. Looking at him as tears formed in her eyes.
"Ric." She whispered through tear stained eyes.
Moving closer to her, Ric grabbed a hold of Elizabeth and pulled her in his arms, her head fell into his chest as she sobbed in his arms, allowing for the familiar feel of his arms around her to comfort her, at least for a little while. In that short moment she forgot that it was Ric who she was convinced had stolen her son from her, and in that moment, she forgot what he had done in the past.
Finally after several moments of allowing for the comfort of Ric's arms around her to settle in, she pushed away and looked at him once more.
"Tell me. Did you take Cameron?" She asked him.
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"Ric did not take Cameron and you know it, Jason." Courtney insisted as she stood in the hallway in front of Jason.
"I don't know anything anymore, Courtney. I thought when we got married that was it. You and me would be together forever. I thought I knew that. I thought I knew that you meant it when you said you loved me until I saw you with Jax. I thought I knew what it felt like to have my heart broken until that point. It turns out I don't know much of anything. Because I thought I knew that you were the love of my life, and I was yours. But it doesn't seem that way anymore." He said to her.
"Look I would want nothing more then to put our past behind us and move on together, Jason. But we can't. Because regardless of what you think or know I am not able to accept the life you live in. I can't accept the fact that you don't look at me the way you used too, I can't accept the fact that you look at Elizabeth the way you used to look at me and I can't accept the fact that she can give you the one thing I can't!" She screamed.
"What's that?! Huh?" He yelled back at her.
"A family!"
Jason's eyes softened as she made her confession, as she said that last statement.
"You know that I don't need a family. I still wanted to be with you. The fact that you can't have kids didn't change anything! Not for me!" He said to her.
"But it did to me. And I thought if I moved on I could find a man who wouldn't want a family and I thought Jax was that man but it turns out he wants all the same things as you. A big, happy family. And All I can think about this time is how much he means to me and how much I want to give him what I couldn't give you, I want to give him a family, Jason and I need to give it to him." She said, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"What-What do you mean you need to?" He asked her.
"Jason....I made a mistake." Courtney confessed.