Second Chances: Heartache
WOW - is all I can say to the last several reviews. I think I hit a soar spot when it comes to Carly. Not sure if that's good or bad but I hope that you all will continue reading and reviewing. I want to thank LiasonFan for my first Liz/Jason tape. I watched all 6 hours straight through and am now more certain than ever that Elizabeth and Jason should have been given the chance to be a couple on the show. Well here's the next chapter and I will keep them coming on a steady basis. Feedback is always appreciated and welcome.
Lisa
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Jason heard the raised voices from inside Sonny and Carly's penthouse. He shook his head wishing that for once Carly could have just left well enough alone. Before he knew what hit him in her rush to exit the apartment Elizabeth nearly knocked him off his feet.
"Hey," he said grabbing her by the arm as she tried to rush passed him. He saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. Jason sent a glare in Carly's direction who in turn feigned ignorance. "Elizabeth?" he questioned.
"Let me go. Please let me go." She did her best to wrestle herself out of Jason's grip. All Elizabeth wanted was to be as far away from there as possible. Carly's spiteful words rang in her ears. How many times had Elizabeth thought those same things - the things that Carly had said? That no one was ever going to love her.
"Elizabeth, wait," Jason said as he closed the door to the penthouse and followed her toward the elevator where she was frantically pushing its buttons. "Elizabeth." Jason put his own hand across the plate and forced her to look at him. Her tear stained face tugged at his heart. "What happened with Carly?"
"Nothing."
"Elizabeth, nothing doesn't make you cry and run out of the room."
She looked into his crystal blue eyes and wanted to tell him all the horrible things that Carly had said to her. Yet how could she? So many of them were right on the mark. She had lost her chance with Jason. Carly was right about. She hadn't just lost it she had basically thrown it away. And there was no one to blame for that but herself. Everything that had happened after that - Ric, the panic room, thinking that her love was enough - she was to blame for all of those things.
"Elizabeth." Jason's voice implored her to talk to him. He wanted nothing more than to scoop her up in his arms and carry her into his own penthouse. He wanted to pretend the last months had never happened. He wanted to go back to the way things had been before. "Elizabeth, what happened?" He brushed his thumb against her cheek and wiped away the last remnants of her tears.
"Nothing. I just want to go home."
"I'll take you." He offered.
As much as Elizabeth wanted that she couldn't let herself get too attached to Jason again. In the back of her mind she had to wonder if like Carly said they weren't just clinging to one another in the wake of Emily's death. "I'll just get a cab." She countered.
"I don't think that's such a good idea." The idea that Ric could be lurking around any corner fueled Jason's thoughts.
"I'm quite capable of getting home by myself." Elizabeth almost stopped herself as she said that. She had to wonder if she was capable of that? Since the reveal of all that Ric had done while she sat back without a clue had her questioning herself.
"I know you are. I just thought that you might like the company." Jason went out on a limb saying that.
"I just want to be alone." She turned away as she spoke. Being alone was the last thing that Elizabeth really wanted but she said it just the same.
Jason resisted the urge to push her. He wished that she would have told him what happened between her and Carly. He knew that that was the reason for this sudden need to run from him, again. "I understand, but there's no need for you to take a cab. I'll have Max drive you home."
Elizabeth almost protested but when she looked into Jason's eyes she found herself agreeing. "Thanks," she said.
"No problem. You know you can call me anytime." It sounded more like a question than a statement and Elizabeth nodded her response. She suddenly didn't trust her voice. "Goodbye Elizabeth," he said as the elevator doors closed on her and Max.
Jason pulled his cell phone from the pocket of his leather jacket and summoned Francis to his side. Quickly he gave the man orders to discreetly begin following Elizabeth Webber. Francis was to report back to Jason on the generalities of Elizabeth's life but more importantly if Ric Lansing came with in fifteen feet of her. Francis departed with his assignment as Jason went to get to the bottom of what had gone down between Elizabeth and Carly.
"Jason!" Michael ran to greet the man who once he had thought of as a father.
"Hey buddy." He smiled as he tousled Michael's mop of red hair.
"I'm really sorry about Emily."
"Thanks buddy. I need to talk to your mommy. You think you could go upstairs and play in your room?"
Michael looked at Jason with a long face. "Do I have to?" he whined a little.
"Michael," Carly began. "You do as Jason said and daddy and I will take you to the park later."
"YEAH!" Michael didn't waste anytime bounding up the stairs yammering about what he and his parents would do at the park.
Jason waited until Michael was safely out of ear shot before he addressed Carly. "What happened with you and Elizabeth?"
"What did that little twit say to you?" Carly was immediately defensive.
"Nothing. She wouldn't tell me anything. But I know that something happened. So what was it?" He pressed.
"Nothing." Carly repeated Elizabeth's response.
"Yeah - like I believe that. She practically ran me over she couldn't get out of this place fast enough. What happened Carly?"
"Well you know how I feel about her Jason?" she began.
"Yeah."
"She's just going on about how sorry she is. How she never really knew Ric at all.."
"Don't forget Carly he had you fooled for a long time too," Jason interjected.
"Yeah but at least I wised up!" Carly shot back.
"You know as well as I do Carly, you even said so yourself that Ric played Elizabeth to the hilt. He's good at what he does. You can't blame her for his crimes."
"Why can't I? Yeah so he played her Jason was she completely blind to what was going on around her?"
"You know Carly I can't debate this with you. What happened to you - what Ric did was cruel and if I had my way he'd have been eliminated by now but.."
"but what Jason?" Sonny's voice came from behind them.
"I'm following your orders, Sonny." Jason said stoic. It was hard for him to look at his boss/friend. The exchange between he, Sonny and Ric at the chapel was still fresh in his mind. Ric's taunting stung and Jason wanted nothing more than to elevate his frustrations in the way that Sonny had taught him to. It was such a contradiction for him to suddenly let a man considered an enemy live.
"Carly, I need to speak to Jason alone."
"I told Michael we would take him to the park. I'll go up and get him ready." Carly left the room quietly. She was thankful that her conversation with Jason about Elizabeth was over. She knew that even for her she had been cruel to Elizabeth and while Jason had been right about everything he said she still wasn't able to get past the fact that Elizabeth had lived in the house while she was held captive there.
"Jason, about what happened at St. Michael's.."
"It's fine Sonny," Jason said.
"No it's not fine." Sonny was frustrated by the quandary he felt he had put himself in. Before him stood a man who by all rights was his brother. He has stood by him, watched his back and saved his life more times than Sonny could count but the man that was his brother by blood had done nothing but try to ruin his life and still he couldn't find a way to eliminate him. "Ric's a sick bastard. What he said about you back there.."
"What Ric says makes no difference to me."
"I know.."
"You know Sonny I can't say that I understand why you let Ric live, but I won't go against your order. Just know that I won't let him hurt anyone else." With that said Jason turned and headed for his own penthouse. He wanted to place a call to Francis to be sure that Elizabeth was safe at her studio.
Sonny watched as his best friend walked away from him. He wanted to give Jason what he needed. He wanted to give the order to remove Ric from the equation, yet every time he thought he could do just that the memory of his mother came to haunt him and again Sonny sat on the idea of removing Ric. He walked over to the crystal decanter and poured himself a glass of scotch and prayed that this one weakness wouldn't cost him his friend.
WOW - is all I can say to the last several reviews. I think I hit a soar spot when it comes to Carly. Not sure if that's good or bad but I hope that you all will continue reading and reviewing. I want to thank LiasonFan for my first Liz/Jason tape. I watched all 6 hours straight through and am now more certain than ever that Elizabeth and Jason should have been given the chance to be a couple on the show. Well here's the next chapter and I will keep them coming on a steady basis. Feedback is always appreciated and welcome.
Lisa
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Jason heard the raised voices from inside Sonny and Carly's penthouse. He shook his head wishing that for once Carly could have just left well enough alone. Before he knew what hit him in her rush to exit the apartment Elizabeth nearly knocked him off his feet.
"Hey," he said grabbing her by the arm as she tried to rush passed him. He saw the tears streaming down her cheeks. Jason sent a glare in Carly's direction who in turn feigned ignorance. "Elizabeth?" he questioned.
"Let me go. Please let me go." She did her best to wrestle herself out of Jason's grip. All Elizabeth wanted was to be as far away from there as possible. Carly's spiteful words rang in her ears. How many times had Elizabeth thought those same things - the things that Carly had said? That no one was ever going to love her.
"Elizabeth, wait," Jason said as he closed the door to the penthouse and followed her toward the elevator where she was frantically pushing its buttons. "Elizabeth." Jason put his own hand across the plate and forced her to look at him. Her tear stained face tugged at his heart. "What happened with Carly?"
"Nothing."
"Elizabeth, nothing doesn't make you cry and run out of the room."
She looked into his crystal blue eyes and wanted to tell him all the horrible things that Carly had said to her. Yet how could she? So many of them were right on the mark. She had lost her chance with Jason. Carly was right about. She hadn't just lost it she had basically thrown it away. And there was no one to blame for that but herself. Everything that had happened after that - Ric, the panic room, thinking that her love was enough - she was to blame for all of those things.
"Elizabeth." Jason's voice implored her to talk to him. He wanted nothing more than to scoop her up in his arms and carry her into his own penthouse. He wanted to pretend the last months had never happened. He wanted to go back to the way things had been before. "Elizabeth, what happened?" He brushed his thumb against her cheek and wiped away the last remnants of her tears.
"Nothing. I just want to go home."
"I'll take you." He offered.
As much as Elizabeth wanted that she couldn't let herself get too attached to Jason again. In the back of her mind she had to wonder if like Carly said they weren't just clinging to one another in the wake of Emily's death. "I'll just get a cab." She countered.
"I don't think that's such a good idea." The idea that Ric could be lurking around any corner fueled Jason's thoughts.
"I'm quite capable of getting home by myself." Elizabeth almost stopped herself as she said that. She had to wonder if she was capable of that? Since the reveal of all that Ric had done while she sat back without a clue had her questioning herself.
"I know you are. I just thought that you might like the company." Jason went out on a limb saying that.
"I just want to be alone." She turned away as she spoke. Being alone was the last thing that Elizabeth really wanted but she said it just the same.
Jason resisted the urge to push her. He wished that she would have told him what happened between her and Carly. He knew that that was the reason for this sudden need to run from him, again. "I understand, but there's no need for you to take a cab. I'll have Max drive you home."
Elizabeth almost protested but when she looked into Jason's eyes she found herself agreeing. "Thanks," she said.
"No problem. You know you can call me anytime." It sounded more like a question than a statement and Elizabeth nodded her response. She suddenly didn't trust her voice. "Goodbye Elizabeth," he said as the elevator doors closed on her and Max.
Jason pulled his cell phone from the pocket of his leather jacket and summoned Francis to his side. Quickly he gave the man orders to discreetly begin following Elizabeth Webber. Francis was to report back to Jason on the generalities of Elizabeth's life but more importantly if Ric Lansing came with in fifteen feet of her. Francis departed with his assignment as Jason went to get to the bottom of what had gone down between Elizabeth and Carly.
"Jason!" Michael ran to greet the man who once he had thought of as a father.
"Hey buddy." He smiled as he tousled Michael's mop of red hair.
"I'm really sorry about Emily."
"Thanks buddy. I need to talk to your mommy. You think you could go upstairs and play in your room?"
Michael looked at Jason with a long face. "Do I have to?" he whined a little.
"Michael," Carly began. "You do as Jason said and daddy and I will take you to the park later."
"YEAH!" Michael didn't waste anytime bounding up the stairs yammering about what he and his parents would do at the park.
Jason waited until Michael was safely out of ear shot before he addressed Carly. "What happened with you and Elizabeth?"
"What did that little twit say to you?" Carly was immediately defensive.
"Nothing. She wouldn't tell me anything. But I know that something happened. So what was it?" He pressed.
"Nothing." Carly repeated Elizabeth's response.
"Yeah - like I believe that. She practically ran me over she couldn't get out of this place fast enough. What happened Carly?"
"Well you know how I feel about her Jason?" she began.
"Yeah."
"She's just going on about how sorry she is. How she never really knew Ric at all.."
"Don't forget Carly he had you fooled for a long time too," Jason interjected.
"Yeah but at least I wised up!" Carly shot back.
"You know as well as I do Carly, you even said so yourself that Ric played Elizabeth to the hilt. He's good at what he does. You can't blame her for his crimes."
"Why can't I? Yeah so he played her Jason was she completely blind to what was going on around her?"
"You know Carly I can't debate this with you. What happened to you - what Ric did was cruel and if I had my way he'd have been eliminated by now but.."
"but what Jason?" Sonny's voice came from behind them.
"I'm following your orders, Sonny." Jason said stoic. It was hard for him to look at his boss/friend. The exchange between he, Sonny and Ric at the chapel was still fresh in his mind. Ric's taunting stung and Jason wanted nothing more than to elevate his frustrations in the way that Sonny had taught him to. It was such a contradiction for him to suddenly let a man considered an enemy live.
"Carly, I need to speak to Jason alone."
"I told Michael we would take him to the park. I'll go up and get him ready." Carly left the room quietly. She was thankful that her conversation with Jason about Elizabeth was over. She knew that even for her she had been cruel to Elizabeth and while Jason had been right about everything he said she still wasn't able to get past the fact that Elizabeth had lived in the house while she was held captive there.
"Jason, about what happened at St. Michael's.."
"It's fine Sonny," Jason said.
"No it's not fine." Sonny was frustrated by the quandary he felt he had put himself in. Before him stood a man who by all rights was his brother. He has stood by him, watched his back and saved his life more times than Sonny could count but the man that was his brother by blood had done nothing but try to ruin his life and still he couldn't find a way to eliminate him. "Ric's a sick bastard. What he said about you back there.."
"What Ric says makes no difference to me."
"I know.."
"You know Sonny I can't say that I understand why you let Ric live, but I won't go against your order. Just know that I won't let him hurt anyone else." With that said Jason turned and headed for his own penthouse. He wanted to place a call to Francis to be sure that Elizabeth was safe at her studio.
Sonny watched as his best friend walked away from him. He wanted to give Jason what he needed. He wanted to give the order to remove Ric from the equation, yet every time he thought he could do just that the memory of his mother came to haunt him and again Sonny sat on the idea of removing Ric. He walked over to the crystal decanter and poured himself a glass of scotch and prayed that this one weakness wouldn't cost him his friend.