Sweet Surrender

Discord Marie

Disclaimer: I own nothing Red Eye related.

A/N: Five months after the terrifying ordeal that took place on the Red Eye, Jackson Rippner decides to check on his girl. Jackson/Lisa

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Lisa felt like she had a wall dropped on her or like she had been shoved into a wall to be more precise. Slowly opening her eyes to the dimly lit room, she registered her surroundings. This was a new room that she wad not seen yet.

Lisa looked around the bedroom, first at the cherry wood four-post king sized bed that she was laying on. The crimson bed sheets were incredibly soft as was the black comforter. The room was tastefully decorated with a bed and matching wardrobe chest, and nightstands on either side of the bed. The walls were a creamy color and there was wood flooring.

This room didn't seem like it belonged in the gaudy mansion with all the overdone furniture and design. In comparison the room she was in now was very classy.

"Have a good nap?" Jackson said walking into the room and taking a seat at the edge of the bed.

"Why do you care," Lisa challenged him, rubbing her throat.

"Still feeling hostile towards me," Jackson said examining her. With a fiery temper like hers, Jackson was never bored around Lisa.

"You lied to me. I heard you and that other guy talking about having me taken out," Lisa growled attempting to take another swing at Jackson, but he easily dodged.

"Lisa, I have already told you that I will never lie to you. And what I assume you overheard was one of my bosses and I talking about you," Jackson said smiling at the stray auburn curl that was hanging in Lisa's face.

"Talking about killing me," Lisa said accusingly.

"We were talking about your safety, actually. You will be safer at my apartment and away from some of my other colleagues," Jackson explained slowly.

"Oh, sorry," Lisa said feeling a little sheepish. "Your apartment?"

"Yes I do have an apartment, Lisa. I just prefer to keep my privacy," he said smoothing her hair away from her face.

Lisa practically jumped from the bed when Jackson's phone rang.

"Rippner," he answered. "That's fine." Jackson said before hanging up.

"Who was that?" Lisa asked gesturing to his phone.

"Shane, one of my new assistants. From the second you stepped foot into the Miami office, you disrupted the whole flow of work, and now I was told to keep you out of the way," Jackson said with a smirk.

"So you kidnap me, then you hold me prisoner at your office, and it's my fault," Lisa said skeptically.

"You're a real trouble maker," Jackson replied.

"So what do we do now?" Lisa asked looking around the bedroom before her eyes settled on Jackson's. The look he gave her was breathtaking and it didn't take much stretch of the imagination to figure out what he was thinking.

"As long as you stay in the apartment, I don't care what you do. I am going to bed though. You are free to join," Jackson offered, knowing that she would decline.

"No thank you," Lisa replied, but she remained on the bed.

Jackson was polite, but by no means a gentleman. In fact, when it came to Lisa, he took great pleasure in making her uncomfortable. Walking to his closet he could feel Lisa's eyes on him. Grabbing a pair of pajama pants, Jackson proceeded to undress in front of her. Lisa couldn't pull her eyes away from Jackson while he was undressing. Her eyes devoured Jackson in all his shirtless glory, with his hard lean muscular body.

"Lisa," Jackson called out to gain her attention. "While this is normally the part where I would just drop my pants right in front of you, except this time I will take into consideration your delicate feminine sensibilities. Last chance to leave," Jackson said unzipping his pants ready to drop them.

Lisa wanted him to lose his pants, so she could continue gazing at the rest of Jackson's sculpted body. For the first time since the attack a few years ago, Lisa wanted desperately to have sex with the man standing a couple feet in front of her. Jackson gave her warm tingly feeling when he looked at her the way he was doing right now.

"I'm going to go get something to drink," Lisa blurted out excusing herself from his room. She mentally chastised herself for chickening out.

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Lisa had wandered around exploring Jackson's apartment. The place seemed huge for an apartment and most of the rooms were bare or sparsely furnished. The only rooms that looked complete were the living room, the kitchen, master bathroom and master bedroom. One room looked like the beginnings of an office.

A couple hours later, lounging on Jackson's very nice, plush, overstuffed couch Lisa was watching the end to the movie Roman Holiday on television. Audrey Hepburn was so classically beautiful. Lisa loved old movies, the way the characters fell in love was so romantic and subtle. Lisa wondered what Jackson liked to watch. When the film was over Lisa decided to check on Jackson.

Opening the door to his room Lisa spotted him sleeping on his back in the center of his giant bed. At some point Jackson must have kicked the comforter off the bed. Lisa couldn't help the smile as she checked him out. His pajama pants were riding low on his hips firing up her imagination as she stared at his hips.

"Are you just going to stand there all night?" Jackson asked his normally bright blue eyes dull with sleepiness.

Jackson waved her over to the bed, inviting her to sleep next to him. Lisa obediently climbed under the covers. Lying on her side with her back turned to her bedmate, Lisa waited for sleep to claim her. She smiled when Jackson pulled up flush up against his body, wrapping his arms around her. This was definitely something Lisa wanted to do with Jackson again. Lisa imagined making love to Jackson until they were both exhausted and then laying in her lover's arms and falling asleep.

"Mine," Jackson mumbled in his sleep, hugging her tighter.

"You have no idea," Lisa sighed agreeing with him.

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Thank you, Andraya TheLat, BregoBeauty, circoea,

LolaQ: thank you, I'm glad you think I write his character so well. I can't tell you what will happen with Shane. I plan on using the character for my own wicked whims to drive the storyline forward.

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