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
Wow! Time really flies. Sorry this update took so long, but I made this a larger update to make up for the time. And in case I don't get another chapter out, Happy Halloween!
So while I was looking up pictures of Cillian Murphy, I found out he starred in '28 Days Later'. Well I didn't even really remember the movie, (it had been so long since I had seen it last) I watched it again and to my shock I got to see completely naked Cillian. And he is partially clothed for most of the movie. I felt the need to share this with my readers.
Sugar and spice, Reviews sure are nice!
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Dalton, Jackson, and Shane were all leaning on the balcony railing of Jackson's beachfront house looking out at the ocean. Shane studied the two older men intently, they both lived extraordinary lives and Shane hoped to be like them someday.
Dalton was adjusting his glasses as he looked out at the beautiful Miami Beach. Jackson kept his eyes trained on his water nymph, Lisa, who was swimming around and playing with some children in the water.
"Do you plan on marrying her?" Shane asked. Jackson gave him a cold glare for interrupting his private thoughts, but considered Shane's question.
"No. Lisa would want to start a family, she would make a great mother, and she deserves a house full of children. I never want to be a father though," Jackson said keeping his blue eyes on Lisa.
"Marriage is more trouble then its worth, boy," Dalton said frowning at the prospect.
"Why would you give up a woman like Lisa, over something like children?" Shane demanded shocked by Jackson's answer.
"Kids are weak and they make you vulnerable," Jackson explained coldly.
"Come on, you fall in love, you get married. When I meet the right girl we are getting hitched," Shane proclaimed.
"You are still young, give it time," Jackson replied with a sigh.
"I married my childhood sweetheart, Shane. Three years into the marriage, she dies of cancer. I wish I had never met her sometimes, because Donna has been dead for nearly forty years and I still expect to wake up next to her each morning and when I don't, my heart breaks all over again," Dalton said looking away.
"It's totally better to have loved and lost, man," Shane said. He looked at Dalton in a new light; the older man had never talked much to Shane. Dalton just looked at Shane like he was incredibly naïve.
It was obvious to Shane that Jackson was in love with Lisa. The more time Jackson and Lisa spent together the closer the couple became and the harder it would become for Jackson to let Lisa go, if it came to that. Shane was young, but not blind. Jackson tried to pretend like his feelings for Lisa were only physical attractions.
"So Lisa's father, Joe, captured you and interrogated you," Jackson inquired.
"Yeah, Mr. Reisert was desperate to know where Lisa is," Shane replied. Shane noticed Jackson's conversation change and decided to leave their previous topic for another time.
"You didn't tell him," Jackson surmised "or Joe Reisert would have already been here to take Lisa away from her abductor."
"He called the cops on me, but I cut the ropes and ran out the back door," Shane said smugly.
"What did the letter say? Did it mention our location at all?" Jackson asked in pure business mode.
"Not much to the letter, just that she was alright and he didn't need to worry. Lisa did write that she is in love with you," Shane said confidently. He could feel Jackson's eyes boring into him, demanding more.
"Anything else," Jackson demanded trying to keep his voice level. He really wanted to beat Shane and Joe Reisert; they knew Lisa's feelings for Jackson. Lisa hadn't even told Jackson how she felt about him yet.
"No, that was it," Shane said watching as Lisa splashed about in the ocean. Shane had to admit he did have a crush on Lisa, but Jackson scared the hell out of him. Shane couldn't understand why Jackson would not want to make Lisa his wife.
"What about Bugler? Any news on him?" Jackson asked.
"Bugler was shocked at the brutality you demonstrated in murdering his wife's young lover during broad daylight," Shane surmised.
"I knew that part," Jackson snapped, slightly annoyed with the younger man always pointing out the obvious, even if it didn't need it.
"James Bugler isn't going to leave you alone just yet Jackson. Bugler is merely licking his wounds," Dalton replied.
"That's what I was afraid of," Jackson sighed. Why couldn't the old goat just leave him and Lisa in peace?
"So are we going to stand around here all night?" Dalton asked with a raised eyebrow.
"You are right Dalton. Back to work," Jackson said walking to a table where a stack of folders was waiting. "Dalton, these are my client's case folders. I have already assigned the projects and filled out the plans, you just need to deliver, Mr. Carloni, Mr. Siter, and Mrs. Labelle should be satisfied with our work," Jackson said handing the stack to Dalton. The older man nodded his head and promptly left the house to attend to business.
"That's it?" Shane asked incredulously. He couldn't believe Jackson dragged him down here for that.
"No, you get your own case," Jackson said pulling a zip disc from his laptop. "This never gets out. Only the client, you and me know about this at all," Jackson threatened waving the disc in front of Shane. "This is a very important hit, no fuck ups. I wont be there to erase your mistakes this time."
"Where will you be?" Shane asked wide-eyed staring at the mysterious disc.
"I want to do something special for Lisa," Jackson said with an almost shy smile.
"I'm all over this," Shane said taking the disc and shoving it in his pocket. There was an excitement in the boy's step as he left. This was his chance to do great things and make an impact on the world.
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"Hey" Jackson said walking down the beach to Lisa.
She was sitting in the sand with about six or seven children working on a sand castle. Lisa smiled at Jackson; pleased to see he was wearing swimming trunks. Lisa had been playing with the same kids most of the day. She loved children. Lisa had tried surfing earlier in the day, but the waves were shit. Instead she settled for swimming around with some kids who were visiting the beach.
"Hi," Lisa greeted brightly. Standing up she brushed the sand off of her and walked the short distance to Jackson.
"Having fun?" Jackson asked, his bright blue eyes seemed to glow with mischief
"Always," Lisa said wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a chaste kiss.
"Feel like going for a swim?" Jackson asked leaning into her.
"What if I said, no?" asked Lisa with a teasing smile.
"That's too bad then," Jackson replied with a devilish grin. He grabbed Lisa and held her in a fireman's carry and walked to the water with her squirming and fighting the whole time.
"Put me down," Lisa screamed in between her laughs. "I don't appreciate being carried like a sack of potatoes," Lisa said trying to sound indignant. That earned her a firm swat on the ass right before Jackson dropped her into the shallow water.
"Leese, you look like a drowned rat," Jackson said with his smirk.
Lisa grabbed his ankle and pulled Jackson down to her level. Jackson splashed water at Lisa and she did the same. When Jackson turned away, Lisa swam as fast as she could away from him. Jackson enjoyed the chase; Lisa was his favorite prey, because catching her was only half the battle. Subduing Lisa was the hard part.
When Jackson reached the spot Lisa had been swimming at, she was gone. Turning around full circle he didn't see her anywhere in the water. Jackson experienced a moment of panic at the idea that he had lost Lisa, but the rough tug on his ankle brought him back into the chase mode.
Swimming below the surface of the water Jackson was able to see his fleeing target. Lisa was a strong swimmer, but this was something that Jackson excelled at. Swimming deeper then Lisa, he quickly grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to the surface.
"Surrender?" he asked letting his lips hover over hers.
"Never," Lisa replied before smashing her lips onto his. She kissed him as savagely as he like to kiss her, running her fingers through his dark wet hair. Jackson held her around her waist and pressed into her.
"Ewww gross kissing," the kids on the beach, shouted.
"We have an audience," Jackson said, Lisa blushed and leaned her face into the crook of his neck.
"How about going inside? We can go upstairs and continue," Lisa suggested, still leaning into him.
"Not this time," Jackson replied. "We, my dear, are going out on a date tonight. If we go upstairs now, I can guarantee we will not be coming down until much later. I really want to take you out on a date, Leese," Jackson said, his eyes held an overwhelming sincerity.
"Oh Jackson. I love you so much," Lisa confessed before kissing him again.
"That still won't get me to skip our date," Jackson said in a low voice. Lisa smiled and kissed him again before swimming to shore. Jackson stayed behind for a minute just watching her. He felt awestruck that Lisa finally admitted her feelings for him. Jackson thought about what Shane said earlier. Marriage.
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Review Please?
Ok, so I don't really know what is going to happen at this point. So I leave it to the reviewers, should I go through with the marriage thing? I originally didn't plan to, but then one of my reviewers accused me of always having doomed relationships in my stories. I will leave it to yall to decide though.
Hidden-rose15: thanks a bunches for you review!
BregoBeauty: thank you, somebody asked me to bring Joe in and I deliver what my audience wants.
Erinmalay: I'm glad you loved it! Hope you continue to love it.
Julia Reis: you are a great reviewer, because of your detailed reviews. And you pick up on my subtleties…
Imshi: thanks; I really think Shane is actually developing quite nicely as a character.
Dave-The-Laugh's-NewHotness: thank you, I enjoyed their fight too. Possibly too much.
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Be11011: thank you a lot.
Hell0sunshine: I totally wrote this chapter for you and your questions. Jackson doesn't get rid of Joe (Lisa's father), Jackson kills a no name young man for James Bugler and scares James with his crazy behavior. And the letter was sent before the supposed betrayal and all that mess so that is why Lisa was still scared. And just because James Bugler is gone now, doesn't mean he will stay that way. Hope I clarified for you.
Lana: ah! The female fantasy, I love throwing those parts in there. Thank you for you wonderful review!
Fluffyisgod: I never noticed Cillian until Red Eye. And now I look back and I realize he is in a ton of movies I've seen, but I never gave him a second thought. Then he plays a violent sadist and Cillian has my absolute adoration.
Wenham-Wonderer: Thank you for your sweet review!
Ozme: What can I say? My characters like to play rough.
Trentaholic: that was the best review I think I have ever gotten. Thank you! I feel all appreciated. I agree with you, not enough people write about this couple, that was my whole purpose behind it. I wanted more and I had to get my fix, so I wrote fanfic that I would want to read and then I keep in mind everyone's reviews when I'm writing and try to write something for everyone. Again, thank you for you review! My ego has now swollen to immense proportions…
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