"I just have to check on Carly, make yourself at home." Jason said opening the door to his penthouse for her. She gazed around the room after he left smiling when she noticed the pool table. She barley knew Jason but, from what she knew the place seemed very him, direct and to the point. She placed her small bag down and sank into the comfortable leather sofa.
Jason walked into the other penthouse only to be ambushed by Carly.
"Where have you been? Is everything ok? Where's Elizabeth? What did Sonny say to tell her?" Carly rattled off questions quicker than Jason could answer.
"Calm down." He demanded pulling her over to the couch and gently shoving her onto it. "Sonny's fine, Elisabeth's fine, she's actually across the hall."
"Really?" carly began her eyes lighting up. "I knew you like her."
"W-what?" Jason stuttered. "It has nothing to do with that. She needs to stay somewhere safe, and it would to hard for her to stay with you here."
"So you offered to let her stay with you." Carly finished for him. "Now why would you do that? You could have put her up anywhere, stuck her in a safe house, admit it, you like her."
"She's Sonny's sister." Jason replied.
"So?" Carly asked.
"Drop it Carly." Jason demanded. "I have enough to deal with right now."
"Fine, I'll drop it." Carly began. "For now."
"We can't tell her anything. It's to risky now." Jason explained.
"What!" Carly exclaimed. "How can Sonny do that to her."
"Trust me, he's not thrilled about it but, we can't risk any more surprises. If we mess up now lives are on the line." Jason replied.
"Ok." Carly relented. "I don't like it but I guess I understand."
"Tomorrow I have to meet with the five families, I need you to promise me you wont leave the penthouse." Jason began. "I'm not sure how they'll react yet and I don't want you to be in any danger."
"Ok, I promise." Carly replied. "I hope Sonny knows what he's doing."
"So do I." Jason replied walking out the door.
He walked into his penthouse only to find Elizabeth curled up on the sofa asleep. Silently he walked over and picked her up and carried her upstairs. He placed her on the bed in the guest room covering her with a blanket before leaving.
"She's Sonny's sister." He quietly reminded himself before going into his own room. It seemed as if he'd just fallen asleep when he was jolted awake by screaming. He jumped out of bed and raced across the hall bursting into the guest room with his gun drawn prepared for anything, except there wasn't anything there. Elizabeth was thrashing around trying to free herself from the tangle the blanket had become crying out in her sleep. He quickly placed his gun atop the dresser before walking over to the bed and gently shaking her.
"Elizabeth, wake up." he called softy trying to gently wake her but, it only seemed to worsen the situation. Her eyes flew open and in the darkness she could make out a man sitting on the edge of her bed leaning over her.
"Get off me, don't touch me!" She screamed pushing him away as she tried to kick her legs free of the blanket.
"It's just me." Jason replied quickly jumping off the bed and flipping on the light. "You were having a nightmare."
"Jason." Elizabeth began confused as she finally freed herself of the covers. She glanced around the room trying to figure out where she was and how she'd gotten there. Last thing she remembered was falling asleep on the sofa.
"You were asleep, I carried you up here." Jason quickly explained sensing her confusion. "I'm sorry I scared you."
"It's not your fault." Elizabeth began. "I'm sorry I woke you up."
"No problem, you ok?" Jason asked.
"Yeah." Elizabeth replied sitting up. "I'm fine, it was just a dream." She said giving him a fake smile, one she'd perfected over the years. Jason knew she was lying, but decided not to push her instead he discreetly retrieved his gun pausing in her doorway.
"If you need anything, I'm right across the hall."
"Thanks, I'll be ok." She replied as he left.
The next morning Jason woke surprised to find Elizabeth already up in the kitchen.
"I made coffee." She said as he walked in, "I don't drink it, so it might be bad."
"Thanks." Jason replied pouring himself a cup.
"You didn't have any food, so I borrowed some eggs from Carly." Elizabeth began as she moved around the kitchen. "I wasn't sure how you liked them."
"You didn't have to make me breakfast." Jason began.
"I wanted to." Elizabeth interrupted. "You don't really seem like the suit and tie type." She remarked taking in his attire as she placed a plate in front of him.
"I'm not." Jason replied. "I have a meeting today, about that, I need you too."
"Stay in the apartment, I know. Carly already told me." Elizabeth interrupted.
"Just until I get done." Jason replied. "I know there's not much to do here but,"
"It's ok." She interrupted. "I understand." Jason was surprised he'd expected a fight, at least some pouting.
"I should get going." Jason began.
"You haven't eaten yet." Elizabeth protested.
"I don't usually eat breakfast." Jason began.
"Well, you should. It's the most important meal of the day." Elizabeth replied.
"Says who." Jason asked.
"Says me." Elizabeth said defiantly.
"Well, I guess I can't argue with that." Jason said with a small smile.
"You could try Morgan, But you wouldn't win." Elizabeth replied triumphantly.
