A/N Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Thanks to emptyvoices for her editing help. Sorry if the chapter title seems random or lame but my sister was having me listen to a song called Slow Motion-( i think it's by third eye blind) but itwas covered by Panic! at the Discoand it had very weird strangelyrics. I thought it kinda fit and I couldn't think of any thing else to name it.
Lisa waited for Jackson's return fearing what would happen when he came back. As time passed there was no sign of Jackson and Lisa began wondering if he was going to return. Maybe she would finally get a break from this dreadful nightmare she was forced to endure.
After spending hours alone within the confines of her room, Lisa lost track of time. Judging by the diminishing light outside, she figured it was getting late. Her stomach rumbled also reminded her that it had been awhile since she had last eaten.
Lisa had tried to force herself to stay awake incase Jackson decided to return but after several hours, Lisa found it increasingly difficult to keep her eyes open. All her attempts at escaping Jackson had left her feeling quite exhausted. Not even her concern about her daughter seemed to be able to keep her conscious at this point. She slowly drifted into an uneasy slumber.
Jackson had originally planned on going right back to Lisa's room until his cell phone rang and he knew it was probably best not ignore it. He walked out to the living room to take the call. The phone call took longer than he expected. It turned out it was an associate calling him about a possible job he might be interested in. It was late by the time he hung up and he ended up heading back to his own bedroom.
Fighting with Lisa had worn him out more than he realized and all he wanted to do now was sleep. Anyways his absence may end up helping his situation. Lisa would be left wondering when he was coming back and when he didn't she would mostly likely be scared about when he was planning on returning. He would have plenty of time to deal with Lisa later.
The next thing she knew, Jackson had entered the room. Lisa awoke to the sound of the door being opened and quickly pushed herself into a sitting position at the head of the bed.
"What do you want?" Lisa demanded
"I came to tell you that we're leaving." He replied shortly, opening the closet door to retrieve the suitcase he had tucked way in the closet.
"I'm not going." Lisa said adamantly.
"Yes, you are." Jackson's voice was filled with anger. "Unless you want to give me another reason to hurt Alexis?"
"You already broke her arm. What else could you possibly do to your daughter, Jack?" Lisa spat at him angrily
Jackson disregarded her comment and walked over towards the bed and pulled out the key to the handcuffs. "Now I'm going to unlock these but you're not going to run away."
Lisa shook her head violently in refusal to his command as he unlocked the cuffs.
Lisa rubbed at the chafed skin gingerly before Jackson roughly pulled her up from the bed and begin dragging her out of the room "Aren't you going to tell me where we're going?" she asked frantically. Her feet tripped on the floorboards as he shoved her towards the door of her daughter's room.
"We're done with stupid questions, Leese." He said shortly in reply. "Now go get Alexis and meet me out in the living room"
Lisa watched Jackson disappear down the hallway before opening the door. She slowly entered not wanting to scare her daughter and knelt down by the bed, gently stroking Alexis' hand in the effort to wake her.
"Mommy?" Alexis asked drowsily.
"Yes, honey it's me" Lisa said softly. "I need you come with me, okay?"
Alexis pushed herself into a sitting position and allowed her mother to pick her up. Resting her head on her mother's shoulder, Lisa was careful not to hurt her injured arm.
Lisa walked out to the living room dreading another encounter with Jackson. "Still not going to tell me where were going?"
"What did I just tell you, Leese?" Jackson asked irritably. Without speaking further he opened the front door and grabbed Lisa's arm to pull her towards the car.
He went around to the passenger side and opened the back door for Lisa to put Alexis in the car. Lisa stood outside the car unmoving.
"Problem?" Jackson asked sarcastically
"Toddlers generally sit in car seats and your car seems to be lacking one."
"Put her in the car Leese." Jackson said furiously when Lisa made no attempt to put Alexis in the back seat. "In the car now." Jackson repeated quietly, not wanting to attract any unwanted attention.
Lisa set Alexis down in the back seat and made sure she was buckled in securely. Jackson grabbed Lisa's arm pulling her out of the backseat as she tried to climb in next to her daughter. "You're sitting up front with me where I can keep an eye on you"
Lisa wrenched her arm away from Jackson and walked on her own to the front seat, sitting down.
Jackson quickly pulled out of the driveway and headed to the freeway in utter silence.
"You're not going to get away with this, Jack. Somebody will find us." Lisa said confidently staring out the window.
Jackson grabbed Lisa arm and yanked her towards him. "You're better off getting that idea out of your head. You're mine." he said forcefully before letting go her arm and turning his full attention back to the road.
She turned her attention back to the scenery outside and occasionally glanced back to check on her daughter. Alexis had been unusually quiet during the trip. Normally she grew bored quickly and often complained. Jackson had obviously frightened her into silence.
Lisa desperately tried to figure out a plan to get away from Jackson. Her biggest worry was making sure Alexis wouldn't get more injured in the process. After weighing her options she decided to act while Jackson was focused on driving. She lunged forwards and pulling the steering wheel towards her she attempted to maneuver the car off the road hoping to cause the vehicle to crash.
Jackson was too quick for Lisa though and he quickly jerked the steering wheel back towards him. "What the fuck do you think you're doing Leese?" he yelled angrily smacking Lisa across the face. She fell backwards and her head hit the window. "Are you trying to get us killed?"
Lisa rubbed her head gingerly feeling the agony of a headache starting to form. "No I wasn't trying to get us killed." She replied sarcastically "And you really should watch your language since Alexis is in the backseat" she snapped.
Jackson pulled the car over to the shoulder and parked.
"Why exactly are we stopping?" Lisa asked curiously
Jackson retrieved the same pair of handcuffs that he had used earlier. He then grabbed both of Lisa wrists securing the metal around one wrist and pulling the other side through the door handle and securing it around her other wrist. "Wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." he replied smugly, pocketing the key.
Lisa didn't resist Jackson's efforts this time fearful of his reaction if he lost his temper. Frantically, she racked her mind for a new plan of escape as Jackson continued to drive steadily towards their final destination.
The next chapter may be a little delayed. We're understaffed at the daycareI work at so it pretty much is taking over my life. School starts again in like two weeks so I'm going to be busy with that once it starts. Remember to review and tell me what you think.