Author's note: Oh my gosh Trudes shush i don't deserve those words! but thank you so much for the encouragement! it means a lot! also thanks for the song suggeston, I dont know if ill use it but i could be used.
also i wanna say ive ffigured out what Jackson's job is going to be. i dont wanna spoil anything about it tho.
In addition i have drawn a sketch of the layout of Blake and Lisa's home. If you want to see it I'll be posting a link on my profile.
the song for this chapter is Scared by Three Days Grace.
Idk if this will ever be relivent but Gunther and Blake are long time friends and Gunther's first name is Daniel aka Caraline's ex Danny. I saw a cchanceto connect stuff and took it.
I'm really sorry about this chapter tho guys cause I've had it written I was just too lazy to type it. I'm so so so so so so so so so sorry guys, I coulda had this up sooner but i didnt.
Disclaimer: I own Blake, Ryean and the random hotel employee, everything else belongs to other people.
Lisa walked in the door of her house. "John? You home?" She hollered as she set her purse down. She didn't have work that day so she'd been out with Cynthia.
"Yeah I'm here." Blake said, walking down the hall.
Lisa didn't look at him as he entered the room. Instead she sat down on the couch. "We need to talk."
Blake nodded and sat down next to her, "What's wrong?"
"I was at dad's yesterday and saw something on the news." Blake nodded, letting her know he's listening. "It was a list of people who escaped the prison."
Blake sighed "You saw that Jackson's out."
Lisa nodded "Why didn't you tell me?"
He ran his hand over his face, "I didn't want to scare you. I know he did a lot of bad things to you and I didn't want you worrying over him."
Lisa sighed and took a minute before answering. Her first thought was to argue that Jackson also did a lot of good but decided against that, "So you lied to me?"
Blake sighed and looked at the ground "I'm sorry Leese, I shouldn't have lied but I didn't want you scared of every little thing."
Lisa leaned away from him slightly, offended that he'd assume she's scared. "I'm not scared of every little thing John. I'm scared of Jackson coming after you."
Blake looked back at her "You don't need to worry about me. We're doing everything we can to get him locked up again."
Lisa scoffed and stood up, walking to the window that faced the street. "You won't be able to catch him. He's not a common thief."
Blake nodded, even though Lisa's back was to him, "I know, which is why we're trying as hard as we can to get to him." a moment passes and Lisa didn't respond. "Leese?"
"Come here."
Blake stood up and walked over to the window "What is it?"
"That Beamer, it's too nice to be living around here." Lisa said, her eyes glued to the silver car.
Blake looked out the window "Yeah. This may not be the worst neighborhood but it's not that nice."
Lisa turned her back to the window, "John," he voice was shaking now "Jackson had a silver Beamer, just like that one."
Blake pulled her to his chest in a protective hug. "We don't know that that's him."
Lisa pulled away slightly, "I'm going to stay with my dad tonight, to see if he follows."
"Do you want me to drive you over?" Blake offered.
Lisa shook her head "No, I'll drive myself." she said, walking down the hallway to pack an overnight back. When she saw Blake leaning in the doorway she added "I've got work in the morning so I'll be headed straight there."
Blake nodded "Be careful." he warned. Lisa nodded but didn't say anything as she packed her bag.
Lisa woke up the next morning and quickly got dressed. She ate in her dad's kitchen. Breakfast alone gave her time to think again. Being in her dad's home though kept her mind off Jackson. A few times he came to mind but she pushed the thoughts away. Lisa knew the thoughts would tear her apart, and she'd promised Cynthia she wouldn't let that happen. When she finished eating she cleaned her dishes and returned them to the cabinets.
On the drive over to the hotel she had to force herself to be calm every time she saw a silver car. When she got to the hotel and clocked in she peeked at Cynthia's time card. She sighed when her friend wasn't clocking in, and therefore not at the hotel. She walked to the front desk and saw a note with her name on it next to a computer. On the outside someone had written "Lisa, some guy left this for you. He left it right after you left day before yesterday."
Lisa unfolded it and read the inside. "I still care Leese," She dropped the note on the counter. Only two people call her Leese, Blake and Jackson. Obviously Blake hadn't left it, he had no reason to leave a note. So it had to be Jackson. Lisa automatically scanned the lobby. People were moving about, a few sitting in chairs with laptops but no sign of Jackson. She turned to a nearby co-worker "Anna, do you know who left this note for me?"
The woman shook her head "No idea. You could ask security, see if they know anything."
Lisa nodded, shoving the note in her pocket and taking it with her. A minute later she was knocking on a door labeled "Head of Security: Ryean Van Tuyl" When the door opened Ryean asked "Lisa, what can I do for you?" He was shorter than Lisa, but not by much, and had ginger hair that sort of spiked up. It made him look younger than he really was.
"There was a note left for me the day before yesterday and I was wondering if you had seen who left it." she explained.
He took a minute to think, "I can't remember anything specific, with how many people come and go. But if you'd like we can take a look at the security tapes."
Lisa nodded "That's be nice."
He nodded and led her through the building to the security room. He pulled out the tapes and put them in the player. "It's no problem."
The video fast forwarded, showing people move about the lobby. Eventually they saw Lisa exit the hotel and a moment later Jackson walked up to the counter with a note. Lisa turned away from the screen. "Oh great." she muttered.
Ryean looked at her, "'Oh great' what? How do you know this guy?"
Lisa looked at him "It's a long story. Any chance we can see the parking lot right after this? So I can see what car he's driving?" she asked.
He nodded and switched the tapes, fast forwarding to the right time. As Lisa expected he climbed into a Beamer. The video was in black and white but Lisa had no doubt it was silver. "Are you in some kind of trouble?" he asked.
Lisa bit her lip "Don't worry about it. Cops are already involved, I don't need anymore help."
He nodded and stopped the tape "You want me to keep an eye out for this guy at the hotel?" he asked, tapping the screen with his knuckle.
"No I'm fine, I can keep an eye out myself."Lisa said.
"No offence but when you're working you don't always pay attention. I mean this guy was there all day and you didn't notice." he switched back to the other tape and backed it up to when Lisa and Cynthia were behind him talking. "You were that close and didn't notice him."
Lisa sighed and thought about it for a minute. He had a point, she'd stood that close to him and never knew it. It clicked in her brain that he'd heard her say there's no reason he would still care. That's why he left a note saying he still cares. Lisa looked at Ryean and nodded "You know what if you could keep an eye out for him that'd be nice."
Ryean nodded "Alright. If I see him I'll ask him to leave."
Lisa shook her head "No don't do that. He's smart, he'd have a way to be sure he can't leave. Just tell me if you see him."
He wanted to question her but decided against it. She had her reasons and he would respect that. "Alright."
Lisa nodded and said "Thanks." before walking back to the front desk. She pulled out the note and read it again. I still care Leese. It was definitely Jackson's handwriting. It was neat, but yet slightly excited. Perhaps it was just in Lisa's head but it was enough to make her wonder. If he was excited, why? Because once again he could torment her and play with her emotions? It's not like he actually has any positive feelings towards Lisa. She'd been a job that got out of hand so he decided to have some fun. Before her thoughts could go any farther a woman walked up to the desk, needing something. Lisa shoved the note in her pocket and turned to help the woman.
At the end of the day Lisa went home. She's seen Blake's car in the garage when she got home. "John I'm home," she hollered as she walked in.
She heard him holler back "I'm in the living room."
She stopped in the bedroom to set down her purse then walked into the living room. When she got there she found him on the computer.
What are you working on?" she asked.
"Creating profiles for work." he said, typing something into a word document.
Lisa looked over his shoulder to see exactly what he was doing. He had a word document open with a note at the side of the screen. The note was a list of names, among them were the names Jackson Rippner and Caraline Liscomb. "Shouldn't you have the profiles from the breakout?" she asked.
Blake stopped typing "This isn't the breakout specifically, it's just criminals who didn't finish their jail time." he explained.
Lisa nodded, looking at the screen. He had Caraline's profile open, "You're looking for ways to keep Jackson away from me aren't you?"
Blake looked at her "Yes I am. I'm scared he's going to hurt you or take you from me." he said.
"I've dealt with him in the past, I can do it again." she said, wanting to get Blake's focus away from Jackson.
"Leese I trust you, honestly. But he knows how to manipulate you. I have to stop him, by any means necessary." he said.
Lisa glanced at the screen "Is that why you're looking at Caraline's profile?" she asked.
Blake nodded "She might know some way to get an advantage over him."
Lisa walked over to the couch and sat down. "She won't, even if she does she won't tell a cop."
Blake walked over to sit on the coffee table in front of Lisa "You forget I wasn't always one of the good guys. I know how to find her, and get info from her."
Lise sighed "John listen to me. Don't go back there. You got stuck once, don't do it again."
"I was teenager then, it won't happen again." he grabbed her hands, "I'm not losing you Leese."
"John, if you go outside the law to get Jackson you'll be no better than him and lose me anyway." Lisa said strictly. She stood up to leave, wanting to avoid a fight.
As she entered the hallway she heard Blake speak again. "Lisa, are you scared of Jackson or are you in love with him?" he asked.
Lisa felt a lump in her throat form. She'd been asking herself that same thing, because the more she thought about it the more she realized she's not scared of Jackson. She's scared because if faced with a choice she wouldn't automatically pick Blake over Jackson. She took a breath before saying "Both." and continuing to her room. She locked the door and slid to the floor. As she sat there tears started falling from her eyes. She'd admitted to her husband she's in love with another man.
Author's note: Ok so the ended was interesting. Please people, tell me what you think. I wanna know!
also again im sorry about the lateness of this chapter. i feel really bad about the delay