Thanks for the reviews/follows/favorites as always. To the guest (meridian) who was confused by the scene between chapter 21 & 22, I reread both chapters and even asked another friend who faithfully reads this story, and we're a bit confused why you'd be puzzled regarding the story scene. Please know that I always state the scene in *** and a line when it's another scene. I'm not sure what else you mean. If you have any other concerns, please PM me and we can talk. Thanks for the feedback.

This is a dark chapter but it gets better. Enjoy.

Title: Studio Love

Chapter 23

***Kelly's***

(Elizabeth was getting more scared by the minute. She was right! Lucky raped her when she was fifteen. How could he do that to her? What kind of sick person does that to someone they know? She honestly didn't think that Lucky was capable of that. Boy, was she wrong! She shakes her head as she tried to contain her worries. She was failing miserably, though)

Liz: "I-I want you to leave…now."

(Lucky shakes his head as he walks closer to her until just the counter was between them)

Lucky: "What's the fun in that, Lizzie?"

(Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she wondered how it all came to this. The Lucky Spencer she remembered wasn't perfect, but at least he had a heart. Now? She didn't recognize him. He was a total stranger to her. She shakes her head and spoke in a sad tone)

Liz: "How could you hurt me like that, Lucky? What-What happened to you?"

Lucky: (sighs) "When my parents were younger, my dad raped my mother. They later got married and I was positive that the same thing would happen for you and me." (smiles) "I would have helped you through it. In the end, we would grow closer and get married."

Liz: (scoffs incredulously) "Lucky, you're delusional! There is no fucking way that I would've turned to you in the end. You're-You're crazy!"

(Lucky shrugs his shoulders and tilts his head, speaking matter of factly)

Lucky: "It doesn't matter now. I'll have you, whether you like it or not."

(She tried to figure out the best way to get away from him. She looks around without moving her head. He laughs as if he could read her mind)

Lucky: "There's no escaping me, Lizzie. I will have you and there's nothing that you can do about it."

(She casually walks to the end of one side of the counter that was close to the stairs that leads to the small apartments, hoping she'd throw him off. After she does that, she runs to the end of the other side of the counter and makes a beeline for the door. However, Lucky captures her)

Liz: "No!"

Lucky: (chuckles evilly) "I got you, Lizzie!"

(As she tries to escape from his clutches, she screams)

Liz: "You will NEVER have me again, you fucking asshole! I won't let you!"

Lucky: "Tough luck. You're mine for the taking, you little whore."

(She tries to fight him off as best she could, but he was overpowering her. She manages to punch him in the nose during the struggle. Afterwards, he grabs her arms and speaks in a warning tone)

Lucky: "You deserve to get what I'm about to do to you, you bitch."

(Despite her best attempts, he pins her to the floor. She shouts with all her strength)

Liz: "Someone! Please help me!"

(Lucky slaps her across the face to shut her up. He starts to unzip and unbutton her pants. Before Lucky can finish his mission, someone bursts through the front door, revealing Jason. Jason immediately sees Lucky over Elizabeth. Jason grabs Lucky and the two are face to face. Jason talks in a deathly voice)

Jason: "You may have hurt Elizabeth years ago, you fucking prick. But, you won't be doing it again!"

(Lucky laughs in response and spoke)

Lucky: "You will NEVER be able to erase what I did to Lizzie, Morgan! She's broken and deserves what I'm about to do to her."

Jason: (shakes his head) "Maybe I can't erase it, but I won't let you repeat what you did."

(Jason punches Lucky in the eye, then kicks him in the groin. Lucky bends over and touches his manhood in pain. Jason takes his gun out of his jeans pocket)

Jason: "I've been wanting to do this for a long time."

(He points his gun at Lucky, his target, and shoots him in the forehead. After Lucky's lifeless body falls to the floor, Jason helps Elizabeth up from the ground. They embrace the other)

Liz: "Thank you for rescuing me."

Jason: "I'm glad that I got here in time. You will never need to be afraid of him again, baby. I'm here and always will be here."

Liz: (confused) "How did you know to save me?"

Jason: "Carly knew what Lucky did to you when you were a teen. She overheard him and Sarah in his room yelling at each other. Sarah threatened to tell everyone what he did. When Carly confronted Sarah in the hallway, she asked what Carly was going to do. Carly made it clear that Lucky needs to tell the truth and own up to what he did."

Liz: "When Lucky said, in a dark tone, that he wanted me, I-I had a flashback to the night in question. In the flashback, he said in a dark tone as he threw me in the bushes…'I want you, Lizzie'…it all hit me. I don't know why I didn't remember it before, Jason. Maybe if I had remembered it, I could have prevented this from happening."

(Jason rests his hand on his girl's right cheek and caresses it, tilting his head sadly)

Jason: "Baby, you probably repressed that part of the attack. It's not uncommon for you to repress something bad that happened to you. Don't be so hard on yourself, baby."

Liz: (tearfully) "I just feel like an idiot, Jayse. I feel I should have remembered it all before now."

Jason: "Listen to me, baby. When someone goes through a traumatic event, like you did, it's perfectly normal for your mind to block things out. It happens. Your brain will remember the leftover details when it's ready. It may have taken years for it to happen, but you remembered, sweetie. What matters is you remembered."

Liz: (nods) 'I see your point. I wish it would have happened a long time ago, though."

(She can't help but chuckle, causing him to laugh in reply)

Jason: "I bet we all wish that we could remember every detail of things in life. Hell, with my line of work with Sonny, there's things my brain probably blocks out because it was either too traumatic or because of my many concussions when in fights with the enemy."

Liz: (smirks) "Oh, Morgan, you're one of a kind." (laughs) "Your line of work definitely does come with it's challenges. But, I wouldn't trade you for anything or change you for anything in the world."

(She leans forward and kisses him, which he gladly reciprocates)

Liz: "I love you, babe."

Jason: "I love you, too. Always and forever." (tenderly) "You're my world, Elizabeth Imogene Webber." (shakes his head) "I have no plans on ever letting you go. You're mine for life."

Liz: (giggles) "I'm not going anywhere, Morgan. I'm yours for life." (nods & smiles) "You're my best friend, my confidant, my lover, and everything else."

(They share a passionate kiss before talking again)

Jason: (rolls his eyes) "I guess I better call it in…what happened with Spencer tonight. Do I want to?"

Liz: (raises her eyebrows) "I hope he goes to hell for what he did to me. Yeah, we better call it in. Otherwise, we'll be accused of withholding evidence."

Jason: (nods) "True."

(They leave the café, hand in hand. Jason makes the call on the way home. He wasn't sorry that Spencer was killed because of him. He just felt bad that his girl went through another traumatic event. However, it was over and done with…finally)

Chapter 23 Done

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