Chapter 2

With raised eyebrows Jason repeated "Elizabeth….." If he was expecting that this Elizabeth would embellish on this new information he just received he was sadly mistaken.

The only response he received was a curt nod and a "Yes."

Since she first walked into the room all he seemed to do was stare at her with a little bit of curiosity and expectance. It seemed like Jason expected her to fill him with useless stories and explain what they were to each other. If it had been three or maybe four years ago Elizabeth would have jumped at the chance, but now she had no clue as to what to do. How could she explain to him what they were to each other when she had no clue herself? Were they friends, or merely acquaintances who said hi when passing each other on the street, or sat down for a cup of coffee in Kelly's if they ever seemed to run into each other. If he asked then she would try to explain to him how they knew each other, until then she would just let him "be."

"That's it?"

"Yup, well my last name is Webber." She replied hoping that this little stalling technique would throw him off for now.

Two could play at that game "So I'm not going to get a heartfelt story about how we know each other?"

"Not unless you ask." Please don't ask, please don't ask, please don't..

"Good. No offense or anything but for right now could we just not get into our history or anything?"

Thank God "Whatever you want. I'm sure this….situation your in has got to be very hard. I don't want to add to the confusion that you are most likely going through right now. Not that I have the slightest clue as to what you are going through. But if you just ever need someone to listen to you." It might have been pushing it, but Elizabeth thought it best to leave that last part open for his interpretation.

It was at that moment that Elizabeth realized she had not moved from the spot that she first occupied. "I guess I'll just set up your IV so you can get your treatment and go home." She stated as she walked towards him.

Home. Where the hell was that? Was the Penthouse supposed to be home? Was… Jason couldn't go further with his thoughts because at that moment the door was thrown open and another petite brunette walked in. He couldn't help it; he cringed once he saw her. It was true that she was the one who was with him when he woke up, and she did seem to care. Jason felt sorry for her because every time he was with her she cried and told him how she couldn't lose him. But every time he turned around there she was. Maybe they were something together, but for gods sake she needed to give him room to breathe.

He didn't seem to be the only one in the room to tense up at Sam's arrival; Elizabeth stilled in her movements for a split second but then returned to her task at hand. It was odd how he could take in almost every detail of his surroundings, but that must be what came with the territory of being Sonny's right hand man, a mob enforcer.

"Hey Jason, how are you doing? You left for your appointment without telling me, I wanted to come and sit with you" Sam greeted as she walked up to him and put her hand on his forearm.

She always had to touch him. For some reason that bothered the hell out of him, but to keep the peace and the water works down he just didn't tell her to stop.

He was more than happy to sit with himself but that was just another concept she didn't seem to grasp. "Yeah well…" Thank goodness for Elizabeth at that moment because she saved him from the grueling task of explaining himself.

"Sorry but I have to get this set up." When Elizabeth tried to move to Jason's side Sam didn't seem to want to budge. "Excuse me Sam but I need to get to Jason." She supplied with ease and it looked like it probably took a Herculean effort on Sam's part to let another person near him.

As she moved to the foot of the bed she traveled her hand down his leg and let it rest on his ankle. Sam continued on still with no acknowledgement to Elizabeth in the room. "I was wondering if after this treatment you would want to go somewhere just the two of us and we could talk….about us? You haven't remembered anything yet and I thought it would be best if I explained things to you and maybe that would trigger some type of memory of you and me."

Apparently Sam figured the only thing important in his life worth remembering was his love for her.

Just when he was about to reply he was distracted by another touch. Except this one wasn't as nerve racking, it made him feel a little bit of a pull. Elizabeth gently rolled up his sleeve in order to inject his IV. If she felt whatever he was feeling she didn't show it.

Elizabeth mistook his shiver as that of coldness and apologized "Sorry but my hands are cold, I probably should have warned you." And she would have too if a certain someone would've stopped badgering Jason for a second.

Choosing to let her think that was the reason, he turned his head to reassure her when he made eye contact for the second time since she entered the room, at that moment he couldn't quite explain the feeling that was running through him. Her eyes seemed to communicate so many things to him in that moment. Sympathy, reassurance, but also…. Understanding? With a slight curve of his lips he replied "That's ok."

Sam was getting a little annoyed at being ignored so she decided to continue while raising her eyebrows to emphasize her question "So what do you say?"

With a sigh of reluctance Jason replied with the only thing he could think of "Fine."

Once again Elizabeth noticed the tension in the room rise a little and decided it would be best if she left. "Well I'm all done here. Just sit tight, let the medication run through your system and your doctor will be with you in a little bit to discuss how things are going."

For some odd reason Jason didn't want her to leave him alone with Sam but decided to keep it to himself. "Thanks." With that she walked towards the door turned to Jason and smiled, "See you later." And for the first time since he could remember Jason was looking forward to later.

The second Elizabeth reluctantly left Jason's room she was grabbed from behind and her back collided with someone's chest.

"Hey there I was looking for you." Was the whispered and erotic statement right next to the shell of her ear that sent chills down her spine.

Turning around in his arms she smiled with ease and relief to see that it was him "Hey Lucky what are you doing here?"

"Well I'm on lunch break right now and I would love nothing more than to spend my time with my beautiful fiancé while eating gross hospital food"

Giving him a quick kiss and a killer smile she answered "Ohhhh well I would love that too just let me finish my rounds and we can go to lunch." Pulling out of his arms after another chaste kiss they turned and walked to the nurse's station.

During their cute little reunion neither seemed to notice the man covered in tattoos walk out of another hospital room. Any other person would have walked away and ignored the attractive couple, but Manny Ruiz wasn't every other person. He had just finished a quick visit with his injured brother who was in the hospital and facing trial because of Spencer. No, Ruiz didn't walk away he had a special interest in this couple.

'Don't get to comfortable Spencer, your time will come.' Ruiz thought as he watched them walk away hand in hand. In his mind he was already devising a plan as to how he was going to make Officer Shithead suffer.

After his appointment and another long discussion with Tony as to how his situation was very critical, Jason and Sam headed back to the Penthouse. She wanted to take him somewhere special for the two of them. But where could they go? They didn't really have any special place. The best she could come up with was ordering Chinese food and hopefully triggering some type of memory of the time he proposed to her.

Putting the phone back on the receiver Sam turned to face Jason's back as he looked at the pictures on the fireplace. "Well the food should be here in about forty-five minutes." All she got in return was a simple shrug of his shoulders. Growing uneasy she walked up to him a placed what she thought was a reassuring hand on his shoulder and asked "Are you okay? Did what Tony say at your appointment upset you? Please Jason tell me what is going on I want to help you."

'No' he thought bitterly, she just wanted him to remember so he could be the man she loved. As he turned around to face her he shrugged off her hand and was about to tell her to just leave him alone, but once he saw the hurt in her eyes he didn't want to upset her further. "There wasn't anything new that Tony said. My life is in danger, I can't remember a damn thing about myself, and what I know so far I don't like."

Feeling her eyes water Sam placed both hands on his chest "That's because you have only heard a small portion of who you are. Let me help you. Let me tell you about our love for each other and how we got this way."

Not being able to stand the contact and the look of hope in her eyes Jason turned away and walked towards the pool table. "I just…" not being able to come up with any reason as to why he didn't want to hear about his 'love' for her he caved "you can try, but I can't…" giving a huff of annoyance he turned to face her and continued "I can't stand to see the look in your eyes when you realize I can't remember you. Everyone wants me to remember them, but I can't, and there is always this look of disappointment in their eyes when they realize that."

Noticing the wounded look in his eyes but finally feeling as if she was finally getting somewhere, she decided to jump at the chance to recall their undying love. "Would you please sit down?" When he walked over to the couch she sat right next to him. She was about to caress his cheek when she looked into his impatient eyes and thought better of it. Now that she had his attention she didn't know where to start.

She was staring at him and it made him uneasy. He just wished she would begin so he could get this over with. She seemed hesitant at first but once she started she didn't seem to want to stop. She told him about how they started as friends, but because of their love for her child they grew to love each other. She recounted the events of loosing the baby and how they grieved for her, their, child and grew close. Even though it was suppose to be his life with her he couldn't help but look at the position from an outsider's perspective. It seemed that they grew close out of grief. They needed someone to lean on and who best to lean on then someone who knew what you were going through? He couldn't help but wonder if the baby didn't die, or if he didn't decide to play hero and claim to be the baby's father, would they have developed these feelings for each other?

It was when she got to the part of his nephew/one time son, Michael's, kidnapping that he grew uncomfortable. For some reason he couldn't listen anymore, he didn't want to listen anymore. She was in the middle of explaining how he was the only one who believed she didn't kidnap Kristina when he stood abruptly.

"Jason what's wrong? What's going on?" Concern was etched all over her face but he didn't care to ease it.

"I gotta..I have to get out of here." The walls were slowly closing in on him and it was getting harder to breathe "I just, I need air."

Rising she walked towards him "Ok 'I'll go with you."

Before she could reach him he was already at the door opening it "Alone" and with that he was gone.

Her lunch with Lucky ended short because he was called into the station. She finished up for the day and was about to leave when yet another handsome man approached her. At one time she might have been pleased to see Jax, but right now, because of this unlikely situation they were all in, she just wanted to run as far away as possible.

Giving his all famous cocky smile Jax approached Elizabeth "Hello Elizabeth I was looking for you." He seemed to be oozing with confidence and that just seemed to annoy her all the more.

"That seems to be the running comment for the day" was all she was going to give him as she started for the elevators.

"What?"

"Never mind," Turning to face him she continued "Look Jax I'm tired, I've had a long day, I just want to go pick up my son go home and put my feet up. What is it that you want now?"

Choosing to ignore her feisty attitude he answered her question, "I have a proposition for you…"

"Not interested"

That attitude was really starting to get on his nerve but he still hedged on "Just hear me out ok. If you do that I will leave you alone...for now." He added as she raised her eyebrows giving him silent permission to go on. "As you are well aware of I married a whore who will jump into any bed with any man if he paid enough attention to her." When she was about to interrupt him again he continued on quickly. "Believe me Elizabeth I did not sign myself up for this hell of a marriage knowing this about Courtney. I truly loved her. My best intentions were to make her life happy and for the two of us to raise this baby. Why should I be punished because her insecurities caused her to jump into bed with Nicholas and then shove it in my face?"

She was starting to soften but apparently he didn't notice because he went on and opened his big mouth prompting her to put her defense back on. "I will give you five million dollars for this child if you do not fight me for custody."

Placing a hand on her forehead she tried to process this ridiculous concept "Excuse me?" It was a harsh whisper and yet another thing Jax seemed to overlook.

"Its simple once this baby is born you will receive five million dollars and you can't fight me for custody."

"I am not going to sell this baby to you." Elizabeth shook her head with anger and fatigue.

"What do you mean you are not going to sell this baby to me?" He stepped closer so that the people who were stopping to stare at them wouldn't hear the conversation. "What do you think this whole arrangement is. I gave you and Lucky money for you to have my child which you were then going to hand over to me. How is this any different? I am just offering more money."

Tired of the same argument, and a little annoyed that she saw his point Elizabeth looked at him shook her head and walked away. "Just…I need to be by myself right now Jax." And with that she was gone.

Elizabeth Webber was pissed.

She was pissed because Courtney and Nicholas started this downward spiral with their inability to resist each other, she was pissed because Jax was constantly scheming up ways to take this baby, but she was mostly pissed at herself for the way she was acting. If she sat down and really looked at the situation she couldn't blame Jax. His wife cheated on him with her best friend's husband and he just wanted to be a father to this child. She was a single mother so what gave her the right to refuse to let Jax be a single father. Now she was even more pissed because she was starting to see Jax's point.

She was walking along the docks so caught up in her own thoughts that she didn't notice the man standing right in front of her. With all of her gracefulness she ran straight into one of the most muscular chests she had ever had the pleasure of bumping into. "Ump…" was all she could say when two strong arms encircled her waist. The heat was slowly rising into her cheeks when she looked up and apologized "I'm so sorry" when her eyes made their final destination she was met with two familiar stormy ice blue eyes "Jason?"

"Elizabeth."