Chapter Five

"Is that a bite mark?" Penny a fellow waitress asked with a gasp as she looked closely at Elizabeth's neck.

"Maybe." Elizabeth replied nonchalantly with a shrug.

"Oh my god! It is. Who bit you? Please tell me it wasn't Lucky. Even better tell me it was that adonis that comes in here and waits for you." Penny begged with a grin.

"Absolutely not. I would never get back with Lucky." Elizabeth gasped in dismay and disgust.

"Thank god. Now about the hottie. Did he do this?" Penny asked pumping Elizabeth for details on the new man that had been hanging around.

"Maybe." Elizabeth teased, not wanting to share about Jason, not even with her friend.

"Maybe? Elizabeth, you have to tell me." Penny pleaded.

"No, I don't." Elizabeth denied. "Besides this is more fun."

"You are so mean." Penny pouted softly as she watched Elizabeth.

"I know." Elizabeth giggled. Before she could continue speaking Lucky walked in the door. Jason had really done a number on the younger man.

"What happened to you Lucky?" Penny asked as she stared at the banged and bruised idiot that was Lucky Spencer.

"Why don't you ask Elizabeth? It was her boyfriend that did this." Lucky spat as he glared at Elizabeth, just waiting for her to try and deny that Jason had put his hands on him and beaten him for no reason.

"Jason hit you? What did you do to deserve it?" Elizabeth asked sharply, and with no concern for the little jackass.

"Nothing." Lucky denied quickly and then dropped his head.

"Nothing? You were following me!" Elizabeth spat in a loud voice.

"I just wanted to make sure you..." he tried to explain as he glanced up at Elizabeth.

"Liar! What is wrong with you; we're over." Elizabeth snapped. 'Why can't he just leave me the hell alone?' she asked herself yet again.

"Elizabeth..." he said almost begging.

"You slept with my sister." she snarled. "What did you think I was going to do?"

"I'm sorry that was a mistake." he said as if that little fact didn't matter in the least.

"Damn right it was. Now leave me alone." Elizabeth yelled and then turned away.

"Eliz..." Lucky said pleadingly as he felt a hand clamp down on his wrist.

"The lady said leave her alone." he snapped as he reached out and grabbed the younger mans arm and pulled it away from the small waitress.

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When Jason woke up he was already on edge. He wondered if Elizabeth would call him. He wondered why he cared so much. 'Idiot. She could have been ours. Why did you stop?' The beast growled still angry about last night.

Jason clenched his jaw willing the voice to stop. He didn't have answers to any of the questions it was asking. He didn't have answers for his own. Jason's normally dreamless sleep was filled with images of him and Elizabeth. Because of which he woke up more frustrated than he had been the night before.

Thankfully Sonny was gone. Jason wondered for a moment where his mentor was then brushed it off and sat down at his desk and found a note "We need to talk." Jason immediately recognized Sonny's handwriting. He knew Sonny would want to talk about Elizabeth and about the two bodies he left in the park. More questions he didn't have answers to.

Jason ran a hand over his face and groaned. He couldn't make sense of anything. He hadn't felt this confused since... Courtney.

There was a twinge of regret when he thought about his sire. Courtney was a beautiful blonde with light blue eyes. Her beauty was what attracted him in the beginning. When she turned him he hated her. Jason became violent and nearly uncontrollable. If it weren't for Sonny Jason had no idea how he might have ended up.

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"Thank you, but Lucky's pretty harmless." Elizabeth said with a warm smile as she looked at the dark headed gentleman.
"Harmless? He grabbed you. Besides Jason wouldn't forgive me if I allowed something to happen to you." he said quickly as he looked at the beautiful brunette that Jason had become so taken with. He could certainly understand the attraction, she was exquisite

"You know Jason?" she asked eyes wide in surprise.

"I'm his... mentor." Sonny explained tentatively.

"Oh. Do you want anything?" Elizabeth asked wanting Jason's mentor to like her.

"Just to meet you and now I have. That boy, did Jason do that to him?" Sonny asked suddenly as he watched her closely.

"I think so. Lucky followed me home last night and Jason caught him." Elizabeth explained with a shrug.

"You're not angry with Jason?" he asked in dismay.

"Why would I be? He was just protecting me" Elizabeth said with a raised brow.

"I can see why Jason likes you." Sonny admitted with a grin, twin dimples shining.

"I like him too." Elizabeth admitted with a blush.

"That looks painful did Jason do that?" Sonny asked as his eyes locked on her shoulder where Jason had nipped her with his teeth.

"I..." Elizabeth stammered, not really wanting to answer.

"Leave her alone Sonny." Jason ordered with a snarl as he walked in the door.

"I'm not going to hurt her. We were just talking." Sonny replied never taking his eyes off of the lovely brunette.

'Liar.' The beast growled. 'He doesn't want us to have her. She's ours.' "Leave her alone." Jason spat, his anger rising steadily.

"It was nice to meet you Elizabeth. Maybe we'll meet again." Sonny said politely and walked out the door quickly.

"I'm so sorry about Sonny. He's..." Jason rushed to explain.

"It's okay. He cares about you" she said with a smile as she took his hand in hers, just needing so badly to touch him. She didn't understand what it was about Jason exactly that drew her to him, but, what she did know was that whatever it was, it got stronger and stronger every time she said him.

"I guess. You ready to go?" Jason said wanting to be alone with his Elizabeth.

"I've been ready all day. Did you bring your bike?" she asked with a hopeful smile.

"You have the bug" he teased with crooked grin in spite of himself. He couldn't help himself, whenever he was around her, he just forgot everything else but her.

"What bug?" she asked in confusion.

"The riding bug. And yes I brought the bike." Jason assured as he helped her with her coat.

"So where are we going?" she asked as he climbed on the bike and then helped her on behind him.

"It's a surprise. Trust me?" he said as looked back at her and then started the engine.

"Completely." she yelled as she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and they flew off into the wind, her yells making him feel better and more at peace than he had all day.