Chapter Eight

By the time Jason reached the house that was his home he was exhausted. "I want an explanation." Sonny snapped from inside the darkened room.

"What kind of explanation?" Jason sighed as he turned on a light.

"Let's start with this." Sonny said picking up the newspaper. "I know this is you. Why? You know how important secrecy is." he scolded.

"I know. I lost control." Jason admitted as the beast chuckled.

"What about that boy?" Sonny asked with a frown. He knew Jason was losing control and he didn't like it one bit.

"He was following Elizabeth." Jason stated calmly and without apology.

"This keeps coming back to her." Sonny muttered almost to himself.

"What do you want from me?" Jason snapped angrily. Elizabeth was none of Sonny's business and he didn't want to hear anything that Sonny had to say concerning her.

"To understand." Sonny said finally, after finally realizing that Jason truly cared about this girl.

"I think I love her." he admitted softly.

"Oh." Sonny gulped. "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know. I've never felt like this before. I don't want to hurt her." Jason replied. He didn't understand what was happening to him. He knew now that he had never been in love before in his life because he had never felt about anyone else the way he felt about Elizabeth.

"Again? Look, Jason I saw the bite mark on her neck. What were you thinking?" Sonny asked with a frown.

"I wasn't. She looked so beautiful. And..." he admitted as he ran his hands through his hair in frustration.

"You need to be careful." Sonny warned.

"I know. I don't want to hurt her. I feel so guilty about last night. But I can't not see her." Jason admitted even as he knew that he shouldn't keep seeing her. The thing was he knew he couldn't stop seeing her even if he wanted to. She was in his blood and she had been even before he bit her sweet neck. And now that he had made love to her, he knew he could never let her go.

"She means that much to you?" Sonny asked softly.

"Yeah she does." Jason stated firmly.

"What about when we leave in a couple of months?" Sonny asked as he sat down on the couch.

"I don't know. I couldn't... I hated Courtney so much." Jason replied as he thought about the bitch that had turned him.

"It might be different with Elizabeth." Sonny offered.

"I don't even know how she feels about me." Jason answered as he looked at Sonny. 'Does she love me?' he wondered.

"Ask her. Or don't." Sonny hinted with a shrug.

"No. I couldn't do that to her. She trusts me. I don't want to ruin that." Jason refused shaking his head.

"You really do love her." Sonny gasped.

"So much." Jason admitted.

"Well you have two months to figure it." Sonny stated before walking out the door leaving Jason alone with just his thoughts and memories.

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Elizabeth woke up several hours later pleasantly sore. Jason made her feel things she never had before. Last night after he had dropped her off Elizabeth fell in to the most wonderful sleep of her life. Things were happening so fast with Jason she knew it should scare here. Instead she never felt surer.

The realization that she was falling in love with a man she knew very little about made her pause. But only for a moment. She might not know about his past but Elizabeth knew his heart. She knew because it was like looking in a mirror.

A sharp knock shook Elizabeth from her thoughts. Even though part of her wished it was Jason she knew it wasn't. Still she hadn't expected Lucky to show up on her doorstep. "What do you want, Lucky?" she mumbled rolling her eyes. 'Why can't this little punk take a hint and stay away from me?' she wondered yet again.

"I saw you and your boyfriend last night." Lucky drawled disapprovingly.

"How is that any of your business?" Elizabeth asked coldly. She was so not in the mood for round 999 with Sucky the jackass.

"I know you hate me but that guy is dangerous. He... he's a monster, Elizabeth." Lucky warned.

"Why because he beat you up?" Elizabeth taunted.

"No. Yes. It's more than that. When he grabbed me there was something with his eyes." Lucky explained as just the memory still had the power to frighten him.

"What about them?" Elizabeth asked, hoping that after he had his say he would just disappear.

"They changed. I don't know I can't explain it. But I know he's not..." Lucky mumbled.

"You. That's your problem isn't it? I found someone else and you can't take it." Elizabeth snapped.

"Yes. I want you back. I love you but that has nothing to do with this." he said almost pleadingly as he reached out for her hand.

"Liar! You don't want me with anyone but you. I care about Jason. And I trust him. Nothing you say is going to change that." Elizabeth vowed as she jerked away from him.

"Eliz..."

"Get out!" she yelled.

"What?!" he stammered in surprise.

"I said get out now. And leave me alone." Elizabeth spat furiously and defiantly.

"Fine. But when he hurts you don't come running to me." Lucky sneered as he threw his hands up in the air and started for the door.

"I will never go back to you." Elizabeth shouted as Lucky stormed out. Feeling shaken she picked up her cell phone and dialed Jason's number. When she got his voicemail she said. "Hey it's me. I just needed to hear your voice. See you soon." 'I love you.' She thought silently as she hung up.

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Later when Elizabeth left for work she didn't notice the man following her. When she reached Kelly's the man hid in the shadows and watched. "It's me. I think I finally found something useful."