Chapter Two

"Courtney? What does she have to do with anything?" Jason asked as he looked at the fury raging in Elizabeth's eyes.

"She handed me this shirt and asked me to give it back to you." Elizabeth spat vehemently.

"Where did she get my shirt?" Jason muttered almost under his breath.

"She said that you left it at her place last night." Elizabeth retorted. "Look Jason, at least respect me enough not to lie to me."

"Lie? What are you talking about?" Jason asked in frustration. "I have never lied to you."

"No, you would actually have to speak to me to lie to me wouldn't you Jason? And you and I both know that you sure as hell haven't been speaking to me lately now have you?" Elizabeth snapped as she stood right in front of him staring him down. "You know Jason, I thought you were different."

"Elizabeth." Jason said softly. "I don't understand what is happening here. I am just guarding…"

"What's happening is me having enough respect for myself to not sit meekly by while you cheat on me. If you want Rambo Barbie than fine, have at it." she spat as she interrupted him.

"Elizabeth, I…"

"Cut the crap Jason." Elizabeth snapped. "Don't bother to lie to me. Rambo Barbie has made sure that I know that I don't mean a fucking thing to you. She has made sure that I know that you spend all of your time 'guarding' her."

"Elizabeth, please you have to listen to me. I have no idea how she got my shirt. I have no idea whose lipstick that is or even…" Jason said pleading with her to just listen to him.

"Just shut up Jason! Don't lie to me!" Elizabeth yelled. "Just admit that you want her. Admit that when you said you wanted us to try that it was a damn lie. Just admit it Jason."

"No Elizabeth." Jason said shaking his head rapidly. "I am not going to admit that because it's not true. I am not cheating on you."

"Sure, you're not Jason." Elizabeth said softly. "Tell me this, where were you last night?"

"Guarding Courtney." he mumbled as he rubbed his face in frustration.

"Why do you have to guard her personally Jason?" she asked.

"Because Sonny ordered me to. He wants his sister safe." Jason replied as he looked at her with a look of misery in his eyes.

"And we all know that whatever Sonny wants comes first, don't we." Elizabeth said sarcastically.

"Elizabeth, I have been guarding her because someone is stalking her. Someone is out to hurt her." Jason explained.

"You're the only one that can keep her safe?" she asked with a raised brow.

"Yes." he mumbled.

"That's what I thought. Well, look at the bright side Jason, I'm out of here so you can just move her right on in here and you won't have to avoid coming home anymore cause I won't be here and I hope I never have to see your lying face again." Elizabeth retorted as she picked up her bag and started towards the door just wanting out of there before she broke down and started sobbing.

"Don't leave!" Jason pleaded. "Elizabeth, please don't leave me."

"Jason, you left me first." she told him sadly without turning around and looking at him. "Now, I'm just taking a page from your book and walking away. You know you are just like, oh, never mind it doesn't even matter not anymore." she said as she started to cry. "Just tell me this Jason, do you ever think of me when you fuck her? No, never mind, I am sure I was the last thing on your mind. You never wanted me in that way anyway, did you Jason?" she retorted then walked out the door, never once looking back.

"Fuck her? Never wanted her? What?" Jason said repeating Elizabeth's words. He was totally stunned and flabbergasted as he heard his front door slam. 'What in the hell is going on here?' he wondered. He didn't know but, he damn sure was going to find out, because he refused to lose Elizabeth and he would make damn sure he never did Jason vowed as he grabbed his jacket and ran out the door to find his Elizabeth and to bring her back home where she belonged.

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"Hey Sweetheart." Sonny called as he came in the door. "What's wrong?" he asked as he leaned in to kiss her.

"Nothing." Carly mumbled as she returned his kiss.

"Carly?" he said warningly.

"It's Jason and Elizabeth." she admitted with a sigh. "Elizabeth thinks that Jason is cheating on her with Courtney."

"She does?" Sonny asked almost gleeful.

"Yes." Carly replied as she looked up at her husband and saw a huge smile on his face. "Why the hell are you smiling?"

"Maybe Jason has decided that he wants to be with my sister." Sonny said almost nonchalantly as he pored himself a drink.

"Oh, my God Sonny! I can't believe you. You did this." Carly yelped. "You ordered Jason to guard her hoping that it would lead to something, didn't you?"

"What if I did? I want Courtney away from AJ, and if she wants Jason and leaves AJ then it's all good to me, it's as simple as that." Sonny replied unapologetically as he walked into the kitchen leaving his wife fuming on the couch.

'Like hell.' Carly snapped as she jumped to her feet and grabbed the telephone. "It's Carly. I need you to find out everything you can about Courtney Matthews and I need it yesterday." she ordered and then slammed the phone down not letting Bernie get a word in edgewise.

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"What the hell do you want?" Elizabeth demanded as her door flew open and Jason marched inside.

"I want to know what the hell you were talking about because I am totally lost here and I am not going to just let you walk away like that." Jason replied as he put his keys in his pocket and closed the door behind him before walking over and sitting down beside her on the sofa.

"You must have your addresses mixed up Jason, this is where Elizabeth lives, you know the girl that you left to be with Rambo." Elizabeth spat defiantly.

"I have no idea what the hell you are talking about." he yelled as he threw up his hands in frustration.

"If you wanted to be with her, why couldn't you just tell me? Jason why didn't you just tell me?" she cried as she reached out and hit him in the chest. "Why did you have to throw my feelings for you right back in my face? Why?" she screamed still hitting him as hard as she could, her vision blurry from her tears.