"No, it's not you, damn it!"

Jackson bent down in front of Lisa and roughly grabbed her chin to make her look at him again. Her cheeks were tear stained and she was still cradling her wrist, but there was a look of surprise and embarrassment in her eyes. Jackson noticed this, but kept his guard up.

"What you need to do is stop being so freaking worried that I'm lying to you because if you keep questioning me and causing these scenes, I may just have to go back on my promises and believe me, Dad will be the first to go!"

Lisa's facial expression didn't change as he yelled at her. Her eyes looked emptily into his. She simply stared as he continued to talk.

"We only have today and tomorrow to deal with. Then I'll be out of your life once again, like this never even happened; only you'll know that it did. So, let's just keep it together a little longer, okay?"

After a moment, Lisa broke out of her trance.

"I'm…I'm sorry. I…I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but…it's just hard when I'm being held captive by an assassin."

Jackson was surprised by the way she had said her little speech. It wasn't said with anger or rage; it was said with a quietness and loneliness, like that of a small child. Jackson couldn't believe that Lisa Risert was actually showing herself as a vulnerable and scared woman. He knew that she was frightened on that plane a year ago, but she never showed it. She kept up a strong and hard façade the entire time. As Jackson had this revelation, he also realized that they were just staring at each other. She looked so fragile and weak, a look that actually scared him. It pained him to see her this way, so he cupped her face with his hands and stroked her cheeks.

"Hey, it's okay. It's all going to be over soon. I know it's hard, honey. I know I'm not the easiest person to get along with, but I promise that as long as you cooperate, nothing will happen to you or your family, okay? I'm also sorry that I yelled at you."

Lisa's face started to show some expression again. She tried to stand up by herself, but her knees were weak, so Jackson helped her. As soon as she was stable, she wiped her eyes that had started to tear up. She then looked Jack in the eye and gave him a weak smile.

"It's okay. I pretty much deserved it. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Although you are a criminal, you're a very honest one and have never lied to me. I don't know why I should start to doubt you now."

Jackson couldn't help, but smile at this. His smile made Lisa's smile grow as well. His next actions were not thought out with his brain, but with his heart. Jackson opened his arms and moved toward Lisa for an embrace. Her actions were thought out the same way as his because she didn't edge back, she let him wrap his arms around her. They stood this way for a few seconds while they both composed themselves. When Jackson broke the embrace, he gave her a little smile.

"Do you want to go and get some breakfast?"

Lisa had just enough time to nod her head before they heard a loud knock on the door. Jack and Lisa both turned simultaneously towards the door. The next words they heard struck fear into both of them.

"Open up! This is the Las Vegas Police Department!"