Title: She's Everything
Pairing: Liason
Disclaimer: Own Nothing, but the Storyline
After a long day at work, Elizabeth heads to her art studio to get in a few pieces for her own collection that she'll be showing her boss in a couple weeks. One of the perks of working at the gallery is that she has some advantage to the other artists.
All she had to do now is complete her collection and show them to her boss for approval. Its been a couple weeks since Jason has started shadowing stripper Barbie to work and its gotten a little easier for Elizabeth to deal.
"Hey, Picasso." Skye says, walking into the studio. "What are you painting now?"
"Nothing you're going to see just yet." Elizabeth covers the canvas. "Is it that time already?"
"Yup." Skye smiles brightly. "He's going to love this."
"I know." Elizabeth washes her hands, drying it on the towel. "I can't believe we're going on four years together."
"Ah, the smell of love in the air...or paint." Skye laughs softly. "Lets get out of here."
Elizabeth walks out of her studio with Skye, anxious to get to the meeting with the guy that would make her anniversary perfect. Unbeknownst to her, a certain blonde is following her without her guards. As they make their way to the club where they'd be meeting their acquaintance, Courtney follows them inside, camera at the ready.
"Mr. Smith?" Elizabeth looks at him curiously. "I'm Elizabeth Webber. We spoke a while back about that piece I wanted for my boyfriend."
"Ah, yes." he shakes her hand. "Its nice to finally put a face with the name. Please, its just Zander."
"Okay, Zander. This is my friend Skye." Elizabeth introduces the two. "Do you have the piece here?"
"Actually its just outside." Zander assures. "Its a little too big to bring in here."
"Of course." Elizabeth laughs softly. "I knew that."
"If we can agree on a price, you're welcome to it." Zander gestures for them to sit. "How about we have dinner and talk about it?"
"I can eat." Elizabeth says simply. "Skye?"
"Count me in." Skye accepts the menu from the waitress. "I love Luke's burgers."
As they have dinner, Courtney is taking picture after picture, making sure to keep Skye out of it. During dinner, the three of them discuss a reasonable price for the item that Elizabeth desperately needs to get her hands on. Of course, like all purchases, they couldn't agree on a price and it was taking them into dessert before Zander made a better offer. Double the merchandise for the asking price.
"What do you think, Skye?" Elizabeth looks at her curiously. "Its sounds reasonable."
"Its sounds good." Skye looks at Zander with an arched eyebrow. "But we need to see the pieces before we decide."
"Of course." Zander stands up, helping Elizabeth while Skye just stood up. "Right this way."
Courtney is having a field day with the images that she's capturing, managing to get Zander opening the door for Elizabeth and a smile exchanged between the two as they lock eyes. Having enough, she pays for her check before leaving to have the images developed.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, walks over to Zander's van, looking in on the pieces that she wants to get. They both looked to be in perfect condition, well they were new anyway. Skye, knowing more about it, inspects the pieces before giving her the okay to buy it. Satisfied with Skye's approval, Elizabeth pays Zander for both pieces, allowing him to carry them to her car.
"It was a pleasure doing business with both of you." Zander says with a smile. "If your boyfriend ever needs more parts, just let me know."
"Of course." Elizabeth assures. "Thank you, Zander."
"My pleasure." Zander closes her trunk before walking back to his van and taking off.
"He's going to love this." Skye says with a bright smile. "When's the day again?"
"Tomorrow." Elizabeth couldn't be more happier with her purchase. "I can't tell you how amazing this feels."
"And just imagine, you almost didn't commit to each other." Skye comments. "You two were so against being with one person."
"Yeah, we were." Elizabeth laughs at the memory. "I'd hate to think where we'd be if we walked away from each other that day."
"Thankfully, you never have to find out." Skye hugs her warmly before pulling away. "Let me know how it goes."
"I will." Elizabeth assures. "You have fun with Lorenzo in the Bahamas."
"Oh, I plan to." Skye says with conviction. "See you later, Picasso."
Jason knew exactly what he wanted to do and he knew exactly how to do it. The problem was getting it done without her knowing about it. She has this uncanny ability to figure out what he's thinking and ruining the surprise element about it. Only in his penthouse does the phone ring at the exact same time as someone knocks at the door. Grabbing the phone from the desk, he holds it to his ear before pulling the door open. Gesturing for Benny to come inside, Jason answers the phone.
"Yeah?" Jason answers, pausing long enough for the other person to talk. "Okay. Thanks for letting me know , Bonnie. I'll handle it."
Ending the call, Jason tosses the phone to the side before focusing on his meeting with Benny. They handle business first, making sure that everything was running smoothly on all fronts before diving into his personal life. Jason has him transfer funds into his account, enough to pay for everything he wants to do for his anniversary.
"Will that be all?" Benny questions, rising from his seat.
"Yes. Thank you, Benny." Jason walks over to the door, pulling it open for his financer.
"My pleasure, sir." Benny assures, walking out of the penthouse just before a delivery man walks up to Jason.
"Sign here, please." the man hands over the clipboard for Jason to sign.
Knowing what this was, Jason signs for the package before sending the delivery man on his way. He knew that Elizabeth was right, but he didn't think it would come this far. Grabbing his jacket, Jason secures his gun at the small of his back before heading out. Hopping on his bike, Jason drives as fast as he can to Courtney's house, banging on the door when he gets there.
"Jason?" Courtney looks at him when she opens the door. "What's wrong? Is everything okay?"
"Don't play stupid with me." Jason says firmly, shoving the parcel with the pictures in her arms. "I'll only say this once...pull something like this again and I'll hand your stalker a gun myself."
"Jason, I..."
"I felt bad for you." Jason snaps. "I know the kind of man my brother is, but, make no mistake, I won't play your stand in."
"I don't know what's going on, but I swear I haven't done anything." Courtney pleads with him to believe her. "Ask the guards. I've been here all day."
"How dumb do you think I am?" Jason counters. "You can't do anything in this town without me finding out about it."
"I..." Courtney sighs. "I'm sorry. I just wanted you to see that she's not as perfect as you keep saying she is. Carly..."
"Why am I not surprised that Carly is part of this?" Jason sighs, running one hand down his face. "You both can go to hell."
"You didn't even look at the pictures." Courtney says seriously, ripping the envelope open. "Just look at them...you'll see that I was right to follow her."
"I don't need to look at it." Jason rips the pictures up, throwing them back at her. "I trust my girlfriend. Something you're not familiar with, obviously."
"That's not fair."
"I'd watch out if I were you." Jason says firmly. "After today, your stalker won't be the only thing you have to worry about."
"You're going to tell her?"
"What do you think?" Jason snaps, glaring at her. "I warned you about what would happen if you came between us. I'll protect you from your stalker because that's my job, but I'm done protecting you from my girlfriend."
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