Elizabeth Webber is having a really bad Christmas. In fact, she was downright miserable and alone. Cursing Santa, she decided to go to the store and stock up for a few days since a big storm was rolling in and that decision would change her life forever. Rated M

A/N – This one only has 3 chapters.

Chapter 1 - Bah Humbug

Elizabeth slowly pushed her cart through the store. It would be Christmas in a few days and for the first time ever, she found herself depressed. Emily was out of the country. Her family, as usual, was nowhere to be found. They had their own lives separate from her and frankly, she never gave them much thought anyway. But this year she felt so lonely and hadn't even bothered to buy a tree. The once self-proclaimed Christmas freak had turned into Ebenezer Scrooge and she was too busy feeling sorry for herself to notice that the store had become eerily quiet. Sighing, she hummed Santa Clause is coming to town and rolled her eyes. "You better start to pout, you might as well cry, cause fat old Santa is great big lie." She continued to hum, rather pleased with herself, as she traveled down the chocolate aisle. Smiling, she grabbed some chocolate off a shelf. "It's you and me baby." She muttered as she looked at the bag. Maybe she could eat her way into a carb coma and then sleep her way through the holidays. At this point, she couldn't wait to bite off Santa's head. Stupid Santa. Just how good did a girl have to be in order to get a hot guy under her tree? Was there a freaking shortage?

She looked down an aisle and saw a woman crouched down and she was looking at Liz like she was trying to tell her something. The women's eyes grew big because Liz didn't realize that someone was standing behind her. Elizabeth frowned and was transfixed by the woman's crazy faces until something poked her in the back; startling her out of her thoughts.

"Don't move." The steely voice said as he pulled her into his body. "You're coming with me."

Elizabeth's eye grew big. "Please don't hurt me." She begged.

"Shut up and do what I say."

She nodded and he practically dragged her down the aisle towards the registers.

The manager had already pushed the silent alarm and his eyes darted nervously between the hostage and the man with the gun.

"I need money now or she dies." He yelled.

The manager nodded and then grabbed a bag; juggling it a few times before he shoved some money into it and then held it out.

"Grab it." The man demanded. Elizabeth took the bag as she looked at the manager frantically. The man felt horrible but handed it to her and the gunman dragged her out of the store into the parking lot.

Jason had just parked his bike. He desperately wanted a cold beer. It had been a long day dealing with mob bullshit and he was tired. Hearing a whimper, he looked around and that is when he saw his sister's friend being dragged towards a van. "Shit." He muttered.

"No. Please, let me go." Liz screamed as she tore at his hands and then face.

"Stop it you bitch." He said letting her go in order to see what damage she had done.

Jason got back on his bike and revved the engine and the man looked up and then began shooting his gun wildly. He stopped and pointed it at Liz and Jason whipped out his gun and shot the guy in his leg causing him to fall backwards. Death was not an option right now because he wanted the guy to pay for attacking an innocent woman. Besides, he could hear sirens and there were a few people watching in their cars. Elizabeth was on the ground covering her head. He stopped right next to her and yelled her name.

She looked up and Jason held out his hand and when she took it, he pulled her up and she hopped onto the back of his bike and Jason took off like a bat out of hell. A minute later, the police pulled into the parking lot.

Liz buried her head into Jason's back. She was in shock and was not feeling well. Her head turned slightly and she watched the scenery blur by as she started to feel weaker. Jason felt her slip a little and then gripped her arm and pulled over. He turned. "What's wrong?"

Liz was trying to focus and the next thing she knew, she was in front of Jason and he quickly took off again and headed for a safe house.

By the time they got there, Elizabeth was unconscious. He carried her into the house and then made a few calls before carefully peeling off her coat to take a closer look at her. She had been shot in the arm but it had gone through. He grabbed a towel and then put pressure on it to slow down the bleeding. It wasn't too bad. When it finally started to let up, he ran for a first aid kit and cleaned it the best he could and gave her a few stitches and bandaged it.

He got her out of her sweater and then put her in one of his t-shirts before carrying her to the bedroom and covering her up.

Francis knocked and then came in. "I brought Robin just in case."

Robin walked in behind him. "Hello Jason."

"Hi." He said softly. They barely spoke anymore but he was relieved that she would be able to look Elizabeth over. "She's in the bedroom."

Francis took Robin inside and Jason finished cleaning up the living room.

After about fifteen minutes, Robin walked towards him. "She'll be fine. You did a great job with the stitches. I left some antibiotics on the nightstand. Jason, they are looking for her and some guy on a motorcycle who helped her. The guy who shot her was arrested. How long do you think before they figure out it was you?"

"I don't care."

"The police will be looking for her." Robin said firmly not understanding why Jason made this choice. "You know how Mac is. You're asking for trouble."

"She's an adult Robin. It's not like I kidnapped her. She'll be fine here with me. I'll watch over her until I can investigate this guy and make sure that it was random." He said evenly.

Robin knew that there was no use arguing with him. "Fine, I'll let Mac know that she is in good hands. Shouldn't you call her family?"

"I don't think she talks to them. I remember Emily saying something like that."

"Well, if you need anything, have Francis call me. You'll need to watch out for an infection. I left some antibiotics on the night stand."

Jason nodded and watched her go. He knew he probably should have brought her to the hospital but something had told him not to and he always listened to his gut.

"Johnny is on the way with some food and your beer." Francis said with a smile.

Jason smirked. "Thanks."

He went back into the bedroom and watched Elizabeth sleep for a while until Johnny arrived.

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Johnny brought in some supplies and then sat down next to Jason and they had a beer.

"Thanks. I really needed that after my day." Jason said.

"What are you going to do about her?"

"We'll stay here for now. Emily would want me to keep her safe." Jason said.

"It's almost Christmas, maybe you should put up some decorations." Johnny suggested. "It's downright depressing in here."

"We won't be here for that long."

"You may be here longer than you think. There's a big storm coming in tomorrow that's supposed to last for a few days. You might have to stay out here before we can get to you again. There should be enough food to get through. There's also some stuff in the freezer in the garage. The generator is gassed up and if you keep the heater on, the pipes hopefully won't freeze. Milo is putting some wood into the garage and we put your motorcycle in there too. We brought your truck so that you have a way to get out if there was an emergency."

Jason slightly smiled. "You just thought of everything didn't you?"

Johnny smiled. "That's why you pay me the big bucks. What do you want me to tell Sonny?"

Jason shrugged. "Tell him I'll see him after Christmas."

"Carly is going to have a fit."

"I don't give a shit. Let her." Jason said firmly. "Michael's presents are in my living room. Just make sure he gets them."

Johnny grinned. "She won't hear about your whereabouts from me and Milo knows I'll start cutting off his toes if he starts spilling."

Milo walked into the house with a box.

"What's that?" Jason asked.

Milo smirked. "Some decorations. There's a small tree in the garage. It's all I could get on the way in that we had room for. Let it sit overnight and then you can start decorating it tomorrow." He said putting the box on the table. He also placed a bag down. "These are some clothes for Elizabeth. They should fit."

Jason rolled his eyes. "You're wasting your time. I don't do Christmas."

"You may not but Elizabeth is a Christmas freak."

Jason groaned. "Great."

"Good luck with that." Milo said going back outside to finish up. He had guarded Emily for a while and had seen the two together at Christmas time. It was actually kind of cute.

Johnny smiled. "You sure you can handle this?"

Jason frowned. "Why not? She's like 5'2. How much trouble can she be?"

A bloodcurdling scream came from the bedroom and both men jumped up and ran towards it.

Elizabeth's eyes widened when she saw Jason. "Where am I?"

Jason sat down next to her. "You're at one of my safe houses. Do you remember what happened at the store?"

She thought for a moment. "A man tried to hurt me. Oh my God, he shot me and then there was you and the motorcycle." She quickly.

"I brought you here and cleaned up your wound and gave you some stitches. Robin came and examined you and left some antibiotics. She said you're going to be fine."

"Damn, I didn't even get my chocolate santas." She muttered.

Jason and Johnny looked at each other quizzically.

Liz ignored them and plopped backwards onto the pillows. "So tired." She said softly.

"You lost some blood not to mention all the stress. Sleep Elizabeth. I won't let anyone hurt you." Jason said.

She muttered something and then he could tell she was asleep again.

Jason followed Johnny out of the bedroom and they sat down again.

"What were you saying?" Johnny asked.

Jason chuckled. "We'll be fine.

"I left a satellite phone for emergencies. If she gets an infection and you can't control it, I'll do what I can to get her rescued." Johnny said.

"Thanks."

Johnny frowned and thought for a moment. "On second thought, maybe you should just come back to the penthouse and hide out there."

Jason gave him a look like he was crazy and Johnny chuckled. His penthouse was like grand central station.

"You could go to Elizabeth's place or something." Johnny said.

"You're really that worried about a little snow?" Jason asked.

Johnny shrugged. "It's up to you man. At least you'd be closer to civilization."

They were currently in the woods.

"We'll be fine. I'll see you in a couple of days." Jason said. "Why don't you drive my bike back?" He said handing him the key.

Johnny stood. "Okay. If I don't see you by Christmas…"

"Now you're just being a drama queen."

Johnny grinned. "Later."

Jason watched him leave and then went back into the bedroom and watched over Elizabeth.

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When Jason woke up the next morning, it was cold in the room so he got up and started a fire. When he finally looked out the window, he was stunned to see drifts up to the windows. "Damn." He said softly.

He picked up his phone from the coffee table to check messages but it was useless because there was no service. So, he decided to cook some breakfast.

He fried some bacon and the smell eventually lured Elizabeth into the room. He felt her enter and looked up. "Hey."

She had changed into some flannel pajamas. "Hey."

He poured her a glass of juice and handed it to her. "Make sure you take your medicine."

She held out her hand to show it to him.

"Look outside."

Liz downed the pill and then walked over to the window. Jason smirked when he heard her gasp. "Oh my God, are we stuck here?"

"Pretty much but we have enough food to last us for at least a week." Jason said. "Come eat."

He prepared their plates and they sat down and quietly ate. Jason turned on the radio and they listened to the news.

"Well, it looks like we might be here for Christmas. I hope I didn't ruin your plans." Jason said.

"I didn't have any." Liz said quietly. "What about you?"

He shook his head. "I was just going to take off. I'm not really a holiday person." Jason said. He preferred to be on his own anyway.

"I used to be."

"What changed?" Jason asked curiously. For some reason it upset him that she looked so sad.

Liz shrugged. "Life—I don't know. I just didn't feel like celebrating this year."

"Then we don't have too. Milo bought a tree and left it in the garage."

She thought for a moment and then sighed. "It will die if you don't water it."

Jason slightly smiled. "Well, then I guess it will give you something to do this morning. I'll help of course, no heavy lifting for you."

"I can't have a dead tree on my conscious." She said rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, people might start calling you killer."

Liz smirked. "I didn't realize you were so funny."

"I wasn't trying to be." He deadpanned.

Liz laughed and Jason just felt a stir he hadn't felt in a long time.

Their attention was diverted by breaking news. "This just in, Elizabeth Webber was identified as the woman who was abducted from the Quick E Mart last night. Sources said that an unidentified man saved her and then took off with her. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please contact the PCPD immediately."

Jason dropped his fork. "Great. Now I'm a kidnapper." Robin was supposed to tell Mac that Liz was safe, although he wouldn't put it past Mac to ignore her.

"Sorry. We'll get it all straightened out once we go back into town."

"That could be a week." Jason said watching her reaction.

Liz pushed her plate away. "Well, there's nothing we can do about it now."

"True." He said standing up. He collected their plates and cleaned up the kitchen as Elizabeth watched. "I do have a satellite phone though. We could call I guess."

"Okay."