Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did.........I do not own GhostWhisperer or any of it's characters, I do however, own those characters which appear in this fanfic, but not in the show. No copyright infringement intended!

Sorry it took so long to update my laptop was spazzing out on me, but it's all fixed now so I'll be back to my regular posting x I think it's okay.......anyhow...Enjoy!

Melinda and Jim had been back at the cabin for a couple of hours and had just finished packing their bags. Jim watched as Melinda sat with her back to him, wearing black lace so tight and short it could hardly be called a nightgown, and combed through her silky hair which had just been washed and dried-God, that is one beautiful woman-He thought. Jim walked over to where Mel was sitting in front of a mirror and stilled her hand with both of his.

He met her questioning gaze with a lustful stare, knowing that she could see the burning desire that his eyes held. He lowered his head and crashed his lips to hers in a passionate kiss, he traced the shape of her bottom lip with his tongue gently and she willingly granted him access. "Mmmm, Jim" Mel moaned into his mouth urging him to continue his sensual assault on her mouth, however, Jim pulled back and stared into Melinda's eyes.

Melinda stared back as she thought- I love him so much, I don't want to lose him, ever. I can't help but wonder if we'll still be together tomorrow, next week, next month. Maybe I should tell him now, we're alone...I think, I don't think Marcus can hurt us while we're here, there are too many people. But I have to just wait, I can only pray that this will all work out okay, but I need him to know how much he means to me just in case-" I love you Jim, I really love you, you know that right?" Melinda asked while rubbing small circles on Jim's cheek with her thumb, " I know, and you know I love you too right? Jim replied. Melinda looked at him and smiled warmly "Yes. Yes I do" she paused looking down and then up again, her hazel eyed framed by her dark lashes looked so beautiful that Jim's heart started beating in a funny rhythm and he temporarily forgot how to breath or talk "I want you Jim."

Melinda looked almost unreal, -like a dream- Jim thought, as she held his gaze. She moved to sit in his lap facing him and began trailing kisses from his lips, along his jaw line, behind his ear and then in reverse. Jim picked Mel up with her legs wrapped around his waist and lowered her onto the bed, placing himself on top of her, supporting his weight on his elbows. "You look beautiful Mel, sexy, lace looks great on you. But...I think it would go better with the carpet, don't you think?" He asked with a sly grin as he began to unfasten the delicate buttons on the revealing lingerie "only if it's joined by these" Mel replied hooking her finger in the waistband of Jim's boxer shorts.

That evening was spent was spent in the presence of only love and passion, with fear nowhere to be seen. Until Melinda fell asleep............

Melinda was rushing around an unfamiliar bedroom throwing some clothes into a large suitcase, not just some clothes; all of her clothes. She ran to the bathroom and grabbed some cosmetic supplies -make up, hair products, toothbrush-and took them back to the bedroom.

She threw them into the case and sat beside it, putting her head in her hands and winced when she realised that her face was very painful to the touch, she began to sob, she curled up into a tight little ball and cried her heart out until there was a harsh banging at the door. "No" she whimpered and began to cry harder –My voice sounds weird-Melinda thought as the body she had no control over walked towards the door and after a few deep breaths pulled it open.

Standing on the doorstep with a smug grin on his face was Marcus. "Hello sweetheart, are you ready?" he said stepping into the house "I said are you ready?!" he repeated loudly when he didn't receive a reply. "Almost..I..I don't know what to say to him, Please let me stay, I'll do anything you want me to but please don't do this to me, don't do this to him PLEASE" She begged as her body shook with heart-breaking cries of sorrow.

"I'm sorry my love but you know the rules, now I want you to write your husband a letter, you can think about what you want to say to him but you MUST tell him not to come after you. Understand?" Marcus said as he handed her a notebook and pen " I will wait in the car, take as much time as you need, oh and don't even think about telling him about us, just because your mine now doesn't mean I can't still get rid of him" and with that he walked right out the door.

Melinda cried as she wrote:

Dear Dan,

I am going away for a while, you did nothing wrong but I feel that I need to be alone right now. I am so sorry for all the pain I'm causing you, I can only pray that you will find happiness again one day. The time that I spent with you was the best time of my life and I could never thank you enough for all of the love, care and support you showed me. Before I met you I had never known such kindness. I know I have no right to ask anything of you but I have to...Please don't come after me, it's best for us both that way. Take care of yourself, please don't do anything rash because of me. I take comfort in the fact that I know that your family and friends will help you through this. Please don't worry about me, I'll be okay. I love you with all my heart so please know that no matter how many mountains, oceans and deserts are between us, my love for you will never falter. Please be safe. I'm sorry.

Alice x

-I don't understand, who's Dan, wait I signed it Alice but I can't be, I'm thinking for myself and I still feel like me-Melinda puzzled over this thought while walking up the stairs to the bedroom. She placed the note on a pillow on the bed and gave the room one last glance, it was only then that she realised the room was filled with pictures of Alice and a handsome young man.-I'm reliving it for her-Melinda realised. She walked into the bathroom and splashed her face before opening the cabinet above the sink to reveal a mirror, she gasped when she saw that she was indeed in Alice's body. She had a very sore looking black eye and bruises visible over all of the exposed skin that she could see.

Before Mel had time to think about it she was walking back downstairs carrying her suitcase. Marcus got out of his car and put the case in the trunk before opening a small first aid kit and fiddling with something that Melinda couldn't see as his back was facing her. "I want you to stay very still Alice, don't move" Marcus said as he turned around to reveal a long and glistening needle, filled with a clear fluid.

"What is that?" Mel asked panicking "Just something to help you relax" he replied as he injected it into her shaking arm. Melinda cried out in pain as the needle's contents emptied into her vein and coursed around her body, in an instant she was falling to the ground but was caught by Marcus' arms and laid across the backseat-Why can't I move? What was in the needle? Why can't I speak?-Melinda thought as she tried and failed to move her hands and tried to shout out. The pain soon ended and Melinda welcomed the darkness as it swept over her.

Melinda awoke with a start and found that she was alone in the bed "Morning sleepyhead" Jim said as he came into the bedroom wearing only his boxers "I've already packed up so we can leave as soon as you're ready". "Uhuh" Mel replied distantly and her lack of response didn't go unnoticed "are you okay Mel?" Jim asked looking a little worried-she's kinda quiet, did I do something wrong?-Jim thought as he waited for her answer "huh?..um, yeah I'm good, I'm gonna jump in the shower before we go okay, come with me?" Mel asked smiling. "There's nothing I'd rather do" he said, winking at her as he followed her to the bathroom.