Chapter Eight
"What do you want to do?"
"Now is not the time to be showing off your answer-avoiding skills." Smiling, she asks him, "What do you want, what do you really want out of this situation? Do you want to be involved? Do you want to ignore it and hide it? If you want to be a part of this baby's life, I can't be the one to make all of the decisions. You have to tell me what you want, so I don't assume that I know, and then it turns out that I'm wrong."
Sitting back slightly, he smirks a bit at her sarcasm. 'What do I want? Do I want this baby? YES!' "I want to be a part of everything. I do not want to ignore or deny the fact that I'm going to be a father."
"OK. Good, I'm glad for that. Look, I know you need some time to think about everything. I know there's a lot going on in your life. All the drama between you and me, you and her, and I'm sure that things are always going on in the business that need your attention. Why don't you take a few days to really sort through everything? It's not like you can really go far. See how you feel then, and figure out what you really want. I'm not going anywhere, and this baby's got quite a while before he becomes a day-to-day reality."
"Wait, it's a boy, did you find that out already?" he asks.
"No, no, I'm not sure, and we can't find out the sex for another few months. I just can't call the baby an 'it', and honestly, I feel silly sometimes just constantly saying 'the baby'. I have this really strong feeling that 'it' is a boy."
"Oh, okay. Tell me something, have you given any thought about my life, and what that's going to mean for you and our, I mean, your children."
"Jason, I know that you will do everything in your power to keep me and the children as safe as possible. Life isn't safe, you know that I know that. I trust you. I trust you to protect us, to not let us go unprotected. Just know that I trust in you, completely."
Nodding, Jason hugs Elizabeth to him. "Okay, thank you. Thank you for trusting me. And I will, I will do everything I can to keep you safe from my life. I've never wanted that side of my life to touch you, or Cam, and now this baby."
Looking up at Jason with complete love and trust in her eyes, Elizabeth smiles at the father of her unborn child. Startled by the naked emotion that he can see shining in her eyes, Jason leans up, without thinking, and brushes his lips against hers. She lets out a little gasp before returning the gesture. Glancing back up to her eyes, he sees no hesitation or indication that kissing her was a bad idea. Tightening his arm around her once again, he slides his other hand up to cup the back of her head. Giving her plenty of time to back away, he slowly moves in again, claiming her lips in a searing kiss, holding none of his feelings for her back. Tongues dueling for dominance, he guides her head to a better angle so that he can fully ravish her mouth. Sliding his lips along her jaw, to her ear, then down to that sweet spot on her neck….the one he found a couple of months ago,….
A/N: A. yes I realize this is a really short chapter. B. yes I realize that it just stopped when it was getting juicy. C. yes I know what I am doing (okay, well, I like to think I know!). I promise, there is a method to my madness.