So I finally updated! YAY me!! I cannot tell you how much this chapter has tortured me. But it's done and i don't hate it.

~Kelly~

Chapter Eighteen

When Jason entered the penthouse, he headed immediately for the bar. He needed something anything to erase the image of Sam and Ric. Even as disgusted as he was Jason could not pretend he was shocked. After all Carly was right about Sam, the two women were like in so many ways.

Both women had self-destructive tendencies. Jason knew that first hand. How many times had he saved either woman from herself? Too many to count the enforcer sadly admitted. He wondered for a moment if tonight had been a set up. The idea made Jason even sicker. Hours ago, he felt little more than lingering obligation to Sam and now Jason felt nothing.

The last thing Jason expected that night was someone knocking on the door. As he stood to open, he hoped it was not Sam. He didn't want to deal with the brunette tonight. However when Jason opened the door he couldn't help but smile. "Hey."

"Hey." Elizabeth replied in a soft voice.

Jason stepped aside to let her into the penthouse. He couldn't stop staring at her. Elizabeth looked beautiful even in her scrubs. Her choice of outfit did raise some alarms however. "Elizabeth is every thing okay?"

"I... um... I had a rough night and Epiphany sent me home early."

"Maybe this will help." Jason said pouring her a shot.

"Tequila?" Elizabeth asked taking the shot even though she doubted it would help. For the first time that night, she took a good look at Jason. It wasn't difficult to see something was wrong with him. "Jason are you drunk?"

"No. I'm feeling it," he said joining her on the sofa. "But I can see you're in pain. You can tell me or not. Whatever you need."

"Lucky was having an affair with Maxie Jones." She said finally drinking the tequila in one gulp.

"Are you sure?" Jason asked even though he already knew the answer. Part of him wished Lucky was still alive so Jason could kill him slowly.

"Yeah. Nikolas came by this afternoon and told me. Oh here's the best part Maxie's pregnant."

"And the baby's Lucky?"

Elizabeth shrugged at Jason's question. "According to Nikolas."

"I'm so sorry Elizabeth."

"What was he thinking? First the drugs and now Maxie? And how did I have no clue?"

"Addicts they're good at covering up their behavior. Lucky... he's had years of practice. None of this is your fault." Jason tried to reassure her.

"I hate him so much." She spat out on the verge of tears. Jason did not know what to say so he simply pulled Elizabeth in to his arms. They laid there in silence for what seemed like hours. "Are you alright?"

"I will be."

Elizabeth turned in Jason's arms to look at him. "I'm a good listener I promise."

"Sam is sleeping with Ric." Jason told Elizabeth bluntly.

"Wow. You win."

"I'm sorry for saying it like that. I know Ric is your ex-husband."

"Jason I have no illusions about who Ric is. I loved Ric but I guess I never really knew him and the same goes with Lucky. What's wrong with me?"

"What are you talking about? What, you didn't push Lucky into bed with Maxie."

"Well, and you didn't... well, you pushed Sam away, but you didn't know she was going to run to Ric."

"Well, Carly actually warned me."

"What do you mean?"

"Carly said when I broke up with Sam; it proved every bad thing Sam ever thought about herself was true. I honestly thought I was protecting her but all I did was hurt her. And now she found a way to hurt herself more. So I came home. I started drinking to try to relax and forget, and so far, it hasn't... hasn't worked."

"Maybe I can change that?"

"Really? What did you have in mind Elizabeth?" Jason asked running a hand through her hair.

"This." she said leaning up slightly to kiss Jason passionately. His hands tangled in her hair as Elizabeth thrust her tongue into Jason's mouth. She sat up slightly to straddle him causing Jason to groan. His hands moved down to grip Elizabeth's hips. They finally broke apart only when air became a necessity.

Elizabeth immediately began placing light teasing kisses to Jason's neck. She clearly wanted to be control tonight. Jason was more than happy to comply at least for now. She pulled back just long enough to pull Jason's shirt off his body. Elizabeth's lips teased every inch of his toned chest until Jason couldn't take it anymore. "Elizabeth please. I can't... I need you now."

"I need you too." Elizabeth said standing up. Jason started to protest until she began to take off her cloths. Despite the impatience, they both felt Elizabeth took her time. By the time she was finished Jason was panting with desire.

"Come here," he ordered trying to pull Elizabeth to him.

"Nuh uh." Elizabeth said shaking her head. She turned away from Jason and headed for the stairs. Halfway up she crooked her finger for Jason to follow her. It only took him four strides to catch up to Elizabeth.

Jason lifted her on to his shoulder ignoring her protest. This time he head for the master bedroom. He eased her nude body on to the new king sized bed. When Elizabeth reached for his jeans, Jason batted her hand away. Instead, he knelt at the edge of the bed. Jason placed soft kisses along on of Elizabeth's legs then the other. He placed a kiss to her center smiling at the soft noises Elizabeth made. He continued the assault on her body as she writhed against him. Jason teased the aching bud while using two fingers to stroke her tight channel. It didn't take long for Elizabeth to orgasm causing her to shudder uncontrollably.

By the time Elizabeth regained some of her senses Jason had already shed the rest of his cloths. They scooted up to the pillows all the while kissing and touching one another. Jason rolled them over so that he was on top. He sheathed himself slowly in Elizabeth's wet center. They rocked together slowly content with the feeling of being joined. The sound of harsh uneven pants filled the room as Jason increased the tempo of his movements. Elizabeth cried out his name as her passion crested. After two strokes, Jason exploded inside her. He rolled them to the side while remaining connected to Elizabeth. Tonight had ended up being nearly perfect. It was only missing one thing. However, it would have to wait because Jason could feel Elizabeth already falling asleep. Tomorrow would be soon enough for Jason to tell her 'I love you'.