Rating: PG
WARNING: To anyone who likes Zander, don't read this story! It doesn't paint him in a flattering light.
Feedback: Please, it makes my whole day.
Status: Complete
DISCLAIMER: Ok, don't own characters (wish I did). I have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended.
Authors notes: This story is a sequel to Explanations of Love. I changed the Liz character just slightly so she would fit better with the story. I would also like to thank my beta readers Joy & Rogue. You gave me the inspiration and the encouragement that I needed.
Jason and Elizabeth stood in Jason's penthouse apartment in a lovers embrace. Jason gazed into Elizabeth's eyes. He reached up and pushed a lock of stray hair behind her ear, just as he had seen her do countless times before. His fingertips just barely grazed the side of her face, sending shivers to her very core. She waited in breathless anticipation as Jason leaned slowly forward. Just then Jason's cell phone rang.
"Damn it!" He swore under his breath as he pulled away from Elizabeth to take the call. Even Elizabeth cursed quietly. Jason shot her a surprised look and took his cell out of his pocket.
"Morgan." He answered brusquely. Jason walked away from Elizabeth while listening to the person on the phone. "I'll take care of it." He said, ending the call and turning around to face Elizabeth. "I'm sorry, I have to go." He apologized. "It's okay. I understand. I don't like it very much but I understand." Elizabeth said, dejectedly.
"I can give you a ride home first." Jason offered. Elizabeth shook her head. "I'd like to stay here tonight if that's okay. I just don't want to be alone." Jason nodded.
He walked over to the desk and retrieved his jacket he had thrown on the chair earlier that evening. He shrugged it on. Then he pulled open his desk drawer. Jason pulled out his gun, loaded it, and tucked it into the back of his jeans.
"Jason." Elizabeth said coming up beside him. He turned so that he was facing her. "Be careful okay?" She asked. He nodded. "I will." Then he walked out the door.
Elizabeth tried to wait up for Jason but had finally fallen asleep on the couch.
Jason smiled as he entered the apartment later that night, seeing Elizabeth curled up on his couch sleeping peacefully.
Jason tossed his keys gently on the desk and closed the door. Deciding that it was better to just let her sleep where she was, he moved over to stand at the window. He'd been staring out at the harbor for a couple of minutes when he heard Elizabeth mumble something. He moved from the window closer to the couch.
"Jason! Jason . where are you? Elizabeth called. "JASON!!" She screamed sitting bolt upright. Jason was at her side instantly. He gathered her in his arms. "It's okay. It's okay Elizabeth." He said soothingly.
Jason was holding a sobbing Elizabeth in his arms when one of the guards burst through the door, his gun drawn, ready for trouble. Jason dismissed him and the guard retreated through the door with a somewhat puzzled look on his face.
Jason just continued to hold Elizabeth until she stopped crying and pulled back, refusing to look at him. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "You have nothing to be sorry for."
He tenderly wiped a tear from her cheek. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, his hand lingering on her cheek. She raised her hand to touch his, taking it in hers.
"I've been having these nightmares ever since I was kidnapped. In the nightmares I'm lost and it's dark all around me. And I'm all alone for a long time. But then I hear you trying to find me. You're calling out to me. I try and find you but it's too dark and I can't see anything. So I call out to you. But you can't hear me. You're still calling my name, but you sound distant now. So I scream your name. Then it gets quiet, I can't hear you anymore. And I'm all alone again. And that's usually when I wake up."
Elizabeth sighed and shook her head, fighting back tears. "I'm okay now." She looked down at their joined hands. "I'm safe because you never gave up on me. You rescued me, again." She laughed emptily.
Jason cupped her face in his free hand and raised her head until her liquid eyes met his worried ones. "Don't pretend that you're okay. I know you're not." Elizabeth felt the tears start to fall, unable to control them any more. Jason held her to him, letting her cry, just letting her feel, until she fell asleep in his arms.
WARNING: To anyone who likes Zander, don't read this story! It doesn't paint him in a flattering light.
Feedback: Please, it makes my whole day.
Status: Complete
DISCLAIMER: Ok, don't own characters (wish I did). I have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended.
Authors notes: This story is a sequel to Explanations of Love. I changed the Liz character just slightly so she would fit better with the story. I would also like to thank my beta readers Joy & Rogue. You gave me the inspiration and the encouragement that I needed.
Jason and Elizabeth stood in Jason's penthouse apartment in a lovers embrace. Jason gazed into Elizabeth's eyes. He reached up and pushed a lock of stray hair behind her ear, just as he had seen her do countless times before. His fingertips just barely grazed the side of her face, sending shivers to her very core. She waited in breathless anticipation as Jason leaned slowly forward. Just then Jason's cell phone rang.
"Damn it!" He swore under his breath as he pulled away from Elizabeth to take the call. Even Elizabeth cursed quietly. Jason shot her a surprised look and took his cell out of his pocket.
"Morgan." He answered brusquely. Jason walked away from Elizabeth while listening to the person on the phone. "I'll take care of it." He said, ending the call and turning around to face Elizabeth. "I'm sorry, I have to go." He apologized. "It's okay. I understand. I don't like it very much but I understand." Elizabeth said, dejectedly.
"I can give you a ride home first." Jason offered. Elizabeth shook her head. "I'd like to stay here tonight if that's okay. I just don't want to be alone." Jason nodded.
He walked over to the desk and retrieved his jacket he had thrown on the chair earlier that evening. He shrugged it on. Then he pulled open his desk drawer. Jason pulled out his gun, loaded it, and tucked it into the back of his jeans.
"Jason." Elizabeth said coming up beside him. He turned so that he was facing her. "Be careful okay?" She asked. He nodded. "I will." Then he walked out the door.
Elizabeth tried to wait up for Jason but had finally fallen asleep on the couch.
Jason smiled as he entered the apartment later that night, seeing Elizabeth curled up on his couch sleeping peacefully.
Jason tossed his keys gently on the desk and closed the door. Deciding that it was better to just let her sleep where she was, he moved over to stand at the window. He'd been staring out at the harbor for a couple of minutes when he heard Elizabeth mumble something. He moved from the window closer to the couch.
"Jason! Jason . where are you? Elizabeth called. "JASON!!" She screamed sitting bolt upright. Jason was at her side instantly. He gathered her in his arms. "It's okay. It's okay Elizabeth." He said soothingly.
Jason was holding a sobbing Elizabeth in his arms when one of the guards burst through the door, his gun drawn, ready for trouble. Jason dismissed him and the guard retreated through the door with a somewhat puzzled look on his face.
Jason just continued to hold Elizabeth until she stopped crying and pulled back, refusing to look at him. "I'm sorry." She apologized. "You have nothing to be sorry for."
He tenderly wiped a tear from her cheek. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, his hand lingering on her cheek. She raised her hand to touch his, taking it in hers.
"I've been having these nightmares ever since I was kidnapped. In the nightmares I'm lost and it's dark all around me. And I'm all alone for a long time. But then I hear you trying to find me. You're calling out to me. I try and find you but it's too dark and I can't see anything. So I call out to you. But you can't hear me. You're still calling my name, but you sound distant now. So I scream your name. Then it gets quiet, I can't hear you anymore. And I'm all alone again. And that's usually when I wake up."
Elizabeth sighed and shook her head, fighting back tears. "I'm okay now." She looked down at their joined hands. "I'm safe because you never gave up on me. You rescued me, again." She laughed emptily.
Jason cupped her face in his free hand and raised her head until her liquid eyes met his worried ones. "Don't pretend that you're okay. I know you're not." Elizabeth felt the tears start to fall, unable to control them any more. Jason held her to him, letting her cry, just letting her feel, until she fell asleep in his arms.