Dr. Richter made Lisa stay in the hospital for three days for exhaustion. Exhaustion normally happens after a few stressful, busy days, but Dr. Richter knew that Lisa's happened because of one day, the day she killed an assassin.

By day two in the hospital, Lisa was restless. She felt useless just sitting in the hospital bed. Her dad and Cynthia came to visit for an hour each day, but it wasn't enough to keep her occupied. Although everyone thought that Lisa was mad at Jackson and she kind of was, she still wanted to see him. After she shot Jamie, Jackson had only got to hold her for a few seconds because the police came in immediately and Lisa was whisked away to an ambulance while they arrested Jackson.

Just two hours before Lisa was to be released on day three, she was startled by a knock at her door. It was Jackson.

"May I come in?"

Jackson lowered his head to wait for her answer. Lisa cleared her throat.

"Uh…sure."

Jack entered the room cautiously and he tried to not make eye contact with her. She could tell he was nervous and uncomfortable.

"We should…um…talk."

Lisa knew that she had to tell him what had been on her mind since that scene with Jamie.

"You should know that I'm not mad at you."

As soon as she finished her sentence, his head shot up and he finally made eye contact with her.

"Really?"

Lisa twiddled her fingers in her lap. She stared at her bare feet.

"Yeah, I just have one question...are you…married?"

Lisa heard him chuckle lowly. She kept her head down to hide the red embarrassment that was creeping its way across her cheeks. Now it was his turn to clear his throat.

"I was…she left us, my daughter and I, a couple of years ago. She's the one that's caused all of these problems. When she left, she left me with her debt…"

Lisa interjected as she looked up and locked eyes with Jackson.

"Her debt was with Jamie and he made you work for him?"

Jack slowly and sadly nodded his head.

"Yes…thank you."

Lisa looked confused.

"For what?"

Jackson moved towards her bed. His hand extended towards hers until his fingers were lying on top of hers.

"For saving my life."

Again, Lisa looked down because of her embarrassment, but this time, she looked at the hand that was on top of hers. It felt good to have it there. It felt warm and loving.

"Lise…"

At the sound of her name, Lisa came out of her trance and looked up to find Jackson's face right in front of hers, his blue eyes boring into hers.

"Jackson…"

Before she could say another word, his lips were upon hers. He didn't force his lips on her, he just lightly brushed them, but the kiss lasted for several seconds. When the kiss broke, they both looked away to hide their redness and catch their breath. When they did look at each other again after a few seconds, they both had small smiles on their faces. Jackson's smile grew as a thought ran through his head.

"So…I guess this means I've finally stolen you for myself?"

This comment made Lisa laugh and she smiled widely at him.

"Yes, I guess you have Jackson Ripner, as long you don't make me drink a bay breeze."

THE END