Chapter 2

Elizabeth's heart pounded, almost in rhythm with the footsteps that came from behind and stepped around in front of her.

Elizabeth looked up slowly. Jerry Jax coughed and then smiled, "Not happy to see me?"

His smug voice added anger to her fear. "What do you want with me?"

"Hm… not even a hello. I thought for sure I would get a better welcome seeing as we haven't spent any quality time together since our last bonding session."

Elizabeth cringed at the thought of when she was held hostage by Jerry Jax at the Metro Court.

"Do you need me to refresh your memory Nurse Webber? I mean you did suffer a recent blow to the head that may have disturbed some memories. Sorry about that but I needed you to come quietly."

"What do you want with me?," Elizabeth wasn't going to give into his ramblings that are clearly for his amusement only.

"I mean coming across you was quite a surprise. I like to live in the moment. I walked into Dr. Keenen's office and there you were. For a second, it was probably more like a nanosecond, I thought about turning around, but what's that American saying… 'When opportunity knocks'," Jerry's speech was interrupted by a cough, "… something like that. So here we are."

Elizabeth swallowed the ball in her throat, "So you kidnapped me for no reason, because you felt like it?"

"Well I wouldn't say NO reason. I have some use for you," Jerry brushed a piece of hair out of Elizabeth's face as she tried to move out of reach from his touch. Then he continued, "You see we have a mutual friend, and from what I hear you are getting rather close to Dr. Kennen. He and I have become entangled in some business together," Jerry stopped to clear his throat.

"What kind of business?," Elizabeth spoke with fearful curiosity. She remembered the last thing she saw before Jerry hit her over the head was a shredded piece of paper with her dead son's name on it. Now she finds out that he is working with Jerry Jax.

"You are sure full of questions Nurse Webber, tsk tsk tsk, you do know that curiosity killed the cat," Jerry spoke with such a relaxed manner as if a random kidnapping was natural. He paused and then decided to give Elizabeth a little information, "Oh fine, you know it is much more fun if you interact with me, it makes this situation much more pleasant. When I saw you in Dr. Keenen's office one word popped into my mind. Motivation."

"Motivation?," Elizabeth was confused. Jerry's games were sick and rarely made much sense to anyone but himself.

Jerry pulled a gun out from the back of his pants and waved it in Elizabeth's face as a signal to stay put as he untied her wrists, "You see, your dear friend is starting to gain a conscience about some business that we are doing together, and I need him to be more focused."

"So you are using me as leverage?," she asked and she rubbed the burns around her wrists.

"Ugh, leverage is such a menacing word, don't you think?," Jerry grabbed a first aid kit from a shelf and handed it to her.

"So you are going to keep me until Ewen does what you need him to do and then what? Just let me go? Kill me? I'm a mother. I have two young boys at home…"

Jerry quickly interrupted her, "You seem to be mistaken me for someone else dear Elizabeth, possibly for someone who actually has a heart."

Elizabeth just stared at Jerry. Without saying anything he handed a bottle of water from her off of the shelf walked out of the room and shut the door leaving the room dark.