Elizabeth consciously
closed her mouth as the figure standing before her smiled briefly at her. “Jason?” she whispered. His eyes were still as blue as ever. Jason nodded. “Hi,” he replied quietly.
She never thought she’d see him again, or if
Elizabeth did, she didn’t expect it to be so soon. Elizabeth wanted to hug him, but she couldn’t. It was like something was holding her
back. Then suddenly interrupted. “What are you doing? Stalking her?” yelled Lucky. “She just got away form you and your mobster
buddies and you come back to Prot Charles?
Unbelievable.”
Elizabeth frowned. “Stop it!” exclaimed Elizabeth. “You know what Lucky? If you can’t be civil out in public where
I’m concerned, then just pretend you don’t see me, okay?” She was furious with his attitude towards
Jason, or anyone else that didn’t fit into his normal ‘citizen’ ideal. Elizabeth wasn’t blind to the fact that
Jason’s business was dangerous, and maybe not even that legal, but Jason was
more than his job.
“Elizabeth?” Lucky growled. “Come on!
Don’t lose your head over this ‘silent noble’ routine! You’d think he’d try something different once
and a while.”
Elizabeth looked up apologetically. Apparently Jason understood, and offered a
way out. “Uh, do you want a ride
somewhere?”
Elizabeth looked over at Lucky who wore a dirty
scowl on his face. She bit her lip and
nodded hesitantly. “Yeah, I’d like
that,” Elizabeth sighed. She felt
Jason’s strong arm lead her outside.
~~~
Jason hadn’t specifically
gone to Kelly’s to see Elizabeth, but when he opened the door and saw her
standing there, Jason felt relieved. He
had hoped she’d be there. They were on
the cliff roads and he felt her arms squeeze him gently around his waist. Jason had missed that when she had
left. There were a lot of little things
about her that he’d missed.
Everything had been just a little quieter. He didn’t hear her laugh every day. Jason knew that since their last meeting, he
had only developed deeper feelings for her, rather than distance himself from
her. When Jason had left Port Charles,
he’d thought he’d gotten a strong hold over his feelings for her, especially
when she hadn’t returned the sentiments.
But Elizabeth’s visit to Italy only served to close the gap, and made
Jason realize that he couldn’t just stop feelings the feelings he had for
her. But Jason didn’t quite know how to
tell Elizabeth.
He didn’t want to pressure her. She still hadn’t gotten over Lucky, although
today’s argument would have, to the naked eye, seemed to seal the break. Jason knew better. He knew her better.
“Whoo!” Elizabeth shouted as she pulled her
helmet off and shook back her wavy chestnut locks. “Now that was fun.
I loved Italy Jason, but nothing beats our cliff roads.”
Jason smiled as he watched her lean against the
cliff railing. “I don’t know about
that,” Jason retorted. Elizabeth
grinned. Unexpectedly, Elizabeth
wrapped her arms around him. “I missed
you.”
When she broke away from the embrace Jason’s arms
lingered around her waist. “I missed
you too.” Jason noticed a smudge on her
face from some grease on the helmet, and gently wiped it from her cheek. Elizabeth grasped his hand as he let it fall
to his side.
He closed his eyes, as it took every ounce of
strength in his body, to resist the temptation to take advantage of the
situation. She was too clouded with
anger and frustration over Lucky and , what seemed to be the ending of a
relationship. Elizabeth on the other
hand, seemed quite calm. Suddenly,
Elizabeth let go of his hand and slowly brought her lips to his.
Her lips tasted like coffee. As she pulled his face closer, Jason almost
got lost in the moment, his arms pulling her tight against him. Finally he regained his composure and pulled
away. He opened his mouth to say
something, but then closed it, opting for silence. Elizabeth looked confused and then finally rosy blush seemed to
cover her cheeks. Her hand came to her
pink lips, which he had just tasted. He
could hear her breathe out lightly.
Elizabeth smiled and tucked a lock of hair
nervously behind her ear. “Uh,”
Elizabeth stuttered. “I’m sorry.” Elizabeth pursed her lips and laughed
timidly. “I shouldn’t have done that.”
Jason swallowed.
He could see that Elizabeth was more than just a little embarrassed by
her impulsiveness. “Do you want to go
back?” he offered. Jason knew why she
had kissed him, or at least in part. He
didn’t want to make a big deal over this, like he knew Elizabeth could.
Elizabeth nodded, but stopped him before he
jumped on the bike. “Wait Jason.” She paused, looking seriously at him. “I just want you to know…well, I, that …I
mean I’m not sorry.”
Elizabeth shook her head. “No, I mean…” Her face began to flush in frustration at trying to find the
words. “Look, I mean, I’m sorry I
kissed you for the wrong reasons. I
just well, I don’t know.”
Jason frowned.
“I know you kissed me because you were angry at Lucky and the way he
acted. I’m actually pretty sure, you
were probably angry at him even before that.
It’s okay. I understand.” He was about to say more when Elizabeth
interrupted, shaking her head. “No
Jason. That’s not it.”
She sighed.
“I mean, I was angry at Lucky, but at the same time, I didn’t kiss you
just because of that.” There was an
awkward silence that fell between them.
Finally Elizabeth took a deep breath and said, “I wanted to.”
Jason’s heart skipped a beat. He hadn’t expected that. “Oh.”
Elizabeth laughed which seemed to relieve the
tension throughout her body. “Is that all
you have to say?” Jason nodded and
laughed. “I don’t know.”
Elizabeth walked out towards the railing. “You know I’m still as confused as
ever. But I didn’t want you to think
that I kissed you just to spite Lucky.
I care about you to much to do that,” she rambled.
Jason made his way beside her, and leaned his
arms against the railing. “I know.”
Elizabeth turned around so her back was against
the rail. “You know that you’re way to
understanding?” she laughed, nudging him sideways. Jason laughed. “I thought
that’s what you liked about me?” he teased.
She licked her lips and smiled. “There’s more to like about you than that,”
Elizabeth whispered. “Maybe I’ll tell
you someday. If you’re nice to me, and
maybe let me steer?”
Jason shook his head. “I knew there had to be a catch.” He looked at his watch.
“I’d better get you back to your studio. It’s getting late.”
Elizabeth nodded.
Jason handed her the helmet sitting on the back
seat of the bike. Straddling the bike,
Jason turned the key and listened to his motorcycle roar to life. When he felt Elizabeth hop on, Jason made
his way down the cliff roads. Jason
couldn’t help but wonder as the wind rushed passed his ears, if there would
ever be a right time for them. Then
Jason once again felt Elizabeth tighten her arms around his waist. Ever?