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Chapter 2

The private plane touch down at just past two a.m. local time. Jason called the island 'The Reef' and even at night she could see why. As the plane descended over the water, the light reflected off the clear sea displaying the lush reef beneath the surface. A car awaited them and as they descended the steps from the Gulfstream jet, the driver exited the sedan. He approached Jason, the men shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. The driver mumbled some business issues while Elizabeth loaded a sleeping Cameron into the sedan that was outfitted with a booster seat for the boy.

It wasn't until Elizabeth closed Cameron's door that she was able to see the face of the man driving the car. He looked up and smiled when he saw her mouth hanging open at the sight of him. "Johnny?" Elizabeth squealed.

"Miss me?" he grinned.

In three quick strides she was by his side and throwing her arms around him. "I thought, I thought you…"

He laughed, "I've been here the whole time."

Elizabeth stepped back, "Well I am happy to see you."

"It's good to see you as well and I look forward to meeting your little boy."

"Cameron." She told him.

He nodded and wave his hand toward the car, "Ready?"

Elizabeth looked at Jason and smiled, surprised that all this time he had this whole separate place, almost a separate life. They got in the car and drove the short distance to Jason's house.

As Elizabeth expected it was modest in size. It was only one story and had more windows then she wished to count, of course they were probably all bullet proof and the house probably had a state of the art alarm system. The car came to a stop in front of a small garage and Jason quickly got out of the car and opened the door on Cameron's side. "I got him." Jason whispered as he scooped the boy into his arms.

Elizabeth thankfully nodded and grabbed her bag from the trunk. Johnny tried to insist on carrying it but it was small and she snatched it up before he could. Not being able to go back to the apartment to gather clothes she was only able to grab the limited things she had at her grandmothers house. As luck would have it there was plenty of clothes for Cameron and a bathing suit for both of them. She hadn't worn the particular suit for years but she was pretty sure that she was still the same size. Other then that she was limited to a few sundresses, cotton shorts and a ratty old tank top.

She followed Jason through the large entranceway and down a long hallway to where the bedrooms were. Once he placed Cameron in the full size bed Elizabeth moved around him and removed the boy's shoes before pulling the blanket over his head. She worried that he'd wake up scared being in a strange place but Jason saw her worry and pointed across the hall to another bedroom. From where she was standing you could see right into the room and Cameron would surely see her if she were sleeping in the room across the hall, she'd just have to leave both doors open. Placing a quick kiss on Cameron's forehead, she turned and left the room, Jason following close behind.

"I'll leave you to get settled. I need to go talk to Johnny about a few things."

She looked at him with the tiniest sparkle fluttering in her eye, "You always surprise me."

They stood there, silently looking at each other for a long moment before Jason turned and left the room. Elizabeth shook out of her daze and placed her bag in her room, not quite ready to turn in for the night. She was buzzing from the trip and certainly was not going to sleep before checking out the house and especially not before checking out the beach.

After giving herself a quick tour of the house, she slipped out the french doors onto the large veranda. There was a large table and grill on one side and on the other there was a short pathway to a pool. Between the two she spotted the path that led to the beach. There was something about the beach at night, it was almost magical. The light from the house behind her, as well as the moon, reflected off the water, it all made her eyes water.

She was overwhelmed and as tears began to trickle down her cheeks, she brought herself to sit in the sand, smoothing her dress beneath her. For a moment she wished she had changed into the ratty tank top and shorts she brought, but the dress actually smoothed out beneath her and probably ended up covering more then the shorts would have. There was a slight breeze causing her hair to tickle her shoulders but she didn't care.

For the better part of an hour she sat there and by the time Jason found her she was out of tears and tired of thinking about everything that had happened. Her decision was made, her marriage was over. She didn't even know Lucky anymore and at that point, she didn't want to.

"Hey, I thought you wandered off or something. I couldn't see you sitting down here." Jason explained as he sat beside her.

"Sorry." She whispered.

Her legs were bent at the knees so her feet were off to her side and her knees facing Jason. "Do you want to be alone?"

"If you were anyone else I'd say yes but, no, I want you to sit with me." She said, flashing him a smile.

He angled his head, "Are you ok?"

"I think I am." She sighed, "It's over with Lucky, it has been for a while. I can't stick around and try to help him, especially when he doesn't need my help since he has Maxie. I don't know who he is anymore. What about you?"

"I'm fine. Things with me and Sam have been over for a while. It is what it is… you know?"

She nodded, "Yep." Then turned back to look out over the water. "Thank you for bringing me here Jason. Thank you for trusting me with this secret."

He shrugged but she didn't see it, "It's not a secret, it's just… mine."

"You know… all these years…" she paused and looked back at him. "Everything we have been through, I always knew you were there for me, no matter what was happening between us… if we were at odds with each other… I always felt that I could turn to you if I needed anything."

"You could have, you can."

She smiled, "You have a way of digging through all the bullshit and helping me see things for how they really are. God, you made me fall in love with you and made it seem so easy."

Jason's heart skipped multiple beats then restarted at an excessive pace while she continued, "Then you left."

He leaned forward, resting his arms on his knees as he looked over at her, "I came back."

She nodded, "But so much had changed."

Moving on it's own, Jason's hand reached for her hand that rested on her thigh, "We're still friends." He added. The things she was saying were affecting him in a way he had not expected.

His thumb made small circles over the back of her hand, "Friends… tonight I had nowhere to go. My life was in shambles and you found me… you always find me."

A strong breeze blew past them causing her hair to wave in the air behind her head, exposing her neck to his gaze. A lump formed in his throat and he struggled to swallow it away before he spoke, "I could say the same about you."

"What does that say about us?" she asked as the breeze diminished, causing her hair to cascade back over her shoulders. Immediately he shifted, turning to face her and brought his other hand to tuck her hair behind her ear. His hand landed on her shoulder and he had no urge to move it. His other hand released her hand and began to trace a slow path up her arm. Another force had taken over him and he couldn't stop himself and god help him for it because the last thing he wanted to do was hurt her.

"I don't know." He huskily whispered.

Elizabeth closed her eyes at the sensation of his hands on her, the one on her shoulder causing a warmth and the one trailing up her arm caused a delicious tingling. No words or reason could explain how she was feeling and she didn't need them. For the first time in a long time she felt desire and need, she felt desired and needed. Her eyes opened and she saw that he had moved even closer. His hand that had been trailing up her arm now hooked around her neck, his thumb reaching to trace soft lines along her jaw. Both of their chests were rising and falling in heavy rhythm. "Jason" she whispered just before his lips connected with hers.

Elizabeth's hands lifted and hooked around his wrists. Momentarily he thought she was going to separate from him but she didn't, holding him there instead. Words could not explain the feeling that flowed through her body. Elizabeth's body tingled, burned and shivered all at the same time. Jason couldn't stop although he knew he should. The feeling of her full lips against his own was heaven. His tongue softly brushed against her lower lip and she responded by parting her lips, a soft sigh sounding from her throat. Jason seized the opportunity and slid his tongue into her mouth. In slow, sensual strokes, their tongues entwined until they finally parted for air. Elizabeth's eyes remained closed when he brought his forehead to rest against hers. Jason's tongue darted out to lick his lips, the taste of her intoxicating.

He wanted nothing more then to sweep her into his arms and pull her onto his lap but in the end he didn't. Where the restraint came from, he will never know. "We should head in." he hoarsely whispered, removing his hands from her neck and shoulders, causing her to release his wrists and her eyes to open. When their eyes met he swore he saw disappointment in her eyes but he did not bring her down there to take advantage of her.