Heartbeats: Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Five
He had been getting his bike serviced when Elizabeth called. At her frantic request, he had left the Harley Davidson dealership immediately. In fact, because his own bike had not been available, Jason was pretty sure he had either distractedly agreed to buy a new motorcycle, or, if that wasn't the case, he had probably committed grand theft. Either way, he didn't care. Once he was assured that Elizabeth was alright, once he saw her for himself and made sure that he fixed whatever it was that had gone wrong, then he'd deal with his potential purchase or crime... whatever the case may be. Until then, though, he didn't care who objected to his behavior. For five years, the woman he loved, the mother of his children had been fighting her battles on her own. Whether Elizabeth realized it or not, from the moment he first saw her again, Jason had promised himself she'd never have to be alone again.
Driving the bike as close to the docks as he possibly could, he then parked it and took off on foot, running. Just as she had promised, Elizabeth was waiting for him on the bench they had shared so many times in their past. Without blinking, without removing his gaze from her, he knew that his approach was sloppy. He wasn't looking for the risks and dangers he had been trained to spot and then eliminate. Even though such diligence was no longer necessary, he wasn't sure if he would have been able to act that role anyway even if it was, for it was obvious just by looking at Elizabeth that her whole entire world was falling apart, and he needed to pick her up and put the pieces back together for her. He had failed her once. He wouldn't do so again.
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