Jason sighed as he shut the door quietly as he exited Jessie's room. Why were people just born to be pests? That's all Patricia seemed to do, every freaking time.

He answered the phone and placed it on his ear not saying a word. He couldn't trust himself not to lash out.

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"Jason? Hello?" She called from the speaker.

"Are you going to tell me the purpose of this call?" He said with a snappy annoyed tone.

Patricia brows furrowed and she pursed her lips in ire. "That isn't any way to talk to your future wife." She huffed.

His eyes darkened and he tone lowered, like a predator. "Future wife? Who?"

"Who else? You do realise we are engaged to be married right?" She huffed.

Jason fought the urge to roll his eyes, an action beneath him. Instead he took the phone and placed it on his other ear. "What do you want." He asked.

"Well I was hoping we could match outfits for tomorrow...?" She started, and his brows furrowed at her statement. Match outfits? Why would they match outfits,?

"You do know what I'm talking about right? You're eerily quiet, what are you thinking do you not want to?" She asked her voice sounding small at the end. "You don't have to if you don't want to, I was just hoping we could appear as a couple for grand father's 80th party." She mumbled quietly, hating how she always second guessed herself with him. She used to be so confident and sure of her self but now she was just an insecure mess.

She wasn't supposed to fall in love with Jason, she wasn't supposed to like the fact that she was in love with Jason. For so many reason it was wrong for her to be pinning after him, but all those reason walked out the door when she heard him speak. Saw him, had him touch her. It has been forever since she felt so turned on by the sound of someone's voice of just the essence of their presence entirely.

It was disarming and wrong but the funny thing was she liked it. Jason was the most eligible bachelor in the entire city and as naive as the thought was she was glad he was her fiance, it made her insides funny and her head buzz with excitement. There was the initial shock of Jessie but she knew regardless Jason would never be attracted to a sold woman, he was picky and superior like that. Besides she had nothing, at least not anymore.

She hadn't destroyed Jessie because of this but it was an added benefit. He was attracted to women of his station, rich, beautiful, made and most especially not Jessie Marin. He could like her for the occasional tangle beneath he sheets but that would be it. When the married it would end, for a fact she was sure she was better at Jessie at specifically that. She never heard anything about her sexual performance, and in this case yes no news was bad news. She was beautiful but any sensible person could see associating with her was like tying a time bomb to yourself.

"And when is that?" He asked, after a long pause of berating himself for forgetting.

"Tomorrow, you didn't forget did you?" She asked.

"Doesn't matter, I am aware of the situation now." He said dismissively.

"So what about the outfit? I got you a tuxedo."

"So you want to come give it to me?" He asked, worrying she would want to come to the manor.

Already preparing to turn her down.

"I can't silly, I have to get ready for grandfather party. I'll have it sent. That's okay right? You'll wear it right?" Patricia asked.

Not seeing a valuable reason not to, as all guys usually ignore the feelings of their girlfriends, not taking it as a valuable reason he agreed and swiftly ended the call.

His mind on Jessie's reoccurring words, 'I want you.'

Rushing back into her room to find out if he could get her to... well. Pushing the door open slowly so as not to startle her, he walked in slowly. His heart dropping when he heard her soft snoring. But as he watched her fall asleep he couldn't help the smile that graced his lips. She wasn't one of those women that fell asleep gracefully and while her snoring was hardly a nuisance she looked chaotically cute.

He loved this woman and just how much scared him. Placing a soft kiss on her soft supple lips, and resisting the urge to take it further he turned off her lamp and pulled her cover cloth higher and walked out as quietly as he entered.

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"Someone is here for you, Miss Hastings." A new intern informed Lenora as she typed away on her laptop. Looking up from the pile of work she had she pouted.

"Who could it be?" She wondered to herself, she made it clear to all her contacts not to contact her for at least two weeks. After her 'firing' turned suspension, she was suffering not only a pay cut but three month worth of work load with a two week deadline. How she was going to do it she had no idea. But she also didn't realize how badly she missed work and how terrible her decision to leave was so instead of speaking up and throwing their offer in their face she shut up and got to work.

"He says his name is a mister Anderson." She added.

She perked up, a sudden burst of happiness filling her lungs. Not liking the reaction but not hating the way it made her feel she managed a small smile. Getting up immediately she walked out of the office, unable to stop the smile.

Until she saw Susan, standing besides Jasom then it all came rushing back. The heartbreak she felt she was reminded of that pain, and the smile wore off. But that didn't slow her approach, she still walked forward but she did it with a reasonable amount of caution.

With Jamie backing her Susan's deadly glare was the first thing that welcomed her as she came into an impressionable distance.

Jamie turned around as well when he noticed the change of demeanor. But he wasn't glaring, he didn't even have a frown on his face. Was he...smiling? Was that a smile?

No, she shook her head, his lips were slanted not so much they'd be in a smile. She decided to think it was a smirk, at the very least she comforted herself with the fact that he wasn't frowing or glaring at her.

"Hey, it's been a while." He said comfortably as she reached him.

Eyeing Susan behind him she looked back at him, urging herself to ignore her beating heart. "I guess it has. How are you feeling now?"

"I just heard you sent a sick person out on the streets..." Susan started behind him. "You really are something aren't you Lenora."

"I don't see how that's any business of yours." She spat back.

"Oh don't take it the wrong way, it was beneficial for me. I was meaning to thank you." Susan said with a sly smile.

Lenora eyes widened in realization, then the flew ro Jamie's for confirmation. "It's not what you think Lenora." He started when she looked at him like a cheat. With anger and disgust, but the emotion that bothered him so much it almost hurt was the actual hurt he saw.

"So you aren't staying with her?" Lenora asked, hating how desperate she sounded.

"No." He affirmed shooting a warning look at Susan.

"Then what does she mean?" She asked.

Jamie sighed and turned to Susan, "I've said all I have to, please leave us."

Her jaw dropped, saying something about his bleak future full of regrets she walked away. But Lenora didn't feel anger or disappointment from her but rather sadness. But she didn't think much, she wouldn't spend her time on that.

"What did she mean?" She asked again.

"Why do you let her get under your skin like that?" Jamie asked when as she stared up at him with hostility.

"So she was lying?" Lenora asked.

"Is that really what you want to know? I thought you would be burning with anticipation as to why I was here?" He as with a small grin.

Ignoring it, she huffed angrily. "I am curious! But I'm also curious about that." She added.

He sighed. "I'm not living with Susan, even though I lost my memories I have better sense than moving in with another woman. I have a small apartment downtown." He explained.

"How did you get it?" She pouted.

"Why did you expect me to come crawling back?" He asked.

"No" she said. "But I didn't expect you to land so easily in your feet. I wanted to hurt you for hurting me. It too unfortunate you such a resourceful man."

He laughed lightly. "There she is, the brutally honest Lenora I remember."

Her face scrunched up at his statement. "Remember?" She asked.

"Yeah, I got my memories back." He agreed.

"So Susan?"

"I was thanking her for taking care of me when I while I was I'll, and that we were friends then and that's all we'll be now." He explained.

It was heartbreak. Lenora thought to herself. Hesitant, she looked up at him. "And now?"

"I love you, I do Lenora. But I have other priorities right now." He said.

She shook her head. "I don't understand."

"That's why I'm here, I need to find the actress. I was hoping you'd know where to start." He stated.

"Jessie Marin? Why?"

"I have something that can help clear her name."