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Elizabeth snarled at Jack. "Why are you being a jerk to Benjy? He didn't even do anything bad." Her nose wrinkled in a deeper growl. She pulled herself up with help from the couch. "I think I am gonna go to the estate..." She will not stand for Jack's rudeness. To Benjy, "There was but I am a mother who has a household to run so it is impossible to follow 100%." Carina smiled, "I'm Carina." She laughed and hugged him. |
Jack stood up. "No, you're not going anywhere. You're too weak to apperate and it's freezing out there...I just don't understand where he gets off acting like he's some major part of our family...where was he when Carina went missing? Or the many times your father tried to kill you? He wasn't there, i was...but you don't listen to me, you listen to Benjy, you talk to him about all your crap...he just walks into my home and stays for as long as he wants with no concern how i feel about it...not like i'm not your husband or anything...i don't care if he's like your brother or not, that's rude.." |
Just as Elizabeth started to stand up, Benjy sprung to his feet, not able to return little Carina's hug. He didn't say anything as Jack had beat him to it. Instead he just listened. Once Jack had finished speaking, Benjy just nodded a little bit. He took a second, just looking into Elizabeth's eyes, his own eyes almost sparkling with tears. "He's right...." Benjy said softly. "You need to stay here Elizabeth... or go to Mungo's which I know you don't want. I can tell you have a very high fever...If you aren't careful, you won't be able to be here for any of us in much time." He motioned to Jack and Carina. Kneeling down to Carina's height, he looked at her in the eyes. "Can you go get you mamma a glass of water for me?" Standing back up, he put a hand on Eliza's shoulder and rubbed it a little. "Sit down for us... Please?" |
Carina nodded and left to get the glass of water. Elizabeth felt too terrible to let her wrath out completely. She just sat on the couch and put her face in her hands. Her shoulders shook but not because she was freezing... though she was... but because she was so mad at Jack. Tears were falling as she slipped off the couch and onto her knees. Tears trailed down her cheeks. |
Jack sighed and tied the finished letter to the family owl and sent it on it's way. He walked over to where his wife was seated. "Well, it seems you're well taken care of now and you clearly don't want to see me, so i'm spending the night in London, i have some paperwork to grab from the office anyway..i'll be back tomorrow.." And with that he turned and walked up the steps to his room, packing an overnight bag. |
Benjy knelt down next to Elizabeth and tried to get her to stop crying. But now Jack was leaving.... "Bloody Merlin..." the redhead muttered to himself before standing up and walking over to the bottom of the stairs. "JACK!!! You'd better bloody well get down here and help out your wife if you want her to get any better!!" He yelled up the stairs, before wearily walking over to Elizabeth and banishing the chair he had conjured before. "Elizabeth... listen to me." He said, kneeling down right in front of her and placing a hand on her knee. "I need you to do a couple of things for me....okay?" He asked before continuing. "I need you to follow your doctor's orders otherwise I will take you to Mungo's and make sure you stay there. I'll hire someone to take care of the housework and whatnot until you get better. I need you to let this person do their job. And lastly, I need you to let Jack help you... he loves you and all he wants to do is help... so I need you to let him help you...if not for your marriage then for me." Benjy said before standing up. "Give Foxy here a message if you need to get ahold of me... okay?" He said, placing an owl down on a perch that somehow appeared out of nowhere. And then the redheaded hit wizard was gone. |
Jack was furious...how dare this man come into his home and tell him what do to. He gripped his wand so tightly he thought he might break off the small wooden werewolf head at the pommel, he walked back down wand in hand and glared at the other man he didn't say a word, this was a challenge and if the other man was smart he'd back down and then the ginger was gone, he looked down at his wife and the expression on his face didn't change but his eyes showed his love for her. |
Elizabeth had watched what happend as if it was in slow motion. She whimpered a little and looked up at Jack. Tears were falling down her cheeks. She shook her head. "Jack..." She stood up only enough to slip onto the couch. She held her head in her hands. |
Jack's icy little heart melted and broke at this site, how could he stay mad at her when she made that face? "Elizabeth...please stop trying to stand.." He said dropping his wand and rushing to her side, holding her. "I-I'm sorry..." He said softly. |
Elizabeth pushed him away, "I was only standing enough so i can get off my knees and onto the couch." She gave him a look and then looked away, feeling a little hurt that he just assumed she was trying to completely stand up. |
Jack looked into her eyes, ignoring her annoyance with him. "Elizabeth, darling...will you let me carry you up to bed...you need your rest...maybe a warm bath would help...and some soup...please...just let me take care of you, i need you." He said showing her his concern in his eyes, he couldn't afford to lose her, it was bad enough one of his children had to live without a mother, he didn't want that for all of them. |
She looked away from him, "Jack, I aint happy with you. I rather sleep on the couch than let you even touch me right now but Benjy wanted me to let you help me." Eliza sighed, shook her head and looked at him, "So just please help me up the stairs and to the bed." |
Jack sighed and picked her up. "Anything for dearest Benjy right?" He asked walking her up the stairs. "I'm sorry, i know i was wrong but you treat me like a fool when i say something but he says to do the same thing and it's a good idea...sorry if i don't like the guy but it seems you think he's better than me.." |
Elizabeth growled, "It has nothing to do with that. I am just feeling even worse. Though I do know that he has better manners than you." She narrowed her eyes and then turned, curling up under the covers of the bed. |
Jack glared at her. "Yes, clearly he showed good manners tonight, budding his head in where it didn't belong. We wouldn't even be fighting right now if it wasn't for him...what does he got that i don't?" He asked feeling very jealous. |
Elizabeth turned toward him, grimacing at having to move. "He was only concerned, Jack. He wasnt being rude. You were the only rude one today." She coughed and closed her eyes a little, going a little pale before reopening it. "He doesnt have anger and jealous... he is like my brother but you seem not to realize it because of you being too jealous." |
Jack shook his head. "No, i wasn't the only one. He just comes in and stays, knowing i didn't want him in my home any longer than he had to be and then he starts helping you like he thinks i'm too stupid...Elizabeth, i've been there for you in the moments you needed someone more than anything and yet, you don't listen to a word i say....do i seem crazy or something?" Jack shook his head. "So my emotions make me less of a man than him?" |
Elizabeth sighed and leaned against the headboard. "Jack, he was just concerned for me okay? Is that really that bad?" She rubbed her forehead, No, you dont seem crazy or something." She frowned and shook her head, "No it doesnt make you less of a man but it makes me want to pull my hair out when you treat one of my closest friends like they are dirt." |
Jack sighed. "No, but he could have asked...or waited to see if I would have tried to help you..." He eyed her in slight disbelief "Well, i'm sorry...I don't understand why he can just jump in and help you...but you won't listen to me...I'm a prideful Man..I don't want help...I can save you all on my own.." |
Elizabeth frowned, "He was just trying to be a good friend, Jack." She shook her head, "Oh never mind..." She sighed, "It is useless." She threw up her hands and frowned. She crawled back into bed and tighten the blankets around her. She wasnt feeling good and this wasnt helping her. Elizabeth coughed. |
Jack sighed. "No...i get it...I'm just..I don't want help. Not with you and not with our family..." |
Elizabeth glanced at him pitfully. "I get that but Jack that is no reason to be rude to him. You could have told him nicely." Tears were in her eyes as she looked away. |
Jack sat on the bed. "He won't listen if i tell him nicely...he'd just talk about how he's your brother and how he needs to look out for you like when i wasn't here to..." He said, his pride still wounded over that. |
Elizabeth rolled over with a sigh. She looked up at him with a sigh. She reached up to his cheek and stroked it, "Aww my poor lion." Her fingers brushed his nose, "Your pride is wounded." She gently pulled him down to her and kissed him. "My poor protective jealous lion." Elizabeth stroked his cheek, "I love you." |
Jack smiled just a little and kissed her back. "I love you too...a lion? Now you're just teasing me..." He said jokingly, cuddling her. "Do you still feel cold?" He asked. |
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