Hold On

Written By: Jaden

~Before I begin, I would just like to say that I do not own any of the General Hospital or World Wrestling Entertainment characters in this story, but I do own Jace, Michael, and Aiden. This story is rated NC-17 with graphic violence so if any of you cannot handle it, then don't read it. Now on with the story!~

Hold On

Chapter 1

Her hand shook violently as he took a step toward her as she stated in a warning tone, "Don't take another fuckin' step!"

He smirked sadistically in her direction and wickedly taunted back, "What you gonna do if I don't Jace, huh?! I own you bitch!"

"Not anymore Jeff." She replied confidently as her eyes closed and, as he took another step toward her after just raping her once again, Jace felt nothing as she heard three gunshots ring throughout his grungy house and seen the bullets sink into his cold, black heart. The cool metal weapon dropped from her trembling hand as his blood spilled all over the rotted, wooden floor and little sprinkles sprayed on her torn up clothes, which consisted of a shredded t-shirt, a pair of ripped pajama shorts, and her feet were bare and now covered in his blood. Jace knew this was her chance to escape, especially since her capture was dead....

The rain poured down in gallons as purple lightening flashed across the black sky and all she could think was freedom. She was finally free from his evil, demonic clutches as the rain stung her tiny cuts that he had adorned upon her. Every hit, cut, slap, and curse was worth it because she was finally free and far away from him. Jace counted on her so-called friend Nathan to help her out, but all that scumbag did was tell Jeff her plan of escape and caused her five hours of excruciating pain, but all of it was over. After two hours of travel, Jace couldn't take it anymore as she collapsed in the cold, wet grass and let the tears that pooled in her lifeless hazel eyes pour down her cheeks along with the sobs mixed with exhaustion that racked through her barely alive body. Jace knew it was wrong to murder Jeff, but after all that monster had done to her, she had no other choice. It was either her or Jeff and Jace wasn't about to have her life taken by the hands of a monster. The last thought that entered her mind was, 'I'm free.'


Tyler Christopher had just arrived home at his enormous mansion from a grueling week of filming General Hospital, which was the show he was on. It was shown every day and had to be filmed every other day unless the character he portrayed in the show was in one of the top storylines, which he was. Tyler had to film every day and could only have weekends off. Some days were better than others, but Tyler loved what he did for a living. Nikolas Cassadine was his character on the show, who was a prince of his family's fortune, but he was madly in love with a small town girl named Emily Quartermane, which Natalia played, who had been his best friend since they were little and ended up falling in love with each other. It was a soap opera obviously and Tyler was exhausted physically and emotionally from the pure emotion his character was portraying on the show. Sometimes Tyler felt like Nikolas Cassadine and other times his character felt like Tyler Christopher. The young actor was brought out of his deep thoughts when his limo driver opened his door and kindly welcomed him home.
"Thanks Michael" Tyler replied as he stepped out of his limo and sniffed the air, smiling when he realized what that smell was. After rain was his favorite smell. Tyler grabbed his luggage out of his limo's trunk and started to walk up his steps that lead to his double doors that were already open for him when he spotted something out of the corner of his eye. "Michael, take these up to my room." Tyler politely instructed his limo driver and butler and made his way over toward whatever it was that had caught his attention.

The first thing he seen was long, reddish auburn hair attached to a ball of skin. Tyler turned the ball over and closed his eyes when he seen it was a young girl She couldn't have been more than eighteen years old and he seen all the cuts and bruises on her barely covered body. Tyler pressed his finger against her neck, checking her pulse and sighed with great relief when he found one on her. He knew he couldn't just leave the poor girl out there to freeze to death so in one light scoop, Tyler picked up the lifeless girl's body in his arms and carried her inside his house, hoping he could find out why she was sleeping in his yard. Michael had just came downstairs and seen the girl in Tyler's arms and wondered who she was.

"Sir, who on earth is that?" Michael asked in his English accent.

Tyler shrugged and replied, "I have no idea. I found her outside in the front yard."

"She can't be more than eighteen sir." Michael pointed out, making Tyler nod in agreement. "What are we going to do with her?"

"Nurse her back to health and then find out the reason why she was sleeping in the front yard." Tyler concluded as he sat beside the young girl, captivated by her presence.

Tyler sat there beside her for a long time as the roaring fire blazed through the room from the black onyx fireplace and warmed the both of them. Tyler had asked Michael to go and find some clothes that actually fit the poor girl and very carefully dressed her in one of his t-shirts and pajama pants. When Tyler seen that she had no underwear or bra on, he became very confused and concerned and promised to take her out and get some clothes for her to wear once she was healthy again. From what he could tell, the girl didn't have any identification, no luggage, nothing. Tyler began to wonder if or what this girl had endured and where she lived. There were so many questions running through the young man's mind that he didn't know what question was going to spew from his mouth once she fully awoke. After countless hours of staring and wondering about the mysterious girl, Tyler finally headed upstairs to his chambers for some much needed rest, but all he could think about was the girl sleeping downstairs on his couch and could only dream of what was to come the following day.

Chapter 2

Her eyes fluttered open the next morning as the smell of burnt wood filled her nostrils and the sunlight streaming through the window adorned on her face. She rubbed her eyes as a long yawn escaped her lips, but then something happened. Jace started to look around at her surroundings and realized that she wasn't outside in the cold grass and she wasn't in her shredded clothing either. Instead, she was wearing clothes that were three times the size she wore and was laying on the most comfortable couch she'd ever slept on! It was black with leather siding and fluff cushions. She slowly sat up, her pounding head making her eyes squint shut tightly until the pounding stopped temporarily. Jace sighed when she finally opened her eyes, only to be startled out of her wits by a man in his mid-sixties. He wore a black and white suit and almost looked like a butler.

"Hello there dear. Would you like some breakfast? A beverage perhaps?" Michael asked the frightened girl whom his master had rescued the night before.

"W-Who are you?" She asked in a shaky voice, not understanding what the Hell was going on.

Michael sighed as he set her tray of food down, which consisted of toast, eggs, bacon, pancakes, sausage links, a large glass of both milk and orange juice, and a small vase of flowers, and stated, "My name is Michael McBane III madam. I am the butler of this household."

She nodded her head in somewhat understanding and asked, "Who owns this house?"

"I do." Tyler's voice rang through the living room, making Jace look at possibly the most handsome man she laid her eyes upon in a long time.

Jace gulped nervously as he came toward her and shakily asked, "Who are you?"

Her voice was like music to his ears, so angelic, yet innocent all in one. Tyler smiled gently at her and replied, "My name is Tyler Christopher miss. I saved you last night."

Her heart started thumping in and out of her chest furiously as she heard him confess what he had done for her the previous night. She was literally scared to death by now, especially with the size of this man. He could destroy her in one blow! Jace looked up at him and quietly said, "I'm sorry for collapsing on your lawn. If you let me go, I promise to never both...." He cut her off.

Tyler smiled as he put his hand up, stopping her from pleading and said, "Don't apologize miss. It was really no trouble at all. We'll let you go as soon as I think you're ready and nursed back to health."

She nodded in understanding as a small smile crossed her face and replied, "You are very kind Mr. Christopher. Thank you for your concern and for saving my life."

Tyler nodded and stated, "As I said, it was no trouble, but we do have a problem. You need to gain weight and I will see to it that you do."

Jace looked down at her food and then back up at him and asked in a disbelieving voice, "You expect me to eat ALL of this?!" She honestly couldn't eat anything after the night before events.

"I expect you to try." Tyler said, trying to be as fair as he could.

Jace didn't know what to do, think, or say as she took a bite of eggs, still not believing the events that were happening to her at the moment. Still, she knew she had to be careful even if this strange man did save her life. One thing was certain, she could never reveal what she had done to Jeff. Tears of hatred stung her eyes at the thought of him and she knew she couldn't eat anything further.

Tyler watched her eat and became very confused when he seen tears rise to the surface and glisten in her beautiful hazel eyes. Whatever this poor girl had been through was still a mystery to Tyler, but he was determined to be patient and wait for her to open up to him. He grabbed one of her trembling hands in his and kissed the top of it as he said, "You're safe here miss. Nobody is going to hurt you."

Jace looked into his eyes as he grabbed her hand gently and smiled a little when he kissed the top of it. He was so sweet and seemed to care, but she couldn’t let her guard down. She had to be strong and fight his kindness, but how could she compete against soft chocolate brown eyes? She quickly snatched her hand away from him and pushed her tray away, signifying that she was finished and asked in a low tone, "May I use your shower?"

Tyler was somewhat taken aback by her sudden attitude, but knew it would take time so he just smiled and replied, "Of course, I'll have Lydia start it up for you." Lydia was his maid and servant, who had been in his family and life since he was a little boy. She actually changed his diapers and disciplined him when he needed it. She was basically his nanny while growing up.

"I can start it myself. She's probably attending to your other duties. It's really no problem Mr. Christopher." Jace stated, not liking to be waited on hand and foot, especially by a bunch of total strangers.

Tyler chuckled at her independent attitude and said, "All right if you insist. Lydia will go find you something to wear until we go shopping."

"You really don't need to...." Jace started to say, but he cut her off once again.

"It's no problem miss. Now go clean up so we can get this day started." Tyler concluded before walking away toward an unknown destination and leaving Jace to wonder exactly what he had planned for her that day.

Chapter 3

The steaming hot water flowed down her body like a waterfall, washing away the dirt and reminiscences of the previous night's events. Jace watched as the dried blood barely desinigrated off of her body and she could feel the tears flowing down her cheeks as the memory overtook her once again. The sounds of gunshots firing and echoing throughout the house. The vision of the bullets sinking deep into his chest and his body collapsing in front of her as his blood poured out and spilled all over the floor, swimming in his own death. The little sprinkles of his system spraying on her body as she seen his fingers twitch and his last breath escape his lips as the final darkness consumed him.

By now, Jace was on the floor of the huge shower with her knees drawn up to her chin as her arms wrapped around her legs, wishing this nightmare would go away and stay gone forever. After having herself a good cry, Jace stood up and grabbed the washcloth that hung on the towel rack. She poured the first liquid soap she could find and furiously started scrubbing. Her skin turned a raw red as all the blood flowed off of her and down the drain, including her feet. After thoroughly washing her entire body and seeing no signs of the previous events on her, Jace finally turned the shower off and stepped out of the shower and into a cloud of steam. She grabbed the towel that Lydia had brought up for her and smiled when she seen a pair of jeans and another one of those oversized t-shirts. She was surprised when she seen underwear and a nice, lace bra as well. It had been so long since Jace had warn undergarments as she dried her hair with the towel and slipped on the underwear first and then the bra. They were both a little big on her, but Jace didn't mind at all. After dressing in the clothes that was provided for her, Jace walked out of the bathroom and looked around, admiring the beauty and architecture of the mansion. She looked up, seeing there were six floors with a sparkling chandelier hanging in the middle of the floors. She ran her hand across the black onyx railing as she made her way downstairs, awestruck by the size of the house she was in. Jace was so engrossed in admiring the place that she didn't notice someone come up behind her until she felt something rest on her shoulder. Her eyes darted to what it was and laughed when she seen it was Tyler's chin resting upon it.

"Enjoying the scenery miss?" Tyler asked as he batted his eyelashes, almost becoming addicted to her even more when she laughed. It was absolutely intoxicating.

"This house is beautiful Mr. Christopher." She said, making him smile at her.

"Please call me Tyler and only Tyler." He politely stated as he walked up beside her, loving the look of his t-shirt on her body.

"Okay Tyler."She replied and grasped softly when he grabbed her hand.

"Do you feel up to a tour?" Tyler asked as he entwined their fingers together. He wanted her to feel safe in his house and his presence.

Jace smiled up at him and said, "Sure, I'd like that. My name is Jace by the way."

Tyler grinned as she confessed her name to him and looked in her eyes, "A beautiful name for an even more gorgeous woman."

Jace couldn't help, but blush at his compliment of her and bashfully replied, "Thanks." She knew it wasn't true, that no one would ever find her desirable again, especially after all the Hell she had been through. She was beaten down and abused. Scars of her past reflected back at her every time she looked in a mirror and the cuts in her flesh weren't healed yet.

"Shall we?" Tyler asked, breaking Jace out of her thoughts as he offered his arm to her in a gentleman fashion.

Jace looked at his arm as it extended to her, making her extremely nervous and timid by his polite gesture. She knew he wouldn't hurt her. There was too much tenderness and care shining in his chocolate brown orbs to want to hurt anyone, unless it was self-defense. Still, there was something hidden underneath all the charm and handsomeness of Mr. Tyler Christopher and Jade was determined to find out the more mysterious side of her rescuer. Jace decided to trust this man for the time being as she hooked her arm with his and they were off to explore his glorious and beautiful home. The first thing Tyler showed her was the downstairs, which consisted of three bathrooms, two living rooms, a huge study room that was filled with tons of books, the biggest kitchen Jace had ever laid her eyes on, a dining room that was never used except for special holidays, and a game room that had two pool tables, air hockey, and every kind of video game system imaginable. Jace smiled as Tyler played her in a game of pool, in which she kicked the snot out of him as well as his cockiness. Tyler couldn't believe she had beaten him!

"How did you get so good at this?" Tyler asked her after their fifth game of pool.

She smiled at him and replied, "I used to be a pool fanatic when I was little and decided to take some classes in the wonderful secrets of being a pool shark. I must say you were pretty good, but still an amateur.” She smirked in his direction when he glared playfully at her.

"Very funny Jace." Tyler replied, making her smirk at him even wider and he could have sworn he seen a little twinkle gleam in her eyes, but brushed it off as being happy for a change.

She sighed, knowing she shouldn't be doing this with another man, especially since she killed the last boyfriend she had, but Tyler was so comforting and caring towards her. Jace couldn't just blow him off. He saved her life for Christ sakes! Tyler started walking toward her, making her extremely nervous, but she couldn’t help it getting lost in his chocolate brown orbs as he locked eyes with hers.

"Are you ready to see the upstairs champ?" He asked, making Jace sigh a great breath of relief as she nodded her head yes and took his arm as they headed upstairs. "Great! I'll show you the room you'll be staying in and then we'll take it from there. Michael should be done preparing dinner by the time we finish this tour. Does steak sound good to you?"

"It sounds delicious." She replied, making Tyler smile down at her and could swear she felt her legs almost turn into jell-O because she collapsed against him, which made him catch her before she hit the hard wooden floor.

"Are you all right?" Tyler asked, wanting to make sure she wasn't hurt or anything.

"Yeah just weak ankles is all." Jace said, wanting to calm his fears that he had done something wrong because he hadn't.

"Good." Tyler replied, never taking his eyes off of Jace's face as they just stared at one another, getting completely lost in the moment. Jace loved being in Tyler's arms and Tyler loved having her there, but he knew it was too soon to reveal how much he had grown accustom to her company so he let her go and smiled in a friendly way. "Can you walk the rest of the way or should I carry you?"

She smirked at Tyler and stated, "I can walk thank you very much."

Tyler laughed at her stubbornness and said, "All right fine, but if you get weak ankles again, I'm carrying you. Is that clear?"

"Crystal father." She replied in a cocky tone and squealed when he picked her up and proceeded to carry her for the rest of the tour throughout his magnificent and breathtaking house.

Chapter 4

I ended up staying at Tyler's for a good month before I was completely healed and nothing could have been more better in my life. Seeing as how I needed help with certain things, Tyler decided to take a month off of his show, claiming it was a family situation, just so he could be there for me whenever I needed a shoulder to cry on. It felt so right being in his arms at night when I would have a nightmare and he would invite me in his bed and wrap me up in those strong, secure arms of his. I sighed heavily as I stared out the window one stormy night in the loft, deep in my own thoughts about what I had done to Jeff. I knew I couldn't stay at Tyler's forever, considering the police would be after me any day now. They would question me about everything that had happened and they knew that something had to have happened considering my blood was just as involved as Jeff's. Taking a deep breath and a sip of my hot herbal tea that Lydia had so generously prepared for me, I decided I had to leave. There was no home for me anymore, not even at Tyler's and as much as I didn't want to leave, I had no choice. The lightening outside flashed dangerously across the midnight sky as the rain poured down in buckets and it made a flashback go through my mind; back to the night that had changed my life forever. I still hadn't told Tyler and didn't intend to. I didn't want him to think me as a murderer, which I was not. I was simply defending myself from Jeff's drunken wrath. The mere thought of leaving Tyler tore me in two, but I couldn't stay. I had to leave and never return, just keep running like I always had throughout the years. I was so deep in my own thoughts that I didn't realize someone walk into the room until I felt those familiar arms wrap around my waist and his chin rest on my shoulder, making me turn around to face none other than Tyler himself.

"What are you doing up?" He asked her gently as he caressed her cheek with the back of his hand.

I touched his hand to my face and replied, "Just thinking." I sighed heavily and knew that if I didn't tell him now, he would never know the truth. "Tyler, there is something I need to tell you. It's really hard to talk about, but seeing as how you've been nothing, but sweet and considerate to me since I first arrived here, I'm willing to open up to you about this and hope you understand in the end."

Tyler quirked an eyebrow up at her, wondering where Jace was going with this as he sat down on the couch, ready to listen to anything the young woman had to say He just hoped it wasn't about her leaving. The mere thought made him sick and cringe.

I took a deep, shaky breath and began to tell Tyler about my past, "His name was Jeff Pagetti and we dated throughout high school. During those days and times, things just seemed to be out of control. Drinking, drugs, you name it, but the most popular thing was sex. Of course, being the young, popular couple that we were, we obviously had to do it to please the others. I'm not saying Jeff didn't love me, but I did give him my innocence for a meaningless reason and regret it to this day."

"Anyway, we ended up dropping out of high school our Senior year, not in the mood to learn anything anymore because we knew it all. We were the king and queen of the high school. Next thing you know, we're moving in together and he's dragging me to a wedding chapel, where I was forced to say 'I do' to the man I once considered the love of my life. I just couldn't believe all of this was happening because the reason we got married in the first place was for our unborn child that I was carrying." I stopped for a moment as the memory of finding out I was pregnant came flooding back to me and how happy we were. "I just couldn't believe I was going to be a mother, but Jeff on the other hand despised the idea. He wouldn't tell me what was going on with him and began to drink heavier and heavier the closer I got to my delivery date." I took another deep breath as Tyler grabbed my hand, reassuring me silently that he was there for me. "The drinking got more severe along with the several beatings that had occurred and finally one night Jeff lost it and threw me down on the bed, stomach first. He proceeded to rape me anally and then turned me over and shouted that he didn't want the baby and that if he didn't want it than I wasn't going to have it. He raped me and made me lose the baby that night. I was seven months along when he killed our first unborn child. That would be the first out of four that he would kill. The raping continued every other week and soon it was every single night. He sometimes would bind me down on the bed and rape me and then beat me afterwards, claiming I was nothing to him and that no man would ever have me except him. Apparently word had gotten around that I fucked a friend of his and got pregnant as a result. Being the dumbass Jeff always was, he believed his friend and started whipping me with his belt." I squeezed Tyler's hand as the tears flowed freely down my cheeks and looked out the window as I walked away from him and proceeded to finish the story. "A month ago was the last straw. I couldn't take the pain from him anymore. The memories still haunt me to this very day, but I don't regret what I did to him one month ago on a night just like this. I had just cleaned up the entire house and made him some dinner, hoping he would have pity on me that night and not rape me again, like he had done so many other nights, but no. He came in, drunk off his fucking ass and proceeded to strap me down and rape me anally. It was the most excruciating pain I've ever had to endure because there was something in him that night. I knew he was going to finish me off once and for all Tyler so I did what I had to do. I took the gun from behind the pillow that I had found in his underwear drawer earlier that day and pointed at him. He said that I didn't have the guts to shoot him and that I was his forever." I closed my eyes as the memory overtook me. "I closed my eyes and said not anymore Jeff and pulled the trigger, ending the pain and agony the scumbag had put me through for ten fucking years! Ten fucking years of raping, losing children, and killing me slowly inside. I couldn't let him do that. I couldn't let him win Tyler and that's why I fucking did it! It was either me or him and there was no way in fucking Hell I was about to let him finish the job and do that to another innocent soul!" By now, I was on the floor and shaking violently as I rocked back and forth as I finished off the gruesome story and memory.

Tyler just sat there completely stunned by what this poor woman just told him. He wished she hadn't finished the job permanently so he could go finish it for her, but he honestly didn't blame her for what she had done. It was after all in self defense and Tyler couldn't judge her for that. He slowly walked over to her and picked her up, staring deep into her eyes and stated, "I don't blame you for doing it Jace. I would have done the same thing. I just wish you hadn't killed him so I could've gotten a piece of him as well."

I stared in his eyes, completely shocked by his words and shakily asked, "You don't?"

Tyler smiled and said, "Of course not. I would have done it a long time ago if I was you."

I was so overwhelmed with emotion that I just hugged him close to me and hugged him close, thanking him over and over for understanding what I was going through and then pushed him away, not wanting to get anymore attached to him then I already was. Tyler looked at me confused so I decided to tell him my plan. "I'm leaving Tyler."

Tyler sighed heavily, knowing it was coming sooner or later and said, "When?"

"The next storm that hits. The police will be looking for me and I refuse to go to jail for that bastard's death. Please just understand and let me go." I pleaded with him as he walked over to me and wrapped me up in his strong arms.

"I don't want you to leave Jace. We can fight this...." Tyler began to say, but she immediately cut him off.

"No we can't. I shot him and killed him in cold blood and then ran away from the scene. Tyler, I could go to prison if they catch me and I'm not about to rot in prison for his death."

Tyler sighed heavily and hugged her close, knowing tonight was their last night to be together and he wasn't about to let her go without one last memory. Tyler turned her around and stared deep into her eyes as he lowered his head and captured her lips with his in a soul-searing kiss that Jace couldn't even push away. She just wrapped her arms around his neck and let him carry her up the stairs to his room, knowing exactly what he wanted and she wasn't about to disappoint him.

Chapter 5

Tyler kicked open the double doors to his bedroom with Jace still in his arms as he passionately kissed her lips once more, never wanting to let her go. He was falling for her and hard, but knew that she was going to leave and it was up to her whether or not she returned. Tyler didn't want to think about her departure as he gently laid her down on his king sized bed, rubbing his strong hands up and down her sides and smiled when she sighed in contentment. They just stared in each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity, loving the silence that had surrounded them. If there was one thing that was erotic for Tyler, it was making love to a woman in complete silence and only hearing the breathing and heaving of one another as flesh smacked against flesh echoed throughout the room and that was what Tyler had in mind. Jace tried to say something, but he pressed his finger to her lips, letting her know that everything was going to be okay. He knew she wanted him and vise versa, so he didn't even have to ask her for her permission as he started on the right side of her neck, trailing his tongue across to her left earlobe and gently began to suck while running his hand up her shirt and massaged her right breast with his big hand. Jace moaned softly as she arched her neck, giving Tyler more access to the flesh of her skin as he gladly accepted the invitation and bit down on it, sucking gently as she gently ran her fingernails down his masculine arms. Tyler growled, loving the feel of her nails on his skin and moved down further, ready to give her the teasing of her life, when Jace decided to turn the tables.

I pulled him down for a breathtaking kiss and rolled us over so I was now on top and straddling him, smirking down at him as I kissed and flicked his earlobe with my tongue while Tyler ran his big hands up and down my back, letting me have my way with him. I moved lower as I gently nibbled and sucked on his Adam's apple and then pulled him up as I suddenly got an idea in my head and leaned down as I whispered in his ear, "Do you have a dagger?"

Tyler looked at her confused, but knew she wouldn't hurt him as he nodded and pulled out a small, silver dagger from his night stand that rested beside the bed. Jace took the dagger in her hands and proceeded to push Tyler down gently on the bed as she took the dagger and cut his shirt right down the middle while kissing and nibbling on his neck. Tyler groaned as he felt the cool metal against his skin, but didn't protest. If anything it turned him on even more than he already was!

After using the dagger to cut his shirt right down the center, I put the dagger back on the night stand, knowing I would need it later and ran my hands over his chest as I leaned down and trailed my tongue right down the center of his chest crease, loving the sound of his groans for me to continue. Jeff had never let me take control the way Tyler was letting me and I decided to take full advantage of it. I moved over and took his right nipple in my mouth, kissing and licking all around it as I flicked it with my tongue and then proceeded to do the same thing to his other one and then moved lower, kissing my way right down the center and toward his twelve pak, kissing each and every one of them before making my way to the button of his jeans, which held the key to my desire. With a quick flick of my wrist, I unsnapped his jeans and then proceeded to straddle his muscular legs and upper thighs as I took the zipper in my mouth, between my teeth and lower tongue and slowly pulled it down, making me wetter with desire for him. Just the sound of a zipper going down on a man's pants made me drip I smirked up at him as I pulled down his jeans and underwear and tossed them to the floor and then decided to do a little tease for him. I got off of him and stood up, slowly stripping my clothes off as I danced erotically for him. Oh yeah, this was going to be a night neither one of us would never forget. After I was stripped down to my bra and panties, I wrapped my legs around the pole to his canopy bed and twirled around while unsnapping my bra and licked up and down the pole, which made his eyes bug out of his head. I grinned in his direction and looked at him as I turned around and, with straight legs, bent down and slowly pulled my panties down my legs, letting him get an up close of my dripping wetness. I could see his erection growing with every movement I made and smirked wickedly as I crawled on top of him and positioned my wetness over his throbbing cock, knowing exactly what he wanted. I leaned over, fanning us with my now dark purple, bluish hair that Lydia dyed for me and kissed his lips gently as I slowly settled on him and whipped my head back as I slammed down on top of him, letting him get a feel of what was to come that night. Once I was fully sheathed inside of him, I started to gyrate my hips in a vertical motion and ran my hands through my own hair with my eyes closed. Tyler reached up with one hand and gripped the right side of my hip while he massaged my breasts in the other and pulled me down while I fucked him and took a nipple in my mouth, pulling on it gently so it would harden and then proceeded to do the same thing to my other nipple, making me crazy insane with desire for him. He thrust his hips up and drove himself deeper inside of me, making my walls clamp down around his shaft instantly as I started to quicken the pace and bounced up and down on his throbbing cock while I raked my nails down his chest, letting a deep growl escape his lips.

No words were spoken between us as we let our actions speak louder than our words and made it even more erotic to hear nothing, but our groans and moans in the silence and the sound of flesh smacking flesh echoed off the walls as the headboard banged repeatedly against the wall. Soon, perspiration started forming on our bodies as our eyes locked with each other and that's when our release came at the same time as I felt myself wrap him up as he thrust up inside of me one last time and exploded intensely inside my hot core, making me scream out his name in total and utter ecstacy and collapsed on top of his chest. I could hear and feel his heart thumping and pounding against my ear as his arms came up and wrapped around me, making tears instantly come to my eyes. I had realized that I had fallen in love with Tyler, but I had no choice. I had to leave and never return, especially for his safety as well as Michael's and Lydia's. Even though Jeff was dead, that didn't mean that I still didn't have enemies and if they found me with Tyler, he could be in danger and I wasn't about to let that happen. I felt him kiss my forehead lovingly as our hearts pounded as one and our breathing slowly calmed down as I rolled off of him and immediately spooned against him as he held me close through the night as the sleep overtook our bodies.

Chapter 6

I looked in his eyes as the lightening flashed outside and kissed his lips softly, telling him silently that I would be back someday as we stood there in the hallway, just staring in each other's eyes. I stroked his face and said, "I'll never forget you Tyler. You were so nice to me and I will never forget last night."

Tyler tried really hard not to get all choked up, but he couldn't seem to fight it off as he pulled her against his chest in his strong embrace and kissed her forehead as he whispered, "I love you so much Jace. Please come back to me someday."

I pushed away from him with confused eyes and asked, "You love me?"

Tyler nodded and said, "Yeah I do."

I sighed heavier as the rain started coming down in buckets and gripped my backpack in my hand as I lunged it on my shoulders and back and kissed his lips again before running out of the house and into the storm, knowing I would probably never return. Little did I know how wrong I was.

'Come back to me Jace.' Tyler thought as he let the tears that had formed in his eyes fall down his cheeks as he watched the woman he had fallen in love with disappear into the black heart of the night.

~One Year Later~

A woman dressed in black jeans, a blue tank top, and carrying a bag on her shoulders stepped inside the studio where her favorite soap was located and searched with her hazel eyes for the man who she had left one year ago. The police found no shred of evidence that linked her to the murder of her now deceased husband Jeff Pagetti and that pleased her greatly. She was awarded the house and all of his money and decided to buy herself a new house on the shore of North Carolina, where her home was located. It was nice waking up everyday to the sight of seeing the Atlantic Ocean and her beautiful waves. Not only that, but she had changed her name to Jace Callaway, the name she was born with before she married Jeff. She smiled at the thought and looked around, not noticing someone coming toward her until they collided, her on the floor and him stumbling back. She looked up at him after shaking the cobwebs of the collision off and smiled when she seen it was Tyler. Tyler looked down at the petite woman and sighed, wishing he could have Jace back in his arms again. This woman looked just like her.

"I'm sorry miss. I hope I didn't hurt you." Tyler said, making her smile at him sweetly, which confused him greatly.

"Tyler its me. Its Jace." I said, making his eyes bug out of his head as he picked her up and twirled her around in circles, happy that she had come back to him, on the set of General Hospital no less.

I smiled as I kissed his lips softly and whispered against them, "I've missed you so much."

Natalia saw what was happening and didn't take too kind to it as she walked over and broke it up really fast by stating, "Excuse me that's my man you have your lips on."

I looked over at her and then back at Tyler, who's eyes had lowered and sighed with tears in my eyes. I knew he couldn't wait for me. No man ever could! I sighed as I said, "I apologize. I had no idea that you two were actually involved. Have a nice fucking life Tyler." I stormed away from him and outside, finally letting the tears flow down my cheeks as I heard him scream my name so I ran. I couldn't believe he did that to me, especially after all the pain Jeff had caused me.

Tyler seen her running and chased after her, seeing she was getting into a car and stopped her before she could get inside of it. He turned her around and stared in her eyes, not sure what to say to her so he decided to let his actions speak louder than his words. He took her in his arms and lowered his mouth to hers, kissing her tenderly and hoped she didn't push him away. No dice however as she broke away from him and received a good slap in the face for his troubles.

"Don't ever force yourself on me you prick!" I shouted as I tried getting in my car, but he was preventing me from doing so.

"Damn it can you just listen to me for one second Jace?" Tyler asked, staring deeper into her eyes that were full of hurt and heartache.

"I really don't think there's anything else to say except thanks for letting me waste a whole year on missing and loving you." I stated as I got in my car and peeled out of the parking lot before he could even get a word out just as Natalia walked up to him.

"Who was that Ty baby?" She asked sweetly, making him glare down at her.

"Don't call me that Nat. It's over between us." He stated as he stormed back inside of the studio, leaving her completely stunned and hurt at the same time by his harsh words.

Chapter 7

I just drove for hours on end, still not believing Tyler could be so cruel, but then again, what did I really expect after being away from him for a whole year? Men had needs after all, but it still hurt that he couldn't wait for me. I finally couldn't take anymore of the heartache as I pulled over on the side of the road and locked the doors as I fell asleep, not seeing the car that had been following me all this time.

Tyler pulled over right behind her and shut off his headlights, knowing she was probably passed out from crying so much. He sighed heavily, not meaning to hurt her this way, but he honestly didn't expect her to come back to him. That was until he seen her in the studio. Tyler was going to dump Natalia as soon as he got around to it, considering that she was all he had at the time and didn't want to be alone anymore. He had missed Jace like crazy and never lost faith that she would come back to him, but now he had to gain her trust back and more importantly, her love. He stepped out of his car and knocked on the windshield, awaking her from her rest and sighed when she flipped him off. "Jace please you need to listen to me. It was nothing girl!"

I was about to start the engine when he woke me up, but then shut my ignition off as more tears flowed down my cheeks and sighed as I pressed the unlock button, allowing Tyler to open the door and took me in his arms, hugging me tightly to his chest as I cried my heart on his shoulder as I sobbed, "How could you do this to me Tyler?"

Tyler pulled away from her and stated, "I didn't expect you to come back Jace, but now that you have, I broke up with Natalia. You are the only woman I want in my life."

I sighed as I shook my head and said, "If you felt that way, you would have had the faith and believed that I would have come back to you. Was your dick really that alone?" I asked as I pushed away from him and wiped my tears away from him angrily.

Tyler sighed, knowing he deserved it, but that didn't stop him from pulling her back into his arms and made her look into his eyes, "I love you Jace and only you. Please believe that."

"How can you say that when you've fucked somebody else Tyler? I don't blame you for finding somebody else, but doing it behind my back was just plain wrong." I stated as I started for my car again, when he grabbed my upper arm and turned me around as he stared in my eyes.

"Damn it Jace! I didn't know you'd be back! You told me you wouldn't be!" Tyler shouted, finally getting frustrated with explaining himself to her. She was so damn stubborn and bullheaded that she wouldn't even put herself in his shoes. "Jesus Christ why don't you try putting yourself in my shoes for once and realize what I did! I didn't want to be alone and the fact that you left me hurt so bad that I had to replace it with something else. Natalia is NOTHING to me! You're the only damn thing that matters to me, but fuck it. If you don't want to be together than I guess I can't change your mind, but know this. I didn't hurt you as much as you hurt me when you walked out of my house and into that storm because you thought the police were after you for Jeff's murder. Did it ever occur to you how I felt about you?" Tyler asked, finally letting his emotions out in the open as he yelled at Jace for the first time.

I honestly didn't know what to say to him as I looked back at him with tears spilling down my cheeks as I stated, "It didn't hurt as much as what I have that you gave to me." I then got in my car and sped down the road, leaving him to think about what I just said to him.

Tyler stood there for what seemed like hours on the side of the road, trying to figure out what she meant by that statement and finally shook his head, knowing he would never regain her trust and love. It wasn't his fault that she left him and said she probably never would be back again. What the fuck was he supposed to do? Live life alone and miserable without anyone? Tyler shook his head as he got back in his truck and sped down the road after turning around, knowing he had probably just lost Jace forever and it broke his heart into a million pieces.

I turned on the radio full blast as huge tears streaked my cheeks as one of my favorite singers came on the radio, which was Bryan Adams 'Thought I'd Died And Gone To Heaven' and took his lyrics to heart as I continued to drive toward the hotel to pick up my son....

Love is forever-as I lie awake

Beside you

I believed-there's no heaven

No hideaway-for the lonely

But I was wrong-crazy

It's gotta be strong

It's gotta be right

Only wanted to stay awhile

Only want ed to play awhile

Then you taught me to fly like a bird

Baby-thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Such a night I never had before

Thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Cause what I got there ain't no cure for

Ooo it's so easy

What you do to me all night angel

I never loved-swear to God

Never needed no one till you came along

Here I came baby

It's gotta be strong-it's gotta be right

Only wanted to stay awhile

Only wanted to play awhile

Then you taught me to fly a bird

Baby-thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Such a night I never had before

Thought I'd died and gone to heaven

Cause what I got there ain't no cure for

I fell fast sleep-I feel drunk

I dream and sweetest dreams

Never wanna wake up

Never thought it could be this way

No doubt about it-can't live without it

Never thought it could be this good

You made love to me-like it oughta be

Chapter 8

His sweet voice filled her heart as she walked inside the hotel room and sighed when she seen Mark sitting there. Mark Callaway had worked for the World Wrestling Entertainment as a character named The Undertaker. He was really popular, especially with his upcoming return to the ring after three months of being out to repair a busted elbow and to rest his hips. They had gotten worse over the years, but Mark refused to give in, wanting to give it one more year before he finally retired from wrestling for good. He looked over at his daughter and sighed when he seen she had been crying, wondering what that punk Tyler had done to his baby girl now.

"I'm fine dad." I stated before he could even ask me as I picked up Aiden in my arms and hugged him tightly. "Thanks for watching him."

"No problem darlin'. What happened?" Mark asked his daughter as he stroked his grandson's forehead. "He didn't hurt ya did he?"

I sighed heavily as I sat down on the bed, holding Aiden close to me as I replied, "No, not physically anyway."

Mark sat down next to his daughter, wishing she would talk to him about this boy named Tyler Christopher. All Mark knew about the guy was that he was a soap opera stud and the love of his daughter's life. Mark sighed, knowing it wouldn't do any good as he watched Aiden laugh at his daughter and smiled, knowing he would take care of them for the rest of his life, especially after Jace found him after all these years. Her mother was a prostitute and Mark slept with her one night, not realizing that Michelle was pregnant. That was the name of Jace's mother and she had died of a drug overdose when Jace turned 16. Mark never knew about his daughter, never even seen a picture of her, until a year ago Jace showed up at his doorstep and told him that he was her father. Mark couldn't believe it, but knew he had to get it checked out before this girl came into his life and sure enough, the paternity test proved that Jace was in fact his long lost daughter. Aiden was now going on four months old and Mark still couldn't believe Tyler walked away from such a precious baby boy. Mark still had no idea about his daughter's marriage to Jeff Pagetti because she had changed her name to Callaway, her maiden name. Mark was broken out of his thoughts when he heard his daughter say something and quickly shook his head of his thoughts as he said, "Say that again I didn't hear you."

"I said when are we leaving?" I asked again, looking at my father and sighed. I still couldn't believe my mother had kept him from me all these years. It was unbelievable that he even took me in his family. My father was married to this woman named Sara, but from the moment I first saw her, I never liked her and my father knew it which was why he took me away from there and on the road with him. Aiden was growing up so fast and looked just like his father, which broke my heart even more. Little fuzzy auburn red hair and big chocolate brown eyes along with the cutest dimples. He truly was a miracle child, especially since I thought I could never have anymore children after all the Hell Jeff had put me through. I knew I would have to tell Mark sooner or later about that night, but I didn't want to relive it again. I had decided that it wouldn't hurt him to not know about my past and just stuck to the future. I smiled down at Aiden, who had started crying and quickly put the blanket over my chest as I took out my breast and proceeded to feed him while Mark watched me.

"As soon as Vince gives us the word baby." Mark replied as he watched his daughter feed Aiden and smiled as he stood up and looked out the window, when there was a knock on the door.

I looked up at Mark and quickly headed into the other room incase it was one of his friend's. Vince McMahon owned the World Wrestling Entertainment and was my dad's boss as I closed the bedroom door and sat down on the bed as I rocked Aiden back and forth after burping him. He immediately fell asleep in my arms as I held him close to me and kissed the top of his tiny head, hoping whoever it was would leave soon.

"Hey man where is she?" Mark Jindrak asked, looking into his mentor's eyes and Mark sighed as he pointed toward the bedroom, hoping his daughter didn't hate him for what he was about to do. This Tyler punk didn't fit in Mark's book so he was going to try and get Jace and Mark Jindrak together. He could only hope it didn't fall apart right before his eyes.

Mark knocked on the door to Jace's bedroom, smiling when he heard her say come in and did that, smiling even wider when he seen she was feeding the baby and said, "Hey Jace."

I looked up and smiled when I seen it was Mark Jindrak. He was a sweetheart and one of my dad's friends so I trusted him as I replied, "Hi, what are you doing here?”

Mark sat down on the bed and said, "Just in the hallway and thought I'd stop by. Hey Aiden." Mark greeted the baby, who just cooed at him and that made Mark's smile grow bigger as Jace laughed.

"He just got done eating so he's happy. So, what do you want?" I asked, looking into his eyes as I rocked Aiden back and forth again to try and get him to fall asleep.

Mark grabbed her hand that was rested on the bed and looked deep into her eyes as he asked, "I was wondering if maybe we could go out sometime. A dinner and a movie type thing."

I bit my bottom lip, knowing I was still madly in love with Tyler and sighed as I took my hand away from Mark and replied, "I can't Mark. I'm sorry, but I'm in love with someone else. Maybe if I get over him then I'll think about taking you up on your offer, but as for right now, I need to focus on my baby and getting my life together."

Mark sighed and nodded as he looked down and replied, "I understand Jace." He stood up and was about to walk out of the door when he turned around and stated, "The invitation is always open if you decide to change your mind." He then walked out and sighed when he shook his head in Callaway's direction and walked out of the door, making Mark sigh heavily. His daughter wasn't giving up on this Tyler punk anytime soon, that much he knew. He only hoped his daughter's heart wasn't completely shattered by the time Tyler finally took his daughter back.

Chapter 9

I was emotionally and physically exhausted as my dad tried for the final time to get me to go to the arena with him. I told him no, saying I wasn’t feeling good, but he could take my son with him if he would like. Mark smiled wide and nodded as he picked up his grandson and kissed the top of his head, making me smile. I knew my dad would take good care of Aiden as I kissed the top of his little head and waved goodbye to my dad as he walked out of our hotel room, making me look around as I sighed, my heart empty and thoughts of Tyler entered my mind once again.

“God can’t you just go away for a day?!” I stated to myself, becoming frustrated with my emotions and the need to have Tyler in my life as well as Aiden’s, but he fucked it up when he decided to trust his dick instincts instead of his mind. I still loved Tyler and knew we hadn’t made any promises to each other, but the fact that he didn’t wait for me, that he actually went to someone else hurt me more than anything in the world. I knew I had to talk to Tyler, but I just couldn’t do it right now. I needed time to myself as I sat on the couch and turned on the TV, sighing when I seen Tyler on it as he played Nikolas Cassadine, who had become my favorite soap opera stud and the love of my life. I felt the tears pour down my cheeks and just let them fall as he kissed and made love to Emily, who was Natalia in real life and wished I would have never met him. I ended up falling asleep on the couch because of the pain and heartache I felt.

Tyler pulled into the parking lot and shut off his ignition, knowing he had to talk to the one person who could get close to Jace for him, her own father. After Jace had left Tyler that day, he hadn’t stopped thinking about her and wondered what her statement meant by what he had given her so he hired a private detective, who had informed him that she had changed her name from Jace Pagetti to Callaway and also found out that her father was Mark Callaway. That just didn’t make sense to him as he walked up to the security guard and before he could even say who he was, the guard let him pass since he was a celebrity. Tyler sighed with great relief and looked for the dressing room that had Mark Callaway on it, but didn’t see it anywhere. He looked at the report that was in his hand and looked around again, finally coming across one of the girls that worked there and stopped her as he asked for directions to Mark’s dressing room.

“Two halls down and take a left.” Trish politely answered and shyly asked for his autograph, claiming she was a big soap opera fanatic. Tyler smiled at her and signed her magazine of the latest soap news and thanked for the directions as he rushed off in that direction, hoping Mark didn’t hate him for the way he had hurt his daughter. Tyler arrived in no time, seeing the name Undertaker on the door and quirked an eyebrow up at it, but didn’t have time to question it as he knocked on the door, waiting for someone to answer. When nobody did, he tried the door handle and sighed when it opened, revealing a black leather couch against one of the far walls and seen a baby boy sleeping on it.

‘Who is that?’ Tyler wondered to himself as he thought and slowly walked over to him, wanting to get a better look at the boy when a voice cleared from behind him and closed his eyes as he turned around, staring up in the dangerous emerald green eyes of Mark Callaway’s and knew he was in trouble.

“What are ya doin’ in my dressin’ room boy?” Mark asked, his southern accent thick with anger and annoyance, which made Tyler gulp nervously as he stood up and extended his hand.

“Mr. Callaway, my name is Tyler Christopher. I desperately need to find your daughter.” Tyler stated quickly, hoping Mark would help him instead of beat him to a bloody pulp as Mark took his shades from his eyes and rolled his shoulders back and Tyler knew this wasn’t a good thing.

Chapter 10

Mark stared down at the man who had broken his daughter’s heart and wondered why the Hell he was there in his dressing room with his own son that had deserted him. Mark could feel his blood boil in anger as he grabbed Tyler by the throat and slammed him against the wall, keeping his voice low so that Aiden didn’t wake up and stated in a deadly tone, “What do ya want from my daughter punk? Haven’t you caused enough pain for her and her son?”

Tyler’s eyes bugged out of his head as he heard the word son escape Mark’s lips and started coughing as Mark was starting to cut off his air supply and rasped out, “I love her....”

Mark dropped Tyler to the floor, his eyes cold and dark with fury as he stated, “If ya loved her, ya wouldn’t have hurt her and deserted her with YOUR son!” Mark’s voice rose, temporarily forgetting about Aiden in the room and sighed heavily with regret when he heard the baby boy start crying.

His son?! Jace had HIS baby?! Tyler’s head started to swim with questions as he looked at the baby boy in Mark’s arms and looked in his eyes, feeling instant tears come to his eyes as he realized the baby’s eyes were his. God how could he be so stupid to actually let Jace leave his house to begin with?! Tyler sighed heavily and mumbled, “I didn’t know about him sir.”

Mark turned around so he was staring down at the man who had deserted his grandson and daughter with a quirked eyebrow and stated, “Come again?”

“Mr. Callaway I didn’t know about him. Jace never told me about having a baby. All she said was that I had hurt her more with what I had given her. I think I know now....” Tyler trailed off as Mark looked at him with curious eyes. Had his daughter really lied to him?

“Boy I think its time we had a talk and ya better tell me everything I wanna know after I tell ya what Jace told me.” Mark said, finally sitting down with the baby in his arms as he heard Aiden stop crying from his loud voice.

“I’ll tell you anything you want Mr. Callaway if you help me get her back.” Tyler said, making a deal with her father as Mark quirked another eyebrow up at him.

“Fine and don’t call me Mr. Callaway. That’s my father. Call me Mark.” He stated as he looked at Tyler, trying to get his head straight and finally asked, “I wanna know how you and my daughter met and then if the story is different then hers, we’re gonna have a problem.”

Tyler sighed heavily, knowing he had to tell Mark how he had found her that night and proceeded to tell Jace’s father the true story, leaving out the fact that she had murdered someone, but didn’t leave out the fact that she had a deep dark secret she was probably hiding from him. Tyler knew he had broken his promise to Jace by telling someone about her past, but if he meant getting closer to claiming her as his again, Tyler would do just about anything to make sure it happened. When Tyler was finished, Mark was in a state of shock, not believing his baby had been through all of that shit. He just wondered what the deep dark secret was that Jace was hiding from him and was determined to find out no matter what. Tyler looked at him as Aiden sucked on his grandfather’s finger and asked timidly, “Can I hold him?”

Mark looked at Tyler and then the baby and nodded as he said, “Yeah ya can, but there’s something else you can do fer me.”

Tyler looked up at Mark as he took the baby in his arms and said, “Anything Mark. You name it, you got it.”

Mark smirked at the young kid and proceeded to tell Tyler his plan to finally getting his daughter happiness back to her again and in the process also finding out what her past consisted of. Tyler didn’t know if Jace would go for the idea, but was willing to try anything as he nodded and started the plan by holding Aiden in his arms as he walked out of Mark’s dressing room and toward the hotel after retrieving the keycard to Mark’s hotel room, hoping Jace would finally come clean to her father about the real reason why she had ran away from him and their love, but most importantly, why she kept Aiden a secret from Tyler.

Chapter 11

I was just getting ready to get in the bathtub for a nice long soak after the nap I’d had when the door opened to the hotel room. I smiled, knowing my baby boy and father had returned and shouted from the bathroom, “I’ll be right out dad!”

Tyler looked around the suite and closed his eyes as he heard Jace’s sweet voice came from the bathroom as he held Aiden protectively to his chest, waiting patiently for her to emerge as he didn’t answer her back and sat on the bed with his baby boy in his arms. The hotel suite was huge, consisting of two rooms, a portable crib that was in the corner of the room in the living room, a TV with a small living room type space, a small kitchen, and bathroom, which Jace was in at the moment.

I frowned when my father didn’t answer me back and shook my head, knowing he was probably tired and getting Aiden back to sleep as I quickly shut off the water and wrapped a towel around my body, making sure it didn’t drop incase he had company with him, such as Mark Jindrak, who had been hanging around us a lot lately and sighed as I brushed my hair out. I just wished I could get Tyler out of my head. After brushing my teeth, I finally emerged from the bathroom, ready to say hello to my father, when I stopped dead in my tracks, my jaw dropped to the floor and heart swelling all at once at the site of Tyler sitting on my bed with Aiden in his arms. I finally found my voice and asked, “What are you doing here?”

“He’s so beautiful Jace.” Tyler responded as the baby boy sucked on his finger, making Jace’s eyes well up with tears.

“Tyler please just leave.” I quietly said, not wanting to get into another fight or confrontation with him as I started for my room when he gently grabbed me by the arm and made me sit down in his lap while holding Aiden in his other arm.

“Why do you run from me Jace?” Tyler whispered in her ear as he started to kiss her neck, making a small moan escape her lips as her eyes closed.

“I....Because its right....” I breathed out, not able to finish my statement as Tyler gently placed the baby on the bed beside him and used both hands as he cupped my face in his hand and continued his assault on my neck, making a little moan escape my lips.

“No its not. What’s right is right here and now in this room Jace.” Tyler stated as he pulled back from her as she stared in his eyes and ran a finger down her cheek. “Please don’t push me away anymore Jace. Don’t let me miss out on my son’s life and yours.” His chocolate soft brown eyes held so much emotion that it made Jace start crying right in front of him as he took in his arms.

“How did you know?” I asked through my sniffles as I rested my head on his shoulder.

“I told him Jace.” Came the voice of her father as Mark walked in the room, making her head snap up as she looked up into his emerald green eyes that were full of hurt and confusion and knew that Tyler had spilled her past to him as she stood up and started yelling.

“Its no one’s business about my fucking past Tyler! God how could you do that to me?!” I exclaimed, getting very defensive as Mark stood up and started coming towards me, but I stopped him. “Looks like I’ll be on the run again.”

“No ya won’t Jace. Yer gonna sit down and tell me what the fuck is goin’ on!” Mark bellowed as Tyler held his son close and put him in the crib, ready to fight along side Mark to win Jace’s heart back.

“I did it because we made a deal Jace.” Tyler said truthfully, making her roll her eyes at him in annoyance.

“I’m not talking to either of you ever again! Fine you wanna know the truth?! Fine let me tell you what I did DAD! Let me tell you how for ten years I was fucking raped and beaten within an inch of my life every night by my husband who I killed out of self defense with a gun! Let me tell you the pain and agony I felt of having FOUR miscarriages by that son of a bitch! Let me see here, oh yeah, let me tell you about how I fucking killed him in cold blood with his own gun! Is that what you wanted to hear!?” I shouted, tears pouring down my cheeks as Mark’s jaw dropped while Tyler started coming toward me, but I just pushed him away, making him get very angry.

“GODDAMN IT JACE STOP PUSHING ME AWAY!” Tyler bellowed, startling Jace as Aiden started crying again, making her shake her head as she started for the baby, but Tyler grabbed her and shoved her in the other room and slammed the door behind him, making her back up away from him with fear in her eyes and Tyler sighed heavily as the anger left his eyes and he gently came toward her. “Jace come here baby please. God I love you so much and I never want to hurt you.” Tears welled up in Tyler’s eyes as Jace started crying harder and he finally scooped her up in his arms and held her close to him as he sat on the bed, stroking her hair gently and kissed her head, eyes, nose, and lips softly.

I kissed him back, not able to hold back any longer and broke it as I said, “I’m sorry Tyler.”

“Shhhhhhh its over baby just relax against me. Just hold on to me forever.” Tyler whispered against her lips as he kissed her again while Mark attended to Aiden in the other room, still shocked at what he had heard from his daughter.

Chapter 12

I wanna wake up each morning

With you for the rest of my life

I wanna feel your heart beating

And just get lost in your eyes

You can tell me your secrets

You can let me feel your pain

You can show me your weakness

And never be ashamed

Sun shined in the window as I slowly fluttered open my eyes and smiled when I seen Aiden run in with a big smile on his face. I caressed his face with my hand and said, “Morning sugar.”

“Mommy come and see all presents!” Aiden shouted with excitement as his mother giggled and smiled as she felt those familiar arms wrap around her waist and snuggled into his embrace.

“Morning baby.” I breathed out as Tyler smiled and looked over at Aiden, shaking his head and smiled as he told him to go and separate the presents and kissed down Jace’s neck, loving her soft skin against his lips and tongue.

“Good morning beautiful.” Tyler whispered back as he continued his assault, making Jace melt in his arms as she turned around and kissed his lips softly, not believing they were together after all that had happened.

Hold on to me when your world’s turnin’ cold

When it feels like your life’s spinnin’ out of control

You’re hopin’, prayin’, tryin’ so hard to believe

Hold on to me when there’s no middle ground

And every emotion is comin’ unwound

And you don’t know if you can hold on to your dreams

Baby you can hold on to me

After breaking down in Tyler’s arms that night in the hotel room, I finally told him that I loved him and that I couldn’t live without him and he felt the same way as I did. We ended up getting married that Fall underneath the leaves as they blew all around us and smiled as I realized we had gotten married on Halloween. I had a beautiful blood red dress, not wanting to wear white because it was so traditional and I hated anything that was tradition. Tyler wore a blood red shirt with a black tux and looked delicious as my father walked me down the aisle. I knew my mother was looking down at me and knew she wanted me to be happy with Tyler and my father. Aiden had just turned one a month before we married and now he was five. God how time flies! I giggled as I smacked Tyler’s arm playfully and said, “We have to go and make sure he’s not tearing the presents apart Santa Clause.” I laughed as he smirked down at me and kissed my lips softly.

“I love you so much Jace.” Tyler said as he stared in my sparkling eyes.

“I love you too Tyler.” I replied as we kissed a couple more times and then finally got up and dressed as I squealed when he carried me down the stairs and laughed when I seen Aiden smiling us with all his new toys. I shook my head at him and said, “You can never wait can you?”

Aiden shook his head and said, “No you were too slow.” His speech had increased dramatically, especially for a five year old.

I smiled as I felt Tyler carry me to the kitchen and sat me on the counter as he ran his hands up my thighs and squeezed them as he kissed my neck and said, “I don’t think we should be doing this in front of him.”

Tyler smiled as he pulled away and looked into my eyes as he said, “You can always hold on to me baby. You know that right?”

I smiled as I ran my hand across his cheek and replied, “Yes and you can always count on me to hold on to you.”

I wanna lay down each evenin’

With you right here by my side

I wanna get drunk on your laughter

And wipe all the tears when you cry

You can scare me with your darkness

You can blind me with your light

Throw your worries out the window baby

On your wildest night

“GRANDPA!!!” Aiden squealed as my front door opened and laughed as Jace’s dad walked in carrying a big bag of presents with his new wife Genevieve by his side.

I looked into Tyler’s eyes and kissed his lips as I went and greeted Genevieve with a hug and then my dad, who held me close as he whispered in my ear, “Merry Christmas baby girl.”

I smiled with tears in my eyes as he handed me a gift and set it down as I hugged him back and said, “You’re all I need for Christmas dad”

Mark held his daughter close as Genevieve went with Aiden while Tyler folded his arms across his chest, thanking God that Jace had been brought into his life along with a new family and son. Tyler didn’t need anything else in his life because what he had was the greatest gift of all. “Yer sweet baby. So, when do we start cookin’? Hey Ty, ready to watch some football boy?” Mark asked, making Tyler’s eyes light up as Jace rolled her eyes and kissed her dad’s cheek as she went to get dressed along with Tyler.

Hold on to me when your world’s turnin’ cold

When it feels like your life’s spinning out of control

You’re hopin’, prayin’, tryin’ so hard to believe

Hold on to me when there’s no middle ground

And every emotion is comin’ unwound

And you don’t know if you can hold on to your dreams

Baby you can hold on to me

I smiled as I felt those familiar arms wrap around me as I walked inside of our bedroom and leaned against him as I said, “Happy to see me?”

Tyler smiled as he turned her around and planted a passionate kiss on her lips and stated, “I will always be happy to see you baby forever.”

I stroked his cheek and kissed his lips softly as he held onto me for dear life, knowing my life was complete with Tyler and my father in my life. I was so lucky to find this man, who had saved me from my past and my fears, who had told me that to keep dreaming to become what I wanted, which was a best selling novelist and I did just that, selling at the top of the charts and I was also a magazine writer for the company dad worked for. My life was complete because I always had someone to hold onto when the darkness consumed our lives. I giggled as I smacked Tyler’s ass and stated, “Get dressed and go watch football with dad. Me and Gen are gonna get started on dinner and no you’re not helping.” I smiled as he turned me around and stared in my eyes, making my heart melt instantly.

“Yes mother.” Tyler stated as he kissed her lips softly and held onto her forever, knowing his life was finally completed as Michael and Lydia watched from up above with her mother, finally in peace with themselves as well.

Hold on to me when there’s no middle ground

And every emotion is comin’ unwound

And you don’t know if you can hold on to your dreams

Baby you can hold on I said

Baby you can hold on I said

Baby you can hold on to me

The End.