Jax opens the door for Skye and gently reaches down to help her out of the car. Sliding his arm gently around her slim waist he supports her body. Skye makes a weak attempt to extricate herself from his grip, but she really does not have the strength at the moment to do so. Jax leads her up to his hotel room, never moving his hand from her waist. Unlocking the door, he walks her over to the sofa and she sits down. Blinking rapidly, Skye tries to clear her mind.

"Are you sure about this?" she asks Jax softly. Looking into her eyes, and seeing the pain, he nods firmly.

"Im going to go get your coat and purse from the car," he says. "Ill be right back." Skye nods slightly, being careful not to jolt her head. As Jax leaves, Skye quickly scans the apartment.

"What am I doing here?" she thinks. "Why did I let him talk me into this?" On the one hand, she has to admit that she feels safe here. She really isnt quite sure why, but she just does. On the other hand, however, she knows that its a mistake. By staying here, shes only going to find more things to love about Jax. She sighs. She doesnt WANT to find more things. More than anything, she wants to find something to make her NOT love him, something to make the jittery feeling she gets around him go away and never come back. Because she knows that the longer it stays, the harder it will be to get rid of and the more it will hurt when Jax does something to hurt her. "But how do you know hell hurt you?" a nagging voice asks her. Skye moans softly. Her head hurts too bad right now to be thinking about all this. The door opens as Jax walks in. Smiling in her direction, he tosses her things on the chair and joins her on the sofa.

"Did you leave your suitcase in your car?" he asks her.

"Yeah, I guess I did," she answers him. He nods.

"Well, Ill go back and get it while you rest," he says.

"You dont have to do that," she says. He just looks at her and she shuts her mouth. Standing up, he reaches out a hand to her. She just eyes him suspiciously. When he doesnt move his hand, she gingerly takes it and allows him to pull her up. Her eyes narrow as Jax leads her into his bedroom.

"The guest room hasnt been used yet," he explains. "I have to put sheets on the bed. You can rest in here for now."

"I really dont need to rest," she argues.

"Yes you do," he argues back. "The doctor said so." He lifts the blanket and helps Skye to lay down. Covering her gingerly, he cant help but smile at her. "Just rest," he says. "Ill be right back." Skye nestles down into the soft pillows, her breath catching when she catches the smell of Jaxs strong cologne on them. Breathing in deeply, the scent overtakes her whole body. She closes her eyes, imagining how things could have been if the situation was different. If only she hadnt been hurt so many times, if only she knew how to trust. She snaps out of her thoughts as she hears the floor creak. Opening her eyes slowly, she cant help but smile. Jaxs eyes crinkle as he smiles back. Sitting down softly on the bed, he hands her a mug of hot tea. She takes it gratefully, unable to stop the smile from spreading across her face.

"Thanks," she says in a whisper. Her whole body tingles as his hand brushes lightly against hers when she takes the mug. She looks at him out of the corner of her eyes and notices a faint pinkness in his cheeks. "Did he feel that too?" she wonders. For a moment, they just stare at each other. Skye breaks the stare, taking a small sip of the tea. "Jax, this is delicious," she says. He laughs softly.

"Its a special recipe," he says. "Maybe one day Ill let you in on the secret." For a second, silence fills the room, each wondering about the meaning of that last statement. "Why did I say that?" Jax asks himself. He hadnt meant to; it had just fallen out of his mouth. It was kind of like the thought he had had about Skye when he was driving her to the hospital. Meanwhile, Skye is having similar thoughts. "What did he mean by that?" she thinks. She moves her eyes slowly upwards, forcing herself to look at him. She sees the look on his face, the same confusion that she feels. When he notices her stare, he forces himself to smile.

"I hope one day you will," Skye says softly, speaking of so much more than just the recipe for the tea. For a moment, Jax just stares down at her, fighting the urge to just grab her and kiss her. He is so confused right now. He had promised himself never to love again after Brenda, never to set himself up for that much pain again. So why was he doing this to himself? And why couldnt he control it? He usually did a pretty good job of controlling his feelings, but around Skye he had trouble. There was just something about her, something so different from everyone else. Skye meets his stare, looking back up at him. Finally he breaks away, flushed from his conflicting thoughts.

"Why dont you tell me about where your car is," he says. "Ill go get all your things from it." Skye nods and tells him the name of the street. He nods slowly, trying to picture where it is. Standing up, he smiles at her. "Will you be ok here while Im gone?" he asks.

"Ill be fine, I promise," she says quietly, unable to keep from gazing at his eyes. He nods and walks slowly out of the room. As he walks down to his car, he cant get the image of Skye laying in his bed out of his head. There was just something so RIGHT about it, something so right about her staying in his apartment with him. The only problem was, he didnt know why it felt so right.

Meanwhile, Skye lays silently in Jaxs bed, running over the conversation they had had only minutes before. She was so confused. She didnt know whether to let her heart take over, for once in her life, or to push her feelings aside. There was something that just felt so right to her about being at Jaxs, almost as if it was filling some kind of void in her life. But, on the other hand, maybe she was better off without that void being filled. She glances out the window as Jax stops outside to look up at the window. Neither of them sees the other, but both feel a sudden jolt soar through them. Skye shakes her head and puts down her tea, deep in thought. Jax shakes his head and walks towards his car.