Family Matters

Chapter 1-Cece

Authors note: Ok, so this is another random story about Jason Dilaurentis and Cece Drake that came to me a while ago, actually around the same time I started writing Just Breathe. This is probably going to start off sort of seeming sad or melodramatic. But I hope to write a good ending for it, a happy and upbeat one if it'll fit into the picture. As always please review and let me know what you think, thanks!

I do not own anything associated with Pretty Little Liars, it's my all time favorite show and all rights go to Sara Shepard who wrote the books, Marlene King who directs or writes for the show and everyone else whom the credit is due.

Cece Drake sad despondently in her hospital bed, almost wishing she hadn't been found or had already died. After all they would come after her when they were let out. She had been stuck in her basement for nearly the last year and a half, and was beaten within an inch of her life she was sure. The only thing keeping her going right now was two things in actuality. One- wondering how far Ali had make it, did she make it home to her parents and her brother Jason? And two-... she paused for a moment before finishing her thought.

Jason Dilaurentis.

The name echoed through her mind. Memories quickly flooded to the front of her mind, the only truly happy one's she'd ever had. The walks in the park, dinner together the flowers and sunshine, the picnics, laughter and love. She hoped he didn't think she'd run away or cheated on him.

She signed, looking at her bandaged hands sitting in her lap. Maybe he had moved on already, or thought she was dead after all it had been nearly two years. She supposed it was best. He deserved better, much better. Trying to forget why she was in the hospital in the first place as she hated hospitals, she focused all her thoughts on Jason.

When a nurse who was assigned to her peeked in to see if she was still alright saw the look on her face she thought it best to leave the poor girl alone with her thoughts for a short while longer. She had a dazed, love struck look in her eyes and the ghost of a smile on her lips.

Soon she had dozed off dreaming of Jason and the life she had always envisioned them having. All the possibilities and options she'd considered. As she slept and dreamed of what her life could have been like with Jason, the nurse came in a gave her the meds she was supposed to give her earlier. She had opted for later when she'd seen how happy the girl seemed in her thoughts, she knew the girl needed some happiness and heck, she deserved it. Carefully the nurse gave the girl a shot of the drug through the water bag so it wouldn't go in her system all at once and be so strong.

Cece finally slept peacefully for a few hours.