Title: In the Heat of the Nite
Author: Ashley Marie
Feedback:VAHOTTIE125@aol.com
Rating:PG-13 - R
Category:Work in Progress
Type:Alternate Reality, Romance
Summary: Courtney is an IA agent and Jason is a detective that is also the lead suspect in a murder case.

Courtney Matthews walked into PCPD. She was here to investigate the murder of Elizabeth Webber. The lead suspect was Detective Jason Morgan. They had gone out, for a time and had recently broke up. That might seem like circumstantial evidence but he was also the last person to see her alive that night, before the police arrived. They had the footprint and the fingerprints on the gun. He also had an alibi and that was the only reason he had a job, even if it was just desk duty. He was lucky to have that.

She walked up to the front desk. The young man there looked to be about 16, most likely his first job. “Hello I am here to see DA Corinthos.”

“May I have your name?” he asked the blonde woman. She was hot but know where as near as hot as Georgie. He was so glad the had worked out their problems and it was cool they got to work together. She helped him to run the front desk.

“Sure,” she looked at his name tag, “Dillon, my name is Ms. Matthews. I work for IA.”

“Oh yeah, Mr. Corinthos told me about you. Hold on, I’ll tell him you here,” he said.

“Thanks,” she flashed him a smile. He was cute, but way to young for her and by he was looking at the girl who was coming up to stand next to him, he was in love with that girl.

Dillon picked up the phone and dialed three. “Mr. Corinthos, Ms. Matthews is here to see,” he paused waiting for Mr. Corinthos to stop talking, Courtney suspected. A few seconds later. “He said he can see you now.”

“Okay, have a good day, both of you,” she walked back into the main room of the police station

“Jason I need to see you in my office.” DA Michael Corinthos said. Jason was one of his both Detectives and friends, but he knew Jason was in deep shit and felt bad for that. Jason was already restricted to desk duty and most likely going to be suspended while the investigation was going on. He knew Jason was innocent, but then who did it. He had to keep a clear head and not let friendship get in the way.

He sat at his desk and pulled Jason file from the cabinet, and looked through it. He had done so much in such a short time. Many of the other cops who had went through the academy were jealous of him for moving up so quickly. Jason had gotten Alcazar murder, Alexis Davis behind bars, Alcazar brother who was running drugs through Port Charles, The person who burnt down the warehouse, and Scotty Baldwin, the known crime lord, along with his number one man, Carmon Smith.

Jason had nothing to do with murder and Michael knew that. While he was thinking, Jason came through door and looked at his friend. His friend who had stuck by him through thick or thin, the man who had restricted him to desk duty. The only man who believed he was innocent, besides Carly, Nik , and Em. Hell Ric his own partner thought he did it.

“Michael, what did you need to see me about,” he asked. His voice showing no emotion. That is the way it had been since he had been accused of murder. He had shut everything down, including his heart.

Michael, looked up, still dazed by his thoughts. “Oh yeah…………..um the IA agent just arrived and wanted you in here while I talked to her.”

“Thanks, but why did the call and IA agent, they think that I am the murder why don’t they just lock me up,” he said in a bitter tone. Everyone was sure he did it. Gia and Zander who had been first on the scene had said that they found his foot print and his fingerprints on the gun but he was not even there that night, he was with his newly married sister and her husband. They were his only alibi but also family, they didn’t really count.

“You know I do not think you did it and neither does Carly, trust me we will find the real person who did this,” Michael said sternly. He knew his friend hadn’t killed Elizabeth, but he just didn’t know who did.

“Yeah while I sit at a desk pushing papers huh, I should be out there, I am the best damn detective this force has, and you god damn know it,”

“Yeah maybe you are but you are also the lead suspect so please sit down Detective Morgan,” a voice came from the doorway.

A/N: You like? Please drop me a line if you want me to cont. Love,

Ashley.

“Yeah maybe you are but you are also the lead suspect so please sit down Detective Morgan,” a voice came from the doorway.

Jason whipped around to look at the woman who had just spoke. She was beauty. Long blonde hair, blue eyes and a body that would quit. Curves in all the right places. ‘Damn I wouldn’t mind taken her for a test drive,’ thought to himself.

“Agent Matthews, this is Detective Morgan,” Sonny said. He saw the look on his friend’s face. He would have to agree that Matthews was a knock out but Jason needed to remember that this woman could put him in jail for life.

Courtney looked at the man she would be putting into Jail, or so she hoped. He was one damn fine man. He had a body that most male model would die for, eyes that felt like they could see right through you. God, she wanted to jump him. Do him right on that desk. “Hello Detective Morgan, DA Corinthos,” she said. Without a stutter. She was proud of herself.

“Mrs. Matthews.” Jason said.

“It’s Agent Matthews or Ms. Matthews,” Courtney said in a cold voice. She needed to be cold, or she might just let her body decide what to do and the last time she did that she got burned. Bad.

“I’m sorry Ms. Matthews. So you are here to investigate me?” he said with a smile.

Oh dear lord why in the hell did he have to smile. ‘Be still my heart.’ Courtney said to herself. “And hopefully put you in jail,” she said, also with a smile.

“While Agent Matthews is investigating you, I will be looking for the real killer,” came another voice from the doorway. When every one turned they saw the ADA (Assistant District Attorney) “He is not the killer, he has a alibi,” Carly said to the woman.

“Yes family. You should know Mrs. Corinthos that if a family give an alibi it is not as sound as if it was some other people,” Courtney shot back. Already she did not like this woman. “Like I was about to tell your husband it is not good to let your personal feeling get involved. Now if you will excuse me I will start the interviews. Can you tell me where I can find Detective Lansing desk.”

“Um……………it is the fourth desk from the integration room.” Sonny told her, looking at his wife. He knew there was going to be trouble with these two.

“Thank You,” She started to walk past Carly but she stopped her.

“Honey you are not going to get anywhere looking for the murder with Jason as your suspect. Elizabeth wasn’t the most popular girl in Port Charles.”

“Well Mrs. Corinthos maybe you would like to fess up, I mean you do sound like you have a guilty conscious.”

Carly raised her hand but Courtney caught it, “Mrs. Corinthos I deal with cops, I went to the academy plus have a black belt in judo, and karate and kick box 5 times a week. You don’t want to mess with me,” she dropped the older woman’s hand walk out of that office.

Jason and Sonny both had grins on their faces. No one messed with Carlybabes or so they liked to call her in the precinct and got away with it. “Wash those grins right off you faces or I’ll do it for you.”

“We weren’t smiling at you sweetheart.” Sonny said to his wife.

“Yeah we were smiling with you,” Jason said, and both men broke out in laughter.

“You know what I am going to go, home and give that little bitch of a IA agent a warning. Don’t fucking mess with Carlybabes,” she said as she walked out of the office.

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Courtney was sitting at Kelly’s waiting for her partner Lucky Spencer. He was a great guy and good looking to. But he had a crush on her, Courtney had went out with her last partner and it had ended badly. She wasn’t going to go through that again.

“Hey partner,” Lucky said as he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind and planted a kiss on her cheek.

“Well I take you have good news?” Courtney laughed at her partner and friend.

“Yep. My dad gave us free rein on this case.”

“That is good news, but why?”

“Well it seems that when he retires he wants me to take his place and you to take my mom’s,” he said with a smile.

“Shouldn’t Lou Lou?” she asked Lucky, about his little sister. His little sister was now about 16 and her and Court got along great. They went shopping, to movies and talked about boys.

“Well she still got awhile and she has her heart set on being an interior designer.”

“Good for her.”

“Yeah well, dad isn’t taking it well he wanted her to become an IA agent but oh well mom is working on him.”

“Sounds like Laura.”

“Yeah, so what have you got on the case,” he looked at his friend. She was so beautiful, so kind, so sweet, so sexy and so modest. She never took credit for anything, always saying she had help. She was also so gentle. He loved her and had for the longest time but she never dated her partner after Steve, he had been killed during a case, she had been harmed. She broke her leg, 3 ribs, and was in coma in for 5 weeks. Everyone sat by her bedside for the entire time, Luke, Jaine, Lou Lou, Laura and himself but everyone new that what really had changed her was the broken heart that Steve had left her with. He knew that she may never give him a chance but he still held out hope that one day she would see that he loved her more then anything.

“Well his Partner and me are supposed to get together at his apartment later…………..actually in a half and hour.”

“Then we better get going.”

“Yeah,” she stood up and Lucky helped her with her coat. The walked out of Kelly’s but two people were still watching them, one a man and the other a women.

“Watch out little girl you might not like what you find if you go snooping too hard,” the man said.

“Damn I want that guy,” the waitress said, Penny was her name. She had been working here since she was a teen and never saw a man that looked as good as him, but it looked like that blonde and him had something. “Damn,” she said and went on to her customers.

A/N: Was it any good. Please review to tell me if you want to see more. Love, Ashley!