Journey Online

title: We Were Just Seventeen

Author: Kat

Rating: PG-13 - R

category: WIP

type: Alternate Reality/Angst/Romance

Summary: What if Jason and Courtney had met when they were seventeen and met up in PC years later? This is a story of true love and finding your way back to it.

Here goes:

Prologue:

Jason sighed as he jumped out of his car. He hated Fourth of July get-togethers, but he had promised his mother that he’d be there for her. He ran his fingers through his hair and put on a fake smile as he made his way to see his mom.

"Jason, sweetie! There you are!" His mother smiled and motioned him to join her and some of her friends. Jason grinned at his mother and walked over to where she was standing. His mother continued, "Joyce, Candace, Janine, this is my son Jason. Jason, these are my friends that I’ve told you about."

"How do you do, Ladies?" He grinned turning on the charm he usually put up for the girls at school.

The older women giggled and one of them hit his mother playfully and said, "He’s a charmer, Jaime. You better watch out for him."

Jaime Morgan laughed and answered, "I already do, Joyce."

The woman named Janine looked Jason carefully up and down and decided to have him meet her daughter. She was sure the she would like him. Why wouldn’t she? He was perfect with his longer, sun-streaked hair, bright blue eyes, and great body. She lay a hand on his arm for him to wait as he was about to turn around.

"Wait a second. How old are you?" Janine asked him.

"I’m turning eighteen in two months," Jason answered wondering why she had asked. He turned to his mother, "If you don’t mind, Mom, I’m going to change into my swim suit and meet you ladies down at the beach. Is that ok?"

His mother smiled, "Go ahead, son. We’ll be down in a few minutes."

Jason turned around to leave when he heard Janine tell him to wait again. About to object, Jason turned around to see the most beautiful girl that he ever laid eyes on. Holy smokes! He thought as he felt like the wind was just knocked out of him.

The girl had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes that matched his. She was tinted a nice gold from her tan and was thin. She smiled shyly at him and held out her hand, "Hi, I’m Courtney Matthews, Janine’s daughter."

Jason snapped out of his trance and took her hand. Smiling, he said, "I’m Jason Morgan. It’s nice to meet you."

Chapter One:

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!!! Courtney Quartermaine’s alarm clock screamed. Courtney sighed and hit the sleep button. She didn’t want to go to work today. She just wanted to go back into her dream where her first love was. Courtney stretched and knew that she had better get up. AJ was gone, for what seemed the millionth time in a row. He had an early meeting to catch that day for a job offer.

Courtney closed her eyes once more and smiled as the memories flowed back into her mind from previous summers before.

***Flashback***

"C’mon! Let’s go play some of those games!" Courtney squealed with delight as she pointed to the carnival games. She looked over her shoulder at the boy she had just met. He was gorgeous and had this aura to him that she couldn’t help but feel connected to him.

"Aww, man. I don’t really like carnival games," Jason told her hesitantly.

Courtney looked at him with a puppy dog look in her eyes and smiled sweetly, "Please! For me!"

Jason sighed and caved in. How could he resist her? She was so beautiful and full of life that he couldn’t help but be attracted to her. He smiled and nodded, "Okay, let’s go."

Courtney smiled excitedly and grabbed his hand to pull him over to the ticket line. She gently squeezed his hand and noted, "You’re going to have a great time."

Jason looked at her with his soft blue eyes, "I’m sure I am."

Courtney and Jason had a blast playing carnival games as their mothers watched from afar. They couldn’t believe how well they were getting along. Jason had never acted that way before. Janine smiled to herself happily. She was sure this boy was the one for Courtney when she first lay eyes on him. She wanted Courtney to grow old with someone to take care of her, because that’s what Courtney needed.

"So, what do you want to do after this?" Courtney asked, surveying the stuffed bear that Jason had won for her.

Jason shrugged and said, "Well, when I was little, I used to come here all the time with my family. There’s a lake right down the path there." He pointed to a dirt path traveling through acres of forest. "It’s secluded down there and we could talk if you want?"

Courtney smiled happily, "I’d like that." She let out a sigh as Jason intertwined his fingers in hers and led her down the path.

Courtney was silent on the way to the lake. She liked to listen to the sounds of the woods. She heard the birds chirping and the crickets playing their violins. It was almost sundown. From a bush to the right of her, she heard a long, low croak from a bullfrog. She smiled at the serenity.

Jason listened to her listen. He liked to way she was quiet and yet it wasn’t an awkward quietness. It was peaceful silence. He felt at ease with her. Turning to look over his shoulder briefly, his eyes connected with hers in a sea of blue. He gave her small smile and they continued on their journey.

Finally, Jason could see the clearing ahead and hurried so he could show her what sunset looked like over the lake. He quickened his pace and felt her speed up with him. The dirt began to become squishy and soon turned into sand. Jason looked out ahead of them and sighed in content. They were there.

Courtney gasped at the beauty of the beach. The lake wasn’t a big one, but it was perfect. She watched the water rise and fall as waves rippled through it and crashed on the sand. She looked out across the lake and saw trees at the other end. There was no one on the water or on the other side of the lake. It was just the two of them and the serenity of the place.

Jason watched Courtney as her eyes traveled across the view in front of her. This lake was secluded and only did a couple people know about it. There were no houses or motor boats on it. There was one fishing pier and an old rowboat a couple yards down shore.

"Jason, it’s beautiful," Courtney’s voice held nothing but awe.

"It’s gets better," Jason said, pointing towards the horizon.

Courtney turned her head and her breath got caught up in her throat. There, was the setting sun glowing bright gold. She gently squeezed Jason’s hand and looked up into his eyes with tears brimming on the edges of hers, "I’ve never seen anything more spectacular in my life."

Jason shrugged shyly, "It’s nothing."

Courtney moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around his mid-section. She lay her head on his chest and she felt his arms wrap around her. She looked up at him and said sincerely, "It’s everything."

Jason gently tucked a lock of her blonde hair behind her ear and cupped the side of her face. Bringing his lips to hers, the kiss blasted into passion. Courtney wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. She had never known that in such a short time, she could feel so much for a person that she was feeling right them. Breathlessly pulling apart, Jason stared into her. She smiled briefly and leaned her head back into his chest. He kissed the top of her head affectionately and both watched the sunset together.

***End of Flashback***

Courtney jolted back awake as she heard her alarm clock go off again. Pulling herself up from her bed, she sighed. It was going to be a long day of work ahead.

Chapter Two:

Jason Morgan walked into Sonny’s penthouse and looked around. Spying Carly sitting at the table, he asked, "Carly, where’s Sonny?"

Carly smiled sarcastically at Jason and said, "Gee, Jase, good morning to you too."

Jason smirked, "Good morning, Carly. Now, where’s Sonny? I need to ask him something."

"He’s-," Carly started and pointed up stairs.

"Right here," Sonny finished standing on the bottom step. Smiling at Jason, he walked over to wet bar and poured himself some water, "It’s good to have you home, man."

Jason nodded at Sonny, "It’s good to be home."

Carly pulled herself up from the chair she was sitting in and smiled as she walked over to couch to sit down. She loved watching the two most important men in her life talk. It was something that she couldn’t do everyday, especially when Sonny and Jason talked ‘business.’

"Did you meet any girls while you were in Europe?" Carly asked, trying not to be too obvious. Not letting him answer, she added, "And please tell you me you didn’t go to Paris to see Robin."

Jason looked at Carly with a slightly amused _expression, "No, I didn’t see Robin and no, I didn’t meet any girls."

Carly stared at him in disbelief, "You didn’t get any when you were in Europe? Jason, that’s awful!"

Sonny tried to hold back a laugh, but was unsuccessful, "Carly."

Jason laughed also, "Maybe I just don’t want to tell you about the girls I met in Europe." Jason eyed Carly who stared back at him trying to read him.

"It’s great to have you home, Jason," Carly hugged him as she got off the couch.

Jason smiled at her as he pulled out of the hug. Looking at Sonny, he asked, "Anything new?"

Sonny and Carly looked at each other uneasily and then Sonny looked back at Jason nodding his head slowly, "Yeah…"

Jason was confused, but he didn’t say anything to interrupt Sonny. He tried telling himself to be impatient.

Carly smiled widely, "I’m pregnant!"

Jason looked at her with his eyes wide, "Wow! That’s great, Carly! You two really have been busy since I’ve been gone."

Carly blushed and turned to go upstairs, "I’m going to take a shower. There’s something else, but Sonny can fill you in. Hey, Jase, how about dinner tonight at Luke’s? Oh, and don’t bring that snotty, little miss perfect, Elizabeth Webber?"

Jason stared at her, "How did you know-,"

"Oh, I have my ways, Jase. You are my best friend, you know," Carly smirked and continued up the stairs.

Jason turned back to Sonny and sighed exasperatedly. Sticking his hand out so Sonny could shake it, Jason said, "Congratulations."

Sonny nodded and took Jason’s hand, "Thanks, man. We just found out a month ago and since we knew you were coming back, I decided to wait to tell you in person."

Jason smiled, "Thanks for waiting. It must have been hard. How had Michael taken it?"

"Oh, he is excited, but he doesn’t want a little sister," Sonny laughed as he recalled his son’s disgusted face when he had said that.

Jason chuckled, "Having a little sister isn’t that bad."

Sonny nodded, "Tell me about it." Jason gave Sonny a confused look and Sonny continued, "There’s something you probably need to know. When you were away, I found out that I have a little sister."

Jason’s eyes widened, "That’s great, man!"

"Yeah, it is, but Mike lied to me. He had a whole other family and never told me about her. I met Christmas Eve. She’s great, but the only problem is… she married AJ," Sonny finished with a look of disgust on his face.

"AJ?" Jason asked, a little surprised that AJ would court Sonny’s sister without an ulterior motive. "What did he want? He can’t love her. He hates you and everyone connected to you."

Sonny nodded and took a sip of his water, "Tell me about it. On the night of their wedding, he offered me a deal, m sister for Michael. It was the hardest decision that I ever had to make, but I would never give up Michael. I didn’t take the deal."

"Did you tell her?" Jason asked, disgusted that AJ would do anything like that.

"I tried, but she won’t believe me. She’s as stubborn as I am. She honestly believes that he loves her and there’s no doubt that she loves him, although I don’t know why. AJ’s slime, but she just refuses to see him that way," Sonny shrugged.

Jason nodded and asked, "When do I meet her?"

"Well, she’s having dinner with us tonight and you know what? Carly likes her. They’re really good friends. Anyway, she got AJ to let her have dinner with us, but AJ’s not coming, and I couldn’t be more happier that he isn’t coming," Sonny explained.

"When’s dinner?" Jason asked, heading towards the door.

"Six o'clock at Luke’s and you might not want to bring Elizabeth. Both my sister and Carly don’t get along with her," Sonny told him.

Jason nodded, "I’ll see you then. If you need anything, just call me."

~*~

Courtney opened the doors to Kelly’s and sighed. She took off her light beige pea coat and hung it up on the coat rack near the door. Smiling at Penny, she said, "I’m sorry I’m late. I accidentally slept in!"

Penny nodded her head, "It’s okay. It hasn’t been that busy this morning. You came just in time."

Courtney walked behind the counter and put her purse on one of the shelves underneath. Penny smiled at Courtney’s sleepy look and noted, "Married life treating you good?"

Courtney laughed and pulled on apron, "You could say that!" She looked on the customer in front of her and smiled, "What would you like to drink?"

"Hot tea, please," The customer replied.

Courtney grinned energetically, "Coming right up!" She took out a teacup and poured the woman some hot tea.

"Courtney, there’s a man in your section waiting," Penny told her.

Courtney nodded at Penny, thanking her silently, and looked down as she got out her writing pad. Taking her pen out, she asked, "What can I get for you today?"

Jason looked up at the waitress and was surprised, "Courtney?"

Courtney looked up from her tablet and her eyes widened in surprise, "Jason?"

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