Title: We Were Just Seventeen
Author: Kat
Feedback: thrashgurl80@yahoo.com
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.

A/N ~ i am soooo sorry this has taken so long to get these chapters out! i have been suffering writer's block and not to mention endless time with school work and the softball team! thanx soooo much for the feedback! im sooo happy you all enjoy these chapters!

Chapter Seven: Decisions

Sonny and Carly entered PH 4 solemnly, not speaking to each other. Leticia came down the stairs as she heard them enter and smiled, telling them that Michael was upstairs asleep. She left the penthouse as Carly and Sonny nodded silently.

Sighing, Sonny threw his jacket on the chair sitting at the desk and looked towards Carly, "That was an interesting night."

Sarcastically, Carly nodded, "Yeah. You learn something new everyday."

Laughing slightly at her remark, Sonny took a seat on the couch. He watched as Carly poured herself a glass of water at the wet bar and turned back to him, resting her free hand on her hip.

Sonny sensed that she had something on her mind and offered, "Do you want to talk about it?"

Carly was brought out of her reverie and grinning, she took a seat on the couch, "I was just thinking about what happened tonight. I don’t understand why Jason wouldn’t have mentioned her before."

Sonny shrugged and reasoned, "Well, Jason isn’t one to talk about his love life with anyone."

Carly rolled her eyes and nodded, "That’s true."

They sat in silence, not needing to talk. Their connection went deeper than the need to have pointless conversations. Placing her hand on his shoulder, Carly made eye contact with Sonny and tilted her head to the side, "What do you think of Jason’s connection to your sister?"

Sonny shook his head, confused, "What do you mean? I mean, they were in the past. There’s nothing I could do to stop them from seeing each other."

"Yeah, but… I mean… what happens if they were to realize that they were meant for each other? Like, they were still in love after all these years?" Carly questioned thinking of the electrifying stares that she had seen pass between the two of them that night.

Sonny took a deep breath and analyzed the question before he answered it. "Well, I don’t know. You know that I don’t want Courtney anywhere near my business, but I don’t think I would ever take away true happiness from her or Jason. Courtney’s strong and everyday I realize how much she is a lot like you. If they decide that they want to be together and their love is that strong, then I would have to say that I wouldn’t have too big of a problem with it."

Carly raised one eyebrow and asked, "Too big of a problem?"

Sonny laughed, "Yeah, well, I don’t think I would want my best friend… well… you know… with my sister, but I guess that’s just the protective older brother talking."

Carly threw her head back and laughed. Placing a chaste kiss on Sonny’s lips, she squeezed his hand, "That’s what I fear most about having a little girl with you. She wouldn’t be able to date until she was thirty!"

Sonny gave her a dimpled smile, "Yeah, well, what can I say?"

Carly shook her head with a grin on her face and got up off the couch. Pulling him up with her, she said, "Let’s go to bed, Mr. Corinthos."

Sonny smiled and nodded, "I agree."

Carly chuckled and hit Sonny playfully in his stomach, "Yeah right." With that, she took off upstairs with Sonny chasing after her.

~*~

Courtney walked like zombie back into her apartment. She was soaked to the core, but she couldn’t feel the ice like droplets on her body. Sitting down on the couch, she instinctively stuck out of her hand as her Golden Retriever, Rosie, came to greet her.

She couldn’t believe that she was connected to Jason through Sonny, not only through their love… No, not love… used to be love. She couldn’t help the tears that slipped out her eyes as she felt the empty spot in her heart again. She thought that she was over this. Sure, she thought about him all the time, but that was out of habit, right? Shaking her head, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

Looking back at Rosie, Courtney loving scratched the back of her ears. "I wonder where AJ is?" Courtney said half to herself, half to the dog. Rosie wagged her tail and happily licked Courtney’s nose.

Courtney laughed, "Well, I see that you’re happy that I’m home. C’mon, let’s get ready for bed."

Gently pushing Rosie off her lap, Courtney walked to the bedroom. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Courtney saw her grim face. Sighing, she thought, how did I ever get this unhappy? All thoughts were brought back to Jason. Courtney pushed back the tears and thoughts and aimlessly got changed into her pajamas.

Pushing back the white comforter on her bed, she climbed into bed. She closed her eyes and felt Rosie snuggled up beside her. Smiling to herself, she wondered how dogs always seemed to make everything better. Before drifting to slumber, she wondered where AJ was and what he was doing.

~*~

AJ sighed in content as he held Liz in his arms. This was something he liked doing; he could back at his brother and get something that was pleasurable. Playing with her hair, he said, "You were amazing, as always."

Liz smiled as she listened to the beating of his heart. Suddenly, curiosity got the better of her and she asked, "Why are you doing this? Why are you cheating on your wife with me? Doesn’t she give you everything you want?"

AJ laughed heartlessly, "Courtney? Oh man, she isn’t as good as you. You are everything I need and more."

"Then why don’t you just divorce her so we could be together. You know how I feel AJ. I have told you numerous times before. I don’t want Jason; I want to be with you," Liz pouted and pulled off his chest.

AJ rolled his eyes and looked at her, "Because I want to get what I want. And I want Michael. I will not give her up until Sonny gives me what I want."

Liz laughed maliciously, "That’s a great idea, and I can get back at Jason for never really making me his first priority."

AJ smiled, "That sounds like a great idea, but for now…" AJ rolled back over top of Liz and kissed her hard. Licking her lips with his tongue, he asked for permission to enter her mouth. She opened her mouth happily and joined his tongue in a sort of battle.

~*~

Jason reached his penthouse after riding around on his bike for an hour. He was hurt and kept playing Courtney’s words over and over in his mind.

Jason thought that he was over Courtney. He honestly thought that he had fallen out of love with her. When he was with Robin, he knew that he hadn’t sold himself completely over to her, but he had always wondered why. Robin was great. He finally understood why. He wasn’t over Courtney and hadn’t completely healed.

That night, before Jason went to bed, he had made up his mind. Even though Courtney was a married woman, he was going to do everything in his power to reconcile with her, and become friends again. He needed her that much; she was that important to him.

Chapter Eight: Reconciliation

Jason stood outside of Kelly’s and looked into the window. Courtney was behind the counter, laughing and talking with customers. He loved her smile. It was so bright and radiant like the sun on early mornings like this one. Reaching out for the knob, Jason opened the door.

Hearing the bells ring, Courtney looked up from the counter smiling a welcoming grin. Focusing on the person, her heart drooped. It was Jason. Ignoring the flutter in her heart, she watched as he approached her. Her eyes locked onto his and she couldn’t break the stare. All she wanted was to get lost in him again.

But she was married and Jason hurt her. Courtney looked away and busied herself with wiping down the counter. Turning to a customer, she asked, "Would you like some coffee?"

The man looked up at her and smiled, "Sure." He watched as she turned away and grinned perversely, turning his head to check her out a little more.

Jason watched the man in disgust. He didn’t like the way the man was looking at her. He watched as Courtney served him his coffee, and the man brush his hand over hers while saying thank-you. Anger boiled inside of Jason.

Courtney felt a little uncomfortable after the man had touched her hand. Her smile faltering, she said quietly, "You’re welcome, sir." Turning around, she felt a hand fly to her arm. Taking a staggering breath in fright, she faced the man again.

The man grinned at her obvious fright, "Why don’t you meet me at Elm Street Pier in ten minutes over your break?"

Jason had had enough. Walking over to the man, he tapped him on the shoulder, "Excuse me, but I don’t think you should be holding onto the lady’s arm like that."

The man swung around ready to retort, but he stopped at the cold gaze that met his. He was facing Jason Morgan. Letting go of Courtney’s arm, he looked apologetically at Jason, "I’m sorry, Mr. Morgan. I didn’t know that you knew this woman." Turning back to Courtney, he pulled out a twenty and said, "I’m sorry Miss. Keep the change." Jumping up from the stool, he practically ran out of the diner.

Looking at Jason, Courtney smiled, "Thanks."

Jason shrugged, "It’s no problem."

Holding up the pot of coffee, she offered, "A cup of black coffee?"

Jason shook his head, "No. I was actually wondering if you could take a short break and have a talk with me?"

Courtney hesitated and then looked at Bobby in the kitchen, "Hey Bobby. You think I could take a quick break?"

Bobby nodded, "Sure sweetie. If you want, you can come back later tonight and work that shift. Penny and Sandy can take care of the morning shift. You and Elizabeth can have the night."

Courtney smiled, "Sure, Bobby. Thanks." Turning back to Jason, "How about that coffee to go?"

Jason grinned, "Ok." Courtney nodded with a smile and busied herself with getting his coffee.

The park…

Jason looked over at the blonde beauty beside him and wondered how he could ever leave her all those years ago. Shaking his head, he thought, she’s a married woman. She is over me.

Courtney watched Jason’s face cloud over with thoughts. He hadn’t said one word to her on the way up here. The suspense was killing her, yet it didn’t seem like she needed to always engage in conversation with him. She had always felt that their connection went deeper than that. Touching his arm softly, she asked, "Jase?"

Jason was brought out of his reverie by her soft touch and he turned his gaze to her anxious eyes. Giving her a reassuring smile, he said, "We need to talk about last night."

Courtney took a deep breath and walked away from Jason. Sitting down on one of the swings, she avoided his eyes. She didn’t want to get into this right now.

Jason followed her and sat in the swing next to her. Making her looked at him, he said, "I need you to understand when I tell you this."

Choking back the lump in her throat, all she could say was: "K."

Jason took a deep breath and exhaled slowly to relax his nerves. Looking into her eyes, he started, "I need you to understand that last night, I said the things I said to get to you. I was hurt that you were upset with me and I didn’t know why. And the reasons you were giving me weren’t getting through to me. What you told me last night about you hating me, I can’t shake that out of mind. Courtney, you were my first love; there’s always going to be feelings for you. I can’t just push them away. Courtney, what I’m trying to say… I mean… I want your friendship."

Courtney’s eyes filled with tears. Wiping a stray one, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn’t believe that Jason was actually saying this. This was what she wanted to say. Sighing, she gave a small grin, "I don’t know what to say… Of course I’ll be your friend." Courtney laughed slightly, feeling kind of silly.

Jason smiled before pulling her into his embrace. Stroking her hair, he felt his heart become whole with her in his arms.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?"

***guess i'll leave it there! i wonder who the person should be! i know, i know! im evil!