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Title: Trust Author:
Leanna R. Feedback: Cookiecrazyy85@yahoo.com Rating:
Pg13- R Category:
Long, Complete Type:
Romance/Angst/Some Abuse\Rape Summary:When
he is accused of doing something terrible, no one believes Jason. That is, no
one except Courtney. A/N: This is a
Journey story. Although things may seem bad for them at times, its Journey
through and through. Also, I’m villainizing ( I don’t think that’s a real word,
but basically, I’m making evil) Sam and Jax. I like Sam (not so much Jax) but
for this story, she just needs to be mean. Other things to keep in mind is that
Carly and Sonny are back together, Michael’s gotten over the whole AJ death
thing, and the Corinthos family lives across the hall, just ‘cause it’s easier.
I hope you like it, and remember to review… Disclaimer: If you
recognize the character, place, thing, etc., I don’t own it! Chapter
One- The Order “Good morning
beautiful” said Jason as he kissed his wife awake. Courtney moaned next
to him, not wanting to be awoken from her slumber. “Go away Jase” she
said as she rolled over “Do you really want
me to?” he asked her with a smile as he continued to kiss her. “No” she said with a
smile of her own. “But you have to shut up” “Sorry, can’t do
that. You have to get to work, and so do I” said Jason “Maybe later” said
Courtney. She really wasn’t a
morning person. Jason sighed as he threw the covers down off of her body. His
breath always caught in his throat when he saw her perfect body. She was so
beautiful. How the two were able to spend all that time apart and not go crazy
was beyond him. Of course, they had gone crazy. They had gotten together with
Sam and Jax. That was definitely considered insane behavior. Courtney was
whining and trying to get the blankets from the foot of the bed with just her
feet. Jason bent down and picked her up, pulling her from the bed. “JASON!” she
screamed, her eyes still closed. Jason smirked and carried
her into the bathroom. She opened her eyes when she realized where she was. “Jason Morgan, if you
know what’s good for you, you will not do this” she said He ignored her and
using one hand, turned the shower on cold. She started flailing in his arms,
trying to get away from him, but even with just one hand he was able to keep
his hold on her. He dropped her finally, right into the freezing cold shower.
She shrieked and he laughed. “Oh, you think this
is funny?” she asked, pulling him in with her. “Babe, you seem to
forget, cold water doesn’t affect me” he said. “Damn accident” she
mumbled. Jason laughed at her,
and started kissing her. He reached down and pulled off her sopping wet tank
top. She did the same to his t-shirt, and soon both lost their pants as well.
Pretty soon, that freezing cold shower was steamy hot. “I
feel like we do this every morning” said Courtney as the two got dressed in
their bedroom. “It’s probably
because we do” said Jason as he kissed her again. After the two were
dressed, they walked downstairs and across the hall to Sonny and Carly’s
penthouse. They sat down at the table and had their usual breakfast with the
Corinthos family. It was nice having a routine. It made everything feel normal.
And that was all Courtney wanted- a shred of normalcy. But she was willing to
sacrifice her normalcy for Jason. She loved him too much, and being away from
him killed her. She knew it killed him too. But she didn’t know how much. He
had always been in love with her, since that first time he saw her at Kelly’s.
He was a man who was not supposed to know how to love, but he had fallen bad
for Courtney. As he sat there watching her clean up Morgan and his latest mess,
he thought back to the day when he had gotten the love of his life back. Flashback “Courtney, do you
take this man for your husband? Do you promise to honor and love him, to keep
him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others?” asked the minister
presiding over her and Jax’s wedding. Carly couldn’t
take it anymore. She was about to burst. She needed to say something. She
opened her mouth, ready to yell out, but someone beat her to it. It was Jason.
Everyone turned and stared at the man who yelled “stop”. “Jason, what are
you doing?” asked Courtney. She didn’t want to admit it, but she was relieved.
He had shown up for her. He wasn’t ready to let her go. “Courtney, I can’t
let you do this. You aren’t supposed to be with this guy. You’re supposed to be
with me. I love you, and I can’t imagine spending another day of my life without
you” he said looking into her blue eyes. Both were staring
intently into each other’s eyes, trying to read the other one. Courtney wasn’t
sure if she could do this. She wasn’t sure if she could get involved in a life
of uncertainty again. Jax provided security. And he loved her. But did she love
him? Of course not. Jason was the only man she could ever love. Deciding she
didn’t care about the risks, Courtney let go of Jax’s hand. “I love you too”
she said to Jason, and he smiled at her. Jax’s reaction was
not as happy though. “Courtney, what
are you doing? Morgan, leave my wife alone. Go kill someone or something, that
seems to be the only thing you can actually do you brain damaged idiot” said
Jax Jason was used to
the insults, so he was able to keep his anger in check, although truthfully, he
wanted to hit Jax anyway. He was about to just open his mouth and argue with
him when Courtney raised her hand and slapped Jax clear across the face.
Everyone gasped at both the action and just how hard she had hit him. He
clutched the side of his face, and looked at her in shock. “Courtney, what
the hell are you doing?” asked Jax “First of all, I’m
not your wife. Second of all, don’t you ever, ever insult Jason again. He is a
better man than you will ever be. Jax, I’m not marrying you. I love Jason, and
I want to be with him” she said, smiling at Jason. He held out his
arms for her and she gladly started running to him. But Jax grabbed her wrist
to hold her back. That was the breaking point for Jason. No one ever touched
his Courtney. He walked over to Jax, pulled his arm back, and slugged him right
in the middle of the face. Jax fell over from the force, clutching his now
bleeding nose. “Don’t you dare
lay a hand on Courtney” he said, his blue eyes iced over with hatred and anger.
His anger faded as
he felt a hand on his arm. He turned and saw Courtney staring at him, a smile
on her face, tears welling up in her eyes. “I’m sorry; I
didn’t mean to hit him. Please don’t cry” he mumbled, hoping he didn’t just
dash all of his chances with Courtney. “Jase, these are
happy tears. Do you have any idea how long I have been waiting for you to do
something like this?” she asked. “I love you Jason Morgan, and you are the man
I want to spend the rest of my life with” “I love you too
Courtney Matthews, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you too” said
Jason as he smiled at her. He picked her up in his arms, and she giggled and
wrapped her arms around his neck, breathing in his familiar smell. She couldn’t
believe she was here again, in the safety of her love’s arms. But here she was,
and she couldn’t be happier. Jason carried her down the aisle as the guests
watched in shock, some appalled by what had just happened. However, Carly had
stood up and was giving them a standing ovation. She may have been happier than
even Courtney and Jason. Well, maybe not. But she was a close second. End Flashback “You ok?” asked
Courtney, noticing Jason hadn’t said anything for a few minutes. He was usually
quiet, but he seemed in a daze this morning. “What? Oh, I’m fine.
I was just thinking about that day” he said “Which day?” she
asked “The day that I came
to my senses and stopped being such a headstrong idiot” he said with a smile,
and she immediately knew which day he was talking about. “That was a good day”
she agreed. “My knight in shining armor came and saved me” He smiled and stood
up. He walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He closed his
eyes and rested his chin on her shoulder, just smelling her hair. She closed
her eyes too, wrapping her arms around his arms that were around her. “Jason, I need to
talk to you” said Sonny, coming in from the kitchen. Courtney and Jason
reluctantly pulled away, sighing as they did. “I have to get to
work anyway” said Courtney as she kissed Jason goodbye. She said goodbye to
Sonny and Morgan as well, and then she walked across the hall to get her keys
and head down to her foundation. “What
is it Sonny?” asked Jason after Leticia had taken Morgan upstairs. Carly was
already upstairs with Michael. She had to take him up before when Morgan’s mess
had spread over to him as well. “We have a problem”
said Sonny “What kind of
problem?” asked Jason. “I’m going to ask you
to do something that you’re not going to want to. And truthfully, I don’t want
to do this either. But we need to” said Sonny “What is it? Does it
involve Courtney? ‘Cause I’m not leaving her again Sonny” said Jason, growing
angry. “Calm down, it
doesn’t involve Courtney. But Jason, I need you to kidnap someone” “Alright, that’s no
big deal. We do this all the time Sonny” said Jason, not seeing what the big
deal was. He often kidnapped lower ranking people to get information on their
bosses. “The target is
different this time” said Sonny “Who is it?” asked
Jason “It’s a woman” said
Sonny “Sonny!” yelled
Jason, angry that his boss would even suggest this. “You know that we don’t
hurt innocent people! Especially not women!” “Jason, she’s not
exactly innocent. She’s the daughter of that guy from “Sonny, I can’t do
this. I have seen Courtney kidnapped too many times, and hurt too many times,
to put a woman’s life in danger. Or to hurt her in any way” “You didn’t have a
problem hurting Faith Roscoe” “That’s different.
She’s not a woman. She’s a she-devil” said Jason “Jase, you don’t have
to hurt this girl. Just hold her overnight, and then release her in the morning.
It’s just going to be a message to Pareña family.” “Sonny, I don’t know
if I can do this” “Courtney doesn’t
need to know” said Sonny, sensing the real reason behind his friend’s
hesitation. “Its business, she knows not to pry into what’s going on” “Sonny, come on.
Isn’t there another way?” “Unfortunately, I
can’t think of one. Look man, I didn’t want it to come down to this, but at
this point, this is an order. I’m ordering you to kidnap Carmen Pareña.” “Sonny, don’t do
this” said Jason “Jason, don’t go
against a direct order. You never do. Don’t start now” “Alright” said Jason
with a sigh, and he listened intently as Sonny explained to him what the plan
was. However, he couldn’t brush off the feeling that something terrible was
going to happen. “Hey,
how was your day?” asked Courtney as Jason walked into their penthouse. “Fine” lied Jason as
he threw his keys on the table and his jacket over the chair. “It obviously wasn’t
fine. You look like a mess” said Courtney as Jason sat down on the couch “Thanks” he said
sarcastically “Sorry” she said with
a smile as she started rubbing his back. He loved when she did
that. Her touch on him made it feel like everything would be better. But even
her massages couldn’t make him feel any better at what he was going to be doing
in a couple of hours. “I have to work
tonight” he said “Oh” she answered,
unable to say anything else. She didn’t want him to work that night. She wanted
to spend time with him. “I’m not going to be
home all night” he said “Oh” she said again,
biting her lip to stop her from yelling at him. She hated when he did this. He
worked all day, and then worked all night. “I want you to stay
at Sonny and Carly’s tonight” he said “Jason, what’s wrong?
You’re scaring me” she said, knowing he would never suggest anything like that
unless something big was happening. “Nothing’s wrong. I
just feel more comfortable if you’re not in our penthouse alone. I know Sonny
and Carly are right across the hall and everything, but still. I would just
feel better if you did. I love you, and I don’t want anything bad to happen to
you. “I love you too. And
I know you would never let anything bad happen to me. So fine, I’ll spend the
night at Sonny and Carly’s” “Thank you” said
Jason as he turned around and kissed her. “Your welcome” she
said once they had broken away. Saying
goodbye to her that night was difficult. Normally, Jason hated leaving Courtney
for any reason, but especially to work. But there was something different about
that night. He was extremely hesitant to leave her. He didn’t just hate leaving
her, there was something else. Their last kiss of the night had been so painful
to him, and he really didn’t know why. All he knew was that something terrible
was going to happen. And he just wanted his wife to be safe. His Courtney. His
life. Chapter
2- The Arrest Courtney sat on the
couch, reading a magazine. She had been reading the same page for an hour, the
words entering her head, but not really making any sense. She sighed and looked
at the door again, before glancing at the clock. It was already 6, and Jason
wasn’t home. She hadn’t seen him in 24 hours. “Where is he?” she
whispered to herself. Sonny already assured
her that he was ok, but he was very busy. She knew Sonny wouldn’t lie to her,
especially about something like that, so she tried to keep her cool, and not
worry about him. Hard as she tried, she couldn’t push the image of him bleeding
on the ground out of her head. Her biggest fear was of him getting shot, and
having no one there to help him. She sighed again, and tried to go back to her
magazine, but it was useless. Throwing it to the ground, she got off the couch.
She was about to stalk over to Sonny’s and demand that she speak to Jason, at
least on the phone, when the door to the penthouse opened. Jason walked in
looking tired and ragged. He had a cut on his cheek, and the beginning of a
black eye. Courtney immediately ran into his arms and he held her close to him.
He closed his eyes and rested his chin on her shoulder, just thankful to be
home with his wife. “What happened?” she
asked, tenderly touching the cut. “Business” said Jason
as he rubbed his face with his hand. “Come here, sit down.
Let me take care of that” she said leading him to the couch. She went into the
kitchen to find a first aid kit. While she was gone, Jason reflected on the
events of the past 24 hours. He had kidnapped the girl without a problem. But
Carmen was a fighter, and she wasn’t about to be held against her will. She had
fought back, and truthfully, Jason kept seeing Courtney, so he was barely able
to restrain her. He didn’t want to hurt her, because he could never, ever,
imagine hurting a woman. He had nearly lost it on her when he got a knee to the
eye, but he had controlled himself. After 24 hours of hell, the girl was
returned to her family, and the Pareña’s had received their warning to leave
Sonny’s territory alone. Courtney returned to
the living room with a glass of water and the first aid kit. She cleaned
Jason’s cut and put a band aid on it, then took to icing his eye. She handed
him the water and he silently drank it, letting the cool liquid slide down his
throat. She gently held the ice to his face, and ran her other hand down his
cheek. He leaned into her touch, and then pulled her tightly to his body. She
melted into his hug, desperate to be in his arms again. “I love you” she said “I love you too” he
replied, “more than you can imagine” “I don’t have to
imagine” she said. “I know just how much you love me”. He smiled at her and
bent down to kiss her, feeling her soft lips on his. The kiss was getting more
intense when they were interrupted by a knock on the door. “Go away” yelled
Jason, not caring if it was Sonny. He had done enough for Sonny today. He just
wanted to spend time with his wife. “Jason Morgan, this
is the police. Open up” bellowed a voice from outside. Courtney’s face
filled with fear, and Jason cursed under his breath. Seeing that he had upset
Courtney more, he squeezed her hand and told her again that he loved her. He
reluctantly got up and opened the door to Mac and some officers. “What do you want
Mac?” asked Jason, frustrated that they were interrupting his time with his
wife. He couldn’t fathom why they were here. No crime family goes to the police
when someone is kidnapped. The Pareña’s definitely wouldn’t. It just wasn’t how
retaliation worked. “Jason Morgan, you
are under arrest for the rape of Carmen Pareña. You have the right to remain
silent, everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law”
said Mac, reading Jason his rights as he spun him around and handcuffed his
wrists. Neither he nor
Courtney could say anything. The two were in shock. Rape? Jason hadn’t raped
anyone, he was sure of it. Courtney couldn’t believe they were trying to accuse
her husband of rape. “Mac, what are you
doing! Jason didn’t rape anyone” “Courtney, just don’t
say anything. Get Sonny and Justus and have the two of them meet me at the
police station.” “I’m coming too” she
cried. “No, stay here, and
make sure Max is able to keep an eye on you at all times” said Jason as they
led him away. “No, wait” she cried,
running after them. “Jason didn’t rape anyone!” she cried again as she fought
to get to her husband. She had gotten used
to murder and assault charges, but rape was something new. She ran in front of
the line of police leading Jason away and threw her arms around his neck. “Please, don’t take
him away” she cried. Seeing her like that,
Jason almost lost it. Before Courtney came into his life, he didn’t care about
getting arrested. And once he was away from Courtney and with Sam, he didn’t
mind it either. But now that Courtney was back in his life, he didn’t want to
waste any time away from her. He almost wished she would never take her arms
off of his neck. He wanted her to hold him in her arms forever. “Mrs. Morgan, you
need to let us do our job” said Mac as one of the officers pried her off of
Jason. It was the worst
feeling- feeling her arms being removed from his neck. Feeling her being ripped
from him. She struggled against the officer, and nearly cried out in pain from
the officer’s rough treatment. “Don’t touch her”
growled Jason, attempting to struggle out of Mac’s grasp. But his hands were
tied, and Jason couldn’t get away. “Ease up Officer
Murphy” said Mac as he watched the cop manhandle the suspect’s wife. That was
never a good idea. Finally, the officers were able to lead Jason away, despite
his twisting around to try and see her. Despite his fighting to get to his
wife. Once they were out of
view, Courtney ran into Sonny and Carly’s penthouse. “Jason was just
arrested!” she cried out, breaking down and sobbing on their floor. “What for?” asked
Sonny as he went over to his little sister. He was joined by Carly, and the two
of them kneeled down on to the floor with her. “Oh god Sonny” she
said, still unable to say what Jason was arrested for. She just started sobbing
more. “Shh, it’ll be
alright. We’ll get Jason off the hook. Just tell us what happened” said Carly
as she stroked her sister-in-law’s hair, trying to calm her down. “Carly, this is bad”
she said as she tried to take deep breaths and calm down “What is it?” asked
Sonny “Jason’s being
accused of rape” said Courtney, bringing on a fresh batch of tears “What!” yelled Carly
and Sonny at the same time “Our Jason? Raping
someone? That’s a load of crap. Jason would never mistreat a woman like that,
plus, he loves you. He would never cheat on you” said Carly. “Who’s he being accused
of raping?” asked Sonny “I’m not sure- some
girl named Carmen whatever. I’ve never heard of her in my life” said Courtney “Carmen Pareña?”
asked Sonny “Yeah! That’s the
one. But how’d you know?” asked Courtney “Shit, I have to go”
said Sonny, ignoring Courtney’s last question. “Wait, I’m coming
with you” said Courtney, getting up off the floor. She didn’t care what Jason
said. She needed to see him, and she knew that he needed to see her. “Court, I know you
don’t want to hear this, but you need to stay here. I’m sorry” said Sonny. “Sonny, my husband is
in jail, being accused of raping someone. He needs to know that I’m here for
him, and I love him” “Courtney, he knows
that already. You being down there is just going to complicate things” said
Sonny, pulling out his cell phone. He dialed some
numbers and waited for the call to connect. As he did, he told Max to keep an
eye on Courtney, Carly, and the boys. Once the call connected, Sonny asked
Justus to meet him down at the PCPD. He kissed his sister and wife goodbye, and
then headed toward the police station. Sonny didn’t know
what went wrong. Jason had strict orders to kidnap the girl, and he did. But
had Jason gotten too rough with her? What would make Jason snap? So far, there
was no evidence, other than an accusation. Sonny knew that Jason didn’t do
this. But there was, of course, the slightest possibility that he could have.
Sonny decided to push any doubting thoughts out of his head, and just focus on
the task at hand. “I wonder
if the press got on this yet?” asked Courtney as she snapped on the TV in Sonny
and Carly’s penthouse. She flipped on the news, and watched intently as they
discussed some story about a dog who saved a family from a burning building by
barking loud enough to get the police called in for a noise complaint. Not
exactly exciting stuff in Courtney’s book. Soon though, the reporter came back
on and the tone of the news changed. “Jason Morgan,
enforcer to alleged Courtney couldn’t
imagine what she was smiling about. This definitely wasn’t a smiling subject.
She was so frustrated. Jason wasn’t even given bail. He would have to sit in his
prison cell, day in and day out, without knowing what was going on. Plus, Sonny
wouldn’t even let him see her. How was he supposed to know that she stood
behind him, and that she refused to believe he would ever rape someone? She
needed to sneak out and see him, but she knew Max would never let her past him.
She just needed to distract Max in some way. But how? Finally, it struck her. “Carly…” she called
up the stairs, a smile on her face as she thought about seeing her husband. Chapter 3- Trust With Carly
distracting Max, Courtney had been able to slip out of the penthouse and get
down to the police station. When she arrived, Sonny had quickly found her, and
he wasn’t happy with her. It had taken some time, but she had assured him that
she wasn’t going anywhere, and she needed to be here for Jason. He had finally
agreed, and now the two of them were standing there, looking through one way
glass at Jason. He was being fingerprinted and having his latest mug shot
taken. Courtney sighed as she watched this. Jason had yet to know that she was
there, and she wished she could let him know, just to comfort him. The last he
had seen of her, she was being pulled away from him and she had been crying.
She knew that she was just causing Jason more pain, and she wanted him to know
that she was alright. The cops also needed
to photograph Jason’s black eye and cut, because Carmen claimed he got them
when she fought back. Courtney watched as an officer ripped the Band-Aid off
his face. She was the only one who noticed that he winced as it was ripped off.
She thought of when she had put it on him, with great care and tenderness. His
cheek was photographed, and once they were done, Jason put his hand back up to
his cheek, as if trying to remember Courtney’s touch on his skin. He groaned a
little as he thought of her. She probably hated him by now. She probably
thought he was a rapist, and a monster. At the very least, she thought he
cheated on her. Courtney was able to
sense Jason’s pain. She knew what he was thinking. But she didn’t think that at
all. She didn’t believe for even a second that he cheated on her. Or raped
someone. “I need to see my
husband Mac” she said, turning to the police commissioner “I’m sorry Mrs.
Morgan, but Jason’s the state’s property now. And we can do what we please with
him” said a voice from behind her. Turning around,
Courtney saw Durant. “What the hell do you
want Durant?” asked Sonny, putting one protective arm in front of Courtney. “In case you’ve
forgotten Corinthos, I’m the DA here. And I’m just doing my job. And my job is
to prosecute criminals like Jason Morgan” “Jason is not a
criminal!” cried Courtney. “He didn’t touch that girl! He doesn’t even know
her!” “Oh really? I think
you’ve gotten your facts a little messed up Courtney. See, Jason did know that
girl” “Doubtful” scoffed
Courtney “Why don’t you ask
your brother about it? Now, if you excuse me, I need to go and work on the
state’s case against this monster” said Durant as he left them alone. “God I hate that guy.
What the hell did he mean by ‘ask your brother about it’? Sonny?” “Courtney, let’s go
sit down” said Sonny, leading her to the bench. “Carmen Pareña is the daughter
of one of our biggest enemies. And she was involved in her father’s business.
So, when Jason didn’t come home last night, it was because he was holding her
captive over night. As a message to her family” whispered Sonny, careful to
make sure he wasn’t overheard “WHAT?” screamed
Courtney. “Shhh!” said Sonny,
“lower your voice!” “I can’t believe that
Jason would do that. He never goes after family, especially if that family is a
woman” whispered Courtney. “He didn’t want to,
believe me. But I insisted. I pushed him to do it. I gave the order” said
Sonny. “Did you order him
to… you know?” asked Courtney, unsure if she wanted to hear the answer “No, I would never
order Jason to unnecessarily harm a woman, especially in that way. Rape is
never ok” said Sonny, almost angry that his sister would accuse him of that. “Oh. Ok, good” said
Courtney. “Now, can you get me in there to talk to him?” she asked. “Yeah, come on” said
Sonny, leading her back into the main part of the station. Sonny exchanged a few
words with Mac, and then Courtney was let in to see Jason. Jason was sitting in the
interrogation room, staring at his left hand. He had been forced to take off
his wedding band, and it hurt that it wasn’t there. It was the only trace of
Courtney he had left, and they had taken it from him. He had argued with the
cops, breaking his cooperation pact that all hit men had, but nothing had
worked. Jason saw the doorknob of the room turn, and he looked back down,
knowing it would just be more news he didn’t want to hear. But instead, an
angel walked in. “Courtney!” he said,
standing up to see her. He couldn’t help but
smile when he saw her beautiful face. She smiled as well, and brushed a strand
of her hair out of her face before running to him. He lifted his arms, and,
despite the handcuffs, encased her in a giant hug, pressing his body to hers.
She melted into his chest, so glad to be in his embrace again. They finally
pulled away, and Courtney looked him over. Since he hadn’t slept in the past 24
hours, his eyes were kind of puffed out and red. His shiner didn’t help
anything either. The cut on his cheek shone with dried blood, and it looked
painful. He was dressed in a prison shirt and black pants, and a pair of
handcuffs was placed tightly on his wrists. “Sonny told me where
you were last night” she said Jason just looked
down at his feet. He didn’t know what to say to her. “I’m not mad” she
said, seeing his reaction. “And I know that you didn’t lay a finger on that
girl” “Thank you” he said
quietly as he looked up at her. “God Jase, you
shouldn’t be here!” she exclaimed, tears starting to fall down her cheeks. “Don’t cry baby.
Please don’t cry” said Jason, walking toward her and wiping away her tears. He
didn’t care how difficult that was to do with the handcuffs on his wrists. “We’re going to fight
this” said Courtney determinedly. “I will never give up hope on you” she said,
resilient tears welling up in her eyes. She blinked them away because she knew
if she cried again, she would upset Jason. “I love you so much”
he said “I love you too” she
replied as the two kissed. She never got tired
of kissing her husband. When the broke away, he stared jealously at her hands,
with their wedding rings on it. Knowing what was wrong; she took his hands and
raised them to her lips. She kissed the spot on his left hand where his ring
used to be, and told him that she had given him an imaginary wedding ring. Her
kiss could be their mark of love. They didn’t need a piece of metal. He smiled
at her, amazed by how perfect she was. “You ever regret
getting involved with a man like me?” he asked. “Not a day in my
life” she replied as she kissed him again. “Mrs. Morgan,
visiting time is up” said Officer Murphy as he walked into the interrogation
room right in the middle of their kiss. “Go” whispered Jason,
although he was unwilling to watch her walk away. “Alright, I’ll come
visit you tomorrow. I love you” she said as she kissed him one more time. “I love you too” he
said as she walked out the door. Murphy glared at him
and then closed the door again. Jason sat down and sighed. He missed Courtney
already. It wasn’t fair that she had to go through this. She hadn’t done
anything wrong, yet here she was, suffering because of his mistakes. At least
she believed that he didn’t do it. That meant the world to him. After
everything he and Courtney had been through together, they had gained a trust
for one another. They had been able to trust everything the other said. And she
believed him. Jason
sat down on the hard cot in his cold cell. It was a cage really, with cement
walls on three sides, and iron bars on the fourth. He had his blankets in his
arms, yet he knew they wouldn’t keep the cold out. The cement floor provided no
insulation, and he could hear the drip of water from the ceiling. The cot was
hurting his butt just to sit on because it was so hard, and he could hardly
imagine sleeping on it. But he had a high tolerance, and he could put up with
it. Seeing nothing else to do, He lied down on the bed and threw the blankets
over him. The pillow was like a rock, and the cot was so thin, he could feel
the broken springs in some places, and the hard board in other. He sighed; glad
he couldn’t feel the cold as well as most. He could feel the draft, but he
wasn’t freezing. He thought about what he would do if Courtney was in here with
him. She couldn’t stand the cold. He would wrap all of the blankets around her,
and then use his own body heat to warm her. But thank god, she would never be
in here. She would always be safe and protected. Jason thought of
Courtney the whole night, unable to sleep. He knew that he should, considering
he didn’t sleep last night either. Thinking, he realized the last time he had
held Courtney in his arms in their bed was two nights ago. And it would be a
very long time until he got to hold her in his arms again. The thought was
almost too much for Jason to bear. He didn’t want to think about what would
happen if he actually got convicted. He might never get to see her again. ‘Don’t think like
that Morgan’ he chastised himself. Meanwhile,
Courtney was feeling the same way. She lied down on their bed in their
penthouse. She hugged Jason’s pillow to her, trying to breathe in his smell.
She slept on his side of the bed that night, hoping to just be closer to him.
But her sleep was nightmare ridden. She dreamed terrible things. She dreamed of
Jason being alone and miserable in a jail cell, and then of Jason getting
convicted of the rape and being dragged away to Pentonville. She woke up
shaking from that one, and remembered when Jason was on trial for Alcazar’s
murder. She remembered asking him what would happen if he was convicted. Flashback “There will be a
sentencing hearing. They'll handcuff me, put me in a van, and drive me to
Pentonville” said Jason End Flashback Courtney soon fell
back to sleep, but to her horror, she had her worst dream of the night. She
dreamed that Jason did rape that girl. It was terrible, watching him force that
girl. Because she didn’t know what Carmen Pareña looked like, she couldn’t see
the face of the girl. But she could see Jason’s face. And it wasn’t her Jason.
It was like some monster had possessed him. Courtney tried to reassure herself
when she woke up that it wasn’t Jason. And Jason hadn’t actually laid a finger
on that girl. And although it was hard, she succeeded. Because in her heart,
Courtney knew Jason didn’t do it. Chapter
4- Damaging Evidence True to her word,
Courtney was at the PCPD the next morning with two coffees. One black and the
other loaded with milk and sugar. When Jason was brought to the interrogation
room, he knew exactly why. He knew that Courtney was here to see him. When she
walked in, Jason immediately ran to her and kissed her. “Did you get any
sleep?” she asked him, touching his face after she put the coffees down on the
table. “No, not really.
You?” he asked “Nah. I can never
sleep without you there” she said with a bittersweet smile. “Well, you better get
used to it. I may be in here for a long time” said Jason savagely as he pulled
away from her. “I don’t believe that
for a second Jason. Stop trying to push me away. We have been to hell and back
together. A little accusation is not going to come between us” “Courtney! It’s not
little. I’m being accused of raping someone!” “I know. But you need
to keep the faith. You need to believe that this will just all disappear” “What if it doesn’t?”
he asked her “Since when are you
one for what-ifs?” “Since I was accused
of raping someone and will probably have to spend the rest of my life behind
bars. Courtney, I can’t go to prison” “I won’t let you.
Sonny won’t let you. We will get you out of here. Now drink your coffee. You’re
cranky” she said handing him the cup. “Thanks” he said as
he took a sip. He sat down in the
chair, and she joined him, perching herself on his lap. She put her head on his
shoulder and wrapped her arms around his neck, holding her body tightly to his. “Try to remember the
good times. Try to only think of the positives. It’ll make it all better. It’ll
make it easier” she said softly. “Every time I feel
like all hope is lost, all I need to do is picture your face” he answered her. “I love you so much”
she said, hugging him close. “I love you so much
too” he replied. They were interrupted
by Sonny and Justus walking into the interrogation room. “Sorry to interrupt,
but we really need to go over Jason’s case Courtney” said Justus. “Alright, alright. I
get it, I’m going. See you later baby, I love you” she said once again as she
kissed his goodbye. “I love you too. Bye”
he said. “Say hi to Michael and Morgan for me” he yelled after her. “Of course” she said,
turning around to blow him a kiss. He smiled at her and
her radiant beauty. “So, just how screwed
am I?” asked Jason after Courtney left. Justus and Sonny
exchanged glances and Justus sighed. “See, it’s like
this…” said Justus. “How’s
Jason holding up?” asked Carly. “He’s a mess, even if
he won’t admit it” answered Courtney. The two girls were
sitting in the park, watching Michael and Morgan play with a ball. Michael kept
purposely getting hit with it, just to make Morgan laugh. “What is it with the
men in this family?” asked Courtney “What do you mean?”
asked Carly “I mean, look at
Michael. He’s getting hit with a ball just to make Morgan laugh. And he got
that from Sonny and Jason. The two take as many hits as necessary for their
family. How come we can’t share the burden every once in a while?” “Because, we are
women. We are supposed to stay quiet, and just sit back. It doesn’t matter that
we know more than them, or that we could totally kick their asses. The point
is, they are headstrong, and need to have everything done their way.” “I miss him” said
Courtney, trying not to cry. “I’ve been lying to myself, and to him. I’ve been
telling us both that everything is going to work out, but I don’t know if it
will. I know that he didn’t do it, but everyone in this town is out to get him,
and I know Durant will find a way to get him convicted and sent to prison for
life. And I just don’t think I’m strong enough to handle that” said Courtney as
she started to cry, big tears rolling down her face. “Hey, it’ll be ok”
said Carly, pulling Courtney to her in a big hug. “Jason Morgan has a whole box
full of ‘get out of jail free cards’. He has not once been sentenced to jail.
He will get out of this. You were there for the Alcazar murder trial. He got
convicted, but even that didn’t mean anything.” “Aunt Courtney,
what’s wrong?” asked Michael, coming up to his aunt and mother and seeing her
crying. “Did Uncle Jason do something?” “No, Uncle Jason
didn’t do anything” answered Courtney “Then why hasn’t he
come to see me lately. I haven’t seen him in days. Is he mad at me?” asked
Michael “No, Uncle Jason
isn’t mad at you. He loves you so much. And Morgan. But he is being accused of
doing something, so you may not get to see him for a little bit” said Courtney. “What’s he being
accused of doing” “Something terrible.
But it doesn’t matter, because Jason didn’t do it” answered Carly, throwing a
smile at Courtney. “Is he in prison?”
asked Michael. “Yeah, for a little
bit” said Carly. “But he’ll get out,
right?” asked the little boy. “Right” said Carly. “Good” said Michael,
content with his mother’s answer “Mi-Mi” called
Morgan. “I hate when he calls
me that. Gotta go!” said Michael, running off to play with his brother again. “You shouldn’t make
false promises Carly. We don’t know that he’ll get out” “Yes, we do. He will
get out. He didn’t do it. There’s not even any evidence” scoffed Carly. “I can’t
believe the evidence” said Carly, sitting down on the couch. “Someone has to
tell Courtney!” she exclaimed to Sonny. “Tell Courtney what?”
asked Courtney, entering her brother’s penthouse. “Umm, tell Courtney
that we are going to all go out for dinner!” said an excited Carly. “Carly, that was
disappointing. I figured you could come up with a better lie than that” said
Courtney. “There’s been
some…damaging evidence against Jason” said Sonny somberly. “What kind of
‘damaging evidence’”? asked Courtney, sinking down into the couch. “For one, Jason’s
skin was found under her nails” “From the scratch on
his face? That doesn’t mean anything though” said Courtney. “And the scratches on
his back” said Sonny. “What scratches on
his back? He didn’t have any scratches on his back” “He must have not
told you. But yes, he had scratches on his back. Plus, her panties were ripped” “She could have done
that on her own!” “His hair was found
on her” “Head hair?” asked
Courtney “Yes” said Sonny “So, it means
nothing” “But then there was
the icing on the cake” said Sonny, unwilling to reveal the last thing. The
thing that would hurt her the most. “His semen was found
in her” said Sonny quietly. “What?” asked
Courtney, her voice faltering. “I’m sorry” said
Sonny. “I just can’t believe
that he would do this. I can’t believe he would cheat on you, let alone rape
someone to do it!” said Carly. “Carly, I don’t think
that’s helping anything” said Sonny. “Right, sorry. Court,
I am so sorry” “No, it doesn’t
matter. Because he didn’t do it. Jason has too much respect for both me and
other women. He would never, ever do this! Especially after Emily was raped!
His own sister. He would not have done this. I don’t believe it for a second!”
said Courtney, getting up off the couch. “Courtney! All of the
evidence points to his guilt!” yelled Sonny. “Oh my god, you two
don’t believe him, do you? You both think he raped this girl! Some friends you
are! Selling out the man you both claim to love like a brother. God, and here I
was, thinking I can trust you two. My own brother and sister-in-law!” screamed
Courtney, running from their penthouse. “Courtney!” exclaimed
Carly, trying to go after her friend, but Sonny held her back. “Is she right? Do we
think that Jason did this?” asked Sonny, unsure of what he was thinking
himself. “I don’t want to
Sonny, I don’t. But I find myself unable to be convinced that he didn’t do it.
His semen was in her! At the very least, he cheated on Courtney” Sonny sat down on the
couch again and put his head in his hands. “I just don’t know
what to think anymore” said Sonny. “Me neither” said
Carly, joining her husband. “I
need to see my husband” demanded Courtney as she barged into the police
station. “I’m sorry miss, but
visiting hours are over” said the young cop. “Maybe you didn’t
hear me right. I need to see my husband!” Courtney yelled. “Shh, Courtney, calm
down” said Lucky, walking in on the scene. “Lucky, don’t tell me
to calm down! I need to see Jason!” she exclaimed. “Look, I’m not
supposed to do this, but wait here, and I’ll have an officer bring him down to
an interrogation room, ok?” “Fine” said Courtney,
sitting down on the bench. Ten minutes later,
Courtney was in Jason’s arms again. “I missed you, even
though I was only away from you for a few hours” mumbled Jason into her hair as
he hugged her. “I missed you too”
she said. “Sonny told me about all of the new evidence. Why didn’t you tell me
that you had scratches on your back too?” she asked. “I don’t know. I
guess it just slipped my mind” he said. “How’d you get them?” “When I was
struggling with her. Her hand must have slipped up the back of my shirt” “Oh” she said. “You believe me,
right?” he asked her. “Of course!” she
said. “I will always believe you” “But Sonny and Carly
don’t” he said. “How did you-?” “I spoke with both of
them today. And even though they won’t come out and say it, I know that they
don’t believe a word that comes out of my mouth. And the same with Emily and Monica.
Let’s face it; you’re the only person in this whole town who doesn’t think I
raped this girl” “Jase, I’m so sorry”
she said, putting one comforting hand on his arm, and the other on his face. “I
need to ask you something though” “Sure” said Jason. “How did your semen
get into her?” “Honestly, I have no
idea” “I’m going to find
out Jason, I will” “Courtney, no! You
can’t do that. I don’t want you getting involved” “Jason, I already am!
My husband is being accused of rape. I think that puts me in the involvement
chair” “I just need to know
that you’re safe. I need to know that well I’m chained up here; you’re not out
getting into trouble. Because I can’t protect you when I’m being kept in a
cage” said Jason. “I promise not to get
into any trouble. But I can’t promise you that I won’t try to help you” “Courtney, the
Pareña’s are dangerous. Please, please, don’t get involved” begged Jason. “You look worn. Are
they treating you alright?” she asked. “Don’t change the
subject” said Jason. “Time’s up Courtney”
interrupted Lucky. “I love you, and I
have faith in you. I promise. I’ll see you tomorrow” she said as she kissed him
goodbye. “I love you too.
Please, please, please, don’t do something stupid. Before you do anything, ask
yourself if Carly would do it. And if the answer’s yes, then just don’t do it”
warned Jason. “Try to get some
sleep. For me” she said as she left. “Dammit Courtney”
said Jason, slamming his hands down on the metal table. Lucky winced at the
sound of the metal handcuffs crashing into the metal table. “Just a word of
advice- its best if you don’t give the impression of a bad temper” said Lucky. Jason just glared at
him with the famous Jason Morgan death glare. “Right” said Lucky,
leading him back to his cell. (A/N: I need to give
credit to the movie The Life of David Gale for the evidence. I had no
idea what kind of evidence they collect in rape cases, but that movie was good
at explaining. It's a really good movie- go see it. (Warning: it's a tad bit
disturbing. But incredible at the same time). Chapter
5- The Only One It had been three
weeks since Jason’s arrest, and Courtney was a wreck. In that time, Carly and
Sonny had made it clear that they didn’t believe Jason. But the two still
wanted to help him. It was hard for Courtney, being the only one who believed
him. But nothing would ever convince her to betray her husband. Jason’s trial was set
to begin the next day. Courtney had only gotten to see him for a few minutes
that day because he and Justus were so busy with the trial. She understood why
she couldn’t see him, but it didn’t make her miss him any less. Courtney felt
like she had no one to talk to. She found that she couldn’t even talk to Carly
anymore. It was obvious that her best friend didn’t believe in Jason’s
innocence. Deciding she needed someone, Courtney grabbed her coat and purse and
headed to “Is Emily Cassadine
working today?” she asked the woman on shift at the nurse’s station. “Yes, she is. Give me
a second and I’ll page her” said the nurse. Five minutes later,
Emily and Courtney were sitting in the fourth floor waiting room, having a very
tense conversation to say the least. “Courtney, this is
just such a difficult situation for me” said Emily. “Emily, it’s not a
difficult question though. Do you believe in Jason’s innocence or not?” “I’m just so torn.
But all of the evidence points to Jason doing this” “So you’re willing to
listen to the evidence, and not your own heart?” asked Courtney. “I love my brother,
just like you love Sonny. But he does some questionable things” “Maybe so, but he
would never touch a woman! Especially after your own…incident. He loves you so
much Emily, and he would never dream of making a woman go through that after
seeing what you had to deal with” “Courtney, I need to
get back to work” “Emily, please don’t
blow me off. I need you to believe that Jason didn’t do this” “Courtney, I want to
believe that so badly. But unfortunately, I can’t” “Emily, please”
begged Courtney, tears in her eyes, as she grabbed Emily’s arm. “I have to go” said
Emily, tears also in her eyes, as she pulled out of Courtney’s grasp and ran
down the hall. Defeated, Courtney
sunk down into the waiting room chair. She put her head in her hands and just
cried, letting her pain and anger out. “Courtney?”
questioned a voice. “Monica” said
Courtney, looking up and desperately trying to wipe the tears from her face. “Is everything ok?”
asked Monica, taking the seat next to her. “It’s fine. It’s
just… Jason’s trial is tomorrow. And I was speaking with Emily. I wanted to
make sure I wasn’t the only one behind him” “We’re all behind
Jason” said Monica “Yes, but do you all
believe him?” “What did Emily say?” “She said that as
much as she wants to believe in Jason’s innocence, she can’t. And the same goes
for Carly, and Sonny. What about you?” “Jason is my son, and
I will always support him. He may try to push me away, but I love him
regardless” “Monica, that wasn’t
my question and you know it” “Courtney, Jason is
capable of some terrible things” said Monica, looking down. “It’s like this whole
town is programmed to have the same answer” said Courtney sarcastically. “I know that that’s
not the answer you were looking for. But as much as I hate to admit it, there’s
the possibility that Jason did in fact rape that young woman” “No, there isn’t. And
if you really supported him, you would feel the same way. I know that he did
not touch that girl, but apparently, I’m the only one” said Courtney, anger
pulsating through her body. She hastily got up
from the chair and stalked over to the elevator. The doors opened, and she got
in, watching Monica’s shocked face disappear as the doors shut. Once she was
alone again, she sighed, leaning back against the wall. She brushed her hair
out of her face, and closed her eyes tight, hoping when she opened them again
everything would all go away and life would be back to normal. Her thoughts
were interrupted by the ding of the elevator doors. She opened her eyes before
she was ready to, and came face to face with a man she was purposely avoiding.
Jasper Jacks. “Ah, Courtney. Just
the girl I was looking for” said Jax, stepping into the elevator. The doors
close behind him, and he turned to look at her. “What do you want
Jax?” she asked. “I have nothing to say to you” “Well, that’s good.
You can listen for once. Because I have a whole lot to say to you” he said,
turning to the elevator panel. He pulled the red emergency stop button, and the
elevator came to a halt. “What the hell do you
think your doing?” she asked, disgusted and a little afraid. “I need to talk to
you, and I need assurance that I will get your undivided attention. “And keeping me
captive will do that” she scoffed. “It seems to work for
your husband” he said with a sarcastic smile at her. He caught her hand midair
as she reached out to hit him. “Nah-ah” he said. “You really shouldn’t be so
violent Courtney. Just listen to me for once. Your husband is being accused of
a violent, bitter crime. And it is a crime that this whole town knows he
committed. He is going to jail for a very long time. So you don’t have to be
afraid of him anymore. You can walk right out of his life, and back into mine” “Alright, first of
all Jax, Jason is innocent. Second of all, Jason is not using intimidation to
keep me in this marriage. He is using love. He loves me, and I love him. And
third of all, there is no way in hell I would ever go back to you. I love
Jason. He is the only man that I ever loved, and I will ever love. What I fell
in love with when I was with you was security. But that is no way to live my
life. I will be with the man I love until my dying day. Now, this is the last
time I’m going to tell you nicely. Step aside, get this elevator moving again,
and leave me the hell alone” she said. Courtney
walked into Kelly’s, worn out from her fight with Jax. He had eventually gotten
the elevator moving again, but not without trying to kiss her first. Hopefully,
the bruise on his cheek from her slap would remind him not to mess with her
again. That, and the cut her wedding rings had made in his face. Courtney sat down at
the counter and ordered a decaf coffee to go. The last thing she needed was
caffeine. She already wasn’t sleeping. “Hi daddy!” she said,
seeing Mike emerge from the backroom. “Hey sweetheart” said
Mike, coming around the counter to kiss his daughter. “How you holding up?” he
asked her sympathetically. “I honestly don’t
know” she replied. “It’s so difficult being alone in this. No one else believes
in his innocence. But, you do…right?” she asked, regretting her question
already. “Courtney, you know
that I don’t exactly approve of Jason” “So what, that
doesn’t mean you would believe that he raped someone” “Courtney, I am not
getting involved in this. I support you, because you are my daughter. But, if
the verdict comes out not in his favor, I can’t lie to you and say I’m
surprised” “That’s just great
daddy” she said, getting up. The waitress brought
her coffee in a travel cup right at that second, and she gladly paid and walked
out, now more convinced than ever that she was all alone. Jason
was led back to his cold cell. He lied down on the cot and stared at the
ceiling, left with nothing else to do. He was worried, and for the first time
in his life, he was willing to admit that. The evidence against him was damaging,
and almost all signs pointed to his guilt. He worried a little about being
locked in a cage like an animal for the rest of his life, but he mostly worried
about Courtney. He wondered how she was holding up. He knew that she wasn’t
being completely truthful when she told him she was ok with everything that was
going on. He remembered what Courtney told him, to only think of the positives.
Deciding to do just that, he let his thoughts wander back to their wedding day.
Their second wedding day. The one that had actually been legal. Flashback The wedding took
place in Port Charles this time. Jason was so nervous as he got ready. He
wasn’t nervous about marrying her, he had been there already, but he was
nervous that something would go wrong. He wanted more than anything to give her
the perfect wedding. He was fiddling with his tie when Sonny walked in. “Your hopeless
man” said Sonny, taking the tie and helping Jason. “Thanks” said
Jason with a smile. “How’s Courtney?” “She’s good. She
looks beautiful Jason. I know you will, but take care of my sister, ok?” “I will always
take care of her Sonny” said Jason. Meanwhile,
Courtney was with Carly, trying desperately to remain calm. She too was worried
about having her dream wedding. “What if the
caterer falls down and cracks his head open?” asked a panicked Courtney to
Carly. “See, each of
these ‘what-if’s’ is more ridiculous than the last. Stop ‘what-ifing’. It will
all be fine. In just a few minutes, you will be walking down the aisle into the
arms of the man you love, and you will become his wife” “Again” said
Courtney with a smile. “That is true. You
are well on your way to being like me and your brother- marrying the same
person 97 times. I officially make you and Jason honorary Sonny and Carly’s” “Great” said
Courtney sarcastically. “Hey! Everyone
wants to be us! You should be honored” said Carly lightly hitting her over the
head with her bouquet. “I am honored
Carly” said Courtney, trying to hide her smile. “Mhmm” said Carly. Mike walked in at
this point and he almost broke down at seeing his baby girl look so beautiful.
He couldn’t believe it-his little girl looked so grown up. “Now you’re sure
about this one, right?” asked Mike “Yes daddy” said
Courtney with a laugh. Sonny walked in
too and Courtney was immediately on his back, asking him about how Jason was.
After he assured her that he was ok, he and Carly went back to helping Jason to
finish getting ready. Monica soon joined her, with a big smile on her face. “I’m so glad your
going to be my daughter- in-law again” she said. “I know we didn’t always get
along, but I see you with Jason, and I know that you two are it for each other.
And you make my son happy, so you make me happy” “Thank you Monica” “I have something
for you” she said. “Really?” asked
Courtney, a little surprised. “I don’t know if
Carly and Sonny already took care of your something old, something new,
something borrowed, and something blue, but I have something I would really
like to give you” she said flipping open a small blue box. Inside was a pair of
gorgeous diamond earrings. “They were Lila’s. And I know she would love for you
to wear them” “They’re
beautiful” she said, taken aback. “Thank you” “You are very
welcome dear. Welcome back to the family” she said with a smile. Finally, it was
time for the wedding to begin. Everyone took their seats, and the music started
playing. Jason stood up at the altar with Sonny by his side. Michael and Morgan
walked down the aisle first as co-ring-bearers and they were followed by flower
girl Kristina. Carly and Emily, her bridesmaids, soon followed. Next, it was
time for the bride. The doors at the back of the church opened, and Mike led
Courtney down the aisle. Jason’s breath caught in his throat as he looked at
her. She was beautiful. With the white dress and white veil, she looked like an
angel. Finally, Mike was passing her off to him, and telling him to take care
of his daughter. The ceremony was
beautiful, and it was obvious how in love the couple was. Jason went to kiss
the bride a little too early, causing laughter from the entire church. Finally,
the priest gave them permission, and Jason leaned in and kissed his new wife. The reception was
also beautiful, and Jason remembered watching his wife dance the night away
with everyone. Sonny, Mike, Max, Marco, Michael, Morgan (awww), and even Allen
and Edward pushed their feelings aside and danced with their new daughter or
granddaughter. But it was the dances when she was able to drag Jason up on the
dance floor that were the most magical. They were in love, and there was no
denying it. In the middle of
the reception, Jason led Courtney outside for a private moment. He kissed her,
passionately and romantically, and promised to love her forever. He had held
her tightly to him, and that was how Courtney knew she would always be loved.
He would always love her. End Flashback Now here he was,
alone. He just wanted to be able to hold her in his arms again. He didn’t want
to be separated from his wife, his love. He looked down at his left hand, at
the place where Courtney had kissed him. Where his wedding ring should be. He
rubbed little circles over his finger with his other hand and sighed. At least
he had her kiss, still lingering on his skin. Deciding he needed sleep, he
rolled over and tried to find a comfortable spot. “Goodnight Courtney,
I love you” he whispered. Courtney
was sitting on the terrace, looking out at the city. She wished Jason was with
her. She could almost imagine him saying goodnight to her. She sighed and
brushed back her hair. Getting up, she walked inside and closed the door. She
rubbed her hand over the felt of the pool table. They had good memories of that
pool table, and most didn’t involved pool. She gave in to her feelings, and sat
on the couch. She pulled out her wedding album and stared longingly at the
pictures. The pictures of happier times. If only things would go back to
normal. Putting down the album, Courtney laid back on the couch. It didn’t make
sense. Jason definitely didn’t rape that girl. But why had all the evidence
shown that he did. How did his semen get in to her? Courtney tried to remember
every single crime show she had ever watched, in hopes that something would
give her an answer, but she came up blank. Sighing again, she pulled the
blanket over her and tried to get some sleep. She just didn’t have the heart to
sleep in that big bed all alone. In fact, she had spent the last two weeks on
the couch. It wasn’t as comfortable as the bed, but she thought it was only
fair. Afterall, it wasn’t right that Jason was sleeping on an uncomfortable
cot. She felt guilty if she was comfortable when he wasn’t. She knew that he
would argue with her on this one, and tell her that he wanted her to be safe,
and warm, and comfortable, but she didn’t care. He was too selfless for his own
good. “Goodnight Jason, I
love you” she whispered. Chapter
6- Trying One’s Patience “ Courtney opened one
eye and came face to face with Sonny. “What is it?” she
asked her brother. “Justus is here to go
over your testimony today. Did you sleep on the couch all night?” he asked her. “Um, I must have
fallen asleep here last night” she answered, rolling over to get up. “Send
Justus in to me in about 15 minutes” she said as she rushed upstairs to take a
quick shower. Sonny sighed as he
watched his sister rush away from him. He knew that she was upset with him. But
Sonny really thought Jason was guilty. Carmen Pareña was a beautiful girl, and
she obviously spent the entire night pissing Jason off. It was entirely
possible that in his sleep-deprived state, Jason lost it and attacked her,
leading to something else. He didn’t want to believe that Jason was capable of
rape, but it was entirely possible. He had quiet a temper. He didn’t get the
nickname ‘anger boy’ for no reason. Justus
sat on the couch, waiting for Courtney to come down so he could go over her
testimony with her. He looked around at the life she had built for herself and
Jason. He sighed, not wanting to believe the charges that Jason was fighting. He
was a good lawyer, possibly capable of getting Jason off the hook. But there
was still the chance that he wouldn’t. The evidence mounting against him was
detrimental. He heard the patter of feet on the stairs, and he looked over to
see Courtney walking down them, all dressed and ready for a long day of court. “How is he?” she
asked immediately, knowing he had spent time with her husband yesterday when
she didn’t get a chance to. “He’s holding up”
answered Justus, hoping he could use euphemisms whenever he spoke to Courtney
about Jason’s condition. “We need to talk about your testimony” said Justus. “Yeah, Sonny
mentioned that”. “It’s important that
you paint a picture of Jason being a respectful husband, a man who holds women
in high regard. You need to make sure he comes off as being deferential” “Of course” said
Courtney, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “I’m going to ask you
questions that you’ll be able to answer easily with good words about Jason. But
Durant is not going to be as easy on you. He’s going to ask you questions about
the business, and Jason’s temper, and his whereabouts that night. You need to
keep in mind that you can’t lie. It will be damaging to the case. So, you don’t
know where he was, he does have a temper, but all people do, and he not once
took it out on you. Also, you don’t know anything about the business” “Justus, I know all
of this already. And I don’t have to lie. Jason is the most gentle man I have
ever known. He is more respectful of me and my body than any man I have ever
known. He would never touch a woman, and I completely believe that. I will have
no problem convincing a jury that my husband is a kind and reverent man.” “Courtney, I just
don’t think you understand how difficult this is going to be” said Justus. Jason
was sitting in the interrogation room, waiting for Courtney. He hadn’t had a
chance to see her yesterday for too long, and he would barely have time to see
her today. She would just be bringing him a suit for the trial, and then she
would have to go. He would get to see her at the trial, but only from afar. He
looked up as he saw the door open, but to his dismay, it wasn’t Courtney who
walked in. “What the hell do you
want?” he growled at the brunette who walked in. “Isn’t obvious baby,
I wanted to see how you were” she said with a smirk at him. “Sam, I will only ask
you once nicely, and then I’m gonna lose it. Get out” “You didn’t ask very
nicely at all. But I’m gonna stay, I’m not afraid of you. Look at yourself
Jason, you’re chained up. There’s nothing you could do to me. Besides, would
you really hurt your case by roughly pushing a woman from a room? Didn’t think
so?” “Sam, speak your
piece, and then get out of here” he said. “Regretting ever
going back to Courtney?” she asked “Why the hell would I
do that?” he asked, his icy blue eyes even icier as he looked at her. “Because, that blonde
bimbo got you arrested” “Don’t you ever talk
about Courtney again. And she had nothing to do with this anyway. The only way Courtney
is involved is by being kind and caring and supportive of me” “You wish” she said.
“The elevator at GH got stuck yesterday with only two occupants in it. Your
little wifey and Jasper Jax. Now I dunno what they were doing or anything, but
I just wouldn’t think of your wife as the perfect little woman. She is not as
sweet and caring as you think she is” said Sam, her brown eyes boring into his
blue ones. “Yes, she is.
Courtney is sweet and caring, and she would never do anything to hurt me. She’s
not like you Sam. She doesn’t think of herself first. She doesn’t trick me into
doing things, and she doesn’t take me for granted.” “You wish” said Sam.
“Courtney will not stand behind you when you’re dragged off to Pentonville
indefinitely. And believe me Jason, you are going down” “Is that some sort of
ill conceived threat?” he asked her. “No, it’s just me
stating the obvious. You need a girl who’s willing to be there for you. A woman
who is not against conjugal visits” said Sam seductively, walking over to him
and running her hand down his face. He jerked away from
her touch like he was jerking away from fire. “Don’t flatter
yourself Sam. I love my wife, and she will be there for me, no matter what. Go
find someone else to throw yourself at and leave me and Courtney alone.” “Fine, maybe I’ll go
visit Sonny” said Sam. “Good luck with that.
He won’t see you. He and Carly are happily married now, and there is no way in
hell you’re coming between them. You need help Sam. You’ve become obsessed with
putting yourself in the middle of marriages. It’s like chronic home wrecker
syndrome or something” scoffed Jason. “Fine” she said
coldly. “But don’t say I didn’t give you a second chance” she said. Not even knowing what
she meant, Jason just brushed her off and waited patiently for his Courtney to
come and see him. His Courtney. He loved thinking about her like that, as his
and his only. He didn’t even care that she and Jax were in the elevator
together. He knew that it meant nothing. Courtney would never do that to him.
Besides, she was the only one in the whole town who knew he didn’t do it. It hurt to know that
not even Carly and Sonny supported him. He had always been there for them, even
when they betrayed them. He gave up Michael for them, he defended them to
everyone, he always had their backs. But for once, they didn’t have his. And it
made him angry to say the least. He felt completely betrayed by his family. But
not Courtney. She was there for him. “Justus,
this isn’t as difficult as your making it. I know that Jason didn’t do it! And
I’m willing to tell judge and jury that!” “Courtney, I’m sorry,
but the words of the man’s wife is not going to get the charges dropped” “Doesn’t it mean
something that I’m standing behind him!” she yelled “Yeah, it means
you’re blinded by love!” he yelled right back. “Oh my god” she said
quietly. “You don’t believe him either, do you?” “Courtney” “Answer the question
Justus!” she yelled. “Courtney, Jason is
my client. And as his lawyer, I will try my hardest to get these charges dropped,
regardless of my feelings” “I can’t believe
this! How am I supposed to trust you to get a jury to believe in his innocence
if you don’t even believe in it yourself?” “Courtney, this whole
situation is incredibly difficult, you know that” “Yeah, I do. Which is
why I need a trustworthy lawyer to defend my husband” “Courtney, I will
defend Jason. Now, please try and focus on your testimony” “Justus, I can’t” she
said, putting her head in her hands. “It just doesn’t make sense. He didn’t do this.
He is being framed. How could this be happening?” “Courtney, how is he
being framed. How is that evidence falsified?” “I…I…I don’t know”
she said, trying to keep her tears at bay. “I just don’t know anymore. I don’t
know what to do about anything. I am trying so desperately to hold on to hope,
and to keep believing, but Justus, I don’t know how much more of this I can
take. I just can’t handle this. I mean, I can handle murder charges, and
assault charges, but rape? Jason means the world to me, and I know, in both my
head and my heart, that he didn’t do this. I know it Justus. And don’t ask me
how. Maybe it’s just faith, but I know that this is not just wishful thinking.
I know that he didn’t do this. And I need you to convince the jury of that. And
to do that, I need to convince you of that. I need to Justus. I need him. I
can’t live without him. I can’t imagine him being locked away from me for the
rest of our lives. It isn’t right. It isn’t fair” she said, the tears now
streaming down her cheeks. “Courtney, I will do
my best to get these charges dropped. I promise you that. Now go visit Jason.
He’s waiting for you, and your running late as it is” he said quietly. Courtney just nodded
her head and wiped her tears away. She got her stuff together, and grabbed
Jason’s suit. She gave Justus a weak smile, and then walked out. “How’d it go?”
questioned Sonny coming into the penthouse once Courtney left. “Not so well. She’s
getting angry. She feels all alone. She doesn’t think anyone believes her or
Jason” “Well, does anybody?”
asked Sonny “You don’t believe
him either?” asked Justus. “I want to, but it’s
a difficult situation. Jason is my best friend, but he his temper just may have
gotten the best of him. His semen was found in her for god sakes! At the very
least, he cheated on Courtney” “That’s the only
logical thing I can think of. But why wont he just admit to us that he did
than?” asked Justus. “I mean, I can understand why he wouldn’t to you, you’re
her brother, and you would kill him. But why not me?” “I don’t know man;
I’m all out of ideas. I mean, best case scenario here is that he slept with
Carmen, refused to leave Courtney for her, and Pareña got mad and reported it
as rape. Worst case is he actually did have sex with this girl against her
will” “It’s a lot to
stomach” said Justus. “It is” agreed Sonny.
“Especially since Jason isn’t giving us any information to go on”. “We just have to get
through this. Let’s both go and get ready for court, and do our best to get
Jason off the hook” said Justus. “Alright” said Sonny,
rubbing his face with his hand. “Alright”. “Hey”
she said shyly, walking into the interrogation room. “Courtney” said Jason
softly, unable to hide the smile that had crept on to his face. “I worried that
you weren’t coming” “I would never not
come. I just got delayed by Justus going over my testimony with me” she said as
she kissed her husband good morning. She handed him his
morning coffee and he gladly took a sip, grateful for the caffeine. “Sam came to see me”
he said, looking at her to make sure she took the news ok. “Oh, and what did she
want?” asked Courtney tensely. “A second chance” “And what did you
tell her?” she asked. “I told her that I
have a beautiful caring wife who I would never give up for anything in the
world” said Jason as he walked over to her and started kissing her neck. “Good answer” she
said with a little laugh as Jason tickled her with his tongue. “Drink your
coffee, than we gotta get you ready for your trial” she said, breaking the
mood. “Just what I’m
looking forward to” he said. “Think about it
positively, the sooner the trial, the sooner you get home to me” “That’s a little too
optimistic, even for you. Have you even thought about what’s going to happen if
there’s a guilty verdict?” “There won’t be” she
said. “Courtney, please
don’t shut this out. We both need to face this” “Jason, there is
nothing to face. You didn’t do this, so you wont go to jail for it” she said,
crossing her arms over her chest. “You’re putting a lot
of faith in the American justice system” he said. “Maybe so” she
answered. “I love you, and I
don’t want to think about being away from you either” he said softly, putting
one hand on her chin. He gently rotated her face upwards so she was looking
into his eyes. “I love you too” she
said, trying to hold back her tears as she fell into his arms, hugging him. His wrists were still
handcuffed, so he lifted his arms up over her head, encircling her with his
arms. They finally broke
away so that Jason could get ready for the trial. A cop came to lead him away
to the bathroom so he could change and shave. “I love you baby” he
said as it was time for goodbye. “I love you too” she
said again, and kissed him long and hard. That was how it was
supposed to be. A wife kissing her husband. But then, the husband shouldn’t be
led back to jail. This wasn’t natural. They were supposed to be together
forever. Not be together between prison sentences. Chapter
7- The Trial Getting into the
court room proved a challenge itself. It was a high profile case, and reporters
were buzzing outside, all desperate to get a word in edgewise with Courtney.
Sonny and Carly plowed right in with Max, getting Courtney a clear path. When
she made it in, she looked around at who showed up. Monica and Emily were
there, as was Skye. Allen and Edward had also attended, but Courtney wasn’t
sure whose side those two were on. Liz was there to support Emily, and Lucky
and Nikolas were there as well. Luke even showed up. Sam and Jax had come as
well. There was also a whole bunch of Mexican-looking people surrounding one
beautiful girl. Courtney immediately knew that this was Carmen Pareña. She
glared at the girl before taking her seat with Carly and Sonny. Jason was soon led
in, handcuffed of course. He sat down and twisted his head around to see her.
She was right behind him, so she was able to give him a quick kiss. “I love you, no
matter what” she said, resting her forehead on his. “All rise for the
honorable Judge Franklin” said the bailiff. The judge walked in
and took her place, and the trial began. The first witness was
Carmen. “Ms. Pareña, explain
in your own words what happened the night of your alleged rape” started Durant. “I was walking to my
car, after picking up some groceries, and two men grabbed me from behind” she
said. Courtney noted that
she was dressed to the part. A high necked sweater, a long skirt. And she just
so happened to have a tissue on hand to dab at her eyes. “Did you see the
men’s faces?” Durant asked. “No, they were
wearing ski masks” “Then what happened” “Well, they had guns,
so I was too afraid to fight back. They dragged me into a car and tied my hands
behind my back. They gagged me and put a blindfold on me” “Then what?” “They brought me into
some dark, dark room. I had no idea where I was. And one of the men left, so it
was just me alone with the other. And he took his off his ski mask, and I was
able to see who it was” “Do you recognize
that man now?” asked Durant. “Yes- he’s sitting
right there” she said, throwing an accusing finger at Jason. “Objection your
honor!” cried Justus. “On what grounds?”
asked Judge Franklin. “On the grounds that
Mr. Ward didn’t like what was being said” said Durant. “Overruled” said the
judge, throwing a smile at Durant. “He has her in his
pocket” whispered a distraught Courtney to Sonny. “It’ll be ok” he
reassured her, taking her hand in his. “Now Ms. Pareña, what
happened after Mr. Morgan took off his ski mask?” “I asked him where I
was, and why he had taken me, but he refused to answer me. I was getting
desperate, and then he came at me, to tie me up. I kneed him in the eye and I
scratched at his face, and he backed away for a second. But then…” she said,
breaking down into tears. “Those are so fake”
whispered Carly to Courtney. “I know” she
whispered back with a roll of her eyes at the girl. “Keep going Carmen”
said Durant in a fake sympathetic voice. “Then, he tried to
kiss me. I tried to get him off of me, but I was too weak. He started ripping
off my clothes, and then he ripped off his. And he forced himself on me. I scratched
at his back, and I tried to get him off of me, but he wouldn’t” “Did Jason Morgan
rape you?” Durant asked. “Yes!” cried Carmen
before bursting into a new fit of tears. “The prosecution
rests, but asks to reserve the right to recall the witness” said Durant,
sitting down, but not before throwing a victorious look at Jason. “Granted. Mr. Ward,
give the victim a moment to collect herself, and then you may begin the
cross-examination process” said Judge Franklin. “Ms.
Pareña, you said that you were led to a dark, dark room, correct?” “Yes, that’s right” “So when the man
removed his ski mask, how were you able to see that it was Mr. Morgan?” Justus
asked her. “I mean, there was
some light, but not much. Just enough for me to see his face” “And how did you know
that Mr. Morgan was going to tie you up if he didn’t say anything?” questioned
Justus. “I could see the
rope, I made an educated guess” “You were able to see
the rope in his hands with the little light that was in the room” “Yes, I was” she answered. “Yet you weren’t able
to see where you were. You don’t remember any of your surroundings?” “I was slightly
preoccupied by the man coming at me instead. A survey of the room wasn’t my
first priority.” “Yet you asked him
where you were. And you still didn’t have time to look around and try to find
out for yourself?” “Objection your
honor. Leading the witness” said Durant. “Overruled” said the
judge, interested in where Justus was going with this. “Look, if you had
someone coming at you, telling you to take off your clothes, you wouldn’t be so
interested in your surroundings, you’d be scared, and forgetful” snapped Carmen “Kind of like you are
now?” asked Justus “Excuse me?” “You seem to be
forgetful Ms. Pareña. See, moments ago, you told Mr. Durant that he was coming
at you to tie you up, and it wasn’t until you fought back that he started
tearing at your clothes. You’re contradicting yourself Ms. Pareña” “Look, I’m just… I
uh…” “The defense rests”
said Justus, sitting down. “The prosecution
would like to re-question the witness” said Durant, standing up. “Sustained” said the
judge. “Ms. Pareña, this
must be a terrible ordeal for you. Do you admit to being a little confused
about what exactly happened?” he asked. “Yes, I do” she said. “But you do remember
Mr. Morgan, coming at you, and then forcing you to have sex with him, despite
the fact that you said no” “Yes” she said,
breaking out into tears again. “Great, she’s turning
on the waterworks again” whispered Carly. “The prosecution
rests” said Durant, sitting down. The
next witness called up was Carly. She defended Jason, of course. She tried to
brush off Durant’s questions about the business, but he had the upper hand. He
managed to make her snap at him, throwing off her whole testimony. “Carly, for the last
time, does Jason carry a gun?” questioned Durant “Mrs. Corinthos,
answer the question” warned Judge Franklin “Yes” she said
quietly “And for what reason” “It’s registered” “Not my question. Why
does Jason carry a gun?” “Same reason anybody does-
for protection” “Have you ever seen
Mr. Morgan use it?” “Yes” “And was it for
protection?” “Yes” “From whom, his
enemies, rival mob hit men?” “Objection your
honor, leading the witness” said Justus “Overruled” she said “Your honor! There is
no proof that Mr. Morgan is in the mob, let alone is a hit man” “Mr. Ward, I suggest
you sit down and stop making a racket in my court room immediately” “Yes your honor” he
said, defeatedly sitting down. “Carly, I will ask
you again, has Mr. Morgan had to protect himself from rival mob families.
People he views as threats” “I don’t know about
the mob, but yes, he has pulled out the gun on people he feels are threats” “So you would say he
is a violent man?” “No! I, just…” she
said, her eyes wide with fear that she was just hurting Jason’s case. The rest of the
testimony was the same, and not even Justus was able to undo it. Sonny
also testified, along with Emily, and they had the same situation. By the end
of their testimonies, Durant had the jury eating out of the palm of his hand.
Finally, it was Courtney’s turn. She swore to tell the truth, and that sat down
in the witness stand. Her eyes met with
Jason’s, and she was able to tell him that she loved him with just her eyes. “Mrs. Morgan, where
was your husband the night of the alleged rape” “Working” she
answered. “Ah yes, at the
coffee business” “Yes, that’s right”
she answered. “And what time did
Mr. Morgan come home” “I’m not sure; I
spent the night at my brother’s” “How convenient” said
Durant. “Mrs. Morgan, do you think of your husband as a dangerous man?” “No” she answered. “Does he have a
temper? Does he get angry and yell at you? Throw things, break things?” “Everyone has a
temper. We all have breaking points. But he never gets violent, no matter how
angry he gets” “So, at your canceled
wedding to Jasper Jax, when he punched the would-be-groom, that was what…
nonviolent?” “He punched Jax
because Jax grabbed me. He only hit him to protect me” “And that new bruise
on Mr. Jax’s face, how did that get there” “I hit him, when he
trapped me in an elevator. It’s not going to work Durant, Jason didn’t do that.
He was being held in prison. Jax was slapped yesterday” “Mrs. Morgan, I
didn’t ask you if Jason did it. But you seemed so ready to give up the
information and defend him” “Objection your
honor” cried Justus “Overruled” “Courtney, has Jason
ever punched or attacked other people in front of you” “Only if they tried
to hurt me or someone else he loves” “But he has gotten
violent?” “Yes” she answered
softly. “Mrs. Morgan, Jason
is much more than a coffee importer. And his business has cost you in the past,
hasn’t it?” “I don’t understand
the question Mr. Durant. My husband is a coffee importer, nothing else” Durant chuckled.
“Courtney, in 2003, you were kidnapped, were you not? You were held against
your will on a yacht. And you were pregnant with Mr. Morgan’s baby, weren’t
you? What happened to that baby Courtney? Can we see him or her?” asked Durant
with a sickly smile. Jason jumped up so
fast that his chair fell over and yelled for Durant to shut up. Courtney looked
like she was about to cry or pass out. “Jason, sit down”
hissed Justus, picking up Jason’s chair. “Objection your
honor. Relevance?” asked Justus “Mr. Durant, get to
the point” “The point is, what
happened to that baby? You lost it, didn’t you Courtney. Because of mistakes
made, you never got to see your daughter. She’s gone now. And why? Because of
your husband’s business. And did he even care? No! Jason just thought she was
another business casualty, just as Carmen Pareña was. You lost your baby Mrs.
Morgan because of what your husband does. Because you chose to be with a man
like that” “Enough! I will not
let you badger my wife like this! Our baby has nothing to do with this, and I
will not let you hurt Courtney!” Jason shouted, jumping up again. “Order in the court!
Sit down Mr. Morgan, or you will be removed from my court room” scolded the
judge. “Temper, temper
Jason” teased Durant. “I didn’t lose that
baby because of Jason! I lost it because of my own stupid mistakes!” shouted
Courtney. “Of course you did.
Your own stupid mistakes as a result of Mr. Morgan’s lifestyle and his lack of
caring about other people in the world and their feelings. Just like he didn’t
care about Ms. Pareña’s feelings as he was stealing her innocence. As he raped
her!” bellowed Durant. “Objection your
honor!” shouted Justus, jumping up as well. “Mr. Ward, the next
time either you or your client feels it necessary to have an inappropriate outburst
in my court, I will hold you both in contempt” said the judge, her eyes
flaring. “Sorry your honor”
said Justus sitting down. “Overruled” said the
judge. “Don’t worry your
honor, the prosecution rests. I think Mrs. Morgan helped us greatly to prove
our point” he said, sitting down again with a smirk. Justus
did the cross-examination, but nothing he said could undue the scaring effects
of Jason’s two outbursts, along with his own. Durant had proven his The trial ended for
the day, and everyone went home, feeling very downtrodden. Everyone except
Jason. He didn’t go home. He went back to a lonely jail cell, left to think
about Courtney and their baby, and the pain she was going through without him
there to hold her. Chapter
8- The Solution to All of Your Problems Courtney walked down
the stairs of her and Jason’s penthouse. She had just taken a shower in an
attempt to wash her day off of her. The trial was terrible. She couldn’t
believe that Durant had brought up her baby. Looking at the couch, she saw
Sonny and some men huddled on the couch, talking in hushed voices. They looked
up and saw her. “Give us a minute”
said Sonny to the men. The men left the
penthouse, nodding at her as they did, some acknowledging her with a ‘Mrs.
Morgan’. “What was that
about?” she asked. Sonny never conducted
business in their penthouse, unless he was just coming over to mention
something to Jason. “Sit down” he said. “Alright” she said
hesitantly as she got on the couch. “Now tell me what that was about” she said,
her voice getting slightly higher pitched as she tried to keep her emotions in
check. “The trial really
didn’t go so well today” “I’m sorry” she
mumbled, looking down. “Hey! No one is
blaming you. Durant stooped low. He exploited your pain, and Jason’s. But the
point is, it went badly, and it is more than likely that Jason will get
convicted. “Sonny! He can’t go
to jail! It’ll kill him! Sonny, do something!” “Shh, calm down. I am
going to do something. I will not let him rot behind bars, don’t worry” “So what are you
going to do? Can you bribe some jurors or something?” “It won’t work.
They’re a very moral bunch. But there is something else we can do” “What’s that?” “We’re going to break
him out” “Of prison?” she
asked, incredulously “Of prison. We’re
going to bring you both down to a private island, and then we’re going to try
and sort it out. I already got you two fake passports and everything. So, go
pack” “That’s it? Go pack?”
she asked, a shocked look on her face. “What else do you
want me to say?” he responded, confused at his sister's shock. “I want you to say
how you plan to, and I quote, ‘sort it out’?” she asked, crossing her arms over
her chest. “Don’t worry about
that” he smugly answered. “I am worried. You
don’t even believe in his innocence” she scoffed. “He is my brother.
Whether or not I believe it, I will get the charges dropped. Now, I just want
you to know that you don’t have to go with him to the island if you don’t want
to. Don’t feel pressured” “Why wouldn’t I go
with him? He is my husband” she asked as she grew angrier by the minute. “I would also
understand, and be willing to help, if you wanted a divorce” he continued to
say, ignoring Courtney's last statement. “WHAT!” she asked,
jumping up. “What the hell are you talking about?” she hissed at him. “Courtney, he is your
husband, and he had sex with another woman. That’s adultery” he said, mistaking
her anger and confusion for fear and denial. “Your right, that is
adultery. But Jason didn’t have sex with another woman” she answered, getting
up from the couch and moving away from him. “Courtney, please
don’t put yourself in denial. I don’t know why you keep doing this” “And I don’t know why
you can’t seem to believe the man that you claim is, and I quote again, your
‘brother’? If Jason says he didn’t do it, then he didn’t do it. Besides, Jason
would never ever do this!” “Courtney, I can’t
argue with you tonight, I just can’t do it” said Sonny, rubbing his head with
his hand. “Just go pack, and then let Max know when you’re done. He’ll get your
bags and take you to the airport. I’m just going to send Carly in to say
goodbye.” “Fine” she said
tensely as she walked up the stairs to pack. Jason
was lying on his cot in his cell, just trying to remember the good times again.
But his mind kept wandering back to the courtroom. To Courtney sitting there as
Durant berated her with memories of their baby. Sighing, he turned over and
tried to focus on something else. His mind began to wander back to his
honeymoon with Courtney. Flashback “Come on Jase,
where are we?” she asked him, her voice riddled with excitement. “Alright, ready?”
he asked her, keeping his hand firmly over her eyes. “I’ve been ready
since you covered my eyes in the first place” she answered him. “One…two…three!”
he said removing her hand so she could see the beautiful house. “Oh my god, Jason,
where are we” “We are in… “Seriously?” she
asked him, a huge smile gracing her perfect features. “I remember that
in that fateful car crash in the snow, someone mentioned they wanted to go
here” “Hmm, I seem to remember
that too” she answered playfully. “So, I rented us a
house for the week, and you and I are going to lie out on the sand without
towels” he answered, bending down to kiss her neck. She leaned into
his touch, and he took this as the perfect opportunity to swing her into his
arms. She squealed with delight as he swung her around and then walked into the
house with her still in his arms. He dropped her on the couch and then got on
top of her, straddling her perfect body. He kissed her some more, and then
started to untie her halter top. The shirt came off of her and landed on the
floor, and he soon felt his shirt being pulled off of his body. He looked at
her naked top and thanked god that she didn’t wear a bra that day. He yanked at
her skirt, and it soon came off too. He made his way to her lacy thong and
started to pull it off with his teeth. She moaned in delight as his tongue
licked her skin, tasting the sweetness of it. He moaned as well as their moment
of passion turned even more intense. The rest of the
trip had been like that, with random love making occurring whenever they got
too close to each other. But there was more than just sex that made Jason
happy- there was the time he spent with her. They had managed to have a week of
uninterrupted each other, and they both had to admit, it was nice. His best memory of
the trip was when he took her out to dinner one night. As they waited for their
food to come, he had taken the initiative and stood up, taking her hand and
leading her to the dance floor in the middle of the restaurant. He pulled her
in close to him and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders, burying her head
into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder.
They swayed to the music, their bodies so close to one another, they seemed
like one person. “I love you” he
had murmured into her hair, looking for her ear to nibble on “I love you too”
she had responded, picking her head up off his chest to kiss his neck. They danced the
whole night, abandoning their meal. As much as Jason hated dancing, he loved
holding her so close to him in his arms. He loved the feeling of her leaning on
him, and just putting her weight on him. He knew that she trusted him; she was
putting all of her faith in him. And that was what marriage was about, trust
and understanding. End Flashback Jason had memoried
himself to sleep. He was now sleeping almost peacefully in his little cot, his
dreams filled with images of Courtney. His peaceful sleep
was soon disturbed by a loud sound. He shot up in bed and looked around the
dark cell, but he didn’t see anything. Getting up, he leaned against the bars,
but again saw nothing. “Psst, Jason” he
heard a voice whisper. “Who’s there?” he whispered
back. “It’s me, it’s Max” “Max? What are you
doing here?” he asked his friend. “I’m getting you out
of this hell hole. We’re busting out tonight” he said, coming out of the
shadows so Jason could see him. “How do you plan on
doing that?” Jason questioned. Max smiled at him and
held up a set of keys. “How the hell did you
get those?” asked Jason, seeing Max’s cocky smile “It’s my job to do
these things” said Max, opening up the cell door. Jason gladly walked
out. It was the first time he had been out of his cell without a pair of
handcuffs being slapped on since he had been brought in. “Now, let’s hurry
before someone realizes what’s going on” said Max. “And the guards?” “Taken care of”
answered Max. “Now come on” Jason had no idea how
Max did it, but he managed to sneak him out of that jail cell. Looking back, he
couldn’t even imagine how Max got both of them out of the prison, but he did.
Max led them to a black car and they sped off toward the airport. As Jason sat
in the car, breathing deep and trying to make sense of what had just happened,
a sudden thought filled his head. “Max, I can’t go
away” he said suddenly. “Jason, what are you
talking about?” “There is no way in
hell that I’m leaving Courtney! She’s my wife! It was bad enough that I had to
spend time away from her while I was in prison, but at least she got to visit
me! If I go away-“ he yelled, but Max interrupted him. “Jason, calm down!
Courtney is waiting for you on Sonny’s jet already” “Oh” said Jason, a
little embarrassed that he lost it. “Sorry I bit off your head and everything
Max, but she’s my everything. I don’t know what I’d do if I was separated from
her” “I know man. I had to
deal with you when you two were away from each other before, remember?” “Right, so you know exactly
what I mean” “I know exactly what
you mean” said Max. The two were silent
for the rest of the ride. Jason just stared out the tinted window, eagerly
awaiting his arrival at the airport so that he could be with his Courtney
again. The car soon came to a stop, and Max led Jason out and on to the plane.
He walked up the stairs on to the aircraft, and walked in. A smile
uncontrollably appeared on his face. “Jason!” she called
out, and ran into his arms, laughing as he caught her and spun her around in his
arms. Chapter 9- Perfect A smile
uncontrollably appeared on his face. “Jason!” she called
out, and ran into his arms, laughing as he caught her and spun her around in
his arms. “I missed you so
much” he told her once he had put her down. He led her over to
the couch and the two sat there in each other’s arms as the plane took off,
leaving Port Charles and all of their other troubles behind them. “You look so worn”
she said, putting one hand on his cheek. She was able to feel
the stubble that had grown in since yesterday morning when he shaved for the
trial. She looked her husband over, looking at each body part that seemed so
tattered. His eyes looked almost hollow, and although his black eye and swelled
down, they were still puffed out and red from lack of sleep. His hair was a
mess, and he still had the faintest line on his cheek from the scratch. He had
lost a lot of weight and was looking emaciated. The skin on his wrists looked
red and almost inflamed from wearing a pair of handcuffs for hours on end. He
was sitting slumped on the couch, and she could tell he was exhausted. “I feel worn” he said
softly, pulling her over so she was leaning on his chest. “Let’s get you out of
this” she said, pulling on his prison shirt and outfit. He gladly mumbled an
affirmative, but he found himself too tired to move. “Maybe after a nap”
he mumbled instead, closing his eyes. She smiled at him, a
very bittersweet smile. She kissed his cheek, and then his forehead, and got up
from the warmth of his body. She unbuttoned his shirt and removed it, then
removing the white wife beater he wore underneath. She marveled for a second at
his perfect physique before kissing his bare chest. He smiled at her, his eyes
still closed. Next, she removed his shoes, and then his pants. He was just
sitting there in his boxers, half asleep. She smiled at him again and then took
out a pair of jeans of his from the bags of his clothes she had packed. She
slipped them on him, and he slightly cooperated although, Courtney noted with a
shiver, thatit was like dressing a corpse. “This is very
backwards” he mumbled. "What do you
mean baby?” she asked softly, running her hands through his hair. “Normally, you’re
undressing me, not dressing me” he said, causing her to laugh. “There will be plenty
of time for that later” she answered, pressing her lips to his. She pulled a black
t-shirt over his head but left his feet bare. Kicking off her own shoes, she
tucked her legs under her body and leaned back onto his chest. He wrapped his
arms around her, and the two fell into the most peaceful sleep they both had
gotten since this whole nightmare had begun. Their calming sleep
was interrupted hours later by the captain telling them they had arrived at
their destination. Jason was awoken from the announcement, but Courtney wasn’t.
Looking down at her, he noticed that she looked exhausted. Kissing her temple,
he eased their seatbelts on them without waking her and the plane landed. A few
men came and helped with the bags once they reached the ground, and Jason picked
Courtney’s still sleeping form up. The men led them onto a boat, and dropping
the bags, they left the young lovers alone. The boat sped off of the mainland
and toward the private island where they would be staying. As the boat sped
along, Courtney stirred for a second, but when she found herself in the comfort
of Jason’s arms, she promptly fell back into a deep slumber. He hugged her
closer to him, thinking of the time they had spent apart and how miserable they
both had been. Jason
carried Courtney into the house, just glad to be holding her in his arms again.
He placed her down on the couch and surveyed his surroundings. The house was
small, but cozy. There would be plenty of space for just the two of them. Jason
had paid the men who had helped well, ensuring that they wouldn’t sell them out
to any pesky cops looking for them. Jason sat down next to Courtney and
silently stroked her hair for a few minutes. He felt guilty for putting her
through all of this. For making her have to go on the run. He sighed and got up
from the couch, carrying their bags to the bedroom. He pulled down the covers
on the bed and then retrieved Courtney, putting her in the bed. Knowing that
she liked to sleep in his boxers when it was this hot out, he pulled a pair out
of the suitcase and exchanged her jeans for them. He slipped her shirt and bra
off of her, and put a tank top from her bags on her. He pulled up the covers
and kissed her goodnight before stripping down to his boxers himself and
getting into bed. They snuggled up next to each other, and for the first time
in a long time, Jason and Courtney Morgan slept together in the same bed. Jason
awoke the next morning to a cold bed. He tossed and turned, tired but unwilling
to continue to sleep without her next to him. He sat up in bed and stretched
out with a yawn. He was pleased to see that he was no longer in a cold prison
cell. Getting out of bed, he went into the bathroom and brushed his teeth
before heading into the main part of the house. He smiled at the
sight he saw. Courtney was standing there, cooking him breakfast. It was a
simple thing, but she made it beautiful. The sun was streaming in through the
windows, bathing her in its brilliant light. It bounced off of her hair, making
it sparkle. She was still in the tank top and his boxers, except she had rolled
them at the waist so that they were shorter on her. Every now and then, she
would brush her hair off her face, and he got to see her perfect arm sway with
the motion. Unable to look at her without touching her any longer, he walked
over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist from the behind. He bent his
head down and kissed the part of her chest that was exposed by the low-cut tank
top. She smiled at his gesture and put one hand on the side of his head to show
him that she loved his little kisses. She closed her eyes and bent her head
back, just basking in his touch. “This is nice” she
murmured. “Yes, it is” said
Jason, finally coming up for air. Courtney put down the
spoon she was holding and swung around so that she was facing him. She wrapped
her arms tightly around his neck. He grinned at her and picked her up by the
butt cheeks, causing her to squeal a little in delight. She wrapped her legs
around his waist, and he bent her backwards over the island in the middle of
the kitchen, laying passionate and intense kisses anywhere that her flesh was
exposed. “Jase, I need to get
back to breakfast” she said through labored breaths. Both of them were hot
from each other, but Courtney reluctantly pulled away. “Breakfast can wait”
he tried, but she just smiled at him and hopped down off the island. She picked
up a knife and went back to chopping and dicing. He was about to take the knife
from her hand and pick her up again when he was interrupted by the shrill ring
of his cell phone. Although he would never admit it, he actually missed the
sound of that over the past few weeks. But he decided it was only because the
cell phone meant he wasn’t in prison; although with it, he was hardly a free
man, subject to Sonny’s beck and call. He went back into the bedroom and
grabbed the phone, answering it with his usual greeting. “Morgan” he said,
looking at the caller ID first. It was surprise,
surprise, Sonny. “Did you both get
there safely?” asked Sonny “Yup, we’re both
fine” he answered tensely. He was still upset
that Sonny didn’t believe in his innocence. “Your escape caused
quite an uproar. Durant’s making it his personal mission to get every cop on
duty at the time fired, citing negligence. He’s got every officer and dog in
Port Charles searching for you. He’s already questioned ninety-nine percent of
this town” “What about
Courtney?” “Believe me; her
disappearance didn’t slide off of Durant’s radar. He’s searching for her too,
‘cause he knows that if he finds her, he finds you. So be careful man. I don’t
want to see my sister hurt” Jason really wanted
to say in the most bitter and sarcastic tone he could muster‘thanks for caring
about me Sonny’ but instead he said “don’t worry, I wont get us caught. I
wouldn’t put Courtney through that, and besides, there is no way in hell that I
am letting Durant drag me back to captivity. Being chained up for a month was
more than enough, thanks” “Good. I just don’t
want you to put my sister in any harm. How’s your relationship taking all of
this?” he asked. “Courtney knows that
I didn’t do it. So it’s fine” “Look man, I’m
trusting you to be respectful of my sister, got it?” warned Sonny. This was the breaking
point for Jason. It was bad enough that he didn’t believe him, but now he was
inches away from accusing him of hurting Courtney. “Sonny, enough! I
would never hurt Courtney in a million years. I would never do anything
remotely disrespectful of her, and for you to even accuse me is just the
perfect example of how little you support me. Is this all about Courtney? I
know you weren’t thrilled with our relationship in the beginning, but I thought
you accepted it! Are you just using this rape thing as an excuse to get her to
leave me? To keep us apart!” he yelled into the phone. “Jason, I would never
want to keep you two apart. I sent her down there, right? I have gotten used to
the idea of you two as a couple, and I would like to keep it that way. And I do
support you man, you’re my best friend, but Jason, the evidence…” “Screw the evidence!
I didn’t do anything. And I am so sick of everyone in that town looking at me
with disgust. I thought I could at least count on my family to support me. But
even you and Carly think I’m some sort of monster. Right now, Courtney is the
only person I can rely on! And for you to even suggest that I would do
something hurtful to her makes me beyond angry Sonny! She is my life, and right
now, she’s the only reason I don’t just give up on everything” “Jason, calm down,
don’t get so mad” he answered, trying to calm down his friend. “Whatever Sonny. I
have to go” he said, hanging up the phone before Sonny even had a chance to say
anything back. Jason sat down on the
bed and stared at the pictures Courtney had brought. It was her little quirk.
She always brought pictures with them, everywhere she went. There were pictures
of Sonny and Carly and the boys, and of course, her and him. He took a deep
breath and rubbed his face with his hands. He felt a pair of arms wrap around
his waist and a chin rested on his shoulder. “I heard your
conversation. Baby, I am so sorry that Sonny is being like this” she said,
kissing his cheek. He reached up behind
himself and put his hands on her. She swung around so that she was sitting on
his lap and looking straight into his baby blues. “Your not…afraid of
me at all…are you?” he asked, afraid to hear her answer. “Of course not Jason”
she said with a big smile. She put one comforting hand on his chest and said “I
don’t think for a second that you did this, and nothing Sonny says is going to
make me think any differently. You and I are in love, and love means believing
one another. And I believe that you didn’t do this. I have no idea how that
evidence got there, but it doesn’t matter. Because I can’t even believe that
you would do this in the first place, and you say you didn’t, so that’s that.
This is just that girl’s family seeking their revenge” she said. “Your right, and I’m
sorry that I doubted you” “Hey, this is a
trying time for everyone, but especially for you. You are being accused of
doing something horrendous. And no one believes you except for me. So you have
every right to have some doubt in how much I believe you. You’re confused, and
I know you’d never admit it, but you’re scared. But no matter how hard
everything gets, I will never walk away from you again Jason Morgan. You’re my
husband, and I support you. I will never shy away from you. I love you” she
said. “I love you too” he
said kissing her. As he felt her lips
in his, he thought about how lucky he was to have her. She was perfect in every
way. And he knew that she was right. Nothing would ever come between them. “Hey, let’s go eat,
breakfast is ready” she said, hugging him once more before she got off of his
lap so they could go into the dining room. Jason followed her
into the dining room and looked at the table in shock. “How many people you
planning on inviting to breakfast?” he asked her with a smile. “I know it’s a little
much, but Jase, you’ve gotten too thin babe” she said, lightly pinching his
sides. “Did you eat at all while you were in there?” she asked. “They did give
you food right? I know they have to, but they’re all out to get you there, and
they might have wanted you to suffer and…” She was silenced by
Jason’s lips on hers. “You’re babbling” he
told her with a smile. “And yes, they fed me. But the food had nothing on
yours. I miss your cooking” he said, sitting down at the table and digging in. Truth be told, he was
starving. He hadn’t eaten much in prison. The food was disgusting, and the
first few days he was too upset about the charges to eat anyway. The extent of
his eating was basically the coffee Courtney would bring him every morning. As
he shoveled the food into his mouth, he thought about how much he really did
miss her cooking. He missed everything about her. “So Mr. Morgan, we
have a whole island to ourselves” she said as she poured him coffee. “What do
you suggest we do with ourselves” she asked seductively. “Well Mrs. Morgan, I
think we could do anything we want” he said. “And would you stop fussing over
me and eat something yourself” he scolded her as she went to butter a piece of
toast for him. “I worry about you”
she protested. “I know you do. But
don’t. I’m here with you, and we’re both alright. Let’s not worry about what
happened. Let’s rely on Sonny to sort it out, just like he said he would” said
Jason, looking straight into her eyes to ensure her that he meant every word. He didn’t want her
spending every waking moment worrying. He wanted her to enjoy the time they had
together. “Alright. You’re
right” she answered him with a smile and the two got back to breakfast. Breakfast was
uneventful, with just some mindless conversation about anything and everything
between them. In the end, it turned into a contest of who could make the other
laugh more with their goofy comments. As they ate, Courtney ran her foot up
Jason’s bare leg, making him squirm in his seat. But in a good way. A very good
way. After breakfast, she instructed him to take a shower, and she got to work
cleaning up the table. Jason
stood in the hot shower, glad to be able to take his time. Prison showers
lasted all of 2 minutes, and they were disgusting. It was true what they said
about dropping the soap. Plus, there was always cold water and cold water only.
He suspected that there was some warm water, but the guards were usually
inclined to torture him. He dare not mention a word of it to Courtney, knowing
she would freak out. Instead, he waited in the shower until he heard her enter
the bedroom. “Court?” he called
out to her. “Yeah?” she asked,
walking into the bathroom. “I can’t seem to
reach my back” he said with a smile, holding up a washcloth and a bar of soap. “Hmm, maybe I can
help you with that” she said returning his smile. She stripped off her
clothes and got in the shower with him, scrubbing his back. As she did, she
kissed his skin all over. They tasted each other, intensely kissing. He picked
her up so that she was straddling him, and the two made love to each other in
the shower, just like they used to do at home. And it was perfect.
To Jason and Courtney, everything seemed perfect. Chapter 10- A Day
at the Beach “So, what do you want
to do today?” he asked her, kissing her sweet skin. “I dunno. Maybe just
rest on the beach” “Sounds good to me”
he said, kissing her shoulder again. “I have the perfect
little bikini” she said, turning around so she could press her lips to his. “Oh really” he said,
intrigued. “But first, I have
something for you” she said, trailing him along to the bedroom. She looked through
her suitcase for a minute before coming up with something in her hand. “Close your eyes” she
commanded, and he obeyed. With his eyes closed,
he felt her slip something cold onto his finger. His eyes fluttered open and he
looked down at his hand. “But how did you…?”
he asked her, looking at the wedding ring that he wore on his left hand. “Sonny did something
right. He knew how much this meant to us and he had a copy made. He even had it
engraved, just like the original” she said, sliding the ring off his finger a
little so he could see. She slipped it back
on and he looked down, glad to see it back in its rightful place. “It’s perfect,
everything’s perfect” he said, bending his head down to kiss her. “I love you” she
said. “I love you too” he
answered, holding her tight. “Now, about this
beach…” she said once they broke away with a smile. “Your
turn” she said, running little circles over his bare chest as they sat together
on the beach. “What letter are we
up to?” he asked her. “Pay attention!” she
playfully snapped, lightly hitting his chest. “I’m sorry. I’m
distracted by the beautiful blonde at my side” “Alright, well I can
understand that” she said with a laugh. “Oh really” he
answered, laughing as well. “Let’s see, we were
up to ‘L’” she said as the two sat there playing the alphabet game, this time
with animals. “Umm, lemur” he
answered. “Lemur?” she asked,
sitting up and looking at him in disbelief. “Yeah, tiny little
animals found in “I know what a lemur
is, but why? Why not lion or something obvious like that?” she asked with a
laugh. “I don’t know, lemur
just popped into my head” She rolled her eyes
at him and smiled. “Are you mocking me?”
he asked her with a smile of his own. “Never” she said
sarcastically. “Oh, you’re in big
trouble” he answered, kissing her and rolling her over into the sand. He held her hands
above her head with one hand and tickled her with the other. She wriggled and
laughed as he tickled her. “Stop, Jase, stop”
she said, still laughing. “Alright, alright. I’ll never make fun of you again”
she begged. “Alright” he said,
letting go of her hands and stopping the tickling. “But I will tickle
you back” she said, going for the one spot she knew he was ticklish- his sides. “Oh, you asked for
it” he said, tickling her back. She got up and ran,
screeching with delight as she did. He followed, chasing her into the warm
water of the ocean. He picked her up and held her in his arms, wading deeper
into the water until it was up to his waist, and it was just brushing against
her. He spun her around in the water and she laughed as her feet brushed the
water, causing ripples. Little waves came and dispersed around them. “There are no sharks,
right?” she asked him, getting a Jaws flashback. “Don’t worry, I wont
let you get eaten” he teased. “See, now your just
making fun of me” she said, holding herself tighter to him. She always felt safer
in his arms. “I could stay here
forever” she said, changing her position so she was lying on her back in the
water with Jason supporting her. She dipped her hair
into the salty water. “Can you really?” he
asked her, suddenly serious. He had a pained
_expression on his face, and she reached up and caressed his cheek, sitting up
his arms so she could easily look into his eyes. “What’s wrong?” she
asked. “What if Sonny can’t
get the charges dropped? Where does that leave us? Stuck on this godforsaken
island for the rest of our lives?” he asked her bitterly. “I don’t care if I’m
stuck on this island, as long as I’m here with you” she said passionately. “You say that now” he
said, letting her go so she was standing in the water. “And I will say that
always. Jason, I got up on that altar at our wedding and vowed to love you
until my dying day. For better or worse. And sure, now is the worse, but it‘ll
get better. And nothing you do or say is going to push me away. I love you with
all my heart and I am begging you not to try and convince me to leave and to
just enjoy the time we have together” she said, a tear uncontrollably running
down her cheek. He brushed it away,
upset that he had made her cry. He pulled her tightly to him and buried his
face in her hair. “I’m sorry. I love
you too” he said, taking her in his arms again. She lied back down, drooping
her hair in to the water. He spun her around again and she flicked him with
water as he did. Dropping her into the ocean again, he too threw water at her
and the two spent the morning having a water fight, despite the fact that they
were already soaking from being in the ocean. The
rest of the day had been spent outside, with a nice lunch break inbetween where
Courtney basically force-fed Jason until he thought he was going to be sick.
She was so worried about all of the weight that he had lost. After they came in
from their day they showered and put on comfortable clothes for a relaxing
night together- the perfect complement to a relaxing day. “Ouch” said Jason,
pressing on the sensitive skin on his shoulder and watching as it turned white. “Ooo, baby” said
Courtney, seeing what Jason was inspecting. “That looks painful. I told you to
put sunscreen on” she said, bending down to kiss his burnt flesh. “Come here”
she said taking out a bottle of aloe and smearing some of the lotion on his
tender skin. “It’ll heal in due time” she said, giving the burn another kiss.
“I’m going to go put dinner up” she said, leaving him alone in the bedroom. Jason watched her
leave, and he felt a longing for her. He felt like he didn’t want to even be in
a different room from her. The man sighed and went and looked in the mirror. He
looked completely different. His hair had gotten so long, and his body had
gotten thin. Despite how much rest he had gotten that day, he still looked
tired. He looked older than he ever did, much older than his 32 years. He
fingered his wedding ring, and although he loved having it, he couldn’t help
but think back to the one Courtney had slipped on to his finger on their
wedding day, sitting in an envelope at the PCPD. He moved away from the mirror
and reached into one of the bags and took out his cell phone. Courtney kept
saying she would unpack, and she refused to let Jason lift a finger to help. He
turned the phone on and dialed Sonny’s cell phone number, waiting for the man
to pick up. “Yeah” said the voice
on the other end. “Hey, it’s me” said
Jason, not looking forward to this call. “How you doing?”
asked Sonny. “Courtney’s fine” he
answered bitterly. “I didn’t ask about
Courtney, I asked about you” said Sonny. “What do you care
anyway, all you care about is her and you don’t believe me when I say anything”
he said, only realizing after that he sounded like a jealous three year old. “Jase, you are my
best friend. And I’m sorry that this thing has come between us. But I don’t
want you be mad at me” “Sorry Sonny, but
‘this thing’ is my life. This is all your fault you know, if you hadn’t had me
kidnap that girl this wouldn’t be happening. I told you it was no good” “Your right, you did.
But I didn’t tell you to rape her” said Sonny, angry that Jason was trying to
pin this off on him. “Sonny! I can’t keep
having the same argument. I didn’t do; it end of story. I need you to take my
word for it. How could you think I’m capable of this!” he asked. “Jason, we’ll talk
about this later. Right now we need to talk about the investigation. The cops
are all over, swarming every where. They want to find you and Courtney both.
Now, here’s the tricky part. They’re naming her as an accomplice. God forbid
something happens and the police pay you a little visit, I need you to protect
her. Make sure she doesn’t end up getting arrested” said Sonny. “I would protect her
with my life, that goes without saying Sonny” said Jason gruffly. “Good, I’m trusting
you man. I’ve thrown the cops off for a bit, I sent the plane halfway across
the world; I planted people who look like you two in various places. You should
be safe until I figure out the best way to get the charges dropped.” “Alright” he said
looking up at the door as he saw Courtney appear, signaling that dinner was
ready. “I got to go Sonny, you wanna talk to Courtney a sec?” he asked, but
changed his mind when he saw Courtney violently shaking her head no. “Actually,
scratch that. She just went into the bathroom. We’ll call you later. Bye” he
said, hanging up the phone. “What was that
about?” he asked her. “I just don’t want to
talk to him” “Are you still mad
about his lack of faith in me?” “Aren’t you?” “Yeah, but that
doesn’t mean you need to be also” “Jason, you are my
husband- you come first. And for my brother to turn his back on you is, if you
ask me, the ultimate betrayal. And all this coming from a man who doesn’t take
betrayal very lightly at all” she said. “And…why are you looking at me like
that?” she asked, squirming under his gaze. “It’s just that I never
had anyone stand up like this for me. I’ve never had anyone truly believe in
me” “I’ve always believed
in you Jason. You’ve always been my knight in shining armor whether it was
saving me from whiny woman with egg needs, or carrying me off a stage. Or saving
me from stalkers, or mine shafts. The least I can do is believe in you” “Yeah, but I wasn’t
able to save you from a yacht” he said, looking down at his feet. “Don’t focus on the
bad times, remember what I told you. We need to look at the glass like its half
full, not half empty” she said, pulling his chin up so she could look into his
baby blue eyes. “I want to focus only on you and me being together on our very
own deserted island with everything we need” she said. “What did I ever do
without you?” he asked her, holding her tight and resting his chin on top of
her head. “That, Mr. Morgan, is
beyond me” she said with a smile. “Now come, dinner is on the table” she said,
pulling him by the hand into the kitchen. Chapter 11-
Shattered It had been two weeks
since Courtney and Jason had gone to the island. Two weeks of bliss. It was
like a second honeymoon, or in their case, a third. Other than the nightly
calls to Sonny, the two had no contact with the outside world. Occasionally,
someone would leave more food on their doorstep, but that was it. Jason was
getting healthier. He had gained back the weight, and he had even let her cut
his hair. He decided that he too wouldn’t mind spending forever on that island,
as long as his wife was with him. It
was hot; too hot really. But Jason wanted to stay in shape, so his daily run
wouldn’t be cut short. He had tried to convince Courtney on many an occasion to
come with him, but they both ended up finding the idea of her running
laughable. She would stick to her fast metabolism and some occasional
kickboxing. Jason paused to catch his breath, feeling the hot sand under his
bare feet. His body was tan from spending the past few weeks in the sun, as it
seemed to never rain in paradise. He was sweating profusely, and deciding that
there was the chance of heat stroke, he headed back to the house, trying to
keep his running pace in check. He walked back into
the house and checked the bedroom. Sure enough, there she was, sleeping. He
smiled at her before heading into the bathroom to shower. He washed away the
sweat and grime of his run before going into the kitchen to grab another cup of
coffee. Glancing at the clock, he noticed that she was sleeping later than
usual. He poured another cup of coffee, loaded it down with milk and sugar, and
then walked into the bedroom. He gently placed the coffee cups on the
nightstand before sitting down on the bed. It sagged a little under his weight,
but not enough to wake her. In the time that he had been up, she had spread
out. She was sprawled on her stomach; legs and arms taking up much of the king
sized bed. Although the bed was huge, they usually spent the night in each
other’s arms, huddled close. But Courtney was a kicker, and Jason had the
bruises to qualify it. But he had gotten used to her violent sleeping habits,
and now he felt weird if he didn’t get a good kick to the shins in his sleep. He lowered his head
and kissed her ear, sucking on her skin. She moaned in her sleep, and he
brushed her hair off the side of her face and kissed her cheek as well. He
moved to her nose, planting little kisses on it. He smoothed back her hair and
kissed her temple. She moaned again, but she finally opened one eye. “Good morning
sleeping beauty” he said, bending down again to kiss her neck. She groaned and
rolled over so that she was on her back. Reaching up, she brushed some of his
hair off of his forehead. “What time is it?”
she asked, rubbing her eyes and yawning. “11:30. You slept
away the whole morning” “There’s still a half
an hour left of morning. Wake me up later” she said, rolling back over. “Are you feeling ok?”
he asked. “You seem exhausted” “I am. It’s all this
nothingness. Doing squat all day really exhausts a person” “We don’t do squat”
he said, lying down next to her and lifting up her tank top to kiss her
stomach. “There’s one thing we seem to do all the time” “Well, that is a very
exhausting thing” she said with a seductive smile. “Alright, I’m getting up”
she said, pulling herself from the bed. “You don’t have to if
you don’t want to” he told her. “What, you don’t want
to spend the day with me?” she asked, one eyebrow raised. “No, I didn’t mean
that. I just meant if you’re tired…” he said sheepishly. “I’m teasing you” she
said with a smile and a kiss to his lips. “And thank you for giving me that
option, but I would much rather get up and spend my day in your arms on the
beach” she answered, kissing him for the hundredth time in three minutes. “Coffee” he stated,
passing her the cup. “You certainly have a
way with the women” she said with yet another smile, taking a sip, savoring the
caffeine boost. “There’s only one
woman I want” he said, taking her hand in his and playing with their fingers. “Oh really? And who
is she. Let me know so next time I see her I can let her now” she said, putting
down her mug. “Maybe I will” he
answered before pressing another kiss to her mouth. The kiss deepened,
and the two fell back on to the bed in passion. “I
can’t believe we spent the whole day in bed” said Courtney with a laugh. “I thought it was
nice” he said, kissing her bare shoulders and tugging at the blanket that she
was holding over her chest. “Hey, what are you
doing?” she asked, pulling the blanket up again. “No one else is going
to see you” he said. “It’s just me” he said, pulling down the blanket so her
breasts were exposed. “There goes our Pg-13
rating” she said with a smile. “What?” “Seriously Jase, you
need to catch up with pop culture. I’m adding Scream to the list of
movies I am going to have to force you to see” “Whatever you say” he
said, kissing her again as she giggled. “What’s a few more
hours in bed” she moaned as he rolled over on top of her. The
two had finally torn themselves from their bed to eat dinner, and afterwards,
Jason went outside to build a fire for them to sit by as they watched the
stars. Courtney stood at the sink, finishing the last of the dinner dishes. She
smiled as she thought about how she had just spent the last two weeks. They had
been the most romantic two weeks of her life. She thought back to why they were
there though. They were hiding out as her husband was being charged with rape.
It wasn’t uncommon for Jason Morgan to be accused of a crime he didn’t commit-
he seemed to be Port Charles’ go-to-criminal. But it bothered her that anyone
could think he would do something like that. She wanted to believe that it was
just because they didn’t know him like she did, but it was his own family
doubting him. Remembering the advice she had given her husband, Courtney pushed
the bad thoughts aside and instead focused on finishing the dishes so she could
go and spend the night with Jason. He
had gotten the bonfire going and was pulling out the blanket and champagne when
he first saw it. He squinted, looking into the distance. It was unmistakable-
there was a boat heading for their island. The lights seemed dim, so he knew he
still had some time. Panicking, he threw sand on the fire to put it out and ran
into the house. “Courtney!” he
yelled. “What is it?” she
asked, looking at his scared face. “Make it look like we
left in a hurry” he said, pressing a flashlight into her hands. She knew exactly what
to do; she and Jason had talked about it. What to do in case someone showed up
at their island. Running into the bedroom, she took most of the clothes and
threw them haphazardly into the suitcases, but left some behind. Just as she
was in the middle of it, the house became encased in darkness, and she knew
that Jason had just cut the power. This would throw the intruders off, and not
give them any light to be led by. He ran back into the room and packed up the
bathroom. Grabbing the suitcases, he rushed down into the cellar with Courtney
right behind. He pulled on a loose brick of the wall and revealed a doorknob.
Opening the door, he ushered Courtney in, following her with the bags. She
snapped off the flashlight, and went to his side as they stood there in the
dark. He put a comforting arm around her and he found that she was shaking. He
removed his leather jacket and put it on her, but he knew that wasn’t the
reason she was shaking. He knew that she wasn’t cold; she was scared. He pulled
her even tighter to himself and kissed the top of her head. “It’ll be ok baby” he
said, whispering more comforting words into her ear as she burrowed her head
into his chest, listening to his heartbeat. After a few minutes,
they heard the unmistakable sound of a door being kicked in up above and the
heavy footsteps of their intruders. They stood there for another few minutes,
Jason holding on to Courtney tightly. She was shaking something terrible, and
Jason was worried sick about her. He hugged her tighter, as if he could hold
her so tight that she wouldn’t be physically able to shiver. But she was, and
not even his touch could comfort her right now. Finally, they heard the dreaded
noise of footsteps on the cellar stairs. “They couldn’t have
gone far” hissed a man in the night. “They could be hiding anywhere. Check all
over men” said the man. Courtney and Jason
stood there, perfectly still, neither making a noise. Finally, it seemed that
the men were content that they weren’t there and went to leave. The men started
walking up, and as they did, there was a sickening crash heard. Jason pushed
Courtney back into the shadows and reached for his gun as the brick guarding
the doorknob fell out of the wall. “Watch it Smithers!”
shouted the man from before. “Wait a second, what the hell is that?” they heard
the voice ask. Jason readied his
gun, pointing it at the door, whispering at Courtney to get down behind their
suitcases. “It’s nothing, just
forget it” they heard another voice say, and the other man answered back in the
affirmative. Both Courtney and
Jason sighed with relief and Jason lowered his gun and turned to her to ask her
if she was alright. Just as he turned his head, the door burst open and Jason
and Courtney were staring at 6 heavily armed police officers. “Drop the gun!” the
first man yelled. But Jason held the
gun firmly, unwilling to let it go. Unwilling to be dragged back to prison. “I said drop it!” he
yelled again. Jason saw one of the
officers shift their gun so that it wasn’t pointing at him anymore. He was
confused, but then he realized what the gun’s mark was. Courtney. Filled with
fear, he threw his gun down on the floor. “Jason and Courtney
Morgan?” asked the police officer in front, and Jason nodded. “You are under
arrest” said the man, motioning for his officers to come at them and detain the
both of them. “Wait” shouted Jason.
“Don’t handcuff her. She didn’t do anything” “She is being charged
with being an accessory to the crime” said the man. “Look, she didn’t
come here willingly. I kidnapped her!” he said, desperate to keep Courtney out
of harm’s way. “Miss, is this true?”
asked the officer. Courtney looked into
Jason’s eyes for her answer. She was torn. If she said that it was true, Jason
would be in more trouble than he already was. But if she said it wasn’t, than
she would be thrown into prison as well and Jason would never forgive himself. “Yes, it is true”
answered Jason. “She’s in shock right now, and she’s scared, so back off” said
Jason, trying to get them to leave her alone before she said anything
incriminating. “Back off her men”
said the policeman, and he personally went over to Jason and handcuffed him,
looking at him with disgust. Jason ignored the
look and allowed them to lead him upstairs as he looked back to see another
officer guiding Courtney. When they reached the top of the stairs, Courtney
came to her senses. “He didn’t kidnap
me!” she cried. “I came willingly”. An officer tried to
soothe her, mistaking her reaction for fear. “It’s alright miss,
this monster can’t hurt you anymore” said the man. Out of the corner of her
eye, Courtney saw Jason look down at his feet. She knew what he was thinking.
He was thinking that he did in fact manage to hurt her, and that he was a
monster. She hated when he doubted himself. “He is not a monster,
and he didn’t hurt me! I came here on my own accord!” she yelled. “Shh, it’s ok”
soothed the captain. “Now come on” he said more gruffly, nudging Jason along
with the butt of his gun. In a flash, Jason
looked into Courtney’s eyes as an apology and then elbowed the guy in the face
with his hands still bound behind his back. The elbow to his face was enough to
make the guy let go as his nose started to bleed. Jason grabbed for his gun as
the man fell, trying to catch it but finding it impossible with his hands like
that. The next thing anyone knew, a loud gunshot was heard and Jason crumbled
to the ground, a pool of blood forming at his body. “JASON!” Courtney
screamed as the rookie cop who had shot him looked on in horror. Chapter
12- Bullet Wound In a flash, Jason
looked into Courtney’s eyes as an apology and then elbowed the guy in the face
with his hands still bound behind his back. The elbow to his face was enough to
make the guy let go as his nose started to bleed. Jason grabbed for his gun as
the man fell, trying to catch it but finding it impossible with his hands like
that. The next thing anyone knew, a loud gunshot was heard and Jason crumbled
to the ground, a pool of blood forming at his body. “JASON!” Courtney
screamed as the rookie cop who had shot him looked on in horror. Courtney ran over to
Jason and kneeled down on the floor beside him. His eyes were closed and his
face was white. “Where did you get
hit baby, where did you get hit?” she asked him as the other cops stood around,
unsure of what to do. “You shot him!” she yelled, shaking as she looked at him. “Miss, step aside,
he’s still under arrest” said the cop who had been elbowed, still clutching his
face. “He was shot! I don’t
give a rat’s ass if you think he’s under arrest! Oh my god, there it is, and the
bullet’s still in him!” she screeched, pointing to his back. “Get some towels”
said the same cop to his team and he pulled out a cell phone and dialed,
mumbling something in Spanish that Courtney didn’t pay attention to, despite
the fact that she could actually speak the language. “Its ok baby, I’m
here. Talk to me” she begged, tears running down her face. He slowly opened his
eyes at her voice and gave her a weak smile. “Don’t cry” he
croaked out, and she put one finger to his lips to silence him. “Uncuff him” she
commanded. “It’s just adding to the pain, and it’s not as if he can run away
anyway” she said as another man brought her towels which she immediately used
to apply pressure to the wound. “He’s under arrest. I
can’t uncuff him” “Look you little
twit, one of your cops, who by the way, looks no older than 12, just put a
bullet in my husband’s back. And if you don’t uncuff him, I will be forced to
cause you a lot of physical harm!” she yelled, losing it. “Calm down lady”
mumbled the cop before bending down to take the handcuffs off of Jason’s
wrists. “I called an ambulance, the boat should be here shortly” he mumbled
before walking off. This was certainly going to bring on a lot of paperwork. He
hated paperwork. However, if this man did the things he was accused of, the cop
really didn’t care that he was in pain. Yet as he watched the blonde whispering
comforting words in his ear and trying to calm him, he felt a twinge. No one
should have to go through this. Courtney
sat in GH. It had been hours since the ambulance had arrived via boat to the
island. They had taken Jason away and rushed him to the nearest hospital on the
mainland for emergency surgery. They had taken the bullet out and patched him
up enough to fly home. When he had landed, he was brought immediately to GH for
another operation, one that would hopefully save his life. Courtney was in the
waiting room now, all alone. Sonny and Carly had come of course, but she had
angrily gotten up and walked away from them. She couldn’t help but blame them
for what had happened, even though it really wasn’t their fault. Courtney saw
Lucky walking over and she sighed and closed her eyes. When she was little, she
used to wish for the power of invisibility. She now was wishing for it more
than ever. She opened her eyes and saw Lucky sitting next to her. He wordlessly
handed her a cup of coffee, and she gave him a half smile in return. “He’ll be ok. He’s a
fighter” said Lucky, earning himself a nod from her this time. “I know you’ve
given your statement 20 gazillion times, and I’m not here to ask for it again.
But I wanted to let you know, you’re not being charged as an accomplice. And
because you’re not pressing charges, the kidnapping charges against Jason have
been dropped” “Thank you” she
muttered. “Drink your coffee.
You need energy. It’s going to be a long night” he said, patting her knee as he
got up. “If you want, I can stay” he offered as an afterthought. “It’s ok, I just want
to be alone” she said, looking up at Lucky with tears in her eyes. “Right” he said
before walking away, leaving her alone again. “I’m
sorry” came the voice ten minutes after Lucky had left her. Courtney looked up at
the girl standing before her. “I’m sorry. And I’m
saying it to you. But god, I just want a chance to say it to him as well. How
could I have ever thought of doubting him?” Emily asked Courtney, sitting down
next to her. “Jason is too kind and caring to ever do that to a woman, and I am
so sorry that I never got a chance to tell him that I don’t believe it. That I
am behind him all the way. And now, he’s lying on an operating table” she said,
the tears beginning to flow as she embraced Courtney. The two girls just
sat there for a few minutes, crying and hugging. “He’ll be ok, he
will” assured Emily to both Courtney and herself. “I just wish someone
would tell me something on his condition” said Courtney. “Wait here, I’m going
to go and find out. I technically work here, so let’s see if there’s anything I
can squeeze out of someone” she said, getting up and leaving, squeezing her
sister-in-law’s hand as she did. Courtney
was staring at the floor, awaiting Emily’s return when an expensive pair of
shoes appeared in her view. Looking up at the man in the shoes, she groaned. “What the hell do you
want Jax?” she asked. “I heard you were
kidnapped, and I wanted to make sure you were ok. Did someone here check you
out? Any injuries?” he asked, looking genuinely concerned. “Jax, I was not
kidnapped. I willingly went away with my husband” “Yeah, your husband
the rapist slash hit man for the mob. How the hell did you end up with a man
like that? You’re so pure Courtney; your only corruption is your family” “You never did like
my relatives” she said, glaring at him. “With good reason.
They’re a bunch of mobsters and fiends. They only put you through pain. When
you were with me, you never had to deal with that” he said, sitting down next
to her and putting his hand on her knee. She promptly brushed
his hand off and said “when I was with you, my life was mind numbingly
predictable. I’m not as pure as you think, so don’t worry about me being
corrupted. And your opinion doesn’t matter to me anyway. Jax, get it through
your head, you’re not my husband, Jason is” she said, her eyes shining with
anger. “Courtney, Jason’s
out of surgery” said Emily, running over to her. “Oh sorry, I didn’t realize I
was interrupting anything” she said, glancing at Jax. “Your not, don’t
worry” said Courtney. A nurse came over to
Emily and Emily had to excuse herself, walking away but yelling Jason’s room number
back. Courtney thanked her and tried to brush off Jax to get to her husband,
but he blocked her way. “Courtney, for once,
please listen to me. Let’s tie up the lose ends” “What, is it that
you’re looking for Jax, closure?” she asked. “I don’t know, maybe!”
he yelled. “Fine, I’ll give you
closure, but maybe one day when I’m not trying to get to my husband who just
came out of surgery” she yelled right back. “When will that be
Courtney? Never! Because Jason is always getting shot, or arrested. He always
manages to find an excuse to be away from you. I would never do that. I will be
there for you, no matter what. I wouldn’t pick Sonny, or anybody for that
matter, over you. You were it for me Courtney, and there is no one else I would
rather spend my life with. I love you, and nothing will ever keep me away from
you” he said, taking her hand in his. “Well Jax, its
unrequited love. And something will keep you away from me- and that’s myself. I
don’t love you, and I’m not sure if I ever did. I may have been it for you, but
Jason has been it for me. So do us both a favor, and just move on. There has
got to be someone else in the world for you” she said, jerking her hand out of
his grasp. “There isn’t” he
answered, looking at her pathetically. “Well then, I’m sorry
you feel that way, but then you’ll end up alone. Because I am not an option,
and I never will be” she said, turning and walking away, leaving him alone in
the waiting area. While
Courtney was distracted, Jason was moved to his room, and two police officers
were placed at his doorway to make sure he didn’t pull another escape act. Sam
walked up to the room, determined and confident. “I need to see Mr.
Morgan” she said. “It’ll only take a minute” she added, throwing in a sweet
smile. The cops glanced at
each other and nodded, deciding they really didn’t care who saw him, as long as
he did what he was supposed to and stayed in their custody. Moving aside, they
allowed Sam into the room. She paused at the door, taking in the sight of him.
He was out cold, and he was lying on one side with a board supporting him. He
had one wrist handcuffed to the side of the bed. Sighing, she walked over to
the bed and sat down next to him, brushing some hair off his forehead. “You got tan” she
said. “I guess Courtney dragged you out onto the beach. But she has to drag you
everywhere, doesn’t she? You always came everywhere with me willingly. But
enough about her, I don’t want to waste my breath on that dumb blonde. Jase,
what went wrong with us? I loved you, and you loved me. At least I thought you
did. All I ever wanted was a life with you. Didn’t you want me?” she said. “It
doesn’t matter anyway” she whispered, bending down so she was talking in his
ear. “Because you are paying dearly anyway. You had more than enough chances to
make things right, but you blew it. You always blow it. No matter what, this
rape charge that’s hanging over your head will always be Courtney’s fault. She
did this to you. No one else. You could have had me and freedom, but you picked
her. I will always love you Jason, no matter what” she said, bending down to
kiss his lips. “What the hell do you
think you’re doing?” asked Courtney, standing at the doorway to Jason’s room,
looking at Sam kiss her husband. “I’m just doing what
Jason’s been begging for since he went back to you” “That’s just great
Sam. And a little pathetic. Face it; the only way you’re ever going to get to
kiss Jason again is if he’s unconscious. So bravo, you managed to get in one
last kiss. So, as much fun as that was, you’re going to have to leave now” “You don’t own me,
you don’t tell me what to do” said Sam, standing up so she was facing Courtney. “Oh please Sam, you
don’t scare me. What is it that you want? Do you want to hit me? Go ahead. I’m invincible
tonight. Besides, is hitting me really going to win you back Jason? Didn’t
think so. Face it; he wants me, not you. So leave now, or I will have you
removed” “You don’t have the
authority to do that” scoffed Sam. “You forget Sam, I’m
his wife. And while he’s unconscious, I get to make all the calls, by law. So,
I will only ask you once more nicely. Leave” she demanded, crossing her arms
over her chest. “Fine, I’m going”
said Sam, brushing past her, and making sure to hit in to her as she left. Courtney just rolled
her eyes. She was above that. She wasn’t about to get into a cat fight with
some slut. She wouldn’t stoop down so low as Samantha McCall to sucker punch
someone. Sam looked at the
door to Jason’s room once more, mumbling as she walked away about just how much
the Morgan family would pay. Back in Jason’s room,
Courtney took the seat formerly occupied by Sam. “Hey you” she said
softly, fixing his hair that Sam had messed up. “It would be really great if
you would wake up right about now. I got rid of the wicked witch of Port
Charles, it’s safe to open your eyes again” she said, taking his unbound hand
in hers. “It’s just the
anesthesia, he’ll wake up once it wears off” said Monica, walking into the
room. “So, he’s not in a
coma or anything” “Nope, he’s fine. The
surgery was a success, and there’s no known physical damage such as paralysis
or joint dysfunction. He’s just going to be uncomfortable for a few weeks as
the skin heals, but he’ll be just fine” she said with a reassuring smile toward
her daughter-in-law. “That’s very good
news” said Courtney, squeezing Jason’s hand. “Emily told me that
she talked to you. That she believes Jason” said Monica. “Yeah, it’s nice to
have a friend again” said Courtney, not taking her eyes off of Jason. “I don’t want to go
against my own son. I don’t want to be like Allen, convinced that he has no one
left but his baby girl Emily. I have a living son, and I don’t want to push him
or my other daughter away” “Your other
daughter?” she questioned. “Yes, you” said
Monica, sitting down beside her to look into Courtney’s blue eyes. “You are the
woman who has captured my son’s heart, and I think of you as my daughter. And
if you are so sure that Jason is innocent, that he didn’t do this heinous thing
he is being accused of, then I am willing to agree with you. I am willing to
believe in my own son” “Thank you Monica”
Courtney whispered. “Now you have two
friends” she said with a reassuring smile. “I’m going to convince these
officers that it’s imperative to his health to have his wife by his side the
whole night, so you can stay with him” she said, getting up and heading to the
door. “Thanks” said
Courtney; feeling like an enormous burden had been lifted from her shoulders.
She had two more people believing in Jason’s innocence, and she got to spend
the night with him. “Your welcome” said
Monica, smiling at her again before leaving. “Hear that baby?” she
asked Jason’s unconscious form. “You can’t get rid of me that easily”. Chapter
13- Miracles and Low Blows “Hey Dorothy, welcome
back to “I know that one,
it’s the Wizard of Oz” he croaked out. “How you feeling?”
she asked. “A bit like I got
shot. God, they couldn’t forget for half a second that I’m in police custody”
he said, rolling his eyes at the chains shackling him to the bed. “I’m sorry baby, I
tried to get them to take it off, but apparently you’re a flight risk” she
said. “When are they
dragging me back to prison?” he asked. “As soon as you’re
physically able” she said. “Monica will have to give them the ok” “So then I should be
expecting them to bring me back any second now” “What do you mean?”
she asked. “Well, she’s
convinced that I’m guilty. So, she’s going to want me to be behind bars” “That’s not true. She
loves you, and she doesn’t think you’re guilty. Neither does Emily, I had some
heart-to-hearts with both of them last night” “Really? That’s good.
I was worried when you were all alone” “I was never alone, I
had you” she said “I know that I
haven’t been there to hold you in my arms or anything lately, but I never stop
thinking about you Courtney” he said, reaching up with his unbound hand to
brush her hair back behind her ear. “I know. I never stop
thinking about you either” she said, putting her hand on top of his hand that
was resting on her face. ‘I just wish this whole nightmare would be over” “Me too” he said. “Knock knock” said
Monica, walking into Jason’s room. “Jason! You’re awake” she said with a smile. “I’m awake” he
repeated. “Alright, let’s check
out your vitals” she said, moving over to Jason’s bedside, but finding herself
unable to examine him. “I hate to be the one
to say this, but you two are going to have to let go of each other for just a
few minutes” she said with a little laugh. “Right, sorry Monica”
said Courtney, chuckling as well as she moved aside so Monica could get in. “Well Jason, you look
perfectly fine. I’m going to send in a nurse to change the bandage, but other
than that, we don’t need to run any more tests” “That’s good, it
means we can bring him back to prison” said Durant, walking into Jason’s room. Courtney got up and
went to Jason’s bedside again, slipping her hand into his and glaring at Durant “Actually, that’s not
going to be possible for a couple of days. We need to observe him and make sure
his wound doesn’t get infected. Plus, his bandage is going to need to be
changed quiet often, so as you can see, he needs to remain in the hospital a
little longer” said Monica, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at
Durant, just like Courtney. “ “Ask any doctor you’d
like Mr. Durant, Jason does not yet have a clean bill of health, so he will not
yet be brought back to prison. Now, I am going to have to ask that you leave
this room. We don’t need any outside germs that could cause an infection” said
Monica with a sarcastically sweet smile. “Fine, I’ll leave.
But oh, Mrs. Morgan, I think it’s best if you come with me, you know, for your
husband’s health” “Oh, don’t worry
about Courtney. She’s in perfect health. She’s causing no harm to Jason” said
Monica, the smile still plastered on to her face. Durant just grumbled
but then turned and left. “Thank you” said
Jason once Durant was gone. “It was no problem.
God I hate that guy” she said, wringing her hands as she left Jason and
Courtney alone again, smiling at Monica as she left. “Alone again” said
Courtney, sitting back down. “Surprise!” said
Carly, walking into the room. Courtney groaned and
rolled her eyes before getting up and walking away. Carly barely acknowledged
her as she sat down in the chair besides Jason’s bed. “This looks comfortable”
said Carly, motioning to Jason’s position on the bed. “I can’t lie on my
back, I won’t lie on my stomach, and I need the board to keep me on my side,
simple as that” he answered, his eyes turning colder as he looked at her. “Oh, ok. Anyway, so
much has happened since you went away” said Carly, babbling along like nothing
had happened. Behind her, Courtney
stood there and Jason gave her a pained _expression. She gave him a look that
clearly said she knew and then made a motion like she was shooting herself in
the head. Jason laughed in spite of himself, causing Carly to turn around and
look at Courtney to see what was so funny. “What is going on in
here, I am trying to talk, and I am being mocked. I don’t need this from you
Courtney” she snapped. That was the breaking
point for Jason. “Carly, you have no
right to talk to Courtney that way” he growled. “And she has no right
to be like that to me” said Carly. “What did I do?” “What did you do?”
yelled Courtney. “You turned your back on your family. Jason has stood up for
you so many times, that it’s impossible to even keep track. You call him your
best friend, yet here you are, believing that he could have raped someone! Not
only that, but you call yourself my friend, and then you don’t even support me
either. And you just want to come in here and pretend like everything’s ok
Carly, but it’s not! Everything is the complete opposite of ok!” she yelled. “I can tell when I’m
not wanted, I’m leaving” said Carly storming out. “I’m sorry for losing
it on her” apologized Courtney, once again sitting by Jason’s side. “Don’t be. I would
have yelled if you hadn’t, and I don’t think I’m strong enough to yell for that
long yet, so you really just did me a favor” he said, holding out his hand for
her again, which she gladly took. “I just don’t
understand why thing’s got so—“ said Courtney, stopping for a minute as the
room began to spin. “What is it?” he
asked her, seeing her face turn pale. “It’s nothing. I’m
just so exhausted. I haven’t slept since two days ago” “Has it really been
that long?” “Yeah, the afternoon
we were found” she said. “So, I think I’m going to just take a nice nap in this
stool” she said. “Or, you’re going to
let Max take you home; you’re going to sleep—in our bed—not the couch. You’re
going to get all rested up, and then, you’re going to come back and visit me
some more once you can get up and not get dizzy” “I don’t want to
leave you” “And I don’t want you
to pass out with me chained to this bed and unable to do anything” he said. “Alright” she said
with a sigh. “But I’m only doing this for you” she said, bending down to give
him a goodbye kiss before leaving, gently shutting the door behind herself. Pushing past the
police officers, Courtney found herself with another dizzy spell, this time accompanied
by some nausea. As Courtney caught her breath, some woman walked by. She was
pregnant, and clutching her bulging stomach. Courtney’s eyes widened. “No, I can’t be” she
whispered. “Sound’s like you can
use a girlfriend’s help” said a voice from behind her. Spinning around
Courtney saw Carly standing there, leaning up against the wall, a friendly
smile on her face. “Sounds like it, you
know where I can find one?” she asked Carly. “Courtney, I’m sorry.
I don’t want to fight with you, I really don’t. You’re my best friend, and I
don’t know what I’d do if we started hating each other. So, what do you say,
friends again?” she asked with a hopeful smile. “Carly, you can’t
just expect me to forgive you. As long as you still believe in Jason’s guilt,
then I can’t be around you” she said. “Look, push that
aside for just a second. If you’re what you think you are, than you’re not
going to want to be alone” “I have other
friends” she said, pushing past Carly, whose eyes widened in surprise as she
was blown off. “Emily,
thank god I found you” said Courtney, running up to her friend and
sister-in-law. “I need your help” “Anything I can help
with?” asked Monica, coming up from behind Courtney. “Yes, actually, I can
use both of your help” “Sure, anything we
can do” said Emily. “I think, that among
the bad, something good happened. I think a miracle has occurred” “What do you mean?”
asked Monica. “There’s the
possibility that I could be pregnant!” she gushed. “Oh Courtney, you
know you can’t conceive” said Monica softly. “It’s supposed to be
hard, but nothing’s impossible. I can feel it, I am carrying Jason’s baby” “Alright, let’s go do
a pregnancy test” said Monica, taking both she and Emily by the arms and
bringing them into an examination room. “What
is it?” asked Emily, looking at Courtney’s downtrodden face. “It’s nothing. I just
thought that on the day that I found out about my miracle baby, Jason would be
able to be my side” “Hey, you can’t
stress. It’s not good for my little niece or nephew” said Emily, taking
Courtney’s hand and giving it a squeeze. “Your right,
stress-free environment” said Courtney, but then she looked at Emily again and
added “yeah right”. Monica chose this
time to walk back into the room, huge smile on her face. “It’s a miracle” she
said, hugging the mother-to-be. As
soon as she was done celebrating with Monica and Emily, Courtney rushed over to
Jason’s room. She barged past the guards and was about to tell him her good
news, but then she noticed that he had fallen asleep. Unwilling to disturb him,
she crept out of the room and decided to follow Jason’s orders and go home and
get some sleep. Baby needed it. John
Durant walked into Durant stepped off of
the elevator and headed down the hall to Jason’s room. The officers let him in
without a problem, and Durant just glared at Jason for a few seconds. He looked
so peaceful, fast asleep like he was. Durant was nearly delirious with happiness.
He walked over to Jason and roughly shook him awake. Jason took a while to wake
up because of the heavy sedatives he was on, but he couldn’t help but wince
anyway at the pain of Durant’s motion. “What the hell do you
want?” he mumbled, trying to close his eyes and go back to sleep. “Congratulations
Morgan, you’re going down” he said with a huge smile. “Durant, what are you
talking about?” he asked. “What, raping that
young woman wasn’t enough- you had to kill her also?” he asked. Courtney
was all rested up when she decided to go back to visit Jason and tell him about
baby. Striding purposefully to Jason’s hospital room, she pushed past the usual
officers and walked into Jason’s room. “I didn’t kill her”
grumbled Jason, trying to get comfortable. “What the hell is
going on here Durant? Interrogating a sedated man? I think that’s against the
rules” Courtney said from the doorway. “Ah yes, Mrs. Morgan.
You misunderstand, I wasn’t interrogating the defendant. I was simply letting
him know the newest of his charges” “And what is that?”
asked Courtney, but she already knew the answer, and she was dreading it. “Carmen Pareña was
found brutally murdered at her apartment. Coroner’s report places the death at
a few days ago, and the cause a bullet to the head. A bullet that ballistics
was able to match to a gun registered to a Mr. Jason Morgan” said Durant with a
sickening smile. “Jason didn’t kill
anyone. He wasn’t even in this country a few days ago” “Mrs. Morgan, that is
something that you are going to have to discuss with Jason’s lawyer. Now
Courtney, let’s go. Jason has been prohibited from having any visitors due to
the nature of this crime” said Durant, leading her from the room. This woke up Jason
fully. “No, Durant, come on,
let Courtney stay” he said, trying to sit up, but Durant ignored him, pushing a
fighting Courtney from the room. Courtney sat in the
waiting room again, unsure of what to do. “It’s ok little on,
daddy’s going to be ok” she soothed to her still totally flat stomach. “He has
to be” she said, tears glistening in her eyes. Chapter 14- Justus
Ward: Bearer of Bad News Courtney and Jason’s
child was still a secret to everyone but Emily, Monica, and Courtney; although
two weeks had passed since she had found out about her baby. She hadn’t been
permitted to see Jason, and in fact, the only person who was allowed to was
Justus. Jason had been moved back to prison after a few days, and his trial was
set to continue that day. Of course, the new charges were added. Courtney
couldn’t help but think about those charges as she got dressed. She knew that
Jason didn’t kill her, because the two of them were on the island together. Of
course, that left the lingering question- who did kill her? Courtney grabbed
her purse and got into the car that Sonny had waiting for her downstairs. She
had refused to go to the trial in the company of Sonny and Carly; she was still
far too angry at the both of them. Yet she wasn’t about to argue when he wanted
to get her a car and driver; if only because Courtney wanted to protect her and
Jason’s baby. She had an extremely high risk pregnancy, and though she had yet
to see Dr. Meadows, Monica had been more than helpful. Courtney
arrived at the courthouse and tried to hold her head up high. She was eager to
see Jason; after all, it had been two weeks since she even got to look at her
husband’s face, unless you counted the millions of pictures she had been
looking at. Courtney saw that Sonny and Carly were already there, and they both
smiled at her, but Courtney turned her head away. She saw Sonny look very
disappointed. She knew that she shouldn’t be pushing away her family,
especially with this new baby on the way. But how could she stand to be around
people who believed that Jason was capable of rape. Courtney was determined to
not go over to the two of them, but than Justus walked over and started talking
in a hushed voice. Worry was etched on both his and Sonny’s faces, and Carly
clamped one hand to her mouth and looked to be in shock. Forgetting her
vendetta for a second, Courtney walked over to the group. “Is Jason ok?” she
asked. “What’s going on?” she demanded. “Courtney, maybe I
should just finish telling Sonny and Carly, and then they can tell you” said
Justus. “Justus, I am his
wife. I deserve to know even before the two of them. Now tell me whatever the
hell you were telling them” she snapped, anger evident in her voice and eyes. “Durant is going to
ask for the death penalty. And there is a very good chance that he’s going to
get it” “No! That’s
impossible, Jason didn’t do anything. He didn’t rape her, and he certainly
didn’t kill her!” “Courtney, he hasn’t
exactly made himself look like an innocent man. He escaped from prison. He ran off
to some private island, and then tried to escape again when the police narrowed
down on him” “Jason can’t be
executed. I wont let him” she said, one hand unconsciously going to her
stomach. Luckily, the action
was unnoticed by Carly, Sonny, and Justus. Justus excused himself to go and
talk to Jason who would be brought in soon, and Courtney brushed off Sonny and
Carly’s comforting words and walked over to Emily and Monica. She told them
what Justus had told them and she accepted their comfort. Unfortunately, she
was interrupted by Jax. “How are you holding
up baby?” he asked. “Never call me baby
again” she demanded. “And I’m holding up just fine thank you, because my
husband didn’t do anything wrong” “Courtney, don’t
dilute yourself-" “Jax, you’re going to
have to go” said Monica, standing up and leading him away. “I don’t know what I
would do without you and Monica” said Courtney to Emily. “I know that it must
have been hard to be on your own. But you’re not anymore. You have me, and my
mom, and this baby” said Emily with a reassuring smile. “I just wish I had
him” she said, wiping away a tear that had started to fall down her face. Emily put her arms
around Courtney and the two girls hugged. They heard the sound of a door
opening, and Courtney quickly pulled away and wiped away her tears. She knew
that Jason was being led in, and the last thing he needed was to see her upset.
Courtney glanced up at him and got up, determined to at least talk to him for a
second before the trial. Any weight he had gained back on the island was gone
and he looked sickly again. His eyes looked sunken and hollow, and his face
looked pale and devoid of its color. The suit he was wearing looked too big on
him with all the weight that he lost, and for the first time since Courtney had
met him, he looked vulnerable and weak. Courtney strode purposely over to him
and just threw her arms around his neck without even saying anything. Jason
wasn’t expecting the action, but he was pleased to receive her hug. He lifted
up his handcuffed arms and embraced her back, burying his face into her hair. A
guard went to separate the two of them, but Justus said something to the man
and he backed off. “Are you ok” she
asked once they had broken away, one comforting hand on his cheek. “I’ll be fine” he
said. “I just have to get out of here. I can’t stay in prison anymore” he said,
his voice slightly cracking. “I know, I know, and
Justus will get you out” said Courtney, trying to reassure him, but still
unsure of herself. Courtney contemplated
letting him know about their baby, if only to brighten his day a little bit.
But then, she decided that when he was brought back to prison and was unable to
hold her in his arms and talk to their baby, he would be even more miserable,
so she just kissed him and hugged him and told him everything was going to be
alright. It
was soon time for the trial to begin, and Courtney took her seat next to Emily
and Monica. If the first day of the trial was damaging, the second was an
atomic bomb. Durant was easily able to prove the rape evidence. The semen, the
skin cells, the hair follicle- it was all there. The murder was more difficult,
but not impossible. Jason had already escaped from prison at the time of the
murder, ballistics proved it was his bullet, and his alibi could only be backed
up by his own wife. The trial went on for
a few more days, but it was finally time for closing statements. Justus went
first. “Jason Morgan is a
man who is respectful of women. His wife, sister, and female friends can all
attest to this. He would never touch a woman in any inappropriate way. He is in
a committed relationship with a wife that he truly loves. He would never do
anything to hurt his wife or any other woman for that matter. Jason Morgan did
not rape Carmen Pareña. He has a strict code not to hurt woman. He has had to
deal with rape in the past, and seeing the people he loves in pain from this
terrible crime, he would never inflict that pain on others. On top of that, Mr.
Morgan would never kill Ms. Pareña. Her death was a tragedy, but perhaps it was
a set up. Mr. Morgan is not this town’s favorite person. He has been accused of
many a crime that he did not commit. It is John Durant and the PCPD who are
eager to get him locked up. But they picked the wrong crime to accuse him of.
Jason Morgan would never harm a woman, and I am asking you, members of the
jury, to give a good hard look at this man. And then look at his wife. These
two have been gazing lovingly at each other since the beginning of this trial.
Yes, he escaped from prison, but only to be with Mrs. Morgan. These are two
people who are desperately in love. And I am asking you to question whether you
think Mr. Morgan would do anything that would ever hurt Mrs. Morgan? Would he
ever commit adultery, let alone rape anyone? If you have even the slightest
doubt that he could hurt his wife, than don’t convict him of this crime.
Believe in love ladies and gentleman. Thank you” said Justus, sitting down. “Oh he’s good”
whispered Emily to Courtney and Monica, and the three girls smiled. Justus
certainly knew how to manipulate a crowd. Especially a crowd filled with
predominantly woman. Next it was Durant’s
turn to make his closing statements. Getting up, he looked over the jury, and
then cast his eyes onto Jason. “Mr. Ward wants you
to believe in the power of love. But love is a fickle thing. Love gives way to
moments of anger, where one really wants to hurt the one they love. Love makes
way for extremes. So sure, Jason Morgan loves his wife. But Carmen Pareña was a
beautiful woman, may she rest in peace. And Jason Morgan saw something that he
wanted. His marriage to Courtney hasn’t always been smooth riding. He was
angry, and he used that moment to his advantage. He knowingly stole Ms.
Pareña’s innocence and integrity, and then he stole her life. He wanted to
cover up his mess because he got caught. We’re not out to get Mr. Morgan. The
PCPD is not involved in some great conspiracy theory. We simply want to get the
bad people off of the streets. If someone you loved was raped and then brutally
murdered, would you want their attacker to be allowed to walk free simply
because he loved his wife? No, of course you wouldn’t. Don’t base your decision
on a few looks or embraces shared by the Morgan’s. For all we know, the two are
excellent actors. Base your answer on the cold hard facts. All of the evidence
points to Jason Morgan’s guilt. May I remind you that his semen was found in
her? Carmen Pareña was an innocent young woman. She didn’t believe in hurting
others so far to the point that the woman was a vegetarian! She gave to the
poor, and the needy, and she believed in helping people. This woman was a
saint, and she was taken from us too soon. Jason Morgan took away Carmen
Pareña’s right to choose that night that he raped her, and then later when he
killed her. But don’t let him take away your right to chose ladies and
gentleman of the jury. Don’t let his act with Courtney Morgan take away your
choice to protect other woman of the world from his disgusting crimes. Do it
for your daughters, and sisters, and nieces, and wives. Do it for the woman
that you love. Because they could be next. They could be the next victims.
Thank you all for helping to protect the people we love. That makes you the
heroes” said Durant, sitting down. “That was pretty
manipulative too” said Courtney to Emily. “We can’t worry about
it, it’ll be ok” Emily whispered back. The judge dismissed
the jurors and then the bailiff led Jason away. Courtney blew him a kiss as he
walked away, and he twisted around, trying to keep his eyes on her for as long
as he could. Emily insisted that
Courtney spend the night at her house. She was worried about her and the baby.
Courtney tried to convince Emily that she was fine, but Emily wouldn’t hear
anything of it. Eventually, she was given the choice between the Quartermaine’s
and the Cassadine’s. A hard choice if one ever existed. But Courtney had a
better idea. There was someplace she wanted to go even more and she convinced
Emily to spend the night away from Nikolas and go there with her. Emily had no
idea where Courtney was leading her. Courtney reached into her purse and pulled
out a bunch of keys on a ring. She put one in the lock and opened up the door. “Oh Courtney, not
here” said Emily. “I thought I sold
this place a week before I was supposed to marry Jax. I had no idea who bought
it. But it was Jason. Jason bought our loft. He told me that he didn’t have the
heart to imagine someone else living here. He wanted to preserve our memories”
she said, walking around the loft. “Courtney, you can’t
stay here. You need to go someplace relaxing for the baby’s sake” “Em, this place is
relaxing. Please let me stay. I’ll take the couch and everything” she begged. “You won’t take the
couch. You’ll take the bed you and Jason shared. You will get some sleep, and
you will try not to worry. If you cant do all of that, than you and I will be
spending the night at Windemere. Got it?” asked Emily. “Got it” said
Courtney. She was exhausted,
and she soon fell asleep, her mind on Jason. Tomorrow his fate would be
decided. Tonight just may be his last night before becoming a condemned man. Jason was awake in
his cell, mind on Courtney. He didn’t want to leave her. He didn’t want to be
taken from her. He wanted to be there to give her the life that she deserved.
He wanted to wake up every morning with her in his arms, just like on the
island. He had no idea that he could miss a person this much. But Courtney did
that to him. He lay there, thinking of how he was dragged away from her twice.
Twice he was taken from her. He could only hope that he wasn’t taken from her
for good. He needed to receive a not-guilty verdict. Courtney depended on it. Chapter
15- Judgment Day “All rise for the
honorable Judge Franklin” said the bailiff as the judge walked in. “Has the jury reached
a verdict?” she asked. “Yes your honor” said
the foreman. “We the jury find Jason Morgan guilty of all charges” Courtney started
crying and she felt her ears ringing. She didn’t hear as the judge went along
and scheduled a sentencing hearing for later on that day. She didn’t notice as
she was led from the room, and as Jason was pulled away from her. She barely
remembered Emily and Monica trying to get her to eat or drink something before
the hearing. She did however remember the sentencing hearing. She remembered
Durant asking for the death penalty, and his wish being granted. She remembered
the feeling of loss as she realized that Jason was going to be executed. Jason
was officially on death row. Courtney
didn’t know what to do with herself. What does one do when a group of random
strangers decides that your husband’s going to be executed? Monica and Emily
were just as upset with what was going on. Monica insisted on taking both
Courtney and Emily home with her. She feared the two girls would do something
stupid or harmful. Of course, home meant the Quartermaine mansion. And that
would be a frenzy normally, but with the trial, it would be worse. The first person to
greet the women was Edward. The man had a sickeningly large smile on his face. “Ah yes, if it’s not
the Jason Morgan cheerleading squad!” he said, his voice echoing with glee.
“Sorry that your team lost the big game” said Edward with mock sympathy. “Shut up Edward. This
your own grandson your talking about” snapped Monica. “No, he isn’t” said
Alan, interrupting as he came into the foyer. “Jason Quartermaine was his
grandson. But he died years ago. The man who’s been sentenced to death today is
a disgusting excuse for a human being. He deserves whatever he gets, but even
death is too easy for him” yelled Alan. That snapped Courtney
out of her funk. In a matter of half a second, she reached out and slapped Alan
in the face, mustering up all of the might she could. Everyone just stared in
shock. “I will not be battered
in my own house by some mob princess” said Alan. “Your forget Alan,
this is my house” said Monica, seriously regretting not divorcing Alan when she
said she was going to. “That’s a moot point”
said Alan, and Edward agreed with him. “Come on Dad, Grandfather,
have hearts. Like it or not, Jason is your family. What would Lila say if she
knew that you were here, finding the fact that Jason is going to be executed
laughable! How do you think she would feel?” asked Emily before storming
upstairs to cry on the bed in her old bedroom. Courtney just stood
there, shooting fire out of her eyes, while more Quartermaines staggered in. “What is it that
princess is so upset about now?” asked Tracey. “Seriously, this is not still
about Jason’s conviction, is it? Ah, Courtney, good to see you. But I should
remind you that technically, after your husband goes under the firing squad,
you’re no longer a Quartermaine. Which means you can’t leach off of us anymore”
said Tracey. “That is enough!”
bellowed Monica. “I want you all out of my house! Pack your things and leave.
Or, you can stay here, and at least fake compassion. Try and be human beings.
Jason is a better person than any of you are, and ever will be. And so is
Courtney. No one will badger her, and no one will judge Jason, because I will
throw you out of this house so fast, you won’t have to time to grab your devil
horns and pitchforks!” yelled Monica. The family mumbled a
little, but when they saw that she was serious, they dispersed and attempted to
keep their comments to themselves. Courtney was still standing there, but her
eyes seemed dead this time, not angry. Dillon and Georgie had been there to see
the whole thing, and the two exchanged glances. Courtney looked so sad. “You ok?” asked
Georgie, walking up to Courtney. “How can I be ok?”
questioned Courtney. “How?” “We’re sorry, we both
really are” said Dillon. “Jason was the only person in this family who was
remotely bearable” “Is, he is remotely
bearable” said Courtney. “He’s not dead yet, and I won’t let him die. I cant”
said Courtney, pushing past both of them and Monica and running out the door,
desperate to get out of that house. Monica chased after her, yelling her name
to stop her. “Courtney, come on”
she said, chasing Courtney down the winding driveway. “You can’t just leave.
You’re going to hurt yourself or the baby. Jason is picturing you being safe
and warm somewhere. Don’t take that picture away from him. Come in and be safe
and warm” said Monica. Courtney eventually
agreed and allowed Monica to lead her to the guest bedroom where she was
instructed to lie down. She needed to protect the baby. She needed to keep her
and Jason’s child safe. ‘Oh god’ thought
Courtney. ‘Jason is going to be executed. I am carrying his baby, and he
doesn’t even know about it. And now, he’s never going to. This baby is going to
grow up without a daddy’ she thought, tears streaming down her cheeks. Both she
and baby needed him, and now, he was going to be strapped down to a gurney and
given a lethal injection. It wasn’t right. Giving up on the nap,
Courtney pushed open the heavy door of the room and started wandering around
the hallways. She tried to open some doors just a crack to see what was inside,
but she found most of them locked. Finally, she found an open one. Pushing the
door open, she walked into the room, quickly closing the door behind her as she
heard voices. She didn’t want Monica to drag her back to bed. Looking around at
the room, Courtney thought maybe it was Dillon’s. It looked like it belonged to
a boy in college or high school. Then, it hit Courtney like a ton of bricks.
This was Jason’s room. Monica must not have changed it after he left. She must
have wanted to preserve the memory of her son. Walking around, Courtney ran her
hand over the comforter on the bed, imagining Jason as a young boy sitting on
that bed. She knew his childhood had been tough, not like he could remember it
himself. He knew that Alan had constantly pitted him against AJ, and that AJ
loved to torment him for being illegitimate. She knew that his mother had died
when he was young, and that he had been forced to grow up in this hell hole
called the Quartermaine house. She knew that he had been studying to be a
doctor. Wasn’t that her dream growing up; to marry a richdoctor? But Jason
wasn’t a doctor, he was a hit man. He had often told her that he was grateful
for his accident in retrospect. It had brought him her. It had brought him his
new life. Courtney put her head
down on the pillow and stretched out on the bed, looking at the ceiling. This
was where Jason Quartermaine had stared many a night long ago in the past. She
knew that deep down in her Jason, this man was lodged. And being in that room
made her feel connected to him. She closed her eyes, and to her surprise, she found
herself floating off to a gentle sleep. Carly
burst into the “Monica!” she yelled
on the top of her lungs repeatedly, and finally the woman came running down the
stairs to see who was calling. “Carly, what in god’s
name are you doing here?” she asked her. “Monica, I need to
see Courtney, and I know she’s here. So don’t try to convince me that she’s
not. COURTNEY!” she called. “Keep your voice down
Carly! She’s sleeping” scolded Monica. “Fine, I’ll wake her
up” said Carly, pushing past Monica and heading up the stairs. Carly was looking
through all of the rooms when she looked at one door. She knew that was Jason’s
old room. She wiped away a tear that fell down her face. She needed Sonny to
fix this. She couldn’t imagine her life without her best friend. He couldn’t
let Jason be executed. But for once, Carly decided to stop thinking about
herself and instead focus on Courtney and her unborn child. Although Courtney
wouldn’t admit to Carly that she was pregnant, Carly knew. She could see it in
her glow, and the way she put one hand on her stomach. And she knew it that day
in the hospital when she tried to fix her relationship with Courtney. Carly was
about to resume the Courtney search, but curiosity got the best of her. Pushing
open the door, she was surprised at the sight she saw. Sitting down on the
side of the bed, she gently stroked Courtney’s hair. Her best friend looked so
peaceful just lying there. “Courtney” she whispered.
“Court” “Jason?” Courtney
questioned in her sleep. Carly’s heart nearly
broke. “No sweetie, it’s Carly” she said. “Carly, what are you
doing here?” asked Courtney, waking up a little bit. Jason
was transported to a different facility. His prison blues were changed for a
white jump suit. A metal electronic bracelet was transfixed to his ankle. His
hair was cut, and any privacy he ever had was taken away. He was now in the
system for good. He lost his freedom, his happiness, and his life. He was no
longer Jason Morgan, loving husband, brother, friend, uncle, and, unbeknownst
to him, father. He was prisoner number 998357. He was a number. A number with
zero control. It didn’t matter that he demanded to see his wife. It didn’t
matter that he needed to see Courtney. The guards had the nerve to laugh at
him. Of course, it didn’t take much nerve. They were the ones with the guns.
They’re hands weren’t tied behind their backs. And if they hit him, they might
get the teeniest slap on the wrist, but most likely not. If he hit them, he got
to sit in a room by himself, handcuffed and bound, for hours on end. He had
never been so helpless and he hated it. All he wanted was Courtney. Last he had
seen of her, she wasn’t doing so well. She looked pale and was crying as it was
announced that he would be given the death penalty. How could this be
happening? He had done plenty of terrible crimes, but none as terrible as what
they were accusing him of. Yet, this one he didn’t do was the one that got him
convicted and punished. Carmen’s family had
said that death was too good for him, but they would take it. They wanted him
to suffer for the crimes he did against their baby girl. But the extent of the
crimes against Carmen was kidnapping. He was charged with kidnapping. But he
was also charged with rape and murder. He was officially a sex offender.
Because of some girl whose family wanted retaliation for mob related reasons.
The Pareña’s were smart. They knew that they could send someone after him, but
it would have little effect. Hit men were excellent with dealing with other hit
men. He would save his own life. But going to the police… that was a low blow.
It was effective, but it was a low blow. He wished he never kidnapped that
girl. He wished he never touched her. But that was what he did. He was Sonny’s
bitch. He did whatever Sonny told him to do. Sonny said tear out your own
heart, give up Courtney, and he did it. Sonny said don’t kill someone like Ric,
and he didn’t kill Ric. It didn’t matter that Ric would later kidnap Carly. It
didn’t matter that in the end, Ric would be responsible for the death of his
own daughter. The near demise of his own relationship with Courtney. No, as
long as Sonny said it, it was golden. Jason wanted to punch someone, but his
hands were currently chained in back of him. The only thing he could hit was
his own ass. But that made sense. Cause everything always came back to bite him
in the ass. Everything. Sonny
poured himself the scotch, staring at the liquid. Guilt was something he was never
good at dealing with. Jason was going to be executed because of him. He had
told Jason to kidnap that girl. He should have known something terrible would
happen. He looked around his finely decorated penthouse. He knew that Jason
wasn’t surrounded by such luxuries right now. Jason was probably in a concrete
cage, being taunted by guards, other prisoners, and his own mind. Sonny threw
the glass across the room, watching as it smashed into a thousand sparkling
pieces against the door. He had believed that his best friend had raped
someone. But had he? Sonny still wasn’t sure. He didn’t want to think about it.
He didn’t want to think about Jason hurting some woman. It brought back
memories of his step-father beating his mother. Deke forcing his mother to do
things she really didn’t want to. Sonny rubbed his eyes, hoping that this whole
nightmare would be over. He didn’t know what to do. It was a maximum security
prison, and Sonny didn’t have any high ranking contacts. He was stuck. Jason
was stuck. “I am
here because I know. I know everything. But, that’s nothing new to me. I know
that you’re pregnant. I know that you didn’t tell Jason yet, and now your
thinking you may never get the chance. I know that it is killing you to imagine
that Jason is going to be executed. Oh, and I know that Jason didn’t do it”
said Carly, a determined look on her face. (A/N: Alrighty
people, this is a friendly reminder: this story is fiction! I know for a fact
that NY doesn’t execute people. There are a total of four, count them, four,
men on death row, and they’ve been there for a while and will continue to be
there. The last time anyone was executed in the state of NY was in the 70’s. We
New Yorkers just don’t do it. We’re not Chapter
16- Playing Detective “I am here because I
know. I know everything. But, that’s nothing new to me. I know that you’re
pregnant. I know that you didn’t tell Jason yet, and now your thinking you may
never get the chance. I know that it is killing you to imagine that Jason is
going to be executed. Oh, and I know that Jason didn’t do it” said Carly, a
determined look on her face. “You believe that
Jason didn’t rape or murder that girl?” questioned Courtney. “Yes, I do. And I
can’t believe it took me so long to come to my senses. This is our Jason we’re
talking about! Jason would never do something like that, and I am not about to
let him rot in prison, or be executed” “What are you
suggesting?” asked Courtney. “Get out your trench
coat and magnifying glass, you and I are going to play detective” said Carly, a
huge smile stretched out across her face. The
knock on the door was light, but he still heard it. Opening the door slightly,
a smirk came to his face as he saw who it was. Grabbing her by the wrist, he
pulled her into the apartment. The two immediately jumped on each other, the
kisses becoming intense and passionate. Her shoes were off along with her skirt
in a matter of seconds. His shirt was ripped off, and then his pants followed.
Things got more intense and soon, they were both naked. Sucking, licking,
thrusting, biting, and clawing. It was all done. Once the two were finished,
she rolled off of him. They looked at each other, panting and breathing
heavily. Was it worth it? Of course, it always was. She was done, even if he
wasn’t. She would be happy with just the man she was lying with. But he might
not be happy with the woman he was lying with. But in the end, he knew it would
all be worth it. “We
shouldn’t be doing this” whispered Courtney as she and Carly hid behind the
parked car. “Let’s leave this all up to Sonny” she begged. “My husband is doing
little to help us, so I am taking matters into my own hands” said Carly. “We’re going to get
killed. I’m pregnant, remember? And if we can’t free Jason, the least we can do
is protect his child. Please Carly, this is the last scrap of Jason that I
still have. I can’t lose our baby too.” “Alright, fine, let’s
go” said Carly and the girls went to get up. The door to the
limousine they were staring at opened and Carly pushed Courtney’s head back
down. “Get the tape
recorder” she hissed at Courtney. Courtney grabbed it
and hit record. Carly took it from her and held it out as close as she could to
the Mexican man getting out of the car. “I don’t want to hear
it. This is a victory, we all got we wanted. More money’s not in the equation.
Look girlie, that doesn’t concern you. I don’t know? Just keep her there a
little longer. I’ll take care of it. Don’t call me again, I’ll call you”
demanded Roberto Pareña into his cell phone as he spoke in Spanish. Luckily Courtney
spoke Spanish and as they watched him disappear into the building, Courtney
translated for Carly. “Who do you think he
was speaking to?” she asked. “I don’t know. But
who was the she that needed to be kept there longer? Something really isn’t
right here Carly, and we need to get to the bottom of this." “You two
done fucking around?” asked the girl as she emerged from the kitchen. The other woman
rolled her eyes at her and got up. The man wrapped the blanket around his
waist. The two women glared at each other, and the man got inbetween them
trying to prevent any fighting. They separated, one going into the living room
and the other into the kitchen. The man sighed and ran his hands through his
hair. He couldn’t wait until this was all over. It was hell dealing with the
two of them. Sitting down on the couch, he sighed and thought again and again
about the same question he had been asking himself since this whole thing
started. Was this all worth it? “No vale la pena?”
asked the girl, coming up to him, snaking her arms around his neck. He brushed her off
and grabbed his wallet and keys before leaving the apartment, and the woman
sitting there, a pout on her face. It wasn’t easy being as slutty as she was.
Tramps have their needs too. “Let’s
go over what we have so far” said Courtney, nursing her herbal tea. “K, Pareña’s paying
someone for something. That someone is keeping someone else. And…nope, that’s
it, that’s all we got” said Carly, taking a sip of her coffee as the two girls
sat in Kelly’s. “We don’t even know
if Pareña was talking about something relating to Jason” said Courtney. “For
all we know, he was talking about some other business” “No, that was
definitely about Jason. I know it” said Carly. “Oh great, here comes the peanut
gallery” said Carly, looking over and seeing Jax walk in. Courtney turned her
head around and sighed as she saw Jax. She really didn’t want to see him today.
She braced herself for a fight, but to her surprise, Jax didn’t even notice
her. Instead, he went up to the counter and ordered some food to go. “That’s a lot of food
for one person” commented Carly to Courtney as she listened in on Jax’s
conversation. “Maybe we heard him
wrong” said Courtney as Jax stormed out. Carly and Courtney
got up and walked over to Mike to find out what Jax ordered. He told them
exactly what Jax had gotten, and they both had to admit, there was a lot of
food. They were about to leave to follow him when Emily stopped them. “I want to help” she
said, immediately knowing what they were up to. “Stay close, and keep
quiet” said Carly, pulling them both by the hands out of Kelly’s and on to
Jax’s tail. They followed him to
his apartment and watched as he fumbled for his keys. “Nothing out of the
ordinary” whispered Emily. All of the sudden,
the door opened and a thin hand reached out and pulled Jax in by the shirt. “Was that who I
thought it was?” whispered Carly. “Jax and Sam are
sleeping together?” asked a baffled Courtney. “What
does this all mean?” asked Carly as she sat in the park with Courtney and
Emily. “I don’t know. For
all we know, it has nothing to do with Jason’s trial. But it seemed suspicious.
When Jason and I got back together, both of them ended up hurt. Maybe it’s some
sort of payback” “Yes, but how?” asked
Emily. “I don’t know. I
honestly can’t even begin to think of how the two of them are working together” “Maybe it is just
mindless sex. Maybe there’s no ulterior motive” said Emily. “Emily, Emily, Emily.
Always so innocent. Always so naive. Of course there is some ulterior motive!
Samantha McCall doesn’t do anything that doesn’t have an ulterior motive!”
shouted Carly. “Hey, come on! Let’s
not fight with each other. Let’s keep it together. For Jason’s sake” said
Courtney. “For Jason’s sake”
agreed Carly and Emily, and the three girls clinked their water bottles
together. “Playing
detective is exhausting. My feet are killing me” said Courtney, flopping down
on the couch in her and Jason’s penthouse. “Welcome to
pregnancy” said Carly, sitting down next to her. “I wish today was
more successful” complained Courtney. “It was successful.
It’s important that Jax and Sam are sleeping together. Something is very off
with that. And I know that it’s related to Jason” said Carly. “I don’t know how
much longer I’m going to last” said Courtney. “I need to get to the bottom of
it! I need to find out just who it is that is framing Jason, how they did it,
and why! We know that it’s not only the Pareña’s. They’re working with someone
or someones. And we know at least one of them is a girl. This is just too much”
said Courtney, putting her head in her hands and sobbing. “It’ll all be ok”
said Carly, hugging Courtney tightly to her. ‘We will find out what’s going on,
we will. We just need to have a little faith” said Carly. “Faith?” asked
Courtney. “Faith” repeated
Carly. “Wait a second,
Faith” “Honey, I’m not
following” “Faith Roscoe!” “Is dead. Remember
that, whole Michael’s fake death thing? Took place like a year or two ago?”
asked Carly, waving her hands around. “Yes, I know that.
But Faith was always able to get around everything. Remember that she was able
to get around GH, no matter what?” “Yeah, sure. But I
don’t know how this helps” “It helps because it
proves that it’s possible. “Rachel was a doctor
there, it was easier” “Maybe this person’s
a doctor too” “Like who? Allen?
Allen doesn’t hate Jason that much, believe me. He wouldn’t sacrifice his whole
career to bring Jason down” “Maybe he would” “Courtney, trust me
on this one, Allen does have a conscious” “Maybe your right”
said Courtney with a sigh. “But that still doesn’t bring us any closer to the
truth” “I know. But we’ll
figure it out. We will” said Carly determinedly. No one hurts her best friend
and gets away with it. “I
want out of here” said Carmen, staring intently at Jax. “Carmen, for the last
time, you need to stay here until we receive word from your father” “I don’t want to wait
around here anymore watching you screw this slut” she said, jerking a thumb at
Sam. “Oh, I’m the slut”
scoffed Sam. “Why are you doing
this anyway?” she asked. “I mean, his reasons are obvious. He wants to get
Morgan out of the picture so he can get to the blonde. But what about you?” “That’s none of your
business” “I think it is” she
said. “Cause I can just tell my daddy to cancel your check” “And then I can go to
the police” said Sam. “Nah-ah. You’re in
too deep. Spill is Sam” said Carmen. “Look, he needs to
pay for what he did to me. I love him, but if I cant have him, then no one
will, especially not Courtney. I gave him more than enough chances to back out,
to save his own life, but he just brushed them away. So now, he’s suffering.
And so is she” said Sam, a devious grin on her face. Jason certainly was
suffering. His day had been filled with suffering. He was awoken early by the
sound of a bell. He was given a crappy breakfast, and then had been given the
lovely job of bathroom duty. Apparently, there was a rotation, but the new guy
always got the grunt of the dirty work. It was up to him to clean out those
disgusting bathrooms. After that, there was a crappy lunch, which Jason
suspected was just leftover from breakfast, and then there was free time in the
prison courtyard. Jason could handle himself, that wasn’t the problem. But
there were bigger guys, and guys with more anger. His mob reputation followed
him, so no one messed with him. But he was sure that if someone was to start,
he might not be able to make it out on top. After that, there was dinner, which
was just as bad as lunch and breakfast. That was followed by a cold shower that
lasted all of two minutes anyway, and then it made him feel even dirtier. Next
was lights out and back to his cell. Jason decided that this would be his
favorite time. This was the time when he could just daydream about Courtney
without being bothered. He could imagine her beautiful face, and see her
perfect body. He could imagine the happier times like she told him too. He
could imagine that she was planting kisses all over his body. He could imagine
that as he told her all about his terrible day, she would kiss his chest, and
his neck, and his face all over. He could hold her in his arms and make the day
just fade away. But no amount of imagining would stop the inevitable. His days
were numbered. And he would never again, in his whole miserable life, get to
fall asleep with Courtney in his arms. He would never again get to kiss away
her tears, or make her smile. He would have to die, knowing that he hadn’t
gotten to give her a proper goodbye. Chapter
17- Big Decisions Courtney awoke early
the next morning. Sleep was something rare now, but with the baby, she was
tired all the time, so it made it a little easier. Normally, she would spend at
least a half an hour in bed once she was awake, but without Jason there to hold
her in his arms, she didn’t feel the need to do that. Getting up, she took a
long hot shower, and then headed downstairs. She ate some breakfast, and had an
apple because she knew it would make Jason happy. If he knew that she was
pregnant, and if he was there with her, he would want her to eat lots of fruit
and vegetables. So that was what she would do. After breakfast,
Courtney tried to move on with her daily routine. Stepping out into the
hallway, she brought in the newspaper and began to read it. Unfortunately, the
second she opened it, she was greeted by a huge picture of Jason being led away
in handcuffs. Skimming the article, she nearly burst into tears. Jason came
across as the devil himself, not the kind, sweet, gentle man she had come to
love. Giving up on the newspaper, Courtney tossed it aside and instead decided
to take a walk. She made it to the lobby of the towers before reporters came at
her, desperate to know what was going on. Max, who was accompanying her,
brushed them off, but by that point, Courtney was done. She just wanted to go
back upstairs and crawl into bed. But even that would be comfortless. Without
Jason, everything was more painful to do. Courtney
decided it was time to call Dr. Meadows and set up an appointment. At this
point, Courtney was around 4 or 5 weeks pregnant, depending on which day of her
island getaway with Jason their baby was conceived on. Courtney set up the
appointment, and after swearing Max to secrecy about where they were going, he
snuck her out of the penthouse and over to GH. He didn’t know about her
pregnancy though. Courtney was now
sitting on the examination table, swinging her legs back and forth, back and
forth. Finally, Dr. Meadows walked in. “Congratulations
Courtney” said Dr. Meadows as she walked in. “I’m sorry about Jason though” she
said somberly. “I don’t want to
think about that right now. I just want to focus on our baby” said Courtney. “Alright, now you
know that this is a very high-risk pregnancy. So, you are going to need to stay
away from stress. Although, with the current situation at hand, I can see how
that is going to be difficult. We are going to do a number of ultrasounds and
checkups over the next nine months. We can actually do the first scan today”
said Dr. Meadows. “How is that
possible, I’m only a few weeks along” said Courtney. “It’s not going to be
a conventional ultrasound. It’s going to be a transvaginal ultrasonography”
said Dr. Meadows. “That sounds scary”
said Courtney, one hand protectively flying to her abdomen. “It’s slightly
invasive, but nothing too bad. It is simply a scan that we take through the
vaginal tract. Did someone bring you here today because you might be more comfortable
having a hand to hold” said Courtney. “No, just Max, my
bodyguard. And I don’t think he would want to be in here” said Courtney. “Is there anyone you
would like to call?” asked Dr. Meadows. “Do you know if
Monica Quartermaine is on duty today?” she asked. “I’m pretty sure she
is, give me a second and I’ll page her” said Dr. Meadows, leaving the room. A few minutes later,
Monica walked into the room. “Dr. Meadows
explained everything to me Courtney. And I’m truly honored that you would think
of calling me” she said, smiling at Courtney. “You are the
grandmother” said Courtney with a smile of her own. But it wasn’t a sincere
smile. Her truly beautiful smile was lost without Jason there to bring it on. Monica held
Courtney’s hand as the examination began. It wasn’t exactly comfortable being
poked and prodded down there, but soon a heartbeat was heard in the room. “That’s your baby”
said Dr. Meadows. “And he or she is doing great” she said with a smile. “I can’t believe it”
said Courtney as she looked up at Monica. “That’s Jason’s baby.
That’s my baby. We’re having a baby” she said, tears glistening in her eyes. After
the test, Courtney returned home. Dr. Meadows had been able to give her the
baby’s first picture. Looking down at it, she glanced at her stomach and said
“you have your daddy’s nose baby” with a little laugh. Of course it was too
early to tell anything like that. But Courtney couldn’t help but wish it. Courtney’s thoughts
started to wander on to her baby’s childhood. She had grown up without a
father, and now the baby would do the same. ‘It’s different’ she
mentally reminded herself. ‘Jason would want to be with our baby. It’s not his
fault that he can’t be’. Courtney started to
think about her baby’s first birthday. All of the pictures and smiling faces,
and cake. But one smiling face wouldn’t be there. She thought of countless
other things. If he was a boy, who would teach him to throw and catch, to play
outside, to roll around in the mud? If she was a girl, who would she turn to
when she needed the comfort that only a father could provide? It wasn’t fair
that this Carmen Pareña girl was destroying not only her and Jason’s lives, but
the life of her unborn child. Carmen
brushed the hair off of her face. She hated playing dead. Especially in the
house of the cute Australian and the sluttly brunette. Glancing at the paper,
she saw a picture of her own face staring out at her. Oh yes, she was the
innocent victim whose everything was stolen from her by the big bad Jason
Morgan. She thought back to the night that he had kidnapped her. She almost
hoped he would try something, he was awfully cute. She remembered the cold
looks he had given her as she flirted with him. She remembered offering to make
his night more pleasurable. But no, he had pushed her off. He had told her that
she was the captive, and he was in charge, so she should shut up. As she
continued to push, she had found out about his precious wife. Sonny Corinthos’
sister. When she was finally let go, she walked away with her pride. She had
given him a hard time. She had scratched him, and hit him, and made him regret
ever messing with her. It wasn’t until later that her father approached her
with the plan. The plan to frame Jason Morgan. Sam and Jax had leeched on
after, and their help was needed. And then he escaped from prison. It was the
perfect opportunity to make things worse. The perfect opportunity to pretend to
be murdered. With Jax’s money covering any trail of her family’s involvement,
Carmen was whisked away until after the trial, when she would be brought back
to Courtney
knew that she had waited too long to tell Jason. He needed to know that he had
a baby on the way. It might give him some comfort, knowing that although he
wouldn’t be on this earth much longer, his name would be passed down and he
would have someone to carry on his life. On the other hand, it might depress
him even more. The idea of having this child, but never being able to hold him
or her. Not seeing them grow up. Courtney thought back to her last miscarriage.
Her mistake was not telling Jason about her baby. She decided that she wouldn’t
make the same mistakes twice. She needed to see Jason, and she needed to tell
him about their baby. “Sonny” she yelled,
walking into his penthouse. “Courtney, what is
it? I’m surprised you’re even speaking to me” he said, walking down the stairs. “Sonny, I need to see
Jason, and I need to see him today” “Courtney, you know I
can’t do that” “Yes, you can. I need
you to arrange it. I have something very important I need to tell him” “What is it, I can
probably get the message relayed” said Sonny. “No, Sonny, you don’t
understand. I need to talk to him in person. This is something just between me
and Jason” “Courtney, I don’t
know how you expect me to do this” “Sonny, please, I am
begging you. Jason needs to see me, and he needs to know what I’m going to tell
him. Please try and arrange it. Tell me that you can arrange it” she begged. Sonny put one hand on
his chin and the other on his waist, pulling back his suit jacket. He looked at
his baby sister, his only sister. She was standing there, looking so sad and
helpless. He hated seeing her like this. He liked to see her when she was with
Jason. She was happy. He was happy. Everyone was happy. But now she was sad,
and he was on death row. And where did that leave Sonny? “Alright, I can
arrange it” he said. “Thank you” she
whispered, trying to suppress the tears that were threatening to fall. “It’s not a problem
for my baby sister” he said, embracing her. But Courtney wasn’t
ready for a hug from him and she pulled away. “Sonny, I appreciate
what your doing, but we’re not ok yet. As long as you still believe in Jason’s
guilt, I can’t stand here and pretend like everything’s ok between us” “I’m not asking you
to. I’m just asking you to try and move past this. You need me right now
Courtney; this is a very trying time” “Sonny, don’t you
think I know that! It’s my husband who will be executed, and no one else’s. Who
do you think is going to get burned the worst in all of this? Me! That’s who.
So Sonny, just do what you have to do to get me in to see Jason, and then
please, back off and give me some space. Because nothing is just going to go
back to normal. It’s going to take time and healing. And I don’t see that
happening any time soon” she said, turning on her heel and leaving. Courtney raced back
into her penthouse and collapsed on to the couch. She put one hand over her
eyes and tried to close them, blocking out the horror show that had become her
life. Courtney got up and went over to Jason’s desk where her purse sat.
Reaching in, she pulled out the picture of her baby and stared at it again. She
wished it was Jason holding her hand at that appointment. She wished it was
Jason smiling with her as their baby was revealed. She wished more than
anything that Jason was there with her. She tried to tell herself that she
would see him soon. But it was all too difficult. Why did it have to be so
difficult? Jason had gotten into
his first prison fight that morning. Some guy had heard of his reputation and
didn’t think that the mobster was that tough. He had decided to try taking him
on. Jason was easily able to take the guy, but there was the small fact that
this guy had taken ten of his biggest friends along on the beating for moral
support. Jason’s face hurt. It hurt to move too much. He couldn’t tell without
looking in a mirror, but judging on the tenderness of his skin around his eyes,
he could presume that he had two shiners. He could feel developing bruises all
over the rest of his body, and he was able to run his tongue over his split
bottom lip. Jason sighed. He missed Courtney. He missed her taking care of his
bruises. Sometimes he liked getting bruised up because it meant Courtney would
take extra special care of him. But he didn’t like it now. There was no
Courtney; there was only Mo, the man who worked in the prison infirmary. And he
didn’t have the same comforting touch as Courtney. But no one did. Jason sighed
again. It was going to be a long rest of his life. Chapter 18- Death
Row Visit Jason didn’t know why
he was being led down this hallway. He had never been here before. Was he being
put in solitary because of his fight? He hadn’t even gotten a chance to hit the
guy. He was the only one receiving any fists. Jason was led into a white cage
with a glass window on one side. There was a phone. Was he in the visitor’s
area? His hands were uncuffed from behind him, and recuffed in front of him.
The cage was locked as the police officers filed out, and he was gruffly
instructed to sit. This was impossible. Jason wasn’t supposed to receive
visitors. He was completely confused. Looking as far right as he could, he saw
a door open and there was a buzz. Then, she walked in. Courtney
was afraid of the prison from the second she saw the barbed wire gates. She was
led down hallway after hallway, she was frisked twice, and she had been finally
given a visitors pass. She was instructed to go through a white door, and she
did, leading her to another all white room. A voice came over the PA system
instructing her to go to cubicle 6. Walking down, Courtney made it to cubicle 6.
And there was her Jason. She let out a little gasp when she saw him. Quickly
sitting down, she reached for the phone and he did the same, still in a little
shock that she was there. God was she beautiful. “What are you doing
here?” he asked her. “What the hell
happened to you?” she countered. “I got into a tiny
little fight” he said. “It’s no big deal” “Did you get in
trouble?” “Nah, the other guy
was the one attacking me” “Did he get in
trouble” she asked. Jason just shrugged.
“I don’t know. I don’t really want to talk about this. Courtney, I haven’t seen
you in a while. I haven’t gotten a chance to touch you, and I miss you. How are
you even coping with all of this? Are you ok?” he asked her. “I don’t know Jason.
I still can’t believe that I am talking to my husband who is on death row. It
doesn’t seem possible. You didn’t do this. How can they execute an innocent
man?” she questioned. “I don’t know” he
answered her somberly, trying to catch her eye with his as she looked down.
“Look at me Courtney” he said, trying not to cry. “Please look at me. Don’t
make me feel any more like an animal. Please at least look me in the eye.
Please, I need you” he said in his moment of weakness, and he could no longer
stop the tear that fell down his cheek. She couldn’t help but
cry either. She wanted desperately to reach over to him and wipe his tears
away. But she couldn’t. They were separated by glass. “Jason, we don’t have
much time and there is something that I need to tell you. Something extremely
important” she said. “Courtney, what is
it?” “Jason, I don’t know
how to say this” she said, the tears still flowing down both of their cheeks. “Are you leaving me?”
he asked. “Because I wouldn’t blame you. No one will” he said, sadness boiling
up inside of him. He was going to die alone. “Jason, no, of course
I’m not leaving you. I love you, and I will always love you. I know I vowed to
love you and be your wife until our dying days, but Jason I will love you and be
your wife forever. Long after we’re dead. Long after we’re both in heaven
together” “You so sure I’m
going to heaven?” he asked her. “Yes, I am” she said
determinedly, and her tears ceased for a moment before starting again. “Jason,
that’s not what I came to say. I just need to get it out” “You can tell me
Courtney. You can tell me anything” he assured her. “Jason, I’m pregnant”
she said. His mouth dropped
open. He thought he heard her wrong, but sure enough, she said pregnant. “How is that
possible?” he asked her. “It’s some kind of
miracle Jason. But I am carrying your little boy or girl” she said, trying to
smile through her tears as she pulled out the sonogram picture and held it to
the glass so he could see. Jason was definitely
crying by this point. All he could see was his baby. His baby with the most
beautiful woman alive. “Courtney, I’m going
to be a father” he croaked out. “I know, you are.
You’re going to be my baby’s father” she said. “Maybe by blood” he
said, wiping away the tears and turning cold and hard. “But I won’t be around
for this baby. I’m doing exactly what Mike did to you. I’m leaving behind my
baby” he said. “Jason, I was afraid
you were going to react this way” she said, wishing that she could touch him to
comfort him. “But you are not leaving this baby by any choice of your own. You
are being ripped away from him or her. And this baby will always love you, and
will always know you. I promise you. No matter what” she said, her voice
cracking and becoming higher pitched as her tears got heavier. Jason’s tears started
again and he just stared for a moment at the beautiful woman sitting before him
and at the picture of the son or daughter he would never know. The son or
daughter whose voice he would never hear, whose first steps he would never see,
whose smile he would never witness. This baby who he was abandoning before they
even entered the world. This baby that needed a father. It hurt, but Jason knew
what he had to do. “Find someone you
love Courtney” said Jason, his tears falling so freely that his cheeks looked
to be soaking wet. “What do you mean?”
she asked. “Find someone new;
move on after I’m gone. Find someone that will love our baby like his own.
Someone who will love and protect you. Someone who can take care of the two of
you” said Jason, trying not to completely lose it. His heart was shattering to
a million pieces inside, and he couldn’t take the pain. It just hurt too much. “No Jason, please
don’t say that” she begged. “Courtney, it’s for
the best. I don’t want to die knowing that you will be alone for the rest of
your life. I don’t want to die knowing that you will forever be lingering on
me. I need to know that you’ll be happy and taken care of” “Jason, please don’t
say that” she repeated as the two cried enough tears to fill a lake. “Jason, I
will always be lingering on you. I will always be connected to you, both by
this baby and my own heart. No one can ever take your place. No one. And
please, please don’t make me try to find someone. Don’t make me pretend to be
happy or content even. Please don’t force me to desecrate your memory like
that” she begged him as sobs racked her body. “It’s not desecrating
my memory. I’m asking you to do this. I just want my baby to have a father.
Someone to take care of him or her. A memory’s nice and all, but it wont take
care of my baby. Of our baby. I will always be his or her father, and I will
always be your husband, but I need someone to take that place. I need someone
to take care of my wife and child. Someone to fulfill your needs” “My needs are you and
only you. Please don’t do this” she said. “Promise me Courtney,
just promise me” he begged, although the thought of her being with someone
else, or his child calling someone else daddy made him sick. It was as though
someone had put a knife in his gut, and now they were twisting it. “No Jason, I can’t do
it. I won’t” she cried, sobbing even harder. He let one sob escape
as he begged her again, but her answer was the same. “Please promise me. I
need to know that you’ll be safe. Please, do it for me. Do it for us and our
baby” he said, looking into her eyes, bearing into her soul. “Alright, I promise”
she said as she broke down. “But you will always be this baby’s father, and you
will always be my soul mate” she said, the tears running down her face so
quickly now, the hiccups so close together, the pain so unbearable, that she
felt like she couldn’t breathe. “Shh” he soothed.
“You need to stay calm for our baby’s sake” he said, coming to his senses and
wiping away all of his tears. “You need to keep our baby safe” he said. “I love when you
refer to our baby” she said, trying to stop hiccupping and sobbing. Trying to
wipe away all of her tears. “Me too” he
whispered. “Time’s up” came the
voice over the PA. “No, please, just a
few more minutes” begged Courtney as a guard walked into the cage that Jason
sat in. The phone was ripped
from his hands and they were once again bound behind his back. He was led away
in the rough arms of the guards and as he was, he mouthed to her that he loved
her and the baby. She mouthed it back, putting one hand on her stomach to show
him that she would protect their baby. Once
he was out of sight, Courtney let it all out. She sat there at the table,
sobbing into her hands. She couldn’t stop crying. A kindly guard came over to
her. He had seen this many a time before. Woman crying as their husband’s sat
on death row, waiting for their turn to die. It was a brutal concept. Knowing
that soon, someone would come and lead you to a small room, where you would be
strapped down and murdered. It was harsh and cruel, but he knew he couldn’t let
it get to him. He had seen this too many times to let it faze him, but it still
did. The man bent down so
that he was looking at the blonde and offered her a toothsome grin. “It’ll be ok lovey”
he said, trying to sooth the woman, but it only made her cry harder. Looking around, the
man saw the sonogram picture. “Is this your baby?”
he asked. “Did you bring it to show your husband?” She just snatched it
from his hand without saying anything. She knew that she shouldn’t be so harsh
to him. It wasn’t his fault Jason was here, and it certainly wasn’t his choice. “I’m sorry” she said. “Now, now, you have
nothing to apologize for” he said. “These are difficult times for everyone I’m
sure. And to be pregnant on top of it. Miss, I’m sure your husband was a good
man. A man who probably just had a moral breakdown. God will forgive him. He’ll
be in heaven, he’ll be taken care of” soothed the man. “How do you do this?”
she asked. “How do you look at the face of each man inside of this place and
just accept the fact that they will all eventually be executed” “It’s my job. And
it’s a terrible one. It gives me nightmares, without a doubt. But we need to
accept these things. We need to believe that in the end, everything happens for
a reason” “Do they treat them
ok in there?” she asked. “As best as they can.
It’s no five star hotel, but it does the trick. It prepares them for it. It
prepares them for dying” “This must be what
animals feel like. Corralled and controlless. At the mercy of whoever holds the
whip, whoever holds the key to the meat packing plant” scoffed Courtney. “Sounds to me like
this little lady just became a vegetarian” said the guard with a smile, hoping
that a joke would calm the woman down a bit. She looked at him
strangely for a second. “Vegetarian?” she questioned, her voice hardly above a
whisper. “Yes, you know. A
person who doesn’t eat meat” he said. “Oh my god!” she
gasped, one hand covering her mouth. “I have to go, thank you!” she called back
to the confused guard, running out of the room as fast as she could. “Oh my god” she
repeated as she got in her car and sped off as fast as she could. It all made
sense. It was all fitting into place. Carmen Pareña wasn’t dead. And Courtney
knew exactly where she was. Chapter
19- Saving Private Morgan “CARLY” shouted
Courtney, running full speed into the penthouse. She couldn’t imagine why Carly
wasn’t picking up the phone when she called her. Courtney stopped
short when she looked at the somber sight in front of her. “What is it?” she
asked, looking from face to face from Monica to Emily to Carly to Sonny. “A date’s been set
for Jason’s execution. His appeal’s been denied” said Monica, her face pale. “What are you talking
about?” asked Courtney, her own face becoming pale as well. “Durant has contacts.
He pushed for it. He wants to make Jason an example. To show that he’s a no
nonsense DA” whispered Carly. “When’s the date?”
asked Courtney slowly, afraid to hear the answer. “Tomorrow at sunrise”
said Sonny, prompting another onset of tears from the three women standing in
front of him. Courtney just stood there in shock. “This whole thing has been a
wake up call. I was too stubborn to believe my best friend, and now it’s too
late” he said. “I can’t believe I thought for a second that Jason could do
this. I can’t believe I doubted my best friend” “This can’t be
happening. This can’t be possible” said Courtney, tears running down her face
again. “Sonny, this isn’t the greatest time to tell you, but I’m pregnant” she
said. Sonny gaped at her in
shock. “Does Jason…” “Yes, that’s what I
went to tell him today. Sonny, we can’t let him be executed. And I know how.
But I need your help. All of your help” she said. “What can we do?” asked
Carly. “Everything” said
Courtney, snapping into action and control. “Carly, think long and hard. What
did Jax order at Kelly’s the other day?” asked Courtney. “I don’t know? Why is
that important?” she asked. “It just is. Tell me,
what did he order?” “Some fries, some
drinks, three burgers” “Three?” “Maybe he was hungry.
Why is this important?” “What kind?” “What?” “What kind of
burgers?” asked Courtney, desperate to hear if her memory served her correct. “Regular. Wait, just
a second. He ordered one veggie burger, which I did think was a little bit
strange at the time” said Carly. “Oh my god” said
Courtney. “It’s true” she said. “What’s true?” asked
Sonny. “Carmen Pareña’s not
dead. She’s with Jax and Sam” said Courtney, a triumphant smile coming on to
her face. “How is that
possible?” asked Monica. “She must have faked
her death. We saw Jax and Sam together, and they both have motive to hurt me
and Jason. Jax ordered three of everything, not two. And remember what Durant
said in his closing statements? Carmen is a vegetarian. Jax and Sam both
aren’t, and he got a veggie burger” said Courtney. “Don’t you think
that’s jumping to conclusions a bit?” asked Sonny. “Sam has been hanging
around Jason a lot, and both she and Jax have warned us that we made a bad
decision by getting back together. Besides, Jason didn’t kill Carmen, and I
didn’t kill Carmen, and you didn’t kill her, and there is no way in hell her
own family would kill her. The death was a fake” “Alright, that
explains the murder, but what about the rape?” “The hair and skin
cells were easy enough to get, but what if Jason’s semen was never in her? What
if someone falsified the evidence and it was all just a setup?” “How could they have
done that?” questioned Monica “Maybe they impersonated
a nurse or hospital staff, got into the lab, and changed the information on the
computers. The lab technicians don’t know what it is that they’re dealing with
when they analyze the data, so they didn’t know that the evidence was for this
case. So when it came up negative in the lab, but positive on the computer,
they wouldn’t have noticed. No one would. Rachel did it when she was framing me
for AJ’s murder” said Courtney. “But who could have
been sneaky enough to get into the hospital?” asked Emily. “They’d have to know
exactly where they were going, but no once could recognize them. Who could pull
that off?” “That tramp Samantha
McCall” said Carly. “Come on Carly…”
warned Sonny. “I’m serious. She’s
sneaky, manipulative, and she knows her way around GH” “Monica, were any
hospital ID’s reported missing around that time?” asked Courtney. “IDs are constantly
reported missing. Doctors can be scatterbrained sometimes. But come to think of
it, Brook Lynn’s was missing that day, and then miraculously turned up. And
Brook Lynn looks a lot like…” “Samantha McCall”
they all finished with triumphant looks at each other. “Alright, we’re going
to need a plan to find this out for sure” said Sonny. “And none of these
you get your men on everything plans Sonny. We will all be involved in this
one” warned Carly. “Alright, alright.
Emily and Monica, why don’t you two go down to the hospital. I’m sure you two
can check to see whose ID was used that night to get into the lab computer
room. Carly, you and I are going to pay a little visit to Jax’s apartment?
Everyone got it? Alright, let’s go” said Sonny, walking out and grabbing his
coat but everyone just stared at him. “What?” he asked “And me?” asked
Courtney. “What am I doing?” “You are taking good
care of Jason’s child and then you are waiting by the phone to collaborate all
of the evidence” “Collaborate?” she
asked. “Yes, collaborate.
Now let’s go” said Sonny trying to get moving again but everyone just stared.
“What now?” “Sonny, this is my
husband. And I think I should go to Jax’s apartment with Carly, and you should
stay here and ‘collaborate’” said Courtney with dramatic air quotes. “Courtney, it’s bad
enough that I have to bring Carly” “Whoa!” said Carly,
taking a step back. “Bad enough?” she repeated slowly. “I didn’t mean it
like that baby. I just meant that in the beating up process where I beat on Jax
to get information, you two aren’t going to be as useful, and you’ll just be
bored” said Sonny in an attempt to cover for his mistake. “I’m coming with you.
There is no way that I am going to let them team you three to two. Besides, you
won’t hit girls, and Carly and I have no standards and will” said Courtney,
grabbing her own coat and walking out as the other girls followed. “We won’t be three to
two, I’m bringing some guards. And they don’t have class either” said Sonny. “Is that really
getting you out of trouble Corinthos?” asked Carly as they all walked to the
elevator. “No, not really.
Fine, but Courtney, protect this baby. Get out if you need to” “Sonny, I will in no
way put mine and Jason’s baby in harms way. So don’t worry your tiny-little
overly-rounded head” she said with a sarcastic pat on top of his head. “My head is not tiny
or overly-rounded” he countered. “Of course it isn’t”
said Carly with a laugh as they all walked into the elevator. The last thing heard
before the elevator doors closed was Carly begging them all to pick out a name
for their operations. Something like “Saving Private Morgan”. “Carly, you’re babbling”
said Sonny as the elevator traveled down and Operation Saving Private Morgan
began. Emily
and Monica made it to the computer system and were in the midst of looking up
just who entered that lab room that night when they received an unwanted interruption.
“What’s this?” asked
Allen. “What’s going on here? I don’t think that the information you’re looking
for has anything to do with your patients” “Allen, stuff it”
said Monica as she got back to typing away at the computer. “Excuse me Monica,
but I am still the chief of staff here” “And I am still the
person holding the deed to the house you so comfortably call home” said Monica. “Is this still about
Jason?” he asked. “I don’t know why you insist on defending that mobster. He
isn’t your son. Your son wouldn’t rape some poor girl and then murder her for
kicks” “Jason didn’t do
that!” shouted Emily, losing her patience at her father. “Why is it that after
his death you forgot all of the horrible things AJ did? The horrible things you
did to him? You just pardon everything that he did, but now you decide that
Jason isn’t worthy?” she asked. “Emily, this is
between your mother and I” said Allen. “No Allen, she’s
right. AJ, your new golden child, was just who drove Jason to be where he is
today, literally. He got behind the wheel of that car, and Jason was just
trying to help his brother. And that is why he is working for Sonny. You pitted
those two against each other in all of the worst ways when they were younger.
You favored Jason so much that it was disgusting. Jason was the strong one, the
handsome one, the one who you thought was going to go places. AJ may have been
like that too if you just didn’t destroy him! So now, he is gone. Fine, we all
need to cope with that. But Jason isn’t gone. And I for one will not stand here
and let anyone take away my son. Especially for crimes that he did not commit”
said Monica, staring at Allen so defiantly, that even Emily had to take a step
back. Allen saw Monica in a
whole new light that second. She seemed so determined and strong. It was his
old Monica back. He wasn’t ready to forgive Jason for AJ’s death, but he was
ready to back off of Monica. “Make sure to log off
when you’re done” mumbled Allen before walking away. “Finally” said
Monica. “Mom, look a match.
There it is. That night, 3:07 in the morning, the same room. Brook Lynn
Ashton’s ID was used. Courtney was right. We have a match” said Emily. “Follow
my lead” said Sonny. “Don’t do anything stupid. Just make sure Sam and Carmen
don’t get away, but don’t do anything else. Max and I will take Jax and help
with the girls. Got it?” asked Sonny. “Got it” said
Courtney. “Carly?” asked Sonny. “Got it” she sighed. “Good, now let’s go”
said Sonny, moving aside so Max could kick in the door. “What the hell?”
asked Jax as the door to his apartment was kicked in. “Corinthos, what do you
want?” he asked, rolling off of Sam and putting a towel around himself. Sam
wrapped herself in a sheet. “Courtney? What are you doing here? This isn’t like
it seems” said Jax. “Jax, I don’t give a
crap if you sleep around with the town whore. But I do give a crap when you try
to ruin my life” she said. “What are you talking
about?” he asked. “Where is she?” asked
Sonny. “Who? Sam, she’s
right here?” said Jax, motioning to her. “Don’t play dumb Jax,
where the hell is Carmen?” he asked. “Carmen who?” asked
Jax again, trying to act innocent. “I don’t know a Carmen” “Check the other
rooms Max. Now Jax, I am only going to ask you once more nicely. Where’s Carmen
Pareña?” said Sonny. “Looking for me?”
asked the dark haired girl, coming out of the bedroom with a gun pointed at the
four intruders. “Surprise” she said. “So it’s true, you
faked your death. And you faked your rape, didn’t you Carmen?” said Courtney “So what if I did,
there’s nothing you can do about it” said Carmen with a toss of her hair. “Why?” asked Carly.
“Why did you do that to Jason?” “It was retaliation
for my family” “How’d you do it?”
asked Courtney. “It was simple
really. I cried rape, Sam here switched the data in the computer at the
hospital and then the rest was easy riding. Jax helped in the cover-ups and the
bankrolling that we didn’t want traced back to my family” “What about the
murder?” asked Sonny. “That was just lucky.
When Morgan escaped, we saw an opportunity and took it. I faked my death, and
more of Jax’s money and Sam’s stealth made it possible to make it seem real,
and frame Jason for it. It was all too easy really. But now, he’s going to be
gone. In what is it now? Just a few hours” she said with a smile. “My husband won’t be
dead. Because you just admitted to faking the whole thing” said Courtney
pulling out a video camera that she had been hiding in her purse. “Oh, don’t think it’s
that simple blondie” said Sam, and with a sickening crack, four guards came up
behind them and hit them all on the heads, knocking them unconscious. “Take the video
camera” said Jax. “And make sure you didn’t hurt Courtney” he said, kneeling
down by her side. “Jaxie, you don’t
need her. You need me” said Sam, coming up from behind him and putting her hand
on his chest, slipping her fingers inbetween the buttons of his shirt. “Shut up Sam. Come
on, help me tie them up” he said to the guards. Jax looked at the
clock as he tied them up. Midnight. 6 hours and then Jason Morgan would be
gone. Chapter 20-
Countdown “Where are they?”
asked Monica as she paced in Sonny’s penthouse after Marco had let her and
Emily in. “I don’t know. But no
one’s picking up their cell phones” said Emily. “You think something
happened?” asked Monica. “I don’t know. But
mom, you and I aren’t exactly cut out for all of this mob stuff. I don’t know
what to do. We need Jason here” said Emily. “I know. Come on.
Let’s at least talk to Marco, maybe he can help” said Monica walking into the
hallway. ----- -----
----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
----- ----- ----- ---- “My head hurts” said
Carly. “Mine too” said
Courtney as the girls came to. “Oh god, how’s…” “Fine, don’t worry. I
can feel it” said Courtney. “Good” “Sonny, come on wake
up” said Courtney trying to wake her brother up. “Max, come on” said Courtney. The two men finally
awoke and looked at their surroundings. They were all tied to dining room
chairs in Jax’s apartment. Sam and Carmen were fighting, and Jax was in the
middle of it, trying to break them up, so no one noticed that their captives
had awoken. “What do we do, we
have to get out of here and get to Jason. What time do you think it is?” said
Carly “There’s a clock. Its
12:30” said Max. “Shit, we need to get
out of here” said Sonny. “Look who’s awake”
said Carmen, seeing them all conscious again. “Let us go” demanded
Carly. “Not so easy. None of
us want to end up in prison, and none of us want to see Jason Morgan walk away
alive” said Sam. “Why is that? Don’t
you love Jason?” asked Courtney. “Yes, I do. But he
picked you. He brushed me off and treated me like trash. And I won’t take it
anymore. I gave him plenty of chances to redeem himself. Plenty of chances to
come back to me. But he wouldn’t. And now, if I can’t have him, no one will” “Your sick Sam” said
Sonny. “Maybe so. But only
because I was bounced from bed to bed. From yours to Jason’s to Jax’s. And no
one ever really wants me, do they? No, of course not, I’m just used to forget
other woman. But not anymore. I won’t be someone’s bed buddy anymore” said Sam. “What about you Jax,
do you really think that this is going to win Courtney back?” asked Carly. “I love you Courtney”
he said kneeling beside her. “And I just want you to be safe. I want to protect
you. And that means keeping Morgan away from you” “Jason isn’t the one
who knocked me unconscious and then tied me up” said Courtney. “I am doing what I
need to in order to protect you” “By having an
innocent man executed?” interjected Max. “Jason isn’t
innocent. He kills people for a living. That is in no way innocent. So what, he
didn’t commit this one crime. But he’s done worse. He’s killed more times than
I can even count” said Jax. “Jax, please don’t do
this” begged Courtney. “I’m sorry. But I
need to” he said before getting up. 1:00
AM “Do you know how to
use one of these?” asked Marco to Emily and Monica. “We can use guns”
said Monica determinedly. “We can?” asked
Emily. “You’ve taken on “Good point” said
Emily. “Alright, stay close”
said Marco, handing them each a gun. Marco walked over to the
door and saw that it wasn’t fully closed due to the fact that Max had broken it
when he kicked it in. Pushing it slightly open, he saw Max, Sonny, Carly, and
Courtney all tied up. Putting one finger to his mouth to warn Monica and Emily
to be quiet, he pushed the door open slightly. With his gun brandished, he
walked inside, careful to stay out of sight, motioning to the girls to follow
his lead. The three made it in and walked behind Sam, Carmen, and Jax who were
talking to their four captives. The three didn’t notice the people behind them,
but the four tied to the chairs did. All of the sudden, three other guards came
up behind Marco, Emily and Monica with their guns raised. The four tried to
motion to them to turn around, but Sam, Jax and Carmen saw it, and right as
they turned around, the guards hit Marco, Emily and Monica over the heads, and
they too fell to the ground. 2:00
AM “This is great. We
are Jason’s only hope, and we’re all tied to chairs! How can this be
happening!” screeched Carly. “There has to be a
way out” said Emily. “Nothing, we have
nothing” said Carly. “Oh god, they can’t
kill him” said Courtney as she started to cry. “Hey, it’ll be ok”
soothed Sonny. “We will get out of here and save Jason” Sonny told her. “We
won’t let him die. Max can you see the clock? How much time do we have left?” “Four hours” said
Max. “That’s plenty of
time. We’ll get out of here, get the tape, and then make it down to the prison.
Jason will be cleared. We just need a plan” said Sonny. “Oh, I’ve got it. How
‘bout we all sneak into Jax’s apartment, get knocked over the head, and then
get tied up. OH WAIT, WE ALREADY DID THAT” yelled Carly. “Carly, now is not
the time to get sarcastic” said Sonny. “You were the one who wanted to come” he
said. “Oh I was the one who
wanted to come? You were the one who didn’t believe Jason” said Carly. “Hey, you shouldn’t
be talking. None of you should. I was the only one who truly believed him” said
Courtney. This prompted a full
out screaming war between five of the seven people tied up. Max and Marco
exchanged a glance and tried to quiet them down. “Come on! Shh, how is
this helping Jason!” asked Marco. But his words were in
vein as no one heard him. “What the hell is all
of this racket? Some people are trying to sleep” said Sam, coming out of one of
the bedrooms. “Frankie, gag them” she said to the guard sitting on the couch
watching TV. “Sure thing” he said. 3:00
AM No one said anything.
But they couldn’t. They all had scarves or cloth napkins wedged into their
mouths. Max looked once more at the clock and made three grunts. They all
understood it. They had exactly three hours to get to Jason. And now, they were
tied and gagged. No amount of struggling against their ropes was going to get
them out. Courtney began to cry. She knew what Jason would be doing right now.
He would be preparing for death. ----- ----- -----
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the guards. He had to stand there as Durant told him that no one had come. Not
even Courtney. Jason couldn’t believe it. Was it too painful for her to come?
Or did she already do what he asked? Did she move on to someone else already? ‘No’ he told himself.
‘Courtney wouldn’t do that so soon. She loves me’ he assured himself. But where
was she? Jason’s last meal was
prepared. He didn’t know what he wanted at first, but then it hit him. He
wanted coffee and eggs over easy. Eggs over easy always reminded him of the
first time he had met her. The first time he had met his Courtney. 4:00
AM Jax just stared at
her. She had tears running down her face. “Please don’t cry” he
mumbled, getting up and wiping the tears from her face. She shrunk back at
his touch. “I’m going to remove the
gag, alright? But don’t scream” he said, gently removing the scarf from her
mouth. “How could you do
this to me Jax? You claim you want me to be happy, and safe. But I’m not happy
or safe without Jason. You don’t love me” she said. “How can you say that
Courtney? Of course I love you!” he cried. “Then prove it” she
begged. “Let me go” “Courtney, I can’t do
that. You know I can’t do that” he said. “Come on Jax, this is
your time. You can be the hero. You can be my knight in shining armor” she
begged. “I can’t do it” he
repeated. “I’ll go to prison for a very long time” Courtney cried some
more, hanging her head as she did. But what she was doing was perfect. It was
buying them time. Because what she didn’t know was that Sonny, Max, and Marco
were ten seconds away from untying their binds. Using their watches, they had
been cutting away at the scarves and pulling at the binds. Finally, the three
broke lose. Nodding at each other, they each bent down and pulled the guns they
had hidden in ankle holsters out. Max pointed his at Jax while Sonny and Marco
undid their ankle binds. They switched, and Max undid his and the three men got
up, their guns pointed at Jax. “Looks like the
tables have turned Jaxass” said Courtney with a smile. 4:30
AM Jason was given his
last shower. It was amazing how much scarier everything seemed when the word
‘last’ was put in front of it. As the water hit him, all he could think about
was Courtney and his baby. He didn’t realize how much seeing his own child grow
up truly meant to him. He always wanted a child of his own, but he didn’t
realize it would hurt this much to have the opportunity, and then have it
ripped away. He had been there with Michael, but this hurt even more. Because
this was his own flesh and blood. Closing his eyes, he tried to keep the tears
that were welling up in his eyes at bay. “Don’t shoot me
Sonny” begged Jax. “Please, don’t shoot me” he said, putting his hands up. “Give me one good
reason not to. Max, go take care of the guards. Marco, get Sam and Carmen. I
don’t really care if you hurt either of them” he said, the gun still pointed at
Jax. “Sit” instructed Sonny to Jax as he tied the man up to the chair he had
previously been tied to. “Not so fast” said
Carmen, coming out with a gun pointed at Marco’s head as he had one pointed at
Sam’s head. “You guys aren’t going anywhere” she said. “I’ll shoot her,
don’t think I wont” warned Marco. “Shoot her for all I
care” said Carmen. “No, no, no. Don’t
shoot her!” begged Sam. “Untie Jax and sit
back down yourself” said Carmen. “Or this guy gets it” she said. 5:00
AM Jason had one hour
left to live. Outside, TV cameras crammed around as the warden of the prison in
charge of executions came out and explained just how Jason would be killed. He
explained the lethal injection that he would get. He told the reporters Jason’s
last meal, and he commented that no one in Jason’s family came. This was it. It
was down to the wire. ----- -----
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----- ----- ---- In a second, Marco
elbowed Carmen in the face. She dropped her gun in surprise and Marco grabbed
it. Pointing one at her and the other at Sam, he led them both to chairs and
tied them up. Meanwhile, Sonny untied everyone else. Max came back in and
announced that all of the guards were taken care of. “We have one hour to
get down there and stop the execution. Max, Marco, load the three of them into
the van downstairs. They’ll be sufficient evidence” said Sonny. “No, we wont” said
Sam, breaking free and grabbing a spare gun. Instead of shooting at Sonny or
someone, she shot Carmen. “What the hell was
that for?” questioned Jax as Max wrestled the gun from her hand. “You killed
her! Carmen, Carmen, wake up!” Jax yelled as blood poured from her. “Don’t you get it?
They have no evidence now. And there’s no way either of us are going to talk”
said Sam. “We have to find the
video camera!” cried Emily, knowing that Sam was right. Everyone split up,
desperate to find the camera. Every room was checked three times. Sam and Jax
were beaten to a pulp by Max and Marco as the two questioned them. But it was
no use. Courtney glanced at the clock. 5:30. They had half an hour to find the
camera, make it down to the prison, and clear Jason’s name. Everyone was looking
everywhere, but then it struck Courtney. They were only looking in the obvious
places. Courtney had spent enough time in this apartment to know the secret
places. Kneeling down on the bedroom floor, she pressed on the hard wood slats
until one opened. Reaching down, she pulled out the video camera, with the tape
still in. “I got it, let’s go!”
cried Courtney as they all took off running, leaving Max and Marco to guard Sam
and Jax. 5:45
AM Jason was led into
his execution room and strapped down to the gurney. He wanted to fight, but he
couldn’t. Instead, he allowed them to fasten him down, tightening the leather
straps so tight that he couldn’t move. A priest came and read him his last
rights. This was it. It was all ending here. ----- ----- -----------
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----- ---- Sonny broke every
speed limit to get to the prison that day. He nearly got into two accidents and
ran nineteen red lights. He may or may not have hit three squirrels, a bird,
and an unfortunate cat. But that wasn’t his concern. His concern was getting to
his friend. Saving Jason’s life. They made it to about
a mile outside of the prison, but they found they couldn’t make it inside.
There were too many news vehicles, all piled up. Sonny knew Courtney couldn’t
run because she was pregnant. Grabbing the camera from her hands, he took off
running, Carly, Emily, Monica, and Courtney running at a slower pace behind
him. The wind burned in
his lungs, but he didn’t care. He needed to save Jason. 5:55
AM 5 minutes. Sonny was
never a good runner, but that day, he managed to run a ten minute mile.
Brushing past the guards, elbowing who he needed to, knocking whatever guns out
of whatever hands he needed, he made it inside. Calling that he was Jason’s
family. He was here to stop the wrong execution. 5:59
AM “WAIT” he yelled,
barging into the observation room. “Sonny?” asked Justus
as he got up. He was there to observe Jason’s execution, and he had been
surprised when he was the only one. “Jason didn’t rape or
kill that girl, and I have proof!” said Sonny. “It’s too late!”
called Durant. “He gets executed in one minute!” “No, I have proof.
There is reasonable doubt. This needs to be seen” said Sonny. 6:01
AM Courtney looked at
her watch and collapsed. She couldn’t run a mile normally, but being pregnant
didn’t help any. She sat on the floor, sobbing and shaking. It was over. It was
all over. Jason was gone. He was taken from her. Carly, Monica, and Emily knew what
was wrong. Sitting down next to her too, they also started to sob. The four
women tried to comfort each other, but they knew it was no use. Was Jason Morgan
dead? Chapter 21-
Epilogue “What time is it?”
Courtney asked, looking at the clock. “6:00” said Jason and
the two smiled at each other. That fateful time.
The time that had almost taken them from each other. “He’s been asleep for
3 hours. That’s incredible. But it’s your turn” she said, rolling over to block
out the loud noises coming from the nursery. “Fine” Jason said,
getting up and walking into his son’s room. Tyler
Ryan Morgan was beautiful. He had his mother’s blonde hair, and both his mother
and father’s blue eyes. “Hey you” he said,
reaching into the crib and picking up his son. “Shh, don’t cry, daddy’s here”
he said, holding his son close to him. He thanked god
everyday that he got to hold his son in his arms. That he wasn’t taken from his
family. He remembered holding Courtney’s hand as she went into labor, and
watching as his son took his first breaths of oxygen in the world. He had tied
the umbilical chord, and he had been there for it all. He would get to be there
for Jason allowed his
thoughts wander back to the day that his son was born. That day where
everything that could have gone wrong went wrong, but in the end, it was all
beautiful. Flashback “JASON!” yelled
Courtney “What’s wrong?”
asked Jason, bounding down the stairs two at a time as he ran to his 9 month
pregnant wife. “I can’t reach the
remote” she said with an innocent smile and a small pout. Jason rolled his
eyes, but at the same time found comfort in the fact that she was ok. “Where’d you learn
that little trick?” asked Jason, referring to her ability to scare the crap out
of him to get something as trivial as the remote. “Carly” said
Courtney nonchalantly. “I figured as
much. I don’t want you playing with her anymore” said Jason. “She puts bad
ideas in your head” “You’re lucky
you’re cute” said Courtney with another pout. “And for your information; this
is an emergency. I don’t like what’s on TV and I am nine months pregnant and
ready to pop at any moment. You don’t want me getting up to get the remote, do
you?” she asked, extending her pout. “Of course not” he
said with a sigh as he handed her the remote control. “Thank you” she
said playfully, getting higher pitched as she went along, and giving him a
satisfied smile. “Your welcome” he
said. “Just don’t scare me like that anymore, ok” he warned. “Alright” she said
with a sigh as he bent down to plant a sweet kiss on her lips. Naturally, he was
interrupted by the shrill ring of his phone. Letting out a frustrated growl, he
answered the phone with his usual greeting. After a short conversation with the
man on the other end, he hung up and explained to Courtney that he had to go. “You’d think Sonny
would give you some time off after everything we’ve been through” she said with
a sigh. “He did give me
some time off. Remember those three months we spent on the island?” he asked
her with a mocking smile. “It was barely
long enough. You just got out of prison” she said with another pout. “Yeah, nine months
ago” he said, a real smile stretched across his face. “You say nine
months, I say last week” said Courtney. “Get some rest,
I’ll be home soon” he said as he bent down and kissed her before walking out. “Wait, Jase, the
popcorn!” she yelled after him, motioning towards the bowl sitting just out of
her reach. But it was too late, he was gone. “Come on Jase, I’m serious.
Someone come. Max? Marco! I need something to get your attention. I’m very
sorry Jase, I know you just told me not to do this, but help! Someone come
quick!” she yelled, hoping that someone would come. “Alright, that’s just fine.
I really could be getting attacked right now, and no one would care!” she said
with a frustrated sigh. “Fire?” she tried, but nothing worked. “Fine, I’ll get
off my lazy ass” she said, covering her stomach and hopefully her baby’s ears
as she said ‘ass’. “I’m only carrying another life form in me, but that’s cool.
I don’t do anything all day, do I?” she asked in a frustrated tone. “Oh, my
god” she said as she suddenly felt something wet go down her leg. “MAX! I think
my water just broke!” she yelled on the top of her lungs. Max barged in to
the apartment. “So that’s the
magic words to get me the popcorn. I’ll have to remember for the next
pregnancy” she said. “Anyway, Max, labor here!” she said motioning over to
herself. Meanwhile, Jason
was attending a boring meeting about some shipment that someone wanted to send.
He didn’t really care about what the man with the bad comb over in front of him
was saying (although honestly, is any comb over ever good?) All the sudden, his
cell phone rang. Jason was relieved, but as he went to answer it, Sonny grabbed
it from his hands. “I think we owe
Mr. Marigucci our respect” warned Sonny like he was talking to a ten year old
little boy who was squirming in church. Jason sighed and
continued to listen to the man speak. Eventually, Francis barged in, all out of
breath. “Mr. Corinthos,
Mr. Morgan, where have you been?” he asked. “What do you
mean?” asked Sonny. “Max has been
calling, and he just called me. Courtney’s gone into labor” “Sonny!” yelled
Jason, angry that he was holding him up from getting him to the birth of his
child. “Let’s go” said
Sonny as the two made their way to the parking lot, leaving Mr. Marigucci all
alone and forgotten, just sitting there. Jason was about to
get on his motorcycle when Sonny grabbed him gently by the arm. “The limo will be
faster and safer” said Sonny, and Jason allowed himself to be led to the limo. A half an hour
later when they were sitting in a traffic jam that Jason could have gotten
around in his motorcycle, Sonny squirmed under his enforcer’s glare. “I’m sorry?” tried
Sonny, but Jason just glared at him. “You’ve really
been screwing up in this past year, you know that!” said Jason. “Yeah, I know”
said Sonny. “I can’t wait
anymore, I’ll make it quicker if I run” said Jason, fleeing from the limo as he
started to run. “We’re still a
mile away!” yelled Sonny after him. “I’ve done that Jase! It’s not as noble or
manly as it seems like at first! It’s just exhausting! Although it did save
your life” mused Sonny. “Run Jason! Run!” he yelled after careful consideration
as Jason disappeared from sight. Courtney thought
she was going to burst. “Oh my god. I have
to push a watermelon through a pencil sharpener!” she exclaimed as she got
nervous. “Where the hell is Jason?” she asked Carly as her friend sat by her
side. “Em, do you know where he is?” she asked Emily as well. “He’ll be here”
assured Monica as the three women sat by her. “That’s a load of
crap” scoffed Courtney, covering her stomach again as she cursed. “Alright, baby’s
coming” said Dr. Meadows as she finished examining Courtney. “No, no, no, we
need to wait for Jason” said Courtney as she started to panic. “This baby is not
waiting” said Dr. Meadows. “Bring her to a labor room” she commanded to the
orderlies who began to roll her away. “Wait! I won’t
push!” exclaimed Courtney in an attempt to blackmail her way into waiting for
Jason. “Oh my god! I have
to push!” she yelled three minutes later as she made her attempt at pushing the
watermelon through the pencil sharpener. “Wait! I’m here”
yelled an out of breath Jason as he barged into the room, already dressed in
the necessary scrubs. “What did you do,
run here?” she scoffed at him as he went to her side. “Yes” he said as
he stopped to catch his breath. “Ok then” said
Courtney, but she couldn’t say more as she felt another contraction. Finally, her baby
was born. His chord was cut, he was named, and he was blessed with two loving
parents. He nearly didn’t get that luxury, but in the end, it all worked out.
Tyler Ryan Morgan was the luckiest baby in the world. End Flashback Business had marred
Jason’s life too much, and in that first moment that he held his son, he knew what
he needed to do. Jason had left the business, unwilling to risk it anymore. He
wanted to be there for all those important occasions for his son. He had come
far to close to losing it all. Sonny had supported his decision and even left
the business himself. He wanted to be there for the important moments in his
sons’ lives too. He had even let Carly convince him that they should have
another. Jax and Sam were in
prison, as was a good portion of the Pareña family. They were rotting for their
crimes as he got to hold his family in his arms every night. It was perfect. It
was all perfect. Jason had forgiven
everyone who at one point hadn’t believed him. But he never forgot Courtney’s
faith in him. She had been the only one who had truly believed in him. She was
the only one who never doubted him for a second. And he knew that they would
always be ok. They had their fights and their disagreements, but it all always
worked out. They had come too close to losing each other too many times. They
loved each other, and that was what mattered. |
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