The Docks

jason: This thing with -- with jax is getting serious, isn't it?

Courtney: Yes. And it scares me to death.

Jason: Why would that scare you?

Courtney: Because I never thought that i would love anyone after loving you.

courtney: Hey, i know that we can't be together without one of us losing who we are. But when you love someone, it doesn't just go away.

Jason: I know. It doesn't.

Courtney: Yeah, there's like this deep feeling just gnawing at your heart. And sometimes I bury it, but it always comes back.

Jason: You're beautiful. And you have a good heart and I just knew when we broke up that somebody else was going to see it and want to be with you.

Courtney: But do i really want to be with them?

Jason: It makes sense that you'd move on. But I don't have to like it.

Courtney: That's how i feel about you and sam.

Jason: Sam and I aren't in love. It's just an arrangement.

Courtney: But you're still living with her.

Jason: She has nowhere else to go, you know, nobody to help with sonny's baby.

Courtney: So, you want to help? You want to make it ok for sam's little girl?

Jason: Somebody has to, you know?

Courtney: Yeah. I guess that's why i'm jealous. You and I could have had a baby and -- and she would have given us some common ground, someone we would have loved so much that we wouldn't have cared about our differences.

Jason: You know we can't change what happened.

Courtney: And I can't stop wishing we had another chance.

Courtney: I never wanted to resent you.

Jason: I never, never wanted to fight who you are. We were right to let go. I mean, living without you is -- it's hard. You know, but it's better than just holding on to each other, hurting --

courtney: Jason, i can't do this anymore.  [She runs off in tears]

PH2

sam: Thank you so much for giving danny a ride home.

Jax: Well, you didn't give me much choice.

Sam: Oh.

Jax: I thought you were going to have the baby right there at kelly's if I didn't take your brother back to the motorcycle shop.

Sam: Yeah, I just didn't want him to worry, that's all.

Jax: But it's ok to scare me half to death, huh? Look, I understand that you want to keep the truth from danny, but why don't you let me take you to the emergency room?

Sam: I'm fine, I am fine.

Jax: How can you be so sure? This is your first pregnancy.

Sam: Well, listen, for one thing, the pain is gone, and another thing, my doctor told me that i have something called braxton-hicks contractions and it's sort of like my muscles are practicing getting ready for labor, and she said not to worry.

Jax: Hmm. You seem really calm about this.

Sam: Well, it's probably the only aspect of this pregnancy I actually feel like i have under control.

Jax: Oh. I don't want to intrude, but --

sam: Just friends.

Jax: I'm sorry?

Sam: You were just going to ask what's really going on with me and jason, weren't you?

Jax: Yes, i was.

Sam: Yes, you were -- just friends. I have never had any romantic interest in him, not that he's not attractive and --

jax: And he is not attracted to you in any way?

Sam: Jax, i happen to be in love with someone else. I'm just telling you that jason and I are not a couple. He's still in love with courtney, so if you are in love with her, I think --

jax: Are you assuming that if jason wins courtney back, then -- then she would go?

Sam: Yeah, in a heartbeat.

Jax: Well, that might be true, if he asked her now. Six months from now, I seriously doubt it.

Sam: Oh. Why? Because six months from now, courtney is going to be in love with you?

Jax: I bring out the best in courtney. Jason does the opposite. As much as i loathe the man, I'm sure he doesn't enjoy bringing her to tears. So he feels guilty. She overcompensates and whatever love they have left gets buried under remorse and endless misunderstandings.

Sam: Meanwhile, you and courtney understand each other perfectly.

Jax: Pretty straightforward at this point. I -- i bet her --

sam: Oh --

jax: $10 million --

sam: 10 --

jax: That i could seduce her in three months.

Sam: Oh, my god. You are so going to lose!

Jax: You're absolutely right.

Sam: How -- yeah.

Jax: But when i do, I'm going to win because courtney is going to realize that she wants to be with me. And jason taught her to equate love with misery.

Sam: Look, I brought danny to kelly's to meet mike, and jax was there and then i started getting pains and then he insisted on taking --

jason: Are you still having pains?

Sam: No, no, I'm fine. That's the braxton-hicks contractions. The doctor warned me they'd be happening soon.

[Jason comes in]

Jason: You can leave.

Jax: Well, no one could ever accuse you of being inconsistent. Sam.

Sam: Jax.

[Door opens and closes]

sam: Jason, i didn't want danny to worry. I'm sorry. I was having pains and --

jason: You don't have to explain.

Sam: You hate his guts. I would like to explain to you why he was sitting on your couch.

Jason: You needed help, jax gave it to you -- end of story.

Sam: No, forget it. You are not going to do this.

Jason: Do what?

Sam: Reverting to jason, the walking, talking block of concrete who doesn't feel, doesn't react, doesn't have an opinion about anything. Why don't you just admit that it drives you crazy to see jax and courtney dating?

Jason: Courtney and i are divorced.

Sam: It doesn't mean you don't feel!

Jason: Just leave it alone, sam!

Sam: Just because you refuse to talk about something doesn't --

jason: What i feel doesn't matter! If i love courtney, if i don't love courtney, how it all could have been different -- it does not matter! I saw her today and I told courtney that I want her to be happy, but it's not up to me who she's happy with.

Sam: Fine. Forget courtney. How are you and I going to live together if you keep doing this?