1A/N: I used to be a member of a few years ago, you may have known me as courtjasonluvr, and this is a fic that I had started but never finished. I would like to finish it, but for those of you who aren't familiar with my fic, I'm reposting it from the very beginning. I'm not gonna post my chapters all at once, I wanna give you all a chance to get into it and leave some feedback. Please read and review it, but be gentle! I'm not the best writer in the world.

This story takes place way back when Carly was being held captive by Lorenzo Alcazar while she was pregnant. After Sonny had visited her the first time on Alcazar's boat.

Side Note: At the time that I was writing this, if you can recall, Carly and Sonny are still together, as well as Jason and Courtney. I was a pretty big fan of the whole Jason and Courtney thing, so if you really don't like that, then you may not like my story.

One last thing: Words in italics are thoughts

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Sonny stood in the center of the floor in his pent house talking to Jason about the arrangement that he had made to see Carly on Alcazar's boat while Courtney was playing with Michael upstairs.

"I saw her and she is fine for the time being, but I don't want to test Alcazar. I will give him what he wants. I need Carly back and so does Michael," Sonny whispered to Jason.

"I know that you want Carly back but that doesn't mean that you have to give in to Alcazar's demands. You don't need to ship his drugs through your territory." Jason replied.

Sonny was starting to get impatient with Jason, "Look, all I want is for Carly to be in my arms and for my unborn child to be safe. The only thing that's going to make that happen is for me give Alcazar what he wants. If Alcazar wants me to ship his drugs, then I guess that's what I'm going to have to do. Do you have a better idea, because if you do, I'd like to hear it. Right now this our only option, I'm going to allow the shipments to pass through my territory."

Jason was about to reply to this, but Courtney started coming down the stairs, followed closely by an excited Michael.

"Daddy, can I go to the park with Aunt Courtney? Please, please, please!" Michael begged.

Sonny looked down at his son and couldn't help but smile. Michael reminded him so much of Carly, so full of energy and determined to get what he wanted. Just one look at the smiling and eager face of his little boy and he knew that he would give in to his request.

"Well," Sonny started. "As long as Jason goes with you two, then I don't see why not."

"Yay! Come on Aunt Courtney, Uncle Jason! Aunt Courtney, can we bring Rosie with us?" The little boy cried.

Jason and Courtney exchanged smiles and Courtney knelt down beside Michael and said, "Of course we can bring Rosie, but only if you promise to be a good boy and not to run off when we get to the park."

"I promise!" said an excited Michael.

"Okay, then run upstairs and get your sneakers on." Courtney turned to Sonny and gave him a big smile.

"Thanks for taking him out, I really appreciate it. I think that you and Michael spending time together has helped him deal with the fact that Carly isn't here." Sonny said gratefully. "It has also helped me to keep my attention on dealing with Alcazar instead of worrying about Michael all the time."

"Oh Sonny, I'm glad that I can be of some help to you. I'm only trying to do my part until Carly comes home safely. Besides, I am Michael's Aunt and he's a pleasure to be with."

Sonny gave her a look of appreciation as Michael bounded down the stairs with his sneakers in one hand and his favorite toy truck in the other. "I'm ready to go!" he screamed.

"Ok, let's go then," Courtney told Michael. "First we have to stop and get Rosie and her leash. Jason are you coming?"

Jason had to snap himself from his thoughts. "Yeah, I'm coming." He had just been observing how maternal Courtney is with Michael and he was thinking of how nice it would be if they had a child of their own.

----------Later on in the Park

Jason and Courtney had been sitting on the bench while Michael ran around in the park and played with Rosie. They were so absorbed in looking into each others eyes and in their conversation, that they didn't notice that it had been a while since they had seen Michael.

They both continued on with their conversation until a panting Rosie ran up to them and laid her head on Courtney's lap. Courtney looked down at Rosie and then looked at the park. "Jason, I don't see Michael!" Courtney scanned the park and started to panic.

"Calm down, Courtney! He's got to be around here somewhere." Jason said in a soothing voice while he stood up to survey the area.

Courtney nodded, grabbed Rosie's leash, and walked over to Jason's side. Then they both started to walk over to where Michael had been playing. They walked to the edge of the park where there were thick bushes and Jason pushed them aside to reveal a small clearing. He saw a patch of red through the bushes and he realized that it was Michael's hair. He strained to see who else was there, but all he could make out was a figure in an expensive-looking suit. Thinking that Michael could be in danger, Jason pulled out his gun, pushed his way through the bushes, and found himself face to face with Alcazar.

Jason instinctively moved in front of Michael, gun raised, to shield him from Alcazar. With his gun pointing at Alcazar's heart, he turned his head to the side "Courtney, take Michael and go back to the pent house."

Courtney was hesitant to leave Jason alone with Alcazar. What if Jason gets hurt. I can't just leave him here all alone. Who knows what Alcazar might do to him. Courtney gave Jason one last look before she grabbed Michael's hand. "Come on Michael," she said in a concerned, maternal voice.

"What about Uncle Jason," the little boy asked.

Jason wanted to get Courtney and Michael away so he could deal with Alcazar alone. "Just go. I will be fine. Courtney, be careful going home, Alcazar might have some of his henchmen lurking around."

Courtney knew that she had to get Michael out of danger so she unwillingly obliged Jason. I have to get Michael out of here. Sonny would never forgive me if I let something happen to him. She grabbed Michael's hand and started leading him back through the park.

----------At the pent house.

When Courtney arrived at the pent house she told Sonny everything that had happened. After hearing all of the details, Sonny's brow furrowed with worry, "Michael, did Alcazar say anything to you?"

Michael looked up at his father, "Yeah."

"What did he say?" Sonny questioned.

"He only said that he was a friend of yours and he told me to tell you that the shipment will be made if you want him to keep up his end of the deal." Michael told him.

"Is that all he said?" When Michael nodded his head in reply Sonny gave him a hug and said, "Now Michael, I want you to go upstairs and get ready for bed, Aunt Courtney will come up in a little bit to read you a story."

"Sonny, do you think that Jason is okay?" a worried Courtney asked as soon as Michael had gone upstairs.

"Don't worry about him. Jason knows how to take care of himself." Sonny assured her.

Despite Sonny's words, Courtney couldn't help but think that something bad was going to happen to Jason. God, please let Jason be okay. With that one silent prayer she went upstairs to read a bedtime story to Michael.

----------In the park (This happened simultaneously with "At the pent house" up above)

Jason looked at Alcazar with disgust. "What business do you have talking to Michael?" he asked, still pointing the gun at Alcazar's chest.

Alcazar gave Jason an evil smile, "I was just asking him to convey a message to Sonny for me."

Jason was enraged, "Don't you dare talk to Michael ever again! Give me one good reason why I shouldn't just shoot you and get this over with!"

That was the last thing that Jason remembered before one of Alcazar's henchmen came through the bushes and hit him over the head.

"Because without me Sonny would never get Carly back." said Alcazar as he stood over Jason's unconscious body.

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A/N: I know this may have been a bit boring, but I just wanted to get things started with a general recap of what was happening at the time of this story. Let me know what you think about my beginning. Criticism is welcomed, but be gentle. I have quite a few chapters already written, and while I'm going to space them out so you have a chance to read them without going bleary-eyed at the computer screen, the storyline may deviate from what I had originally come up with, so suggestions are more than welcome. Now… PLEASE REVIEW!