SUMMARY: Courtney is Sonny's little sister. She was fifteen when she had to leave Sonny's home to live with her mom in Atlantic City. She kept in touch with Sonny and Carly, but hasn't heard from Jason since she left Port Charles. Now eight years later she decides to go to college on Port Charles. She decides to pay her brother a visit to tell him the news when she runs into a person she hasn't seen in eight years… Jason Morgan.
A.N: Sam is pregnant and she lives with Jason in the penthouse. The story takes place in about late September about a month before Sam has the baby.
Here she was again, for the first time in eight years, at Sonny's penthouse. She slowly approached the door that had Max standing in front of it. He must have heard the elevator doors open because as soon as she stepped out he turned around to see her. Max quickly glanced at her the first time, but when it registered in his mind who she was he did a double take.
"Ms. Matthews, what are you doing here?" He asked with an astonished look on his face.
"Well I decided on a college which just happened to be here in Port Charles, and I decided to pay my dear brother a visit." She said with a grin on her face.
"Thanks Max," she yelled as she slowly closed the door. She slowly walked into the living room of the large penthouse. Then she saw a head of red hair pop up from the bottom.
"Aunt Courtney," was all she heard before she saw a red headed blur come running at her.
Michael nearly sent her to the ground when he latched on to her waist for a hug. She gladly returned the hug to the small boy. Carly must have heard her sons yelling, because she came bounding down the stairs. She had a small toddler on her hip.
"Courtney," she yelled before she set the small child down and ran to hug her sister-in-law. She pulled away after giving Courtney a ferocious hug.
"What are you doing here? I thought you weren't supposed to be here until next week."
"Well I decided to cut my travels short and come see my family." She said her smile was full blown now.
"Have you told Sonny about you going to college her yet?" Carly asked, still excited to see Courtney.
"No not yet, I'll tell him when I see him. So how have you guys been? Is that my little nephew Morgan that I have not met at all?" Courtney asked eager to see her little nephew for the first time.
"Yes that is Morgan. He looks almost exactly like Sonny it's not even funny." She replied.
Courtney walked over to the small boy and picked him up. The little boy looked strangely at her, then he leaned over and kissed her cheek. When he pulled back he grinned at her showing him a row of his toddler teeth. Courtney grinned back at him then turned to look at Carly.
"He does look like Sonny, but he looks like you too."
"Jason says that too, but I just don't see it."
"Jason," she said surprised, "does he still work for Sonny?"
"Yeah" Carly said.
"Some things never change. Does he still live across the hall?"
"Yeah he does, he never moved away." She smiled at Courtney's obvious surprise. Carly paused for a minute before she asked,
"Didn't you used to have a crush on him?"
"Yes" Courtney said with a slight blush on her face. "I was a fifteen year old walking disaster. I had acne, braces and hair that wouldn't lay flat, and I had the hugest crush on a man I thought was the hottest thing that ever walked the earth." She smiled at Carly before she finished her statement "He knew about it too, and he teased me endlessly."
"Well Courtney why don't we go pay Mr. Morgan, AKA your former crush and still the hottest man alive." Courtney just smiled at her and shook her head as a yes.
Carly called Leticia into the room to watch Michael and Morgan while they went to go see Jason.
Courtney was nervous. She hadn't seen this man in eight years and the last time he had seen her she was the biggest dork now she was different. She was about to see her old crush again.
"Stand by the door in a way he wont see you I want him to be surprised." Courtney just nodded and did what she was told. Carly knocked on the door loudly. She smiled over at Courtney when they heard a heavy set of footsteps. Courtney heard the door open and she saw Carly smile.
"Hey Jason what are you doing tonight?"
"I'm not doing anything Carly, why?"
"Well I have this friend that I would like you to meet. She is really nice it seems like you would like her." She said answering his question with an innocent look.
"Carly I don't need you trying to set me up with some woman I don't even know." Jason said with an agitated look on his face.
"Jason, come on it won't kill you to meet her," she paused for a second, "in fact she is here with me." Carly grabbed Courtney's arm and pulled her to where she is standing right in front of Jason. Jason had a stunned look on his face. His mouth was hanging loosely open. He looked like he was about to start drooling at any moment.
"Hey Jason Morgan, it has been a really long time hasn't it?" She asked. He shook his head as an answer for yes. 'He still looks great just as the last time I saw him,' she thought.
His hair was short and spiky. His eyes were as blue as ever except they had seen things she never wanted to see. He still had the muscles she just loved to drool over when she was 15.
Courtney and Jason were broken out of their staring stupor when Carly cleared her throat. Jason gently shook his head.
"Yeah Carly I can be there tonight." Jason said still looking at Courtney. Carly shook her head and left them there alone. Jason slowly pulled Courtney into his arms for a long hug.
"It has been a long time since I last saw you. You look so different. You look amazing. A far cry from the little 15 year old girl I saw eight years ago." Courtney pulled away from Jason before she said,
"You look almost exactly the same, you haven't changed at all, except for you eyes, they make you look older, more experienced." Jason just shook his head at her comment.
"It is good to see you again Jason." Jason smiled at her.
"So where are you staying?"
"I'm staying at Kelly's for a while, just until I can find an apartment."
"So you are going to be living here in Port Charles?"
"Yeah I decided to go to college her."
"Really, does Sonny know?"
"No, I'm planning on telling him tonight."
"You mean Carly didn't tell him?"
"Yeah everyone knows Carly cant keep a secret." Everyone in Port Charles knew that Carly Corrinthos could not keep a secret.
"So you said that you are staying at Kelly's."
"Yeah I am."
"Why don't you just stay with me?"
Jason's POV'What am I thinking? Asking Courtney to live with me when I already have a pregnant Sam staying with me. Well it's not like I'm in love with Sam…or even like her for that matter.
"Jason, I can't do that to you, you have a life. You don't need a 23 year old college student living with you."
Courtney's POVShut up Courtney, you know you want to live with him. He's like the hottest man alive.
Well he has a life. He may just have a girlfriend or a fiancé, or worse… a wife. Stop being stupid, even if he didn't have a woman in his life, which he might not have, he wouldn't like me that way.
"It wouldn't be a problem. I would love to have you move in with me."
"I wouldn't want to impose."
"You wouldn't be imposing, I asked you to move in."
"I could be terrible on you love life. I mean you could come home on night with a woman and they see a 23 year old girl on you couch, they wouldn't stay the night I can tell you that now."
"My love life if non-existent," he paused, especially with my new roommate."
"Jason if you already have a roommate, I cant live with you."
"Yes you can I'm sure she wouldn't mind." Courtney sighed knowing she wouldn't win this fight with him, not like she wanted to win… wait did he say 'she'?
"Jason if you already have a woman living with you doesn't mean that you are together?" Please say no, please say no, please say no…
"No," thank god, "It's a favor for Sonny."
"Well if she wont mind then I guess you have a new roommate." Jason gave her the biggest smile she had ever seen on him.
"That's great I guess I will come by Kelly's to help you move in." She smiled at him.
"Well I guess I will see you tonight. I better go pack and get ready. Thank you so much Jason I don't know how I will ever be able to thank you."
"Don't worry about it." Courtney said good-bye to Jason and got into the elevator and waited for the door to close before she let out the squeal and grin. She was going to live with her long time crush, Jason Morgan.