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Jax really didn't want to look, tried to convince himself that it wasn't time yet but he glanced at his watch anyway and noticed that it was 8:05 p.m. Courtney wasn't coming- she was going to stay in Port Charles with Jason. It was where she wanted to be all along. All the laughing banter, the sweet flirtation, the smiling promises to go away with him- they were all a lie. Telling him she didn't want to lose him, telling him that she wanted him in her life- that he made her smile so much her face hurt... it didn't mean anything. She probably said it just to make him feel better, to keep him hanging around while she tried to come to grips with the fact that she had divorced Jason. He didn't even know why she decided to absolve her marriage to him if she never planned on giving him up. You were a fool Jacks, he thought harshly to himself. He picked up the phone and waited until he heard his pilot's cheery voice drift over the line. "Go ahead and take off. It appears I'll be traveling alone," he said sharply, hanging up the phone. He suddenly felt horrible at the way he had barked that order to his pilot- it wasn't as if the poor man was the source of his problem. The source of his problem was a beautiful blonde who got him to open his already very scarred heart, inspired him to believe that love could happen for him and tricked him into believing that he truly was meant to have happiness in his life like his parents. And that very same blonde who teased him into smiling, who made him look forward to waking up each morning, who made his eyes bright and his body warm was the very same blonde that ripped out his heart today and stomped on it without a second thought.
Courtney walked quickly as she approached the police station, trying to get to Jason so that she could tell him she had talked to Carly about Durant. Hopefully the man will not press charges or say anything incriminating against Jason. She had been worried when she heard about the shooting, had the nagging suspicion that Jason was going to be deemed the main suspect in this case. At first she had been truly alarmed that Jason could have done such a thing- and then she had firmly reminded herself that he was a hitman, that was his job. She couldn't deal with it, that's why she had gotten a divorce. But Jason was like a drug, she couldn't keep him locked away. And she knew she shouldn't have to- they were married once and he would always hold a special place in her heart. But she knew, she absolutely knew that she had to because they would never work. She didn't think she could do it- not until she started spending time with Jax. Thoughts of Jason came into her mind progressively less, she stopped crying herself to sleep and she actually wanted to wake up in the morning. She knew why she looked forward to each day- because she knew Jax would always be there, buying her breakfast, making insane eating arrangements, teasing her until she gave in and laughed. Thinking of him only made her uneasy. He was not happy with her, that much she was certain. She had promised him to go away and she really wanted to- but when she found out Jason was being held in custody because he threatened Durant over her, she felt guilty. And she didn't know what else, but she knew she should stay. Jason needed her and she couldn't let him down. She finally reached the PCPD main office and walked swiftly in, her eyes searching for Jason. She finally saw him and stopped dead in her tracks. He was bending down, his ear pressed gently against Sam's stomach. He straightened up and smiled, talking intimately to her. Courtney felt her heart slam into her rib cage. How many times are you going to do this Courtney, how many times do you have to see this before you finally let him go, she asked herself angrily, turning around and running out of there. This was the last time.