Jason Morgan walked into Penthouse four. "Is Sonny here?" he asked Carly, one of his best friends.

"No, he took Michael and Morgan to the park." She said, sitting down on the couch.

"Do you know when he'll be back?"

"Probably not for awhile. Why? Do you need to talk to him?"

"Yeah, it's about business."

"Oh, well don't say anything in front of me. I might blab." She mocked.

"Carly-"

"No, it's ok really. But, I do want to talk to you anyways." She said, motioning for him to take a seat. "Don't worry its not about your precious business."

Jason sat down in the chair next to the couch. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Hmm…How do I put this-"

"Carly, whatever it is just say it."

"Courtney has a date tonight."

Jason knew that when they broke things off that it would be normal and he would expect Courtney to date other guys, but he didn't expect to feel this way over it.

"Carly, Courtney and I broke up awhile ago. What she does is none of my business."

"Come on Jase. You know you still love her. Why can't you both just stop being stubborn."

"Carly I'm with Sam now. I'm happy and I want Courtney to be happy too."

"Don't even lie to me and tell me you're happy with that whore over there."

"Carly, how many times do I have to tell you not to call her names."

"Well it's true. She came here and tried destroying my family, getting her paws all over Sonny. Then she realizes she can't have him, and goes after you, destroying your and Courtney's relationship."

"She didn't ruin me and Courtney. We drifted apart, Carly. She couldn't handle this life."

"That's a bunch of bull and you know it. Courtney loved you Jason and she was willing to live this life no matter what it cost her."

"I'm not having this discussion anymore. Tell Sonny I'll stop by later to talk to him." Jason said as he got up and walked out into the hallway.

Jason hated when Carly would try to get him and Courtney together. Their lives just weren't compatible. They'd tried many times but it would never work.

Courtney was walking around the loft talking on the phone. "I'm really excited about tonight."

"Me too." Kyle said into the phone. "Hey, I have to go, but I'll see you tonight, ok?"

"Ok, bye." She said as she hung up the phone and sat down on the couch.

Courtney smiled when she thought about two weeks ago when she met Kyle.

Courtney was in a hurry. She was late for work and was walking out of Kelly's with her coffee, trying to get her cell phone out of her purse when she dropped her keys. Bending over to pick them up, she bumped into someone else walking through the door, spilling her coffee all over him. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" Courtney said, trying to wipe the coffee off of his shirt.

"Don't worry about it. After all, I was coming to get some coffee."

Courtney looked at him and laughed for the first time that day. She was having such a bad day and this total stranger had managed to make her lighten up a bit.

"Look, I don't have any money with me right now but if you give me your name and address I can mail you money to pay for the shirt." Courtney said.

"Really, it's not a big deal. I'm staying at the Port Charles hotel right now so I can just go change shirts. My name is Kyle, by the way." He said, extending his hand for a handshake.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Courtney."

"Well, Courtney, it's been a pleasure bumping into you."

Courtney laughed. "Are you sure there's nothing I can do?"

"Actually, there is one thing you could do."

"Name it."

"Have dinner with me."

"I guess I could manage that." Courtney said with a smile.

"How about the Port Charles Grill at about 8:00?"

"Works for me."

"Alright, see you then."

Courtney couldn't believe how well their dinner had went that night. She had learned so much about Kyle and they had actually developed a kind of friendship. After that dinner they had gotten together to eat and talk quite a few times. But, tonight would be their first real date. They both had admitted feeling something more than friendship and had decided to try it out. She was nervous though because she knew this would be the first date she went on since she broke up with Jason.

Sam walked down the stairs of the penthouse, hearing a knock at the door. "Coming." She called. Opening the door, she came face to face with Carly.

"Hello Sam." Carly said, making her way into the penthouse. "Is Jason here?"

"No, he's out on business." She replied. "Is there anything I can help you out with?"

"I was just stopping by to remind him about going to the party at the Cellar tonight."

"We'll be there Carly. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Leave Jason."

"Carly, how many times do we have to do this? I love Jason and he loves me. We're together whether you like it or not. And personally, I'd like it if we could put our differences aside and maybe even become friends."

"Let me get this. You sleep with my husband, destroy my family, weasel yourself into Jason's life, and steal the love of my best friend's life and you expect us to become friends. Puhlease…in your dreams." Carly stated, walking out of the penthouse.

Courtney looked at herself one last time in the mirror. She was dressed in a black sequin dress with a v-neck and no back. Her hair was pinned up with the exception of a few strands that fell around her face. She was adding the finishing touches, a pair of silver earrings and matching necklace.

Hearing a knock, she went to the door and opened it. "Wow! You look beautiful." Kyle said, looking her over.

Courtney blushed. "Thank you. I just need to grab my purse and then we can go."

"I can't believe how many people are here." Carly stated to Sonny, looking around the club.

"Well, you deserve it. You've worked very hard to get this club up and running. I'm very proud of you." Sonny said, kissing his wife.

"Oooh, look who's here!" Carly said, breaking away from her husband and flying into Jason's arms. "I'm so glad you're here."

"Well you practically threatened to kill me if I didn't show up."

Carly slapped him in the chest playfully. "I did not. You came voluntarily because you love me and would support me in anything I do."

Jason laughed. "Yeah, that too."

Looking away from Jason, she took notice of Sam, who was at his side. "Thanks for coming Sam."

Sam smiled. "You're welcome."

Carly had decided to be civilized with Sam because she did not want to pick a fight with her. She didn't want her to put her in a bad mood. Carly was stopped mid thought when she saw the stairs out of the corner of her eye. Turning her head she saw Courtney, dressed in a jaw dropping gorgeous dress, and a handsome looking man next to her holding hands.

Seeing Carly's gaze occupied on something, Sonny, Jason, and Sam all turned their heads to see what was going on.

"Tonight just got a whole hell of a lot more interesting." Sonny said under his breath.