A/N: Hey, I was watching GH today (Thursday) and I suddenly felt prompted to write another fic. This takes place right after Morgan's baptism, when Mike confronts Courtney about her being upset. For further knowledge, in my story, Courtney and Jason are having problems, but they are still living together.
~~~~~~~~~~The church
"I see you and Jason are still having problems," Mike said to Courtney as he approached her by the candles.
"Is it that obvious?" she asked him. "I'm miserable."
"Look, whatever has happened between you and Jason, you'll get through it. I know that you two will work it out and you will fight for your marriage, and pretty soon, you'll be at your own child's christening!" he said with a huge grin on his face.
"Don't say that, you know that I can 't…" was all that she got out before Mike interrupted her.
"Hey, miracles happen everyday. Just look at this family! We've all come together and we're celebrating this happy occasion! I know this family is going to be happy, and pretty soon, you are too," Mike told a still upset Courtney.
Courtney stole a glance over at Jason, "I hope so."
Mike gave her a hug and then he walked away from her and went to go talk to Sonny, and see his new grandson. Courtney just stood there watching Jason as he handed Morgan over to Sonny. Jason looked up for a second and his eyes locked with Courtney's.
Courtney's hopeful eyes held Jason's and she searched to see if there was still any love left between them. She began to smile at him, when he broke their eye contact and turned away. Courtney was crushed. The beginnings of her smile had faded away, and a lone tear trickled down her face. She was losing Jason and there was nothing that she could do about it.
Courtney quickly wiped the tear off of her cheek as she saw Jason turn back around. Her heart filled up with hope again as he began to cross the room and approach her. Within seconds Jason stood before her and he raised his head so that he made eye contact with her.
They stood together in silence for what seemed like an eternity, when finally Jason spoke. "Would you like a ride back to Kelly's?" he asked her.
"Oh," was all that Courtney could get out. She was hoping, that by some kind of miracle, Jason would just tell her he was sorry for pushing her away, and that he loved her with all his heart.
"Um, sure. I guess," Courtney answered Jason.
"Okay then," Jason replied. "I'm ready to go when you are."
Tears filled Courtney's eyes as she walked past Jason to go grab her coat. With her back facing Jason, she put her coat on, and wiped her eyes before turning around to go and say good-bye to everyone.
Courtney walked up to Carly, who had seen the pathetic interaction between her two best friends. Carly pulled Courtney into a hug, "It'll be okay. Trust me. Things are going to work out between you and Jase, and everyone will be happy again," Carly whispered into Courtney's ear.
Courtney just pulled out of the hug and gave Carly a weak smile as she walked over to Mike and Bobby. "See ya later, dad, Bobbie," Courtney said.
Mike just nodded in Jason's direction, and winked at his daughter. "Everything is going to be fine. You'll find happiness again."
Bobbie gave Courtney one of her bright smiles, "You take care of yourself, now. And be careful out in that snow."
Courtney then made her way over to Sonny, when the red-headed Michael ran up to her, and threw his arms around her waist. "Don't go yet Aunt Courtney!" he pleaded.
Courtney looked down at Michael and smiled a genuine smile. "Oh, honey! I have to go back to work! Don't worry, I'll come over to your house whenever you want me to, okay. All you have to do is call me and I promise that I will be there!" Courtney was still smiling as she walked over to a smiling Sonny.
"You know that he adores you," Sonny said with a chuckle. "You really mean a lot to him, to all of us." When Sonny said that Courtney cast a sideways glance at Jason and smiled sadly at Sonny. Sonny saw how quickly the expression had changed on her face.
"Look," Sonny said. "If you ever need anything, you know I am here; and Carly, and the boys."
"Thanks," Courtney said as she kissed Morgan on the head and gave Sonny a hug. "I will see you all later," and with that she walked back over to Jason.
"I'm ready to go now," she told him with as cheerful a face that she could muster.
"Alright then, get in the car."
~~~~~~~~~~Kelly's
The ride to Kelly's had been an agonizing one for Courtney. Neither her or Jason spoke at all during the ride. They had made eye contact a couple of times, but they both just turned their heads away and sat in silence.
Courtney was a little bit surprised when Jason got out of the car to walk her to the door. Once they had reached the door they both just stood there and there was an awkward silence. After a couple of seconds Courtney finally worked up the nerve to say something. "You didn't have to walk me to the door if you didn't want to, you know."
"Well, Alcazar is still a threat, and Sonny would kill me if I let anything happen to you," Jason replied.
"Oh," was all that Courtney could say. She had wanted him to say that he walked her to the door because he loved her and he wanted her to be safe, not because Sonny wanted her to be safe.
Courtney was trying to work up the courage to tell Jason that she loved him and that she wanted things to go back to normal, when without a word, Jason turned around and left. She watched him walk away and her eyes teared up. She wanted so badly just to run up to him, throw her arms around his neck, and kiss him senseless, but she just stood there as he walked away.
Courtney tried to put on a happy face as she walked through the doors of Kelly's. She walked in, hung up her coat, and tried to avoid everyone as she made her way to the bathroom. She had almost made it to the bathroom when she heard a voice call out to her.
"Hey Courtney, are you okay?"
Courtney turned around to see a concerned Liz looking back at her. "Wow, do I really look so upset that even you feel bad for me? You know what. Everything's fine, and I don't want your pity," Courtney replied bitterly as she stalked off into the bathroom, leaving a confused but even more concerned Liz behind.
Once in the bathroom Courtney shut herself in a stall, leaned up against the door, and as she began to cry she slowly sank down to the floor. "Why is all of this happening to me?" she sobbed. "Why can't I just tell Jason that I love him and have things go back to normal again?…..I just want to be happy again."
Courtney just stayed in the stall until she had no more tears left to cry and her eyes were red and dry. She slowly stood up and decided that she would rinse her face in cool water before going back out and beginning work.
She walked over to the sink and turned on the cool water. After she had rinsed her face off, she grabbed for a paper towel, but stopped short when she saw Liz's reflection in the mirror. "What do you want?" she spat at Liz.
"What's wrong? I heard you crying, so I already know that it has to do with Jason. Are you two okay? Tell me. Sometimes it helps to just talk about things." Liz reasoned.
"Look, I don't need your sympathy. I am a big girl and I can get through this on my own. Now if you don't mind, I have a job to do. I would appreciate it if you just stayed out of my way," Courtney growled.
Liz just stood there as she watched Courtney leave the bathroom. Normally she would have gotten angry with the way that Courtney was talking to her, but for some reason she wanted to help her out. Liz knew what Courtney was going through, after all she had been hurt time and time again also. She was determined to help Courtney out. "Hmm, maybe by the end of the day Courtney will feel like talking to me about what happened between her and Jason," Liz said to herself. "Until then, I better get back to work."
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A/N: So, what do you think? I was inspired by today's (Thursday's) episode of GH to write this, so I did. Please review! I really need some feedback to know what I should do with this story!! Should I continue with it or not? You decide. Oh, and one more thing, the more reviews I get, the faster I will come up with the next chapter!!!