Chapter 2:
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She went into her office the next day and sat down at her desk.
Sure last night was fun and spontaneous but she couldn't see herself with Mr. Drake however.
Not exactly her type so she thought.
She leaned back in her chair as her secretary knocked on her door.
"Come in." Courtney said as she looked towards the door.
"I have two things for you." the lady said.
First she placed a vase with a dozen yellow roses.
Courtney looked shocked as she leaned up in her chair and reached for the flowers.
She pulled the card out and read it.
"Last night was fun. Dont forget about tonight." was all the card read.
She just smiled and shook her head as she sat back in her chair.
"From Mr. Jaxs?" The lady asked.
Courtney just laughed.
"Please! It'll take a lot more then flowers for him even to have my permission to look at me. Let alone dinner." she said as the secretary laughed.
"Okay second thing." Courtney wondered.
"Oh yeah. The little boy that was just in here the other day, Jacob , well he is sick but they wont see him." the lady said.
"Why?" Courtney asked furious.
She thought she had straighten this all out the other day when she had this problem.
"His uh mother left him and since she's the legal guardian they arent letting the dad sign for him since he dont have any rights to him but thats who the mother left him with." she finished.
"Okay. I'll be back. If anybody calls just take a message for me. I gotta get this all fixed." She said before walking out of the door.
She walked out of the elevator onto the fourth floor of General Hospital.
She was aggravated and frustrated to say the least.
"Courtney!" A voice said behind her.
She quickly spun around and looked at the person calling her name.
"Sorry. I've been busy dealing with the hospital about seeing a little boy to return your phone call." She quickly said.
"No dont worry about. I just wanted to ask if you still wanted me on the board." the dark hair man asked her.
"Please Nikolas? I really want to get Jax off." she said as he just smiled.
"Sure not a problem. Now whats going on with the little boy?" he questioned.
Hey if he was going to be a part of it he wanted to know things about it.
"Well him not having insurance and his parents not being able to afford it is only the first problem. The second one is his mom left him with the dad who has no rights to him so thats also keeping him from being seen by a doctor." she exclaimed.
"Just get him seen and tell them to bill me." Nikolas said.
"Thank you! You are the greatest!" She said giving him a quick hug before pulling away.
"Now if you'll excuse me I have to go fix the second part of my problem." She said looking at him.
"Okay. If you need any more help give me call." he said walking away.
"Will do." she said walking away.
She found Alan and Ms. Sneed.
Alan was not her biggest fan in the world that was for sure but he was the head of the hospital.
"Courtney." Alan said as she made her presence.
"Alan." she said looking at him.
"I take it you are the women coming to fight for that little boy." Ms. Sneed said cocky.
"I was the one last week wasnt I?" Courtney asked back.
"Well Im going to tell you just like I told the father. No insurance or rights no getting seen. Hospital policy." she said not letting Courtney protest.
"He's two!" Courtney exclaimed getting loud.
"And I dont make the rules either. I just follow them." Ms. Sneed said.
"Look Courtney before you cause a scene theres nothing we can do so why dont you's just focus on tracking down his mother and taking her somewhere else." Alan said.
"You people are unbelievable!" Courtney said walking away.
"Courtney!" A voice said behind her racing up to catch up to her.
She didn't turn around but just continue walking as her heels clicked on the floor.
"Court!" they said as they grabbed her arm.
She spun around and almost fell as he caught her.
"You should be careful in those heels you know?" he said as he helped her up.
"Sorry. Im having the worst day of my life!" she said looking at him.
"You dont like the color yellow?" he questioned as she smiled.
"No the roses were beautiful thank you! Im just arguing with these people about seeing a little boy and they still wont see him." Courtney said rubbing her forehead.
"Where's he at?" Patrick asked her.
"At his dads I think." Courtney said looking at him.
"Go get him and bring him back. I'll look at him." Patrick said.
"Patrick-" Courtney began to protest.
"Go get him Courtney now!" Patrick demanded as she just looked at him, smiled and walked away.
He let out a deep breath knowing he could get in so much trouble for it yet he didn't seem too really care.
"Falling for the hott blonde huh?" A voice said walking up behind him.
"I know what your thinking. Too bad its not the short brunette one huh?"he said looking down.
"Please Patrick. I dont want you." Robin said back at him.
"Oh yeah then tell me. What do you want?" he asked her.
"You in room 314 now." she simply responded.
"Sorry. I think I may be taken already." he said.
"Yeah by Miss. Dawson." Robin said as she handed him the chart and she walked away.
"Oh she wants me. She wants me badly." Patrick said before walking away.
Courtney went up to the house and knocked on the door.
She waited a minute before the door opened.
"Mr. Overstreet?" Courtney questioned.
"You are?" The man asked.
"Courtney Matthews. I was helping Jacob see a doctor." Courtney said.
"The boy is still sick so obviously you haven't helped him very much have you?" the man asked rudely.
"No but I found a doctor who wants to see him. So Im here to ask you to bring him down to the hospital." Courtney answered back politely.
"Look dear. Some people have jobs that actually requires manual labor unlike yours. I dont have time at the moment to take him. I have to be in work in five minutes." the grumpy father said as he began to shut the door.
"What about his mom?" Courtney questioned.
"His mom never sticks around long. In and out anytime of his life when ever she feels like it." he said as he began to walk away.
"Who's going to watch him while you go to work then?" Courtney wondered.
The dad just looked at her as Courtney already knew her answer.
"Why dont you let me take him with me and I will take him to the doctors and I will keep him until you get done work." Courtney said pleading her case.
"What makes you think he's going to want to go with you?" the father asked.
"If he doesn't then fine I will leave him here. But if he does then will you let me take him?" Courtney asked.
"You can come in." he said opening the door to let Courtney in.
Courtney tipped toe around the mess in the living room and saw a little boy playing with two Thomas the train cars.
"Hes right there. I'll be down in a minute. I need to get ready for work." the man said as she walked up the steps.
"Hey Jacob." Courtney said making her way over to the little boy.
He just smiled up at her and then looked back down at his trains.
"Do you remember me?" she asked him.
He looked at her and nodded his head yes.
Jacob wasnt much of a talker that was for sure.
"Do you still feel icky?" she asked him as she bent down to his level.
He nodded his head yes again.
"Do you want to go with me and see my friend who will make you feel better?" Courtney questioned.
She got the same responses as she did from the last two questions.
"Okay. Grab your trains and we'll wait for daddy to come back down." she said standing up.
"Is he going to go?" the dad asked walking back down the steps.
"He said he was." Courtney replied.
"Okay. Here's his diaper bag." the dad said handing it to her.
"Thank you." Courtney said.
"You want me to carry you Jacob?" she asked him.
He just stretched out his arms as she picked him up.
She just smiled at the father and walked out of the house.
Luckily she had Morgan earlier that week.
Jacob could use his car seat.
"Dr. Drake to the nurses station. Dr,. Drake. Nurses station." Epiphany Jones said over the speaker.
He came around the corner two minutes later and saw Courtney standing there.
"Is this the little guy?" Patrick asked her as he took Jacob out of her arms.
"Yup." Courtney answered back.
"Okay. Follow me." Patrick said.
They walked into a room.
He shut and locked the door.
Courtney looked at him confused.
"Somebody over head me talking to you and Ms. Sneed informed me that if I helped you Im out of a job." he said as he smiled.
"Then Patrick stop." Courtney said pleading her case.
"No. Everybody has a right to be seen by a doctor. Especially this little boy." Patrick replied.
Courtney saw a side of Patrick most people never even knew he had.
Ten minutes had past and Patrick did what doctors normally do.
"Whats wrong with him?" Courtney quickly asked.
"Where do I begin? He has an ear infection, a cold, a stomach virus and a sore throat. That could be why he isnt talking." Patrick answered.
"What do I do?" Courtney asked him.
"Im going to prescribe you medicine and you are going to get it filled and later you will meet me at my place at eight." Patrick said as she just smiled.
"I guess I owe you this time then huh?" Courtney asked him.
"No you will show up because you want too. But what you do owe me is a kiss atleast and not one like last night either." he answered.
She tried hard not to laugh.
"Okay fine." she said.
"But I dont want it now. When I want it you have to give it to me." he said.
"No matter where we are and who's there." he responded.
She agreed even though she had a feeling he was going to pick the most public place he could.
Six o'clock rolled around and Jacobs dad still haven't called Courtney yet.
She called his job and they told her he never came in.
"Where is he at then?" Courtney wondered as she drove by the house and his pick up truck wasnt there either.
She went down to the police station to see Mac.
"What can I do for you Ms." he wasnt sure what her last name was now.
"Matthews. Me and Jaxs are over." she said answering him.
"I've heard that for quiet some time just wanted to make sure it was true." Mac said as she smiled.
"This is Jacob. He's a kid through my foundation. His mother abandoned him a few days ago and he was living with his father but today I went by to take him to the doctors since the father didn't want too. Now the father is missing." She said telling Mac everything.
"What do I do?" She asked Mac.
"Does he have any grandparents or anything like that?" Mac asked her.
"None that want him. I asked the mother since she was only 17 if she had parents and she said they wanted nothing to do with her or Jacob." Courtney finished.
"Well you really only have one option. Keep him over night and talk to social services tomorrow." Mac said.
"Then whats going to happen with him?" Courtney wondered.
"I couldn't tell you. You'll find out tomorrow I guess. But if you had other plans then you could leave him here and I could contact the emergency number to have him placed in a home." Mac said.
"No. I'll keep him with me. He's been through a lot." Courtney said nodding her head.
"Okay. Good luck." Mac said as Courtney nodded and walked out.
She went over to Metro Court at eight like she was told and knocked on the door that belonged to Dr. Drake.
He opened it and was surprised to see the little boy with her.
"I thought he had parents?" Patrick wondered.
"Who are now m.i.a. So I have him until tomorrow." Courtney said.
"Oh well. We'll still have fun." Patrick said looking at her as she just smiled.
A/N: Thats it! The rest of the night you will get in next chapter! It long enough and I didn't want it too long! This chapter goes to my Owen! Because I love you and I dont know what I would do without you in my life! Remember that! Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing! Glad you like!