Jason had to hold back a chuckle. He had been just as shocked to see Courtney, as he was sure, she was. Her obvious discomfort made him smile. What luck he had. The first beautiful, nice seeming girl he meets, was AJ's girlfriend.
"Do you want some more water?" He asked her with a smile on his face.
"Excuse me?" She practically squeaked.
Those were the first words they had spoken to each other since they were properly introduced.
"More water, Reginald will get you some." He said pointing to the butler.
"Oh, no that's okay." She smiled meekly.
"Or would you like some aspirin?" He asked.
Her smile faltered. "Aspirin?"
"Yes aspirin." He repeated, once again. He was referring to when they had first met at the store. He had seen her with a bottle of aspirin in her hand.
Courtney must have gotten what he meant because she blushed. "No, it's okay."
"Jason, what are you doing to that poor girl?" Skye asked, nodding at Courtney who seemed like she wanted to crawl into a corner.
"I'm sure he's just being his normal polite self." AJ said, with a fake smile.
"What's going on in here?" Edward demanded, coming into the
room. He looked around.
"Grandfather, we were just…" Emily started, wanting to calm everything down
before one of the famous Quatermaine brawls started.
"I see what you're doing, you're having a family dinner without me. In my own house no less." Edward vented.
"My house." Alan interrupted.
"Actually, you gave it to me. Which makes it my house so please leave and let us eat in peace Edward." Monica said.
Edward grunted and scanned the table, his eyes falling on Courtney. "And who's this? Are you bringing home strangers again Emily?"
Emily's eyes widened. "Grandfather! No, she's AJ's girlfriend actually."
Edward grunted again and continued to stare at everyone.
Courtney felt like she was going to be sick. First Jason and now this. "I'm going to the washroom," She said but there was no point. No one heard her anyways. She got up and quickly ran down the hall. She immediately regretted it. She was lost in the hallways and she slumped against the wall. "This is bad,"
"Bad would be putting it mildly. I would say this is a disaster." Jason interjected. He was watched Courtney flee the dining room and had followed her.
Courtney turned and smirked at him. "Thanks."
"No problem." He said. "Now I wouldn't go as far as catastrophe but knowing my family, that can't be far off."
"Are you always this reassuring?"
"Of course, wouldn't dream of it any other way. Now would you like me to show you where the washroom is?"
"Actually I just needed an excuse to get out of there." Courtney admitted.
"Shocker." He flashed her one of his dazzling smiles.
"I would like to go outside for a minute though."
"Then follow me."
He took her arm and led her out the backdoor.
