Chapter 9:

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"Wake up!" She said pushing him off the bed.

Patrick quickly got up and just looked at her as she bit her bottom lip trying hard not to laugh. He simply grabbed the comforter on the floor and wrapped it around his body and laid back down on the bed. She just looked at him and rolled her eyes. She couldn't believe he just did that.

"Baby!" she squealed in his ear as she leaned over him.

"What?" he simply asked her.

"Wake up!" Courtney said as his eyes were still closed.

"Im tired!" he exclaimed keeping his eyes closed still.

"The go to bed early tonight!" she replied as he just grunted.

"Give me one good reason to get up and I will." he said looking at her then closing his eyes as he tried to go back to sleep.

She sat there thinking. Courtney couldn't come up with any real reason just that she wanted him up with her. Just when he thought he won this he was wrong.

"Because you love me." she said in her sad voice.

"Not that much!" he simply stated back as her mouth dropped.

"Patrick!" she exclaimed in shock.

"Courtney! Im tired!!" he said beginning to whine.

"Fine! Stay in bed all day see if I care!" She responded before getting up and walking out of the room.

"Finally." he said getting all cozy again.

Patrick tossed and turned for about five minutes before he realized that as long as Courtney was mad at him he wasnt going to sleep. He moaned as he got out of the bed and walked down the steps where she was.

"Pat!" Jacob yelled as he walked into the living room.

"Hey!" Patrick said back to the little boy.

"Where's Courtney at buddy?" he asked him.

"In the... in the kitch-"he began to say.

"The kitchen?" Patrick asked him.

He nodded his head repeatily before walking out of the living room and into the kitchen. Patrick saw Courtney over by the stove cooking breakfast. He walked up behind her slowly then wrapped his arms around her.

"Mmm. Bacon and eggs." he whispered in her ear.

She simply smiled and the remembered she was mad at him again.

"Get off!" she exclaimed.

"Why? Whats wrong?" he wondered.

"Im mad at you!" She stated as he poured a cup of coffee.

"For what?" he asked trying hard not to laugh.

"You wouldnt get up earlier when I asked you too! Thats why!" she said looking at him.

"Baby! I was tired!" he exclaimed.

"So? And that means what to me?" she wondered.

"Fine! Im going to go play with Jacob if you're going to be mean!" he said walking out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee.

She rolled her eyes and went back to making breakfast. When she was done she mad her and Jacob's plate and set them on the kitchen table before going to the living room and getting him to come eat.

"Jacob baby time to eat." She said as she stood in the doorway.

"Okay!" he said standing up and running in the kitchen.

Patrick got up behind him and walked over to Courtney and just looked deep into her blue eyes.

"You want to know something?" he asked her.

She just smiled and the replied.

"Sure enlighten me." is what she said.

"No matter how much you act mad at me I know and so do you that deep down you really arent mad at me." He said being serious and she knew it as he pushed a strand of blonde hair behind her ear.

"Keep thinking that." she said before walking away and into the kitchen to eat.

They ate breakfast and then all got dressed to go out. Patrick had to swing by the hospital for an hour or so to do a few labs while Courtney and Jacob went to the park with Carly and the boys.

"So you and Dr. Hottie?" Carly exclaimed as Courtney laughed and nodded her head yes.

"Way to go Court! I swear I thought you marrying Jax was the worst mistake of your life but girl you've made up for it! Patrick and Jacob!" Carly exclaimed as she continued on.

"Who knew I would miss so much in the looney house." She said shaking her head.

"Not me." Courtney replied.

"So whats next? Marriage!?" Carly asked.

"Oh god I hope not! Im still not even legally divorced. Jaxass is making me wait." She said rolling her eyes.

"Eww why? He's with Elizabeth anyway!" Carly responded.

"Thats what I said but no." Courtney was frustrated at just the thought of it all.

"What a loser!" Carly said looking at the kids playing.

Jacob and Morgan got along good as Michael watched them play.

"So are you's keeping the baby?" Carly asked switching subjects.

"For now yes." Courtney answered.

"I meant are you's going to adopt him?" Carly switched up her question a little bit.

"Cant." Courtney simply answered as she tilted her head to the side.

"Why?" Carly wasnt sure why Courtney wouldnt be able to adopt.

"To be a permanent foster parent you have to be married." she said looking at Carly.

"Awww! See then there should be nothing stopping you and the Doctor from getting married." Carly said with excitement.

"Besides the fact Im still married and dont want to get married again and Patrick isnt the marriage type?" Courtney asked her.

"Yeah!" Carly said agreeing.

God did Courtney have stupid friends but for some odd reason she loved her.

"And not only that but I cant give anybody the family they want or deserve." Courtney said looking down as she played with her thumbs.

"Look were that ended me with my last two exs!" She exclaimed as a tear escaped her eye.

"Awww honey! Dont sweat it! I promise everything will work out for you and Patrick. I have faith besides I can tell he really likes you!" Carly responded.

"He um told me the other day that he loved me." Courtney said wiping away her tear.

Carly just gasped as she wasnt sure what to say to that.

"Did you say it back?" Carly asked her.

"Yeah." Courtney said in a whisper.

"Okay did you mean it?" Carly wanted to know.

"For the first time in a long time I think so." she said in the same low voice.

Carly just hugged her tightly.

"Awww my little girl is growing up!" she said shedding a tear with Courtney as she just laughed.

"Whats wrong?" a voice said behind them.

They broke away and looked up and it was Patrick.

"Oh nothing. We were just talking." Courtney answered back.

"Then why are you crying baby?" he wanted to know.

"I'll tell you later." she said in a low voice.

"Okay." he simply said as he sat down.

"Well me and the boys are going to head to lunch. We will catch up with yous later!" Carly exclaimed as she got up and yelled for Michael and Morgan to go.

Silence came over them as they looked at Jacob. She turned her head to face him the same time he did.

"So why were you crying?" he asked her.

"I wouldnt call it crying." she simply said crossing her legs.

"Well why were you?" he wondered.

"I was just telling Carly about us and the other day when you said you loved me." Courtney said looking back at him.

"Love." he corrected.

She just smiled at him.

"So I've been thinking." he said changing subjects on her.

"About?" she was the one wondering this time.

"I was thinking that why dont we just adopted Jacob so he doesn't have to go through anymore changes." Patrick said looking at her.

"We cant." She simply said.

"Why?" he questioned her.

Patrick didn't do any research on the legal procedures.

"We arent married." Courtney said not being able to make eye contact.

"If you want we can change that." he said looking at her.

She just looked up at him like he had three heads.

"No. I dont want to marry someone out of obligation." she responded as she quickly turned to Jacob.

"What if its not out of obligation but out of love?" he wondered.

She didn't turn around.

"Patrick I dont want you going buying a ring and everything else just so we can adopted Jacob." Courtney said.

"What if I didn't buy you this ring just so we can adopted Jacob? What if I brought you this ring because I want to marry you?" he asked her.

"Huh?" she said turning to face him.

He just smiled at her. He was up to something and she knew it. Courtney looked down in his hands and couldn't believe what she saw. A black box with an engagement ring.

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A/N: Not the way I really wanted to go... just yet! But I have all this wedding B.S. in my head from one of my older sisters Kara who is getting married in April and oh my god she calls me at least once a day with something bothering her about it. So its been a hectic week. Wait scratch that... hectic year! Thanks for reading leave me some feedback please?