Homecoming Chapter 13
Courtney was brushing her teeth when she heard knocking at the door. "Just a second," she said as she rinsed her mouth. She walked to the door and opened it. When she did, she saw a smiling Kate on the other side of threshold. "Uh...Hi Kate... What... are you... I mean... um..."
"Don't worry Courtney, Jenna told me." Kate blurted out.
"She what?" Courtney said, more than a little bit flustered.
"Don't get mad, but Jenna told us--"
"Us? Who is us?" Courtney said trying to remain calm.
"Me, our mom, and Chris. Oh and I told Ben of course. Is this all you have?" Kate asked as she opened Courtney's closet.
"No, I have some stuff in the dresser--"
"Oh, right. Is this your only suitcase?" Kate asked as she pulled a suitcase out of the closet.
"Um, yeah. So am I fired or something?" Courtney asked, on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
Kate looked up at her as she put the opened suitcase on the bed. "No, of course not! But we're all very worried about you!"
"We?" Courtney asked, genuinely confused.
"Yes of course," Kate said as she began taking clothes out of Courtney's closet and putting them into her suitcase. "As soon as Jenna told us we knew we had to do something to--"
"Boy, she must of just ran right over to tell you. But Kate--"
"Yeah, she probably did. Jenna is horrible at keeping secrets." Kate took a shirt out of Courtney's closet and examined the tag, "great, we're the same size, you have great taste in clothes."
"Thanks," Courtney said as she walked over to Kate and took the shirt out of her hands. Kate stared at her with a look of confusion when she took the piece of clothing from her. "Kate, what are you doing?"
"I'm helping you pack," Kate said as if it were obvious to the world, then she continued packing Courtney's things.
"Pack for what?!" Courtney demanded.
"Well Chris said it probably wasn't a good idea; you living here by yourself. And after talking to my mom yesterday, Ben and I talked and we agreed that you would come stay with us."
"Um Kate, that's really sweet and all but I can take care of myself," Courtney said, a bit overwhelmed by the current situation.
"Of course you can, we just think that you shouldn't be alone right now. And you can't live in this wretched motel forever. So don't even try to say no, because then I just get Ben, and he'll carry you over to our place. So is this it?" Kate asked as she surveyed the room for more of Courtney's belongings.
"Um, no I have some things in the bathroom," Courtney answered.
"Oh, right," Kate said as she walked into the bathroom to grab the rest of Courtney's things.
"No, Kate, you have to stop." Courtney tried to stop her, but was seriously lacking in energy.
Kate paused and looked at Courtney, "Right, of course, you'll need something to wear today." Kate said as she realized Courtney was still wearing pajamas and a robe. "Here, wear this, it'll look great on you," Kate said as she took some clothing from the suitcase and laid the outfit on the bed.
"No. That's not what I meant. It's great of you to do this, but--"
"Oh, don't mention it," Kate said, completely ignoring Courtney's protests. "I think that's everything. Do you see anything else?"
"Kate, you're not listening to me, I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying here," Courtney said in an exasperated voice.
"Of course you are, now go get dressed," Kate ordered. Courtney grabbed the outfit Kate laid out for her and went to go change.
"Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful," Courtney said to Kate from the bathroom, "and it's really sweet what you're trying to do, but I can't move in with you and Ben. I mean--" Courtney stopped as she opened the bathroom door and saw Kate--just Kate. "Uh... Kate--um what did you do with my stuff?" Courtney said as she noticed the absence of her suitcase.
"Oh, Ben took it down to the car. We drove here separately, so he's going to drop it off at our place before he heads to The Deep. Come on let's get out of here, Ben already checked you out. We can stop for breakfast on the way home," Kate said as she grabbed her purse. At a lost as to what else to do, Courtney just followed suit.
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~The Cellar~
"Come on; don't hold out on me, what do you two want me to help you do?" Bobbie asked a little confused to find Emily here, she didn't think her and Carly got along. She got nervous when she saw the two share an odd look. "Spill it you two, what are the two of you planning and why are you trying to get me involved?"
Carly was the first to speak, "Okay, now mom please listen to everything we have to say before you make a decision--"
"Oh boy," Bobbie said, trying to brace herself.
"Mom, please! Promise."
Bobbie looked back and forth between the two girls, and decided she couldn't say no to the pleading looks she saw on their faces. "All right, I promise."
"Well, you know how Courtney left town?" Carly said, and then continued without waiting for a response. "Well Sonny had his men looking for her, but they couldn't find her. So we," Carly said pointing to herself and Emily, "want to find Courtney ourselves. And, Emily had the idea to ask someone a little uncongenial to find her, and she suggested Luke."
"Are you crazy!? Has it occurred to you that maybe Courtney doesn't want to be found?!? And Carly every plan of yours has always blown up in your face!! What do you even need me for?!?"
"Okay, mom, I know, I've already been told all of this, and I would like to point out that this was a little more Em's plan than mine. We'll just get things done faster if we work together. And Courtney left town hurt and confused, so she could be out there somewhere actually, physically hurt. Jason has been completely depressed since she left, and maybe you don't care about that, but Michael has been to. He loves his aunt Courtney. And Courtney was my best friend, my first female actual best friend since I came to Port Charles. Please mom, you have to help us."
Bobbie looked at Carly and saw the tears in her eyes, it made her ache. "Of course I'll help you guys. What do you want me to do?"
"We need you to come with us to talk to Luke and get him to help us," Emily said, speaking up for the first time since Bobbie arrived.
Bobbie took a deep breath and said, "All right, I guess there is no time like the present."
Courtney was brushing her teeth when she heard knocking at the door. "Just a second," she said as she rinsed her mouth. She walked to the door and opened it. When she did, she saw a smiling Kate on the other side of threshold. "Uh...Hi Kate... What... are you... I mean... um..."
"Don't worry Courtney, Jenna told me." Kate blurted out.
"She what?" Courtney said, more than a little bit flustered.
"Don't get mad, but Jenna told us--"
"Us? Who is us?" Courtney said trying to remain calm.
"Me, our mom, and Chris. Oh and I told Ben of course. Is this all you have?" Kate asked as she opened Courtney's closet.
"No, I have some stuff in the dresser--"
"Oh, right. Is this your only suitcase?" Kate asked as she pulled a suitcase out of the closet.
"Um, yeah. So am I fired or something?" Courtney asked, on the edge of a nervous breakdown.
Kate looked up at her as she put the opened suitcase on the bed. "No, of course not! But we're all very worried about you!"
"We?" Courtney asked, genuinely confused.
"Yes of course," Kate said as she began taking clothes out of Courtney's closet and putting them into her suitcase. "As soon as Jenna told us we knew we had to do something to--"
"Boy, she must of just ran right over to tell you. But Kate--"
"Yeah, she probably did. Jenna is horrible at keeping secrets." Kate took a shirt out of Courtney's closet and examined the tag, "great, we're the same size, you have great taste in clothes."
"Thanks," Courtney said as she walked over to Kate and took the shirt out of her hands. Kate stared at her with a look of confusion when she took the piece of clothing from her. "Kate, what are you doing?"
"I'm helping you pack," Kate said as if it were obvious to the world, then she continued packing Courtney's things.
"Pack for what?!" Courtney demanded.
"Well Chris said it probably wasn't a good idea; you living here by yourself. And after talking to my mom yesterday, Ben and I talked and we agreed that you would come stay with us."
"Um Kate, that's really sweet and all but I can take care of myself," Courtney said, a bit overwhelmed by the current situation.
"Of course you can, we just think that you shouldn't be alone right now. And you can't live in this wretched motel forever. So don't even try to say no, because then I just get Ben, and he'll carry you over to our place. So is this it?" Kate asked as she surveyed the room for more of Courtney's belongings.
"Um, no I have some things in the bathroom," Courtney answered.
"Oh, right," Kate said as she walked into the bathroom to grab the rest of Courtney's things.
"No, Kate, you have to stop." Courtney tried to stop her, but was seriously lacking in energy.
Kate paused and looked at Courtney, "Right, of course, you'll need something to wear today." Kate said as she realized Courtney was still wearing pajamas and a robe. "Here, wear this, it'll look great on you," Kate said as she took some clothing from the suitcase and laid the outfit on the bed.
"No. That's not what I meant. It's great of you to do this, but--"
"Oh, don't mention it," Kate said, completely ignoring Courtney's protests. "I think that's everything. Do you see anything else?"
"Kate, you're not listening to me, I'm not going anywhere, I'm staying here," Courtney said in an exasperated voice.
"Of course you are, now go get dressed," Kate ordered. Courtney grabbed the outfit Kate laid out for her and went to go change.
"Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful," Courtney said to Kate from the bathroom, "and it's really sweet what you're trying to do, but I can't move in with you and Ben. I mean--" Courtney stopped as she opened the bathroom door and saw Kate--just Kate. "Uh... Kate--um what did you do with my stuff?" Courtney said as she noticed the absence of her suitcase.
"Oh, Ben took it down to the car. We drove here separately, so he's going to drop it off at our place before he heads to The Deep. Come on let's get out of here, Ben already checked you out. We can stop for breakfast on the way home," Kate said as she grabbed her purse. At a lost as to what else to do, Courtney just followed suit.
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~The Cellar~
"Come on; don't hold out on me, what do you two want me to help you do?" Bobbie asked a little confused to find Emily here, she didn't think her and Carly got along. She got nervous when she saw the two share an odd look. "Spill it you two, what are the two of you planning and why are you trying to get me involved?"
Carly was the first to speak, "Okay, now mom please listen to everything we have to say before you make a decision--"
"Oh boy," Bobbie said, trying to brace herself.
"Mom, please! Promise."
Bobbie looked back and forth between the two girls, and decided she couldn't say no to the pleading looks she saw on their faces. "All right, I promise."
"Well, you know how Courtney left town?" Carly said, and then continued without waiting for a response. "Well Sonny had his men looking for her, but they couldn't find her. So we," Carly said pointing to herself and Emily, "want to find Courtney ourselves. And, Emily had the idea to ask someone a little uncongenial to find her, and she suggested Luke."
"Are you crazy!? Has it occurred to you that maybe Courtney doesn't want to be found?!? And Carly every plan of yours has always blown up in your face!! What do you even need me for?!?"
"Okay, mom, I know, I've already been told all of this, and I would like to point out that this was a little more Em's plan than mine. We'll just get things done faster if we work together. And Courtney left town hurt and confused, so she could be out there somewhere actually, physically hurt. Jason has been completely depressed since she left, and maybe you don't care about that, but Michael has been to. He loves his aunt Courtney. And Courtney was my best friend, my first female actual best friend since I came to Port Charles. Please mom, you have to help us."
Bobbie looked at Carly and saw the tears in her eyes, it made her ache. "Of course I'll help you guys. What do you want me to do?"
"We need you to come with us to talk to Luke and get him to help us," Emily said, speaking up for the first time since Bobbie arrived.
Bobbie took a deep breath and said, "All right, I guess there is no time like the present."