"Night Jase," she replied softly, already half asleep.
Jason however laid awake for a few hours watching her sleep, listening to her breathing, feeling her heartbeat, "I love you," he barely breathed before he fell asleep.
Jason awoke the next morning to the smell of coffee and the sound of Courtney singing softly. Slowly he stood, trying not to hurt his arm and moved to stand in the open doorway. Quickly he slipped on his sling as he watched Courtney bustling around the kitchen, singing softly to Emi who was watching from her carrier sitting on the table. Courtney looked up and saw Jason leaning against the doorjamb, watching her. "Morning," she said as she shook Emi's bottle.
"Morning," Jason said as he walked into the kitchen.
Courtney offered him the bottle and picked Emi up out of the carrier, they both walked into the living room, she settled both Jason and Emi onto the couch. "I'm going to go get dressed," she said as the phone rang. She stood up to go answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey Courtney, its Emily, is Jason awake?" Emily asked.
Courtney glanced over at Jason who was absorbed in feeding his daughter, "He's awake, but he's feeding Emi," she explained.
"Okay, I was hoping you two, Emi, and Zander and I could get together sometime today, I want to introduce you to him," Emily said excitedly.
"That sounds like fun," Courtney said, "Hey Jason."
Jason looked up questioningly.
"What are you doing today?" she asked.
"I have some paperwork to get done this morning, other than that nothing, why?" he asked.
"We're free pretty much all afternoon, so whenever," Courtney said to Emily.
"Okay, how about lunch at Kelly's?" Emily asked.
"That sounds good, what time?"
"How about around noon?" Emily asked.
"One sec," Courtney said. "Hey Jason, do you want to have lunch with your sister and her boyfriend at about noon at Kelly's with me and Emi?" she asked with a smile.
Jason looked up and groaned silently mouthing 'Zander?'
Courtney laughed silently and mouthed 'Yes,'
"Sure," Jason said cheerily with a look of disdain, "I'd love to go."
Courtney smiled and told Emily, "We'll be there."
"Good," Emily said, the delight evident in her voice, "And tell Jason not to look so upset about it, it's only a couple hours."
Courtney laughed and told Jason what Emily had said. He laughed and told her to tell Emily that she knew him to well.
Later that afternoon Jason and Courtney walked into Kelly's. Courtney spotted Emily in the back corner with a very cute young man. "There's Emily," she said as she pointed them out to Jason.
Jason tried not to look so disappointed as Courtney drug him over to the table. Emily looked up, "Hey Jason," she said as she stood to hug him, "How's your arm?" she asked as she pulled back to sit back down.
"Better than it was yesterday," Jason said as he pulled Courtney's chair out for her, "It doesn't hurt anymore," Jason said as Courtney lifted the baby out of the carrier. Handing the baby to Jason she pushed the carrier under the table. "Have you been waiting long?" he asked.
"Not really," Zander answered as Emily started cooing at the baby, Jason sighed and handed Emi to her.
"Thanks," Emily said as she started rocking Emi.
Courtney picked up a menu, "I am starved," she announced.
Emily looked up at her when the light glinted off the ring, "I'm going to go use the little girls room," she said sweetly as she turned to Courtney, "Would you like to join me Courtney?" she asked nodding to the restroom.
The men looked on as Courtney nodded and Emily handed Zander the baby, "That was weird," Jason said.
"Yeah," Zander replied as he shifted the baby to lie on his broad shoulder.
Emily all but drug Courtney into the bathroom, "So he asked you?" she said once they were there.
"Yeah, he asked me last night," Courtney answered, a small smile playing across her lips.
Emily observed Courtney for a moment, "You look very happy," she mused.
Courtney shifted uncomfortably, "Well, I am engaged," she said.
"No," Emily hedged, "It's more than that," Emily paused as a disgusted look surfaced, "You haven't slept with my brother have you?" she asked.
"NO!" Courtney said sharply, blushing slightly, "I have most certainly not slept with you brother," she whispered fiercely.
"But," Emily prodded.
"But." Courtney sighed, "But I slept with him, in his bed, last night."
"Uh huh," Emily said, "You are in love with him."
Courtney watched as Emily left the bathroom. Turning to look in the mirror Courtney asked rhetorically, "Am I in love with him?" She sighed and came back out of the bathroom. Walking over to the table, she saw Emily and Zander fighting playfully over who get to hold Emi. Courtney laughed as Emily claimed Aunt's rights and Zander retorted with 'I can just not give her to you.' Finally she spoke up, "You could just give her to me and solve the whole issue."
Emily and Zander both turned to her and said, "NO!" as Jason began laughing as well.
After lunch Jason nudged Courtney with his knee and looked pointedly down at her ring then back up at her with a questioning glance. Courtney nodded slightly as she shifted Emi. "Emily, Courtney and I have something to tell you," he began.
"I know," Emily said, "You're getting married, Courtney already told me."
"Yeah," Jason said as the speech he prepared flew out the window, "Did she tell you why we're getting married?" he asked.
"So Grandfather doesn't try and steal Emi from you like he tried Michael," she said as she sipped her iced tea.
Jason turned to Courtney who was giggling as she watched him flounder for words, "Did you tell her everything?" he asked, laughing.
"Pretty much," Courtney answered. "You do know that 'bathroom' is the female code word for girl talk right?" she asked playfully.
Jason shook his head, exasperated.
Zander glanced between the three of them, confused.
"So when are you getting married?" Emily asked.
""We haven't decided," Courtney answered, "As soon as possible, but since this is my first and probably only marriage, I want to do this right."
Jason laughed, "But darling, I thought we were just going to fly out to Vegas for the weekend."
Courtney didn't respond, she simply looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Turning back to Emily she asked, "Will you be my maid of honor?"
Jason interrupted, "You do know that Carley will be mad you didn't ask her, right?"
Courtney smiled wickedly, "I know," she said simply.
Emily laughed, "I'd love to be your maid of honor Courtney, I'm assuming Sonny is the best man?" she asked Jason.
"Of course, which is why Carley assumed she was the matron of honor," Jason explained.
Emily glanced at her watch, "If you want, we can go look at wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses," she offered.
"Ooh yeah," Courtney said, latching onto the offer. Before she could say anything else however Jason's cell phone rang.
Jason however laid awake for a few hours watching her sleep, listening to her breathing, feeling her heartbeat, "I love you," he barely breathed before he fell asleep.
Jason awoke the next morning to the smell of coffee and the sound of Courtney singing softly. Slowly he stood, trying not to hurt his arm and moved to stand in the open doorway. Quickly he slipped on his sling as he watched Courtney bustling around the kitchen, singing softly to Emi who was watching from her carrier sitting on the table. Courtney looked up and saw Jason leaning against the doorjamb, watching her. "Morning," she said as she shook Emi's bottle.
"Morning," Jason said as he walked into the kitchen.
Courtney offered him the bottle and picked Emi up out of the carrier, they both walked into the living room, she settled both Jason and Emi onto the couch. "I'm going to go get dressed," she said as the phone rang. She stood up to go answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey Courtney, its Emily, is Jason awake?" Emily asked.
Courtney glanced over at Jason who was absorbed in feeding his daughter, "He's awake, but he's feeding Emi," she explained.
"Okay, I was hoping you two, Emi, and Zander and I could get together sometime today, I want to introduce you to him," Emily said excitedly.
"That sounds like fun," Courtney said, "Hey Jason."
Jason looked up questioningly.
"What are you doing today?" she asked.
"I have some paperwork to get done this morning, other than that nothing, why?" he asked.
"We're free pretty much all afternoon, so whenever," Courtney said to Emily.
"Okay, how about lunch at Kelly's?" Emily asked.
"That sounds good, what time?"
"How about around noon?" Emily asked.
"One sec," Courtney said. "Hey Jason, do you want to have lunch with your sister and her boyfriend at about noon at Kelly's with me and Emi?" she asked with a smile.
Jason looked up and groaned silently mouthing 'Zander?'
Courtney laughed silently and mouthed 'Yes,'
"Sure," Jason said cheerily with a look of disdain, "I'd love to go."
Courtney smiled and told Emily, "We'll be there."
"Good," Emily said, the delight evident in her voice, "And tell Jason not to look so upset about it, it's only a couple hours."
Courtney laughed and told Jason what Emily had said. He laughed and told her to tell Emily that she knew him to well.
Later that afternoon Jason and Courtney walked into Kelly's. Courtney spotted Emily in the back corner with a very cute young man. "There's Emily," she said as she pointed them out to Jason.
Jason tried not to look so disappointed as Courtney drug him over to the table. Emily looked up, "Hey Jason," she said as she stood to hug him, "How's your arm?" she asked as she pulled back to sit back down.
"Better than it was yesterday," Jason said as he pulled Courtney's chair out for her, "It doesn't hurt anymore," Jason said as Courtney lifted the baby out of the carrier. Handing the baby to Jason she pushed the carrier under the table. "Have you been waiting long?" he asked.
"Not really," Zander answered as Emily started cooing at the baby, Jason sighed and handed Emi to her.
"Thanks," Emily said as she started rocking Emi.
Courtney picked up a menu, "I am starved," she announced.
Emily looked up at her when the light glinted off the ring, "I'm going to go use the little girls room," she said sweetly as she turned to Courtney, "Would you like to join me Courtney?" she asked nodding to the restroom.
The men looked on as Courtney nodded and Emily handed Zander the baby, "That was weird," Jason said.
"Yeah," Zander replied as he shifted the baby to lie on his broad shoulder.
Emily all but drug Courtney into the bathroom, "So he asked you?" she said once they were there.
"Yeah, he asked me last night," Courtney answered, a small smile playing across her lips.
Emily observed Courtney for a moment, "You look very happy," she mused.
Courtney shifted uncomfortably, "Well, I am engaged," she said.
"No," Emily hedged, "It's more than that," Emily paused as a disgusted look surfaced, "You haven't slept with my brother have you?" she asked.
"NO!" Courtney said sharply, blushing slightly, "I have most certainly not slept with you brother," she whispered fiercely.
"But," Emily prodded.
"But." Courtney sighed, "But I slept with him, in his bed, last night."
"Uh huh," Emily said, "You are in love with him."
Courtney watched as Emily left the bathroom. Turning to look in the mirror Courtney asked rhetorically, "Am I in love with him?" She sighed and came back out of the bathroom. Walking over to the table, she saw Emily and Zander fighting playfully over who get to hold Emi. Courtney laughed as Emily claimed Aunt's rights and Zander retorted with 'I can just not give her to you.' Finally she spoke up, "You could just give her to me and solve the whole issue."
Emily and Zander both turned to her and said, "NO!" as Jason began laughing as well.
After lunch Jason nudged Courtney with his knee and looked pointedly down at her ring then back up at her with a questioning glance. Courtney nodded slightly as she shifted Emi. "Emily, Courtney and I have something to tell you," he began.
"I know," Emily said, "You're getting married, Courtney already told me."
"Yeah," Jason said as the speech he prepared flew out the window, "Did she tell you why we're getting married?" he asked.
"So Grandfather doesn't try and steal Emi from you like he tried Michael," she said as she sipped her iced tea.
Jason turned to Courtney who was giggling as she watched him flounder for words, "Did you tell her everything?" he asked, laughing.
"Pretty much," Courtney answered. "You do know that 'bathroom' is the female code word for girl talk right?" she asked playfully.
Jason shook his head, exasperated.
Zander glanced between the three of them, confused.
"So when are you getting married?" Emily asked.
""We haven't decided," Courtney answered, "As soon as possible, but since this is my first and probably only marriage, I want to do this right."
Jason laughed, "But darling, I thought we were just going to fly out to Vegas for the weekend."
Courtney didn't respond, she simply looked at him with a raised eyebrow. Turning back to Emily she asked, "Will you be my maid of honor?"
Jason interrupted, "You do know that Carley will be mad you didn't ask her, right?"
Courtney smiled wickedly, "I know," she said simply.
Emily laughed, "I'd love to be your maid of honor Courtney, I'm assuming Sonny is the best man?" she asked Jason.
"Of course, which is why Carley assumed she was the matron of honor," Jason explained.
Emily glanced at her watch, "If you want, we can go look at wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses," she offered.
"Ooh yeah," Courtney said, latching onto the offer. Before she could say anything else however Jason's cell phone rang.