Ok, guys! This chapter is REALLY long, well compared to my other chapters. So enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Chapter 7

After Jason got done dealing with AJ, he immediately went to the hospital to see Courtney. Carly was there and rushed to meet Jason.

"What happened with AJ?" Carly asked in a rather husked voice.

"Don't worry, Carly. He'll never hurt anyone again. I've made sure of that," Jason said.

"Good. Ok, well about Courtney. I think she might be waking up. I saw her move her hand Jason, and she said your name!" Carly said.

Jason didn't even reply. He just ran past Carly to Courtney's room. "Courtney? Baby, can you hear me?" Jason said hopefully.

A hushed mutter came from Courtney's mouth, "Jason.."

"Courtney! Baby, come on! Just open your eyes. Come on! Do it for me! Just wake up!" Jason said, but he knew it was no hope.

"She's not waking up Jason," Came Monica's voice from the doorway, "At least not now. She may talk, and she may move, but it doesn't mean she's going to wake up. 20% of coma patients twitch, or mutter, and yet about 50% of those few are in a permanent coma."

"Monica, I could care less about all the damn statistics and facts. Courtney's going to wake up, I know it. She's stronger than this," Jason said, trying to convince Monica as much as he was trying to convince himself, also.

"I really hope your right, Jason. I really do," Monica said wearily as she left the room.

After that Jason just sat by Courtney's side, watching her chest move up and down, over and over, until he could take it no more. He then just held her hand and stared longingly at her pale, lifeless lips. Those lips had kissed his so many times, and now they might never again be pressed against his. He gave a mournful sigh and then laid his head against the chair, and fell into a very uncomfortable and restless sleep.

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"Jason! I'm home!" Came Courtney's voice from the front door.

"Daddy! Daddy! Look at the pretty picture I drew of you and mommy in the park today!" Came the voice of a little angel.

Jason looked down and saw a girl with beautiful, long, blonde hair and stunning blue eyes. At once he realized this young girl was his daughter.

"Ok, honey. Mommy needs to talk to daddy so why don't you go upstairs and draw another picture for Mommy? Ok?" Courtney said.

"Ok!" the little girl said, and ran upstairs.

"Hello Handsome," Courtney said with a devilish grin on her face.

"Hello to you too, beautiful," Jason said, playing along.

Then Courtney leaned in for a kiss, but before her lips reached his.

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It had been a dream, Jason though, nothing but a dream. Jason then reached over and kissed Courtney's forehead before leaving the room.

"Hey, Jase. You've been in there for a while, is everything ok? We saw Monica go in and then come out looking rather depressed. What happened?" Carly asked.

"Oh, well Monica came just to pound hope out of me and then I just fell asleep," Jason explained, half not paying attention. He just wanted to go home and sleep. Carly seemed to have read his mind, because then she told him to go get some rest at home, while her and Sonny stayed with Courtney. Jason then thanked them and left. As soon as he got to the penthouse he collapsed on the couch, and dreamed a dream much like the one at the hospital. He awoke with a start, and realized that he had been asleep for many hours, because now it was morning. Courtney had been in a coma for only 3 days. Already it seemed like 3 years.

That day, Jason did what he had done everyday for the past three days. He sat by Courtney's side most of the day, watching her restlessly, pacing about her room. By the end of the day he was so exhausted he felt as if he had run a marathon. Again, he collapsed on the couch and dreamed a dream very similar to the ones he had been having. When he woke up, it was pitch black outside. He went upstairs to go to sleep again, but when he saw Courtney's dresser. With all of her perfume, and makeup, and clothes, he couldn't take it. He just sat there with one of her favorite sweaters until finally he drifted into an uneasy sleep.

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"You did this to me!" came Courtney's voice. It sounded like she was yelling, "If you hadn't seduced me away from AJ I wouldn't be dying right now! All you did in the long run was KILL me! What kind of husband does that! AJ was the one who protected me! AJ was the one who tried to stop me from being with you. But NO! You had to destroy my life. Look what you've done to me!"

Then she faded in to the darkness.

"Courtney! NO! I would never do anything to hurt you! I love you! AJ ruined your life! He hated me because you loved me, and not him! Courtney, please! Come back to me!" Jason said, staring into the darkness.

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Jason woke up screaming. He was sweating like mad, and it felt as if an axe had cleaved his head into two. No, he told himself, it was just a dream, just a dream. Courtney would never think that about me. She loves me. But there was still a bit of bout in his mind that was telling him the opposite. A little voice ringing inside his head saying, "You did this to her.. You killed her."

"NO!" Jason shouted, standing up, "I would never hurt Courtney, NEVER!" And then he broke down into tears and whispered, "Courtney, where are you? I need you!"

Then he sank back down to the floor and was asleep in an instant. When he woke up again it was midday. He took a shower and a few aspirin, because he still had that splitting headache. When he was done he went to the hospital to sit with Courtney. It had now been four days, and there was no improvement at all in her condition.

That day Michael came to visit Aunt Courtney. He didn't really understand what was wrong with her, so Jason had to help explain.

"Well, Michael, Aunt Courtney got a really bad injury in the back of her head, and now she's sleeping," Jason said.

"Why doesn't Aunt Courtney wake up?" Michael asked.

"Well, because the injury was so bad, it made Aunt Courtney not want to wake up," Jason said.

"Will Aunt Courtney ever wake up?" Michael asked.

Jason didn't know how to explain this, so he just said, "I hope so, Michael, I hope so."

"Ok, Michael, Leticia is here to take you home," Carly said from the doorway.

"But I don't want to go home. I want to stay here with Uncle Jason until Aunt Courtney wakes up!" Michael said.

"Well, Michael, Aunt Courtney might not wake up any time soon, so you can come back another day to visit. But right now Leticia is waiting," Carly said.

"Ok fine." Michael said, sounding defeated.

After Michael was gone with Leticia, Carly came back in and sat with Jason.

"I know it was hard for you to explain to Michael Courtney's condition," Carly said quietly.

Jason didn't say anything, he just got up and walked to the window and stared out aimlessly and the hustle and bustle in Port Charles.

"Ok, well I guess you want to be alone right now, but if you need someone, Jase, Sonny and I will be at home," Carly said.

Long after Carly had left Jason sat next to Courtney, holding her hand once more. He stared out into space, leaving his mind blank. He didn't want to think about anything, he didn't want to feel anything, yet the feelings were still there, and they would go away. He felt utterly lost, and confused, horribly sad, yet furious at the same time. Yet buried under all these negative emotions, he felt the slightest bit of hope.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Well, what do you guys think!!! Also, could you guys give me suggestions about names for Courtney's baby!!! THANKS!! Oh, and one more thing!! I won't write another chapter until I have a total of 20 reviews, so THANKS, and ENJOY!! ~Dawndrina

P.S. and the part about the statistics of coma patients is made up, I didn't actually do the research! Toodles!