Thanks for the reviews, as always! Ok, well, just to make sure you guys
don't get confused, Courtney is 2 ½ months pregnant. She just returned home
in the last chapter.
OK, well I hate to blab, and I seem to always do a lot of that, so. read on!
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Chapter 16
When Courtney woke up somewhat early the next morning she felt Jason's arms wrapped around her. She let out a large sigh. She had been worried that it was all a dream.
She slowly unraveled herself from Jason and the sheets and went to take a shower. She changed into some sweatpants and a tank top and she let her hair flop around in wet ropes, not bothering to brush it. She went down stairs and got a glass of orange juice from the kitchen and then sat on the couch with a book. She realized that it had become habit to read a book while stuck at the cabin, and laughed a little. She put the book back down and went back upstairs only to meet Jason half way down the hall.
"Hey," she said as she reached up to give him a quick kiss.
"Hey," he said as she kissed him, "What are you doing up so early?"
"Dunno. I guess it kind of became habit at the cabin," Courtney said.
"I thought we said that we weren't going to talk about that?" Jason replied quietly.
"You're right. That's over and done with," Courtney said, smiling, but inside she felt as if Jason was shutting her off a little bit.
"Will you go somewhere with me right now?" Jason said, his gorgeous blue eyes sparkling.
"I'd love too," Courtney said as a smile spread across her face.
Courtney went and brushed her hair and quickly put it in a French braid, her hands twisting about in practiced gestures. She put on a jacket (remember, it is October in the story) and shoes and came back down stairs to see Jason in his classic leather jacket on his cell phone.
He hung up and turned around, to see a confused look on Courtney's face.
"That was Sonny," he said, "He has something for me to do that has to be dealt with."
"Oh, ok. Well we can just go where ever you were going to take me another day," Courtney said, not easily hiding her disappointment. She hated that damn cell phone.
"I'm sorry, but-"
"No, no, it's ok. It's work," Courtney said, cutting him off half way.
"I'll be home as soon as I can be," Jason said, noticing the disappointment in her eyes. He hated when he had to leave her like that.
"Be careful," Courtney said, knowing that he wouldn't be able to promise that he could be safe.
"I'll try," Jason said and he pulled her in for a quick kiss, "Bye."
"Bye," Courtney said as he turned and left.
Courtney took off her shoes and jacket and sat on the couch. She let out a big sigh and put her hands on her face.
Just then the door opened back up. She looked up hoping to see Jason but instead she saw Carly. Carly had grown since she saw her last, which was 2 months ago.
"Carly!" Courtney said rushing to her and giving her a hug.
"Hey, Courtney. . ." Carly said, obviously confused. Her sister-in- law usually wasn't this excited to see her.
"You've grown!" Courtney said happily, looking at her stomach.
"Not since when I saw you two days ago, Courtney, what's going on?" Carly said.
"Oh, right, that," Courtney said. She had forgotten about Maria already, "Why don't you sit down."
Carly went over to the couch and sat down, looking up at Courtney with a concerned face.
"That wasn't me that you saw two days ago," Courtney said, trying to figure out how to say this.
"What do you mean, of course it was you!" Carly said.
"Trust me, it wasn't," Courtney said with a little laugh, "That was actually my cousin Maria."
"What! Courtney, tell me what's going on here!" Carly said standing up.
"Like I said, sit down," Courtney said, sitting down too, "Ok, well I don't really know how to say this, but.."
"Just spit it out!" Carly said, getting impatient.
"You haven't seen me, I mean the REAL me, for two months. The person that you thought was me during that time was actually my cousin Maria. She was acting as my imposter for two months."
"Courtney, oh my God, what do you mean?" Carly said, searching for the answer in her best friend's eyes.
"Well, my mom kidnapped me two months ago. She thought that Jason would endanger me and my child so she took me and put Maria in my place so Jason wouldn't suspect anything."
"Why would Janine do that?" Carly said. This was a lot for her to take in at once.
"She said she did it out of love, but she was just trying to control me and my child's future," Courtney said, getting angry at the mention of what her mother did to her.
"So how did you get home?"
"I don't really know. Jason just came and got me. He told me that Maria left a note telling him where I was. I don't know, maybe her conscience got to her," Courtney said.
"Does that mean that the baby is still alive?" Carly said, trying not to sound too hopeful. She had been devastated when she had thought that Courtney had miscarried.
Courtney smiled, "Yes, Carly, I'm still pregnant."
Carly smiled back at her and gave her a hug. "Well you know what that means?"
"I'm afraid to ask," Courtney said, laughing a little bit.
Carly smiled, "We still have to decorate the baby's room!"
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Well, I know that that was a short chapter, but I just wanted to get one posted! Hope you liked it!
OK, well I hate to blab, and I seem to always do a lot of that, so. read on!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Chapter 16
When Courtney woke up somewhat early the next morning she felt Jason's arms wrapped around her. She let out a large sigh. She had been worried that it was all a dream.
She slowly unraveled herself from Jason and the sheets and went to take a shower. She changed into some sweatpants and a tank top and she let her hair flop around in wet ropes, not bothering to brush it. She went down stairs and got a glass of orange juice from the kitchen and then sat on the couch with a book. She realized that it had become habit to read a book while stuck at the cabin, and laughed a little. She put the book back down and went back upstairs only to meet Jason half way down the hall.
"Hey," she said as she reached up to give him a quick kiss.
"Hey," he said as she kissed him, "What are you doing up so early?"
"Dunno. I guess it kind of became habit at the cabin," Courtney said.
"I thought we said that we weren't going to talk about that?" Jason replied quietly.
"You're right. That's over and done with," Courtney said, smiling, but inside she felt as if Jason was shutting her off a little bit.
"Will you go somewhere with me right now?" Jason said, his gorgeous blue eyes sparkling.
"I'd love too," Courtney said as a smile spread across her face.
Courtney went and brushed her hair and quickly put it in a French braid, her hands twisting about in practiced gestures. She put on a jacket (remember, it is October in the story) and shoes and came back down stairs to see Jason in his classic leather jacket on his cell phone.
He hung up and turned around, to see a confused look on Courtney's face.
"That was Sonny," he said, "He has something for me to do that has to be dealt with."
"Oh, ok. Well we can just go where ever you were going to take me another day," Courtney said, not easily hiding her disappointment. She hated that damn cell phone.
"I'm sorry, but-"
"No, no, it's ok. It's work," Courtney said, cutting him off half way.
"I'll be home as soon as I can be," Jason said, noticing the disappointment in her eyes. He hated when he had to leave her like that.
"Be careful," Courtney said, knowing that he wouldn't be able to promise that he could be safe.
"I'll try," Jason said and he pulled her in for a quick kiss, "Bye."
"Bye," Courtney said as he turned and left.
Courtney took off her shoes and jacket and sat on the couch. She let out a big sigh and put her hands on her face.
Just then the door opened back up. She looked up hoping to see Jason but instead she saw Carly. Carly had grown since she saw her last, which was 2 months ago.
"Carly!" Courtney said rushing to her and giving her a hug.
"Hey, Courtney. . ." Carly said, obviously confused. Her sister-in- law usually wasn't this excited to see her.
"You've grown!" Courtney said happily, looking at her stomach.
"Not since when I saw you two days ago, Courtney, what's going on?" Carly said.
"Oh, right, that," Courtney said. She had forgotten about Maria already, "Why don't you sit down."
Carly went over to the couch and sat down, looking up at Courtney with a concerned face.
"That wasn't me that you saw two days ago," Courtney said, trying to figure out how to say this.
"What do you mean, of course it was you!" Carly said.
"Trust me, it wasn't," Courtney said with a little laugh, "That was actually my cousin Maria."
"What! Courtney, tell me what's going on here!" Carly said standing up.
"Like I said, sit down," Courtney said, sitting down too, "Ok, well I don't really know how to say this, but.."
"Just spit it out!" Carly said, getting impatient.
"You haven't seen me, I mean the REAL me, for two months. The person that you thought was me during that time was actually my cousin Maria. She was acting as my imposter for two months."
"Courtney, oh my God, what do you mean?" Carly said, searching for the answer in her best friend's eyes.
"Well, my mom kidnapped me two months ago. She thought that Jason would endanger me and my child so she took me and put Maria in my place so Jason wouldn't suspect anything."
"Why would Janine do that?" Carly said. This was a lot for her to take in at once.
"She said she did it out of love, but she was just trying to control me and my child's future," Courtney said, getting angry at the mention of what her mother did to her.
"So how did you get home?"
"I don't really know. Jason just came and got me. He told me that Maria left a note telling him where I was. I don't know, maybe her conscience got to her," Courtney said.
"Does that mean that the baby is still alive?" Carly said, trying not to sound too hopeful. She had been devastated when she had thought that Courtney had miscarried.
Courtney smiled, "Yes, Carly, I'm still pregnant."
Carly smiled back at her and gave her a hug. "Well you know what that means?"
"I'm afraid to ask," Courtney said, laughing a little bit.
Carly smiled, "We still have to decorate the baby's room!"
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Well, I know that that was a short chapter, but I just wanted to get one posted! Hope you liked it!