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Chapter 24
December came and went with ease, bringing Courtney and Jason into the New Year. Maria hadn't been heard of since she came to visit, and the couple was glad for it. The baby was kicking, now, non-stop, and Courtney had almost double in size since the being of December, leaving her constricted in movement. Jason had told her to stay in the penthouse, atleast until the weather started to get calmer, so Courtney was stuck in the penthouse for about two months. Carly came over to visit almost every day, and Jason usually didn't have to work much, but Courtney was still bored and lonely much of the time.
One day, in the middle of January, there was a knock at the door, and Jason- who happened to be home today- answered it.
He stiffened at the sight of who was there. It was Maria. Again.
"What do you want?" Jason said coldly.
"I was wondering if I could talk to Courtney?" Maria said, staring at Jason. He was even handsomer then when she had seen him last in late September. He still knocked the breath out of her. A quick image of him kissing her passed through her mind, and she shuddered.
"Why would she want to talk to you?" Jason said.
Maria was about to reply, but Courtney had come down the stairs, and saw her at the door.
"What are you doing here?" she said, slightly uneasy at her presence.
"I was wondering if maybe I could.. Talk to you?" Maria said. She hated that she wasn't welcome in this house anymore.
"Well," Courtney said, her soft spot starting to show, "I guess, for a little bit. Come on, we can go up stairs,"
Jason's gaze turned to her in disbelief. Courtney just looked back at him and he shook his head and walked away to the kitchen.
"Thanks," Maria said.
"Would you like to see the nursery?" Courtney said.
"Okay!" Maria said, happy that she was going to be able to spend time with Courtney, and also secretly happy that she might have the chance to be able to see Jason again.
She stepped into the now finished nursery (it had been all covered and unpainted the last time Maria saw it) and looked around. Courtney had decorated it beautifully, no doubt with the help of Carly.
"It looks wonderful," she said, the tell-tale prick of tears in the back of her eyes.
"Thanks. Jason likes it too, I think, although I can tell he thinks it's a little to fluffy and pretty," Courtney said, laughing a little.
"So when are you due?" Maria said.
"Um, sometime in the middle of April, we don't know the exact date," Courtney said. She was a little uncomfortable with Maria asking about her baby.
"Have you decided on names?" she said, still looking around the room.
"Um, yea. Anthony for a boy and Emily for a girl," Courtney said.
"You don't like the name Maria!" she said, only half joking.
"Not particularly," Courtney said. She was getting tired of Maria, and didn't hide her discomfort.
"Oh, ok," she said, realizing that she had somewhat ruined her stay, "Well, if you don't mind, I'll be leaving now. I'll show myself out the door,"
"Ok," Courtney said, not feeling bad at all for being somewhat rude to her "guest."
Courtney walked her to the top of the landing, and Maria trotted down the first few steps, but suddenly lost her footing and screamed. She fell down the rest of the stairs, rolling over and over again. At the bottom she laid there, seemingly unconscious.
Jason came running from the kitchen, thinking that Courtney had fallen.
Courtney just looked on in terror. Her face was frozen. That could have been her.
She walked down the rest of the stairs, carefully and slowly, and when she reached the bottom Jason was already examining her.
He stood up and turned to face Courtney, "She's unconscious. We have to take her to the hospital."
"Ok," Courtney said. She went to get her coat and purse, and when she came back, Jason was holding Maria in his arms. A sudden pang of jealousy shot through her at the sight, and it surprised her deeply. She didn't know why she would feel like this.
Once they got to the hospital, they came off the elevator into the E.R.
Courtney went up to the desk and said to one of the nurses, "We need help. Somebody fell down the stairs and is unconscious."
"Ok, right away, miss," the nurse said to her, running off to get a gurney. She quickly returned with one, along with 2 other nurses.
They laid her on it and hurried off, not even asking about who she was.
Jason and Courtney sat down.
"What happened?" Jason said. He had seen the look on her face when she saw Maria fall.
"What do you mean, what happened? She was walking down the stairs and then all of a sudden she was falling. I don't know how she fell, if that's what you're asking," Courtney said. Somehow she had a sneaking suspicion that Jason thought she pushed her. Her blood turned to ice at that thought, and she shook of out of her head.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, until a nurse came out to talk to them.
"Is she going to be ok?" Courtney asked.
"It looks to be so. She's severely injured her neck, and her chest will probably be bruised for a little while, but other then that she will be fine," the nurse said, "May I ask what happened?"
"She must have lost her footing, or something. I was at the top of the stairs behind her, and then I looked back and she was falling," Courtney said, "Her name is Maria, um, Maria Matthews, by the way."
"Ok, well she should be awake soon, and you can go talk to her then," the nurse said.
"Thank you," Courtney said. She bent over and put her face in her hands. She felt Jason's hand rubbing the back of her neck and instantly felt a little better.
"You ok?" Jason said quietly.
Courtney sat up.
"You don't think I pushed her, do you?" she said softly. Her face was twisted up into an expression of worry, and her eyes felt like they wanted to cry.
Jason's face softened up, "No, no. I don't think you did,"
He pulled her into a hug, and she melted into him.
Soon after, a nurse came to tell them that she was awake and ready for visitors.
They stood up and walked off to her room.
When they entered in, Maria turned to see who it was. Her eyes suddenly became narrow when they saw Courtney.
"YOU BITCH! YOU PUSHED ME!" She shouted, pointing at Courtney furiously.
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AHHHH!!! Okies, well BYE BYEZ!!! Hope you liked it!
~Dawndrina~
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Chapter 24
December came and went with ease, bringing Courtney and Jason into the New Year. Maria hadn't been heard of since she came to visit, and the couple was glad for it. The baby was kicking, now, non-stop, and Courtney had almost double in size since the being of December, leaving her constricted in movement. Jason had told her to stay in the penthouse, atleast until the weather started to get calmer, so Courtney was stuck in the penthouse for about two months. Carly came over to visit almost every day, and Jason usually didn't have to work much, but Courtney was still bored and lonely much of the time.
One day, in the middle of January, there was a knock at the door, and Jason- who happened to be home today- answered it.
He stiffened at the sight of who was there. It was Maria. Again.
"What do you want?" Jason said coldly.
"I was wondering if I could talk to Courtney?" Maria said, staring at Jason. He was even handsomer then when she had seen him last in late September. He still knocked the breath out of her. A quick image of him kissing her passed through her mind, and she shuddered.
"Why would she want to talk to you?" Jason said.
Maria was about to reply, but Courtney had come down the stairs, and saw her at the door.
"What are you doing here?" she said, slightly uneasy at her presence.
"I was wondering if maybe I could.. Talk to you?" Maria said. She hated that she wasn't welcome in this house anymore.
"Well," Courtney said, her soft spot starting to show, "I guess, for a little bit. Come on, we can go up stairs,"
Jason's gaze turned to her in disbelief. Courtney just looked back at him and he shook his head and walked away to the kitchen.
"Thanks," Maria said.
"Would you like to see the nursery?" Courtney said.
"Okay!" Maria said, happy that she was going to be able to spend time with Courtney, and also secretly happy that she might have the chance to be able to see Jason again.
She stepped into the now finished nursery (it had been all covered and unpainted the last time Maria saw it) and looked around. Courtney had decorated it beautifully, no doubt with the help of Carly.
"It looks wonderful," she said, the tell-tale prick of tears in the back of her eyes.
"Thanks. Jason likes it too, I think, although I can tell he thinks it's a little to fluffy and pretty," Courtney said, laughing a little.
"So when are you due?" Maria said.
"Um, sometime in the middle of April, we don't know the exact date," Courtney said. She was a little uncomfortable with Maria asking about her baby.
"Have you decided on names?" she said, still looking around the room.
"Um, yea. Anthony for a boy and Emily for a girl," Courtney said.
"You don't like the name Maria!" she said, only half joking.
"Not particularly," Courtney said. She was getting tired of Maria, and didn't hide her discomfort.
"Oh, ok," she said, realizing that she had somewhat ruined her stay, "Well, if you don't mind, I'll be leaving now. I'll show myself out the door,"
"Ok," Courtney said, not feeling bad at all for being somewhat rude to her "guest."
Courtney walked her to the top of the landing, and Maria trotted down the first few steps, but suddenly lost her footing and screamed. She fell down the rest of the stairs, rolling over and over again. At the bottom she laid there, seemingly unconscious.
Jason came running from the kitchen, thinking that Courtney had fallen.
Courtney just looked on in terror. Her face was frozen. That could have been her.
She walked down the rest of the stairs, carefully and slowly, and when she reached the bottom Jason was already examining her.
He stood up and turned to face Courtney, "She's unconscious. We have to take her to the hospital."
"Ok," Courtney said. She went to get her coat and purse, and when she came back, Jason was holding Maria in his arms. A sudden pang of jealousy shot through her at the sight, and it surprised her deeply. She didn't know why she would feel like this.
Once they got to the hospital, they came off the elevator into the E.R.
Courtney went up to the desk and said to one of the nurses, "We need help. Somebody fell down the stairs and is unconscious."
"Ok, right away, miss," the nurse said to her, running off to get a gurney. She quickly returned with one, along with 2 other nurses.
They laid her on it and hurried off, not even asking about who she was.
Jason and Courtney sat down.
"What happened?" Jason said. He had seen the look on her face when she saw Maria fall.
"What do you mean, what happened? She was walking down the stairs and then all of a sudden she was falling. I don't know how she fell, if that's what you're asking," Courtney said. Somehow she had a sneaking suspicion that Jason thought she pushed her. Her blood turned to ice at that thought, and she shook of out of her head.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes, until a nurse came out to talk to them.
"Is she going to be ok?" Courtney asked.
"It looks to be so. She's severely injured her neck, and her chest will probably be bruised for a little while, but other then that she will be fine," the nurse said, "May I ask what happened?"
"She must have lost her footing, or something. I was at the top of the stairs behind her, and then I looked back and she was falling," Courtney said, "Her name is Maria, um, Maria Matthews, by the way."
"Ok, well she should be awake soon, and you can go talk to her then," the nurse said.
"Thank you," Courtney said. She bent over and put her face in her hands. She felt Jason's hand rubbing the back of her neck and instantly felt a little better.
"You ok?" Jason said quietly.
Courtney sat up.
"You don't think I pushed her, do you?" she said softly. Her face was twisted up into an expression of worry, and her eyes felt like they wanted to cry.
Jason's face softened up, "No, no. I don't think you did,"
He pulled her into a hug, and she melted into him.
Soon after, a nurse came to tell them that she was awake and ready for visitors.
They stood up and walked off to her room.
When they entered in, Maria turned to see who it was. Her eyes suddenly became narrow when they saw Courtney.
"YOU BITCH! YOU PUSHED ME!" She shouted, pointing at Courtney furiously.
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AHHHH!!! Okies, well BYE BYEZ!!! Hope you liked it!
~Dawndrina~