Ugh, back to school for the week. Sorry I couldn't update sooner. I might
not be able to update again for another day or two, but the next couple of
chapters are full of sappy Journey to make up for it.
~*~ Chapter 11 ~*~
Jason walked back out into the waiting room, surprised to still see Sonny there.
" Where's Carly?"
" I sent her home. How's Courtney doing?"
" Much better now. Sonny, I wanna thank you for letting me see her."
" Don't thank me, Jason. You should have been with her a long time ago. You know, I just found Courtney, and I didn't want her to get hurt before I got a chance to know her, but I realize now that of all the time I have known her, half of it has been spent with her hating me. I just-I really need to know you'll do your best to protect them, and you will love my sister the way she deserves to be loved."
" You know I will, Sonny. Courtney is the love of my life. I would never do anything to hurt her or our daughter."
" Good. Every child deserves to have a father, and Courtney deserves to have you."
" These last few months have been hell without her. To tell you the truth, Sonny, I was gonna find a way to be with her soon, with or without your permission."
" I'm actually glad. You obviously really do love them. I know it'll never make up for the time you lost, but I really am sorry."
Jason nodded, not accepting his apology, but not turning it down either.
" I gotta go. I want to talk to Carly about some stuff, so I'll see you later," Jason said, walking toward the elevator.
" Tell Carly I'll be back soon. I need to talk to her too."
~*~
" So, you'll help me?"
" Of course, Jason. But we should start as soon as tomorrow, she's only gonna be in the hospital a few days. I can run and get the stuff in the morning."
Sonny knocked on the door and walked in.
" Sorry, am I interrupting?"
" No, I was just leaving. I'm gonna spend the night at the hospital so I'll be there when Courtney wakes up. See you guys later."
As soon as Jason shut the door, Carly turned her gaze on Sonny.
" What do you want?"
" To tell you that you were right."
" You're admitting I was right?"
" Yes. You were right, Carly, and from now on, I'll try to trust your instincts more."
" Are you ok? Did you hit your head or something?"
" No, I just finally realized some things. I know it's taken me awhile to wake up and face what's right, but I finally did, and I was wondering if maybe... well, we could try to go back to the way things were between you and me."
" Things will never be the way they were again. You've changed. I think that this time around, things will be even better."
She smiled at him before he leaned down to kiss her.
" Now, I know we're trying again, but I want to take things kinda slow. Let's try not to make any mistakes this time."
" Ok."
" Um, I think Jason wants me out of the penthouse, so I want to move back in with you and Michael. But, for now, I want to stay in the guest room."
" No problem," he said, leaning down to kiss her again.
~*~
Courtney opened her eyes, feeling much better, when she noticed Jason asleep in a chair next to her.
" Jason."
Jason opened his eyes, confused for a moment as to where he was, then remembering everything.
" Hey, beautiful. Good morning."
" Good morning to you too. Did you stay here all night?"
" No, I went home for a little while, but I had to come back."
" Well, I'm glad you did. I like your face being the first thing I see when I wake up."
" That's all you'll be seeing when you wake up from now on."
" Good," she said, then realized she was hungry. " Would you do me a favor?"
" Anything."
" Will you go to the store and get me some rocky road ice-cream?"
Jason laughed.
" Of course I will. I'll be back soon."
" Hey, not so fast. I want a good-bye kiss."
He sat down on the bed and kissed her passionately, both of them trying hard to make up for all the lost time with just that kiss. They eventually had to come up for air, both sorry it had to end so soon.
" I love you, Jason."
" And I love you."
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~*~ Chapter 11 ~*~
Jason walked back out into the waiting room, surprised to still see Sonny there.
" Where's Carly?"
" I sent her home. How's Courtney doing?"
" Much better now. Sonny, I wanna thank you for letting me see her."
" Don't thank me, Jason. You should have been with her a long time ago. You know, I just found Courtney, and I didn't want her to get hurt before I got a chance to know her, but I realize now that of all the time I have known her, half of it has been spent with her hating me. I just-I really need to know you'll do your best to protect them, and you will love my sister the way she deserves to be loved."
" You know I will, Sonny. Courtney is the love of my life. I would never do anything to hurt her or our daughter."
" Good. Every child deserves to have a father, and Courtney deserves to have you."
" These last few months have been hell without her. To tell you the truth, Sonny, I was gonna find a way to be with her soon, with or without your permission."
" I'm actually glad. You obviously really do love them. I know it'll never make up for the time you lost, but I really am sorry."
Jason nodded, not accepting his apology, but not turning it down either.
" I gotta go. I want to talk to Carly about some stuff, so I'll see you later," Jason said, walking toward the elevator.
" Tell Carly I'll be back soon. I need to talk to her too."
~*~
" So, you'll help me?"
" Of course, Jason. But we should start as soon as tomorrow, she's only gonna be in the hospital a few days. I can run and get the stuff in the morning."
Sonny knocked on the door and walked in.
" Sorry, am I interrupting?"
" No, I was just leaving. I'm gonna spend the night at the hospital so I'll be there when Courtney wakes up. See you guys later."
As soon as Jason shut the door, Carly turned her gaze on Sonny.
" What do you want?"
" To tell you that you were right."
" You're admitting I was right?"
" Yes. You were right, Carly, and from now on, I'll try to trust your instincts more."
" Are you ok? Did you hit your head or something?"
" No, I just finally realized some things. I know it's taken me awhile to wake up and face what's right, but I finally did, and I was wondering if maybe... well, we could try to go back to the way things were between you and me."
" Things will never be the way they were again. You've changed. I think that this time around, things will be even better."
She smiled at him before he leaned down to kiss her.
" Now, I know we're trying again, but I want to take things kinda slow. Let's try not to make any mistakes this time."
" Ok."
" Um, I think Jason wants me out of the penthouse, so I want to move back in with you and Michael. But, for now, I want to stay in the guest room."
" No problem," he said, leaning down to kiss her again.
~*~
Courtney opened her eyes, feeling much better, when she noticed Jason asleep in a chair next to her.
" Jason."
Jason opened his eyes, confused for a moment as to where he was, then remembering everything.
" Hey, beautiful. Good morning."
" Good morning to you too. Did you stay here all night?"
" No, I went home for a little while, but I had to come back."
" Well, I'm glad you did. I like your face being the first thing I see when I wake up."
" That's all you'll be seeing when you wake up from now on."
" Good," she said, then realized she was hungry. " Would you do me a favor?"
" Anything."
" Will you go to the store and get me some rocky road ice-cream?"
Jason laughed.
" Of course I will. I'll be back soon."
" Hey, not so fast. I want a good-bye kiss."
He sat down on the bed and kissed her passionately, both of them trying hard to make up for all the lost time with just that kiss. They eventually had to come up for air, both sorry it had to end so soon.
" I love you, Jason."
" And I love you."
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