Chapter2
Carly felt paralyzed with fear, as she watched the tears slip down Courtney's face. Sonny walked into the sitting area, staying in the background, while his sister held onto Bobbie tightly. Carly did not follow, her eyes swept over the open hospital, the smell of sanitizer invading her nostrils, reminding her of why she hated this place so much. Carly's legs gave out beneath her, Sonny barely made it to her side in time to catch her. Courtney had not noticed her family's presence, her mind still whirling with everything that had gone wrong over the past few hours.
"Courtney" Sonny stated her name trying to draw her attention. The blonde looked up tears clouding her vision, recognition finally appearing in her eyes. Bobbie backed away allowing Sonny to sit on the coffee table in front of Courtney, taking her hands in his.
"What happened?" Sonny inquired watching helplessly as Courtney bowed her head tears still flowing freely. Carly sat at the side, Bobbie attempting to comfort the dark blonde who like Courtney, seemed to have pulled away from reality.
"He was driving…there was so much snow…he promised we would be okay" Courtney managed to choke out through sobs. Sonny attempted to pull her close, only to have her shrug off the embrace. Standing Courtney walked away from the waiting room, towards the doors that they had taken Jason through, hours ago.
"It's my fault we were on the road" Courtney stated, wrapping her arms tighter around herself, to ward off the sudden chill in the air. Carly stared blankly at her sister in law, trying to encode the cryptic words she had spoken.
"We were so happy…
Courtney glanced around the loft, sighing slightly as she observed the nearly sparkling clean interior. With nothing left to do, the blonde fell back onto the couch taking a calming breath, as she awaited Jason's return from his divorce trip. Rosie came to her side looking for attention, when the lock clicked and the door opened. Jason was caught off guard when Courtney jumped into his arms placing a passionate kiss against his lips. The two pulled away breathless, Courtney smiling innocently as her gaze locked with Jasons'.
"Hi" She whispered, tightening her arms around his neck, his body pressed against hers.
"Hi" Jason replied, grinning before he lifted Courtney into his arms, placing her on the couch.
"So how was the annulment trip?" Courtney inquired settling into Jason's arms, while Rosie lay at their feet.
" Fine, we signed the papers and I even had some time to buy souvenirs" Jason watched in amusement as Courtney perked up at the prospect of gifts, despite her best attempt to remain unaffected. Pulling a bag from his coat pocket, he handed it to her silently, observing as she studied the box, before finally inspecting it's contents. Pulling out the long black velvet case, Courtney paused looking up at Jason in surprise, her eyes sparkling. Opening the case, she ran her hand over the silver chain, that held a diamond heart in the middle. She couldn't seem to form a sentence as she marveled at the beauty of the necklace, letting Jason place it around her neck. Smiling through tears, she glanced down to where it rested.
"Do you like it?" Jason asked hopefully, growing nervous at the blonde's silence. Tearing her gaze from the silver heart, Courtney nodded, sitting up to place a soft kiss against Jason's lips.
"Courtney, I gave it to you to show that you own my heart" Jason whispered placing a hand on the blonde's cheek, his thumb brushing away a few tears.
"No one has ever given me something so beautiful" Courtney replied letting Jason's lips descend upon hers into a passionate kiss.
"I love you" Jason stated pulling away to rest his fore head against Courtneys', entwining their fingers.
"I love you too"
Smiling Courtney settled back into Jason's arms, closing her eyes, a smile still gracing her features, as she slipped into a peaceful sleep.
The next morning
Courtney's eye lids fluttered open, slowly realizing, that she was no longer in Jason's arms. Sitting up to survey the empty living room, she began to think it had all been a dream. The heart that rested around her neck told a different story though. The blonde sighed, letting her head fall back against the couch pillow, observing the unused bed through the wooden entertainment center. A flash of silver caught her eye, slowly she rose, to inspect the object lying open, on the cream-colored comforter. Lifting the large silver heart shaped box into her hands, she noticed how light it was. Glancing down she saw a note resting against the pillow. Opening it, she read the one line displayed in bold black letters, WAIT. Pouting, Courtney placed the box back down, needing to distance herself from the gift before her curiosity got the best of her. Falling back against the couch, the blonde began to wait impatiently for Jason's return.
When the door finally opened, Courtney glared up at Jason as he walked in, Rosie by his side. Standing up, Courtney crossed her arms in front of her chest, trying to make herself appear angry, all the while impatiently awaiting her gift. Jason eyed the blonde, busying himself with fixing Rosie a bowl of water, attempting to ignore the expectant glances Courtney sent him.
"Okay I' am just going to open it" Courtney stated, letting her arms fall to her side, as she walked towards the bed. The blonde yelped in surprise, when Jason grabbed her around the waist just before she could touch the box. Smiling, he placed her down on the bed, taking a seat beside her, handing her the gift. With an excited smile, Courtney opened the heart shaped package, looking down at the folded card that lay inside, slightly surprised.
Pulling the card out she observed the pale paper, decorated in gold roses, which acted as a border to words of the same color.
"We invite you to the wedding of Mrs. Courtney Matthews and Mr. Jason Morgan" Courtney read aloud, staring down at the words in shock, once they finally sunk in.
"I wanted to ask you to be my wife when the alcazar mess was finally over, but with me still married to Brenda… I thought it would be better to wait" Jason commented taking her hand into his own, their gazes connecting.
"Will you marry me?" Jason finally asked, watching Courtney's eyes fill with tears, until a smile finally spread across her features.
"Yes" Courtney replied, clutching the card to her chest, wrapping her arms around Jason's neck, hugging him tightly.
"I have a ring that I want to put on your finger, once I get Sonny's blessing to marry you" Jason stated, running a hand over Courtney's cheek before pulling her to him and placing a scorching kiss against her lips. Pulling back, Courtney smiled.
"Can we go see Sonny now?" She requested, looking at her fiancée hopefully.
"Sonny and Carly are up at the cabin we will have to wait until tomorrow"
" I can't wait that long, can't we go up there, it's not that long of a drive" Courtney suggested, watching the hesitation fade from Jason's face.
"Okay I'll go get dressed, so we can go" Courtney rose from the bed, only to have Jason's grip on her hand pull her back.
"What's the rush? It's still early"
"I know, hopefully in a few short hours I'll have a ring on my finger to show the rest of Port Charles that I' am going to marry the man I love" Courtney replied simply, placing a chaste kiss on Jason's lips, before leaving to change.
Courtney looked up at Carly who had come to her side, on shaky legs, enveloping her in a crushing hug.
"He's going to be okay" Carly whispered, into her sister in law's ear, trying to convince herself there was some truth in those words. The two women seemed oblivious to Sonny. Who sat his cold gaze fixed straight ahead. The thought of Jason and his sister together, causing a blazing anger, to build up inside of him. Silently rising from the waiting room chair, he stood at Courtney's side, placing a hand on her shoulder, to draw her apart from Carly.
"You shouldn't be here, I'll have a guard take you home" Sonny stated, a cold edge accenting his words.
"I'm not leaving Jason"
"You don't belong here, your relationship with Jason ends now" Sonny replied, turning around to talk to Max, when Courtney grabbed his arm forcefully whipping him around.
"I do belong here, I' am engaged to Jason" Courtney yelled. watching Sonny's cool gaze and calm demeanor slip slightly.
"You are not engaged, I would have never given my blessing to it"
"Jason needed your blessing, I don't, I will be by his side when he wakes up, I will wear his ring on my finger, I won't let you destroy our happiness" Courtney responded, challenging her brother, to contest her words. The two siblings stood glaring at each other, Carly on the sidelines watching the stubbornness of both.
"I won't discuss this here" Sonny said firmly, placing a hand on his sister's arm, to pull her away from the waiting room and towards the elevator. Courtney pulled her arm back.
"I'm staying, that is the end of this discussion" Courtney stated seriously. Sonny was ready to contest, when Courtney grimaced in pain. Clutching her stomach she fell into his arms.
"Sonny something is wrong" Courtney whispered, gripping her brothers' arm tightly, to stay upright.
"I need a doctor" Sonny yelled watching a nurse scurry away to get help.
"It's going to be okay" Sonny stated, his voice thick with emotion, fear gripping him when he noticed Courtney was no longer conscious, to hear his reassurances.
