Carly watched in silence as the nurses and doctors crowded around Courtney, lifting her from the ground and onto a stretcher. Sonny looked up at his wife, their gazes connecting briefly, before she turned away, pacing the waiting room. Carly looked up catching Monica as she rushed through the double doors of surgery and into Courtney's room. The dark blonde attempted to call out to her. The name died on her lips as she observed the shaky and frazzled woman, trying to piece together another horrible timeline to explain her son's most recent accident. Brushing back a few tears, Carly finally sat down, clicking her boot heel against the carpet, not able to stop fidgeting; knowing if she stopped moving it would become more of a reality. Sonny placed a hand on his wife's shoulder attempting to comfort her. Sighing, Carly sank back into his embrace letting herself be calm for one second. When she closed her eyes, she could see Jason and Courtney, at Christmas being so obvious about their newfound love, for the first time Jason had allowed himself to be happy. Carly whimpered, tears falling down her cheeks as she tried to push away the memories, vowing that they would make more, as a family.
Monica looked at the pale blonde lying unconscious on the hospital bed her hair falling over her face, softly masking her features. Hesitating, the doctor finally removed the needle from her pocket, slowly withdrawing the blood from Courtney's arm. The woman lay still, unresponsive to anything Monica was doing.
"Dr. Quartermaine, Mr.Corinthos is asking to know his sisters condition" The nurse stated quietly from the doorway, her head bowed, to avoid the doctor's wrath for being a disturbance. Monica nodded silently never looking up from her patient. Pushing the hair from Courtney's eyes, the doctor sighed her moment of piece quickly ending.
Pushing the door open Monica removed her gloves, looking toward the couple in the waiting room with regret. Carly glanced up noting the doctor's expression, her heart falling again. Sonny stopped pacing pulling his body to a halt in front of the doctor, impatiently awaiting information.
"Courtney has been unresponsive, I have ruled that there is no internal bleeding, we will now more when the blood test comes back" Monica spoke seriously, attempting to keep her cool despite the shaky feeling she had, had since Jason had been wheeled in. Monica turned away walking towards the surgery room, when Carly grabbed her arm.
"Thank you" The dark blonde whispered, a small smile appearing on her lips. Monica could only nod, taking a deep breath to steady herself, before going back to check on Jason's surgery. Carly glanced up at Sonny, before she turned away making her way to Courtney's room.
Sitting down at her sister in laws beside, Carly could not stop the tears that slowly slipped down her cheeks. Another piece of her family lay hooked up to machines. The dark blonde gently took Courtney's hand in her own, sniffling slightly when she felt the cold skin contact her warm hands. Resting her head on the bedside, Carly clutched Courtney's hand, in attempt to hold on while everything slipped away.
"Dr. Quartermaine, the labs are back for Courtney Matthews" A nurse stated from behind the doctor. Monica glanced back nodding, before she let her eyes survey the scene before her one last time. Through the window, she could see Jason lying still while the doctors rushed around him, trying to stop the bleeding. Placing a hand on the glass she traced the outline of Jason's cheek, wishing she could be beside him. Brushing a few stray tears away, Monica followed the path towards Courtney's room.
Monica entered the room quietly observing Carly's sleeping form. The doctor removed an envelope from her coat, placing the x rays against the light in the far end of the room.
"What's wrong with her?" Monica looked back at Carly startled by her words.
"I thought you were sleeping" Monica stated, calming slightly, as Carly sat back against her chair wide-awake.
"I just needed to close my eyes, today has been horrible⦠I needed to have one moment to breathe" Carly replied quietly, glancing up towards the x-rays, which Monica had been observing.
"The x rays show no broken bones" The doctor stated simply, Carly nodded rubbing her temples in an attempt to calm the pounding in her head. Monica removed the single sheet left in the envelope her eyes scanning the pages contents quickly, glancing back at Courtney.
"What is it?" Carly inquired the fear growing in the pit of her stomach, as she regarded the hesitant doctor.
"She was pregnant" Monica stated in disbelief running a through her hair, letting the envelope slip onto the floor.
"What do you mean she was pregnant?"
"Courtney was only 2 months into her pregnancy, with the stress and the accident" Monica could not finish her sentence, her heart aching for her one time daughter in law.
"A.J never has to find out" The doctor stated as she began to see the trepidation in Carly's eyes.
"The baby wasn't A.J's, it was Jason's" Carly responded, taking Courtney's hand into hers once again, tuning out the rest of the world as she closed her eyes letting her tears slowly fall.
"Carly what is wrong with me?" Courtney asked, her eyes now open and staring at Carly, fearfully.
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