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Facing the Past & Confronting the Future Chapter 5: Only You Courtney's heart was either beating really fast or not beating at all. She didn't know. She just kept staring at the man whom she loved, loves with all her heart. She didn't know what would happen next. She just wanted to go back to an hour ago when she was in Jason's arms, where she felt so safe and loved. But she wasn't and he wasn't holding her. He was holding Robin, the woman he once loved. He felt her eyes on him and smelled her perfume that she always wore. The scent wasn't anything big but just a tint of something good that he could always smell even from a mile away even if no one else could. He turned around and saw her standing there. But just as he started to turn she went away. She had to leave, she couldn't deal with him right now because she knew what he would say. He would tell her that she's the only one for him and then tell her that he was sorry for leaving and that him and Robin are over. And she would believe him. Maybe that's because it was true but she couldn't believe him, she couldn't face him just in case it wasn't. Just in case he didn't want to be with her. She had not ever been scared of Jason no matter what. When he was doing his job, or threating people, or even when she witnessed him beating someone up. She wasn't scared of him. But now she was, she was scared of his feelings, not for her but his feelings for.Robin. He saw her and knew what he had to do. He didn't want to leave Robin but had to go after the woman he loved. "I'll be right back", he said to the woman laying the bed. He ran down the hall for her screaming "Courtney! Wait!" She heard him call for her but couldn't stop. She wanted to but her legs wouldn't let her she just kept walking rapidly until she felt an arm grab her making her stop. "Courtney where are you going?" he looked at her with his beautiful crystal blue eyes that were turning hazel at that very moment. She was captured by his eyes. She loved the way his eyes would change color from blue to hazel and vice versa. "I'm just going to take a walk, Jason you should be with Robin she needs you." She said as she turned to walk away from him. Before she got a chance, though, he stopped her. "No, I should be with you. I want to be with you." She looked up at him and their eyes met, they spoke a language only each other could understand. He took her in his arms making sure that she felt secure that his love was only for her and no one else. "Courtney, I love you and only you. Robin is in my past. I don't even know how she's even here." "Gosh, Jason she's in there hurt and you're out here trying to make me feel better about my insecurities." She sighed a little embarrassed and Jason could tell. He could always tell. "You're the most important thing to me Courtney." Courtney gave him a smile and said calmly, "yeah but you should go and be with her. I mean she doesn't really have anyone and I think it'd be good for her if you were with her. Go ahead I don't mind." "I don't want to leave you." "I'm fine Jason. I promise." "But how is she even here I thought that she was.." "Yeah I don't know either." Just at that moment Monica came by, "Hey you two well she's going to be fine but Jason um I don't mean to interrupt you guys but Robin's asking for you." Jason and Courtney looked at each other each knowing what would have to happen next. Courtney brushed her hand up against Jason's and motioned for him to go. Jason nodded and then went to see Robin.

Chapter 6: Twenty Questions "Hey", the weak woman replied. "Hey how do you feel?" "Like I my head was slammed against a windshield." She gave him a small smile. "Which is pretty much the truth." Jason recipicated the smile. "Robin, you have no idea how happy I am to see you. I mean you're alive!" "Yea I know it's hard to believe. Jason I." "How are you here?" "When did you get here?" "Why did you come back?" "Why didn't you tell me that you were.. I mean I thought that you were." "Jason!!!!" she exclaimed. "Hey can you stop with the twenty questions please. Look I'm back but I can't tell you why just yet." She took his hand. "Look can we not do this just yet. I'm kinda tired." "Yea of course, you should be getting your rest I didn't mean to keep you up. We'll talk later." He started to head out the door. "Wait Will you stay here with me. I don't' feel like being alone?" "yea sure." He watched her close her yes and drift off into a slow slumber.
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