Broken Vows
Courtney opened her eyes as the sun began to shine through the thin curtains that covered the window in front of her. It took her a minute to register what was going on, especially whose arms were tightly wrapped around her waist. The blonde's gaze finally recognized Jason's sleeping form. If she did not know better she would have thought that he was a different person, he looked so innocent almost like a little boy or what Jason before Sonny would have looked like. Her hand reached up to gently caress his cheek. Her wedding band, catching her attention. Courtney pulled her hand back rising from the bed silently. She pulled herself up onto the kitchen counter letting her eyes observe the scenery from behind the smudged glass. She tried to push away the feeling of dread that settled into her stomach every time her marriage to A.J crossed her mind. He was the man she was supposed to love, she promised to care for him in sickness and in health, but she couldn't help wishing that she had listened to all the warnings. Courtney tried to focus on the good things A.J had done for her but her last encounter with her loving husband haunted her.
He had been so mad when she returned from Kelly's that night. She paused after opening the door to their apartment observing the empty bottles that littered the living room floor. Liquid still dripping from the one's he had not guzzled completely, the smell of strong liquors of different kinds invaded her senses. A.J smiled at her from his place on the couch, standing to greet her with a kiss when she pulled back. His breath smelled of vodka and tequila and her head begin to spin as a nauseous feeling overwhelmed her. Despite her efforts to pull back, his hands gripped her arms tighter holding her in place while he placed a bruising kiss against her lips. The more she struggled, the tighter and more painful his hold became, until he pushed her back against the wall. He tried to pin her there forcing himself on her. her struggling grew more desperate and he gave up choosing to pass out on the couch instead.
Courtney watched as the sun grew brighter and she could feel her fists clenching and unclenching as she fought back the anger she felt from that day. She could not help wishing it were A.J who had stood in front of that gun. Then she would know she killed someone whose ultimate goal was to make her feel worthless. His words still stung like ice, the vows meant nothing, not after all he had done to destroy her spirit.
She swept the glass up quietly wanting to avoid waking A.J before she could return to Kelly's for her shift. A piece of Glass scraped against her skin as she accidentally placed her hand against the carpet. Courtney bit her lip to avoid letting the tears in her eyes fall as the stinging in her hand became more painful and insistent. She heard A.J stir and quickly returned to her cleaning avoiding looking at him.
"That's what a wife should be doing cleaning house for her husband not out sleeping with his brother" A.J reached out to stroke her hair but she pulled back. He laughed hoarsely standing up and making his way to the door; he turned to look at her a menacing grin spreading across his features.
"Love ya babe" He said closing the door behind him. Courtney's eyes grew cold as a fiery anger built deep inside her.
"I hate you" The blonde-haired woman yelled towards the door wishing he had been there to hear it.
Courtney glanced at her hand the faint scar still marred her palm as a memory of the choices she had made. She looked over at Jason the one man who put her needs above his own, though he had only known her for a month. A.J's stories of a cold-blooded killer were only that of a jealous brother who knew he would never be half the man Jason was. Her blue eyes fell to the wedding band that still sat on her finger; it felt like A.J's way of cursing her. The ring was his pledge, to never let her go. Slipping it off her finger she inspected the single gold band that at one time made her feel so lucky. Letting it slip from her hand she listened to the clanking sound it made as it fell down the drain.
She returned to the bed wrapping Jason's arms around her as if she had never left. He stirred opening his eyes.
"You okay" he asked sleepily.
"Ya I will be" Courtney stated giving him a small smile, the first he had seen in days.
They were so close and he leaned in further looking into her eyes to see if this was what she really wanted, but they closed in anticipation. The shrill ring of Jason's phone broke the moment and he resisted cursing as he grabbed the cellular from his coat pocket.
"Where the hell are you and what did you get my sister involved in?" Sonny yelled into the receiver causing Jason to wince.
A Port Charles warehouse
The blonde-haired woman flipped through the pictures in front of her handing them to her male companion. The two guards stood before her waiting patiently for her response to the new information they had provided.
"So Miss. Roscoe is this what you wanted?" The taller guard asked.
"Yes it is don't you agree Mr. Tagliati?" She asked a slow grin spreading across her face.
Tagliati nodded handing the pictures of Courtney and Jason back to Faith.
"Keep following them, when we get them where we want them, we'll do our civic duty and report their whereabouts to the police " Faith stated shooing the guards from the room.
"Once we get Morgan and his girlfriend out of the way Sonny will be so busy trying to save them he won't even notice he's loosing everything" The blonde stated to Tagliati before rising and exiting the warehouse.