Chapter Seven: Decisions
Sonny and Carly entered PH 4 solemnly, not speaking to each other. Leticia came down the stairs as she heard them enter and smiled, telling them that Michael was upstairs asleep. She left the penthouse as Carly and Sonny nodded silently.
Sighing, Sonny threw his jacket on the chair sitting at the desk and looked towards Carly, "That was an interesting night."
Sarcastically, Carly nodded, "Yeah. You learn something new everyday."
Laughing slightly at her remark, Sonny took a seat on the couch. He watched as Carly poured herself a glass of water at the wet bar and turned back to him, resting her free hand on her hip.
Sonny sensed that she had something on her mind and offered, "Do you want to talk about it?"
Carly was brought out of her reverie and grinning, she took a seat on the couch, "I was just thinking about what happened tonight. I don't understand why Jason wouldn't have mentioned her before."
Sonny shrugged and reasoned, "Well, Jason isn't one to talk about his love life with anyone."
Carly rolled her eyes and nodded, "That's true."
They sat in silence, not needing to talk. Their connection went deeper than the need to have pointless conversations. Placing her hand on his shoulder, Carly made eye contact with Sonny and tilted her head to the side, "What do you think of Jason's connection to your sister?"
Sonny shook his head, confused, "What do you mean? I mean, they were in the past. There's nothing I could do to stop them from seeing each other."
"Yeah, but. I mean. what happens if they were to realize that they were meant for each other? Like, they were still in love after all these years?" Carly questioned thinking of the electrifying stares that she had seen pass between the two of them that night.
Sonny took a deep breath and analyzed the question before he answered it. "Well, I don't know. You know that I don't want Courtney anywhere near my business, but I don't think I would ever take away true happiness from her or Jason. Courtney's strong and everyday I realize how much she is a lot like you. If they decide that they want to be together and their love is that strong, then I would have to say that I wouldn't have too big of a problem with it."
Carly raised one eyebrow and asked, "Too big of a problem?"
Sonny laughed, "Yeah, well, I don't think I would want my best friend. well. you know. with my sister, but I guess that's just the protective older brother talking."
Carly threw her head back and laughed. Placing a chaste kiss on Sonny's lips, she squeezed his hand, "That's what I fear most about having a little girl with you. She wouldn't be able to date until she was thirty!"
Sonny gave her a dimpled smile, "Yeah, well, what can I say?"
Carly shook her head with a grin on her face and got up off the couch. Pulling him up with her, she said, "Let's go to bed, Mr. Corinthos."
Sonny smiled and nodded, "I agree."
Carly chuckled and hit Sonny playfully in his stomach, "Yeah right." With that, she took off upstairs with Sonny chasing after her.
~*~
Courtney walked like zombie back into her apartment. She was soaked to the core, but she couldn't feel the ice like droplets on her body. Sitting down on the couch, she instinctively stuck out of her hand as her Golden Retriever, Rosie, came to greet her.
She couldn't believe that she was connected to Jason through Sonny, not only through their love. No, not love. used to be love. She couldn't help the tears that slipped out her eyes as she felt the empty spot in her heart again. She thought that she was over this. Sure, she thought about him all the time, but that was out of habit, right? Shaking her head, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.
Looking back at Rosie, Courtney loving scratched the back of her ears. "I wonder where AJ is?" Courtney said half to herself, half to the dog. Rosie wagged her tail and happily licked Courtney's nose.
Courtney laughed, "Well, I see that you're happy that I'm home. C'mon, let's get ready for bed."
Gently pushing Rosie off her lap, Courtney walked to the bedroom. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Courtney saw her grim face. Sighing, she thought, how did I ever get this unhappy? All thoughts were brought back to Jason. Courtney pushed back the tears and thoughts and aimlessly got changed into her pajamas.
Pushing back the white comforter on her bed, she climbed into bed. She closed her eyes and felt Rosie snuggled up beside her. Smiling to herself, she wondered how dogs always seemed to make everything better. Before drifting to slumber, she wondered where AJ was and what he was doing.
~*~
AJ sighed in content as he held Liz in his arms. This was something he liked doing; he could back at his brother and he get something that was pleasurable. Playing with her hair, he said, "You were amazing, as always."
Liz smiled as she listened to the beating of his heart. Suddenly, curiosity got the better of her and she asked, "Why are you doing this? Why are you cheating on your wife with me? Doesn't she give you everything you want?"
AJ laughed heartlessly, "Courtney? Oh man, she isn't as good as you. You are everything I need and more."
"Then why don't you just divorce her so we could be together. You know how I feel AJ. I have told you numerous times before. I don't want Jason; I want to be with you," Liz pouted and pulled off his chest.
AJ rolled his eyes and looked at her, "Because I want to get what I want. And I want Michael. I will not give her up until Sonny gives me what I want."
Liz laughed maliciously, "That's a great idea, and I can get back at Jason for never really making me his first priority."
AJ smiled, "That sounds like a great idea, but for now." AJ rolled back over top of Liz and kissed her hard. Licking her lips with his tongue, he asked for permission to enter her mouth. She opened her mouth happily and joined his tongue in a sort of battle.
~*~
Jason reached his penthouse after riding around on his bike for an hour. He was hurt and kept playing Courtney's words over and over in his mind.
"AJ has given me everything that you'll never be able to give me. I hate you, Jason!"
Jason thought that he was over Courtney. He honestly thought that he had fallen out of love with her. When he was with Robin, he knew that he hadn't sold himself completely over to her, but he had always wondered why. Robin was great. He finally understood why. He wasn't over Courtney and hadn't completely healed.
That night, before Jason went to bed, he had made up his mind. Even though Courtney was a married woman, he was going to do everything in his power to reconcile with her, and become friends again. He need her that much; she was that important.
Sonny and Carly entered PH 4 solemnly, not speaking to each other. Leticia came down the stairs as she heard them enter and smiled, telling them that Michael was upstairs asleep. She left the penthouse as Carly and Sonny nodded silently.
Sighing, Sonny threw his jacket on the chair sitting at the desk and looked towards Carly, "That was an interesting night."
Sarcastically, Carly nodded, "Yeah. You learn something new everyday."
Laughing slightly at her remark, Sonny took a seat on the couch. He watched as Carly poured herself a glass of water at the wet bar and turned back to him, resting her free hand on her hip.
Sonny sensed that she had something on her mind and offered, "Do you want to talk about it?"
Carly was brought out of her reverie and grinning, she took a seat on the couch, "I was just thinking about what happened tonight. I don't understand why Jason wouldn't have mentioned her before."
Sonny shrugged and reasoned, "Well, Jason isn't one to talk about his love life with anyone."
Carly rolled her eyes and nodded, "That's true."
They sat in silence, not needing to talk. Their connection went deeper than the need to have pointless conversations. Placing her hand on his shoulder, Carly made eye contact with Sonny and tilted her head to the side, "What do you think of Jason's connection to your sister?"
Sonny shook his head, confused, "What do you mean? I mean, they were in the past. There's nothing I could do to stop them from seeing each other."
"Yeah, but. I mean. what happens if they were to realize that they were meant for each other? Like, they were still in love after all these years?" Carly questioned thinking of the electrifying stares that she had seen pass between the two of them that night.
Sonny took a deep breath and analyzed the question before he answered it. "Well, I don't know. You know that I don't want Courtney anywhere near my business, but I don't think I would ever take away true happiness from her or Jason. Courtney's strong and everyday I realize how much she is a lot like you. If they decide that they want to be together and their love is that strong, then I would have to say that I wouldn't have too big of a problem with it."
Carly raised one eyebrow and asked, "Too big of a problem?"
Sonny laughed, "Yeah, well, I don't think I would want my best friend. well. you know. with my sister, but I guess that's just the protective older brother talking."
Carly threw her head back and laughed. Placing a chaste kiss on Sonny's lips, she squeezed his hand, "That's what I fear most about having a little girl with you. She wouldn't be able to date until she was thirty!"
Sonny gave her a dimpled smile, "Yeah, well, what can I say?"
Carly shook her head with a grin on her face and got up off the couch. Pulling him up with her, she said, "Let's go to bed, Mr. Corinthos."
Sonny smiled and nodded, "I agree."
Carly chuckled and hit Sonny playfully in his stomach, "Yeah right." With that, she took off upstairs with Sonny chasing after her.
~*~
Courtney walked like zombie back into her apartment. She was soaked to the core, but she couldn't feel the ice like droplets on her body. Sitting down on the couch, she instinctively stuck out of her hand as her Golden Retriever, Rosie, came to greet her.
She couldn't believe that she was connected to Jason through Sonny, not only through their love. No, not love. used to be love. She couldn't help the tears that slipped out her eyes as she felt the empty spot in her heart again. She thought that she was over this. Sure, she thought about him all the time, but that was out of habit, right? Shaking her head, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.
Looking back at Rosie, Courtney loving scratched the back of her ears. "I wonder where AJ is?" Courtney said half to herself, half to the dog. Rosie wagged her tail and happily licked Courtney's nose.
Courtney laughed, "Well, I see that you're happy that I'm home. C'mon, let's get ready for bed."
Gently pushing Rosie off her lap, Courtney walked to the bedroom. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Courtney saw her grim face. Sighing, she thought, how did I ever get this unhappy? All thoughts were brought back to Jason. Courtney pushed back the tears and thoughts and aimlessly got changed into her pajamas.
Pushing back the white comforter on her bed, she climbed into bed. She closed her eyes and felt Rosie snuggled up beside her. Smiling to herself, she wondered how dogs always seemed to make everything better. Before drifting to slumber, she wondered where AJ was and what he was doing.
~*~
AJ sighed in content as he held Liz in his arms. This was something he liked doing; he could back at his brother and he get something that was pleasurable. Playing with her hair, he said, "You were amazing, as always."
Liz smiled as she listened to the beating of his heart. Suddenly, curiosity got the better of her and she asked, "Why are you doing this? Why are you cheating on your wife with me? Doesn't she give you everything you want?"
AJ laughed heartlessly, "Courtney? Oh man, she isn't as good as you. You are everything I need and more."
"Then why don't you just divorce her so we could be together. You know how I feel AJ. I have told you numerous times before. I don't want Jason; I want to be with you," Liz pouted and pulled off his chest.
AJ rolled his eyes and looked at her, "Because I want to get what I want. And I want Michael. I will not give her up until Sonny gives me what I want."
Liz laughed maliciously, "That's a great idea, and I can get back at Jason for never really making me his first priority."
AJ smiled, "That sounds like a great idea, but for now." AJ rolled back over top of Liz and kissed her hard. Licking her lips with his tongue, he asked for permission to enter her mouth. She opened her mouth happily and joined his tongue in a sort of battle.
~*~
Jason reached his penthouse after riding around on his bike for an hour. He was hurt and kept playing Courtney's words over and over in his mind.
"AJ has given me everything that you'll never be able to give me. I hate you, Jason!"
Jason thought that he was over Courtney. He honestly thought that he had fallen out of love with her. When he was with Robin, he knew that he hadn't sold himself completely over to her, but he had always wondered why. Robin was great. He finally understood why. He wasn't over Courtney and hadn't completely healed.
That night, before Jason went to bed, he had made up his mind. Even though Courtney was a married woman, he was going to do everything in his power to reconcile with her, and become friends again. He need her that much; she was that important.