Chapter Nineteen: A Connection

Sonny turned to Carly after her sudden outburst. Carly's feelings were usually right. Turning back to Marco, he said, "I want you to call Luke and Lucky Spencer and tell them to come here."

Marco nodded and left the penthouse.

Sonny began to pace. He could feel himself losing control. He needed to be back under control. Where was his sister and why the hell was Faith using her to get to Luke and himself? It's working, Sonny thought, but quickly dismissed the matter from his mind.

Jason watched Sonny nervously. Sonny barely lost it in front of Carly. Turing to Carly, he said, "Why don't you and Brenda go into the kitchen and make everyone some coffee."

Brenda and Carly glared at each other and reluctantly agreed. After they were safely out of earshot, Jason asked, "What are we going to do about this Sonny? We don't even know where Courtney is or even if she was abducted."

Sonny looked up at Jason, "Do you think she would have come home or at least called if she going anywhere else?"

Jason nodded in defeat. He needed an excuse, any excuse to make himself believe that Courtney was alright. But he wasn't getting anything. He was drawing a blank.

Sonny watched his best friend's eyes cloud over with fear. Patting him on the shoulder supportively, he said, "Don't worry, Jason. We'll find her."

Jason looked at Sonny, "Yeah. We will and when we do, all three of the women will pay."

Sonny stared at Jason's sudden fierceness and determination. He should have known better than to let Jason mix his emotions with the business. Shaking his head, he said, "Cool it Jason. Let's not run around like a chicken with its head cut off. We have to think about this rationally."

Jason took a steadying breath and nodded in agreement, "You're right. Maybe Luke and Lucky will be able to help us out."

"Did someone mention my name?" Luke said as he appeared in the doorway.

Sonny nodded and shook Luke's hand. Looking around Luke, he asked, "Where's Lucky?"

Luke shrugged, "He'll be here soon. What's the emergency?"

"Courtney's been kidnapped," Jason told Luke.

Luke shook the idea off, "That's insane. I was just talking to Courtney an hour ago in my office."

Jason nodded, "And somewhere in between leaving your office and coming home, she was abducted, and we know who has her."

"Has who?" Lucky joined the three grown men.

Sonny looked at Lucky, "Courtney."

"Courtney's missing?" Lucky asked, scared for the woman that was like a sister to him. When Courtney had arrived in town, the first person that she met was Lucky. They sort of lost touch after AJ married her.

"Yeah, and guess who took her and why?" Jason looked at the two Spencer's. When neither of them answered, Jason said, "Helena Cassidine, Faith Roscoe, and your ex, Elizabeth Webber."

Lucky was stunned, "Elizabeth? No, she wouldn't ever do anything like that, Jason."

Jason nodded, "She did."

Lucky closed his eyes. For the past couple days, he knew that Elizabeth had been acting strangely, but he had never questioned her about it. He had figured it had something to do with the break-up between her and Jason.

Luke was sitting back taking all of this in. If anything happened to Courtney, it would be like losing his own daughter. He could not let that happen. Looking at Sonny, he asked, "Why?"

Sonny took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "Helena wants to take you down so she teamed up with Faith, who wants to take me down. Finding the link between us, they decided to do only God knows what to Courtney. We have to find her, immediately."

Lucky nodded, "Call it a hunch, but I think I know where she is."

~*~

Courtney groaned slightly as she tried to get comfortable on the concrete floor. Sighing in defeat, she turned over on her back and stared at the dark ceiling.

Jason, she told herself, think about Jason. Jason had always been her savior when something had gone wrong in her life. She would just think back to him and everything would be all right.

She couldn't believe that she had doubted Jason; that she had walked out on him in order to think if what she was doing was right. The truth was Jason was the only think right in her life. He was the only truth that had come from her scam of a marriage to AJ and awful childhood with Janine.

***Flashback***

Courtney smiled contently as she lay in Jason's arms looking up at the stars. He was her savior at the end of her hectic day. Her and Janine had just moved out of their house to a small apartment because Janine couldn't pay if off. She had to get rid of her Baby Grand piano in order to do so. The apartment only had so much room. The only good thing about the move was that instead of an hour away from Jason, she was a half an hour, which meant they could spend more time together.

Jason kissed the top of her head, "What are ya thinking about?"

Courtney smiled at the warmness in his voice, "Being closer to you."

Jason grinned, "I know. It's it great that we can see each other more often and during the week?"

Courtney laughed, "Yeah, now our phone bill won't be so high!"

Jason nodded, "Exactly."

Courtney smiled and settled back into his chest. Suddenly a shooting star washed across the sky. Pointing, she said, "Did you just see that?"

Jason shook his head, "What?"

"That shooting star!" Courtney exclaimed. Turning over on her stomach so she could face him, she looked into his crystal eyes, "Make a wish."

Jason laughed, "But I didn't see it!"

Courtney shrugged, "I'm bending the rules."

Jason shrugged, "I wouldn't wish for anything else. I have you, that's all that matters." He smiled at her and then asked, "What about you?"

Courtney sat up and brought her knees to her chest, "I wish to have known my father better, ya know, to have a second chance with him."

Jason also sat up, but draped his arm across his shoulder, not standing not being in contact with her. He smiled as she leaned her head onto his shoulder. Kissing the top of her head, he listened to her thoughts.

"You know, when I was little. I used to dream of him meeting my boyfriends and interrogating them, making sure that they wouldn't hurt his little girl. His little princess that's what he would call me. Every night before I'd fall asleep, he'd sneak into my room and whisper, 'Good night my Little Princess', and then he'd wrap the blankets around me and kiss my cheek. I miss so much Jason," Courtney told him, her voice breaking.

Jason rubbed her back supportively, "I know, Court. I know."

Courtney smiled up at Jason, "I used to dream about my dad walking me down the aisle, giving me away to the man I love, to my prince charming. That's what you are, Jason, my prince charming. He would've loved you."

Jason laughed, "I don't know about that."

Courtney shook her head, "He would have, Jason! You're a good person, and you treat me with utmost respect. You take care of me, and protect me."

"Most people don't see the Jason you do, Court," Jason told her.

"But I know you Jason, the real you. You're caring and honest-,"

Jason laughed, "Don't let that get around."

Courtney whacked him playfully, "I won't because everyone would want you then."

"Yeah, but I love you, not anyone of them. I love you, and only you," Jason told her sincerely, looking into her eyes.

Courtney smiled up at him with tears in her eyes, "I love you, too Jason, more than anything."

Reaching for her left hand, he kissed the top of her promise ring, "You're the best thing that ever happened to me, Courtney Matthews." Covering her mouth with his, their kiss exploded into passion. It was a different kind of feeling that neither of them knew; it was fear that they tasted in the kiss. Both sensed that something was going to change, but neither of them wanted to voice it. All they wanted to do was enjoy each other.

***End of Flashback***

Courtney smiled at the memory. If they had only knew that something had happened. They had broken up the week after, all because Sonny had given Jason a job.

Isn't it ironic though, thought Courtney. The same person that had in some ways had broken them up, had brought them back together. Sonny was Courtney's brother and Jason's best friend and boss who approved of the two being together.

Suddenly, Courtney had found a different meaning to the word fate. Fate was something held in the eye of the beholder and Courtney's fate was Jason.

There was no way in hell Courtney would let anything happen to her family even if she had to die doing it.