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The best laid plans
Brenda followed Carly's retreating form towards the living
room, a skeptical look gracing her features.
"Well Brenda I know that you are just about as good at breaking up happy
couples as you are at shoe shopping. That is way you're the girl I need" Carly
stated, leaning on the edge of the couch.
"Get to the point" Brenda replied impatiently, watching as Carly rolled her
eyes in response.
"You know patience is a virtue"
"Yeah cause you'd know a lot about those" Brenda muttered, flopping onto the
couch.
"Anyway, I say we set them up to go away together" The dark blonde
suggested.
"How?"
"Well Brenda you could help a bit. I know you're used to having a strong
man around to do your bidding, but haven't you had to lift a well manicured
finger, at least once in your life?" Carly inquired, earning a glare from the
brunette.
"Well Carly, since this is your idea why don't you just jump in bed with Kevin,
isn't that something you are good at?" Brenda leaned back into the cushion,
satisfied with her comeback.
"You little…" Taking a deep breath to steady herself,
Carly rose placing her hands on her hips, a more determined look gracing her
features.
"I might not know exactly what to do, all I know is that
there are two people upstairs still in love, who can't see how much they are
meant to be together… yet"
"Why don't we start with working on how to get Courtney and Jason on some
tropical island, alone" Brenda responded quietly, earning a nod and a smile
from the woman before her.
Courtney opened her eyes slowly pulling herself from Jason's embrace. An empty
feeling hit her as she rose, turning away from his gaze.
"It wasn't your fault, we both made mistakes, its in
the past" The blonde stated shakily, her voice thick with emotion. Jason ran a
hand over his face, pulling himself into a standing position.
"We never dealt with it, Courtney you ran away" Jason
whispered, seeing the blonde tense visibly.
"I never ran away I tried to talk to you…" Sighing, Courtney let her body lean
against the wall, her gaze connecting with Jason's.
"What is the point of bringing this up? I tried to connect with you pushed me
away. I tried Jason, I tried to put us back together but you just pulled
further away" Courtney finished, tears welling up in her blue eyes.
"I shouldn't have left the way I did I was angry, I didn't understand why you
stopped me from killing her" The blonde added, a
faraway look gracing her features.
"I couldn't let you live with knowing you killed someone, for the rest of your
life" Jason responded calmly, turning away from his wife's piercing gaze.
"That wasn't your decision to make"
Courtney began pacing the length of the carpet. The penthouse door slowly
opened and she smiled in relief at the man before her. Jason shrugged off his
jacket, casting a quick glance towards the blonde who
stood in the center of the room. Courtney smiled weakly, her hands falling to
her sides in defeat when Jason turned away. Sighing she sat down on the couch,
closing her eyes against the sudden rush of tears. The silence echoed of the
wall neither knowing what to say.
"I'm gonna go up to bed" Courtney stated, walking to
the base of the stairs.
"I'll be up in a bit" Jason responded, earning a nod in response.
Courtney listened as Jason's footfalls echoed against the carpet. His body
slipped beneath the covers, turning away from his wife. Letting out a shaky
sigh, Courtney waited until his breathing evened, showing he was asleep, before
rising from the bed. Slipping on a pair of jeans and sweater, Courtney pulled a
cell phone from her coat pocket, dialing it as she left the room.
"I want you to meet me on the docks in ten minutes" Before the person on the
other line could respond, Courtney ended the call. Placing her coat on she
slowly opened the penthouse door, to reveal a tall black haired man standing by
the door dutifully.
"I'm just going down to the lobby to get a drink from the machine"
Courtney stated, smiling innocently as she breezed past the guard and towards
the elevator.
Jason opened his eyes slowly, feeling a sudden rush of fear invade
his body as he noticed he was alone. Rising he grabbed his jeans from a nearby
chair, taking the stairs two at a time towards the kitchen. Glancing around
quickly, he stood in the doorway to the living room, noticing the open desk
drawer. Drawing in a sharp breath, Jason grabbed his coat, opening the
penthouse door wide and surprising the guard on the other side.
"Where did she go?" He inquired, eyes searching the hall before him.
"She went to get a drink from the machine in the lobby, is something wrong Mr.
Morgan?"
"My wife is gone and so is my gun, so yeah something is wrong" Jason replied
coldly before running towards the staircase that lead outdoors.
Courtney, reached the stairs to the docks, her eyes, slowly
looking over the scenery. Her heart clenching, at the
rush of memories. A lone figure stood out in the darkness, the sound of
Courtney's footfalls drew the woman's attention. Turning the brunette
swallowed, her fear visible as she was met with a steely gaze. Smirking at the
woman's reaction, Courtney stepped closer raising the object in her hand to
point it directly at the brunettes head.
"Courtney you don't want to do this" The woman begged, her brown eyes clouding
over with tears.
"You didn't give me a chance to beg, not before you stuck a knife in me and
then ran" The blonde replied, remaining calm.
"The police say because there are no witnesses and the fact that you have a
squeaky clean record that you're not even a suspect, but we both know what you
did. Elizabeth you killed my baby and if the police wont take you down I will,
my way is going to hurt a lot more though" Courtney commented, holding the gun
higher and watching as tears slowly slipped down Elizabeth's cheeks.
"Courtney…"
"You think anything you say interests me? You are going to die tonight for what
you did and nothing you say will save you"
"Then all I have to ask is how is your marriage? From
one friend to another it seems a little rocky these days" Elizabeth
taunted, wiping her tears away.
"My marriage is fine. That is what really bugs you, isn't
it? That I got Jason in the end and you had to stab me to make yourself feel
better" Courtney replied bitingly, receiving a menacing smile in response.
"You know I would do it again, because I know that you and Jason aren't happy
and in a matter of time he'll know it's me he really wants" The brunette
watched in satisfaction as Courtney wavered, her fingers hovering over the
trigger.
"He never wanted you. You're A.J's whore, just
another Quartermaine cast off, the sooner Jason
realizes that the sooner he'll come back to me" Elizabeth continued slinging
barbs, Courtney's resolve fading as she let the brunettes words sink in.
"And you couldn't even carry his baby to term. Your weak Courtney, you're a
little girl who pretends to be everything he needs, you couldn't even give him
a baby" Elizabeth
smiled happily, watching as tears feel from Courtney's blue eyes.
Before the brunette could continue, a hand reached
out, grabbing her throat and pulling her off the ground. Struggling for air,
she felt the grip tighten, her body being hoisted so far off the ground it left
her kicks useless. Liz's gaze became blurry, her need for air growing stronger;
looking upon her attacker, she was met with cold blue eyes.
"Jason?" The brunette managed to choke out, her
fingernails desperately trying to dig into his leather gloves. Courtney looked
up through tears, the name uttered pulling her back to reality briefly, before
she slid to the ground, tears slipping down her cheeks. Jason looked towards
Courtney, his anger clearing enough that his grip on Liz's throat loosened.
Looking back at the brunette in disgust he threw her
to the ground, watching as she coughed clutching her throat.
"I will kill you if you ever come near my wife again, soon enough though you'll
be behind bars, trust me on that" Jason stated coldly, while Liz scrambled to
regain a standing position, stumbling over herself in an attempt to make a
speedy exit. Running a hand through his hair, Jason kneeled in front of
Courtney's shivering form.
Courtney looked up her eyes still brimming with tears, when Jason placed a hand
on her cheek.
"Let's go home" He declared, taking Courtney's fragile
form into his arms. Burying her head in his shoulder, she attempted to muffle
her sobs.
Carly stood leaning against the doorjamb when Jason appeared in the hallway,
holding a sleeping Courtney in his arms. Nodding silently, Carly watched her
best friend slip into his penthouse, the guard shutting the door behind him.
Sighing the dark blonde lingered in the doorway a little longer letting a few
tears escape her eyes, knowing the hell it was to loose a child.
"They didn't deserve it" She whispered, earning a
puzzled look from Johnny who stood at her side.
"Did you say something Mrs. Corinthos?"
"No" Carly glanced momentarily in his direction,
before returning to her own penthouse, a fear building in the pit of her
stomach, she couldn't ignore.
Jason placed Courtney's form gently beneath the covers, observing her eyelids
flutter open before closing again.
"You should have let me kill her" She remarked softly.
Jason shook his head, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"You shouldn't have taken my gun"
"It was either yours or one of the guards, I would have gotten one"
"That's what scares me, the fact you think you need one" Jason's gaze locked
with Courtneys', letting her see his fear. Pulling
her body upward, she cupped his cheek in her palm, feeling the warmth beneath
her fingertips slowly sending sparks through her body. Their lips met in a slow
sweet kiss, his hands slowly encircling her waist and pulling her body closer.
Pulling back Jason rested his fore head against hers, trying to regain his
breath.
"Courtney…" Courtney placed a finger against his lips.
"For tonight there is no Elizabeth, none of the past two week's matters. Just Make love to me Jason" Courtney smiled weakly, before being
swept into another passionate kiss.
"And then I woke up alone, all of your clothes gone and this on my pillow"
Jason pulled a note from his pocket throwing it at Courtney's feet. The blonde hesitantly picked it up, slowly pulling apart the
folded piece of paper.
Dear Jason,
By now, you are awake and you know I am gone. I realize now that I have only ever
hurt you and that you need more. I am not the same woman you fell in love with.
We both know that what Liz can never be forgotten. She
took our little boy away and I could not stop her, I was weak and you deserve
more. I love you more then you will ever know, being your wife was all I could
ever dream of, but now I see I am not strong enough to continue being Mrs.
Morgan. I'm sorry.
Love,
Courtney
Folding the note up again Courtney fought back tears her gaze lingering on the
floor.
"It's in the past Jason, we both need to move on" She
whispered, depositing the note in his hand.
"We have to deal with this; I am not going to let you run away again" Jason
voice grew louder, his body blocking the exit.
"I can't deal with this anymore; I left because I knew it was the right thing
to do for both of us, why can't you see that?" Courtney pleaded.
"Because I woke up wanting to be with the women I love and I still do"
"I'm engaged, I came here for a divorce, please don't make this any harder"
Courtney pushed past Jason and into the hallway, feeling him on her heels as
she descended the stairs.
"I'm not going to let you marry some guy, not now not ever"
Jason screamed, watching as Courtney whirled around her eyes growing larger in
anger.
"You cant stop me Jason, I m going to marry Kevin and
forget all about this place"
"I just want to forget the past and move on" Courtney finished quietly, bowing
her head.
"I agree a divorce sounds good, don't you think so
Brenda?" Carly inquired, walking out of the kitchen and looking towards the brunette at her side expectantly. Brenda looked back at her
quizzically, earning an elbow in the ribs.
"Yes I completely agree" Brenda replied, rubbing her side and glaring at Carly.
"You should go down to Dominican Republic and get a divorce there"
The dark blonde added, smiling excitedly.
"Oh and hey Courtney" Carly pulled her sister in law into a crushing hug,
taking the woman by surprise. Jason looked towards Brenda with a raised
eyebrow, earning a shrug in response.
"You two should go pack, you could be at the island by morning" Brenda
commented, watching Courtney nod retreating to grab her stuff.
"Thanks for the support" Jason stated coldly.
"Trust us Jase, by the end of this trip Courtney will
be a happily married woman once again" Carly reassured him, Brenda placed a
hand on his shoulder to show her support.
"To me right?" Jason asked earning a playful whack in the chest and a mock
glare from the two women.
"Now go, leave the romantic stuff to us" Carly shoved Jason towards the staircase , ignoring his muttered curses as he climbed the
stairs.
"Okay now what?" Brenda inquired, nervousness and
excitement caressing her words.
"Now, we call Kevin and invite him to Port Charles" Carly responded, picking
the phone from its cradle, while Brenda looked on confused.
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