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Chapter 6: Conversations and Realizations
Courtney felt her heart grow heavy at the thought of the trip and all it stood for. Folding another tank top into the duffel bag laying open on the hotel bed, she felt a sigh pass her lips. Her head fell into her hands, her body slumping onto the bed in defeat, the situation already spinning out of her control. Brenda adjusted her skirt, knocking on the door once before barging in, a large smile plastered on her face. "Hi, I'm here to help you pack" the pushy brunette stated, casting a disdained glance towards the single opened luggage carrier. Pointing towards the object, she searched for words " That's all you're. you're taking?" Her eyebrows shot up in question, a scowl slowly replacing her gleaming smile. Courtney stifled a laugh, biting her lip and looking up to see Brenda circling the bed towards the open dresser. "This is all you brought?" She questioned disapproval evident in her words. Nodding her head silently, Courtney looked over the few items resting around the rooms interior. Brenda pulled some clothes from the closet, throwing them onto the bed with a quick once over. "Alright it's just what I thought, are you ready, you have a plane to catch" The brunette commented briskly, her brief mood change startling Courtney, who could only watch in shocked silence as Brenda grabbed her purse, and pulled her towards the door.
Jason looked out over the busy street in front of the building. Clutching the blinds in his hands, he fought back the memories that constantly began tearing into him. He could still remember Courtney's soft touch on his arm, the kind that slowly drew him from his stoic state and into her worried gaze. It reminded him of all the times her worry would keep her up, until her curiosity would get the best of her and she would seek him out. He could almost see himself watching her as she tucked her legs beneath her and settled onto the couch, continuing to watch him until he would tell her what was wrong. When he didn't talk, they would sit in comfortable silence, until Courtney would fall asleep beneath the early suns rays. Sighing Jason let the drapes fall from his hands, rubbing a hand over his face in exhaustion, he settled onto the couch, in hopes of banishing the thoughts, towards the back of his mind. A moment of silence overcame the penthouse bathed in darkness, an invading light causing Jason to jump in surprise. Carly only smiled sheepishly, sidestepping the desk towards the light switch. "Come on we gotta get to the air strip," She stated, planting her hands on her hips and pausing to survey the luggage near the door. "Why do you need to be there?" Carly opened her mouth to respond, her words seeming to retreat briefly. Sighing, she bowed her head and mumbled something Jason couldn't pick up on. "What did you say?" "I said I have to meet Brenda so we can go shopping" She finally muttered, glaring at Jason when his laughter filled the air. "What I can't go shopping with someone other than Marco?" "You can, I've seen it, you've been shopping with Max, Johnny, of course not be there own free will and Courtney" Jason's voice wavered on his soon to be ex's name. Carly stepped towards her best friend, handing him his leather jacket with a small smile. "You're my brother in-law and that is not going to change because Courtney still loves you and always will" With those encouraging words, Carly led him towards the elevator.
The limo glided smoothly along the road, silence blanketing the back seat. Courtney looked towards Brenda, feeling an odd sense of curiosity come over her; the brunette remained oblivious as she flipped through her magazine. The blondes' eyes darted around the back seat, remembering how she and Jason had driven towards their honeymoon in the same vehicle. 'So you gonna ask me or what?" Brenda asked casually, letting her magazine fall onto her lap, briefly forgotten. Courtney looked up shocked at her perception "I just wanted to know if you've seen him" She replied evenly, making brief eye contact. Sighing, Brenda placed her ignored reading material at her feet, trying to think of a truthful response. "I don't know why I haven't seen Jax, I guess I'm avoiding dealing with what really happened that night" She paused twisting the ring on her finger in slight nervousness "I wanted to have the fairytale, to spend the rest of my life with the man I love and have a home, with a beautiful green lawn and a tree house for the kids and a huge closet that revolves, you know the kind that." "I know what you mean," Courtney stated, ending the impending description. Brenda nodded, glancing down towards her hands that lay clasped on her lap.
With a sigh she straightened, squaring her shoulders before she spoke " He said a lot of things that made me think what we had was just a fairytale, and we woke up before the happily ever after" Brushing a few tears from her cheeks, Brenda looked up towards Courtney, smiling sheepishly at her display of emotion. "Jason and I, we had this understanding, don't ask don't tell and for as long as I can remember it never bothered me. I never needed to know who Sonny's enemies were and why. All I needed to know was that Jason would stop them and come home to me each night, safe. Once we lost the baby I finally noticed that everything in our lives was unspoken, when things went wrong we did the opposite of Sonny and Carly, we stayed silent and just waited until it passed. I just got tired of the silence" Courtney finished, frowning at the thought of having dispensed her life's story to the first person that would listen. Brenda noticed the woman's sudden silence and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know you probably don't want or need my input, but I assume that from our brief time together you know I'll give it anyway" Letting out a breath she continued " I don't think you got tired of the silence, I think you realized Jason would never be the first one to speak up and that despite it you would always love him" "So you think I left because I couldn't deal with loving Jason" Courtney inquired, shocked at the notion. "No I think you left because you realized that love couldn't speak for itself, it wouldn't tell you what you needed to hear, Courtney you needed comfort and only Jason could provide it, he just wasn't ready" Brenda breathed a sigh of relief as she observed Courtney settle down, her anger dissipating. The limo pulled to a stop and Brenda stepped out first, watching Courtney hand her one bag to Marco to place on the jet. The two women shifted nervously, an awkward silence overcoming them. "So I guess we just sort of bonded," Brenda commented, chuckling. "Ya I guess we sort of did, your not so bad for a supposed home wrecker," Courtney conceded, laughing at the woman's startled expression. Brenda attempted a glare, breaking into a wide smile instead. " You're not so bad yourself Snow White" "When I get back were going to have a discussion about that nick-name" Courtney warned, taking a few steps forward and enveloping the shorter woman in a hug. Pulling back they laughed again, their previous nervousness slipping away. "Plane, gotta go see ya in like 2 days" Courtney followed Marco towards the waiting jet, when Brenda called her name. "Don't be afraid to say no to this divorce, don't be afraid to let him love you" The brunette encouraged, before turning and sliding back into the limo, leaving Courtney to process her words.
Placing her purse down against the planes seat, Courtney let her eyes wash over the jet. Two couches lay across from each other, the plush brown leather appearing inviting after the long tumultuous day. Settling onto the couch, she stretched, her head falling back onto the armrest.
Jason boarded the plane, immediately stopping to catch his breath, when he caught sight of Courtney curled up and fast asleep. He hesitantly reached out sliding her hair from her face, his thumb absently stroking her cheek. Courtney shifted her eyes remaining closed. Drawing his hand back Jason waited for her to push him away or wake up, she did neither. Pulling a blanket from the overhead compartment, he slowly laid it over her peaceful form, crouching down by her side. "I love you Courtney Morgan," He whispered. "I love you too Jason" she murmured as if by habit, the late night ritual of words spoken in the haziness of sleep, coming naturally to the soon to be ex- couple. Jason sighed running a hand through his hair and forcing the rapid beating of his heart in hope, to calm. Settling onto the couch across, he closed his eyes, letting his cherished but locked away memories lead him into a restful sleep. The threat of divorce keeping him awake briefly.
Brenda and Carly walked along the airport, checking the incoming flight list. "Over there" Carly pointed towards the slowly growing crowd near one of the exits. Pulling Brenda towards it, the two women impatiently awaited his arrival. Carly turned towards Brenda giving her outfit a quick once over before leaning over to whisper in her ear "Look sluttier" Brenda whipped around her eyes narrowing into slits as she regarded the dark blonde in hatred "Excuse me? You are not going to pimp me out to Courtney's fiancée!" Brenda screamed, blushing as she noticed the crowds incredulous stares directed towards her. Carly took a deep breath grabbing the shorter woman and pulling her towards the side. "Look all I'm trying to do is find the perfect way to get to this guy, what better than to test him with a young brunette, used to breaking up happy couples and bringing misery to all those who come across her" "Carly two words, screw and you" the two engaged in a brief glaring match, before Carly noticed the people streaming out of the now open terminal doors. "Brenda hike up your skirt show this guy a little leg" Carly encouraged hurriedly beneath her breath. The brunette ignored the comment, sighing slightly and finally removing her jean jacket to reveal her tank top. "Happy?" "Not really, cause you know I'm not going to jump your bones, but he might" Carly noted, watching the last passenger make his way towards them.
The two women took in his tall stature, his streaked blonde hair slightly spiked, his casual faded jeans and sweater taking them both by surprise. "This guy rented Tiffany's for an evening?" Brenda stated in slight disbelief "He has good fashion sense despite the obvious reasons were not supposed to like him" "Maybe he's gay" Carly responded, waving towards Kevin who finally caught sight of the pair. "We should recruit Sonny and get him to show a little leg," Brenda muttered, Carly's eyes quickly darting towards hers in surprise. Despite herself the dark blonde laughed, it quickly died down as she shuddered with the mental image now permanently indented in her mind. "Hey you must be Courtney's sister in law" Kevin smiled, extending his hand to Carly first who smiled falsely, whispering to Brenda that his teeth were too white. The brunette elbowed her, accepting the man's hand and introducing herself. "Ready to go shopping Kev, you don't mind if I call you Kev do you?" Carly asked, her annoying tone disturbing him briefly before he shook his head to signal no. "Great, so we'll start on this side of town and work our way through" Brenda strode up to his other side, both woman looping an arm through his.
Kevin didn't protest to being pulled towards the exit but he stopped momentarily when he saw a man following closely behind, the two men stared at each other. "Umm who is he and why does he seem to be trailing us," Kevin inquired, casting a wary glance towards Marco. Carly shot a devilish glance towards Brenda, who stared back equally menacing, both realizing the perfection of the situation. "Courtney never told you about the schedule?" Carly stopped, seeing Kevin continue to look on puzzled. "Well that's Bubba and he's her ex boyfriend, it's his week to follow and wait for Courtney to return" Brenda finished, letting out a listless breath as if she was telling a fairytale. "Every week the exes get together and decide who will be trailing us in hopes of seeing their one time love. Don't worry they won't hurt you unless they see you make a move on Courtney" Carly reassured, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Oh ya you have nothing to be afraid of the last guy that tried to get them to leave only ended up in the hospital for a brief two month recovery" Brenda licked her lips, pausing to watch Kevin's eyes dart back towards Marco, who stood stoically in the background oblivious to his involvement in the conversation. "How many exes are there?" Kevin inquired, gulping and appearing visibly paler. "Oh I don't know there very exclusive, they have a requirement that you be able to rip a man apart with your bare hands or be able to cook a soufflé once and a while" Brenda answered nonchalantly. "There's probably about 4 in the exes club, maybe we'll have them over for dinner so you can meet them one night, we better get going shopping awaits" Carly dragged Kevin out of the airport, Brenda walking to the side to get her laughter under control, after seeing the grown man nearly wet his pants.
Courtney awoke slowly as she felt the plane descend, its wheels scratching against the tarmac. "Jason wake up were here" "Five more minutes" He murmured, turning onto his side. Courtney shook her head, leaning over the couch to shake him, when suddenly his hands shot out, grabbing her wrists and pulling her down on top of him. Jason slowly opened his eyes, the haziness of sleep slipping away to show a very shocked blonde now lying against his chest, their lips millimeters apart. Courtney felt her mind start to reel at the badness of the situation; her heart disagreed, its rapid beating echoing through her ears. "We should get off the plane and get this over with" She remarked, pushing herself off of him, her voice conveying her slight disappointment, much to Jason's enjoyment. Courtney grabbed her things, descending the iron fold out steps, her eyes observing the island. "Jason where the HELL are we!?"
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Chapter 6: Conversations and Realizations
Courtney felt her heart grow heavy at the thought of the trip and all it stood for. Folding another tank top into the duffel bag laying open on the hotel bed, she felt a sigh pass her lips. Her head fell into her hands, her body slumping onto the bed in defeat, the situation already spinning out of her control. Brenda adjusted her skirt, knocking on the door once before barging in, a large smile plastered on her face. "Hi, I'm here to help you pack" the pushy brunette stated, casting a disdained glance towards the single opened luggage carrier. Pointing towards the object, she searched for words " That's all you're. you're taking?" Her eyebrows shot up in question, a scowl slowly replacing her gleaming smile. Courtney stifled a laugh, biting her lip and looking up to see Brenda circling the bed towards the open dresser. "This is all you brought?" She questioned disapproval evident in her words. Nodding her head silently, Courtney looked over the few items resting around the rooms interior. Brenda pulled some clothes from the closet, throwing them onto the bed with a quick once over. "Alright it's just what I thought, are you ready, you have a plane to catch" The brunette commented briskly, her brief mood change startling Courtney, who could only watch in shocked silence as Brenda grabbed her purse, and pulled her towards the door.
Jason looked out over the busy street in front of the building. Clutching the blinds in his hands, he fought back the memories that constantly began tearing into him. He could still remember Courtney's soft touch on his arm, the kind that slowly drew him from his stoic state and into her worried gaze. It reminded him of all the times her worry would keep her up, until her curiosity would get the best of her and she would seek him out. He could almost see himself watching her as she tucked her legs beneath her and settled onto the couch, continuing to watch him until he would tell her what was wrong. When he didn't talk, they would sit in comfortable silence, until Courtney would fall asleep beneath the early suns rays. Sighing Jason let the drapes fall from his hands, rubbing a hand over his face in exhaustion, he settled onto the couch, in hopes of banishing the thoughts, towards the back of his mind. A moment of silence overcame the penthouse bathed in darkness, an invading light causing Jason to jump in surprise. Carly only smiled sheepishly, sidestepping the desk towards the light switch. "Come on we gotta get to the air strip," She stated, planting her hands on her hips and pausing to survey the luggage near the door. "Why do you need to be there?" Carly opened her mouth to respond, her words seeming to retreat briefly. Sighing, she bowed her head and mumbled something Jason couldn't pick up on. "What did you say?" "I said I have to meet Brenda so we can go shopping" She finally muttered, glaring at Jason when his laughter filled the air. "What I can't go shopping with someone other than Marco?" "You can, I've seen it, you've been shopping with Max, Johnny, of course not be there own free will and Courtney" Jason's voice wavered on his soon to be ex's name. Carly stepped towards her best friend, handing him his leather jacket with a small smile. "You're my brother in-law and that is not going to change because Courtney still loves you and always will" With those encouraging words, Carly led him towards the elevator.
The limo glided smoothly along the road, silence blanketing the back seat. Courtney looked towards Brenda, feeling an odd sense of curiosity come over her; the brunette remained oblivious as she flipped through her magazine. The blondes' eyes darted around the back seat, remembering how she and Jason had driven towards their honeymoon in the same vehicle. 'So you gonna ask me or what?" Brenda asked casually, letting her magazine fall onto her lap, briefly forgotten. Courtney looked up shocked at her perception "I just wanted to know if you've seen him" She replied evenly, making brief eye contact. Sighing, Brenda placed her ignored reading material at her feet, trying to think of a truthful response. "I don't know why I haven't seen Jax, I guess I'm avoiding dealing with what really happened that night" She paused twisting the ring on her finger in slight nervousness "I wanted to have the fairytale, to spend the rest of my life with the man I love and have a home, with a beautiful green lawn and a tree house for the kids and a huge closet that revolves, you know the kind that." "I know what you mean," Courtney stated, ending the impending description. Brenda nodded, glancing down towards her hands that lay clasped on her lap.
With a sigh she straightened, squaring her shoulders before she spoke " He said a lot of things that made me think what we had was just a fairytale, and we woke up before the happily ever after" Brushing a few tears from her cheeks, Brenda looked up towards Courtney, smiling sheepishly at her display of emotion. "Jason and I, we had this understanding, don't ask don't tell and for as long as I can remember it never bothered me. I never needed to know who Sonny's enemies were and why. All I needed to know was that Jason would stop them and come home to me each night, safe. Once we lost the baby I finally noticed that everything in our lives was unspoken, when things went wrong we did the opposite of Sonny and Carly, we stayed silent and just waited until it passed. I just got tired of the silence" Courtney finished, frowning at the thought of having dispensed her life's story to the first person that would listen. Brenda noticed the woman's sudden silence and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know you probably don't want or need my input, but I assume that from our brief time together you know I'll give it anyway" Letting out a breath she continued " I don't think you got tired of the silence, I think you realized Jason would never be the first one to speak up and that despite it you would always love him" "So you think I left because I couldn't deal with loving Jason" Courtney inquired, shocked at the notion. "No I think you left because you realized that love couldn't speak for itself, it wouldn't tell you what you needed to hear, Courtney you needed comfort and only Jason could provide it, he just wasn't ready" Brenda breathed a sigh of relief as she observed Courtney settle down, her anger dissipating. The limo pulled to a stop and Brenda stepped out first, watching Courtney hand her one bag to Marco to place on the jet. The two women shifted nervously, an awkward silence overcoming them. "So I guess we just sort of bonded," Brenda commented, chuckling. "Ya I guess we sort of did, your not so bad for a supposed home wrecker," Courtney conceded, laughing at the woman's startled expression. Brenda attempted a glare, breaking into a wide smile instead. " You're not so bad yourself Snow White" "When I get back were going to have a discussion about that nick-name" Courtney warned, taking a few steps forward and enveloping the shorter woman in a hug. Pulling back they laughed again, their previous nervousness slipping away. "Plane, gotta go see ya in like 2 days" Courtney followed Marco towards the waiting jet, when Brenda called her name. "Don't be afraid to say no to this divorce, don't be afraid to let him love you" The brunette encouraged, before turning and sliding back into the limo, leaving Courtney to process her words.
Placing her purse down against the planes seat, Courtney let her eyes wash over the jet. Two couches lay across from each other, the plush brown leather appearing inviting after the long tumultuous day. Settling onto the couch, she stretched, her head falling back onto the armrest.
Jason boarded the plane, immediately stopping to catch his breath, when he caught sight of Courtney curled up and fast asleep. He hesitantly reached out sliding her hair from her face, his thumb absently stroking her cheek. Courtney shifted her eyes remaining closed. Drawing his hand back Jason waited for her to push him away or wake up, she did neither. Pulling a blanket from the overhead compartment, he slowly laid it over her peaceful form, crouching down by her side. "I love you Courtney Morgan," He whispered. "I love you too Jason" she murmured as if by habit, the late night ritual of words spoken in the haziness of sleep, coming naturally to the soon to be ex- couple. Jason sighed running a hand through his hair and forcing the rapid beating of his heart in hope, to calm. Settling onto the couch across, he closed his eyes, letting his cherished but locked away memories lead him into a restful sleep. The threat of divorce keeping him awake briefly.
Brenda and Carly walked along the airport, checking the incoming flight list. "Over there" Carly pointed towards the slowly growing crowd near one of the exits. Pulling Brenda towards it, the two women impatiently awaited his arrival. Carly turned towards Brenda giving her outfit a quick once over before leaning over to whisper in her ear "Look sluttier" Brenda whipped around her eyes narrowing into slits as she regarded the dark blonde in hatred "Excuse me? You are not going to pimp me out to Courtney's fiancée!" Brenda screamed, blushing as she noticed the crowds incredulous stares directed towards her. Carly took a deep breath grabbing the shorter woman and pulling her towards the side. "Look all I'm trying to do is find the perfect way to get to this guy, what better than to test him with a young brunette, used to breaking up happy couples and bringing misery to all those who come across her" "Carly two words, screw and you" the two engaged in a brief glaring match, before Carly noticed the people streaming out of the now open terminal doors. "Brenda hike up your skirt show this guy a little leg" Carly encouraged hurriedly beneath her breath. The brunette ignored the comment, sighing slightly and finally removing her jean jacket to reveal her tank top. "Happy?" "Not really, cause you know I'm not going to jump your bones, but he might" Carly noted, watching the last passenger make his way towards them.
The two women took in his tall stature, his streaked blonde hair slightly spiked, his casual faded jeans and sweater taking them both by surprise. "This guy rented Tiffany's for an evening?" Brenda stated in slight disbelief "He has good fashion sense despite the obvious reasons were not supposed to like him" "Maybe he's gay" Carly responded, waving towards Kevin who finally caught sight of the pair. "We should recruit Sonny and get him to show a little leg," Brenda muttered, Carly's eyes quickly darting towards hers in surprise. Despite herself the dark blonde laughed, it quickly died down as she shuddered with the mental image now permanently indented in her mind. "Hey you must be Courtney's sister in law" Kevin smiled, extending his hand to Carly first who smiled falsely, whispering to Brenda that his teeth were too white. The brunette elbowed her, accepting the man's hand and introducing herself. "Ready to go shopping Kev, you don't mind if I call you Kev do you?" Carly asked, her annoying tone disturbing him briefly before he shook his head to signal no. "Great, so we'll start on this side of town and work our way through" Brenda strode up to his other side, both woman looping an arm through his.
Kevin didn't protest to being pulled towards the exit but he stopped momentarily when he saw a man following closely behind, the two men stared at each other. "Umm who is he and why does he seem to be trailing us," Kevin inquired, casting a wary glance towards Marco. Carly shot a devilish glance towards Brenda, who stared back equally menacing, both realizing the perfection of the situation. "Courtney never told you about the schedule?" Carly stopped, seeing Kevin continue to look on puzzled. "Well that's Bubba and he's her ex boyfriend, it's his week to follow and wait for Courtney to return" Brenda finished, letting out a listless breath as if she was telling a fairytale. "Every week the exes get together and decide who will be trailing us in hopes of seeing their one time love. Don't worry they won't hurt you unless they see you make a move on Courtney" Carly reassured, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Oh ya you have nothing to be afraid of the last guy that tried to get them to leave only ended up in the hospital for a brief two month recovery" Brenda licked her lips, pausing to watch Kevin's eyes dart back towards Marco, who stood stoically in the background oblivious to his involvement in the conversation. "How many exes are there?" Kevin inquired, gulping and appearing visibly paler. "Oh I don't know there very exclusive, they have a requirement that you be able to rip a man apart with your bare hands or be able to cook a soufflé once and a while" Brenda answered nonchalantly. "There's probably about 4 in the exes club, maybe we'll have them over for dinner so you can meet them one night, we better get going shopping awaits" Carly dragged Kevin out of the airport, Brenda walking to the side to get her laughter under control, after seeing the grown man nearly wet his pants.
Courtney awoke slowly as she felt the plane descend, its wheels scratching against the tarmac. "Jason wake up were here" "Five more minutes" He murmured, turning onto his side. Courtney shook her head, leaning over the couch to shake him, when suddenly his hands shot out, grabbing her wrists and pulling her down on top of him. Jason slowly opened his eyes, the haziness of sleep slipping away to show a very shocked blonde now lying against his chest, their lips millimeters apart. Courtney felt her mind start to reel at the badness of the situation; her heart disagreed, its rapid beating echoing through her ears. "We should get off the plane and get this over with" She remarked, pushing herself off of him, her voice conveying her slight disappointment, much to Jason's enjoyment. Courtney grabbed her things, descending the iron fold out steps, her eyes observing the island. "Jason where the HELL are we!?"
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