Forever and For Always: Will You Marry Me?

Jason picked her up gently, trying not to hurt her, and layed her on the couch. He grabbed his keys and picked her up off the couch. Tears were running down his cheeks as he placed her in the car and drove as fast as he could to the hospital.

***The Hospital***

"W-where am I?" said Courtney. Jason woke up and rushed to her bedside. "J-Jason?"

"I'm here," said Jason. He placed a kiss on her forehead, the way he always did. She sat up and looked around, wondering where she was.

"What happened, Jason?"

"You showed up at my door, and you were crying. I saw all these bruises on your body. You said my name and then you fainted. So I brought you here. But....what happened......why did you show up like that?" The question startled her. She wondered if she should tell him. She trusted him more than anything in the world, as much she loved him. But it was scary.......

"My father.....he hurt me."

"How...why did he hurt you?"

"I told him I was in love with you and he got so angry. Then one of those smiles crossed his face. I ran to my room...locked the door...." She started to cry as she remembered. "He unlocked the door and came at me. He started shaking me.....he threw me across the room....he threw me across the room, Jason." She cried even harder. He climbed in the bed with her, and she layed her head on his chest and closed her eyes. "I fell to the floor. He pinned me down and slapped me across the face three times. He said the first slap was for me loving you, the second was for me betraying the family, and the third was because he didn't love me. He doesn't love me, Jason! He doesn't love me..."


She started to shake as the horror came back. But she knew she had to go on. "He tried to strangle me.....threatened....to kill me. He said I had to break up with you if I wanted to live. I told him no and he wrapped his hands around my neck. I fought as hard as I could. Eventually, I broke away and I pushed him. I ran out of my room and out of that house as fast as I could and made out of there. And as far as I'm concerned I'm never going back. I can't go back there. They're too....too....THEY DON'T LOVE ME, JASON!" By this time she was shaking so violently, and sobbing so hard, she couldn't see. Jason kissed her and tried to calm her down. He rubbed her back and constantly reminded her how much he loved her until she fell asleep.

***Jason's Apartment***

Jason kept reminding himself how much he loved Courtney and decided it was now or never. He picked up the phone, his hands shaking, and dialed the Matthews' telephone number. He took a deep breath as the other line answered.

"Hello?" It was Nick, the man he feared most.

"Mr. Matthews?" asked Jason, his voice shaking.

"Speaking."

"This is..." He took a breath. "this is Jason Morgan. Courtney's.....boyfriend."

Click. Jason took another deep breath. He tried again.

"Hello?" Again, it was Nick.

"Mr. Matthews, I really need –"

Click. He decided to try to talk to him in person. He arrived at the door, nervous and worried. He knocked on the door and it opened almost immediately. Standing in front of Jason was Nick.

"What are you doing here?"

"Can I come in..... please?"

"Seeing that your never gonna give up on me, I guess so."

"Courtney told me everything."

"Everything?"

"About what happened....earlier."

"WHAT HAPPENS IN MY HOUSE STAYS IN MY HOUSE!!" Jason wanted to leave badly, but he knew if he left now, there was no going back.

" She loves me, Mr. Matthews. And I love her.....very much."

"Look, Morgan, I don't need your shit! Stay away from my daughter or you will pay! I think I've made my point and I'd like you to leave.....now."

"No."

"Excuse me?"

"No. I love your daughter and I need you to know that I wouldn't hurt her for anything." This made Nick laugh. He slapped Jason across the face so hard that he fell to the floor. Jason was very scared, and he just wanted to be safe in Courtney's arms, being the fact that Nick was practically the most feared man in the Morgan and Matthews family.

"Your entire stupid Quartermaine is known for trouble. How can I know that you won't hurt her?"

"I love her, Mr. Matthews."

"Like I said, I don't need your shit. Now leave my house and my daughter or like I said, you will pay."Realizing there was no way to get through to him, Jason left. He felt like such a bitch for giving up. The Quartermaine family always taught their children to never give up, no matter what they were doing.

***The Hospital***

"Jason!" Courtney shouted. "Where did you go?"

"I just had to pay someone a visit," said Jason.

"Well, who was it? As long as it wasn't Nick or Janine then I'll be ok." She smiled. Jason knew he would never lie to Courtney, no matter what. He bit his lip as she said this.

"Actually...."

"Oh my God, Jason. You didn't!"

"I did."

"What did you say to him? Did he hurt you?" She then noticed the large bruise that was getting even bigger on his face. "Jason! What did he do?"

"Well, at first I tried to call him but he hung up on me both times. So I went over to your house and-"

"Jason, it's not my house. I'm never going back, remember? And he's not my father."

"Okay, okay. I went over to their house to talk to Nick, who is definitely not your father."

She laughed. "Thank you."

"Well, anyway, I tried to talk to him. But he wouldn't listen. I told him how much I love you and that I'd never hurt you. Then he called my love for you 'shit' and slapped me so hard I fell on the ground. Then he told me to get out of his house and to stay away from you. But that'll never happen. I'll never leave you. I feel like such a.....such a......I feel so bad for giving up that I can't even describe it."

"It's okay, Jason. Just don't go near them or he'll hurt you."

"Courtney. We have to stay together forever, right?"

"We will. We will. I promise."

"Good." He had been thinking about this for awhile. But was it really the right time? He loved her more than anything, but they'd only been together for a few weeks. That didn't matter. Nothing mattered anymore. Except Courtney, of course. He thought of all the good times they had together. Especially last summer when they had gone to the beach.

***Flashback***

Courtney and Jason were lying in the sand as they watched the sunset.

'This is perfect,' Courtney thought as she stared into the sunset. She had loved Jason since the fifth grade, but she never dared tell him because of what he may think. She wanted to tell him everything. Everything she knew, felt, and hoped. But she just couldn't. She looked into his eyes and he was smiling. She took the plunge and kissed him. He gave her a surprised look, but kissed her back.

***End Flashback***

That relationship didn't work out, but that didn't matter because they were together now. He decided that he had loved her too much and decided the time was right.

"Courtney," he said.

"Yeah, Jason?" asked Courtney.

"Courtney." He took Courtney's hand and took a beep breath. "Courtney...........will you marry me?"