Forever and For Always: One Thing Leads to Another
***The Next Day***
Courtney picked up the phone and called Carly, wanting to tell her the good news.
"Carly, you have to get over here, now!"
"Why? What's wrong?" asked Carly, surprised.
"Nothing's wrong, Carly. Just...get over here!"
"Ok, I'll be right there."
Minutes later, Carly knocked on the door.
"What's so important that I just had to get over here?"
"Notice anything different about me?"
"Uh......your hair?"
Courtney sighed. "No. Look at my hand."
"Oh....my.....God! Jason gave you a promise ring!"
"No......Jason, get in here!" Courtney had been living with Jason since the engagement. "Carly's trying to guess what kind of ring this is. Guess again, Carly."
"A......friendship ring?"
"No!" She turned to Jason. "Should we tell her?"
"Tell her......what?"
Courtney rolled her eyes. "Jason."
"Oh, that. Shouldn't Sonny be here?"
"We can tell him later."
"Tell him what?" Carly was getting impatient.
"Jason and I are engaged!"
"Ohmigod, ohmigod, ohmigod!"
"Calm down, Carly."
"Sorry.......Can we tell Sonny now?"
"Yeah, go call him," said Jason.
Carly came back seconds later.
"He'll be here soon." Then there was a knock on the door. "And......there he is now."
"What now? I was in the shower when Carly called...."
Carly laughed. "Sorry."
"Jason and I have something to say," Courtney said. "Go ahead, Jason, tell him."
"Okay.....Courtney and I are--"
"Oh, my God, you're engaged. Congratulations, Courtney. Congratulations, man," Sonny interrupted.
"How did you know?"
"Please.... my two best friends have big news. What else could it be?"
"You've always been like that, Sonny," said Carly.
"What can I say? It's a gift. And....there's something I've been wantin' to ask you, Carly."
"Sure.....what is it?" Sonny got down on one knee.
"Carly....will you marry me?"
"Oh, Sonny. Of course I will." Sonny smiled as he placed the ring on her finger, and he kissed her.
"Break it up, break it up!" Jason said, laughing.
"Let's make it a double wedding!" said Carly.
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"What are we gonna do about Nick and Janine?" asked Jason.
"How about.....we don't tell them?" said Courtney.
"Don't you want Nick to give you away?"
"Not at the moment, no."
"Ok, It's your decision. Not mine."
"Thank you. I love you, Jason."
"I love you, too, Courtney."
"Then make love to me."
"What?"
"You heard me." She took off Jason's shirt.
"I can't make love to you, Courtney. We just got engaged."
"Jason. Please." She kissed him passionately.
"Hold on." He took off Courtney's shirt. She pushed him onto the bed and kissed him again.
"Jason."
"Yeah?" She took off his pants.
"I want a baby."
***Two Weeks Later***
Courtney and Jason were walking in the park, hand in hand. Courtney started to cry.
"Jason?"
"Yeah?"
"There's something......I have to tell you."