Chapter 6

Courtney woke up the next morning relieved that she was not only successful at pretending to be asleep when AJ came in with the tea last, but also that he had already left for work when she had awoken. It wasn't that she didn't love AJ it's just that she felt like she had an affair and that she may like him more than her husband.

After she woke up she put on a pair of sweats and grabbed Rosie, Rosie's leash and her walk man and headed out the door. She took Rosie for a jog in the park.

"Step by step I come closer to reaching the top

Every step must be placed so that I don't fall off

Looking down to see about how much higher I am

Another cool wind comes through brushes my skin

The harder I push the tension does grow

I gather my thoughts the further and further I go

With some luck I just might keep on climbing

So better to climb than to face a fall

So high the climb

Can't turn back now

Must keep climbing up to the clouds

So high the climb

Can't turn back now

Must keep climbing up to the clouds," Courtney sang as she and Rosie were jogging through the park until she ran right into that guys who was so familiar to her.

"Hey, you should watch where you're going. You could get hurt and we wouldn't want that now would we," the man said.

Not looking up at him Courtney started to apologize, "I'm so sor- Jason what are you doing here. I never thought of you as a park person, not that I'm thinking of you or anything. I mean… I don't know what I mean. Just act like my mouth did open and I didn't say anything. Heck just act like we didn't even bump into one another."

"I've noticed that you always want me to act like I haven't seen a lot of things lately and I'm not to sure that I want to act like we didn't bump into one and other. I like bumping into you," Jason began, "I mean well we didn't get to really talk, well more like answer all my questions yesterday. That what I meant by liking to walk into you anyway, what are you doing?"

"Well I like to jog not to mention it's cheaper than therapy. I don't know about you but I don't have $100 to shove out for a 50-minute hour. I'm sorry that sounded funny in my head, so just act like I didn't say anything. Well I was just taking Rosie for a walk. I rather her go to the bathroom in the park than the apartment. The smell is not that good. And well as I said I had a lot on my mind and No Doubt and jogging are the best cure. And what brings you to the park?" Courtney said her cheeks now a ruby red.

"You," Jason replied, "I mean… uh the same thing as you. I have a lot on my mind business and all and I was just at Kelly's so I figured I'd walk home through the park to clear my mind since I didn't come on my bike. So you listen to No Doubt?"

"Oh yeah. I love them they're one of my favorite bands. I guess now you know my secret that I can't sing," she giggled holding up her CD player, "I love to sing I'm just not go at it. Don't laugh. I know you heard me singing when I ran into you. Again I'm sorry." she said as Jason's cell phone began to ring, "you know I'll leave you to your phone call, Jase I have to get Rosie home anyway she's probably hungry. Bye, see you again sometime." "Bye" Jason mouth as he answered his phone and said, "Yeah."

A/N: I hope you don't mind that I put in song. I listen to songs when I write and sometimes songs if I'm listening to them and they inspire a scene I'll put them in or you'll see lyrics of a song. Please review and tell me what you think. ~Morgan~