A/N: hey I know that lately there have huge gaps between my updates lately and I'm really sorry about that but I've been busy. I'm trying to write a little each day so I can have a update like every week. So thank you for your patience it's greatly appreciated. So please leave feedback and let me know what you think. thanks so much ~Morgan~
Disclaimer: I still have yet to know ABC, Disney or GH.
Chapter 21
"Hey! I'm back. Courtney dinner's here," Jason called up the stairs.
"I'll be right there," she yelled back. Now all she had to do was breathe. She could forget about her feeling for him tonight. Besides she couldn't let him be her rebound. And before she even had a rebound she wanted to know who Courtney Michelle Matthews was. 'You can do it, just go down there. Jason's your friend. And besides what would he want with you besides friendship. He's has much prettier girls viding for his affection' she told herself before she headed downstairs.
"Courtney! The food going to ge…" Jason hollered as he turned around. And there she was standing there in the long navy blue shirt and his Spongebob boxers. The boxers were rather short because she had rolled them up and than tucked the front of the shirt into them.
"Well looks like you don't need to yell. I made it down the stairs and dinner isn't cold yet," she giggled.
"Yea, yea you did make it. I didn't have to go up and carry you down the stairs. I don't like people eating inside the rooms up stairs. Well unless they're sick or food in bed," he smiled. He was so taken aback as to how Courtney looked in his boxer and shirt. He pulled out the chair for her to sit.
As she sat down she spoke, "You know I never thought of you as a neat freak. Or a cartoon fan either." she could keep herself from laughing.
"Well there a lot about me that you don't know. Do you want something to drink?"
"Sure. I'll have a glass of water."
"Ok," he said. Jason than went into his practically empty fridge and grabbed a beer and a bottle of water. He than went over toward the table and sat down.
"I'm still in shock that you would have Spongebob boxers. I never thought of you as a man who would wear cartoon boxers. I always assumed that you were a Hanes kind of a boxer wearer," she blushed, "I'm mean I don't go round thinking about what kind of underwear you wear. Because that's none of my business. I mean… god look at me I'm making a complete fool of myself. Could you please say something instead of laughing. Me humiliating myself is not funny. Ok so maybe it is but…"
"But nothing I'm sure my boxers are flattered that you were thinking about them. They always feel like they never get any regard," he laughed, "But all joking aside no I usually wear Spongebob Boxers. They're not good for business."
"Ok, so do you actually watched Spongebob Square Pants?"
"You want to know the truth or the lie that will make me seem more manly?"
"The truth, it works out best."
"Fine, yes I do watch Spongebob. Michael likes to watch it when he comes over and sometimes when I take him to the park he ask me about it. You know to see if I'm watching so I now watch it. Ok does that make you happy."
Courtney burst out laughing, "Yes, it makes me very happy. Knowing that I wasn't the only one Michael sucker into watching Spongebob. So whose your favorite?"
"Squidword. I don't know what it is about him. And I know that most people wouldn't consider him there favorite but I don't care. How about you?"
"I love him too. Michael tells you can't like him but I do. For some reason I seem to be drawn to him. Like I am other things. You know that feeling when you tell yourself something doesn't make sense but the truth is you don't care. That how I feel towards Squidword." Jason could only smile at her because it felt the same way. And many things in his life gave him that feeling and she was one of them.
"Would you look at us two adults are sitting here talking about a cartoon that Michael makes us watch. What is wrong with us?"
"I have no clue. But to tell you the truth I like it. I don't mind sitting here talking to you about some cartoon because I've never been able to do that. You sit and just be me. I don't watch cartoons all the time but I do watch some. And I would never tell that to anyone not even Carly."
"I wouldn't either. Plus I rather talk to you about cartoon than sit her in complete silence."
"Me too. I was thinking about maybe tomorrow going to look for my own apartment. I mean even AJ does move out of our apartment I can't go back there."
"Courtney, if you want I'll help you to look for an apartment. And once you do I'll have Max or Marco go over to the place you shared with AJ and have them get your stuff. You know so you don't have to worry about AJ and all."
"Thanks. I really appreciate that. But just so you know the places we'll be looking at we have to ask if there are dogs allowed. I'm not letting AJ have Rosie. That's the one good thing that I got from the marriage. He's never done anything for her anyway. I mean I feed, walk, train, play with her, and take her to the vet. And you have to remember that I'm budget conscience. And I'm not going to let you or Sonny try to help me out with money I can handle it myself. I don't want to be in anyone's debt."
"You shouldn't have a problem with money. I mean now that you and AJ are getting a divorce he'll go back to the family and you can get alimony."
"Nope. I don't want it. I'm not using this divorce to get to the Quartermaine millions. I could care less about AJ's money. And getting alimony will only make the divorce take longer. I've been poor before. I mean I grew up always having to work for everything you have. And taking money is wrong. I know my mom wasn't the best mom but is did teach me in her own way and not intentionally that money doesn't make the person. I could be a billionaire but that won't make me happy. And if I take AJ money I'll feel bad. Plus I don't want to be in his debt."
"You feel very strongly about making your own way. You my friend are probably very headstrong."
"I guess you could say. The truth is I don't want to have to own anyone. You know feel an obligation."
"I know what you mean, Courtney. I hate being in people's debt."
"I figured you would. Um since you went and got dinner I'll do the dishes and clean off the table. And I have to find some way to pay you back for letting me stay."
"Look, you don't own me. You've already done so much. More than you'll ever know."
"Really Jason like what have I done for you?"
"Well you didn't run away and not give me a chance. And you didn't let what others have said about me clog your mind. And for that I'm grateful and letting you stay here is a way to pay you back. Plus you have helped me in others ways as well."
"Ok, but I'm still doing the dishes. And I don't care what you say." Courtney got up and started to clear the table. And Courtney went to go and turn on the radio.
"What are you doing?"
"Jason…Jason my boy don't you know that everything's that much more fun to do with music. Not to mention music is the key to my heart. Can I tell you something, my friend Natalie told me?" Jason nodded. "Well she told I'd have to find a guy who loves the fact that music is the key to my soul. And would drift away with me into this world full of music." Jason began to laugh.
"Hey what so funny Jason?"
"You married AJ when the key to your soul his music. AJ doesn't really like music. I've never even seen him in the music store. Or with his radio even on in the car."
"I know. That's why Natalie thought I was crazy when I told her I married AJ. Well you live you learn right?"
"Yeah."
Courtney finished cleaning off the table and was getting to ready to do the dishes. "Jason where's your dish soap?"
"Damn if I know. I never eat here. And all my drinks are in bottles or cans. But I think the soap's under the sink. That would be a logical assumption. Right?"
"Yeah," she giggled. "that would be a logical assumption. What made you think of it?"
"I'm not sure. I made myself think if I were dish detergent where would I be."
Courtney just burst out laughing. Jason loved the way her smile would shine right to her eyes. He loved her smile most when he put it there. She made him human in many ways. Hell she even laughed at his jokes, and no one has ever thought he could be funny. After she could finally contain her laughter she looked under the sink and found the detergent.
"Jase could you go and turn up the radio?"
"Sure no problem." Jason went and turn up the radio. "Can I at least help with the dishes? I feel really bad because you're my guest and are doing the dishes."
"Look you don't have to help. And you shouldn't feel bad because I told you I was doing the dishes."
"Please let me help!" Jason said over and over again. He was like a little kid begging for a toy and wouldn't shut up. Courtney finally had enough after about a minute.
"Fine, fine. You can dry."
Jason and Courtney did the dishes and were laughing. "Oh, my god Jason I love this song. Total 70s but I love it." Courtney grabbed the spoon that she had just washed and used it as her microphone. And she started singing Donna Summers "Last Dance" to Jason. She grabbed his arms as she sang and Jason couldn't help but laugh. And before he knew it he was singing too. After the song ended they fell to the floor in fits of laughter.
"It's fun isn't it?"
"What's fun Courtney? Making a fool of yourself."
"Yeah, don't you feel a little more alive. And rejuvenated."
"Yeah! Yeah I do. But don't tell anyone it's not good for the image. You know what I'm saying."
"Don't worry Morgan your secret's safe with me. I'll guard it with my life." Courtney sat down with her back against the cabinet and Jason sat right next to her. Courtney just looked down at Jason hands. Oh how she wanted to place his hand in hers. She wanted to tell him how she loved the fact that he did like the fact that she listened to music all the time and how he saw her as a person for who she was not what she wasn't. Than she felt something go to her hand. And she was drift from her thoughts.
Disclaimer: I know another one. But I don't own Spongebob Squarepants or anything that is associated with it. But my little brother asked if I could put Spongebob in the story. And I did. So this is for him.
Disclaimer: I still have yet to know ABC, Disney or GH.
Chapter 21
"Hey! I'm back. Courtney dinner's here," Jason called up the stairs.
"I'll be right there," she yelled back. Now all she had to do was breathe. She could forget about her feeling for him tonight. Besides she couldn't let him be her rebound. And before she even had a rebound she wanted to know who Courtney Michelle Matthews was. 'You can do it, just go down there. Jason's your friend. And besides what would he want with you besides friendship. He's has much prettier girls viding for his affection' she told herself before she headed downstairs.
"Courtney! The food going to ge…" Jason hollered as he turned around. And there she was standing there in the long navy blue shirt and his Spongebob boxers. The boxers were rather short because she had rolled them up and than tucked the front of the shirt into them.
"Well looks like you don't need to yell. I made it down the stairs and dinner isn't cold yet," she giggled.
"Yea, yea you did make it. I didn't have to go up and carry you down the stairs. I don't like people eating inside the rooms up stairs. Well unless they're sick or food in bed," he smiled. He was so taken aback as to how Courtney looked in his boxer and shirt. He pulled out the chair for her to sit.
As she sat down she spoke, "You know I never thought of you as a neat freak. Or a cartoon fan either." she could keep herself from laughing.
"Well there a lot about me that you don't know. Do you want something to drink?"
"Sure. I'll have a glass of water."
"Ok," he said. Jason than went into his practically empty fridge and grabbed a beer and a bottle of water. He than went over toward the table and sat down.
"I'm still in shock that you would have Spongebob boxers. I never thought of you as a man who would wear cartoon boxers. I always assumed that you were a Hanes kind of a boxer wearer," she blushed, "I'm mean I don't go round thinking about what kind of underwear you wear. Because that's none of my business. I mean… god look at me I'm making a complete fool of myself. Could you please say something instead of laughing. Me humiliating myself is not funny. Ok so maybe it is but…"
"But nothing I'm sure my boxers are flattered that you were thinking about them. They always feel like they never get any regard," he laughed, "But all joking aside no I usually wear Spongebob Boxers. They're not good for business."
"Ok, so do you actually watched Spongebob Square Pants?"
"You want to know the truth or the lie that will make me seem more manly?"
"The truth, it works out best."
"Fine, yes I do watch Spongebob. Michael likes to watch it when he comes over and sometimes when I take him to the park he ask me about it. You know to see if I'm watching so I now watch it. Ok does that make you happy."
Courtney burst out laughing, "Yes, it makes me very happy. Knowing that I wasn't the only one Michael sucker into watching Spongebob. So whose your favorite?"
"Squidword. I don't know what it is about him. And I know that most people wouldn't consider him there favorite but I don't care. How about you?"
"I love him too. Michael tells you can't like him but I do. For some reason I seem to be drawn to him. Like I am other things. You know that feeling when you tell yourself something doesn't make sense but the truth is you don't care. That how I feel towards Squidword." Jason could only smile at her because it felt the same way. And many things in his life gave him that feeling and she was one of them.
"Would you look at us two adults are sitting here talking about a cartoon that Michael makes us watch. What is wrong with us?"
"I have no clue. But to tell you the truth I like it. I don't mind sitting here talking to you about some cartoon because I've never been able to do that. You sit and just be me. I don't watch cartoons all the time but I do watch some. And I would never tell that to anyone not even Carly."
"I wouldn't either. Plus I rather talk to you about cartoon than sit her in complete silence."
"Me too. I was thinking about maybe tomorrow going to look for my own apartment. I mean even AJ does move out of our apartment I can't go back there."
"Courtney, if you want I'll help you to look for an apartment. And once you do I'll have Max or Marco go over to the place you shared with AJ and have them get your stuff. You know so you don't have to worry about AJ and all."
"Thanks. I really appreciate that. But just so you know the places we'll be looking at we have to ask if there are dogs allowed. I'm not letting AJ have Rosie. That's the one good thing that I got from the marriage. He's never done anything for her anyway. I mean I feed, walk, train, play with her, and take her to the vet. And you have to remember that I'm budget conscience. And I'm not going to let you or Sonny try to help me out with money I can handle it myself. I don't want to be in anyone's debt."
"You shouldn't have a problem with money. I mean now that you and AJ are getting a divorce he'll go back to the family and you can get alimony."
"Nope. I don't want it. I'm not using this divorce to get to the Quartermaine millions. I could care less about AJ's money. And getting alimony will only make the divorce take longer. I've been poor before. I mean I grew up always having to work for everything you have. And taking money is wrong. I know my mom wasn't the best mom but is did teach me in her own way and not intentionally that money doesn't make the person. I could be a billionaire but that won't make me happy. And if I take AJ money I'll feel bad. Plus I don't want to be in his debt."
"You feel very strongly about making your own way. You my friend are probably very headstrong."
"I guess you could say. The truth is I don't want to have to own anyone. You know feel an obligation."
"I know what you mean, Courtney. I hate being in people's debt."
"I figured you would. Um since you went and got dinner I'll do the dishes and clean off the table. And I have to find some way to pay you back for letting me stay."
"Look, you don't own me. You've already done so much. More than you'll ever know."
"Really Jason like what have I done for you?"
"Well you didn't run away and not give me a chance. And you didn't let what others have said about me clog your mind. And for that I'm grateful and letting you stay here is a way to pay you back. Plus you have helped me in others ways as well."
"Ok, but I'm still doing the dishes. And I don't care what you say." Courtney got up and started to clear the table. And Courtney went to go and turn on the radio.
"What are you doing?"
"Jason…Jason my boy don't you know that everything's that much more fun to do with music. Not to mention music is the key to my heart. Can I tell you something, my friend Natalie told me?" Jason nodded. "Well she told I'd have to find a guy who loves the fact that music is the key to my soul. And would drift away with me into this world full of music." Jason began to laugh.
"Hey what so funny Jason?"
"You married AJ when the key to your soul his music. AJ doesn't really like music. I've never even seen him in the music store. Or with his radio even on in the car."
"I know. That's why Natalie thought I was crazy when I told her I married AJ. Well you live you learn right?"
"Yeah."
Courtney finished cleaning off the table and was getting to ready to do the dishes. "Jason where's your dish soap?"
"Damn if I know. I never eat here. And all my drinks are in bottles or cans. But I think the soap's under the sink. That would be a logical assumption. Right?"
"Yeah," she giggled. "that would be a logical assumption. What made you think of it?"
"I'm not sure. I made myself think if I were dish detergent where would I be."
Courtney just burst out laughing. Jason loved the way her smile would shine right to her eyes. He loved her smile most when he put it there. She made him human in many ways. Hell she even laughed at his jokes, and no one has ever thought he could be funny. After she could finally contain her laughter she looked under the sink and found the detergent.
"Jase could you go and turn up the radio?"
"Sure no problem." Jason went and turn up the radio. "Can I at least help with the dishes? I feel really bad because you're my guest and are doing the dishes."
"Look you don't have to help. And you shouldn't feel bad because I told you I was doing the dishes."
"Please let me help!" Jason said over and over again. He was like a little kid begging for a toy and wouldn't shut up. Courtney finally had enough after about a minute.
"Fine, fine. You can dry."
Jason and Courtney did the dishes and were laughing. "Oh, my god Jason I love this song. Total 70s but I love it." Courtney grabbed the spoon that she had just washed and used it as her microphone. And she started singing Donna Summers "Last Dance" to Jason. She grabbed his arms as she sang and Jason couldn't help but laugh. And before he knew it he was singing too. After the song ended they fell to the floor in fits of laughter.
"It's fun isn't it?"
"What's fun Courtney? Making a fool of yourself."
"Yeah, don't you feel a little more alive. And rejuvenated."
"Yeah! Yeah I do. But don't tell anyone it's not good for the image. You know what I'm saying."
"Don't worry Morgan your secret's safe with me. I'll guard it with my life." Courtney sat down with her back against the cabinet and Jason sat right next to her. Courtney just looked down at Jason hands. Oh how she wanted to place his hand in hers. She wanted to tell him how she loved the fact that he did like the fact that she listened to music all the time and how he saw her as a person for who she was not what she wasn't. Than she felt something go to her hand. And she was drift from her thoughts.
Disclaimer: I know another one. But I don't own Spongebob Squarepants or anything that is associated with it. But my little brother asked if I could put Spongebob in the story. And I did. So this is for him.