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Chapter 24
Jason looked at Courtney. He wanted to know what she was thinking and what was going through her mind as she spoke. "What? What can't you do Courtney?" He asked not realizing that his eyes were popping out of his head. Every second it took her to answer made his mind drift off into a million different scenarios. What if she wanted to go back to AJ? What if she didn't want to be his friend anymore? What if she knew that he was in love with her and was completely disgusted with him and wanted nothing else to do with him? All these thoughts were eating at him and they would stop coming not until she finally spoke up.
Courtney finally answered him after about five seconds, but to Jason it seemed like a lifetime with his head about to blow. "I can't sit in this car. With all this silence. We both have a lot on our minds right now but today is a day to forget all of that. So please, I'm begging you to tell me that this car has a radio."
Jason couldn't help but laugh a little. Here he was so worry over absolutely nothing. And boy was he ever glad that it was nothing but the risk still scared him. He didn't know what he would do if something had happened that caused him to lose Courtney or her friendship, unless that friendship was to lead them to something more. "This is a navigator. We have that on star stuff with Batman in the commercials. I'm pretty sure that they could fit a radio in it to. Scout's honor,"
She smiled at him, "You were a boy scout." of all the people to be boy scouts she never pictured Jason to be one. When she pictured a boy scout she picture guys who wee smart and didn't really have a lot of friends and than their moms encouraged them to join to make friends and become a little more manly.
"Not that I know of. But if you want to get technical I'm not really that old. I mean Jason Quartermaine might have been a boy scout but from what I remember being told him he was everything that I'm not so he could have been."
"No that you remember any of the boy scouts skills, because don't take this the wrong way but you don't really show boy scouts qualities like woodman ship," she giggled. Courtney than leaned forward to turn on the radio. "Do you have a station you like to listen to?"
"No. you can pick. I really don't listen to that much music expect for when I go to bed and shower. You know it puts me t asleep and I'm not quite sure why I like to listen in the shower. So don't ask.
Courtney put her hands up. "Hey I'm not guilty. I wasn't going to ask because to be honest I do the same thing. It just relaxes me. And I guess I get tense in the shower. I don't know. Now I have got to find a station that plays music and not commercials. That the hard part. And one of the worst thing about a radio." She leaned forward and fiddled with the tuning button until she reached a station that not only came in but wasn't playing commercials. She than sat back in her seat and started to look out the window. Jason glanced over at her and noticed her looking out the window. Even gazing at absolutely nothing her eyes still had that sparkle and Jason wonder what she was thinking about. Courtney sat and looked out the window in silence until a new song came on the radio.
"Oh, I love this song," Courtney smiled as she leaned forward and turned up the volume. Courtney couldn't help but sing along.
"He was standing like a statue in the light And he looked just like perfection in my eyes When he spoke I staggered from the glow Once I touched I never could let go (Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted For a while.
So we whispered every secret we could tell And we painted lovely pictures of ourselves Though we hid the parts we did not want to know As the strength of our illusions took control (Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted.
I never know if my heart tells lies Caught in a feeling I just can't fight First I go up then I come back down 'Til we come back around.
(Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted.
Everything I want (oh oh oh) Everything I need (everything I wanted) I don't know (oh oh oh) Everything I want (everything I wanted) Baby come on time will tell (oh oh oh) Everything I need (everything I wanted).
Oh yeah (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything that I wanted Oh oh (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything I want I don't hide (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything I wanted"
As Courtney sang Jason just watched and noticed her. He couldn't help but noticed no one ever sang so off key as she did and it made him laugh. And after the song was done Courtney noticed him laughing, "What? Come on Jason what so funny? And don't you even say it's the Bangles. I'll have you know that they are a great band and my mom and I happen to love them," she smiled.
"It's not the Bangles. It's you. I love how off key you sing. It's absolutely beautiful. I will give you that," he smirked over towards her. He knew he could get used to her off key singing but he wouldn't tell her that.
"Well maybe it was a little off key. But we don't need to go into that," she smiled. "but that is a good song. My mom loves the Bangles. So when I was little and would be home and we'd clean the house it was always to the Bangles. And it was always a lot of fun but I was only like 10 but… you know whenever I could spend time with my mom back than it was always worth it. I wanted to be my mom. She was the greatest person to me and than I grew up and I used to wish that I was switched in the hospital and they gave me to the wrong mom. But that wasn't the case I wasn't as lucky as Natalie was." Courtney could see Jason look at her funny. "I know what your thinking but my friend Natalie who I grew up with was raised by Roxie Balsom who turns out not to be her biological mother. Her real mom is Viki Davidson really loves Natalie and wants what's best for her and everything she would want your mom to be. And I'm still stuck with Janine but that fine because to be honest I do love my mom no matter what she has done and how bad she is she loves me in her own way. And I hope that one day she realizes that just having her there for me no matter what is all I need."
Jason listened contently to everything that Courtney had told him and for some reason he felt that she doesn't like to talk about her mom or her childhood much. But for some reason she found it safe to talk to him about it. He loved the fact that she knew that she could come to him. "You know Courtney your mom will realize that one day. I would promise but I don't know your mom but I have a feeling she will. Even though it may not happen someday soon it will happen."
Courtney believed Jason. She knew that he was right and she was glad that he was listening she needed that. She needed someone to listen to her. "I'm glad that you listened. It means a lot to me. Not many people actually listen to me. Um you know that song that was just on?" He nodded. "I 've actually always wonder what it was like to feel that way. I know I married AJ but I don't think that I've loved him. You I was never really in love with him. I hope that I find that person who loves me more than anything and I feel the same way back." And than before she knew it they were there right in front the building on Anderson. Jason got out of the car and walked around toward her door and opened it. He took her hand to help her out and Courtney couldn't help but think what a gentlemen he was being. There was no guy like Jason well at least no guy she ever met or dated. "Are you ready boyfriend? Let's get the show on the road and find me an apartment," she smiled as they walked into the building holding hands. They both loved how well there hands fit.
*A few hours later*
Jason and Courtney had looked at several apartment in the past couples and were amazed at how many people had told them that they were such a cute couple. They both loved all the compliments, but either would admit to it especially not Jason. He wasn't about to let people know that Sonny Corthinos' big bad hitman loved getting compliments about his fake relationship with Courtney.
They were now in the car and pulling into the parking lot of there last apartment today. "Jason, I don't know why you dragged me here. This place is a loft. I won't be able to afford it. And it's really late I'm sure that I've taken up enough of your time today," she told him but he didn't care. He knew that she would love this place.
"Well we're already here so what's the harm and looking. And if you want we don't have to pretend if that's why you don't want to go in there."
"No," she said quickly. "I mean it not you it's my feet. They're tried Mr. We can take the stairs. I don't care if those people in the elevator just got back from their honeymoon. I'm sure they were tired of making out with each anyway. I mean just because they had their hands all over each other before the door even opened that still doesn't mean we could take the elevator. That apartment was o nteh top floor."
"Oh, poor baby. But this time we can take the elevator and I'll carry you to it if it makes you feel better," Jason smiled. "and it's not like I didn't offer to carry you up the steps nor down when we left. So just relax and we'll be done in no time." Jason than opened his door and walked over to Courtney's side of the car. She put her hand in his again like she had every time they got to a new building and she still got that feeling in her hands like they were meant to be holding on to one and other. They soon got to the loft and we greeted by the landlady Miss Willis. And Courtney just looked around and was in love. She loved it, that was it. This loft had to be hers. Jason noticed the sparkle that was in her eye as she looked around. He knew that she had to have this place. "Jason it's beautiful. Look at it. This is it this is where I want to live."
Jason looked at her, "I'm going to go and talk to the landlady you just keep looking around, ok?" She just nodded. And Jason walked over to the landlady who was just inside the door watching as they looked around. "Hello, I'm Jason Morg…" he began as he put out his hand.
"I know who you are?" she said with a Jamaican accent. "And I don't know if I want to give you and your married girlfriend this apartment. It's not right? You both breaking the law. Her it's adultery and you are a criminal. I'm not sure I want you in my building. It's just not right if I were to help you two continue this," she told him. And she was serious. Jason just looked at her. He didn't know how she knew that Courtney was married.
"Look I'll pay. I'll pay you double the amount that this place is worth. Now look Courtney is not committing adultery and what I do is none of your business," he told her. After Courtney looked around she went over toward the woman and Jason. She put her arm around Jason's waist and introduced herself to Miss Willis. She could feel the tension between them and felt as though she needed to explain herself like she did something wrong.
"Well, this would be a nice change of scenery," Courtney began. Miss Willis couldn't help have a soft spot for Courtney. She thought that she was committing adultery but for some reason she was hoping that maybe she could help her so she was going to take Jason up on his offer and let them move into the loft. Courtney than once again began to look at the and Jason brought his attention back to him and Miss Willis.
"So are you going to let her take the place or not?" he asked as he looked into the landlady's eyes. She nodded and told him, "She can move in. it will take about two weeks but than the place is hers it comes fully furnished. And she owns 300 monthly including electricity, heating and cooling." she than walked out and left leaving just the Jason and Courtney inside the loft.
"So how do you like your new home? Well it's your in two weeks. But it is yours."
Courtney looked at him as if he was nuts. She couldn't believe what he had just said. He didn't say that this loft was hers. "What…what did you just say? I hope you didn't just say that this was mine because there no way I can afford this. I mean look at it. It's beautiful and everything that I would want. It's not to big but at the same time not to small but it way out of my league."
"Well it is yours in 2 weeks. And it's paid for," he told thinking he did something really noble that she would appreciate. But than he seen her get a little angry. "Jason what do you mean it's paid for. I didn't pay for anything. You know you can't control my life or pay for things for me. I'm a grown woman who doesn't need you to take her. I can do it myself how many times do I have to tell you that. Give me a break and just don't become Sonny and start controlling my life, I'm not a video game. Ok?"
Jason looked at her and he knew she was right. And that was the last thing he wanted. He didn't want her mad or upset with him. "I know that I shouldn't of done that but I can't help it. I saw how much you loved the place and I wanted you to have it. And I see that I was being controlling so please don't be mad. And look don't worry about paying me the money for this place. So just stay here for now and when the 3 months are over you can leave or you can stay it will be up to you ok?"
Courtney looked at him and knew that she couldn't stay mad at him. "Ok, I'll stay the three months but I'm going to find a way to pay you back somehow. And know that I will pay you back even if it when you're like 100 years old but I'm going to pay you back. Ok well we better get going so how about I treat you to dinner at Kelly's or something?"
"That would be great. Let's get going," Jason told her as he put his hand out for her to take it and she did. They walked for the elevator and than down to the car.
Chapter 24
Jason looked at Courtney. He wanted to know what she was thinking and what was going through her mind as she spoke. "What? What can't you do Courtney?" He asked not realizing that his eyes were popping out of his head. Every second it took her to answer made his mind drift off into a million different scenarios. What if she wanted to go back to AJ? What if she didn't want to be his friend anymore? What if she knew that he was in love with her and was completely disgusted with him and wanted nothing else to do with him? All these thoughts were eating at him and they would stop coming not until she finally spoke up.
Courtney finally answered him after about five seconds, but to Jason it seemed like a lifetime with his head about to blow. "I can't sit in this car. With all this silence. We both have a lot on our minds right now but today is a day to forget all of that. So please, I'm begging you to tell me that this car has a radio."
Jason couldn't help but laugh a little. Here he was so worry over absolutely nothing. And boy was he ever glad that it was nothing but the risk still scared him. He didn't know what he would do if something had happened that caused him to lose Courtney or her friendship, unless that friendship was to lead them to something more. "This is a navigator. We have that on star stuff with Batman in the commercials. I'm pretty sure that they could fit a radio in it to. Scout's honor,"
She smiled at him, "You were a boy scout." of all the people to be boy scouts she never pictured Jason to be one. When she pictured a boy scout she picture guys who wee smart and didn't really have a lot of friends and than their moms encouraged them to join to make friends and become a little more manly.
"Not that I know of. But if you want to get technical I'm not really that old. I mean Jason Quartermaine might have been a boy scout but from what I remember being told him he was everything that I'm not so he could have been."
"No that you remember any of the boy scouts skills, because don't take this the wrong way but you don't really show boy scouts qualities like woodman ship," she giggled. Courtney than leaned forward to turn on the radio. "Do you have a station you like to listen to?"
"No. you can pick. I really don't listen to that much music expect for when I go to bed and shower. You know it puts me t asleep and I'm not quite sure why I like to listen in the shower. So don't ask.
Courtney put her hands up. "Hey I'm not guilty. I wasn't going to ask because to be honest I do the same thing. It just relaxes me. And I guess I get tense in the shower. I don't know. Now I have got to find a station that plays music and not commercials. That the hard part. And one of the worst thing about a radio." She leaned forward and fiddled with the tuning button until she reached a station that not only came in but wasn't playing commercials. She than sat back in her seat and started to look out the window. Jason glanced over at her and noticed her looking out the window. Even gazing at absolutely nothing her eyes still had that sparkle and Jason wonder what she was thinking about. Courtney sat and looked out the window in silence until a new song came on the radio.
"Oh, I love this song," Courtney smiled as she leaned forward and turned up the volume. Courtney couldn't help but sing along.
"He was standing like a statue in the light And he looked just like perfection in my eyes When he spoke I staggered from the glow Once I touched I never could let go (Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted For a while.
So we whispered every secret we could tell And we painted lovely pictures of ourselves Though we hid the parts we did not want to know As the strength of our illusions took control (Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted.
I never know if my heart tells lies Caught in a feeling I just can't fight First I go up then I come back down 'Til we come back around.
(Oh) oh (oh) this is what I've waited for.
Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted Oh oh oh, everything I wanted.
Everything I want (oh oh oh) Everything I need (everything I wanted) I don't know (oh oh oh) Everything I want (everything I wanted) Baby come on time will tell (oh oh oh) Everything I need (everything I wanted).
Oh yeah (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything that I wanted Oh oh (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything I want I don't hide (oh oh oh) Oh oh - everything I wanted"
As Courtney sang Jason just watched and noticed her. He couldn't help but noticed no one ever sang so off key as she did and it made him laugh. And after the song was done Courtney noticed him laughing, "What? Come on Jason what so funny? And don't you even say it's the Bangles. I'll have you know that they are a great band and my mom and I happen to love them," she smiled.
"It's not the Bangles. It's you. I love how off key you sing. It's absolutely beautiful. I will give you that," he smirked over towards her. He knew he could get used to her off key singing but he wouldn't tell her that.
"Well maybe it was a little off key. But we don't need to go into that," she smiled. "but that is a good song. My mom loves the Bangles. So when I was little and would be home and we'd clean the house it was always to the Bangles. And it was always a lot of fun but I was only like 10 but… you know whenever I could spend time with my mom back than it was always worth it. I wanted to be my mom. She was the greatest person to me and than I grew up and I used to wish that I was switched in the hospital and they gave me to the wrong mom. But that wasn't the case I wasn't as lucky as Natalie was." Courtney could see Jason look at her funny. "I know what your thinking but my friend Natalie who I grew up with was raised by Roxie Balsom who turns out not to be her biological mother. Her real mom is Viki Davidson really loves Natalie and wants what's best for her and everything she would want your mom to be. And I'm still stuck with Janine but that fine because to be honest I do love my mom no matter what she has done and how bad she is she loves me in her own way. And I hope that one day she realizes that just having her there for me no matter what is all I need."
Jason listened contently to everything that Courtney had told him and for some reason he felt that she doesn't like to talk about her mom or her childhood much. But for some reason she found it safe to talk to him about it. He loved the fact that she knew that she could come to him. "You know Courtney your mom will realize that one day. I would promise but I don't know your mom but I have a feeling she will. Even though it may not happen someday soon it will happen."
Courtney believed Jason. She knew that he was right and she was glad that he was listening she needed that. She needed someone to listen to her. "I'm glad that you listened. It means a lot to me. Not many people actually listen to me. Um you know that song that was just on?" He nodded. "I 've actually always wonder what it was like to feel that way. I know I married AJ but I don't think that I've loved him. You I was never really in love with him. I hope that I find that person who loves me more than anything and I feel the same way back." And than before she knew it they were there right in front the building on Anderson. Jason got out of the car and walked around toward her door and opened it. He took her hand to help her out and Courtney couldn't help but think what a gentlemen he was being. There was no guy like Jason well at least no guy she ever met or dated. "Are you ready boyfriend? Let's get the show on the road and find me an apartment," she smiled as they walked into the building holding hands. They both loved how well there hands fit.
*A few hours later*
Jason and Courtney had looked at several apartment in the past couples and were amazed at how many people had told them that they were such a cute couple. They both loved all the compliments, but either would admit to it especially not Jason. He wasn't about to let people know that Sonny Corthinos' big bad hitman loved getting compliments about his fake relationship with Courtney.
They were now in the car and pulling into the parking lot of there last apartment today. "Jason, I don't know why you dragged me here. This place is a loft. I won't be able to afford it. And it's really late I'm sure that I've taken up enough of your time today," she told him but he didn't care. He knew that she would love this place.
"Well we're already here so what's the harm and looking. And if you want we don't have to pretend if that's why you don't want to go in there."
"No," she said quickly. "I mean it not you it's my feet. They're tried Mr. We can take the stairs. I don't care if those people in the elevator just got back from their honeymoon. I'm sure they were tired of making out with each anyway. I mean just because they had their hands all over each other before the door even opened that still doesn't mean we could take the elevator. That apartment was o nteh top floor."
"Oh, poor baby. But this time we can take the elevator and I'll carry you to it if it makes you feel better," Jason smiled. "and it's not like I didn't offer to carry you up the steps nor down when we left. So just relax and we'll be done in no time." Jason than opened his door and walked over to Courtney's side of the car. She put her hand in his again like she had every time they got to a new building and she still got that feeling in her hands like they were meant to be holding on to one and other. They soon got to the loft and we greeted by the landlady Miss Willis. And Courtney just looked around and was in love. She loved it, that was it. This loft had to be hers. Jason noticed the sparkle that was in her eye as she looked around. He knew that she had to have this place. "Jason it's beautiful. Look at it. This is it this is where I want to live."
Jason looked at her, "I'm going to go and talk to the landlady you just keep looking around, ok?" She just nodded. And Jason walked over to the landlady who was just inside the door watching as they looked around. "Hello, I'm Jason Morg…" he began as he put out his hand.
"I know who you are?" she said with a Jamaican accent. "And I don't know if I want to give you and your married girlfriend this apartment. It's not right? You both breaking the law. Her it's adultery and you are a criminal. I'm not sure I want you in my building. It's just not right if I were to help you two continue this," she told him. And she was serious. Jason just looked at her. He didn't know how she knew that Courtney was married.
"Look I'll pay. I'll pay you double the amount that this place is worth. Now look Courtney is not committing adultery and what I do is none of your business," he told her. After Courtney looked around she went over toward the woman and Jason. She put her arm around Jason's waist and introduced herself to Miss Willis. She could feel the tension between them and felt as though she needed to explain herself like she did something wrong.
"Well, this would be a nice change of scenery," Courtney began. Miss Willis couldn't help have a soft spot for Courtney. She thought that she was committing adultery but for some reason she was hoping that maybe she could help her so she was going to take Jason up on his offer and let them move into the loft. Courtney than once again began to look at the and Jason brought his attention back to him and Miss Willis.
"So are you going to let her take the place or not?" he asked as he looked into the landlady's eyes. She nodded and told him, "She can move in. it will take about two weeks but than the place is hers it comes fully furnished. And she owns 300 monthly including electricity, heating and cooling." she than walked out and left leaving just the Jason and Courtney inside the loft.
"So how do you like your new home? Well it's your in two weeks. But it is yours."
Courtney looked at him as if he was nuts. She couldn't believe what he had just said. He didn't say that this loft was hers. "What…what did you just say? I hope you didn't just say that this was mine because there no way I can afford this. I mean look at it. It's beautiful and everything that I would want. It's not to big but at the same time not to small but it way out of my league."
"Well it is yours in 2 weeks. And it's paid for," he told thinking he did something really noble that she would appreciate. But than he seen her get a little angry. "Jason what do you mean it's paid for. I didn't pay for anything. You know you can't control my life or pay for things for me. I'm a grown woman who doesn't need you to take her. I can do it myself how many times do I have to tell you that. Give me a break and just don't become Sonny and start controlling my life, I'm not a video game. Ok?"
Jason looked at her and he knew she was right. And that was the last thing he wanted. He didn't want her mad or upset with him. "I know that I shouldn't of done that but I can't help it. I saw how much you loved the place and I wanted you to have it. And I see that I was being controlling so please don't be mad. And look don't worry about paying me the money for this place. So just stay here for now and when the 3 months are over you can leave or you can stay it will be up to you ok?"
Courtney looked at him and knew that she couldn't stay mad at him. "Ok, I'll stay the three months but I'm going to find a way to pay you back somehow. And know that I will pay you back even if it when you're like 100 years old but I'm going to pay you back. Ok well we better get going so how about I treat you to dinner at Kelly's or something?"
"That would be great. Let's get going," Jason told her as he put his hand out for her to take it and she did. They walked for the elevator and than down to the car.