Thanks for the reviews! Courtney shipped off to a clinic? Sounds like a plan to me. =0)
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"Wait," Brenda whispered, slowly pulling away from Jason's arms and backing away just slightly.
"What?" Jason's brow furrowed in confusion. All he knew was this was what he wanted right now, and he thought Brenda felt the same.
"Courtney."
That was the last name he wanted to hear. Just the sound of it was like nails on a chalkboard. He had never had that reaction before to Courtney; He actually remembered a time Brenda's name had that affect on him.
"What?" he asked, with a hint of annoyance and more than a little disbelief in his voice.
"You're engaged to her, Jason," she sighed "She loves you and I know that you..."
"Can we not talk about Courtney right now?"
"But...Maybe you're just upset about her and..."
"Jason! Brenda!" Emily's voice broke the moment, as she came through the study and found them on the terrace "We've been looking for you. Grandfather is going to go into fits if the meal doesn't get served soon and I insisted that we wait on you."
"Um, thanks Emily but I think I'm just going to go on home. Um," he leaned toward her and kissed her cheek "I'm so happy that you're all right."
Emily tried her best to mask her disappointment and she nodded as he walked passed them and made his way to the front door.
"Is he ok?" Emily turned to Brenda.
She shrugged her shoulders slowly and let out a disappointed sigh.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out, ok?" she smiled reassuringly at Emily "I'm really glad you're doing so well."
"Thanks," Emily smiled, before Brenda disappeared from the terrace too.
"Jason wait!" Brenda caught up to him, as he was about to get in his car. He stopped and slowly turned around.
"What?"
"I'm sorry," she shook her head "I just, I don't want you to do something that you'll regret."
"I'm not."
"Ok," she nodded, then a mischievous grin came on her face "Can I um, can I bum a ride?"
"Where?" a little smirk cam across his lips.
"I don't know, wherever you're going."
"Get in."
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They entered Jason's penthouse a few minutes later, and were met with total darkness. Brenda fumbled with the light switch and when she finally found it, they were in for a shock. Lying in the middle of the floor, clutching her empty bottle of pills, was Courtney. Jason rushed over and felt for a pulse.
"Go get Sonny!" he shouted.
Brenda quickly rushed across the hallway and pounded on the door. Carly came off the elevator just then with Max.
"Brenda?" Carly groaned with annoyance "What the hell are you doing here?"
"It's Courtney," Brenda pointed and the three of them rushed back in.
"She's passed out, she had this in her hand," Jason handed the bottle to Brenda.
"It's painkillers," Brenda read the information on the label.
"Painkillers?" Carly's eyes grew wide then all of a sudden it made sense to her. Of course, Courtney had hurt her shoulder when she was attacked on the docks; the doctor must have given them to her, but how many did she take?
"That doesn't make any sense," she continued thinking aloud.
"The paramedics are on their way," Jason informed them as he and Max lifted Courtney onto the couch.
"I need to call Sonny," Carly stammered, grabbing the phone off Jason's desk and dialing the number at top speed.
"Where's the patient?" they all turned to find the paramedics coming through the front door.
"Right here," Jason moved away so they had room to work "We found this bottle of pills on her, she must have took some of them before she blacked out."
One of the workers studied the bottle carefully and shook his head.
"These are extremely addictive. We need to get her to the hospital as soon as possible, they'll have to pump her stomach."
"I'll ride with her," Carly broke in before Jason could say a word, "Sonny's on his way to the hospital."
"Yeah, yeah I'll meet you there," Jason nodded, as they put Courtney on a gurney and rushed her onto the elevator.
"Oh my God Jason, I'm so sorry," Brenda lightly rubbed his arm.
"I don't understand," he shook his head "She's not the person I know, anymore."
"We should go to the hospital," Brenda urged his softly, as she gathered up their things and walked out the door, following him to the elevator.
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"She wouldn't have been successful, that is to say if it was indeed a suicide attempt," the doctor explained to them as they stood in the waiting area.
"Courtney would never do that," Carly shook her head, glancing at Jason for some support, which he didn't give.
"Well, in any case, once she regains consciousness and is alert, you may see her. But I must tell you, she will be required to undergo some psychiatric evaluation and if she is indeed addicted to these pills, she may have to spend some time in a treatment facility."
"This is ridiculous, she probably just took too many by mistake."
"Mrs. Corinthos, you don't take nearly a half bottle of pills by mistake," the doctor shook his head "I'll keep you informed as soon as we know more."
"Jason," Carly turned around frustrated "Why didn't you tell them that Courtney wouldn't do this? Why would she try to commit suicide?"
Just then, her eyes trailed over to Brenda and she shook her head. Maybe Courtney's paranoia about Brenda had been more serious than she thought.
"All right Brenda, you listen to me. You stay away from Courtney when she wakes up, got that?"
"Not a problem," Brenda smirked, looking over at Jason her expression softened "You ok?"
"You know, you can go home now," Carly continued "We don't need you here with your fake concern."
"I'm here for Jason. I'm not here for Sonny, you can save it Carly, all right?" Brenda rolled her eyes "I don't want your husband."
"Good, I'm glad to hear that," Carly folded her arms across her chest "Because he doesn't want you either. And as far as I'm concerned, you can stay away from Jason too. He doesn't need you causing more trouble for him like you did last time."
"Jason and I understand each other Carly and it's really none of your business who I spend time with, all right?"
"Listen," Carly began with a comeback.
"All right," Jason broke in, "Everybody just calm down."
"You know maybe Carly's right," Brenda shook her head "Maybe I should just go home."
"No," Jason turned to her "Stay. I want you to stay."
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Sorry it's such a short chapter. But I promised to have more regular updates so I wanted to put this up. More coming soon!
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"Wait," Brenda whispered, slowly pulling away from Jason's arms and backing away just slightly.
"What?" Jason's brow furrowed in confusion. All he knew was this was what he wanted right now, and he thought Brenda felt the same.
"Courtney."
That was the last name he wanted to hear. Just the sound of it was like nails on a chalkboard. He had never had that reaction before to Courtney; He actually remembered a time Brenda's name had that affect on him.
"What?" he asked, with a hint of annoyance and more than a little disbelief in his voice.
"You're engaged to her, Jason," she sighed "She loves you and I know that you..."
"Can we not talk about Courtney right now?"
"But...Maybe you're just upset about her and..."
"Jason! Brenda!" Emily's voice broke the moment, as she came through the study and found them on the terrace "We've been looking for you. Grandfather is going to go into fits if the meal doesn't get served soon and I insisted that we wait on you."
"Um, thanks Emily but I think I'm just going to go on home. Um," he leaned toward her and kissed her cheek "I'm so happy that you're all right."
Emily tried her best to mask her disappointment and she nodded as he walked passed them and made his way to the front door.
"Is he ok?" Emily turned to Brenda.
She shrugged her shoulders slowly and let out a disappointed sigh.
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out, ok?" she smiled reassuringly at Emily "I'm really glad you're doing so well."
"Thanks," Emily smiled, before Brenda disappeared from the terrace too.
"Jason wait!" Brenda caught up to him, as he was about to get in his car. He stopped and slowly turned around.
"What?"
"I'm sorry," she shook her head "I just, I don't want you to do something that you'll regret."
"I'm not."
"Ok," she nodded, then a mischievous grin came on her face "Can I um, can I bum a ride?"
"Where?" a little smirk cam across his lips.
"I don't know, wherever you're going."
"Get in."
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They entered Jason's penthouse a few minutes later, and were met with total darkness. Brenda fumbled with the light switch and when she finally found it, they were in for a shock. Lying in the middle of the floor, clutching her empty bottle of pills, was Courtney. Jason rushed over and felt for a pulse.
"Go get Sonny!" he shouted.
Brenda quickly rushed across the hallway and pounded on the door. Carly came off the elevator just then with Max.
"Brenda?" Carly groaned with annoyance "What the hell are you doing here?"
"It's Courtney," Brenda pointed and the three of them rushed back in.
"She's passed out, she had this in her hand," Jason handed the bottle to Brenda.
"It's painkillers," Brenda read the information on the label.
"Painkillers?" Carly's eyes grew wide then all of a sudden it made sense to her. Of course, Courtney had hurt her shoulder when she was attacked on the docks; the doctor must have given them to her, but how many did she take?
"That doesn't make any sense," she continued thinking aloud.
"The paramedics are on their way," Jason informed them as he and Max lifted Courtney onto the couch.
"I need to call Sonny," Carly stammered, grabbing the phone off Jason's desk and dialing the number at top speed.
"Where's the patient?" they all turned to find the paramedics coming through the front door.
"Right here," Jason moved away so they had room to work "We found this bottle of pills on her, she must have took some of them before she blacked out."
One of the workers studied the bottle carefully and shook his head.
"These are extremely addictive. We need to get her to the hospital as soon as possible, they'll have to pump her stomach."
"I'll ride with her," Carly broke in before Jason could say a word, "Sonny's on his way to the hospital."
"Yeah, yeah I'll meet you there," Jason nodded, as they put Courtney on a gurney and rushed her onto the elevator.
"Oh my God Jason, I'm so sorry," Brenda lightly rubbed his arm.
"I don't understand," he shook his head "She's not the person I know, anymore."
"We should go to the hospital," Brenda urged his softly, as she gathered up their things and walked out the door, following him to the elevator.
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"She wouldn't have been successful, that is to say if it was indeed a suicide attempt," the doctor explained to them as they stood in the waiting area.
"Courtney would never do that," Carly shook her head, glancing at Jason for some support, which he didn't give.
"Well, in any case, once she regains consciousness and is alert, you may see her. But I must tell you, she will be required to undergo some psychiatric evaluation and if she is indeed addicted to these pills, she may have to spend some time in a treatment facility."
"This is ridiculous, she probably just took too many by mistake."
"Mrs. Corinthos, you don't take nearly a half bottle of pills by mistake," the doctor shook his head "I'll keep you informed as soon as we know more."
"Jason," Carly turned around frustrated "Why didn't you tell them that Courtney wouldn't do this? Why would she try to commit suicide?"
Just then, her eyes trailed over to Brenda and she shook her head. Maybe Courtney's paranoia about Brenda had been more serious than she thought.
"All right Brenda, you listen to me. You stay away from Courtney when she wakes up, got that?"
"Not a problem," Brenda smirked, looking over at Jason her expression softened "You ok?"
"You know, you can go home now," Carly continued "We don't need you here with your fake concern."
"I'm here for Jason. I'm not here for Sonny, you can save it Carly, all right?" Brenda rolled her eyes "I don't want your husband."
"Good, I'm glad to hear that," Carly folded her arms across her chest "Because he doesn't want you either. And as far as I'm concerned, you can stay away from Jason too. He doesn't need you causing more trouble for him like you did last time."
"Jason and I understand each other Carly and it's really none of your business who I spend time with, all right?"
"Listen," Carly began with a comeback.
"All right," Jason broke in, "Everybody just calm down."
"You know maybe Carly's right," Brenda shook her head "Maybe I should just go home."
"No," Jason turned to her "Stay. I want you to stay."
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Sorry it's such a short chapter. But I promised to have more regular updates so I wanted to put this up. More coming soon!
