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"Jason?" Carly turned to him with annoyance "What are you saying? We don't need her here."
"Carly, leave your problems you have with Brenda out of this," Jason said sternly "She's staying."
Carly shook her head, a mix of confusion and anger, turned and headed down the hallway to wait for Sonny. Jason turned to Brenda, and a little smile came across her lips.
"Wow, I don't think I've ever heard you defend me to Carly before," she laughed.
"Yeah, well sometimes Carly is wrong," he shook his head "This is one of them."
They sat down in the waiting area on the couch. Brenda reached over and took Jason's hand in her own. They sat there in silence for a while, there wasn't any need for words.
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Later that night, Courtney woke up but Jason wasn't there. Instead, she saw Carly and Sonny standing at the end of her bed, with concerned smiles on their lips. She felt like a train wreck, like somebody had hit her over the head with a hammer. Her throat was sore and scratchy, and her vision was a little blurry.
"Jason," she managed to whisper, her eyes conveying her confusion to her brother and sister-in-law.
Carly glanced at Sonny with a questioning expression and he nodded his head. She turned and left the room, to search for him.
"How are you feeling?" Sonny spoke softly, sitting on the end of the bed and taking his sister's cold hand in his.
She shook her head to show her discomfort and he nodded that he understood.
"They had to pump your stomach Courtney. They said you took a bunch of pills, do you remember?"
Courtney thought it over. If she was going to be honest, she would tell him that she was so upset over Jason that she downed all that were left in the bottle. She wasn't sure if she had intended to kill herself, maybe just numb the pain, she wasn't sure. It was if the entire time she was doing it, it was in slow motion.
So, instead, she lied and shook her head slowly.
"I didn't know...I didn't mean to," she whispered.
"It's ok," he nodded "I know you didn't mean to."
He bought that? She was surprised. Maybe he was in denial too.
She finally lifted her eyes up to the door and saw Jason peeking in the little window. She managed a little smile on her lips and with a deep sigh Jason opened the door and came inside. She caught a flash of brown curly hair as he closed the door behind him.
"Is she with you?" Courtney managed to say fairly loud.
Jason stopped mid-step and looked over at Sonny.
"Jason came to see you Courtney," Sonny tried to help his best friend "He's been here all night."
"With her," Courtney added for him "With Brenda."
"Courtney," Jason began.
"No," Courtney formed an idea in her head. She would simply tell Jason the truth, make him feel so guilty that he'd leave Brenda alone and realize how important she was to him.
"I took those pills," she began to whisper, tears forming in the corners of her eyes "I took them to make all the pain go away, I thought I was losing you. I just wanted it all to stop."
"That's what I wanted to know," Cameron came through the door "So you knew what you were doing then Ms. Matthews?"
"But," she began to protest.
"Were you trying to attempt suicide tonight?" the psychiatrist persisted.
"I, I..."
"That's what she said," Jason spoke up, a blank expression on his face.
"Can I speak with her alone please?" Cameron questioned, and Jason quickly left with Sonny close behind.
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Sonny and Carly, Jason and Brenda stood outside the door waiting to hear Cameron's analysis. He would help decide if Courtney needed treatment in a facility.
"You're still here?" Carly snarled at Brenda.
"Carly," Sonny broke in this time, silencing her with a simple wave of his hand.
Finally the door opened, and Cameron came out with a piece of paper.
"Well?" Carly asked quickly.
"I'm afraid that Courtney does need to go to a recovery facility for observation and then detox for her drug addiction."
"What?"
"She admitted to me that she is indeed addicted to these pills and whether she meant to or not she confessed that she was indeed trying to commit suicide tonight. I feel this is the only thing I can do with this information."
"Ok, well," Sonny turned the idea over in his head, if this was what she really needed "I'll help make the arrangements."
Sonny and Carly followed Cameron down the hall, leaving Brenda and Jason alone.
"I'm sorry," Brenda finally managed.
"Don't be," he turned to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, they turned to go to the elevator "I can't help Courtney anymore. She doesn't want my help."
Brenda stopped walking and turned to face Jason.
"You want to try it again?" Brenda laughed.
Jason smiled before he caught her lips in his.
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Yay! Courtney is gone. Now the real story can start! =)
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"Jason?" Carly turned to him with annoyance "What are you saying? We don't need her here."
"Carly, leave your problems you have with Brenda out of this," Jason said sternly "She's staying."
Carly shook her head, a mix of confusion and anger, turned and headed down the hallway to wait for Sonny. Jason turned to Brenda, and a little smile came across her lips.
"Wow, I don't think I've ever heard you defend me to Carly before," she laughed.
"Yeah, well sometimes Carly is wrong," he shook his head "This is one of them."
They sat down in the waiting area on the couch. Brenda reached over and took Jason's hand in her own. They sat there in silence for a while, there wasn't any need for words.
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Later that night, Courtney woke up but Jason wasn't there. Instead, she saw Carly and Sonny standing at the end of her bed, with concerned smiles on their lips. She felt like a train wreck, like somebody had hit her over the head with a hammer. Her throat was sore and scratchy, and her vision was a little blurry.
"Jason," she managed to whisper, her eyes conveying her confusion to her brother and sister-in-law.
Carly glanced at Sonny with a questioning expression and he nodded his head. She turned and left the room, to search for him.
"How are you feeling?" Sonny spoke softly, sitting on the end of the bed and taking his sister's cold hand in his.
She shook her head to show her discomfort and he nodded that he understood.
"They had to pump your stomach Courtney. They said you took a bunch of pills, do you remember?"
Courtney thought it over. If she was going to be honest, she would tell him that she was so upset over Jason that she downed all that were left in the bottle. She wasn't sure if she had intended to kill herself, maybe just numb the pain, she wasn't sure. It was if the entire time she was doing it, it was in slow motion.
So, instead, she lied and shook her head slowly.
"I didn't know...I didn't mean to," she whispered.
"It's ok," he nodded "I know you didn't mean to."
He bought that? She was surprised. Maybe he was in denial too.
She finally lifted her eyes up to the door and saw Jason peeking in the little window. She managed a little smile on her lips and with a deep sigh Jason opened the door and came inside. She caught a flash of brown curly hair as he closed the door behind him.
"Is she with you?" Courtney managed to say fairly loud.
Jason stopped mid-step and looked over at Sonny.
"Jason came to see you Courtney," Sonny tried to help his best friend "He's been here all night."
"With her," Courtney added for him "With Brenda."
"Courtney," Jason began.
"No," Courtney formed an idea in her head. She would simply tell Jason the truth, make him feel so guilty that he'd leave Brenda alone and realize how important she was to him.
"I took those pills," she began to whisper, tears forming in the corners of her eyes "I took them to make all the pain go away, I thought I was losing you. I just wanted it all to stop."
"That's what I wanted to know," Cameron came through the door "So you knew what you were doing then Ms. Matthews?"
"But," she began to protest.
"Were you trying to attempt suicide tonight?" the psychiatrist persisted.
"I, I..."
"That's what she said," Jason spoke up, a blank expression on his face.
"Can I speak with her alone please?" Cameron questioned, and Jason quickly left with Sonny close behind.
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Sonny and Carly, Jason and Brenda stood outside the door waiting to hear Cameron's analysis. He would help decide if Courtney needed treatment in a facility.
"You're still here?" Carly snarled at Brenda.
"Carly," Sonny broke in this time, silencing her with a simple wave of his hand.
Finally the door opened, and Cameron came out with a piece of paper.
"Well?" Carly asked quickly.
"I'm afraid that Courtney does need to go to a recovery facility for observation and then detox for her drug addiction."
"What?"
"She admitted to me that she is indeed addicted to these pills and whether she meant to or not she confessed that she was indeed trying to commit suicide tonight. I feel this is the only thing I can do with this information."
"Ok, well," Sonny turned the idea over in his head, if this was what she really needed "I'll help make the arrangements."
Sonny and Carly followed Cameron down the hall, leaving Brenda and Jason alone.
"I'm sorry," Brenda finally managed.
"Don't be," he turned to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, they turned to go to the elevator "I can't help Courtney anymore. She doesn't want my help."
Brenda stopped walking and turned to face Jason.
"You want to try it again?" Brenda laughed.
Jason smiled before he caught her lips in his.
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Yay! Courtney is gone. Now the real story can start! =)
