Eighteen

'Courtney, I love you,' those words kept ringing through her head, he loved her? But how? It had been only 3 hours since he said it to her, 3 Hours since she had seen him last. She had looked at him, his deep gorgeous blue eyes, haunting eyes that would never leave her mind, eyes that would forever haunt her dreams. Then pulled away and ran. Ran out the door, at first she had heard the guards feet run after her but only moments later they stopped and she heard Jason's words, 'let her go,' it was said so quietly. With so much pain laced through in each syllable. It was almost enough to make her want to turn back around.

But she hadn't and now she was walking up the deck of the yacht, she was too tired to go see her father yet, and a little too hurt but in the morning; when the pain of leaving him was gone, she would surprise him. Walking down her personal hallway she heart screams coming from her guest room. A woman screams and cries. Running to reach the door she opened in, and nearly screamed in terror of what she saw. Carly.....the woman from all Jason's picture, screaming. Legs wide spread and the head of a baby coming out of her.

It took a moment before she gained enough sense to run over there. She knew enough about delivering a baby from school but this woman was pale, like a sheet. Where in the fuck was her father, where was the man that she knew as he most caring. "Carly.....I'm Courtney okay, I will help you," she said as she let the other thoughts drain from her head. Her focus had to be on the baby and this woman, no one else.

"Your.......your Courtney?" Carly asked, her voice shaky.

"Yes, okay I am here we're going to deliver this baby together, okay, now I need you to push for me. Okay, the head is almost out. Come on push hard," she held on to one of Carly's hands, and held a hand near her opening where the baby was coming out. The woman squeezed her hand with a death grip as she pushed. Courtney's tears fell as she watched the head and shoulders popped. "Come on Carly on last push, and we'll be done. Come on!"

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW," and with that the baby came into Courtney hand. She watched as Carly fall back on the bed, heaving, panting, holding the baby up for her to see Carly see. Courtney then looked down, seeing the blood.

"Oh my God...." she said but before she could make it, she felt a hand grip her hair.

"Well, your home......but what in the fuck are you doing in here?"

Jason sat on the couch, his eyes still stinging with tears that he wouldn't shed. He loved her with all his heart but if she wanted to leave, then let her. Laying his head back, he ran a hand down his weary face. Everything would work out. It always did. Soon they would be a family, him, Carly, Sonny, Morgan, and Michael. Part oh him had wanted Courtney to be part of that family but that wasn't go to happen, so he would put that out of his head. Hearing the shot ring out he jumped up. He knew it came from the direction of Sonny's room. Running down the hallway he got to the room, the person was still there. Sitting at the feet of Max bleeding body. Getting ready to move into Sonny's room.

Grabbing the guy and throwing him up against the wall, he begin to hit the guy with body blows. The Stomach and the chest, taking out all this hurt on this guy, taking out all the pain that Courtney left him with. Soon he was being pulled off my Marco, the cops slowly making their way in here. Giving the guy once last kick to the ribs he moved away.

"Well, well Angerboy what do we have here? Enemies getting a little out of hand?" Taggert's voice said and began to cuff him.

"Man this is some stuff, he didn't do anything, it was him," Marco began but Scotty's voice stopped him.

"So how does this go Morgan, did this man try to harm you in anyway? Did he point the gun at you?" Jason sighed, another long day. With these to idiots.

"No, you morons this guy came after Sonny, and the fucking man on the floor, so let me go Taggert. It was self defense, I am Sonny's bodyguard. Fuck off," Taggert did as Jase said, knowing it was true. They had no case. Pulling away he walked into Sonny's room.. Slamming the door so loud that it jerked Sonny away from the light sleep he was in. "Are okay?"

Sonny shook his head and gave his friend a cold look. "Why in the blue hell are you waking me up?"

God, how was he going to tell his boss this, not only had he almost been shot but he had also lost his captive, because his right hand had fell in love with her. "A hitman came, they were trying to kill you. They shot Max but doctors are taking care of him. And Sonny, Courtney is gone."

"WHAT! WHAT! DO YOU MEAN COURTNEY IS GONE!" his boss angry yells echoed in the room.

"I--I let her go," he said quietly, expecting some more shouts but when what Sonny said next knocked him off guard.

"Go after her Jase.......if you love her, go after her. Bring her and Carly back home to us. I owe the woman an apology anyway. I am no better then Lorenzo if I didn't. I know that now, so go after her. Bring our family back together and add to it," he looked at Jason in the eyes. Showing him that his words were true.

"Thank you Sonny," running out of the door Jason had a new purpose on life. He had a reason to live. He was going to bring his family back, and maybe even start his own with Courtney.