Finding Courtney
So hurry hold me, your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on...
"Courtney Matthews. No, none of these ring a bell. God this is hopeless!" she yelled, putting her head in her hands. "Hey! I don't want to hear you talking like that! We'll figure this all out O.K.?" He said. "NO! Jason, I have nothing! NOTHING!" she yelled standing up. He stood up and put his hand where her neck and face met. "You have me. And I'm not going anywhere. We'll do this together." With that she burst into tears and collapsed into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tightly. "I know this is hard, it's ok" he kept saying in his soothing way. She pressed her ear to his chest and listened to his steady heartbeat. "Jason, don't ever leave me, please. You're all I have right now." She said as she buried her face into his chest. "I won't, I swear." He said into the top of her head as he placed a lingering kiss there. Jason was forgetting one thing, and it was kind of important. He walked Courtney back to his dorm and she lay in his bed to take a nap. He sat in a chair next to the bed and watched her. This broken angel had stumbled into his life. She was so beautiful. He jumped at the sound of a knock on the door. He cracked it open a little bit, and quickly remembered what had slipped his mind. "Oh, Jesus, Taylor." He said sliding out the door. "Aren't you gonna invite me in?" she asked getting even closer. "Um, I'm kinda busy right now." He said. "To busy for your girlfriend?" she said, grabbing his package. He gasped. "Uh, yeah I am really busy ok? So I'll talk to you later." He said sliding back in the room and locking the door. "Ugh, men." Taylor said rolling her eyes and walking away. This really sucked. He wasn't really fond of Taylor lately; in fact he was growing to hate her. She was so possessive and picky, and self-absorbed. How was he supposed to get rid of her? The awakening of his angel interrupted all of his thoughts. He smiled when he saw her open her eyes. "Hey Courtney. Did you sleep well?" he asked. "Yes I did, thank you very much for letting me stay here." She said. "You must be starved, let's go get something to eat." He said she jumped at that. Her stomach had been rumbling for a while. They got into his black Nissan and turned on the radio. Instantly they started to sing to the song.
Jason: So I took your hand and we figured out That when the tide comes I'd take you away
Courtney: If you want to I can save you I can take you away from here
Jason: So lonely inside so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares
Courtney: I'm sinking slowly So hurry hold me Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
They paused a moment staring at each other. Then Jason picked up where they left off.
Jason: All you wanted was somebody who cares If you need me you know I'll be there Oh, yeah If you want to I can save you I can take you away from here
She smiled at him gently, and he gently enveloped her hand with his own. His eyes returned to the road. "So, where do you want to eat?" he asked. "I don't care, where ever." She said. He knew she would say that. "Fine, I'll pick." He said squeezing her hand. He pulled into Applebee's. "Hey! I remember something! This is my favorite restaurant! That sounds dumb, but it's something!" She said getting so excited. "It's not dumb, you're right it is something." He said giving her a hug. They went inside and ordered their food. "Why are you so nice? You had no idea who I was and decided to let me live with you." She asked. "Because I knew you needed my help, I couldn't just leave you on the street." He said. "Yes, you could have, a lot of people would have! But you didn't, why did you take me in?" Courtney asked. "Because it's what's right, And I have a good feeling about you." He said gently, trying not to reveal too much. She accepted this and they carried on their conversation. Though they had only known each other for a day or so, they felt like they'd always known each other. They had finished eating and Jason started to pay. "No, I'll pay!" Courtney said. He stared at her for a moment. "With what?" he asked. She realized that she had no money. "Damn, I forgot. I am so sorry! I swear I'll pay you back!" she said. "Don't worry about, even if you had money I would have paid!" he said like the gentlemen he is. She just grinned at him. She wouldn't be this close with him, except right now he was all that she had. They walked to the car in silence, it wasn't awkward silence like usual though, it was peaceful easy silence. They drove home, stealing glances at one another from time to time. Courtney leaned her head on the cold glass of the window, so confused on her feelings. She didn't know who she was, so how could she know how she felt? As if to answer her, his hand grasped her leg, just above the knee. Oh. That's how. She reached down and grabbed his hand. It was all she could not to take his hand other places. But, by using all of the strength in her at that moment, she just grasped his hand, leaving it on her leg. He killed the engine, reluctantly removing his hand from her hand and leg. He stepped out and hurried around to the other side of the car and opened her door for her. She smiled and stepped out of the door, quick to grab his hand again. He couldn't help but love the feeling of her smooth palm in his hand. She seemed so delicate, and yet so tough all at the same time. They walked into his dorm and he threw his keys on his end table with a clang. He sat down on his bed and ran his finger through his hair. "I'm bushed, are you ready for bed?" he asked looking at her. "Yeah I am" she said as she yawned. He pulled the covers back and told her to lay down. She took her shoes off and did so. He took off his shirt and started to lay on the couch. "Where do you think you're going?" she said sitting up. "I'm going to sleep." He said surprised. "Not over there you're not, get in bed NOW!" she said firmly. He obeyed and crawled in bed, facing away from her at first. "Jason?" she asked, sounding like a two-year old. "yeah?" he said huskily. "Could you hold me?" she asked nervously. "Of Course!" he said rolling over, spooned with her. He wrapped his huge, muscular arms around her. She fell asleep with a smile. He, on the other hand, had a much more stern look. He had pulled the stone mask on, trying his hardest to not feel for her. He was failing.
So hurry hold me, your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on...
"Courtney Matthews. No, none of these ring a bell. God this is hopeless!" she yelled, putting her head in her hands. "Hey! I don't want to hear you talking like that! We'll figure this all out O.K.?" He said. "NO! Jason, I have nothing! NOTHING!" she yelled standing up. He stood up and put his hand where her neck and face met. "You have me. And I'm not going anywhere. We'll do this together." With that she burst into tears and collapsed into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tightly. "I know this is hard, it's ok" he kept saying in his soothing way. She pressed her ear to his chest and listened to his steady heartbeat. "Jason, don't ever leave me, please. You're all I have right now." She said as she buried her face into his chest. "I won't, I swear." He said into the top of her head as he placed a lingering kiss there. Jason was forgetting one thing, and it was kind of important. He walked Courtney back to his dorm and she lay in his bed to take a nap. He sat in a chair next to the bed and watched her. This broken angel had stumbled into his life. She was so beautiful. He jumped at the sound of a knock on the door. He cracked it open a little bit, and quickly remembered what had slipped his mind. "Oh, Jesus, Taylor." He said sliding out the door. "Aren't you gonna invite me in?" she asked getting even closer. "Um, I'm kinda busy right now." He said. "To busy for your girlfriend?" she said, grabbing his package. He gasped. "Uh, yeah I am really busy ok? So I'll talk to you later." He said sliding back in the room and locking the door. "Ugh, men." Taylor said rolling her eyes and walking away. This really sucked. He wasn't really fond of Taylor lately; in fact he was growing to hate her. She was so possessive and picky, and self-absorbed. How was he supposed to get rid of her? The awakening of his angel interrupted all of his thoughts. He smiled when he saw her open her eyes. "Hey Courtney. Did you sleep well?" he asked. "Yes I did, thank you very much for letting me stay here." She said. "You must be starved, let's go get something to eat." He said she jumped at that. Her stomach had been rumbling for a while. They got into his black Nissan and turned on the radio. Instantly they started to sing to the song.
Jason: So I took your hand and we figured out That when the tide comes I'd take you away
Courtney: If you want to I can save you I can take you away from here
Jason: So lonely inside so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares
Courtney: I'm sinking slowly So hurry hold me Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
They paused a moment staring at each other. Then Jason picked up where they left off.
Jason: All you wanted was somebody who cares If you need me you know I'll be there Oh, yeah If you want to I can save you I can take you away from here
She smiled at him gently, and he gently enveloped her hand with his own. His eyes returned to the road. "So, where do you want to eat?" he asked. "I don't care, where ever." She said. He knew she would say that. "Fine, I'll pick." He said squeezing her hand. He pulled into Applebee's. "Hey! I remember something! This is my favorite restaurant! That sounds dumb, but it's something!" She said getting so excited. "It's not dumb, you're right it is something." He said giving her a hug. They went inside and ordered their food. "Why are you so nice? You had no idea who I was and decided to let me live with you." She asked. "Because I knew you needed my help, I couldn't just leave you on the street." He said. "Yes, you could have, a lot of people would have! But you didn't, why did you take me in?" Courtney asked. "Because it's what's right, And I have a good feeling about you." He said gently, trying not to reveal too much. She accepted this and they carried on their conversation. Though they had only known each other for a day or so, they felt like they'd always known each other. They had finished eating and Jason started to pay. "No, I'll pay!" Courtney said. He stared at her for a moment. "With what?" he asked. She realized that she had no money. "Damn, I forgot. I am so sorry! I swear I'll pay you back!" she said. "Don't worry about, even if you had money I would have paid!" he said like the gentlemen he is. She just grinned at him. She wouldn't be this close with him, except right now he was all that she had. They walked to the car in silence, it wasn't awkward silence like usual though, it was peaceful easy silence. They drove home, stealing glances at one another from time to time. Courtney leaned her head on the cold glass of the window, so confused on her feelings. She didn't know who she was, so how could she know how she felt? As if to answer her, his hand grasped her leg, just above the knee. Oh. That's how. She reached down and grabbed his hand. It was all she could not to take his hand other places. But, by using all of the strength in her at that moment, she just grasped his hand, leaving it on her leg. He killed the engine, reluctantly removing his hand from her hand and leg. He stepped out and hurried around to the other side of the car and opened her door for her. She smiled and stepped out of the door, quick to grab his hand again. He couldn't help but love the feeling of her smooth palm in his hand. She seemed so delicate, and yet so tough all at the same time. They walked into his dorm and he threw his keys on his end table with a clang. He sat down on his bed and ran his finger through his hair. "I'm bushed, are you ready for bed?" he asked looking at her. "Yeah I am" she said as she yawned. He pulled the covers back and told her to lay down. She took her shoes off and did so. He took off his shirt and started to lay on the couch. "Where do you think you're going?" she said sitting up. "I'm going to sleep." He said surprised. "Not over there you're not, get in bed NOW!" she said firmly. He obeyed and crawled in bed, facing away from her at first. "Jason?" she asked, sounding like a two-year old. "yeah?" he said huskily. "Could you hold me?" she asked nervously. "Of Course!" he said rolling over, spooned with her. He wrapped his huge, muscular arms around her. She fell asleep with a smile. He, on the other hand, had a much more stern look. He had pulled the stone mask on, trying his hardest to not feel for her. He was failing.