A/N: Didn't I promise longer chapters...see i do deliver! yay!
you've put up with me for quite a while now...you deserve a reward. some
candy or something...oh well. ps... i don't know medical stuff.....
Disclaimer: In case you've forgotten i own nothing, my plan for global domination has failed miserably
Ch. 11 I Know It
Carly went first. She was shocked to see her best friend that way. She had all sorts of little cuts and bruises from navigating her way through the hotel. She had tubes hooking her up to all sorts of different machines. She was pale as a sheet and her mouth and nose were covered with a plastic oxygen mask.
Carly blinked back tears at the sight of her and pulled a chair up next to the bed. For a while she said nothing, she just listened to her breathing and the beeping of machines that filled the room.
"Hey, sweetie. You give quite the scare you know? I bet you'd hate to see all these people hovering over you like this." her voice began to crack and the tears began to fall. She let them stream down her face as she grabbed Courtney's hand. "Don't worry, I know you'll be fine. We women understand each other that way. But Sonny and Jason need convincing. So you need to show them. You'll get through this, I know it." Carly gave her hand one more squeeze and smiled before she left the room.
Sonny watched his wife leave the room, tears in her eyes. She didn't know it but he was watching, he couldn't believe what it looked like in there. He walked over to his wife and gave her a tight embrace before going in.
He hated to see his sister looking so weak. As long as he'd known Courtney she had always been strong, passionate and independent. In that room it was the complete opposite, it seemed that with all the machines that they had barely made room for her bed and the couple of chairs in there. He sat in the one closest to the bed.
"Jesus Courtney. Why did you go back in the building? It should have been me, you shouldn't be the one sacraficing for me. You know Jason went back in after you. He would have searched until his body gave. You've been here for a while, so I don't think you know this, but the fire is out. The hotel is gone but so is the fire." he had to look away for a second as he felt tears forming in his eyes.
He got up from his seat and walked across the room running his hands through his hair. He was going to lose it soon and he knew.
"We both know how hard you fought me when I tried to get between you and Jason. So this is gonna be a piece of cake for you." Sonny winced at the thought of all the time they spent fighting when they could have been spending more time together as a family. "I just want you to know, no matter what I've done or how angry we've gotten, you're my sister and I love you. So much." He squeezed her hand and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I'll see you real soon ok, I know it."
By the time Sonny left the room a few tears had already started to fall. Jason got up from his chair and saw Sonny. The tears in his eyes only confirmed what he already put together when he saw Carly afterwards. That even though he hadn't seen her yet, he knew it would be heartbreaking. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and walked in.
He was absolutely right. 'Heartbreaking' didn't even describe the emotion that swept over him when he saw Courtney. He had no idea where to start. So much had happened in such little time. He pulled a chair as close to the bed as he could and held her hand. Just as he had done earlier, only now there was no blood on either of their hands. He had finally washed them after she got out of surgery. He began to stroke her hand and his fingers came across the cool metal of their wedding ring. Jason looked at it for a while before staring at his.
"I'll be here the whole time, I'm not leaving you until you get better. You will. You have to. We're supposed to spend the rest of our lives loving each. I don't know if you realize this, but I have no life without you. I have no hope without you. You're everything in this world that matters to me. Don't do this." he slowly let his tears come, not even bothering trying to stop them. " Please, just open your eyes. Or squeeze my hand. Let me know you can hear me and you're going to fight."
Jason didn't know what he was expecting to happen. That by some miracle she would just wake up because he asked her to. He held tight to her hand and kissed it. He layed his head down on the bed and slowly let sleep come to him.
Jason woke with someone gently shaking him. For a split second he believed it was Courtney waking him up from the bad dream that was lasting way too long. But when he looked around he saw that it was all too real, and he looked up to see his little sister. They stepped outside the room to talk. As soon as they were outside the door Emily pulled him in to a firm hug.
"How's it going? How's your leg?" Jason asked, remembering that she had been taken to the hospital as well last night.
"Everything is good. I'm fine. I actually came to see how Courtney was doing"
"She's stable, but she hasn't woken up yet."
"I'm sure she'll be alright. I was hoping I could thank her for what she did yesterday. I don't want to sound selfish, but I don't know what I would have done if it had been Nikolas that stayed behind."
"Thanks, I'll be sure to tell her."
"I better go. Bye Jase."
"Bye," they hugged once more before she left.
When he walked back in the room he was a little relieved that she hadn't woke up. He didn't want her to wake up alone. He wanted to be there for her the second she needed him. Jason walked over to the bed and once again grabbed her hand. As he did the heart monitor began to speed up and two other machines were making noises. Something was happening and he had no idea what.
"I NEED A DOCTOR IN HERE!" Monica and some other doctors came in to check what was happening. She checked the machines and told one of the other to go get something Jason couldn't pronounce.
"What's wrong?"
"Whatever she's thinking about is getting her worked up, we need to get her to calm down or there could be a serious problem."
"How do you calm someone down when their unconcious?"
"That's what the drug is for. It's a type of sedetive, it will get her to relax." she explained as the doctor that left earlier returned handing her a seringe that she injected into one of the tubes. Almost instantly, the heart monitor slowed until it was regular again.
Once he was alone with her again, he tried to think. Was there something he could do or say that could help calm her if she could hear him. Not that the medecine didn't work, he just didn't like the idea of her being pumped full of drugs everytime she got worked up.
He was already pretty sure about what she was thinking about, that got her so excited.
A/N: Did you like the whole 'don't know what i would do if it were nikolas' thing. because anyone who watched the DID know what she did when it was nikolas...tee hee put that inthere to make fun of it ...see ya in the next chapter!
Disclaimer: In case you've forgotten i own nothing, my plan for global domination has failed miserably
Ch. 11 I Know It
Carly went first. She was shocked to see her best friend that way. She had all sorts of little cuts and bruises from navigating her way through the hotel. She had tubes hooking her up to all sorts of different machines. She was pale as a sheet and her mouth and nose were covered with a plastic oxygen mask.
Carly blinked back tears at the sight of her and pulled a chair up next to the bed. For a while she said nothing, she just listened to her breathing and the beeping of machines that filled the room.
"Hey, sweetie. You give quite the scare you know? I bet you'd hate to see all these people hovering over you like this." her voice began to crack and the tears began to fall. She let them stream down her face as she grabbed Courtney's hand. "Don't worry, I know you'll be fine. We women understand each other that way. But Sonny and Jason need convincing. So you need to show them. You'll get through this, I know it." Carly gave her hand one more squeeze and smiled before she left the room.
Sonny watched his wife leave the room, tears in her eyes. She didn't know it but he was watching, he couldn't believe what it looked like in there. He walked over to his wife and gave her a tight embrace before going in.
He hated to see his sister looking so weak. As long as he'd known Courtney she had always been strong, passionate and independent. In that room it was the complete opposite, it seemed that with all the machines that they had barely made room for her bed and the couple of chairs in there. He sat in the one closest to the bed.
"Jesus Courtney. Why did you go back in the building? It should have been me, you shouldn't be the one sacraficing for me. You know Jason went back in after you. He would have searched until his body gave. You've been here for a while, so I don't think you know this, but the fire is out. The hotel is gone but so is the fire." he had to look away for a second as he felt tears forming in his eyes.
He got up from his seat and walked across the room running his hands through his hair. He was going to lose it soon and he knew.
"We both know how hard you fought me when I tried to get between you and Jason. So this is gonna be a piece of cake for you." Sonny winced at the thought of all the time they spent fighting when they could have been spending more time together as a family. "I just want you to know, no matter what I've done or how angry we've gotten, you're my sister and I love you. So much." He squeezed her hand and placed a kiss on her forehead. "I'll see you real soon ok, I know it."
By the time Sonny left the room a few tears had already started to fall. Jason got up from his chair and saw Sonny. The tears in his eyes only confirmed what he already put together when he saw Carly afterwards. That even though he hadn't seen her yet, he knew it would be heartbreaking. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and walked in.
He was absolutely right. 'Heartbreaking' didn't even describe the emotion that swept over him when he saw Courtney. He had no idea where to start. So much had happened in such little time. He pulled a chair as close to the bed as he could and held her hand. Just as he had done earlier, only now there was no blood on either of their hands. He had finally washed them after she got out of surgery. He began to stroke her hand and his fingers came across the cool metal of their wedding ring. Jason looked at it for a while before staring at his.
"I'll be here the whole time, I'm not leaving you until you get better. You will. You have to. We're supposed to spend the rest of our lives loving each. I don't know if you realize this, but I have no life without you. I have no hope without you. You're everything in this world that matters to me. Don't do this." he slowly let his tears come, not even bothering trying to stop them. " Please, just open your eyes. Or squeeze my hand. Let me know you can hear me and you're going to fight."
Jason didn't know what he was expecting to happen. That by some miracle she would just wake up because he asked her to. He held tight to her hand and kissed it. He layed his head down on the bed and slowly let sleep come to him.
Jason woke with someone gently shaking him. For a split second he believed it was Courtney waking him up from the bad dream that was lasting way too long. But when he looked around he saw that it was all too real, and he looked up to see his little sister. They stepped outside the room to talk. As soon as they were outside the door Emily pulled him in to a firm hug.
"How's it going? How's your leg?" Jason asked, remembering that she had been taken to the hospital as well last night.
"Everything is good. I'm fine. I actually came to see how Courtney was doing"
"She's stable, but she hasn't woken up yet."
"I'm sure she'll be alright. I was hoping I could thank her for what she did yesterday. I don't want to sound selfish, but I don't know what I would have done if it had been Nikolas that stayed behind."
"Thanks, I'll be sure to tell her."
"I better go. Bye Jase."
"Bye," they hugged once more before she left.
When he walked back in the room he was a little relieved that she hadn't woke up. He didn't want her to wake up alone. He wanted to be there for her the second she needed him. Jason walked over to the bed and once again grabbed her hand. As he did the heart monitor began to speed up and two other machines were making noises. Something was happening and he had no idea what.
"I NEED A DOCTOR IN HERE!" Monica and some other doctors came in to check what was happening. She checked the machines and told one of the other to go get something Jason couldn't pronounce.
"What's wrong?"
"Whatever she's thinking about is getting her worked up, we need to get her to calm down or there could be a serious problem."
"How do you calm someone down when their unconcious?"
"That's what the drug is for. It's a type of sedetive, it will get her to relax." she explained as the doctor that left earlier returned handing her a seringe that she injected into one of the tubes. Almost instantly, the heart monitor slowed until it was regular again.
Once he was alone with her again, he tried to think. Was there something he could do or say that could help calm her if she could hear him. Not that the medecine didn't work, he just didn't like the idea of her being pumped full of drugs everytime she got worked up.
He was already pretty sure about what she was thinking about, that got her so excited.
A/N: Did you like the whole 'don't know what i would do if it were nikolas' thing. because anyone who watched the DID know what she did when it was nikolas...tee hee put that inthere to make fun of it ...see ya in the next chapter!