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Prevailing Over All
By Clover
Chapter 7
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b** Three weeks later **/b
Things with the organization were heating up, Jason knew that the people they were dealing with wouldn't stop at the code of honor, no killing women and children. Michael now had more guards then Prince William did. All Jason had to deal with now, was Carly.
"Carly, can you please come down?" Jason hollered upstairs.
"I'll be down in a second." She yelled back.
She quickly came downstairs.
"Carly we've got a problem. Someone's trying to oppose Sonny and my power. And they're breaking the rules trying to do it." He explained.
"Oh, so what does that have to do with me?"
"Well, they might try to go after you." He paused, knowing what he was going to say next could put many innocent lives in danger, "I want you to carry a gun."
"What?! Uh-uh, no way. I am not carrying a gun." She told him adamantly, backing away.
Jason saw that she wasn't going to budge decided to go another way, "Fine, then I want you to learn self-defense."
"But Jason…" She tried to protest.
Jason interrupted her, "No buts, Johnny and Pete will teach you. They're going to take you to the gym now."
Then he walked out of the room, leaving a fuming Carly behind.
~*~
Johnny and Pete bring a very, very mad Carly to the gym. They can both tell that she's going to be really difficult.
They flip on the security switch that put a live feed to the penthouse, so Jason could make sure everything was ok while they were there.
They start out on the floor mat.
Carly knew that they turned on the cameras so she decided to humor them for awhile.
For about ½ an hour they tried to teach her.
They go through some simulations.
Carly wasn't suspecting it when Johnny suddenly grabbed her from behind; she caught completely off guard, so she reacted with the instincts she'd gotten from growing up in Southern Florida.
It was all over in a matter of seconds. Carly looked down at the unconscious Johnny and realized what she had just done.
"Oh god, Johnny! I'm so sorry." She cried as she ran to him.
Pete just stood there starring with his mouth wide open.
"Just don't stand there Pete!" She ordered. "Go get the first aid kit."
He ran over to the side of the gym and grabbed the box off the wall.
Carly got out the smelling salts and waved them under Johnny's nose.
He slowly opened his eyes.
"What the hell" He murmured.
"Oh Johnny, I'm sooo sorry." She uttered, "You startled me."
"Where the hell did you learn to fight like that?" He demanded. He tried to sit up but his chest was hurting.
"Yeah!" Pete spoke up for the first time since she'd brought Johnny to the floor.
"Hello, guys where have you been. I grew up in southern Florida, a girl has to know how to street fight, its kick ass or get you're ass kicked." She told them, like they should know that.
"Yeah but, you're a girl, why would a girl need to street fight?" Pete asked ((he's really dumb, to many blows to the head growing up))
"Girls need to know how more than guys. We need to protect ourselves from the guys and the girls."
"Well, at least we know that you can protect yourself."
"If you think that's good you should see me with a switchblade." She joked while helping Johnny up. "Come on, let's go back the penthouse, I'll fix you up there."
b** 20 minutes later **/b
Jason was in the Penthouse with Lucky. They were talking about Lucky re-doing Jason's security on his computer.
They were both surprised when Johnny came in, having to be supported by Billy and Pete, Carly following close behind.
"God, Pete what did you do to him?" Jason inquired alarmed. As Carly went to the kitchen to go get some ice.
"Don't look at me boss." He protested, not wanting to be blamed for beating up his partner.
"Then who did?" Jason demanded.
Just then Carly came out with a towel full of ice and some medical tape. "I am so sorry Johnny. You scared me. I didn't mean to knock you unconscious."
"You did this?" Jason asked aghast.
"Yeah, I really didn't mean to." She pleaded as she gave Johnny the towel. She handed Pete the tape to take care of the ribs she suspected she might have bruised.
"What did you do?"
"Go get the tape boss, it happened to fast to be sure." Pete told him.
Jason got the tape and put it in the VCR; they all watch the first part of the training where Carly's just going along with what they were telling her. Then they got to the spot where Johnny grabbed her without warning, Jason slowed the tape. The guys' watch in awe seeing for the first time what Carly had done in those few seconds. Carly elbowed Johnny in the stomach, twisted around when he loosened his grip from around her stomach. She hit him in the chest with the palm of her hand right near the diaphragm, then took three quick steps back as he also stumbled back shocked, and then she did a roundhouse to his head, knocking him out.
Everyone cringed as they watched Johnny hit the mat in slow motion.
No one even took a breath, until Jason popped out the tape.
Carly felt even guiltier after seeing what she'd done on tape, "I am so sorry."
Jason stared at her with an unrecognizable look in his eyes. "Why didn't you tell me that you could fight."
"It never came up." She told him.
"Carly you could have killed him, he had no idea that you knew what you were doing and then you beat him up."
Carly's eyes filled up with tears, "I'm sorry." She sniffed, "I'm so sorry Johnny. I tried to tell you Jase…" Then she ran up the stairs to her bedroom, to cry.
Johnny, Pete, and especial Lucky and Billy all give him the evil eye.
"God, what's your problem Jase? Did you have to make her cry" Lucky reprimanded, then jogged after his crying cousin.
The bodyguards still all glared at Jason. Then they all silently left to go to Sonny's apartment.
~*~
Billy, Johnny, and Pete can't believe what they just saw. They're talking about it when Sonny came in unseen. Sonny's curious about why Johnny doesn't have a shirt on and why his ribs are taped, but wanted to know why they're in there when he's not there. He stayed silent and listened.
"He made her cry!" Billy exclaimed.
"Jason made that strong, beautiful, courageous, woman cry." Pete said in disgust.
"It wasn't all her fault." Johnny claimed, "I shouldn't have done that without warning her."
Sonny made his presence known, "Are you talking about Robin? Did Jason make Robin cry."
"Jason didn't make Robin cry. He did something much worse."
"What could be worse than Jason making that poor girl cry. Besides you described her, strong, beautiful, courageous. That's Robin."
Billy, who's still very, upset about seeing Carly cry blurts out. "Ha, that's a joke. Robin's a weakling compared to this woman. Besides, we wouldn't care if he made Robin cry, she treats us like dirt, she'd just be getting what she deserved."
Although shocked at Billy saying the words that they'd been thinking for two years, they nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh come on, she's not that bad." Sonny protested.
All three bodyguards answered at once, "Yes she is."
Sonny decides to drop the topic before he gets mad. "Then who did Jason make cry?" Then it hits him, who else could they like here that Jason would make cry if they hated Robin. "Do you mean Carly?"
"Yeah." Billy says sadly.
"You know, as long as I've worked here I've never seen that woman cry except when Michael was taken and during the thing with AJ." Pete tells them, "She's one amazing woman, that that bastard made cry, a feat almost impossible."
"What did he do to make her cry?" Sonny asked his curiosity peaked.
Johnny spoke up, "He yelled at her for beating me up and accused her of nearly killing me. Like she wasn't already feeling guilty as it was. All she'd been doing since she knocked me out was apologizing. I don't blame her one bit for reacting like she did. I came up behind her and scared her."
"Wait a minute. You guys are all mad a Jason just because he made that yelled at Carly, there by making her cry?"
"And if we are?" They asked challengingly.
Sonny burst out laughing.
Billy and Pete help Johnny get up, then walk out the door, with their heads held high. They didn't care what Sonny thought. They liked Carly and they couldn't understand why so many people didn't see what a remarkable woman she was.
~*~
Eve and Scott were discussing the new house.
"So when is it going to be finished again?" Eve asked.
"Well it should be done in 3 or 4 months."
They were looking over the plans for the really big house. It was going to be Eve's dream home, kind of one of those Plantation homes in Kentucky. High ceilings on all three levels.
The top floor was for Scott and Eve only, kind of an adult only zone. The Master bedroom would be gigantic. With a really, really big bed in the Victorian style. All the wood in the bedroom would be a light oak. The 6 widows were huge and had window seats on four of them. Then there were glass doors to the right of the bed that led out to a large balcony that over looked the vast estate. Then there was the master bathroom. It would have a giant whirlpool, it was to be well lighted with a skylight over the whirlpool. All the bathroom fixtures were gold and very beautiful. To the right of the bedroom would be Scott's office, and next to that would be Eve's study.
The second floor was for the children and guests. It had 5, all of them very big. Before Eve and Scott found out they were going to have twins, only 2 bedrooms were going to be for the children so now they had to find some where to put one of the bedroom's furniture, and redecorate it for a second baby. There was also a playroom where all the toys would be kept. Then there was the last room, and entertainment room that would have a huge high definition TV, a VCR and DVD player, stereo system, and games.
The main floor was amazing, it had a dinning room, a family room, a library, and a kitchen that would have made Sonny Corinthos drool.
Eve and Scott had gotten some great contractors and the building process was going on faster that normal. At the rate they were going, it would be finished before the twins came.
Serena's favorite part about the house was the stables they were going to put in and that she was going to get her own horse. Her other favorite part was that the property was next door to Frank and Courtney's, then she could see Neil, and the new baby Samantha everyday.
Scott and Eve were arguing about which chandlers to get when Serena came in the front door after playing with Neil.
"Daddy, Eve, I'm home." Serena called out as she came in.
"Serena!" Eve squealed, "Girlfriend, could you came here? Your daddy and I need to talk to you."
"Sure." The perky child skipped over to them. "What's up?"
"Well, as you know Eve's having a baby." Scott started, "Well we got some news from the doctor, Eve's going to have twins."
"Cool!" Serena exclaimed.
"Yeah, cool." Eve agreed, "And the best part is, I'm going to have a boy and a girl, so you're going to have a little sister and a little brother."
"Really?!" Serena squealed excited. "When are they going to get here?"
"Yep." Scott replied. "They're going to be here a few months after we move into the new house."
"Awesome, I'm getting a new bedroom, and a new brother and sister. What are you going to name them?"
"Well, I'm want to name the girl Ariel Denise." Eve answered.
"And I'm want to name the boy Kye Jerome." Scott finished.
"Kye? That rhymes with tie." Serena giggles. "That's a really cool name, and Ariel such a pretty one. I'm going to go call Neil, he's been bragging about having a new sister, wait until I tell him I'm getting a sister and a brother."
As she ran off she yelled back to them, "He's going to be sooo jealous!"
Eve and Scott looked at each other and laughed.
"She's right you know, it does rhyme with tie," Eve managed to get out laughing.
Scott pouted, "I still like it though, at least I'm not naming the baby after a cartoon mermaid."
Eve opened her mouth as if to say something, but because of all the hormones running through her body she burst into tears.
This made Scott feel very guilty, "Oh, oh, honey, I'm sorry. I was just kidding. I didn't mean it. It's a beautiful name."
"No you're right, it's a horrible name." She wailed.
"No you were right, it's a wonderful name. I was completely wrong."
"Really?" Eve tearfully asks.
"Oh course I was."
~*~
Courtney couldn't decide, roses or lilies, outside or inside. Then she had to decide the entire wedding layout, big or small, traditional or modern.
It all seemed so easy when she planned other people's weddings. She was about to go nuts when the doorbell rang. Thankful for the distraction she ran to get the door.
Courtney was very relieved when she saw who was on the other side, her soon to be mother-in-law Mary Scanlon-Collins.
"Oh, Mary, thank god you're here! I don't know what to do." Courtney cried, about to burst into tears.
"What's wrong dear?" Mary asked in that motherly tone she does so well as they walked into the living room.
"It's the wedding. I told Frank I could do it by myself, but with my wedding, the other jobs, cleaning the house, Neil and Samantha…" She put her head in her hands and actually began to cry.
"It's to over whelming." Mary finished for her. "I know dear." She soothed.
Just then from upstairs Samantha started crying.
"Courtney, you go take care of Samantha. I'll deal with the mess downstairs." Mary ordered. "Ok?"
Courtney smiled through her tears and nodded her head yes. Then she went upstairs as Mary started cleaning up.
Samantha slept in Courtney and Frank's room for now. Courtney insisted because Samantha would cry nonstop unless someone was in the room with her at night. Samantha's shiny brass antique bassinet was next to Courtney's side of the bed because Frank was a heavy sleeper and never heard her cry.
Courtney feed Samantha and she settled down. Courtney put her back in the bassinet, then laid on the bed, rocking the bassinet with one hand. " You know Sam, you're a lucky girl. You're grandma has been so great" She started to fade, her voice getting softer. "She's helping me out today even. (yawn) I…just hope…I can (yawn) make it up to her (yawn) some how."
After 15 minutes Mary wondered where Courtney is, so she went upstairs. She found Courtney asleep, but her hand still rocking the sleeping Sam.
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Chapter 8 Spoilers
Nikolas and Anastasia have a romantic dinner (I promise this time)
Carly and Lucky talk
Jason (the meanie) tries to apologize
The bodyguards are still a bit miffed at Jason
Lois, Ned, Jax, and V all go out to dinner at the PC Grill
And more!
Prevailing Over All
By Clover
Chapter 7
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b** Three weeks later **/b
Things with the organization were heating up, Jason knew that the people they were dealing with wouldn't stop at the code of honor, no killing women and children. Michael now had more guards then Prince William did. All Jason had to deal with now, was Carly.
"Carly, can you please come down?" Jason hollered upstairs.
"I'll be down in a second." She yelled back.
She quickly came downstairs.
"Carly we've got a problem. Someone's trying to oppose Sonny and my power. And they're breaking the rules trying to do it." He explained.
"Oh, so what does that have to do with me?"
"Well, they might try to go after you." He paused, knowing what he was going to say next could put many innocent lives in danger, "I want you to carry a gun."
"What?! Uh-uh, no way. I am not carrying a gun." She told him adamantly, backing away.
Jason saw that she wasn't going to budge decided to go another way, "Fine, then I want you to learn self-defense."
"But Jason…" She tried to protest.
Jason interrupted her, "No buts, Johnny and Pete will teach you. They're going to take you to the gym now."
Then he walked out of the room, leaving a fuming Carly behind.
~*~
Johnny and Pete bring a very, very mad Carly to the gym. They can both tell that she's going to be really difficult.
They flip on the security switch that put a live feed to the penthouse, so Jason could make sure everything was ok while they were there.
They start out on the floor mat.
Carly knew that they turned on the cameras so she decided to humor them for awhile.
For about ½ an hour they tried to teach her.
They go through some simulations.
Carly wasn't suspecting it when Johnny suddenly grabbed her from behind; she caught completely off guard, so she reacted with the instincts she'd gotten from growing up in Southern Florida.
It was all over in a matter of seconds. Carly looked down at the unconscious Johnny and realized what she had just done.
"Oh god, Johnny! I'm so sorry." She cried as she ran to him.
Pete just stood there starring with his mouth wide open.
"Just don't stand there Pete!" She ordered. "Go get the first aid kit."
He ran over to the side of the gym and grabbed the box off the wall.
Carly got out the smelling salts and waved them under Johnny's nose.
He slowly opened his eyes.
"What the hell" He murmured.
"Oh Johnny, I'm sooo sorry." She uttered, "You startled me."
"Where the hell did you learn to fight like that?" He demanded. He tried to sit up but his chest was hurting.
"Yeah!" Pete spoke up for the first time since she'd brought Johnny to the floor.
"Hello, guys where have you been. I grew up in southern Florida, a girl has to know how to street fight, its kick ass or get you're ass kicked." She told them, like they should know that.
"Yeah but, you're a girl, why would a girl need to street fight?" Pete asked ((he's really dumb, to many blows to the head growing up))
"Girls need to know how more than guys. We need to protect ourselves from the guys and the girls."
"Well, at least we know that you can protect yourself."
"If you think that's good you should see me with a switchblade." She joked while helping Johnny up. "Come on, let's go back the penthouse, I'll fix you up there."
b** 20 minutes later **/b
Jason was in the Penthouse with Lucky. They were talking about Lucky re-doing Jason's security on his computer.
They were both surprised when Johnny came in, having to be supported by Billy and Pete, Carly following close behind.
"God, Pete what did you do to him?" Jason inquired alarmed. As Carly went to the kitchen to go get some ice.
"Don't look at me boss." He protested, not wanting to be blamed for beating up his partner.
"Then who did?" Jason demanded.
Just then Carly came out with a towel full of ice and some medical tape. "I am so sorry Johnny. You scared me. I didn't mean to knock you unconscious."
"You did this?" Jason asked aghast.
"Yeah, I really didn't mean to." She pleaded as she gave Johnny the towel. She handed Pete the tape to take care of the ribs she suspected she might have bruised.
"What did you do?"
"Go get the tape boss, it happened to fast to be sure." Pete told him.
Jason got the tape and put it in the VCR; they all watch the first part of the training where Carly's just going along with what they were telling her. Then they got to the spot where Johnny grabbed her without warning, Jason slowed the tape. The guys' watch in awe seeing for the first time what Carly had done in those few seconds. Carly elbowed Johnny in the stomach, twisted around when he loosened his grip from around her stomach. She hit him in the chest with the palm of her hand right near the diaphragm, then took three quick steps back as he also stumbled back shocked, and then she did a roundhouse to his head, knocking him out.
Everyone cringed as they watched Johnny hit the mat in slow motion.
No one even took a breath, until Jason popped out the tape.
Carly felt even guiltier after seeing what she'd done on tape, "I am so sorry."
Jason stared at her with an unrecognizable look in his eyes. "Why didn't you tell me that you could fight."
"It never came up." She told him.
"Carly you could have killed him, he had no idea that you knew what you were doing and then you beat him up."
Carly's eyes filled up with tears, "I'm sorry." She sniffed, "I'm so sorry Johnny. I tried to tell you Jase…" Then she ran up the stairs to her bedroom, to cry.
Johnny, Pete, and especial Lucky and Billy all give him the evil eye.
"God, what's your problem Jase? Did you have to make her cry" Lucky reprimanded, then jogged after his crying cousin.
The bodyguards still all glared at Jason. Then they all silently left to go to Sonny's apartment.
~*~
Billy, Johnny, and Pete can't believe what they just saw. They're talking about it when Sonny came in unseen. Sonny's curious about why Johnny doesn't have a shirt on and why his ribs are taped, but wanted to know why they're in there when he's not there. He stayed silent and listened.
"He made her cry!" Billy exclaimed.
"Jason made that strong, beautiful, courageous, woman cry." Pete said in disgust.
"It wasn't all her fault." Johnny claimed, "I shouldn't have done that without warning her."
Sonny made his presence known, "Are you talking about Robin? Did Jason make Robin cry."
"Jason didn't make Robin cry. He did something much worse."
"What could be worse than Jason making that poor girl cry. Besides you described her, strong, beautiful, courageous. That's Robin."
Billy, who's still very, upset about seeing Carly cry blurts out. "Ha, that's a joke. Robin's a weakling compared to this woman. Besides, we wouldn't care if he made Robin cry, she treats us like dirt, she'd just be getting what she deserved."
Although shocked at Billy saying the words that they'd been thinking for two years, they nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh come on, she's not that bad." Sonny protested.
All three bodyguards answered at once, "Yes she is."
Sonny decides to drop the topic before he gets mad. "Then who did Jason make cry?" Then it hits him, who else could they like here that Jason would make cry if they hated Robin. "Do you mean Carly?"
"Yeah." Billy says sadly.
"You know, as long as I've worked here I've never seen that woman cry except when Michael was taken and during the thing with AJ." Pete tells them, "She's one amazing woman, that that bastard made cry, a feat almost impossible."
"What did he do to make her cry?" Sonny asked his curiosity peaked.
Johnny spoke up, "He yelled at her for beating me up and accused her of nearly killing me. Like she wasn't already feeling guilty as it was. All she'd been doing since she knocked me out was apologizing. I don't blame her one bit for reacting like she did. I came up behind her and scared her."
"Wait a minute. You guys are all mad a Jason just because he made that yelled at Carly, there by making her cry?"
"And if we are?" They asked challengingly.
Sonny burst out laughing.
Billy and Pete help Johnny get up, then walk out the door, with their heads held high. They didn't care what Sonny thought. They liked Carly and they couldn't understand why so many people didn't see what a remarkable woman she was.
~*~
Eve and Scott were discussing the new house.
"So when is it going to be finished again?" Eve asked.
"Well it should be done in 3 or 4 months."
They were looking over the plans for the really big house. It was going to be Eve's dream home, kind of one of those Plantation homes in Kentucky. High ceilings on all three levels.
The top floor was for Scott and Eve only, kind of an adult only zone. The Master bedroom would be gigantic. With a really, really big bed in the Victorian style. All the wood in the bedroom would be a light oak. The 6 widows were huge and had window seats on four of them. Then there were glass doors to the right of the bed that led out to a large balcony that over looked the vast estate. Then there was the master bathroom. It would have a giant whirlpool, it was to be well lighted with a skylight over the whirlpool. All the bathroom fixtures were gold and very beautiful. To the right of the bedroom would be Scott's office, and next to that would be Eve's study.
The second floor was for the children and guests. It had 5, all of them very big. Before Eve and Scott found out they were going to have twins, only 2 bedrooms were going to be for the children so now they had to find some where to put one of the bedroom's furniture, and redecorate it for a second baby. There was also a playroom where all the toys would be kept. Then there was the last room, and entertainment room that would have a huge high definition TV, a VCR and DVD player, stereo system, and games.
The main floor was amazing, it had a dinning room, a family room, a library, and a kitchen that would have made Sonny Corinthos drool.
Eve and Scott had gotten some great contractors and the building process was going on faster that normal. At the rate they were going, it would be finished before the twins came.
Serena's favorite part about the house was the stables they were going to put in and that she was going to get her own horse. Her other favorite part was that the property was next door to Frank and Courtney's, then she could see Neil, and the new baby Samantha everyday.
Scott and Eve were arguing about which chandlers to get when Serena came in the front door after playing with Neil.
"Daddy, Eve, I'm home." Serena called out as she came in.
"Serena!" Eve squealed, "Girlfriend, could you came here? Your daddy and I need to talk to you."
"Sure." The perky child skipped over to them. "What's up?"
"Well, as you know Eve's having a baby." Scott started, "Well we got some news from the doctor, Eve's going to have twins."
"Cool!" Serena exclaimed.
"Yeah, cool." Eve agreed, "And the best part is, I'm going to have a boy and a girl, so you're going to have a little sister and a little brother."
"Really?!" Serena squealed excited. "When are they going to get here?"
"Yep." Scott replied. "They're going to be here a few months after we move into the new house."
"Awesome, I'm getting a new bedroom, and a new brother and sister. What are you going to name them?"
"Well, I'm want to name the girl Ariel Denise." Eve answered.
"And I'm want to name the boy Kye Jerome." Scott finished.
"Kye? That rhymes with tie." Serena giggles. "That's a really cool name, and Ariel such a pretty one. I'm going to go call Neil, he's been bragging about having a new sister, wait until I tell him I'm getting a sister and a brother."
As she ran off she yelled back to them, "He's going to be sooo jealous!"
Eve and Scott looked at each other and laughed.
"She's right you know, it does rhyme with tie," Eve managed to get out laughing.
Scott pouted, "I still like it though, at least I'm not naming the baby after a cartoon mermaid."
Eve opened her mouth as if to say something, but because of all the hormones running through her body she burst into tears.
This made Scott feel very guilty, "Oh, oh, honey, I'm sorry. I was just kidding. I didn't mean it. It's a beautiful name."
"No you're right, it's a horrible name." She wailed.
"No you were right, it's a wonderful name. I was completely wrong."
"Really?" Eve tearfully asks.
"Oh course I was."
~*~
Courtney couldn't decide, roses or lilies, outside or inside. Then she had to decide the entire wedding layout, big or small, traditional or modern.
It all seemed so easy when she planned other people's weddings. She was about to go nuts when the doorbell rang. Thankful for the distraction she ran to get the door.
Courtney was very relieved when she saw who was on the other side, her soon to be mother-in-law Mary Scanlon-Collins.
"Oh, Mary, thank god you're here! I don't know what to do." Courtney cried, about to burst into tears.
"What's wrong dear?" Mary asked in that motherly tone she does so well as they walked into the living room.
"It's the wedding. I told Frank I could do it by myself, but with my wedding, the other jobs, cleaning the house, Neil and Samantha…" She put her head in her hands and actually began to cry.
"It's to over whelming." Mary finished for her. "I know dear." She soothed.
Just then from upstairs Samantha started crying.
"Courtney, you go take care of Samantha. I'll deal with the mess downstairs." Mary ordered. "Ok?"
Courtney smiled through her tears and nodded her head yes. Then she went upstairs as Mary started cleaning up.
Samantha slept in Courtney and Frank's room for now. Courtney insisted because Samantha would cry nonstop unless someone was in the room with her at night. Samantha's shiny brass antique bassinet was next to Courtney's side of the bed because Frank was a heavy sleeper and never heard her cry.
Courtney feed Samantha and she settled down. Courtney put her back in the bassinet, then laid on the bed, rocking the bassinet with one hand. " You know Sam, you're a lucky girl. You're grandma has been so great" She started to fade, her voice getting softer. "She's helping me out today even. (yawn) I…just hope…I can (yawn) make it up to her (yawn) some how."
After 15 minutes Mary wondered where Courtney is, so she went upstairs. She found Courtney asleep, but her hand still rocking the sleeping Sam.
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Chapter 8 Spoilers
Nikolas and Anastasia have a romantic dinner (I promise this time)
Carly and Lucky talk
Jason (the meanie) tries to apologize
The bodyguards are still a bit miffed at Jason
Lois, Ned, Jax, and V all go out to dinner at the PC Grill
And more!