***Next day at PH2, Carly and the kids are over***
Carly: Morgan sweetheart, go and play with Emma while Aunt Courtney and I talk.
Morgan went to play with her brother and Emma as Carly and Courtney sat on the brown leather sofa.
Carly: So what happened last night?
Courtney: Well I guess you were there before me because we missed each other but, I went in to see Jason. He was you know, acting like he was fine, like this wasn't bothering him. He told me to bring in Emma so he could explain to her why he wasn't going to be home. So I brought her in. I had her in her pj's and she had her blanket and her favorite book. Everything was going fine until Jason finished reading. Emma just started bawling. Neither of us could do anything to stop it.
Carly: Was she saying anything?
Courtney: Yeah. She was crying into Jason's shoulder saying 'Daddy please come home so the bad guys wont get me.'
Carly: Oh my Gosh. You poor thing. You must have been a mess last night.
Courtney: I love my daughter more than anything Carly. It just hurts to know that she doesn't feel safe with me.
Carly: Of course she feels safe with you Court. She just misses her dad. Emma is such a daddy's girl.
Courtney: Yeah she is. Jason loves her to death.
Carly: Why wouldn't he? She is the most beautiful little girl Courtney. She's barely four and she is already so smart and considerate.
Courtney: I know. So is Morgan, I swear they learn from each other.
Carly: Yeah they do. Hey, is that your cell phone ringing?
Courtney: No that's the regular phone, hold on. Hello?
Jason: Hey.
Courtney: Jason hi.
Jason: How'd she do last night?
Courtney: I let her sleep in our bed with me.
Jason: Good. Umm.. Me and Sonny are being released on bail.
Courtney: That's wonderful! Do you need me to come down?
Jason: No. it's alright. I'll be home in about an hour or so.
Courtney: We'll be waiting.
Jason: Bye.
Courtney: Bye.
Carly: They made bail?
Courtney: Yeah. They're coming home in about an hour.
Carly: Perfect. Let's go play with our kids.
Courtney: Sounds good.
Carly and Courtney headed off to where Morgan, Emma, and Michael were playing, anxiously waiting for their husbands to return home.
Jason: Sonny, Carly is at my house with Morgan and Michael.
Sonny: Ok. So we'll go straight there.
Jason: We better not have to come and spend the night here again.
Sonny: Ric has no evidence Jason. There is no way that we can be convicted.
Jason: You're right. Come on, let's get outta here.
Jason opened the door to his home. He could hear laughter coming from Emma's room, so he and Sonny headed upstairs. They were in plain sight but the five of them were having too much fun to notice. Emma was bouncing up and down on Courtney's knee, Michael was playing with his fire trucks, trying to teach his mother and his sister how to use them. It was Emma who noticed them first.
Emma: Daddy!!!
Jason: Hey sweetheart! How was your night?
Emma: I sleep in big bed wif Mommy!
Jason: Really?
Emma: Yup.
Jason: Wanna sleep in the big bed tonight too with me and Mommy?
Emma: Yes Daddy. I don't fawl off the bed because Mommy holds me tight.
Jason: I bet she does. He said kissing his daughter. He looked over at Courtney who had a huge smile on her face. He walked over to his wife and put his daughter on his other hip. He then helped Courtney to her feet and wrapped his other arm around her. He couldn't go back to jail. There was no way he could leave them, even for a night, ever again. Jason turned his head to look at Sonny, but he was gone, as were the kids and Carly.
Courtney: Where'd everybody go?
Emma: Home.
Courtney: Well thanks for informing me! She said tickling her daughter. Jason couldn't do anything but smile.
Jason: How about we go to Kelly's for lunch?
Courtney: Maybe we can actually make it to the park this time.
Emma: Park!
Jason: Alright. Let's go.
***@Kelly's***
Mike: Hey you guys! Look at my beautiful granddaughter! Emma smiled as Jason handed her over to Mike.
Courtney: Hey dad. We just wanted to grab some lunch before we go to the park.
Mike: Well I'm glad. I love seeing this little girl's beautiful smile.
Jason: Yeah, so do I.
Courtney: Dad, I think I'll have a big ice cream sundae, me and Emma will split it.
Jason: Courtney. Why don't we order something real, like I don't know, a sandwich?
Emma: Ice cream!!
Courtney: Yeah baby you and Mommy are gonna have a big ice cream for lunch! Emma looked over at her father and held out her hand. Jason knew exactly what she wanted and took a dime out of his pocket and handed it to her. She smiled and walked away.
Mike: She walks so good for something so tiny. She's so little you two. Do you feed her?
Courtney: Jase doesn't let her have junk food. I do but he's hell bent on saying it's too unhealthy for her.
Jason: It is. Emma knows that junk food is bad for her. She understands. He said watching her.
Courtney: Whatever. Jason got up out of his chair and put his arm around his wife's waist.
Jason: I love you.
Courtney: That's always your excuse.
Mike: I think Emma dropped her dime.
Courtney: I'll go and help her.
Mike: You got yourself two beautiful girls Jason.
Jason: I know.
Courtney was bent over to pick up the dime her daughter dropped. When she stood up, there was a man standing right in front of her.
Jason glanced over to see what was going on when he saw him. Standing over his wife. He immediately dashed over to her.
Jason: Get the hell away from my wife Alcazar.
Lorenzo: I was just going to pick up the dime your little girl dropped here Morgan.
Courtney: I think I've got it under control.
Lorenzo: I'm sure you do. Bye Emma.
Emma: Bye-Bye!
Jason went over to his daughter and picked her up.
Jason: Emma we don't talk to that man okay?
Emma: How come Daddy? He played wif me.
Jason: I know but he's not nice okay?
Emma: Okay Daddy. Can we go to the park?
Jason: Sure babe. Go say bye to Grampa.
Emma ran into her grandfather's arms and said her goodbyes.
Emma: Mommy?
Courtney: Yes?
Emma: How come Daddy no like that man?
Courtney: Well sweetheart, that man did some bad things to Mommy and Aunt Carly.
Jason: I just don't want anything bad to happen to you. I love you Emma.
Emma: I love you more.
***Park***
Jason and Courtney were sitting on a bench watching Emma play in the sandbox.
Courtney: You can look at me you know.
Jason: I know, I just- I want her safe.
Courtney: What are you gonna do when she starts to date?
Jason: Date? That's in like 15 years.
Courtney: You can't protect her all the time Jase. It's impossible.
Jason: Well I can protect her now.
Courtney: Or you could kiss me. I mean if you wanted to…
Jason leaned over and kissed his wife, it was short but extremely sweet.
Courtney: See? She's still there. Courtney waved to her and she waved back, all smiles as usual.
Jason: She's so happy all the time.
Courtney: Thanks to you. Even Carly said it, she is such a daddy's girl. When she gets older you're going to give her everything she wants.
Jason: She deserves it.
Courtney: Well I guess you have a point there. She said getting up.
Jason: Where are you going?
Courtney: To get my daughter and myself some ice cream.
Jason: Of course. Be careful.
Courtney: Stop being so paranoid Jason Morgan. It's not one of your attractive qualities. She said as she marched off. Jason couldn't help but laugh at her. He shifted his focus back to his daughter as his cell rang.
Jason: Morgan.
Sonny: Hey man it's me.
Jason: What's up?
Sonny: We have to discuss Lorenzo Alcazar and Faith Roscoe. Now.
Jason: Okay. Meet me at the docks in 10 minutes.
Sonny: No. Not the docks. The PC Grille. I'm in the mood for a good meal.
Jason: Alright.
Click.
Courtney came back holding a huge ice cream cone in her hand.
Courtney: Mmm. Yummy!
Jason: I gotta go.
Courtney: Really?
Jason: Yeah.
Courtney: Well, fine. Go and say goodbye to Emma.
Jason walked over to his daughter.
Jason: Hey babe.
Emma: Daddy.
Jason: I have to go and see Uncle Sonny.
Emma: Kay.
Jason: Mommy is over there okay? She's eating her ice cream. Uncle Max is over there too okay? Do you see them?
She merely nodded her head, obviously too busy playing to listen to her father.
Jason: Alright baby. I'll see you at home.
Emma: Bye Daddy.
Jason smiled as he walked away. No one could make him smile like his daughter did.
Jason: I'll see you at home.
Courtney: Kay.
Jason: I love you.
Courtney: I love you too.
He kissed her mouth, even though she still had ice cream in it.
Jason: Chocolate?
Courtney: Obviously.
Jason: Max is over there.
Courtney: Of course he is.
Jason: Bye.
Courtney: See you later.
Jason left, a happy feeling in his stomach, little did he know, something was going to make that great feeling turn into a feeling of fear and cause him more pain than he had ever experienced in his life. End.
Carly: Morgan sweetheart, go and play with Emma while Aunt Courtney and I talk.
Morgan went to play with her brother and Emma as Carly and Courtney sat on the brown leather sofa.
Carly: So what happened last night?
Courtney: Well I guess you were there before me because we missed each other but, I went in to see Jason. He was you know, acting like he was fine, like this wasn't bothering him. He told me to bring in Emma so he could explain to her why he wasn't going to be home. So I brought her in. I had her in her pj's and she had her blanket and her favorite book. Everything was going fine until Jason finished reading. Emma just started bawling. Neither of us could do anything to stop it.
Carly: Was she saying anything?
Courtney: Yeah. She was crying into Jason's shoulder saying 'Daddy please come home so the bad guys wont get me.'
Carly: Oh my Gosh. You poor thing. You must have been a mess last night.
Courtney: I love my daughter more than anything Carly. It just hurts to know that she doesn't feel safe with me.
Carly: Of course she feels safe with you Court. She just misses her dad. Emma is such a daddy's girl.
Courtney: Yeah she is. Jason loves her to death.
Carly: Why wouldn't he? She is the most beautiful little girl Courtney. She's barely four and she is already so smart and considerate.
Courtney: I know. So is Morgan, I swear they learn from each other.
Carly: Yeah they do. Hey, is that your cell phone ringing?
Courtney: No that's the regular phone, hold on. Hello?
Jason: Hey.
Courtney: Jason hi.
Jason: How'd she do last night?
Courtney: I let her sleep in our bed with me.
Jason: Good. Umm.. Me and Sonny are being released on bail.
Courtney: That's wonderful! Do you need me to come down?
Jason: No. it's alright. I'll be home in about an hour or so.
Courtney: We'll be waiting.
Jason: Bye.
Courtney: Bye.
Carly: They made bail?
Courtney: Yeah. They're coming home in about an hour.
Carly: Perfect. Let's go play with our kids.
Courtney: Sounds good.
Carly and Courtney headed off to where Morgan, Emma, and Michael were playing, anxiously waiting for their husbands to return home.
Jason: Sonny, Carly is at my house with Morgan and Michael.
Sonny: Ok. So we'll go straight there.
Jason: We better not have to come and spend the night here again.
Sonny: Ric has no evidence Jason. There is no way that we can be convicted.
Jason: You're right. Come on, let's get outta here.
Jason opened the door to his home. He could hear laughter coming from Emma's room, so he and Sonny headed upstairs. They were in plain sight but the five of them were having too much fun to notice. Emma was bouncing up and down on Courtney's knee, Michael was playing with his fire trucks, trying to teach his mother and his sister how to use them. It was Emma who noticed them first.
Emma: Daddy!!!
Jason: Hey sweetheart! How was your night?
Emma: I sleep in big bed wif Mommy!
Jason: Really?
Emma: Yup.
Jason: Wanna sleep in the big bed tonight too with me and Mommy?
Emma: Yes Daddy. I don't fawl off the bed because Mommy holds me tight.
Jason: I bet she does. He said kissing his daughter. He looked over at Courtney who had a huge smile on her face. He walked over to his wife and put his daughter on his other hip. He then helped Courtney to her feet and wrapped his other arm around her. He couldn't go back to jail. There was no way he could leave them, even for a night, ever again. Jason turned his head to look at Sonny, but he was gone, as were the kids and Carly.
Courtney: Where'd everybody go?
Emma: Home.
Courtney: Well thanks for informing me! She said tickling her daughter. Jason couldn't do anything but smile.
Jason: How about we go to Kelly's for lunch?
Courtney: Maybe we can actually make it to the park this time.
Emma: Park!
Jason: Alright. Let's go.
***@Kelly's***
Mike: Hey you guys! Look at my beautiful granddaughter! Emma smiled as Jason handed her over to Mike.
Courtney: Hey dad. We just wanted to grab some lunch before we go to the park.
Mike: Well I'm glad. I love seeing this little girl's beautiful smile.
Jason: Yeah, so do I.
Courtney: Dad, I think I'll have a big ice cream sundae, me and Emma will split it.
Jason: Courtney. Why don't we order something real, like I don't know, a sandwich?
Emma: Ice cream!!
Courtney: Yeah baby you and Mommy are gonna have a big ice cream for lunch! Emma looked over at her father and held out her hand. Jason knew exactly what she wanted and took a dime out of his pocket and handed it to her. She smiled and walked away.
Mike: She walks so good for something so tiny. She's so little you two. Do you feed her?
Courtney: Jase doesn't let her have junk food. I do but he's hell bent on saying it's too unhealthy for her.
Jason: It is. Emma knows that junk food is bad for her. She understands. He said watching her.
Courtney: Whatever. Jason got up out of his chair and put his arm around his wife's waist.
Jason: I love you.
Courtney: That's always your excuse.
Mike: I think Emma dropped her dime.
Courtney: I'll go and help her.
Mike: You got yourself two beautiful girls Jason.
Jason: I know.
Courtney was bent over to pick up the dime her daughter dropped. When she stood up, there was a man standing right in front of her.
Jason glanced over to see what was going on when he saw him. Standing over his wife. He immediately dashed over to her.
Jason: Get the hell away from my wife Alcazar.
Lorenzo: I was just going to pick up the dime your little girl dropped here Morgan.
Courtney: I think I've got it under control.
Lorenzo: I'm sure you do. Bye Emma.
Emma: Bye-Bye!
Jason went over to his daughter and picked her up.
Jason: Emma we don't talk to that man okay?
Emma: How come Daddy? He played wif me.
Jason: I know but he's not nice okay?
Emma: Okay Daddy. Can we go to the park?
Jason: Sure babe. Go say bye to Grampa.
Emma ran into her grandfather's arms and said her goodbyes.
Emma: Mommy?
Courtney: Yes?
Emma: How come Daddy no like that man?
Courtney: Well sweetheart, that man did some bad things to Mommy and Aunt Carly.
Jason: I just don't want anything bad to happen to you. I love you Emma.
Emma: I love you more.
***Park***
Jason and Courtney were sitting on a bench watching Emma play in the sandbox.
Courtney: You can look at me you know.
Jason: I know, I just- I want her safe.
Courtney: What are you gonna do when she starts to date?
Jason: Date? That's in like 15 years.
Courtney: You can't protect her all the time Jase. It's impossible.
Jason: Well I can protect her now.
Courtney: Or you could kiss me. I mean if you wanted to…
Jason leaned over and kissed his wife, it was short but extremely sweet.
Courtney: See? She's still there. Courtney waved to her and she waved back, all smiles as usual.
Jason: She's so happy all the time.
Courtney: Thanks to you. Even Carly said it, she is such a daddy's girl. When she gets older you're going to give her everything she wants.
Jason: She deserves it.
Courtney: Well I guess you have a point there. She said getting up.
Jason: Where are you going?
Courtney: To get my daughter and myself some ice cream.
Jason: Of course. Be careful.
Courtney: Stop being so paranoid Jason Morgan. It's not one of your attractive qualities. She said as she marched off. Jason couldn't help but laugh at her. He shifted his focus back to his daughter as his cell rang.
Jason: Morgan.
Sonny: Hey man it's me.
Jason: What's up?
Sonny: We have to discuss Lorenzo Alcazar and Faith Roscoe. Now.
Jason: Okay. Meet me at the docks in 10 minutes.
Sonny: No. Not the docks. The PC Grille. I'm in the mood for a good meal.
Jason: Alright.
Click.
Courtney came back holding a huge ice cream cone in her hand.
Courtney: Mmm. Yummy!
Jason: I gotta go.
Courtney: Really?
Jason: Yeah.
Courtney: Well, fine. Go and say goodbye to Emma.
Jason walked over to his daughter.
Jason: Hey babe.
Emma: Daddy.
Jason: I have to go and see Uncle Sonny.
Emma: Kay.
Jason: Mommy is over there okay? She's eating her ice cream. Uncle Max is over there too okay? Do you see them?
She merely nodded her head, obviously too busy playing to listen to her father.
Jason: Alright baby. I'll see you at home.
Emma: Bye Daddy.
Jason smiled as he walked away. No one could make him smile like his daughter did.
Jason: I'll see you at home.
Courtney: Kay.
Jason: I love you.
Courtney: I love you too.
He kissed her mouth, even though she still had ice cream in it.
Jason: Chocolate?
Courtney: Obviously.
Jason: Max is over there.
Courtney: Of course he is.
Jason: Bye.
Courtney: See you later.
Jason left, a happy feeling in his stomach, little did he know, something was going to make that great feeling turn into a feeling of fear and cause him more pain than he had ever experienced in his life. End.