"Come on Emma! You're gonna be late!" Courtney yelled up the stairs. Emma was still in her room, putting her make-up on.
"I'm coming!" Emma yelled as she shut her light off and ran downstairs.
"Go and see Michael, your father is already at Uncle Sonny's," Courtney informed her as she shoved a Nutri-Grain bar into her daughter's hand.
"Of course he is," Emma replied sarcastically.
"Have a good day," Courtney said, with a far-off look in her eye.
"Yeah, yeah you too Mom, see you later!" Emma said over her shoulder as she exited PH2, saying hello to Max as she entered PH4.
"Michael wants to talk to you," Sonny said as soon as she walked in.
"Yeah, I heard," Emma said as she walked by the two men, she could feel her father's eyes on her.
"Stop looking at me!" She said playfully to her father as she took the stairs two at a time to go and see what Michael had to say.
"Jason, when the hell did our kids grow up?" Sonny asked as he watched his niece bolt up the stairs.
"I don't know, but I wish they would stop," Jason told his best friend, meaning exactly what he said. He saw his daughter enter her uncle's home just five seconds ago. She had a low-cut t-shirt on and low-riding jeans. She had black eyeliner under her eye, and silver eyeshadow, and Jason hated it. He hated seeing her putting on makeup. She didnt need it.
"Mikey? What's up?" Emma asked as she walked into her cousin's room.
"Hey Emma, I just wanted to tell you that I talked to Dad and Uncle Jason this morning and they both wanted to go to the school today and have a chat with him," Michael said, as Emma's mouth dropped open.
"No, no way. I dont want them to embarass me like that!" Emma said, not at all surprised that her father and her uncle wanted to "speak" with Alex.
"I told them that you would never go for the idea, they said that you wouldnt have to know, but I told them that you would find out. And I'm sure you would. Emma, I promised that I would make sure that he never spoke to you, or looked at you. I said that I would talk to Alex, and I will. I just wanted to let you know that, at lunch, I'm gonna tell him that he has to stay the hell away from my lil cousin," Michael said, feeling very tough and proud that his uncle was trusting him with his little girl.
"Michael, just... don't like hurt him..." Emma said, she didnt like Alex after what his father did to her family, but she didnt want him to get hurt for liking her.
"If he touches you or even talks to you ever again after I have warned him, I have to tell my Dad and Uncle Jason and then they get to have a talk with him," Michael told Emma, laughing to himself because there would be no talking at all if he told them that he had touched Emma again.
"Whatever," Emma said as she walked out of his room.
"Morgan! Let's go!" She heard Michael yell from behind her.
Emma Morgan came storming down the stairs of PH4. She was kind of upset at the fact that her Dad and her Uncle didnt think that she could take care of herself.
"Ready?" Jason asked.
"Yup, whatever," Emma replied as she stomped out of the penthouse.
"Wow," Sonny said, "Just like her mother."
"I know..." Jason said as he followed Emma out of the penthouse. He hadnt told Sonny that he planned on paying Ric Lansing a visit after he dropped off Emma.
They drove in silence. Jason was worried that since Emma was mad that she would do something stupid. But he had to have faith in her, and he did. He trusted her.
"Bye Emma," He said as he handed her, her Biology book and she slammed the car door.
"Bye Dad," She replied taking the book from him and walking toward the big brick building.
"Hey, at least I got a bye," Jason thought to himself as he waited for her to get into school, and then drove off in search of Ric.
Knock Knock.
"Hold on a sec," the voice from behind the closed door said.
As the door opened, revealing Jason Morgan, Ric was taken by surprise.
"Ah, Jason. What can I do for you?" Ric asked, being sickly polite.
"Don't talk. Just listen. I dont know if you know that your son kinda has a thing for my daughter. But he follows her around Ric, he calls her and text messages her in class. He kissed her the other day. This all stops now. Your son will never come near my daughter again, do you understand?" Jason said as he gave Ric his famous stare-down.
"Now, Jason. I believe that our children should be able to see whomever they want, dont you agree?" Ric asked as a sick smile formed across his face.
"He better stay away from her Ric. If I find out that he's been talking to her, or even looking at her the wrong way..." Jason was interrupted by Ric.
"Are you threatening my son?" Ric asked, taking a step forward.
"I'm protecting my daughter," Jason said, also taking a step.
"Oh, I get it. You are trying to make sure that no one like... oh let's take A.J., for example. You're trying to make sure that your daughter, being as stupid as she is, doesnt go falling in love with a stalker, like your stupid wife fell in love with A.J. Quartermaine," Ric said smiling profusely now.
Jason grabbed Ric by the throat and threw him up against the wall.
"You will never speak that way about my wife or my daughter again. Do you understand?" Jason asked, his blood boiling.
"Temper Temper, this is assult and since I dont like you and I'm the DA..." Ric trailed off.
"What are you gonna do Ric? Arest me? Go ahead," Jason said as he let go of him and turned around.
"Okay, you asked for it. Jason Morgan you are under arrest for assult, on me," Ric said, a sick smile once again forming on his pitiful face.
"Whatever, just take me down so we can get this over with before my daughter and my wife get home," Jason said as Ric led him to the cop car that he had taken from work. Ric had been expecting Jason. Alex was doing exactly as he was supposed to. He was making Morgan crazy and getting the girl to stand up for him.
"My pleasure," Ric responded.
"Alex!" Michael Corinthos yelled from across the cafeteria.
"Yeah dude? What's up?" Alex asked, eyeing Emma who had caught his eye and then looked down at her food, pretending she hadnt seen him.
"We need to have a little chat, come on. Let's take this somewhere else," Michael said as he turned and left the cafeteria, Alex following him.
They entered the deserted boys' bathroom, Michael was excited and Alex was confused.
"Listen to me. And listen closey. You stay the hell away from my cousin. She doesnt want you anywhere near her, and my father and uncle certainly dont," Michael informed him, his voice wasnt as harsh as it was worried.
"Oh, so Daddy and Uncle Jason found out? What did she say?" Alex inquired.
"Well, you see, if you come near Emma again, Jason wont be happy. It took everything in his power not to come down here today and tell you himself. I convinced him and Sonny to stay home and let me deal with it. I did promise them though that if I saw you even look at her the wrong way that I would tell them and then they would deal with you," Michael said, his tone was now harsher than before.
"Emma must be sad. I think she took a liking to me," Alex told Michael.
"Jason told her about what Ric did to our family. She hates you, leave her alone," Michael said again.
"Ah, I see. Well, I'd like to talk to her about that myself, so if you'll excuse me..." Alex said as he turned to leave.
Michael was quick to grab his shoulder and spin him right back around.
"Did you not get what I just said? Dont talk to Emma, dont look at her, leave her the hell alone!" Michael said as he threw Alex up against the wall.
"Protective are we?" Alex was trying to test Sonny's son to see how long it would take for him to crack.
"I love my cousin. She doesnt need you in her life, she has her family. You would just make things difficult. You're probably working an agenda, just like Ric. Father like son I guess. He hates my dad, he kidnapped my aunt and my mother while they were both pregnant. Arent too proud of your old man now are you? He's a kidnapper, a liar, and a hypocrite. We dont need anymore trouble from the Lansing family so you leave Emma alone, Do I make myself clear Lansing?" Michael raged.
"Crystal," Alex said back as he stared at Michael with intense hatred. He could carry on his father's vendetta, and now since Michael Corinthos had angered him, he would. He would get close to Emma Morgan in ways she couldnt imagine.
Michael let him down and watched him walk out of the bathroom. In his mind, he knew that this was far from over. As he walked back into the cafeteria he saw Alex slip something in Emma's purse. He wouldnt act on it now, for fear of embarrasing Emma, but he would have to tell his dad and uncle later....
"Excuse me...?" Courtney Morgan said as she ran into the PCPD.
"Can I help..." the man at the desk said, then he looked up,"Oh, Mrs. Morgan, a familiar face, Jason's in Interogation One,"
"Thank you," She said as she walked over to the oh so familiar room.
She opened the door and saw Justus and Jason discussing his release.
"Courtney what are you doing here?" Jason asked, upset because he didnt want Courtney to know that he went after Ric.
"Justus called me because he knew you wouldnt... what's going on?" Courtney asked as she took a seat across from her husband and next to Justus. Jason shot Justus a look that did not go unnoticed by his wife.
"Hey, someone has to post bail," Courtney said, "And why did you want to keep this from me?" Courtney was concerned, and Jason picked up on it as he walked over to her and put his handcuffed arms around her little waist.
"The charges are gonna get thrown out, dont worry about it. Just go home," Jason said as he kissed his wife on the top of her head.
"Dont keep things from me Morgan," Courtney said as she wiggled out of his embrace and stared him dead in the eye.
"Ric," was all he said.
Courtney looked upset as she rubbed her face with her hands and sighed.
"I'll leave the two of you alone," Justus said as he opened the door, "Jason I'll start working on release papers." Justus said as he closed the door behind him.
"What did you do to Ric?" Courtney questioned.
"He said some things that kinda, well really made me mad, so I threw him up against the wall, and he is saying I threatened him," Jason said as he stared back into Courtney's eyes.
"Why were you there?" His wife asked, breaking the eye contact.
"I, I uh, I went to go and tell him to keep Alex away from Emma," Jason said.
"I knew you would go there eventually," Courtney replied, going back into her husband's arms. She knew that he was just trying to protect their daughter. She loved him for it. But he was surprised that she wasnt yelling at him, he had been expecting an all out war. Her actions just reminded him of how much he loved her.
"So, what did Ric say that made you so mad?" Courtney asked, knowing that it had something to do with Emma, but she wanted to know.
"It's not important," was all Jason said as he pulled her closer to him.
"It's important to me," Courtney said, looking up and into his steely blue eyes once again. The eyes that always warmed when he looked at her.
"He said that Emma was turning out to be as stupid as you were when you married A.J. He said that I was scared that Emma was gonna marry someone like A.J. and get stalked because you did. So, I lost it. I wasnt gonna just stand there while he insulted my family," Jason said, he was getting sick at the mere thought of Ric.
"He wanted you to go after him like that Jase. He wanted you too," Courtney said as she still was wrapped up in his loving embrace.
"I love you Courtney. I wasnt gonna let him talk about you like that," Jason replied.
"I love you for sticking up for me and Emma, Jase. But next time, let it go so I dont have to come all the way down here again. I get so worried when Justus calls and says you're here," she said, tears coming to her eyes.
"Hey, hey it's alright. We're going home after this okay. I wont go after Ric like that again, alright?" He told her when he noticed she was crying. His heart broke for her.
She just merely nodded her head into his chest and let a few sobs escape her lips. She cried for Jason being arrested again, for Emma having to go through this whole ordeal, and for herself for not knowing that Ric would try and use their daughter to hurt them.
Jason knew why she was upset. It was for the same reasons he was. He just held her tight and didnt let go, knowing that was what she needed right then and what she would always need. She needed him to never let go. And he wouldnt, not ever.
"I'm coming!" Emma yelled as she shut her light off and ran downstairs.
"Go and see Michael, your father is already at Uncle Sonny's," Courtney informed her as she shoved a Nutri-Grain bar into her daughter's hand.
"Of course he is," Emma replied sarcastically.
"Have a good day," Courtney said, with a far-off look in her eye.
"Yeah, yeah you too Mom, see you later!" Emma said over her shoulder as she exited PH2, saying hello to Max as she entered PH4.
"Michael wants to talk to you," Sonny said as soon as she walked in.
"Yeah, I heard," Emma said as she walked by the two men, she could feel her father's eyes on her.
"Stop looking at me!" She said playfully to her father as she took the stairs two at a time to go and see what Michael had to say.
"Jason, when the hell did our kids grow up?" Sonny asked as he watched his niece bolt up the stairs.
"I don't know, but I wish they would stop," Jason told his best friend, meaning exactly what he said. He saw his daughter enter her uncle's home just five seconds ago. She had a low-cut t-shirt on and low-riding jeans. She had black eyeliner under her eye, and silver eyeshadow, and Jason hated it. He hated seeing her putting on makeup. She didnt need it.
"Mikey? What's up?" Emma asked as she walked into her cousin's room.
"Hey Emma, I just wanted to tell you that I talked to Dad and Uncle Jason this morning and they both wanted to go to the school today and have a chat with him," Michael said, as Emma's mouth dropped open.
"No, no way. I dont want them to embarass me like that!" Emma said, not at all surprised that her father and her uncle wanted to "speak" with Alex.
"I told them that you would never go for the idea, they said that you wouldnt have to know, but I told them that you would find out. And I'm sure you would. Emma, I promised that I would make sure that he never spoke to you, or looked at you. I said that I would talk to Alex, and I will. I just wanted to let you know that, at lunch, I'm gonna tell him that he has to stay the hell away from my lil cousin," Michael said, feeling very tough and proud that his uncle was trusting him with his little girl.
"Michael, just... don't like hurt him..." Emma said, she didnt like Alex after what his father did to her family, but she didnt want him to get hurt for liking her.
"If he touches you or even talks to you ever again after I have warned him, I have to tell my Dad and Uncle Jason and then they get to have a talk with him," Michael told Emma, laughing to himself because there would be no talking at all if he told them that he had touched Emma again.
"Whatever," Emma said as she walked out of his room.
"Morgan! Let's go!" She heard Michael yell from behind her.
Emma Morgan came storming down the stairs of PH4. She was kind of upset at the fact that her Dad and her Uncle didnt think that she could take care of herself.
"Ready?" Jason asked.
"Yup, whatever," Emma replied as she stomped out of the penthouse.
"Wow," Sonny said, "Just like her mother."
"I know..." Jason said as he followed Emma out of the penthouse. He hadnt told Sonny that he planned on paying Ric Lansing a visit after he dropped off Emma.
They drove in silence. Jason was worried that since Emma was mad that she would do something stupid. But he had to have faith in her, and he did. He trusted her.
"Bye Emma," He said as he handed her, her Biology book and she slammed the car door.
"Bye Dad," She replied taking the book from him and walking toward the big brick building.
"Hey, at least I got a bye," Jason thought to himself as he waited for her to get into school, and then drove off in search of Ric.
Knock Knock.
"Hold on a sec," the voice from behind the closed door said.
As the door opened, revealing Jason Morgan, Ric was taken by surprise.
"Ah, Jason. What can I do for you?" Ric asked, being sickly polite.
"Don't talk. Just listen. I dont know if you know that your son kinda has a thing for my daughter. But he follows her around Ric, he calls her and text messages her in class. He kissed her the other day. This all stops now. Your son will never come near my daughter again, do you understand?" Jason said as he gave Ric his famous stare-down.
"Now, Jason. I believe that our children should be able to see whomever they want, dont you agree?" Ric asked as a sick smile formed across his face.
"He better stay away from her Ric. If I find out that he's been talking to her, or even looking at her the wrong way..." Jason was interrupted by Ric.
"Are you threatening my son?" Ric asked, taking a step forward.
"I'm protecting my daughter," Jason said, also taking a step.
"Oh, I get it. You are trying to make sure that no one like... oh let's take A.J., for example. You're trying to make sure that your daughter, being as stupid as she is, doesnt go falling in love with a stalker, like your stupid wife fell in love with A.J. Quartermaine," Ric said smiling profusely now.
Jason grabbed Ric by the throat and threw him up against the wall.
"You will never speak that way about my wife or my daughter again. Do you understand?" Jason asked, his blood boiling.
"Temper Temper, this is assult and since I dont like you and I'm the DA..." Ric trailed off.
"What are you gonna do Ric? Arest me? Go ahead," Jason said as he let go of him and turned around.
"Okay, you asked for it. Jason Morgan you are under arrest for assult, on me," Ric said, a sick smile once again forming on his pitiful face.
"Whatever, just take me down so we can get this over with before my daughter and my wife get home," Jason said as Ric led him to the cop car that he had taken from work. Ric had been expecting Jason. Alex was doing exactly as he was supposed to. He was making Morgan crazy and getting the girl to stand up for him.
"My pleasure," Ric responded.
"Alex!" Michael Corinthos yelled from across the cafeteria.
"Yeah dude? What's up?" Alex asked, eyeing Emma who had caught his eye and then looked down at her food, pretending she hadnt seen him.
"We need to have a little chat, come on. Let's take this somewhere else," Michael said as he turned and left the cafeteria, Alex following him.
They entered the deserted boys' bathroom, Michael was excited and Alex was confused.
"Listen to me. And listen closey. You stay the hell away from my cousin. She doesnt want you anywhere near her, and my father and uncle certainly dont," Michael informed him, his voice wasnt as harsh as it was worried.
"Oh, so Daddy and Uncle Jason found out? What did she say?" Alex inquired.
"Well, you see, if you come near Emma again, Jason wont be happy. It took everything in his power not to come down here today and tell you himself. I convinced him and Sonny to stay home and let me deal with it. I did promise them though that if I saw you even look at her the wrong way that I would tell them and then they would deal with you," Michael said, his tone was now harsher than before.
"Emma must be sad. I think she took a liking to me," Alex told Michael.
"Jason told her about what Ric did to our family. She hates you, leave her alone," Michael said again.
"Ah, I see. Well, I'd like to talk to her about that myself, so if you'll excuse me..." Alex said as he turned to leave.
Michael was quick to grab his shoulder and spin him right back around.
"Did you not get what I just said? Dont talk to Emma, dont look at her, leave her the hell alone!" Michael said as he threw Alex up against the wall.
"Protective are we?" Alex was trying to test Sonny's son to see how long it would take for him to crack.
"I love my cousin. She doesnt need you in her life, she has her family. You would just make things difficult. You're probably working an agenda, just like Ric. Father like son I guess. He hates my dad, he kidnapped my aunt and my mother while they were both pregnant. Arent too proud of your old man now are you? He's a kidnapper, a liar, and a hypocrite. We dont need anymore trouble from the Lansing family so you leave Emma alone, Do I make myself clear Lansing?" Michael raged.
"Crystal," Alex said back as he stared at Michael with intense hatred. He could carry on his father's vendetta, and now since Michael Corinthos had angered him, he would. He would get close to Emma Morgan in ways she couldnt imagine.
Michael let him down and watched him walk out of the bathroom. In his mind, he knew that this was far from over. As he walked back into the cafeteria he saw Alex slip something in Emma's purse. He wouldnt act on it now, for fear of embarrasing Emma, but he would have to tell his dad and uncle later....
"Excuse me...?" Courtney Morgan said as she ran into the PCPD.
"Can I help..." the man at the desk said, then he looked up,"Oh, Mrs. Morgan, a familiar face, Jason's in Interogation One,"
"Thank you," She said as she walked over to the oh so familiar room.
She opened the door and saw Justus and Jason discussing his release.
"Courtney what are you doing here?" Jason asked, upset because he didnt want Courtney to know that he went after Ric.
"Justus called me because he knew you wouldnt... what's going on?" Courtney asked as she took a seat across from her husband and next to Justus. Jason shot Justus a look that did not go unnoticed by his wife.
"Hey, someone has to post bail," Courtney said, "And why did you want to keep this from me?" Courtney was concerned, and Jason picked up on it as he walked over to her and put his handcuffed arms around her little waist.
"The charges are gonna get thrown out, dont worry about it. Just go home," Jason said as he kissed his wife on the top of her head.
"Dont keep things from me Morgan," Courtney said as she wiggled out of his embrace and stared him dead in the eye.
"Ric," was all he said.
Courtney looked upset as she rubbed her face with her hands and sighed.
"I'll leave the two of you alone," Justus said as he opened the door, "Jason I'll start working on release papers." Justus said as he closed the door behind him.
"What did you do to Ric?" Courtney questioned.
"He said some things that kinda, well really made me mad, so I threw him up against the wall, and he is saying I threatened him," Jason said as he stared back into Courtney's eyes.
"Why were you there?" His wife asked, breaking the eye contact.
"I, I uh, I went to go and tell him to keep Alex away from Emma," Jason said.
"I knew you would go there eventually," Courtney replied, going back into her husband's arms. She knew that he was just trying to protect their daughter. She loved him for it. But he was surprised that she wasnt yelling at him, he had been expecting an all out war. Her actions just reminded him of how much he loved her.
"So, what did Ric say that made you so mad?" Courtney asked, knowing that it had something to do with Emma, but she wanted to know.
"It's not important," was all Jason said as he pulled her closer to him.
"It's important to me," Courtney said, looking up and into his steely blue eyes once again. The eyes that always warmed when he looked at her.
"He said that Emma was turning out to be as stupid as you were when you married A.J. He said that I was scared that Emma was gonna marry someone like A.J. and get stalked because you did. So, I lost it. I wasnt gonna just stand there while he insulted my family," Jason said, he was getting sick at the mere thought of Ric.
"He wanted you to go after him like that Jase. He wanted you too," Courtney said as she still was wrapped up in his loving embrace.
"I love you Courtney. I wasnt gonna let him talk about you like that," Jason replied.
"I love you for sticking up for me and Emma, Jase. But next time, let it go so I dont have to come all the way down here again. I get so worried when Justus calls and says you're here," she said, tears coming to her eyes.
"Hey, hey it's alright. We're going home after this okay. I wont go after Ric like that again, alright?" He told her when he noticed she was crying. His heart broke for her.
She just merely nodded her head into his chest and let a few sobs escape her lips. She cried for Jason being arrested again, for Emma having to go through this whole ordeal, and for herself for not knowing that Ric would try and use their daughter to hurt them.
Jason knew why she was upset. It was for the same reasons he was. He just held her tight and didnt let go, knowing that was what she needed right then and what she would always need. She needed him to never let go. And he wouldnt, not ever.