"She's pregnant." Ric Lansing told Lorenzo Alcazar and Antonio Rivera.
"Even better, now Emma Morgan is even more vulnerable than she was before," Rivera laughed.
"This is a bad idea, we should have quit while we were ahead. We're in too deep now, there's no backing out and what if Sonny and Jason catch on?? Huh?? What then masterminds??" Ric yelled.
"This plan has been carefully devised. The only way it would fail is if you rat us out. And you're not going to do that Lansing, you're just not," Lorenzo threatened.
Jason wasn't sure what to do with himself. How was he supposed to tell his daughter that everything was going to be okay? How could he give her stability when he wasn't sure he could find it himself? He tried as hard as he could to picture Emma pregnant, he couldn't. She was too young. This shouldn't be happening to her. She deserved none of this. None at all...
I wanted you to know, I love the way you laugh.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away.
Emma paced her room waiting for Josh to arrive. She hadn't seen him in such a long time. Emma prayed that he wouldn't hate her, that he would accept her. Emma knew that Josh was aware of the pregnancy. She knew he would be there for her, but she didn't want him to look at her differently. But once the baby grew inside of her.... He would have to look at her different. Josh might have to tie her shoes for her or make sure she took her prenatal vitamins if she forgot. Maybe he wouldn't do that. Maybe he said he would meet Emma at her house because he wanted to end it. Yeah, he wanted to end it. Who would want to be with a fifteen year old who was going to have a baby? No one. Knock. Knock.
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain.
Courtney broke down. She had been doing a lot of that lately. No one knew about it, just her. She would cry and wail, screaming to no one that it wasn't fair. Nothing was fair anymore. Emma. Pregnant. Raped. How was that fair? It was the life they live in. That was the problem. Courtney couldn't imagine leaving her husband. Why would she? They had a daughter. Courtney loved Jason. With all of her heart. This just wasn't fair to their daughter. A pregnancy is a hard thing to go through. Courtney couldn't even begin to imagine being Emma. And while thinking of all the pain her baby was going through, Courtney fell to the ground, wherever she was, she didn't know anymore. She just walked to where her feet took her. Her hands were swarming her face, her tears soaking face, smearing her makeup. She felt a hand on her shoulder. And she knew. Jason.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away.
Morgan didn't know how to help her friend, emotionally. But she knew that she could destroy the man who did this to her, even though he was already dead. Morgan would save Emma, she would be the one to protect her. She would get back at Alex, through Ric and Liz. This is what needed to be done, broken heart for broken heart. It was a perfect trade off in her mind. Morgan Corinthos would save Emma Morgan by avenging her. And she knew exactly how to go about doing that. She picked up her purse and took out her car keys, and exited the penthouse. This ended tonight.
You've gone away, you don't feel me, anymore.
"Josh," Emma said as he entered her room and enveloped her in a breath taking hug. Emma felt tears come to her eyes and spill over as she clung to him. Josh was so glad that Emma was here with him. He loved her. No matter what. He would help her through this. She needed him and he would be there for her.
"Its okay, Em. Everything's gonna be okay. I'm here. And im not going anywhere," Josh whispered into her hair.
Emma merely choked out a "thanks" and continued to cry on her loving boyfriend's shoulder. She didn't even need to ask if he was going to leave her. She knew now, he would help her. Even if it meant defying his father. Josh Rivera would protect her and love her, and her baby. Emma knew it in her heart.
The worst is over now, and we can breathe again.
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away.
"Courtney," Jason said as he knelt down next to his sobbing wife. He took her into his arms and rocked her back and forth. She was a wreck. Jason hadn't seen her like this since Emma had her surgery almost ten years ago. He couldn't blame her. He wanted to do exactly what she was doing. He wanted to let his tears fall and he wanted to scream at the world, at God, and Ric, at Alex, but most of all, he wanted to scream at himself.
"I hate this!!!" Courtney yelled. And she continued to cry. Jason finally let his own tears fall as he held his wife on the ground. She had come to the spot where Jason took her when she miscarried. This was their place. All their emotions were here. Hopefully, they could learn to keep them there, and not take them home with them.
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight.
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain.
Morgan slammed her car door shut and jogged to the empty warehouse that she and Emma were kept in. Her father and her uncle would find out about this. But she didn't care. They would understand, she was doing this for Emma.
"Hey!" she yelled into the room. She saw three men emerge. Three men she knew all too well.
"Miss Corinthos, you shouldn't be here," Ric said. Morgan scoffed.
"Your son. Your sick, twisted, evil son raped my best friend, Mr. Lansing. You know this. She's pregnant now!! You are going to have a grandchild! Congrats Ric! You really know how to raise um!" Morgan half-yelled.
"Morgan, you need to leave before you get yourself into trouble," Ric replied, his cheeks flushing red with anger.
"I'm not going anywhere. All three of you did this to her as well. I'm not leaving till you all pay for it. Every last one of you." Morgan stated rather calmly.
"I'm calling Sonny," Lorenzo said, as he took out his cell phone and flipped it open.
"Put it down," Morgan said as she took out her father's gun and aimed it straight at Alcazar.
"Stop playing games with me. Just do yourself a favor and put the gun down," Lorenzo said as he dialed.
"Who's playing games?" Morgan asked, she then shot at all three of the men. Bang. Bang. Bang.
"No one messes with my family," Morgan said to the fallen men, and she ran out.
Cause I'm broken when I'm open.
And I don't feel like I am strong enough.
"Josh was here," Emma said as she walked downstairs and sat on the couch.
"Oh, how'd it go?" Courtney asked. She had tried to keep the conversation light.
"He loves me," Emma replied. Jason looked at her, sighed, and left the penthouse.
"He needs some time to deal with this honey," Courtney said, trying to cover for Jason. Courtney knew that Jason now hated the idea of his daughter with any boy.
"Yeah, well so do I." Emma said as she too walked out of the penthouse, leaving Courtney alone once again, wondering how her family had fallen apart so fast. She began to cry. She felt helpless, like there was nothing she could do anymore. Like things would never get better.
Cause I'm broken when im lonesome.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away.
Song Credit: Seether f. Amy Lee "Broken"
A/N: this was a really hard chapter for me to write. So reviews are greatly appreciated!!