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Author's Note: The updates are becoming farther and farther apart, I know and I'm sorry. I've been trying to get them out faster, but something always gets in the way. I also know that I should have updated my other story first, but I'm still in the process of editing the latest chapter, so expect it in a few days. Thank you everyone who's reviewed so far and I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Oh! I also started a C2 community, Love Is a Battlefield, which is dedicated to Carson/Journey/Mob-centric stories.. if you'd like to have any of your stories added, please let me know!

The lyrics are Falling Down by Ben Jelen.

The simple truth is I'm falling, falling down

And I don't want to drag you through the bottom

We need to talk.

Jason stared at her for a moment, a million and one possibilities running through his mind. "Come on in," he said, moving out of the doorway. "What's going on?"

Courtney's eyes flitted around the room. "Where's Sam?" she asked.

"Upstairs. Would you rather talk somewhere else?"

She shook her head. "No, it's fine, I've should get used to her being here, right?" she asked, sitting down on the sofa.

Jason sat down next to her, noticing immediately that she visibly moved so they weren't touching. And she still hadn't looked him in the eyes. "What happened with Jax?"

"What happened with Sam?"

Answering a question with a question. Jason shrugged. "She threatened to move out," he said.

"Interesting choice of words."

"What?"

"Threatened. Was it a threat really? Or did she offer?"

"I guess it was an offer."

"And you don't want her to? You want her to stay here?"

"You know Sonny would never let her leave town," Jason pointed out.

"I didn't ask if Sonny wanted her to stay here."

Jason looked at the blonde sitting on his left. Her eyes were still looking anywhere but at him and her fingers were twisting nervously at the hemline of her shirt.

"Are you trying to start a fight with me?" No answer. "Hey." He guided her chin so that she was looking at him. "What happened with Jax, Courtney? Why are you so shaken up?"

"He thinks I'm making a mistake," she said finally. "I mean, I didn't expect him to give me his blessing or anything, but I also didn't expect him to look so hurt either."

"Why does it matter so much what Jax thinks?" Jason asked. "Courtney, look at me."

Courtney brought her gaze up to meet his. "Before he left, Jax kissed me," she admitted. "And I didn't expect it, but it still happened and I –"

"You kissed him back," Jason guessed.

She nodded. "I'm sorry Jase. I don't know why I didn't push him away sooner."

"Courtney, do you actually have feelings for Jax?"

"No," she said quickly. Too quickly for Jason's liking.

He sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I'd understand if you did," he started. "The two of you have spent a lot of time together over the past few months and it's not a far stretch to assume you care about him."

"So I should assume that you have feelings for Sam too?"

Damn it. "That's a different situation," Jason argued. Sam is only here because she needed a place to stay that was close to Sonny. There is nothing else going on."

"And I only spent time with Jax because it was a bet that would benefit the foundation." She sighed. She wasn't used to Jason talking so much, and she wasn't sure if she liked it.

"Are we fighting?"

Courtney was caught-off guard by the question. She looked up at Jason and saw he was smiling at her. "I don't know," she said, trying not to smile back. "Are we?"

Jason grinned and pulled her against him, settling the two of them back against the sofa. "I don't want to fight with you, we've done enough of that. I know you're not thrilled that Sam's here, but I can't have her leave now, not with the baby due so soon. Maybe once she has the baby, we can find someplace else for her to live."

"Sonny wouldn't like that very much," Courtney said reluctantly.

"Carly would." This elicited a giggle from Courtney.

"I haven't heard from Carly since this morning, that surprises me a little."

"Oh, she's already been here hinting around to Sam," Jason said. He kissed the crown of her head. "You know, there is one part of our lives that we haven't talked about yet," he said hesitantly.

"I'm tired of talking," Courtney said. "Yes, we've got a lot of problems to work through, but we've been back together for not even twenty-four hours, and I see a lot of fights in our future, so can we just enjoy today?" She looked up at him through her eyelashes and grinned. "Please?"

Jason rolled his eyes at the expression on her face. "One thing before I agree?"

"What's that?"

"Is Jax going to be a part of your life?"

"Not as much as he'd like to be, but yes, I mean, he is still a big part of my foundation. But that's it Jason. He's just a business partner, nothing more." She was trying to reassure herself just as much as him.

"I can handle that," Jason said, bringing her close for a kiss. Both of them tried to fight the suspicions in the back of their heads that the other was lying to them.

Sit in front of me, turn around you'll see

I'm everything you want, all you'd ever need

"Sonny! Where have you been? I've been trying to get a hold of you all day, why hasn't your cell phone been on?" Carly pounced on her husband the second he walked through the door.

Sonny held up his cell phone and inspected it. "Battery's dead," he announced, kissing his wife. "What's so urgent? Is everything okay?"

"Everything is great! Thing's couldn't be better!" Carly declared. "Guess what?"

"How about you just tell me," Sonny asked, pouring brandy into a glass.

"Courtney and Jason are back together!" She watched as he took a drink. "Hello? Did you hear what I just said?"

"I heard you," Sonny said, setting the glass down. "And how do you know this?"

"Because I walked in on the two of them at Courtney's this morning. Sonny, why aren't you smiling? This is what we've been waiting for."

"You've been waiting for this Carly, I'm letting them live their lives how they want. Who's to say that this wasn't just a one-night thing for them?"

"The fact that Courtney's over in his penthouse right now." She looked at Sonny, whose eyebrows were raised at her. "What? I was looking through the peephole," she said innocently.

Sonny rolled his eyes. "You need to find a hobby," he said lightly.

She pouted. "Why aren't you happier?" she asked.

"I'm saving my happiness until I hear it from those two that they are back together," Sonny said, taking Carly into his arms. "Now, you're not planning on sticking your nose into their business are you?" he asked.

"Sonny, she's my sister and he's my best friend, this is our business," she insisted.

"Carly." Sonny's voice had a hint of warning in it. "Let them sort things out themselves. Yes, it would be great if they were back together, but they do have a lot of things in their way right now. It'll be easier if you let them do it on their own," he said, stressing the last three words.

"Yeah, they have Sam in their way. Sonny, she can't stay there."

"That's not my choice to make," Sonny said. "That's between Sam and Jason."

"Courtney too. And she won't be happy with Sam there."

"I think right now, Sam isn't at the top of their worries," Sonny said. "What about the fact that Jason works for me? That's what drove them apart in the first place."

Carly thought for a moment. "I know!" she said, her eyes lighting up. "We could—"

Sonny covered her mouth. "We aren't going to do anything," he said firmly. "This is their fight, not ours."

"You can't stop me from offering advice," she said.

"You sound like Michael," he chided her. "I can take you away for a week or two and let them figure out what's going on, if that's what it takes for you to butt out."

"Well then fire up the jet," Carly teased. "But can we go someplace tropical?"

Sonny shook his head. "You're impossible. Where are the boys? I'm taking you guys out to lunch."

"You are?"

"How else am I going to keep you away from the peephole?"

"I'm hungry," Courtney announced, wrapping the bed sheet around her and sitting up. It was later that afternoon and she and Jason were lying in his bed. She shook Jason until he opened his eyes.

"You know where the kitchen is," he groaned.

"Yeah but I don't want to get dressed to go out there. All you have to do is throw some jeans on and bring me back some ice cream from the freezer."

"I don't have any ice cream."

"What? Jason, what's happened to you? No ice cream?" Courtney shook her head with mock disappointment. "You'll just have to go to Kelly's and get me some then."

"Yeah, I'll get right on that," Jason said, rolling over and burying his head under the pillow.

"Jason! I mean it, I'm really hungry!" she said, trying to pull the pillow away but he held on tight.

"Were you always this whiny?" he teased, peeking out from underneath the pillow. "Seriously, if you're that hungry, eat something other than ice cream."

"But I'm not hungry-hungry," she explained. "I'm ice-cream-hungry."

"Oh, by all means then, let me run right out," Jason said dryly. "Come here!" he said, grabbing her around the waist and tickling her.

"Stop!" she squealed. She tried to fend off his hands but she soon gave up, collapsing on the bed in a fit of giggles. "Fine, I give up!" she gasped. "I give up, you don't have to go get me the ice cream!" He stopped tickling her and she took a deep breath. "You could bring me some chili though." Her answer brought back the tickling and she squealed again. "Jason!"

By now he had her pinned underneath him and he grinned down at her. "I'll tell you what. We'll both get dressed, and go to Kelly's together, deal?"

"Deal," Courtney agreed, pulling him down to kiss him.

"I thought we were getting dressed," Jason murmured a few minutes later.

"Not so hungry anymore," Courtney managed to say between kisses.

"Jason!" The bedroom door swung open and Sam stood in its frame. "Oh! I'm sorry I—"

Jason and Courtney pulled apart quickly. "Sam, what is it?"

"I think something's wrong with the baby," she said, holding onto her stomach. "I don't think she's kicking, I think it's something else."

Jason was out of bed and getting dressed faster than Courtney had ever seen him move. "Okay, just let me get dressed and we'll go to the hospital. I'll be right out."

He looked back to the bed. "Court—"

"Go," she assured him. "I'm going to get dressed, and I'll get Sonny and we'll meet you at the hospital," she said. "I'll also call ahead and tell them that you're on the way."

"Thanks. I love you."

"I love you too." Her words were cut off as he shut the bedroom door on his way out. She got up and dressed quickly, grabbing the phone off the base on her way into the living room to find her shoes. As she dialed the hospital, she couldn't help but wonder what would happen if something went wrong with Sam's baby. She pushed the thought out of her mind and went across the hallway to Sonny and Carly's. Soon, the three of them were on their way to General Hospital.