Disclaimer: The characters of GH, as well as General Hospital itself don't belong to me.

Author's Note: Here's the next chapter; I hope everyone enjoys it! Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far, especially AngelTears123 and Rheanne --- you guys spoil me with your reviews, but really, they mean a lot and are very appreciated! Hope this chapter flows well, but keep in mind, I took liberties with a lot of the medical stuff, and I'm not a doctor by any means so my medical knowledge is very limited.

Song lyrics are Let Me In by Save Ferris.

It was all that I wanted from you

It was something you never knew

To let me in...

Courtney smiled slightly as she peered through the glass window at the babies in the hospital nursery. There were five of them in their cribs, three girls and two boys and every single one of them looked perfect.

She couldn't stop staring at the babies. She watched as one of the mothers sat next to an incubator, cooing at her newborn. The look on her face was one of absolute joy, and Courtney found herself imagining she was that mother. She imagined fussing over her own baby, counting her fingers and toes, singing lullabies to her at night.

She bit her lip, coming back to reality. She wasn't going to get that chance, and now maybe Sam wouldn't either. When they had gotten to the hospital, Jason informed them that Sam had started having contractions and that her doctor was trying to stop them.

That was almost three hours ago and they were soon running out of options. If the contractions didn't stop soon, both Sam and her baby would be in trouble.

Courtney was torn. She hated to admit it, but while she would never wish the pain and hurt of losing a baby on anyone, no matter how much she disliked them, a part of her knew how much easier things would be if—well, if something happened.

Of course, no matter what she felt, she would never dare voice that opinion aloud, not like Carly did just minutes earlier. Thankfully, only Courtney had heard her, and she couldn't even imagine what would have happened if Sonny or even Jason had heard her.

"Hey." She was startled out of her thoughts as Jason came up next to her and the babies mesmerized him as well for a moment.

"Hey," she said softly. "How's Sam?"

Jason shook his head. "They couldn't slow the contractions so Dr. Meadows is getting ready to do a Cesarean."

"Oh God," Courtney murmured. "Jason, I'm sure she'll be okay, babies are born premature all the time, her due date was coming up in a few weeks so I'm sure there won't be anything to worry about."

Jason nodded, his eyes still fixed on the nursery window. "I've been looking for you to tell you, I should have known to come here first."

She smiled at him. "I can't help it," she confessed. "Watching them is soothing. They're so innocent and new and so content with themselves. I haven't felt that way in awhile."

"Same here," Jason agreed. He put an arm around her waist and she rested her head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I ran out of the penthouse like I did," he said. "I wasn't thinking clearly. I heard Sam say something was wrong and I just reacted."

"It's okay, you were worried." She looked up at him. "Are they going to let you be in there with her?"

Jason shook his head. "Sonny's with her now. He's staying with her." It was hard for Courtney to decipher the tone of his voice, but by looking at his face, she could see he was disappointed.

"I thought Sam wanted you in there?" she questioned.

He shrugged, taking his eyes off the babies finally. "Sonny said he wanted to be there, and so Sonny's there. He's the father Courtney, I can't argue with him."

Courtney opened her mouth but shut it quickly without saying a word. Though he didn't come out and say it she knew Jason was upset. And as much as she hated to admit it, she knew he had a right to be. Jason had been with Sam throughout most of her pregnancy and it was natural for him to want to be there through the end of it.

A wave of anger surged through her as she thought of Sonny. He had been the one to put them all, especially Jason, in this situation. It had been his idea for Jason to take care of Sam, and now he was pushing Jason away from her.

Of course, Jason didn't tell her any of this, she knew him well enough to know that's what was happening. And while it should have made her happy, it was hard not to feel sympathetic to Jason's predicament.

"Court?"

"What?" Courtney turned to Jason, who was staring at her.

"You're a million miles away."

"Sorry." She managed a smile. "Were you saying something?"

"Yeah, I said we should go back and sit with Carly."

Courtney nodded. "Are you okay?" she asked, knowing she wasn't going to get a straight answer from him.

"Fine," he said, stealing one more look at the babies. "Come on."

"Okay," she said softly. They went back to the waiting room and Courtney sat down next to Carly while Jason went to talk to Sonny and the doctor.

"How are you doing?" Courtney asked.

"How am I supposed to be doing?" Carly hissed. "Tell me, because I have no idea. What's proper etiquette on how to behave when your husband's former mistress is in labor?"

Courtney smiled sympathetically and rested her hand on Carly's arm. "You're here, and that's a lot," she said.

"How's Jason?"

She shrugged. "He won't say it, but I know he wishes he was going to be there with Sam and not Sonny."

"I can't believe this. You know, I never thought of how this day would go. I thought if I didn't think about it, it wouldn't happen. Sam should have left town when she had the chance, none of us would be here right now, and no one—"

"Carly." Courtney sighed. Thankfully Carly didn't continue her ramble because Jason came over to them.

"Sam's in the delivery room now, she should have the baby any time," he said, sitting down. "We just have to wait."

"I'm going to call Leticia and check on the boys," Carly said, standing up and walking over to a corner of the waiting room.

"She doesn't seem too happy," Jason observed.

"Neither do you," Courtney said.

"I'm fine Courtney. I already told you that." His voice stayed calm and even.

She reached over and took his hand, holding it between both of hers. "You're really looking forward to being around this baby, aren't you?" she asked gently.

"Courtney..."

"No, don't push me away," Courtney said. "This is one of those things we need to talk about. I know you keep saying you're only doing this because Sonny asked you to, but admit it Jase, you've gotten attached."

"The baby might not make it Courtney."

The words were so low, she wasn't sure she heard him right. "What?"

"The baby's heartbeat is very irregular right now. There's a lot of distress and Sam's freaking out, so that's not helping things." Jason's eyes were straight ahead as he spoke. "That's why they're doing the Cesarean right now, but her chance of survival isn't the best."

Courtney didn't know what to say, she just rested her head on Jason's shoulder. "Sam's strong," she said finally. "And she's done everything right during this pregnancy because of you, so the baby's strong too. I'm sure everything will be fine."

Jason didn't answer her, but she felt his hand grip hers tighter. If that was as much as he could open up to her, she would take it gladly, Courtney thought to herself as they sat there quietly.

Half an hour later Sonny came out of the delivery room and the three of them stood up.

"Well?" Jason and Carly asked at the same time.

"It's a girl," Sonny said. He ran a hand through his dark hair. "But she's very weak and something's wrong. They wouldn't tell me what, but the doctors rushed her out of there as soon as they could."

"And Sam?"

Sonny shook his head. "She's lost a lot of blood, she's unconscious right now, but Dr. Meadows says she should be okay."

"That's good," Courtney said encouragingly.

Dr. Webber came out of the exam room and approached them.

"How's the baby?" Sonny asked immediately.

"Your daughter is a very sick little girl," Steven said. "Because she was born early, she's a little underweight, but luckily her vital organs are all formed."

"So what's wrong?" Jason asked.

"She has a rare blood disease. Right now, we're giving her antibiotics but if they don't appear to help quickly, a transfusion may be in order."

"Can I see her?" Sonny asked.

Steven nodded. "Come with me and I'll take you to her."

Courtney watched Jason as Sonny took Carly's hand and they followed Steven.

"Come on," she said. "Let's go get some air and give Sonny some time with the baby, then we'll go see her ourselves, okay?"

Jason shook his head. "Actually, I want to go see Sam," he said.

"Oh, okay," she said. "I guess I'll go call Dad and let him know what's going on, I don't think Sonny did."

"I'll just be a few minutes," Jason said. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and headed into Sam's recovery room.

Courtney watched him for a few minutes and then took her cell phone out of her purse and dialed Mike's number.

"Hey," Courtney said quietly, coming up behind Jason. They were back in front of the nursery windows. "Which one is she?"

"The one on the far left," Jason said. "Look how tiny she is. She looks strong, doesn't she? I mean, she doesn't look that sick."

Courtney slid her arms around him from behind and rested her chin on his shoulder. "She's beautiful," she agreed. "Where are Sonny and Carly?"

"Sonny's with Sam and Carly went home for a few hours, to check on the boys."

"Is Sam awake yet?"

Jason shook his head. "And Lila's antibiotics aren't working either, so Sonny's getting blood taken now. Sam's still too weak for them to draw from her."

"She'll be fine," Courtney said once more. "Both of them will be."

"You know, Sam said earlier today that the baby was kicking a lot more than she usually does," Jason said. "Maybe I should have brought her to the hospital then."

"Jason, no," Courtney said softly. "Babies kick all the time, there was no way you could have known something was wrong if Sam didn't say so."

"Still, even after she said that I never checked on her the rest of the afternoon," Jason said. "I should have at least done that."

"Hey." Courtney moved so that she was facing him. "Jase, listen to me, this isn't your fault okay? You couldn't have prevented this from happening; you did everything you could. Once you knew something was wrong, you got Sam here as fast as you could. You couldn't have done anymore."

"There must have been something I could have done," Jason insisted.

Courtney bit her lip. Though he didn't say it, she couldn't help but wonder if he thought that things would have happened differently if she hadn't been at the penthouse that afternoon.

"Everything's going to be okay," she whispered as they both turned back to the window.

"Thank you," Jason said, again gripping her hand. "For everything."

It was a simple gesture, very few words, but they meant the world to Courtney. She squeezed his hand back and smiled at him.

"You know, you could go home too if you wanted," he said. "You must be tired."

"I'm staying here with you," she said firmly. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Well, how about we go get that coffee then?" Jason asked.

"Sounds good," Courtney agreed. They were halfway to the elevator when they heard Sonny's voice from the lab room.

"What do you mean I'm not the father?"