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

Author's notes: Only one more chapter after this! Hope you like this chapter, let me know what you think.

Song credit goes to John Mayer for the absolutely amazing song Back to You, it's one of my top 3 favorite songs and I can't believe I haven't used it yet in a Journey story.

Back to you, it always comes back to you
I tried to forget you; I tried to stay away
But it's too late…

Flashback

It rained the evening of the wedding, sending everyone into a panicked tailspin. Everyone except the bride, that is. While Carly was trying her best to reassure Courtney that everything would still go off as planned, it was actually Courtney who ended up calming her best friend down. As Carly fretted over Courtney getting her dress wet, Courtney only laughed, and reminded her that a little rain never hurt anyone and that it was a sign of good luck for it to rain on a wedding day.

So here they were, exactly 3 weeks to the day that Courtney had come back to town, at the little chapel in the woods with only their closest family members present to witness the marriage. It was a very simple ceremony, and only when it came time to recite their vows, did Courtney how choked up she was and that it would be a little harder to say the vows she had written days before.

"It almost seems silly, that we're here pledging our love to each other in vows that we've already said once before, but standing here with you today, I can suddenly think of a thousand more things I could say to you now that I didn't say back then."

"I could stand here and tell you that I never once dreamed that we'd be here, in this church, together again but I'd be lying," she began. "Because the truth is, from the time I met you, I've always known we'd end up together, no matter how long if took for us to get here. I've always known that we belong to each other, and I'm so lucky to have another chance to show you just how much I love you. We've shared some hard times together, there's no denying that, but all the wonderful times we've spent together far outnumber those few bad ones." Her voice started to crack, and she swallowed, smiling up at him through the tears in her eyes. "I love you Jason. I always have, I always will. And I'll never stop trying to prove to you and to show you just how much."

Jason cleared his throat and began. "I guess it's no secret that we've both always known that we'd always come back to this place, and if we did happen to forget, we always had someone there to remind us." He paused to glance over at Carly, who managed to smile through her tears. "Courtney, I never thought I deserved you, but standing here, with you, I finally see that I do. We belong together, and while sometimes, it's been difficult, we've always managed to believe in each other, and in us. I never thought I'd love anyone quite like this, but loving you the way I do, I know I won't ever stop. And I promise you, that I'm going to take each and every day that we are together to prove to you just how happy you make me, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep you, and our family, safe and happy and you will always feel loved. We may not always agree on everything Courtney, but we've always found our way back to each other and I promise that I'll always come back to you."

End Flashback

"Back to you," Courtney whispered to herself as she twisted the gold band around her finger. "Please Jason, just come back to me."

"Courtney?"

Courtney jumped at the sound of her name. "Monica," she said, standing up. "How is he?"

"Very lucky," Monica said. "He's going to be okay. The bullet didn't hit any organs or major arteries and we were able to remove it without any problem. He lost some blood but like I said, he's going to be okay."

"Good, that's good." Courtney nodded. "Can I see him?"

Monica smiled sympathetically. "He is awake, but actually, he asked you to give him 10 minutes with Sonny before he sees you."

Courtney's eyes traveled to Sonny. "You've got 5 minutes before I go in there," she said, sitting back down. Sonny followed Monica back into Jason's room.

"See Court?" Carly said, putting an arm around her. "He's going to be okay."

"I know, you were right." Courtney sighed. "I still can't believe everything that happened today. It's like, I forget what Sonny and Jason actually do, and I honestly don't think I've remembered in a long time, and then something like this happens and I'm probably never going to forget again."

"We'll get through this," Carly said confidently. "And Sonny and Jason are going to do what they can to make sure this doesn't happen again."

"Exactly what I'm afraid of," Courtney said, looking up at Carly. "It's been almost 5 minutes, come on." She stood up and they went to find Jason's room.

As soon as she saw him, the anger that had built up inside her disappeared as she felt a thousand other emotions course through her. "Jason thank God," she said, practically running to the bed and hugging him carefully.

"Hey," he said when she finally pulled back. "Are you okay? Where's Macey?"

"I'm fine, and Macey and the other kids are all with my Dad," she said. "You scared the hell out of me, do you know that?"

He nodded. "I'm sorry. But I'm okay, and I don't want you to worry anymore. Sonny and I know who did this and we're going to fix it."

"Who did this?" she asked, her gaze switching between her husband and her brother.

"Court, come on, you and Carly don't need to know that," Sonny said. "Just trust me and Jason."

"Besides, if you knew that could possibly put you in danger," Jason added.

"Because this right here isn't danger?" Carly asked incredulously.

"Carly, don't start," Sonny started to say before Carly cut him off.

"Don't start what Sonny? I don't know if you've noticed, but Jason's in the hospital. Because he was shot. And let's not forget about the fact that there were—"

"Stop!" Courtney said loudly. "Carly, please, just stop."

"Okay, why don't you two leave me and Courtney alone for a little bit," Jason suggested. He waited until Carly and Sonny were out of the room and took Courtney's hand. "I'm so happy you're okay," he said. "Come here."

She allowed herself to be pulled a little bit closer to him but resisted a complete hug. "I'm happy you're okay too, I am, but Jason, I'm so angry right now."

"I know you are, but you have to believe me, this could have been a lot worse Courtney."

"Worse?" she echoed. "Jason, you were shot. That car exploded and Macey was just a few feet away. I didn't even know if she had made it out of the car. In that short amount of time I could have lost you and I could have lost her, and what would I have left Jason?" She felt a few tears spill from her eyes and relented as Jason pulled her into his chest. "I can't lose either one of you," she whispered.

"You won't," Jason promised. "I haven't let you down yet, have I?"

"No," she admitted reluctantly. She brushed at her eyes and ran her fingers through his hair. "So what are you and Sonny going to do?"

"We're sending you and Carly and the kids to the island and we're going to get things under control here."

Courtney narrowed her eyes. "Is that all you're going to tell me?" she asked.

"For now, yes." Jason sighed. "Courtney, you know I can't say anymore than that."

"Doesn't mean I have to like it." Courtney knew she sounded like a pouting child, more specifically, like Briana, but she didn't care.

"Courtney, you know I would never do anything that would hurt us, don't you?"

"I know. Promise me something though?"

"Anything."

"This is it Jason," she said, pulling back so she could look directly into his eyes. "This ends once and for all because I can't do this again. I would never be able to handle something happening to you or Macey ever again. If you and Sonny can't end this, then I have no choice but to take Macey and go." The words surprised Courtney even as they came out of her mouth and even more surprisingly; she realized she meant them.

Jason nodded. "If this doesn't end I will bring you the divorce papers myself," he said.

"I'm serious Jason," she protested. "You know I love you more than I could ever say but I can't risk anything like today happening ever again to Macey. Please Jason, I'm begging you, don't let it come to that."

"I won't," he promised, lacing his fingers through hers.

"Okay," Jason said, coming into the room. "The pilot's all set for you guys," he said as he swung Macey into his arms. "Are you going to be a good girl for Momma and Aunt Carly?" It was only 3 days later, and Carly and Courtney were on their way to the island already.

Macey nodded. "I will," she said. "But why aren't you coming with us? You always come to the island."

"Daddy will be there in a few days honey," Courtney said, reaching up to remove the little girl's thumb from her mouth. "He just has some work he needs to do first."

"Oh." Macey nodded and then turned back to Jason. "Can we build sand castles when you get there?"

"We sure can," Jason promised. He hugged her and kissed the top of her head before setting her down. "Why don't you go with Leticia and the kids and get on the plane while I say goodbye to Momma, okay?" He watched as she ran off and then turned to Courtney. "Hey, smile," he chided gently, tilting her chin up.

"I can't. Jason, I don't like this at all." She sighed. "You just got out of the hospital yesterday and I don't want to leave you alone."

"I'm fine Courtney," he said, trying to reassure her. "And I'll be a lot better knowing that you and Carly and the kids are safe and away from here right now."

"You just make everything sound so dangerous," she said. "And I'm allowed to worry, okay?"

"I know," Jason said. "I promise you though, Sonny and I will come for you sooner than you think. Just have fun with the kids, enjoy the sun, don't worry too much, and just know that I'm on my way back, okay?"

"Okay," Courtney relented. She wrapped her arms around him and rested her head under his chin. "I love you."

"I love you too. I'll call you soon." He cleared his throat. "You better get going, it's almost time for takeoff."

She reached up and kissed him. "Bye," she whispered before turning and boarded the plane.

"This will be over soon," he called after her. "I promise."

As the plane made its ascent into the sky, both Carly and Courtney sat there silently looking at each other, each wondering what would happen the next time they saw their husbands.

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