Chapter Eight: Old&New Life Clashes

The clock read exactly 2a.m. when Courtney's eyes flung open. She was in a different area and not in the living room. "Where am I?"

"In the guest room. Do you need anything?" Lorenzo asked getting out of the chair not to far from the bed.

"You carried me again?" Courtney asked feeling her head.

"Yes, hope you don't mind that, you couldn't sleep out there, so I brought you in here. Do you need your medicine, anything?"

"Oh, just a glass of water. I can get it" Courtney removed the comforter from herself and put her feet on the ground.

"No, Courtney it's 2 hours past midnight, let me get it. I dont want you to hurt yourself" Lorenzo said, stopping her from standing up.

"Okay, you're right. I do feel a little dizzy. Thanks" Courtney laid back down on the pillow and watched as he left out.

She noticed the window was open for cool air to come in. It appeared to be a peaceful night. Something she wasn't used to in a long time.

"Here you go, and I got you, your medicine in case the pain comes back" Lorenzo sat next to her and handed her the glass and medicine.

"Thanks again, Lorenzo. You didn't have to stay with me all night, you know" Courtney sipped down her medicine.

"I know, but I wanted to, I've been checking on you and Sage all night. I'm not that tired anyhow" Lorenzo lied, and tried to hide his yawning.

"You liar, you are too tired. Please get some rest, or you will be to tired later on" Courtney told him placing her glass down.

"You go back to sleep first and I will get some sleep. I promise" Lorenzo compromised.

"Deal" Courtney yawned and pulled herself under the covers. "Goodnight, I mean, goodmorning" she smiled.

Lorenzo smiled and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Oops, I'm used to doing that to Sage, I'm sorry.

Courtney must have not heard him, because she didn't respond, she was already fast asleep.

"Pills knock you out fast I suppose" Lorenzo laughed silently and sat back in his chair to rest.

The Next Morning

"You're awake" Lorenzo said bringing her a tray of goodies.

"Wow, it's beautiful outside" Courtney told him admiring the beautiful view of the sunrise.

"It is, I made sure when I bought this place that it would have that" Lorenzo smiled placing the tray by her. "I see that you're feeling alot better too"

"I am. What's this?" Courtney grinned.

"It's everything I thought you might like and something extra in case you don't like any of it" Lorenzo smiled back.

"You didn't have to do this for me. But it looks delicious, thanks. What do you have behind your back?" Courtney pointed.

"Donuts, just in case. Sage ate half the bag already" Lorenzo laughed.

"Haha, that's funny" Courtney giggled. "Thanks"

"Your most welcome, and I one more surprise for you, but you have to eat first before you see it" Lorenzo insisted.

"Okay, I will eat. Dont worry." Courtney sat up some more to try all of the goodies on her tray.

"I already had breakfast, so don't worry" Lorenzo added. "I'll be right back"

"Okay. I'll be waiting for that surprise" Courtney cheerfully called back.

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"""And we're back!"""

"All finished?" Lorenzo poked his head in.

Courtney nodded and wiped her mouth with the napkin. "Yes!"

"Good, because your surprise has been waiting for you all morning" Lorenzo smiled and opened the door some more.

"Woof!!!!"

"Oh my gosh, Rosie!!!" Courtney beamed with delight.

"Surprise" Lorenzo said placing both hands in his pockets.

"Lorenzo, this was too nice of you, thank you so much for getting her for me! I almost forgot. Oh, Im so glad to see you girl! How's my girl? Yeah, I missed you too!" Courtney baby-talked Rosie and gave her a million kisses.

"Woof! Woof!" Rosie jumped on the bed.

"Haha, Rosie. You're so spoiled!" Courtney petted her head.

"I'm glad for you both. You two are inseparable."

"I know, it's so bad" Courtney rolled her eyes.

"If you feel good enough, I'm sure you can get out of bed. I'll help you" Lorenzo offered.

"Yes, I'm ready to get out of this bed. I feel much better. Thanks to you" Courtney smiled and took his hand to stand up.

"Woof!" Rosie barked and jumped off the bed.

"Rosie's excited for you too" Lorenzo added looking down at the dog.

"I know, she's ready for me to play with her"

"I don't want you to overdue it okay?" Lorenzo stated concerned.

"I won't, you know me. I'm a tough girl" Courtney poked him.

"Ow, that hurt" Lorenzo smirked.

"Funny" Courtney pointed. "I can walk on my own now"

"Yes, ma'am" Lorenzo let go of her. "Right this way, Ms. Queen B"

"Stop!" Courtney laughed. "I see your sense of humor is coming out, must be from hanging around me"

"Nah, I just always kept it in" Lorenzo winked.

"Riiight" Courtney laughed. "Come on Rosie"

"You probably need to change, I'm sure you want to freshen up too. Sage said you were welcomed to use her clothes, or I can send someone to your house for some things"

"Well, I was actually thinking about going home today. I mean, there's no reason to stay here any longer. I've been enough trouble" Courtney told him.

"Nonsense, Courtney. You can stay here as long as you want. Me and Sage really hope you stay" Lorenzo said.

Courtney tilted her head to the side and grinned. "You guys are too much. Thanks, I will stay, for now" Courtney bent down to pet her Golden.

"I have to take care of some stuff at the Police station, you don't have to worry. It's just about last night and stuff. So make yourself at home and your welcome to use anything you want in here. Sage's clothes are in her closet and dresser. If you need anything at all, please call me. No one should bother you here anymore"

"No, your right. Besides I have Rosie here too. Thank you again, Lorenzo. I wish I could do more for you" Courtney stood up.

"You've done plenty, and I thank you for that too. Now you take it easy. Your medicine from Bobby is in the kitchen. I mean it, don't overdue it" Lorenzo pointed at her.

"Yes, Sir. Mr. Alcazar Sir" Courtney saluted. But couldn't keep a straight face.

"Your something else, see you later, Courtney" Lorenzo smiled.

"Bye" Courtney smiled. "Well, Rosie. I guess it's just me and you. Did you ever imagine we'd be in Lorenzo Alcazars penthouse at all? I sure didn't" Courtney said walking in the back room.

Lorenzo stopped awhile in the park to call one of his guys to retrieve some things at Courtney's loft. He didn't see the person behind him approach him.

"Lorenzo, what are you doing out here?" Carly asked, hand on her hip.

"Minding my own business, and you?" He smiled.

"Heh, Sure. I've been looking for Courtney all night, what have you done with her, Lorenzo? You didn't kidnap her again did you?"

"No, I didn't. I dont keep track of Courtney. Courtney has her own life, why don't you try getting one of your own?" Lorenzo stood up from sitting.

"Okay Lorenzo, don't piss me off. If I dont hear from Courtney soon, I'm going to turn you in to the cops" Carly warned.

Lorenzo just shook his head. "Carly, why are you so jealous of me and Courtney working together? I mean, you call my house last night, when you could have just called Courtney's cell. Did you want to talk to her or me?"

Carly was dumbfounded. "I-, I wanted to talk to Courtney, you idiot. She didn't answer her phone, so I figured she was there since you guys hang out so much!" Carly shouted.

"Right. Carly, I am over you. I suggest you move on also. There's nothing holding you back from being with Sonny. The man you've always loved. Please excuse me, I have business to take care of"

"Wait just a damn minute, Lorenzo. What the hell is going on here? No, you're not telling me something. If you dont want to tell me I will surely find out from my BEST FRIEND. You got that?" Carly stormed off.

Lorenzo just shook his head and went on his way.

Ring Ring.

"Shoot" Courtney could hear her cell phone ringing while she was dressing, after taking a BubbleBath.

"Rosie, could you get that!"

"Woof?"

"Just kidding, Rosie. I wish!" She laughed. "They can leave a message"

"Courtney! This is Carly. Where on earth have you been? I've been worried. I thought something happened to you. Your not at home, your not at your office. Please let me know that your okay. I love you, talk to you soon" Carly said hanging up her cell.

"Hey, Carly!" Bobbie waved passing in front of Kelly's.

"Hey Mom" Carly smiled and hugged her.

"What's wrong, hunny? You look upset. Come on, what's up?" Bobbie asked.

"Oh nothing, just that I haven't heard from Courtney in forever. I'm really worried about her. I even threatened Lorenzo just now. They've been working together and stuff" Carly sat down with her mom.

"Oh" Bobbie replied. "And that bothers you?"

"I guess it does. I never thought my best friend would even be around Lorenzo for one second, now their always together" Carly frowned.

"Carly, I thought you were over him? If your not, maybe you should tell him, hunny"

"I don't know. I guess I am like Sonny. Always wanting both things at the same time. But I can't go back, I love Sonny. I just want Courtney back with Jason" Carly sighed.

Bobbie nodded. She also wondered why Courtney never told Carly about the incident last night. Maybe she needed more time. In the meantime, Bobbie would keep quiet.

"Well, sweetie, I need to go, I wish I could stay longer, but I'm on call and need to get back to the Hospital. We'll catch up later, okay?" Bobbie got up and hugged her daughter.

"Okay Mom, thanks for listening to me rant" Carly laughed.

"You can rant and rave with me anytime. I love you. Becareful and stay out of trouble" Bobbie warned.

"Haha, I will try to" Carly waved and sat back down. "Where in the world is that girl?"

Courtney sighed after listening to Carly's message on her cell. She felt horrible she couldn't tell her what happened. But it would just stir up trouble on everyone's end. She also hoped jerky Ric didn't spill the beans either.

She finished drying her hair and went to change. "Gosh, that heat on that blowdryer was a little hot, don't you think Rosie" Courtney sat down in her robe and put some socks on.

"Aw, Rosie I'm fine" Courtney said taking her pills out of her mouth. "Your so smart"

"Woof!"

"Rosie, come on, I dont need them, you know what happened last time I got hooked on these. Not a pretty sight" Courtney replied brushing her hair.

"Let's see what Sage has in here?" Courtney got up and looked in her closet. "Wow, nice clothes, Sage --, Ow" She stumbled over.

"Woof" Rosie ran up to her and licked her face. Courtney tried to reach for something but failed, she stumbled backwards and fainted. Rosie started barking and ran out of the room. She returned to Courtney and tried waking her up by licking her face, then returned back outside the room and barked repeatively.

"That sounds like Rosie? What would she be doing at Lorenzo's place?" Carly asked herself approaching the door.

The barking grew louder and Carly had no choice but to pick the lock. "Rosie, it is you! What are you doing here?" Carly asked looking around the place and shutting the door. "What is it girl?" Carly asked putting her purse down to follow her.

"Woof!"

"Oh my - Gosh, Courtney?!" Carly rushed to her side. "What happened, Courtney!" Carly freaked out. "Can you hear me?" Carly checked to see if she was breathing. "I knew something was wrong when you didn't answer! What did that bastard do to you?"

"What the hell?"

"Jason! How did you find me?" Carly asked.

"How did I? I followed you, what the hell happened here? Is she dead?" Jason kneeled down.

"No, she's alive. I don't know what happened. I came here because I was worried about her, and she didn't return my calls. I heard Rosie barking when I approached and picked the lock. Thank God I found her, Jason."

"Yeah, did Alcazar do this?" Jason asked feeling her face.

Carly didn't answer him this time.

"She's coming with us." Jason carefully picked her up and looked at her face.

"She has bandages all over her face. Something happened here last night" Jason figured bringing her out.

"Let's get the hell out of here" Carly grabbed her purse and called Rosie out to follow them. "You just saved Courtney's life, Rosie"

Jason was breaking in two. How could he have left her with that monster. He shouldn't have listened to Sonny and went with his gut. This was all his fault. All of it.

Yeah Yeah, I wanted to add more, but I didn't want to add to much, I wrote this whole thing in 30minutes! I hope you guys liked it!!! Thanks for all the awesome reviews! It makes me feel like I'm really doing my job! Writing a Gr8 Fic! So Thank you!:) I try like hell to portray the characters the same as on the show. I also want to thank Sue, for that huge review! It was sweet, I always like to start a fic off right, rushing everything would only make it suck! lol. Stay tuned for Chapter NINE, it's going to be HUGE! :D