Chapter Sixteen: Was It Worth It?

Courtney sat on the couch of Lorenzo's apartment quietly, it had been over an hour since she and Lorenzo departed from one another.

"I wonder if everything is okay?" She thought. Thousands of thoughts ran through her head. 'Was he hurt?'. 'Was this really a set up?'. 'Maybe Sonny had something to do with it'.

"Ugh, Im not helping anyone" Courtney stood up frustrated. She looked at the clock then at the door. She had to help Lorenzo.

Warehouse

"Damnit" Lorenzo muttered to himself. "Luis isn't here, maybe this was a set up" Lorenzo frowned.

The door slowly opened to the dark warehouse and Lorenzo turned around quickly.

"Ah, you did come"

"Luis?" Lorneoz's eye's grew wide with curiosity.

"Indeed, brother...I see you are doing well for yourself." Luis said, coming into the light until they were a few short feet from one another.

"Luis, you're alive. You're really -- Where have you been all this time?" Lorenzo couldn't stop himself from asking.

"Lorenzo, slow down. I have been in hiding for almost 2 years, away on an island, I made sure I kept an eye out for my family. But now, I am back, and I want to get revenge on the people who have hurt me and my family" Luis's eye's glared.

Lorenzo was speechless. His brother standing before him, so bitter, he couldn't believe it. He knew Luis could be unbearable at times, but the way he was talking scared him.

Nearby

"Oh my God, could that be Luis?" Courtney asked herself peering through the doors.

Courtney slowly made her way towards the two men.

"Luis, I don't know what to say but I can tell you this. It is not worth it. Don't start this all over again. Sage needs her father, and I need my brother" Lorenzo pointed out.

Luis showed no emotion, for this is the way he was.

"What was that?" Luis asked taking out his gun.

Lorenzo looked around suspiciously.

"You, show yourself now" Lorenzo said aloud.

"Lorenzo, it's me" Courtney said coming out.

"Courtney?" Luis questioned.

"I was worried and --" Courtney approached him.

"You shouldn't be here" Lorenzo frowned.

"I'm sorry..." Courtney apologized then looked at his brother.

"Who is this?" Luis asked rudely.

"This is, Courtney Matthews, she and I are very close friends" Lorenzo put his arm around her.

"Ah, I see" Luis put his gun away. "So my brother has a weakness, I see"

"Excuse me?" Courtney asked.

"Don't be a fool, girl, my brother falls for any girl that comes into his life. It's one of his disappointing weaknesses"

"Luis, stop this" Loronzo became angry.

"Wait just a damn minute, how dare you talk this way about Lorenzo, he's your brother!" Courtney got up in his face.

"Courtney, I can handle this, you need to go" Lorenzo grabbed her arm.

"I like her, Lorenzo. You got a good one here. Does she work with you as well?" Luis smirked wickedly.

"Luis, that's enough" Lorenzo pointed to him.

Luis backed off and folded his hands behind his back.

"Courtney, I wish you hadn't come, this is dangerous" Lorenzo said pulling her aside.

"I dont like him, Lorenzo. You were so excited to find out your brother was alive only for him to be this way towards you, it's not right" Courtney glared at him.

"Well, we can't always have what we want, but I am grateful he is alive" Lorenzo turned her back around.

Courtney looked at him, searching for a different answer.

"Well, Lorenzo, are you going to send your little woman off home or will I?" Luis walked up to her.

"That's it!" Courtney swung her hand at him before Lorenzo could stop her.

Smack. Luis stumbled back onto crates.

"How dare you!" Luis, shouted taking his gun out to hit her with it.

"Luis, STOP IT!" Lorenzo grabbed his brothers gun and helped him up.

Courtney couldn't believe this bastard, what a worthless excuse for a brother.

Luis dusted himself and calmed down. "I changed my mind, I don't like her, you better do something about this one or I will. I'll see you around" Luis walked off furious.

Lorenzo sighed deeply.

"Lorenzo, that is your brother? He's, he's horrible!" Courtney shouted.

"Courtney..." Lorenzo shook his head. He knew this would be a problem. His own brother and the woman he was falling deeply in love with, were already butting heads. He knew this couldn't be good.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Promise me you won't get in my brother's way. He can be, well, heartless at times. I just don't want you to get hurt, and I don't want to see my brother like that"

"Well, don't see him again!"

"I can't do that, Courtney. He's family" Lorenzo looked at her knowing very well what she was going to say next.

"I can't, I can't do this Lorenzo..." Courtney started for the door.

"Courtney, wait!" Lorenzo called after her.

Courtney ran as fast as she could out of the ally, she looked back at the warehouse, then stopped falling to her knees.

"I knew it, I knew this was to good to be true. Why do I do this to myself? First Jason, now Lorenzo..."

"Jason Morgan? You're Jason's Ex wife?" Luis approached her from behind.

Courtney jumped to her feet immediately and turned around, facing him. God, he looked so much like Lorenzo, yet so emotionless.

"That's right..." Courtney spoke up.

"Making you, Sonny Corintho's sister, Am I right?" Luis raised his voice.

"Excuse me, why do you give a damn?"

Luis almost had to laugh. He couldnt believe this, this was perfect...He always wanted to get back at Sonny and now he could.

"Hello?" Courtney asked again louder.

"I knew there was something about you..." Luis pointed his finger.

"Oh, and what does that mean? You're going to kill me because Im Sonny's sister? Please, Lorenzo would never forgive you"

"Lorenzo has made a terrible mistake, and it'll be his own loss"

"Are you threatening me, Mr. Alcazar?" Courtney folded her arms.

"Simply just letting you know of my intentions, I'd becareful if I were you, you've messed with the wrong family" Luis proceeded pass her.

Courtney laughed. "You're a pathetic excuse of a brother. You don't give a damn about Sage, or Lorenzo, you're just looking out for your self...If you really cared about them, you would be happy for Lorenzo, and maybe contacted your daughter to at least let her know you were alive, but instead you hid like a coward" Courtney knew she had crossed it, but she didn't care, this needed to be said.

Luis turned around quickly grabbing her neck and pushing her up against the cold back ally wall.

"You'll regret that" Luis said through his teeth, punching her in the face.

Courtney winced and fell to the ground.

"No, you'll regret that!" Courtney tripped him with his foot and kicked him in the groin. "Dont you threaten me again."

Before Courtney could walk off, he had her on the ground pinning her down with his hands.

"I guess killing you now would be the perfect time" Luis said taking out his knife.

"No! Let me go" Courtney groaned. "Please, Im sorry, don't hurt me"

Without hesitation he stabbed her in her stomach.

Courtney cried out in pain, tears running down her face.

Luis pulled her up and pushed her forward kicking her to the ground again.

"Get up" Luis shouted, putting his knife away.

"I cant! You fucking stabbed me!" Courtney cried in pain holding her stomach.

Luis pushed her down and moved her hands in front of her, tying them together.

"I've changed my mind, It'll be more fun torturing you slowly"

"No!" Courtney pleaded as he grabbed her arms to lift her up.

He pushed her into his car, making sure she wouldn't get a hold of him.

"You try anything, I will shoot you" Luis, slapped her knocking her unconscious.

Back at Lorenzo's

"Sage? Is Courtney here?" Lorenzo asked walking in.

"Uh, no I haven't seen her all afternoon" Sage turned from watching TV.

Lorenzo frowned, He knew she was upset with him, but he thought she'd be back there by now.

"Is something wrong, Uncle Lorenzo?" Sage asked worried.

"No, everything is fine. I'll be back later okay?"

"Okay"

God. He hated lying to Sage. Her father was alive, but wasn't sure if it was the best time to tell her. Courtney was upset with him and God knows where.

Luis's Quarters

Courtney woke up in terrible pain, her face, stomach and whole body ached.

"Where am I?" She asked looking up at Luis.

"Don't worry about that" Luis said pushing her hair away from her face.

"Dont touch me!" She yelled.

Luis frowned, and sat back down in his chair.

Courtney looked around frantically and realized she was in a huge bedroom, obviously her wounds were attended to, did he care? Of Course not. He wanted her alive, at least for now.

"Now you understand me, Courtney. I am not one to mess with, Im sure you realize this now" He folded his arms, taking out a cigar to smoke.

Courtney glared at him. "When Lorenzo finds out what you did to me, HE WILL kill you himself!"

"Oh, that's where you're wrong, my brother would never pick you over his own brother. That's what makes this so interesting" He got up and walked back over to the bed.

"You're lucky I didn't hit an artery" He smirked.

"Your sick!" She spit at him.

"I am getting tired of you fast, Courtney" He wiped his face.

"Go ahead, hit me again!" Courtney yelled boldly.

Luis laughed.

Courtney turned her head in disgust. Her hands and feet were tied down tightly, if only she could get them lose, she'd be the living shit out of him.

"Dont even try to escape, my guards will kill on command if you leave this room. You're stuck with me until I can get Sonny and Jason where I want them"

Courtney couldn't believe this was happening. It was like a horrible, horrible nightmare. This..monster, Lorenzo's brother? Not to mention twin brothers...It pained her so bad.

"Yeah? Well I can still insult you. I swear to God, Jason and Sonny will have your head if not Lorenzo. YOUR the one whose messed with the wrong person" Courtney yelled.

"Oh do shut up, you're worthless threats mean nothing to me, so save your breath baby" Luis stared out the window.

"Sir, a word"

Luis looked at Courtney, than at his guard. "I'll be back"

"Take your time" Courtney hissed.

"What do we have?" Luis asked folding his arms.

"Corinthos and Morgan are aware of your whereabouts, we're getting closer"

"Perfect, get everything ready" Luis ordered.

"What the hell?" Luis said aloud.

"Looking for me?" Courtney asked standing behind him.

"Ah, you're fast" Luis turned around. "So, are you going to kick my ass?"

"Oh, no, I wouldn't do that" Courtney smirked shutting the door.

"I see, well you've given me another reason to kick yours" He grabbed her arm and spun her around forcing her on the bed.

"Hmm" Courtney laughed. Of course she wasnt going to get her ass kicked again, she had another idea to get to him.

She put her arms around his neck and pulled him on her.

"What are you doing?!" Luis asked in surprise.

"What does it look like?" Courtney answered, pulling him into a kiss. God she wanted to kill him right there and then, but knew she had to do this, it was the only way to distract him.

Luis fell on top of her, thinking about what she was doing. Then it dawned on him. She's quite the player!

He pushed himself off of him and reached for his gun.

"Ah, so your not as smart as I thought, Luis" She said aiming it at him.

"You bitch - -"

"Ah ah ah, Watch your mouth" She said wiping her lips off. "I hated that more than I hate you"

"Pity, Lorenzo and I look so much alike, I bet you would cheat on him in a heartbeat"

"Don't try to change the subject, Luis. I'm not that kind of person" Courtney kept her aim.

"Hmm, We shall see. Shoot me then...Lorenzo would hate you, you'd go to prison for it, and have to live with the fact that you killed Sage's father" Luis folded his arms.

"You're more pathetic than I thought" Courtney shook her head in disgust. "Sit down and shut the fuck up"

He sat down, admiring how she handled that situation.

"Courtney, Courtney...In about...Oh" He looked at his watch. " 5 seconds, You'll begin to feel dizzy, and lose your footing, and eventually faint"

"What are you talking..about" She asked, and felt woozy all of a sudden.

"Baby, you didnt think I wouldnt have you drugged before you woke up?" Luis laughed.

"I, you...damnit" She fell to her knees.

Luis stood up, smirking at the helpless girl. He took his gun and put it back in his back pocket.

"Bye Bye, Courtney" Luis kneeled down and picked her up after she fainted completely.

He laid her back on the bed, but this time he wasted no time tying her up. Would good what that do? He had a better idea.

It had been approximately 2 hours since she had been out. It was already dark outside, and she noticed something was different. She looked beside her and noticed Luis there, looking directly at her.

"Whoa...what are you doing" Courtney backed up.

"Admiring you when you sleep" He smiled wickedly.

"You sick fuck! I swear if you did anything to me..." Courtney noticed she was in a black robe.

"You have soft skin, Courtney" He took his hand and ran it down her arm.

"Stop it" she whispered, and began to cry.

"Oh, are you crying? Don't tell me you didn't enjoy that as much as I did?" Luis smirked.

"What?" She asked.

"Well, you couldn't wait to screw me so I let you have it. Besides, a beautiful woman like yourself, I couldn't say no" He smiled, drinking his wine.

"No...You're lying...You're just trying to scare me...." Courtney began to worry.

"You shouldn't have played that dangerous game you did earlier when you took my gun, Courtney. Therefore, it's your fault" Luis got up, tying his robe.

'What the hell' She thought to herself. This had to be a trick.

"I need to go to the restroom" Courtney wiped her face.

"Becareful, you're still weak" He said, raising an eyebrow.

Courtney walked fast to the bathroom and shut the door leaning on it.

"Please, god, this isn't happening" Courtney slid down the door and put her head between her knees and just cried.

Luis couldn't help but laugh. "What a bitch, she actually thinks I raped her, Although it would have been a good time for me, still, she thinks I did. Good enough." Luis left her room locking it.

"Courtney, you're so stupid, what were you thinking?!" She blamed herself standing up.

She began to run the sink water and wash her face. "What will Lorenzo think of me?"

"Luis we need to talk" Lorenzo said onto the phone.

"Ah, Lorenzo, what about?" Luis asked tapping his fingers.

"About everything. Your daughter, our "

"Courtney? She's here right now"

"What? What is she doing there? How did she -"

"Slow down...She came looking for trouble after we spoke, and I simply let her know who she was dealing with" Luis smiled.

"Luis, please tell me you didn't hurt her" His eyes widened.

"I'll send her on her way" Luis hung up.

Courtney let herself out of the bathroom and walked towards the bedroom door.

"You're free to go" Luis walked in.

"What?"

"Go" Luis threw her clothes on the bed.

Courtney looked over at them, then at him.

Luis let himself out without even glancing towards her.

Courtney quickly changed and opened the door, looking around.

"Exits this way" A guard pointed out.

Courtney ran towards the door and let herself out, looking around. Where in the hell was she?

"Taxi!" Courtney called, as it stopped.

"Port Charles Avenue please" She told the driver.

Lorenzo paced back and forth waiting for Courtney to arrive, if he had known where she was he would have got her himself. But he knew his brother. She would be back.

Knock Knock Knock

"Courtney!" Lorenzo pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

"Lorenzo, oh my god" Courtney fell into him.

"Are you okay? What happened?" Lorenzo searched her eyes.

Courtney's eyes were already tear stained from crying earlier, so she couldn't help but let them run down her face again.

"I, made a mistake, Lorenzo..." Courtney spoke finally turning away from him.

"What? Courtney, you can tell me, please" He touched her arm, but she pulled away.

"What did my brother do to you?" He asked, in a serious tone.

She looked back at him, and shook her head.

How was she going to tell him this? His own brother, hurting her, stabbing her, and not to mention even raping her.

"Lorenzo...I got myself into a horrible mess with Luis, and now I have to live with it. Can we just drop it?" She walked past him.

"Courtney, did HE hurt you?" Lorenzo asked again, firmly.

"Yes..." Courtney answered, facing the window.

Lorenzo took a deep breath, it took everything inside of him not to go beat the hell out of his own brother, but that wouldn't help anything. He had to help Courtney, and be with her.

"Courtney, I am not angry with you, if my brother hurt you, than he is going to pay, not you" Lorenzo touched her hand.

Courtney shivered from head to toe at his touch.

"Courtney" Lorenzo frowned. Noticing something was terribly wrong.

"I wasnt going to let him hurt Jason or Sonny, or talk about you the way he did...I had to stop him" Courtney slowly said, still facing the window.

Lorenzo stepped in front of her and looked into her wet eyes.

"You got in his way, so he hurt you" Lorenzo swallowed hard.

Courtney nodded and looked down.

Lorenzo noticed she was holding her stomach tightly, blood was beginning to become visible through her shirt.

"Courtney, your bleeding" Lorenzo moved her hands away and sat her on the couch.

She didn't care, all she could think about was Luis's face, and what he did.

Lorenzo raised up her shirt and noticed a deep cut that was stitched up not to long ago.

"Did one of his men do this?" Lorenzo asked, becoming angry.

Courtney shook her head, trying to put her shirt back down.

Lorenzo stood up, obviously furious. He didn't care anymore, he made a promise to himself, if anyone hurt her again, he wouldn't forgive himself.

"Courtney" he bent down to her level. "Is this all he did to you? Stab you? Beat you up like this?" He noticed the bruises on her neck and arm.

Courtney looked up at him for a moment. "He raped me, Lorenzo. I, was unconscious the whole time. He told me what he had done to me"

Lorenzo's fist clutched together tightly. His BROTHER, his own brother? How could he do this to him. He knew Courtney was very important to him! It took everything in him not to tear his apartment apart and pull out his hair.

"Courtney, I am so sorry. This is not your fault, don't you dare blame yourself" Lorenzo touched her face.

Courtney pulled away. "But it is, Lorenzo...I made it worse" She began to cry.

"No, no, no, Courtney. Please don't do this to yourself" Lorenzo pulled him close to her as she cried.

"He'll pay for this" Lorenzo whispered in her ear.

"He will pay for this" He vowed again.