A/N: Alright. Here is the last chapter. It is not actually part of the story. It's just an alternative ending which I decided was not the right direction to go with this story. It's kind of like one of the extra features you find on a DVD.
Chapter 21B- What Could Have Been…
Courtney rolled over and looked at the time on the alarm clock next to her. It read 6:00. She sighed and closed her eyes, a deep pit in her stomach. When she opened her eyes again, it read 6:01. That was just as bad a time. But Courtney couldn't close her eyes anymore. Tyler was crying, and her baby needed her.
Courtney got out of the bed and walked into Tyler's room. She looked down at her baby boy. Tyler Ryan Morgan was beautiful. He had his mother's blonde hair, and both his mother and father's blue eyes.
"Hey you" she said, reaching into the crib and picking up her son. "Shh, don't cry, mommy's here" she said, holding his son close to her.
Courtney gently rocked Tyler as he looked around the room. Her eyes came to rest at the pictures around the room. Most were of Jason. She never wanted her baby to not know his father. Everyday, Courtney missed Jason. It was the most painful feeling in the world. If she didn't have Tyler, she would have been dead by now. The grief would have killed her. She only stayed strong for the sake of her and Jason's baby.
The state had paid for their mistake. There had been a hefty payout and an apology along with the wrongful death settlement. But Courtney had money, and she had empty words. She didn't need more of them. She wanted love. She wanted the comfort that only Jason's arms could provide.
Durant had paid dearly as well. He lost his job as DA, and any credibility that he had. But Durant had succeeded in his mission. He got Jason Morgan off of the streets. And, he had gotten Sonny Corinthos away from his daughter.
Jason was Joe. He had been the glue of the family, holding them all together, just as Joe had done for Catherine, and Marco, and especially Violet many years ago.
Sonny and Carly had split up, and a bitter custody battle had rang out. Sonny wasn't arrested, and Carly hadn't given up her children. But the two were miserable.
And Courtney hadn't been dragged off to an asylum. But again, that was only because of Tyler.
The funeral had been too sad for words. He was a man who didn't need to die. He needed to live, and he was gone. He had left them.
Courtney sighed as she handed the baby to his nanny. Getting dressed, she headed off to work, making her usual stop at the graveyard. She went every morning and every night to visit Jason. Her husband. He would always be her husband.
"Hey there" she said kneeling down so that she was face to face with the tombstone. "I'm going to try to keep my promise to you today" she said. "I'm going to try to find a man. A father for your baby. A husband for your wife. I know I say that everyday. But today's the day. I can feel it. I know, I say that everyday too. It's just so hard Jason. It really is. Sonny made it in time. How could Durant not done anything? Of course, that's a dumb question. I just can't believe you died without getting the proper chance to say goodbye to me. I can't believe Jax and Sam are just in jail for what they did. They deserve to be six feet under. I miss you" she said, wiping at the tears that were falling down her face. "I need you. And Tyler needs you" she cried. "I love you, and I'll be back later to talk" she said, touching the tombstone once before leaving.
Courtney took a pit stop at Kelly's before work to fix her makeup and get some coffee. As she emerged from the bathroom, she bumped into someone.
"Sorry" she mumbled, not even looking at the man's face.
"That's ok" he said, and Courtney's head shot up.
The voice reminded her so much of Jason's. She gasped as she looked at his face. The man looked like him too. The face was a little different, as was the hair. But the eyes looked so familiar.
"It's not everyday that a beautiful woman runs right into me" said the man with a smile.
Courtney knew what her options were. She could flirt back, or she could walk away. She remembered her promise to Jason. To find someone. And this man did bear a striking resemblance to her Jason.
"I'm Mark" said the man, extending his hand.
Courtney looked at him, and then she realized it was too hard.
"I'm sorry" she said, brushing past him and running out of the diner, leaving the puzzled man behind.
"I just can't do it Jase" she gushed at his tombstone. "I just can't throw you away like that, no matter what kind of promise I made. I love you, and I always will" she said, the sobs tearing at her body.
Courtney never made it to work that day. She was having one of her down days. The days when what little heart she had left broke into a million pieces. But Courtney knew that one day, she would move on. She just needed a little more time. But she knew that she owed it to Jason to do that. She had promised him.
He had trusted her and she had trusted him. And that was all they had needed. Trust.
A/N: See guys, it was a much sadder one. Not the happy ending so many of you begged me for.
You guys have all been great. Really, you have. All of the incredible compliments I have recieved in your reviews have inspired me to keep writing, and to keep coming up with new stories. I got very lucky with the amount of reviews that I got, and all of the great comments that were in them. Here's a thanks to each and everyone of my loyal reviewers (meaning reviewing nearly every chapter).
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