Ch. 35 Trapped In A Box

She was trying. Trying to do what Jason asked her; trying to stay awake. She didn't know exactly how long it had been, but to her it felt like too long. She fought against it, as the weight of her head began to feel too heavy for her neck to hold up. Had it always been so heavy? A rustling sound signaled that someone was approaching. Courtney lifted her head to see, hoping it was Jason. She didn't want to be there anymore.

"Jason?" she asked.

"Not exactly." Robin answered, appearing to the woman.

"What are you...doing here?" she asked, taking a few breaths in the middle of her question. Everything felt like it was getting harder. "Where's Jason?"

"The road." she answered, eyeing the woman's predicament. "Quite the situation you're in, isn't it?"

"Accident." she answered, trying to keep everything that took energy brief. She wanted to focus on staying awake. "I need Jason."

"He's busy."

"He said he'd be quick." she said, not liking the vibe she was getting from the brunette. "Promised he wouldn't leave me."

'How sweet.' Robin thought to herself in disgust. It was all she could do, not to speak her sarcasm out loud.

"I'm supposed to help you; talk to you. Well, how about we talk about Jason?"

Jason grew impatient waiting for them to arrive. How long did it take? Didn't they realize someone needed help? That if they weren't fast enough that person could-

"Damn it." he said to himself, mainly to stop the thought from completing. He needed to be with her, telling her it was ok; she was ok. Not pacing by an empty road.

An idea popped into his head as he looked at the car still on the asphalt. He quickly made his way over to it, hoping that Robin had left the keys in it. Fortunately, he saw the metallic objects inside, still in the ignition no less. Whispering a thank you to no one in particular, he turned the key and set the headlights on their highest setting. Knowing this would get anyone's attention, he anxiously and recklessly ran back to Courtney.

On the way down, he quickly noted the shade of the sky and wondered just how long they'd been there. Once again, Jason arrived at the place of what was once his automobile.

"Jason." Robin said, obviously surprised to see him. "What are you doing?"

The man ignored her and immediately put his attention on the blonde. His heart slowed, almost stopping completely he was sure.

"What happened?" he asked frantic.

"I was talking, like you said, trying to keep her awake, and she just passed out." she explained. It wasn't a complete lie. She had passed out not too long ago, but it probably didn't help that what she was saying to her wasn't exactly what one would call encouraging.

"Courtney? Courtney, wakeup. Listen to me, open your eyes." he ordered, caressing her facial features as he tried to rouse her. His mind races as he thought he saw more blood then he had before. She would be ok, she had to be ok. For his sanity, for his heart, for his life, she had to be ok.

His ears perked at the all too familiar sound of sirens, and for once he was glad to hear such a sound. Soon they stopped and in their place he heard a voice.

"Somebody down there?" a man called.

"Down here!" he called back, not bothering to mask the desperation in his voice. "She-she's stuck, she needs help! Hurry!"

"Hey." the dark haired man greeted as he walked into the room.

"Hey yourself." she replied.

"What did the doctor say? Everything alright?" he asked as his wife finished changing.

"I told you, just a bump on the head." They were walking towards the elevator when he started talking again.

"You know you and Michael are the most important thing in my life."

" Of course I do."

"I don't-I don't know what I'd do if I lost you, either of you. There is nothing that matters more to me...than our family."

Carly looked into her husband's whiskey colored eyes. She knew exactly how he felt. Sonny held family over everything else. So maybe she shouldn't wait to tell him. Sure a hospital wasn't the most romantic setting, but it didn't matter. All that mattered was that he knew, right?

"Sonny, there's something I have to tell you." she began.

"What is it? What's wrong?" he asked, concerned.

"Nothing's wrong." she assured. "It's just...I'm...we're..."

"What? Whatever it is, you can tell me." he said, and she took a deep breath.

"I'm p-"

Before she could finish, the elevator doors opened and a crowd of people rushed out. Nearly getting run over by the traffic, Carly instantly recognized her friend amidst the chaos.

"Jason?"