The next morning Courtney got up to see if Jax had come home. She walked around but seen no trace of her husband. She loooked around once more then decided to get dressed and go to Metro. The events from the previous night still playing in her head. She had these funny feelings...nothing like she had ever shared with Jason or Jax. She couldn't deny that what she was feeling for Nikolas could possibly be stronger then just a normal "Attraction". She got ready and headed out for Metro. After arriving there she ran into her husband. Alone and in a table by the corner he was swirling a drink. She walked over to him and stood infront of him looking down at him. "Look...I think maybe we should take some time apart to figure out if this marriage is something that can be fixed or not." Courtney said quickly so it wouldnt be too painful.
Jax just continued to swirl the ice in his drink. "If that's what you want I won't stand in your way...You're a woman of your own mind so whatever you decide is fine with me." Courtney looked at him stressfully. "So that's it Jax it's that easy?" "Yep..." Courtney rolled her eyes and went to another table. She sat down surprised that her husband barely even put a fight up or defended their marriage! Nikolas had woken up to find that his wife was gone again. She must have decided to cover the morning shift as well. He exhaled and got dressed as he stood outside of Wyndemere. He looked at how the sun looked in the sky. All the beautiful colors seemed to collide. How could his marriage that had gone so good for so long be coming to an almost immediate end? If it hadn't been for Conner Bishop his marriage would still be going good and be strong...however he also had something to be thankful for...Courtney. If the circumstances they faced hadn't brought them together they may not have even noticed eachother.
After staring at Jax from across the room Courtney headed to Wyndemere. She didn't think Nikolas would actually be there she just went to see if she had the courage to go. She knocked on the door and was surprised when the door opened and she seen Nikolas on the other side. "Oh...I-I'm so embarassed now I really didn't think you'd be here..." She laughed feeling major embarassment and humility. "It's ok.." He laughed. "Come on...Come in no reason you should stay out side..." he helped her inside then smiled. "Well...can I get you anything? Something to drink? Food?" He asked. "No...but thanks for the offer I just left Metro...I told Jax I think we need to seperate for a while he didn't even put up a fight for our marriage...I don't know why I expected..." Nikolas didnt even let her finish the sentence before he took her into his arms. She let all the stress go and just breathed out. "Maybe I did push him into Liz's arms..." "Hey...No I won't allow you to do this to yourself. You are a great person and you don't deserve this and I'm not letting you do this..." She couldn't help but hold tears back. No one had ever said anything like that to her. They always brought up her past and threw it back into her face. She was trying to escape her past not relive it.
He stood back from her and took her face in her hands. "Listen to me Courtney...you made the right choice...now you can see if your marriage is worth saving or if it was too far gone to start with." She locked stares with him and before either of them knew it they were kissing. She wrapped her hands around his neck. 'Why couldn't I have something this good in my life before?' she thought to herself. She had found the man of her dreams...only problem was each of them married to another. They had known the same people and had a few of the same friends. Why hadn't they come across each other sooner? They both looked at each other. "Courtney..." "Shhhhhh..." she said wanting him to just be quiet so she could bask in that moment with him. "Don't speak not right now..." She smiled as he sat down by the fireplace and she laid her head in his lap. Could anything be more perfect? Could life get any better than that moment? He took her hair and pulled it back from her face. "This is risky..." she said as all of a sudden her mind went straight to Emily. Nikolas knew why she thought that and called Emily.
"Hello?" "Where are you? you weren't here this morning..." "Nikolas...I...I think we should take a bit of a break...I've got so much going on...It's not you thought honey I swear...but my head...so many things are going through it please understand that I do love you..." Nikolas sat there with Courtney staring at the fire. "A Break?" He asked his voice stern. "Please understand where I'm coming from and know that I-I-I..." She sighed. "I can't handle explaining myself to you Nikolas not right now...so I just hope you understand." she said as she softly hung up the phone. Nikolas starred at his phone for minutes before Courtney looked up at him and broke the trance. "Nikolas? What's wrong?" she asked concern filling her voice. "Is Emily ok?" "Oh yeah...she's fine...looks like she and I are 'taking a break' as well..." he said as he looked down at Courtney and smoothed the hair from her face. "Oh Nikolas...I'm sorry..." "Promise me something Courtney..." "What?" She asked looking up into his eyes deeply. "Promise me that you will stop apologizing for things that aren't your fault and you'll stop putting yourself down.." "I-Nikolas..." "Courtney..." "Ok...ok I promise but I may need your help through some of the way.."