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"Alcazar," Courtney stated, somewhat surprised to find him standing outside her brother's doorway.

He put on a smile and inclined his head toward her. "Courtney, nice to see you again. I have an appointment with Sonny," Lorenzo said, not hesitating to get right to the point. Courtney looked toward Carly who shrugged her shoulders and invited him in.

"Come on in Lorenzo, can I get you anything?" Carly asked politely, clearly trying to pretend that there was never anything between them.

"Thank you, but I'm fine," Lorenzo said as he stayed by the door while Courtney walked back to her place on the couch.

"Okay. So what do you and Sonny have to discuss?" Carly asked, beginning to pry.

"The two of you, actually. Among other things," Lorenzo added on seeing the look on Courtney's face.

Courtney got up from the couch and went to pour herself a scotch. A double scotch. All of a sudden, she wanted to be drunk. Maybe then seeing Lorenzo would be easier.

"Why do you need to talk about us?" Courtney asked as she took a gulp of her drink, cringing as it slid down her throat, causing a warm sensation in her stomach. This wasn't a normal thing for her, she didn't normally drink when she was uncomfortable. She could always leave, but she didn't want Alcazar alone with her sister in-law.

"I'm not really at liberty to say," Lorenzo began when the door opened, revealing Sonny, and a very agitated Jason.

"Sonny, Jason. Hi. We were just keeping Lorenzo company, but I'm sure that we need to leave now. So I'll just grab Courtney here, and we'll go across the hall," Carly blurted as she grabbed Courtney, who was already halfway from having a little bit too much to drink, and tried to drag her out.

"What? I don't even get to say goodbye to my husband?" Courtney drawled as she made her way over to Jason and latched onto his arm.

"Excuse us for a second," Jason said as he held onto his wife's arm and led her out of PH4, with a confused Sonny, Carly, and Lorenzo looking on after them. Carly shook her head, because she knew that Courtney was dealing with a lot, and she was tired. Very tired of dealing with it all, but then again, so was she.

Jason released Courtney once they got into their own PH. Jason didn't want Sonny to hear him yelling at his sister.

"What's going on?" Jason demanded as he watched Courtney make her way over to the wet bar. This wasn't like her, Jason thought, something had to be bothering her.

"Nothing. I'm just having a drink," Courtney said as she poured herself another scotch, but spilled it down her shirt. "Damnit!" Courtney yelled as she tried unsuccessfully to wipe the beverage off of her white shirt. Jason watched, and felt very helpless. He had every intention on yelling at her, making her understand that drinking won't solve your problems. But looking at his wife now, seeing how desperate and vulnerable she looked, he couldn't do it.

Courtney snapped just then. Everyone has their breaking points. And they're almost always something silly, like spilling a drink, or not being able to find the remote. She couldn't believe how wrong everything had been going lately, so she just broke down.

Jason went to her and hugged her, despite the scotch stains on her shirt. He smoothed out her hair and kissed her temple. "What happened Courtney?"

"I- I don't know. I went to answer the door and Lorenzo was there, and I remembered the yacht, and losing the baby. What if something happens and I can't get pregnant Jason? What if you and Sonny send me away? I don't think I could stand to be away from you. Please don't make me go. Please," Courtney sobbed as Jason stood, wide-eyed, holding her tight. He wished so badly that he could make all her fears and all her worries disappear. But he knew he couldn't, but he'd try anyways.

"Courtney, you could have talked to me about this. You're smarter than this. You don't drink. You've never been much of a fan. You won't even have a beer with me," Jason laughed in spite of the serious situation. He felt her smile.

"Is it really that bad? The business?" Courtney mumbled into his chest.

"It's dangerous right now. And Sandoval seems to have taken an, an interest in you," Jason told her, not liking that Armando Sandoval was always so close to Courtney, he always seemed to be around.

"Sonny wants us to go to the island," Courtney stated.

"Yeah, he does," Jason said as he moved his hand up and down her back, calming her.

"What do you want?" Courtney asked.

"I want you to be safe, but I also want you here with me. I think we can compromise on this. I made the appointment with Dr. Meadows. It's in three days at 11:45. Carly and the boys are going to the island tonight. You can go after the appointment," Jason said as Courtney stepped out of his arms to look at him.

"What if Dr. Meadows says that I should stay here?" Courtney asked.

"Then you stay, but you're going to have to stay close to home. Max and Marco will be around at all times. And I'll be around as much as I possibly can," Jason explained as Courtney sighed.

"Okay. I'm sorry about this Jason. I know that I handled this the wrong way. But I just saw Lorenzo, and I wanted so badly to find a way to make all the problems right now disappear," Courtney began, "I know that it's no excuse for my behavior, but I love you and I hope that you forgive me."

Jason smiled and wiped away a stray tear, then he moved in for a kiss. He lowered his lips to hers and kissed her passionately. She needed to be needed right now. Jason knew that.

"We should probably get back over to Sonny's," Courtney mumbled as she reluctantly pulled away from her husband. Placing his hand on her cheek Jason said, "Yeah, we should."

And together, Jason and Courtney headed back over to PH2, back to Sonny, back to Alcazar, and back to their problems. But they both knew that their love was strong, and it would get them through anything. Jason squeezed Courtney's hand and gave her a reassuring smile as she opened the door to her brother's home. And she could have sworn that she loved him as much as she ever had at that moment.