Nikolas looked at her in pure shock. "Wha--What? You didn't tell me?" He stumbled back from her and sat on the bench in disbelief. He was utterly dumbfounded. "I--I? But you Said Jake--." "I Lied!" "We...I gotta get him back!" Nikolas got up and ran straight to Courtneys house hoping Jake would be there with his son. Nikolas kicked the door in and looked around, it was obvious someone was there. "Tyler!" Nikolas yelled hoping his son was there. Jake came out of the tots room and closed the door. "Do you mind shutting up my Kids asleep.." Jake pointed out in a cocky tone. "Your kid? I don't think so That's my son!" Nikolas said as he charged at Jake knocking him to the floor. "Get off me!" Jake demanded as Nikolas continued punching him. Courtney ran in and grabbed Nikolas. "He's not worth it!" She screamed.
Tyler had been woken up and ran in to see what was going on. "Mommy!" he cried as he ran to Courtney. Nikolas got up and looked at Jake. "If I ever catch you near Courtney or MY son again. You won't live to see another day. Have I Made myself clear?" Nikolas asked grabbing Jake by the collar of his shirt and throwing him out the door. "You okay?" he asked looking at Courtney. Of course he was hurt and felt like he had missed the first few years of the best thing that could ever happen to him, The Life of his Son. She nodded as new tears began to form not only in her eyes but in his. "Can I hold him?" he asked softly. Once again she nodded as she handed him their son. Their son. It was a reality now not just some dream she had built in her head. Not just some imaginary thing she had let herself believe. Tyler was now being held by his real father. The man who had the right to be called 'Daddy', The Man she loved. Would he still trust her after telling such a lie? Could he bring himself to it? Every doubt she had would be answered with the next few words coming from his mouth. "Courtney...Marry me...Let me prove that I can be a great husband and an even better father." Tears began to fall from his face. She knew he was honest and sincere. She knew he loved her like no one else could or would.
"You'd wanna marry me even after I--." He didn't let her get another word from her mouth before he kissed her. Both of them cried as Tyler looked at them. He was wondering why his Mommy adn the man who may have well saved his life was crying. "Be happy...Mommy no cry. I'm back...I'm okay...not hurt." Courtney looked up at her little boy and smiled. "Yes you are...and it's all thanks to Daddy." She smiled at Nikolas. "Daddy." Tyler repeated as he hugged Nikolas tightly around the neck. "So is that a yes?" Nikolas asked her. "Of course that's a yes."
Month's later she and Nikolas were married. Tyler had made the cutest ring bearer anyone had ever seen and Liz and Lucky's daughter Aubrey Grace as well as Kristina had made the most adorable flower girls in Port Charles. Everything was perfect just like a fairytale. The only thing that made an already happy ending even happy was the birth of their own babygirl Danyella Selena Cassadine a year later.