A/N: I have gotten excellent feedback for the last chapter. However, it has come to my attention that a few of you have the same idea about where this story is going, however, that was not what I was thinking at all. Some of you think that I am going to make the baby Journey's lovechild that magically survived. I hadn't even thought about that and I already planned out my story, so it just wont fit. So, anyone else can feel free to take the idea and write a story about it. The baby just looks like them so that they get more attatched.
Seth Cohen's girlfriend- My first reviewer, as usual. Read the above note to find out about the baby. I'm glad you love the story.
luvthemorgans- I honestly do not know what to do with you sometimes. lol. To clerify, the baby is about 5 or 6 months old. And you do not suck. I love your stories and everyone should go read them.
sexyt- I'm so glad that you like it. I'm also glad you approved of the Rosie explanation.
britchic- Yay! You're back. I'm so glad that you've become attatched : )
SuzieQ8487 aka Sweetycakes- I'm glad you love it. And, for more clearification, Carly is of course portrayed by Tams, a woman I have become very attatched to.
Cait- Don't be anti-Sonny. I know I made him out to be a bad guy in Trust so I've given the man the chance to redeem himself in this story. He'll be good 'ole lovable Sonny.
emmalee05- Aww. I love that you're coming to look specifically for my updates. That is too sweet.
jordananne- "TGIC" I love that. Can I borrow it for somewhere in the story? I promise you I will give you credit. Please, please, please. Give me permission in your next review!
isabelle- It's true. GH did abuse Rosie. She was just a little play thing in their minds. Thanks for reviewing!
anon14- I'm glad that you're glad that I have another story. Keep up the reviews!
Elvira- Another one who appreciates the Rosie explanation. I'm glad you all liked that. And I'm glad you liked the chapter Elvira!
K guys. This was a rather quick update. They are going to be less frequent and more spaced out, so don't expect one so often. But I wrote up a storm today (up to chapter 7) and I just really wanted to post one. Now, everyone go read and review...
Chapter 3- We Have a Baby?
Jason leaned back against the wall of the elevator and stared at Sonny as the two rode up, on their way home. They were both eager to see their wives. The entire day had been spent dealing with one problem after another and Jason couldn't wait to just flop down on the couch and hold Courtney in his arms. But of course, Sonny wouldn't let him have it his way.
"Don't look at me like that" said Sonny, crossing his arms over his chest.
Jason just continued to give Sonny the death stare. Sonny had assigned him to work that night as well. They had a shipment coming in at early hours of the morning and he needed Jason to have everything prepared. Jason didn't used to mind being out all night taking care of work, but now he just wanted to spend whatever time he could with Courtney. Rubbing his face with his hand, he fixed Sonny with an even meaner stare and simply muttered "you're telling her" before walking off the elevator as it reached the appropriate floor. Sonny cursed under his breath for not thinking of telling Jason that he had to be the one to tell Courtney sooner. Sonny suddenly had the vision of a stiletto being chucked at his head. Shaking his head at the idea, he followed Jason off of the elevator.
Jason leaned against the door to his penthouse for a moment before giving a loud sigh and pushing it open. Walking in with Sonny on his tail, he stopped short, causing his best friend to accidentally ram right into him.
"What's going on here?" he asked, surveying the scene of his wife and sister-in-law on the floor with a baby he had never before seen in his life.
"Jase, what are you talking about? This is your baby, remember?" asked Carly
"What!" asked Jason, his voice reaching several octaves higher than anyone had ever thought it could.
Courtney, Sonny, and Carly's eyes all widened at the pitch before Courtney hit Carly.
"Jase, we need to talk" said Courtney. "Alone" she added, her eyes narrowing at a still laughing Carly.
Carly and Sonny left the room and Courtney picked up Meg before walking over to the couch and sitting with Jason.
"We have a baby?" he asked, still in shock over the fact that he possibly had a wife who was nine months pregnant and now managed to have a daughter who looked a few months old already. But wait a second; that was impossible.
"Not exactly" said Courtney. "I was in Kelly's with my father this morning and we heard a baby crying. We didn't see one, so we looked around and we found this baby. Alone and abandoned under a table. I took her to the PCPD and they're looking for her mother right now. But they wanted to put her in a foster home until then and I just couldn't do it. There are all sorts of terrible things that happen in foster homes, and I didn't want her being bounced around from home to home anyway" said Courtney, adjusting the baby in her arms. "So I convinced Lucky to let me take her home for now. And I know that I should have discussed this with you first before I made any rash decisions. But I just couldn't take the chance. Please don't be mad" said Courtney, finishing her story.
"I'm not mad" he answered truthfully. "I'm just a little shocked. Plus, what Carly said kind of freaked me out"
"Carly's a psychotic" said Courtney with a roll of her eyes.
"Yeah, you'd think I'd know that by now" said Jason with a smile.
"So, does that mean we can keep Meg?" asked Courtney hopefully.
"Of course we can keep her" said a taken aback Jason. "I would never leave an innocent child to be stuck in some foster home" he said, staring at the beautiful blonde haired blue eyed little girl in front of him.
Meg turned her head to look into Jason's eyes and she reached out her hand. Grabbing his finger, she gave it a squeeze and let out a soft coo. Jason scooted over so that he was closer to Courtney and Meg, and Courtney adjusted the baby so that she was sitting on both hers and Jason's laps.
"She's beautiful" said Jason, staring intently at the little girl before him.
"She is" agreed Courtney as she stared down at the baby.
Their moment was interrupted by a light knock at the door. Sonny entered and Jason sighed, knowing that he would have to go work.
"Jase, Carly told me everything. Take the night, I'll handle the shipments with Max" he said.
Jason nodded in appreciation and Sonny left the three alone again.
"You were supposed to work tonight?" asked Courtney, a little hurt that he didn't even tell her.
"Yeah, Sonny sprang it on me like an hour ago. I was going to tell you, but then, well, you know" he said, motioning towards Meg.
"Ok" she said, but her gaze refused to meet his.
Jason reached over and ran his hand down the side of her face. Tilting her head upwards, he sweetly kissed her lips, his tongue entering his mouth as the kiss deepened.
"I love you so much" he said once they had broken away.
"I love you too" she said, resting her forehead on his.
The tender moment was interrupted by Meg beginning to whimper.
"You hungry Meggie?" asked Jason, getting up and holding Meg in his arms. "Did you buy bottles and milk or anything yet?" he asked.
"Yeah, it's all in the kitchen. I'll go warm up a bottle" said Courtney, kissing Meg on the forehead before she walked back into the kitchen.
Meg was still whimpering so Jason held her tighter in his arms and gently rocked her back and forth, whispering nonsense words in her little ear. She soon calmed down and leaned in to him, grabbing his finger again and holding on for dear life. Courtney had the bottle in hand but she stopped for a moment, just watching her husband and daughter together. Shaking her head, Courtney tried to remember that Meg wasn't her daughter. But god was it hard, especially because of the shocking physical similarities between her and Jason and Courtney. Walking back into the living room, Courtney placed the bottle in Meg's mouth and with the hand that wasn't holding Jason's finger, she tried to hold the bottle herself. Seeing that she was having trouble, Jason sat down on the couch with Courtney at his side. She supported the bottle and the two silently watched as Meg drank. As she did, her eyelids became heavier and she started blinking. As time wore on, the blinks lasted longer, and eventually, she stopped opening her eyes all together. She still drank the bottle in her half asleep state, and eventually the sucking stopped and she had fallen fast asleep.
"There's a crib in the guest room" whispered Courtney to Jason and he nodded at her before getting up with Meg in his arms.
Jason walked into the guest room and gave a soft chuckle at the furniture that lay in the room. Leave it to Courtney and Carly to have a baby for a few hours and already have a nursery set up. Bending down, Jason placed Meg in the crib before pulling the blankets over her. He planted a small kiss on her forehead before straightening up and just watching her sleep. With each breath she took, her little stomach went up and then down. Jason put his hands on the bars of the crib and closed his eyes for a second, thinking of the babies he had lost. He had lost Michael and he had lost his baby with Courtney. Not only that, but he had lost all of his chances at having a baby with Courtney ever. But now there was Meg. Jason knew Meg wasn't his for good, but he couldn't help but get attached to her already. Jason ran his fingers through his short hair and took a deep breath. He watched Meg sleep for a while longer before he felt a small hand on his arm. Looking to his side, he saw Courtney standing there. Picking up his arm, he wrapped it around her, pulling her close to him. She took the hand Meg had been holding earlier and started to play with his fingers, similar to the little baby.
"You're attached already?" Courtney whispered in a question, although she already knew the answer.
"I can't help it" he answered. "But aren't you?" he questioned softly, although he too already knew the answer.
"Can't help it" she answered with a smile as she looked down again at the baby, fast asleep in her crib.
"Let's let her sleep" said Jason, turning on the baby monitor next to Meg's crib.
Taking the other part of it and putting it into the pocket of his jeans, he and Courtney walked out of the room, each throwing one more glance at Meg before they left.
The couple walked down to their living room and Jason sat down on the couch, lying in a reclining position. Courtney lied down on top of his chest, and their feet interlocked. Kissing her head and temple and anywhere else his lips could reach without moving too much, he gently hugged her close to him, realizing how much he had missed his wife in the short time that he was away at working. Regardless of the fact that it was only a few hours. He took his hands and trailed up her arms, the skin of his fingertips running against the bare skin of her exposed arms. Reaching her head up, she parted her lips and waited for him. He bent his head down and kissed her, their tongues playing with each other's, rolling back and forth, massaging and comforting. When they finally broke away for breathing purposes, he just held her tighter in his arms.
"We have a baby" said Courtney softly with a big smile gracing her perfect face.
"Yeah, we do" he answered, a big smile on his face too.
"I can't believe her mother would just abandon her like that" said Courtney, a shiver racing down her back as she wondered what would have happened had she not found Meg.
"I know. But it'll be ok, we have her now" said Jason, holding her close as he felt her body shake from the chills that had just ran through her.
"I have a confession to make" said Courtney. "I don't know the first thing about taking care of a baby. I know the basics, but not the actual detail and the things we need to do" she said.
"Don't worry about it. You'll learn"
"Says the baby expert" said Courtney with another smile.
"Hey, Michael was a boy. Meg's a girl. For all we know, it'll be completely different" said Jason.
"Yeah right. The only difference I can think of is when we're changing her diaper and she goes right there. With a girl, it doesn't go directly in your face" said Courtney, remembering his story with a giggle.
"That was not a fun experience" said Jason with a laugh as he recalled the first time he had changed Michael's diaper. The baby had decided he needed to go right there and then, unfortunately getting it all in Jason's face and particularly, his mouth.
"I'm sorry baby" she said softly, touching his face as she suddenly became somber.
"For what?" he asked.
"For everything. All you've ever wanted was a baby of your own. And every time you've had a chance at getting one, the baby was snatched from you. And now, I've ruined your chance at ever getting one" she said.
"Hey, you didn't ruin anything" he said, sitting up so that they were face to face. "You did what you thought was right. You tried to save yourself and our baby after I couldn't protect you both. This isn't your fault. It was Alcazar and the stupid doctors who did what they did to you" said Jason determinedly.
"You did to protect us. If I had just told you about the baby" she said, a tear running down her face.
"Hey, no more of this. We are just going to focus on the future, not the past. I love you more than anything, and I can't wait to have a family with you, even if we adopt. Even if it turns out that Meg becomes our family" said Jason, hope creeping into his voice.
"If they find her mother…" said Courtney.
"I know. We have to wing it" said Jason. "But no matter what, we will get our baby. And we will have our family. Even if it takes a while. But even without a baby, I have the first real family that I can ever remember" he said.
"Sonny and Carly?" she questioned, slightly confused.
"No, you" he said as he brushed back her hair and kissed her again.
The kiss was interrupted by Meg's cries, blasting through the baby monitor.
"And so it begins" said Courtney with a laugh.
"And so it does" he said, laughing himself. "I'll get it" he said with a sigh as he got off of the couch.
"How 'bout we get it together?" asked Courtney with a smile as Jason took her hand and the two walked up the stairs together.
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