A/N: This is just a little more info for you guys that I'm not sure that I gave you yet. Carly and Sonny's marriage is problem free and all happy go jolly. Allen's disposition towards Jason is how it is currently, not how it was before AJ died, which is when this takes place. And I don't remember what the whole deal with the Cellar was, but it was closed down and is being reopened, but you'll learn about that later.
Seth Cohen's girlfriend- I'm glad you thought Jason's reaction was so funny. I try.
SVUAngel- I'm setting you all up. I'm loading on the fluff and then later on I'm gonna take it all away. I'm glad that you think it's a cute story though.
jordananne- It could have been cuter. But then you all would have been gagging on just how sugary it was. Anyway, please don't die. I think we've talked about this in the past. It's not so good on the conscience.
Elvira- Jason would always accept a baby. He's a baby person. Glad you're liking it.
emmalee05- I'm glad you thought it was so adorable. I wanted Meg to be someone who they just clicked with.
Jen...courtneylovejason- Read my notes missy! I said last time the baby wasn't theirs! Geez, some people. I'm just kidding. Lol! I know it's not nice to make fun of the reviewers but you need to read my author notes. I don't write them for my health. I'm sorry, this is mean. I really do appreciate the review and I'm glad you like it. I hope I didn't drive you away from the story with my mean words!
britchic- I'm glad you liked the chapter. And it really was a good idea that you guys had, so feel free to take it and write it. I'm glad you like the name, read the bottom note about it.
kaley- I'm glad you love it. Courtney and Jason really needed a baby, it's about time they got one.
middiegurl08- I'm glad you like it. It is different from Trust, but I promise that it will be more angst driven later on. Right now, it's one big fluffy mess. However, it is no where as dark as Trust was.
CrazyJay- Wow, camping. That is one thing I will never ever be able to do. Let alone for a week. I don't believe in outside. There's no airconditioning. I'm glad you like the baby, and I'm glad you think she's cute. There is no way that the baby would be an ugly baby, I promise you!
sexyt- I am thrilled that you liked it. I would be just as freaked if that happend to me. And I'm glad you like my little touches. I try to make you guys go 'aww' when I'm not trying to make you all cry.
Cait- I'm glad you're liking the fluff, but don't get used to it. Things will turn bad eventually. When however, will not be revealed until the time comes.
luvthemorgans- I worry about you. And I do not hate you're reviews. I love them. I make fun of them, but I love them. Lol. J/k, I don't make fun, I just use 'em for a good laugh. Read the note on the bottom of the story, it's because of something you said.
anon14- Never apologize! It is perfectly ok that you didn't start reading when I first posted. But it's great that you're reading now and that you like it.
tydavislover- Thank you for reviewing! I don't know if they get to keep her yet, you need to keep reading...hahaha!
Stephanie- I'm glad you think it's cute. But, and this goes for everyone, don't get used to the cuteness. It must end, and it will in due time.
Chapter 4- Welcome to PC Meggie
Jason didn't know how long he thought it would take for the Quartermaines to find out about Meg, but he certainly didn't expect them to know about her by the next morning after she came into his and Courtney's lives. Jason was awake bright and early, taking the early morning Meg shift. He lifted the little girl to the ceiling and she giggled before he brought her back down to hold her to his chest. He could tell that she felt safe in his arms, and he liked that he was able to protect her, unlike his daughter. Suddenly, there was pounding on the door, and Jason hastily answered it so that the noise wouldn't wake Courtney. He sighed when he saw which Quartermaine was looking back at him and adjusted Meg in his arms.
"Is that her?" asked Allen.
"Is that who?" asked Jason.
"What, not only are you brain damaged, but your stupid?" scoffed Allen. "Is that the baby that your stripper wife found?" he asked.
"Allen, it's one thing to insult me, but abuse Courtney and you'll regret it"
"Ah yes, another famous Jason threat. Wouldn't expect anything less from a mobster. What kind of people let you take home this innocent baby" said Allen, holding out his arms for the little girl.
Meg started to whimper and grabbed on tight to Jason. He gently rubbed her back and held her tightly so that she knew he wouldn't let anyone get to her.
"Allen, leave. You're scaring her" ordered Jason, his eyes icy as he looked at Allen.
"I don't need a damaged thug telling me that I'm scaring a child" he scoffed.
"Allen, get out of our house" said Courtney, coming down the stairs and standing next to Jason, putting one hand on his arm.
"You don't tell me what to do" demanded Allen. "If this baby is going to be Jason's foster daughter, or adopted daughter for that matter, than that makes me her grandfather. Little Meggie Quartermaine" said Allen, using a baby voice for the last part, only scaring Meg more.
"Meg will never be a Quartermaine" countered Jason as he looked at Allen in sheer anger. Sensing that his anger was scaring Meg, he tried to calm down by wrapping one arm around Courtney to keep his angel closer to him.
"Well, she certainly won't be a Morgan" said Allen.
"That's where your wrong Allen" said Courtney. "We won't say it again. Leave" said Courtney.
"Not without holding my own granddaughter" said Allen.
Jason handed Meg to Courtney and the little girl buried her head into Courtney's shoulder. Courtney rubbed Meg's back just as Jason had been doing and took a step back. Jason walked over to Allen and literally pulled him from the penthouse. Allen's protests and threats to involve the police fell on deaf ears, and Jason slammed the door behind Allen, locking it. He rubbed his face with his hands and when he opened his eyes again, he saw his family in front of him. His expression softened as he took a step towards Courtney, engulfing her in a hug with Meg still in her arms.
"I'm sorry that he woke you up" said Jason
"It's not your fault. Besides, I'm sorry that he came here and said all of those terrible things to you" said Courtney.
"Allen's a jerk, let's just forget that he was even here" said Jason as he rubbed his face again.
"Sounds good to me" said Courtney, going over to her husband and leaning into his chest.
Jason stopped rubbing his face and used his hands to engulf his wife and child in another big hug.
"So, what should we do today?" asked Jason with a smile.
"You don't have to work?" she asked him hopefully.
"I can take a day off to be with my wife and our new baby" said Jason with a smile.
Courtney's smile faded and she took a step back after putting Meg in Jason's arms.
"What is it?" he asked her.
"Jase, Meg's not our baby. We are going to have to give her back eventually" warned Courtney.
Jason sighed and sat down on the couch.
"I know. But for now, I want to at least pretend that she's our baby. We will be taking care of her. We can be her temporary parents. What do you say, can we be mom and dad?" he asked her hopefully.
"We can be mom and dad" said Courtney with a smile as she sat down on the couch next to her husband and their daughter.
"So, you never answered my question" said Jason. "What should we do today?"
It was a perfect day to be at the park. It was sunny out and the sky was filled with white puffy clouds. It was hot without being too hot, and a light breeze blew through the grass and trees. Meg was having the time of her life. She sat in Courtney's arms on the swing, going back and forth as Jason lightly pushed them. Courtney's bare feet swung as the swing moved, her shoes remaining abandoned next to Jason. Jason caught the swing as it came down and bent over to give each of his girls a kiss. Meg gurgled with happiness, and Courtney and Jason each had their own content sighs.
"This looks cute" said a voice and Jason and Courtney both looked up, coming face to face with AJ.
Jason walked around the swing so that he was in front of Courtney and Meg, protecting them from his brother. Courtney stood up, holding Meg tightly in her arms, trying to shield her from AJ's view.
"What the hell do you want AJ?" asked Jason and he reached his hand back so that Courtney could take it. She accepted his attempt to comfort her and she squeezed his hand to let him know that she was ok.
"I want my wife back. And I want my son. And now, I want my daughter" he said, throwing a glance at Meg.
"Courtney's not your wife, Michael's not your son, and Meg is definitely not your daughter" said Jason, anger boiling up inside of him as he stared at the man who claimed to be his brother.
"You're wrong. Courtney will always be my wife, Michael will always be my son, and as for this one over here," he said, motioning to Meg, "she will be my daughter with my wife, even if she isn't now" said AJ, stressing the word 'my' as he glared past Jason and over to Courtney.
Jason dropped Courtney's hand and strode over to AJ, anger apparent in his eyes. AJ recognized the anger in Jason's eyes and took a step back but Jason still managed to grab him. Holding AJ by the neck, Jason leaned dangerously close to AJ's face. In a low yet terrifying voice he warned AJ to stay away from his family.
"If you even look at Courtney or Meg, I will kill you, don't think I won't" he warned his anger about to boil over. "Do we have an understanding?" Jason asked.
AJ was unable to speak so instead he gave a little nod of his head, wincing at how tight Jason's fingers were around his neck. Jason finally released AJ and he stumbled backwards, gasping for air. Muttering about how Jason was a sick freak, he walked off, leaving Jason there to seethe with anger. After taking a moment to collect himself, he walked back over to Courtney and Meg. Courtney was staring at him with worry in her eyes and Meg looked at him with confusion. No one said anything for a moment and then finally Meg let out a little random giggle. Looking down at her smiling face, Jason was unable to not smile himself. Courtney also broke out in a smile, and then she ran into Jason's outstretched arms. He gently rubbed her back with one hand and Meg's with the other.
"I'm sorry that I scared you" he mumbled into her hair.
"It's alright. You were protecting us from the slime that is AJ" comforted Courtney.
Jason pulled away to stare into her brilliant blue eyes. Leaning down, he captured her lips in a passionate kiss. His hands were on her face, and he moved them over to her hair, threading his fingers through the blonde silk. Finally, the couple pulled away again and Jason whispered something in her ear.
"Let's not let AJ ruin our day" he murmured and his wife agreed with him.
Later that night, Courtney was desperately trying to get in the shower, clean up the penthouse, take care of Meg, and talk Jason out of wearing jeans and a t-shirt all in the same half an hour. They had lost track of time at the park, and now they were running late for the dinner they had planned with Sonny, Carly, and the boys. Carly, who was in the middle of reinventing and reopening the Cellar, had decided that they should all have a nice dinner there. That meant trying to get Jason to wear something nice.
"I don't understand. This is about giving Sonny, Carly, Michael, and Morgan a chance to meet Meg. Shouldn't it be somewhere more comfortable? Like right here so she has all of her toys" asked Jason.
"And so you can wear jeans and a black t-shirt" said Courtney with a roll of her eyes.
"That would just be an added bonus" argued Jason.
"Jase, I'm only going to warn you once. Go get dressed and take care of Meg while I shower, or you will be sleeping on the couch tonight"
"Is that a threat Mrs. Morgan?" he asked.
"No, that's a promise" she called back over her shoulder as she walked upstairs.
"I've taught you well" he called after her and she turned and smiled at him for a moment before rushing around again.
45 minutes later, a grumbling Jason put Meg into her car seat as Courtney sat in the front, putting on her makeup in the little mirror in the sun visor. Having a baby definitely made everything take twice as long, and Courtney hadn't had the time to finish getting ready. Jason finally got Meg settled and he walked around to the driver's seat. Courtney closed the mascara she was holding and turned to him. Next thing he knew, a silk noose was being slipped around his neck.
"What are you doing?" he asked her, pulling at her fingers as she attempted to tie the offending article of clothing around his neck.
"I am making you presentable" she said as she finished what she was doing and tightened it.
Jason promptly loosened it and tried to take it off. But Courtney would hear nothing of it. Hitting his hand, she gave him the same threat as before. Jason sighed, knowing that she was serious. The last thing he needed was a stay on the couch. Glancing at her, she gave him a sarcastic smile.
"I'm going to have to wipe that smile off of your face" he said.
"Oh really, is that a threat?" she asked.
"No, it's a promise" he mocked before bending down to kiss her.
"Jase, we're late as it is" she said, using all of her self control to pull away from him.
"Alright, fine" he said with a sigh before backing the car out of the lot and speeding away towards the Cellar.
Jason and Courtney walked down the stairs to the Cellar with Meg in Jason's arms only to see a very angry Carly. She stood at the foot of the stairs, tapping her Prada shoe on the floors, staring at them.
"You're late" she said, glaring at them.
"Sorry, we didn't know how much a baby affects our getting ready time" said Courtney.
"Sure, blame it on the kid" said Carly with a smile before she spun around and walked over to the table she had set up.
Sonny was sitting there, talking business on his cell phone while the boys ran around. Michael was trying to keep a ball away from Morgan, and the poor little boy was racing around, trying to get it from his brother.
"Sonny!" scolded Carly, but when she received no answer, she tried a louder 'Sonny' and than an even louder one which finally got his attention.
"What?" he asked her.
Striding over to him, she grabbed the cell phone from his hand and dropped it into the pitcher of water on the table. Walking over to Michael, she grabbed the ball from his hands, gave it to Morgan and then let out a loud sigh.
"Let's try to be a normal family tonight, is that ok with everyone?" she asked loudly.
Everyone grumbled in the affirmative and then finally Carly was content. A big smile came over her face and she plucked Meg from Jason's arms.
"Mikey, Morgan, this is Meg. Hah, another 'M'" said Carly as realization hit her.
"Is Meg our new baby cousin?" Michael asked.
"Sort of" said Jason, kneeling down so that he and Michael were the same height. "Meg's going to stay with Aunt Courtney and me for a little bit. We're going to take care of her. So in a way, yes, she is your new cousin" said Jason.
"That's good, I've been waiting for you crazy kids to settle down" said Michael, giving Jason a mock pat on the back, prompting laughter from all of the adults and Morgan, who didn't really know what was going on but saw that everyone else was laughing.
The children lasted about ten minutes at the dinner table before Michael and Morgan ran off, coming back only to steal breadsticks or entertain Meg before she fell asleep in her carrier. For the first 15 minutes of the meal, Sonny complained that Carly broke his phone and Jason complained about wearing a tie. After that, the girls were able to use their convincing powers to get them to shut up and just eat dinner. Courtney and Jason told Sonny and Carly all about both Allen and AJ. Sonny immediately demanded AJ's head for threatening his sister and 'niece', but Courtney was able to calm him down. Now that Meg was in their lives, she especially didn't want any violence. Instead, she wanted to have the perfect nuclear family with her perfect husband and live in perfection. She wanted to work at her foundation and come home to her beautiful daughter. She wanted to be later joined by her handsome husband, the coffee importer and only the coffee importer. And she wanted to live Happily Ever After. But let's face it, this was Port Charles. Happily Ever After is just one big myth.
A/N: Alrighty, guys this is an IMPORTANT ONE! SO EVERYONE READ THIS NOTE RIGHT NOW! I hope the caps dragged everyone in. I know that some of you skip my babbling and go straight to the story, or reviewing, or whatever. Now, about this name Meg. It popped into my head as I was writing and I couldn't get it out. So I used it. Then, I started to read stories with the name in it and I remembered reading stories in the past with the name. But I figured no one would notice. But people noticed. So, I am more than willing to change her name to set me apart from the crowd. However, if you all gottooattatched to the name and want me to keep it, I will do that. So, I need everyone's opinion. Every single review I get back must have a vote for either side. Otherwise, I will disregard the review and I am not updating until I get 15 acceptable reviews. So, everyone think, and then let me know your decisions. Now, go review and vote. In the meantime, I'm going to go read a book of baby names in preparation. I'm just that pathetic.