A/N: You all left me absolutely fantabulous reviews, and I still didn't update. I am so sorry, but life's been crazy. I promise a quicker update this time. Leave me lots of reviews again to get that quick update!
I have two sequels planned for this story. I already outlined the first. It's different than any story I've ever written. I haven't planned out the second yet, but I know what's going to happen in it.
Also, tommorow is my birthday! I'm gonna be 16. So leave me lots of reviews as a perfect birthday gift!
SuzieQ848- It is a conspiracy! I'm just glad that someone agrees with me. Yes, they are reunited. I threw you all a bone with that one, lol.
luvthemorgans- I have no idea what you are saying half the time. I feel like I need to do a lot of nodding and smiling around you. Lol, j/k (maybe). Again, thanks for a long review. I'm going to thank you everytime for long ones from now on. Just to get you off my back about thanking some people for the long ones and not you. My favorite line in your whole review was "UPDART SOON!" Typos make me giggle. Especially when they rhyme with fart. Sorry, maturity level sinking. That happens when I read your reviews, hmmm... lol.
JulesMorgan- I am a perfectionist, I'll admit it. I try not to be, but it's just the place I live in. College is drilled in to your head in like, third grade. I've been in advanced programs since fourth grade, so I have dealt with a lot of pressure and a lot of other students who would kill themselves over a grade. But thank you for your grounding speech, lol.
emmalee05- Yes, the Jason torture had to come to an end. I gotta stop beating the poor guy up.
ImJustKidding89- Yes, there's some fluff, don't worry. I like your suspicions too.
middiegurl08- I am so sorry that I kept you in suspense for so long. Can you ever forgive me? I guess we'll find out, lol.
anon14- I'm glad you liked the reunion. After it all, they are finally reunited. Yay!
britchic- So, where's my review? You said you'd leave it. Was I forgotten? It's ok, I'm just teasing you. At least you dropped a line.
stephanie- Glad you liked it! Keep up the reading and reviewing!
mgterps- There's no such thing as being greedy with fanfiction! Always remember that!
kaleymc- Glad you love it so much. I love those little romantic moments.
Pureevil230- And that my friend, is what they call a cliffhanger, lol. I love when I get the "isn't there more" reaction.
LoLogirl28- I know that it was terrible of me to make him think that they were dead. But I'm glad I redeemed myself by having him learn the truth and I'm glad you loved that moment.
Nell- Thanks for taking the time to review my story. I feel honored that I'm one of the only ones. I would love to be out of highschool and into Grad school. Well, maybe that's pushing it. At least college, lol.
Starlet- GH is sucking right now. It needs a redeeming storyline. I'm glad I can quench your thirst for now.
sexyt- I understand about feedback. Sometime people are in a rush! I'm just glad you like it so much and thanks for reviewing!
Elvira- Glad I could make your week. It's always good to make people's weeks.
Serena- Welcome to the story! I missed you. You were one of my few reviewers on Unexplainable Love. Glad you like this story too!
Chapter 12- Bittersweet Reunions
Courtney couldn't believe it was him as she ran to the bed, pushing past the doctor and throwing her arms around his neck, gently placing Meg down.
"You're alive" she whispered as she hugged him close.
"So are you" he said equally as happy as he held her tightly to him and held Meg tightly as well.
"I was so scared when I saw you got shot. And Jason, I am so sorry that I left. Please, please forgive me" she begged, tears streaming down her face.
Jason brushed the tears off her face and bit back his own as he kissed her sweetly.
"I am so glad that you left. You and Meg are safe now because you did. Besides, I was the one who asked you to leave. I'm just so glad you're safe"
"I'm just glad we're all ok" she whispered.
"Me too" he answered as the two kissed.
Once they broke away, Jason took Meg in his arms and held her tightly, unwilling to let her go. He gently kissed the top of her head as she cooed, glad to have her daddy back in her life.
Courtney backed off and let the doctor finish working on Jason, refusing to let go of his hand the whole time. Courtney was determined to hold on to Jason for the rest of her life. Once Jason was sewed up, the doctor gave him something to ease the pain and help him sleep. Jason had to sleep on his stomach due to his injury but he had one arm draped over Courtney with Meg inbetween the two of them. They were so glad to get back their family that they figured one night of sleeping in the big bed wouldn't be such a bad thing for Meg. As Jason felt his eyes close, he realized that Courtney was rubbing his back and neck and whispering soothing words in his ears. He couldn't even begin to explain how much he had missed her tender touch and her instincts to take care of him when they were separated. He adjusted his body so that he was closer to her and Meg and he soon fell into a deep sleep, filled with sweet dreams about his perfect little family.
Jason spent the next week healing. Courtney and Meg spent their time taking care of him. Of course for Meg, taking care of him meant giving him her beautiful smile and calling 'Da' and having him play with her. Courtney took a much more subtle approach, rubbing his back and changing his bandages, or simply just feeding him and kissing him. No matter what they were doing, Jason loved having his two girls there with him to look out for him and watch over him.
He had spent a week in bed or on the couch of the penthouse, and he was tired of it. He wanted to go out but he knew Courtney would never let him. She nearly had a panic attack when he tried to get on to the floor the other day to play with Meg and let out a small groan. She claimed that he was 'overexerting himself and she wouldn't stand for any of that'. But Jason was feeling much better, although he welcomed his wife's overprotective attitude. He had been alone for so long. He had gotten used to being lonely and by himself all the time. He was used to taking care of himself. But now he had his own wife and daughter. He wasn't the pity invite to Christmas dinner anymore. He was part of his own family. And he was so blessed to have someone so beautiful and perfect fall in love with him and want to take care of him.
Jason made it down the steps and deposited his body on the couch. He was able to hear Courtney and Meg in the kitchen. Courtney was on the phone and from the sounds of it, she was talking to Carly. Meg was screaming loudly, as if angered that Courtney would dare talk to anyone but her. Jason walked into the kitchen and leaned against the doorframe and watched. Courtney's hair was up in a messy bun and she seemed to be sweating. Or glistening as she called it. She assured him many a time before that she doesn't sweat, she glistens. She was standing over the stove, trying to cook breakfast. Every now and then she would say 'aha' into the phone and Jason knew she wasn't really listening. Meg was trying to pull the phone from her, but Courtney kept her balance on the phone by supporting it with her shoulder. One of her arms was being used to hold Meg and the other was dedicated to the breakfast making process.
"What? Of course I'm listening to you Carly" she said in an exasperated voice into the phone. "What you last said? Oh, I don't know Carly? Something about Sonny?" she questioned with a sigh.
Unfortunately, Meg chose that moment to demand her mother's attention. The little girl grabbed Courtney's blonde hair and tugged hard on it, her fist ripping out some of it. Courtney cried out in pain and accidentally dropped the phone onto the stove. It sizzled before warping into a completely different shape. Courtney let out a huge sigh and rubbed her sore head, turning around to see an amused looking Jason.
"You want some help?" he asked.
"You are supposed to be resting" she scolded.
"And you aren't supposed to be exerting yourself until you make yourself sick" he scolded right back.
"I just have a lot on my plate right now" she said with another sigh.
Jason took the baby from her arms and gently massaged the sore spot on her head. He leaned down to kiss her but had barely made it to her lips when Carly barged in, her eyes wild with anger.
"Did you hang up on me!" she demanded.
"No! I dropped the phone on the stove, I never once hit the disconnect button" she maintained.
"Speaking of that, you're phone's on fire then" said Carly as she pointed to the stove which had suddenly erupted in flames.
Courtney let out a sigh and grabbed the fire extinguisher from under the sink, putting out the small blaze. She put it back down and listened as the smoke hit the smoke alarm and the thing started beeping like crazy. Finally overcome with the stress, she looked back and forth from Jason to Carly to Meg and started to cry.
"See, that's why you're not supposed to hang the phone up on the stove" stage whispered Carly to Jason who let out a laugh in spite of himself.
A half an hour later, the smoke alarm had been shut off, Carly had been shooed from the penthouse, and Meg had been calmed down, as had Courtney. She was now sitting with her head in Jason's lap on the couch as Meg played on the living room floor. Jason was rubbing her head and pushing back her hair.
"See, you are just too stressed out" he told her.
"It's just that everything's been so difficult" she said. "I just wanted you to be as comfortable as possible now that you're home" she confessed, rubbing her hand over one of the many bruises and lacerations that still decorated his face and body.
"You have made it comfortable" he said. "Just having you and Meg and the three of us being safe is all the comfort that I could ask for" he told her softly.
"Jason, you were held prisoner where you were beaten and tortured while nursing a gunshot wound. You'll just have to excuse my desire to wait on you hand and foot, catering to your every whim for the time being. I hope that's ok" she said sternly.
"That's ok. But take care of yourself too, ok?" he asked.
"Alright" she answered as he leaned down and kissed her lips sweetly.
"In the meantime, I am going to go get us breakfast" said Jason once they broke away.
"No, Jase, stay here. I'll get it" she told him as she lifted her head from his lap.
"No, no, no. It's ok. I could actually use some fresh air" he answered her. "And I want you to rest anyway"
"Be careful" she warned. "And take a car, not your bike"
"Alright" he agreed, kissing her once more before he gave Meg a quick kiss on the head and grabbed his jacket and left.
Jason walked into Kelly's and came face to face with Mike.
"Ah, Jason. You're back" said Mike. "Courtney mentioned that you had some sort of business trip that you were on and…oh my god, what happened to your face?" he asked as it dawned on him that the man he was looking at was covered in bruises.
"Business trip went a little awry" he answered curtly.
"Is Courtney ok? And the baby?" he asked
"They're fine" said Jason, and his eyes showed that he was telling the truth.
"Alright. Jason, just try to be careful. You have my daughter and granddaughter to think about. They don't need you getting killed" cautioned Mike.
"Thanks for the tip" said Jason dryly. "I'm actually here to get my wife some food" he said, putting the emphasis on the words 'my wife'.
"The usual?" asked Mike with an all-knowing smile.
"The usual" Jason answered as Mike poured him a cup of coffee as he waited.
Mike didn't really hate Jason. He and Jason had once been friends. He just hated that Courtney had been through so much because of him.
Jason silently drank the coffee as he felt a pair of eyes on him. He cocked his head to the side and saw Lucky Spencer looking at him with dark eyes. Jason gave him a half nod to acknowledge his presence, but Lucky just glared at him, finally getting up and sitting down again next to Jason.
"Is it true, what you said to Mike? Are Courtney and Meg home safe?" asked Lucky
"Yes" answered Jason.
"And you're ok too?" asked Lucky.
"Seems like it" Jason answered.
"Good" said Lucky. "I think" he mumbled under his breath as he got up, abandoning his coffee, and racing from the diner.
Brushing off the man's odd behavior as too much caffeine, Jason gladly accepted the bag Mike handed him and started off towards home and his family.
After they ate breakfast, the Morgan family decided that it was in fact important for them all to get some fresh air, so they decided to pack up and go to the park. Courtney had just gotten Meg all ready when they were interrupted by a knock on the door. Jason gave Courtney an apologetic look before opening the door, pulling it back to reveal a nervous but well dressed woman.
"May I help you?" he asked her.
"My name is Ilene Samuels. I'm from social services" she said, extending her hand to Jason who didn't take it, but continued to fix her with an icy stare. When she saw that she wasn't going to be dignified with a response, she continued. "I'm here regarding a baby girl who is under the care of you and your wife. A little Meg" she stated.
"What about Meg?" asked Courtney, coming to the door with Meg in her arms.
"Is this the baby?" she asked, but when she saw that she once again wasn't getting a response, she once again continued. "I'm afraid that I'm going to have to take her out of your care" said Ilene as she reached for the baby.
"Are you crazy?" asked Courtney, pulling Meg tightly to herself. "Why are you taking our baby?"
"We received an anonymous complaint about the lifestyle the baby is being cared for in. Additionally, you two are not legitimate foster parents. This girl ended up in your care by a complete accident and a slight misunderstanding. I need to take her with me Mrs. Morgan" she said regretfully. It was obvious how much the blonde in front of her cared for the little blonde that she was holding.
"Meg is our baby, and we will do whatever it is that we need to do to keep her" interjected Jason.
"Unfortunately Mr. Morgan, there is nothing that you can do" answered Ilene. "I need to take the baby. I need to take Meg"
"You can't just take her. She's happy here! This is her home! We're her family!" shouted Courtney as the tears began to fall down her face.
"Mrs. Morgan, if you don't surrender the baby, I will be forced to have you both arrested" warned Ilene.
"No, you can't take her" begged Courtney as Jason wrapped his arms around her, holding both her and Meg close to him.
"Please, there has to be something we can do" begged Jason.
"I'm sorry. I'll give you a few minutes to pack up anything you want to send with her and to say goodbye" said Ilene with a solemn smile at them as she backed away from the door to wait in the hallway.
"Jason, what are we going to do?" asked Courtney once Ilene was out of an ear shot.
"We are going to give her Meg" said Jason as he began to pull out his cell phone.
"Are you crazy?" asked Courtney.
"Come on Courtney, you know about all of this through your foundation! The best thing right now is to give her up and then fight for her that way. Believe me when I say we are not giving up on Meg. But we need to let her go with this Ilene woman first. And then-hold on" he said as the call he was making connected. "Yeah, it's Jason. I need you to do a check for me. Ilene Samuels, social services" said Jason as he hung the phone up. "We are not going to let her be bounced from home to home. We are going to adopt her, and we are going to do it the right way" said Jason.
"Alright" said Courtney with a sigh. "You're right. We can't just take her and run. I'm going to go pack her things" she said as she handed Meg to Jason.
Jason stood there for a moment with Meg in his arms. He held the little girl close to him and gently rubbed her back, planting little kisses on her forehead and the top of her head.
"You're going to go away for a few days" Jason explained to her. "But Mommy and I, we'll be there to get you back so soon, you'll hardly know that we were gone" said Jason as he cuddled her closer to him, unsuccessfully biting back his tears. "We both love you so much. Don't ever forget it, ok?" begged Jason as he kissed the top of her head again.
"I got most of her stuff all packed up. Can you just carry down the bags?" asked Courtney in a broken voice and Jason knew that she had been crying too.
"Sure" he said, his own voice cracking as he handed Meg to her.
It was Courtney's turn to say goodbye and she wasn't sure if she could do it.
"I love you so much Meggie" she said. "But this is all for the best. You'll come home soon" she said. "Daddy and I love you so much" she whispered to the baby as the tears flew down her face.
Jason came down the stairs with the bags just as his phone rang. He picked it up and said yeah a few times before halfheartedly thanking the person on the other end.
"Ilene Samuels is legit" he answered with a bitter smile as he toyed with the phone in his hand.
"So we have to say goodbye" said Courtney softly.
"So we have to say goodbye" Jason repeated in a heartbroken voice.
"Are we ready in here?" asked Ilene as she poked her head in.
"Just a minute more" Jason told her and she gave an understanding nod.
The three just held each other for a moment and they both gave Meg big kisses and hugs, once again assuring her that they would all be reunited soon. They said their final goodbyes and Ilene walked back into the room. The guards helped her with the bags and she took Meg in her arms. The little girl started to scream immediately, wriggling around and reaching for Courtney and Jason.
"Ma! Da! Ma! Da!" she called out over and over again, not understanding why they weren't doing anything.
"We love you" Jason called back to her as the tears coated his cheeks.
He held a sobbing Courtney close as the two felt their hearts break listening to her heartbroken and scared cries.
Finally, they could no longer hear her and they took that opportunity to completely break down, crying in each other's arms. Jason finally broke away, the anger apparent on his face.
"The damn kidnappings. I knew they were going to come back to bite us in the ass. And he just had to make it worse on top of everything. I am going to kill Lucky Spencer" Jason growled as he punched the wall, causing Courtney to gasp. "It was him. He was the anonymous complaint" he hissed bitterly as Courtney stared at him with fear in her eyes. She had never seen him like this, and she was scared to see what Jason was going to do next.
A/N: I said the same thing on Tangled Secrets, but leave me plenty of b-day reviews and I might update again tommorow. Think of it as a thank you note. (You guys would be the first thank you note I wrote so far, even though I've gotten gifts already. Oops.)