A/N: Alright, so I only got 14 reviews. Whatcha gonna do? Thats cool, just remember that it takes longer for updates! So everyone please please review.

This is a song chapter. It's not a song fic, but rather a chapter that I later found a song that fit. I actually heard it at a wedding we were at; it was the father-daughter dance. And it fit perfectly with my story! It's called In My Daughter's Eyes and it's by Martina McBride. So she owns it, not me. I suggest you listen to the song while reading, but it's not necessary, the words are right there. It just enhances the reading experience and adds to the mood.

middiegurl08 - I know, I know. But give it time, it'll be fixed. I'm glad you liked the chapter anyway.

caseybutler70- That was an excellent question. I'm pulling writer's liscense here. She's really supposed to be like 10 months or so, but I know, she's far too developed to be 10 months. But it was just cuter that way. So, imagine her to be a ten month baby who's insanely smart or something, lol.

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britchic- I will always listen to your "football rubish", don't worry. The football stories make me laugh. Poor guy with the foot to the face. Next time, to make the conversation last longer, like, throw your panties at him or something. It works at concerts, lol. J/k, please don't throw your undergarmets at the players.

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Alright, this site has a problem. It always tells me that I have one less review than I really have. So I did get my 15, rest assured. But err, it makes me mad that it always lies to me, then I yell at you all, and really, you didn't do anything wrong.

Chapter 16- In My Daughter's Eyes

For the next few days, the Morgan penthouse was eerily quiet. Sonny and Carly hardly dared come and visit, but they were worried about their best friends and family. Carly had made the mistake of bringing over Michael and Morgan once and both Courtney and Jason had nearly both started crying right there. Jason had lost Michael, and Carly was pregnant with Morgan during the brief time that Courtney was pregnant was well. It was just too much loss for either to deal with.

They hadn't said much to each other during that time either. Jason would silently do paperwork and Courtney would stare out the window. That was where they were now. Jason sat and filled out some forms, but his thoughts were on Meg.

In my daughter's eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter's eyes

He was filled with thoughts of pushing her on the swings, and spinning her around, and comforting her when she had bad dreams. He could think only of how she would grab on to him. He remembered the first say that he had met her so clearly. How Carly had scared him into thinking he had actually fathered a child and not known about it. How Meg has suddenly brightened up his life, and made him feel even more complete.

In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal
Darkness turns to light and the
world is at peace
This miracle God gave to me

gives me strength when I am weak
I find reason to believe
In my daughter's eyes

Courtney closed her eyes as she gazed out the window and thought back on when she had found Meg in Kelly's. How she had been so shocked at seeing a baby just abandoned, but immediately felt a need to protect that little girl. That little girl suddenly became her life. Combined with Jason, she had the family she always wished for. Meg had brightened up her life, and Courtney wanted nothing more than to hold her daughter in her arms again. She loved taking her shopping and all the clerks and other shoppers would comment on how beautiful of a baby she was, and how she looked so much like Courtney. Courtney would just smile. Meg looked like her, there was no denying that. And it didn't matter that Meg wasn't biologically her daughter. Biology didn't matter. Meg was Courtney's daughter in every way that mattered.


And when she wraps her hand
around my finger
Oh it puts a smile in my heart
Everything becomes a little clearer
I realize what life is all about

Jason threw down his pen, and Courtney jumped, being broken from her reverie. She turned and stared at him, looking at the anguish in his eyes that matched her own. He gave her an apologetic look for ruining her thoughts and for disturbing her. Sighing, Courtney got up from her window seat and took Jason by the hand, leading him to the couch. The two sat down together with Courtney on Jason's lap and neither said anything yet. Jason stroked Courtney's bare arms and golden hair, sighing as he did. She leaned lightly back on his chest, wishing that being in his arms like that could just provide the comfort that it usually did.

It's hangin' on when your heart
has had enough
It's giving more when you feel like giving up
I've seen the light
It's in my daughter's eyes

"Where do we go from here?" she asked timidly. "We can't just stay in this funk that we're both in. We can't keep spending every waking hour thinking about Meg"

"Are you ready to move on?" he asked her, but not in a judgmental way.

"No" she said softly with a bitter little laugh. "And I don't think I ever will be. Meg was the answer to everything we ever wanted. She was our daughter. She was our sun in the sky. She brightened up both of our days. And then she was snatched away from us. They took away our happiness"

"I know that you want me to fix this Courtney, but I can't. I just don't know what to do" he said softly.

"I don't expect you to fix this. This is our battle together. We're not alone in this, and we can't keep thinking that we are. We have each other, and we need to talk to each other. We can't just keep sitting here, lost in our own thoughts, wallowing in our misery and self pity. We need to find a way to make this right. And we need to find that together" said Courtney.

"You're right" agreed Jason.

And for the rest of that day, Courtney and Jason just talked. They just talked about their daughter.

In my daughter's eyes I can see the future
A reflection of who I am and what will be
Though she'll grow and someday leave
Maybe raise a family
When I'm gone I hope you'll see

how happy she made me
Cause I'll be there
In my daughter's eyes

Early the next morning, Jason lied wide awake in bed. Courtney was fast asleep in the safe sanctuary of his arms. He gently kissed the top her head and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. Sliding her out of his arms, she stirred and gently moaned.

"Shh, go back to sleep" he whispered in her ear as he showered her face with light kisses.

She moaned once more before falling back into her slumber.

Jason quickly dressed and pulled on his shoes. Scribbling a note, he left it on his side of the bed where Courtney was clutching his pillow. He looked at her once more, noting how beautiful and perfect she was. He closed his eyes as he thought about how much she loved him. She wanted to stay married to him, even if it meant losing her baby. Sighing again, he left the note and Courtney alone and walked downstairs. He shoved his gun in the waistband of his jeans and threw on his leather jacket. Grabbing his motorcycle keys, he left the penthouse. He had only one goal in mind that morning, and he was going to succeed. He was going to punish the person responsible for taking away his daughter.

Jason carefully picked the lock on the door to the Quartermaine mansion. It was only 5:30, and he was sure that not even the Old Man woke up that early. Once he made it into the house he climbed the stairs, careful to avoid the ones he remembered as squeaky. Creeping down the hallway, Jason pulled out his gun and turned the safety off. He was going to find his brother, and he was going to make him suffer. He'd shoot him in the arms and legs first, than let him bleed out a little. Of course he'd finish the job before he left. Two of the best doctors on the East Coast resided in this house. And he wasn't willing to let them resuscitate his pig of a brother.

Jason found AJ's room and slowly pushed the door open, the gun with the silencer ready; his finger itching to pull the trigger. It was dark and Jason could barely make out AJ's form in the bed. Pushing closer to the bed, he raised the gun, ready to fire, when he was hit with quite a surprise.

There was no AJ in that bed.

"What the hell?" he mumbled under his breath.

Suddenly, he felt the need to get out of that house. He had barely made it out of the room when he bumped into Reginald.

"Jason?" questioned the frightened butler.

"Reggie, hey" said Jason softly.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, now more confused than scared of the intruder.

"That's not important. Just do me a favor and don't tell anyone that I was here" said Jason as he attempted to push past Reginald and down the stairs.

"Too late!" came a chipper voice and Jason turned to see Edward standing there with a smirk on his face. "What are you doing here my hooligan of a grandson? Hmm? Breaking and entering now part of your mob work for Sonny?"

"Whatever, I'm out of here" mumbled Jason.

"Not so fast. I just may press charges!" said Edward rather loudly. "Breaking and entering is illegal, although I know that means nothing to you"

"What the hell is going on here?" asked Monica as she entered the hallway, obviously awoken from a peaceful slumber.

"We have an intruder Monica" said Edward pointing to Jason.

"I hardly consider Jason an intruder, nor a reason to wake the whole house up" shot back Monica.

"I did not wake the whole house up!" yelled Edward.

"Yes you did" said Skye as she emerged from her room, wiping the sleep away from her eyes.

"Daddy, what's going on?" asked Tracey as she emerged from her room. "What's he doing here?" she asked once she saw Jason.

"Why is everyone awake this early?" asked Allen. "Jason?" he asked, rubbing his eyes as though he thought he was hallucinating.

"What's going on out there?" called Lila and Reginald promptly wheeled her out into the hallway. "Jason, it's so good to see you"

"Sorry Grandmother, but I'm not staying long. I'm actually going now" said Jason as he attempted to walk away.

Edward grabbed his arm and Jason turned around and glared at Edward as though daring him to touch him again. Edward promptly released Jason's arm.

"I'm calling detective Taggert. You, young man, are not going anywhere. This is breaking and entering" sneered Edward.

"Oh for the love of god!" cried Skye. "This is what you woke us all up for?" she asked Edward.

"I'm sorry, but aren't you not an actual member of this family?" asked Edward in mock confusion. "Reginald, call the police. I want this problem taken care of"

"Edward!" snapped Lila. "Don't be ridiculous. You are not going to get our own grandson arrested for coming to visit us"

"He did not come to visit us Lila darling! He came to do some sort of work for Sonny. Something with ELQ probably. Look, he has his gun and everything!" shouted Edward.

"He always has his gun" said Tracey with a yawn. "Don't think I'm on your side or anything" she added to Jason.

"I wouldn't dream of it" said Jason coldly.

The arguing continued for another half an hour. Jason kept trying to slip away, but someone kept grabbing him back, and Jason was controlling himself for Lila's sake and not punching Edward right in the face. Monica wearily retreated to her room and dialed a number that she wished was more familiar than it was.

"Hi, it's Monica. You need to get to the house right now. The floodgates have opened" she told the person on the other end.

15 minutes later, Courtney barged into the Quartermaine mansion and followed the arguing voices to the upstairs hallway.

"What is going on? I got a call saying I needed to get here right away" said a breathless Courtney.

"You shouldn't have wasted your time" Jason grumbled.

"Ah yes! The mob princess has arrived. Just in time to see detective Taggert arrive to arrest an intruder" said Edward.

"An intruder?" asked Courtney with a roll of her eyes.

"Your husband couldn't help but break in"

"I agree with my father here. Jason needs to learn his lesson" piped in Allen.

"Go to hell" snapped back Courtney before Jason even had a chance to say anything else to either his father or grandfather.

"ENOUGH! That is enough from everyone. I want everyone back to their rooms. There will be no more pestering Jason. Do I make myself clear?" asked Lila in a determined voice.

"Crystal" mumbled Edward as everyone listened to Lila and filed back to their rooms.

"I am so sorry my dears" said Lila. "You know that the family can get a little out of control" she said with a little laugh.

"It's ok Grandmother" said Jason as he kneeled down near her wheelchair.

"Did someone call the police?" asked Taggert as he burst into the house and ran up the stairs. "Ah yes. I should have known you'd be involved somehow Angerboy"

"Now, now, Detective Taggert; it's not your job to harass my grandson, is it?" she asked.

"No ma'am" said Taggert as he looked down at his feet.

"This was all a simple misunderstanding. Sorry you were dragged down here" said Lila as she sent Taggert on his way, grumbling about how he had a chance at Morgan and couldn't take it. "Now Jason, I know there is a reason why you came here. Please be frank about it" she told him.

"I came looking for AJ" he said, unable to lie to his own grandmother.

"AJ left. He decided that he needed some time away from the family. He went to some tropical island. He didn't tell anyone where he was going exactly" said Lila sadly as she thought of losing her grandson.

"Do you know how long he's going to be gone?" asked Jason.

"A long time. Maybe forever" she answered sadly. "He made it seem pretty permanent. Why the sudden interest in AJ?" asked Lila suspiciously.

"It's not important now" answered Jason truthfully. "We better go. Goodbye Grandmother" said Jason as he bent down and kissed her on the cheek.

"Goodbye Mrs. Quartermaine" said Courtney shyly as Jason took her hand and led her downstairs.

"Wait, Jason, Courtney. I heard about what happened with your baby. I am so sorry"

"Thanks Grandmother, it means a lot to us" said Jason and Courtney was only able to nod.

"I got your note and then Monica called me" said Courtney shortly as they walked outside.

"Yeah…"

"I know why you were here Jason" she said as she jerked her hand out of his grasp and turned to face him. "You were going to kill AJ. You were going to kill your own brother"

"Courtney! He took everything from us. He has destroyed us. After everything he's done over the years don't you think he deserves it!"

"What about your grandmother? Or your sister or mother? Did you even think about them?" she pressed.

"Damn it Courtney! I didn't care. I don't care. All I care about is making AJ pay for hurting you. For hurting us!" he yelled.

"Jason" she said softly as she walked closer to him so that she could give him reassuring touches and caress his cheek, watching as his eyes closed as her hand made contact with his skin. "We need to put what AJ did in the past. I don't want you going to prison for his murder!" she said as she started to cry. "I already lost my daughter! Please don't make me lose my husband!" she begged as her tears fell hard and quickly.

"Shh, I'm sorry" he said as he pulled her close and wiped away her tears and kissed her.

"I'm sorry. Let's just go home, ok?" he asked her.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Umm, Sonny's driver dropped me off so I could use a ride" she told him with a small smile.

"Hop on" he told her with a big smile of his own as he passed her the helmet.

"Jason?" she called for him.

"Yeah?" he asked, turning around, half on his bike.

"I love you" she said.

"I love you too" he answered as he bent down to kiss her.

A/N: Remember, 15 reviews for an update, as usual!