Through Thick and Thin

Chapter 7

Jason showed up at Whitehall Park about half an hour later, he just hopes that he isn't too late, He started to walk around looking for Courtney, when he saw Elizabeth lying on the ground.

"Elizabeth? Elizabeth, wake up." Jason said.

"Hmmm," she said, as she started to wake up. She looked up at Jason and quickly sat up.

"You found Courtney, right?"

"I don't know where she is" Jason said.

"I'll show you where she is, I must have fainted," she said as she stood up, slowly.

"Are you sure you are okay," Jason said, seeing cut on her hand. It looked pretty bad.

"I'm fine. Courtney is the one that is hurt," Elizabeth said, as she started
to walk to where she had left Courtney.

Jason looked down at Courtney, who was sitting on the bench, looking very pale and tired.

"Courtney, it's me, Jason, "he said, as she sat down next to her.

She looked up at Jason.  "You found me," she said smiling slightly as she started to doze off. The last thing that she said before she fall unconscious was, "I love you, Jason."

"What happened?" Jason asked, as he was calling 911.

"Ric shot her," was Elizabeth's only reply.


***
About 10 minutes later,

The paramedics showed up.

"What happened?" one of the paramedic asked, as they went up to Courtney.

"She was shot in the shoulder," Elizabeth told the paramedic.

"Okay, " the paramedic said, as he checked out Courtney.

"Are you hurt, too?" the other paramedic asked Elizabeth, looking at her
hand.

"It's nothing," Elizabeth,"It's just a little cut,"

"Well, let's take you to the hospital anyway." The paramedics put Courtney in the ambulance and Elizabeth and Jason got inside, too.

Jason sat down by side Courtney, holding her hand. "I'm here, Courtney. You are going to  be fine."

**
Monica was standing near the admitting desk when the paramedic came through the doors.

"Approximately, 20 year old woman with gunshot wound to the shoulder." Monica looked at the patient and couldn't believe who it was.

"Courtney," she said as she looked up and saw Jason and Elizabeth standing in front of her. Jason looked so pale and worried; she has never seen him like this before.

"Monica, you have to save her," Jason said softly staring at Courtney.

"Jason, we will do our best," she said as they wheeled Courtney into the exam room.

Jason then started to follow Monica into the exam room as they were working on Courtney.

"Wait in the waiting room," Monica told Jason.

"She is in good hands," Monica said, "I'll come out when we know more."

Jason then sat down next to Elizabeth, who looked shocked at what happened.


"Are you going to get your hand look at," he said. She looked up.

"Yeah, I guess I should. Is Courtney going to be okay?"

"I don't know," Jason said sadly. His cell phone rang, and he got up.

"Sonny, yes, I found her, she is at the hospital," Jason said.

"See you soon," Jason said, as he hung up the phone. He then saw Monica coming towards him.

"So how is she?"

"She has lost a lot of blood, and she is going to need surgery to remove the bullet and to repair the damage done to her tendons and muscles."

Jason didn't say anything to Monica and she looked at him.

"It is going to be okay," she said as she walked away.

Jason went to sit back and saw that Elizabeth was gone, so he sat down
waiting to hear news on Courtney. He put his hands on his head, she has
to be okay, he thought to himself.

"Jason," said a voice softly. He looked up and saw Carly and Sonny
standing in front of him.

"So, where is Courtney?" Carly asked with a smile as she rubbed her belly. She was excited to see her friend.

"She is in surgery, "Jason said. Carly and Sonny both frowned.

"What happened?" Sonny asked.

"I don't know much of what happened, but Elizabeth told me that Ric shot Courtney."

Carly looked confused.

"What does Elizabeth have to do with this?"

"I don't know, but Elizabeth was the one that called me, and told me where Courtney was,"

"Do you mean that Elizabeth knew about Courtney's kidnapping the whole
time?" Carly said with a confused look.

"Carly, I really don't know, and I don't care right now, my girlfriend is in
surgery," he said as he walked away from Sonny and Carly.

**
A couple hours later,

Jason was pacing around the hospital; he couldn't just sit and wait to
hear word on Courtney's condition. She has to be okay, if only I had found
her sooner, he thought to himself. He then saw Monica coming up to him.

"Jason," she said, he turned around.

"Is she okay?"

Monica looked at Jason. "She is going to be fine, the surgery went well."

Sonny and Carly could see that Jason was happy, which mean that everything
was okay. Carly hugged Sonny and then turned to Monica.

"Can we see her?" Carly asked Monica.


"She can only have one visitor at a time, she is room 2," Monica said
as she walked away.

Carly looked up at Jason." Go see her."


**

Jason walked into room 2, and sat down in the chair next to Courtney's bed. She
looked so pale.

"Hmmm" she said softly waking up. She looked up and saw Jason sitting next to
her.

"Jason? Where I am?" she said.

"You are in the hospital. Ric shot you," he said, as he got up from the
chair, and he leaned over and kissed her. She couldn't believe that she
was okay and that she was with Jason again.

"Jason, I thought I would never see you again. I love you so much," she said, as she
slowly sat up.

"I love you too," he said, as he held her tightly.

"How did you find me? Is Elizabeth okay? She is the one that phone you?" Courtney asked. There were so many questions that she wanted to know. Jason sat down next to Courtney.

"Yes, Elizabeth was the one that called me, but I don't know if she is okay, as she disappeared as soon as we got you to the hospital."

All Courtney could remember was Elizabeth getting them out of the cabin, but
she didn't remember how, but then she suddenly remembered Elizabeth push
the door open with her hands.

Jason looked at Courtney and could see that she was upset.

"What's wrong?" he asked concerned.

"I need to see Elizabeth now!"

To be continued!!!!