Chapter 21

Courtney walked over to the door, but it opened up to reveal... Lorenzo.

"Courtney you're awake. How are you feeling?" He answered as he rushed over towards her.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" Courtney asked, clearly confused.

Jason awoke the next morning to a cold bed. He rubbed the rest of sleep out of his eyes. He looked over to Courtney's said and saw their wedding picture. The tears started to build up in the corner of his eyes as he picked it up and looked at it intensly. He rubbed a finger over Courtney's beautiful smiling face. They were so happy, and now they were going to have a child, but once again, Jason couldn't protect them. She was dead, so that meant he was to. He threw the picture at the wall and watched it shatter to pieces, jsut the way his life had. He stoodlooking at the broken picture on the floor and kept thinking, "I'm sorry." He couldn't shake the feeling of guilt out of his heart. He shook his head, refusing to break down again, and walked out of the door. He then saw a bunch of boxes stacked iinthe hallway. He walked through them and saw Sonny having a drink and Carly ordering everyone around telling them where to put these boxes,and these boxes. Jason went over to Sonny and asked, "What's going on?"

"We moved over here to help you out a little man. This is tough. I mean you just lost your whole world."

"Yeah we just want to be here for you Jase." Carly said sweetly as she gave Jason a huge hug. "Thanks guys, but I'm fine." Jason said, lying through his teeth.

"Yeah sure Jason, and I hate junk food." Carly said sarcasticly as a small but fragile smile crossed Jason's lips for a split second.

"Ummm... we made arrangements for the funeral on Saturday. Is that cool, Jason. Jason? Hello?" Sonny said as he waved a hand in front of his best friend's face, trying ot get his attention, but Jason was zoned out. Jason then came back to attention and said, "What?"

"The funeral is on Saturday. Just to let you know." Sonny said quietly.

"Okay thanks. I just came over here to see if you had any work for me to do." Jason said simply.

"No take a few days off man, you look bad." Sonny said.

"I'm fine. I'll just be across the hall if you need me." Jason said as he gave Carly another hug and walked back across the hall. He sighed as he went over to the bar and fixed himself a drink. He usually neer drank in the mornings, but he just needed one. Well one quickly turned into five, then ten, by that time he was drunk out of his mind, while thinking about when him and Courtney.

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"Who are you?" Courntey asked for about the millionth time again.

"You don't know who I am?" Lorenzo asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well if I did, I wouldn't be asking you that question now would I dumbass!" Coutney yelled in frustration, while Lorenzo smiled at her sarcastic remark. She stood up and walked over to the window and looked out. Lorenzo came up behind her and started to rub her back. She quickly moved away from him and turned around and asked, "Now are you going to tell me who I am or not?"

Lorenzo looked at her and realized that she really had no clue who she was. He thought that maybe he should tell her the truth, or he could use this at his advantage, so he could have her and be a father to her baby.

"What was the last thing you remember?" Lorenzo asked.

"Well I remember walking out of the club to go home..." Courtney started.

"Wait, the club?" Lorenzo questioned clearly confused at was she was saying.

"Yeah the club. I work at the oasis. I'm a stripper." Courtney said simply like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Now Lorenzo got it. She only remembered when she was married to A.J. Then a thought came to him, Jason had prtoected her during that whole time. Maybe she remembers him to.

"Ok do you remember anything else?" Lorenzo asked.

"Well there was this loud boom and I wake up here. Where the hell am I? Where's my husband?" Courtney was panicking. She had no idea where she was, and no idea who she was anymore. She only remembered working at the oasis. She wanted to know where A.J. was. He was her husband. She remembers that, but there was something about this man that got to her. Like she knew him or something.

"Do I know you? You seem familiar to me." Courtney said as she moved closer to his face. His eyes, they were blue. She remembered blue eyes being in her vision before she fainted deep into unconscouesness. She didn't know what it was, but there was something about him that she knew.

Lorenzo was looking deep into her blue eyes. He saw vulnurabilty and worry, but he also saw strength. He loved that about her. He didn't know if he should tell her the truth or not. I mean he would respect her and love her baby. "What should I do? Should I tell her the truth about what really happened, about her life with Jason. I really need to tell her about her baby though first." He thought to himself.

"Well I do know you, but you need to know something important first. You're pregnant." Lorenzo said to her, waiting for her expression and response.

"Oh. Is A.J. the father? I mean he should be, he is my husband." Courtney stated matter of factly.

"No A.J.'s not the father." Lorenzo said.

"Well then who is? Are you the father of my baby?" Courtney asked confused, and not sure what to think.

Lorenzo thought about it for a second. "Yes I am."

A/N I know, I'm evil! But I had to leave you somewhere! The next chapter is the funeral, but I still don't know how long the story's going to be, but it's going to be long, I can tell you that. Well remember feedback!