Courtney stared at the women wearing Jason shirt. She looked like she gotten one of Jason special's. The very ones he was known for, where she was the center of the universe. Courtney didn't really care he always came back to her in the end. But it wasn't just any women it was HER, Elizabeth this was the one thing Courtney feared the women who truly held not only his respect but unknowingly by both his heart.
She didn't bother to put on her jacket she simply stood there looking at them naked. There where so many ways to handle this, the bottom line this witch had to go. Courtney was finally facing the prospect of losing Jason for good and she didn't like that. She put her hand on her naked hips and walked over to Elizabeth.
"At least I take interest in my appearance."
"Really is that what you call it. Interest?" Elizabeth said arched a brow.
"I look good. Good enough to turn heads, you on the other hand." Giving the woman a disgusted look.
"Is this realty how you want to address this Courtney? Insulting each other about how we look?" Liz sighed.
"What do you really want to talk about?" The blond said rolling her eyes.
"I don't you and Jason have business." He looked at Liz in shock.
"Just know if you leave you don't have to come back I can take good care of my man. This fling is over."
Jason cleared his throat.
"Put your coat on." He said.
"Jason…" She didn't move looking at him with a frown.
"Courtney put your coat on and let's talk about this." He said carefully.
"What is there to talk about? You slept with her. But I'm willing to forgive you if you get rid of her now." She said not looking at the woman in question.
"You're willing to take sloppy seconds." Elizabeth asked.
"Why not you've been taken mine for years." She answered back.
Jason looked at Courtney sharply. Was that all he was? Why was he surprised? He knew who and what she was from the beginning he was just stupid enough to fall in love with her.
"Get your shit and get out!" He growled.
"Jason! Why are you doing this?"
"I haven't seen or heard from you in over a year and all I am to you is a trophy to lord over Elizabeth with. I knew there was more to the shit between you two than meets the eye. But I wasn't paying attention as usual. Now I am."
"Jason you know that I love you. I always have and will."
"You love me when you need me. That's it get out."
"No we need to talk about this send her on her way."
Elizabeth had gone into the bed room and gotten dressed she came out and looked at Jason.
"You need to handle this. We won't have a future if you don't." Liz said to him.
He looked at her.
"Do you want a future with me?"
"Why are you asking me that?" She blinked.
"Elizabeth lets not forget where we came from now that we're here." He said.
"You don't want a future with me?" She asked.
"Elizabeth this wasn't about sleeping with you. Please know that this was about you, all about you. A future together is a different thing. I'm scared."
"Jason?" Courtney interrupted, he waved her off.
"Of what? Me?" Liz said looking into his eyes.
"No, I scared that after all that's happened you'll realize again that you wasted your time."
"If that where true, I would have been gone before the sun came up."
He smiled there was the Liz he'd come to know over the years. Straight and to the point and so honest, he would have thought she didn't know how to lie.
"Enough!" They looked at Courtney.
"Get out of my apartment now!" Courtney cried
"I'm in your apartment now?" Elizabeth said looking at Jason
"Jason." Courtney said looking at him to agree with her.
"Why are you ignoring me?" He said.
"Jason sweet heart you're angry you don't need her wow-is-me bullshit now." She said to Jason.
"I'm sorry wow-is-me take a look in the mirror sweetheart that's your dance not mine." Liz shot back.
"Shut up no ones talking to you."
Liz grabbed her arm and turned around.
"Now you are."
"Don't get in my face" Courtney said in a deadly tone.
"Or what."
"Ladies let's not do this."
"What is wrong with you Jason? Why are you doing this to me?" Courtney said.
"If you have to ask then we should have been over years ago. I know I'd be a lot happier." Jason snorted.
"What are you talking about?"
"She knows what you're talking about but she thinks it cute when she plays the airhead."
"Bitch!" Courtney cried.
"Whore!" Liz snapped back.
"Stop! You want to know Courtney I'll tell you I want have children not raise one I didn't make. I want to be respected by the person I chose to be in a relationship with. But you don't, you never did, you enjoyed having me wrapped around your finger and that's why you did your best to be rid of Liz."
Courtney blinked at him.
"You think I didn't know what went on around me. Oblivious to Liz but not you Courtney never you." He said.
"Jason if you want me to grow up I have. You and I've been apart for a year I've changed."
Liz snorted. Courtney glared at the women.
"Even if he said felt anything for you. He will always come to me."
Elizabeth looked at her, she thought about it and realized.
"That's it isn't it?" Liz finally said.
"What?" They said in unison.
"That's why you did your best to make my life a living hell. You knew I loved him, you were afraid he might feel the same. You were scared; you were scared because every time you got done with him he came back to me. You were scared that if you didn't run me off sooner or later I'd realized it and one day you'd lose him forever."
Jason looked at Courtney.
"You don't know anything." She said nervously.
"It's the truth something you have a hard time with." Elizabeth snapped.
"I have a hard time! She slept with your partner! She fucked him he told me himself!"
The look on Liz face was enough to send Jason into a cold rage. One not even Courtney had seen, she instantly thought she'd played that card wrong. Now she was sure of it, her arm had gone numb he was holding her so tight and was shoving her out of the door. He was spewing obscenities at her like she was nothing, he shoved her through the door and slammed it in her face. Courtney just looked at the closed door tears in her eyes. She had to do something about his and fast.
Jason leaned against the door and looked at Liz she was taken deep breaths. He went to touch her and she back away. Jason cursed under his breath he should have never let the woman in the place she sat him back god knows how far.
"Liz."
"She talked to him."
"I didn't know that." Jason said warily.
"I feel like an idiot."
"For what?"
"You were right, I was a coward, so scared, and she had everything she wanted it didn't mater how she got it."
"It does because it came back to bite her in the ass in the end. Liz look at me."
She looked up at the man the was her center.
"Us?"
She swallowed.
"What do you want Jason?"
"I want there to be an us." He told her.
"There's a but in there somewhere isn't there?"
"But I want this to work. No bullshit, no angst we've had enough of that for a life time don't you think."
"I think I can handle that."
They looked at each other.
"This is awkward." She sighed.
"Why?"
"Because you're you and I'm me. It was never meant to be. Excuse the rhyming."
Jason smiled and pulled her into his arms. It was going to be a long road Courtney wasn't going to let this thing go. Jason sighed and kissed Liz's head, he decided it didn't mater, he and Courtney where over he was free of her bullshit and that felt better then he ever expected it.
"You're dressed."
"I was leaving remember."
"Well now your not."
She smiled.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Allow the pleasure of getting you out of those clothes."
"Go for it."
He took her mouth in a deep kiss. Picked her up and carried her back to the bed room.
tbc
