Chapter 35:
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A/N: Thanks for the reviews. The next few chapters are going to be pretty angst so beware now! Somebody will die but its not who you hope/think it is. I figured I would give you that much! If you like hit the button on the bottom and let me know! Thanks for reviewing!
They stepped of the plane and got into the car that was waiting for them. "You okay?" he asked her as she sat in and strapped the baby carrier. "Yeah. I'll be better as soon as this is all over though." She replied. "It'll be over soon I promise." he replied as they drove off. "Thanks again Jason. I know we haven't really talked lately but you don't know how much this means to me." she said looking at him and then down at the sleeping baby. "Its fine. I don't mind helping you. Im glad you came to me."He said looking at her and then out the window at the rain. The rest of the ride was pretty much silent. Neither one of them knew what to say.
They pulled up to the hotel and got out of the car. "Need any help?" Jason asked her as he got out of the car. "No. I got it." She said getting out with the carrier. "You got to learn to manage after you have a kid." she said with a smile as they made their way into the hotel. They got their rooms and went to them. "Um, did you wanna go find her tonight or tomorrow? What?" he said before walking into his room that was right beside hers. "She's working tonight so I figured we could go down to her work. I don't know if she works tomorrow or not." Courtney replied. "Okay." Jason said. "Give me ten minutes and then we can go." Courtney finished as Jason just nodded and then walked into his room as she walked into hers.
She pulled out her cell phone. Hit the two button and then send. All it did was ring, ring and ring. She got he voicemail. "Hey honey its me. I just got in and I should be home either tomorrow night or the day afterwards. I miss you. Call me back. Love you." He flipped his phone shut after hearing this and looked at it. Every instinct in his body wanted to throw it across the room but he couldn't. He was waiting for a phone call that was now coming through.
"Ready?" Jason said as she walked out of the room. "Yeah. I had to change her diaper and what not." She said as they walked to the elevator. "Did you call Nikolas and let him know you were here?" Jason asked her. "Yeah he didn't answer." she replied wondering why he didn't. He always answered when she called even if he was in a meeting he would answer. He had her worrying now. "So where does Emily work at?" Jason asked. "Some little restaurant or bar thats called Gabrielle's." she said back to him pulling out a piece of paper. "Heres the address." she said handing it to him as he looked over it and then stuck it in his pocket.
"Hello?" Nikolas said answering it. "She did? Where are they staying at?" He asked them. "Alright call me back once they go back to the hotel and tell me where they went and what they did. Is my daughter still with them?" Nikolas asked. "Okay thanks." He said before hanging up and heading to his meeting. He wanted to get this over and done with so he would be home when Courtney got there because they had to talk now.
The twenty minute car ride felt like twenty hours to Courtney. She just wanted to get this all over with so she could go home and be with her family, now thanks to Emily and Helena was on pretty shaky ground still. It was getting better but not fast enough. "We are here boss." The driver said. "Okay thanks. Ready?" he said looking over at Courtney. "More then ever." She replied as they both opened their doors and got out of the car and walked into the restaurant. They first walked in and didn't see her anywhere. The hostess sat them down in a booth with menus as their waitress came over.
"My name is Allison and I will be your waitress today. Can I get you's something to drink?" Allison said. "A sweet tea please." Courtney said. "A beer. And could you tell me if Emily is working." Jason said. "Emily who?" the waitress asked. "She's medium height has long brown hair, she's pretty slender." Jason said. "Oh you mean Lila?" Allison asked. "Yeah. Im her brother and I call her Emily." Jason said covering up. "Is she working?" Jason finished. "Yeah. You want me to get her?" Allison asked.
"No. You see we haven't seen each other in a few years so if you could just tell me where to find her at that would be great." Jason told the waitress. "Are you her sister?" The waitress asked Courtney. "No." Courtney replied. "She's my wife and this is my daughter. Lila doesn't know that Im married or have a little girl now." Jason said making a lie but could tell Courtney wasn't comfortable with it. "Okay well she is in the back right now but she should be coming out pretty soon. I can find a reason for her to come out here for you." Allison said. "That would be wonderful. Thanks so much." Jason said. "No problem." the waitress said before she walked away.
Courtney glared across the table. "Im sorry. I wasn't going to tell her who you really were." Jason said silently. "Fine!" Courtney said back as Jason looked at her wanting to strangle her because she wanted to be so involved but then again didn't. She was confusing him. He looked over at the back door and saw Emily come out holding a tray. "Im going to get her. Stay right here." Jason said getting up and walking over to her. Courtney watched the whole interaction between the two. She could tell Emily was scared when he touched her because she didn't know he knew where she was. She put the people's order down and then walked into the back and then came out and started walking with Jason over to the table.
"Sit!" Jason said demanding. "Why didn't you tell me you had her with you?" Emily said. "Just sit!" Jason said getting irritated. He was putting her on the inside so she couldn't leave. She looked at him and then scooted in. "What do you want Jase?" Emily asked. "Courtney asked for my help and Im helping her." Jason said. "Yeah one by one she's taking everybody life. First my ex-husband then my son, my family and now the only one I thought I could depend on she took you too." Emily said turning her head.
"Emily stop! Okay? She didn't take shit from you and you need to realize that. I knew Courtney even before she came to Port Charles. I knew her when you were pregnant in fact I knew her before then." Jason said. "What do you want? I have a life to get back too." Emily said. "Look. You don't like me and at the moment I don't give a flying fuck but you are going to sit here, listen to what we have to say and then help us. Or I will call the cops now." Courtney said irritated. "Fine. What do you want to talk about?" Emily asked.
"My life has been on shaky ground ever since you and that other bitch kidnap my kids so this is what you are going to do. You are going to help me and Jason find Helena." Courtney said looking at her while feeding the baby in her arms. "What makes you think I know where she is at?" Emily asked. "It doesn't matter. You are going to help us." Jason said before Courtney could speak. "Listen if you help us and we get Helena I will drop the charges on you." Courtney said. "Yeah right." Emily said sarcastically. "She means it." Jason said as Emily just looked at her.
"Listen." Courtney began saying. "We don't get along. You hate me and thats perfectly okay it doesn't really bother me all that much but I want you to know I didn't steal your son or your life away. Regardless if you believe me or not." Courtney said taking a sip of her drink as Emily just looked at her. "Fine I'll help. Last time I heard she was somewhere in Greece still." Emily said. "Okay. I'll have Stan on it right away." Jason said looking at Courtney and then Emily. "Thank you." Courtney told Emily as she placed the sleeping baby in the carrier.
"Im sorry about everything that has happened. I don't know what I was thinking." Emily said breaking the silence. Jason and Courtney just looked at each other. "Im not going to say its okay because its not but I know it has to be hard on you to have a son and then just give him up but regardless of what you think or don't think I love Nathan with all my heart and he couldn't be any more of my own." Courtney said looking at her. "I know. I was jealous of that. He loves you a lot too. You were all he talked about for the longest time." Emily said not wanting to admit it. "See we can all get along here." Jason said with a smile as both girls looked at him.
They grabbed a bite to eat while there and then headed out with Emily. They headed back to the hotel and went into their rooms. Emily went into Jason's because she was going to stay the night with him until they left in the morning to go find Helena. Courtney pulled out her phone again while holding Natalie feeding her bottle to call Nikolas. Still no answer. She was starting to get worried until she had an incoming call. It was Nikolas.
"Hello?" She said. "Hey. I've been trying to get in touch with you. Um are you home already?" she asked him. "Well I should be home in a few days but if you need me too I can come home tomorrow." she said thinking that Emily and Jason would be able to handle it by their selves. "Okay. I'll leave on the next flight out. Is everything okay?" she asked him knowing something was wrong. "Okay Im coming now." She said as she hung up the phone and put Natalie back in her carrier and called Jason.
"Hey! Listen I need to go back to Port Charles. Something is up and Nikolas doesn't want to tell me over the phone and he said its important." she said listening to him speak. "Okay. Thanks." She finished before flipping the phone shut and getting her things. Ten minutes later and her, Emily and Jason along with Nattie were all back in the car. "Im sorry I have to leave. Nikolas said its important and that we cant talk about it over the phone." Courtney said as they drove away. "Wait does he know you came and found me?" Emily asked.
"Um no. I left that part out. And I wanna keep it that way." Courtney said looking at her. "So where does he think you are then?" Emily asked. "On a business trip. I run a foundation and sometimes I have to travel for it so yeah." Courtney said. "You two aren't doing anything together are you?" Emily asked looking at Jason. "No!" They both said in unison. "Okay. Just asking." Emily said as she looked out the window. They pulled up a few minutes later. They all got out of the car.
"Thank you so much Jason. I appreciate everything you've done for me and if you need me call me and I'll be on the first flight there." She said giving him a hug. "It was my pleasure." He said hugging her back. "Thanks Emily for helping Jason and I wasn't lying when I said I would drop the charges. I just want my life back together." Courtney said looking at her. "Thanks again for it." Emily said. "Yeah. I gotta go. Call me." Courtney said getting onto the plane. She sat beside wondering what in the hell could be so wrong at home that Nikolas needed her there. She hoped everything was okay. She glanced down at her sleeping daughter and then back out the window thinking of how much this was going to change her life.
They got to Port Charles the next morning between the time differences and what not. It was about eight and the morning and she wasn't all that tired but worried. She walked into the main living room putting the carrier down. "Alright Nikolas. Where are you?" She said to herself as he walked through the door into the living room. "We have to talk." Nikolas said looking at her. "Is everything okay?" She asked him as he sat down on the edge of the desk and she made her way over to him.
"No its not okay Courtney." he said pissed off. "Whats wrong?" she asked him as she tried touching his arm but he moved from her. "Nikolas you need to tell me what is wrong and why you are acting like you are!" She said yelling. "Why? Why don't you tell me why you are lying to me and sneaking around behind my back.." He said yelling just as loud as her. "What the hell are you talking about?" Courtney asked him. "Oh I know all about your and Jason's secret meeting on the pier not once but twice and going out of town with him!" he said.
"Nikolas it's" "Save it Courtney. There is nothing you can say because it is over. I cant trust you. You lie to me and sneak around with Jason and yet I thought you loved me. I mean how long have you and Jason been sneaking around because Sam is just as mad. She thinks you're the reason they broke up!" He yelled. "Nikolas let me explain to you!" she said yelling back at him as Natalie began to cry from all the yelling.
"There's nothing left to explain. Im leaving. We are over. I already filed for divorce." he said walking out of the living room. Courtney watched him leave and let all the tears she held back out as she slowly dropped to the floor. She cradle her head with her hands and began crying harder. She couldn't believe that Nikolas would think she would cheat on him. Her life was slowly unraveling. Little did she know it wasn't over yet.
A/N: I suck at break-ups so sorry! Im a lover not a hater so what can I say. I know it was long but we're slowly but surely moving on I swear. It wasn't that angst filled but the next couple of chapters will be! Read and review I love hearing from you!
