Chapter 36:
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A/N: Okay a deal is a deal so Im updating! Anyway like I said last chapter angst but this chapter doesn't really have that much angst I think but I promise it is coming very soon! So read and review and let me know if you like it! Thanks to whoever reviews!
She sat on the floor crying while the baby sat in the carrier doing the same thing. She lifted her head from her hands and reached for the diaper bag. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed it. "I need to see you." She said in between tears. "Just come to my house please." she said as she flipped the phone shut. She wiped her eyes and looked over at the baby and began crying again. She couldn't do it. She sat there for a good twenty minutes before somebody rushed through the living room.
"Court?" they yelled. "Court are you okay?" The women asked sitting down on the floor before her. "No." Courtney said as Carly pulled her into a hug. "Tell me whats wrong." Carly said still hugging her. "Me and Nikolas are getting a divorce." She said as she tried to stop or tears or at least slow them down. Carly didn't know what to say.
"Okay. This is what we are going to do. Im going to get Nattie to stop crying and then we can talk." Carly said. "I cant stay here." Courtney said. "Okay. Then we will go to your loft. You still have it right?" Carly asked. "Yeah. Ryan was staying in it until recently." Courtney said. "Okay. I got the baby. Let's go." She said standing up and grabbing the carrier and waited for Courtney to follow.
The whole car ride to the loft was silent except for the little whimpers that came from Courtney and the back seat. They arrived a few minutes later but what felt like forever. The only thing she could think about was him turning his back and walking out on her that day. It was like on replay. "Okay let's go Court." Carly said as she came to a complete stop.
"I'll get the baby." She said opening the back door. They walked into her loft and it looked so plain and so dead. It had been a while that she had stepped foot into the apartment. She looked around before plopping down on the couch and cradling her head in her hands for what also felt like the millionth time that day and let it all back out again.
Carly feed the baby her bottle and then placed her in the carrier when she feel asleep. She walked over by Courtney and started rubbing her back. "Tell me what happened." Carly said quietly. "Nikolas thinks I cheated." Courtney said in between tears. "What? With who?" Carly asked. "With Jason all because we were spotted on the pier together." Courtney said looking at Carly who felt her pain. Her and Sonny had been down this road quite a few times.
"Courtney honey. He will come around." Carly said. "No he wont. He already filed for divorce. Oh god Carly what the hell am I going to do now?" Courtney asked her best friend who also didn't have the answers.
"Hey Nikolas. What can I do for you? You said it was urgent." His aunt said opening the door. "I need you to represent me." He said back to her. "Why? What happened?" Alexis asked as she opened the door for him to come in. "I want a divorce and I want you to represent me." Nikolas said as this shocked Alexis.
"A divorce? Why?" She didn't understand. "Listen can you do it or not. I really dont feel like getting into it at the moment but I need you to draw the papers up as soon as possible." Nikolas said irritated. "Okay. I guess I can." Alexis said. She didn't really want to but he was her nephew so she agreed.
"Courtney isnt going to want anything from me. I already know that." Nikolas said. "Does she know you want a divorce and you never told me why." Alexis said looking at him. "Yeah I told her and I cant be married anymore Alexis. I just cant do it." Nikolas said. "What cant you do?" She asked him.
"Our marriage, relationship is one lie after another. She tells a lie to protect me and then I tell her a lie to protect her. How do I know whats real and whats a lie?" He said. "I just cant do it anymore. Im tired of hurting and if this is the only way then so be it." He said as Alexis just looked at him speechless. She could tell he was hurting inside.
"Okay so what exactly do you want?" Alexis asked him. "Give her full custody of both kids. I want visitation with them. Give her child support, alimony and the house." he said looking at his aunt. "She's not going to want any of it Im telling you as far as the money and house goes but Im going to give it to her anyway." Nikolas said looking down at his hands.
"She's not going to want the divorce Im pretty sure. So I already know she's not going to take anything from you." Alexis said. "The divorce is whats best for us and our kids so it has to happen and Im paying you to make sure that it does." He finished while looking at her. Alexis could tell this was hard on him. Harder then his first divorce which she also represented him for that one too.
Carly looked at her for a moment. "Have you ate anything today?" Carly said realizing she had been with Courtney for the past two hours. "Im not hungry." Courtney replied. "Thats not what I asked you. I asked if you have ate anything today." Carly said. "No I haven't." Courtney answered Carly pissed off. "Lets go get something to eat." Carly said standing up. "Im not hungry Carly!" Courtney shouted.
"Listen Court. I've been were you are. More then once okay and if all you do is sit there and not eat but cry all the time you are going to get sick and depressed and right now I dont want to see either one." Carly said. She wasnt going to give up. Courtney looked up at Carly. "Fine." She said as she stood up. She wiped her face from the tears and began to cough. "See I told you that you were going to make yourself sick." Carly said as she went to go get the baby.
"Nikolas why dont you try talking?" Alexis said not really wanting to draw the papers. "There is nothing to talk about. Im going to go so I can see Nathan." Nikolas said . "What about Nattie?" "Natalie is with Courtney. I'll go by the house later and see her." Nikolas said as he walked out the door. Alexis couldn't believe what she just witnessed. Kristina came in from the other room and sat down beside her mother. "Whats wrong mommy?" Kristina asked. "Can you give mommy a pinch real quick so she knows this isnt a dream?" Alexis asked looking at her daughter who smiled and did it. "Thanks." she said looking at her as she just nodded her head.
"Okay Court this is what we are doing." Carly said looking at her best friend. "You are going to stay here, because at the moment you are an emotional wreck and Im not going to tell you that you aren't because you have every right to be. But anyways you are going to take a shower Im getting us take-out and dropping Nattie of with Lulu I already asked okay?" Carly said as she looked at her. "Okay." Courtney said quietly as she got up.
Carly returned thirty minutes later with a brown paper bag from Kelly's. "Okay here you go babe." Carly said placing the food in front of her. Courtney just looked at it. "Car I cant eat this." Courtney said looking back at her. "Try please?" Carly asked her. "Come on Courtney you are grown and have your own kids and yet Im talking to you like you're one of mine." Carly finished as Courtney just looked at her.
He knocked and then heard foot steps walking towards the door. "Hey Nik." Ryan said opening the door. "Hey." Nikolas said looking down and realizing that Ryan had Natalie. "What are you doing with Natalie?" Nikolas asked curiously.
"Um Carly just dropped her off. She called about thirty minutes ago and asked if we could watch her and since we had Nathan we said sure." Ryan answered. "Okay thanks. I might be back." Nikolas said walking away. "What did you need?" Ryan asked her. "Nothing now." Nikolas shot back as he left sight. He was originally there to see Nathan but had to go now.
They sat there on the couch in silence. Courtney wasnt touching her food so Carly wasnt going to either. "Im not eating until you do so if we both die of starvation Im going to haunt you for the rest of your life." Carly said looking at her. "How are you going to haunt me when I'll be dead with you?" Courtney asked with a smile. "See I got a smile and I dont know but I'll find a way." Carly said as their was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Carly said getting up and answering it. "Hey is Courtney awake?" Nikolas asked Carly. "Yeah." Carly answered. A part of her wanted to let him in while the other part wanted to tell him to fuck off but it wasnt her decision it was Courtney's. "Can I see her?" Nikolas asked Carly. "Um hold on." Carly said shutting the door and looking at Courtney. "Its Nikolas!" Carly mouthed. Courtney just shook her head yes even though she really didn't want to see him.
Carly opened the door back up and let him in. Courtney didn't even bother looking his way. Just hearing his voice brought tears to his eyes let alone having him stand there not saying anything. "Can we have a moment alone Carly?" Nikolas asked as Carly just looked over at Courtney. "Its okay." Courtney said knowing Carly wasnt going to leave. "I'll be right out side." Carly said as she walked out and sat on the wall across the hallway.
He stood there for another minute. "What do you want?" She asked him as she wrapped her arms around her legs. "I thought maybe we should talk." He said standing in the same place as he was just a minute ago. "Funny. You didn't want to talk when I wanted too so why should I talk with you now?" She asked him. "Courtney please. I didn't come over here to argue with you." Nikolas said. "No but I came home so you could get a divorce though huh?" She replied as she still wouldn't make contact.
"Whatever. I tried. You dont want to talk thats fine. I was just going to let you know that Alexis is having the papers drawn up, you can have Wyndermere and anything else you want." He said annoyed that she didn't want to talk. "No I cant." She said back to him. "Courtney Im not going to fight you all I want is visitation with the kids and you can have full custody, child support and alimony." Nikolas said to her.
She just smiled. "You still dont get it do you? I dont want anything! The only thing I ever wanted was you but hey guess what thats not going to happen so can you please leave now I have nothing else to say to you at this moment in time." Courtney replied as he just looked at her not knowing how to reply. "Im getting the kids from Lulu and Ryan. I'll call you in the morning." He said as he opened the door and saw Carly sitting on the floor. He just looked at her.
"Dont look at me like that! Im not the dumbass in the hallway thats throwing their life away." Carly said as she stood up. "Goodnight to you too Carly." Nikolas said as he walked off. Carly opened the loft door and saw Courtney. "Did he leave?" Courtney asked Carly who could see the tears in her eyes . "Yeah." Carly said softly as Courtney took a deep breath and then cradle her head again to start crying.
"Come here!" Carly said practically in a whisper as she opened up her arms. "You can be one of my kids and I'll hold you until you go to sleep and I'll be right here when you wake up okay?" Carly said as she pushed the hair out of Courtney's face so it wouldn't get wet and stick to her. "Thanks Carly." Courtney said almost inaudible "Anytime babe. I'll always be here for you." Carly said rubbing Courtney's arm as she continued to cry herself to sleep.
A/N: Okay I rewrote this chapter and I've been doing that with almost all of my chapters lately so yeah I really really like this chapter better then the first one I did so let me know if you like it too and I promise you you'll find out who dies really really soon!
