A/N: You all got your kiss! I take it you enjoyed it because of the overwhelming response I got in reviews! Thank you very much guys I hope you continue that same amount of response! I'm sorry for the name bloopers! I was working on the update for my other story 'Scott' at the same time as I was working on this update and that's why I accidently put Scott in instead of Kyle! Very sorry to you all! We all know how much I hate proofreading my own stuff! Well enjoy and please, please, please I'm not doing personal thank you's because I don' want to give away how this chapter is going to go and I know that I might. But thanks to you al who reviewed your great and I'm glad you liked it!
A/N: this is a jump maybe a month or two ahead!And there are a lot of flashbacks in this story so I hope they don't confuse anyone
Chapter 15:
Jason quietly fumbled around in the bathroom getting ready for work. As he raked his fingers through his hair he turned to glance at the clock. 5:25 He really needed to get going if he was going to make it to work on time for their seven o'clock meeting. The hour drive to work really killed him it rarely ever gave him the opportunity to see his son in the morning. But he was grateful to Sonny nonetheless for his high paying Executive Assistant Managing job.
"Hey Jase" Courtney called.
"Yes" he answered walking into her room to find her sitting on her bed holding her cell phone out for him.
"It's Sonny" she informed him.
"Ok" he honestly didn't know why she was giving him the phone was she expecting him to get rid of her brother?
"SO he want's to talk to you" she laughed as she once again motioned to give him the phone. She wasn't sure what the look on his face was...perplex, no that's not it FEAR. He was afraid to talk to her brother. "Come on he won't bite!" she laughed as she got off her bed and placed her phone in his hand. "Have fun" she smiled deviously before turning and heading into her adjoined bathroom.
He looked down at his hand at the small device that held her brother. Well at least he was contained! Hesitantly he brought the phone to his ear. "Hello"
"What took you so long!" Sonny asked scornfully.
"Oh I was..."
"Just never mind I don't have time listen I'm looking for someone to fill an Executive Assistant Manger job of one of my casinos. It be an hour drive there and back everyday. Basically you'd be in charge of the casino make sure it runs smoothly, direct the staff if anything major comes up go to business meetings as a representative. You think your up for it?"
Flabbergasted wasn't the word! "Ugh, don't take this the wrong way Sonny but why are you offering me this?" as unbelievable as this job sounded he didn't want something thrown his way for pity.
Sonny sighed. "Look I have a job opening and you obviously need something better than what you've got. No offense but a motorcycle shop and a construction job really aren't jobs that pay enough for your son are exactly safe. Your Courtney's friend, you and Kyle obviously mean a great deal to her. I need someone I can trust and I would rather bring in you than take a chance on some stranger."
He nodded he could understand that. "Ok I'll take it when do I start?"
"Good Morning" her voice was soft and full of sleep as she walked into the kitchen in her big cotton pink robe.
He smiled at her holding up the pot of coffee. "Morning, want some?"
She nodded as she climbed onto a barstool at the island. "You have an early meeting?" she asked some what disappointed.
"Yea seven o'clock" he answered as he handed her, her cup and then grabbed her the cream and sugar. "What time is it?"
"5:45" she yawned rubbing the sleep from her eyes before adding cream and sugar to make the perfect cup of coffee, taking a sip she sighed contently. "Perfect"
He rolled his eyes. "You and your nasty coffee, I bet you don't even taste the coffee after you load it down" he laughed shaking his head as he drank from his own cup.
"You and your coffee" she mimicked. Setting down her cup she ran her hands through her hair. "I don't know how you do it Jase...I'd be dying right now!"
He smiled. "Spoiled little rich girl"
She glared at him. "Am not!"
"Mhmm" he smirked sipping his coffee again.
She rolled her eyes. "What time are you gonna be home?" she asked changing the subject.
"I should be home around 4" She nodded as he turned to look at the clock which read 5:58 "I need to get going." he said as he grabbed his cell phone and keys off the counter before walking around the island and kissing her on her forehead than walking out of the kitchen and down the hall.
He made a right into Kyle's room heading straight for the crib. Leaning over he placed his hand on his baby's head softly running his fingers over the soft blonde hair there. "Hey Kyle, Gosh your getting so big I can't believe your 4 and a half months old already." he said softly as he watched the slow rise and fall of Kyle's breathing. "Listen buddy, Daddy has to go to work ok...I'll be home a little later. Be good for Courtney to day, I love you...I love you more than anything in this world! I'll be home tonight" and with that he leaned into the crib and kissed his forehead before turning to leave the room only to find Courtney standing in the doorway.
"He's always good" she smiled.
He nodded as he stopped right in front of her. "It's cause he likes you" he smiled and she just rolled her eyes at his MJ reference. "I'll see you later" he whispered as he quickly gave her a kiss on the cheek and left.
She sighed as she just stood there staring at the wall ahead of her until she heard the door shut behind Jason. She sighed, things had been both better and worse since Jason and Kyle had moved in with her.
The better was that ever since Jason had taken the job with Sonny, he had had this positive energy about himself. He was more confident primarily because with the money he was making he could now contribute to the household and spoil his son and still have some left to indulge himself. The other positive was that she got to see them both 24/7 whenever she wanted to!
The worse was that since their kiss, well the discussion after the kiss, things had been a little awkward, at least for her. He had seemed to move along fine from the conversation but she couldn't help but wonder, and to want.
In desperate need of air they slowly parted. Her eyes remained closed for a few seconds as if relishing in the moment before fluttering open.
He licked his lips tasting the remnants of her. When his eyes opened the ecstasy of the kiss had worn off and he then realized that he had just forced himself on his best friend. When he accidently caught her gaze he quickly diverted his eye's to his lap. "Wow I must be getting really lonely if I'm making out with my best friend" he laughed nervously not knowing what reaction to expect, he guessed he half expected her to hit him! Wouldn't be the first time a girl had done that! But he just didn't know.
She gave him a small smile really not knowing what else to do! What to say! "Yea"
He shook his head that response defiantly told him that he had crossed a line or two. "Look Courtney I'm sorry"
"No Jason..." she tried to interject but he wasn't having it.
"No let me finish." he requested, seeing that she had no further objections he continued "I shouldn't of kissed you I'm sorry. I know that I crossed a few lines there and it's probably because I haven't kissed someone in so long that I saw an opportunity. But I know thing's can't happen and I completely understand if you want to..."
"No no no no no no no" she shook her head frantically how could he even possibly think that even if she hadn't wanted that kiss as well that she would kick him out for it! "No don't you dare even say a word about moving out you've barely moved in. AS for the um..the kiss let's just agree to.." she couldn't say it , come on she wanted him as much as he wanted her! Who the hell did she think she was fooling? Dumb question obviously Jason and he was apparently falling for it hook line and sinker!
"Yea we'll just agree to not talk about it" doesn't mean I can't think about it every waking minute of every day!
She nodded. "Sounds like a plan" wow and the award goes to Courtney Matthews for Liar of the Week!
She sighed but they agreed and still thought that she didn't want the kiss! But what was done was done and there really wasn't much she could do about it now.
She was brought out of her thoughts by Kyle's whimpers. It was time for his morning bottle. "Hey buddy, how's my little man this morning" the four and a half month old smiled immediately upon seeing his godmothers angelic face. "That good huh? Well let's get you changed and dressed and see if we can't get a bottle for that empty tummy" she smiled squeezing his pudgy stomach lightly receiving a giggle.
It was around noon and Jason was sitting at his desk staring at his picture of Kyle and Courtney that he kept on his desk. He smiled to himself. They had to have the best unconventional little family. He supposed his life was like one you would find in a movie on women's network. College boy knocks up girlfriend has his best friend help him realize he wants the baby girlfriend has the baby hits the road best friend helps him out and then lets him move in when he's evicted then they kiss and that would be the happy ending. Happy endings...as if anything ever ended much less happily.
He refocused his attention on the picture before his Train of thought got any further down the tracks to completely random. The way that Courtney was holding Kyle you would see her left ring finger which intrigued him because it was bare. He wondered if he and Kyle were what was hindering her from finding a great guy to spend the rest of her life with. Having Kyle all day everyday isn't exactly the best way to meet new people...unless you're a grannie they like babies. And there goes that train.
Boy he certainly was letting his train of thought get away from him alot...seemingly when he was thinking about something he was uncomfortable with or excited about. Something just wasn't right about her with other people. She should be with him. He could picture himself and Courtney getting married, raising Kyle, having babies WOO WHERE'D THAT COME FROM! And off goes the train into the sunset!
He set down the picture before he could scare himself further with his thoughts. He had another half hour of his lunch left...he wasn't hungry so what was he going to do. Glancing around his office his eyes landed on the container filled with deadly sharpened number 2 pencils. Grabbing them he looked around his desk what to do with them...coming up short he looked around the office before a devious smile crossed his face and his eyes landed on the ceiling.
One. Two. Three. Four. Wow this was just to easy! They just stuck into ceiling like velcro! Once he ran out of pencils he looked around for anymore that he might have missed. Seeing none but wanting to keep playing his amusing game with himself there was only one option!
Standing up on his computer chair he held his arms out to steady and balance himself so the chair wouldn't turn or tip. Fully satisfied with his balance he started to pull the pencils out of the ceiling which to his surprise proved quite easy.
"Jason I..." Maggie walked into his office as she normally did without knocking, or being let in, but stopped dead in her tracks. "Oh" she laughed "Bored?" she asked amused.
Slightly blushing Jason grabbed the last few pencils and quickly and very un swan like got off the chair and planted his rump into it. "I was just..."
She laughed. "Don't worry about it Jase. I just came in to talk you know pleasure" she made sure to annunciate pleasure.
It took everything he had not to roll his eye's and say not interested. Maggie just never got the hint she was so overbearing sometimes he just wanted to puke. "Oh" he said not even trying to hide his disappointment in the direction of the conversation.
"So you wanna do dinner tonight?" she asked cheerfully.
"I can't I gotta get home to my son." he declined gracefully.
"How about tomorrow night?" she asked hopefully.
"Sorry I have plans with my best friend and my son" he dodged again 2 for 2 go Jason!
"Your best friend hangs out with you and your kid?" she asked disbelievingly.
"No actually we live together."
"Oh that must be neat" she smiled fakely as her eye's widened.
"Was that it?" he asked trying to get the woman out of his office as soon as possible.
"Hmm well I guess we are just going to have to lunch sometime!" she smiled brightly as she got up and left the room but not before turning around at the door. "By Jason" she winked.
He laughed, they were never doing lunch! He picked up the phone and after three rings.
"Hello"
"Hey bubbles"
"Hi Soap, how's work"
"Great but Maggie wants to do lunch!" he laughed sending her into a fit of giggles.
"Oh god! That girl just never gives up...wait did I say girl I meant Orca Whale" she smiled fakely even though he couldn't see her.
He laughed. "Now, now Court that wasn't very nice!"
"Yea well I got an A in insults what can I say" she giggled.
He shook his head. "Anyways I am going to be getting off early actually in about an hour and I need to go to the mall for a few things so I was thinking you make a grocery list and I can swing by and pick you guys up we can go to the mall and then to the grocery store how does that sound?"
"Getting fancy with our dates aren't you Mr. Morgan." she laughed.
"Well I thought that was my sons job...to date you I mean you do like the younger types Michael!" he smirked waiting for a reaction but after a few seconds of silence all he heard was a dial tone. "Courtney...Court...Courtney!" he shook his head. "I can't believe she hung up on me!" he mumbled as he called back but this time got the answering machine.
Hey you've reached Courtney Jason and Kyle leave a message a message after the beep and we'll get back to you at our earliest convenience!
"Courtney remember grocery list and be ready at 2:30 Love Hugh"
She smiled at his reference to his own hated nickname! But in any case she hated her nickname more! "I'll show him!" she muttered evilly with a wicked grin as she went to go shower and get Kyle ready for the outing.
Jason sat in the driveway with his window rolled down as he honked his horn for the second time. Picking up his cell phone he hit number 1 and talk with one ring she picked up.
"You know by you calling me your just hindering my ability to get outside I was at the door!" she said sounding rushed and not happy about it. Without giving him a second to respond she hung up the phone.
He shook his head as he reluctantly decided upon staying in the car and hoping that she was coming out soon. "This is why I call early, I can only imagine what half an hour notice would be like" before he had the chance to laugh at his own joke Courtney walked out of the front door holding Kyle with her arm in front of her and a white blanket over his head. "Oh My God!" shock and utter confusion about summed it up.
Courtney smiled at the look on his face. As she approached the car she bite her bottom lip. "You like?" she asked like a little schoolgirl.
"Like that your apparently trying to suffocate my..." he lifted up the blanket to make sure it was indeed his son. "Son? Yea I'm loving it!" he said sarcastically as he tried to take Kyle from him.
"No no no" she said swatting his hands. "You go get the stroller! It's sitting right there she pointed towards the garage and started hooking Kyle into his car seat.
He grabbed the stroller from the garage and threw it in the back and then hopped back into the drivers seat.
"You know every Michael Jackson needs her blanket baby!" she smiled aa he just started laughing.
2 and a half hours later they were strolling down the produce isle in the grocery store.
"So where did you go when you left Kyle and I alone in Toy's R Us?" she asked curiously as she walked beside the cart that Jason was pushing.
He shrugged. "Hooters"
She laughed. "I see getting your kicks in while I'm shopping for toys with your son?"
"Sound's like a plan to me!" he smirked as she grabbed grapes and banana's before they headed into the meat section.
"Your such an ass" she scoffed punching his arm.
"Ow" he whined as he grabbed his arm pathetically.
She shook her head "Your, such a child sometimes" she laughed reaching over him for chicken breast. Before either could return to their playful banter an older woman approached them.
"Oh how old is he?" the woman cooed.
Courtney gave a polite smile "he's 4 and a half months"
"Oh he is just adorable and look at you, you defiantly have quite the figure for someone a new mother." She said giving Courtney a friendly pat on the arm.
"Oh I'm not.." she tried to correct the woman but Jason interjected.
"She's just being modest, doesn't she look great!" he agreed cocking his head to the side to look at Courtney who was giving him an evil eye. Although really there wasn't anything she could complain about him calling her Kyle's mother just felt right.
"Yes well you two have a beautiful child and if you don't mind me saying so you also make quite the handsome couple!" the woman complimented before taking once last look at Kyle and then slowly pushing her cart away.
"You ass!" she smacked him as they began moving again.
"What" he asked incredulously.
"Doesn't she look great" she mocked.
"What I meant it!" He smiled deviously. He really did mean it but it was like he was scared...no not scared nervous to say such a compliment to her in fear of her reaction to it.
"Well in that case thank you! Now go fetch some diapers!" she ordered playfully as Jason pushed the cart around the corner on a hunt to complete his mission.
"Wrong isle" she laughed as she just stood there and watched him try and turn the cart around in the narrow opening without hitting anything. When he finally succeeded he looked at his best friend who was all but rolling on the floor with her laughter.
"We all can't be perfect!" he said ina dignified gay man voice which only made her laugh harder.