Chapter 3:
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A/N:
She woke up the next morning and stretched her arms out.
The bed was pretty comfortable but she knew this would on be temporally until she got a better job.
She walked down the steps and sat at the table in the back corner.
She opened the news paper as Mike brought her toast and eggs.
"Thank you!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah you need to eat before you work." he said looking at her.
"Want to join me since you aren't open yet?" She asked him.
"Sure." He said as he sat down across from her.
"So what brings you to Port Charles if you dont mind asking." He said as she looked at him.
"A lot of things actually. Can I tell you something in confidence?" She asked him.
There was something about him that made her feel like she could trust him.
"Yes." he said.
"Im two and a half months pregnant. I was engaged to a man who I never really loved." she said as he could tell there was more coming.
"Are you okay?" he asked her softly.
It didn't matter to him anymore if this was his daughter or not. He felt a deep connection to this blonde.
"I ran away from him and I dont know if Im going to be safe here or not." she said as tears rolled down her face.
"I promise I will not let anybody hurt you." he said looking at her.
"You dont know Jasper Jaxs. He's rich and very powerful." Courtney said looking at him.
"And Im an old man with good aim and a 45 caliber in his closet." he said as she smiled.
"I wouldnt want you going to jail for me." she said back at him.
"You must have missed the old part of the sentence and I rather go to jail knowing you and your baby are going to be okay, living in a world without fear and that man dead." he said as she looked at him.
"You are sweet you know that?" She asked him.
"I had a daughter once." Mike said looking at her.
"Really what was her name?" Courtney asked.
"Well when she was born her name was Courtney but her mother was a little crazy and didn't want me anywhere near her so she ran off with her and probably changed her name because I tried to track her down." he said.
"Im sorry. I didn't want my baby to grow up with out a dad but I wont subject my child to danger in the mean time." Courtney replied.
"I understand that. I wasnt a danger to my daughter her mother was a danger to her however." He said as she just smiled.
"Probably. Most mothers are a threat to their daughters life. I know mine is!" She exclaimed as there was a knock at the diner door.
"Are we opened?" Courtney asked him.
"No but this man always comes early. He's very nice." Mike said opening the door.
"Hello Mike. Hello." he said to Mike and then to the blonde who nodded her head.
"Wanna join us this morning?" Mike asked him.
"Um do you mind?" He asked Courtney.
"No not at all." She said.
"You can sit over here if you want." She said as she scooted closer to the wall.
"Thats okay. I will sit across so I can admire your beauty." he said as he sat down beside Mike.
She just blushed not sure how to respond to that.
"Im Nikolas Cassadine. Mike's manners must have gotten lost." Nikolas said holding out his hand.
"Im Courtney." She said shaking his.
"Oh Courtney. Mike had a daughter named Courtney." Nikolas said.
"We were just discussing that." Courtney replied to him.
"So you must be new in town. I never seen you here before." He responded to her.
"Yeah I just got here yesterday." she said looking at him.
"Oh. So do you have a job or do you need one?" He asked her.
She just smiled.
"I have a job." she said looking at Mike and then back at him.
"Okay let me rephrase that. Do you want a better job then being a waitress?" Nikolas asked as her and Mike laughed.
"Hey stop trying to take my waitress!" Mike said looking at him.
"No I like my job." Courtney said back to him.
"Actually dear you should take his offer. Wait til you hear it!" Mike said looking at her as she smiled.
"Okay what is your offer?" Courtney asked him as she smiled and he did the same back.
"You work Monday-Friday as my secretary, you get health and dental and any days you need off regardless of notice but I prefer you tell me as soon as you can and not like the day of it." Nikolas said looking at her.
"I dont know. Im thinking I like free food and room better then dental and health." Courtney said as the men laughed.
"Well I pay for lunch everyday and breakfast and Mike doesn't or I should say wont charge you an arm and a leg so you can save your money as well." Nikolas said looking at Mike who agreed with him.
"Well I guess I will try it out." Courtney said looking at the two of them.
"Okay well when ever you are ready to start work we can go." Nikolas said.
"Let me go get dressed first." Courtney said with that huge smile of hers as she got up and walked up the steps.
Both men watched her go up and then Nikolas turned to Mike.
"They found your ex-wife." he said handing him a folder.
"Okay. What about my daughter?" Mike asked Nikolas.
"No trace of her near. Even though Jeanie is with some tall man. Im having them find out his name and what not." Nikolas said looking at him.
"Im doing everything I can to help you." Nikolas said looking at Mike.
"I know. When I look at Courtney I cant help but to miss my daughter more and the first time I saw Courtney I thought she was my daughter." Mike said looking at him.
"Is there a possibility?" Nikolas asked him.
"I dont know. There might be." Mike replied.
"Well then we will find out!" Nikolas exclaimed as footsteps came down the steps.
"Well Mike you beat me in the pool this week but next week I have you!" Nikolas said quickly changing the subject.
"What pool?" Courtney asked him.
"Racing. We bet on who's going to win and lately Mike's just been kicking my ass all over town." Nikolas said looking at her as she laughed.
"Okay Mike we are leaving and I will get those numbers to you as soon as I can." Nikolas said as they walked out and Mike nodded his head.
"Have you found her yet?" the man on the other line said.
"Yes boss I have." the other voice said.
"Good. Thats what I wanted to hear. I have business that I need to take care of here and I'll be in. I want her to get cozy first that way she thinks she's okay and has nothing to worry about. Dont let her leave Port Charles!" Jax order.
"I wont. Believe me. She's vulnerable right now and soon she'll think she has everything okay." the voice said.
"I'll call you later!" Jax said before hanging up.
"Did they find her?" the women asked.
"Yes they did my dear so now you know what you have to do right?" he asked the women that stood in front of him.
"Yes. I'll call you when I get there. Love you." she said looking up at him.
"Love you too and dont worry. As soon as this is all over with we can finally be together. I just want my child first and not with her!" He said angerly.
"I know Jax. I know." the women said before giving him a kiss as another women walked in.
"My daughter has only been missing for a few days and already you got another tramp up on your arm Jax!" Jeanie shouted.
"Hello Jeanie!" Jax said back as the other women walked out of the office.
"You know I was cheating on Courtney so dont act so surprise. What brings you here?" Jax asked her.
"I want my half of the deal. You said if I gave valid information I got the money we agreed on that I was suppose to get when Courtney married you!" She said holding out her hand.
"Not until I get my child first and then you get your money now leave I have other business to take care of!" Jax said as he sat down at the desk.
"Jax you dont want me to become the enemy here. I'll go straight to Courtney and tell her your plan and all the people you have on her." Jeanie said looking at him.
"Here's half now goodbye!" Jax said throwing a wad of money on the desk.
Jeanie picked it up and walked to the door
"We'll be in touch!" Jeanie said before walking out.
A/N: Like? Let me know! I almost deleted the story and then that idea popped up in my head! Its good cause next chapter we will get introduced to two new women and one of them will be the one working for Jax but you wont know who! And the guy thats working for Jax well you wont know that one either but its somebody mentioned already! Read and review and thanks!