Title: Scars
Author:
Mic
Pairings: Jason/Courtney
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,005
Disclaimer: I don't own General Hospital or anything to do with it.
Summary: She is the new girl running from her past. He is there to help her fight. Jason/Courtney. AU.
Background: Jason and Courtney have never met. Courtney is new in town. So she was never married to A.J. Jason was married to Sam but they are getting a divorce.
Chapter 12
Everything happened so fast. One second everything was fine. The next everything was so wrong. Carly saw Courtney drop to the floor. From there everything was a blur. Calling the paramedics, Sonny, and Jason. Driving to the hospital, Carly was freaking out. This was her sister-in-law. The love of her best friend. What if something was seriously wrong? Carly knew that Courtney had cancer, but she had been fine before she fell. It couldn't have gotten that bad that fast right? Carly had no idea what was going to happen and that scared her the most.
Carly rushed into the hospital to find where they took Courtney. Just as the nurse pointed her in the right direction Sonny and Jason came storming in. Both looked terrified.
"Carly, what the hell happened?" Sonny snapped at his wife. He knew he shouldn't be so hard on her it wasn't her fault. But his sister was lying in a hospital bed somewhere and he had no idea why.
"Oh, Sonny. We were just talking and we got up to go get some food from the kitchen. All of the sudden she was on the floor. I don't know what happened. She was fine and then she wasn't." By the end of telling Sonny and Jason what happened she was crying.
Sonny grabbed her and pulled her in for a comforting hug. Jason just stood by and listened. He needed her. She had to be ok. This was not how it was going to end. They just got each other back and were working through everything.
"Jason, she is in room 987. They said she could have one visitor at a time." That was all Jason really needed to hear from Carly. Jason took off down the hall towards Courtney's room.
He silently opened the door. She looked so helpless lying there with tubes coming from every direction. He took a seat next to her bed and grabbed her pale hand into his. He gently brought it to his lips and placed a small kiss on it. "Courtney, you need to wake up. I need for you to be ok. I love you. I can't lose you. You are my life. I cannot imagine my life without you. So will you please just open your eyes and let me know I have nothing to worry about. I know I'm not good at expressing my feelings, but I'm really trying here. I'm nothing without you." As Jason finished his speech a single tear slid out of his eyes.
It had been three hours since Courtney was brought to the hospital. Sonny and Carly stayed in the waiting room while Jason was with Courtney. The doctors had told them that Courtney's blood sugar and white blood cell count had dropped. Both caused her to faint. They had given her some drugs to help raise the blood count and that was why she had not woken up yet. The doctors had reassured everyone that Courtney would be fine, but she needed to start chemo, radiation, and get the liver transplant as soon as possible.
"Jason." The sound was so soft he thought he imagined it at first. "Jason." It was a little louder and stronger this time.
"Yeah, I'm right here." He was so relieved to see her blue eyes looking back at him.
"What happened?"
"Your blood sugar and your white blood cell count dropped. You fainted. The doctors gave you something to help raise your white blood cell count."
Courtney had been in and out of the hospital enough times to know that what they gave her was just a temporary fix. In her case very temporary. "When can I leave?"
"They want you to stay overnight just to make sure. I need to go tell Sonny and Carly that you're awake. They will want to see you." Jason quickly leaned over the bed and gave her a gentle, soft kiss.
Courtney laid there thinking about what was coming in the next couple months. She had been through it before. This time was different though. She knew that if she didn't get the transplant she would die. Courtney wasn't going to let that happen. She had too much to live for. She knew what she was going to have to do.
Sonny, Carly, and Jason entered her room. Sonny rushed to her and gave her a huge hug. "I was so worried. You know we will fight this. Just like last time."
"Sonny, you know just like I do that this is completely different than last time. I wouldn't be in the hospital this soon if it was like before. You cannot always save me." Courtney was getting frustrated. Nobody could fix her. Actually, that wasn't entirely true. There was one person who could.
Carly could tell that Courtney was getting worked up and Sonny was not helping. "I was so scared when I saw you fall. I'm so happy you are ok, but you probably need your rest so we will leave. We'll come visit you in the morning."
Sonny gave Carly a look that told her he didn't want to leave his sister. But when he looked at Courtney he knew she really did need the rest. "I will be here in the morning. If you need anything call me." He leaned down to give her a kiss on the cheek. "I love you." He whispered into her ear.
"I love you too Sonny." Courtney gave him a small smile.
Sonny and Carly were walking out when Sonny stopped to look at Jason. "You call me if anything happens. I trust you with her." With that said the couple was out the door.
Jason walked over to his chair by the bed. He grabbed her hand once again. "You should get some sleep. I will be right here if you need anything."
Courtney looked over at him. "I love you." She then gently closed her eyes and was asleep.
Jason looked her over again. "I love you too."
