Title: Family
Author: Mic
Pairings: Jason/Courtney
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 834

Disclaimer: I don't own General Hospital or anything to do with it.

Summary: Jason and Courtney finally start the family they always wanted.

Background: Basically everything that happened to Journey when they were first together happened; A.J., the stalker, the murder trial, Sonny making them breaking up, Ric. Sonny and Carly are in this story but they don't push all of their problems on to Journey. This story starts on their would be wedding.

Chapter 8

Courtney and Jason were happy, but Jason couldn't help but worry that something was going to happen. It seemed like whenever the couple was happy something ruined it. Jason worry was intensified due to Courtney's pregnancy.

Courtney could tell by the way Jason was acting that he was nervous. She wished that there was something she could due to calm him down, but she knew there wasn't. Instead, she opted for not really leaving the penthouse unless it was to go across the hall or to the store when she did go out in public she always to two or three guards without complaining. Jason knew this was her way of helping him.

Jason had been trying to spend less time at work, but it seemed there was a new threat. This was who probably hit Courtney. Jason wanted to find whoever it was and element them before they hurt his family again.

Courtney's pregnancy was progressing well. She was now four months along. It had been two months since the attack. Courtney and Carly had started designing the nursery and buying everything they would need. It was after a day of shopping that changed everything.

"Jason, I'm home. Are you here?" Courtney knew he would probably be at work, but she wanted to show him what she had found.

Jason walked out of the kitchen to find his wife looking through bags and bags of baby stuff. "Hey. What did you buy?"

Courtney was surprised to hear his voice. She was thrilled he was here. She wanted him to be a part of everything when it came to the baby. Showing him what she bought was the next best thing to him shopping with him. She knew her husband well enough to know he hated shopping. "I bought so much stuff for the baby. I think we have almost everything."

"That's great Court." Courtney knew that tone. It was the voice he used before he was going to tell her something she wasn't going to like.

"What is it? What's wrong?"

Jason didn't know how to tell her. This was going to be more difficult then he thought, but he knew it was for the best. "The new threat, we found out who it is."

"Who is it?" Courtney was nervous. Jason didn't normally talk to her about business unless it was going to affect her.

"It is Joseph Matthews." Jason stood and waited for Courtney's reaction.

"You mean my grandfather? No, that can't be right Jason. My grandfather is not in the mob. It's impossible." Courtney knew that Jason and Sonny were wrong. There was absolutely no truth to this.

Jason knew Courtney was going to handle this well. "Courtney, Sonny and I double checked everything. There isn't a mistake. I'm sorry. We wanted to be wrong, but everything we have showed us it is him."

Courtney started crying and hyperventilating. Her grandfather was in the mob. Not only that, but he was coming after her brother and her husband. Not just her husband, but the father of her baby. She had to see him. She had to ask him. "Where is he? Is he in Port Charles?"

"Yes, he is." Jason wasn't sure where this was headed, but he had a pretty good idea.

"Where is he? I need to see him?" By this time Courtney had calmed her emotions down. If she was freaking out there would be no way Jason would let her go.

"He's staying at a house on Bleaker St. I'm coming with you though." Jason wasn't about to let her or their baby be put in harm's way.

Courtney looked at Jason and knew she had to convince him otherwise. "Jason, he isn't going to be honest with me if his enemy is in the room with him. He is going less forthcoming. I need to do this by myself."

"No, there is no way I'm letting you and the baby go there alone. He is dangerous."

"He's my grandfather. He won't hurt me especially since I'm pregnant with his great-grandchild." Courtney was starting to get frustrated. "I'm doing this by myself with or without your help. Max can come with me and wait outside. I promise everything will be ok."

"That's not something you can promise, but I guess if you're so determined to do this ok. Max goes with you though." Jason was not at all pleased with this scenario. He wasn't about to those his family.