Chapter:12
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A/N: As I said last chapter only a few more chapters! I combined the next two chapters into one so one left and thats the last chapter! Hope you like! Please review!
"What!?" Courtney exclaimed looking at him.
"I said will you marry me." Patrick said repeating himself.
"She didn't mean repeat it!" Sam exclaimed.
"Sorry." she quickly said.
She kept forgetting to keep things to herself.
She was always the speaking her mind type of girl.
"Patrick I." Courtney began to say.
"No before you turn me down I want you to at least think about it." he said looking up at her.
It took every strength in her body not to turn and face Nikolas as badly as she wanted too.
She stayed silent not sure what exactly to say.
A moment later a sound came over the baby monitor.
"I got it." Courtney quickly said as she got up and walked up the steps.
"Yeah I think she needs help." Sam said as she followed her up the steps.
Nikolas just looked at Emily who looked at Patrick.
They were all in an uncomfortable silence.
"Hi Im Emily and this is Nikolas." Emily said introducing them.
"Hi nice meeting you. I take it you's are the one Courtney works for then?" Patrick asked them.
"Nope just me." Nikolas quickly answered.
Patrick just shot him a look.
"Courtney?" Sam said walking into the nursery.
Courtney just sat in the chair and rocked the baby back and forth.
Sam walked over and cut off the baby monitor.
"Do you want to talk?" Sam asked her.
Courtney just shook her head no.
"Im going back downstairs if you need me." Sam said as she walked back down the steps.
"Is he okay?" Nikolas quickly asked.
"What? Oh yeah he's fine. He still has a little fever though." Sam said looking at Nikolas.
He wonder how she knew that he told Emily he had a fever earlier.
"Okay. Did you's give him any Tylenol while I was gone?" Nikolas asked her.
"We gave him some earlier but not a lot." Sam answered.
"Im going to go check on him." Nikolas said walking by Sam.
"He probably wants to see you anyway." Sam said looking at him.
He just nodded his head and walked up past her.
"Is he still fussy?" Emily asked.
"No. He stopped once she began rocking him. Hence the silence of the baby monitor." Sam said.
She wasnt about to info the two unwanted guest that it was turned off.
She just stood their and smiled!
"So you and Jason huh?" Emily asked her.
"Yup." Sam answered.
"What do you do for a living?" Sam asked Patrick.
"Im part of this company that my dad runs." He answered.
"Oh." was all that Sam could answer.
"Im surprise Courtney lasted this long to tell you the truth." He said with a smile.
"Why?" Sam asked him.
"Why? Arent you her friend? Dont you know that she doesn't know how to do anything?" Patrick asked her.
"She tries. I mean she has the whole being a mom thing down pat now. She's better then me with Ethan and I have two baby sisters." Sam said looking at him.
"Oh. But see the old Courtney would always go shopping and spend money. Thats all she did. She never made her own food or anything cause she doesn't know how to cook." Patrick said pleading his case.
"The Courtney you knew isnt the same Courtney as the one you just proposed too." Sam said before walking away.
She wasnt about to argue with him.
She looked up to the door as she could feel she was being watched.
"Is he okay?" Nikolas asked her.
"Perfect." Courtney simply responded.
Neither one knew what exactly to say to another.
She got up and put him in his crib.
"All better." she said before walking by him.
He quickly grabbed her arm to stop her from leaving the nursery.
She just turned to look at him.
His brown eyes stared down at her blue ones.
"Follow your heart ." he said as he let go of her hand and placed it on her face.
She just looked down not exactly sure what to say.
As she looked back up at him he began leaning into her.
She leaned into him and placed her lips on his as she slowly wrapped her arms around his neck.
She broke away from him a little while later and walked out of the room.
"Hey." Patrick asked as she walked back into t he living room.
"Hey." she said silently as she couldn't help but to think of the kiss she just shared with Nikolas.
"Have you decided? I leave tomorrow Courts." he said looking at her.
"Yeah. I decided." she said as Nikolas had just walked in the room who was followed by Sam.
"Okay." he said wondering what her answer was.
"I will marry you." she said as she let a tear go.
Only Emily and Patrick didn't know the real reason why she was crying.
"Awww baby! You dad is going to be so happy." Patrick said pulling her into a hug.
He went to give her a kiss as she just turned her head so he couldn't.
He didn't say anything but just looked at her.
"Ready to go home?" He asked her.
She wiped her face and nodded.
"Yeah." she said silently.
The next day she packed her stuff and had it all setting by the door.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Sam asked while standing in her door way.
"Yeah." Courtney said looking at her.
"So last night what happened in the nursery meant nothing to you?" Sam asked with a smirk.
"Im going to miss you being nosey." Courtney said looking at her with a smile.
"Well? Are you going to answer me?" Sam asked her.
"Let's just say it showed me that I cant always have what I want. And when that happens settle for second best." Courtney answered as she walked past her.
"Eww! Patrick is like the last best!" Sam said thinking to herself.
Courtney put her bags down on the floor and went and picked Ethan up from his swing.
"Hey baby." she said as she looked at him.
He just smiled at her before putting his hands in her hair.
She just smiled back at him.
"Dont worry. When you get older Im still going to be your wife. I'll ditch that loser for you any day." She said as Nikolas just laughed.
She turned around and faced him.
Courtney didn't know he was in the room with the two of them.
"Still set on marrying my son?" Nikolas asked her.
"Please! Tell him we are getting married!" Courtney said as the baby continued to laugh.
"Im going to miss you." She said giving Ethan a hug and a kiss before placing him back in his swing.
"You are going to be a great mother one day." Nikolas said looking at her.
"Yeah thats if I dont burn down my house first." She said with a smile.
"Here."Nikolas said breaking the silence as he held out an envelope.
"What is it?" She asked him taking it in her hands.
"Your pay for watching Ethan." he said looking at her.
"I dont want it." she replied handing it back to him.
"Take it." Nikolas said beginning to argue with her.
"Nikolas I dont want it! Besides I probably didn't even work for half the money you are trying to give me." Courtney said as she threw the envelope on the table.
"Courtney just-" Nikolas began to say.
"No. I have to go. Bye baby." she said before grabbing her bags and walking out.
The plane ride home was silent between the newly engaged couple.
"It is quiet here." Sam said as she sat down beside her cousin on the couch.
He just smiled.
"It was until you opened you mouth." he answered as she just looked at him.
"Now I know why Courtney wouldnt stay here for you!" She said as she stood up.
"Wait what?" Nikolas asked her.
"Ugh! Men are so stupid!" Sam said as she sat back down beside him.
"Well you see me being me as always." she began to say as he cut her off.
"Saw me kiss Courtney huh?" he asked her.
"Yeah. How'd you know I was going to say that?" Sam asked him.
"I saw you dumbass!" Nikolas answered.
"And you still kissed her anyway?" Sam questioned.
"Yes why?" he asked her.
"Just wondering. Anyway I was talking to her this morning and I asked her if thats what she really wants to do and she said yes." Sam began.
"Then I mentioned the kiss and she replied with it showed me I cant always have what I want." Sam finished as he just looked her.
"Whats that suppose to mean?"he asked her.
"Oh yeah Im the stupid one?" Sam asked him as he just smiled.
"It means that she thinks that she could never be with you and she had to except that." Sam answered as he just looked at her.
"Because I was with Emily?" Nikolas asked her.
"Yes because you are with- wait was?" Sam asked him.
"Yeah we broke up early today." Nikolas answered.
"Oh my god! Go after Courtney." Sam said.
"No. She's happy Im going to let her be." Nikolas answered as Sam just threw him a dirty look.
Two weeks had past since she had left the small town of Port Charles.
"Im going out. I'll be back." Patrick said looking at her.
"Okay." she replied.
"Love you." he said as he opened the door.
"You too." she said before he shut it.
They had just moved into this wonderful penthouse.
"Hey Alfred." she said walking into the kitchen.
"Ms. Courtney." he responded.
"Are we hungry?" he asked her.
"No." she answered.
"Then why so blue?" he questioned her.
"When I was gone I worked for this guy. I babysat his son and its weird not having to do feedings in the middle of the night or having to watch blue's clues in the morning." she began to say as she sat at the bar.
He simply looked at her and then reached for the phone and slid it across the counter.
She just looked up at him as he smiled back at her.
She dialed the number and continue to sit there.
"Hello?" the other line said.
"Hey. It's me." Courtney said into the phone.
"I know. Whats up?" he asked her.
"Oh nothing. I was just wondering on her to start a fire." she said as she looked over at the fireplace.
"You dont." Alfred simply said before walking away.
The voice on the other line just laughed.
"Okay so thats not the real reason I am calling you at one in the morning." she said.
"What is?" he asked her.
"I was just wondering if you got my invitation or not for Saturday." she asked him.
"Yeah I did. I have a meeting but Im sending Sam and Ethan." he answered.
She wasnt sure exactly what to say.
"Okay. How are they anyway?" she asked him.
"Ethan is doing okay. He seems a little more fussy I just think he's coming down with something. Sam is still being Sam." Nikolas answered.
"What about Jason? How are they doing?" Courtney asked him.
"Oh god! I never see her without him anymore!" Nikolas exclaimed.
"Really?" She asked him.
"Yeah. Its like you moved out and he moved in." Nikolas responded as she just laughed.
"Well I guess I'll let you go. Its late and I have to get up early tomorrow and you probably do too." she said into the phone.
"Yeah I do." he simply responded.
"Alright. Goodnight." she said.
"Night." he responded before hanging up.
She slept the best she had since she had moved away from Port Charles.
Saturday came a little too quickly.
"You ready to do this?" her father asked her.
She just stood there looking at herself in the mirror.
"Yeah." she said as she picked up her dress.
There was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." Her father replied as he walked towards it.
"Yes?" he asked the person at the door.
"Its somebody for you." he said opening the door.
She was shocked to see who it was.
"Hey!" Sam screeched as she walked over with the baby.
"Hey!" Courtney said back as she got off of the platform.
"We missed you!" Sam said giving her a hug.
"Not as much as I missed yous!" Courtney answered.
"Hey baby!" She said taking Ethan from her.
"Be careful. I dont want him getting your dress dirty." Sam said.
"I dont care." Courtney answered as he hugged her.
He tried playing with her hair again.
But couldn't from where it was up.
"He hasn't changed much huh?" she asked Sam.
"Nope. You know Nikolas said sorry that he couldn't be here. Well he's here just not here here." Sam replied.
"Huh?" Courtney asked her confused.
"He had a meeting but its in Manhattan." Sam answered.
"Where?" Courtney asked her.
"The Marriot building." Sam replied.
Courtney just nodded her head in agreement.
"Okay babe we got to go." her dad said.
"See you later! Love you." she said giving Ethan a kiss and handing him back to Sam.
She walked down the isle with her dad and sure enough Nikolas wasnt lying.
There was Sam with Ethan sitting by Jason on the third pew back.
She just smiled at them.
Her dad gave her away and the entire time she couldn't help but to look at Ethan.
"Patrick." she said while the preacher was speaking.
Everybody got silent and just looked at her.
"Courtney we are in the middle of the ceremony. Can it wait?" He asked her.
"Um no. I cant marry you. I dont love you anymore." She said before smiling and turning around.
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