Chapter 4:
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Courtney looked at Jacob as he sat patiently on the counter.
Truth be told she couldn't care for a little one right now.
Just like she shouldn't be talking to Patrick Drake right now.
He was only two and yet those two years of his life were filled with nothing but nightmares.
Not sure who exactly was his mother or what to call home.
"Can I get back to you?" Courtney asked Rose.
"Sure dear." Rose answered.
"Im going to take him with me and then later I will call you or stop by before you close and let you know what I decided." Courtney replied.
"No problem." The elderly lady responded.
"Thanks." Courtney said before she lifted Jacob up.
"Say bye." She said as he waved to Rose and she smiled and waved back.
She walked out and strapped him in the car.
Courtney flipped open her phone as soon as somebody was calling her.
"Hey." she said into it.
"I was just getting ready to call you! Are you on break yet?" she asked as she drove out of the parking lot.
"Okay see you in five." she said as she continued to drive to Kelly's.
She unstrapped him and walked into Kelly's.
Patrick wasnt there yet.
The only people there were Nikolas and Lucky who seemed to be having a pretty in depth conversation so she didn't disturb Nikolas.
Courtney walked behind the counter to talk to her dad.
"Hey Princess! Who's this?" He questioned looking down at the little boy.
"This is Jacob. Say hi Jacob. This is my daddy." She said as he just waved to Mike.
"Cute." Mike said with a hint of laughter.
"Yeah. He's a good kid. Um can you do me a favor?" Courtney asked him.
"Sure. Whats up?" Mike asked her.
"I need to talk to someone and I was wondering if you could keep him back here until we were done talking." Courtney replied.
"Sure. You want some ice cream?" He asked Jacob who just nodded his head.
"Thanks!" She said as she gave him a hug and then walked out.
As soon as she walked out he walked in.
"Hey! You're already here." He said looking at her.
She just nodded her head.
"Let's sit. Let's talk. Let's eat. Let's make out." Patrick said as she started to laugh.
"I vote we sit and talk first." she said as they sat down at the table.
"Okay whats up?" He asked as he leaned across the table at her.
She just smiled and shook her head.
"I need your opinion on something." She said.
He was a little shocked she was coming to him for advice.
"Okay." he said waiting for her to begin talking.
At this time Sonny and Carly had just walked in the diner and sat at a near by table.
"Since when has Courtney been seeing the hott shot surgeon?" Sonny asked Carly.
"I dont think they are dating. She had a glitch with one of the little boy's in her foundation and if I remember correctly Patrick is the one who saw the little boy. So they are probably just talking about his health." Carly said looking at Sonny.
"Good. Courtney doesn't need to be with anymore losers who think they are the shit. Jax was enough to last a life time." Sonny said as he leaned back in his seat as Georgie came over and took their order.
"What can I get for you's?" Maxie asked Courtney and Patrick.
"I just want a sweet tea for now." Courtney answered.
"I'll have the same." Patrick responded before Maxie walked away.
"Okay?" Patrick asked her again.
"It's about Jacob. I can either keep him until he is adopted or let him be bounced around from house to house until then." Courtney said looking at Patrick.
God this girl should have came with a manual.
She was harder then brain surgery.
"Well I look at it like this. What do you feel is better for him and Im sure whatever you chose will be perfectly fine and I will agree and back you up a hundred percent on it!" Patrick responded as she just smiled.
"Really?" she questioned him.
"Really." he replied as he grabbed her hands and squeezed them.
He just smiled at her as Maxie placed the drinks on the table.
Not once did he turn his head to look at the waitress.
"Ready to order?" Maxie asked them.
"I want a cheeseburger with fries." Patrick answered.
"And you?" she asked Courtney.
"The same." Courtney said with a smile.
"Okay." Maxie said before walking away.
"Who knew you were a burger girl?" Patrick asked her.
"Not you obviously!" She answered with a hint of laughter.
"Actually I was thinking about it all morning. You have the shake down pat." he said as her mouth dropped and she kicked him in the knee.
"Geez!" he squealed as he let go of her hands and rubbed his knee.
She laughed.
"So not funny by the way!" he exclaimed.
"Yes it was!" She replied.
They made little talk about both of their days for the next ten minutes before their food came out.
Courtney had Maxie check on Jacob for her and she said he was content in the back eating his hot dog and ice cream so Courtney left him there.
The small talked continued as they ate their food.
"So." Patrick said looking at Courtney.
"So." Courtney replied.
"I was thinking that tonight we could get together, you make dinner and then we watch a movie something like last night." He said leaning over the table to Courtney.
She just smiled at him.
"What makes you think that I would make you dinner?" She asked him.
"Because you like me and you want to know something else?" Patrick asked her.
"What?" She questioned him.
"I think that you are probably a good cook. Better then my last girlfriend." He replied.
"I can see you know making my dinner with your hair up in a ponytail and an apron on. Oh yeah baby!" He said as she just laughed.
"Well first off who said I was your girlfriend?" Courtney asked him.
"Well then inform me of what you are?" Patrick asked her.
"A friend and thats on a good day." She simply responded.
"Oh yeah. I dont know any friends that kiss, or look at you the way I do or look at me the way you do. Or spend the night at the other's house or always thinking of the other one and spends a lot of time together." Patrick said softly and lowly to where she was the only one to hear him.
He made a point.
A really good point.
"See. You know Im right baby." she just looked up at him not sure how to respond to that.
She wasnt sure if she wanted to be anything more then friends with Patrick yet she already was.
Courtney thought of him a lot.
The first person she thought of this morning when she woke up.
She likes spending time with him as well.
The way she felt with him she couldn't describe it.
The way he acted was totally different then what most people say.
Only she had seen that side of him.
She just sat back in her chair and raised her eyebrows as she smiled at him.
He flashed her his dimples.
"So honey what are you making me tonight?" he asked her.
She laughed.
"I dont know. What do you want?" she questioned him when she wanted to tell him no she didn't have it in her.
Truth be told she wanted to spend the evening with Patrick.
"Well I like just about anything." he responded.
"Chicken?" she asked him.
"Macaroni and cheese with peas." he finished.
"Shake and bake, barbecue, grilled or fried?" She simply asked him.
"Fried most defiantly! With layered biscuits." he stated back.
"Dessert?" she asked him.
"You." he said as she just laughed.
"Something most people eat?" she rephrased her question.
"Brownies." he said as he smiled.
"Seven?" she asked him.
He liked how their one or few words conversation about tonight was going.
"Twenty." he said as she rolled her eyes.
"My loft." she said telling him the place.
"Early." he said as he just confused her.
"Huh?" she questioned.
"I'll be there early. Dont forget I want a ponytail and apron and no slacks. Blue jeans." he said as she looked at him weird.
"Okay." she finished.
"Good. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go back to the hospital." he said standing up.
She looked up at him and nodded her head.
Courtney nor Patrick saw the two people walking in the door now.
Jax and Elizabeth.
He walked over to Courtney and leaned over and put his hand on the back of her neck.
She just smiled up at him as she knew what he wanted.
"Not here." she simply said quietly as she spotted Jax and Elizabeth as well as Carly, Sonny, Nikolas and Lucky all sitting near by.
She didn't want a big fuss being made about her seeing Patrick.
"You owe me." he said quietly before placing his lips upon hers.
She kissed him back not thinking twice.
"Oh my god!" Carly said dropping her fork as she witnessed the kissed.
Sonny heard her and turned around and saw it as well as the rest of the diner including Mike.
A/N: Sorry about it being centered and bold and italic! Wanted to spice it up a bit huh? Im glad everybody is enjoying the thought of CoPa as well as me and Ayshen! Anyway thanks for all the wonderful reviews! I love hearing from you's! Next chapter: Everybody's reaction to the kiss and dinner at the loft! Thanks again!