CHASE HOME
"I should get going,"
Lauren says,
rising from the desk chair. "I have a whole bunch of stuff to get done."
"All right. I'll give you a call
later." Courtney sits up on the bed.
"Bye," Lauren says as she opens the
door -- nearly running right into Jason.
"Uh, hi," she says quietly, a little
confused.
"Hi," he answers just as awkwardly.
"Listen--" He glances into the room to make sure that Courtney is really
in there, as Helen promised. "Can we talk? There's some stuff I really
need you to hear."
Lauren studies him for a moment,
thinking, but then she shakes her head. Her ponytail wags behind her head.
"Not right now. I've gotta--later, okay?"
"Okay." He watches as she virtually
blows past him and down the stairs on her way out of the house.
He takes the few remaining steps
into the bedroom. His gaze locks with Courtney's. There is a new tension
present now that they are alone together, and it feels like it is going
to suffocate him.
"Court," he pleads, "let's talk.
Please."
Her stare doesn't falter. "Fine.
Talk."
"I'm sorry, I need you to know that."
He begins pacing the carpet, hoping to shake off the stifling pressure.
"I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I was trying to be a good friend
to Alex, and
I did try to stop you and Lauren from letting this
thing go on. I know I didn't handle it in the best way, but ... I was trying.
Can you understand that?"
She is still not showing much emotion.
"I think I can understand why you did what you did, yeah," she responds
finally.
"You can?"
"Yeah. But that doesn't mean I like
it. And it definitely doesn't mean I'll be able to forgive you."
One .
Two .
Three .
Four .
Five .
Six .
Seven
Main Page .
Current Episode .
Episode Archives .
Story Recap .
Characters .
Making Prints .
Interact .
Around King's Bay .
Links
