Torn

Pushing My Buttons

"You sure you don't want me to go with you?" Scott asks. Again.

"I'm sure," Courtney responds curtly.

"I can just drop you off," Scott suggests sheepishly.

"That won't be necessary. I'll be fine, Scott." Courtney heads to the door but stops when Scott reaches out and grabs her hand. She looks down at his hand and then looks up at him.

He moves closer and kisses her cheek. "Love you, babe."

"I love you too." She smiles, but her smile fades quickly as she walks away from him.

Courtney arrives at Biscon County Prison at approximately 1 P.M. Her objective: visit her delinquent ex-boyfriend Duncan. What could possibly go wrong?

As we all saw, Total Drama All-Stars had ended, and Duncan got himself thrown into prison by burning down Chris McLean's cottage (which was objectively a mansion, in C.H.O. - Courtney's Humble Opinion).

As Duncan served his sentence, Courtney happily entered a relationship with former contestant Scott. They had complete faith in each other, so he thought it was all right for her to visit Duncan. Scott wasn't exactly thrilled by the arrangement, but he knew that Courtney was loyal and would never do to him what Duncan did to her. Together, they had worked past the whole "Cameron kissed Courtney" dilema and developed a strong bond. It would take more than a simple prison visit to pull them apart.

The prison staff arranged a meeting in a small room where Duncan and Courtney could speak to each other without supervision for about an hour. The staff informed her of a button under the table that she could push to summon guards and end the meeting. This measure was taken just in case Duncan showed any signs of aggression (which prisoners of Biscon County Prison often demonstrated when seeing unexpected guests).

With the meeting already arranged and the front desk informed of her presence, all that was left was to wait for the guards to fetch Duncan and bring him to the room. It was almost 2 P.M., and despite the fact Duncan had broken her heart, Courtney was thrilled that she was going to see him again. The hour of waiting for him had her practically bursting at the seams.

I wonder if he'll be happy to see me, Courtney pondered. We were never exactly on the best of terms after what happened with Gwen. Maybe he'll-

Before she can think about anything else, Duncan is pushed into the room by a guard. Courtney studies him curiously. She wondered if prison had changed him in any way.

"Don't have too much fun," the guard that pushed Duncan into the room grunts.

"Wouldn't count on it," Duncan responds. He shifts his focus to the table and almost smiles when he sees Courtney sitting there waiting for him. The words "play it cool" echoed in his head.

Duncan suspected that princess would come and visit one of these days. How could she stay away? There's no way she moved on with someone else, right? To him, this was a sign that she still wanted him, and Duncan would make sure that he would get as much as he could from her in one hour.

Duncan can't help but begin the conversation by acting snarky.

"Oh, so what's this? Some kind of prison date? I knew you missed me." Duncan smirked after he spoke and walked towards the table. He sat in the opposing chair, put his hands behind his head, and placed his feet on the table carelessly.

Same old Duncan, Courtney thought, nearly smiling to herself.

"Don't be ridiculous. I just stopped by to say hi, and ask you how you've been. Hi, how have you been?" Courtney forced a fake smile, attempting to sound as calm as possible. Duncan was the kind of person that could make her furious by simply asking a question.

"I'm in prison, babe. How do you think I'm doing?" Duncan slightly rocked his chair back and forth.

"Right...well." She paused, her nerves getting the better of her. "Have you met anyone...?" Courtney's voice drifts off and becomes a hushed whisper. She couldn't bring herself to say it. Have you met anyone special? Are you seeing someone that's not me? Why would she even care to ask those questions? She surprised herself a bit by having those personal and kind of invasive thoughts. Who cares if he's seeing someone? Definitely not her. She couldn't. Could she?

Enough! Courtney snaps at herself internally. You have a boyfriend!

But Courtney couldn't help but wonder why she sounded like Bridgette on Total Drama World Tour.

"No." Duncan pauses for a minute after responding. "Have you?" He frowns when he sees Courtney shift uncomfortably in her chair. "Have you?" He repeats his question more firmly, almost angrily. Courtney could tell he was acting out in jealousy, and although the truth was on the tip of her tongue, she couldn't bring herself to answer.

Yes, actually. I have.

Courtney remains silent. Her finger hovers over the button underneath the table.

I shouldn't push it, she decides. Duncan gets up, grabs Courtney's hands, and pulls her out of her chair. Courtney's eyes widen and she gasps.

"Duncan, what are you doing?" She demands. Courtney can hear the blood pumping in her ears as she's forcibly moved from her chair.

You should've pushed that stupid button, were the words running through Courtney's head.

Duncan grabs Courtney's wrists, holds them behind her back, and pins her against the wall. He begins to suck on her neck from behind her, giving her several love-bites.

"D-Duncan, I'm with S-Scott..." Courtney finally admitted while moaning. She bites her lip. Surely this would stop him. Did he really think she would go through with this and just throw herself at him when she was with someone else?

"Not right now you aren't." Duncan smirked and kept lining kisses on her neck. He turns her around, pins her wrists against the wall and above her head, and kisses her lips.

The biggest problem Courtney was facing?

She wanted him to keep going.