<P> The newlyweds decide to have a surrogate child, as Courtney was left barren from her miscarriage . When Jax begins bonding with their surrogate mother, Elizabeth Spencer, it marks the beginning of the demise of their relationship . During this time, Courtney finds friendship and solace in Nikolas Cassadine, who is married to Emily Quartermaine, which quickly turns into an adulterous affair . Courtney miraculously becomes pregnant . Jax changes the DNA results to say he is the father, but Courtney and Nikolas still choose to fight Jax for custody . However, Courtney sees Nikolas and his ex-wife Emily together, and breaks up with Nikolas, thinking that Nikolas and Emily belong together . </P> <P> In early January 2006, Courtney leaves town to have her baby in peace . She returns in February 2006, and contracts the Encephalitis virus plaguing Port Charles . She sees Nikolas, and the two renew their love and get engaged . Faced with the choice between her life or her baby's, Courtney chooses her son's life over her own . After the birth, Courtney suggests that Jax names the baby John, after his father . Jax finally admits to Courtney that Nikolas is the father . Though upset with him for lying, she forgives him, and asks to see Nikolas . However, Nikolas arrives too late, and Courtney dies before she can tell Nikolas he is the father . Jax hides the truth after her death and raises her baby as his own, naming him John Michael Jacks . The truth is eventually revealed to Nikolas a few months later by Robin Scorpio, and Nikolas subsequently changes John's name to Spencer Cassadine . </P> <P> In May 2015, Courtney appears to her son Spencer to help him realize that he is not disfigured from the fire he was injured months earlier, as well as helping him to become a better person . Before leaving, Courtney assures Spencer that she loves him and that she is always with him . </P>

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