A/N: I liked writing my oneshot Recover so much I decided to make a sequel. This is what I came up with. This takes place about two years after Recover.
Sam McCall let out a frustrated sigh as she struggled to open the door to the MetroCourt lobby. Her arms were laden down with packages, and she was just about ready to set some down on the ground when she heard a familiar voice say, "Let me get that for you."
Sam smiled slightly and said, "Thanks. How are you doing?"
Jason looked terrible. He and Elizabeth had gotten married, and had started a life together. She had given him a chance at a normal life, one without violence. He had embraced it, and started running his own business, legally, instead of being Sonny's enforcer. However, he still had enemies. And those enemies, seemingly unaware of his withdrawal from "the business" had attacked his family.
"I'm okay."
Sam frowned, as Jason lifted a couple packages from her arms, making it easier to manage. "You don't look okay Jason. I…I know its tough losing someone you planned to share your life with. But I promise you will get through it."
Jason shook his head. "I'm glad you have that hope, Sam, because I can't seem to find it."
Sam looked up at him; "You have to have hope for your little boy, Jason. You are all he has left."
Flashback:
Elizabeth had just bent down to help Cameron, who was struggling with a knot in his shoe. She was laughing and teasing him, as Jake laughed in his stroller next to them. Suddenly, Elizabeth had stiffened and fallen forward, as Cameron fell to the ground beside her, causing the one guard she still had on her to rush over to her side.
Elizabeth had been shot, and the bullet had gone straight through her heart, and out of her body, killing Cameron as well. The guard, a strong, almost emotionless man, had felt the tears leak out of his eyes as he looked at the mother and son lying almost peacefully on the ground.
Jake, frightened by the sight of his mother and brother falling, and started to cry, and the guard picked him up out of his stroller. He reached for his phone, and dialed Jason's number, prepared to deliver the most devastating news.
End Flashback.
Jason sighed. "I know, and as much as it may surprise you, you sound exactly like Carly. I just…I just never thought it would be so hard to go through life alone. And there were times when I almost missed the feeling of that adrenaline pumping through me when I worked for Sonny. But never, never would I have traded my family for that."