Fandom: General Hospital
Title: When Lies Become the Truth
Characters: Jason, Sam, Lila, Lexy, Tyler, Spinelli, Maxie, Carly, Lucky, Cameron, Jake, Sonny.
Pairings: JaSam and Spixie.
Rating/Warnings: R for Strong Language, Het and OOC.
Summary: What happens when Spinelli slips up and Jason finds out that Sam's still alive? Will their friendship remain intact or will the enforcer take out his best friend?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but Lexy, Tyler, this story and the idea for it.
A/N: Thanks to Judy and to the readers. I hope you guys like this story as much as you did ANB. Also, this story will hopefully consist of fourteen or fifteen chapters as well.

Sequel to: A New Beginning

*When Lies Become the Truth*

Chapter One:

Jason sighed softly as he took a seat on the couch next to Lila. The twins were finally sleeping and now he wanted nothing more than to soak up the silence with Lila.

However, as Jason sat there next to Lila something that had been nagging at the back of his mind finally decided to make itself known.

Ever since Sam had died, Spinelli had barely been around. Never mind the fact that the twenty-three-year old lived with him because lately it seemed like he didn't.

Jason couldn't remember the last time he had seen Spinelli, except at the wedding. Never mind trying to remember the last time he had seen the younger man at the penthouse.

Right as he was about to get up and try calling Spinelli's cell phone, there was the sound of a key in the lock, the door to the penthouse swung open and in walked Spinelli.

Jason stared in surprise as the computer hacker closed and locked the door before turning to face him, a surprised look on his face as well.

"Stone Cold, what...what's going on?" Spinelli asked as he set down the bag that held his computer on the rolling desk.

When Jason got up and moved over to where Spinelli was standing, the younger man barely suppressed a shudder at the look that was in the older man's eyes.

"You haven't been around since Sam's death. At first I had thought something might have happened to you. Then I assumed that you had been spending a lot of time with Maxie since she and Sam were best friends."

Spinelli swallowed guiltily, knowing and hating the fact that he was going to have to lie to Jason, but until things with Sonny were taken care of there was no way anyone could know that Sam was still alive.

Spinelli owed it to Sam. She had saved his neck plenty of times. Now he was going to pay her back and keep her safe until she could return to her family.

Trying not to cringe since he was such a bad liar, Spinelli acted like he had just been busy. "The Jackal wasn't aware that the absence of his presence had been noted by Stone Cold. The Jackal had assumed that Stone Cold would be too busy taking care of his family to notice something so trivial."

Jason paused, shocked for a moment and then he spoke. "Spinelli, you are part of my family. You have been ever since you moved in. You're my best friend and I just- I don't know what to do since Sam died."

Spinelli didn't know how to reply. When he felt a second pair of eyes on him, he realized that Lila was now looking at him too and he couldn't take it.

He didn't like hurting Jason, the kids, Lucky, Maxie and Carly. After all, they were the only family that Sam had left. Especially since Alexis, Nikolas, Kristina and Molly had died in a car accident three weeks after the wedding.

A teenager had run a red light one rainy night and had completely destroyed Alexis's car and ended four lives that night. Spinelli shook his head to clear his thoughts.

Turning back to Jason he said, "As much as the Jackal would love to stay and continue conversing, he has to get something from the regrettably pink room then meet Maximista for an emergency," Spinelli said and he immediately hated himself for lying again.

When Jason nodded and turned his attention back to Lila, Spinelli bolted for the stairs and headed to his room. He grabbed a duffle bag that had been carelessly tossed in the closet and then snuck to Jason's room where he began pulling some of Sam's clothes off the hangers.

Then he walked over to the dresser and picked up all of Sam's jeans, pants and everything else except Sam's unmentionables. He knew she would kill him if he'd looked. Then he finished packing the bag, left the room, returning downstairs and grabbing his computer bag.

Moments later, Spinelli scooped up his computer bag once more, said goodbye to Jason and Lila and left.

He never noticed the small scrap of paper that fell out of his bag or when Jason picked it up and tried calling him to come back and get it.

After a few minutes when Jason realized that Spinelli was already gone, he looked at the scrap of paper and was stunned at what it said.

Spinelli, we need to talk, NOW! I want to know what the hell is going on and you're going to tell me as soon as you get back.

I'm done playing your games. If something is wrong, then you need to tell me and stop lying. I want to be with my husband and children.

If you're in some kind of trouble, tell me and I'll take care of it. If you think that I'm in danger, tell me. I can handle it. I can't just stay here at your grandmother's house until you decide it's safe for me to return to Jason and our family.

You will tell me, TONIGHT. Otherwise I'll go searching on my own and trust me when I say that if I don't get some answers soon, then the next time I see you you'll be in deep shit.

Sam, aka: The Goddess.

Jason didn't know what to think. If this note was real, then it meant that Sam was still alive. It also meant that Spinelli knew where Sam was and that he had been lying all along.

Running a hand through his hair Jason picked up Lila who had fallen asleep on the couch and carried her to her bed. He decided to get some rest and that he would talk to Spinelli in the morning. There were so many questions that Jason had and he didn't want to scare the younger man away.

Surely if the note was legitimate, then Spinelli had a good reason for keeping Sam away from their family and if not, then Jason was going to kick Spinelli's ass.

A few minutes later Jason was lying in his bed. He pulled the covers over his body, missing the feel of Sam lying next to him. After a moment he decided that no matter what he would get his answers tomorrow. Spinelli was going to tell him everything. Moments later Jason closed his eyes and fell asleep.