Three years. It had already been three years since his death. Three years since she last looked into his eyes and said I love you. That night still played in her dreams with the ending always the same. Her alone with their son. Three years since the funeral; since they lowered the empty casket in to the ground, right next to the daughter that they were to raise together.
Present Day
Sam Morgan awoke to the best sight a mother could ask for. Three and a half year old Danny's bright blue eyes looking directly at her, waiting for her to stir. Sam looked at her little miracle with a smile before she picked him up and placed him on the bed with her. "Good morning mamma" said Danny. "Morning my handsome man! How did you sleep?" asked Sam. Before Danny had a chance to answer, footsteps could be heard outside the bedroom door. Sam quickly told Danny to pretend to be asleep and just as the door was opening, Danny started to pretend to snore. "Hmmm...I thought I sent him up here to wake up mommy...I guess no chocolate chip pancakes for..." "I'M UP" yelled Danny as he quickly jumped off the bed and pass John McBain. John smiled at sam and shook his head slowly as closed the bedroom door.
Sam joined the boys downstairs for breakfast. John and Danny already had a head start on their pancakes but John was sure to have Sams coffee and plate waiting. "So...what are your plans today?" Asked John to Sam. "Today we are going to play at the park with Emma and then somebody is having a sleepover at Aunt Carlys!" Danny had a big smile on his face, he loved his Aunt Carly and she sure did love him back. "If you hurry upstairs and get cleaned up Danny, than we can head out to the park." And with that Danny ran upstairs excitedly.
In the time since Jason's death, Sam worked on repairing the relationships that meant the most to her or her late husband. She started with Carly. Carly was Jason's best friend and for as long as Sam could remember, they could not stand each other. After Jason dissappeared, Carly made it clear that she was going to honor Jason by standing along side his wife through this difficult time. Of course Sam pushed her away and told her off but Carly knew that Sam was crumbling from the inside out. One night Carly came to the penthouse to find Sam in a heap on the floor. With tears in her eyes, Carly rushed over to Sam and hugged the broken women. No words were spoken. Instead, that night was the night the two women began to heal. They relied on each other to make it through the good days and the bad. Their friendship started with the loss of one man...the man that meant the world to them.
After Carly, Sam continued to repair relationships with Sonny, Alexis, her sisters, Patrick Drake, Lucky Spencer and even John McBain. After Jason dissappeared, Sam lashed out. She took out all her frustrations and fears on John and pushed him away every chance she had. She needed someone to blame and she chose the man who helped her through when her marriage was in shambles. The man who saved her during Ronnie Domesticos melt down, the man who helped bring her son into this world. John stood by her even when she told him he wasnt wanted and that she didnt need him. He was there during the funeral and the burial of her husband, he was there to help put Danny to bed when Sam was having a bad day. He even helped to tell Danny stories of his dad to make sure that Jasons memory was kept alive. He became her best friend, her support. He even moved into the penthouse to help her with day to day life. They tried to take their relationship to the next level but it became clear to them that Sam's heart was always with Jason and John's heart was with Natalie. They came to a mutual agreement that they could never be more than friends but their friendship would last until the end.
"Hello Sam and hello there Danny" greeted Max as he opened the door at Graystone. "Hi Max! Do you want to see my new motorcycle mamma got me" asked Danny as Sam chuckled thinking how much her son was like his father. "Absolutely buddy! Sam, Mrs C. is in the living room waiting for you. Danny and I will be join you after we check out his new motorcycle" Max stated as he winked to Danny. Sam walked into the living room to find Carly on the couch reading a book to Josslyn and Sonny working on some paperwork at his desk. "Hey Sam" greeted Sonny as he stood up to give her a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Hi Sonny" sam replied. "Hey Carly and Josslyn, you are getting to big for my liking!" Josslyn was 6 years old and an absolute doll. She and Danny were the best of friends, alot like Carly and Jason. Speaking of Carly, she and Sonny relied on each other to help cope with Jason's death and in return fell in love again. They had been married a year ago and Sonny adopted Josslyn. They were on the right track for the first time in their relationship. "Carly, I packed Danny extra clothes and also his scrap book of Jason. If you wouldn't mind going through it with him and maybe tell him some stories of you and Jason I would appreciate it." "Of course Sam, I enjoy telling him and Joss all about my adventures with Jason. Well the PG version of them" said Carly. "Thanks again for keeping him. He loves spending time with his Aunt and Uncle" Sam smiled at them both as she walked out of their house to the one place she felt the closest to her husband.
Sam parked her car and walked down to the pier. The same pier that her husband worked on for many years and the same pier that her husband last stepped foot on. She sat at the edge and dangled her feet over the water. She imagined the moment her husband laid there and the final thoughts going through his head. She wiped a tear from her cheek. She slowly touched the wood that was onced stained with his blood hoping to feel him even for a second. She felt her cheeks becoming wet as the dam broke and her tears were freed. "Oh Jase...I miss you. You should see our son, he looks just like you. Blonde hair, blue eyes. He has my tendency to ramble but he inherited your calm demeanor. I never had the chance to tell you he was yours" sam cried as she attempted to regather her composure. "Everynight we read a scrap book about you and us and our life together. I tell him stories about how brave you were and how much you loved and protected those around you. Monica gave me some pictures from when you were still a Quartermaine. I share our good and our bad with Danny. I hope he learns from our mistakes Jase. I hope he grows up knowing just how much you love him and even though you arent there with him in person, you are there with him in spirit. I want him to know the man you were even if its only through pictures and memories. I love you Jason" sam said as she slowly rose to her feet. Sam stood there, wiping away the few stray tears that still fell when she felt his arm around her shoulders. "I knew I would find you here" as he embraced her in a hug. "Michael, you are too much like your Uncle Jason" sam smiled as she hugged him back. "I come here too, I feel like this is the only place I can feel close to him. I just wish we knew more about that night" Michael said as he and Sam walked away from Jason's true grave and towards their cars.