Samantha McCall knew she had made mistakes. But who hadn't? She just wished she had done things differently. She wished she could take the things back that she had done, and start over again. But she couldn't. The best she could do was try to remedy the situations she had gotten herself into. She was going to start out with people she knew it would be easier to face. And then, she would work her way up.
"Hi Alexis, I know I haven't been in touch lately," Sam said to her mom over the phone, "But I was hoping we could get together and talk for a little bit."
Alexis was unsure of what was bothering her eldest daughter, but since her and Sam had finally started to work things out, she would do whatever it took to make Sam feel happy again.
"Sure Sam, I can meet you somewhere if you'd like?"
"Yeah, how about Kelly's, say…10 minutes?"
"I'll be there."
Staring out at the docks, Sam mentally prepared herself for what she would have to do. Taking a deep breath, she started towards Kelly's.
------------------------------------- 15 minutes later------------------------------------
Alexis rushed into Kelly's, and, spotting Sam at a corner table, started towards her.
"I am so sorry Sam. I ran into Sonny, and he's trying to get me to back off this whole thing with him and Kate…but sorry, you wanted to talk about something?" Alexis rushed through this; feeling embarrassed because she knew her daughter had truly needed to talk to her.
"No its ok…Alexis, I wanted to sit down here with you to apologize," Sam said, hoping her mother would forgive her for everything she had done.
"Sam, forgive you for what? Ric? That's over and done with," said Alexis, confused by what her daughter was asking her.
"No, I want you to forgive me for everything. Ric, not listening to you about Jason, not treating you like the good mother you are. I really want to make this relationship work between us…you are tough to get along with sometimes, but at least now I know where I get it from, right?" Sam joked, trying to add a little lightheartedness to the situation, since her eyes had started to mist over.
"Sam, I forgave you a long time ago. But I am glad we had this talk. Especially if it means making you smile again. I am sorry for everything I may have done as well, and I am going to try my damndest to be here for you whenever you may need me to be…that is, unless it's about men, because I don't have much luck there myself," said Alexis, trying to make it lighthearted herself.
Sam laughed and said, "Well, you and I both know it won't be Jason. And Lucky? Well…I have some things of my own I need to say to him, and then we will see."
After talking for a little while longer, Alexis had to leave, and she and Sam arranged a way to get together like this at least once a week.