Prologue

Riding up the elevator at Harbor View Towers, Sam thought about all the events that had been happening for the past week and how they have taken a toll on her and Jason's relationship. Was she pissed off that he was guarding Brenda? No. Was she pissed off that Brenda was living with him? Hell yes. There was a perfectly empty penthouse right across from his, but because she was a complete spoiled brat that did dumb and reckless things, he couldn't keep her out of his sight. Reminds you of a two year old going through their terrible twos. In a way Sam understood, Brenda wasn't capable of protecting herself and who better to do it than the local mob enforcer, oh yeah and her ex husband. Sam cringed at that last thought, she didn't want to think about Jason being married to that super model and do gooder, Courtney was bad enough with her angelic wings and halo, now she had to deal with a freakin model. Oh great. Sam remembered seeing her for the first time, she was really pretty, beautiful silky hair, big dark eyes, and thin, if you like that kind of thing. And while Sam loved to eat cheeseburgers and drink beer, Brenda was into organic everything and plain water. Talk about night and day. Jason had told her repeatedly that he loved her and that he wanted to be with only her. She should be happy, ecstatic even, but hadn't he said that before.

Now shaking THOSE thoughts from her head, she needed to stay on the task at hand: Apologize to Jason. They had gotten into it earlier that day, she fought with him, stupidly accused him of basically being the person he had always been, a protector and a great friend, and she practically threw him out of her apartment when Brenda 'Organic' Barrett called with her latest crisis; apparently someone was following her. It wasn't fair of her, she had always told him that she would never change him and that's exactly what she was doing. She knew there was nothing going on between Jason and Brenda, she knew that Brenda loved and wanted to be with Sonny, Sam just hated not being a priority, or at least in the top five. Ok, that wasn't fair, since they had gotten back together, she was up there. Sighing heavily, she stepped off the elevator and headed towards Jason's penthouse only to run into Max and Milo, her favorite guards. "Hey guys." She waved smiling up at them. "Is Jason in?"

"Yeah, him and Miss Barrett are home." Max said as he opened the penthouse door for her. He noticed how her smile faltered and he wanted to fix it. "But Mr. C will be coming over to take Miss Barrett out on date." Her smile was back and Max was happy to see it. He had always cared for Sam, she was the best thing that ever happened to Jason and she was really nice and great to all the employees.

"Thanks Max." She smiled brightly and walked in only to find the first floor completely empty. She figured that with Jason and Brenda in the same room together, there would be a whole lot of screaming and fighting going on, but the only noise she heard was Max shutting the door behind her. Kind of perplexed at the quiet surroundings, Sam decided to head up to the stairs thinking that maybe they were in their own rooms. 'He probably sent her to her room for a time out.' Chuckling to her thought, she called out to him. "Jason…" No answer. Rounding the corner of the hallway, Sam headed to Jason's room feeling a little uneasy. "Jason…" She called again, a sense of worry set in. Normally he would have responded by now.

Coming to a stop at his bedroom door, Sam noticed that it was cracked slightly, which was an odd thing all in itself, Jason was a private person. "Jason?" She called again, feeling a chill run up her spine, she felt it, something bad was about to happen, she accepted it, anticipated it almost but what she found when she took a deep breath and opened the door was completely unexpected….. Jason and Brenda asleep in bed together.

Chapter 1:

A week earlier…..

"Hey, sorry I'm late." Sam rushed in and took her seat across from Robin at the table in the Metro Court for lunch. Robin had called her to hire Sam for a case and Sam had to admit that her curiosity was peaked. What had happened that Robin needed to call a PI for? "I got caught up in another case."

"It's no problem, I just got here too, I dropped Emma off at Maxie's, she wanted to take her shopping." Robin said rolling her eyes at her cousin's shopping addiction. She smiled up at the other woman, but noticed that something was off. "I couldn't help but notice that you've been pretty busy lately, almost throwing yourself in cases…." Seeing the blush creep up in Sam's cheeks at her assumption, Robin knew she was getting close. "Maybe to avoid someone, Jason perhaps... or Brenda…"

Dropping her menu back to the table, Sam took a breath to control herself. "Look Robin, I know that she's your friend and…."

"It's ok Sam, just let it out, what has she done now?"

"NOTHING." She reined and took a hold of her emotions at seeing Robin's wide eyes with her outburst. " Sorry. That's the problem Robin, she's actually pretty nice and… she's… she's just…. Ugh… I don't even know what she is, but she gets under my skin, you know, I mean I know she's in danger and I know she needs protecting but come on… she's living in that penthouse with Jason, my boyfriend, and I can barely get a few minutes with him alone before she comes and bitches and moans about something. And of course Jason is sweet and kind and he would do anything to help out a friend, but seriously…." She explained, her hands waving chaotically all over the place. "OH… Oh and Spinelli… with his whole 'Divine One' crap, he's barely at the office anymore, running around catering to her every need and getting her organic everything… And her and her super model looks and thin body…. And… and…You know what…. I'm hungry…." She finishes her rant long enough to call over a waiter rudely. Looking up at the amused look on Robin's face, Sam changed the subject, content enough that she let off some steam. "Are you ready to order? Go ahead you first."

Robin couldn't remove the smile on her face if her life depended on it, Sam was downright hilarious when she rambled on and on. She knew her friend was going to be a problem in Sam and Jason's relationship but honestly Sam had nothing to worry, Brenda loved Sonny and Jason practically worshipped Sam. Looking up at the waiter after her chuckle, she ordered. "I'll have the Chicken Caesar Salad, please." The waiter nodded politely and took her menu then turned to the fiery brunette. He kept the smile wide on his face, half amused at her tantrum and half scared that she would jip him out of his tip for her pissed off mood.

Picking up the menu again, Sam was torn between healthy and not so healthy. Having being sick and tired of organic whatever and Brenda's thin size zero body, Sam decided. "What's the fattiest steak on the menu?" She asked the waiter seriously and was only answered by a look of disbelief. She could hear Robin cracking up at her but she paid no mind. "You know, just give a really big, juicy steak, oh and a baked potato, loaded, with lots of fatty sour cream and lots of fatty butter, and…. I suppose I should have some vegetables, just make sure that they have a lot of fatty butter on them, the fattier the better…" She handed him her menu. "Oh and a beer, please… and make sure you come back for my desert order…." She turned back to a laughing Robin and missed the horrified look on the waiters face as he ran away. "Why should I have to watch my calorie intake? I'm not a freakin model, I don't need to be as thin as that toothpick, Jason likes me just the way I am." She finished smiling a little too brightly.

"Sam…" Robin clutched her side to prevent from rupturing her spleen from laughing so hard. "You didn't have to do that, Jason loves you. and I know that you have nothing to be worried about, she is in love with Sonny, she has been practically her whole life and nothing will change that. I have to be honest with you and tell you that I'm glad she's staying with Jason, I don't want anything to happen to her, especially with the Balkan out there."

"I know…. I KNOW… and I'm sorry, it just makes me crazy." She pushed her chair back and stood up. "I'm just going to run to the bathroom really quick and then you can tell me what this case is all about."

As soon as Sam walked away, Robin was greeted with a sight that she hadn't seen in a long time, her cousin stepping off the elevator and walking towards her, Aidan Devane. She hadn't seen him in years, the last she heard was that he was living in Pine Valley. She was just glad to finally get in touch with him after all these years to help her out with her situation. "Well aren't you a sight for sore eyes?" She heard his English accent come through with his greeting. "Aidan, I've miss you." She stood up and let him envelope her in a tight hug. "How have you been? Last I heard you were in Pine Valley." She said while motioning him to sit in the chair next to her.

"I've been good, actually went back to Special Opps, I'm glad you called me cousin, I've missed you, now tell me all about this husband and baby of yours…" Aidan leaned over as Robin pulled out her wallet to show him pictures of Patrick and Emma, he listened as she talked and gushed about her family. He was so happy to hear that his cousin was doing well, with him, Anna and Robert in Special Opps Forces, it was hard to keep in touch. He was glad that she called him to help her out with her situation but he wasn't thrilled to know that she was in any kind of danger. Her message on his phone was brief, something about using his PI skills to catch a psychotic obsessed ex girlfriend of Patrick's who was tormenting her. He was engrossed in the picture of his niece when a soft husky sound broke through and sent a shiver down his spine. He looked up to find a vision before him. Small, petite, with silky dark hair, dark whiskey eyes that sent a flame down his body almost as if he was taking a shot of it, full delectable lips, stunning figure and full round generous breasts. His walking wet dream just walked right up to him.

"Hey, sorry about that." Sam noticed the man to her left, almost startled at first but then she remembered that on the phone Robin had mentioned calling in her cousin to help out. She just didn't know that her cousin was drop dead sexy.

"And who is this gorgeous creature?"

And then she came.

Sam couldn't help but feel a little dizzy at the sound of his voice and the accent. He was from England and if this is a taste of what those men are like over there, then she just might need to make a trip. But one thing was missing though, he didn't have blue eyes. In spite of this whole Brenda thing, Sam was and will always be completely devoted to Jason, he was the love of her life and no matter how much this new cool drink of water flirts with her or talks her into another orgasm with his accent, Sam would never stray. Extending out her hand, she introduced herself. "Sam McCall."

"Aidan Devane." He gently took her soft hand in his, lifting it to his mouth and placed a soft kiss on her knuckles.

"Aidan is my cousin and he's that other PI I was telling you about. Sam here…" Robin gestured over to Sam. "Is also a PI and owns her own firm, along with her friend Spinelli. I called you guys here to hopefully help me out. I know you guys are the best, and I just figured that if you two worked together with Spinelli of course, it would so much easier and safer." She sighed heavily. "I just want this nightmare to end before it ruins my family."

"Of course, dear cousin, anything you need." Aidan didn't like the desperation he heard from Robin's voice. She said things were bad, he just didn't think they were this bad. Now that he took a better look at her, he could tell that things were taking a toll on her, under her eyes were dark, her body language was a little lazy and she sighed repeatedly when she talked about her family, almost wishing for something more. Aidan was going to find out and eliminate the problem and he was completely ecstatic to find himself working with another PI, a beautiful one.

Robin sat back a bit after hearing Aidan place his order to the waiter, she wasn't sure exactly what was going on but she had a feeling. She took a breath and explained. "There is a new doctor at GH, her name is Lisa Niles, Patrick's ex girlfriend from college, and I think that she's coming after me."

"Fatal Attraction type of thing?" Sam asked, she knew of the doctor but not her relationship or lack thereof with Patrick.

"I think so, only I can't prove it. The other day I was in the lab doing some research and I stepped out for a minute, but when I came back, Emma's stuffed bunny was boiling in the beaker."

"What the hell? Ehh…. It is a Fatal Attraction type of thing. Did you tell Patrick?" Sam asked sitting back and ignoring the amused look on the waiter's face as he not so gently placed her fat meal on the table. She ignored Robin's laughter and Aidan's curious stare at the huge…. Cow size steak on her plate. "I'm hungry." She felt the need to explain embarrassed sitting next to a hot English guy. "I'll take it home for dinner." Or scarf it up and throw it up later, especially if she saw Brenda later at Jason's. "Please continue Robin." She ate and listened as Robin explain her and Patrick's theories. This Lisa Niles was one crazy and dangerous bitch.

He couldn't help but chuckle, some men would be totally grossed out by the idea of a woman eating more than her own weight, but he was fascinated with her, something was going on with her and he just couldn't wait to be included in all of it. Now that he and Sam will be working together, he hoped to get all the alone time he can with her.

Carly sat up at the bar, watching as the three sat on the table. She watched curiously as Robin received a call and had to leave, leaving Sam and tall dark and handsome alone, having lunch together. It looked innocent but Jason didn't know that. She was sick and tired of Brenda wreaking havoc on her life and on Jason's life. Jason was stuck protecting her, Sonny was fawning all over her, and Jax was bending over backwards to make sure that she was safe and comfortable. And that just pissed off Carly. Jason was her best friend, Sonny was her children's father, and Jax was her husband, but all those three could only seem to talk about was Brenda. Brenda, Brenda, Brenda…. UGHH! Well not anymore, she was going to reclaim her life and make Jason reclaimed his as well. Her best friend deserved to be happy and if Sam does that for him, than great, she'll cheer them on from the sidelines.

Picking up her phone, she dialed his number and waited for him to answer. "What Carly? I'm busy right now." Hearing his annoyance and loss of patience pissed her off and spurred her on like nothing before. No doubt Brenda was annoying him…. GOOD! "Well hello to you too Jason! Are you too busy with Brenda to not even notice that your GIRLFRIEND is on a date with a very sexy man, right here at the Metro Court?"

"What are you talking about? Sam said she's meeting Robin for lunch."

"Oh she did, but then Robin left, leaving Sam and this guy… alone…. Together…. ALONE… did I men how sexy he is, oh and he's British." She smiled at the heavy breathing coming from the phone. Yup, she got him.

"I'll be right there." He all but growled out in her ear.

She laughed as she sat back and drank her white wine. Things at the Metro Court were about to get more interesting and she had front row seats.