Summary: Samantha McCall is free. But the problems have just started, as she and Jason stop seeing each other and Sam thinks he started something with her friend Jenna.
Problems along the way help Jason and Sam reconnect – let's just hope it isn't too late.
So here is the sequel, I hope you all enjoy it!
Chapter 1
Sam sat outside by the lake with her cup of tea. After getting out of prison she'd moved in with Max, who lived in a small cottage by the lake. She loved it there, but she didn't want to be there. She wanted to be with Jason even though she'd been the one to say she wanted to move in with Max.
She'd been looking for a job all week, and she'd been shopping with Max – even though he didn't like it – for some clothes. Max had paid for it and she had promised she'd pay him back one day. But then he said it wasn't necessary, because Jason had told him to go shopping with her, and he would pay it for her. Sam shook her head and sighed. She didn't know what was going on with Jenna and Jason, but Jason hadn't contacted her, and she hadn't contacted him either. She tried to avoid him as much as she could, but she would run into him eventually.
''Sam, I'm going to go – Jason needs me. Are you sure you're going to be ok?'' she heard Max say behind her, and she nodded without turning around.
''I'm going to be fine, Max, go,'' she said softly, and she heard him shuffle behind her. She turned around and saw him looking at her with concern in his eyes, and she rolled her eyes, ''what?'' she asked, and he shrugged.
''Well, you know I've noticed you being – how do I put it – a little under the weather, and I want to know what's going on,'' he said, and she sighed. She had been feeling sick the last couple of days, and when she thought about it, it's been longer than last week. When she wasn't nausea's, she had a stomachache, and she'd actually thought Max hadn't noticed.
''I'm ok – when it keeps on like this I'm going to the doctors and I'll tell you when something is wrong,'' she told him, and he nodded. He didn't know what was going on – but she did. This was something she had felt before, and she had tried to ignore it before, but now Max had noticed it and she couldn't hide from it anymore.
''Well, just call when you need anything – I'll be home in a couple of hours,'' he told her, and when she nodded he turned around and walked away. Sam turned back around looking over the lake and took a deep breath. She needed to get out of the house today – she had to get a pregnancy test. She got up and moved inside to get ready to leave the cottage.
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Jason smiled at Jenna as he walked toward her table. They had agreed to meet at Kelly's this early because he needed breakfast but he didn't have time to make something at home. It didn't make any sense, but he liked spending time with Jenna, and even though they were both on the other side of the law, they had become friends in the past couple of weeks.
''Morning,'' Jenna said as he sat down, and he smiled at her. ''How are you doing? Have you seen Sam yet?'' she asked, and he shook his head.
''I haven't seen her yet – she's staying with Max and he lives in one of those cottages by the lake – I don't think she even went out,'' he said softly, and she nodded. He knew she was worried about Sam, and he was too, but he didn't understand what was going on. One moment she was all over him, telling him she loved him, and the next moment she didn't want to see him. ''I tried going over there but Max told me she wasn't feeling too well,'' he told Jenna, and she widened her eyes.
''She – well, we both know what prison does to you,'' she said, but he could see the worry begin to spread. He nodded, and then he looked down at the menu. ''Come on, why don't you go over there now, I know Max isn't home because you told him to get something for you,'' she said with a smile, and he nodded. He had called Max because he trusted him, and he didn't want to go over to Sonny's. Ever since Sam had moved in with Max, Carly and Sonny had been pressuring him to talk to Sam, find out what bothered her, and move on.
''Yeah you know what, I'll go over there later but right now I want to spend some time with you – I mean I can wait seeing Sam for half an hour right,'' he said, and she nodded. He looked back at the menu and decided on a simple breakfast, and when the waitress came to take their order he smiled and ordered for both of them. He looked at Jenna and saw her frowning at something behind him, and he turned around. That's when he saw Sam walking away. He turned back around with a frown on his face. ''Was that Sam?'' he asked, even though he knew it was.
''Go – go after her, Jason – she needs you to be there for her – didn't you see her face?'' she said, and he shook his head. ''She was crying, Jason – go!'' Jenna said, and she pushed him away. Jason got up and looked at her one more time before making his way out of Kelly's, and he looked around. That's when he saw Sam move around the corner and he followed her, knowing she was going to the docks.
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After seeing Jason and Jenna in Kelly's she'd walked away, feeling even more hurt than she already was. Somehow her mind couldn't wrap around the fact that what she was seeing didn't have to be what she was thinking. After she'd seen them holding hands in the courtroom she'd jumped to conclusions, but right now she felt even worse. He didn't have time to come and see her, but he did have time to have breakfast with Jenna? Yes, she did avoid him, but that didn't mean he didn't have to come see her. She shook her head as she wiped away the tears, but fresh tears fell and she gave up. When she looked up she noticed she was on the docks, and she sat down on the bench in front of her.
''Sam,'' she heard his soft voice, and she closed her eyes for a moment before looking up. He stood in front of her, but when she looked at him he sat down next to her and wanted to grab her hand. She pulled her hand away, though. ''I've missed you,'' he whispered, and she nodded, not knowing what to say. But then everything fell into place and she felt the anger grow inside her.
''Why didn't you call?'' she snapped, and he widened his eyes and shook his head.
''I wanted to call you but I don't have a number, Sam,'' he replied, and she could hear the confusion in his voice. ''Sam, I'm sorry, but I don't know what you want from me,'' he said, frustration laced in his voice, and she looked away.
''I want you to give me some space. I need some time to get back what I was before I went to prison and I need to think about us,'' she whispered, and he gently took her chin in his hand and forced her to look at him. When she finally did she could see the hurt in his eyes.
''What happened, Sam? I thought you loved me, I thought we'd be together when you got out, but somehow – in the time apart – you pulled away. What happened?'' he asked her softly, and she shook her head.
''I've had a lot of time to think while I was alone, Jason. Spending 6 weeks in a cell alone with no one I could talk to, it gives you time to think and that's what I did. We moved way to fast and it was all because of this plan we had,'' she whispered, not knowing what else to say, and she pulled back and stood to her feet. He followed her lead and took her hand.
''So where do we go from here?'' he asked, and she closed her eyes and shook her head. ''Please, Sam – I don't know what to do – I don't want to loose you,'' he added, and she opened her eyes and saw the confusion in his eyes again. She didn't know what to say, and he didn't know either.
''Maybe we just moved too fast. I mean I know I love you and I know you care about me, but come on – we didn't take a lot of time jumping in to bed together and after that – you know maybe it was all the adrenaline,'' she rambled, and he frowned. She saw his confusion grow, but she didn't want to say anything more. She got up and moved away. ''Just give me some time – go back to Kelly's,'' she whispered, and then she walked away.
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Jason stared at her and wondered what had happened to make her change her mind about them. He didn't understand, and she didn't give him a chance to reply to her. He loved her, and she thought he didn't. She thought he liked her, maybe she even thought he slept with her and that was all there was to it, but it really wasn't. He pinched the bridge of his nose and moved back to Kelly's, still confused about what happened just now. He made his way to the table Jenna was waiting and she looked at him with a smile, but when she saw the confused look on his face she frowned.
''What happened?'' she asked him, and he frowned too.
''I don't know. We talked but she wants me to give her space – she sounded like she was pulling away and I don't know what to do,'' he whispered, and Jenna looked down and sighed.
''You know, maybe you just need to give her what she wants – some space. I don't mean let her pull away, just give her some time and go after her later,'' she said, and he nodded.
''I'll see what I can do – I can always ask Max to bring her over sometime – how are you and the baby?'' he asked, changing the subject. He didn't know what to say anymore about the situation with Sam, and even though he wanted to talk to Sam, he knew he had to give her some space.
''Um – we're ok. It's getting along just fine,'' she replied, a little confused about the change of subject. He knew she wanted to talk more about Sam, but he couldn't. ''So even after everything – the stress with everything – the baby is fine,'' she added with a smile, and he nodded.
''That's good,'' he replied with a smile, and she looked down again. ''You know, I was thinking,'' he said suddenly, and she looked at him and nodded.
''What were you thinking?'' she asked him, and he smiled.
''Why don't you come over tonight for dinner? I was thinking of ordering something in, and I don't want to eat alone,'' he said, and she nodded with a smile.
''Sure, I'd like that – I've been sitting in that room upstairs almost every night,'' she replied, and he smiled. Then Carly walked in, and Jason knew she was going to be trouble.
''Jason, what's going on with Sam? I saw her running from the docks and then when I came there I saw you walking away,'' she rambled, and Jason closed his eyes.
''Carly, Sam wants me to give her space and I'm going to give her just that,'' he told Carly, and when she wanted to talk, he held up his hand and got up. ''There is nothing you are going to do, Carly – don't you even dare think about it!'' he added, and then he grabbed Jenna's hand and walked out of Kelly's without looking back. He didn't need Carly to make trouble for him.
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Sam opened the door to the cottage and moved to her bedroom. After her talk to Jason she couldn't even think straight, but she went to the drugstore and bought a test. She wasn't sure if she was going to do the test today – it didn't really matter because she knew almost a hundred percent sure she was pregnant. She closed her eyes as she sank down on her bed, and soon she felt the tears start to flow. The conversation with Jason was running around in her mind. Everything she had said, and everything Jason had said – and hadn't. She didn't know what to do, but because she didn't confront him about it, he couldn't say anything about what was between him and Jenna. She heard the door open and close softly, but she heard it nonetheless.
''Sam, I'm home,'' she heard Max call out, and she jumped off the bed and hid the bag with the test in it. Just then he walked through the door. She looked at him and smiled, before wiping away her tears. ''Are you ok?'' he asked her, and she nodded.
''Yeah, I'm fine,'' she replied, and he frowned, but nodded. She knew he didn't want to butt into her business, and she was glad he didn't ask more. ''I thought you'd be gone for the day,'' she said, and he nodded.
''Yeah, Jason didn't need a lot from me, but I thought it was going to take some more time for me to talk to Sonny,'' he replied, and then he turned around, ''you want something to eat?'' he asked, and she sighed.
''Sure, I'll be there in a minute,'' she said, and he nodded. Then he walked out of the room, and she closed the door behind him. She didn't close it before, and she was glad he didn't see the test. She didn't need anyone to know before she knew for sure, and then she had to tell Jason.
''Oh, Sam,'' she heard Max call out again, and she opened the door and jumped when he stood in front of her, ''I almost forgot – Jason told me he saw you and he wanted me to tell you he'd call you on this phone,'' he said, and he handed her a cell phone. It was the new Iphone 4, and she looked at it with wide eyes.
''Thank you,'' she said softly, and he nodded. She closed the door again and put the phone down on her bed, and she opened the door of her closet and grabbed the bag out of it. She was going to take the test now, because she really wanted to know for sure. She went to the bathroom attached to the room, and locked the door. She sat down and read the instructions on the test, and then she got it out and did what she had to do.
She waited 5 minutes, and when the beep sounded she felt her heart drop. She got up, walked to the test and lifted it, and she saw what she already knew from the start.
She was pregnant.