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The next morning, Sam woke up feeling a little rested. She walked into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. She looked like hell. Her face was bruised and she had cuts all over her arms. Fortunately she brought a lot of makeup and despite the summer weather, she had long sleeve shirts. Sam was having trouble walking from the bruises on her kneecaps.
She took Allie to a nearby restaurant for a late breakfast before they continued their trip to Port Charles. She hoped that it wasn't too obvious that she had been beaten, but who was she kidding? Sam was thankful that Allie had been so easy going during the trip. She had taken her daughter away from the only home she knew and the man that was her father in the middle of the night, but Allie had been wonderful. She smiled thinking about how much she loved her little girl.
"Mommy, what are you thinking?" she asked looking into her mother's eyes that mirrored her own.
"Just how much I love you," Sam said as she tickled her stomach, but winced at the pain as she moved.
The waitress stopped by the table, "Somebody sure is happy," she commented as she looked down at Allie giggling and asked if she could get anything else for them. The waitress was looking curiously at Sam. She obviously knew that Sam had been beaten and the last thing Sam wanted was somebody's pity.
"No thanks," Sam said as she picked up the bill and left the waitress a generous tip. She took Allie's hand and they walked out of the restaurant and back to the car. She buckled her into her booster seat and started driving the rest of the way to Port Charles. Allie was looking out the window and talking nonstop. Sam smiled; everything was going to be ok. It had to be.
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After a few more hours of driving and a few stops, Sam and Allie finally arrived in Port Charles. She saw a small diner called Kelly's and she decided to stop in and get Allie some lunch, talk to the locals and figure out where they were going to stay until she figured everything out. Fortunately, she had planned ahead and taken some of Anthony's cash. She had also been putting money into a personal account for several months knowing this day was coming. Sam knew they had enough to get started, but knew she'd need to find a job and get settled in Port Charles.
Sam walked through the door of the diner and noticed it appeared to be fairly empty, but the eyes of a petite blonde were right on her. She knew she looked like hell, but this girl really looked nasty and superficial. Sam held Allie's hand as she walked to one of the tables and they sat down. She ordered chicken tenders for Allie and a cheeseburger for herself when the waitress came over.
"Mommy, I'm starving," Allie said.
"You're always hungry," she said to her daughter as she noticed the blonde's companion leave the restaurant as the young woman walked up to their table.
"Hi, you must be new in town," she said in a snippy voice that told Sam she was fishing for information more than being friendly.
"Yes, we just got in today," Sam explained not elaborating.
"Where are you from?" the blonde asked.
"Charleston, South Carolina," Allie answered with her southern accent.
"Wow, she sounds like a southern belle and she sure is a cutie. Hi, I'm Maxie Jones," the blonde said as she offered her hand.
"Hi, Sam McCall and this is my daughter Allison, but I like to call her Allie. Can you tell us if there's anywhere we can find a room until we find a place more permanent?" she asked.
"Nice to meet you Sam and Allie," Maxie answered. "Well there are some rooms here, but they're full. There's always the little dive down by the pier, but if I were you, I'd go to the Metro Court. You'll be much more comfortable there," Maxie said looking at Sam. Though the woman looked like she had been through a trash compacter, Maxie noticed that she had some very expensive and unique jewelry and the clothes she and her daughter were wearing were designer. Maxie suspected they could afford the Metro Court.
"Why thank you for the suggestion," Sam said a little unsure of Maxie's motives. She hoped she could trust her.
"I'll write down the directions," Maxie informed her as she pulled out a napkin and wrote directions for Sam. "This is my number. Call me if you need anything," Maxie explained. "Nice meeting you and Allie, best of luck to you," Maxie said walking away.
"Nice meeting you too. Thank you," Sam called as Maxie walked out the door of Kelly's.
"Mommy she talks A LOT," Allie said.
"Allison Danielle. She was very friendly and honey since we don't know anyone here, I'm glad she came up and talked to us," Sam explained.
"Mommy, it's going to be fine," Allison tried to reassure her mother.
"What would I do without you?" Sam asked as she encouraged Allie to finish up her food. Sam wanted to find a place to stay and was anxious to start to get settled in.
It was the middle of the afternoon and Sam knew that Allie had been sitting a lot. She decided to take her for a walk down to the pier before heading over to the Metro Court. When they got down near the boats, Sam stood holding Allie's hand just looking out. Although Charleston was a beautiful city, Sam hated the humidity. She really liked living near the water and as she looked around the pier, she thought she may really like living in Port Charles. She had no idea how she was going to find her mother and tell her she had a daughter. She prayed that Alexis Davis would be interested in getting to know her, she depended on it.
As Sam stood lost in her thoughts, she felt Allie's hand slip from her grasp and looked down to find her daughter running towards a stray dog that appeared to have left ballet class. Sam wouldn't have believed it if she didn't see it out of her own eyes. The dog went up a set of steps. It happened quickly and all Sam could think about was how far away Allie was getting and their proximity to the water. "Allison Danielle, come back here," she called as she started to move toward her, but she couldn't run; the pain was too much.
Allie knew better than to run away from her mom, but that dog had a tutu on and she had to get a better look. As she started running up the steps after the dog, she ran right into the legs of a tall man dressed in jeans and a black t-shirt. Allie started to fall down the steps, but the man bent down and picked her up.
"Are you ok?" he asked as he helped her brush herself off and held her in his arms.
"Yes mister," Allie said innocently.
When Sam finally reached the stairs, she noticed her daughter comfortably in the arms of the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. He was tall with a well-sculpted chest, blonde spiked hair, and the most piercing blue eyes she had ever come face to face with. "Allie, you know better than to run off. You could have been hurt," she said addressing her daughter and not looking at the man who had slowed Allie down. Allie didn't say a word; they stood there for a few seconds. Finally, she looked up and her eyes met the man's eyes, and she couldn't help but feel that her heart was beating wildly fast. "Thank you. I'm so sorry about my daughter. She knows better than to run off," Sam said to the man.
"No problem. I'm just glad I caught her before she fell down the stairs. I'm Jason. Jason Morgan," he said as he put Allie down beside her mother.
"I'm Sam. Sam McCall and this is my adventurous, dance-loving daughter Allie," she said. "I don't know if you saw it, but she was following a dog with a tutu on," Sam explained as she rambled laughing nervously. "But that doesn't mean she should have run from me," Sam said looking down at her daughter.
Jason couldn't help but stare at this beautiful woman who had taken his breath away. She was gorgeous, petite, her skin was olive and she had no idea that he thought she was sexy as hell. He wished she didn't have on those big sunglasses so he could see her beautiful eyes, which he imagined were brown just like her daughter's eyes. Jason noticed she had on long sleeves for June and a lot of make-up. He also noticed that her left hand wasn't tanned where a wedding ring would be. Knowing she had a daughter, Jason assumed that there was probably a Mr. McCall somewhere. He was definitely intrigued by Sam McCall.
"Actually I did see that dog. It was pretty strange, huh?" he asked as he bent down to Allie's level. It was obvious that both of the adults were trying to avoid eye contact with one another and using their conversation with Allie to do it.
Allie shook her head up and down at Jason. "I'm sorry Mommy," she said turning to her mother.
"What do you say to Jason here for catching you from a fall?" she asked trying to focus on her daughter and not the way Jason Morgan was affecting her.
"Thank you Jason," Allie said. Jason noticed the little girl's southern accent that didn't match her mother's. He wondered what the story was with Sam and Allie.
"You're welcome. I should get going. Maybe I'll see you around," he said secretly hoping that he would see them again soon or at least find out more about them.
"You might. We're new in town," Allie said feeling comfortable talking with Jason.
"Welcome," Jason said as he smiled at Sam.
Sam couldn't believe her shy daughter just told this man that they were new to Port Charles. She guessed it could have been worse. "It was nice meeting you Jason. Thanks again," she said as she smiled back at him. Sam didn't know how long they'd be living here, but she hoped that she saw more of Jason Morgan while they were in Port Charles.
