Chapter 2
The next day, Jason woke up and had breakfast with Sonny and Carly before they went to do their daily business. Carly offered to take Jason to the Metro court with her, but he wanted to try and find Sam. He had things to discuss with her, and he really wanted to get his life on track, especially since he missed five years. So much time had gone by, yet it felt like only yesterday that he was going home with Sam and Danny before falling to his supposed death and then… what else? Something had to happen that he just didn't remember during the past five years he was absent from Danny's life. He needed to clear his head, so he decided to take a walk.
There was a lot that had changed, but certain things stayed the same. Kelly's was still there. He noticed the coffee shop, Perks, which was new to him. He figured he would stop by the penthouse to see if Sam was still there. Oh, but wait; Carly told him that she had moved on and married someone else who they all thought was Jason. How could that be? Well, he had to start somewhere, and the penthouse was the first place he knew to look for Sam. He thought about asking Alexis about Sam, but he remembered she didn't care for him and for the longest time couldn't stand Sam with him. She had always wanted someone better for Sam than Jason, but Sam was a grown woman and made that decision for herself, and eventually, Alexis supported her.
As he walked through the penthouse, a flood of memories came rushing back to him. The night they met at the police station; eating Chinese food; helping Sam getting her GED; baby Lylah; baby hope; and then Sam getting shot. Through all these memories he was having of he and Sam together, his heart ached. How could she have married someone else? What did that mean for them? Were they still technically married? Was he declared legally dead even though his body was never found? So many questions he would need to find out from Dianne, but for now, where was Sam? He went to every room and memories kept flooding back, like all the times they had made love; playing dominoes and drinking tequila; gazing up at the stars; sitting on the couch; all those little things that would otherwise seem so small but were very precious to both of them. He walked into Danny's room and saw all his toys and motorcycles and action figures. Danny had a lot of books as well. He also went into the nursery and saw what seemed to be a baby girls crib with all her toys. All of a sudden, Jason began to get very sad. He was sad that he couldn't share these moments with Sam. Why couldn't she have had a baby girl with him? Sam always wanted a baby girl and now she had one, but with another man. Jason sighed as he kept walking through the house remembering all the moments they had spent together. How could it have been five years? Jason couldn't believe it. He decided to go to the Metro Court to ask Carly where he could find Sam, but before he could, Sam ,Danny and the other man who thought he was Jason walked in.
Sam: "I'm gonna go put scout to bed so she can take a nap okay?"
"Jason (now Drew): "Okay honey."
Jason knew that he had to hide somewhere for now so that Sam wouldn't see him. He could tell that Sam seemed very happy with this man claming to be him and he didn't want to interfere with their relationship for now. He made him selfscarce while Sam and drew walked in with the kids. Danny felt like there was someone in the house, so he decided to investigate.
Danny:" Hello? Who's here?"
Sam: "sweetie, there's no one there… is there? Jason (pointing to who she believes is Jason) Can you put scout to bed? I need to figure out what's going on."
Drew: "Okay. Come here honey" (taking scout out of Sam's arms affectionately).
Sam: "Okay Danny, what's going on. You think someone's here? Let's go see!"
Sam: "Hello? Is…" she stopped in her tracks because she too felt like someone was there. Jason quietly peaked out from where he was hiding and when he knew it was safe and it was just Sam and Danny, that's when he decided to come out.
Danny (seeing Jason): "I knew there was someone here. Hi."
Jason:"Hi Danny. I like all your toys. You like motorcycles? I like them too."
Now Danny was feeling a bit shy, so he quietly backed away. He was confused. Who could this man be? Sam (motioning to Danny): "Honey, let's go upstairs for a bit and you can play with your toys. Why don't you show my friend your trucks. Does that sound good?"
Danny nervously: "Okay."
Sam couldn't believe it. Here Jason was with his old face, but Spinelli was able to determine that with the facial reconstruction surgery he had, the man she had fallen in love with was Jason. But Who could this be? It couldn't be Jason, because she thought he was dead. So many questions were running through her mind. She didn't know what to do.
Sam (anxiouslywalking up to Jason):
"Jason? Is it really you? I… I…-
Jason (going to her): "Shhh, it's okay. I know it's a shock. How are you?"
All of a sudden, tears came to sam's eyes. She couldn't believe her eyes. Was this really Jason? What was really going on? She couldn't do this to herself again. she was determined not to let herself get her hoaps up again. She already had Jason in her life, and now he is back? What was she going to tell Jason; the man she just had her baby girl with? Sam nervously: "I think yu should go. We can talk later. I need to figure things out. My world has turned upside down again."
Jason:" It's okay sam. I know it's hard. Can I talk with Danny for a few minutes?"
Sam (happily with tears in her eyes): "Sure. I'll go get him."
Sam needed to get away. It wasn't that she didn't believe what she was seeing, but she was afraid to believe it. How could this be happening again?
Sam (sweetly to Danny): "Hi baby, do you wwanna come downstairs and talk to my friend? He's very nice."
Danny (excitedly): "Okay!
Sam (to Jason) Jas- This is Danny. Can you say hi?"
Danny: "Hi."
Jason : "How are you doing? I haven't seen you since you were little. I know you like motercycles. I have one. One day would you want to ride a real one when you're a little bit older?"
Danny: "Yeah! Can we take scout? She's my sister."
Jason: "I don't know. She might be a little too young. It depends on what your Mom says."
Sam was watching danny and Jason's conversation, and she couldn't help but start to cry. She was beginning to come to the realization that it could be Jason that came to her, but how would that even be possible? She decided that for now, whatever she was feeling, she would keep to herself. She was happy and that's how it should be. Right now, she was just going to focus on Danny and scout. Jason instinctively knew that Sam was struggling and getting emotional, so he went over to her.
Jason: "Thank you for letting me see Danny. He's a really cool kid.
Sam: "I know. He's great."
Jason: "I heard you have a daughter?"
Sam (smiling about Scout): "I do! Her name is Emily. If she's not sleeping, do you wanna say hi?"
Jason: "sure." She then went to go check to see if Scout was still awake. Sure enough, Scout was awake. Jason, or who she thought was Jason had fallen asleep. They looked so cute together. Sam didn't want to wake him up, but she wanted Jason to see Emily scout. As she went to take scout from Drew, he sturred a bit.
Jason (in a groggy voice): "Hey Sam. Everything okay?"
Sam: "Um… yeah. I'll tell you later. Right now, I want to take Scout to see… she trailed off."
Jason: "Uh… okay, but who is it?"
Sam:" "a friend. I'll explain later."
She knew that wasn't a good explanation, but she just wanted to allow Jason to see scout, and then whatever happened from here on out, she would deal with it. She took Scout from Drew and walked downstairs.
Sam (happily): "Jason, this is Emily Scout Morgan."
Jason couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. She looked just like Sam. She named her Emily? That meant so much to him. He immediately thought of Emily and how proud she would be.
Jason: "Can I hold her?"
Sam: "Sure. Scout, say hi to Jason!"
Jason (softly) "Hi Emily scout. You're so beautiful. Just like your mom. He held her for a few minutes, and she started to cry. As she was crying and Sam went to get her a bottle, Jason began to gently rock her.
Jason: "It's okay Scout. Shhhh. It's okay."
Sam: "Someone's getting hungry. I'm gonna give her a bottle and put her back for her nap."
Jason: "Okay. Thanks for letting me meet her. She's beautiful. I'm happy for you. You finally have your baby girl."
Sam (with teers in her eyes): "I am happy. I couldn't be happier. You're welcome to stop by any time you want. We'd love that."
Jason: "Okay. Thanks. Bye Sam."
Sam: "Bye Jason. Hey, Jason? I.. I…" She stopped herself because how could she utter those same words she said numerous times to Jason; the one who she just married? What was going on? Why had she felt so compelled to tell him how she felt, especially if it isn't Jason? No. She wouldn't go there. She would just let Jason leave and she would figure this all out. The PI in her will figure it out.
Jason: "Bye Sam."
Just like that, he was gone. Sam stood there with the baby in her arms and began to cry. Drew heard crying and came to her.
Drew: "Sam? Hey honey, what's wrong. Did that friend upset you? What's going on?"
Sam (sniffling) "Well, it's complicated. First of all, I don't wanna hurt you; it's just…" Drew took her hand.
Drew: "go on. Take my hand. Whatever it is, we can face it together, right? You can tell me. I'm right here."
Sam:" I'm so confused. The man who just came here to see the kids said that he is you. That can't be. The weird thing is though, he has your old face."
Sam: "Jason, I can't do this again. I got you back and now, someone else is claiming to be yu? I don't know what I'm gonna do."
Drew (taking sam's hand again)" "Shhhh. It's okay. It's gonna obviously take some time, right? But you and me, together will figure it out, right. I love you."
Sam (smiling):" I love you too"
Drew: "why don't we go out to lunch when Scout wakes up from her nap and we can start trying to figure this out, okay?"
Sam:" Okay."
