Chapter 2
"Jason …."
"No Sam I want you to listen to me! I love you and you love me, that is a fact. Everything else we can work through. We can go as slow as you want but if you link I'm going to lose you again you're in for a real surprise. I'm not going anywhere, I want you with me!"
"I've heard that one before Jason"
"Sam I know I hurt you and I know it was my pushing you away that drove you into Ric's arms, that's something I will have to live with for the rest of my life. It's what started this whole damn mess. I won't say I regret what happened because Jake would never have been born but I am sorry I hurt you."
"Oh Jason don't you see, it's not what you did that I can't get past, it's what I did. I put your son in danger not once but twice and if I can't forgive myself how can you?"
"Sam you didn't kidnap Jake, Maureen did, Liz and I know that now. As far as the men in the part I know in your own way you were trying to warn Elizabeth of the dangers of being involved with me. I also found out that the guns weren't even loaded so Elizabeth and the boys were never in any real danger." Jason looks at Sam with nothing but sadness in his eyes as he continues "but no matter what you did Sam I should never have threatened your life, I hope you know I would never have followed through with that threat I just wanted to scare you into reality."
"Well it worked, that day I started finding my way back to myself and I don't want to ever go down that road again." Sam pauses to consider what she wants to say next and continues "Jason I love you and I always will but I honestly don't see how we can get past all the hurt we caused each other no matter how much we want to."
Jason takes her hands in his and says softly "but are you willing to try?"
"Jason I don't know what to do, all I know is I have enjoyed all the time we have spent together recently and I just don't want us to ruin that" she says as she puts her hands on his face caressing his jaw.
Jason pulls her into the gentlest kiss they have ever shared. Sam sighs in content as Jason pulls her beside him on the couch and wraps his arms around her and gently says into her hair "we won't Sam. As long as we are honest with each other about what we are feeling meaning talking if we have concerns we can get through this". At the word talking Sam gives him a raised eyebrow "you talk Morgan?" Jason smiles and says "yes McCall, me talk." Sam snuggles into his arms and after a short while she is fast asleep with Jason following her into a deep sleep soon after.