Chapter 2

Sam woke up and looked around the room in confusion. She didn't know this room; how did she get here? She realized where she was and cursed, softly not to wake up Jason, and she got out of bed.

'Shit,'' she whispered, when she saw she was naked. She had just blown her plan to pieces, by sleeping with Jason. Last night had been intense; he had been flirting with her all the time, and she couldn't help herself and flirted back. Now, looking back on it, she knew it was a stupid thing to do. While she was getting dressed she thought back on last night.

When Jason had walked in, she had smiled at him and he just gazed at her. He came to sit next to her and she immediately knew he was planning on getting her into bed. He had that look on his face the whole night – the bedroom eyes – and she loved it. She felt attracted to him, and when he started flirting and buying her rounds she knew she had to be careful. They played pool with a bet; she wanted a dance, but he never said what he wanted. She had won; she knew he had let her win.

She hadn't cared about it, and after a couple more beers she knew she had messed up. She was drunk, and even though he wouldn't take advantage of her, she had been all over him. He had asked her to come home with him, and stupidly she said yes. That's when he had dragged her to his car and drove to his penthouse. He started kissing her and from one thing came the other, and she woke up next to him, almost on top of him the next morning.

She sneaked out of the bedroom and was glad he hadn't woken up. When she got downstairs she looked around. It was like she was in a model house. She smiled, and opened the door and walked towards the elevator, and pressed the button. She rubbed her forehead, still beating herself up over being stupid. She had forgotten about Danny for the first time since she had found him. She stepped in the elevator and heard the door of Jason's penthouse open just as the doors of the elevator closed, and she sighed of relief. Now it was time to get home.

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Jason opened the door just as the elevator doors closed and he smiled. He walked back in the penthouse and closed the door, and thought about last night.

He had gone to Jake's because he had heard there was a new woman in town, one that could bring trouble. He had been having a rough day and needed a distraction. When he had walked in the bar he had seen her right away, the new woman. She had smiled at him and he knew she was the one he needed tonight. There was something mysterious about her, and she intrigued him. He had walked over to her and sat down next to her. He had begun flirting with her, and he was pleased when she flirted back.

They had played a couple of games of pool, and he had let her win to get closer. She wanted a dance, and he gave her one. He had been surprised at how good she felt in his arms, and he had kissed her. Then, he had bought another round of beers, and he had realized it was just one too much for her. Her had wanted to bring her home, to her home, but he had thought maybe she wanted to come with him so he asked. She did want to go home with him, and one thing led to another, when he kissed her upon arriving at his penthouse.

When he woke up this morning he wasn't surprised to see her gone, because she had mumbled to herself in her sleep; about messing up her plan. He wanted to know what that was about, but he had to do it without her knowing. She wouldn't know either way; he had called Stan for a little information before he went downstairs. That's when he heard the ping of the elevator and opened the door to see if she was still there. She had just gotten in the elevator.

He walked back upstairs, took a shower and got dressed; he had to go over to Sonny to talk about the shipment that had been hijacked.

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Once she had taken a shower she felt better. Danny was still asleep, and she made coffee. She sat down on the counter to wait for it, and she thought about her plan.

She had to come up with another plan, because going after Sonny wasn't an option anymore. She had ruined it the moment she had started to flirt with Jason, and she had known it from the start.

''Good morning,'' she heard Danny's sleepy voice, and she almost fell of the counter. He laughed when he saw it; she had been deep in thought and she hadn't seen or heard him come in the kitchen.

''Morning,'' she said with a sigh, and smiled at him. ''Did you sleep ok?'' she asked, knowing he had a hard time sleeping at a new place. She felt guilty for not coming home last night, and when he nodded she felt relieved. She took a cup out of the cupboard and poured coffee. Danny didn't drink coffee.

''I didn't hear you come home; when did you get home?'' he asked, and when she looked at him he knew. ''Really?''

''Yep, had a fun night at that bar. Sorry I didn't come home,'' she said, and he shrugged.

''Did you make a good start with your game?'' he asked and she shook her head. ''What? Why not?''

''I messed it up – the whole plan is off the table,'' she said, and he frowned. He didn't know much about it, she didn't want him to know all, but he knew enough.

''What are you going to do now?'' he asked, and she shrugged. She was thinking of moving on to Jason, she knew he also had enough money to con out of him, but she didn't think he would be stupid enough to marry her. Maybe she could make him fall in love with her, and then he would be stupid enough. She shrugged again; thinking about Jason gave her butterflies.

''I don't know,'' she said, and then she emptied her cup and got up, ''I'm going to scout for a job,'' she said, and Danny nodded. She needed a job if she wanted to stay here for a while, and she had seen the question for help at the local diner, Kelly's, ''see you in a bit,'' she added, and she kissed Danny on the cheek.

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''Jason, I have some information on the woman,'' Stan said. Jason sighed, he had just gotten back from Sonny's, and Stan had called him and told him he was coming over. The conversation with Sonny had turned into an argument about his job. Sonny wanted him to kill the guy who was behind the hijack, and Jason didn't think it was necessary. The guy, Johnny Zacchara, was a friend of Jason, and he didn't want to kill him. So he told Sonny he would talk to him later, and Sonny had reluctantly agreed with that.

''Tell me,'' he said, and he sat down on the couch. He placed his elbows at his knees and rested his head in his hands, while listening to Stan.

''Well, it looks like Jillian Devlin just appeared out of nowhere,'' he started, and it got Jason's undivided attention, ''look, Jason. I don't know what this is, but this woman isn't Jillian Devlin,'' Stan said with a frown, and Jason watched as he typed something in his laptop and turned it to him. There was a picture of Jillian; but this wasn't Jillian Devlin. The name under the picture stated Samantha McCall.

''What kind of crap is this?'' he asked Stan, and Stan turned back the laptop and started typing and talking at the same time.

''Samantha McCall, grew up with her father Cody McCall and helped him with his cons and scams,'' he said, and Jason raised an eyebrow. He didn't understand; what did this have to do with Jillian Devlin?

''I still don't understand,'' he said, and Stan sighed.

''She uses aliases,'' Stan said, ''last one was Angela Monroe. She had married Bill Monroe and shot him when he almost beat her to death,'' he added, and Jason sighed. He didn't understand, what was she doing in a town like this?

''So you say the woman I slept with last night, is Samantha McCall?'' he asked Stan, who nodded.

''She did that scam 5 times before. Marry a rich old man and empty his bank account when she was close enough,'' Stan said. Jason started thinking about this.

She was in town to do this scam, he just knew it, but with who? His family was rich, and it had old men in it, but all of them were married or too old. Then there was Jax, who was not old enough, and Sonny. It could be Sonny. Maybe that's why she flirted with him, and maybe that was the plan all along. But she had been wrong about sonny; he was happily married with Carly.

''I know what she wants, and I know she doesn't know this. Sonny is married, happily I might add,'' Jason said, and a plan formed in his head. ''She also messed up yesterday,'' he added, and when he saw the look on Stan's face he laughed.

''I am going to make her fall in love with me, and when that happens, I am going to dump her with nothing on her,'' he whispered. That was the plan. He was going to flirt his way in her heart, and when he was there, he was going to make her pay for what she did to all those men, and what she wanted to do to Sonny.