Jason woke up on the couch disoriented and then he remembered where he was and that he was still wrapped in his ex's arms. He didn't want to move and wake her up but he really wanted to get busy finding out who was responsible for this.
"You can move!" She said. "I am awake… I just didn't want to wake you up." She smiled down at him as he sat up.
"Sorry about that." He whispered.
"Why are you sorry?" She whispered back. "I wasn't complaining Jason." She looked down. He watched her uncertainty as he pulled out his phone. Never once breaking his gaze he dialed Spinelli and told him to get busy pulling up the video feeds from all the cameras at the warehouse and he would be home soon and he hung up and stalked over to Sam and lifted her chin.
"Hey. I didn't mean I was sorry I stayed or that…" She quieted him with a finger against his lips.
"I know Jason. I just… I want to be there for you."
"Thanks." He said huskily.
"You are welcome." She said quietly leaning towards him.
"Sam… I am going to." And the phone cut him off. He sighed and looked down shaking his head.
"Hey, that could be about Michael." She said nervously. She knew that he was about to kiss her and her body was screaming out for it. Her lips were on fire, anticipating his lips touching them. She giggled thinking about all the times they were interrupted when they were together. Some things never change!
"I will be there soon." He said as he hung up. "That was Spinelli. He already has something."
"That was fast!" She said. "I hope that you find the answers you need Jason." She said quietly touching his arm.
"I thought…" he said with a confused look… "Never mind."
"No, Jason, what?" She said.
"I just, I just thought that maybe you could…" he stumbled over his words, wanting to ask her for her help but not wanting to assume that she wanted to help. He looked down at her shining eyes.
"You want me to help?" She asked him with excitement.
"I just thought maybe… yeah, Sam… I need your help. You were there the last time that Michael… I need you." He finished.
"Let me just go get a quick shower and change." She started to run towards her bedroom and didn't notice Jason groan as he grew hard thinking of a naked Sam in the shower.
15 minutes later they were on their way and speeding towards the penthouse.
"So how is Carly?" She asked quietly.
"She is really taking this hard and Sonny has disappeared from the face of the earth." He said bitterly.
"You don't think that they killed…" she asked him worried about how that would affect Sonny's kids.
"No, he was at the hospital and just ran away." He said.
"Jason, I am sorry. I would like to go and see Carly and Michael today if we have time, or I mean, if you think that she would see me or let me see Michael. I mean I know that we are not friends by any means or any stretch of the imagination, but I just thought maybe she would need a break or like to get…" She was cut off by a finger pressing on her lips.
"I think that would be fine Sam. I think that she would actually really like that." He said.
"I am sorry… you know I ramble when I get nervous." She smiled at him as they walked in the door to his house.
"Stonecold! FAIR SAMANTHA! You two working together again! This makes me smile!" Spinelli squealed as Sam and Jason just looked at each other smirking. Both of them were thinking back to the November that they were on the run from the cops and they met Spinelli for the first time.
"What do you have Spinelli?" Jason asked as he leaned over the back of the chair to watch the video feed that the young man was pulling up on the computer.
"Well, I pulled all the feeds and this is the best one that I could find. I must admit, Stonecold, you will not be happy. You see, here is the car that is pulling up with Mr. Sir, Kate and Little Mr. Sir in it. They get out and go into the warehouse. Then another car pulls up and parks a few blocks away… and the man gets out and heads in the opposite direction to the back of the warehouse and he disappears. Well, I knew that you would ask, so in anticipation of all your questions, I got the license plate of the car… DID154 and it was registered to…" Spinelli paused….
"Wait, Spinelli, what is that hanging from that car's rearview mirror?" Jason said.
"A medical parking tag for General Hospital." Spinelli whispered without looking at the screen.
"A doctor did this Spin?" Sam said incredulously.
"Yes, one you know quite well Fair Samantha." He said quietly.
"Ian? Ian Devlin?" She said shocked.
"Yes. I am sorry." He said. "I know that you were quite fond of the devilish Doctor."
"He helped me when I was hit by the car Spinelli, but he was no one special." She said quickly looking at Jason who seemed unreadable.
"There is more video if you want to see it."
"Yes, we need to see the whole thing." Jason said, steeling himself for what he knew was coming next.
"Jason," Sam said quietly. "I can watch if you don't want to."
He smiled down at her and shook his head. "I need to see this." She nodded her head and told Spinelli to hit play. They all three watched in horror as the three of them stood in the warehouse for Sonny's meeting, Jason saw the flash and Sonny push Kate out of the way and Michael fall to the ground. He picked up the bottle of orange soda and threw it at the fireplace and Sam and Spinelli jumped as it shattered against the stone.
"He protected HER and not his own son?" He cried. "Sam, he protected KATE, as bullets were flying, his first instinct was not to his son, but to KATE?" He looked at her begging her to furnish him the answers he was seeking. She had none. She was as shocked and speechless as he was… no wonder he ran. He knew Jason would find out the truth and be pissed. What a coward. She had never been so angry at Sonny before ever. How could a man who professed his undying love and devotion to his children be inclined to protect the woman he was sleeping with before his child. She wished she could give Jason the answers that he was looking for… but she knew one thing… she would damned sure help him find them, and Ian Devlin would pay, and the person who hired him, they would pay as well. She felt the resolve enter her as she walked to Jason and took his face in her hands.
"I don't know, but we WILL find all the answers Jason. Every last answer you are looking for, we will find together."
He nodded at her and pulled her to him. "Thank you." He whispered into her hair. "Come to the hospital with me." He said.
"Lets go." She said, smiling up at him.
As they drove, Sam was thinking about them being seen together, she wasn't sure if that was such a good idea yet. Not because she was ashamed or wanted to hide the fact that they were speaking or working together, but she was forming a plan in her mind and if they were seen together, it wouldn't work.
"Jason, stop." She said suddenly. "You need to take me home."
"Sam, I thought that you wanted…" He started.
"Oh, Jason, I do, I want to go and see Michael and Carly, but I have a plan and if Ian sees us together, then, well he will never open up to me."
"Sam…" Jason started as he rubbed his hands over his face. "I don't want you getting yourself in trouble with Ian. He is dangerous." He said warily.
"Jason, I know… I can take care of myself, but I think that this is a good plan." She said.
"I know you can take care of yourself Sam." Jason said rolling his eyes and looking at her with humor in his eyes as he turned towards her apartment.
Sam was actually shocked that he was going to allow this. He trusted her? Wow… she looked at him. "Thank you." She said quietly.
"Oh… don't think that you are getting off that easy…. You WILL report everything you find to me and you will keep in constant contact so I know that you are safe… you will let me know what you are planning to do BEFORE you do it. Deal?" He said.
"Such a man…" She huffed. "Deal." She finally relented.
"Please Sam, please be careful. I can't take it if another thing happens to someone that I lov.." He caught himself and cringed as she sucked in her breath. "I am sorry Sam… I know that you are not there yet…"
"Jason, you are still with Elizabeth…"
"No… not really… she doesn't want to be "together" publicly and I just I can't with her anymore…"
"Well, I am still with Lucky." She whispered.
He pulled into her parking garage and parked and looked at her. "I know." He said quietly brushing the piece of hair that was continuously in her face, back. "We have work to do and then we will see what happens Sam." He said softly.
"Alright." She said as she stepped out of his SUV. She headed to her own vehicle and was silently cursing herself for being disappointed that he didn't drag her by her hair to her apartment and have his way with her. She drove to the hospital thinking about how she was going to tell Lucky that she was working with Jason… did she have to tell him? Yes, she did… she was not going to hide this… she would just have to steel herself for yet another battle with him.