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Okay just a brief note, Alexis in the future will not turn out to be Sam's mother- it would just be too twisted with Lila being alive. However, Sam will still have a relationship with Kristina because of Lila and her being sisters. There will be little changes like this as the story goes on but just wanted to mention this one for you.
Thanks so much for all those who had reviewed and asked for this next chapter. Enjoy
November 13th, 2004
It was four days after Lila had been born and Sam worth nightmare seemed to come true. She had still not been released from the hospital, due to she was recovery from an emergency C-Section and was still in a deep amount of pain. However that would not stop her from visiting her precious baby every day. All Sam found herself wanting to do was hold Lila in her arms and watch her sleep.
"How are you doing?" asked Elizabeth smiling over at Sam as she entered her hospital room, wheeling in Lila.
"I'm doing great," replied Sam as she sat up further in bed. She returned Elizabeth's smile before her eyes quickly fell onto the whimpering Lila. "Is she okay?" asked Sam with concern. Every little noise and sound that the baby made, she fussed over. Worried that something was wrong.
"She is okay, just a bit hungry," reassured Elizabeth as she gently picked up the wailing Lila into her arms. "Are you ready to try again?" she asked towards Sam, who had been trying to breastfeed Lila for the past couple of days but she still was being stubborn and not latching on.
Her brown eyes looked from Lila to Elizabeth and back, nodding her head. She did want to try again. When she had been pregnant, she had read that the mother's milk was not only better for the infant instead of formula. But also that by breastfeeding, it was giving you and your child a change to bond. Sam, who wanted her daughter to have everything in life that she didn't have; knew that breastfeeding was best. Sam didn't have any bond what so ever with her mother, Evelyn, wanted to her have a much better relationship with her own daughter.
Unbuttoning the front of her oversized flannel shirt, which she was using as a sleeping shirt; Sam carefully took Lila into her arms, murmuring sweet words to her as she looked down at the precious infant. Lila's dark brown eyes fixed themselves onto Sam's face as the roundness of her tulip lips found the peak of her mother's breast and began to eat.
Tears rushed to Sam's eyes as a grin revealed itself on her face. She couldn't believe it, that her daughter was finally eating. "She's doing it!" she cried amazed.
"She's a smart girl," replied Elizabeth as she looked on at the peaceful scene before her. "I will come back later to get her," she whispered, reaching out and touching Sam lightly on the shoulder before exiting the room, leaving mother and child to be.
Jason stood outside of Sam's hospital room. He had come to visit her every day since Lila had been born. He had to admit that being along in the Penthouse all day wasn't fun. He missed Sam and her continuous talking. Knocking on her door, he reached out with his right hand and turned the knob, opening it. He immediately regretted doing so as his eyes took in the sight of Sam, the fullness of her breasts as she feed the infant. He stood froze like this for a good second or two in the archway, still in complete shock at seeing Sam like this.
Looking up, Sam's smile froze to utter surprise at seeing Jason. Pinkness creped high up her cheeks as she realized that her shirt was open fully, revealing everything to eyes with one another, Jason soon found his voice. "I will come back later," he spoke, swallowing over the lump in his throat.
Before Sam could open her mouth to protest, he had left the room, the door closing behind him leaving her and Lila alone once again."I guess Jason is a little shy, uh Lila," she whispered, smiling down at her daughter. Her cheeks were still bright with red at the thought of Jason seeing her like that. Even know they had been living together now for over five months, things were still new between. They were both just starting to warm up to one another. Sam in the past had never had problems with men seeing her bare breasts but what Jason had walked in one was something completely new to her, which left her feeling vulnerable, private.
Jason quickly walked away from Sam's room and down the hallway. His cheeks burning with embarrassment over seeing her like that.
There had been times before where they would run into each other in the hallway at the Penthouse, her just coming out of the shower, only wearing a towel. But nothing like this, where he had seen her...naked, well almost. His cheeks continued to burn at the memory of how her skin even in November had a golden tan to it. How her breasts had been painted with freckles, like fairy dust. They were full and lust. He imaged running his hands over them, taking the harden peak of her nipple and sucking it, in between his teeth.
He shook his head from side to side, trying to erase these thoughts from his mind. Sonny was with Sam...no he had been with Sam. But that didn't matter. Jason knew that Sam still had feelings for Sonny, and hoped that one day that he would come back into her life, leaving Carly. Besides, Sonny was his best friend. He would never go after one of his cast offs. It just didn't seem right.
However as Jason took a seat in the waiting room, he could not stop himself from thinking about Sam and how she had looked. He wanted her.
An hour later, Jason returned, this time making sure that Sam was covered up. Pushing open the room door, he smiled a half smile at her as he stepped into the room.
"Hi," whispered Sam as she looked and met his eye. She was in the middle of twisting her long brown hair up into a bun.
"Hi," replied back Jason, awkwardly shoving his hands into the pockets of his jeans. He stood at the edge of her bed. "I'm sorry about...earlier..." his voice trailed off as his cheeks once again turned pink, as the image of her breasts came back into his mind.
"Oh..." replied Sam, shocked that he was bringing it up. Usually Jason was a man of silence and didn't talk much, especially about something awkward like earlier. "Don't worry about it. You aren't the first man who had walked in on me topless," she joked playfully at him.
Jason couldn't help but smile at her attempt at a joke, a lame one but still. They held each other's gazes for a second longer before the room filled with the sound of Lila's cries.
"She knows your here," commented Sam, as she looked on at her daughter, who was lying in the little trolley that Elizabeth had brought her in. Sam was amazed how her daughter responded to different people's voices and such already. She knew that Jason was here. Jason had explained to her that she probably recognized them from when she was in the womb. Sam already thought her daughter was the smartest person already.
Crossing the room, Jason leaned down and took Lila in the crook of his arms. He couldn't help but smile as he looked down into the beautiful face of the infant. Lila's brown eyes looked up and focused themselves onto Jason's face. The baby kicked her little legs through the blanket she was swaddled in and waved her tiny fist in the air; she was trying to smile at him. He continued to look lovingly down at her, rocking her slowly back and forth in his arms. Even know he was not her father, a deep bond had already began to form between them. He was already so much in love with her. He would do anything to protect her now.
Sam looked on at Jason; this huge bulk of a man who was the poster child of steel became something completely different with a child in his arms. He was tender, gentle, patience as ever it seemed. She could believe that this was the same man who would just stare at you blankly, coldness creeping through his face. It was in this moment, that she knew that she was slowly beginning to fall for him. A man she used to hate a few months ago was slowly starting to become a man she could see herself with. There was a tender side to this man, who still much remained a mystery to her.
Just then there was a knock on the door, breaking her way from her thoughts. Looking towards the door, the smile she had been wearing before slowly faded away into a frown.
"Hi Sam," spoke Alexis, a kind smile plastered on her face as she slowly let herself into the room.
Sam had not seen or spoken to Alexis since that day in the chapel, when she had gone into premature labour. She frowned at first, wondering what on earth Alexis wanted now from her. But she quickly realised what it was. She was here to get the stem cells. Sam knew that Kristina was still greatly sick and literally on her death bed from what she had overheard from the nurses. Sonny had not mentioned Kristina or the stem cells to her when he had come in to see how she was doing. He only mentioned Lila. And how Michael and Morgan had come to seen her. Nothing else.
Not wanting to bother with arguing with the older woman, Sam put on a strong face and opened her mouth to speak. "You can have them Alexis," spoke Sam, her voice strong and clear. "You can have the stem cells."
She still felt anger towards Alexis and how she had treated her at the chapel. And she knew that Alexis had not been the cause of her going into premature labour but a small part of her still wasn't convinced. However, Sam now understood how Alexis was feeling and what made her do the things that she did. She had been acting as a mother. Sam would do anything for Lila, just like Alexis would do anything for her sick little girl, who needed help.
Alexis, who was token back by Sam's words, just stood there, her hand flying to her neck; clenching the strain of pearls that she was wearing. "I'm sorry?" she asked, wanting to make sure she heard Sam right.
"You can have the Stem Cells Alexis. My little girl is healthy and happy but yours is not. Take them. Kristina needs them," explained Sam, as she locked eyes with Alexis. The woman had dark circles under her eyes, she looked ten years older standing there in front of her.
"Thank you," whispered Alexis, a rush of emotion coming over her. Tears glistened down her cheeks as she came around the bed and pulled Sam into a tight embrace. "Thank you," she whispered again, crying into the nape of Sam's neck.
Jason was astonished by this. But was not surprised really. He knew that Sam would not just sit back and let Kristina suffer anymore then she had already had. She needed the stem cells. He knew that Sam would image Kristina as Lila, lying there sick. And being a mother, that she would do anything in her power to help her child. Now that Sam's baby was healthy and well, she wanted to make sure that Alexis's was well too.
After Alexis had left, Jason walked over towards the side of the bed. Sam was lying against the pillows, wiping away the tears that fell from her eyes. She was still very emotional from everything. She laughed out loud as he met Jason's eye, who was looking at her confused. "Are you okay?" he asked with concern.
"I'm fine," replied Sam, reassuring him. "I'm perfect. Life is perfect," she spoke as she looked onto the sleeping form of her daughter sleeping in Jason's arms.
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