Chapter 3: Better than Dodging a Bullet [Jason's POV]
Jason had been too miserable for too long since pushing Sam away. It was unfair to take away Sam's choice to be with him. It was wrong to turn his back on their love and the promises he'd made to her. He also knew he couldn't live with himself if she got hurt again. She almost died at the simple act of running into his arms.
He couldn't believe his best friend was now his ex-fiancees biggest supporter. To say Carly had a strong dislike of Sam was an understatement. Carly's encouragement to reconcile proved she loved him and truly cared about his happiness, despite her crazy schemes.
It was Carly that finally convinced him to admit he was wrong and go to Sam to try and get her back. Unfortunately, he was too late that night. He arrived at her mother's home to find Sam having sex on the living room floor with a man he hated more than any other.
A bottle of Tequila made the remaining memories of that night a little hazy, but he knew he'd answered a knock on his door hoping beyond all reason that Sam was on the other side. Instead, Elizabeth, had sought him out after finding her husband was drugging it up and sleeping around on her. Now, thanks to a bottle of Tequila, and a batch of defective condoms his chance at true happiness with the love of his life might be lost for good.
Despite how hard it must have been, Sam was honest with him. She'd decided to leave town, but not before confessing about sleeping with Ric. It was that honesty that made him confess his mistake with Elizabeth.
He hated the thought of that bastard's hands and mouth and other things on Sam. The thought disgusted him to his core. Still, no matter how disgusted he was with what happened, he couldn't stop loving her. One look into her beautiful brown eyes melted his heart tilting his emotions from rage to a deep ache to console her pain and dry her tears.
He'd lost so much in his life, because he never learned to truly forgive the people he loved when they let him down. Jason didn't know how to forgive, but he new Sam was his best chance at true happiness. He refused to let her disappear from his life. He resolved to fight his stubborn pride until he found a way to look at Sam with the love in his eyes that reflected the immensity still burning in his heart for her.
Learning he might be the father of Elizabeth's baby was like falling down the rabbit hole. He'd actually offered to marry Elizabeth knowing his heart would never be with anyone other than Sam. How could he have nearly betrayed their love that way? What the hell was he thinking?
Thank God the baby was Lucky's after all. It was for the best. He was now free to devote all of his time to supporting Sam through her mother's battle with cancer. He was now free to focus on his battle of forgiveness and find a way to show Sam their love could be stronger than ever.
The more Jason thought about the news Elizabeth stopped by to deliver in person, the more he couldn't help feel it was better than dodging a bullet. He still felt bad for everything Elizabeth was going through. He'd offered to help her if he could, but secretly his heart skipped a beat knowing he was now free to have his life back. There was nothing he wanted more at this moment than the life he and Sam had planned to have together.
Page 2 of 2 Created: 2009-12-10 Updated: 2012-05-10 Words: 635
