Author's note: I know it's been a long time since I updated but I sort of lost track of this story. Anyways, I have another chapter written after this one and then I'm kinda stuck. I would really love for you to tell me what you would like to see happen (if anyone is still reading of course lol.) Hope you like it and as always please read & review. Thanks.

Chapter 6

"Oh… um Sam…hey" Jason stuttered as he pulled away from Brenda on the couch.

"You heard me. What is going on here?" Sam said again as she walked further into the penthouse. "You tell me over and over that there is nothing between the two of you and now I find you two kissing. What do you expect me to think?"

"Look Sam, there is nothing going on between Jason and I" Brenda said finally finding her voice. "This well it's just …it's nothing really. I guess you could say it was goodbye."

"Yeah. You know Carly said you really big on goodbyes. I guess she was right." Sam said not entirely convinced by Brenda's explanation.

"Well I'm really sorry for causing any problems. I guess I should just go."

"Brenda wait" Jason said as Brenda reached the door.

"What?" Brenda asked as she turned around to face him.

"Sam, the truth is this isn't Brenda's fault" Jason started. "I'm the one who kissed her. I'm not really sure why exactly but I do know that I'm not sorry about it."

"What exactly are you saying Jason?" Sam asked softly as she looked at both Jason and Brenda.

"I'm not really sure." Jason answered. "I think I just need some time to sort things out" he said as he looked at Brenda.

"Well then I guess you just need to do whatever it is you need to do." Brenda said warily. " I uh really have to get going now" she said as she opened the door and walked out of the penthouse. She was in no mood to get caught up in another love triangle. Despite the fact that part of her was rejoicing at the prospect of Jason having feelings for her that went beyond friendship, she knew that because of this whole situation with Sam if they ever decided to give it a shot, things were bound to get messy and that was something she was not looking forward to. God she could just strangle Sonny right now for getting Jason caught up in the middle of this thing.

"Someone needs to give that man a refresher course on the importance of safe sex" Brenda mumbled to herself while waiting for the elevator.

"You love her don't you?" Sam asked Jason once Brenda was gone.

"Can you just drop it for now Sam. Please." Jason said as he flopped back down on the couch. He had no idea what he felt for Brenda exactly, and he really wasn't up for this discussion with Sam right now.

"Look Jason, I'm sorry if I overreacted earlier." Sam said as she sat next to him on the couch. "I was just surprised I guess. I mean you seemed pretty adamant when you said that there was nothing between you two. So when I saw you kissing I was kind of shocked. I'm sorry if I made things worse"

"That's alright, Sam." Jason said reassuringly. "The truth is I really thought there was nothing between Brenda and I but lately things just got a little confusing, and now I'm not really sure of anything anymore."

Jason sighed and got up. "I'm going out. I'll see you later." Right now what he really needed was a nice long ride on his bike to help him clear his mind.

He wasn't quite sure how he had ended up here, standing outside her hotel room but there he was ready to knock on the door without really knowing what he would say to her when she answered. The ride had helped him clear up a few things in his mind but there was still plenty of confusion left. He had realized that he had always cared for Brenda even when he claimed to hate her. He had always cared what happened to her and he wasn't quite sure why. Sonny had given a convenient explanation by asking him to watch out for her. This way he could tell himself that the reason her cared so much was because she was important to Sonny and he trusted him to take care of her. But he realized that the truth was that he would have cared just the same. Ever since she had reintroduced herself to him after the accident he had felt a strange connection between them but she had never said anything to him about it. At that time in his life everyone who had had a relationship with him would bend over backwards to try and remind him of the bond that they had shared. Everyone but her. She had simply introduced herself and said that she hoped they could be friends. It had never occurred to him that they could have been very close friends. She just wanted to be friends with him and he repaid her by treating her like she was his worst enemy. No wonder she hated him back. She was one of the few people who accepted him as Jason Morgan as opposed to the guy who used to be Jason Quartermaine and he treated her horribly all in the name of loyalty to Sonny. He didn't even want begin to think of how his would be relationship with Brenda would affect his relationship with Sonny. Yup things were definitely going to get messy.

Jason sighed one more time as he brought his hand up to the door and knocked.

She opened the door and smiled at him and invited him in. She closed the door and turned to face him.

"So did you have a nice ride" she asked.

"How did you..."

"You said that you needed to think. And you said that riding your bike helps you think so… I put two and two together and voila" she said smiling and throwing her hands up like a magician.

She was so cute he couldn't help but smile at her.

"So now what?" she asked him surprised by how nervous she suddenly felt sitting there waiting for his response.