"You have to tell him." The words echoed in Sam's head as she nervously fiddled with her hands, trying to avoid Jason's eyes.

"What is it that you have to tell me?" Jason questioned, looking at her curiously. "Sam, is everything okay?"

"I cheated on you. I don't think Ava is yours." The words were out of her mouth quickly and then she looked to her feet. She didn't want to see the hurt in his eyes when he registered what she had said. "I'm so sorry."

"What do you mean you don't think Ava is mine?"

"I slept with someone else. I didn't mean to and…"

"Whatever. You know what, Sam? The joke's on you because I've been sleeping with someone else for months."

Sam sat up quickly, feeling a throbbing in her head. She looked around, blinking so her eyes would adjust. She realized that she was in a hospital. Jason was standing by the window, talking quietly on the phone. He turned when he saw that she was awake.

"Where's Ava?" was the first thing he said.

She scrunched her nose, trying to remember what had happened. Then it hit her. Sam's eyes widened in fear and she looked up at her soon to be ex. Her voice came out in a whisper. "She's gone."

"What do you mean gone?"

"Someone took her."

Jake sat with Monica at the Quartermaine Mansion. Jason had taken him there when he went to get Ava, just in case a fight broke out. He was excited that he would finally get to see his baby sister again, but a question had been nagging him.

"Mamaw?"

Monica looked up from the medical journal she had been reading to where Jake was sitting on the floor with his toys. "Yes, honey?"

"Where's my Mommy?"

The doctor didn't know how to reply. To be honest, she didn't know where Elizabeth was. She had heard from Audrey, who brought Cam in to get a check up, that she dropped Cam, Aiden, and Adrienne off at her house and then took off.

"I'm not sure."

"I miss Cam and the babies." The boy said quietly.

Monica felt her heart break for him. "Buddy, I'm sure that Daddy would take you to see them. Why didn't you tell him that you miss them?"

"I'm scared that he might make me go stay with Mommy again."

Monica looked at the boy in confusion. "Jake, did your Mommy hurt you?"

"Sometimes." He whispered. "Only if I was a bad boy."

She pulled her grandson into her arms, making a note to call Audrey and Jason about this. "It's okay. She's never going to hurt you again."

Jason had left to go look for Ava, leaving Sam alone in the hospital room. To be honest, she was glad he was gone. She hated being judged by him constantly.

There was a knock on the door and she looked up, her eyes meeting Nikolas's. Over the past year, the two cousins had become close.

"Hey, where are the twins?" she questioned.

Nikolas hated to lie to Sam about the twins being his, but it was for the best. "They're back at home with Spencer and the nanny. I didn't want them to bother you; they're a little wild today." She just nodded, pointing towards the chair next to her bed. He sat down. "How's Ava?"

"She's gone." Sam replied quietly.

"What?"

"Someone took my baby from her bed, Nikolas."

The man ran a hand over his face, trying to come to terms with it. No one messed with his family. "Was it because of Jason's lifestyle?"

"No."

He was surprised by the answer. "Sam, do you know something about this?"

She nodded her head, taking a deep breath. "Nik, I've been keeping a big secret…"

Ava stared up at the mobile hanging above the crib she was laying in. She looked around, wondering where her parents were.

The woman watched the child, rolling her eyes. She was the daughter of the witch.

"You know, brat, I should just get rid of you right now. You're nothing but an inconvenience. Your idiot of a mother should have never had you." The baby watched her quietly with her calm eyes. "Now, it's time to make contact." She dialed a number she had memorized.

"Where is my baby?"

"You know what you have to do to get her."

"I can't do that."

"Then you don't have a baby anymore. I will kill her, Samantha. Don't you dare test me."

"I'm not letting you control my life anymore!"

"You don't have a choice. You have 2 hours to do as I want or else your precious Ava will be dead." The phone line went dead.

Lucky sat inside of Jake's, drowning himself in a bottle of alcohol. His whole life was practically a lie. He and Elizabeth had been doing well. They had been planning to get married again and move to a nice house with their children.

Those twins had meant everything to him. They were supposed to be his little Laura Lesley and Lucas Lorenzo III. But no. She had lied to him and cheated on him with his brother. Now they were Nikolas's Adrienne Nikole and Aiden Alexi.

He had lost Jake first, then the twins. Now, it was only a matter of time until Cameron was taken away from him too. He decided to just separate himself from the little boy so it wouldn't hurt as much.

His cell phone rang and he looked down at it, wondering if he should answer or not. He decided to do it, just in case something was wrong with someone in his family.

"Spencer."

"You need to get to GH. Ava was kidnapped and the paternity test just got back, so they are looking at it now."

"I'll be right there." He hung up. If Ava was his, he wasn't letting her get taken away too.

Jason hung up the phone. Spinelli, along with some more of he and Sonny's men, were searching for Ava. He couldn't believe this. All because of his mob connections, his daughter would be paying the price.

"Jason!" he heard a voice call out. He turned around and saw it was Nikolas, causing him to immediately turn and walk the other way. He didn't want another lecture about how he was being cruel to Sam.

But Nikolas caught up. It was very unexpected when the prince slammed the mob enforcer into the wall.

"You need to man up and get over this. Sam slept with someone one time. One. You had a mistress, for God's sake. That was a full blown affair, all while you were married to my cousin and she was worrying about her daughter, who was fighting for her life in the NICU. You have done more wrong that she has!"

"She cheated on me!"

"Yeah, and you cheated on her! You came home every day to her, after seeing that woman. You told her you loved her. She took care of Jake for you! Now, to pay her back for all she's done for you, you're taking Ava away!"

"What do you mean he's taking Ava away?" both men turned when they heard Lucky's voice. "If Ava is my daughter, you won't be taking her anywhere, Morgan. You already took one child from me; you won't be taking another."

"You're the man Sam slept with?" Jason couldn't believe it. She had refused to tell him who the man was and now he knew.

"Yeah, I am. Like I said, I'm taking Ava if she's mine." He turned and walked to the Nurse's Station.

"We both know the odds of her being Lucky's aren't good. It was a onetime thing." Nikolas stated, staring at Jason. "I honestly can't believe you would do this. After you watched her go through the pain with Lila and now you want her to go through it all again."

The Cassadine walked away, leaving Jason wondering if he was wrong in this situation.

Sam sat in her hospital bed, her entire body trembling. She had told Nikolas everything. Now, everything she loved was at risk.

The door opened and her husband, cousin, and ex boyfriend entered the room, all of them silent. They sat far away from each other and the tension was obvious. Nikolas took the seat next to her bed, grabbing her hand.

Robin came in. "I have the results."

Sam squeezed her eyes tightly shut, hating that she had to do this. But, Ava would not pay for her mistakes. She pulled the gun out from behind her back, aiming it at Robin.

Who do you think has Ava?

What do you think the caller wants Sam to do?

Where is Elizabeth?

Who do you think is Ava's father, Jason or Lucky?

Do you like Sam and Nikolas being close?

Why do you think Elizabeth used to abuse Jake?

Does anyone know what Sam's secret is?

Sorry for making you wait so long for an update! I'm going to start on a new chapter right now, but I don't know when it will be up!

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