Chapter 9
Port Charles, New York – July 28, 2012
Sam got out of the shower and smiled when she looked at the dress she bought. It was a simple but elegant dress, crème colored and low cut. She loved it. She dried off and wrapped the towel around her head to keep her hair up, wrapped the bathrobe around her body and then she started applying make-up. Same with her dress, she kept her make-up simple and light.
She didn't have to go to the Metro Court yet – she had to be there in a couple of hours – but she wanted to get her make-up done first, and then she would do her hair. She would be ready and she would be early to help out a little before the party began. There was a knock on the door and she rushed down to open it, and smiled when she saw Jason standing in front of her. He wasn't dressed for tonight yet, but he looked handsome as always.
''Hey – come in, I need to get ready,'' she said, suddenly realizing she was still in her bathrobe. ''I was thinking you weren't coming yet – you said you had to get dressed before coming here,'' she said while taking the towel off of her head and drying her hair a little more.
''I know,'' he said softly, and she looked up and saw the sad look in his eyes again. She frowned and walked towards him, and then wrapped her arms around him to try and comfort him. ''Sam, I know I shouldn't do this – I shouldn't be asking this of you, but I need you,'' he whispered in her ears, ''I need you so badly it hurts,'' he added, and she pulled back a little and nodded.
''I need you too, Jason, so bad,'' she whispered, and he crushed his lips on hers and kissed her passionately. She opened her mouth and he took control, pushed his tongue in her mouth and battled with hers as he lifted her in his arms. He took the stairs two steps at a time, and carried her over to the bed where he gently laid her down, and moved to lie on top of her. He took off his jeans and shirt in the process.
''You know this has to be the last time, Sam – until we find a way to get Deb to pay,'' he whispered, and she nodded. She knew it all too well, and she wanted to forget everything but him. She wanted to loose herself; she wanted him to do the same.
''Just – just forget about everything else right now,'' she whispered, and he nodded and kissed her again. Her robe opened when he untied it, and he moved down and kissed her breasts. A jolt of desire moved from his mouth through her body, and she arched her back as he moved down to her stomach. He kissed her stomach and moved down even more, until his lips were hovering above her thighs. He looked up to her and then moved down. When his lips touched her, she moaned and lifted her hips.
''You taste like heaven,'' he growled, and soon she found herself reaching her climax. He moved up and laid on top of her. She could feel his erection press against her thigh, and she shifted. He moaned and kissed her on her lips again.
''Jason – Jason please,'' she finally got out, and her voice sounded strangled even in her own ears. She could hear his chuckle and sighed when he slid inside of her.
''Look at me,'' he whispered, and she opened her eyes and watched his face, as he started moving. At first he moved slowly, torturing her with his movements – but also torturing himself, and he started picking up the pace. She felt like she was going to explode already, and she moaned when she felt her walls began to clench around him.
''God, Jason I'm sorry – I can't – Jason!'' she called out when she reached her climax, and he followed her soon after. He fell down on top of her and tried to catch his breath, as did Sam. ''I'm sorry,'' she whispered, and she felt a tear fall down her cheek.
''Sam – no, don't cry, it's ok,'' he said, and he rolled on his back, taking her with him and tugging her against his side. ''It's ok, baby,'' he said again, and she nodded against his chest and sighed.
''I didn't – I don't know what happened – it all went so fast,'' she whispered, a little surprised he brought her to her climax so fast. ''When you touch me I can't control myself,'' she added, and he laughed softly.
''I can't either – it's ok,'' he said, and she nodded. When she looked at the time on her watch, she widened her eyes in shock and sat up.
''We – I mean, I have to get ready – I need to take a shower again and I have to be – I have to be there to help them get ready,'' she rambled, and she hurried to get out of bed.
''Sam,'' Jason said softly, and she turned around to look at him. He took a deep breath. ''I'm sorry but I have to tell you something,'' he whispered, ''and it's something that will change everything,'' he added, and she frowned.
''Jason what is it?'' she asked, and he sighed again.
''Deb is pregnant,'' he whispered, and she gasped and sank back down on the bed. ''I'm sorry – we only slept together the one time and I used a condom,'' he rambled, and a sob escaped her lips. Soon after the tears started falling.
''I can't believe this – how far – far along is she?'' she asked between sobs, and he held up three fingers. Three months. ''How can – how could she not have noticed?''
Jason shrugged, ''I don't know, but I think she knew before,'' he replied, and when she frowned he added, ''three months is a long time and she had been feeling sick before we left – I think that's why we came here – she wanted to rub it in your face only she didn't think I would remember anything – I told her I remembered about killing someone and a week later she tells me she's pregnant,'' he sighed, ''she knew before, she didn't tell me before because she knows about this all – she knows about us,'' he suddenly realized it.
''What do you mean?'' she frowned in confusion. She felt like her whole world was falling apart, and she couldn't do anything to stop it. ''How could she know about us?''
''You told me that guy was me, right?'' he asked, and when she nodded he continued, ''after that she didn't let me go anywhere near you and when I called you, you ignored me – she must've seen us together or have someone follow me, or you,'' he said, and she nodded.
''It doesn't change anything – I mean we still can't be together and it will take longer before we can do anything to her,'' she whispered, and when he frowned she sighed. ''We can't hurt her now, Jason. She's pregnant, and I don't want to do anything to her while she's pregnant. We have to wait until the baby is born until we can do anything and that's going to take a while,'' she added, ''we need to find another way if we want payback now, and I can't think of anything,'' she whispered, and he moved towards her, but she moved away. ''No – you need to go home, and I need to get ready. We can't make this harder than it already is, Jason,'' she said softly, and he nodded and got out of bed. While he got dressed she walked towards the bathroom, but turned to say, ''I'm going to take a shower and you have to be gone when I come out,'' with that she closed the door behind her.
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Jason cursed when he opened the door to the apartment and he ran up the stairs to the bathroom. Deb was almost done, and when she saw him she smiled and sighed.
''Where were you – I called for you earlier, but you were gone,'' she said, and he nodded.
''I'm sorry – I needed some air, and I ended up taking a walk in the park,'' he told her, and she nodded. ''I need to take a shower and I'll be ready in half an hour,'' he added, and he walked inside the bathroom and closed the door. He turned on the water and stepped under it even though it was still cold, and started washing up. He cursed again when he felt scratches on his back, but also smiled when he remembered Sam in that bed.
He finished up his shower and dried off, and then went to the bedroom and got dressed. He had a simple suit, and even though he hated it he even wore a tie. The suit was dark, like his mood, and when he had finally tied his tie he walked downstairs and was met by Deb. She had an extravagant dress, red and a lot of rushes, and he didn't like it one bit.
''You look amazing,'' he lied, and she smiled widely and nodded.
''You too, babe – let's get going, because you made us late,'' she said, and he frowned but didn't say anything.
''Sure thing – I'm sorry I didn't realize it was late,'' he said, and she nodded and winked.
''It's going to be a fun night,'' she said, and he nodded. He didn't agree, because he knew it would be hard, seeing Sam and not being able to talk to her. ''You're driving,'' she said suddenly, and he nodded and drove them to the hotel.
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Sam looked around and smiled to everyone who arrived at the hotel. The party was in full force and she wished she were home in her sweats watching a movie. Jason had arrived an hour ago with Deb in his arms, and she had felt a sting in her heart when she saw them. Suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around to face them.
She smiled when she saw it was Carly, ''hey,'' she said, and Carly nodded her greeting. ''I've been having trouble concentrating but there's been no fights so far,'' Sam informed Carly.
''I know – I've been keeping an eye out too,'' she replied, ''are you ok?'' she asked, and she nodded in Jason's direction. Sam turned around and saw he was now dancing with Deb.
''I'm fine,'' Sam replied, and Carly sighed.
''If you want you can go home – I can handle it from here,'' she said, and Sam shook her head.
''No way, I'm not going to run away,'' she said, ''we talked tonight – he told me she's pregnant and I told him we had to wait before doing anything against her,'' she whispered, and Carly sighed.
''Damn it – I didn't expect that. What happened tonight?'' she asked, and when Sam looked at her she could see it clearly on her face. ''You slept with him – before or after?''
''Before he told me – I didn't – we didn't mean for it to happen, but we needed it and each other, and after he told me I sent him away,'' she replied, and Carly nodded and wrapped her arms around Sam. Sam felt her throat tighten and cleared it, and then pulled away.
''You need to be strong – we'll find a way,'' Carly said, and just then Sonny arrived and walked straight to the two women.
''Sam – I found out Deb used some guy she met – he looks like Jason but he had on some kind of mask, and his voice – he just twisted it a little. I found the guy and he admitted to everything,'' he informed Sam, and she nodded. She had known something like that was the case.
''Thanks, Sonny,'' she replied, and he nodded and took Carly by the hand.
''Dance with me,'' he said, and she nodded. They walked to the dance floor and danced, and Sam sat down on the chair against the wall looking at all the couples dancing. She saw Jason across the room and looked away, and stared right into the eyes of Deb. She watched as Deb walked towards Jason, said something to him and smiled. He nodded and started moving towards her.
''May I have this dance?'' he asked, and he held out his hand. She looked at it for a second before taking it and letting him help her up. He led her to the dance floor and pulled her against him. She melted and they fitted perfectly together. ''She wanted me to ask you to dance – I couldn't resist, and she thinks maybe I didn't want too, because she was almost pushing me,'' he said softly, and she nodded.
''She's looking at us with a smug grin on her face, and I just want to wipe it off,'' she said, and he nodded.
''Sam I need to tell you something else,'' he said, and she nodded. When she didn't say anything, he told her, ''I remember – I remember everything. You remember last week at the park when I told you I had the headache?'' he asked, and when she nodded he added, ''that night I went to sleep – I wanted to tell you – and I remembered everything,'' he said, and she sighed.
''That's great, Jason, that's great,'' she whispered with a smile, and he nodded. ''I know it doesn't matter,'' she whispered, ''because you still have to play a game and we still have to stay away from each other,'' she added, and he nodded.
''But now I can tell you without a doubt – I love you with all my heart and I will return to you,'' he whispered, and at that moment the song ended and he had to let her go. She missed his warmth as soon as he did, and she looked up at him with a smile.
''I love you too – thanks for the dance, John,'' she suddenly said, and he turned to see Deb standing behind him. ''I need some air,'' Sam whispered, just before turning around and walking away. She walked through the doors and made it to the garden before the tears slid down her face.
''I know we have to stay away from each other, but I needed you to know that I remembered – and that I love you. I want you to know that I will find a way to get back to you and I will find some way to make you see how much I'm willing to do to get where I want to be,'' Jason whispered, and he moved forward and wrapped his arms around her, ''whenever you need someone – or need to let me know something, go to Sonny – he will get the message to me and he agreed to find a way to get Deb without hurting her or the baby,'' he added, and then he let go of her and got something out of his pocket, ''I found this in the jeans I was wearing when I woke up all that time ago, and I want you to have it,'' he whispered, and he moved her hair away and put a necklace on her neck, ''it's the star you wanted – it's our star, and whenever you feel lonely thing of me and remember this night – the dance and our time together before,'' he said softly, and suddenly he was gone. He had found a way to make her feel better about this, and she raised her hand to touch the star. They would find a way to be together again.
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Jason laid down on the bed and moaned. His feet were killing him and he was exhausted after tonight. He wanted to forget everything that happened the past months and he wanted to be back in Sam's arms, but he couldn't. Deb had held him out on the dance floor all night, and he moaned when she kissed him.
''Not now, Deb. I'm exhausted,'' he mumbled, and she sighed.
''You never want to make love anymore,'' she grumbled, and he sighed. ''Fine – I'll leave you alone,'' she yelled, and she turned on her side with her back against him. Jason turned on his side too, back against hers and he fell asleep.