As time passed and I had to think about my actions I was a bit embarrassed. I was too damned old to go crying to mommy. To totally just say fuck school all because Jason had decided he was taking the heat for Sonny. I was a grown woman who was making a life of herself if a guy decided that he wanted to leave her for another grown man wouldn't get in trouble than so be it. Mom waved goodbye to me as I left and my soul had to be tugged away from her. I loved my mom deeply and being here the past few days I had realized that I needed to find the time to spend more time with her. Tears had blinded mom's vision as she watched me leave and my heart wrenched at the sight. She missed her girls.

When I was almost to campus I called Robin to see what she was up to. She answered the phone and I could here Stone in the background telling her not to. "Hey Samantha are you on your way back?"

I paused to turn into the turning lane and squinted at a familiar car I couldn't figure out who owned the car though. "Yep, I'm almost there are you in your room?"

"Stone and I are, Claudia is out and about with Sonny buying baby stuff" Robin told me.

All that reminded was that Sonny was here and Jason was not. And that killed me I could tell myself over and over that I didn't need Jason here with me but I didn't want to. Getting over him would be hard but I would do it. No way was I going to sulk over someone who left me. The familiar green car in back of me turned when I turned and kept steady pace with me. Who the hell was that?

I hung up with Robin and focused on driving and when I reached the campus the green car pulled in beside me when I parked in the parking lot. I exited my car and waited for the green car driver get out. Oh. Oh. It was Spinelli. He didn't look all that happy to see me. I spoke to him anyway.

"Hey Spinelli you're here to see Maxie?"

"Yes Samantha I am, good to..er.. see you" And than the traitor turned on his heel to walk away. I couldn't let him do that he was a good friend of mine and I didn't want to lose him. That'll probably make Maxie turn on me too! So I grabbed his shoulder and swung him back around.

"Don't be that way Spinelli"

"He's hurt Samantha. He doesn't want to leave you"

I blinked "Jason is still in town?" Why hadn't he tried to get in touch with me?

Spinelli saw the question in my eye and shook head. "They are already asking around about his where abouts Samantha. He couldn't put you in danger." He hadn't contacted me to protect me.

"Oh" I didn't really know what else to say, Jason was still in town. I wondered where he was staying.

Spinelli saw the question again. "No, Sam please don't go looking for him"

"I didn't even get to say goodbye to him Spinelli I just left him there!" I cried, ready to cry all over again.

He looked at me with genuine sympathy. "Oh Fair Samantha I don't know what to say"

"Tell me where he is!"

He thought about it and shook his head, " I can't I can't betray his trust but I'll talk to him I tell him that you want to speak with him"

That angered me, I pushed him back to his car "So you're aloud to speak to him but I'm not!"

"I'm sorry Sam!" He really was, I could see it right there in his honest eyes.

I nodded my head, " I know Spin, I know" I locked my car doors and walked back to my room not at all happy as I was ten minutes ago.

To cheer me up Brenda wanted to go shopping, I couldn't lie it sounded fun. Homework called though I was already behind on a series of tests and worksheets so I decided to decline. It was a good distraction, and I would have to thank Elizabeth for gathering most of my assignments for me. She was proving to be a good friend. With certain determination I finished all the important assignments first and then worked on the rest lazily.

Elizabeth came to visit when I called to thank her for helping me out. We went to the campus café and had cappuccino's and I was happy to speak with her for what seemed like minutes but was hours. Elizabeth and I had loads in common, and we were both secret comedians. Brenda was not amused; when she came in with Robin and saw me with Elizabeth her eyes blazed with jealously they pulled up chairs and sat with us. Brenda sat next to me naturally and glared boldly at Elizabeth who seemed to not notice or she just didn't care.

"I thought you had homework to do, sis"

I sighed, "Well sis I finished it"

"Hmph"

I had to many things on my mind to have to deal with Brenda's jealousy. "See ya guys. I'm going back to my dorm to get some rest, I've been driving all day and doing homework I'm exhausted.

"You should of thought of that before drinking caffeine"

"Shut up Brenda" I said more angrily than I was. She was being a bitch because she was distressed about whatever happened during the week I wasn't here to hear about. And she was taking it out on me. I went back to my room, showered and fell on my bed like a brick. Passed out in the minutes it took me to push away all of my dreadful thoughts.

I wasn't able to sleep very long because a strong muscular hand woke me out of my slumber. My eyes fluttered open and I was stunned to see Jason above me smiling down at me. I lifted up to bring my lips to his because if this was dream I wanted to taste him before he faded away. Jason didn't fade away though, instead he kissed me deeply, passionately. He leaned against my bed before he was on it, on me. Kissing and tracing his hands up and down my body.

I took a breath to say, "Jason, I missed you. Missed you so much"

"I love you Sam, I missed you and I loved you" He kissed me harder, and his hands raised my shirt until it was over my head. I didn't stop him, didn't protest. It was because I wanted him, I wanted this. I wanted to know how it felt to be with Jason Morgan Quartermaine before he disappeared out of my life.