Chapter 14

Sam woke up with a throbbing pain in her back and sighed. She had hoped she had dreamed it, but that wasn't the case. She also noticed she was in a bed, and not on the couch. Jason wasn't with her, and he had promised he would be there.

''O my god, Sam, what the hell happened?''

She didn't know where it came from, but it was there, and she knew that it was Jason who had said it. Maybe she had imagined it, because she was pretty sure she had lost a lot of blood when he came out of the elevator. She shrugged it off, and got out of bed. It wasn't really easy, because the throbbing worsened, but she bit through it and noticed she was almost completely naked. How did that happen?

She saw her clothes and saw what had happened.

''Jill, you have to calm down and let me cut your coat an shirt open.''

He had cut them open because she was bleeding and he needed to see what the damage was. She smiled, he had sounded pretty concerned. She walked to the closet and opened it, and found jeans and shirts. They were all the same, and she smiled while taking one of the shirts and putting it on. She had never seen Jason in anything other than a jeans and a black shirt, and it didn't really surprise her to see that's all he had.

''Jill, what are you doing out of bed?'' she heard Jason ask, and she turned around to see him standing in the doorway. She smiled at him, and walked back to the bed. She had to admit she felt a little weak, and she had the feeling her legs were going to give out from under her all the time.

''Sorry, I didn't want to walk around almost naked,'' she said, and he smiled and gave her the tray he had been carrying, ''did you make all this?'' she asked him, when she saw the breakfast that was on it. He nodded.

''Yeah. I thought you needed something to eat – I didn't know when the last time was you ate, so I…'' he was rambling, and she liked it.

''It's ok. Thanks, I'm actually starving,'' she said, as she looked at the tray and started eating.

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Danny made his way over to Tam, who was sitting at a booth in Kelly's.

''Tam, I told you something happened!'' he exclaimed, and Tam looked up and saw Danny looking at her with concern in his eyes.

''What is it, Danny?'' she asked him, hoping he was calm enough to tell her.

''Sam never showed up for work today. What if she is dead?'' he asked, panicking about Sam.

''You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to go over to see if she is with Jason,'' Tam said. Danny had been worried over Sam the whole night, and she had noticed the circles under his eyes when he woke up, which meant he didn't get much sleep.

''I want to come with you!'' he said, and Tam shook her head.

''What good will that do? What are you going to say – 'I need to see my sister'?'' she asked him, and he shook his head, ''no. Baby, I will go over there, you go home and wait, I will call you ok?'' she said, and he nodded. He finally got what she meant, and she was glad. They got up and both went different ways.

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Jason walked in front of Sam as they walked down the stairs. If she got dizzy or anything he would be able to catch her. He looked at the empty tray he was carrying and smiled. There had been a lot of food on it, and she really did eat all he made.

''I didn't think you meant it, the starving part, but you ate it all,'' he said jokingly, and she laughed softly.

''I need my food,'' she replied, just when there was a knock on the door. Jason looked up at Sam and waited until she was down and then put the tray on the desk and opened the door.

''Um… Can I help you?'' he asked the woman in front of him, and she nodded.

''I was looking for Jill. She was supposed to be at work and…'' she was cut off by Sam.

''Tam? O god, I didn't call Mike,'' she said, and she looked at Jason, who sighed.

''I didn't think about it. I will call Mike and tell him you wont be coming the next couple of days,'' he said, and she looked at him thankfully. He went upstairs, giving Sam a little privacy with the woman, and called Mike.

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''Tam!'' Sam whispered, and Tam raised her hand.

''Listen – Danny was concerned and he wanted to come here, I told him I would,'' she said, and Sam nodded gratefully. If Danny had come here all would be ruined.

''Thanks. Can you tell him I'm ok and will be staying here for a couple of days?'' she asked, and Tam nodded with a frown.

''What happened?'' she asked, and Sam sighed. She was still a little weak, and she was tired and hurt, but she didn't want Tam to tell Danny any of that.

''I had a little accident,'' she lied, and Tam raised an eyebrow.

''Listen, I'm not stupid, ok? You have to tell me what happened, Sam,'' she said, and Sam widened her eyes and stared at Tam.

''Danny told you. Great,'' she whispered, and Tam nodded, ''Well, I was stabbed – it's nothing bad, but I have to stay here for a while ok?'' she said, and Tam nodded. ''Just – tell him I'm ok,'' she added, and she ushered Tam out the penthouse. She didn't want Jason to hear something. She said goodbye to Tam and closed the door, and made her way over to the couch and sat down. She gritted her teeth when she felt the wound began to throb even worse, and sat down different to get the pressure off. Now, she was lying on her side on the couch. She thought about Danny.

Tam coming over must mean Danny had one of his 'feelings'. Danny was really sensitive and she should have known by the way he acted before. He wasn't really himself, trying to make light talk. She understood now, and she had to tell him she was ok in some way. Now Tam was going to tell him that, and she was glad they had someone who could tell him that.

She didn't even hear Jason come down until he sat down next to her.

''Hey, I called Mike. He said take care of yourself,'' he told her, and she nodded.

''Mike is a good man,'' Sam said, and Jason nodded and smiled. ''I heard you work with his son.''

''Yeah. Sonny is my boss, and best friend,'' Jason said, and Sam nodded. She had known that much, but she wanted to hear more about Jason.

''So, now I stay here?'' she asked, when he didn't continue, and he nodded.

''Yeah, I think its best. You don't have anyone at home to take care of you, do you?'' he asked, and she nodded. ''What, you do have someone at home?''

''What? I didn't say that. I have no one at home,'' she said, a little defensive. Jason looked at her and decided to get up.

''You want something to drink?'' he asked, and when she shook her head he walked to the kitchen. Once he was there he cursed.

He had the feeling she had someone at home, and the woman in his home earlier had said something about Danny. He had heard their conversation for some parts, and he had heard it right. Danny was someone in her life, maybe even her boyfriend, and she was here trying to play him.

He didn't understand, but he would find out what the deal was, and when he had found out he would get it all out in the open.

He grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and walked back, not surprised to see Sam sleeping on the couch.

He decided to go to Stan to see if he could find out something more about her life, and he grabbed his jacket and keys and walked out to see Stan.