Far Away
"I'm so glad you could make it." Monica greeted as she entered the room and pulled Sam into a hug, careful not to squish Alex.
"Like I could turn down Cook's food." Sam smiled as she pulled away from the women and glanced back at Jason, who was still standing my the door where he looked a little uncomfortable.
"Jason?" Monica said shocked to see the man standing in the house.
"Hi." Jason mumbled as he walked up behind Sam and placed a hand on her lower back.
"Well this is a pleasant surprise." Monica spoke after a moment before she pulled her son it to a hug causing Jason to tense up and quickly hugged away.
"I have another surprise for you." Sam announced as she tried to break the tension, she took a few steps back before she set Alex on the ground and smiled as he teetered over to the doctor.
"Oh my, when did this happen?" Monica asked with a smile as she bent down to pick the boy up.
"Almost a week ago." Sam answered just as Tracy came into the room with Aubree trailing behind her carrying something.
"I think you lost one." Tracy muttered as she looked down at the little girl who was eating a brownie. For some reason Aubree had always attached herself to the older women, even though she acted cold to Sam and Jason, she spoiled the little girl every chance that she got, "About time you got here. Dinner has been ready for fifteen minutes and if I have to listen to that man tell one more story, I will stab him with a fork." Tracy added as she headed into the dinning room.
"Micheal should be here any minute, he had a project to finish." Sam responded as she took Alex from Monica and followed Tracy into the other room.
"Micheal is coming?" Monica asked not believing how the night was turning out, she was used to Sam and the kids coming to dinner once a month, but Jason and Micheal were rarely, let alone together. She was brought out of her thoughts by a knock at the door.
"He will do anything Sam asks." Jason mumbled as the guest walked in.
"You are one to talk." Micheal smirked as Monica pulled him into a hug.
Sam came to a sudden stop as she entered the dinning room and saw who was sitting between Emily and Dante. "Oh Samantha. You get prettier every time I see you." Edward greeted as he hugged the smaller woman, "And this one keeps growing, soon he will be running ELQ." Edward mused as he took the little boy from Sam and headed back to the table.
"Sammy." Luke greeted from the bar as he filled his drink.
"Oh, you are here." Lulu sighed as she came into the room, "I just tried to call you." She added as she pulled Sam into a hug, "I wanted to warn you." She whisperer as she pulled away.
"Everyone let take a seat dinner is going to get cold." Monica informed the group as she came into the room with Jason and Micheal.
"Well, this night is looking up." Micheal smirked as he saw who was in the room.
"Micheal sit." Sam ordered as she pointed to the empty chair next to Lulu. The boy frowned before taking his seat. Sam just shook her head as she grabbed the seat next to Edward, which caused Alex to reach for his mom. She smiled as she pulled the boy into her arms.
"You know ignoring me, is not going to make me go away." Damien said speaking up for the first time as he looked directly at his younger sister.
"You know this Neanderthal?" Tracy asked as she took a sip of wine and watched as Aubree climbed out of the chair next to her and headed over to Dante and Lulu, where she climbed into Dante's lap.
"Oh, you don't know?" Dante laughed.
"Would I have asked if I did?" Tracy sneered as she glared at the man.
"This loser is Sam's long lost brother, who should go back to Russia." Micheal informed the group as he picked at his steak.
"Natasha had another child? " Luke asked suddenly taken interest in the conversation.
"Different moms, same dad." Sam explained as she feed Alex some mashed potatoes.
"Why are you here?" Jason hissed as he glared at the man.
"He is a guest of Emily's and is welcomed in this house." Monica spoke,"So, Micheal Emily tells us you are in school." Monica added trying to change the subject.
"Yeah." Micheal answered a little unsure.
"Oh, so you are trying to-be a law abiding citizen this week." Tracy said sarcastically.
"We are very proud of Micheal." Sam smiled, "No matter what he chooses to-do."
"It's only a matter of time before he follows in dear daddy's footsteps. I mean look at Dante, a cop one day, now he is a mobster."
"So are half the people in this room." Dante smirked as he shot a look at Sam's brother.
"You have got to be kidding me." Tracy said as she glared at the man.
"You have no way of proving that, I have never been convicted of a crime unlike a certain person. Jason care to say anything?"
"You will be making this up to me." Jason said in a husky voice as he placed a hand on her thigh ignoring the man across the table.
"On that note, Jason and I have an announcement to make." Sam smiled as she called everyone's attention.
"You have come to your senses and are leaving this low life?" Damien asked causing Emily to slap his shoulder.
"Do you have a problem with me?" Jason hissed having enough of this man.
"As a matter a fact I do. You are the one keeping my sister away from her family, keeping her from knowing her father and brother because you are threatened for some reason."
"If Sam wanted anything to-do with you people, I would support her in a heartbeat. She made a choice, so you should respect that."
"One I bet you made for her, Sam is probably to afraid of your reaction to tell you the truth."
"You are only alive because you are Sam's family."
"You could disappear very easily, no one would actually ask questions, the police commissioner wants you gone any way." Micheal added not liking this man at all.
"Will you both shut it." Sam yelled, "Is this how you try to get me to spend time with you? By attacking my husband."
"Some husband, always running after every woman in town." Damien countered as he glared at the man. Who a second later jumped up as water spilled into his lap, Aubree quickly slipped off Dante's lap and hurried back to Tracy, "I did good Aunt Tracy?" Aubree asked with a smile.
"Very good." Tracy smirked as she brushed the girls hair away from her face.
"Me no like, mean man, make Mommy said." Aubree said as she frowned.
"It's okay Angel." Jason smiled as he walked over to the girl and picked her up.
"I think it's time you leave, young man." Edward ordered as he looked at Dante, "I will not have you attacking my family." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Dante and Micheal escorted the man out of the room, followed by Emily and Lulu.
"You were saying you had news." Monica asked as she tried to bring everyone back to the same page.
"Right, umm so Jason and I are having another baby." Sam mumbled a little shocked at just what happened.
"You two just can't help yourselves can you?" Luke asked with smirk, "Well I will drink to that." He added with a laugh.
"You will drink to anything." Tracy started, "This one is not taking away any on my inheritance or ELQ."
"That is one thing we can agree on." Jason muttered.
"Though I do admit Sam, you do raise beautiful children with genes you had to work with." Tracy added as she smiled at Brie.
"This is wonderful news." Monica gushed as she pulled Sam and Jason into a hug, careful not to squish the kids.
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