Ch 21

Jason had laid in bed next to Sam as she slept. He was mesmerized by her beauty. She had been through so much in her life and yet she was stronger than ever. He admired her strength and persistence. He had laid in bed with her for about twenty minutes before they were interrupted. Dom and Lucas had arrived back to the hospital and were elated when the nurse told them she had woken up. The nurse also mentioned that someone was in there with her and he assumed it was Alexis. He cracked open her door and was surprised to see Jason lying in the bed with her. "What are you doing here" he asked as he and Lucas walked in to the room. Jason turned his head and saw Sam's brothers staring at him with fire in their eyes. He knew it was coming, it was only a matter of time before her family found out and it wouldn't go over well. He slowly climbed out of bed trying not to wake or move Sam but it was too late. She stirred in her sleep and turned to see Jason climbing out of bed. She looked up and saw her brothers staring at her and Jason. "Let's not do this here" Jason said as he started walking towards the door. "Jason, don't" Sam said knowing that her brothers were pissed. Lucas walked up to Sam and placed a kiss on her forehead, "Welcome back" he whispered as he stepped back. Jason just looked into Sam's eyes and could see the fear. "It's ok, just get some rest" he told her trying to hide the tension in the air. "We just want to talk to him Sam" Dom said never taking his eyes of off Jason. "No you don't, you just don't want to fight in front of me" Sam replied knowing that a fight was inevitable. "Let's go out in the hall Morgan" Dom told him. Sam quickly through her covers off of her and tried sitting up more so she could swing her legs off the bed. She moaned out in pain and Jason quickly ran towards her. "Sam, you can't get out of bed" he told her as he placed the covers back over her. "I will not watch my brothers fight with you. I won't let them run you off." Jason couldn't help but smile at her "I'm not going anywhere, I promise. Remember what I said. I will spend every day how much I love you." The doctor entered the room and was happy to see his patient awake. "Welcome back " he told her. "I will need to ask you all to leave so I can examine her. It will only take a few minutes." Dom smiled and opened the door letting Jason out first.

Lucas closed the door behind him and cracked his knuckles in anticipation of a fight. "What are you doing here?" Dom asked. "I'm here because I love your sister. I was afraid that my life would hurt her but look where she is? She could have been killed and I never would have had the opportunity to tell her that I love her" Jason told them honestly. "You are a real piece of work. You don't deserve her" Lucas said as he stepped closer. "I wont fight you here, I care to much about Sam to do that to her" Jason said as he stood in front of Lucas. "Too bad" Lucas said as his fist connected with Jason's jaw. Jason stumbled back grabbing his face. Everything in him said to lay Lucas out but he knew Sam was right in the room and he refused to cause her pain. Dom put his arm on Lucas and pulled him back. "Stay away from her. I mean it. She doesn't need you in her life. I refuse to put her in the ground because of you" Dom told him. "You don't think that I know how dangerous my life is? I can promise you that Sam's safety comes first. I will protect her with my life." Dom rolled his eyes "Your promises mean nothing to me. She may believe in you but I sure as hell don't." The doctor opened the door and approached the men. "Listen carefully, Ms. McCall is my patient and she doesn't need you out here acting like animals. If you think she doesn't know what is going on than you are sadly mistaken. I suggest you all get your act together and start thinking of her." All three men nodded in agreement. "Also, Sam seems to have no neurological impairments from the swelling on her brain. She will stay in the ICU for another twenty four hours just to be sure. Afterwards we will move her to another room. From there, we will bring in a physical therapist. She is still recovering from surgery but the more we work with her hip, the faster she should recover. I hope to have her out of the bed and walking in a few days. Now, it is going to be a long recovery. She will struggle and it will be painful so I need you all to remind her that it will take time." The doctor walked away leaving the three of them to soak in what was said.

Jason was the first to come back into the room. Sam smiled at him as he sat in the chair next to her bed. Lucas and Dom walked in behind him and approached the opposite side. "You can go now, we will take it from here" Dom told him. "I don't want him to leave" she said looking back at Jason. "I mean, if you want to leave you can but I would like you to stay." Jason grabbed her hand and smiled. "I will stay as long as you want me too." Sam looked back at her brothers. "I know you are upset but Jason is a part of my life and I am begging you to accept it. As your sister, please support me." "I can't Sam. I can't support this" Lucas told her as he walked out of the room. Dom looked at his sister "I won't support this either but I will be by your side when he screws it up. I just can't give you my blessing. I don't trust him." Sam wiped the tear that had fallen down her cheek "Give it a chance, for me" she asked of him. "I can't make any promises other than that I will be here for you and support you" and with that Dom walked out in search of Lucas.

Jason sighed, he knew that her family wouldn't be happy but he wasn't expecting this. The worst part was he knew once the rest of the family found it, it would only get worse. "I'm sorry Sam." "It's their choice. They will come around, we just have to show them that this is real" she told him as she squeezed his hand.