Another one I'm nervous about lol. I get worried with the emotional stuff. I hope you all enjoy :)
"Is he awake?" Lucky asked when he approached Nikolas, who was sitting in the waiting area with Alexis. "I was hoping to talk to him about what happened."
"You can check, I dropped Danny off about half an hour ago," Alexis said. "I'm going to get some coffee, would anyone like anything?"
"No, thank you," Nikolas said as he stood up and walked over to Lucky. "Any idea what happened?"
"We think someone tampered with his bike, it doesn't appear he was run off the road."
"Any idea who would do that?"
"Jason has a lot of enemies," Lucky shrugged. "Maybe someone found out he's alive and came back to finish him off."
"It could have to do with everything we've been involved with too," Nikolas said.
"Nikolas, hi," Britt said when she walked over to them. "I, uh, I wanted to know if you heard how Jason was doing."
"Nothing yet," he said. "Why do you care?"
"Sam's my patient," she said, not wanting to make too much out of the maybe friendship they were forming.
"She's pregnant?" he asked, knowing she's an OB/GYN. "No wonder she's been going crazy about Elizabeth today."
"Yeah, well she did kiss him earlier today," Britt said, rolling her eyes.
"She what?" Lucky and Nikolas said at the same time.
"Oh yeah," Britt laughed. "Huge scene. Wish I could say I was exaggerating. She did it in front of Robin and the new nurse Amy, so the entire staff knows she's batshit."
"Who?" Sam asked as she walked up to the group. "What happened?"
"Elizabeth confessed her love for Jason, again, and then kissed him earlier. He was pissed," Britt said and Nikolas groaned. He knew Britt wasn't one to hold back, but had hoped for once she would. Britt saw Nikolas' face and grimaced. "Should I have waited to tell her?"
"It's fine," Sam said calmly. "Jason and Danny are sleeping. I'm assuming you were here to question him about what happened."
"Yeah, but I can stick around," Lucky said, pulling Sam in for a hug. "How are you doing?"
"Better than expected, actually," Sam said with a smile. "He remembers me, and that's all I was worried about. We'll go home tomorrow and things can get back to normal."
"I'm glad," he said as he let her go.
"What do you and Dante think happened?"
"There was no signs that a car ran him off the road, so it's possible he either just crashed or his bike was tampered with that made him crash."
"Either is possible," Sam said with a frown. "Lucas said when he woke up at first he had an awful headache that caused him so much pain they gave him pain killers. That could have happened while he was riding."
"I was hoping to check the hospital's security footage to cover all the bases."
"I actually texted Spinelli earlier and he's on his way, so he can help with that. He should be here any minute," Sam said. "When he wakes up, I can let you know. I just don't want to bother him."
"No, I understand."
"How's Emily doing? I feel bad Robin left to come back here."
"She's fine," Nikolas said. "Hayden is with her, they get along well which is good. Robin needed to be here."
"I know I've been out of town for a while, but who is Hayden and Emily?" Britt asked.
"Uh, well Emily is a very long story that I'll fill you in on during my next appointment, but she's Monica's daughter," Sam explained. "Hayden is Nikolas' wife."
"Oh," Britt said, running her hand through her hair. She knew it was a long shot for Nikolas to ever take her back, and him being polite to her during all this was a surprise, but she didn't expect him to be married.
"Ex-wife, actually," Nikolas said awkwardly. "Decided we were better off as friends."
"The Jackal reporting for duty," Spinelli said as he ran over to the group, interrupting the awkward moment that was happening. "Have I disrupted anything?"
"Not at all," Lucky said, smirking at Nikolas' discomfort. "I need you to get into the security footage and go to the garage cameras. I need to know if anyone was near Jason's bike was he was here."
"Absolutely, and I will get right to that once I know that Stone Cold is okay and the McCall to my Jackal is also okay," Spinelli said, walking over to Sam.
"Everything is good," Sam said as she hugged him.
"May I make a quick observation before I begin by P.I. duties?" he asked and Sam nodded. They walked over to Jason's room and were surprised to find he wasn't alone.
"Get out," Sam said, her voice deadly.
"I'm just checking on him. He has a head injury, he shouldn't be left alone," Elizabeth said. She was sitting in the chair Sam was in earlier, holding his hand.
"He's fine, and I've asked you multiple times to stay away from him."
"Because you're threatened by me," she said with a small shrug. "I understand, Jason has always loved me in his own way. You keeping me away from him isn't going to change that."
"No, you just make me uncomfortable and I'm still not over the fact you upset my son so I will ask you one more time to leave before I call security and file a complaint with the board about your behavior," Sam said calmly. "You mean nothing to me or my family, but I won't have you harass us."
"Elizabeth, are you serious right now?" Lucky asked. "Leave them alone."
"I am not bothering anyone," she said.
"Think about this on a practical level. You're being asking to leave by the Chief of Staff's daughter-in-law. You need your job, you have three boys to take care of."
"Yeah, because once again their father is never around because you've been sleeping with your brother's whore wife! Is this payback for what I did?"
"You're way off base with that," Lucky shook his head. "I see the boys almost every day."
"My son is sleeping and he doesn't need to hear you talk like that, so get out," Sam said as she stepped closer to Elizabeth.
"When Jason finally gets his memories back, he's going to resent you for the way you've treated me," she said smugly, but her face dropped when she felt Jason pull his hand from hers and realized he was awake. "Jason, hi."
"Get out," he said coldly.
"You don't mean that."
"Don't make me say it again."
"Come on," Lucky said, pulling Elizabeth out of the room.
"That wasn't a pleasant way to wake up," Jason groaned as he sat up. "I'm not staying here overnight."
"I'll convince Dr. Munro to release you somehow," Sam said.
"It is good to see you are well, old friend," Spinelli said. "Did that blow to the head knock around any old memories?"
"Actually," Jason said and looked at Sam, who nodded. Spinelli was like their first child, Sam didn't want to keep this from him. "I remember everything."
"You do?" Spinelli asked and Sam had to slap her hand over his mouth to keep quiet. "I will assume no one knows this superb news yet?"
"No one except Dr. Munro and Robin. Don't say anything," Sam said half-threateningly. "We want to keep it between us for now."
"You have my vow of silence," Spinelli said, his grin so wide Sam thought his face would split in half. "I cannot express how comforting it is to know Stone Cold has truly returned to us."
"Thanks," Jason said.
"I shall leave you alone to plot your escape plan as I help the Cleft-Chinned Keeper of the Peace discover who tampered with your prized possession."
"What?" Jason asked, not as fluent in Spinelli as he used to be.
"Lucky thinks someone messed with your bike and Spinelli is going to look through the security footage to see if he's right," Sam translated and Jason nodded. "Did you happen to get that headache when you were riding and that caused you to crash?"
"No, something did feel off but I didn't think anything of it," Jason said. "The headache came after."
"I will get to the bottom of this!" Spinelli said dramatically before leaving.
"Is it bad that I was hoping you just crashed on your own," Sam sighed as she lay down next to him. "This just adds to the mess we've gotten ourselves into."
"I know," he said, rubbing his hand up and down her arm. "I'm not worrying about it now. My main focus is getting out of this hospital."
"Of course it is," Robin said with a knowing smirk. "I'd try to convince you to stay, but Nikolas told me what happened and I think Sam can take care of you at home."
"Really? You're making it that easy?" Jason said.
"I'll be over in the morning to check on you, and neither me or Sam are believing you when you say you're fine until we know for sure."
"That works," Sam nodded. "What do we need sign?"
"Just the release forms, which are right here," Robin said as she handed Sam the clipboard she was holding. "If the headache comes back, call the hospital right away."
"I will," Jason said as he signed the forms.
"Will you really?"
"Such little faith," Jason sighed.
"No, she just knows you," Sam laughed as she picked up Danny, who was still sleeping. "I'll be outside while you get dressed."
"Did he say anything about what happened?" Lucky asked when Sam walked over to them.
"He said his bike felt off but didn't think anything of it, but the headaches came after he crashed. Did you find anything?"
"This system has not been updated in quite some time so it has taken longer than expected to find the precise moment," Spinelli said. "Aha! I think this is it."
"Looks like a woman in scrubs with dark hair was near his bike," Lucky said. "She's careful to keep her face hidden from the camera."
"Wasn't Elizabeth wearing similarly colored attire today?" Spinelli asked.
"You don't think she'd go that far, do you?" Nikolas asked.
"I'm keeping my mouth shut on this, but if she did do anything to cause his accident, I'm not letting it go," Sam said. "This stays between us until we know for sure."
"I don't understand what's happened to her," Lucky sighed.
"She got obsessive over my husband again," Sam said. "It might not be her though."
"Ready to go?" Jason asked as he approached them. "Did you find anything?"
"Looks like a woman sabotaged your bike," Sam said.
"Any idea who?" Jason asked, but already knowing the answer from the looks on all their faces.
"We don't know for sure," Spinelli offered, figuring he was the best person to say that.
"The police can handle it and call us when they know, right Lucky?" Sam said and Lucky nodded. "Great, so let's go home."
Sam was only half-surprised when she woke up in the morning and found the bed empty. She knew Jason, and he wasn't going to listen to doctor's orders and stay in bed, especially now that his memories were back. She got ready quick and checked on Danny, smiling when she saw he was dressed and ready for the day.
"Did Daddy help you get ready?"
"Yeah, and we had breakfast together!" he said as he ran over to Sam. "He told me not to wake you up, but he said he'd be back soon."
"I think I know where Daddy is, do you want to surprise him?" she said and he nodded. "Good, let's go."
Jason was standing and looking down at the tombstone that marked where Sam's baby was buried. He was upset with himself for not being able to remember his past, but what made him more upset was that he forgot about Baby Lila. He knew Sam didn't like talking about her much, and Sonny briefly brought her up when he went to talk to him, but he had no connection to this child without his memories, which hurt.
"Looks like I haven't lost my touch," Sam said with a small smile as she walked over to him, Danny holding her hand as he walked beside her. "Figured you'd be here."
"I forgot about her," he said quietly, wrapping his arm around Sam's shoulders.
"That wasn't your fault, she knows that."
"She brought us together, and I couldn't feel that same connection with her without my memories. I felt it with Danny, but when Lila would get brought up, I didn't."
"Because I didn't tell you everything that happened, all you knew without your memories was that she was Sonny's baby too and you were going to raise her with me, and then she died."
"She's much more than that," he said and Sam nodded. "I wish she was still here with us."
"Me too," Sam said, wiping at her eyes.
"I think she was watching over you two when I couldn't and made sure you were okay," Jason said. "I think she brought me back to you."
"I like that idea," Sam smiled. "She brought us together, it makes sense she'd make sure you found your way back."
"She was never just Sonny's baby to me. She was our baby, and it was the worst moment of my life when I had to tell you she died. And then I wasn't even with you when Danny was born because I was being an idiot."
"You were," she nodded with a smirk. "I was so excited when I found out about Danny because I thought back to being pregnant with Lila and how close we were, but I didn't get that."
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely.
"I know, and it's not entirely your fault. We have a second chance now," Sam said, resting her hands on her stomach.
"I won't screw this up, I promise," he whispered, leaning in to kiss her.
"Mommy, isn't that your name?" Danny said, pointing at 'McCall.'
"Yeah, buddy," Sam said, squatting down next to him. "Before I married Daddy, my last name was McCall. That's why Spinelli and I have our job named McCall and Jackal."
"Who's under here?"
"Your big sister," she said, pausing to think of the best way to explain this to him. "She was sick when she was born and she didn't get better so now she watches over us from heaven."
"Like I was sick?"
"No," Jason said. "A different sick. You're all better now, your Mom took good care of you."
"Is the new baby going to be okay?" Danny asked, pointing to Sam's stomach.
"The new baby is going to be perfect, just like you," Sam said, kissing Danny's cheek. He squirmed away and wiped his cheek off.
"Mommy," he whined and Sam laughed.
"Sorry, I just can't help myself," she said, pulling him in and tickling him.
"Daddy, help me," Danny yelled through his laughter. Jason smiled and picked Danny up away from Sam. "Yay, Daddy!"
"I'm not used to him wanting to get away from me," Sam said with a mock-pout. "Looks like I have some competition now."
"Never, you raised him, you win," Jason said. "Thank you, Sam."
"For what?"
"For giving me a family, for letting me know that I can have one," he said. "For raising Danny to be this amazing little boy who is adored by your family and mine."
"I wouldn't want a family with anyone else," she said, rising up on her toes to kiss him. "Thank you for taking me in when I was pregnant and keeping me around after."
"We owe a lot to Lila," Jason said, looking back down at the tombstone. Sam nodded in agreement.
"Mom, Dad, I'm hungry," Danny said, pulling at Sam's dress to get her attention.
"We just ate," Jason said as he picked Danny up. "How are you hungry?"
"I'm a growing boy who needs to be fed," he said with a small nod. "I'm thinking maybe Grandma has food."
"He wants the cookies that Alice promised to make him," Sam said with a knowing smirk. "Am I right?"
"Maybe," he said. "Aunt Tracy says I should never show all my cards, whatever that means. Sounds like the right thing to say."
"No, it's not," Jason laughed. "But we'll give you a pass this time, buddy."
"So Grandma's house?"
"Grandma's house," Jason nodded, taking Sam's hand as they walked out of the cemetery, and vowing to never forget his family again.
Lila was such a crucial part of JaSam's story that I'm kind of upset she hasn't been brought up, but like I get it. There's just a lot going on in the show - and that's what fanfic is for ;) I just hope I did these last few chapters justice.
