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Chapter 25

~ Penthouse ~

The ride home from the Metro Court was very quiet, Samantha, William, Danny, and Scout enter the penthouse; the parents put the children to bed, and go back down to the living room.

"Sam, I think we need to take a couple of days apart to work through what is going on. We both just had huge bombshells dropped on us. I will gladly submit to any testing needed to ensure whichever of the kids are mine. From what I know about Helena anything is possible. All three children could be mine or none of them could. At the same time none of them could be Jason's either." William admitted.

"How do you know any of this is true. Your Jason to me!" Samantha demanded.

"No, Sam. I am William. For the past few weeks, since the headaches, I have been having flashes I didn't understand. Images of this amd that, that didn't make sense. I didn't say anything because I wasn't sure what was going on. Everything Helena said made sense to me, at least about my life. I know I love you and want to be with you, but with Jason back I want you to know what and who you want. I know how much you loved him. I just hope you can love me again."

"Ja… William, I just don't know. I love you. I fell in love with who you are now." Samantha admitted.

"Then let's just take a day apart. I will come to tuck the kids in tomorrow night and we can talk then. We can re-evaluate then." William said. He went up to their room packed an overnight bag. When he came back down he gave Samantha a kiss goodbye and left.

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As William got off the elevator he ran into Jason. The two men eyed each other, tension seemed to rise, when Jason finally broke the silence.

"William, I am sorry about everything that happened tonight, that it all came out like it did. I didn't know how to deal with telling everyone. Want to go grab a drink or food so we can talk?"

"Sure, where should we go?" William asked wearily.

"The Floating Rib? I can have Milo drive us." Jason suggested, William agreed, and they headed out.

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William and Jason each grabbed a beer from the bar and sat at a table. They sat in an uncomfortable silence for a few minutes, until William broke the silence with,

"I know she is legally your wife but in my heart Sam is my wife."

"To be honest with you, I was coming to the penthouse to ensure Sam knew I wanted a divorce and to move on without her romantically. I am having Diane start the divorce papers. You two should be able to be remarried in the next 6 months. I will be there for Danny if after the D.N.A. tests still show he's mine. I am not in love with Sam and probably haven't been for many years." Jason explained.

"I am." William paused. "At least I was as you. With everything I feel and remember how can you love Elizabeth more than Sam? Sam is Jason's soulmate."

"No, she isn't my soulmate, maybe yours but not mine. Do you remember when I broke up with Elizabeth at the courthouse?" Jason asked.

"Yes, you were relieved to be done with her. You no longer had to worry about her safety." William revealed.

"No, well partly. Elizabeth and I broke up because my actions could have killed Jake, and that is when I realized that I would rather have them safe without me than in danger with me. They are the two people that if I lost would kill me and it almost did twice. My life is complete with Elizabeth, Jake, Cameron, and Aiden." Jason explained.

"They are wonderful boys. I hope I can prove I have their best interest at heart. I went from being their dad, to a friend, and now I hope i can be a good uncle." William hoped.

"I am sure you will be. Do you have any memories other than mine?" Jason asked.

"Um…" William stalled.

"You don't have to answer, I want to help you. I know what it is like to have no memories. I don't know what it is like to have memories that don't belong to me. I want to hate you for how you treated Elizabeth. How everyone didn't know that I would never treat her that way makes me want to rethink all of my relationships. I don't hate you, you are just as much a victim as the rest of us. Besides, I would like to get to know you as we are brothers." Jason suggested.

"Jason, right now, I have no answers only flashes. Essentially pictures nothing to actually go on. Patrick believes he is able to remove the chip without causing permanent brain damage. From what Helena said on that video, I should then receive all of my memories and loose any of yours I haven't experienced for myself." William answered.

"You're going to do it right?" Jason asked optimistically.

"I don't know yet. It should cause the headaches to go away, but no guarantee I will like what I remember." William answered sadly.

The two sat in silence for a bit longer than Jason asked,

"Where will you go tonight?"

"Before I left the Metro Court tonight Carly offered me a room anytime I needed it. I'm going to take her up on her offer." William stated.

"I guess it's time to end things with my wife. Sam has moved on with you and I am happy for her and you. It's time for me to get on with mine. I'll have Milo give you a ride to the Metro Court if you would like." Jason offered.

William agreed. Milo dropped Jason off at the penthouse again and then drove William to the Metro Court, to go back to the penthouse and wait for Jason to come back out.

QqQqQqQq ~ The Quartermaine Mansion

Elizabeth is out in Lila's Rose Garden sitting on a bench crying softly. Since she was in a hurry to get away from Jason she didn't grab a coat. Elizabeth was avoiding going back into the mansion for fear Jason was still there. Elizabeth decided she would stay outside just a little bit longer.

Monica had seen Jason come downstairs with a determined look on his face. Monica decided to go find Elizabeth, she found her shivering in the rose garden. Monica put on a jacket and grabbed a warm blanket to join Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth, wrap up in this. Is everything okay?" Monica asked as she wrapped the blanket around Elizabeth.

"Jason is right now talking to Sam. I don't know what this means for the boys and myself. He will probably go back to her like normal." Elizabeth explained.

"Elizabeth, you didn't watch him tonight. He only had eyes for you. When Sam was attacking you he couldn't understand why 'Jason' wasn't defending you. The looks he gave Sam were not loving ones. I knew you had a connection, but I don't think I realized it wasn't one sided. I listened to everyone else who said that you were the one pursuing him, after seeing you two at the Metro Court tonight, he really loves you." Monica relayed.

"I appreciate you saying that, but maybe the boys and I should go back to my place." Elizabeth suggested.

"Do you have that little faith in him? He asked for you and the boys to stay here with him." Monica asked confused.

"You don't understand our past. He will eventually say that his job is to dangerous for the boys and I, and then end up with Sam again. I don't think I can handle it again." Elizabeth said with new tears forming in her eyes.

"I think you are wrong this time. Stay here tonight and if I am wrong you and the boys can go back to your place tomorrow. Now let's go inside. I'll have Cook get us some hot chocolate." Monica suggested knowing how much Elizabeth loves hot chocolate.

The two women went into the house, a new bond possibly forming.

QqQqQqQq ~ the Morgan Penthouse

Samantha opens the door shocked to see Jason standing there. She throws herself into his arms, Jason catches her not expecting this reception from her. Samantha looks up at Jason and kisses him.

Jason pulls Samantha off of him and says.

"We need to talk."