Chapter 24
Sami drove and Marlena jumped out of the car as soon as they reached the hospital. While Sami parked the car her mother had tracked down Steve and moved on to harass the incompetent doctors. Sami stood back and stopped a nurse who was trying to avoid the raving Mrs Black. The nurse was happy to tell Sami everything she knew about John's condition, which wasn't much but it was enough to convince her of his survival. Sami saw Steve who was standing back and in a way enjoying the sight of grown man squirming under Marlenas interrogation.
"What happened?" Sami whispered because she didn't want to distract her mother.
"A little accident, nothing more", Steve replied now grinning at the anguished doctor.
"John was stabbed and you call that a little accident? What is wrong with you and where is EJ?" Sami asked. She was angry enough to get Steve's attention:
"How do you know about EJ?"
"Will told me", Sami frowned, "He also told me that he wants to learn to drive like EJ."
"That kid doesn't have brains", Steve shook his head, "Driving like Wells does, can only get him killed."
"Steve!" Sami raised her voice but not enough for Marlena to hear.
"Yeah, we asked Will to keep quiet about EJ too. No one should know he was here tonight. EJ jumped on a plane and is somewhere over the Atlantic by now."
"You are lying. EJ wouldn't just leave!" This time her voice was high enough to make the doctor and Marlena leer at them.
"Are you saying that because you desperately want to see him?" Steve asked and Sami decided to divert his thought pattern:
"Lucas stole my twins tonight. I have more important things to think about. The only man who has been supporting me through my divorce is lying helpless in a hospital when I need him and his help the most. I have no one to turn to. What are you doing?"
"I'm dialling", Steve replied stating the obvious.
"Whom to?" Sami asked but the one eyed glance she got back was enough to shut her up.
"I'm going to make all your dreams come true."
Fifteen minutes after Steve had made the call a tall man walked into the hospital. He kept his face hidden and moved trying to be unnoticeable. Unfortunately for him, that was a task doomed to failure.
"Samantha? Steve?"
"I you wouldn't just fly away", Sami mumbled more to herself than to anyone else.
"Glad you got back in time", Steve replied watching around them and trying to make sure no one actually saw them together, "Our plans just failed."
"What?!" Sami didn't know how to react to the shock she heard in EJs voice.
"Lucas escaped with Sami's twins", Steve explained without clarifying anything to Sami.
"Samantha, are you all right?" Sami liked hearing the concern in his voice.
"I'm fine. Kath and Johnny were with my mother when Lucas and his lawyer ambushed them. They forced my mother to give the twins to Lucas", Sami said trying to read EJs reaction. His face went blank as he turned to look at Steve. Steve nodded and there was a silent understanding between them.
"Take care Samantha, I hope you'll find your children soon and unharmed", EJ nodded and the two men took the first steps away from her.
"Where are you going?" Sami asked, "You are going to go and find Lucas aren't you? I'm coming with you and don't even try to stop me!" She heard a deep sigh. Then EJ stopped Steve before could he say anything. If Sami hadn't known for sure that EJ now loved another woman, she would could have sworn to have seen an expression of pride and love on his face.