Shorter chapter this update, but I think you all will like it. Hope you enjoy :)


Jason decided to go to Wyndemere with Robin and Monica because he wanted to make sure Monica was okay, and he was pretty sure Sam still wasn't too happy with him. He didn't really think anything of what he said to Elizabeth in the park, other than he wasn't going to call her out in front of her a bunch of kids. He figured it would be better to play along for now until an appropriate time came by, but he understood where Sam was coming from.

"You look lost in thought," Robin said as they walked up to the house. "Everything okay?"

"I upset Sam yesterday by being nice to Elizabeth," Jason said and Robin cringed. "I know."

"She has every right to be upset with you."

"I know," he sighed. "I've had my memories back for three days, give me a break."

"You also have been able to see Elizabeth through a different lens for a lot longer than three days. Don't let your past memories cloud your judgment."

"This is not why we're here," he said, wanting the conversation to end. "Monica, you okay?"

"Just anxious," she said as they waited for someone to answer the door. "Emily has been gone a lot longer than you have. It's not easy."

"Well, just remember she still thinks she's Claudette," Jason said and Monica nodded.

"Come in, she's in the dining room," Nikolas said when he answered the door. "It's good to see you, Monica. I'm sorry if you think I've kept another child from you, that wasn't my intention."

"Thank you for taking care of her," Monica said, taking Nikolas by surprise.

"I'll always take care of Emily, memories or not," Nikolas said sincerely. They walked into the living room and were caught of guard when they saw Lucky and Hayden together. "Really? Again!"

"Sorry," Lucky said sheepishly as he pulled away from Hayden. "Uh, morning everyone."

"While I'm very interested in this story, I should really go check on Emily. Monica," Robin said and they walked into the dining room.

"You two are together?" Jason asked, noticing Hayden's blush.

"Not exactly," she said. "Just hanging out."

"I walked in on them this morning in bed," Nikolas said with a shudder. "I get we're divorced now, but my brother? Really?"

"I'm going to get some coffee. Jason, would you like anything?" Lucky asked, wanting to escape this conversation.

"Uh, yeah, I'll take a cup," he nodded, following Lucky into the kitchen. "Hayden Barnes?"

"I don't know," he said with a laugh. "She's sweet, when you're not on her bad side, and she's easy to talk to. It's nothing, really. We went out drinking last night and one thing led to another."

"I'm sure," Jason smirked as he took the coffee from Lucky. "Guessing Elizabeth has no idea?"

"She'd flip out, she hates Hayden," he said. "She has no say in my life, though. How's Sam doing today?"

"Still pissed," Jason said and Lucky nodded. "I don't know how to fix this."

"She's just worried that Elizabeth is going to get in between you again. Even when we dated, I knew she still loved you. She lost you for years; she doesn't want to lose you again. Can't blame her. Sam's strong, but there's only so much a person can take."

"I know, and I'm not going anywhere. I told her that," he said, his frustration getting the best of him. "It's like I need to publically humiliate Elizabeth for us to be okay again. Don't you think that's a bit much?"

"I want front row seats for when you do that," Hayden said as she walked into the kitchen with Nikolas. "Please, I need to know in advance when the shaming occurs."

"Easy there, Hayden. People might start to think you don't like her," Nikolas said dryly, rolling his eyes at her. "Haven't things blown up in her face enough?"

"Not at all," Hayden scoffed. "She kept Jason's identity a secret so she could keep him to herself. Sam told me about the time in the hospital chapel when she helped reassure her that it was okay to accept Jake Doe's proposal, not knowing he was actually her husband."

"You and Sam are friends?" Nikolas asked.

"Well, kind of."

"God help us all," he shook his head as he leaned against the counter.

"Anyway," Hayden said, ignoring his comment. "The bitch needs to pay. Not even for what she did to Sam, for what she did to you. She kept you from your son and wife, from your mother, from the people who love you. She told you that no one was looking for you, meanwhile they were all living their lives around you. She's a horrible person who needs to be put in her place."

"Thank you for that," he said, glaring at her.

"I don't get it," Hayden said in amazement as she stared at the three men in front of her. "What is it about Elizabeth Webber that makes you all brain dead?"

"She does not make us brain dead," Lucky said but Nikolas couldn't help but agree. "What? You think she does."

"We've all done stupid stuff when it comes to her. It could just be because we've known her for so long."

"I don't know, but I do know my wife is still pissed off at me," Jason said with a sigh. "I'll figure it out."

"In retrospect, I probably should have warned you that Sam was coming up behind you yesterday," Lucky said. "I didn't think you were going to thank Elizabeth for breaking into your hospital room after she was told to stay out."

"Because calling her out on her crazy was going to be great in front of her kids, right?"

"No, but," Lucky tried and stopped when he saw Jason's face. "Okay, you're right."

"Thank you."

"If you keep being nice to that woman, she's going to go a lot further than she is already," Hayden warned Jason. "And Sam isn't going to deal with it."

"Because you know Sam so well," Jason said, getting annoyed at this conversation. "I know Sam, okay. I know her better than anyone."

"Then you better find a way to make this okay, but you know she's not wrong in this situation," Hayden said with a shrug.

"You want to know what's a wrong situation? Finding you and Lucky in bed together this morning!" Nikolas said, changing the subject much to Lucky and Hayden's displeasure.

"It was a one-time, drunk night," Hayden said and Lucky agreed.

"So this morning then?"

"I'm going to check on Monica and Robin," Jason said, leaving the kitchen. He walked into the dining room and sat down at the end of the table. "Good morning, Claudette."

"Morning," she said quietly. "Thank you for coming to check on me."

"You don't have to thank me," he shook his head. "How's it going?"

"She's vaguely remembering places around Port Charles, I've been showing her pictures," Robin said. "Definitely shows improvement, especially since she hasn't gone into town yet."

"I'm sorry I don't remember. Nikolas has told me that I have more connections to this town other than Nathan, and I'm assuming you all are those connections," Emily said. "I do know now that I was held captive and I appreciate what everyone has done to save me."

"We're just glad to have you back," Monica said and Robin nodded in agreement. "If you ever want a change of scenery, you are more than welcome to stay at my house for a couple of days."

"Thank you," she said.

"I have to get back to the hospital, it was lovely meeting you, Claudette," Monica said and went to shake her hand, but was caught by surprise when Emily hugged her.

"I don't know why, but you just seem so familiar," she said quietly.

"Hopefully you'll know why soon enough," Monica said, holding back tears.

"I'll walk you out," Jason said as he followed Monica to the front door. "You didn't tell her you're her mother?"

"No, I didn't. I've learned from past mistakes, Jason," Monica said, giving him a look. "Robin introduced me as Dr. Quartermaine and if I want a relationship with Emily as 'Claudette' then I need it to be on her terms. I won't push myself on her because I'm her mother."

"That's smart," Jason nodded.

"Thank you. What would be smart on your part is if you fixed things with Sam," Monica said knowingly. "You get this strange attitude when you aren't on good terms with her."

"I'm working on it."

"Work faster. The barbeque is in a few days," Monica said as she hugged him.


"Fair Samantha! What brings you to my humble abode?" Spinelli asked when he let Sam in. "Have you reconciled with Stone Cold?"

"Not exactly," she said. "I didn't make him sleep on the couch, though. That's a good thing."

"Did you make him sleep in the pink room? Because that would be a far worse punishment," Spinelli asked with a smirk, hoping to make Sam laugh.

"No, but I'll remember that for next time," she said, barely cracking a smile which made him frown.

"May I offer some unsolicited advice?" he asked and she nodded. "I think you need to let his momentary lapse of judgment pass for now and see how he reacts during their next encounter."

"I let it go so many times, and look what happened," Sam said, thinking back to how Elizabeth manipulated Jason into thinking she was cheating on him with John McBain. "Jason dying put so much of my life into perspective. I won't let the past repeat itself."

"And I'm not suggesting you should," Spinelli said quickly. "I'm merely proposing that you allow things to take its course and let Stone Cold rectify the situation on his own."

"You really think he will?" Sam asked, doubt filling her voice. "I love him, and I know he loves me, but there is something about Elizabeth Webber that gets to him and he forgets all the horrible things she has done."

"I think you answered your own question with your initial statement," he said simply. "He loves you, and I think that love will outweigh whatever hold Nurse Webber has had on him."

"It hasn't in the past," Sam said sadly.

"Unfortunately, it hasn't. However, we did not get to see how things would have changed after she admitted to changing The Wee One's DNA results to make it seem as if you were not his mother. Jason met his untimely demise shortly after and we were left to deal with the aftermath. Further! He now knows that she has known all along about Jake's paternity. I think the time of reckoning is coming."

"We'll see," she sighed. "I think you're right though. I will let this time slide, for now. He knows I'm upset, there's no point in fighting about it. If he does it again, he'll be moving into the pink room for a while."

"I think that is a wonderful idea," Spinelli smiled.

"Thank you, Spinelli," Sam said and hugged him. "You're always there for me, I don't know what I'd do without you."

"I reciprocate those sentiments," Spinelli said. "I wish I had more good news for you, but I'm still running the facial recognition. There are a lot more employees at General Hospital than I anticipated."

"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about," Sam said. "I saw Britt yesterday at the MetroCourt and she said her mom called her and she sounded like she was losing it. We know Obrecht is involved in this entire mess, so maybe she tampered with Jason's bike?"

"But for what reason?"

"Maybe she hoped that Jason would lose his memories again, that she could get him back to whoever she's been working for now that Helena is dead and use him as a bargaining chip since she lost her position as chief of staff."

"I will begin that search right now," he said, agreeing with Sam's theory. "What will we do with this information if it turns out to be true?"

"Hand it over to Dante and Lucky, maybe I can talk to Anna and see if she has any connections left within the WSB to figure out what the hell is going on," Sam said. "We're doing it legally, for once."

"How thrilling," Spinelli said.

"Spinelli!" Maxie yelled as she knocked on the door. "I know you're home!"

"Maximista, what's wrong?" he asked, surprised when she threw herself into his arms. "Come sit."

"Hey Maxie," Sam said, shutting the computer and moving it to Spinelli's desk. "Safe to assume to talked to Nathan?"

"I don't know what to do, I'm at a loss," she said with a huff. "I have done some horrible things in my past, so I should not be judging anyone. I think he's still lying to me about something?"

"What happened when you told him you know about Claudette being Emily?"

"He told me he had no idea she was from Port Charles when he came here, that he divorced her because she told him she didn't want to have children and he did. There's just something off because he can't give me a straight story on how they met."

"I think it was arranged," Sam said. "I don't think it was by accident."

"So why would he marry her!"

"It would appear as if the Dashing Detective has yet another secret," Spinelli said. "What are you going to do?"

"I don't know," she shrugged. "I love him, I really do, but I'm not loving the person I am right now. I married Matt Hunter just so I didn't have to testify against him, so who am I to judge Nathan for marrying Emily for whatever reason he did. Or Claudette. I don't even know what to call her!"

"It's out in the open, and if he decides to tell you or not, it's something you're going to have to think about," Sam said. "So, since there is nothing we can do about any of our problems right now, I say we go down to Kelly's and get lunch because the baby is hungry."

"You have problems?" Maxie asked, standing up and picking Georgie up out of her playpen.

"Remember how I said I was nervous once Jason got his memories back, he'd have a soft spot for Elizabeth again?"

"Yeah?"

"I think it happened," Sam said.

"Jason has his memories back and neither of you told me!"

"It just happened," Sam rolled her eyes.

"Stone Cold and Fair Samantha wanted to keep it private until all the utmost important people were aware of the reappearance of his past memories," Spinelli said, smiling pridefully as they walked out of his apartment. "I happened to be one of those people."

"Not fair!" Maxie complained.


"I still don't understand why I wasn't told right away. I spent so much time with you guys," Maxie pouted as they walked into Kelly's. "I should have been told."

"Maxie, he just got them back a couple of days ago," Sam reassured her. "I'm going to grab menus so we can order quick because I need to pick up Danny soon."

"Like you don't have this menu memorized by now," Maxie said and Sam rolled her eyes. She walked up to the counter where only one person was sitting.

"I'm just going to bring these over to the table over there," Sam told the waitress.

"Sam?" someone said her name. She recognized the voice but never thought she'd hear it again. Sam turned and saw the person sitting at the end of the counter was turned in his seat and facing her. She gasped in shock when her brain finally worked through the shock.

"Rafe?


I always loved Sam's relationship with Rafe, so hopefully you guys like that he's back. I feel like I'm doing what the show is doing - bringing back a ton of characters & not using them lol. I really never expected this story to get so long, so I'm getting a little overwhelmed, but I think my end goal is in sight and however many chapters it takes to get me there, so be it.

Hopefully you all enjoyed this chapter & continue to enjoy the story. Let me know what you thought, what you think is going to happen or should happen. I really appreciate every review I get, it means so much to me that you all seem to like the story. Thanks for reading! :)