"You are so stupid!" he yelled, his fist making contact with Sam's left cheek. She cried out in pain, falling to the ground from the force of the fall. "Get up!" he yanked her hair, pulling her to her feet.

"Please. Stop!" she begged, tears pouring down her face. The man got even angrier and smacked her across the face. "You're hurting me!"

"Oh, like how you hurt me?" she flinched as Adam's face moved even closer to hers. "You embarrassed me tonight. I expected you to be there at that party with me. To back up my business decisions. But where were you? Sitting at home, like always. You are so lazy!" he kicked her.

"Adam, I'm sorry! Please, just stop!" she screamed.

"You just made a big mistake, sweetheart. No one yells at me." He continued to beat her senseless.

Sam sat up quickly. Her chest was heaving in and out and she was surprised that Jason hadn't woken up. It was already almost 9 at night, they had fallen asleep after they came back to the room. She was already tired, even though it was early in her pregnancy.

No matter how much they all wished it was, the problem wasn't solved. Kristina's abuse wasn't just going to go away. She was going to have issues. Alexis and Sonny didn't understand that, but Sam did. Kristina was going to need therapy. Her little sister already had so many daddy issues that this abuse would only make things worse.

"You okay?" she looked down to see that Jason was opening his eyes. His face scrunched up for a minute and then he looked at her in concern. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Why would something be wrong?" she lied.

"Your face is flushed and you are sweating. What's going on, Sam?"

"I had a dream." She told him before climbing out of the bed. Sam went over to look out the window, staring at the birds and the sky.

"About what?" Jason questioned, sitting up. He knew the dream was bad. He wasn't going to tell her this, but his whole left side was drenched in her sweat.

"Nothing." She avoided eye contact, which was never a good sign.

"We both know that isn't the truth." He sighed. "You never have to hide anything from me, Sam."

"I know." She assured him, nodding her head. "It was about a guy I used to see. His name was Adam." She took a deep breath. "One night, he was going to some business party. He wanted to show me off to all of his colleagues. I wasn't feeling well, so I left a message on his phone telling him I couldn't make it and stayed home. He showed up at my apartment and he…he beat me." She looked down at the ground.

"Sam…"

"He beat me so badly that I was knocked unconscious. I begged him to stop, Jason. I apologized over and over and told him it would never happen again."

"You don't have to keep going…"

"My right eye was swelled shut by the time I woke up. I was lying in a puddle of blood and he had slammed me into the coffee table the night before. I had bruises everywhere and a big headache. I was in so much pain and just thankful that he had already left."

"Oh Sam." He said quietly, looking at her with concern in his eyes. She still refused to look at him.

"Have you ever thought about hitting me, Jason? I know I have certainly done enough things to make you mad enough. I would probably understand if you just beat me to a bloody pulp…"

"Stop it!" he told her, rising from the bed. He went over and stood in front of her. Jason reached out to put his hands gently on Sam's shoulders. It hurt him when she flinched immediately. He pulled his hands back and she looked up at him guiltily.

"I have never, ever thought about hitting you. I would never do that to you. Baby, you never deserved to be hit. You shouldn't have had to go through that. Listen to me, Samantha. No matter how mad you make me, no matter how much you ignore me, no matter how much you scream and yell at me, I will never, ever hit you, okay? I love you, Sam. When you love somebody, you don't hurt them like that. You shouldn't have had to grow up thinking it was okay for someone to hit you." He paused. "Did your parents ever hit you?"

Sam burst into tears as she told him about one of her childhood memories.

5 year old Sam was sitting on the floor, trying to do her homework. She had just started kindergarten, which Evelyn and Cody were reluctant to let her go to. They didn't think she was smart enough and they didn't want to pay for everything.

Looking down at the paper, Sam sighed. She didn't understand how she could add the math problem. Her teacher had explained it, but Sam had been too hungry to pay attention. She hadn't eaten anything all day or the day before because Evelyn told her she was being bad.

Finally working up the courage, Sam stood from the floor and walked in the direction of her father's office. She peeked her head into the room and saw the man sitting at his desk.

"Cody?" she called out quietly, feeling the nervousness bubbling in her stomach.

"What?" he snapped.

"I need help with my homework." Cody sighed and threw down his papers, glaring at the child.

"With what, Samantha? Don't those teachers ever teach you anything?"

"Yes, but I was too hungry to listen." She felt the familiar fear building up inside of her body. Cody pushed back his chair, moving closer to her.

"Too hungry to listen?" he asked. Sam took a step back as he got closer. "Your mother and I don't send you to school for nothing, kid. We expect you to learn something!" Sam turned to run, but he grabbed her by the arm, yanking her to the ground.

"I'll teach you hungry!" he smacked her. "You won't eat until supper tomorrow. Teach you to not pay attention in class."

"But I'm starving!" Sam cried.

"Shut up, you brat!" Cody began to hit Sam, knocking her tiny body to the floor. She curled up in a ball, praying that this would all stop soon.

Jason pulled Sam into his arms, holding her there as she cried. He felt the anger pulse through his veins. If Cody and Evelyn weren't already dead, he would have killed them for sure.

He knew that Sam had been through a lot in her past, but he never knew what exactly. They had talked about her conning men, but nothing about her parents or when she was very little.

Now he knew why.

Claudia walked into the living room, seeing Molly and Sofia sitting on the couch together, talking about some movie they had both seen.

"Here you go, girls." She handed both of them a bowl of ice cream. They smiled.

"Thank you, Claudia." Molly said.

"Thanks, Aunt Claudee." The dark haired woman stopped immediately, looking at the 5 year old.

"Sofia, since when have you started calling me Aunt Claudee?"

"Is that okay?" fear flashed in the child's eyes.

"Of course it's okay! I was just wondering."

"Well, I love you. I love Aunt Carly, Aunt Molly, Aunt Kristina, Nana, Uncle Sonny, Mikey, Ashley, Emory, Morgan, Haven, Grammy Monica, Grandpa Edward, Uncle Nikolas, Aunt Maxie, Uncle Spinelli, Aunt Robin, Uncle Patrick, and Emma too. If I love you and I love them, shouldn't you be my Aunt Claudee?"

"I guess you're right." Claudia smiled at the little girl, kissing her forehead.

"I love my baby Dominic too. And my baby Daniel."

"Daniel?" Molly and Claudia asked.

"Yep. Mommy and Daddy's baby."

"Sofie, Mommy and Daddy don't know if the baby is a boy or a girl yet." Claudia told her, sitting next to the girls on the couch.

"I know. But I wanna call it Daniel."

"So you want a little brother?" Molly wondered.

"No. If I say I want a brother, then I will get a sister! My baby sister will be Lila." Sofia smiled proudly at the two of them. Claudia and Molly just laughed.

"Claudia!" Sonny yelled, coming into the house. He looked in the room and saw her sitting there with Molly and Sofia.

"Hey, girls, are you done with your ice cream yet?" she asked them.

"Yes." They answered in unison.

"I think it's time for bed. You both have school tomorrow." The girls groaned. "Upstairs. Now." She ordered with a smile.

"Night Claudia. Night Uncle Sonny." Molly hugged both of them before running up to the room she and Sofie were sharing. There were enough rooms for Sofia to have her own, but she wanted to stay with Molly and the 10 year old didn't mind.

"Night Uncle Sonny." Sofia hugged him tightly and he kissed her head. Even though Molly was biologically his niece and Sofia was just Sam and Jason's, he felt more connected to her. But he had always considered Jason to be more like a brother than Ric, so it made sense.

"Night Aunt Claudee." Sofia went over and kissed Claudia's cheek then hugged her. She put her tiny hand on the woman's large stomach. "Night Dominic." Sofia ran up the stairs.

"How's Kristina?" Claudia asked once Sonny was settled in the chair.

"She's okay. When I left, they were getting ready to do an ultrasound."

"What about Sam and Jason?"

"I don't know. Sam flipped out when she found out it was Keifer who beat Kristina. She smacked Keifer and he grabbed her arms and started shaking her. Jason knocked her on the ground when he grabbed Keifer and she hit her head, but she seemed fine. They both went back to Jason's room."

"Oh." Claudia sighed. "Sonny, I think you need to talk to Kristina about her pregnancy."

"What are you talking about?" he asked, looking up at her from behind his desk.

"She is treating this baby like it is a doll. She is expecting Molly, Sam, and Alexis to raise her baby for her."

"She's just confused right now, Claudia."

"I understand that Sonny, but I don't want her innocent baby to have to pay the price. She's not mature enough to handle a child. Maybe you and Alexis could…"

"Don't tell me how to take care of my children." He said, standing up and slamming his fist down on the desk. "You have never been a mother before, Claudia. You don't know how hard it is."

"I was just making a suggestion, Sonny. I might not have any children, but I was like Kristina when I was younger. I had daddy issues too."

"I don't need to listen to this." He stood up, heading towards the stairs.

"What are you going to tell our son when he asks where his Daddy is? Why his father is too busy with his other sibling to take care of him?" she asked him, getting angry as she stood up too.

"What are you talking about?"

"You have hardly been around for this pregnancy. Sonny, I know that you love our little boy. I would just like some more support from you. If you haven't realized, we are married. Michael, Morgan, and Kristina are my stepchildren and I will do anything I can to help them."

"Michael is in a coma, Morgan was just brought back from the dead, and Kristina is pregnant and she was just beaten. They don't need to deal with a stepmother right now."

"Then maybe it would just be best if I left." Claudia said. "I'll just take Molly and Sofie and go to the Metro Court. Sonny, you really need to think before you try and kick me out of your life. I'm not going to wait around forever."

"Claudia, please stay." He said. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight. I don't want you to have to drag two little girls out at night while you are pregnant. Go up to bed and rest."

She walked upstairs, going to bed. She loved Sonny, but he could be such an idiot sometimes.

Lulu ran her hand through Jake's blonde hair, trying to calm him. The little boy had been crying nonstop for almost an hour. Dante was putting Cam in bed in the other room.

"Any luck?" he asked, coming in.

"Nope." She watched as Dante came over and sat down on the other side of Jake's bed.

"Maybe we could sing to him." The man suggested.

"What song?"

"I don't know. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star or something, I guess." They both started to sing the song and Jake quieted down. Lulu watched as his eyes began to droop.

"Keep singing." She whispered. They sang the song 3 more times before the little boy was fast asleep. Lulu sighed in relief as she and Dante slipped out of the room.

"Do you think we can keep doing this? Cam and Jake are eventually going to notice their parents are gone."

"Daddy!" they heard Cameron yell. The couple ran into the room so Jake wouldn't be woken up.

"What's wrong, buddy?" Lulu asked her nephew, kneeling next to his bed.

"Where are Mommy and Daddy? Why can't I stay with them?" his brown eyes were wide with a questioning look.

"Baby, we have to tell you something." The blonde sat on the edge of the bed and pulled the little boy into her lap. "Daddy is in Heaven now."

"With all of the angels?"

"Yes." Dante answered.

"Is Aunt Emily in Heaven too?"

"Of course she is." Lulu assured him. "Daddy and Aunt Emily are probably up there looking at you right now."

Cameron looked up towards the ceiling. "I love you Aunt Emily! I love you Daddy!" he whispered. The child turned back to the young couple. "Where's Mommy?"

"Oh, Mommy is going to…"

"Heaven." Dante interrupted, shooting Lulu a look, knowing what she was getting ready to say. "She will go up there with your Dad and Aunt Emily."

"That's good. They should all be together." Cameron yawned. "Am I gonna stay with you guys?"

"Is that what you want, Cam?"

"Yeah." He layed down and smiled up at them. "I love you guys."

"We love you too." Lulu kissed his forehead. Dante quickly followed her lead.

"Goodnight, Cameron." She turned off the light and closed the door.

"This will be a little cold." Dr. Lee warned Kristina. The 16 year old nodded her head, looking over at her mother. Alexis smiled at her daughter reassuringly. Dr. Lee moved the wand around, trying to find the best view of Kristina's child.

"There is your baby." She pointed to a black blob on the screen. Kristina felt something overwhelm her body.

"Mommy." She said quietly.

"What is it, honey?"

"This is real, isn't it. I'm going to be a mother." Kristina shook her head in surprise. "Is the baby okay?"

"Yes. I don't think it was affected at all." Dr. Lee smiled at them before cleaning up her equipment. "Now, if only your older sister could be as easy to check up as you were."

"Yeah, Sam's a difficult one." Alexis agreed. "But we wouldn't have her any other way."

"It would surely make my job a lot more boring." The woman started out the door. "You will be able to leave tomorrow morning. Make sure to set up your next appointment."

"Thank you, Dr. Lee." Kristina and Alexis called to her. She nodded her head and closed the door.

"That just made it so real." The young girl said. "I…I can't believe I'm having a baby. Mom, did she say how far I was?"

"You are almost 2 months."

"2 months? I'm farther than Sam!"

"Yes. My 16 year old will be having a baby one month before my 27 year old." Alexis shook her head. "It's crazy how life works out."

"I'm going to take good care of my child." Kristina said. "I promise, Mom. I didn't see the importance before but now, seeing my child…it's just so different. There's a little life growing inside of me." She smiled. "I'm going to take good care of this baby."

The door opened slowly and Maxie Jones was standing there. She smiled at the two of them.

"Hi, sorry for interrupting. Sam, Claudia, and Carly are having a party. They're calling it the 'Yay we didn't explode' party. Anyway, you are both invited. It's for everyone affected by Ric, Elizabeth, and Manny's mess. Since they are all a little busy, it is my responsibility to handle planning the party. Here are your invitations." She handed Alexis an envelope with an invitation inside. "Bye."

"You are invited to the Yay we didn't explode party." Alexis read out loud. "I don't know where these girls come up with these ideas."

"It'll be fun. Can we go, Mom?"

"Sure, sweetie." Kristina grinned. Alexis would do anything to make sure her three daughters kept on smiling.

Sorry for the long wait! I hope this chapter is worth it!

How do you feel about Slaudia? Should they stay together?

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