A/N – Thanks for the comments! Glad you liked the Cam stuff! Helena can't die right now until they make sure they have all the information they need (of course, unless she does something else and they say what the hell lol).

Okay, more drama in this one but I have a method to my madness. And don't get all panicky on me, it's really nothing bad. lol

Chapter 35 – Stepping Up

Patrick watched Emma get off the school bus. He had gone back to the hospital but explained that he needed reduced hours for a few more days. Emma was still having a rough time and he needed to put her first.

"Hey princess," he said as he swallowed her up in his arms.

"Hey daddy. I got an A on my homework," she said smiling.

"Then this is going up on the refrigerator," he said as he pulled the paper from her hand.

Robin pulled up. He had invited her to dinner for Emma's sake. They hadn't really talked about anything personal. It was all about Emma for both of them.

Emma hugged her mom. "Hi mommy, look," she said taking the paper from her dad.

Robin smiled. "I'm so proud of you Emma."

Emma grinned and pulled her mom into the house.

"Go change out of your school clothes," Patrick said.

"She has so much energy."

Patrick smiled. "If I could bottle it up, I'd be rich."

They sat down. Patrick's phone rang and he frowned. "Alexis."

"Listen, I'm at the hospital with Sam. I need you to meet me here and I know it sounds strange, but she wants to see Jason too."

"Okay, I'll be right there and I'll call him on my way over."

"Thanks."

Patrick looked at his phone like it had burned him.

"What's wrong?"

"Sam is in the hospital. Alexis didn't say why but Sam wants to see me and Jason."

Robin frowned. "I'll stay with Emma. You go."

Patrick grabbed his keys and left and then dialed Jason.

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Jason ran to get his phone. "Hello?"

"It's Patrick. Listen, Alexis called me and Sam is in the hospital."

"Is Danny okay?"

"I don't know. Alexis was frazzled so I left it alone. Apparently, she wants to see both of us."

Elizabeth looked up and could see that Jason had tensed up. The boys were busy coloring with her. She got up and walked over to him.

"Alright, I'll be right there."

"What's wrong?" Liz asked.

"I don't know. Alexis called to say Sam was in the hospital. She wants me and Patrick there and I'm not sure how Danny is."

She touched his arm. "Go. Just let me know when you find out what's going on."

He kissed. "I'll be right back. I promise."

She watched him leave and prayed it wasn't Danny.

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Patrick ran up to Alexis. "What happened?"

"I don't even know how to tell you this," she said before wiping away a tear. "Sam was pregnant."

"What?"

"She didn't know. She started cramping and she lost the baby Patrick."

Patrick stumbled back like Alexis had just hit him. He had lost another baby. Epiphany ran to his side and made him sit down.

"Deep breaths Patrick."

His eyes filled with tears. "How is she?"

"They did a D & C and she's sedated," she said before looking over at Danny who was looking at a book. "She should be waking up soon."

Jason hurried off the elevators and was relieved to see Danny. "What's going on?"

"She was pregnant and lost the baby."

"Did you know?" Jason asked.

"No and neither did she," Patrick said. He was feeling all kinds of guilt, thinking that maybe all the stress of their breakup caused it.

Kelly walked towards them. "Alexis, should we talk in private?"

"No, it's okay."

"She's starting to wake up. She won't be in any pain physically. Emotionally, this is going to be very hard on her with her history."

"I'll be there for her," Alexis said.

"Patrick, she was asking for you," Kelly said.

He nodded and followed her.

Danny looked up and smiled. "Daddy."

Jason smiled and picked him up. "Hey buddy."

"Mommy sick."

"I know. The doctors are trying to help her."

Danny nodded sadly.

"It's okay to be sad."

Danny threw his arms around Jason's neck and laid his head on his shoulder. Jason rubbed his back trying to sooth him the best he could.

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Patrick walked into the room. The first thing he noticed was that Sam wasn't crying but just staring ahead. "Sam?"

She seemed to break out of her reverie and she looked at him as her face contorted. "I'm sorry."

Patrick fought back his tears and leaned over her and looked her in the eyes. "It's not your fault. Kelly told me that is was nothing you did."

"Maybe its karma," she said with a cold voice.

"Sam…"

"Hey, look at it this way, you dodged a bullet. I am the last person you wanted to have a child with."

Patrick was stunned. "If I had known about the baby, I would have wanted it Sam. I already lost a baby with Sabrina not to mention the debacle with Britt. It would have been a gift."

Sam wiped her face. "I'm sorry. I'm just not in a good place right now. That was mean and I wasn't thinking. I just—I don't know what to do," she finally said breaking down. Patrick held her until she calmed down. "What do you need?"

"I just need time. You should go. Can you get Jason for me?"

Patrick nodded. He was numb. "I'm sorry," he said before leaving the room. On auto pilot, he moved back to the waiting room. "She wants to see you."

Jason touched Patrick's arm. "I'm sorry for your loss."

Patrick nodded and headed towards his car. He sat in it and cried for a few minutes before driving home.

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Jason walked into Sam's room. He could tell she was barely making it. "I'm….."

"Please don't say it. I just can't hear that right now."

"Okay."

He walked in further. "What do you need?"

"I need you to take Danny for a few days. I need to mourn and I don't want to scare him. Do you think you could do that?"

"Of course."

"I'll have Alexis get some of his things together and you can have someone pick it up."

"Take as long as you need Sam. I'll make sure that he's okay."

"Thank you. I just—I don't want to go crazy like I did before and my head is in such a dark place right now," she said crying.

"Just don't do this on your own, and please don't do anything to hurt yourself. Danny loves you and needs you."

She started to cry harder and then sucked it in. "Just tell him that I love him."

"Do you want to see him?"

"I can't right now. I can't control my emotions."

He nodded. "Get better," he said before walking out. He heard her lose it as soon as he shut the door and he walked back to the waiting area. "Alexis, she needs you."

"The bag over there has a change of clothes and some snacks. He'll tell you what he likes and doesn't like. I'll text you a list once she's asleep."

Jason gave her his number.

"Danny, your daddy is going to take you home with him."

Jason smiled.

"Where's mommy."

"She's resting and wants you to know that she loves you," Jason said.

"Okay."

Jason got his things together as Alexis kissed him goodbye. He gathered up his son and was glad he had taken Elizabeth's car so he had a car seat. Once Danny was secured, he called Elizabeth and let her know what was going on.

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Elizabeth got the message and then looked over at Georgie, "Jason is bringing Danny with him. Can you watch the boys for a while? I need to check on Patrick."

Johnny walked over to her. "You're not going alone."

"Okay."

Johnny went back to his cottage and got his gun and then met her at the car and Liz filled him in.

"You think she'll go crazy?"

"I don't know."

"But you're worried?" Johnny asked.

"Yeah. She just lost Patrick and now another baby. If she snaps again, it's probably not going to end well. I don't think Jason will have the patience for it this time around."

Johnny nodded.

They pulled up to Patrick's house and Liz got out and was surprised when she found Patrick still in the car, staring straight ahead. Knocking on the window, she watched as he slowly turned and looked at her and completely lost it. She opened the door and pulled him out and hugged him.

Johnny almost jumped out of the car when Patrick collapsed and they went to the ground. Liz just held him until he got himself together.

"She doesn't want me near her. I think she blames herself," Patrick said weakly.

"That's a natural response."

"She looked so broken."

Liz wiped away a tear. She hated seeing Patrick so upset. "She is right now, but Sam's a fighter."

"I just feel like I let her down."

"You did what was right for you and Emma. This isn't your fault Patrick."

Robin watched them through the window, wondering what the hell had happened.

"I feel like we're being punished."

"You're not. Sometimes bad shit happens to good people."

He nodded. "Thank you for being a good friend."

"Always."

They got up and Liz walked him into the house. He went upstairs and Liz filled Robin in.

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Jason walked into the house with Danny. Cam walked up to them. "Hi Danny."

Danny smiled shyly. "Hi Cam."

Jake ran up to them and eyed Danny curiously.

"This is your brother Jake," Jason said. The two little boy studied each other for a moment.

"You want to see your room?" Jake asked.

Danny nodded yes and Jason put him down. He took Jake's hand and they went upstairs.

Georgie walked toward them. "I tried to prepare them. Elizabeth went to see Patrick. She's on her way back."

"Did she go alone?"

"No, Johnny is with her."

Jason was glad. He sat on the couch and Georgie let him be. Liz rushed into the house and Georgie pointed to the living room. She walked inside and stood in front of Jason and he pulled her into his arms. "You sure this is okay?"

"Of course, he's your son."

"It might be awhile."

"We'll handle it together. Cam is not yours biologically, but you love him despite Zander."

Jason smirked.

"So, I can love Danny despite Sam. Are they getting along?"

"Georgie just checked on them. They are fine."

Liz sat down on his lap.

"Sam's not handling it very well."

"I would never wish this on anyone," Liz said. "Patrick is a mess."

"Alexis is going to have some of his things sent over tomorrow."

"Maybe we could have Patrick and Emma come over tomorrow night for dinner."

"That's fine with me. Danny loves Patrick. It would probably be good for him too."

Danny ran towards them, "Daddy."

Jason smiled at him. "Danny, do you remember Elizabeth?"

Danny smiled and nodded.

"Hi Danny. You can call me Liz if that's easier. Did you like you're room?"

"Yes."

"Are you hungry?"

"Yes."

Liz thought for a moment. "How about I make some popcorn and we can all watch a movie."

He smiled and nodded.

Liz got up and Danny took her place.

Cam walked towards them.

"Danny," Elizabeth called out.

He got up and ran towards her voice.

"How was he?"

"He was okay. He mentioned his mom was sick so I tried to distract him."

"Thank you Cam."

"He's a good kid."

"So are you."

Cam smiled. "You watching the movie with us?"

"Yeah."

"Come on," Cam said turning to go. Jason followed him into the kitchen and spent the rest of the afternoon having fun with his family.

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Georgie walked into the floating rib.

"Georgie, are you here by yourself?" Felicia asked.

"Um, no I'm meeting Dillon."

"Oh, great. I finally….." her voice trailed off. "Dillon Quartermaine?"

Dillon smiled. "That's me. Hello Felicia."

She sputtered for a moment. "Um, let me get you some menus."

She retrieved them and showed them to a table, still in shock.

Mac watched with curiosity. "Did she say why she was with him?" After everything that went down in the past, he really wasn't a fan.

"No and for some reason, I lost my ability to be coherent."

Mac smirked.

Georgie looked the menu and picked something out and looked back up at Dillon who was staring at her.

"I'm sorry. You must get that a lot."

"Pretty much."

"Thanks for meeting me Georgie. I'm glad that I got to see you before I went back."

Georgie slightly smiled. "I'm glad you came to check on me."

He smiled. "No matter what happened, you were always the one that got away because of my sheer stupidity."

Georgie laughed. "That's an understatement."

He smiled. God he missed her laugh. "So, why did you run off before?"

"Well, I'm dating someone and he kind of saw us and I didn't want him to get the wrong impression."

"You were just thawed out. How in the world did you have time to date?"

Georgie chuckled. "He was another victim."

"Ahhhh. Is he nice?"

"Yes."

"Does Mac like him?"

Georgie's face contorted making Dillon laugh. "They haven't spent time together and he's older, so Mac isn't really feeling it."

"But you're fighting for it anyway."

She smirked. "Yes. There is no way I'm giving him up."

Dylan walked in and Felicia tried to hide her smile. He honestly didn't know where Georgie had gone to. He was actually meeting Carly who rushed in behind him on cue.

Georgie looked over and smiled and then turned back to Dillon.

"Is that him?"

She nodded.

"Did he know you were here?"

"Nope. He's friends with Carly."

"Carly has friends?"

Georgie snorted and Dylan looked over at her, a little jealous that someone else was making her laugh.

"You might as well introduce us." Dillon studied him and he did seem a lot older.

Georgie looked over at him and Dylan smiled at her and she motioned for him to come over. He told Carly he'd be right back and walked over to the table.

"Hey. I didn't realize you'd be here," he said.

She stood up and kissed him. "Well, it is a nice surprise. Dylan meet Dillon; spelled differently."

Dillon smiled and stood up. "Dylan, it's nice to meet you."

"Likewise."

"I really don't want to interrupt your time. I know you're not here long, so have a nice time catching up."

Dylan smiled one more time at Georgie and walked away.

"You can't stop smiling can you?" Dillon asked.

"Is it that obvious?"

"You wear love well."

"He's good to me."

Dillon really hoped that Georgie would be happy with Dylan because she deserved it after all she had been through.

They ordered and had a really good time. Dillon always made Georgie laugh and Dylan couldn't help but smile every time she laughed loudly.

"You've got it bad," Carly said smiling.

"She's great."

"I'm glad you're happy. You deserve it."

Dylan took a sip of his drink.

"Are you tired of living with the muffin yet?"

Dylan chuckled. "You just can't resist can you?"

"Nope. Spill."

"We're friends and she's blissfully happy with Jason."

Carly's face dropped a little.

"You haven't patched things up with him yet?"

"I haven't had the opportunity." She really did regret calling him about Morgan.

"And what about Michael?"

"I'm on my best behavior or I'm banished from his life."

Dylan let out a big breath. "That sucks but you have to give the kid credit. It sounds like he's really trying to fight his demons."

She smiled slightly. "He is and I'm very proud of him. It takes a lot of strength for him to put me in my place."

"What about Morgan?"

Carly sighed. "He won't talk to me. It's very frustrating but I think he's going to have to hit rock bottom before he gets his head out of his ass."

Dylan smirked. "I know it's hard but you're going to have to let this play out."

"I know. I'm just scared that someone is really going to get hurt."