SamxDante ...
This story takes place when Sonny came back and the family gathered to reunite.
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Corinthos House
"Dad I am so glad that you are home, I really missed you but I got to get back to the station...can I stop by tomorrow night and catch up?"
"Of course, Son. Come here" Sonny said as he braced him in a hug "I will see you tomorrow"
Dante turned around and ran into Jason at the front door. Jason opened the door and asked "Are you taking me in?"
"Yeah, why don't you drive yourself?" Dante responded.
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Police Station
Dante and Jason met back at the police station to wait for Diane to come in and do her lawyer thing. Jason and Dante were in the interrogation talking about what happened with the 5 families, when Dante's phone rang. He looked down and saw it was Sam calling, he instinctively went to answer, but then put it back down realizing who is company was.
Jason saw the caller ID and looked up at Dante confused "You gonna get that?"
"No, we still need to talk" Dante quickly responded
Jason nodded his head "Mmhmm. You know I am not saying anything, so you might as well answer it"
Dante looked down at his phone that stopped ringing and saw that Sam didn't leave a voicemail. "I heard Diane is on her way" Dante said ignoring Jason's statement as he wasn't sure if he saw Sam's name on his phone. Dante opened the door ajar to see if Diane had arrived. He turned around to ask Jason some questions about Sonny as they were both in shock about his return to Port Charles
Sam then opened up the door: "Hey, they said you were in here, I wanted to check on you after hearing abo..." Sam stopped herself finally looking up to see Jason and Dante together in one room. Sam wasn't sure what to say next and she knew Jason was a man of few words, while Dante on the other hand had no problem keeping a conversation going.
"Hey Samantha" Dante turned around rather wide eyed
"I am sorry. I think I will go. Bye" she said turning on her heels before Dante could say another word. Sam walked quickly out of the building brushing past Diane without saying hello.
Back in interrogation, Jason clenched his fists and looked up at Dante. "I guess you should have picked up when she called" he said with a passive aggressive tone.
Dante was saved by Diane walking in with her typical speech about Jason being innocent. Both Diane and Jason left the police station and Dante slumped down at his desk. He thought to himself how he never thought about what a run in with Jason would like if Sam's name came up, let alone she showed up. Dante grabbed his keys and walked towards the exit after some contemplation and realized he needed to figure it out with Sam since a relationship between them never was a topic of conversation.
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Sam's Penthouse
Sam got back to her house and paced back and forth a few times before she poured herself a glass of red wine. She heard her phone ring before she was able to take a sip. She looked down and saw Dante's name flash on her phone and quickly picked up. "Dante, I heard about Sonny from Kristina and I wanted to make sure you were okay" She said quickly in case he was going to bring up Jason.
"Yeah, it is super weird. Would you want to come out for a drink with me, I wouldn't mind someone to talk to".
"I just poured myself a glass of wine" She paused "But you could come here? Danny is actually at the Quartermaine's with Rocco and Scout is upstairs playing".
"Yeah, let me just stop by home first to change."
"See you soon?"
"Yeah, twenty minutes"
"Okay" Sam said smiling. It felt strange for her to get excited to talk to him. Sam hadn't felt that way in a very long time and it wasn't something she was used to given the way things ended with Jason.
A few moments later she heard a knock on her door. As she opened it up, she remarked how quick it was.
"I assume you were expecting someone else?" Jason asked as he stood at her door
"Yeah...did you need something?" Sam asked
"Just for a minute, it won't take long"
Sam was glad to hear it was a quick conversation as Dante was on his way to meet her. "Okay. What is going on?"
"Today was a lot and I just wanted to know to see someone who really knows me"
"Okay" Sam said with great pause
"Things started to feel real with Carly. I mean you obviously knew the real reason was because of the business just based on your reaction"
"Well you didn't see my initial reaction." Sam laughed "I set some things on fire"
"Oh did you?" Jason laughed
"Yep. But things are fine now. Do you love her?"
"Yeah."
"What about Sonny coming back. What does that mean?"
"I turn it off and go back to my life"
"With Britt? Or on your own?"
"I don't really have feelings there anymore."
"So on your own?" Sam asked again
"I think that is my only choice. I should tell you the real reason I came here." Jason gathered his emotions. "Looks like Peter is still alive and I want to know what you are planning, because I need a distraction"
"I need information from him, because Drew is alive"
"Sam"
"Don't Sam me. Dante and I are investigating and we have leads."
"Oh, so that's why you called him" Jason said with relief as he still had a soft spot for Sam and couldn't bear to see everyone he loved move on without him.
"Yeah. Can you just do me a favor and keep Peter alive?"
"I think I will be focusing on Sonny stuff for a while, but yeah, I will make sure that he gives you the answers about Drew."
"Thank you. Its about time that Scout has a father again" Sam said, not realizing that it may have burned a bit for Jason.
"Bye Sam" Jason said and Sam closed the door behind him.
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Harborview Towers Parking Garage
Jason got out of the elevators and ran into Dante parking his car. "Dante"
"Hey Jason, you talk to Sam?"
"Yeah, she filled me in on the Peter situation and Drew being alive"
"It is pretty surreal"
"Yeah. Do you have news to tell her? Is that why you are here?"
"Uh no new news, but we were gonna take another dive into the plane crash info" Dante said even though in his mind he was thinking about other things with Sam.
"OK" Jason said skeptically "Well, good luck". Dante looked relieved that he didn't ask anything but as he was about to say bye but Jason started talking again. "Does she have her hopes up too high?"
"I mean, she is hopeful but I don't think it is wishful thinking like when Drew called her. We have more evidence now"
"He called her? Did Spinelli trace the call?" Jason asked starting to get more involved
"I had the PCPD run an trace and we came up empty handed"
"I think she needs to put Spinelli on this - he is more qualified than the PCPD. I will make sure he gets in touch with Sam. We can help out from our angle" Jason replied as he started to insert himself back into Sam's life"
"Hey Jason, I know this day didn't turn out how you thought, but getting back into Sam's orbit after she asked you to step back isn't the wisest decision. Between her, I and the WSB, we have things covered. If she needed help, she would have reached out. Let's face it, Sam will do whatever for her children and she is pretty resourceful when it comes to PI stuff. It is probably best if you just manage your own stuff right now and perhaps just not kill Peter before we have a chance to question him." Dante said very directly
Jason was shocked at the insight Dante had into Sam and as much as it pained him, Dante was right and he needed to back off right now. He looked at Dante, somewhat angered "I am glad she has the support of the PCPD"
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Sam's Penthouse
Dante made it up to Sam's penthouse and knocked on her door a few times. There was no answer, which made him slightly nervous, given that Jason just left. Dante turned the door handle and slowly made his way in "Sam" he quietly call out.
Just then he heard a tiny voice yell "boo" and Scout jump out from behind the door. Dante went along and pretended to be scared.
"Okay, you had your fun, back upstairs to clean up" Sam yelled from the dining room table
"But Mommy. I want to play detective too" Scout responded looking up at Dante who had a huge grin on his face.
"What is the case Scout?" Dante asked as he shut the door behind him
Scout started talking about how Danny's toy went missing and that her mom was blaming her. "I want to find the real "cruppet" Dante. Will you help me?"
"Cruppet?" Dante laughed "Well, I don't want to get in trouble with your mommy but based in the information, I suspect the oven"
Sam walked over to the Dante and her daughter talking with a massive smile on her face. Watching Dante listen to her was so endearing and it made her heart warm. "Thank you Dante for your input, but it is time for this one to clean up her room and then she can come down and see is the culprit is the oven. Deal?"
"I will be fast" Scout said and ran up the stairs
Sam turned to Dante "that was really sweet of you"
"She is much more pleasant than Charlotte was at her age" Dante laughed
"That is horrible" Sam said and playfully hit his arm "Come in, let me get you a beer"
"Wine is fine" Dante said pointing to her big pour.
"I kinda had a moment after the police station, but I haven't drank anything yet."
"You don't need to explain yourself to me Sam"
Sam smiled "Let me get you a glass. So how are you? Like what a crazy day"
Dante followed Sam into the kitchen "I need to tell you about my run in with Jason in the parking garage"
Sam turned around after digesting what he said with a glass filled to he brim with wine "Here ya go"
"I do have to drive home tonight" Dante laughed "It wasn't a bad conversation but I think he is suspicious"
"It is in his nature to be that way. You could read a fact from an encyclopedia and he would still think there is something missing" Sam said with annoyance "Plus what would he have to be suspicious about...we are working a case"
Dante took a rather large sip of wine "Yeah, I told him that. But I kinda got annoyed at once point and said a little extra"
"Like details of the plane crash or why we are umm."
"I am not sure what 'we are umm' means but I told him between me and the WSB you had enough support and he should stay out like you asked him to. I realized I said too much it just irks me that things didn't work out with his love life and first place he comes is to see you"
Sam was happy that he showed care about her but didn't really know what to say in return because she knew after their kiss at the pool it created an opening for the possibility of more than colleagues and more than friends. Sam finally responded: "I just asked him not to kill Peter and encouraged him to put his head into working. He didn't want to get together with me...he is actually in love with Carly"
"But you come second. Sonny is back, so odds are he would attempt, which just isn't cool" Dante laughed "I said cool. God what am I talking about. I didn't want him to mess up my chance"
Sam smiled "You are cute"
"And you are laughing at me"
"Why is mommy laughing at you?" Scout said from atop of the stairs
"Because Dante is being silly, that is all" she winked at him "Scout, is your room clean?"
"Yes. I found the cruppet. Mr. Frog hid Danny's toy. See" She said bounding down the stairs
"Well you must tell Mr. Frog that because this is his second offense, next time will be a time out"
"Mr. Frog said he was sorry" Scout said
"I guess the case is closed Detective Scout" Dante said "no handcuffs needed, which is good because I left them in my car"
Scout smiled "Mommy, can Dante play a game with us before bed"
Sam looked Dante "There is some grownup talk that Dante and I have to have . Maybe another time?"
"Tomorrow? Rocco can come to"
Dante spoke up so Sam wouldn't have to "How about, since I can cook. You, Danny and your Mommy come over for dinner and we can all play games?"
"When?" Scout asked Dante
"How about we let Dante check his work schedule. We are flexible" Sam said appeasing her daughter without having to commit to anything "Scout, lets go upstairs to brush teeth and get you into bed. Dante, I will be back". As Sam walked by Dante she let her finger tips brush along Dante's arm.
"I will wait" he smiled and turned to watch her walk away
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Thank you for reading. Not sure if there will be another chapter, but I hope you enjoyed.