Chapter 5

Jason hugged Sam again, "Everything will be okey. Well find Faith and Lila."

"I know. But what if-" Sam started to say but Jason interrupted her.

"No, she's not going to kill our baby." Jason said firmly and kissed her softly to calm her down.
"I have to go someplace. I just need to go outside to think." Sam said when she pulled away from the kiss.

Jason understood that the body switch shocker and Lila's kidnap left Sam week and voulnerable. He knew that she couldn't think about romance right now. "Go. Just come back soon okey?" He said as he opened the door for her.


Sam was sitting on a bench near Pier 52. Thinking. Everything was so out of place, like a nightmare. She hoped that it was a nightmare where she would soon wake up and go check up on Lila, like she always did. But no, this was not a nightmare. This was real.

Lots of fear and unanswered questions were running through her mind. She placed her hands on her fake blonde hair and looked down at her feet. Tears were forming in her eyes and she wondered if she could ever stop crying. Lila was gone and noone knew how to find her. Was she cold? Was she hungry? Was she dead? No, Sam refused to believe that, though the thought never left her head. Another set of questions emerged in her head. Did Faith survive? Where is she now? Is she the person who stole Lila? Who helped her out of the grave? She felt guilty. Guilty that she didn't do as Sonny said, she didn't shoot her. Why did Sam have to get scared and run? Why couldn't she just shoot Faith for all the evil stuff she did to them all? Why did Sonny hand her the gun?

"Are you okey?" A familiar voice asked.

Sam looked up and saw Sage approaching her, "No."

"Where's Jason? Maybe he could help you?" Sage said while sitting down next to Sam.

Sam took a sip of her coffee from Kelly's, "Noone can help me."

Sage sat there silent for a moment, as if thinking for something to say. She held her coffee that she got from Kelly's too. "Can I ask you a question?" She finally spoke.

Sam nodded her head indicating yes.

"Why is Mr. Corinthos in prison? I was in boarding school when this all happened three years ago but when I came back I found out that Uncle Lorenzo has a son, Diego, and that he and Sonny are now close friends. But why is Sonny in prison?"

"Do you have time to listen?"

"Oh yes. I don't really like being home of I have all night."

"Why? What's wrong with being home?" Sam changed the subject. A part of her wanted to avoid the conversation about Sonny's arrest. A different part wanted to get to know Sage. Something about Sage remind Sam of herself. Maybe it was that Sage seemed like she wanted to help, just like Sam always did.

"Me and my cousin, Diego, have a little problem." Sage said avoiding any details. A part of her wanted to get the truth off her chest but another part didn't know if she could trust Sam. Or if Sam could help her. Sage knew about Danny, Sam's brother. Carly had told her all about the fire that killed Sam's mother and everything. If Sam could help her brother, maybe she could help her too.

"Well, what's wrong with Diego? You hate each other?"

Sage didn't say anything but her face showed Sam the real answer. It was impossible but Sam had to ask anyways, "You're falling for him aren't you?"

Sage cupped her face and looked down, as if to hide her shame. Then she started to explain, "I just can't stop it. I know he feels about me the same way. I know if I stay home a little longer something will happen between us. But we're family, related, and I can't get involved with a family member. I'm trying to save up all the money I could get so I could leave NY and check into a mental institution is some other state. Noone will know where I am and I would get better."

Sam didn't know what to say. She gave Sage a reassuring hug letting her know that everything will be ok. A though occurred in her head. What if she never sees Lila again. What if she never get's to talk to Lila about boys or hug Lila when she's all grown. Now Sage became a grown up Lila to Sam. She wanted to know Sage better.

"Can we just talk about Sonny now?" Sage really wanted to change the subject.

"When we were burying Faith, 3 years ago. Some car drove by and we ran away before finishing the job. Faith was barely covered by the soil. Then Ric, Jason, Sonny, and your uncle came back to finish the job. They must have not seen that the body was replaced." Sam started to say.

"So she dug herself out?"

"No. She was too week. Someone must have been there to dig her out. Soon after the incident Jason blew up one of your uncle's were-houses. Someone started threatening Sonny. They said that they will kill him and when one of his bodyguards got shot because he was a mistaken identity. The shooter thought he was Sonny. Sonny then confessed to blowing up Lorenzo's were-house."

"But he didn't blow it up." Sage said.

"True. But when Ric arrested Sonny, the threat's stopped. Then Ric arranged for Sonny to escape prison, Mac was in on it. But as soon as Sonny was out, the threats started again so Ric and Mac convinced Sonny to get back to prison. We think it's the same person who kidnaped Lila." Sam explained everything.

"And why were you hiding out in Chicago." Sage asked.

"One of the threats said they will kill baby Lila so Sonny convinced us to change our identity and hide out. But they must have found us." Sam paused to think, "I guess I don't deserve to be a mother."

"Don't say that." Sage said sadly, "If I had a mother like you or Carly I would do anything. My mother left me with my father and me when I was born. At least no matter how hard it was you never left your daughter."

"Yes I did." Sam said and walked away into the night.