Sam's phone rang and she flipped it open, "Hello?"
"Hello Miss McCall. We really thought we wouldn't be able to reach you since you've been missing for many years. I'm really glad your phone number hasn't changed and that you are okey." the caller said calmly though her voice showed worry.
"Yes, what is it?" Sam urged the woman to get to the point.
The woman spoke a few more words and a flood of tears started rolling from Sam's eyes.
"I'm on my way." Sam said and hung up.
"What was that?" Jason asked when he got out of bed and walked towards her.
Through her tears, she managed to mutter out, "That was Danny's school. He's been kidnapped."
-
Jason opened the hotel room's door to let Sam leave.
"Hey?" Sam was confused when she saw Jenny standing by the door with one hand up as if ready to knock and another hand was holding a cell phone. Sam was glad she had her wig and glasses on.
"Hey Hope, I need a favor." Jenny said.
"What?" Sam sounded annoyed even though she didn't mean it, "I'm sorry, that came out wrong."
"No problem. Listen, I did research on the body that was found and he turned out to be some homeless man. The boss wants us back to Chicago but I really want to stay here. I don't know what to do."
"Is that him on the phone?" Sam asked. She seriously needed to go to Hawaii where Danny was abducted.
Jenny nodded her head and handed Sam the phone.
"Hey big man. Hope's here. There is a developing story here in New York. You know the Jason and Sam Morgan missing thing."
"Yeah." Her boss said, "they have not been seen by anyone for the last three years."
"Ding, ding, ding." Sam acted as if he won the lottery, "We'll Miss Samantha has been spotted. Jenny and I will stay behind to report on it." she said and hung up before her boss could object.
"That was great. Where did you see Samantha?" Jenny asked.
"I didn't. You said you want to stay and I don't feel like going back. It's a win win situation." Sam said as Jason started softly tapping her arm, indicating that they should get going. "By the way, why is Port Charles so important to you. I know you love the mob and all but it's a shitty city and Chicago now has a stronger mob."
"I don't think I ever told you this but I had a sister who lived her."
"What happened to her?" Jason asked, for some reason he pretended to be interested even though he couldn't be more bored.
"She died. I don't really want to talk about it but she died in a car accident." Jenny said while suddenly turning away. She looked really mad, and pained.
"I'm sorry." Was all Sam could say.
"Oh, don't worry. It's not like you killed her." Jenny said angrily. "Anyways, I have to go." Jenny said and walked back to her own hotel room, which was across the hall from Sam and Jason's room.
-
Sage paced around the room. It was early in the morning and she knew that everyone must be asleep. Everybody in the household usually sleeps til noon, and this was only 8. She needed to get out of the house soon. She needed to leave before Diego would wake up.
Sage wished that she could somehow get an opportunity to leave the state somehow, go to that mental institution she wanted to go to.
The doors to her room opened and she frowned when she saw Diego walk in with one hand behind his back.
"What do you want?" She asked annoyed. Her heart started to race for no apparent reason.
"I wanted to give you this." He pulled out the hand from behind him and handed her a locket, "It's a token of my love for you."
"No. I can't take it." Sage said as she turned away. The early morning sun was hitting her eyes.
"You know I love you." Diego said as he placed his hands on her shoulders and tried to kiss her on the back of her neck, but she pulled away.
"No, we're related. We can't be." was she the only one thinking logically here?
"I don't feel related. I don't feel like I'm an Alcazar. I'm just some stranger who came to live here." Diego came closer to Sage. She had to do something fast.
Diego leaned in to kiss her. And Boom. Her fist punched right into his face and he lost his balance. Sage might have looked week but she was strong as hell.
"Sage honey? Are you up?" She heard Lorenzo call and she ran out of her room.
Sam and Jason were standing at the foot of the stairs.
"They were wondering if you could do them a favor." Lorenzo said and walked into another room.
"Yeah?" Sage was surprised. Most people pushed her away when she wanted to help them and this time it seemed that Sam and Jason actually needed her.
"Jason, I'll talk to her. Go to the car. We need to work fast." Sam said and Jason followed her orders.
"Sage. I'm going to Hawaii and I want you to come. You said you want to get into a mental hospital so I'll help you." Sam whispered to Sage.
Sage felt grateful but a little betrayed. She thought she could trust Sam to keep that Diego attraction thing as a secret and it seemed that Jason knew too.
"Don't worry. Jason doesn't know. I told him you will just be helpful in finding my brother." Sam said as if she knew what Sage was thinking.
"Thank you." Sage said, "I wish I had a mother like you."
Suddenly Sam's eyes showed worry and sadness.
"I'm so sorry." Sage said and they both headed to the car.
