Chapter 3

It was done. The one thing that stood between him and the love of his life was out of the way and the two could now be reunited. Unfortunately the sound of the elevator door opening signaled the arrival of an uninvited guest. The man then ducked around the corner where he could remain hidden until the person who could now be identified as a security guard, finished his night check.

He watched on as the man made his way up and down the hall several times before stepping back into the elevator and out of sight once again. The second he heard the doors shut the man walked over and stood in front of Sam McCall's penthouse door. He looked at it for a minute, taking time to regain his composure before turning the knob and quietly walking in.

The mother walked slowly over to the crib and placed the small sleeping child in it. She smiled sweetly as the child scrunched up her face a little as she tried to get comfortable outside of her mother's arms, which on most nights wasn't an ease task. The woman then rubbed soft circles on the child's back to reassure her of her mother's presences causing the woman's smile to grow even wider.

Sam McCall never thought in a million years that she would be blessed with such a special and perfect gift. After the death of her first child the woman was shaken to the core. The pain and the loss almost drove her over the edge and if it hadn't been for Jason, she would have probably killed herself. But he had been there for her.

The memory only served to deepen the woman's guilt over keeping the couple's daughter a secret from him. She didn't mean to, she didn't want to but at that moment she didn't want the man to suffer the lost of yet another child like he had three times before. No, it wouldn't have been fair but then again their daughter had survived. She was alive and well and her father deserved to know about her, to love her, the child he helped create. But then again would he be willing to accept the truth about why she had taken her away from him? Would he hate her for keeping the secret causing him to reject the child as well?

The sound of her infant's small cry broke the woman's train of thought.

"It's ok Jayden, Mommy's right here. She'll never leave your side, not for one minute" Sam said in an almost a whisper causing the child to settle instantly at her mother's words, as the woman remained completely unaware of the man watching from the door way.

He couldn't believe his eyes. The love of his life was a mother to a little girl. How did he not know this information? Did this mean that she had moved on and forgotten about him? Was there another man in her bed, taking his place? The man could feel his heart break into a million pieces until he heard the woman speak again.

"And you know something else" the woman spoke "I never told you about this but you have a Dad. His name is Jason. I know you're wondering where he is and where he's been so I'll tell you. You see when Mommy found out she was pregnant with you she was going through a very difficult time in her life. I lost Lila, you remember right? Your older sister I've been telling you about. Well your Dad was very sad about that and he hurt a whole lot because she wasn't the only child that he had ever lost" the woman said feeling good to finally get those words off of her chest even though her daughter didn't quite understand them.

"So when I found out I took a really long walk and thought about what I should do. Trust me I tried my best to make the best choice I could" the woman sighed deeply now regretting the choice she made.

"I chose to leave and try to get through it by myself that way if I lost you, your Dad wouldn't be sad and do something to hurt himself. Well now he's here, right here in our hotel. Can you believe it?" the woman giggled at how silly she sounded taking to a sleeping baby.

"No Mommy has to decide whether or not to tell Daddy about our little princess. So what do you think Jayden? Would you like to meet your Daddy?"

A short silence was followed by the sound of a man's voice.

"Why don't you try doing something you should have done in the first place" the voice said. "Why don't you just ask me?"

A lump instantly formed in the woman's throat as she turned around to come face to face with her ex lover and father of her child, Jason Morgan.

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