The Torture

Chapter one

Summary: Jason confesses to killing AJ and Sam is less then happy. Now trying to live without him Sam makes a new friend who slowly mends her broken heart.

After taking with Carly Sam was sure what Jason had gone to do. She was angry at him for not telling her, for leaving the way he had. She couldn't just sit at the penthouse without being sure, she grabbed her jacket and rushed out the door.

As soon as she entered the PCPD she saw Sonny looking toward the interrogation room. "Sonny tell me it's not true." She said once she walked up to him. "Tell you didn't order Jason to confess to killing AJ." She demanded.

"I didn't. Jason beat me to it, I was coming to confess." Sonny explained.

Sam felt her heart sink, Jason gave up everything to save Carly and Sonny. She couldn't help but wonder why Jason couldn't just let Sonny take the fall this time but she understood that wasn't in Jason's nature. She walked away from Sonny and neared the room.

Sam and Jason locked eyes for a moment, a silent goodbye before she turned away and left the station.

Tears ran down her face as she walked the empty streets, she didn't know what to do now. Sam couldn't bring herself to go home because the fact Jason was gone would stare her in the face making the pain worse. She just wanted more then anything for this mess to be over and Jason to be home.

It seemed like everything lately was about Michael's problems and Carly's. Sam didn't complain because Jason was doing what he had to do. Just a few hours before when they were in each others arms Sam thought it was over and they could be together again. But no the problems just got worse.

She ended up at the Haunted Star, without much thought Sam walked inside.

Lucky tossed back another shot with his father and glanced at the door. He watched Sam McCall enter and take a seat at one of the booths. The look on her face told him she was having a bad night.

"How's it going with Elizabeth?" Luke asked to take Lucky's attention of the pretty brunette. "I heard you were together again."

"Yeah we're together and it's going great." Lucky answered as he tried to think back to the last time he saw Liz where he didn't have to do with something else. He enjoyed their time together but he wasn't sure if they were in a real relationship.

"Wonder what's got her down." Luke said motioning to Sam before he swallowed another shot.

Lucky didn't look at her this time. "Morgan probably did something." Was his first thought.

"Men like me, Morgan, Sonny, we're not meant to hold onto love." Luke said as he eyes landed on Skye with Lorenzo once more. "Business always comes first not love, women hate that."

"That's because you choose not to put them first dad. If you want Skye just go talk to her, say you're sorry." Lucky said looking down at his drink, he decided to skip this one.

"Nah." Luke said to that nonsense. "The way you were staring at McCall it seems I've missed something, have I missed something?" he wanted to know.

Lucky shook his head at his father who was becoming awfully drunk. "You haven't missed a thing dad because there's nothing to miss." He answered. He and Sam walked once or twice the last time was trying to get her to convince Jason not to kill Luke. It was always business, he really don't know anything about Sam.

"You sound pissed about hat fact cowboy." Luke said as he downed his next shot.

"Why don't we call it a night dad?" Lucky asked.

"Are you saying I've drunk too much? Hell no."

Lucky smiled as he stood from his seat, it was good to see his father wouldn't ever change. "I'm heading home, get some rest dad." He left his father, as he walked closer to the door he saw Sam had left. When he reached outside he saw where she ended up. She was hidden away from the crowd with her head down. "Sam are you okay?"

She looked up at the sound of her voice and saw Lucky coming her way. "Jason confessed to killing AJ." She blurted out because of the sneer need to tell someone. "I'm sorry for just---"

"It's ok, I knew something was bothering you. I saw you inside before." Lucky explained.

"I'm that obvious huh?" Sam asked a little embarrassed as she raked her hair back.

"It's okay Sam."

The softness in his voice caused Sam to meet his eyes. "No it's not." She whispered. "It's unfair he didn't even---"

"Consider he'd be breaking your heart?"

"Yes! No. I understand he needs to protect his family but he didn't even tell me about it first. I went to the PCPD and I knew what he did, I went to talk to him but I walked away. I walked away what kind of person does that make me? I should be there for him." Sam expressed. She didn't mean to tell this all to a stranger but she needed to talk with someone and Lucky cared enough to ask how she felt.

"Don't beat yourself up Sam you have every right to be upset. You should be there for him but it goes both ways. Right now no one is there for you." Lucky pointed out. It upset him to see the pain across her face and the tears in her eyes. "Do you want me to take you somewhere?" he asked after a few minutes of silence.

"I have no where to go." Sam sadly admitted.

"Want to go to Kelly's and get some coffee?" Lucky asked, he didn't want to leave her alone in the state she was in.

Sam looked at Lucky again and thought about his proposal. "Yeah coffee sounds good."

Isabelle A.