Jason woke up to an empty bed, Courtney already left to work and he didn't even hear her leave or he didn't mind her leaving with out saying a word. They were trying to work it out but trust was a major issue but they acted as if either realized it. Jason loved her but he didn't trust her after everything that's happened, he agreed they should get back together and give it another chance because maybe he could trust her again, maybe.

He showered and dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a black t-shirt. He went down stairs and grabbed his keys, there was no reason for him to be home. He pushed the button and waited for the elevator. He looked at Sonny's penthouse, he knew no one was home because he was told they were taking the kids to the park. Carly and Sonny got their trust back, they moved on from Alcazar and now were a family again.

Jason left the building and headed to Kelly's. He'd get a cup of coffee and check in with Meyer to make sure everything was running smoothly like it has for awhile now. He didn't like the danger but it kept him going, it gave him something to do. He opened the door's to Kelly's and took a seat in the back, a clear view to who was coming in and going.

Penny took his order for just a plain cup of coffee, Jason began to read the paper when he heard the bell above the door ring, he looked and for the first time in a long time he was shocked. He watched her walk up to the counter and sit down. She looked the same as she did the last time he saw her almost two years ago.

Jason watched her talk to Penny, ordering a cup of coffee with milk and sugar, he was sure of that. Penny left to take care of a couple that walked in. He stood and walked over to the counter and sat beside her. She turned her head and saw his face.

" Well if it isn't Jason Morgan." She said with a smile, she wasn't shocked to see him, she knew he was in town.

" Samantha McCall. What are you doing in town?" Jason asked. He knew Sam for the last nine years now, he knew when she was around, so was trouble.

" Just passing through, not laying so low this time." Sam said with a smile as she looked at him. Sam's been in and out of Port Charles most of her life but she always stayed out of sight because her reasons for being in town could land her in prison.

" Passing through or pulling a job?" Jason asked. He knew her too well. They met and became friends, partners, lovers some times, most of the time.

" I'm being a good girl, I promise." Sam said as she marked an 'x' over her chest. " I've been in town for about two weeks now, and I learned a couple of things. Married huh?" she asked. When she found that news out it didn't make her the happiest camper.

" Yeah, her name's Courtney and she's Sonny's sister." Jason explained. Sam knew of Sonny and what business they were involved in. Sam knew of everyone in his life but no one knew about her, that's the way it was meant to be.

" I bet that didn't go over to well with him." Sam said as she picked up the cup that was just placed in front of her.

" It didn't but he's ok with it now." Jason explained as he looked at her eyes, he had such a weakness for her eyes.

" Ok, what's wrong?" Sam asked as she turned in her seat so they were face to face.

There was a trust Jason had with Sam that he's never had with anyone else. She could read him and she could understand him when there was no one else. He missed her when she was gone and lately he was thinking abut her in ways a married man shouldn't but they shared a past they could never be erased.

" Too much to explain." Jason said, basically brushing it off.

" Work problems? Marriage problems?" Sam asked. She saw it in his blue eyes, there was something on his mind.

" Work's fine."

" Marriage?" Sam asked and by the look on his face she knew. " What happened with Courtney?" she asked.

Jason sighed. " She's not cut out for this life. In her mind there's a right and wrong and I'm on the wrong side. We're trying to make it work but I don't know. I don't trust her the same anymore." he explained.

" So end it." Sam simply said as she went back to her cup of coffee.

" We did for awhile but now we're trying to work it out." He explained as he went back to resting his forearms on the counter.

" You think you can work it out?"

" I don't know." Jason admitted.

" Sure you do. You just don't know it yet." Sam explained as she grabbed a menu.

" Where're you staying?" Jason asked.

" Why you asking?"

" Just to know."

" I got my apartment back. I'll be there for awhile." Sam explained as she looked at him. " Damn you for getting married. It would have been nice to know." she pointed out.

" How was I suppose to tell you? You never leave a trace of where you're at." Jason said. Sam would leave and he would never know anything till he saw her again but she was a survivor, he knew she'd be ok.

" I never pictured you as the married type, the type to be so in love to share everything with someone else. I hope she's worth it but you don't look happy Jason, you should be happy." Sam explained as she put the menu down and grabbed her jacket.

" So what are you doing with your time in town?" Jason asked as he watched her stand from her seat.

" You never know, I'll think of something." Sam replied.

" I know and that always leads to trouble." Jason pointed out.

" When I'm in trouble I know who to call. So keep your phone on." Sam said as she walked to the door and left.

Jason watched her go, and smiled for the first time in months. Sam was a different kind of woman, a woman Jason was glad to know and a woman he needed in his life. He knew her and she wasn't just in town, there had to be a reason she didn't share.

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