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Jason stared into Sam's deep brown eyes. A million and one questions ran through his mind but no words seemed to form.

" Jason Morgan speechless, that would be a first." Sam pointed out with a grin. She knew her news would shock him but never to the extent of speechlessness. They always shared each others secrets and business but that little piece of news was something she hadn't told him and she had many chances.

" Faith has been nothing but trouble for me and Sonny and all this time she was working under you?" Jason asked. He and Sonny had talked about the fact Faith had to be working for someone because she always seemed to hold back when she had the perfect chance to make her move.

" Yeah, about that." Sam winced to say. " Faith has that vendetta against Sonny, you know she blames him for her husbands death. She's a hellfire and if given the chance to be let loose, she could cause serious damage. Every little thing against Sonny, she's done that on her own but she's been stopped before like a said, she could cause serious damage. You guys have nothing to worry about." she explained. It was all the truth.

Time after time she's explained to Faith to let whatever she felt toward Sonny go but Faith never listened. Faith was a great employee but hardheaded at times, many times. Sam and Faith didn't just work together, that was the thing, they were friends.

" When did this happen? When did you become this big boss I had no idea about?" Jason asked. Sam never stopped amazing him, he tried to guess what she was doing in town but that would've been the last thing he guessed, she being Faith's boss.

" It's been awhile, maybe more then a year. I didn't tell you because I wasn't around and I didn't see the point. It's best not to be known or seen. Anything ever went wrong, Faith had to pay, not me." Sam explained. She couldn't lie to herself, seeing Jason at a lost for words and shocked by her news, she was enjoying it. His eyes seemed to ask so many questions, she always loved how he never needed words to get a point across. His eyes spoke volumes.

" That seemed like a great plan but now it's not a secret." Jason pointed out.

" No, you're wrong. The only person who knows and will know is you. And you won't tell anyone." Sam explained.

" You're meeting together. You'll be seen."

" There's a lot of reasons to explain that without using the truth." Sam pointed out. No one would guess Faith worked for her, they would think what Jason had, she worked for Faith.

" I have to tell Sonny. This is information we've been looking for and I can't just give up on it." Jason explained. Looking at Sam, there was this new feeling of hurt because he didn't know the woman sitting before him. She had been lying for all that time.

" Then tell him but this can't become public knowledge like everything else in this town. I just put my ass on the line telling you. I trust you with my life but sometimes things slip and are overheard." Sam explained. Her whole job life has succeeded with the fact no one knew her. She had never been arrested, her finger prints aren't on file. She could never be traced, unless something slipped.

" You have nothing to worry about Sam. I'm furious at you because you could've told me sooner because at any moment something could go wrong and I wouldn't have known. Just be careful." Jason explained before he walked back to his table.

Sam watched him go. She be damned before she'd let him make her feel guilty. It was her life, her choices. But why was it bothering her so damn much?

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" Finally, I didn't think you'd come back." Carly said as Jason sat back down in his seat.

" Carly please just let it go." Jason said. The last thing he was in the mood for was her attitude.

" What happened?" Sonny asked. Ignoring his wife and studying his best friend who was clearly upset.

" I'll fill you in later." Jason said. And that was enough to make Sonny understand it was business that couldn't be spoken about it front of others.

" I hear Sam's an old friend, was there ever more to it?" Carly asked because she wanted to know and because she saw the same question was bothering Courtney.

Jason shot his friend a look of annoyance. " Leave it alone Carly." and that answered all questions with out even realizing it.

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" Listen, in the future, I come up to you, not the other way around." Sam explained as she now shared a table near the back with Faith.

" All right." Faith said as she sipped her martini. " What's going on with you and Morgan?" she asked as she placed her glass down.

" Nothing for you to worry about. Now that I'm in town you can't start doing whatever you want without clearing it with me. For example, going after Sonny Corinthos. I know you blame him for a lot but get over it or start looking for a new income." Sam warned as she finally received the beer she was dieing for. Just as she didn't find it possible, her mood went to ten times worse.

" I get the message. Business comes first, I got that. Speaking of, what do you want me to do?" Faith asked.

" This is going to be the simplest job I've ever given you. I want you to do nothing." Sam explained. " I'm working on something and it would be best if you stayed clear. Don't end up questioned or suspected by the cops for anything. Go out, shop, whatever you want but stay away from business." she explained.

" Ok, simple enough. I should get going." Faith said as she finished off her drink and left the table.

Sam stayed seated, she couldn't help but glance toward Jason every other second. Her head began to pound from the stress that somehow formed on her plans. She stood from the table and walked back to the counter. " Do you have a pen and paper?" she asked the bartender.

" Here you go ma'am."

" Thanks." Sam said with a smile.

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" We should do this every week." Carly suggested as she finished off her dinner. " It's good to have time away from everything else."

" That sounds like a good idea." Courtney said. Through dinner she watched Jason, seeing his mind was else where. She just wanted to have a normal night but it wasn't possible.

" We should get some desert." Sonny said as he looked through the menu.

" Sweet tooth again?" Carly asked her husband.

Courtney smiled at the couple. Sonny and Carly had their problems but when they were happy, the were fully happy. Nothing else in the world mattered. She glanced away and saw that Sam was walking toward the table.

" Hi. Sorry to interrupt." Sam said to everyone at the table before she turned her attention toward Jason. " I needed to give you this." she said as she handed him a folded piece of paper. Then walked away.

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Isabelle