Broken Trust

Chapter 12

Sam didn't go back to her apartment that night, she stayed at her brother's penthouse. Now she sat near the living room window and watched as the sun slowly rose.

"Are you ok Aunt Sam?"

Sam turned around and looked at her teenage niece. "I'm fine." She lied. The last thing she felt was fine, she wanted to run and cry and scream at the same time. She hated the tears that kept stinging her eyes every time she thought of the past and what she had to tell Jason.

Sage went and sat beside Sam. "I heard you talking with Uncle Lorenzo last night after Faith left. I heard about the baby." She admitted. "I'm sorry."

Sam just looked at her, she didn't really know what to say. "Thanks." She softly said to fill the silence. "You shouldn't eavesdrop, Lorenzo hates that." she said a minute after.

"I know." Sage said with a laugh. "Do you need anything?" she asked more seriously now.

"No, I'm fine Sage but thanks." Sam said as she went back to looking out the high window.

"If you want to talk I'm here. I know I don't understand what you're going through but I'm a good listener, well when I try." Sage just wanted to help Sam anyway she can, something to help take away the deep pain within Sam's dark eyes.

Sam smiled at the girl, she was trying so hard. "I'll keep that in mind. It's still too early for school, why don't you go lie back down?"

"Ok." Sage looked at Sam one more time before heading back to her room.

The last few days were easier because Sam simply didn't think of her loss. Now it was staring her in the face because she finally told someone and now she had to tell Jason, she owed him that much. She knew Faith and Lorenzo would come through for her, one way or another so that wasn't on her mind any longer. All she could think about was that dark day.

Sam didn't stop looking out the window as Lorenzo sat beside her. "You don't have to do this to yourself." He said as he joined her in looking outside. "You can leave Sam and never look back."

"I've done that all my life, it makes things easier but it doesn't make them go away." Sam softly explained. "All I wanted was a simple life; make enough money to be happy, fall in love….have a family. But this is what I'm good at, breaking the law and being unhappy." She looked and Lorenzo now with a bitter smile. "I don't know what to do next."

Lorenzo saw the tears flood in her eye and he pulled his little sister into a hug. "It'll be alright." He said. They stayed that way for some time, just silent and understanding. Faith showed up and walked over to them.

"I've got it." Faith said.

"Good." Lorenzo stood from his seat and pulled Faith aside. "Stay with Sam until I come back." With Faith's nod Lorenzo left the penthouse. All that mattered in his life was family; he couldn't sit by and watch his sister break.

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Jason ended up back home with no clue where Sam could be. He was sure she left town, it was something she would do at a time like this. He was angry with her for so many lies but there was nothing Jason wanted more then to just see her.

He paced the lonely empty room with frustration building inside. There was a loud knock on the door, Jason just looked at it, he didn't feel like talking with anyone much.

"Morgan open up!"

Jason furrowed his brow as curiosity caused him to open the door. "What do you want?"

"As you know Sam and I are brother and sister." Lorenzo said. "I don't like watching her heart break. I don't like you or trust you but that's not the point. She needs you." He explained. He knew when Sam found out what he was doing she'd hate him but he was also sure she'd get over it.

"Where is she?" Jason needed to know more then he needed to breathe.

"She's at my place but," Lorenzo said as he stopped Jason from darting out of the room. "There are some things you need to know."

Jason stepped back and waited to hear Lorenzo out.

"The business problem she had is being taken care of, this problem now is personal. The last time Sam left town she found out she was pregnant with your child." Lorenzo explained, paying no mind to the annoying voice in his head saying this was a bad idea.

Jason knew the news was bad; it weighed hard on his chest. "What happened?" he forced himself to ask.

"Sam decided her child came first and she quit the business, you know that's never easy. Someone was upset with her choice and shot at her and she lost the baby. Sam knows you don't approve of her latest job but she did it to make the man who killed her child pay. She's torn Jason over everything, she's dealing with her loss and that loss includes you." Lorenzo knew Sam would hurt for awhile but Jason could help ease the pain.

Jason went and sat at the sofa, he couldn't believe everything Lorenzo said. Now he felt low for pushing Sam away so easily. There was a child he never knew about, so much had happened to Sam he didn't know. He wanted answers but he wasn't sure he could face them.

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"Wanna get drunk?" Faith asked. She wanted to help her friend but she had no idea how to do it, she wasn't good with emotions.

Sam smiled. "No I'm good."

"Ok shoot you're self." Faith said as she went to the liquor cart.

"Faith it's barely eight in the morning." Sam pointed out but she knew that wouldn't stop Faith, nothing did.

Before Faith could retort the door opened, Lorenzo looked at her and motioned for her to come outside. "I'll be back." She told Sam.

Sam was curious but not enough to get off the sofa. She looked down at the pillow on her lap and wondered how long she could hide out at Lorenzo's place.

"Sam."

She looked up at the sound of her name and was met with Jason's eyes.

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Isabelle A.