Chapter 14


Jason looked out over the water towards the house that he used to share with Sam. It constantly haunted him and was a constant reminder of his love for her. He can still remember the first time he saw her there. She had a bright orange bathing suit on with a wrap that matched. Her hair was flowing in the wind. Tearing his eyes away he couldn't believe it had been a year now without so much of any sightings of her anywhere. She was so much a part of him still and it just tore him apart at the thought of what went down between them. What had he been thinking to invite Courtney over that night? He had run away from Sam because he was afraid of making the wrong decision but he should have known that no matter how far he ran her presence would be there with him. He was still so much in love with her and prayed every day that no matter where she was she would return home safely to him.


Sonny's trial came and went. The poor sucker finally got what was coming to him. Life in prison. That was the last time she had seen Jason. He had told her he was sorry again for the umpteenth time but she had been so hurt that it hadn't penetrated. Her heart was hardened and she hadn't known whether she would ever be able to come to grips with it. She missed him and especially now no matter what the future held for the two of them she needed to come back home. Picking up the phone she called Jax and told Jax she was about ten minutes away from home. This was her home and she wanted it to be the same for her little girl. Looking in the back seat Abigail was still sleeping peacefully in her car seat. Absentmindedly she turned down Jason's street. Coming to a four way stop she glanced back up over her left shoulder to see if could see him the only thing she saw was his truck. She had to fight the urge to stop and see him.

"This will be over soon enough." She said to herself.

Continuing on down the road she pulled her car into the driveway. Jax came out and greeted her.

"Hey beautiful." He said.

"Hey you." She said giving him a hug.

"You look great Sam. Motherhood looks good on you. Jason's going to fall to pieces when he finally sees you." He said.

"Shut up! You men are all alike." She said.

"Apparently not Sam. You wouldn't take a second look at me with Jason standing in the room." He said.

"You're right for once. Jason is the love of my life." She said.

"Help me get Abigail out will you?" Sam asked.

"Sure thing. Let me see here." He said trying to find out how all buckles and belts worked on her car seat.

Abigail stirred in her seat when Jax took it out.

"She looks like Jason, Sam. He is going to flip when he sees her. Do me a favor and don't blow this with Jason. Abigail deserves two parents that love each other as well as her. Jax said.

Taking the bags and the baby the two of them walked inside. The house smelled delicious. Jax had made them dinner. Setting Abigail down in her seat they sat down at the table to consume their dinner.

"It seems strange to be here." She said.

"Well it won't once Jason comes back home." He said.

"I really don't think you have any reason to be nervous Sam it is obvious even one year later that the two of you need each other. No matter what went down between the two of you." Jax said.

"Have you seen him around town?" She asked.

"Yep." Jax said.

"Recently?"

"Yep. I always see him coming and going on the boat. He always looks for you." Jax said.

Sam had tears in her eyes. For the past year she has bottled up that pain inside of her. Even when she found out she was pregnant she couldn't come to grips with it. She had remembered the conversation that they had while they were in San Diego planning out how many children they had wanted. She longed for him in a way that she had never longed for anyone. She didn't know who this Courtney woman had been to Jason. But she knew everyday without a doubt what Jason had been to her and their future. Their little girl deserved to know her daddy of that she was sure.