To Love Again

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Sam grabbed Justin and his things, her purse and the keys to her car and walked out leaving note on the door. She needed some alone time think about 'things'. Opening the car door she got Justin in and then got in herself and wondered for first time in a long time if coming to Port Charles was the right move, within walking distance from Jason was not a good thing on so many levels for the both of them. Every night recently she wanted to walk to his house, just to be with someone and he was it. And it was just to easy for him to come by and want to see Emily or her she had to put distance between them if only for a few days so that she could get her thoughts together, what she feared and what she knew was that she was falling for him and she just wasn't ready for the next step. No, that's what happened to her and Zander. She met him, was friends and then fell for him and then… … He was gone.

And no matter how much she wanted to forget him the thoughts and memories came flooding back to her constantly, like a broken record replaying memories that she wished she could put to rest.

What she wouldn't give to be in his arms but when she closed her eyes all she saw in them was Jason's wrapped around her, like an angel watching over her and Justin, and it would be so easy to fill that void with Jason and she couldn't bring herself to do that, not yet.

Two days later on Saturday...

Jason hadn't heard from Sam since the night she had called him as he paced back and forth across his living room carpet. He was worried about her, he always was and had good reason to, she was broken and lonely, he craved her like no other woman, and wanted to hold her in his arms forever, never letting her go.

"Why don't you just call her dad?"

"Because I don't want it to seem like I am needy and want to be more than friends" Jason said.

"Dad, you buy her flowers, pay her rent, make sure her house is stock full of food, and give me a break, but the way the two of you look at each other when you think the other one isn't looking, well..."

"Well what?"

"I think she knows how you feel, because dad I am almost positive she feels the same way, go ahead give her a ring, she is probably sitting by the phone waiting for you."

"I don't think I would go that far."

"You never know, be brave little soldier, call her up hey if she is home maybe we could go to the street fair this afternoon, I bet she would like it dad." He smiled up at him as Jason reached out and ran his hand through his red mop of hair as Michael laughed, then handing him the phone he implored him to give her a call which he did, but he was out of luck as the phone rang incessantly, she wasn't home. And his hope was shot to hell again in the course of a few seconds as he wanted so badly to hear her voice.

"She wasn't home?"

"Nope."

"Well why don't we take a little walk over there?" Michael said as he looked at him. "Come on, don't be such a prude."

"Do you even know what the word means?" Jason said looking down at him.

"Yeah I do, come on lets go." Michael said taking Jason's hand and pulling him across the room, grabbing the keys and opening the door, they walked out shutting it behind them.

Samantha was just driving back into town as she glanced in the rear view mirror Justin was just about ready to nod off in the backseat, and she was thankful that her place was just up around the bend. She was thankful for the time away even though it was short; it felt good to be in a different place, with no pressure on her. As she walked up and down the beach though she looked out over the ocean and wished he was there with her. She couldn't get him out of her mind Jason Morgan was the most beautiful man she had the pleasure of meeting in a long while, and she imagined what exactly it would be like to be in his arms. She knew she would be able to find refuge there, as she smiled to herself, she turned the corner and pulled up alongside the curb, as something caught her attention out of the corner of her eye, she turned and saw him standing there with the note she had left and a smile that played across his face, she smiled and waved to him, then opened her door and got out of the car as he met her.

"Where did you go?"

"Away for a couple of days." She said looking up in his eyes.

"Why didn't you call me and let me know?"

"I don't know Jason, maybe because I just needed to get away without having to explain to you why I had to and where I was going."

"Which was?"

"What does it matter? I am back now." She said leaning in to get Justin out of his car seat, she grabbed him up into her arms as she turned back to him and smiled.

"Sam please tell me where you went."

"Jason Morgan, trust me you have no reason to worry." She said turning to walk away from him then looking back she added "And you know the reason why." with a wink she turned and walked through the gate and toward the door.

"Let me open that for you." He said taking the keys from her hands as Michael watched the two of them he shook his head and smiled, then walked inside behind them.

Sam walked in and set her purse down and went and brought Justin into his bedroom and laid him down, smoothing his hair away from his face, she bent down and kissed him. "Sweet dreams my love." she whispered into his ear, and then walking out the door she closed it behind him and walked over to him.

"Would either one of you like something to drink?"

"No." Jason said.

"Are you going to be upset with me all day long because I left without telling you where I was going?"

"No."

"Then what is your problem Mr. Morgan, because I can tell from looking at you that there is one, tell me." She said as she walked across the room opening up the sliding doors to let the nice gentle breeze blow through her place, she stood in the middle of it letting blow through her hair, he watched her, she was beautiful, and he had to remind himself that they were just 'friends.' Turning around she looked back at him as his breath caught in his throat. She walked inside and over near the stereo turning it on to a soft rock station, then walked over to him and grabbed his hand and walked outside with him.

"Talk to me Morgan, the anticipation is killing me." She smiled at him in a way that made him take a double take at her.

"I just..."

"You just what?" she looked up at him with a flirtatious look in her eyes as she subconsciously licked her lips. "Cat got your tongue?"

Jason couldn't look at her, with her looking at him like that. Everything in him screamed for her and she was unnerving him by the second but he had to know for sure as he brought his eyes back down to hers, "I need to know if there is someone..."

She lifted her finger and put it on his lips and shook her head, "Don't even go there." She looked up at him and couldn't tear her eyes from his.

"Dad, I thought you were going to ask Sam something." Michael interrupted as Sam stepped away from him breaking their concentration, and what could have happened if they had stood there one more minute, she giggled and looked up at him.

"What did you want to ask me?" She asked him as she looked out over the fence not making eye contact with him.

"If you would like to join Michael and I for the street fair today?"

"Actually, I was going to ask you the same thing, I saw it and I haven't been yet, and I didn't know if you would like to join us."

"I would love to go with you Samantha." He said softly to her.

"Me too" she nodded then checked her watch. "How about you meet me back here around 3:30? Justin should be up from his nap then."

"Okay." He walked inside and called Michael saying they would be back in a couple of hours, then turning the two of them said goodbye and that they would be back in a bit.