A/N: Not the longest chapter but I needed to end it where I did for my purposes.

Eliza glad you found the chapter and don't worry a reckoning is coming for certain people :)

Jason made his way back to the Penthouse a little before 9pm, the day had been long and he knew that the day wasn't over. He sighed and opened the door to find Sam on the couch, probably waiting for him. "Hey, Sam." He nodded to her as he pulled off the leather jacket and slung it over the chair.

"Hey, that's all I get. You've been gone all day and haven't returned a single message or call!" She snapped standing to face him.

She wasn't wrong, he had been ignoring her calls but her didn't want to hash it out over the phone. "I'm sorry, it was a long day and I wanted to talk to you face to face."

Sam scowled. "So is that girl yours?"

He stopped feeling even the slightest bit bad for ignoring her at that question, the way she said girl was like Anna was dirt on the bottom of her shoe. "Her name is Anna and yes she is."

She shook her head. "Jason, she may technically be yours but she's not a kid, this don't have to disrupt our life."

"What? She is my daughter. What does that even mean?" What the hell was she going on about.

"I mean that it's an easy solution, she obviously came for a reason, I looked in to her." She didn't get to finish as Jason cut her off.

"What the hell gives you the right to look into her?" He was technically doing the same thing but that was different, he need to learn a few things that didn't seem to be adding up but he had no illusions that Sam was doing it for Anna's wellbeing.

Sam rolled her eyes. "Jason, I'm trying to protect you, that gives me the right. She's here for money Jason, just give her a little a send her on her way, probably won't take much considering."

Jason blood was boiling, pay her off to leave, why the hell would he do that. He remembered what Claudia had said at the hospital, was she maybe right. "I have no intention of paying her to go away, in fact I would rather her stay and considering what, Sam?"

Sam was getting annoyed, he didn't know the girl from a hole in the ground, so they shared blood, big deal. "She grew up broke, like midnight move broke; just because you don't want to pay her to leave don't mean she's not just here for the money."

He really needed Spinelli to hurry the fuck up and find the information he wanted, he didn't like being at a disadvantage; he also hated knowing that it was probably the truth, Sam wouldn't lie when it could be so easily disproved. "She's not here for a payday, if she were she would have demanded one the second the test said she was mine." Jason looked to the woman that he loved. "She is mine Sam, if you can't accept that then there's not reason to stay."

Sam was shocked, he would let her go that easily for a girl he didn't know existed until two God damn days ago. This was not going how she wanted it to but she could bide her time until she made Jason realised the girl was here for one thing and get rid of her. Sam schooled her features and looked down at her hands mustered up some tears. "Jason, I'm sorry; I guess this has just been a shock to me but I love you and want to protect you. She is your daughter and I will accept whatever you want to do."

Jason was surprised by the sudden change in her attitude but maybe it was just the shock of it all, it was something that came out of left field. He sighed and walked over to Sam and pulled her in to his arms. "I get that this is a big change but will work it out."