Hi everyone, this is a very short chapter. The next one is Ric and Liz's wedding and should be longer. This one kind of leads up to it.

And I apologize I didn't address that I've aged up Sam's daughter (whomever she may be). I had planned to have Sam tell Kristina that her daughter wasn't much younger than her and have her state her age and talk about how her stem cells saved her when they were at Kelly's with Alexis and Molly, but I forgot. I still might have that conversation at some point. But I apologize for any confusion.

I don't recall them stating Nelle, Willow, or Sasha's ages on the show, but if they did, I have changed it. I remember Willow saying that Harmony got her involved in DOD when she was a teenager, so I've estimated 21. I apologize if they did state otherwise on the show, but for the purposes of my story she's 21. I will address her schooling in a later chapter.

I've listed the kids/teens ages in the past and if I've changed any of their ages, like Jake who I aged up so he's older than Danny. But I haven't listed the adults, so I'll do so now. Most I think are the same as the show, others no. I'll also include Danny and Scout's ages again to compare with Sam's other daughter. Hers and Danny's age ranges are the same as they would be on the show 8 ½ years. Danny and Scout's age ranges aren't accurate though as they should be five years apart but are now eight, but that's how they look on the show to me now. Honestly, Sorasing is crazy messed up, but this is the soap opera universe and Soras rules do apply, but I'll try to keep them consistent here on out. So, this list is how old they are in my story.

Julian- 59

Alexis- 56

Sonny- 50

Jax- 48

Alessandro/Francesco- 47

Ric- 46

Carly- 46

Drew/Jason- 43

Sam- 40

Elizabeth- 38

Lucas- 32

Michael- 27

Chase- 27

Kristina- 26

Morgan- 24

Nelle- 21

Willow- 21

Sasha- 21

Sam's daughter- 21

Molly- 20

Danny- 13

Scout- 4

Chapter 25- Sorry is the Hardest Word

Sam stuffed a folder into the file cabinet and plopped down at her desk. Julian and Curtis were out on a stake out (Curtis had finally returned to work) and Spinelli was taking the day off to spend with Maxie and the kids. Danny and Scout were spending the day with Drew. Another hour and the day would be over.

Sam pulled up her laptop when the door opened, and Jason walked in. Her chest went heavy.

"Hi," he said, tucking his hands in the pockets of his jeans.

"Hi," Sam said skeptically.

"I hope you don't mind me coming here. I didn't want to scare Scout, so I thought this would be better."

"Wasn't your procedure today?"

He nodded. "This morning. That's why I'm here. I was at Monica's, then I stopped to see Elizabeth and the boys."

"And why did you want to see me?"

"To apologize."

Sam stared at her lap, then locked eyes with him. "For?"

"For leading you on through the years. For giving you scraps. For hurting Danny and Scout. And for hurting you."

She cleared her throat. "Did the procedure work?"

"It did. I remember everything. Even before my original accident."

Her eyes grew wide. "Really?"

"Yeah. I also apologized to Monica. For pushing her and Alan away. She's just relieved that I remember her raising me."

"I'm happy for both of you."

"But I'm sorry that you were used. And I'm sorry I couldn't give you more."

She shook her head. "You don't have to."

"But I love Elizabeth and I have to be honest about that. I do care about you though, and I did love you a long time ago. I don't want to see you hurt."

She lowered her gaze. "I'm just confused right now. But I have my kids. My family. Spin, Maxie. And when I get my memories back, I should be less confused. You don't have to worry."

"I hope one day I can have a relationship with Danny and Scout as their uncle, if that's something they want. I do love them."

"I know you do. But I don't know… we'll have to see."

"There's one other thing though."

She looked up at him.

"Your daughter. Lila."

She sat up straighter. "You remember something, don't you?"

"She didn't die."

Goosebumps prickled her arms. "You're sure?"

"You even held her. She looked like you. My other memory of her wasn't quite accurate. She didn't have curly hair like Sonny, it was straighter."

"But was it still brown?"

He nodded.

"Do you remember anything else?"

"Helena and Faison showed up. Sonny and I tried to fight them off, but they stuck some sort of needles in our necks. We woke up in some clinic. Helena said they gave the baby away."

"To whom?"

"I'm sorry. That's all I remember."

She exhaled deeply. "But she survived."

GHGHGH

"And he said she had straight brown hair," Sam said through the phone as she settled on the couch at home. "That has to be a sign that it's not Nelle."

"Well," Alexis' muffled voice came through. "I'm not saying it's Nelle, but babies' hair colour change sometimes. Both Danny's and Scout's did."

Sam groaned. "I know."

"Anyway," Alexis said. "Are you going to Ric and Elizabeth's wedding? Molly said you haven't gotten back to her yet, but she really wants all of us there."

Sam sighed. "Yeah, I better. Danny wants to go to hang out with Jake, and when Scout heard she pleaded to come too to see Aiden. And Lucas is going anyway since he's friends with Elizabeth."

Sam slipped her phone away when Drew, Danny, and Scout arrived home.

"Mommy! Mommy!" Scout ran over and hugged her. "We went mini-golfing and Danny got a hole in one!"

"He sure did." Drew ruffled his hair. "Won the game too."

Danny's cheeks turned pink.

"That's great," Sam said. "I'm glad you had fun."

"Can I go to my room now?" Danny asked.

Sam sighed. "I guess that's okay. You did have a long day."

He zoomed up the stairs.

"Can Daddy come to Aiden's Mommy's wedding?" Scout asked.

"Uh…"

"I was actually going to ask if you'd like to go together," Drew said.

Sam cleared her throat. "Mommy's not too sure. I'm thinking I should wait until I'm thinking clearer."

"It doesn't have to be a date," Drew said. "Just as co-parents. Friends. We can go as a family."

Sam smiled. "When you put it that way… I think it would be fun."