Authors Note: I tried to add a note to the first chapter after I uploaded it but it never would save over so I gave and am just adding it to this chapter.
This is my first Fan Fiction I have written. I am too OCD on too many things like details. I decided to go ahead and write this one because the story would not leave my head so I am going to be vague on some of the detail. I don't plan for this to be very long.
I will admit this came into being because of all the stories out about a Fake Jason after it was announced that Steve Burton was leaving Y&R. I couldn't stand the Tale of Two Todd's on OLTL or the Tale of Two Roman's on Days. They were major turn offs to me and I stopped tuning in soon after those stories took place. If an actor recast for a character and does a good job of making the character their own it is not right to bring the original actor back to play the character and make the recast a different character. I just think both shows did a disservice to the actors that made successful recasts.
I named the baby Emily because that is what Sam named her daughter in her "what if" fantasy. ******
Chapter Two
Monica was thankful for Bobbie for volunteering to take Aaron to the Metro Court while Monica whet to tell Jason and Sam the news.
She really did believe that Aaron was Jason's twin brother or she wouldn't be outside their penthouse door about to give them this astounding news.
"Monica," Jason greeted her as he opened the door fully for her. "Sorry, but Sam just put Emily down for a nap. Do you want to visit with the boys? They are in their room reading."
"I came to talk to you and Sam about something that happened today that you two need to know about."
"What is it Monica?" Jason asked with trepidation. "You have me worried."
I want to wait for Sam. Do you think she will be very much longer?"
"I will go check." Jason told her as he went toward the stairs.
She started pacing back and forth behind the couch then she stopped and looked out the terrace door. She was practicing in her head how she was going to start this conversation with them when her phone beeped.
She looked down at the text from Brad, "DNA is definite match for siblings. I will have the paternity test ready tomorrow."
She heard footsteps on the stairs and turned around smiling at them. "This will be easier to tell you if you both have a seat."
She sat in the chair while they sat on the couch.
"A doctor came in for an interview to work in pediatrics this morning." Monica began the story. They both looked at each other and back at Monica anticipating that this must be big for her to be acting this way. "His name is Aaron Davidson and he is from Kansas but was born in New York City."
"Jason, there is no easy way to say this but to just blurt it out." Monica said in a rush. "He looks exactly like you did before you had to have facial reconstructive surgery."
They both just stared at her in open mouthed surprise as Monica showed them a photo of him on her phone.
"How is that possible?" They both asked at the same time with the same shocked tone as they stared down at the photo.
"You actually have a twin brother, Jason." Monica said excitedly.
"But Heather lied about Jason having a twin." Sam reminded them as she tightened her hold on Jason's hand.
"How soon could we run a DNA test?" Jason said with determination.
"I already had one done as soon as I got his story." Monica assured them. "It confirmed that you two are brothers. I even had Brad run the test personally since he is your brother-in-law and wouldn't do anything to hurt his own family. I can only guess that Heather did tell you the truth but decided to tell you Jason's twin was Franco instead. I can only think that she wanted Franco to be included in Edward's will to get him a portion of ELQ."
"That doesn't mean that Helena or some other Cassadine didn't know about him and do some memory manipulation on both of us." Jason suggested. He knew both of them thought it but just didn't want to put it out there as something else to worry over.
"Brad is also running a paternity test with both of you and comparing it to Danny." Monica told them. "I really don't think that is the case though. I gave his information to Anna and she is looking into his background and she said on the surface he is legit."
"I thought it was difficult to determine parental DNA if determining between identical twins." Sam said. After they both looked at her in surprise she admitted, "I did lots of research on twins, identical and fraternal, when we thought Franco was your fraternal twin. Tests for identical twins can take months to get the results."
"Brad assured me that there is a new lab protocol for determining parentage for identical twins." Monica assured her. "He told me he would have the results some time tomorrow. I know with everything that the Cassadine's have done you would want to be 100% sure."
"When do you think you will hear something concrete from Anna?" Jason asked as he was rubbing Sam's other arm.
"I will check in with her in the morning." Monica said as she got up from the chair.
"Do you want to check in with the boys?" Jason asked with a calmness he didn't feel.
"No, I don't want to disturb them." Monica replied. "I have to contact Aaron and let him know you two are brothers. I also have to find a way to tell everyone about him. I really don't want to go through the story twenty times. I guess it is a good thing that so many of the people we need to tell are out of town right now. I guess we could throw a party and say 'surprise!'"
The look of revulsion on Jason's face made had Monica saying quickly, "Just kidding. I think. Maybe we should think about it."
"I think we should take them one at a time as they get back into town." Jason suggested. "I will tell Carly when she and Joss get back in a couple of days. I will let her tell Sonny when he and Christina get back."
"I will let my mom and Molly know tomorrow after we get the other tests back." Sam told them. "Did Brad have a specific time in mind when he said tomorrow?"
"No he didn't." Monica answered; sorry she hadn't gotten specific details from him. "I will call you as soon as I get the text from him."
"Is Aaron going to stay out of sight or even stay here at all?" Jason knew if it was him he would want to head far away from here instead of dealing with an overwhelming amount of new family members.
"He said he could stay a few days but he didn't commit to anything after that." Monica was confirming Jason's prediction about his new found brother. "We didn't even discuss if he wanted the job at GH anymore or even why he decided to move here in the first place."
After Monica left Sam and Jason curled up on the couch together lost in their individual thoughts. Neither sure what they should discuss first.
"What if they did switch the two of us after the shooting?" Jason pondered. He wasn't sure he meant to say it out loud but he had. It was a fear that was growing the more he thought about the memories he had when he woke up in the lab. "They did implant a chip in my head."
"But that was to control you," Sam insisted. "You were having memories of your life here before and after the chip was removed even though it did seem more difficult for you to hold on to them after it was removed."
"I don't know Sam," He turned her around to look at him. He continued with dread. "This means I might not be Jake's or Danny's father."
Before Sam could try to reassure him they heard Danny yell out, "But you are our Daddy! Lila told me you were."
They both jumped up and hurried to him. Sam picked him up and carried him to the couch sitting him in her lap.
"Lila?" Sam questioned. She didn't know how many shocks she could take tonight. She was about ready to be on meltdown. "Lila who?"
"My sister, Lila told me about Daddy." Daddy said insistently.
Jason sat beside them not knowing how to tell him that both of the Lila's they knew had died. The emotions swirling inside him made it difficult for thim to talk.
"Danny," Sam said carefully. "Where did you see Lila?"
"Mostly my dreams. She looks like you Mommy. She has long dark curly hair and brown eyes. I didn't remember her until I dreamed about her and she reminded me that she visited me when I was sick in the hospital."
"You remember when you were sick?" Jason asked him.
"I do now because she reminded me in my dream just know. She also reminded me about the time me and Mommy were at the hospital and she told me that our Daddy was in the hospital because he was in a terrible accident and he needed me to find him. She told me to run into his room and hold his hand to let Mommy know he was there."
Neither Sam nor Jason knew what to say to him. They looked at each other with tears in their eyes.
Finally Sam took Jason's hand and looked him in the eye and said, "Well our children know who their Daddy is and I agree with them. That first time that Danny ran into your hospital room you were covered in bandages. I immediately felt something I couldn't describe. I took your hand and started talking to you and all the sudden your vitals spiked even though you were heavily sedated."
"Yea," Danny said. "Lila wanted me to come down here and remind you of that."
Jason looked into Sam's love filled eyes and knew she was right but there was something he couldn't let go of and he knew he needed to have a talk with Aaron to maybe get rid of this bad feeling in the pit of his stomach.
He smiled at both of them and reached and kissed both of them on the forehead. "I am a very lucky man to have the both of you on my side. I think we should discuss these dreams you have been having soon. For right now why don't you go discuss dinner with Jake? You two decide what you want me to pick up on my way back."
As Danny ran up the stairs he pulled Sam into his arms and hugged her close. "I know I shouldn't let Helena or Victor into my head ever again but sometimes it bothers me that I don't remember anything from the moment I was shot until I woke up from that clinic."
"Why haven't you ever said anything?" Sam asked insistently wanting to know why he would be keeping this from her.
"I didn't want to think about the past. We agreed to just move forward. I also think about it because I worry about what happened to Jake during his time on Cassadine Island. He never wanted to discuss it and I never wanted to push. Liz stopped taking him to the psychologist when he started getting better but I am now thinking that was a mistake."
"Why don't you consider talking to Kevin about those lost memories and see if he can help you? Maybe if you can recover some of the memories some of them will be of Jake. Then you will know if Jake should go back to the physiologist to work on any hidden issues he may be caring around from that time."
"I will consider it after I compare notes with my brother and see what he was up to five years ago. We also need to discuss Danny's dreams about Lila and if we need to do anything about them."
"Something else you need to consider is when you plan on telling Elizabeth about your brother and the fact that it brings up what might have happened to Jake on Cassadine Island." Sam changed the subject. She was trying to keep the tears coming down her eyes. She wasn't ready to talk about Lila. Post-pregnancy hormones were making her more emotions as it was. It was driving her crazy. Maybe they all needed to be in therapy.
"I will tell her what is going on in a couple of days after things settle down a little and we both process this situation. Right now this doesn't directly affect Jake so there is no need to let her know what is going on yet. Besides I think we need more time before we have to tell everyone else about it."
"Like Carly and Sonny." Sam told him with a knowing grin.
"I just think everyone is going to think it is weird." Jason found himself saying. "Looking at that photo of him was like looking at myself but not myself anymore. It's just weird. There is no other word for it. How would you describe it and how do you feel about it."
"It is weird." she acknowledged. "I thought of something else that should reassure you."
"What's that?" He pulled her to him and kissed her.
"Helena and Victor wanted a soldier and they had that with Jason, meaning you." She said insistantly before kissing him back. "Aaron is a doctor. They already had Robin for that."
"Something else also accured to me." He said lovingly. "When I woke up in that clinic all I could think of was getting back to you and Danny. Nothing else mattered. It was like I was not going to breathe again until I was back with you. I resolved that when I found you I was never letting you go again. I don't believe I would have such strong emotions for someone that was just an implanted memory."
"I don't think so either." she agreed with him.
"I better get going. Even though this talk has decreased my urgency in meeting with Aaron." He told her as he hugged her tightly. He just wanted to forget that Monica had come by with her astounding news and stay at home with his family.
"You might as well get it over with. Besides, you promised Danny and Jake takeout for dinner." Sam reminded him. "The sooner you go the sooner you will be back."
"Alright I am going now." He said as he reluctantly let go of her and headed to the door. "Before I go I will see what the boys decided they wanted for dinner."
"Be careful." Sam said as he came back down the stairs to head out the door.
He walked back to her to give her a quick kiss. "I promise I will." He told her as he walked out the door.
Aaron found himself in his room at the Metro Court where his luggage had been delivered earlier. He was really glad that he hadn't run into anyone that might have reacted in a way he was not prepared for when he had first arrived.
Monica Quartermaine was a force to be reckoned with. He was expecting a phone call from her as soon as the DNA results were available.
He stared down at his phone pondering what to do first. He considered a call he needed to make but wasn't sure what to say. Instead he opened his browser and looked up Jason Morgan. He knew Monica only gave him an abbreviated version of the man that was possibly his twin.
He scrolled through story after story about arrests after arrests of Jason Morgan. He had even served time in prison for a short time.
Then he came across the story about the honeymoon from hell. He was amazed by the whole story especially the fact that the man responsible not only didn't go to prison but was actually employed by the hospital as an art therapist. He found that out by researching Franco to maybe understand why he hated Jason and Sam so much.
All the information was getting to be too much for Aaron to take. How did someone survive those circumstances without losing their mind? Then he read the story of Jason's supposed death.
There was no doubt that Jason Morgan had led a very eventful life but Aaron was thankful for his uneventful one. Even though he didn't know what to make of the fact that his adoptive parents apparently bought him from his birth mother's crazy cousin and adopted him illegally.
He was brought out of his thoughts by the ringing of his phone. He looked at it for a few seconds. He was considering not answering.
"Hello." he said knowing it had to be Monica.
"Aaron," Monica started. "The result is in and show you are conclusively Jason's twin."
"Aaron!" she said sharply when she didn't get a reply. "Are you alright."
"Yes." He finally answered her. "I just don't know what to think or feel about it." He confessed to her.
"Give yourself time to come to terms with it." She reassured him. "Just call me if you have any questions or if you need to just talk about everything. I will warn you I told Jason about you. Don't be surprised if he pays you a visit. No one else will know until you are ready to deal with it. We need to discuss if you still want the job at GH or not. But later after you have time to process all this new information. I will let you go for now and hopefully you will be up for a visit tomorrow and I can tell you about your father."
After getting off the phone with Monica he had finally determined he had to call Alex. She would be worried if he didn't call her soon and let her know how the interview went. He just wasn't sure what to tell her.
He had is finger above send when there was a knock on the door. He hadn't ordered room service. He supposed it was his new found twin brother.
He took a breathe and opened the door. The man before him was his height and build but the only similarity in their facial features were their eyes.