Filling In The Blanks (Part 1):
Three days, that's how long Jason had found himself stuck in the hospital. It normally would've been impossible for the hospital to have kept him so long, as he wasn't in a life threatening condition, but Jason had promised to stay put. As long as, Sam and Danny were there all day and Sam all night at least. His fever had finally gone down and stayed down, and he could talk again. Something he found himself doing a lot since. He had received so many visitors, but he was actually happy that he did. They were all people he had been desperate to see since he woke up, although none more so then Sam.
He glanced at the clock, for the fourth time in the last five minutes, he was, impatiently, waiting for Sam. He couldn't wait to go home with her, he was getting extremely restless waiting. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of movement out of the corner of his eye, he turned his head and saw, through the window, Sam talking to a dark haired doctor. The man was, to his surprise, holding Danny. Both, the man and Sam had rather serious and sad expressions on their faces.
He looked almost identical to John McBain, the man who helped him bring home Danny, but the man had also gotten to close to his wife for his comfort. Though that was pretty hypocritical for him to think that way, he mused, remembering how he would talk and open up to Elizabeth and not his wife. John McBain was a detective though, so who was this doctor? He must be relatively new to General Hospital, since Jason didn't recognize him from any of his numerous stays here.
P.O.V: Sam:
Danny had been fussy ever since he had woken up this morning, eager to see Jason. It was surprising how quick Danny had been taken by him, usually the little boy couldn't stand being around strangers.
Happily, she mused, 'He must know, subconsciously at least, that he has a connection to him.'
"Hey, Sam!" A voice called as she was in the midst of struggling carrying Danny, her bag, and two coffees from Kelly's.
She looked up, to see Silas hurrying towards her with a folder in hand.
"Good morning Silas," the last time she saw him was the day before she had gotten the call that Jason was alive. He had given Danny a check up, asked about Patrick and her investigating who told Rafe to run Patrick and his family off the road, and asked whether the two were dating. After she had told Patrick the news that Jason was alive, Patrick and her and gotten into a huge fight when he confessed that he knew Robin had gone to help Jason. That's also when Robin told them the person who had actually told Rafe to run Patrick, Sabrina, and Emma off the road was Victor Cassadine. Sam hadn't talked to Patrick since, and she hadn't gotten a chance to tell Silas yet who had been the one to coerce Rafe, an innocent teenager, into committing such a terrible crime.
"Do you need a hand?" He asked amused as he held out his arms, and a suddenly cheerful Danny leaned towards him.
"Yeah, I guess I do," she laughed, "he sure perked up when he saw you." Despite what had happen between them, Danny had grown attached to the doctor that saved his life.
As the doctor easily took the little blonde toddler into his arms, he faced Sam with a hesitant expression.
"I've heard the news, the whole hospital is abuzz with with it. I'm happy for you, Sam. But.. But there's something I want to tell you."
Something he wanted to tell her? All they had done recently, whenever they were near each other, was fight over Nina. It was a miracle they hadn't broken into confrontation during Danny's check up.
She hesitantly asked what he wanted to say, while wondering if she even wanted to hear it.
"I owe you an apology, you were right about Nina all along," the statement was said in shame, and she could see sincerity in his eyes. She just stared at him, completely at a loss over his sudden shift over his opinion of his wife.
"Nina has been able to walk ever since she got to Port Charles, I've confronted her a few times now and she just keeps lying over and over. She was the one to tell the press about what Drake said. You were.. You were right about her all along," Sam would be lying if she said hearing that didn't make her feel satisfied. For months, ever since Nina had returned, Silas has been placing that woman's word over hers. He had allowed Nina to break apart their relationship and ignored all of Sam's suspicions. It felt good to be vindicated, even after all this time.
"W-wow.. I don't really know what to say Silas. Ever since Nina showed up, I've just had this feeling that everything wasn't adding up.."
"You don't have to say anything Sam, although you have the right to a free 'I told you so'." He smiled emptily at his joke before sighing.
"I threw away everything we had, no matter how much Nina played me it's still just as much my fault for believing her."
"She's your wife Silas," Sam remarked quietly, "it's not strange for you to want to believe her, especially after everything that happened."
They stood quietly, awkwardly, staring at each other for a moment before Silas looked away.
"Now your husband is back, and I wish you all the happiness I can Sam." It sounded like it was a struggle for Silas to say that, but she could tell he meant it regardless.
"Thanks Silas," she said softly, almost in a whisper, sad despite herself.
Despite how badly it had gone wrong, the two had shared something special, even if it might not have been love. She had thought it was love at first, she had taken her wedding ring off for him after all, but maybe in the end it wasn't. Maybe it was gratitude, for being the man to save her son's life, to be the support she had needed when Danny had leukemia. It was still sad though, to talk to him like this, to finally, really put an end to them.
She reached forward, as if to take Danny, before suddenly remembering the 'end' to something else.
"Silas... I know who put Rafe up to it-to running Patrick's family off the road."
He looked at her shocked, the unspoken question written broadly across his face.
"It was Victor Cassadine. He was keeping Robin away from her family, to heal Jason, along with some of the other Cassadine's. He told Rafe that he could bring his mother back, somehow, if Rafe did as he asked. Victor had him do it, to keep Robin under his control," it was hard to believe, even to her.
Rage glowed in Silas's blue eyes, but his face was resigned, "Victor Cassadine is dead, isn't he? That's what everyone was saying a few days ago, when Nathan and the others that were being held hostage were saved."
"Yeah," she whispered, sad and angry herself that they couldn't see Victor locked away in jail to pay for what he did to Rafe, to Patrick and Emma, and to Sabrina along with their son.
"In the end, he used Rafe as a pawn.. We can't even get justice for him," Silas's voice was low and full of regret, as tears even came to his eyes at the thought of his nephew.
"Victor's dead now at least. He can't hurt anyone else anymore." That was the only thing she could think to say, not that it helped ease either of their pain.
"Yeah.. Yeah I guess that's something," he shook his head slightly before looking at Sam ruefully. "Sorry, you were clearly on your way to see your husband.. Sorry for holding you up so long."
"Don't worry about it," she reassured as they started walking in the direction of Jason's room. "I needed to tell you about Rafe anyway, plus Danny's clearly comfortable," they shared a laugh over the little boy complacently resting in his arms.
"Speaking of this little guy," Silas started, trying to sound a bit cheerful, "his test results came back. He's doing great Sam, no signs of the cancer coming back."
That news was quick to bring a smile to her face, after everything that's happened and finally getting Jason back it would have been too cruel for Danny to get sick again.
"Thank God! That's great news, right buddy?" She said grinning at her boy. Despite not really understanding the situation he smiled back.
Silas managed a laugh as well, before seriousness overcame his face as they neared Jason's room. He turned to Sam, there was one last thing he had to tell her.
"Thank you.. For everything, Sam. For opening my eyes to what really mattered with Rafe, since I couldn't understand in the beginning. For believing in me, and helping to prove my innocence regarding Nina's coma, despite the fact I wasn't honest with you from the beginning... For teaching me to open up to others again, even if I'm still bad at it." He took a deep, unsteady breath before handing Danny back to his mother. He looked into Sam's dark mocha brown eyes and managed a small, unsteady smile that he hoped she could see love in.
"I wish you all the happiness in the world," he barely managed to choke that out as Sam felt herself becoming emotional as well. She found herself reaching forward and hugging the man tightly.
"You don't have to thank me you know," she said, her voice a low whisper. "You saved my son's life, I can never repay you for that Silas."
He didn't say anything, as he held her for what would might just be the last time. It felt foolhardy, to think they can manage to be friends after all this, he couldn't imagine actually seeing her only that way.
She pulled away and although she tried to manage a smile, it looked more like a pained grimace, "I hope- no I know, you'll find happiness as well."
He simply nodded and turned to walk away, he couldn't hold her any longer, it wouldn't be fair.
"You sad Mama?" Danny's voice was soft as he leaned his head against his mothers shoulder.
"Yeah I am, smart boy," Sam admitted as she hugged him tighter, "but I'm also happy, so let's go see your Daddy."
P.O.V. Jason:
After witnessing the exchange, although unable to hear exactly what was said, Jason would be lying if he said he didn't have questions. He had been gone for two years, he wasn't ignorant to the fact that was a long time, so he shouldn't be surprised if Sam had moved on. But she had been by his side ever since she found out he was in fact alive, so what exactly did that mean? Was she only here out of guilt?
Sam walked in the door, Danny in one arm, the other holding a tray of coffee from Kelly's.
"Sorry, I think the coffee might be lukewarm by now," she said in way of greeting, not bothering to hide the sadness on her face. She probably realized he had seen their exchange.
"It's alright," he said slowly while trying to get his answers by reading her facial expression. He took the tray from her and placed it down on a nearby table.
"Who was that Sam?" The brunette was sad to see his eyes become wary, but she hoped after he heard her out he would forgive her for trying to move on when she thought he was dead.
"It's a long story so I'll start from the beginning," she placed Danny on the floor and took out some of his toys from her bag. Then she sat on the hospital bed and took a deep steadying breath.
"Not long after the first Christmas you were.. gone for, a woman named Allison and her son Rafe came to town. Allison was murdered, by a man who looked almost identical to John, do-do you remember him?" At Jason's nod she continued, "John was arrested, but he obviously wasn't the one who did it, he would never have done something like that. It was the boy Rafe's biological father Stephen Clay who killed Allison. Stephen killed his mother right in front of him Jase. He wanted his son, and when he saw me he wanted me as well, due to the..resemblance between his deceased wife and I. He took Danny and I, while John and Rafe were in lock up, but Molly had grown close to Rafe, and she helped him and John escape from custody." Even though it was wrong of Molly to do, Jason could hear pride and fondness in Sam's voice as she talked about her little sister. Jason couldn't help be amused as well, that was something Sam would have done for sure.
"Those two, together with Lucy Coe, who knew and had past history with the nutcase that was Stephen Clay, came to Wyndemere where he was keeping me, and saved Danny and I," Danny looked up at the sound of his name, but quickly got distracted by his toy cars after Sam smiled at him. "Stephen's dead now, so we don't have to worry about him."
"Not long after, John left Port Charles and Rafe was in need of a place to stay, it was all over the news about his psychotic father, Jason, the man thought he was a vampire," Sam shook her head while Jason looked at her, regretting that he wasn't there to protect her and Danny from that man.
"I became his foster parent, Rafe was amazing with Danny, and Molly and I couldn't bear him getting stuck in homes where people were cruel to him. He protected Danny from Heather Webber while we were being held at Wyndemere, and John and Lucy were busy confronting Stephen." Jason tensed immediately as soon as Heather's named was mentioned, but Sam was quick to reassure him that she was locked up now. "I owed Rafe, plus it...it was lonely in the Penthouse without you," she admitted softly and Jason reached out and took her hand. "Not only that, but Rafe's childhood reminded me a lot of my own, being forced to move around so often although for different reasons."
"Well not much time went by, and I found myself going to a hospital in Manhattan with Carly to look for Michael and Morgan," Jason was surprised by that for sure, but he kept silent so she could keep going. "They're fine by the way, Morgan was in trouble back then with some thugs after he racked up a debt. But while I was there I ran into that doctor, Silas Clay. He's Stephen's older brother, and when I met him, god Jason I hated the man right away. He was so arrogant and when I told him about his nephew, about Rafe, he didn't even seem to care." She sighed, but kept going. "But he had a change of heart, and came to Port Charles. He and I went to court to fight for custody of Rafe, since Rafe didn't want anything to do with the man, and he won after Diane claimed I was an unfit mother," Sam said bitterly, and Jason felt anger flow through him then.
"How could she say that about you?" He growled, but Sam just shook her head, "She even brought you into it Jason, I was furious at her, I still am to be honest." After squeezing his hand and trying to grasp at her composure she moved on to the worst thing to happen while Jason was..gone. No, one of the worst things to happen in her whole life.
"Silas took it upon himself to take a look at Danny, he had been fighting off a cold, at least that's what I thought, but Silas told me... Silas told me he had cancer Jason," tears started to come to her eyes but she fought them back as she stared at Jason's horror stricken face. "He was right to, I took Danny to the hospital, and he was checked out... Just days after his first birthday Danny was diagnosed with leukemia."
Jason couldn't believe it, he didn't want to believe it. He moved off the bed and crouched down next to his son, who was playing contently with his cars, and tried his hardest to scan for any kind of sickness. The little boy looked so healthy now, so big and strong, and for some reason that made him feel worse. He wasn't there when his son, his wife needed him the most.
"He's better now, complete remission" Sam reassured quickly, as Jason bent down and examined the little boy with scared eyes. "But.. That's only thanks to Silas, he decided to stay in Port Charles, and became Danny's doctor, the man is one of the best Oncologists around. It's also thanks to the one who donated the bone marrow that saved Danny's life," she sighed out.
Sam wasn't a match for Danny? "Who donated the bone marrow Sam?" Jason questioned, as he thought of both his and Sam's families. Her next words though definitely baffled him, despite the fact he was starting to think nothing should surprise him anymore.
"My father, Julian Jerome."
A/N: So it looks like this is gonna go on a bit longer than I anticipated! I wanted to have Sam fill Jason in on all the blanks in one chapter but it was kind of getting long since I didn't expect to throw in the Silas and Sam part originally. Probably by then end of next chapter Jason will be all caught up on everything he missed. Remember though! This is taking place as if Robin and Jason ran into the other group at the Crichton-Clark Clinic before it blew up and they all came back to Port Charles together! So none of the Carly/Sonny/Michael drama has blown up yet, Nina hasn't taken Ava's baby (in fact she's still at Silas's at the moment trying to get him to believe her, she hasn't knocked him out yet haha), Robin hasn't been taken by Helena, and Jason remembers his life. So I've decided that when I finish this little story I will keep it open ended. Which means every now and then I'll add to it with what has happened now that Jason's back: Dealing with threats, happy times with the family, and maybe another baby sometime in the future. The show sure is making me mad, NuJason and Sam FINALLY meet and Elizabeth is there breathing down his neck! WHAT THE HECK?! She sure worked fast in getting him to move in with her. The good thing though is I certainly see chemistry between Billy Miller and Kelly Monaco! Even if I don't think the actor portrays Jason Morgan that well (memory loss doesn't mean a complete shift in your base personality yo!) I still can't wait for more Jasam2.0!