Author's Note: I wanted to say thank you to all of you who have listed this as a favorite story. It really makes me feel good and keeps me motivated to write. It may be a couple days between chapters now as I have a lot of stuff going on in my life. However, I will keep writing this story until it is completed.
Jason sat up as the sun started streaking in the window. A nurse came in every couple of hours to check Robin's vitals during the night but other than that they were left alone. Jason was very surprised. He had figured one of the night nurses would run him off before morning. He was glad they didn't. Robin had slept fitfully and had woken up crying a couple of times. She had gone back to sleep easily though as soon as she felt his touch on her hand or her face. If someone had not stayed with her he was certain she would not have gotten any rest at all.
Checking his watch as he stood to stretch, Jason realized it was time for him to head out. Her family would be arriving shortly and he didn't want to put her in the position of having to defend him again. It would just be easier on everyone if he were gone before Mac arrived.
"Are you leaving?" Robin asked quietly as she began moving around in the hospital bed.
He nodded. "Mac will be here soon so you won't be alone."
"I'm not alone. Sonny has a guard wandering the hall dressed as a maintenance man."
Jason smiled. He should have known she would spot the guard. She was always good at picking them out. Even when she wasn't aware he was having her guarded, she always seemed to find them. Maybe her parents taught her that. Being the child of two "super spies" as Robin always called them had to have some advantages.
"His name is Pete and he is one of the best we have." Jason told her. "He is almost as good as Max and Milo, but they are too well known to blend in as hospital employees."
"Epiphany would have recognized them immediately." Robin agreed. "My uncle Mac too and he would have made a scene."
Just then the guard opened the door to Robin's room.
"Maintenance Miss." Pete said as he entered the room and began to collect the trash. He gave Jason a quick look and Jason realized he needed to talk.
"It's okay Pete. She knows who you are." Jason assured the guard.
"The guard downstairs just called up and said Commissioner Scorpio and Detective Spencer are on their way up."
Jason nodded and grabbed his coat. "That's my cue, Robin."
"I understand. Thanks so much for staying last night Jason. It really helped."
"I'm glad." He told her as he kissed her on the forehead. "I will try to come back tonight for a little while."
Jason left Robin's room just moments before Mac arrived on the 6th floor. He headed home to get a shower and change clothes before heading to work. He really wanted to take a nap instead since he didn't get much rest sleeping in the chair by Robin's bed. That would have to wait.
It was too early to call Sam. She had been the harbor pilot when a big shipment came in very early this morning. Since no one had called to say different, he was confident that everything went smoothly. Sam would be sleeping for several more hours if she could. She probably got home about 3 hours ago. He decided to leave her alone for as long as he could today.
When Jason arrived at the coffee shop he told the counter guy to bring him a large cup of coffee with a couple of shots of espresso in it. The man raised his eyebrows to show his surprise but did not say a word.
"We've got a problem." Sonny announced as soon as Jason entered the office.
"What's going on?" Jason asked as he dropped himself into one of the visitor chairs.
"You heard of Joey Cruz right?" Sonny asked.
Jason nodded immediately. "Sure. He's a big time drug dealer in Manhattan."
"I have it on good authority that he plans on landing a large shipment to his suppliers day after tomorrow."
"So?" Jason asked. Both men were silent a moment as the front counter man knocked on the door and brought Jason his coffee.
"Thank you." Jason told him as he left the room. He forgot to shut the door so Jason got up and closed it. He returned to his chair silently.
"I've been told he will be using our shipping lanes to get his shipment delivered on time." Sonny announced suddenly.
Jason sat up. This definitely had his attention. He and Sonny had a hard and fast rule about no drugs in their territory at all. Drugs weren't allowed to even travel through Port Charles on their way to somewhere else. If this was true about Joey using their shipping lanes they would definitely have to make a forceful response.
"Joey knows we won't allow that. We have made it clear that we will destroy any shipment of drugs that go through our territory." Jason told him.
Sonny nodded. "I know we did. Apparently he needs a reminder."
"I'll take care of it." Jason said after he finished his coffee.
"Make it a good lesson." Sonny told him forcefully.
"You can count on it." Jason replied immediately. "If he comes even an inch into a shipping lane of ours his ship and the cargo will end up at the bottom of the harbor."
Sonny nodded his approval and resumed his paperwork. Jason dropped his empty coffee cup into the trash by the desk and headed out. He had just gotten to his bike when Detective Spencer pulled up.
"Have the special." Jason told him as he started his bike. "It's really good today."
"We have some more questions for you regarding the murders and arson at Robin's house." Lucky shook his head. His gut was telling him that Jason was involved somehow but he just didn't know how. He didn't really think Jason would kill Robin's husband but he could not shake the feeling that Jason was involved in this somewhere.
"I don't know any more than I did yesterday." Jason said as he shrugged at him. Unfortunately that was true. He didn't know anything new and he wanted to. "I'm going to get some food. I'll call Diane and we'll meet you at the station in about an hour."
To Jason's surprise, Lucky agreed. He had expected Lucky to insist that he come in now. After making arrangements with Diane to meet him at police headquarters for questioning, Jason went to get a late breakfast or early lunch. He didn't care, he was just hungry.
Jason had just sat down at a table in Kelly's when Sam walked in. She noticed him immediately and sat down across from him. The waitress hurried over to take their order. Jason gave her one of his very rare but genuine smiles. She blushed and hurried off to get their coffees.
"You must have had a good night." Sam commented with a smile.
"Not really. I slept in a chair by Robin's bed all night." Jason said simply.
"Who is she to you anyway?" Sam blurted out before she could censor her words. She knew how much he hated discussing his personal life with anyone.
"I'm sure you've heard from Sonny or others that I was in a car accident 10 years ago." Jason told her quietly as the waitress returned with their coffees. "It left me in a coma for weeks and when I woke up I had no memories whatsoever."
"Sonny told me about it. He said that was the day that Jason Quartermaine died and Jason Morgan was born."
"That's it exactly." Jason nodded. He took a sip of his coffee just to have something to focus on for a minute. Discussing the accident and waking up from the coma always made him feel a little uncomfortable. He was a private person anyway and his work for Sonny made that even more of a priority. "Robin was the first person I saw when I finally woke up. She was holding my hand and talking to me. I didn't know who she was. Hell, I didn't know who I was. I just knew that I liked her, a lot."
"She was by your side during the coma so she must have known you before the accident." Sam said just to be saying something. She was hoping he would continue. Jason nodded.
"Robin was the first person who didn't act like she was missing Jason Quartermaine while she was talking to me." Jason shrugged because he was trying to shrug off the memories that were flooding his mind. "When I woke up I was angry and confused all the time. That changed one night when I held her hand on the bridge that became 'our bridge'. That was the first time that something felt good."
"That had to be nice, finding out that you could feel something other than anger and confusion all the time." Sam said as she struggled to keep the emotion out of her voice.
"She taught me to feel things, good things." Jason told her very quietly. "It was Robin that taught me how to love."
The waitress returned then with their food. They just looked at it for a minute like they were both confused by what they should do next.
"So," Sam said with a smile "Who is she to you anyway?"
"Robin is…"Jason began as he looked her straight in the eye. He wasn't embarrassed to be telling her this. It actually felt good to say out loud what he had been thinking. "Robin is my north."
Without another word Jason put some money on the table and walked out of Kelly's. He left a shocked Sam sitting there alone. 'Robin is my Canada' he thought to himself as he got on his bike. Robin and Sonny were the only ones to understand that. Honestly, they were the only ones that Jason cared if they understood it or not.
Author's Note: For anyone who isn't familiar with the references to Robin being Jason's 'north' or his 'Canada' go to . If you don't already have one, you will have to set up an account, but it is free. Once you are signed in type 'Jason and Robin – Canada Speech' it is nearly 9 minutes long but it showcases the wonderful relationship these two had on the show.
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