Chapter Twenty-Three
Nikolas and Emily were also tuned to Sam's new show. She was his cousin after all, so he needed to show support. Although, all TV tested his nerves, he just didn't understand societies draw to mindless entertainment, he much preferred a good book.
Emily sat snuggled up next to Nik, finally feeling like they had gotten past all the hurts and past lies, perhaps now they could find in one another the happiness that they had both been searching for.
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As the show progressed, Sam had a sinking feeling in her stomach and it had nothing to do with her acting ability or lack there of. The scenes on the show had been messed up or something. It was showing the apartment that she filmed the episode in, but there were pictures of her in the room, they kept moving in for close-ups and for each picture her heart sank a little more, because in each picture was a man that she had conned.
Her heartbeat kicked into another speed. If it stayed like this, then people would just assume the pictures had been taken for the show. That thought was banished when she saw Amelia step into the apartment, which was not part of the show.
Amelia walked from picture to picture, after she touched each picture, it was enlarged for all to see, but she didn't stop there. Amelia went on to tell the history behind each picture. The scams, the lies, the abortion, everything that she had hoped to keep from coming out, was now being blurted out to people all over the world.
Sam stole a quick glance at Lucky, hoping he hadn't heard everything, perhaps he had fallen asleep. However, to her chagrin he was wide-awake and looking at her with a mixture of curiosity and disgust.
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"This woman has made herself a part of your community, she has lied and manipulated her way in and out of numerous beds throughout your community." Amelia paused, letting it all sink in.
"Jasper Jax was her first conquest upon arriving in Port Charles, shortly there after she became the mistress of renowned mob boss, Sonny Corinthos and soon was with child, by said mobster. The next man she sank her claws into, was Enforcer/Best friend Of Sonny, Jason Morgan, she convinced him to help her raise Sonny's child and before the year was done, was engaged to him. But when things didn't work out for Sam, as they almost always didn't, she turned to her newly found mother's husband, luring him into a one night stand, not happy with just sleeping with her father-in-law, she saw fit to destroy their marriage, while her poor mother was fighting for her life." Amelia continued. Relishing in finally making everyone see, what a horrible person Sam was and still is.
"She married men for money, stayed with them for a few months, just long enough to drain the bank accounts and move on. Then she met Mr. Monroe, she used her feminine charms to weasel her way into his life, and soon became his wife. She tried to drain his bank accounts as well, but before anything could happen, supposedly he started to abuse her, or so she claimed, and one night when things were supposedly getting out of hand, she shot him in self defense." Amelia said, hatred dripping from every word.
"She has also had an abortion and has killed numerous men, her time as Angela Monroe, saw only one man's life taken and the innocence of her child. Nevertheless, after becoming involved with men in the mob, she had killed with a ruthlessness surprising even to me. Every photo I showed you earlier, was a man with which she had been married." Amelia exclaimed. She didn't bother saying anything else, she didn't need to. The men who had survived her betrayal were now walking on to the set of "Everyday Heroes", it seemed only logical to have them in Port Charles during Sam's reveal.
"So it seems that while you thought you knew this vindictive woman, you were only allowed a glimpse of what she truly was and no one knows the capacity for evil that lurks in her very soul!" Amelia said as the lights dimmed and the first episode came to an end.
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All over Port Charles, people were voicing shocked amazement. Most thought it a joke, but as the red head on screen continued on, amazement turned to curiosity and that then in turn, turned to anger, resentment and disgust.
The denizens of Port Charles knew you didn't throw stones at glass houses, but this was different. While most of the people knew about almost all indiscretion's that occurred in the town, it was different to be completely fooled for years. They had welcomed her into their lives and home's, everything they ever thought they knew had suddenly turned to a puff of smoke, evaporating, unlike the lies that Sam had told, they would strike discordance throughout Port Charles for a very long time.
The phones of Port Charles had not been used with such ferocity in some time, but now people were phoning other's, hoping to enlighten them about Mrs. McCall. Within minutes of the show's closing credits, Sam's phone began to ring off the hook.
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Sam sat in dejected silence; she could not handle all of this. Her life was now crumbling down around her, and the man she had married not that long ago looked at her with more than just disgust now. "You murdered your baby, how could you? You can get out of my house, now!" Lucky said, anger bubbling to the forefront of his emotions.
"Lucky you don't understand, it was a difficult situation, it is in the past, I thought if anyone would understand that, it would be you. Please, can't you just listen?" Sam begged. She was not in love with Lucky, but he had been a friend during the breakup, he could not possibly turn his back now.
"Listen, Sam, I have no desire to listen to you, I can't believe how wrong I was about you, but now that I know, you can get out of my house, I will not have you anywhere near my son when I get custody." Lucky angrily said. "You weep and whine about being unable to carry a child, yet you have been pregnant a few times now, and not once did you care more about the child than yourself, you make me sick."
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All the Quartermaine's sitting in the living room turned as one towards Jason, questions in their eyes.
"Before any of you say a thing, I didn't know. It looks like I was just another scam and so were Sonny and Jax. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. I never saw the malevolence in Sam, perhaps I was blind, but at one point I had loved her, but I feel nothing whatsoever for her now. She made her bed; she can now sleep in it." Jason said, being more profound than most of his family had ever expected.
They had expected anger, disgust, but the indifference was a little disconcerting. Monica knew Jason was well known for burying his feelings, but this seemed different, perhaps his love for Elizabeth and their new family gave him the perspective he needed to deal with the betrayal of Sam.
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Carly's phone continued to vibrate her hand, she had received calls from Jax, Sonny, Mike. But as she promised not to leave Liz's side, she let the phone take messages.
Her current task was more important than what was going on everywhere else. Has she known she might have taken the calls, but since there was no telltale sign of a 911 in the message, alerting her to the fact that her children were in danger, she thought it best to wait. Everyone she loved was safe and out of harms way.
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Audrey looked in to her granddaughters room, Carly sat, whispering encouraging words. Audrey could not make out what they were, but she didn't really care one way or another. She felt horrible for the way she had been treating Elizabeth, she loved her very much, but she just couldn't understand why she would throw her life away on someone as wrong for her as Jason.
During each of Audrey's shifts, she came and stood outside Liz's door. Sometimes hoping for the courage to let her fear and dislike go, at other times, she wanted nothing more than to drive Jason from Elizabeth's heart and soul.
She was not a specimen of perfection, but she couldn't fathom how her granddaughter could throw her life away for a life of crime and danger. Audrey had never done anything so reckless, or at least hadn't told anyone if she had.
And in some ways she envied Elizabeth, the young woman had been through much and yet at every obstacle or challenge, she fought harder for life and love. How could you not envy someone who was so passionate about love. Audrey's bitterness was known by most, but none knew just how deep it went. Audrey had been single and without the love of a man for many long years, perhaps her bitterness is what convinced her that Liz and Jason could never last, that their life would end in bitter tragedy.
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