Chapter 3

Jason was thinking of calling Sam, the woman he saved from that freak a couple of days before, but he didn't know what to say to her. He didn't know her at all, and she had told him she was his girlfriend. He didn't understand anything anymore about the whole situation. His family didn't even tell him about her, though he felt something – he wasn't sure what it was, but he did feel something.

When he had woken up this morning he was about to call her, but he didn't. he wanted to wait until he had spoken to his mother or father about this.

He walked downstairs to the main living room and looked in. He saw both his mother and father were there, so he walked in.

''Hey, Jason,'' his mother said, his father just nodded in acknowledgement. He nodded back to his father – their relationship was still difficult, even after he remembered everything. His mother had told him about it when he had asked.

''Mom – I need to ask you guys something,'' he said, and his mother looked surprised, but his father didn't.

''That's the Jason Morgan I know – straight to the point,'' he replied, and he got back to reading his paper.

''Alan …'' Monica said in a warning tone, and she turned back to Jason. ''What do you need?'' she asked him warmly. His sister – Emily had told him their mother never tried to change him when he was Jason Morgan, and they were as close as they could be.

''I just – I ran in to this woman a couple of days ago,'' he started, and he saw the look of shock on his father's face, even though he tried to hide it. ''And she told me she was my girlfriend.''

''Jason – you saw Sam?'' Monica asked, and he nodded surprised. She sounded like she knew her – even liked her. ''You – you had told us you had broken up with her.''

''Why?'' he asked, and Alan replied for the first time.

''because she conned you,'' he said, and he shot Monica a warning look when she wanted to say something. ''She tried to get all of your money, and she almost did – until you caught her.''

''Wha- she didn't mention that,'' he said, and he instantly felt stupid – of course she wouldn't.

''No, that's no surprise. She played you until you fell in love, and that's when she wanted to steal your money but you broke up with her.'' Alan explained. ''Good riddance.''

Jason didn't react – he was shocked. Sam had played him so well the other day, she had cried and done everything right as she had supposed to react. He didn't understand why she had done that, she should've been glad he didn't know her, and just walk away.

''Well … Ok, now I know I will talk to her,'' he said, and was surprised by the anger in his voice. Monica wanted to say something, but Alan started first.

''You do that – let the girl feel how you feel about it,'' he said and he smiled to Jason. Jason just nodded and walked out of the room. He was going to find her, and then he would tell her how he felt about her conning him.

Sam didn't know what to do with her day. Her mother was trying to get her out of the lake house, but she didn't want to go away. She was looking in the paper for an apartment she could afford, but she hadn't found anything she liked – or she could afford. She threw the paper through the room, frustrated, just as Alexis walked in. She picked up the paper and looked at Sam in surprise.

''What is going on with you?'' she asked, as she walked over to Sam. ''You have been acting like this for days now.''

''I know – and I'm sorry,'' she replied, and she felt tears filling her eyes again. ''I don't know what's wrong with me.''

''It's Jason, isn't it?'' Alexis asked her and she looked up at her. ''I thought it was. When I saw him bringing you home, I saw something was wrong. What is it?''

''Jason – I already told you he lost his memory again, Alexis, what more can there be wrong?'' Sam asked angrily. She immediately felt guilty. ''I'm sorry I snapped at you.''

''I – I don't understand why you are so worried about Jason – he broke up with you almost a year ago,'' Alexis said confused, and Sam felt the anger come back again.

''You think .. that makes a difference? I love Jason, Alexis, and you know that. YOU were the one that pushed him away from me!'' she yelled, and Alexis was speechless. ''You said his life was too dangerous – I just knew you! I just found out you were my mother, and you took over my life right away.''

''Sam I did that to help you,'' Alexis said, and she sounded like she thought she did the right thing. That made Sam even angrier, and she stood up, grabbed the paper Alexis was still holding and ripping it out of her hands.

''You THOUGHT you were helping me. The only thing you did was make my life MISERABLE!'' she yelled, and she ran out of the house. She knew she was acting like a little child, but she didn't care. She couldn't stand her mother, and she wanted her to know that.

She had walked for 20 minutes when she heard something behind her and her heart started racing. She looked around, but she didn't see anything.

''Who's there?'' she called out, and she tried to keep her voice steady, but it wasn't. she was shaking all over, and she turned around to walk back to the lake house. She wasn't that far away.

''Sam,'' she heard a familiar voice, and she sighed in relief. It was Jason. ''I'm sorry I scared you.'' She reacted by shaking her head repeatedly, and he just waited.

''It's ok,'' she finally said, and he nodded. ''I'm glad it's you.''

''Why?'' he asked her, and she heard something in his voice. She couldn't really place it – he always had been good in hiding his feelings.

''Because I – I thought it was Manny,'' she said softly, still trying to figure out what was wrong.

''Manny?'' he asked frowning, and she nodded.

''The guy in the park the other day,'' she replied, and he nodded. ''Jason what's wrong?''

''You are,'' he said, and now she could hear the anger in his voice, and she raised her eyebrows and then narrowed her eyes.

''What did I do?'' she asked him, her voice not much more than a whisper. She didn't understand why he would be angry at her – he didn't even remember her, and it was killing her.

''You – I talked to my father, and he told me what you planned on doing before I broke up with you,'' he said, and she could hear disgust in his voice. He was disgusted with her about something she did?

''What? What did he say I was planning?'' he voice was still barely over a whisper, and he laughed hollow.

''Like you don't know. He told me about you conning me – you wanted to steal my money and run away,'' he said, and he took a step closer.