Chapter 4

''He told me about you conning me – you wanted to steal all my money and run away,'' he said, and when he couldn't see her reaction, he took a step closer. She was just wiping away a tear and he felt a little guilty – but she was playing him.

''Jason, I didn't con you,'' she said softly, and he had to take another step closer to hear what she said. ''I didn't con you – I swear.''

''Your word doesn't mean anything to me. Prove it,'' he said, and she shook her head. ''You can't, can you?''

''No – Jason I can't. but I can explain what happened when we broke up,'' she told him, and he nodded.

''Well then – Explain. And please – don't leave anything out, I want to hear all the details.'' He said sarcastically. She took a deep breath before she started.

''When we were together we were pretty close ….'' That's all he heard. Her voice started to fade, and he saw this flash.

Memory:

He was standing on a terrace. He saw her walking across the room – she was headed towards him.

He smiled, he felt this warm feeling – he loved her with all his heart. He was just thinking how beautiful she looked tonight, when she made it to the terrace. She stopped in her tracks just outside, and he lifted his arms.

It made her smile, although she was smiling the whole time she walked over to him, and he smiled back at her, gesturing her to come to him – to come in his arms.

She did, she walked over but she kept walking faster and faster until she crashed into him, and he lifted her. he began spinning around. At some point he changed direction and spun the other way around.

Suddenly he felt her body go weak, and she slumped into him. Panic overcame him, and he put her down, but she didn't react – she was unconscious. He felt something warm against his hand, and he looked at it while he was holding her, and he saw blood – she was shot!

End of memory.

''…Jason? Are you ok?'' he heard her say, and he nodded, even though he didn't feel ok. ''Jason what just happened? Did you remember something?'' he nodded again, knowing that if she knew him, she would see there was something wrong.

''I remembered you getting shot,'' he said, and she nodded. ''You were just telling me about us being close, and I don't know what else you said but I got the memory, I didn't even hear you talk.''

'' I don't know how that kind of thing goes, but it's good right – that you had a memory?''

''Yes, it is – I only wish it would have been another one,'' he said, and he sat down on the bench. She sat down next to him, and he looked at her. ''I felt so helpless, and I don't know – guilty, for something. I don't know what..'' she went through her hair with one hand and put the other on her chest. He looked at her – he was so confused about all of this, he didn't know what to do or what to say to her.

''Jason..'' she said, but he interrupted her, and she looked at him while he talked.

''I know – something about my work being dangerous, I just don't know why. Can you tell me?'' he asked her, and he looked so desperate.

''I – I don't know, Jason, maybe you need to remember that on your own,'' she said, but he shook his head.

''No, tell me, I need to know this,'' he said. ''That guy, the other day in the park – did he have something to do with it?''

''Why do you ask?''

''I just have a feeling he had something to do with all this – the reason maybe even we broke up.''

''Yes, he was part of the reason we broke up. He shot me in the back – you are an enforcer to Sonny Corinthos,'' she explained to him, and he looked shocked.

''I'm what? That's crazy! I would never do something like that,'' he said, and she nodded.

''I know, you – Jason Quartermaine would never do something like that. But after your accident you changed. You changed your name to Jason Morgan, and you began working for Sonny – because he was there for you when you needed someone the most,'' she told him what he had told her a couple of years ago. He nodded, now he understood, and he thanked her.

''I really didn't think I would do something like that. I wanted to be a doctor, you know?'' he said to her, and she nodded.

''Yes, I know, your mother told me that when we were still together,'' she said, and he nodded.

''Did you and my mother – were you close?'' he asked her, and she nodded.

''Yeah, we were pretty close – I think. But after we broke up I didn't see her anymore, and I didn't know what to say to her when I did see her,'' she said, and she shook her head.

''I can understand that. I guess my father believed you conned me,'' he said smiling, and she knew he didn't believe his father anymore about this.

''What – what changed your mind?'' she asked him softly.

''You did. You know – I knew nobody could play a part so well, not even you,'' he said, and she just kept looking at him. ''This was something I knew from the start. I know I once loved you, and I still feel something for you, but it's different.''

''I know it is,'' she replied, and he nodded. ''We are older now, you know?''

''Yeah – that's probably it,'' he said, and she nodded. She didn't know what to say anymore, and neither did he, so they just stared at each other for a while.

''I guess I should be going home,'' Sam said softly. She began walking away when Jason called her back.

''Sam, wait..'' he began, and she stopped, and turned around slowly. ''I want to remember more – can I still call you?''

''Of course, Jason – you can always call me,'' she said, and he nodded. Then – to her surprise, he walked over to her, and hugged her. she felt tears fill her eyes, as she wrapped her arms around his waist. It felt so good, even if he didn't know her.

''Sam, I want to thank you. Even after I accused you of conning me you stayed here to help me, to explain,'' he said, and she nodded against his chest. ''You know, this feels so good, so normal. Familiar.'' And again she nodded against his chest. He let go of her, and she took a step back, and brushed away the tears on her face.

''I'll see you,'' she said, and she walked away.

Jason stood there, waiting and watching her until she was out of sight. He did mean what he said – the hug, it seemed so normal, so familiar, and he realized he didn't want to let her go, but he had to. He walked back home, and went to bed thinking about Sam. He would call her, really soon.