Chapter 9

Jason picked up his phone as it rang.

''Jason,'' he said, and he heard commotion in the background.

''Jason, this is Mike from Kelly's,'' he heard, and he thought about Sam.

''Is something wrong? Is Sam ok?'' he asked, suddenly worried.

''Sam is dealing, but she needs you here, Jason. Come here as soon as you can,'' Mike said, and they said their goodbyes and see you soon's, and he hung up. He rushed to get his jacket and keys, and he rushed to Kelly's.

When he arrived there, he looked at Sam, who was pale. He walked over to her and she looked at him with teary eyes.

''Sam,'' he said, and she jumped in his arms and broke down. He held her, and he looked at Karen. She shook her head, with tears in her eyes herself.

''Jason – Lila…'' Sam said softly, and her knew what was going on before she said it. ''She is my daughter.'' He closed his eyes for a second and looked at Karen again, who nodded this time. It was true. The little girl was her daughter.

''You have some explaining to do, woman,'' he said, with anger in his voice. Karen looked at him with some fear in her eyes, but he saw she was used to this sort of situations. Angry men and crying women.

''Jason, don't be like this,'' Sam said between sobs. Jason looked at her and saw she was wiping away her tears as she looked at Karen. Karen nodded and began explaining. She told the story again.

''I couldn't have children of my own, and I adopted Lila. Before I got her in my home, I didn't really know everything – they said her parents couldn't take care of her,'' she began, and everyone's attention was on her. ''I am a P.I, and I decided to search for some things – because I didn't really believe that. They didn't convince me with that, but when I got her, I had to stop looking for some time. When she was a little older I continued my search and I found out some information on the parents. They were not together, and the mother had been told her baby had died. I found her obituary. It didn't make any sense, because I had her birth certificate.''

''What did you do? Why did it took you so long?'' Jason asked her, and she looked at him.

''Lila became sick. She needed a heart transplant and it took long before she got better. I had to stop my search. When she was all better I continued again and I found out the mother lived in Port Charles when Lila was born, and that Lila was born there too. I made arrangements to come here and here I am. I was looking for her mother when she ran into Sam the other day at the piers.''

''Did you find out who did this?'' Jason asked her, and she nodded.

''Yes – some of my contacts were here before I was, and they found out who did this to you,'' she said, and she looked at Sam. ''I found out you were having an affair with that mob boss Sonny Corinthos.''

''What – tell us who did this, woman,'' Jason said angry.

''That's what I am trying to do, you idiot,'' Karen said, now getting angry herself. Jason shot her a look, but Sam laid her hand on his arm and he looked at her. ''Thanks, Sam. I found out about the affair, and I looked in to this man. He is Lila's father, after all, and I wanted some information about him so I did a check. Sam – I'm sorry to say this but Sonny took your little girl from you.''

''No…'' Sam whispered, and she broke down again. ''No he didn't.''

''Sam, I'm not lying to you.''

''I know. God – Jason I told you!'' she said, now angry. Still the tears were rolling down her cheeks, but now she was angry. Jason looked at her in confusion – he didn't remember anything about her telling him…

''Sam, you know-''

''Yes, I know,'' she whispered, caressing his cheek. He sighed of relief, and he looked at Karen again.

''How do we know for sure you're not making this up?'' he said, and Karen shrugged.

''Listen, if you want I can bring over the dossier I have on this. I kept it because it was personal. But you can also do a DNA test to be sure.''

''We'll do both,'' Jason and Sam both said, and they smiled. Even if the situation was hard, they could smile, and Karen was glad to see that.

''Where is she now?'' he asked Karen, and she looked at him and told him she was with her uncle.

''I want to do that DNA test as soon as possible,'' Sam said, and Karen nodded.

''I can pick her up now and we can go to the hospital if you want,'' she said, and Sam and Jason nodded right away. Jason thought about his appointment with Robin, and he slapped himself on the head.

''I have to be there soon too,'' he said, and Sam looked at him in shock.

''I totally forgot that,'' she said, and he nodded in understanding. He vowed to make that Sonny person pay for what he did to Sam and his own daughter.

''Karen, did Lila know she was adopted?'' Sam asked Karen, thinking about the first day they met, when Karen had told her she was adopted with Lila right there with them.

''Yes, she knows,'' Karen said, and smiled at Sam.

They arrived at the hospital and had to wait for Karen and Lila. Sam was still a bit in shock, but she tried to be strong for her little girl.

''Jason! You finally came!'' they heard Robin yell, and they turned around. He sighed, and looked at Sam who nodded. He walked over to Robin and told her in short what had happened, and she looked at Sam who was trying to be strong still.

''Oh, god Jason, this must be really hard on you two,'' she said, and he nodded.

''Yeah, I don't remember anything yet but I was wondering when I could start the treatment again. I will have to wait now, though,'' he said, but he heard Sam protest.

''No, Jason you have to do this,'' she said. ''I want you to remember our little girl.''

''Yeah but-''

''No, please Jason, when we did the test, you will start,'' she said, and looked at Robin for help.

''Maybe it's better if you did,'' she said softly, and Sam nodded. Jason didn't know what to do, and he nodded. He wanted to remember everything, and he wanted to be there for Sam the same time.

''Ok, I'll do it,'' he said, and Robin smiled at both him and Sam when they saw Karen walk around the corner with Lila on her hip.

''Ok, let's get this started,'' she said when she arrived in their corner.

The test was done, and Jason had to go in another room and start his treatment. Karen and Lila stayed for a while longer, and Lila looked at Jason.

''You look funny,'' she said, and he smiled at her. He was in a hospital gown, and he hated these things.

''Why thank you,'' he said to the little girl, who started to laugh at his tone of voice.

Soon after that Karen left with Lila leaving Sam alone with Jason. She looked at him while he was sleeping, and somehow she fell asleep too, dreaming about her little girl.

She woke up from a constant beeping, and suddenly there was all kind of commotion in the room. Jason's heart had stopped, and they were trying to get him back. She panicked – this couldn't be happening. She was taken out of the room and was told she had to wait outside.

It felt like hours before Robin emerged out of the room. She looked at Sam apologetic, and Sam didn't know what to say.

''Sam – I am so sorry, but Jason slipped into a coma after we brought him back,'' she said, and the world around Sam fell apart at those words.