Chapter 10

Sam had been in the hospital more than she had been home, but she didn't care. She was tired but she didn't want to go to sleep. It had been two days since Jason slipped in a coma, and Robin wasn't optimistic, and it frustrated Sam. Today they would get the results of the DNA test, which had been rushed and checked by Robin to make sure it was accurate. She was nervous, she didn't know what to think. She knew in her heart it was her little girl, and she wanted to know for sure. She had tried not to get her hopes up, but she couldn't help it.

''Today we will get the results, Jason,'' she said to Jason, and she wished he could react. She missed him, and she wanted to hold him. She held his hand instead, but she wasn't content with it. She looked around the room, and she decided to lay down with him. She gently crawled in the bed, careful not to hurt Jason, and she sighed in contentment when she was next to him.

''Sam,'' she heard someone whisper, and she opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep soon after she had laid her head on Jason's chest, and she got up from the bed when she saw Robin with his chart in her hand.

''Sorry,'' Sam said, and she stood, only to fall back on the bed. She sighed, trying to get the nausea under control, and she slowly got up again to sit on the chair.

''Sam, what's wrong?'' Robin asked, concerned for Sam. She had been in the hospital nonstop, and she looked like she was going to pass out soon.

''Nothing, just tired,'' Sam replied, and she looked at the chart. ''You need to examine him?''

''Yes, and after that I am going to go get the test results for you,'' Robin replied, and she told Sam to go get something to drink while she examined Jason.

Sam walked without knowing where she went, when she bumped into Karen.

''I'm sorry,'' she said again, and she closed her eyes for a second.

''It's ok,'' Karen replied, and Sam saw she was holding Lila. She looked at the little girl, who looked at her with big eyes. Tears formed in Sam's eyes, and she looked away.

''Is everything ok with you Sam?'' Karen asked her when she saw how pale Sam was. Sam nodded, then shook her head and started crying.

''No – I have a daughter I thought had died, and the man I love is in a coma! What do you think?'' she yelled suddenly, and she felt guilty right away. Lila didn't even flinch, and neither did Karen.

''It's going to be ok, Sammy,'' Lila said, making Sam to cry even harder. ''Don't cry.'' She held out her arms and Sam looked up at her, and then to Karen. She held out her arms and took Lila in her arms, hugging her tightly.

''I'm so sorry baby,'' she whispered in her hair, but she didn't even know for what.

A couple of minutes later she calmed down, and Robin walked out of Jason's room. She walked over to Sam and Karen and Lila, and took a deep breath.

''Ok, Jason is still the same, and I don't know if he is going to wake up soon,'' Robin said. ''I am sorry Sam.'' Sam shook her head, wiping away her tears with her free hand. She was still carrying Lila, and she loved to hold her. Robin called Patrick over with the results of the test, and he came right away. Sam needed to sit down again, and she walked over to a chair with Lila in her arms and sat down. Patrick, Robin and Karen followed her and Patrick knelt down in front of them.

''Hey, Lila,'' he said to the little girl, who was shy and buried her head in Sam's neck. Patrick smiled at Sam, who looked at him. She was afraid what the results of the test was.

''Ok, now I ran the test a couple of times and I came up with this,'' he began. ''It seems that Lila is yours, Sam.''

''Oh god…'' Sam whispered, tears falling again. She had known it, but now she was a hundred percent sure, and she didn't know how to deal.

''You are my mommie?'' Lila asked confused, and Sam nodded, she didn't know what to say. ''Really? I always wanted to meet my mommie!'' she wrapped her arms around Sam's neck and squeezed, like she never wanted to let go.

''Sam, we need to talk,'' Karen said when Sam walked out of Jason's room. She had been talking to him for the last half hour and told him everything.

Before that she had gone home to take a shower and change her clothes, and she had rushed back to the hospital.

''Yes, we do,'' Sam said, and she looked at Karen, who seemed calm. ''I don't know what I'm going to do.''

''Sam, it's ok, were going to figure it out,'' Karen said when she saw the tears that had formed. ''We will have to be careful, and I really want to stay in Lila's life.''

''Of course!'' Sam exclaimed, and she looked at Karen who seemed to be relieved when she said that. ''I don't want to make this any harder than it already is, but I do want my little girl with me.''

''Yes, I understand, and I told her she is going to stay with her mom, but I didn't know if you wanted me to stay here or not,'' she replied, and Sam nodded.

''We will tell her, ok?'' she said, and they both nodded and walked over to Robin, who was looking out for Lila when Sam and Karen had been talking.

''Mommie!'' Lila screamed, and ran to Sam. Sam smiled – she was so glad she had her daughter back, but she was sad she didn't see the first couple of years of her life. Lila was now 3 years.

''Hey, baby,'' Sam said while lifting her girl in her arms. She looked over at Karen and began telling Lila what was going to happen. ''Lila, do you want to stay with me?''

''I want Karen to stay here, I know I will go home with you,'' Lila said, and Sam was surprised by the acceptance of this little girl.

''Karen is not going anywhere, you can see her whenever you like,'' Sam said with a lump in her throat. Lila nodded and she seemed to be happy with this arrangement, and so was Karen.

''Thank you Sam,'' she said, and a tear rolled over her cheek.

''I know how much you love her, and you have raised her,'' Sam said, and she hugged Karen, with Lila in between them. ''I don't want her to be sad because I didn't want you in her life. That is never going to happen.''