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Thanks to those who reviewed. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Keep reading. You'll never guess who switched the test. it's not in this chapter though.

Chapter 8

Emily held Liz as she cried. Nikolas rubbed her back and looked at Emily as if to say "What are we supposed to say?" Emily pulled back from Liz and said "Liz, did you know anything about this?" Elizabeth looked up at her and said "What? Emily, how could you possibly think that I would do something like that to Jason or to Jake for that matter?"

"I'm just saying what everyone else is thinking. You were the only one who saw the original results and you lied about Jake's paternity from the beginning. You can't blame people for questioning you now. I'm just asking if you had anything to do with it."

"I did not switch the results. The results said that Jason was the father. I lied to protect my husband at the time from turning to pills again."

Nikolas chimed in, he had been quiet but he was angry because suddenly Emily's nephew was his own and by blood, not by marriage. "So why did you bother telling Jason at all back then. You knew he wanted a child and you had to have known he wouldn't be able to stay away. You know what, if Emily wants to stay here and console you for your mistakes then she can. I won't defend you anymore. You brought all of this on yourself Elizabeth and anything that happens to you from here on out you deserve. I need to call Lucky and let him know what's going on. He deserves to know that he really is Jake's father."

"Nikolas, no you can't tell Lucky. We don't even know if it's true yet. Please don't say anything to him. Not yet. Not until we find out what's going on." Liz was begging Nikolas. She didn't want to believe her family was falling apart again.

"You can do all the begging and pleading that you want. I know what it's like to have your child kept away from you, to have missed months of your child's life. Lucky missed out on years of Jake's life. You heard what Jason said. He can't be Jake's father because of his blood type. It's impossible. I'm telling Lucky so that he can come and get his son. Emily you can stay here if you want but I'm going home." He looked at his wife and waited for her response.

"Nikolas you go ahead and I'll see you at home. I think Liz and I need to talk some more and besides, we still need to clean this place up." Emily hugged Nikolas letting him know she understood what he needed to do. He hugged her back and looked over her shoulder at Liz. He could only shake his head.

Once Nikolas was gone, Emily turned to Liz and said "So let's clean up and talk."

Jason was at the pier. He looked at the water, unsure of what he was going to do. He loved Jake more than his own life. He had been both relieved and ecstatic when the truth came out about Jake's paternity. He had wanted to claim his son for months. Especially after Liz and Lucky got the divorce. The truth, it was ironic that what was supposed to have been the lie was now actually the truth. Lucky, not Jason was the father. Jason wanted to believe that Liz had nothing to do with destroying his world and trust in her. But the fact remained that she was the only one who saw the results. She told him the supposed truth at an emotional and life-hanging-in-the-balance moment. He didn't question it because it was at that moment that he realized he wanted to be Elizabeth's child's father. But he knew that, if Jake was Lucky's, he had to do exactly what Lucky had done; walk away and let Jake be raised by his biological father. He couldn't deny Lucky that right or privilege. Jason looked at the empty spot at the docks where the boat had been. He thought about Sam and remembered that at the same time he found out he was a father, she had found out she would never be able to have a child, his child. He wondered where they had gone wrong. He laughed to himself as he remembered how sure she had been that Jason was the father of Elizabeth's baby. She had been convinced that life just wasn't fair to her. He never wanted to hurt her. He knew she would be crushed to find out Jake was his. Somewhere along the line they lost trust. It killed him at first but then he began to realize he had feelings for Liz. She was the mother of his child and he wanted a family. It's crazy how quickly things changed. Jake wasn't his son after all and now Sam was lying in the hospital on life support and Jason suddenly felt a desperate need for her to survive so that he could at least tell her that it had all been a lie. Jason was pulled out of his thoughts by someone calling his name. He turned to see Alexis.

"Jason, I'm sorry to bother you but I need your help." Her eyes were swollen and red, obviously from crying.

"Alexis, now isn't a good time." Jason turned back to face the water.

"But now may be the only time we have." She stepped up beside him. He turned to face her.

"What is it? What can I possibly do to help you Alexis?"

"I need you to save my daughter. You're the only one who can bring her back from this. I need you to go to her. Tell her all the things that she has to live for. Please. I know she still loves you. She told me when she got back that she was hoping to leave quickly because she didn't want to cause problems for you and Elizabeth. She said she didn't understand why after all this time she couldn't get over you and how she merely existed without you but had not really moved on. She said she's still in love with you. Jason, I am begging you to let go of whatever hate you have for me and Sam and save her. I will do anything if you can just bring her back to me and her sisters." Alexis' eyes pleaded along with her words.

"Alexis, I already spoke to Sam in the hospital. She told me how she feels. I told her why she needs to hang on but she said she knew she was dying. She decided to let go anyway. I'm sorry but I don't think that I'm the person to save her now."

"You're wrong. You have pulled her back from the brink of death before. What do I have to do to get you to at least try again? Even if you have to lie. Just bring her back. Give her a reason to fight." She grabbed hold of his arm.

"Alexis how is that fair to Sam? Let's say that I do go in there and lie. How is that right to make her fight for something that's not going to happen? What's to stop her from giving up all over again?" Jason felt like he had no more control over Sam's recovery than Alexis did.

"Jason if you can get her to fight then I will help her to deal with you not being there in the end. I just need you to get her back to breathing on her own again. Kristina and Molly can help with the rest. Please all I'm asking is that you at least try. You say you spoke to her once, just try again. Please."

"Okay Alexis, I'll go to the hospital and talk to her but I won't lie to her. I'll give her the most important reasons to live but don't expect me to give her false hope.I doubt she'd come back for me anyway but I'll try. "

"Fine Jason. At this point I have to take whatever I can get but I am grateful, more than you know."

"Just know that I'm doing this for Sam. I don't want to see her die." And he walked off to head toward the hospital. Alexis followed behind him and realized that he was doing this not just for Sam but himself too.

Jason and Alexis arrived at the hospital. Alexis went to see Molly and let Jason go to see Sam alone. He headed to the nurses desk on her floor and went to put on the gown and mask as he had done before. He looked into her room. This time she was connected to the respirator. He saw the large tube forced down her throat. He watched as the pump moved up and down forcing air into her lungs; forcing her to breathe. He stepped into the room and sat down next to the bed. He pulled the chair up closer to her so that he could take her hand into his. On the way over he had contemplated what he was going to say but suddenly, as he sat next to her he found the words come so naturally.

"Sam, if you can hear me then you know its Jason. I'm here. Alexis came and found me and asked me if I could help to save you. She thinks that I can will you to fight. I don't know if that's true or not but I had to at least try. I've always hated seeing you like this. You have so much to live for Sam. It's not me but you have a mother who loves you and your sisters Molly and Kristina. They need their big sister. Alexis must love you or she wouldn't ask me for help. Sam, there is something that I need to tell you. After seeing you for the first time the other night, I know I was harsh and cold but I left you feeling something that I haven't felt in a while. You stirred up old feelings that I thought were gone for good. I couldn't believe the affect that you had on me. I went home and dreamt about you. I remembered giving you the boat and the smile you had on your face when I gave it to you. You have a beautiful smile that so many people are going to miss if you don't come back from this. I don't know where this is coming from but I need for you to survive this so that I can figure out what my feelings for you are now. I'm conflicted over my feelings for you and what I feel for Elizabeth. In just a few short days you have managed to cause me to rethink so many things. Oh by the way, Spinelli is back in town. He's been keeping tabs on you. He still calls you the Goddess Samantha. He came back to town to tell me that… that Jake isn't my son after all. He really is Lucky's." A tear fell from Jason's eye as he said those last words. He suddenly felt the need to tell her to come back because he couldn't lose her too. "Sam, come back to me please. Let us try to rebuild our friendship. I miss the way we used to talk. We weren't always lovers but we use to talk because we had become friends, best friends. I need you so that you can help me through losing Jake. I don't want to lose you and him both. I know that you're probably saying that I lost you 3 years ago and I can't change the past but I can try to work on a future. I'm not saying that if you come back from this that you and I are going to be together. I know this is being selfish but I need you to come back so that I can figure out what I feel exactly. I need you here so that I can see if we have a future together." Jason looked at her and there was no change. He thought to himself that maybe if he told her that they would be together if she woke up that she would. But he didn't know for sure if it would happen and he said he wouldn't lie to her. "Sam, you told me that you still love me. You once said that you love me enough to walk away, which is what I think you're doing now. So I'm going to ask you this again, do you love me enough to stay? Do you love me enough to fight?" The tears filled Jason's eyes now. He could no longer hold them back or deny how he felt. He was not ready to let go of her again. He didn't understand why he started to feel it again but he knew that familiar feeling. "Sam come back, please, I love you. I can't lose you now."

There was still no change in her condition and Jason just sat with her and told her she needed to give him another chance. He spent almost two hours with her willing her to live. He talked about the good times they had and said they could work on rebuilding their trust and friendship before making another attempt at a relationship. He said that he would figure things out with Elizabeth and told Sam how he was going to take Jake for another paternity test outside of Port Charles. One that no one would be able to tamper with. After all he had said there had still been no change so he told her that he was going to get something to eat and that he would come back to see her before the night was over. He still needed to go back to the penthouse and see Spinelli. He got up and left the hospital. He didn't see Carly standing behind the cabinet outside Sam's room when he left out. She had heard what he was saying to her. She grabbed a gown and went in to sit with Sam. There was something she wanted to say.

"Sam, it's Carly. Now before you get yourself bent out of shape I would just like for you to hear me out. I know that I've given you more than enough grief in the past because of Sonny and Jason, but that's not what this is about. Look, I know that he still loves you. I would rather see him with you than that boring piece of fluff Elizabeth. She doesn't get him. She doesn't fit into his life like you did. Jason needs someone who would go the distance for him and like it or not it's you. You understand Jason more than Sonny or I ever did. Somehow, you get what's going on inside his head. He may have feelings for Elizabeth but they are nowhere near as intense or passionate as the feelings he has for you. I believe that you are good for him. God it infuriates me to admit that but it's true. He was crying when he was in here a little while ago. Did you know that? Look I'm not going to act like you and I will be the best of friends but I do know that you're what's best for Jason. He hasn't been the same since you guys. He's almost as boring as Elizabeth is now. And now that it's come out that Jake isn't his, you two can have a future together. You and Jason can exist without children. Him and Elizabeth can't. I want Jason to be happy and it's killing him to watch you in here with all these tubes and wires going in and coming out of you. I'm not the biggest Samantha McCall fan but I'm damn sure the biggest Jason Morgan fan and I'm all for cheering for whoever is best on his team and right now that's you. I know you love him too so stop playing around and wake the hell up. Get better and go get your man. Well I have to go. If you get well then we can have a knock down drag out fight over Jason for old time's sake and I'll treat you to a drink at the MetroCourt after. If you don't wake up then I'll see you in the after life and have to kick your ass for leaving Jason." Carly squeezed Sam's hand and left out.

Jason walked into the penthouse and found Liz sitting on the couch. He threw his keys on the desk and took a seat. He really didn't want to be bothered with this right now. But he knew that he'd have to face her eventually. "Liz, I thought I said it would be better if you and the boys stayed at Audrey's tonight."

She walked over to where he was seating. "Jason, you can't order me to stay out of my own home. The boys are with grams but I felt like we needed to talk. This includes me too. This is not just between you and Jake. You think that I lied to you about being Jake's father. Do you really think that I was that desperate to hold on to you? If that was the case, I would have told you right away."

"I honestly don't know what to think. I want to believe you but I deal with the simple facts. And the fact is that you were the only person who actually saw the original test results. No one else knows what they said exactly. I want to take your word for it but the fact is that the only other people that knew about the test, all wanted it to say that the baby was Lucky's"

"So, what Jason, I trapped you? Is that how you feel? I couldn't get you any other way. So I took a chance that you wouldn't ask for another DNA test and then asked you to let Lucky raise the baby which was his along. That's how you see it. This is ridiculous Jason. Why is it that you are so quick to doubt me?"

"I don't want to. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt Elizabeth. I have Spinelli looking into when the results were changed. Spinelli is not lying to me or to you. My blood type is O, your blood type is O, Jake's blood type is A, so is Lucky's. That's a fact. You know Jake's blood type. You told me. You never asked my blood type. If you had nothing to do with the lie then what are you worried about? I'll find out who did this and they will pay. For the time being I just need some space to figure things out."

"So what about our family Jason? Am I supposed to pretend like there aren't kids involved? As far as Jake and Cameron are concerned you are their father."

"Liz, I know but you can't expect Lucky to give up Jake if he really is his son. He didn't expect me to when he found out the supposed truth. You say you're looking out for whats best for the kids, I see now that you're just looking out for whats best for you. The boys belonged to Lucky as long as the two of you were married. You remarried him knowing that I was Jake's father. Suddenly, you two are divorced and he's not only kicked out of Jakes life but out of Camerons as well. Lucky was the only father he knew until we finally got together. And now Jake isn't mine but because I'm the one you want to be with, Lucky should be willing to give up his son again. Just like I should have been willing to let Jake go because you were with Lucky. You hadn't realized you were in love with me yet. Carly told me that you were selfish and I defended you but all you have been doing all this time is using those kids to get what you feel is best for you. Liz you need to go. I can't and won't do this right now. Jake and Cameron will be made to understand but I won't be the one to keep Lucky from his son." He got up and opened the door. She slammed it shut.

"So what all of a sudden you and I are over? I'm supposed to accept that Jason? I don't think so. You are Jake's father in everyway that counts and Camerons too for that matter." She said.

"And it took me this long to see that I'm only their father because Lucky found out the truth. Or what I thought was the truth.You would have kept the lie going if he hadn't. Look if you want to stay, fine. I'm leaving." He grabbed his jacket and keys and left out. He needed space. He needed to go back to the hospital to see Sam. He called Sonny. There was no answer. When he got to the street level of his apartment building he ran into Spinelli.

"Stone Cold, I..."

Jason grabbed him by the arm to turn him back around "Let's go."

I know this chapter was a little short but i'll make up for it in the next one. I promise.