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Chapter 10
"Ms. Davis, I'm so sorry for…….."
"No! No! No! This can't be happening." She wouldn't even let the doctor say the words and she passed out.
Jason and the doctor went to help her up. Jason knew how she felt because he felt his own heart breaking. They carried her over to a gurney that was along the wall. The doctor called for a nurse to come and help her further. He pulled Jason to the side, "Are you family?"
"Technically no, but a very close family friend. Sam doesn't have any family other than her mother and her two younger sisters."
"Okay well for the sake of Ms. Davis having passed out I will tell you and you can pass the information on to her. I was going to tell her…"
"We know." Jason said with tears welling up in his eyes again.
"I don't think you do. Please let me finish. I was saying that I was sorry for taking so long to let her know what was going on. It appears that Ms. McCall started breathing on her own again. She is still in a coma but we were able to take her off of the respirator. We have to be very careful when taking the tube out which is what took us so long to come back out."
"But Alexis said that she heard the heart monitor flat line." Jason was in shock at what the doctor said still trying to get it to register in his head that Sam WASN'T gone after all.
"Yes and that's because we had to reposition several of the nodes when we were pulling out the tube to keep from getting tangled. The heart rate monitor went flat when we pulled it off of her chest. Again I apologize for the miscommunication."
"When can we go in to see her?" Jason asked.
"You can go in to see her as soon as the other doctors have cleared out." Said the doctor.
Just then Emily stepped off of the elevator with Nikolas. "I got the page. What happened?"
Nikolas saw Alexis on the gurney. "What happened to Alexis?"
"Alexis was in with Sam when the machines started to go off. I wasn't here at that point in time. When I came, Alexis was crying in the chair and the doctors were in the room with Sam. She said that she heard the heart monitor flat line and that Sam was gone. The doctor came out and started to apologize for the wait but we all thought he was apologizing for the fact that he had to tell us she was gone. But before he could actually finish telling us what was going on, Alexis broke down and passed out. He just told me what was really going on a couple of minutes before you came. Sam actually started breathing on her own. They just had to remove the tube."
Nikolas went to check on Alexis. Emily stepped over to Jason. "So are you any clearer on what it is that you want? I would have to think that that's why you're here."
"Yeah. I'm crystal clear on what I want and it's Sam. She was everything to me; my best friend, my lover, my conscience, even my back up. She completed me in a way that I took for granted."
Emily nodded in agreement. "Okay so what does that mean for you and Elizabeth?"
"I'm going to have to tell her that I want to be with Sam. I'm not expecting her to like it but she's going to have to accept my decision. I'm in love with Sam. I love Elizabeth and I probably always will but as a friend. I don't regret what we have shared these last few years but the reason for it starting no longer exists. Jake isn't really my son."
"I know Jase. I know that it kills you to lose Jake, which is probably why you're holding on to the thought of being with Sam again. I don't blame you. I just want for you to be happy."
"And I think I will be just as soon as Sam wakes up. I don't want to be rude but I want to go in and see her."
"Go ahead. I want to go check her file anyway." She patted him on the back and went over to Nikolas to see how Alexis was doing before going to look over Sam's file and discuss with the other doctors.
Spinelli got up off of the floor then and walked over to Jason. "This is most joyous news. The Goddess will surely be returning to us soon."
"I hope so. Spinelli didn't you say that you found something out?"
"Stone Cold, the mystery is solved as to whom caused this charade. I don't know if you want the answers you seek now or if you would choose to wait until after you see the Goddess."
"Spinelli, whether you tell me now or tell me later, it's going to be the same thing so just spill it."
"Okay well, after you left me downstairs I found an empty room and decided to hack into the hospitals video surveillance log to see if maybe I could possibly find any video that was still in the system from say 3.5 years ago or so but I came up empty. So I started scanning the current video to see if anyone jumped out at me as a possible suspect. I came across the 10th floor just as you were leaving and overheard a conversation between the DA and the bad blonde one. The bad blonde one told the DA that she saw when the DA changed the results and didn't say anything."
"Are you saying that Alexis did this? And Maxie knew?" Jason rubbed the back of his neck as he walked over to a wall and punched it.
"I regret to inform you that its true. According to the bad blonde one she overheard a phone conversation that the DA was having saying that if the person on the other end wouldn't help her that she would do it herself. And then the bad blonde one followed her to the lab techs office and she even kept the tech busy for the DA while she made the change. The DA didn't know that the bad blonde one knew anything or had anything to do with it until now. The bad blonde one then threatened to tell you and the Goddess what she did if she ever threatened to ruin your relationship again. She told the DA that she kept her mouth shut because she thought if you were the father that Elizabeth would surely come clean and then Lucky would have left to be with her and their non existent fetus. The DA did it thinking that Samantha would leave you when she found out that you were the father. They were both thrown for a loop when the maternal one didn't come forward and say that you were the innocent one's father. Neither could say anything without admitting to what was done."
Jason's eyes were filled with rage as he looked passed Spinelli to Alexis. He wanted to go over to her a make sure she never woke up. He didn't though. He turned to Spinelli and said. "Don't say anything to anybody about this. I'll figure out a way to handle Alexis later. Go get a room at the Metrocourt. I'll call Carly and make sure that it's set up. Don't go anywhere else. Order room service for food, orange soda and bbq chips if you have to have them but don't leave. I'll call you when I'm leaving here."
"Stone cold, what are you going to do?" Spinelli asked him.
"The less you know the better. But for right now I'm going to go in there and let Sam know that I'm here waiting for her to come back. I'll deal with everything else later." He replied. He picked up his cell phone and called Carly. He explained briefly what was going on and she agreed to have a room waiting for Spinelli. She was unusually concerned with Sam but he didn't have time to question it. He hung up then called Sonny. He gave Sonny just as brief a rundown as he had to Carly. Sonny said he would stop by the hospital in a little while to talk some more because he could tell whatever it was, Jason wasn't up for talking about it over the phone. Jason walked into Sam's room and sat down next to her again.
"I knew you wouldn't let go. You made the first step. Now if only you would come all the way back. I want to be here when you wake up. Sam, I've made my decision and I am ready to give us another shot. I don't know how many different ways I can tell you that but it's true. I just want to tell you to your face so that you can tell me exactly what it is that you want. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. At least not for long. I just have some things that I need to take care of. I really need for you to wake up because I have to talk to you about some things and I really need to know what you want done about something regarding two people that you care about. I know what it is that I want to do but I can't without the go ahead from you because I don't want for you to resent me. I need you to be in on the decision because what they did affected both of our lives. I miss you. I miss the sound of your voice. I even miss the feel of your hand smacking me across the face. It was the first time you touched me in years and as much as it stung, I could feel the passion behind it. I'm going to end things with Elizabeth. I just can't be with her anymore knowing that what I feel for you is so much deeper than what I feel for her. I love you. I love you so much. I need you. I don't know what else you need for me to tell you but I will tell you whatever you want me to if you would just wake up and tell me what it is you want to hear and I swear I'll mean it. We can move out the penthouse if you want. I'll buy you a new boat and we can stay there if you want. We can go on a vacation to Hawaii, anything you want just please open your eyes."
Jason put his head down and that's when he felt it. She moved. He raised his head thinking that it may have been his imagination again but when he looked at her she was moving her head. Her eyes still weren't open but she was moving. He moved her arm slightly. He took her hand in his and said, "Sam? I'm here. I'm right here."
"Jason." She said in a faint scratchy whisper.
"Yeah. I'm here." He kissed her hand. "Thank you." He looked up at the ceiling to thank God.
She finally opened her eyes. After they adjusted to the light, she turned her head to face him and she smiled weakly. "It hurts to talk." She whispered.
"That's because you were on a respirator. A couple of hours ago, you had a tube stuck down your throat. I'm going to go get the doctor. They will want to know that you're awake."
"Wait. Not yet. I just want to be alone with you for a little while. Once they know I'm awake they are going to be all over me. I won't have a minute alone with you."
"Yes you will because I'm not letting you go again. I want to be with you Sam. I don't plan on letting you out of my sight for more than a couple of hours, tops, for a while."
"So it was real, Jason? Everything I dreamed that you said was real? You said you love me." She began to cry.
"Yes, everything was real. I love you Sam and I am so sorry for everything. I need you and I want you in my life. I don't want to let you go ever again."
"I love you too. I'm just sorry that it took for me to get blown up for you to realize it." She started to laugh but it made her chest and throat hurt so she squirmed in pain instead.
"Wait. What about Molly and Kristina?"
"They are both fine. Kristina is home with Sonny and Molly is downstairs. She will be going home in a couple of days."
"Really? Thank God. What about Alexis? How is she holding up? I'm surprised she didn't kick you out."
With the mention of Alexis' name Jason's expression turned angry. Sam noticed and asked what was wrong. Jason shook his head and said plainly, "We can talk about it when you're feeling a little better. Alexis actually asked me to come here because she thought I could help bring you back."
Sam eyed Jason and wondered what was going on. She closed her eyes and thought about what had happened the past few days. She opened her yes and asked, "Jason, do you know what happened? Who blew up the boat?"
"Sam, I have no idea yet but I swear to you that I will find out. Look, I'm going to go and get the doctors so they can come in and check on you."
"Okay, but you will be back right?" She squeezed his hand.
"I'll be right outside. Besides if Alexis woke up she will want to see you." Sam noticed that when he mentioned Alexis again, his eyes went dark and he wouldn't look her in the eye.
"Okay. We can finish talking after."
"Like I said before, I'll talk your head off if you want me to." He squeezed her hand and went off into the hall.
When Jason stepped out of the room, he saw Alexis sitting in the chairs talking with Nikolas. She had a cup of water in her hand and looked up when Jason approached them. Emily came over when she saw Jason had come out of Sam's room.
"She's awake." He said simply. He did not look at Alexis because he knew that his eyes would betray him. He wanted to strangle her. He would get her back one way or another but he wasn't about to jeopardize his new start with Sam just to get revenge now.
"What? She's up?" Alexis jumped up from her chair and headed toward Sam's room.
Emily walked over to the nurse's desk to have the other doctors notified that Sam had come out of her coma. She walked back over to Jason. "So do you want to tell me what that was about?"
"What was what about?" Jason asked.
"I know you better than you think and I'm pretty good at reading you Jase. What was that look you had on your face when you came out and saw Alexis?"
"It's nothing. Let's just let it go for now." He sat down and put his face in his hands.
"Okay. I can let it go if you want but it's getting pretty late you should probably go home and get some rest. You look like crap."
"I will. I'm going to go say goodnight first when Alexis comes out." He said.
Emily could tell Jason was battling a lot of emotions right now. He was really good at keeping a straight face but Emily was one of the few people who could read his eyes. They told everything; as long as you knew what to look for. She could tell he was hurting over Jake, he was grateful for Sam surviving and coming back into life, and he was angry with Alexis over something. And on top of it all he still had to deal with Elizabeth. Elizabeth had called her a few hours before saying that Jason didn't even want to talk to her. She was crying saying that Jason had walked out without even looking back at her. Emily didn't know how to explain to Liz that Jason had been battling with his feelings for Sam so she just told Liz to just give him time to blow off some steam and to deal with his feelings. She ended their conversation with Liz saying she was going to try to talk to him again when she came home. Emily sat down next to Jason and said, "Elizabeth is at the penthouse waiting for you, you know."
"I figured as much. I really don't want to hurt her. But I just can't act like everything is like it was yesterday."
"I guess I can understand where you're coming from but Jase you can't have Liz sitting around wondering what's going on."
"I know it's not fair to her. But what am I supposed to do. Am I supposed to act like my feelings don't exist? Isn't that what everyone keeps telling me not to do? To stop thinking about what's best for everybody else."
It pained Emily to see her brother hurting like this. She knew he had made up his mind about being with Sam. That was their dynamic. No matter how angry they were with each other, they always, always, managed to pull through for each otherin times of crisis, which is when their love was proven undeniable. Sam was Jason's other half and he was hers. He was reasonable where she was irrational. She was passionate where he was calm. If he was looking right, she covered his left and if she was down he pulled her up. They were both stubborn and pig headed and that was where they had problems. They were both set in their ways and refused to budge if they felt they were right. Anybody who knew Sam and Jason knew it was only a matter of time before they got back together. There were only three things that would keep them apart. Their own pride, a lie so big it affected numerous lives outside of their own, and fear of destroying the other.
Emily looked at Jason and said, "I don't expect you to deny your feelings at all. I just think that you shouldn't waste time and keep Liz in the dark as to what is going on. There is no need to prolong the inevitable."
Jason nodded his head. He knew what she meant. He would go home and end things with Elizabeth. He just had to wait until he went back in and let Sam know that he would be back first thing in the morning.
A/N:
Okay the next chapter will focus on Liz and Lucky as well. I think (i'm not 100 percent sure yet) that chapter 12 or 13 will end this story because I have some other ideas that i want to work on. Possibly a sequel that will have Sam be able to have a baby (that idea is really at the top of my list) and another that will deal with the current storyline that will pair Jason up with someone else if he can't be with Sam. (completely different story altogether) Please review.