My Vietnam
Chapter 2

Sam got dressed into her red spaghetti strap knee length dress that Alexis insisted that she wore, she looked at herself in the mirror and sighed playing with her hair, she put it up but shook it out and finally decided just to let it down. She finished putting on her make-up and grabbed her black knee length boots, she grunted while putting them on and stood up again looking at herself in the mirror and shook her head, "Well this is as good as it's gonna get." She said not really caring about what this guy thought of her, she was already in love, no matter what Jason said.

"Sam!" Came a little girls voice as the young Kristina came running in, Sam smiled and lifted her onto the side of her hip.

"Hey there." Sam said smiling.

"Where are you going?" Asked Kristina shyly.

Sam sat down next to Kristina on the bed and replied, "I'm going out on a date."

Kristina looked confused a bit, "With Jason?"

Sam sucked in air and shook her head, "No sweetie, not with Jason."

"I liked him, he was nice that time that you were missing, how come he never comes over anymore?"

Sam smiled a small smile, "Jason doesn't come over anymore because we're not friends anymore."

"Why not? Before you were my sister you were always with him, you smiled a lot then."

Sam smiled trying not to cry, "We just stopped, um, well we-"

"Sam, you look beautiful." Came Alexis's voice from the doorway.

Sam looked up as Alexis and Ric, the worst mistake she ever made, walked into her room, she looked down at Kristina then stood up, "Thanks-thank you."

Alexis looked at her watch, "It's 10:15, considering traffic you should-"
"I know." Interrupted Sam, "I have been on a date before."

Alexis laughed, "I know, I'm just excited about this one, he seems great."

Sam chuckled a bit, "We're not getting married or anything."

"Oh but he seems perfect for you, just perfect."

Ric nodded, "He does, well-mannered, everything you need."

Sam looked at him and resisted the urge to glare at him and said, "Well I should get going, I don't want to be late."

Alexis nodded and gave Sam a hug, "Oh come here. You look beautiful, it's gonna be great."

Sam pulled away and said, "It's just a first date, I'm not really expecting that much."

Alexis shrugged, "You never know."

Sam grabbed her purse and leaned down to Kristina, "I'll be back later but it's gonna be late so I'll see you tomorrow."

Kristina gave her a hug and Alexis picked her up and said, "Come on sweetie, its way past your bed time."

Sam gave Kristina a kiss on the cheek and then Kristina said, "Promise you'll be back tomorrow?"

Sam smiled, "I promise I will be back tomorrow." She patted Kristina on the shoulder then walked out of the lake house.

On the other side of town Jason was being badgered by Carly…again, "Come on Jason, just wear this color blue shirt!"

Jason turned to face her, "Carly, I'm already wearing blue, I'm dressed." He turned back around.

Carly thought then grabbed her glass of wine and threw it at his back, he jumped and Carly said, "Oh! I'm so sorry Jason! Oh well, I guess you'll have to change your shirt into something else," She picked up the light blue shirt that matched his eyes and her eyes lit up, "How about this?"

Jason sighed and grabbed the shirt then said, "Just promise me that you'll get that stain out of my shirt."

Carly nodded, "Consider it done." Jason sighed and went to go change his shirt, when he came back down Carly smiled and said, "See any girl would fall for you looking like that, now go get yourself a girl."

Jason shook his head, "Just remember, I'm not like you Carly."

Carly looked a bit insulted, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that I don't think anything will come of this night, it will be uneventful at best, at worst she'll run away screaming."

"But at best you'll fall madly in love and live happily ever after."

Jason held a hand up, "You know how I feel about that."

Carly sighed and crossed her arms, "That you will love nobody else besides Samantha McCall and you're doomed to a life of solitude."

Jason shrugged, "Pretty much."

She looked at her watch, "Okay, it's time for you to go, now, umm..OH, take your motorcycle, nobody can resist one."

Jason sighed and grabbed his keys, "Carly, go home, spend time with Michael and Morgan, please."

Carly smiled and kissed him on the cheek, "I will see you tomorrow." She walked out the door with Jason and they walked out together, Jason to his motorcycle, Carly to her car.

Sam walked into the metro-court and checked her watch, 10: 32 glad she wasn't really late she smiled a bit to herself and looked around for a blue shirt and leather jacket…she saw Dillon and Georgie…Maxie and Lucky…LuLu and Nikolas…Jason by himself…Robin and Pat-…wait…Jason by himself? She turned back to look at him and noticed he was looking very nice, a nice blue shirt, his leather-, "Oh no." She uttered realizing he was her 'perfect match' as Alexis had said.

Jason looked at his watch and looked around for his date, he noticed a few couples, he wondered why Maxie and Lucky were there but continued scanning the crowd until his eyes rested on a fiery brunette in a stunning red dress, he wondered if she was going on a date and his fists clenched involuntarily at the though then he realized, "Oh Carly…"

Sam walked slowly over to Jason's table and said, "Hi, Jason."

Jason stood up politely and said, "Sam, if I had known…"

Sam shook her head and sat down then said, "You would have canceled," Jason sat back down across from her, "I know, if I had known I would have…" She looked into his eyes and chuckled a bit, "I can't lie to you, I would have come to beg you one more time to reconsider…" She saw him look away and said, "But I'm just fooling myself, once you set your mind to something it doesn't change." She paused and then said, "Jason you fought for me when I pushed you away after my baby died, then when I blamed you for Hope being taken away." Jason looked away but Sam continued, "And on the train after it crashed and debris had fallen on me and I almost died, Jason." She said tears forming in her eyes, "And I fought for you when Carly was trying to push me away, I got into a bar fight with her over you, and when Manny was after me I stayed strong for you, for us, and when you lost your memory I was right there, and when you were dying and wouldn't have the surgery I fought for you to get it…doesn't that mean anything?"

Jason was silent then said, "Not anymore."

Sam pulled her head back and then nodded and said, "Well you know what I wish I could forget all that, but I can't and no matter what you say about not loving me anymore, I will love you until the day I die, Jason, and if there is a heaven or hell, I will love you no matter where I go." She wiped away her tears and stood up, aware of the stares from her rave and walked out of the Metro-Court, and grabbed her car keys. She got into her car and started it, tears blurring her vision. She wiped them away and pulled out onto the street, it wasn't long until she heard the sound of music blasting and looked around to see where it came from. She came to an intersection and waited for the green light, she started to go when she saw a red sports car coming in the other direction, full speed.

Jason watched Sam leave and knew that she was hurting but she would thank him someday when she was in love with someone who could and would protect her, maybe she would fall for a doctor, or a lawyer. He saw a few men and woman get up and stagger out, he guessed they were going home and decided they were drunk. He sighed and stood up running a hand through his hair, trying not to break down and follow Sam and apologize right on the spot.

Jason reached his house and looked up when he heard someone clear their throat and saw Sonny and Carly there, he spread his arms in confusion and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you both here?"

Sonny looked at Carly then took a step closer and said, "Jason, I need to talk to you."

Jason shrugged, "About what."

"Sam."

Jason shook his head and said, "I do not want to talk about her, Sonny." He looked past the mobster and at Carly and said, "Oh by the way, my date, was Sam, thanks."

Carly looked surprised and said, "You saw her tonight?"

Jason nodded, "Yeah, why." Carly looked at Sonny but remained quiet…now Jason knew something was wrong, "What happened?"
Sonny ran a hand over his face and said, "I don't know how to say this but Jason…" He trailed off.

Jason shrugged, "Just tell me, Sonny."

Sonny sighed and looked back at Carly and nodded to the door, Carly stood up and walked up to Jason and said, "If you ever need anything you know-"

Sonny interrupted, "Carly." Carly looked back at him and nodded then walked away.

Jason looked back at Sonny once Carly left, "Sonny, just tell me, what happened."

Sonny nodded and said, "Sam was in a car accident, she was hit by a drunk driver." Jason's eyes widened and he looked like it was he who had been hit by a car.