My Vietnam
Chapter 7

Sam's eyes snapped open as Jax turned the engine off and she turned to look at where they were confused and Jax said, "Well here we are, I'm sure Jason will take care of you."

Sam nodded, "Of course he will, but…no never mind, I'll just go ahead up."

"Take care of yourself." Jax said and backed up out of the lot.

Sam waved as he left then turned and said, "Now where do you live Jason?" She said and walked up to the doorman and said, "Hi, I'm uh-"

"Hello Sam, where have you been?" Replied the doorman smiling.

Sam smiled back, "I've been on vacation, hey, I've had a totally bad day, and I just can't remember right now but what number is Jason's penthouse?" The doorman replied with the number and Sam thanked him walking into the building and into the empty elevator and wincing in pain and groaning a bit when a memory hit her:

Sonny shook his head, "You know what I think? I'll tell you what I think. I think someone -- alcazar or faith, D.A. Baldwin, maybe even the feds -- are so incredibly transparent and stupid, or maybe they think I'm so wrecked over what happened to my wife that I can't see a setup that's right in front of me."
Sam shook her head, "Hey, I'm not trying to set you up."
Sonny nodded, "Yeah, I know you're not, because I'm not buying what you're selling. You want more from me than just a job. Right? No? Yes?"
Sam sighed, "Ok, yeah, yeah, that much is true, but I can –"
"Ok, let me explain. Let me -- let me explain something to you. Someone who doesn't like me very well hires a pretty, petite brunette to approach me. The closest thing to my old girlfriend without sending a plane to London. Why? Same tired story. To get incriminating evidence on me."

She shook her head and pressed the button to Jason's floor and doubled over in pain as an intense memory hit her:

Sonny grabbed Sam and pointed the gun at her head, clearly over the edge, "Come here!"
Sam looked at the gun in his hand, "Oh! Stop!"
Sonny pulled her over to the car, "Don't scream! Do what you're told, you won't get hurt!"

Sam watched the light go to different floors and tried not to notice the dizziness surrounding her:

Sonny kept the gun pointed at her, "Yeah, keep driving, keep driving."
Sam sighed, "Ok, fine! Where are we going? What are you going to do to me when we get there? Are you going to turn me loose? What was going on back there? The cops -- what did they want with you?"

Sam shook her head out the tunnel vision setting in slowly but surely:

Sonny looked around as Sam's truck stalled, "Hey, hey –"
sam hit the steering wheel, "Damn it!"
Sonny watched as Sam got out of the car, "What the hell you doing?"
Sam tried to run but Sonny stopped her, "Let go of me!"
"I am not going to hurt you!"
Sam looked at him, "You kidnapped me at gunpoint and forced me to drive to the middle of nowhere
sonny tried to cut in, "Ok, look –"
sam continued, "And I'm supposed to trust you?"

Sam closed her eyes and leaned down the wall trying to find a still spot as images filled her head:

Sonny looked at Sam, "I don't care who called the cops! Doesn't matter who called the cops! What matters is she called him!"
Sam nodded, "Oh. Ok, I get it. You want carly to be wrong. You think if you stop loving her, you'll stop hurting, too. Hmm. Trust me, it doesn't work that way."

Sam groaned and held her head in her hands, blackness covering her vision:

Sam looked at Jax, " Jax."
Jax turned to face her, "Sam."
Sam ran into his waiting arms, "Hey."
Jax held her, "Hey. Thank god you're ok."

She laid on the ground in the elevator barely aware that she reached her floor as the pain was too intense:

The flight to Chicago was announced, but before she could board, Jax was in front of her. "I forgot to tell you something. Port Charles is most beautiful at Christmas. Stay for the holidays."
"Are you asking me to spend Christmas with you?" she queried.
"I don't look that far ahead," he said. "I just thought you should know." He walked out. Sam was then arrested for aiding and abetting Sonny.
"Jax! Jax!" She yelled for him but he was already gone.

Sam raised her head and watched as the doors opened but laid it back down in pain:

Sam was brought into a holding room, but there was someone else there, Jason, he looked up and Sam said, "Well it must be crowded around here if the cops gotta double up on two total strangers huh?"

Jason looked away then back at her, "I don't think it's a mistake."

Sam looked at him, "Why not."

"Cause they're hoping to get something out of it, your testimony against me."

"Oh, well I might be willing if I had any idea who you are." She said laughing a bit," I'm Sam, Sam McCall, I'm in here for aiding and abetting Sonny Corinthos." She looked at him expectantly.

Jason nodded, "Jason Morgan, me too." Sam sat down and Jason explained, "Baldwin has been after me and Sonny for years and that is the only reason he filed charges against you."

Sam adjusted herself, "Why so I'd feel squeezed enough to testify against him? Forget it. I don't like anyone telling me what to do. And I certainly don't like being manipulated especially by some corrupt A.D.A."

Jason nodded, "Good. I appreciate you standing up and I will take care of any money it costs you including your bail and I'll make sure that you have the best attorney available."

Sam nodded, "Alright, that's good enough for me." She finished just as Jax and a cop stormed in.

Jax looked at the cop as Jason put his free hand on the side of his turned face, "What the hell are you people thinking putting McCall and Morgan in the same room together." He looked at Jason, "He's obviously pressuring her not to press charges against Sonny. And it looks like the police gave him a nice place to do it." Jason glared at Sonny.

The cop shrugged, "We're a little overbooked."

Jax looked at the cop, "Well that's not good enough." Then he looked at Sam, "I need a moment alone with Sam."

Sam looked over at Jason who had the cop un-cuffing him and said, "Alright, you heard the man." He walked over to Jason as Jason pulled him other sleeve down, preparing to be cuffed again," Let's give him his privacy." Sam watched as Jason was escorted out and he looked at her then at Jax then back at Sam.

Sam opened her eyes weakly as light flooded her vision and she looked up at the man who had come to find her and he said, "Sam." He bent down and she recognized him, "Sonny…" Before she passed out.