My Vietnam
Chapter 10
Seconds seemed like hours. And hours seemed like years. Jason watched as the woman he loved was wheeled once again into the hospital. He watched with broken eyes to match his heart as the nurses had to pry her hand off of his. And he watched as she was wheeled through white doors, too weak to fight. He sat down in one of the waiting chairs to once more wait to hear if Sam was going to be okay. It was then that Jason Morgan decided that he was done watching.
Hours later he looked up to see Sam walk cautiously out into the waiting area looking around and her eyes resting on Jason. Jason stood up and walked slowly up to her, "Uh, how-how are you?"
Sam shrugged, "Tired I guess."
Jason nodded, "I guess that's to be expected."
Sam mimicked his action slowly and said, "Well I guess I'd better..." She turned to go and Jason's heart sank until she turned quickly around and said, "Jason, I need to ask you something but I can't do it here...is there somewhere that we can talk?"
Jason thought and said, "On the roof, that's probably the safest place to talk."
"Okay um, can we-can we go now please?"
Jason nodded worried and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Sure." Sam smiled a bit as the two walked over to the stairs leading to the roof unaware of the pairs of eyes that watched.
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Sam turned to face the man before her and said, "Okay, I need a place to live."
Jason looked confused, "You live with Alexis."
Sam sighed and turned around frustrated then turned back to him, "I have absolutely no memories of her, or this Ric guy. I dunno, I just...I don't trust him."
"Him?"
Sam shook her head, "I meant them."
"Sam, has Ric done or said anything-" he started to ask putting emphasis on 'anything'.
Sam shook her head, "No, he just, he gives me the creeps okay? And for all I know they could be lying to me!"
Jason ran a hand through his hair, "I don't know if living with me is such a good idea..."
Sam threw her hands up, "Listen, I know you don't like me, or didn't or, whatever but I have memories of you, yes they're not good memories but they're memories, I know who you are, and I won't take no for an answer. It's either you or I go and sleep on a park bench tonight because I don't have any money for a hotel or even a motel."
"Do you want some money because I have, more, more than enough to get you through for a while."
Sam shook her head vigorously,"I don't want charity."
Jason looked a bit confused, "You just want to live with me for free but no charity."
"Okay fine, I'll clean, I'll cook, I'm not sure if I know how to cook but I can figure it out and I can do laundry-"
Jason held up a hand for her to stop, "Sam, Sam," she stopped, "You don't know how to clean, cook and barely can do laundry."
Sam nodded, "So I'm useless."
Jason shook his head, "No way."
Sam sighed then thought, "How do you know that I can't do any of that stuff."
Jason thought fast, "Sonny told me."
Sam nodded accepting that answer then said, "So I guess that's it then huh?" Jason stayed silent, "Alright, well then, I don't need you or my, " air quotes, "mother and father," end air quotes, "you can go to hell."
As she turned to go Jason couldn't stop himself and grabbed her arm remembering when she left and got into the accident that cause this whole thing, "Wait!"
Sam looked at him and said, "Yes?"
"I have a room for you."
Sam smiled, "I knew you'd come through."
Jason released her arm and said, "And you know what?"
Sam shrugged, "What?"
"Just then, you sounded like your old self." Jason said and Sam smiled and suddenly hugged him.
She pulled away as she remembered what he had said to her in her memories and said, "Alright so, ready to go home?"
Jason nodded and said, "We still have one more stop to make though."
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Sam knocked softly on the door that she used to call home and when nobody answered she turned around to Jason and said, "Oh well, nobody's home, let's go."
Jason put both his hands on her shoulders and turned her around and knocked on the door for her, still keeping a strong hold on her shoulders. Sam sighed as Alexis came to the door and opened it, "Sam?" She looked from her daughter to the man behind her and looked at his hands on her shoulders not even trying to keep her displeasure a secret. Jason lowered his hands as Alexis said, "Thank you Jason for bringing her home, I can take it from here."
Sam shook her head, "No, I came to get my stuff."
Alexis closed her eyes and shook her head then opened her eyes, "Excuse me?"
Sam sighed, "Jason is letting me move in with him."
Alexis shook her head, "I don't think so."
Sam shrugged, "I didn't ask you for permission."
"Well I am your mother and I say-"
"And I say that I am a grown woman and I didn't ask your opinion all I came for is my stuff."
Alexis nodded, "What about Kristina."
Sam rolled her eyes, "Oh please Alexis, stop using her as a tool against me, I'm leaving and you can't stop me, now let me go get my stuff." Alexis sighed and allowed her passed glaring at Jason about to take her frustrations on him when Sam turned around, "Jason? Are you coming?" Jason held back a smirk at Alexis as he followed Sam into her room to pack her stuff. An hour later Sam brought some stuff out followed by Jason who carried most of the room and Sam laughed, "You know I can carry some of that stuff Jason."
Jason shook his head, "Nah, I got it."
Sam laughed again but it stopped mid-laugh once they walked back up to Alexis who now had Ric by her side, Alexis paused then asked, "Have you gotten all your things?"
Sam nodded, "Yes."
"Good. Listen Sam if I did something to make you want to leave I'm sorry-"
Sam sighed, "This isn't about you Alexis, it's about me. I'm doing this for myself."
Alexis nodded, "I understand."
Ric finally spoke up, "But I don't. Sam this is your mother and she is trying to help-"
"Ric shut up, you're not in this okay?"
Ric glared at her, "No, not okay." Behind Sam, Jason put the things he was carrying on a table and walked up behind Sam threateningly but Ric continued, "You say that this is all about you, well you know what Sam? You look in the mirror too much."
Jason took a step forward but Sam put her hand on his chest, "Well you know what Ric, you don't look in the mirror enough." She turned back to Jason, "Ready?"
Jason nodded and picked up the things he had been carrying and once Sam was out the door he turned back to Ric and said deathly serious, "Stay away from Sam." Then he followed Sam out the door.
They got into Carly's car that Jason had borrowed and Sam laughed, "Did you see their faces?"
Jason nodded, "Yeah, Sam you shouldn't mess with Ric."
Sam laughed a bit, "What? He started it with me."
Jason shook his head slightly as he started the car, "Just learn when to choose your battles."
Sam snorted a bit, "Come on Jason, lighten up."
Jason sighed, "Just don't start things with people." Sam shook her head but didn't say anything, she just stared out the window angrily.
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Sam walked into the penthouse after Jason and looked around uneasily, he looked at her and asked, "What?"
Sam shrugged, "Have I been here before?"
Jason thought up an excuse, "Once or twice."
Sam nodded, "It felt familiar."
Jason put down the boxes and turned to Sam, "Listen, I'm sorry about what I said in the car, I just don't want you to get hurt."
Sam nodded looking into his eyes deeply, "I know."
Jason sighed, "So how are you?"
Sam moved closer to him, "Good I guess."
Jason saw her moving closer and asked, "Sam, what are you doing?"
Sam shrugged, "I have no idea." Suddenly she pressed her lips against his.
AN: Yay for JaSam fluff, you can thank the actual GH for getting those two crazy kids back together, and SCREW LIZ!! I hope she looses the baby, and only because it's a fake character.
SO...
Merry Christmas everyone (Politicians: That doesn't refer to everyone's religious beliefs SUCKAA!)
Sigh Okay
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukka
Radical Roshashana
And Killer Kwanza!
THERE I am now politically correct! YAY!