Chapter 5

*Sam*

"Shit I'm late! Oh I know I'm about to get the lecture of a lifetime." Sam says rushing into the Metro Court. She hurrily scans the lobby of the hotel to make sure she didn't miss him walking in. Finding nothing she heads for the court, not before checking herself in the mirror. She hadn't been on a lunch date in quite awhile, so she broke out the good stuff. Sam was wearing a purple off the shoulder dress that fit in all the right places. Her black heels that Kristina bought her for Christmas matched the dress perfectly. It took her forever to do her hair, which was now cascading down her bare shoulder in waves. That's the main reason she was late. Sam walked into the court, nervous as hell. After a quick look over, she finds him still not here. "Whew..." Sam lets out a sigh of relief and calms down a little. At least she wouldn't have to hear the punctuality lecture. She walks over to the bar to find Carly bartending.

"Sam! Wow you look great." Carly says. 'Thanks." Smiles Sam knowing that it took everything for her to say that. Carly and Sam were not the best of friends. Even if you would call them friendly. They were cordial to each other because of Jason. Carly was Jason's best friend and ever since his death, Carly felt responsible for Sam and Danny's well being. "How's Danny?" "He's fine. It's one day at a time you know." Sam says. "That's good. Dr. Clay really did an amazing job." Carly says as Sam smiles. "So what brings you here?" Carly asks. "Silas. I'm meeting him for lunch." Sam says. "Oh so you're his mystery date? He was here yesterday to make reservations and it was like he was so nervous. He wanted everything to be perfect. I think might have my head if this doesn't turn out well." Carly says which made Sam blush and feel even more nervous. "He went through all that? For me?" Sam thought to herself. "Hmmm…he must really care about you Sam." Carly says as she pours Sam a drink. "I don't know how he feels about me. He doesn't show or tell his feelings." Says Sam looking down. "Well today might be your lucky day." Says Carly walking away.

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"Real smooth Silas. First time you ask somebody out in a while and you're late." Says Silas as he looks at his watch. 12:25. He walks into the Metro Court and looks around. Hopefully she's in the court he thinks to himself. He walks towards the court as he inspects himself. He felt like he was overdressed. It was just a lunch date but he was wearing a crisp blue button down with a pair of black slacks. He had a tie on but it was constricting him so he took it off in the truck. Silas blamed that feeling on his nerves. He also left his blazer in the truck because it was warm out. Silas inspected the bouquet of roses he picked up from the flower shop on his way there. They were pink because he thought red was too cliché. He stopped before he got to the opening of the court. "Ok Clay, you can do this. It's just lunch…no pressure." Silas says to himself. He hesitates and starts to back away until he hears a voice in his head. "Come on Si, you can't be a stick in the mud forever…" The sound of his brother's voice in head made him almost turn around but he just shook if off and proceeded into the court.

Carly and Sam were laughing until Carly looks past Sam and bursts into a big smile. 'Looks like your doctor has arrived." Says Carly as Sam turns around and is blown away. Sam sees Silas standing in the opening with a bunch of flowers. The butterflies in her stomach were trying their best to escape now. She stood up and waved. Silas finally sees her and everything around him disappeared. She was a vision in purple walking towards him. The dress looked like it was painted on the way it hugged every curve and accented her legs. The way her hair fell in waves down her shoulder made him weak in the knees. Her voice broke his daydream.

"Afternoon Silas." Sam says softly. "Samantha…wow…you look amazing." Says Silas in a daze. "Thanks." Sam blushes as Silas smiles. "Ummm…these are for you." Silas says as he hands her the flowers. "Wow…they're beautiful." Sam says as she hugs him. Between the scent of her perfume and the honey and vanilla from her shampoo had him out of sorts. "Ummm I don't mean to interrupt but your table awaits." Carly says as they pull apart and she shows them to the balcony. "After you Mrs. Morgan." Silas says offering his arm. Sam smiles and takes his arm. They walk onto the balcony overlooking the city. "Here you go." Silas says pulling out the chair for Sam to sit down. "Thank you, Doctor." "Champagne for the two of you?" "Thank you Mrs. Jacks." Silas says. "Please, call me Carly. (Whispers to Sam) Good luck." She says as she leaves.

"Thank you joining me for lunch." "Well thank you for inviting me." Says Sam as he smiles. Sam couldn't help but notice that the shirt he was wearing was making his eyes bluer than they already were. "So, how has your day gone?" Silas asks. "Well between getting Danny ready, making sure Rafe got to school on time; which was a hassle because he spent almost 45 minutes in the bathroom." Sam says laughing. "Why did it take him so long?" Silas asked. "He wanted to make sure he looked good for school. Mainly Molly probably." Sam says as the waiter comes out to take their order and leaves. "But besides that and taking care of some legal matters that was about it." "Oh ok sounds like your day was eventful." Silas says. "Well what about you? I'm sure it was a busy day at GH." Sam asks. "Actually no. A couple of patients, some ER cases. Other than that I spent the day making sure I didn't get mentally undressed by Felix." Silas says as Sam gives him a weird look. "Felix has this fixation on me. To keep from doing any permanent damage to the kid I just let him have his fun from a distance." "Well I can't blame him." Smiles Sam as the waiter brings out their food.

They ate in silence for a moment until Sam starts to look out towards the city. "Ok Clay….don't blow this moment. You can do this…." Silas thinks to himself. "Silas…Silas?" "Yeah…." "You're staring…..is there something on your mind?" Sam asks. "Ummmm…no. I was just admiring your…hair. Never seen it like that before." Silas says nervously. "Oh…yea I'm not the girly dressing kind sometimes." Sam says. "Really? I wouldn't have noticed." Silas says jokingly. "I'm serious! I've always been the girl that can hang and rough it up with the guys. I do have my moments where I had to dress up and be all pretty and whatnot." Sam says as they laugh. "Wow…he's laughing. That's a first." Sam thinks to herself. "So what about you? Have you always been the serious, arrogant, egotistical doctor?" "Yep…nothing's changed." Silas says. "I don't know but here lately there has been a change in you. You smile a lot more. You laugh a lot more. And you are actually pleasant to be around. Any reason for the sudden about face?" Sam asked which threw Silas off guard. "Has she really been noticing me? The things I do now. All right Silas…you can tell her that she's the reason." Silas thinks to himself. "Silas?" "Yes Samantha…" "You didn't answer me. Care to share what's made you so happy." Sam says.

Silas wanted to tell her. He wanted to shout it from the highest mountain top. He started to tell her everything but a thought came to mind… "Silas…I love Livvie with everything in me. I can't lose her. I don't know what would happen to me if I did." Stephen said to his brother. "But ya'll haven't been together that long Steve…" Silas says. "When you find that special one Si, the one that can take control of you and your heart, then you'll understand what I mean…" Stephen says as his voice fades through his thoughts. "Silas…are you ok?" "Yea I'm fine. But to answer your question, I'm happy that I'm alive. I have a great job and things couldn't get any better. "Oh…well that's good." Sam says slightly defeated. Silas could tell that wasn't the answer she was expecting and it pained him to see the expression on her face. There was an awkward silence that followed that was broken by the waiter bringing the check over. Silas gave him his credit card and he walked away.

"So other than being a tomboy what else is the great Samantha Morgan good at?" Silas asked after a moment. "Well…I was good at being bad. Growing up I was a con artist…I had to take care of me and my brother Danny by myself. My mom left us and my dad ended up dying. And Danny had special needs that I couldn't handle alone so I conned my way throughout my teenage life. That's how I ended up here and the rest is history. Found out I was adopted and coincidently I find out that Alexis is my real mom and I had this big family waiting for me. I lose one to gain another I suppose." Sam says after a minute. "What you mean?" "My brother Danny died a little before I found Alexis. Actually he was the one that told me I was adopted…he said that our parents picked me special to be his little sister." Sam says as a tear falls. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset." Silas says as he hands Sam a napkin. "It's okay. I'm glad I found Alexis and my sisters. It led me to find Jason." "Oh." "Jason was everything I could have hoped for. Granted we had our ups and downs but I couldn't have been any happier. I just wish Jason could have been here throughout all this." "He was here. Jason is with you and Danny every day. I mean just look at Danny. He looks like your husband." Silas says trying to cheer Sam up. "Thanks. That means a lot. And I also want to thank you for being there for me while Danny was sick. If it wasn't for you and my family I wouldn't have made it through." "It's what I do." Silas says as Sam smiles.

"Ok enough about me. Come on Silas, you can't just sit here and let me go on and on about my life." "Yes I can." Silas laughs. "No, it's your turn. What is the inner mechanism that is Silas Clay, M.D.?" Sam asks. "Samantha…that is a long and complicated story." "I've got time." Sam smiles. "Well… (Looks at watch) that story might have to wait until another time. Rafe is getting out of school soon." Silas says. "Wow has it been 2 hours already? I didn't even pay attention to the time." "I guess time flies when you are having a good time." Silas smiles. "Yes it does." Sam says as the waiter brings Silas' credit card back and they get up to leave.

"Thank you, once again for inviting me to lunch. It was nice to get away for a while." Sam says walking to her car. "It was my pleasure. Maybe we could do this again sometime." Silas says. "Yea." They reach her car and stand beside it. "What time do you want me to bring Rafe home?" "Whenever you get ready. He has a key." Sam says opening her door. "Ok…so I guess I will see you later then." Silas says as Sam hugs him. Silas hesitates for a moment then hugs her back. They slowly pull away but are still holding each other. Silas looks into Sam's eyes that are glistening in the sunlight. Sam goes up and kisses Silas on the cheek. "See you later Silas." Sam says as she pulls away and gets in the car. Silas looks on as she slowly pulls out and drives away. "Maybe next time, Samantha, maybe next time." Silas says to himself as he gets in his truck and leaves to get Rafe.