Thanks for all the great feedback, everyone! So, I know a lot of you are suspicious of Sam. And you absolutely should be because we all know she is completely two-faced. She seemed pretty nice in the last chap, but it's not gonna stay that way. You're going to see her true character come out very soon. But on to the chapter. Hope you enjoy!

"Jason, please talk to me", Monica said softly, seeing her son's distress and wanting to make it go away at any cost.

He took a ragged breath and looked up at her. "There's nothing to talk about. What's done is done. I'm home. That's all that matters."

"I'm your mother. I know you better than that. What did she do to you, Jason?"

"I don't know!", he said, frustrated and angry as hell. "I don't know what she did to me. All I know is that bitch ruined my life."

Monica sighed. "Honey, I'm so sorry. When I think about what all you must have went through...and all this time that you lost with your family..."

Jason nodded, knowing that the family he was thinking of wasn't the same one she was referring to. "It was hard", he admitted. "Being away from them. That's time that I'll never be able to get back."

"No, but you can make up for it", she pointed out. "Sam still loves you as much as she ever did. And you're finally going to get to be a father." She let out a deep sigh. "Jason, I know about Jake."

His gaze dropped to the floor and a moment of silence passed before he looked at her again. "I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to know him. I'm sorry I didn't either."

Monica gave him a look of sympathy as they heard footsteps coming into the room, followed by Tracy's familiar nagging voice. "Oh, great. More uninvited company."

"He doesn't need an invitation, Tracy", Monica said quietly.

"Nobody that comes in this house needs one anymore, according to you", Tracy scoffed as she walked to the front of the room. Then, her eyes widened in disbelief. "Jason?"

"Hi, Tracy."

The older woman just shook her head. "One of these days, I'm going to get used to dead relatives popping up in this place. But until then, please excuse me while I get a drink."

"Where's Edward?", Jason asked, slightly surprised that he hadn't shown up yet.

"Oh, honey. Your grandfather passed away not long after we thought you did."

He felt a pang of sadness at his mother's words. It wasn't that surprising, looking at it from a realistic standpoint. Edward was old; it was bound to happen eventually. But it was just so hard to imagine this house without him. Not to mention, once again, he didn't get a chance to say goodbye.

"Oh", he finally uttered.

After promising Monica he would see her soon, Jason left the house. He couldn't be there anymore. He just couldn't. God, how many people did he lose while he was gone? Granted, he wasn't very close to Edward. His grandfather always had these high expectations that he could never live up to. But Jason also knew that the older man did love him. And they were family.

A few minutes later, he found himself on Elizabeth's doorstep. He didn't really set out to go there. That's just where he ended up. He wanted to be here with her, just like that first night he came back. When there was no complications, no heartache. He wanted to feel the same happiness that he felt when he finally was able to look into her eyes again. Before there was the pain of finding out his son was dead. Before he realized that he had lost the woman he loved and was married to a woman that had done unforgivable things to them. Before there was a child that he didn't remember. Before there were people accusing him of lying about his identity. It just never stopped.

"Jason?"

A grateful smile formed on his face. She wasn't Elizabeth, but he was pretty damn happy to see her. "Hey, Robin."

"Oh my God. Jason!", she cried, throwing herself into his arms. She held on to him for several more moments before she pulled back. "You're really back! I thought my husband had gone completely crazy, but you're really here. Wait, how are you here? How did you survive, Jason? You were shot and you drowned...at least you were supposed to have drowned."

"Look, it's a long story. There's parts I don't even know. But it's really good to see you", he said sincerely.

Robin grinned and hugged him again. "You too. Here, come in!"

He obediently walked through the door, and she shut it behind him. "Where is Elizabeth?", he asked casually.

She waved her hand. "She said she had something she needed to do, so I came over to watch the boys. Which is the least I can do considering how great she's been with Emma."

"Emma...how is she?", Jason wondered.

"She is amazing", Robin answered. Then, she shook her head. "Wow. You're really here. God, this is so crazy. Do you realize how unlikely it is that someone could survive everything you went through?"

"Pretty unlikely?", he guessed, prompting a smile from his friend.

"Jason!"

"You came back!"

Jason turned to see Cam and Aiden running towards him, huge smiles on their faces. "Hey guys", he smiled at them. The older child wrapped his arms around his waist and the younger one leapt into his arms. Then, he noticed the girl standing back a bit who bore an uncanny resemblance to Robin.

"And this must be Emma", he said, offering a smile to the little girl.

"Yeah", Robin replied. "It's crazy how fast they grow. You remember Jason, baby? Mommy's friend?"

"Jason, you wanna play Madden?", Cameron asked excitedly. "Mom got me the new one."

"Sure, I'd love to", he said genuinely. He figured it wouldn't hurt for him to hang around for a little while. He had missed these kids. And he wanted to catch up with Robin. Elizabeth would probably be back soon anyway.

Cam went to get the game set up, and Jason looked back at Robin. "You don't mind if I wait here with you, do you?"

"What? No, of course not. And I'm sure Elizabeth would be disappointed if she missed you."

"Can we go play video games too, mommy?", Emma asked, looking up at her mom.

"Sure, if Jason and Cam don't mind. I'll be in there in a second. I'm just going to call your dad first. I think I might owe him an apology."

Jason just smiled back at her before following Emma to the couch, where Cameron was setting up the video game.

"I wonder what's keeping Jason", Sam remarked as she took a sip of her glass of water.

Elizabeth shrugged. "Like you said, he's got a lot of people he needs to see."

An awkward silence passed before Sam spoke again. "You sure you don't want something to drink? I can get you something."

"Oh, that's okay." Somehow, she didn't feel all too comfortable with the idea of Sam fixing anything that was going to end up in her body.

Another awkward silence.

Okay, that was enough of this. "You know, I should probably go", she said, standing up with her nearly overflowing purse in her hand. "I promised Cam I would take him out for pizza after he made an A on his math test."

"That's great. He's a smart kid."

"Yeah, he is. So, if you could just tell Jason I dropped by..."

Sam nodded. "I can do that."

"Thanks", she said as she opened the door to leave. Only to see Maxie and Spinelli standing on the other side of it. "Uh, hi guys."

"Is it true?", Spinelli asked, looking from her to Sam. "Is Jason really alive? Is he here?"

"He isn't here right now. But yes, he's alive", Sam informed them, smiling as Maxie ran to hug her.

"That's so wonderful!", the blonde gushed. "I'm so happy for you. But how did he survive? I mean, I know Jason's like indestructible and everything but...that's kinda pushing it, even for him."

"I can't believe he's really alive", Spinelli said quietly.

Elizabeth nodded. "It's pretty incredible. But wait, how did you guys find out if you haven't seen him?"

"Maxie's mother called us."

She raised an eyebrow. "Felicia? How would she know?"

He shrugged. "I don't think Maxie asked for details. We dropped Georgie off with them and came straight over here."

Oh, God. She could only imagine the look on Jason's face when he found out Spinelli and Maxie had a baby. He was never going to see that coming.

She glanced at the two women who were deeply engaged in conversation at this point. Then, she looked back at Spinelli. "Well, I should really get home to the boys. But I'm sure Jason will be thrilled to see you, Spinelli."

He smiled. "I'm sure he'll be thrilled to see you too."

She smiled back and then proceeded to let herself out.

"Yes! Russell Wilson scores again!", Cam exclaimed, throwing his hands up in celebration. He had already built a two touchdown lead and his quarterback sneak pretty much cemented the game.

Robin laughed as she bounced Aiden on her knees. "I don't know much about football, Jason. But I'm pretty sure you just got demolished."

Sure he did. It wasn't like he was actually going to try to beat Cam. He enjoyed seeing how happy the kid got when he won way too much. Though he was starting to realize the Cardinals were not as good as he remembered and the Seahawks were a hell of a lot better than he remembered.

"I guess Cam is just that good", Jason said with a fake sigh.

"It's okay, you're nowhere near as bad as Aiden or Emma", Cameron assured him.

"Hey!", Emma said, crossing her arms. "I'm not that bad."

Elizabeth opened the door to the sight of them all crowded in front of the living room TV. A smile instantly appeared on her face. Since they didn't seem to hear her come in, she approached them. She knew she would have to be overtly thrilled to see Jason, for Robin's benefit. That wasn't going to be hard. Especially since Sam was nowhere around.

"Jason", she uttered, capturing everyone's attention.

He stood up and met her halfway. "Hey", he said softly, taking her into his arms. She held on tightly to him, feeling so safe in his embrace.

The sound of kids giggling interrupted the moment. She slowly pulled away, feeling a bit of embarrassment. It was just a hug. What were they all giggling for?

"Well, me and Emma should be getting home", Robin said, hiding her own smile.

"Okay. Thank you so much for watching the boys. I hope they weren't too rowdy", Elizabeth said.

"Oh, no. They were fine", Robin assured her, hugging Elizabeth and then Jason. "I'm so glad you're home. Don't you dare be a stranger, okay? I missed you."

"Never", he promised. She smiled and then prodded her daughter out the door.

Elizabeth offered him a small smile. It was strange how she had been waiting on him at the penthouse while he had been here at her own house.

"So...it looks like all of Port Charles knows you're alive by now", she said casually as they walked a few feet away from the boys and the loud TV.

He shook his head. "No, just you guys and Sam...Sonny and Carly...Monica...Tracy...", he reeled off names, realizing that the news of his reappearance had indeed probably spread all over town by now.

"Spinelli and Maxie know too", she informed him. "They came to the penthouse to see you, but you were obviously here so..."

Jason's expression changed to one of surprise. "You were at the penthouse?"

Her gaze strayed from him. "Well, I thought Sam might get suspicious if I didn't drop by since I 'know' you're alive now. But you don't have to worry", she said quickly as he started to groan. "We didn't kill each other or anything. It was a little awkward sure, but it wasn't awful."

"Nothing's changed for me", he said after a moment. "I still don't remember being married to Sam. And I don't think I ever will. And I still feel the same way about you."

Elizabeth sighed and glanced at her boys, perfectly content with the video game. Then, she looked back at him. "Come with me."

She quietly led him out onto the front porch and closed the door behind her. "Now, why don't you think you'll remember being married to Sam?"

He really didn't want to go into detail with her about that. He didn't want her to imagine him in that state, for her to worry about what Helena had done to him. He was worried enough about that for the both of them.

"I just think I would've remembered by now", he finally said. "But I do remember you. I love you, Elizabeth. I know you're afraid that it won't last, but it will. I will always love you."

She briefly closed her eyes, feeling the cold wind blow through her hair. Then, she looked up at him again. It was like a magnetic force between the two of them. She didn't know if she could stop it, no matter how much she tried.

"Why are you doing this?", Elizabeth asked softly. "Why can't you just be my friend? Why do you want to be more than that now? Now when you have a wife and a son. Damn it, Jason. Why now?"

Jason slowly took her hand into his own, the contact instantly warming both of them. "I don't want to hurt you. That's the last thing I want."

"This is hurting me", she whispered. "I love you too, okay? But I can't afford to put myself in the position to be hurt again. I can't put my kids in that position. These feelings that you have aren't permanent. I know they feel that way to you, but they're not. You could wake up in the morning and have all of those memories back. And then, you'll be glad that I stopped us both from making a big mistake."

"We will never be a mistake."

Before she could even think, his lips had collided passionately with hers. It made her mind go completely blank, but her body was on fire. All she could think was of how much she had missed this. How right it felt. Like coming home.

It took several moments before she finally brought herself to break away. And she suddenly found herself raging with fury because that was the last thing she needed. "Why did you do that?", she demanded. "I can't do this, Jason. Don't you understand? I can't do this!"

"Elizabeth-"

"I need you to go!", Elizabeth said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Please. Just go."

Jason frowned as he watched a tear slide down her cheek. He wanted nothing more than to take her into his arms and tell her how sorry he was. Even without the slightest intention, he seemed to hurt her.

"Can I say goodbye to the boys?", he asked quietly.

She nodded, wiping the edges of both of her eyes. He looked at her one more time before going into the house. She leaned over the porch railing, grasping it tightly with her fingers. She was stronger than this. She had to be. Even though, truth be told, she wanted that kiss to last forever.

Sam checked her watch for what had to be the tenth time, wondering what was taking Jason so long to get home. She glanced at Maxie and Spinelli, who were playing with Danny in front of the fireplace. They would end up back together soon enough, she was certain.

Her eyes moved to the picture of her and Jason, both of them looking so happy. She wanted that Jason back. This one acted like he could barely tolerate her. The man she married loved her more than anything. And she would do whatever it took to make him love her again.

That was when she spotted a piece of folded up paper on the floor. Curiously, she bent down to pick it up and then proceeded to unfold it. Her eyes widened with every word on the sheet of paper. A mixture of anger and disbelief coursed through her.

"Oh, you wanna play?", she said to herself, crumbling up the piece of paper. "Lets play."

Dun dun dun. What do you think Sam found? And how about that kiss? :)