Chapter 22
Jason stared at Sam for a while and noticed something was wrong. When he wanted to ask he figured he couldn't loose focus right now, but it was hard not to think about her with concern. ''You are going to die Manny,'' he said, and Manny smiled.
''I just told Sweetness here, when you try, you will loose both of them,'' Manny said with a grin, and Jason smirked at him.
''You think you're smart, huh?'' he asked Manny, who frowned and seemed to be caught of guard, but Jason didn't pay attention to it. ''You think you are the smart one here, but you didn't think I'd figure out you'd do that?'' Jason asked, and Manny started to grin again.
''I'll make sure you never see it coming,'' Manny said, and then he suddenly turned Sam around and kissed her hard, making Jason growl and he wanted to jump Manny, but he didn't want to risk Sam. He'd seen guards sneak in the room to Rose, and he knew his men had her, but he still had Sam to think about. Sam struggled against Manny but not as much as Jason would like, and he got the impression something was really wrong with her. Suddenly he saw her stop struggling, and Manny let her go. But she didn't stand up, she fell to the ground unconscious. Jason widened his eyes, and nodded. He had seen the man he had on Manny and he knew he had a clear shot, and not much after his nod he heard three shots, and he looked at Manny to see he stumbled back, looking at Jason in confusion. He then looked down at his chest and saw the three bullet holes in it, and he gurgled. Not much later he sank to his knees, where he fell forward and Jason sighed in relief. He looked up at the guard who was holding Rose to his chest, and he sighed again when he saw she had earmuffs on. He grinned and shook his head, but when he looked down at Sam he saw she was clutching her stomach.
''Sam!'' he called out, and she moaned in response. He kneeled down next to her and looked up, ''call an ambulance!'' he yelled, and he saw one of the men he took with him run with his phone in hand, and Jason knew he would go outside to wait for the ambulance.
''Jason it hurts!'' Sam exclaimed, and she moaned again, ''I think I'm loosing the baby, Jason!'' she said, softer this time. He knew she was slowly sinking back into unconsciousness and he tried to keep her awake.
''Sam, stay with me. Someone is calling an ambulance and I need you to stay with me ok?'' he said, and she nodded, but then closed her eyes. He shook her gently, and then took her in his arms. ''Talk to me, baby. Tell me what happened?'' he asked her, and she sighed.
''Manny, he took Rose and then came for me,'' she whispered, and he moaned. He had wanted to come with her, but she didn't want it and he accepted. It was all his fault. ''He told me you wouldn't get us back because he planned to kill one of us if you killed him – he had his men around and I knew I didn't stand a chance,'' she told him, and he nodded.
''When did the pain start, Sam?'' he asked, and she seemed to think about it.
''Somewhere around the time we got here. I tried to hide it and he didn't even notice, and he placed me with Rose at first, but then he came to get me, put me in this room and then he slept here,'' she told him, and he looked up and wished he'd killed Manny. ''When he woke up, he went to get Rose,'' she said, and she looked down. He knew she wasn't telling him everything, but he would make sure he found out one way or another. ''And she was with me when you came in – I was glad she was,'' she whispered, and he nodded.
''Me too, because you kept her safe until you couldn't anymore. You're a great mother, Sam,'' he said, and just then the paramedics came and took Sam. ''Sam, I'm following you in my car, Rose will be with me, ok? I'll bring her there to get her checked out,'' he told her, and she nodded, and then grimaced again as they lifted her up and put her in the ambulance. Jason took Rose from the guard and she smiled up at him, as he walked to his car and made his way to the hospital.
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Around the time Jason arrived at the hospital, Sam was brought into a room after being examined. ''Again, I'm sorry Sam,'' Dr. Lee said, and Sam just nodded. She had lost the baby, and she had known it when she had been with Manny, but she didn't want to believe it. Now she had too, and she felt like she'd done something wrong to deserve this.
''Sam?'' she heard, and she looked up to see Jason come in with Rose. Rose tried to wiggle out of Jason's grasp, and Sam held up her arms so he could give Rose to her, and when she had Rose in her arms, Sam felt a lot better.
''Jason, how is she?'' Sam asked, not ready to talk about herself right now. He sat down in the chair next to the bed and looked at them.
''She's fine. I want to know what happened, how are you?'' he asked, and she finally looked at him to see the concern in his eyes.
''I lost the baby, Jason, I lost the baby and it's all my fault,'' she said softly, and she could feel everything break down inside her. She felt the tears start to flow and she knew she couldn't stop them, ''it's all my fault!''
''No, baby its not. Calm down, babe, you're not the blame, no one but Manny is to blame because of the stress he put you in,'' he whispered, and she looked at him. He looked at her in concern and she could see his heartbreak.
''I'm sorry Jason; I should've kept calm in there. I just couldn't,'' she whispered, and he nodded. ''Jason are you mad at me?'' she asked, and he frowned at her.
''Why would I be mad at you, Sam? Because you miscarried? No way, baby, it's not your fault!'' he told her, and she wiped away her tears. She looked down at Rose and was glad she had fallen asleep, and then looked back at Jason.
''Are we going to try again? I want to have children with you Jason,'' she whispered, and he nodded.
''Whenever the doctor says it's safe I'd love to have a baby with you – and in the meantime we can get to know Rose, let her know we love her,'' he told her, and she nodded. ''Sam I'd like to talk to you about something,'' he said and eh looked down at his hands.
''Talk to me, Jason,'' she replied, and he looked up with a smile. ''I can handle it,'' she added, and he laughed softly.
''Well, I've been thinking, Rose doesn't have a father figure, and since we've been taking a lot of steps forward and well – I've grown to love both you and Rose, I'd like to ask you if you wanted to think about me adopting her,'' he rambled, and she widened her eyes and her mouth fell open.
''You want to adopt her? Are you sure?'' she asked, feeling her heart flutter a bit. She'd love for him to adopt Rose, but she wanted him to be sure because she didn't want him to back out or realize he didn't want it when the adoption was final.
''A hundred percent. She already calls me daddy and I love it. I want her to be mine legally, Sam, if it's was you want,'' he replied, and she nodded.
''Jason, I love you so much, and I want you – I want you to adopt her, and I don't know what to say! Yes, yes I want you to adopt her,'' she said, and he smiled.
''Well, when you get out of here we can work on it ok? Right now, I want you to close your eyes and sleep a little,'' he said, and she nodded. She was tired, she hadn't been sleeping since she'd left the penthouse the day before, and she couldn't keep her eyes open if she didn't talk. She looked at Jason one more time and saw he had turned around in the chair and he had his eyes closed, and she smiled.
''Why don't you go home and get some rest, Jason?'' she asked, and he opened his eyes and frowned.
''No way, I'm staying here because I know you want to keep Rose close and I want to keep both of you close,'' he replied, and she smiled. She closed her eyes, knowing he wouldn't leave anyway, and she fell asleep right away.
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Jason woke up when the door opened and he cursed when he felt his neck start to ache even more than it had already done. ''Mr. Morgan, I'm sorry,'' Dr. Lee said, and Jason nodded.
''It's…'' he started, but then he realized he didn't know what she was talking about.
''I didn't mean to wake you,'' she added, and he nodded. ''I just wanted to check on Sam, I know the doctor wanted to keep her overnight but I think she would like it if she could go home, and if she's up to it I'm going to release her,'' she told him, and he nodded.
''Thank you, I think she'd like that,'' he said, and he looked over at Sam who had opened her eyes but wasn't really awake yet. ''Do you want me to take Rose?'' he asked Dr. Lee, who nodded and smiled at the little girl who'd been wide awake but silent. ''Come on baby girl,'' he whispered, and he took her in his arms. Sam woke up that moment, feeling the weight next to her disappear, and she smiled at Jason.
''Sam, I'm here to check on you and see if you can be released earlier, because I know you don't like staying here,'' Dr. Lee said, and Sam nodded and sighed, then yawned.
''I'm ready to go home,'' she said, her voice sleepy. Dr. Lee started examining her and Jason left the room with Rose so they could have a little privacy. He looked around and sighed, but then he saw Sonny walking toward him and he smiled.
''Is she ok?'' he asked, and Jason shrugged.
''She lost the baby, Sonny, but she will be ok, once she gets out of here and once she's over the loss,'' he said, and Sonny nodded.
''And once you're over the loss. I know it's hard to lose a child, Jason, and I'm here whenever you need,'' Sonny said, and Jason nodded. He didn't allow himself to feel anything but love for his two girls, but he sure felt like his heart was ripped out just thinking about the baby he lost with Sam. Even though she hadn't been that far along and even though he didn't know until a couple of weeks ago, he had already loved the little boy or girl.
''Thanks, Sonny,'' he said after a while, and Sonny nodded and patted him on the shoulder.
''I'm going to go and check on the progress in the warehouse,'' Sonny said, and Jason nodded in thanks again. He didn't even think about it, but the warehouse needed cleaning and Sonny was there to help.
''Thanks, and I'm just going to say it now, because I don't think I'll be at work for a couple of days. I need to be with Sam and Rose to see if they are ok,'' Jason said, and Sonny nodded before walking away. Jason knew Sonny wouldn't mind him not being there especially because Manny Ruiz was dealt with. After standing there for a couple of minutes Dr. Lee walked out of the room and smiled at him.
''Sam is ready to go home, I'm going to get the papers and then she's free to go,'' Dr. Lee said, and Jason nodded. Rose woke up again, and started shifting, looking for her mother.
''Thank you, Dr. Lee,'' he said, and she walked away. Jason made his way back in the room and handed Rose to Sam again, and Sam smiled at him. ''So I hear you're ready to go,'' he said, and she nodded.
''I am, so ready – I just want to go home and spend some time with my family,'' she said softly, and he smiled.
''And we are going to do just that. I thought we could go over to Kirsten next week, I took some time off,'' he told her, and she closed her eyes and sighed. Jason could see she really needed to see Kirsten, and he was glad he had said it. He hadn't even thought it through, but just seeing the look on her face made him want to do this for her.
''Well, I know when we get home I need some sleep, and I need some sleep with you and Rose next to me,'' Sam said, and he nodded. He wanted her in his arms so badly, he wouldn't want to let her sleep alone.
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Jason helped Sam walk through the door at the penthouse and looked at her. She hadn't wanted him to carry her, and he could understand, but he didn't like her being in pain. ''I'll carry you up even if you don't like it,'' he said, and she nodded. She was in pain, and she couldn't argue with Jason about it. Walking up the stairs seemed like torture. Jason brought Rose up first, and then he walked over to Sam and lifted her in his arms.
''Jason thank you. Thank you for being such a good man,'' she said softly, and he nodded.
''I love you, I would do anything for you,'' he whispered, and he made his way upstairs and gently put her on the bed next to Rose. He took of his jeans and lay down beside his girls, and smiled at Sam. ''I love you, and I love Rose, so much,'' he whispered, and she smiled.
''I love you too, Jason,'' she replied, and then she fell asleep. Rose looked at him with a little smile before she nestled into her mother's arms, and she fell asleep right away. Jason sighed and closed his eyes, feeling like he was the happiest man on the world for having his two favorite girls with him.