Everywhere she looked, everything she has seen, it all reminds her of the life she was supposed to have with Jason. Cradling her son in her arms, Sam can't help but think back on her marriage that's coming to an end in a matter of days.

She has tried, over and over again, to mend what has been broken between her and Jason, but she just couldn't do it. Too much has happened, too much pain and heartache, that she just couldn't let herself trust him again.

In spite of their efforts, Franco ruined anything good that was left in their marriage and no amount of time would ever fix that. She was raped by Jason's twin brother and now has a baby as a result of that. No matter how many times she has told herself that, she just couldn't believe how crazy it sounded.

No. Sam shakes her head, staring down at her son. This is her son. Not Franco's. Hers!

Glancing over at John, who's sitting by the door, Sam starts to grasp just how much her life has changed. Where a mob enforcer would normally be, now sits a police lieutenant. It was crazy to think about, but she's accepted the drastic change in her life.

Though she tried to deny it, her and John have a strange connection that just wouldn't or couldn't be broken. She feels for him, losing his wife and son, but she's thankful for him at the same time. He'll find a way to be a part of his son's life. Maybe even find a way to be an active parent. She hopes so, at least.

Seeing how he is with her son, Sam hopes that John can get that back with his son. It wasn't right or fair for him to be thrown from his son's life because of one mistake.

While she thinks back, once again, on her marriage to Jason, John thinks back to his marriage with Natalie. He hated what he has done to her, after all the hell they've been through to find their way back to each other, John hates that its come to this.

More than anything, he wants to be a part of his son's life. Liam was his sole purpose in life. Everything John cares about starts and ends with his son. Natalie's angry right now and he understands that, but he needs his son. He can lose a lot of things in his life, but not him...not his son.

Glancing over at Sam with her son, John finds himself finally grasping how much his life has changed. He had always believed Natalie was his forever, but sitting there with them so close...he can't deny the magnetism between them. He's drawn to Sam like he's never been drawn to anyone before in his life.

He needs to be with her. It was impossible to explain why, especially for him, but he can't bring himself to think of life without her in it. As if she feels his gaze, Sam looks up, meeting his eyes and smiling slightly. That small gestures has him returning the smile, keeping the gaze for a moment longer. Nope. He can't lose her. Not now. Probably not ever.

"Ewen." Elizabeth was fighting her instincts to slam the door in his face, knowing he couldn't sense anything's off. "Um...did we have a date or something?"

"Uh, no...I'm sorry for just dropping by like this..." Ewen glances past her before looking at her again. "Can I come in?"

"Um...sure." she opens the door a little wider, glancing up at the stairs, hoping her boys stay where they are. "I can't be long, though...I'm finishing up my cleaning before I take the boys out for lunch."

"This won't take long." he assures her, smiling slightly. "I've been meaning to call, but I've been so busy with work."

"Its okay." she says quickly. "You're a good doctor...its understandable that you have a long list of patients that need you."

"I know." he walks over to her. "I just don't want you to think that I'm pulling away from you or that I've lost interest."

"Its your job." she assures him. "I'm a nurse, remember? I understand that your time is limited."

"Well, I want to show you just how much you mean to me." he says softly, taking one of her hands in his. "Have dinner with me tomorrow. I want to wine and dine you properly...after all, you deserve it."

"I'm not sure I'll have a sitter."

"I know I should have given you more notice, but I really want to spend time with you, Elizabeth." he says sincerely. "Please, say you'll join me."

"Um...okay." she concedes. "I'll call my gram and ask her to watch the boys...I'm sure she'll be happy to."

"Good, good." he smiles slightly, lifting her hand to his lips, placing a soft kiss upon it. "I'll go now. I'm sure your boys are anxious to go out for the afternoon...thank you for accepting my invitation."

"Of course." she smiles slightly, walking with him to the door. "See you tomorrow."

"Eight o'clock. The Haunted Star, okay?"

"I'll be there."

Closing the door once he walks towards his car, Elizabeth leans against it and shuts her eyes tightly. Jax tells her to be careful and that he's dangerous yet here she goes making dinner plans with him. With a sigh, she runs one hand down her face, this was just too damn complicated.

"Mom?" Cameron's voice pulls her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah, Cam?" she turns her head to look at him.

"Can we have pizza for lunch?"

"Sure." she replies simply. "I'll order it now."

"Pepperoni..."

"Extra cheese." she smiles, laughter playing through her features. "I know, Cam."

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Go back up to your brother and I'll order it now, okay?" Elizabeth says softly, hoping to god its not Ewen again.

"Okay." Cameron replies, bounding back up the stairs.

Turning around, hand on the handle, Elizabeth looks through the peephole and is relieved to see Jason on the other side.

"Was that Dr. Kennan I just saw leaving?" Jason questions, taking her a little by surprise.

"Yeah." she replies, taking his arm and pulling him into the house, closing the door firmly behind him. "He came over to invite me to dinner tomorrow."

"Elizabeth, I know you don't want to believe me, but..."

"He's dangerous." she cuts him off. "Yeah...I know. Jax stopped by to warn me."

"If you know he's dangerous, why are you having dinner with him?" Jason tries to ignore the fact that she believed Jax, but doubted him.

"I couldn't let him know that I know that he's dangerous." she rambles, walking further into the living room. "I thought it would be better if I went along with it."

Jason can see what she isn't saying, she's scared and she's worried about her boys. He'd be lying if he said he isn't too. Sitting her down, Jason proceeds to tell her all about the envelope that Jax had sent to him through Michael. She's shocked to find out that Ewen is partnered with Jerry.

For a moment, her mind goes back to the hostage crisis, her heart rate speeding up as she remembers the fear of possibly losing her baby. Jerry had been heartless then, as well. She couldn't believe that Ewen was partnered with him.

He doesn't want to, but he knows he has to...he tells her about Jocelyn and Alexis. The role Ewen played in it and her heart drops to her stomach. Forget not knowing how to pick them, Elizabeth officially sucks at relationships.

"That's it." she states, rising to her feet. "From now on...I'm staying single. Never again."

"Elizabeth..."

"No, Jason." she shakes her head. "I thought I could trust him...he's a doctor and he's well respected...I trusted him and he put a child's life in danger. What does that say about me?"

"It says that you look for the good in people." Jason says seriously, framing her face in his hands. "Look at me...this isn't your fault. You didn't choose wrong...he just chose right."

"What are we going to do now?" she asks once his hands are no longer on her face. "How do I protect me and my boys from them?"

"We'll figure it out, Liz." Jason promises. "I won't let them hurt any of you."

"Will you..." she takes a deep breath, shaking her head, unable to believe what she was about to say. It was just too surreal. "Will you be there when I have dinner with him? You know...to make sure he doesn't do anything."

"I'll be there." he says without hesitation. "Where are you having dinner?"

"The Haunted Star...eight o'clock."

"Okay." he smiles slightly. "I'm having dinner with Michael tomorrow to talk things over. I'll just change the place to the Haunted Star."

"I hate this." she says on a hushed tone. "He was supposed to be safe...he was supposed to be the right choice."

"I'm sorry he isn't." he admits, having wished that she could find happiness with the doctor. "I know you really cared about him."

"It doesn't matter anymore." she replies. "Look, the boys want pizza for lunch and I'm about to order some...would you like to join us?"

"Sure." he replies softly. "I'd love to."

"Okay." she walks over and picks up the phone, wishing she could just wake up from this ongoing nightmare.

Watching her, learning more from her body language than from what she has said, Jason could see that she was hurting. That she was angry with Ewen, but mostly with herself for not listening to her instincts and not seeing the danger he posed. If nothing else, Jason wants to kill Ewen Kennan for doing this to her.

For hurting her and for making her doubt herself. Like it wasn't bad enough that he helped Jerry poison Jocelyn and Alexis...he has to do this. No. He doesn't care what it takes or what he has to do, Ewen Kennan will pay for doing this to her. Jason will make sure of it.

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