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Slamming her clipboard down hard on the shelf Elizabeth gets great satisfaction from the loud slamming sound that echoes throughout the supply closet. But when a stack of surgical glove boxes tumbles down and knocks over a box of bandages Elizabeth lets out a groan before bending down to start picking up the mess she created. Grumbling to herself she starts slamming the supplies back on the shelf, but it does little to relieve her frustration. She had been in the supply closet for almost an hour now doing inventory and she was starting to get restless.
After Jason and Sam had left the hospital Elizabeth had tried to get back to work, but with all the looks and whispering she had trouble concentrating. So when Epiphany offered her an escape from the stares she jumped at the chance without asking what the job was. She hadn't cared since she had been so embarrassed at the spectacle Jason had made of her…and for that wretched woman! If Elizabeth hadn't been concerned for Jason's well being she would never talk to him again. She still couldn't believe how he just treated her so poorly.
Elizabeth could feel Jason struggling with what to do. She had lunged into his lap out of nowhere and he was caught off guard. She could feel his arms hesitant to wrap around her to prevent her from falling. "Oh Jason!" Elizabeth calls out watching over his shoulder as Sam stands frozen by the elevator
"Elizabeth let go!" Jason grounds out through clenched teeth and squeezing her arms in his hands trying to get her to release her grip on his neck and shoulders, but she wasn't budging.
"I'm here for you Jason." She whispers watching Sam and Robin have a brief discussion before both start heading towards her and Jason. Steeling herself for whatever outburst Sam was going to make Elizabeth closes her eyes again and tucks her chin into Jason's shoulder, enjoying the muscle she feels beneath her hands. It's been a long time since she actually had held him. She forgot how great it felt being in his embrace.
"Jason! Elizabeth! What's going on?" Robin asks now standing right behind them.
Elizabeth lifts her head to stare up at the two women, but before she could speak she feels Jason's lap shift beneath her and the next second she was falling. Falling fast and hard to the floor where she lands with a big thud. "Jason!" Elizabeth shrieks getting over the shock of being dropped to the ground, but he wasn't paying her any attention.
"It's not what it looks like." Even though Robin had been the one to ask the question Jason was looking straight at Sam. "Sam you have to believe me." Jason says reaching out for her, which caused Elizabeth to grind her teeth. She got mild satisfaction when Sam stepped out of his reach, looked like this was going to be easier than before.
"I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation."Robin says ever the optimist.
Resisting the urge to roll her eyes Elizabeth holds out a hand to Jason, but he completely ignores her on the ground and steps around Elizabeth and the chairs to stand next to Sam. With a huff Elizabeth pulls herself to her feet without his help and rubs her hip in hopes to gain at least an apology from Jason for dropping her so hastily, but he only has eyes for Sam. "We were just talking." Elizabeth assures Robin with the most sincere and innocent smile. Elizabeth was expecting someone to ask why she was on Jason's lap if they were just talking, but nobody did. Probably because Robin was too nervous to ask that question, Sam appeared to be engrossed on something behind Elizabeth's back, and Jason kept staring at Sam. "Jason I'm not finished talking to you." Elizabeth says trying to gain his attention once again, earning a glare from Sam and Robin to have a sharp intake of breath.
"Sam…" Jason asks quietly.
"Can we just get out of here?" Sam asks just as quietly and without waiting for a response she turns and heads towards the elevator.
Clenching his jaw Jason gives one quick glance over his shoulder and Elizabeth had figured that would be when he apologized for dropping her, but instead he said nothing. And in his eyes there wasn't an apology either, just cold anger that sent chills down her spine. "Jason…" Elizabeth says, but he just turns away from her to look at Robin.
"Is Sam free to go home?"
"Yea we can call you with the test results." Robin says her gaze continuing to bounce between Jason and Sam before hesitantly looking back at Elizabeth with a look of confusion.
With a nod of his head Jason he follows after Sam and makes it just in time to catch the elevator. Staring after him Elizabeth silently fumes at how easily he dismissed her…and once again for Sam! Without looking around Elizabeth could feel Robin's eyes, along with half the floors other occupants, all staring at her intently. "Well I better get back to work." She says with a quick smile at Robin before escaping to the nurses' desk.
Elizabeth still couldn't believe how terribly it all had gone. Yes Sam appeared to be pulling away from Jason again, but that was only a small victory. As long as Jason continued to chase after her the way he does Sam wouldn't be going anywhere. In fact Elizabeth wouldn't be surprised if Jason was able to work his way back into Sam's good graces before nightfall. Not that it would be difficult for him. What woman in her right mind would deny Jason Morgan anything he wanted? And Sam being such a slut she would probably forgive him instantly. God that woman was a real piece of work. She had Jason wrapped around her finger and he didn't even see it! Jason deserved so much better, why couldn't he see that? Elizabeth had her work cut out for her that's for sure, but if she did it before she could do it again. And then Jason would owe her for all her help.
The knock on the door broke Elizabeth out of her thoughts. Leaving the mess of boxes and bandages on the ground she turns to find Robin standing in the doorway with a hesitant smile on her face. "Epiphany said I should be able to find you in here."
"Well she would know." Elizabeth sighs and turns back to pick up her clipboard. "Did you need something? Possibly an endless supply of cotton swabs or hand sanitizer?" Elizabeth says nudging one of the endless boxes at her feet. "I honestly don't know who Epiphany put in charge of order our supplies, but why they thought we needed all this back up supplies is beyond me. We must have enough tongue suppressors to last us the rest of the year. And that's just for this floor." Elizabeth kept waiting for Robin to chime in with some response, but she never did and she finally turns around to see Robin is frowning at her. "What's wrong Robin?"
Staring at her long time best friend and coworker Robin wonders how Elizabeth even has to ask the question. So much seemed wrong lately. "Elizabeth what was going on earlier?" Robin asks, still uncomfortable thinking about what she and Sam witnessed. It had taken her the past hour to finally decide she couldn't just let the situation go.
"Earlier? Do you mean when I was talking to Jason?"
"Talking to Jason? Is that all you two were doing was talking?" Robin asks skeptical.
"Yes Robin…why do you ask?" Elizabeth says with a little chuckle to relieve the tension in the room.
"Because I just don't understand then why you ended up in his lap."
"Oh that…that was nothing Robin, honestly!" Elizabeth's smile stiff on her face.
"Why were you on his lap Elizabeth?" Robin asks point blank. She had been trying to come up with a logical conclusion on her own and there just wasn't one. Elizabeth had no business being that comfortable on Jason's lap. Robin for a moment feared the worst and that her two close friends were having an affair, which would really disappoint her. But she could tell instantly that Jason wasn't interested in Elizabeth. He had only had eyes for Sam. Robin just hoped Sam knew that.
"I…well we were…" Frowning Elizabeth sets the clipboard down again and crosses her arms over her chest in a defensive move against Robin's questions. "Look Robin I don't have to explain myself to you and neither does Jason. We were just two friends. I'm happily married to Lucky, as you very well know."
"Well yes…or at least I thought you were. You two seemed to be doing really well in your couples counseling I thought you said. But after what I witnessed today? I can't be sure." Sighing Robin rubs her forehead. "Elizabeth you made a public spectacle of yourself for the whole hospital to see and with Jason of all people! What is Lucky going to say when he hears that you were getting comfy with the man who almost came between the two of you before?" When the nurse just stares back at her in silence Robin frowns. "Elizabeth you had no reason to be all over Jason like that! And not just because of Lucky and your family, but because of Sam and her feelings!"
"Sam?" Elizabeth seethes.
"Yes Sam!" Robin nods her head. "Where have you been Elizabeth? She and Jason are still in love with each other."
"No Robin that's not true." Elizabeth shakes her head furiously. "She's only been back in Port Charles for a little over a week. That's not enough time."
"Elizabeth he never stopped loving her…just like I suspect she never stopped loving him. These past two years the two was sort of like a pause on their relationship, but now that she's back it's started up again."
"You're mistaken Robin. It's just not possible." Elizabeth rolls her eyes. Jason couldn't possibly have felt that way for Sam, not when he was still upset over Elizabeth walking out of his life. Robin had to be wrong.
"I'm not and it is." Robin insists wondering why Elizabeth was fighting this so much. "Patrick and I have witnessed it all with our own two eyes. Their feelings for each other are just as strong as they were when Jason lost his memory and Sam stood by his side all those years ago."
"Robin you don't understand." Elizabeth says as calmly as possible even though she was fuming on the inside. Who was Robin trying to convince here herself or Elizabeth?
"What don't I understand Elizabeth?" Robin says with a tired sigh. "Because the only thing I don't understand is why you seem so opposed to Jason and Sam getting back together. Everyone else…the whole town pretty much…is placing bets on how long it's going to take before the two of them wise up and realize they're it for each other. Except for you. Why is that Elizabeth?"
Elizabeth could see Robin wasn't going to less this go and she wouldn't be fooled again and that angered the nurse because Robin was supposed to be her friend. "Whose side are you on Robin?" Elizabeth snaps.
"Sides?" Robin shakes her head in confusion. "There are no sides here Elizabeth, just a group of people I consider good friends that I want to see happy. You and Lucky with the boys have being doing so much better lately. And I think that Jason hasn't been happy for awhile, not since before Sam left at least."
"Well I thought you were my friend Robin." Elizabeth sulks.
"I am Elizabeth, but I'm also Jason's friend and Lucky's too. And Sam may never have been close with me, but I've always respected her strength and was grateful that Jason had her on his side. I would love nothing more than for her and Jason to get back together and she stayed her in Port Charles where I would finally be able to become her friend."
Scoffing Elizabeth snatches up her clipboard to keep her shaking hands busy. "Why you want that wretched woman as a friend I'll never understand." She mumbles, but Robin still understands her. "She's conning you all."
"What is so terrible about Sam? She makes Jason happy. She helps out whenever she can, risking her life to save Michael and Kristina. She has more than made up for her questionable past as a con. I think if you gave her half a chance Elizabeth you would see."
"Well that is never going to happen." Elizabeth huffs with a shake of her head. "Because unlike you and the rest of this town I'm not going to let that woman manipulate her way into all of our lives just so she can have a little fun destroying us all. She is a liar and a con! How anyone thinks they can trust her is beyond me." Pausing only long enough to see Robin startled by her outburst Elizabeth can't shut up. "You're all going to see that I'm right. Sam is playing you all for fools and when she does I for one will look forward to saying I told you so." Grabbing her clipboard and prepared to storm off Elizabeth stops in the doorway. "As for Jason and Sam still being in love with each other that's not possible for two very important reasons. First because a slut like Sam McCall, who would sleep with Jason's best friend and her mother's husband, doesn't know the meaning of the word love. And secondly if Jason loved Sam so much why would he have threatened her life resulting in Sam running away from everything she knows? Hmm?" Satisfied she had proven her point and tired of the argument Elizabeth storms out of the supply closet leaving a stunned silent Robin staring after her.
After a few moments Robin follows after the nurse down the hall with a frown. Her confrontation with Elizabeth hadn't solved anything. If anything, it only concerned Robin more. Before she had tried to convince herself it was just a misunderstanding that could be easily explained…but now she knew better. Reaching the nurses' station she notices Elizabeth at the other end of the desk chatting and laughing with one of the nurse's aides. That concerned Robin even more, something wasn't right here. She hardly recognized her friend in the supply closet and it reminded Robin of last week when Elizabeth had a similar outburst about Sam. "Anne!" Robin calls getting the attention of the nurse closest to her. "If you see Dr. Drake would you please inform him that I will be late for dinner tonight?"
"Sure Dr. Scorpio. If he asks for a reason what should I tell him?" The young woman asks.
Sighing Robin sends another quick glance towards Elizabeth who still appeared to not have a care in the world and she knows what she's got to do. "Just inform him I have to make a house call to Sam McCall and Jason Morgan."
"I'm not Jakes father." Jason says again, quieter this time. "Lucky is."
"What?"
"Lucky is Jakes father." Jason says again, understanding that it was going to be difficult for Sam to accept, he knew it had been for him.
"You mean he's Jake's father like he's always been Jake's father. He's just the man raising him, right?"
"No." Jason sighs running his fingers through his hair. "Lucky is Jake's biological father, not me." Staring into Sam's eyes Jason could see when his words finally registered in her brain. Except now she was fighting what he was saying. She was hearing him, but she was struggling to makes sense of it. Jason can relate to the feeling.
"But…but…What? How? When? What?" Shaking her head quickly from side to side Sam raises a hand to forehead to fight of the quick wave dizziness. "How is that possible?" She asks lowering her hand and staring into Jason's blue depths, hoping to find answers there.
"I don't know what you want to me to say Sam." Jason shrugs his shoulders understanding she probably had a million questions, some of which there really were no answers. Jason would know…he had asked them already. It had taken months to come to terms with the news and hadn't thought about it sense, but he didn't have that luxury now with Sam's return.
Jason appeared calm and detached, but Sam knew how deceptive that was. That Stonecold control that he is so well known for was at work right now and Sam knew beneath was probably a world of hurt and anger. "Well how bout you start with when you found out." Sam says trying to appear equally as calm, but falling short of the mark.
Jason could see Sam was trying to hold herself together and he appreciated her control, but he knew it couldn't be easy. "Well it wasn't long after you left, I can't really say how long after, because for a time there all the days ran together and I cut myself off from everyone. But it was after you had left." Taking a deep breath Jason turns to pace the small space by the couch needing to move to keep his emotions at bay. Continuing to silently pace Jason could feel Sam's gaze follow him, offering him comfort for wounds that for so long he had been concealing.
"Jason if you rather not talk about it…" Sam offers even though it kills her to do so. Because she wanted to know, no she needed to know. And if he couldn't tell her she would probably try to find the answers somewhere else.
Finally stopping his pacing Jason turns back and sighs, Sam deserved to know and she should hear it from him. "No I'm fine…it's fine." He clears his throat and runs a hand through his hair, but still doesn't say anymore.
"Do you want to sit down?" Sam asks walking back to the couch and standing watching Jason intently, when he silently follows her lead Sam releases the breath she had been holding and sits. "Jason…" Sam starts to say when he still doesn't talk, but falls silent when he raises a hand.
"I'm sorry I just am trying to find the best way to explain."
"Perhaps if you start from the beginning." Sam suggests feeling her firm control slipping.
Nodding his head Jason sighs. "It wasn't too long after you left." He starts again giving Sam a quick glance before looking back at the floor. "Elizabeth had stopped talking to me after I warned her if she didn't drop her vendetta against you I would make her regret it…" Sam's sharp intake of breath cuts him off, but when she says nothing he continues. "She took out her anger on me and limited my contact with her and the information I got on Jake in hope of what I'm not quite sure. Maybe she thought I knew more about your whereabouts. I don't really know."
"Jason…" Sam says shocked to find that he had done that for her against Elizabeth.
"A few months had past and Elizabeth tried again to convince me you deserved to be punished, but I wouldn't budge and she got even more upset, said I would live to regret staying loyal to a…well to you." Jason says editing out Elizabeth's hateful words, glance at Sam he can see he has her full attention. "I didn't hear from her again until months later and then it was only because Jake was sick, really sick."
"Is he ok now though?" Sam asks interrupting Jason trying to remember if anyone had mentioned the little boy since her return.
Nodding his head Jason can hear Sam's relieved sigh. "He has something called hemophilia. He will need treatment for the rest of his life, but its manageable once detected."
"What happened?"
"I'm not even sure really. Something about getting into a tug-o-war with Cam and getting hit in the nose. Elizabeth tried to stop the bleeding, but after an hour she took him in and from there they ran all these test I suppose. I don't really know, Robin didn't call me until they realized what was wrong. And by then everyone knew that I was supposedly Jake's father. I think by the time I got to the hospital the whole town knew and was talking about it. About you and me. It was just like after you had left all over again." Jason says looking at Sam in time to notice her confusion.
"What do you mean after I left?"
"For awhile after you left town everyone speculated why. Most blamed me in some way, which they had every right to. Some figured you had gotten sick of staying in one place for so long and finally gotten back to your roots. That's all anyone could talk about."
"I didn't even realize." Sam says in awe. "I didn't even think anyone would really notice or care for that matter."
"Well everyone seemed to notice and lots of people cared. Edward even found it necessary to stop by the penthouse and order me to get my act together and bring you back here where you belong."
Chuckling Sam shakes her head. "That man always was my biggest fan." She murmurs.
"Second biggest." Jason whispers sending her a heated look, one that Sam tries and fails to ignore.
Clearing her throat Sam gives him a hard look. "We're getting off topic here."
"Right…well I got to the hospital and it was chaotic. Elizabeth still wasn't talking to me so I had to get any information from the hospital staff. From what I could piece together at the time he had some blood disorder and as they tried to get that under control they were going to give him a blood transfusion. The obvious choice for donor is a parent, but Jake is AB Negative and Elizabeth is A positive so she wasn't a possible donor which I found out later is the only reason she told everyone I was the father in the first place. They tested my blood as soon as possible, but just as a precaution…no one actually thought I wouldn't be a match. Since Elizabeth wasn't a possible donor the father would have to be."
"What happened after they tested your blood?" Sam asked, but she could already guess what the outcome was.
"I'm A Positive too." Jason shrugs his shoulders. "They didn't even have to test my blood any further than that. Robin checked and rechecked and even upon Elizabeth's insistence ran it again, but always with the same result. Jake couldn't possibly be both Elizabeth and my son. And just like that I was no longer necessary."
"Oh Jason…" Sam frowns feeling her eyes burn. She could see the sadness all over his face and hear the dejection in his voice. "I'm so sorry." Sam says quietly.
Not even acknowledging her words Jason keeps talking. "After the commotion died down over the revelation Elizabeth turned to Lucky who hadn't left Jake's side. He was match, just like I knew he would be as soon as they told me I wasn't." Rubbing his eyes with both hands Jason sighs. "After that I stuck around only long enough to be sure Jake got the treatment he needed, but I didn't belong there anymore…it wasn't my place to be there when Lucky and Elizabeth had so much to deal with."
Sam and Jason just sat there in silence. Sam was the first to break it. "What happened?"
"Jake got his transfusion and started getting better. From what I hear it wasn't long after he was released that Elizabeth and Lucky started going to counseling and working through all the problems."
"Well that's just great for the Spencer family, but that's not what I meant." Sam says her tone more sharp than she had expected. At Jason's confused look Sam felt herself getting angry and she couldn't really explain why. "What happened with the paternity test? The one that stated you were the father of that little boy…what happened to it?" Sam's anger just seemed to grow and as it built her voice grew louder until she was practically yelling. "Did Elizabeth lie all those years ago? Have the results switched to suit her needs? Or did someone just want to screw with all of us? Was it an enemy of yours that though it was some sick way of getting to you? Huh Jason? What happened!"
"No Sam." Jason says not at all surprised by her anger. He was more surprised that it took her this long before finally letting it out. "It was nothing like that."
"Then what Jason?" Sam says tiredly, her shoulders hunched. "What possible reason could there be for why we all went through that living hell?"
"Shh…Sam." Jason says reaching out to her, but she stands up and away from his grasp.
"No Jason! I want to know! I have a right to know!" Pointing a finger in his face Sam clenches her other hand into a fist. "You lied to me for months…MONTHS Jason! You kept this huge piece of yourself from me and shared it with a woman who had slowly been working her way between us. And it was all for nothing? And what about Lucky? He had been so overjoyed for that little boy and then it was ripped away from him…but not really? What the hell!" Taking a deep breath Sam rests her hands on her hips. "What about you Jason? You loved that little boy. You turned your back on all your principles and the people who loved and supported you for him. And it was all for nothing? He wasn't really yours to begin with?" Sam felt the dampness on her cheeks and that's how she knew she was crying. Wiping at the tears she lets out a shuddering breath. "What about me Jason? I lost everything. I lost my home, my supposed friends, and even myself. I lost all of that when I lost you to Elizabeth and that little boy. And for what? It was all for nothing!" Stomping her foot to relieve frustration Sam shoves at Jason's shoulders when he still says nothing. "Why Jason? Why did this happen? Who's to blame? Who did this to us?"
"It was a mistake."
"A mistake!" Sam shrieks. "We lost everything we shared because of a mistake." Shaking her head furiously Sam starts to pace. "I just won't accept that. A mistake! A mistake is forgetting to pick up groceries and having to order take out again. A mistake is forgetting to return a movie for the third week straight. A mistake is running over a friends favorite surf board. A mistake is not getting someone's paternity mixed up!" Turning to face Jason she is startled to find him standing in front of her. "I want a name Jason. I want a reason!"
"No what you want is someone to blame Sam." Jason says holding on to her two shoulders. "And I can understand that, because I felt the same way, but that just isn't possible in this situation. The lab where the results came from doesn't even exist anymore, it lost its license and was closed down after the medical board discovered that a majority of their results were mixed up. The lab was located in a town in Iowa…completely unconnected to Port Charles, the business, or anything else for that matter." When Sam still looked ready to argue Jason speaks over her. "I looked into it myself because I wanted someone to blame too Sam. Bu it was just a mistake. A very destructive one, but none the less…" When Sam started crying again Jason pulled her into his arms and held her. "I'm so sorry Sam."
"It just doesn't seem fair." Sam speaks into Jason's chest all her anger disappearing as quickly as it came once she was in his arms.
"I know Sam." Jason runs his fingers through Sam's hair. "It's not. I know that you've been hurt so much from this and I wish I could protect it from you, but I can't." Kissing the top of her head he inhales the scent of her hair and breaths deep. "But I'm not going anywhere and we can talk about this as much as you want."
"Really?" Sam asks rubbing her wet face on Jason's chest before looking up to stare into his blue eyes.
"Yes." Jason says not even caring about the wet spot on his shirt or her red nose and damp cheeks, she still was beautiful to him. Leaning down and kissing her gently on the lips Jason pulls back far enough to rest his forehead on hers. "So do you want to talk about it some more?"
Sighing Sam shakes her head once. "Not right now…but I can guarantee that I probably will want to later. But right now I just…I have to process it all. You know? It's a lot to take in."
"I know, it's hard to accept since all of our lives have been so affected by this."
"I'm sorry Jason." Sam says reaching up and cupping his jaw. "I know how much you loved Jake."
"It was hard at first, but after awhile I've come to realize it was better this way. Now Jake won't have to grow up having two different fathers and Lucky is a good dad."
"You would be a good dad." Sam murmurs running her fingers through his hair. Watching the shift in Jason's eyes go from distant to passionate Sam leans up on her toes and presses her lips to his and wraps her arms around his neck. As his hands move down to her hips and settle on the skin peaking out beneath her shirt Sam moans at the warmth she feels from his touch.
Before the kiss can go anywhere a loud incessant knock at the door breaks them apart and Jason groans staring into Sam's brown eyes and seeing the same hunger there. "Let's just ignore it?" Jason says causing Sam to smile wide.
But the knocking doesn't stop and soon a voice can be heard yelling through the door. "Jason! Sam! It's Robin! I really need to talk to you!"
Leaving Sam by the couch Jason hurries to the door and opens it to see a concerned Robin standing on the other side ready to knock again. "Robin can't this wait? Sam and I were sort of busy."
"It won't take too long Jason I just thought you should know that…can I come in?" Robin asks not wanting to discuss this in the hall.
"Sure come in. Do you want to sit down?" Jason asks confused as to what has Robin acting this way.
"No I won't be here that long."
"Was it my tests?" Sam asks concerned now. "Did you find something?"
"What? Oh! No…sorry." Robin says sheepishly. "I didn't mean to worry you. Your tests came back fine Sam. Better than expected. You are recovering quite well."
"Is that all you wanted to discuss?" Jason asks confused once again.
"No…I wish. But I think there's something you two should be aware of." Robin knew she had their undivided attention and that made her wonder now if she was making a mistake. Maybe she was blowing Elizabeth's reaction out of proportion. But before Robin can talk herself out of it she remembers the look in the nurse's eyes and knows that they have a right to know she was acting strange. "It's about Elizabeth…"
Before she can say anymore the door burst open and in walk Maxie and Spinelli in the middle of what appears to be a frenzied conversation. Maxie sounding quite upset and Spinelli doing his best to comfort her. "Spinelli this just can't be happening! This is terrible! What are we going to do?"
"Woah! What's wrong?" Sam asks breaking into the middle of their conversation as Jason takes a big step back to stay out of it.
"The reception hall we have booked had a small fire…"
"Maximista the ceiling has completely disintegrated that's not quite so small…" Spinelli chirps earning him a glare from Maxie.
"Spinelli I don't care about the size! We had a deal! A binding contract with money and signatures and they're backing out!"
"They're returning us all our money including the deposit Maximista."
"It's not about the money Spinelli!" Maxie whines. "It's the fact I wanted the reception there! Why can't the construction crew work a little faster is beyond me." She grumbles crossing her arms over her chest.
"Wait…so let me get this straight." Sam says loudly looking between the two gaining their attention and then quickly at Jason to see him squinting as if he was getting the start of a headache. Smiling in sympathy she lowers her voice. "So the reception hall you wanted is no longer available. What's the problem? Have it somewhere else Maxie."
"But this place was amazing Sam!" Maxie gushes.
"This is you putting this whole wedding together…wherever you have it it's going to be amazing." Robin says placating the young blonde and join in the conversation.
"Well that's only part of the problem…the other part is that everywhere else is already booked on the date we need. Nothing else is available!" Maxie says her voice rising.
"Well that's not quite true Maximista."
"I am not having our wedding reception at Jakes Spinelli!" Maxie shouts stomping her foot.
"But Maximista you always enjoy our time spent at that fine establishment."
"For a night on the town Spinelli, not for our wedding reception!"
As the two continued to argue Sam took a step away from the couple and found herself in Jason's embrace. Startled she hadn't even seen him move to her side she smiles up at him in apology. "It looks like we aren't going to be getting privacy anytime soon."
"That's not necessarily true."
"What do you mean?"
"We can always go across the hall."
"I like that plan." Sam responds smiling and grabbing hold of his hand and following him out of the penthouse, the others didn't even notice them leaving. "Let's just hope they don't come looking for us." Sam says once the door is shut and they're making their way across the hall.
As they pass by the elevator the doors open to reveal Stephen. "Sam!" Stephen calls out.
As Jason quietly curses next to her Sam nudges him with her elbow before turning to smile at Stephen. "What's up? If it's nothing too important can it possibly wait for later? Jason and I were umm...going to go work on my physical therapy."
"Well I don't want to keep you from that, but I think you need to know this…both of you actually since I think this Jerry character is involved."
"Jerry?" Sam says feeling a sense of dread and squeezing Jason's hand tightly in hers.
"What did he do?" Jason asks feeling Sam's tension and wishing he could prevent it somehow.
"It's our apartment…back in Miami…" Clenching his jaw Stephen as to look away from Sam's fearful gaze and sighs at the anger he sees in Jason. Good to know Sam had a great protector on her side.
"What about our apartment?"
"It's gone." Stephen says at the end of the deep breath. "The entire floor is gone."
"What?" Sam asks in shock. "How? When did it happen?"
"How do you know Jerry was involved?"
"It happened early this morning, the cops says the bomb was just big enough to do damage to our floor."
"And you think it was Jerry?" Sam asks unnecessarily. "Wait stupid question. Of course it was. Who else would do such a thing?"