Sam walked off the elevator at the Metro Court and made her way to the AM office. She momentarily regretted not confronting Jason at Perks. But she knew it wasnt the place to have a discussion like that. Sam loved Drew with her whole heart, but she would always hold a special place in her heart for Jason. It wasn't going to be an easy talk to have.Sam took out her phone and sent a text to Jason.
Be home soon. We should talk.
She closed her eyes and put her phone back into her pocket before knocking and opening the door to Drew's office.
"Hey, Sam." Drew smiled as he met her gaze. He got up from his chair and came around to the other side of the desk, sitting back against it. He looked her up and down, taking in every inch of her beauty. He cleared his throat. "Thanks for coming. I hope I didn't take you away from anything too important."
Sam smiled and closed the door.
"So serious." she said smiling. "Why do I get the feeling you didn't ask me here to talk business?" She walked towards him, stopping about arms distance away. she watched as Drew licked his lips. Those beautiful, sexy lips.
"Now what on earth would give you that idea?" He said, reaching for her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him. The bulge in his pants pressed into her, she could feel herself getting wet at the thought of him inside her again.
"Oh, I don't know . Maybe because of the way you fucked me last night. Over and over. Maybe like me, you just couldn't get it out of your mind.." With her eyes never leaving his, Sam ran her hands up his chest and over his shoulders, causing his suit jacket fall to the floor.
Drew slowly began to undo the buttons on her shirt, with each one exposing more of her delisciously subtle breasts. Caught in her beauty he couldn't draw his eyes away.
"You're right. I didn't ask you here to sign documents. I asked you here because I can't stop thinking about you. I can't stop picturing myself buried all the way inside you. So tight, so wet.." Drew undid the last button and pulled her shirt open. The long awaited agony to feel her soft skin under his fingertips finally over. He ran his hands firmly over her breasts, still confined in her black lace bra. He pulled the cups down swiftly freeing them and taking her hard nipples in his mouth. Her hand resting on the nape of his neck, she pulled him in closer and shot her head back in ecstasy as he licked and sucked her pink buds.
"Wait...wait." She said suddenly. With a sigh she pulled away from Drew, his hands falling to his waist.
"What is it?" He asked, a look of confusion spread across his face.
"I'm sorry, baby. I just...I haven't had a chance to talk to Jason yet and...Look. Emotions were running high last night. I couldn't have stayed away if I wanted it to. I'm not a cheater. I shouldn't be with Jason when my heart isn't in it. And as...hard as it is to walk away right now...I need to talk to Jason. I need to end things with him before we can do this again." Sam scanned his face for any sign of how he may be feeling. Was he upset? Disappointed? Did he understand?
Drew walked up to Sam and began doing the buttons on her shirt back up.
"Do you know how much I love you?" he asked, looking into her eyes.
"I do." Sam said wirh a heartfelt smile.
"Then you know I'll wait forever for you. Take as much time as you need. I know first hand the love you shared with Jason. I know this isn't easy for you. And the fact that you want me...chose me..I feel like I'm the luckiest man alive, Sam."
"Well, I can't wait forever. He's home now. I'm going to do this now. I want this, right here." She said pointing to her and Drew. "I need it out in the open. I don't want to hide. I want to do this right."
"I shouldn't have put you in this position, it wasn't fair." Drew wrapped his arms around her placing a soft kiss to her lips. Sam let it linger. She would kiss those lips forever if she could.
"I'll call you soon. Like, really really soon. I love you." Sam placed a final kiss on his lips before departing.
Sam walked over to the couch and sat down. He wanted the same thing she did. To be together the way they were before. No needing to hide or keep secrets. Just be.
Sam walked into the penthouse. A girl on fire, ready to finally face Jason.
"Hey. Are the kids napping?" Sam asked, walking over to situate herself on the couch as he came down the penthouse stairs.
"Alexis left a note that she took them out for a walk to Perks." He said, sitting beside her. "Look, about last night.."
"Please, Jason, don't apologize. You did nothing wrong. I'm sorry I ran out of here so fast. I just needed to think."
"I shouldn't have put that kind of pressure on you. But it's been almost a month since I moved back in here and we have barely talked. We still share separate rooms. You barely even let me touch you. Did I do or say something? Did I move in too fast? I feel like maybe we're not on the same page, Sam.."
Sam looked at Jason, realizing he didn't truely understand everything that happened before he came back to PC. He assumed life hadn't gone on without him. He assumed she'd been waiting for him. And in a way she had, for a while at least.
"Jason, when Drew came into my life he filled a void in my heart that had been there ever since you disappeared. I felt a connection to him, Danny did. It wasn't until we thought he was you that we finally allowed ourselves to connect on a romantic level but even before that, I felt something for him. I felt a pull to a man I had, since you, never felt for anyone else. When you came back I should have walked away from Drew and never looked back because our connection was that strong. But I couldn't just walk away from him. In fact, I haven't been able to let him go and that has been holding me back."
"It wasn't my fault, Sam. Being gone as long as I was, I was trying to come back to you."
"I know you were. But the truth is, that life you lived was the reason you were gone. It hasn't changed you, either. And that's okay because it's who you are. But I'm not the same woman you left 5 years ago. Drew gave me a kind of life I always longed for. He walked away from danger because we were more important. Me, Danny, Scout and Jake. And we love each other, Jason. My heart is SO full with Drew. And I can't walk away from that. I tried, I really did. But I can't do this. My heart isn't in it."
Jason bowed his head, unable to look Sam in the eye. He sighed deeply and looked up at her with tears in his eyes.
"I understand. You know all I ever want is for you to be happy. I was wrong to assume things would just go back to the way they were. This is my life, Sonny and Carly are my best friends. I can't just leave them...and I know that Drew can offer you a better life than I can. And I don't like it. But If I can walk away knowing you are happy, then I will walk away. I won't fight it." Jason took Sam's hand and squeezed tightly.
"You will always hold a special place in my heart, Jason. I just want you to be happy. I want someone to love you with their whole heart, and I can't do that anymore."
"I know. Well, I should probably go pack my things. I'll go stay with Sonny for a while until I find my own place." Jason said getting up from the couch.
"But this is your place, Jason. I should go."
"No, Sam. It's yours. This place has been your home, I have no intention on taking that from you. I'll have Diane draw up the paperwork for the Penthouse and the media company to keep them in your name."
"Thank you, Jason. That...that means a lot. And hey, thank you for understanding. I know this is not how you expected things to go. I AM sorry." She walked over to Jason and wrapped her arms around him. He reciprocated. She breathed in deeply as she hugged Jason one last time, finally closing this chapter in her life. She was sad to let it go, but excited knowing her life with Drew could really finally begin. No ties to the past.
After Jason had left, Sam made herself a coffee and sat looking through old photo's of her life with Jason. She spent seven years with him. Three more trying to convince everyone that he was alive somewhere, trying to get back to her and Danny. He would always be a part of her. A part of what made her the woman she was now. She would always be grateful for the life she had with him. Sam packed up the photos in a box along with other reminders of their life and placed it in the closet. Now that she had truly let go of him, that life...she could finally move on with eyes wide open. No more what if's.
Alexis walked in with the kids just as Sam shut the closet door.
"Hey! I hope you don't mind I took the kids out of the house for a bit." Alexis said, getting the kids inside and shutting the Penthouse door behind her.
"Grandma gave me hot chocolate, mommy!" Danny said jumping and pulling at Sam's shirt.
"No, she didn't! Well, aren't you lucky!" Sam said to Danny taking his hat and giving him a kiss on the head. She looked up at a guilty looking Alexis.
"Sorry. What are Grandma's for?" She said with a wink. "Scout, here fell asleep on the way home."
Sam looked at Scout, a spitting image of Drew, and couldn't help but smile.
"Can I go play cars?" Danny asked excitedly.
"Sure buddy, go ahead. I'm going to talk to Grandma for a bit anyways."
Sam took Scout upstairs to bed and came back down to fill Alexis in on everything that happened.
"Thanks for taking care of the kids today. Can I get you a coffee?" Sam asked.
"Please. And you're welcome. You ran out of here pretty fast this morning...want to tell me what that was all about?"
"I had to go meet Drew." Sam yelled from the kitchen. Walking back in she handed Alexis her coffee and sat down.
"Drew? I thought you hadn't seen Drew since Jason moved back in? Speaking of, where is he? I feel like I've barely even seen him. Some things never change I see." Alexis said rolling her eyes.
"Look, it's been a crazy 24 hours. In short...Jason and I had a talk while you were out with the kids and he moved out today. Drew and I are getting back together."
"What? When did all this happen? What happened?" Alexis asked.
"I still love Drew. I told Jason I couldn't do this anymore."
"Well, I can't say I'm not happy or surprised. You looked miserable."
"Was it that obvious?"
"YES. Look, I know you loved Jason. And you tried to make it work. But you can't apologize for the fact that you fell in love with someone else. I just want you to be happy, Sam. If it was with Jason, fine. If it's with Drew, great. But I'm your mother. My concern is YOU." Alexis placed her coffee down and pulled Sam in for a hug. "Come here, honey."
"Thanks, mom." Sam said.
"Speaking of Drew, I have to call him." Alexis grabbed Sam's hand as she reached for her phone.
"You know what, I bet the kids would love a sleepover with their grandma tonight. Why don't I take the kids to my place when they get up. Give you the place to yourself." Alexis said. Sam smiled at her mother.
"Are you sure? You aren't sick of them yet?" Sam said laughing, and excited at the thought of getting to spend the night with Drew. The whole night.
"Are you kidding? I'd keep those kids forever if you let me."
"Thanks mom. I owe you!" Sam said running into the kitcen to call Drew.
Sam dialed his number but of course it went to voicemail. He must still be busy at the office.
"Hey Drew, it's me. Can you come by tonight? Maybe around 7? I have some good news." Sam hung up and couldn't wipe the smile off her face. Their life was finally about to begin.
