A/N – Thanks for the comments! Want to clarify, I gave you an extra chapter because I added so much dialogue I had re-number my chapters. So, you'll get the Cam scenes on Friday.

Maybe I should give you a gag alert for Sam's scene. Consider yourself warned.

Chapter 15

Sam entered the studio looking completely miserable. She should be by Jason's side, not going to work, but once Alexis was taken care of, her boss had unfortunately called.

"You're late. Damn, who pissed in your Cheerios?" Amelia asked. She didn't really care; almost taking joy in the fact that Sam is suffering.

"Jason and I—I don't know."

Amelia motioned for her to sit. "Do you need to talk about it?"

Tears sprang into Sam's eyes as she sat across from her boss. "Recently, I found out that not only can I not have children, but that while we were on a break, Jason slept with someone I don't even like and she is pregnant, but not sure if the baby is his."

"Damn. That's a lot to process." It was hard for Amelia not to smile at her agony. The bitch killed her father and got away with it. Suffering was something Sam had just begun to feel.

"I don't know what I'm going to do. It's going to be so hard. Jason and I have been fighting and I just love him so much. I don't want to be mad at him, but this situation just makes me irrational."

"You think he wants to end the relationship?"

"Yes. He changes the subject a lot or walks out, probably thinking I'm pathetic and feels guilty about everything so he's putting it off." She let out an exasperated sound. "Jason is my life. I can't imagine being without him."

"Why don't you give him a little breathing room? I need you to go on assignment for a couple of days. There's a story that I'm chasing and it's going to be huge."

"I don't know. I probably shouldn't go that far from Jason right now with all the tension in between us."

"Sam, give him space. I think you could use a breather too. Besides, I have another surprise for you."

"What?"

"We're going to do a feature on you in a few days."

Her eyes lit up. "Me?"

"Yes. After all, your helping save Cameron Webber and you do a lot of charity work for your brother. You stood by him and took care of him."

"Wow. I don't know what to say."

"The fact that you were so selfless shows what kind of person you really are and I think the public needs to know."

Sam's hand landed on her heart. "Thank you."

Amelia smiled. "You need to go pack." This was almost too easy.

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Liz sat across from Lulu. "If you're going to try and convince me to give your brother another chance, then you can shove your opinion where the sun don't shine."

Lulu's eyes grew big and then to Liz's amazement, her head tilted back and she laughed loudly until tears came into her eyes. Wiping them away, she blew out a harsh breath. "Well, I guess someone found their backbone." She hadn't expected it, but it was a long time coming.

"You could say that. Why are you here?"

"I don't know. Part of me is upset because my brother is a basket case and the other is mad because you helped put him there."

"I won't take responsibility for Lucky being on drugs and cheating on me. He almost killed Cameron and that can never be forgiven."

Lulu's eyes welled with tears. "He's my brother. I don't know how not to love him."

Liz closed her eyes. "Lulu, I'm fresh out of sympathy for Lucky. I know you are in a bad place, but I don't see how I can help you."

Her lip quivered. "How can you be so cold?"

Liz stood. "When I saw that pill fall out of Cam's mouth, that was the moment I officially stopped giving a shit about your brother. I have sacrificed my happiness for him over and over and no one seems to care what I want. I'm done. If you want to support him, have at it. That is on you, but he will end up bringing you right down with him."

"Can I see Cam?"

"Not unsupervised. I want to be there."

Tears started to fall and Lulu started to sob.

Liz stopped her forward movement before she passed by. "I'm sorry you're hurting, but walking away from your brother is the smartest thing I've ever done and if he continues to try and hurt me, I'm going to fight back and none of you are going to like the results."

Lulu was stunned.

"Don't look so shocked. When you are a mother, you'll understand what it means to protect your children from harm. I've failed Cam, and it won't happen again. Your father and brother are on a path to destruction and I won't shed one tear when they breathe their last breath."

Liz didn't care how cold she sounded, there was no way in hell that she was going to let Lulu yell or disrespect her. If Lucky sent her here to spy, then he will get an earful. She rushed into the kitchen and seeing the look on her face, Alice handed her a piece of chocolate cake. Taking a bite, she moaned. "So good."

Alice smiled and was shocked when Claudia walked into the room.

"I hope you have another fork."

"I'll do you one better," Alice said handing her a slice of her own.

"Nice."

"Did they give you crap when you walked in?"

Claudia shrugged. "Tracy gave me the evil eye and Jason was catching flies."

"I was not."

They turned to look at him.

"You were too. Face it, I'm the last person you thought would walk through the door tonight."

"I'm scared to ask how you two met."

"It's called a phone," Liz said.

Jason's eyes narrowed. "Are you sassing me?"

Liz nodded. "Uh huh."

Before anyone could blink, Jason grabbed her and lifted her up as she laughed and kissed her on the tip of her nose. "Don't be too long."

"Okay."

He laid one more lingering kiss on her lips before leaving.

Claudia pretended to fan herself. "You sure you want to stay here with us?"

Liz grinned. "I'm not having sex with Jason tonight."

"Why not? There's nothing wrong with him," Alice said.

"Because we haven't even really talked about us and I can't focus on that right now no matter how hot he is."

"You have more will power than I do," Claudia said.

"I second that," Alice said.

Monica walked in. "I hope I'm not interrupting."

"Elizabeth was just about to go say hello to Jason," Claudia said as Liz turned red.

"I see. Well, you better go catch up with him then. Don't do anything I wouldn't do"

"This is just so wrong," Liz said hurrying out of the room.

The ladies cracked up.

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Liz did a double take when she saw Alfred kiss her grandmother on the forehead. "When did that happen?" Her and Grams needed to have a talk. She moved onto the porch and sat across from Jason.

"You okay?"

He always seems to know when she needs to talk and it continues to amaze her that he can render her breathless with few words or a glance. God, she misses him.

She nodded. "I feel like I'm in such a different place right now, but it feels right. I don't think I've ever felt so alive."

She might feel alive, but he felt like a dead man because Elizabeth really didn't realize how hot her confidence is as her blue eyes swallowed him whole as he drowned in them. "Jason?"

"I—Elizabeth…" How the hell is he going to sleep next to her tonight without touching her?

When a scowl flittered across her face, his eyes narrowed, making him sorry that he put it there.

"Is this about me kissing you? Because I don't regret it and I'm not taking it back."

Claudia is leaning against the wall eavesdropping and Monica couldn't help but giggle at the look on her face. She is definitely happy about Liz's assertiveness.

"I don't want you to. It was a great kiss."

The corner of her mouth quirked up. "I can do better."

The sultry look in Jason's eyes made her feel like prey. Her hand went to her belly and rubbed and his eyes followed the movement.

"Did the baby move?"

"It's just a slight flutter. Do you want a boy or a girl?"

"Doesn't matter as long as the baby is healthy."

She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "Do you want to know the sex?"

He is mesmerized by every gesture and expression she makes, the way her lashes flutter and her hands move like they have a mind of their own. "I think so. Do you?"

"Yes and no. It's fun when it's a surprise, but if you know, you're better prepared. Maybe part of me needs order right now."

"Then we'll find out."

"I have an appointment with Kelly in a few days. Do you want to come with me? We can find out what we're—I'm mean the sex of the baby and then I can ask her about the paternity test. I think we all need to know."

Jason nodded. "I'll be there, just tell me when."

"Okay. Thank you."

Claudia made her presence known. "All right, I'm going to go take care of a few things."

"Have you heard anything?" Jason asked. This newfound interaction with the mob princess made him feel a little awkward.

"Just some hunches that I'm going to follow up on. If I find anything, I'll call Johnny."

Liz stood and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome. I'll call you tomorrow."

Liz chuckled at the look on Jason's face after she left. "She's harmless."

His brow lifted and her laughter filled the air. "Oh Jason, you're just going to have to get used to her. I like her a lot and I'm not willing to give her up."

"Is that so?"

She crossed her arms in front of her.

"So there is no compromising?"

She shook her head.

"About anything?"

"That depends on what you bring to the table."

He stood and moved closer. "What if I am very convincing?"

Her head tilted and she bit her lip, but before she could say a word, Alice poked her head through the doorway.

"Jason, Carly is out front."

"Okay. Thanks. We'll pick this up later." The faster he gets rid of her, the quicker he can get his kiss.

She watched him leave, knowing that one touch of his lips is all it will take to melt her resolve.

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Jason strode towards Carly. "What is so important that you had to come here?"

"I need—can we sit down?"

He noticed that she looked pale, so he motioned to the town car and they slipped inside. "What is it?"

"I'm in trouble."

He sighed. "What now?"

"I'm pregnant."

"And?"

"It could be Jax's. We—Sonny and I were fighting and I walked out and went to the Metro Court and I was a mess. Jax took care of me and one thing led to another."

Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm not going to keep some secret or claim to be the father."

The horrified look on her face was almost comical to him.

"Don't act like that isn't something that you'd do."

She wiped a tear away. "Sonny and I are finally back on track and I don't want to ruin it."

"Then maybe you shouldn't have cheated on him. Jesus, you two are the worst. I'm surprised I've kept my sanity over the years."

"There's something else and you're going to hate me for it."

She had his full attention as he hoped and prayed she hadn't done anything else to Elizabeth.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking and I did something unforgivable." The pregnancy and predicament she is in had shaken her and she is regretting what she did. "It's about Elizabeth."

His jaw clenched and he closed his eyes and counted to ten. "What did you do."

The words were cold, making her want to slide away from him, but when she tried he grabbed her arm. "Tell me now."

"I kind of blackmailed Liz into not having contact with you in exchange for the information on Maxie."

His mouth dropped open, surprised that she had confessed, leaving him speechless.

"And before you say a word, I know that you're not going to want me in your life anymore, I just—if she had turned me down, I would have still found a way to get the evidence to the police. I even told her that she didn't deserve to lose her son. Please look at me."

"I can't."

She is almost sobbing now. "In my mind I thought I was protecting you. Elizabeth has hurt you so much in the past and I didn't want her to take advantage of you because you have such a big heart and weakness when it comes to her."

"Did you ever stop to think that my loving her is not a weakness; that she gives me strength or how much I hurt her?"

"No."

"You're right about losing me. I just can't do this anymore. I have forgiven so much. Where does it end? You never learn and you do these stupid things and expect me to just be okay with it and fix your messes. What kind of friendship is that? I used to feel guilty that I wanted to walk away because you were just like me in a way. Your bridges were burned and you didn't have many people in your corner and you chose me to fight for you and that meant something to me, even though you kept breaking my heart. You didn't treat me like I was damaged, but my feelings didn't matter as long as you got your way. When I leave this car our friendship is over. Don't try to talk to me or come near Elizabeth. If you do, you'll be sorry."

"No!" she screamed. "Please—I can't—you are all I have. Me and this baby need you."

Jason laughed bitterly. "Are you seriously trying to use yet another child to string me along? What will happen this time? You want me to take it away from Jax or Sonny so you can get your way and then rip the baby away from me when you decide I've served my usefulness?"

She practically wailed, hating that she had hurt him so badly in the past. "I'm so sorry. I'll do anything."

"Stay away from me and Elizabeth. If you see us coming, go the other way. And you need to listen really carefully to this next sentence." He waited until focused on his cold eyes. "If you don't, I will make your life a living hell. I will kill you before I let you hurt Elizabeth or our children. Do you understand?"

Her heart shattered into a million pieces and she ached everywhere as she nodded.

"I need to hear you say it!"

His voice alone sliced through her more painfully than a knife ever could.

"Yes."

He gave her his best enforcer glare before leaving the car; the door slamming behind him as she let out a throaty moan, so horrible that it scared Micah.

"Mrs. C?"

That had been an uncomfortable conversation to overhear; one he would never repeat.

She was shaking, but had completely shut down. "Take me to the docks."

"Okay."