A/N: Hi Guys! I'm finally back. As happens when you have three sick kids, they got better, I got worse lol It was like two days of them being healthy before it hit me and I was out. I cannot wait for the weather in Florida to even out and stop jumping between hot and cold so my family can go 30 days without an illness. Sigh.

Anyways, thanks so much for all the support for the last chapter. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This chapter is all about Jason's reunions with his family, but also about everyone finally acknowledging the importance of Jason and Sam's connection. Some of them already did, but there were a few hold outs who finally have to admit what all of already know. Jasam is endgame, baby! lol

I hope you enjoy it!

Happy reading!

Jen

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Chapter 38

Sam stopped just inside Danny's room in shock. It was packed with their closest friends and family. All of whom were staring past her at Jason in varying expressions of awe, shock, and...hope? What was going on? She wondered.

"What's going on?" She asked out loud, looking around at everyone.

Alexis looked around and taking a deep breath, she stepped forward, holding her hands out for Sam. Sam reached out with one hand, while the other remained tightly interlocked with Jason's. She hadn't let go of him from the time she'd run into him in the corridor and she didn't plan to let go anytime soon. She needed to maintain this connection with him to assure herself this wasn't all a dream.

Jason stiffened a bit at the thought of having to let go of Sam. Swallowing hard, he did just that but she clung to him. Hard pressed not to smile, Jason relaxed and held on to her too. Finding out who he was and realizing how much time he had lost with Sam and Danny had made him want to stay as close to the both of them as possible.

"Sam, I have something to tell you and it won't be easy to hear, let alone believe."

Sam glanced back at Jason, who shrugged. She waited, bracing herself for whatever her mother was struggling to tell her.

Alexis stopped and looked around, floundering a bit.

"I...well, that is, the thing is, we found out, no, Hayden...Damnit."Alexis stopped, looking back at Nikolas helplessly, wringing her hands. At his encouraging nod, she turned back to face Sam and took a deep breath. "With Danny's condition being what it is, Hayden made a decision to come forward with some information she'd been holding back to protect her sister. She told Nikolas that she knew who Jace really is. And well, it's a bit, well, it's hard, what I mean is-."

Relief swept through Sam as she realized what her mother was trying to tell her. She held a hand out to stop her mother and Alexis stopped, looking relieved.

"It's okay, Mom. I know who he really is. And from the looks on all of your faces, you do too." Sam guessed with a small smile, looking back at Jason.

"You know?" Monica asked in a trembling voice, inching closer to Jason unconsciously. Sam nodded, her eyes full of compassion for Monica, as she knew exactly what she was going through. Being reunited with a child you thought you'd lost? There were no words for the emotions that coursed through you.

"It's way too complicated to get into the how right now, but I found out a couple of hours ago and I came straight here to find him. To find Jason." And as she said the words out loud, everyone finally started speaking at once. Michael, Morgan, Kristina, and Molly's jaws dropped as they were momentarily struck speechless. Monica burst into tears, stumbling forward slightly before simply covering her hands with her face.

Jason moved forward, awkwardly putting his arm around her. Although he didn't remember her, he knew she was his mother. She'd been kind to him when he'd been a stranger to her. She'd given him the means to provide himself with food, shelter, and clothing when she'd given him that kit at the hospital. Much like he supposed she'd provided him with food, shelter, and clothing as a child. And he couldn't deny that he'd felt an unexplainable affection for her.

Monica turned into his arms and looked up at him, her eyes running over his face and she reached up to cup his cheeks.

"Jason? My boy?" She asked in a trembling voice full of wonder.

Jason stared into her eyes, and suddenly, a memory flashed through his eyes.

He sat beside his mother, and it was as if he was really seeing her for the first time. He hadn't realized how much their relationship had changed until it was time to say goodbye.

"I didn't like you when I woke up. I especially didn't like how you kept saying that you love me because I was sure you didn't." He said suddenly.

Monica looked at him, a bit taken aback at the sudden trip down memory lane and somewhat blunt confession.

"Oh."

"And you kept telling me you felt that way because you were my mother. That didn't make any sense to me till I had Michael."

Sudden understanding dawned and Monica bit her lip, nodding her head.

"So everything that I felt for him - it took everything and how much I've missed him - and I still do - to make me see what being a parent means. I know you love me. I love you, too."

Shocked pleasure lit her up as tears of happiness filled her eyes. She leaned forward and hugged her son. It had been so very long since her little boy had uttered those words to her.

"Oh - oh, my boy. How - how can I let you go?"

Jason smiled down at his mother.

"I remember you asked me once how you could let me go. You'll never have to ask that again. I'm home, and I'm never leaving my family again."

Monica gasped and began crying again in earnest as she immediately flashed back to nearly two decades earlier when her son had finally told her that he loved her, just before leaving town.

Jason wrapped his arm around her and held her tightly, relieved to have another memory, and the feelings that came with it.

Sam watched him with a smile, tears in her eyes. She squeezed his hand, as he had kept his grip on her through it all. Alexis stood beside her, and had to fight back a grin as she noticed Sam and Jason were still holding on to each other. She ran a hand down Sam's hair. Sam glanced over and Alexis leaned over to whisper.

"Baby girl, there is no one that deserves this happiness more than you. You know I had my doubts about Jason, but as the years passed, I finally realized how very much he loved and adored you. Almost as much as I do." She grinned before continuing, "And here he is, proving it again. Not even death itself could keep Jason Morgan away from you. Hell, he didn't even need his memory to fall in love with you. Not much more he could do to prove that not only is he good enough for you, but he's perfect for you."

Sam turned her head into her mom, tears sliding down her cheeks now.

"Oh, Mom, thank you." She couldn't put into words how much it meant to her to hear Alexis realize how truly good Jason was. Sam had never needed her approval to be with Jason, but she'd always secretly wished for it.

"Sam, you got a miracle!" Molly screeched, rushing forward to hug Sam, having finally found her voice. Molly's sudden movement broke the hold on Kristina, who ran forward to join the Davis Girls hug.

"I always knew you and Jason belonged together. Amnesia, death, it didn't matter. Jason found his way back to you." Kristina marveled, looking over at Jason, smirking a bit as she noticed Sam and Jason still holding hands.

Michael was stumbling forward slowly, past his still frozen parents, towards the man who was more father than uncle.

"Uncle Jason?" He whispered hoarsely. Jason's eyes shot up and locked with Michael's. Suddenly, the affection and protectiveness he'd felt for Michael made sense. He was one of the little boys he'd had a vision of running through his penthouse. He was the child he'd ached for, and loved so desperately in that memory of him and Monica.

"Hey buddy." Jason said automatically as Monica stepped away and watched her grandson move closer. Michael moved forward so suddenly that he knocked Jason back a step as Michael wrapped his arms around his uncle.

Jace had become a friend first, then an employee, and now he was Jason, one of the most vital people in Michael's life, a man who Michael had felt the loss of keenly every day for the last two years.

Jason held on tight, knowing instinctively that he'd loved this young man all his life, and always would. There had been another little boy in that memory too. Jason's eyes searched the room automatically, and fell on a tall, muscular man in his early twenties. His dark brown hair and piercing brown eyes told Jason who he was. The other little boy from his memory. Morgan.

Morgan came forward tentatively, blinking back tears. The rush of emotions coursing through him felt overwhelming and so he kept his distance, merely holding out a hand. But Jason was having none of that. He reached out and gripping Morgan's hand, pulled him into a one-armed hug, clapping his back. Morgan finally gave in and allowed the tears he'd been fighting to escape as he clutched his uncle.

Jason lifted his head and his eyes fell on Carly. She was in Sonny's arms, her shoulders shaking. Sonny held her tightly, and Jason could see the tears slipping silently down his cheeks. Sonny looked up and met Jason's eyes and Jason was shocked by the jolt of brotherhood that welled up inside him. Disentangling himself from Morgan and Michael, he took a step towards Carly and Sonny. Still holding Sam's hand, he looked back at her and with a smile, she moved towards him.

"Come on." She whispered, pulling him towards them. Carly finally moved out of Sonny's arms and turning, was surprised to find Sam and Jason only feet away. She froze, staring at Jason. And then she was moving forward, throwing her arms around his neck, sobbing.

"Jason. Jason, it's really you. I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" She cried, burying her face in his neck.

Jason wrapped his free arm around her and looked at Sonny in confusion before he pulled free from Carly and forced her to look up at him.

"What are you sorry for? You didn't do anything wrong."

Carly shook her head, swiping at her eyes. She grabbed his free hand and squeezed it between hers.

"You're my best friend! I've always told anyone who would listen that I knew you better than anyone else. But I didn't recognize you. I didn't see you." She cried out, misery etched across her features. Her head snapped to Sam and she turned from Jason, reaching for Sam's free hand. She smiled when she noticed Jason and Sam's other hands were entwined together, and had been since they'd stepped into the room.

"But you did. Sam, from the very beginning, you believed he was Jason. You recognized him. Because you've always been it for Jason. I'm so sorry I couldn't see it for so long. I wanted to be Jason's number one forever, but I was wrong. I was wrong about you too. Because you've become my best friend these last two years and God knows no one would've ever guessed, but I'm so grateful for it. And I'm so happy for you," She turned to Jason again and smiled through her tears, "And I'm so so happy to have you back in my life again. I swear, I'll be a better best friend to you. I won't barge in on you and Sam, and I won't ask you to drop everything and solve my problems. Or, okay, I probably will still do both of those things, but I'll try really hard to keep it to a minimum." She ended with with a laugh, shaking her hair back and letting them go to swipe her tears away.

And then she was hugging Jason again.

"I missed you so much." She whispered fiercely. Jason hugged her back, and dropped a kiss on her forehead.

"You know, from the moment we met, I knew I'd found a friend. I didn't know much, but I knew I wasn't a big talker, and honestly, most people annoyed me with their constant talking. But not you. I actually liked listening to you. You're blunt and honest and have this way of laughing at yourself that makes you even more genuine. I may not remember our friendship, but I know what it's like right now and I treasure it."

"Jason." Carly whispered, squeezing him one last time before stepping back.

Sonny watched them patiently. He stepped forward and held out his hand to Jason, his eyes damp with unshed tears as he stared at the man who had been more like family to him than just his right hand man. More brother than friend.

"Welcome back, brother." He said in a voice that shook with emotion.

Jason stared at him, something tickling the back of his mind. He couldn't quite hold onto it, though. But even so, that feeling of brotherhood he'd felt earlier rose up in him again. Whatever his memories of Sonny were, Jason knew they'd had an unbreakable bond. He reached out and clasped Sonny's hand. A single tear slipped down Sonny's face as they held on, looking at each other.

The moment was broken when Danny suddenly sat up in his bed, and spotting Jason, called out weakly, "Fwend!"

Jason dropped Sonny's hand and immediately turned to his son, moving forward. Sonny grinned as he noticed Jason's other hand was still in Sam's. She moved to the crib with him just as Jason reached in and lifted Danny into his arms. Danny immediately curled into him, one hand reaching out and resting against his mother's cheek.

"Mommy." Danny said sweetly, staring at his mother, whose own hand came up to cover his.

"Hi baby, how are you feeling?" Sam asked, studying his flushed cheeks anxiously.

"I tired." He said, his eyes drooping again as his head rested on his father's chest.

"Mommy, my fwend here." Danny grinned at Sam and she looked up at Jason with a smile.

"Actually, Danny, I have a surprise for you. Remember how we talked about how Jace was hurt in a car accident?"

Danny nodded.

"My fwend got new face but forgotted everyting." He summarized succinctly, causing a few surprised laughs throughout the room.

Sam smiled at him.

"That's right. But he remembered his real name. And guess what? His real name is Jason Morgan-." She started, but Danny interrupted her excitededly.

"Like my Daddy!" He exclaimed, sitting up in Jason's arms quickly.

Jason and Sam's eyes met and Sam was surprised to see tears, and behind the tears, nerves. Jason was nervous. Squeezing his hand in hers, Sam looked at Danny again.

"That's right, baby. They have the same name because they're the same person. Jace is your daddy, kiddo." Sam let out a long breath, relieved to be done with that. Danny was a smart kid, but this was hard for even the adults in the room to comprehend. She wasn't even sure that Danny had understood half of what she'd said, but that was okay.

Danny leaned back and stared at Jason.

"Hi, Daddy." He said sweetly. And to Sam's surprise, Jason's composure cracked and he began to cry as he hugged Danny to him tightly.

"Hi, buddy." He whispered, struggling to get himself in check but unable to. Danny's simple acceptance of him had quite simply shattered his control on his emotions. Sam felt the tears fall down her face as Jason held their son and cried. He finally let go of her hand but it was only to pull her into his arms so that he could hold his two most important people in the world. He may not have his memories back, but he got something better instead. Sam and Danny. He'd gotten his family back.

Everyone in the room watched with tears in their eyes as the family of three were finally reunited.