Elizabeth stormed back towards the center of the room just in time to see Carly come tearing through the crowd with Sonny right behind her. "Oh great," she muttered to herself. "Carly won't ever leave Jason alone now that she knows the truth about him." "Can you believe it Sonny? He's alive! Our Jason is finally back! I knew I felt a connection towards Jake, but I thought it was because he reminded me of Jason. It turns out I felt connected to him because he actually is Jason!" Carly's eyes shone brightly directly into Sonny's as she watched a tear fall down his cheek. "I can't believe he's back. Jason was my best friend; he was like a brother to me and I thought he was gone. I am so glad he's here, even if he can't remember our friendship or our past," Sonny said to Carly trying to hold back tears.
"He's not your Jason," Elizabeth snapped at them. "He's Jake Doe, the man I was going to marry. He's not the same person he was before he fell into the harbor. There is no violence surrounding his life anymore, and he's perfectly happy living a safe and legal life with me." "Elizabeth," Carly admonished. "What has gotten into you? Jason is alive. Why does it seem like you are the only person in this room that isn't overjoyed?" Elizabeth turned away from Carly without another word and strode off towards Nikolas.
"Something's going on with her Sonny." "Carly, you have finally made peace with the woman, please don't cause a scene." "I won't Sonny, but I will find out what she is up to." Before Carly could utter another word she saw Jason come walking back into the room. "Oh Jason!" Carly wept onto his shoulder as she felt the embrace of her best friend's hug that she never thought she would feel again.
Sam walked towards the front doors of the reception hall, needing to step outside and get some air. Jason followed her and only when she finally turned to look at him did he say, "I'm sorry Sam." "Jason what do you have to be sorry for? You didn't do anything, and even though you don't remember somehow you ended up back in Port Charles. I know things are more than complicated for everyone. You love Elizabeth and you don't remember me. I just want you to know that I am not pressuring you to feel anything for me or feel obligated to me, I am just so happy you are back. The one thing that haunted me more than anything else is the fact that Danny never got to know his dad. He has spent the last year knowing you as mommy's cool friend Jake, and now he can get to know you as his daddy."
At that last word Sam broke down and let the tears fall freely. Jason reached out to soothe her, not sure if she would push him away. His hand reached up and brushed the tears off her cheeks. "Sam I honestly don't know where to go from here. An hour ago I thought I was marrying Elizabeth and I was going to be a father to her boys. Now I find out I actually am a father to one of her boys and I have another son that I already love as my own."
Jason stopped brushing her cheek and thoughtfully looked out into the garden. "What is it?" Sam asked him, recognizing the look on his face. "Jake kept telling me that he knew I was his dad. Elizabeth kept telling me he was confused and we tried explaining to him that I was going to be like his dad, but he was relentless. Jake was adamant that I really was his dad." "Do you think he heard something or saw something while he away?" Sam asked him. "I don't know, but now that I know he's really my son I want to get to the bottom of what happened, to both Jake and me." "Jason I will help you every step of the way if you want me to. Spinelli and I have a lot of resources we can pool together." "I would really appreciate that Sam, thanks. I'm not really sure where to go from here. I wish I could give you an answer but I really need some time to figure things out. I don't mean to hurt you Sam; I am just at a loss. I don't know what to do."
"Jason, I understand completely and I don't expect you to remember our life together overnight. I have faith that you will remember though Jason; we always find our way back to each other. I just want you to know that you always have a place in my life and in Danny's life." With that Sam turned and walked back towards the church with Jason slowly following behind.
Elizabeth looked on with disgust as Carly embraced Jason. "He can't go back to his old life, not when we were so close to having everything we ever wanted." Elizabeth sighed as she thought about the past year. When she had found out Jake was really Jason back in May at the Nurse's Ball she wanted to tell everyone, but she thought better of it after talking it over with Nikolas. "I really wish he hadn't gone looking for his past. I'm going to have to put on a good show if I want to keep him with me and our boys."
Nikolas came over to Elizabeth and put his arm around her back. "Calm down Liz, everything is going to be just fine. Jason will never know about yours or my involvement in keeping him in the dark about the fact that he's Jason. Now smile, play nice, and go stake your claim on your fiance." With that in mind Elizabeth marched over to where Jason was standing, grabbed his hand, and batted her lashes at him.