A/N: I will confess that I created this scenario of the ghost daughter as a way of dealing with my own grief. I had a daughter with multiple health problems. She died in the middle of my pregnancy with my son. I always liked the thought that she comes down and visits him from heaven.
Also, I haven't said so in my other notes but thanks for those that have left the supportive reviews. They are much appreciated especially as I push through the next few chapters.
Chapter 11
Halloween Night
"What do you mean your sister?" Sam asked as she fell back onto the couch in surprise.
"Lila comes and visits me sometimes while I sleep." Danny answered her calmly. "We talk about you and Daddy mostly."
"Do you mean Jason or Drew?" Sam asked.
"Drew." He answered without pause.
"Did she tell you who she was and do you only see her in your dreams?"
"I only see her in my dreams now." Danny sounded disappointed. "She started visiting me when I was sick in the hospital. I don't actually remember those times but when she started visiting me again last year she reminded me."
"What does she look like?" Sam asked him as she pulled him into her lap. Sam didn't know what to do about this. She didn't know if she should believe it or not.
"She looks mostly like you, Mommy." Danny told her excitedly. "I love it when she visits me. Some of the times when she tells me she has to go I would cry out in my sleep but then Daddy would come in and calm me down."
"Did she tell you why you should dress up like Jason for Halloween?"
"Yea," Danny answered. "She said he is going through some things that he doesn't deserve and that it would cheer him up."
"Can you do me a favor?" Sam couldn't believe she was going to say this to her seven year old. "Will you tell her I would appreciate a visit from her if you remember the next time she visits you."
"If I remember." Danny promises. "But sometimes I don't remember what we talk about or really remember much about her visit. I have been able to remember the last few visits. She said it was because I needed to remember our talks about Daddy and Jason. She said it is to make things easier for me when the truth comes out. I am not sure what she means by that though. But she said not to worry about it."
"Oh," Danny exclaimed. "I forgot that she did want me to tell you something. She was the one that pointed Daddy out when he was in the hospital all bandaged up. She was hoping that it would give you a clue that he was Daddy. She told me to run up to him every time I saw him so maybe you would figure it out."
Sam held Danny tightly in her arms and just took slow deep breaths. Her brain was already on overload with everything she had found out about Jason, Drew and her pasts now to be told that the ghost of her daughter was visiting her son was a little much.
She took one last breath before pushing this issue back in her mind. Like everything else, she didn't have time to deal with any of it. She had to get Danny ready so they could go pick up Jake then take the boys to see P6.
Later when they got to P6's house, Sam again found herself reliving some of her past trying to figure out when it was Jason and when it was Drew. According to what Lila told Danny, it was Drew that was there for her through her pregnancy and Lila's death. But how much of it. Maybe Drew's military records could provide clues to that.
As part of her nostalgia journey, she found herself getting close to P6 as if he was Jason or Drew. She had to remind herself that he wasn't Jason or Drew but she also didn't want him to get suspicious. If he went for something more she would just tell him she wasn't ready. She knew they couldn't go on this way for much longer. P6 had to be told he was really A.J. soon. At the current state of things P6 would not understand why Sam would be stepping in to protect him if Shaw showed up.
November 1
Sam sent Drew an email through the secure server about her conversation with Danny. Drew was astounded as he read it. He didn't know what to say back to her when he got an email from Ellie. If he hadn't been sitting at his desk he would have fallen down.
Ellie sent him some research about some advances in surgery technology that were in early testing and would be in use soon. If Oscar would take part in the study to keep the tumor from getting any bigger it could buy Oscar some time until the new technology was available.
He went back and replied to Sam. "I am rendered speechless. I will forward on to Ellie to match this with my records to adjust downloads for new procedures. Ellie may be able to give us all hope for Oscar. I will tell you about it later."
"You may think I am too invested in this since I found out that I am not his father." Drew continued in the email. "But I have been getting to know him for a year as my son and I can't turn it off and I don't want to turn it off. I would feel the same about any of the kids."
"I love you," He added at the end. "I had a blast with Scout last night. Although she looked cute as Tinker Bell I don't think she was too impressed." He attached a picture of Scout trying to remove her costume while walking to the front door to help Monica give out candy to tricker-or-treaters.
Several minutes later he got a reply from Sam saying she loved him too and she included a photo of Danny and Jake carving the pumpkin.
Then a second reply came, "We have to end this soon." She said. "It is not fair to the kids or any of us. Maybe if Ellie can turn P6 back into A.J. he can be an ally in the battle against the Ring"
"Let's discuss that at tomorrows briefing." Drew replied. "Ellie is working on a way to remove the intersect that was created with Jason's memories. Then he will be A.J. again. It may be dangerous to expect or want him to go in essentially undercover as Jason. Not sure he can pull it off without the intersect."
"Maybe not," Sam came back quickly. "We need this resolved though."
"Any other ideas of when Jason and I were switched over the years?" Drew wrote back. Ellie is not going to approve more procedures until we get that figured out. I really want to jump forward to 2012 when I was kidnapped but she doesn't want to risk it."
"I just had a thought," Drew continued. "I am going to tell her to prepare uploads for procedures up until your pregnancy with Lila. If we were switched out any time before that it is irrelevant to this case."
"Can we really be sure of that?" Sam wrote back.
"As sure as I will ever be." Drew told her. "There is no one in this investigation that will be able to confirm that Jason acted differently than he usually did before we met you."
"I suppose you are right." Sam admitted. "Let's keep the Lila story to ourselves. It's just too much to deal with. I still don't know how to explain to everyone how Danny is your son."
"We will figure it out together." Drew told her. "In the end it is what we think about the situation that matters the most. If we can get over it and live with the circumstances of Danny's conception and birth then that is all that matters."
"I know," She told him. "But it's just a strange thing to have to explain and tell people about."
"This is Port Charles," Drew said "People should be used to the weird and hard to believe."
"You got me there." Sam said with a smiley face attached. "I should be used to it as well. I am a Cassadine."
"Call me tonight after you pick up the kids so I know you all are home safe." Drew told her. "I have to get to a meeting. Love you."
"I love you too," Sam wrote back.
Sam sat back in her desk chair at their office feeling better about things between her and Drew. The only thing both of them could do was to move forward and keep pushing through until this mess was taken care of.
She didn't know if it was fortunate or not that Carly called and wanted her and Curtis to investigate Ferncliff. One of the nurses was murdered the night of Halloween and it was looking like Carly did it. She swore to both of them that she didn't do it.
After their meeting with Carly is was time for her to pick up the kids. Curtis would do some of the legwork that evening.
November 2
Drew and Sam got to the office early that next morning. They had arranged it the night before so they could be there alone to talk. They ended up just holding on tight to each other on the coach in the secret room.
"The others are going to show up soon." Drew said without letting her go.
"Does it really matter if anyone sees us in each others arms?" Sam said. "I think everyone involved in this case knows we are somewhat back together."
"Your right." Drew said as he kissed her on the forehead. "Did you want to talk about Lila and Danny before the briefing starts?"
"I have been thinking about it." Sam said. "It almost makes sense if you think about."
"How so?" Drew asked curiously.
"How did Danny know you were his father?" Sam answered with the question. "Every time he saw you he would run to you. How would he have known to do that otherwise?"
"Maybe it was Lila that brought Danny to my room and had him grab me and not let go." Drew said with wonder. "To think our older daughter brought me back to you and Danny is a bit surreal."
As some of the others started to arrive, Sam and Drew got up from the couch and made there way to the conference room table. The room quickly became more crowded than it was meant to be. Lulu, Maxie and Dante came in right after Curtis. Sam and Drew just looked at them with surprise.
Lulu and Maxie just looked at each other communicating silently. They both shrugged as Maxie told them. "We were asked to come. Not really sure why?"
"Maybe I wanted to see my daughter?" Frisco said as his image popped up on screen.
"Dad?" Maxie exclaimed. "What do you have to do with this?"
"This is now a WSB investigation." He answered her. "Since you have became a part of it I wanted to invite you all the way in so you didn't get into any unwanted trouble."
"Dad," She said with exasperation. "I won't get into any trouble."
"Of course you won't," Frisco said with sarcasm. "Now."
Before Maxie could offer a rebuttal Beckman, Chuck, Sarah and Casey appeared on the split screen.
"Now that every one is present," Frisco began. "I am here to address some concerns that were brought forth by Sam, Curtis and Drew. Everyone in on this briefing is getting full immunity in the process of working this case. We have to catch Shaw using whatever means that is necessary."
"Who is Shaw?" Maxie asked.
"Maxie," Frisco addressed his daughter. "Hold your questions until the end. I think one of them in the room can read you in on the case when the meeting is finished."
Maxie remained quiet as she reached in her purse and pulled out a notebook and pen to start taking notes.
"I have included any activities any of you will encounter as you investigate Ferncliff as the cases may be connected." Frisco went on. "P6, as you call him, is going to want to be involved so I think during those times Sam and Curtis will be a part of his protective detail. As long as there are no objections?"
Drew was about to object when he looked at Sam and she shook her head at him. He huffed and kept listening.
"Chuck," Frisco said. "Your part of the briefing is up."
They saw Chuck type away on his keyboard. "I assume all of you in the room know this woman?" As he finished his question he had another part of the screen filled with a photo of a very familiar person.
"That's the Britch!" Maxie exclaimed.
"Dr. Britt Westbourne," Chuck pretended like he didn't hear Maxie. "Maybe the name you know her by but we know her as Evelyn Shaw."
Chuck went on, as everyone in the secret room in Port Charles was speechless. "I did data searches for anyone in the Port Charles area that might have any connection to Shaw. Her picture came up in the search."
"I have a working theory that they are one in the same because Faison was doing memory implant experiments and she has shown up in both of our worlds with two different identities. It is not implausible that he experimented on his own daughter by replacing her memories and personality with someone else's, or in our experience one that was made up. The two identities are too different not to involve the intersect."
"Here is the plan everyone," Frisco jumped back in. "I am going to work on her release. As a condition she will have to work with us to draw Shaw out. Drew this is where you contribute to the plan."
"Let me guess," Drew said sarcastically. "I put together a media package and saturate the news, T.V., Internet and print with the coverage of her release."
"You sound like you have a problem with this plan." Frisco said with displeasure.
"I guess I don't like the idea of setting Britt up as bait for this murderer." Drew responded. "No matter what she has done in the past, I have a big problem with that."
"That is why we will have a team in Port Charles to protect her." Chuck said. "We are still debating on who all is going to be a part the team."
Chuck and Sarah looked sideways at each other with annoyance. It was slight but Drew caught the tension between them. They were probably arguing about which one would be on the team and which one would stay home with the kids. He hoped they worked things out soon. It reminded him that Sam and he had to get their act together as well. They couldn't keep going back and forth on their relationship. They were either going to have to be all in or separate permanently. The thought caused a stab of pain in his heart. He never wanted to let her go again. He looked down at this ring finger where his ring was still missing. He still touched his finger expecting his ring to be there even after nine months since he removed it.
"I assure you, Drew," Frisco continued. "She will have a shadow 24/7 just like A.J. has. Trust me, I don't want anyone on my team getting hurt by this man. He has hurt too may people and we have to stop him for good this time."
Drew and Sam observed Lulu and Dante holding hands. They could see they were both tense as well. They looked at each other like they were silently communicating something.
"We have a trust issue with Britt." Dante brought up. "The woman stole our embryo and implanted it into herself so she could try to hold on to Patrick Drake."
"The protective detail is also to keep her out of trouble." Frisco answered. "She is being protected and they will be keeping a close eye on her as well. She will also have a tracking device that no one will be able to remove. For one she will not know it is there."
"The media blitz will hopefully force a meeting between Shaw and Peter." Frisco continued. "They will have to meet because Shaw will want Peter to help him find her."
"Let's all keep in touch on the secure server of your progress." Frisco instructed. "I will let you all know when Britt is released and that will be Drew's signal to start the none stop media coverage."
Frisco's screen went blank and only Chuck was left. "Drew, Ellie will be sending you a message through the server." Then the whole screen was blank.
All six voiced their concerns about involving Britt but in the end they decided they wanted this to end sooner rather than later. They decided it was worth the risk.
"Before we all leave to get on with our day," Sam began "I wanted to tell you guys about a part of the case that Drew and I have kept from everyone."
"Are you sure Sam?" Drew asked as he got up from his chair. He just couldn't continue to sit he was nervous about what Sam was ready to reveal.
"Yes I am sure." Sam was adamant. "I hate it that these tests happened a year too late. We should have done them then. Then our son would not think someone else is his father."
"Drew is Danny's biological father." Sam said in frustration at all the shocked faces in the small secret room. "Apparently Faison did some test stitching with Jason and Drew over the years and the wedding and Danny's conception was one of those times."
Everyone was speechless until Curtis said in shock, "Sorry, guys I think I speak for all of us when I say that man was pure evil to mess with your lives in that way."
"Yea," Drew agreed. "I am going though my unredacted military records looking for any other times that we were switched and to also find any higher ups that were responsible for allowing these switches."
"I believe the earliest time we were switched was during Sam's pregnancy with Lila and a few months after." Drew continued. "I am going to have Ellie continue with the procedures up until Jason or I brought Sam back to town after finding her when she left pregnant. Then continue until at least the engagement. I wish she would let me just jump ahead to my kidnapping. I have to find out what happened to Jason."
"I feel your frustration," Curtis said. "He is your twin brother." Every one could tell by Curtis' tone he held back from saying 'was your brother.'
"I just have a feeling that those months are important to the case." Drew said as he leaned his hands on the conference room table.
Drew looked at Lulu and Maxie sitting next to each other before saying, "I hope I don't have to emphasize how important it is that no one in this room discuss this case outside of this room. If you need to discuss this case in any way please use the secure server to send and receive messages and keep your phones locked at all times."
After Lulu and Maxie gave Drew then Sam offended and wounded looks, Sam said, "You can't blame us for being concerned. I know you two wouldn't mean to let anything slip but if you two talk to each other about the case anywhere else someone might overhear. We can't take the chance."
"We understand," Maxie and Lulu said at the same time.
As everyone started leaving the room Dante stopped in front of Drew. They shook hands and Dante said, "I will try to make sure they get daily reminders of the need for discretion."
"I appreciate that, Dante." Drew told him as he watched him leave the room.
Sam got up from her chair and walked over to Drew and took his hands. "Let's play hooky today with the kids and just disappear for the rest of the day."
"I like that idea." Drew said as he bent down and kissed her on the forehead. "I will send a message to Greta to get all the back history for Britt Westbourne ready. Why don't we make a weekend of it?"
"I like the sound of that." Sam said as she hugged Drew close. "Let's promise each other that no matter what comes out next we will just keep holding on to each other and not let go again."
"You have a deal," Drew said as he bent down and started nibbling on her lips. Sam hungrily sucked Drew's tongue in her mouth. Drew groaned in her mouth as he grinded his growing erection between her legs. Sam opened her legs to accommodate his growing erection.
"Damn these jeans," Sam exclaimed as she pulled Drew's shirt out of his dress pants.
"I can take care of those." Drew said with a small laugh as he quickly unbuttoned, unzipped her jeans and pulled them quickly down past her hips. He pulled her boots off and finished pulling off her jeans.
Sam wasted no time in unbuttoning his pants and letting them fall away with his underwear as he backed them up to the conference table. As their tongues resumed dueling, Sam reached down and began running her small hands along his erection. They moaned into each other's mouths as Drew spread her lower lips with his fingers and dripped them into her wet folds.
Both of them were so absorbed with each other they didn't hear the mumbling voice coming from the screen, "Somebody needs to find a supply closet and I need the brain bleach again."
Sam's breath hitched as her muscles were convulsing around Drew's fingers as they moved in and out of her. Sam quickly guided him inside her. She wrapped her legs around his hips and pushed him all the way inside her. Drew had attempted to slow his movements down but Sam was having none of it. She quickly pushed her self to him and voluntarily squeezed her internal muscles tightly around him.
The combined effect of her moist heat and the tightening muscles around him caused him to cry out her name as he climaxed inside her. His climax triggered her own and soon her cries joined his.
After they had caught their breath Drew kissed her passionately then pushed up off her.
"A thought just came to mind," Drew said to her as he lazily drifted his hand up to caress her breast.
"Yea, what's that?" Sam asked as she ran her fingers across his sensitive nipples.
"I think we should finally have that bubble bath." Drew told a now dazed Sam.
"Don't play with my like that," Sam admonished him.
"I plan on playing with you plenty," Drew told her passionately as he started nibbling at her lips again. "One of those times, I plan for us to be in a large garden tube."
A/N: Kelly Thiebaud that plays Britt Westbourne did play Evelyn Shaw in flashbacks and video in a couple of episodes of Chuck. That is how I came up with the idea to have Britt in this story.