Really?

[bb63]

Please update soon

[tojo1973]

Okay, all I can say is that I am really, really sorry I took so long to update. Real life just pulled me away.
This chapter is basically to recruit more members. I thought Max and Diane would be good. I promise, next chapter there will be some Liason moments, and definitely some eye sex that they are so good at.

Enjoy.


Chapter 9

Max and Diane were walking along the docks, her arm tucked into his. They had just finished dinner at MetroCourt, and decided to take advantage of the beautiful fall scenery and walk back to her place. Diane slipped her arm through Max's, laughing at something he said. Her head was down when she felt him pull her back. She looked and saw that he had led them behind a wall of a building.

"Max, what are you doing?"

He put his finger to his mouth then pointed around the corner of the building.

Diane furrowed her eyebrows, confused at her boyfriend and went to look around the building, only to be flung back against him.

"No!"

Diane pulled away from him roughly and turned, straightening her clothes and glaring at Max, "Do you want to tell me what is going on?" she asked, her teeth clenched together.

Max looked around the side of the building to check something then looked back at his very upset girlfriend.

"Sam is out there."

Diane shrugged, "And she cannot see us because?"

"She's with someone," he whispered.

Diane waited for him to elaborate, and when he didn't, she smacked him on the shoulder, "WHO?"

He winced and rubbed his shoulder, motioning with his other arm for her to look for herself.

Rolling her eyes, she moved toward the edge of the building, peeking her head out slowly. Sam came into her line of vision. She looked agitated as she spoke with someone. Diane moved a little further out and her eyes grew wide. She turned around again and stood right in front of Max.

"Do you know who that is?" She asked, clearly shocked.

"Yeah, it's that Cassadine wacko lady. But why would Sam be talking to her?"

"Well, technically, she is a Cassadine."

"Diane, everyone knows that Helena tried to kill Alexis. What could Sam possibly want with someone like that?"

Diane shrugged and shook her head, "I haven't the slightest. Course with that woman, anything is possible." She looked up at her boyfriend as he gave her a look.

"Don't look at me that way. Sam McCall is at best a sociopath. Why your boss wants anything to do with her after everything she put both him and Elizabeth through-"

He clamped a hand over her mouth and moved her further into the alleyway.

She pulled his hand off and stepped back from him, ready to lay into him for manhandling her when he stopped her before she started.

"I know, I know, I'm a Neanderthal and I will pay for that later, but you were getting very loud. I don't know about you, but I don't feel like trying to explain to Countess Psycho why we were spying on her."

Diane glared at him, crossing her arms in front of her.

"Fine," she said quietly.

Max sighed in relief that she was being agreeable, even though he knew he would be paying for that stunt in the very near future.

Diane whispered, "What do you think they are talking about?"

Max shrugged, looking around the building at the two women, "I don't know, but I know it can't be good." He looked back at her and said, "We need to let Jason know."

"Let him know what? We don't even know what they are discussing!" her voice was low, but strained.

"Then we get closer and listen!" his tone matching hers.

Diane slid up next to him and looked around, finding a space between two buildings that was closer to the other two people. She slapped his chest, a bit harder than necessary, and pointed to what she found. He looked at her, nodded softly, and took her hand. Looking back at Sam and Helena, making sure they weren't seen, he pulled her over quietly, slipping into the small alley between the two buildings.

Max leaned against the building closest and slid along the wall to the end, his head tilting, straining to hear.

"Why did you summon me here, Helena?" he heard Sam say. She sounded annoyed.

"Well, my dear. Seems your wish is about to come true," said Helena.

"Really? Where is it? Where is my -"

"All in good time, Samantha," interrupted Helena.

"But you said-"

"Yes, and you will get what you've asked for. I will contact you within 24 hours."

He heard Sam sigh, then say, "Fine."

He turned his head just in time to see Sam stalk away, clearly frustrated. He looked back and watched as the evil old woman grinned back at Sam's retreating figure.

"My dear Andreas, won't Sam be surprised?" she said, a glee in her voice that shot straight up Max's spine.

"Yes Madame, quite," her henchman replied. He took her arm and led her away.

Once he saw the coast was clear, he grabbed Diane's hand and pulled her down by the water.

Diane looked around to make sure they were alone, then turned back to Max, "What in the name of all that is Gucci was that about?"

Max shook his head, "I have no clue, but it can't be good. Like I said, we need to tell Jason about this."

"Tell Jason about what?"

They both turned, startled, toward the stairs and found Carly leaning against the ledge, her arms folded in front of her.

"Um..Mrs. Jax, I didn't see you there. How's Jocelyn, that little girl is just adorable." He asked nervously.

Carly grinned, moving down the steps toward the couple.

"They are great. Stop stalling, Max. What is going on and what do you need to talk to Jason about?"

Max and Diane shared a look. Diane rolled her eyes and motioned to Max to talk to the woman he had crushed on for years.
"Um..okay. We just saw Sam talking to someone."

Carly waited for him to elaborate, when he didn't, she shrugged, "Who?"

"Helena Cassadine."

Carly's brows furrowed in confusion, "What were they talking about?"

Max shrugged. "We didn't hear much, just that some wish that Sam had was about to come true and that she would contact her within 24 hours."

Carly looked down, pensive. What would Sam and Helena have to do with each other? Then she thought about Elizabeth's baby and her eyes got wide.

Diane watched as Carly's face changed, "What? Do you have an idea as to why they were together?"

Carly nodded, then looked up at the couple, "You can't tell Jason about this."

Max looked confused, "Why not?"

"Just trust me, Max. Jason can't know about this. But you two need to come with me."

She took both their arms and pulled them toward her.

Diane wrenched her arm out of the other woman's grasp and stepped back.

"Excuse me, but why-"

"Just listen to me for a second. I think I have an idea as to why those two were meeting. We have to go. We have to let others know about this."

"Who?"

Carly rolled her eyes. She wanted to bring them to Elizabeth and Spinelli and tell them about her hunch that somehow Sam is involved. She also knew that Elizabeth wanted to be discreet.

She sighed and put up her finger, telling them to wait a minute as she pulled out her phone. She turned away from them, Diane sighing, clearly annoyed and Max looking confused.

Carly put her ear to the phone after dialing and waited for someone to answer.

"Hello?" Elizabeth's voice came through the line.
"Hey, it's me. Listen, Max and Diane have some information that I think has something to do with our little investigation. Can we meet somewhere?"

"Can we trust them to keep this to themselves?" Elizabeth asked nervously.

Carly looked over at the other two, and nodded before saying, "I think so."

She heard the younger woman sigh before saying ,"Okay. Bring them over to my Grams. She's away visiting my parents so she won't interrupt."

"K. Be there in five."

She closed the phone and stuck it back in her purse, turning back toward them.

"Okay, come on."

Max went to follow Carly, only to be held back by Diane.

"We are not going anywhere until you tell us what is going on!"

Carly rolled her eyes again, "I will tell you everything when we get there! Can we go?"

Diane glared at the woman, then at Max, who looked at her pleadingly to just comply.

"Fine," she said between her teeth and moved past Carly and walked up the stairs, leaving Carly and Max back watching her. She turned around and put her hands on her hips.

"Well, are we going?"

"Okay, okay, " Carly said as they both starting moving. She leaned in toward Max and whispered, "How do you put up with her?"

Diane stopped and, without looking back, yelled, "I heard that!"

[kaydimz]

This is interesting. Lookiing forward to the next chapter.

[liasonfan1977]

wow great start bring on the next chapter I can wait for Sam to lose everything.

[countrygirl]

Nice story. I hope you continue.

[tojo1973]

****Okay. Real life is so nasty to keep me away from this story, and for that, I do apologize.
A few things: This was started before the horrible idea of Jake dying. Do not like it and I hope beyond hope that they pull a classic soap opera move and the boy is not dead, but was kidnapped.
Second: Sonny had to be involved. Once upon a time, he and Elizabeth were good friends. I like that and want it back. And if the writers won't do it, I will!
third: I promise the next chapter will be with Jason and Elizabeth. I know, there really hasn't been any real interaction except for that one chapter. However, I had to build the story, right?
I am actually in the middle of the next chapter, and that will be up soon, I promise.
Again, do not own GH or the characters, I'm only borrowing so I can get what I want dammit!!!*****

Elizabeth came down the stairs, only to stop at the second to last step. She had just put her two younger boys down for their naps. Cameron was still at school. She stopped to look into the living room at the people gathered there and shook her head.
Never in a million years did she think she would be in the same room with any of these people again. Once she walked away from Jason, she assumed she walked away from everyone involved with his life.
She watched, chuckling, as Diane and Carly were arguing about what designer is better. Max and Spinelli were just sitting back, a scared look on both their faces as the two women went at it, getting in each other's faces.
Her musings were interrupted by the door bell. She ran down the last few steps, knowing who was on the other side. While she was upstairs tucking the boys in, she was going over what Max and Diane saw, as well as everything they had learned so far. She had known that Helena was involved somehow, but Sam was a shock. Of course, thinking about what the woman had done in the past, it made sense. She realized that they needed a strong ally, someone just as dangerous and powerful as Helena. After the boys were in bed, she made a phone call. She knew of only one person who could help her with this.
Opening the door, she peered around it, smiling nervously at her guest.
"Thank you for coming. I know you must be curious as to why I called you over," she said softly, moving to the side to let her guest in.
Sonny turned as he walked in the door, and smiled softly. He was genuinely surprised by Elizabeth's phone call. They hadn't been close in a long time, even when she and Jason were together. He hadn't expected she would ever come to him for anything again. He felt glad that she had thought of him, though.
"It sounded urgent. If I can, I'd like to help," he said, his smile showing off his dimples.
She smiled up at her one-time friend. "Thank you," she said. "Follow me and I'll fill you in on everything."
Sonny followed her into the living room, only to be surprised at the group of people already in attendance. He looked around at all the faces, a confused look crossing his face.
"What's going on here? Max what are you doing here?"
Max sat up straighter on the couch and cleared his throat.
"Hey Mr. C."

Spinelli was looking everywhere but at the mobster. The man had always made him nervous.
Sonny turned his gaze from his bodyguard to his lawyer, then his ex-wife.
"Carly? What the hell is going on?"
Elizabeth bit her bottom lip frantically, her hands twisting in front of her.
"Please Sonny, have a seat. I will explain it all to you."
Sonny looked at Elizabeth doubtfully. He saw the desperate look in her eyes and his expression softened, nodding. He sat in the arm chair and crossed his legs, waiting for the explanation.
After Elizabeth explained everything so far to Sonny, with add-ins from everyone else in the room, the man sat back in the chair and let out a deep breath. Sam just could not stop with the schemes. This time, she brought that sociopath Helena in the mix. He shook his head at the woman's audacity, as well as her stupidity.
"So you think somehow Helena had you impregnated with Jason's sperm?"
Elizabeth squirmed in her seat across from Sonny and nodded, her head down. She waited for the inevitable lecture she knew he was going to give her. She had heard it from both Spinelli and Carly, so she was prepared for Sonny.
Sonny eyed the woman across from him. The story all of them just told him was crazy and very hard to believe if you lived anywhere else. But, being it was Port Charles, and being that Helena Cassadine was involved, it wasn't that difficult for him to believe.
He watched the emotions on Elizabeth's face as the story unraveled for him. He saw sadness that she had been duped, yet again. He saw anger at the woman who says she loves Jason, who supposedly understood him and his life. He also saw the love she still had for Jason, the worry for him.
He took a deep breath and let it out slowly, his hand running down his face. "Okay, well did you get a test done with Jason?"
Carly nodded, her hip leaning against the seat Sonny occupied, "Yeah, we got his toothbrush. We took it over to Community Hospital for the test though. Under assumed names."
Sonny nodded, "Okay, how long till we get the results?"
"We should hear something this afternoon."
"Okay, we need to move fast. Helena told Sam that she has what she wants. Max, she said within 24 hours right?"
"Yeah, she said she would contact Sam and let her know when and where."
"We need to find out where they are meeting. Max, I want you to get Milo and see if you can't get into Helena's suite. Make an excuse, bribe the hotel to tell them they need to evacuate, anything. Then I want someone to look through everything and see if they can't find anything out. Carly, Elizabeth, I want you to go to Community and get the results. Spinelli, you are with me."
Spinelli jumped up from where he was sitting, ready to do Mr. Sir's bidding. He was quiet through most of the conversation, only filling in where needed. He was upset that Sam had gone to such lengths as to go to Countess Psychopath. As much as he cared about her, he was more concerned with Stone Cold and the fact that he was oblivious to the goings on. He was determined to do anything he could to help his mentor.
"I am at your service, Mr. Sir." He bowed clumsily.
Sonny shook his head at the young man, placing his hands on his hips.
Elizabeth stood up slowly, walking in front of Sonny, "What are you going to do?"
He looked down at his old friend, "I think Spinelli and I need to have a chat with Sam."
Elizabeth saw the anger in Sonny's eyes.
"Sonny-"
"Don't worry, Elizabeth. We are just going to talk to her. I'll let Jason decide what to do with her afterward."
Elizabeth nodded, relieved for the moment. "We will let you know the results as soon as we get them."
"Okay. Be careful. Spinelli, let's go. Max, you and Diane go back to the house. Check on Brenda."
With a nod from Max, he walked to the door, Spinelli on his heels.
"Sonny, wait!" Elizabeth called out to him. She walked over to him at the open door.
"Thank you. Thank you for helping me. I know we aren't close anymore-"
Sonny took her hand in his and squeezed. "That's in the past. We were friends once. You were there for me before, as I was there for you. We lost our way for a while, but don't think for a minute I don't see what you still mean to Jason. I may not agree on how you two decided to handle things, but I do understand. Jason is my brother, in every sense of the word. You and I were friends once, and that is something I would like back. We will work this out, Elizabeth. I promise."
Elizabeth's eyes filled out unshed tears as she wrapped her arms around Sonny, hugging him tightly. "Thank you, and I want that too."
Sonny smiled, holding her for a moment before pulling away, "Let me know." He looked over at Spinelli and nodded, then both went out the door.
Max and Diane walked to the door after them. Diane walked over to Elizabeth and smiled at her.
"Just for the record, I always thought Jason was a fool to let you go."
Elizabeth smiled at the blunt woman. "Thank you, but it was my fault as much as his."
Max said, "Don't worry, Ms. Webber. We'll get this all straightened out."
Elizabeth looked up at the guard and nodded, "Thanks Max. If you don't start calling me Elizabeth, however, I will show you how Jason taught me to use a baseball bat." She said.
Diane and Carly both tried to cover their laughter. Max looked like a deer in the headlights, until Elizabeth burst out in laughter.
"Sorry, Max. Just trying to lighten the mood. But please, call me Elizabeth."
Max nodded shyly, "Sure Elizabeth." He took Diane's hand and led her out the door.
Elizabeth closed the door after them and walked with Carly back to the living room, sitting down.
Carly handed her the number to Community. Elizabeth looked at the number, her stomach suddenly turning nervously.
"I know what the results are. I don't know why I'm so nervous."
"Because if it is what you think, then it must mean something."
She looked up at Carly, her brows furrowed, "What do you mean?"
Carly shrugged, crossing her arms over her chest, "Well, if even Helena Cassadine can see the connection, then this whole 'staying away from each other to be safe' crap is all worth nothing."
She watched as Elizabeth looked down at the number again. Deciding to give her privacy, she walked over to her purse and got out her phone.
"I'm going to check on Jocelyn," she said as she walked out the door.
Taking in a deep breath, Elizabeth picked up the phone. She slowly dialed the number. She chewed merciliously on her bottom lip as she waited for the other end to pick up.
"Community lab, how may I help you?"
"Yes, hello, this is El-Jennifer Stewart. I had a DNA test run on my son, James. I was wondering if the tests were in."
"Yes, Miss Stewart. Can you give me your phone number and date of birth to verify?"
"Yes, it's 555-6723 and my birthday is June 3rd 1981."
"Just a moment."
There was silence on the line while they searched for the results.
"Yes, here it is. Says here that the sample you brought in was a 99% match to your son."
Elizabeth closed her eyes. She knew it in her heart. To hear it confirmed still stunned her.
"Th-thank you," she said, her voice raspy from the lump in her throat.
She hung up the phone, and the tears flowed. Aidan was Jason's son. She and Jason had another child together.
When did this happen? She couldn't remember anything out of the ordinary around that time.
She sighed softly. What was she going to do now? She had the truth. She told Spinelli she would tell Jason once she had the truth. Well, now she had it. Now what?
She was interrupted from her thoughts by Carly walking back in, shutting off her phone. She looked over at Elizabeth, seeing the tear stains on her face.
"What happened?"
Elizabeth looked over at the woman who she battled for years over Jason. This woman put aside her distain of Elizabeth and helped her figure out the truth. She was so grateful to her.
"I was right," she whispered, her voice choked from the lump in her throat.
Carly's eyes got big. The impossible was actually possible. Helena somehow pulled off a wallop this time and Elizabeth and Jason have another son to show for it.
She watched the woman who had been a thorn in her side over Jason for years, and her heart went out to her. To think for so long that one man is the father, then to have that taken away, only to have it taken away again.
She understood why Elizabeth and Jason walked away from each other. Seeing her children have to go through what they have simply because they were apart of Sonny's life was enough to understand it. While at the time, she was more than willing to blame it all on Elizabeth, saying it was because she was selfish and she would always crawl back to her sniveling cousin, she knew that wasn't the truth.
Elizabeth saw what Michael went through. She didn't want that for her sons. Neither did Jason. They both walked away from their happiness to make sure their children were safe.
She moved around the furniture and sat next to Elizabeth on the couch. Elizabeth was looking straight ahead of her, tears flowing down her face. Carly was quiet for a while, letting the other woman process everything in her mind before speaking.
After what seemed like hours to Carly, finally Elizabeth spoke.
"You know, all I had to really do was look at his eyes. He has Jason's eyes. I didn't put it all together at first. I just assumed that someone in the Cassadine line had blue eyes. Jake has the same color too. But do you know what really had me wondering?" She asked, still looking ahead of her.
"No, what was it?" Carly asked quietly, suddenly wanting to be there for Elizabeth as a friend. During this whole thing, as she spent more time with the woman, she began to see what Jason saw in her, and she wanted to keep learning more. She could actually see them as friends. And as her friend, a good start would be sitting with her while she processed everything.
"It was his hands. He has Jason's hands," Elizabeth whispered. "I remember after Emily's funeral. Jason had come to my house. He had snuck in the back of the church. I only saw him because I was speaking at the time. Anyway, he was watching Jake in his playpen and he was holding his little hands. He noticed that they were the same as his."
"I bumped into Jason the same day I talked to you. I was running late and as usual, wasn't looking where I was going. He took my hand in his, and I looked down. Carly, my heart stopped. They were Aidan's hands. They were Jake's and Aidan's hands. I didn't know how it was possible." She broke down then, her head falling forward in her hands.
Carly moved closer to her and put her hand on her back, rubbing softly, "Elizabeth how would you have known? You said you and Jason hadn't been together for years. There was no reason for you to question anything?"

"So what do I do now, Carly? I walked away from Jason with this son two years ago. If I tell him this, how am I supposed to walk away again?"
"Why would you walk away again?"
She looked up at Carly, "Why would he want me back? I took his son and gave him to another man to raise, thinking he was safer! And you know the real irony? Helena Cassadine is more evil and dangerous than anything in Jason and Sonny's life. I have been right smack in the middle of the Spencer-Cassadine wars for years! Yet, I couldn't just give in to what I wanted since that night in August at Jakes; to just be with Jason."
Carly slid her arm around the other woman's shoulders. "I know that there has been alot of hurt between you two. By both of you. I also know that I have been part of the problems too. But there's something else you are not getting. Jason is in love with you."

"He was. I doubt he feels anything for me anymore."
"I wouldn't be so sure," Carly said. "I'm not blind. No matter how much I tried to ignore it, I've seen his pain since you and he ended. I thought eventually, Sam would make him happy again. See, I didn't mind Sam in his life because she never got in the way of our friendship. I would go to Jason to fix things, she would sit back and let him. With you, he was focused on you. I hated that. I thought I was losing my best friend."
"Carly, I never would have let that happen. For as much as we never got along, I have always known how important you are to him. I would never want to take that away from him."
Carly shrugged, "I was selfish. I thought I can dictate who he can have in his life. What I do know is that you and him always seem to get involved in each other's lives somehow. I just don't think it's coincidence anymore. I think it's fate."
Elizabeth sighed, looking up at the ceiling, "I want to believe that. I want so badly to go to him know, tell him that Aidan is his and that we deserve a shot. I'm so scared he'll turn me away. What if he still wants to be with Sam?"
Carly shook her head, "I don't think so. He's with her, he's been with her because she is safe. For as much as he can tell her he loves her, he knows that she could never come close to having his whole heart. Because his heart is here with you and those boys up there. It always will be."
"Carly, I hope you are right."
"I usually am," Carly said laughing softly. "I have to head out and check on the kids. Are you going to call everyone and let them know?"
Elizabeth nodding, standing up with her and walking her to the door. "I'll call Sonny right now."
Carly smiled, reaching over and grabbing Elizabeth's hands that she had crossed in front of her. "Don't worry. Right now we need to figure out everything, but it will work out the way it is supposed to. And I have to admit, grudingly I might add, that's you and Jason getting your heads out of your rear ends and finally getting it together!"
Elizabeth chuckled, "Thanks Carly. I mean it. You have helped me so much. You didn't have to."
Carly shrugged, "It's actually fun. And I got a friend out of the deal." She smiled and winked. "Talk to you later." She turned and walked to her car.
Elizabeth closed the door after her and leaned against the hard wood, her back sliding down until she was sitting on the floor, her knees wrapped by her arms.
"I hope you are right Carly." Elizabeth's eyes filled with tears again. She wanted Carly to be right so badly. She was just scared of what reality might bring.

[dharttuitt51]

Thank you so much for the update, can't wait to see Jason's reaction.

[tojo1973]

Okay, again, really sorry. Looks like it's going to take longer to finish this story than I thought. I have an idea about the next chapter, so I wanted to work with Elizabeth and Jason more before adding it. That is why there is no Liason in this chapter.
For those of you who don't see Sam going this far, well, I remember what she did, even if the writers don't.
Again, don't own GH, but I would love to own certain members, .
Chapter 11
Sonny was sitting in his chair in the living room of his home, waiting for Sam to come. Spinelli was at the desk, fumbling with his computer. He just got the call from Elizabeth confirming that Jason was the father.
He swirled his drink in his hand while he waited for the woman who has scammed and manipulated people from the moment she entered Port Charles.
"Spinelli, what are you doing?"
"Just finishing up a project for Stone Cold and the Maternal One, Mr. Corinthos Sir. Encrypted email accounts so they can correspond with each other about the tiny tots."
"You think they'll need that after this?"
Spinelli looked up and shrugged, "I hope beyond hope they do not have to use this at all. My hope is that they finally see that they should be together."
"Then why bother?"
"Because the Fair Elizabeth asked this of me. And I need a distraction."
Sonny realized this was hard for Spinelli. He and Sam were close, they were partners.
"Spinelli, if you want to leave-"
"No! The Jackal would like to be present while Mr. Sir speaks with the Fair Samantha." His voice was firm, holding the disappointment he felt in it.
Sonny nodded as the door sprung open, Sam sauntering in like she owned the place.
"Hey Sonny. You wanted to see me?" She sat down on the couch, a smile on her face.
Sonny looked the woman over and mentally shook his head. She had been nothing but trouble the moment she walked into Port Charles. Now that he thought back on it, he should have had her taken care of when they found out about her past.
Sonny nodded, leaning forward, placing his drink on the table and leaning his elbows on his knees.
"I wanna know what the hell you were thinking going to Helena Cassadine," he said calmly, his eyes boring into hers, daring her to deny it.
Sam's eyes grew wide, her mouth hanging open for a moment before she shook her head, "I don't know what-"
"Stop lying. Max already saw you on the docks with her. Again, what were you thinking?"
Sam rolled her eyes, rubbing her legs frustratingly with her hands.
"I was inquiring about my grandfather-"
"Silence Samantha!" Spinelli stood up, the chair falling behind him. He was quiet when she came in, hoping beyond hope she would admit to what she was doing and come clean. When she started protesting and was moving on to another lie, he could take no more.
She looked over at the young man, stunned that he was there.
"Spinelli, what are you-"
"NO! Sinister Samantha does not get to answer questions here! The Jackal and Mr. Sir are only interested in the truth! Something of late, you cannot understand!"
Sam's brows furrowed as she stood up, "How dare you Spinelli? You don't get to talk to me that way! I should go tell Jason-"
"You won't tell Jason a thing," said Sonny calmly, sitting back with his drink and resting his left leg over his right, taking a sip. "You are going to sit down and answer my question." He looked up at her, his eyes showing the seriousness and coldness his words portrayed.
She turned to Sonny and crossed her arms in front of her. "Sonny, it's none of your business what I do or who I speak to. I don't like being interrogated. You forget, I'm not your employee, I'm Jason's-"
"Shut up!!!" Spinelli screamed! He could take no more. He moved from around the desk to stand in front of her, his eyes red.
"Did the deluded mind of Samantha think there would be no consequences to her actions with the Countess Psychopath? Did she not know of the horrors she has put many of Port Charles' citizens through? Or did she just not care about anyone but herself?"
Sam squirmed at Spinelli's words, not able to look at him.
"I know that not being able to have children again has been hard on you," Sonny said calmly. "But you also know that Jason already had to leave behind a child to keep him safe. He walked away from his family-"
"I'm his family! Elizabeth is nothing but a selfish bitch-"
Sonny laughed at her, "She's the selfish bitch? Was she the one who was so damned desperate to hang on to Jason that she went to one of the most demented and dangerous people on the planet to get her a baby? "
"I went to the person I knew could get me what I wanted!" Sam shouted at him.
Sonny nodded, swirling the liquid in his glass, "Jason's baby."
"Right. Jason's baby. I went to her. She found me a surrogate. Told me she would get me Jason's baby."
"And how did she end up with Jason's sperm?"
Sam looked down, "I went to the fertility clinic at the hospital. Jason had made a deposit when we were thinking of invitro. It was after our baby died. They were still being stored."
"You stole Stone Cold's sperm?!"
Sam turned cold eyes to Spinelli, "I didn't steal anything. It was mine!"
Spinelli shook his head, looking at her, disappointment and hurt and anger for his mentor clear in his eyes, "You had no right to it. Stone Cold did not want children in his life!"

"He was wrong! He just didn't want Elizabeth's child in his life! If I had the child, he wouldn't want to let it go! I know that!"
"You know nothing, Sam!" Sonny yelled. He stood up slowly and turned toward the windows, looking out at the gardens while he continued, "So what was your payment for her services?"
Sam shrugged, looking away nervously.
"She said she would let me know when she needed my services."
"You were going to do Helena Cassadines dirty work for her help in getting you a baby?"
Sam rolled her eyes and looked up.
Sonny laughed and shook his head. He could not believe the stupidity.
"When did you initially go to her?"
Sam stood there, her arms crossed in front of her, "Why does that matter?"
"I asked you a question. When?" His voice was cold, and Sam swallowed nervously.
"About a year ago."
"You have been deceiving Stone Cold for a year?!"
She looked over at the young man, rolling her eyes, "Gees, Spinelli, it wasn't like I hurt anyone! I just wanted a child! Can you kill the dramatics, please?"
"Sam, did she tell you who the host mother was?"
"No, she said the woman wished to remain anonymous."
Sonny turned toward her, walking back in front of the chair, "Well, Sam, maybe you should've thought twice before trusting someone like Helena Cassadine." He sat back down, leaning against the back of the chair and crossed his legs.
"You know who had my baby?"
Sonny shook his head again, looking down. This woman was delusional.
"I know who had Jason's baby."
She rolled her eyes. "Just tell me who it is!"
Sonny smiled, showing his dimples, and looked up at her. Bringing his glass to his lips, he said, "Elizabeth Webber."
Sam's eyes seemed to bulge out of her head. She dropped her arms and stomped right in front of Sonny, "You are lying," she said through her teeth.
"Mr. Sir is quite correct. Nightingale is indeed the mother of Stone Cold's second son." Spinelli looked at her with anger.
Sam turned around and glared at Spinelli.
"You are both lying! Helena said the mother just gave birth!"
Sonny laughed softly, placing the drink on the end table and standing up right in front of her.
"That's what you get for trusting her."
Sam looked at him. She shook her head, "No," she said quietly.
Sonny just looked at her. She turned and looked at Spinelli. He jerked his head shortly at her.
"Dammit, NO! Not again! She can't be the mother! She's supposed to be forgotten!" Sam started crying and kicked the table, toppling it over. Sonny grabbed her from behind before she touched anything else, his arms wrapped tightly around her waist, her arms pinned against her.
"Sam, Sam, Calm down! Now!" he yelled as she thrashed her legs around. She finally stopped, her sobs making her body shake.
He spoke softly, but seriously in her ear, "You asked for this when you went to a sociopath to do your bidding. Now you will pay the consequences."
She struggled more, "Get your hands off of me!" she screamed. "That baby was supposed to be what finally broke the connection with that bitch! She ruined everything! She had no right having Jason's baby in the first place! I'm glad I agreed to get rid of her!" The words were out of her mouth before she could stop them.
Sonny almost froze at her outburst. He spun her around and grabbed her arms tightly, looking into the crazy woman's eyes.
"You were going to kill her? You were going to murder the mother of Jason's child?!"
She ground her teeth, "I was going to get rid of the bitch who got in my way."
She struggled and slipped out of his arms again, only to be caught from behind once more, his hold almost crippling.
"So you were going to kill her. How?"
She continued to struggle in his arms, but his hold was strong, and she was losing steam fast.
"I don't have to tell you anything, Sonny!"
"But you will," he ground out, his mouth right next to her ear. "You will tell me everything, or I will make things very uncomfortable for you."
She shook, fear taking over.
"She just called me and told me to take care of it today, then I can get the baby," she said, her head falling forward. Her struggling stopped.
Spinelli looked at the woman he worshipped for years, his eyes filling with tears. When did she become this evil being in front of him. Was she always this way, he was just too blinded by her beauty to notice?
"Well, it's not going to happen. You hear me? You not only failed to have a child with Jason, but you succeeded in giving Jason another child with the woman he really loves."
"No! No, he doesn't love her! She had no right to have his child!" She screamed, closing her eyes as sobs racked her body.
Sonny tightened his hold on the crazy woman. "But she did. And now she has two children with Jason. And do you know why that is?"
Sam stopped her flailing, her breathing shallow and turned her head to the side.
"What are you talking about?"
He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Because it's fate. Helena may have had this master plan of hers, but Jason and Elizabeth? They were inevitable. Doesn't matter how many times it didn't work. They always find a way back to each other. In the past, they have let things get in the way and they walk away from each other. But eventually, their lives intertwine again. That means something."
"No! Shut up Sonny! NO!" She started flailing her legs again, wiggling her body to get out of her grip.
"Marco, get in here!"
The bodyguard ran in.
"Take Miss McCall and bring her to one of the houses. Leave her there until Jason decides what we do with her." He pushed her into the bigger man's arms. She tried struggling again, but with the muscular arms around her tightly, she quickly realized it was futile.
"You can't do this, Sonny! Jason loves me! He loves me! He'll save me!"
Sonny kept his eyes on her as he said, "Tape her mouth shut if she keeps yapping."
"Will do, boss," Marco replied, pulling the woman out of the room. The two men left heard her yelling until she got in the car.
Sonny looked over at Spinelli who was looking down at the ground. He felt sorry for the young man. He had put his faith in Sam and she broke it, then treated him like dirt.
"Spinelli, man, I'm sorry."
"The Jackal is fine, Sir. I just never realized how much Fair Samantha resented the Maternal One. They seemed so cordial with each other. She never showed any signs of jealousy."
Sonny shrugged, "The problem with Sam is that she just can't stop with the scheming. She may have wanted to change. She was so focused on having a baby, Jason's baby, that she didn't think about the consequences. She never let on because she knew she would seem desperate."
Spinelli nodded, his eyes not really focused on anything. "You might be correct. If Mr. Sir will excuse the Jackal, I think I would like to be alone for a moment." Without looking, he walked out of the room.
Sonny heard the front door shut and sighed. He felt bad for the young man who put his trust in Sam. Hell, they all trusted her to some level. It's not so much that she wanted a child so bad, it's the way she went about it that was dangerous. She never thought of that, she was so focused on having a baby and eradicating Elizabeth from Jason's heart.
For as selfish as Sonny has been, especially where Jason is concerned, he didn't fail to notice the connection that they had. Yeah, they eventually would end, one of them walking away from the other. Last time it was both of them walking away, but not because the love wasn't there, wasn't always there; because they thought it was safer.
Elizabeth was supposed to be going to Jason and telling him. She was supposed to let him know and they were going to work on a plan to get to Helena.
He sat back down sighing. Sam tried playing with people's lives again. She would never learn you can't get what you want simply because you want it. He thought she had changed, that she wanted to be better. She duped everyone.
He would love to get rid of her for Jason, but it was his call. All he could do at that moment was sit back, and wait.

[dharttuitt51]

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you for the update, I like this Sonny, can't wait for Liz and Jason talk.

[tojo1973]

Okay, I am a horrible person to let this go for so long. Just been a bad few months and working on this has taken a horrid backseat.

I think I'm looking at two or three more chapters to round this puppy out. I'm not even sure that I like this chapter, but here it is nonetheless.

I own nothing, just my own imagination.


Chapter 12
Elizabeth walked off the elevators at Harborview, her eyes focused solely on Jason's door. Her hands were twisting horribly in her hands. Her bottom lip was being ripped to shreds by her upper teeth. She was nervous and she had no idea how she was going to explain everything, or if he'd even believe her.

She stared at the door for a moment, silently praying for some divine assistance. When there was nothing, she sucked in a deep breath, lifted her hand, and knocked softly on the heavy door.

She waited only a moment before the door opened. Her stomach clenched as Jason slowly came into view.

Jason looked around the door as he opened it, His breath catching as she came into view.
She looked beautiful, as always. He could tell she was nervous, though. He'd been worried about her since the day on the docks. He wondered if she was here to ask for help. He'd happily do whatever she needed.

Elizabeth swallowed roughly, her hands twisting in front of her again, "Hi, Jason. Do you have a minute?"

Jason nodded, his hand opening the door wider to let her through, "Sure, come on in."

He stepped to the side to let her through, watching her as she walked by him. She was fidgety and nervous. Worry grew by the moment as he watched her walk over to the fireplace, looking into it like she was waiting for it to spontaneously ignite.

He closed the door and walked toward her, his hands rubbing against his jeans.

"Elizabeth, is everything ok?"

She laughed humorlessly and turned toward him, "Well that depends on your reaction."

His eyes furrowed, confused, "What?"

"Jason, you need to sit down. I have something I need to tell you, and I'm not sure you are even going to believe me, but-"

"Elizabeth if you tell me, I'll believe you."

Her eyes shot up to his, seeing the sincerity in them, along with the tenderness that only she and a few others could see. Her eyes filled with tears, not knowing how to even begin to explain what was going on.

She took another deep breath and look down, only to have him grab one of her hands. She looked at their hands intertwined, examining his fingers as she did that day on the docks.

She laughed softly, "You know, this is what started it all."

"What did?"

She lifted their joined hands in front of them, "This. I noticed when we met on the docks. That was when it all started to come together."

"What did? Elizabeth, please tell me what is going on? How can I help you?"

She smiled softly, her hand moving to his cheek, her thumb grazing against it softly.

"You are always there, no matter what. No matter how much I hurt you, you are always trying to take care of me."

His loose hand slid over hers on his face, "I will always be there for you."

Unable to hold it in anymore, the tears fell from her eyes, sobs shaking her body. He pulled her into his arms, her head resting on his chest as he rubbed her back.

"Shhh, Elizabeth, please calm down." His chin was resting on her head. While it killed him that she was crying, as usual, he felt like he was home with her in his arms.

They held on to each other for a few moments. She needed to draw strength from him to get through this. She also just missed being in his arms. He felt peace with her in his arms, and didn't want it to end any time soon.

She finally broke away reluctantly. She looked up at him, saying, "You better sit down."

Worry filled him again, and nodding shortly, he took her hand and moved to the couch.

They both sat down, their knees touching. He never let her hands go, holding them as his elbows rested on his thighs. Their faces were close, their breaths mingling. After a few moments of silence, Jason decided to speak.

"Elizabeth I can't help you if you don't tell me what is going on," he urged, letting go of one of her hands to slip that pesky piece of hair behind her ear.

Swallowing past the huge lump in her throat, she took both of his hands in hers and started speaking, "I found something out that will sound unbelievable, but I need you to trust me."

Jason watched her face as she slid her eyes up to his, pleading silently to him, and he nodded, "I always trust you, you know that."

"Helena played with Aidan's paternity test. Not just the one time."

His eyes furrowed in confusion, "What do you mean? Are you telling me Nicolas is really his father?"

Her eyes never left his as she shook her head, "No. Turns out, neither one of them are the father."

"You," he swallowed nervously, searching for the right words, "there was someone else?"

"Well, yes, but not in the way you think." She saw the look in his eyes and decided to just spill it, "apparently Helena had your sperm implanted in me," she said, then tightening her grip on his hands, "Jason, you are Aidan's father."

Shock registered on his face. "Wha...um...how?"

"I don't remember anything out of the ordinary, but from what I gathered, Helena drugged me and had me implanted with your sperm. Apparently, she had a plan, and you and I were a part of it."

Trying to calm himself down, he swallowed hard, his eyes glassing over and his hands shaking, "What....what was her plan?"

Elizabeth shrugged and shook her head, "That I'm not too clear on. All we know right now is that you are his father."

Jason closed his eyes and let his head drop. Elizabeth let her hands slip out of his and stood up, walking over toward the fireplace. She nervously rubbed her hands up and down the front of her pants. She was scared of how he was going to react to the next part.

"That's not all," she said, her eyes still on the fireplace, her back to him.

He looked up at her, "What else?"
Again, she took a deep breath and turned around, "Seems Helena was not only messing with me or Lucky or Nicolas or even you. Sam went to Helena to help her have your child about a year ago. Said she knew she couldn't have one herself and she hated that we had Jake together. Helena agreed to find a surrogate mother and hand it over to Sam once it was born."

Jason stood slowly and walked over to her, his eyes on her back, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. His world had been rocked in just a few sentences. He was trying to process everything, but the only thing he really wanted to focus on was her, and the fact that they had another child together.

He cleared his throat from the lump that had grown there, and blinked away the tears.

"What...what did Helena want in return?"

"Seems the sinister Matriarch wanted Samantha to rid the world of the Maternal One."

They turned toward the young man standing in the door. They had been so engrossed in the conversation, they hadn't heard the key in the lock and the door open.

Jason turned around and walked toward Spinelli.

"Spinelli, what are you talking about?"

He looked down for a moment, clutching his laptop bag to his side, "Samantha went to Creepy Cassadine to have a child. Not just any child; she wanted your child, Stone Cold. She yearned for it so badly, she went to a known sociopath to get it." Jason could hear the anger and hurt in the young man's voice when he spoke. "In return for her services, Sam was to 'take care' of Nightingale."

Silence fell over the room. Elizabeth's eyes were wide with shock. She had no idea that Sam hated her that much. She knew that the other woman wanted a child, but she had never shown the animosity she obviously still held toward her since Elizabeth and Jason walked away from each other.

Jason stood stock still, his hands on his hips, his eyes not really focused as he looked down, taking everything in. His world had been rocked down to the core in the last few minutes and he was trying to process it all. Again, the one thing he couldn't stop focusing on was that he, yet again, fathered a child with Elizabeth.

Elizabeth turned her eyes toward Jason with concern. He just had a lot thrown at him, and as much as she knew it was strong, there was always so much one person could take. She walked over to him and hesitantly placed a hand on his shoulder, squeezing softly.

"Jason, I-"

He felt her warm hand on his shoulder and closed his eyes. His own hand came up and covered hers. He did not turn around. Inside, he was feeling several things at once: Anger at Helena for yet again messing with Elizabeth's life; foolish for believing Sam had changed at all; Sorrow for Elizabeth for being put through hell; Sadness for missing out on yet another child's life for months; Love for the woman behind him, the mother of his children; and utter confusion as to what came next.

"Spinelli, where is Sam now?" Jason asked, trying to focus on what he needed to do.

"Mr. Corinthos Sir had Marco, I believe take the Deluded Siren to an undisclosed location. I'm sure if you contact him-"

"Wait, Sonny knows about this?" Jason asked, looking at Spinelli and then turning to look at Elizabeth, her face stained with tears.

She nodded slowly, "Carly, Max and Diane also know," she said softly.

"Wh-why didn't you come to me?" he asked, almost too soft for her to hear.

"I didn't want to tell you until I had proof. I couldn't go to you with my suspicions until I was 100% sure."

He closed his eyes for a moment and bent his head down, then said, "I would've helped you."

"I know you would have, Jason, but I didn't want to tell you, only to take it away if it wasn't true. I've hurt you enough. I didn't want to do it again."

His head came up and he looked into her eyes, seeing the truth in them. Everything she was feeling was right there in her eyes: Pain, fear, sorrow. But there was more as well. He saw a glimmer of hope, and something he never thought he would see again in her eyes; love. He saw love for him.

They stood silent for a moment, both looking at each other. Spinelli looked from Jason to Elizabeth and back, repeating the movement. His lips curved up in a smile.

Clearing his throat, he said, "Well, how does Master Stone Cold wish to handle Psycopath Sam and the most Evil Matriarch?"

Jason reluctantly broke his eyes away from hers, and looked back at Spinelli, "I'm going to call Sonny, and then I'm going to pay a visit to Sam. I want to hear her explanation in person. Then we will sit down," taking a deep breath and turning his head back toward Elizabeth, "with everyone that has been in on this, and we will figure out how to take care of Helena once and for all."

"Jason," she said, moving closer until she was mere inches in front of him, "please be careful. I know you love her, but she is unstable. I don't want to see you hurt."

He reached up and cupped her right cheek, looking at her intently. His forehead came down to rest against hers.

"We need to talk privately too, just you and me. But this needs to be dealt with first, okay?"

She slid her hand over his on her face, turning her head into it and kissing his palm, "Okay."

He smiled softly, kissing her forehead before slowly letting her go. He turned around and grabbed his jacket off the back of his desk chair.

Throwing his arms through the sleeves, he said, "Spinelli, stay here with Elizabeth until I get back. Also, call Sonny, Carly and whoever else you two had working with you. We need to figure out what to do, and since you all were apart of it, you all should help decide how to end it."

"I am on it, Stone Cold. The cavalry shall be awaiting your arrive. No worries for the Nightingale, either, for the Jackal shall keep her safe and sound."

He nodded at his young friend as he opened the door. With one last look that tried to convey everything in his mind and heart to her, he left, the door closing behind him.

She watched the door close and sat down on the couch, her arms hugging the front of her. Spinelli came around the back and watched as she took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves.

"Don't fret, Maternal One. Stone Cold will be back shortly, and this will all be over soon."

Elizabeth smiled as she looked back briefly at him, "I know Spinelli. Just not sure what's going to happen afterward. To be honest, that's what scares me the most."

"Are you scared Stone Cold will want to claim his children?"

Elizabeth shook her head and laughed ironically, "No," she whispered, "I'm scared he won't."