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A/N: I am so sorry for leaving you guys hanging. I got caught up in life. But thank you all for reading.

6.

"That she does," Sam answered walking next to Jason. "You'd never know that yesterday she went up against a mob boss." She noticed Jason tense.

"Sonny was out of line yesterday… and today" He said, "I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize for Sonny" She answered frustrated. "He's an adult, he should apologize for himself, or not. Either way it's not your job. Besides I don't really care what Sonny thinks of me." She was rambling how he still managed to make me ramble she thought to her self. "I see you still hate parties." She added changing the subject."

"Some things don't change," he said as he turned to her. They looked in each other eyes as he raised his hand to her cheek Johnny called to Sam from the doorway. 'Shit was he about to kiss me she thought' as she walked back inside.

Sam spent the rest of the evening catching up with various people of Port Charles; after talking a bit with Patrick and Robin Sam went to get a drink when Carly came up to her.

"I know I should be mad at you" Carly started "but I haven't seen Michael smile this much in a long time. So thanks."

"Carly, I care a lot about Michael," Sam answered, "if you need me to take him for a day. So you can you can take a break a break. I know it can't be easy with a teenager and a new baby." Sam saw something she had never seen before, friendship.

"Be careful," Carly warned, "I may take you up on that." Carly and Sam talked forever, Carly told Sam about her and Jax 500 breakups. Lulu and Dante and there issues. "But now I think…." Carly gestured to Lulu and Johnny in the corner obviously flirting.

"So how long until you meddle?" Sam asked smiling at the two.

"I would never!" Carly exclaimed pretending to look hurt. "I'll give them a few days." Carly and Sam looked at each other and laughed so hard they both started tearing up. The party started winding down and people were heading home. Sam and Carly were with Nikolas and Emily when Jason came up to say his goodbyes. Sam was doing everything to keep from looking at Jason when Lucy came over carrying Maria over his shoulder.

"I think we should head out," Lucky started "while I've got this one wrangled". Lucky let Maria down so she and Lucky could say their goodbyes to Nikolas and Emily.

"Oh ya Carly this is my sister Maria." Sam added when Maria and Lucky were finished.

"Carly nice to meet you," Maria then looked at Jason "and nice to see you again, too" then added "I'll pull the car around".

"Lucky you go ahead with Maria; I'm going to walk home." Sam started "oh shoot, Krissy we're supposed to-"

"I'll take her" Carly interrupted eagerly, "I've got to swing by to pick up Morgan anyways".

"That would be great. Thank you." Sam said then looked at Lucky who looked concerned.

"Sam I'm not sure you should be…" Lucky was cut off by pleading brown eyes. "Okay but if you get tired or something; please call me and I'll come get you." He leaned in and hugged her kissing her forehead. Sam couldn't help but wonder what Carly and Jason thought of this. Lucky left saying bye to Carly and Jason.

Jason also said goodbye to Nikolas and Emily and walked outside saying nothing to Sam. Sam explained the driving arrangements to Kristina as Carly walked up behind her.

"Krissy why don't you walk with Michael to the car and ask him to pull up front," she said handing Kristina the keys. Carly then put her arm around Sam. "So you and Lucky seem close?"

"Yes, it does seem that way doesn't it" Sam countered with a smirk.

"Fine, be that way;" Carly pouted. "But seriously, before you go. When you and Jason broke up," she added as Sam nodded scared that their new found friendship was about to end. "I accused you of things without knowing all the facts. And I'm sorry for the things I said to you. Well, most of them anyways," Carly added with a smile.

"Carly, what happened before was the past," Sam said looking at the door Jason exited through. "Let's just leave it there." Carly hugged her and headed out the door.

Sam lingered in the bar for a moment. She was so afraid to come back to Port Charles for so long, and now that she was back it was nice. She loved San Francisco; but Part Charles was her home. Sam walked out of the bar to find a tall figure waiting. She smiled to herself; even with his back to her she knew who it was.

"Carly take your car and run?" She asked with a smile knowing Carly had something to do with this.

"Something like that," Jason responded turning to look at her. "Besides I couldn't let you walk home alone, Lucky didn't seem to like that idea either."

"He worries too much," She started walking, "if your walking me we're taking the scenic route." She noticed Jason hadn't started walking yet. "You coming?"

Jason and Sam walked in silence for ten minutes until Sam couldn't take it anymore. "Just spit it out Jason," she blurted out. "What ever it is you're trying not to ask me. Just spit it out." He was quiet for another second. She knew he was trying to figure out how to word something.

"So you and Lucky-"his question was cut of by Sam's laughter, she didn't think she'd be able to stop, but she got her bearings.

"You have been friends with Carly too long," she stared laughing all over again forcing Jason to smile. "Seriously" she continued, "I've been gone, for what, three years? You find out I'm related to not just another family involved in 'the business' but your enemy in said business. And you're asking me about my sex life." She stopped walking when she realized she was at the bridge in the park, their bridge. She leaned on the bridge and took a deep breath. She was home.

"No I'm not with Lucky, not like that anyways. I do live with him though." She noticed the jealousy on his face before he smoothed it back over. 'What right does he have?' she thought to her self. "Have you dated, err been with, anyone since I left?" She asked.

Jason hesitated he really didn't want to answer that. "Elizabeth and I tried," he sighed while Sam gave him the go on look. "We broke up a year ago after Jake was kidnapped. But anyone could have seen it coming. In fact Maxie pointed it out on a daily basis." Sam chuckled at the thought of her blunt blonde friend telling Jason exactly what she thought about the saintly nurse. "But honestly," he went on, "I would've ended it sooner or later anyways." He added as he stood next to her. "She never understood that me being in the business wasn't going to change because we we're together."

They both leaned against the railing looking off into the distance; unwilling to ask the burning questions of the past. Sam was so conflicted; she was supposed to be mad at him. For the past, the present but standing next to him, she could stay there forever. She Turned to look at him and noticed the slight bruise forming on his jaw and smiled.

"Sorry about Johnny," she said as he turned to face her. "Maxie," She said as an answer, "I told Johnny to stay out of it, but he is a little protective."

"Ya," he said, "I noticed. It's alright I guess. I've decked Nikolas enough times to understand the impulse." You were good with Michael today."

"He makes it easy." She answered.

"Trust me, he doesn't. You wouldn't believe some of the stunts he's pulled lately." He stated as Sam used her arms to pull he self up to sit on the railings.

"You want to talk about it?" She asked genuinely, if there was one thing she understood from there time together it was his love for Michael.

"Not really" Sam smiled at his response. "Besides isn't more fun if you just tell me how I feel." Jason added as Sam rocked backward forcing him to grab a hold of her arm. "You know I hate it when you sit up there." He said as he moved in front of her as she held on to his shoulders as he put his hands on her thighs to keep her balanced. They met each others gaze both feeling a familiar heat neither wanted to admit to.

"Can you help me down?" She asked looking away. He moved his hands to her hips picked her up and brought her down right in front of him. With their bodies touching and her in his arms, Sam felt lightheaded and dizzy. She started to sway then drop but Jason steadied her.

"Are you okay?" He asked concerned.

"Ya, I'm fine. Too much beer not enough food," She covered.

"The penthouse isn't too far. If you can make it there, I'll drive you home." He said still holding her.

"Jason, I can make it. You don't need to trouble yourself." She replied moving out of his embrace.

"It's really no trouble. Besides I'd feel bad if something happened to you on the way home because you were sick." He responded.

"Fine," She answered with a sigh. She knew he wouldn't back down. They walked to his pent house, Jason kept is arm protectively around her waist.

"So what's the deal with your family?" Jason asked.

"Oh um well," She stammered, "Well as you know, Alexis told me about Rudy after we broke up and Cody used to work for him and Anthony."

"Yes," he replied.

"Well Cody working for the Zacharra family wasn't a coincidence." She went on, "he looked up my birth records, found Alexis, figuring he couldn't exploit her, he found out about her relationship with Rudy. Guessing he was my father he basically used me against Rudy to get money out of him and dumped with whichever Zacharra brother when he couldn't be bothered with me."

"How did you find all that out?" Jason asked encouraging her to keep going.

"I asked him if he knew, he told me everything." She answered courtly but shook it off. "Anyways, when I left I went to Johnny because he was close enough to stay on the show but still not be here." Sam sighed then continued. "He has the most giving soul, he deserves better than this life has to offer." She glared at Jason expecting a comment.

"What?" He said with a laugh "I think Johnny alright all be it misguided. Go on."

"Okay, once Johnny got me off the show and Maria came, I decided it was time to go see Rudy."

"Maria, she's an interesting one." Jason interrupted. "Is she in the 'family business' with Rudy?" Sam laughed. How could she explain someone like Maria, to Jason?

"No, she's not," she answered, "but as you saw she can definitely take care of her self." Jason nodded. "Maria's not like anyone else you'll meet. But I have to say if it wasn't for her and Claudia constant encouragement, I don't know where I'd be." She paused knowing Claudia would be a touchy subject for him.

"So, you own a company?" He asked changing the subject as they neared Harbor View Towers.

"More like five actually." She corrected noticing the impressed look on his face. "I was looking at a company in San Francisco for Rudy, I loved the city and the company looked promising. Maria suggested I buy it for myself and stay there. Rudy loaned me the money to buy it. Then one turned into two and so on. And before I knew it, I own and run five businesses."

"You seriously run five companies," Jason asked in awe.

"Lucky and Maria help a lot," she answered as they walked into the elevator. "Lucky is actually my partner for two of them. Plus, I have a staff I get to boss around." She said with a huge smile as they exited the elevator and walk to the front door. As Jason got his keys to open the door Sam remembered the many passionate kisses they shared against that door. Remembering the love they shared was harder then the bad. When they walked in the door Sam let all the memories come crashing to her as she stood in the door way of her former home.

"Do you mind if I use your bathroom?"

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