Disclaimer: All characters belong to the creators of General Hospital.

Author's Note: The title for this story comes from the JJ Faris song that was used on GH on October 31, not the Liz Phair song.

Everything To Me: Chapter One

Sam McCall slowly opened her eyes and looked around as she sat up. The last thing she remembered was going to the kitchen to get something to eat and then she'd felt a sharp pinch in her arm. Now she was in unfamiliar room and all she could hear was the sound of yelling coming from the next room.

That at least was familiar, because she recognized one of the voices. It was Michael. She couldn't make out exactly what he was saying, but he did not sound happy.

She forced herself to sit up and breathed a sigh of relief when she felt the baby kick. At least whatever drug she had been given hadn't affected her daughter.

Ignoring the way her head still swam, she stood up and followed the sound of the voices. When she got to the living room, she found Morgan and Kristina sitting on the floor playing with toys, completely oblivious to the stand-off taking place just a few feet from them.

In the center of the living room Faith Rosco stood, staring down at Michael. The look on her face suggested that she was far from pleased. "Listen to me, you little brat. This kidnapping scheme wasn't my idea and that's the only reason I haven't killed you yet."

"Who are you working for?" Sam demanded, making her presence known.

"Sam!" Michael exclaimed, running to her. "Do you know why we're here?"

"No, I don't. I wish I did, sweetie. But you know what? The bad lady is right. Kristina and Morgan are too young to understand what's going on. All they know is that their mommies and daddy aren't here so they need you to be brave and take care of them, okay?"

"My new baby sister needs me too, right?"

"That's right. She does."

Faith rolled her eyes. "You know, this is so sweet I think I might actually throw up on myself."

"Then why don't you leave?" Sam snapped, glaring at the blonde. "I mean, I would hate for you to ruin such a nice outfit."

"That's not a bad idea. Now that you're awake, you can take care of these little urchins. It'll be good practice." After casting a glance at Sam's belly, Faith sauntered out of the cabin.

"Do you know her?" Michael asked.

"Not really, but I know she's done some bad things and this is definitely the worst of them."

"Why did she kidnap us?"

"I don't know that either. So what were you and Faith arguing about?"

"Morgan's running a fever and she wouldn't go get him any medicine."

"Okay, let's see how hot he is." She walked over to where Morgan and Kristina were then knelt beside them and placed her hand on Morgan's forehead. "Yeah, he's pretty warm."

"What do we do?"

"You stay here with him and I'll go check the bathroom to see if there's any medicine. Surely whoever kidnapped three kids and a pregnant lady and dumped them here wouldn't be stupid enough to leave us without the basics."

Michael nodded and took Sam's place as she left the living room. "It'll be okay, Morgan. Sam's going to take care of us. She won't let anything bad happen."

A couple of minutes later, Sam came back into the living room with a brand new box of children's Motrin.

"Is my brother really sick?"

"No," Sam assured the little boy. "He probably just has a cold. In a couple of days he'll start feeling better." She opened the bottle then more the allotted amount into the plastic measuring cup. "Alright, Morgan, can you be a big boy for me and take this medicine?" She brought the cup to the little boy's mouth then tilted it so he could drink the medicine. "You're such a good boy," she praised as she closed the bottle.

"He really likes you," Michael told her as she stood up and put the medicine on a table.

"What about you? Do you like me?"

"I do now. I'm sorry I was so mean to you before."

"Michael, it's okay. I understand that you wanted your parents to be together again."

"What's going to happen when my sister is born?"

Sam sighed and reached for Michael's hand. "Come on, let's go sit down and talk about this."

"How do you like your accommodations?"

Michael and Sam turned when they heard the new voice. "AJ?"

"I was going to keep my identity a secret until it was time for the next part of my plan, but it turns out that my associate has a problem with kids, particularly my son, so I had to step in."

"You are not my father!" Michael protested.

Sam placed a calming hand on his shoulder. "Michael, why don't you go check on your brother and sister?"

He nodded in agreement and after shooting one last glare at AJ, turned and ran from the room.

"You know, if this situation wasn't so pathetically sad, I would laugh."

"At what?" AJ questioned.

Sam smiled and gestured to herself and the back of the cabin where Michael, Morgan, and Kristina were. "You can't even pull off a kidnapping without screwing it up."

"Hey, I haven't been caught."

"Not yet, but if you get rid of Faith, which you'll eventually wind up doing, what makes you think she isn't going to run straight back to Port Charles and tell Sonny everything?"

"I'm paying her ten million dollars."

"And you think that's going to get her to keep her mouth shut? Faith can't be trusted, AJ. If she thinks it will benefit her, she'll betray you in a second and never have a single doubt."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I've heard all about the things she's done and because I used to be her. Before I got pregnant, I did whatever I had to in order to survive. I wasn't as ruthless as Faith, but I didn't give a damn about loyalty."

"If this is an attempt to talk me out of my plan, it's not working."

"I'm not trying to talk you out of anything. All I want to do is give you fair warning. What you do with it is up to you. However, I think you should know that I'm not going to make things easy for you or that blonde bitch. I'll fight like hell to make sure my daughter and those three kids return to their parents safe and without any psychological scars."

AJ shook his head in amusement. Sam had fire and he liked that about her, but she talked too much and he could see her shaping up to be a major problem. "I'll take your warnings into consideration, Ms. McCall. But I'm also going to be generous and extend one to you. Consider your pregnancy as an immunity card. Until you give birth you're safe, but the second you bring your baby home from the hospital, all bets are off. I won't hesitate to do whatever it takes to keep you in line. And you might want to tell Michael the same thing."

"I know you have a lot of problems, but would you really hurt your own son? More than you already have?"

"I wasn't referring to myself. I was talking about Faith. She has a short temper and she may not remember the orders that I've given her."

Sam's eyes flashed angrily as she placed a hand on her belly. "Anyone who touches any of these kids better pray that I never find out because I'll kill them."

AJ nodded, realizing for the first time that maybe he had underestimated Sam. From what he'd seen of her personality so far, she was turning out to be a match for both him and Faith. "I'll make sure she knows."

"You do that," she agreed.

"I'll be back later. Until then, make yourself comfortable."

"Thanks for the invitation," she retorted dryly.

"Sam seep?" Kristina asked, placing her little hand over Sam's.

"Not right now, but I want you to be a smart girl and go to sleep like you would if you were with your mom, okay?"

Kristina nodded and Sam smiled. Thankfully, Morgan and Kristina were still young enough that they didn't understand what was happening. All they knew was that they had their big brother and he would keep them safe.

"Sing," the little girl requested tiredly.

Sam was eternally grateful that the audience she had now was unforgiving. Her singing voice definitely left something to be desired.

She looked over to where Michael had just finished changing his little brother into his pajamas and motioned for him to come over.

"Do you guys want me to sing to you?"

"I think it would help my brother and sister get to sleep," Michael responded.

"What about you?"

"I'm too old for lullabies."

The tone in his voice made Sam laugh. "How about this? Tonight I'll sing, but tomorrow night I'll read one of the books that I saw in here earlier. Deal?"

"Deal."

"Alright." She took a deep breath and hoped that her voice wasn't too terrible.

"The sun's fading out of sight,Baby dear, Baby dear;
But I'll be close by all night,
So do not fear.
Within your little room,
Shadows creep,
The shadows creep,
But love watches over thee,
Love watches over thee.
Sleep!
Do not fear;
Sleep,
Baby dear!

When shadows of darkness fall,
Through the night, through the night;
God's arms wrap around us all,
We're safe tonight.
The light may seem to fade;
Shadows creep,
The shadows creep,
Still God watches over thee,
God watches over thee.
Sleep!
Do not fear;
Sleep,
God is near."

Sam finished singing and looked down to see that Kristina had fallen asleep in her lap. As she stood up with the little girl she noticed that Michael and Morgan had also fallen sleep.

It wasn't a very long lullaby, but she knew that the kids had been here for almost three weeks before she'd gotten here so she suspected that the presence of someone they knew they could trust combined with the soothing song had put them to sleep more quickly than they would normally go.

She knew what it was like to be a kid in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people and she was glad that she could finally offer them some comfort.

Once they were all in their beds, she walked down the hallway to the living room and then out to the front porch.

She still didn't know what AJ's endgame was, but she would figure it out and then she would stop it. Because whatever he had planned couldn't be good. Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to kidnap all of Sonny's children. The most important thing, however, was getting those children back to him.

"What are you doing out here?"

"Looking at the stars. Is that against the rules?" she snapped, leveling him with a glare.

AJ laughed as he began climbing the stairs that led up the porch. "This whole resentment thing was kind of cute, but it's already getting old."

"That's just too damn bad. There's nothing you can do to change how I feel. You can threaten me all you want, but my attitude isn't going to change. I will do whatever it takes to protect these children from you and Faith."

"Even if it results in your death?"

"If it means Kristina, Morgan, and Michael are safely returned to their parents then yes, I would die for them."

AJ let out a sigh as he poured himself a glass of brandy. What the hell had he been thinking? He could still go through with his plan, but it wasn't going to be as easy as he'd originally thought.

First, there was Faith who would do anything do get her hands on a large amount of money. That was how he'd gotten her to do this in the first place. What he hadn't taken into account was the fact that she was impatient and had a quick temper. And then there was the vital piece of information that Sam had given him.

If Faith really was as disloyal as she'd said, he'd have to take serious preventative measures to keep her from talking.

Then there was Sam. He'd met her a few times after she'd first come to Port Charles, but she'd taken an instant dislike to him and as a result, their paths hadn't crossed much. And that was why he found himself in the position he was in now, dealing with an incredibly pissed off pregnant lady.

After telling him that she would die to protect the children, she'd gone to tell AJ exactly what she thought of him in very colorful terms. And while he'd found her rant amusing, he had also been given another glimpse of the fire that was part of her personality.

He'd once again been intrigued by the way she stood up for herself and didn't back down no matter how many threats he threw her way. However, her personality could also turn out to be a problem.

He could already see her trying to escape once she had her daughter. AJ hated the thought of having to stop her because even now, when she was seven months pregnant, Sam was an attractive woman and if her personality was any indication she would be unbelievable in bed.

Letting out another sigh, he took a sip of his drink and let his thoughts turn to his son. Michael was the entire reason he'd come up with this scheme.

He was tired of being cut out of his son's life and since he knew Carly would never let them see each other, he had taken matters into his own hands.

Maybe it wasn't the greatest plan in the world, but it was the best one that he'd been able to come up with. But much like the way he'd underestimated Sam, he'd underestimated his son.

Today had been the first time that he'd revealed himself to his son, but the anger in Michael's voice when he'd announced that AJ wasn't his father had only been a preview of what lay ahead. Getting Michael to accept what he'd been told countless times wasn't important would be difficult enough as it was. With Sam around it would be damn near impossible.

And even though he had already threatened to kill her if she got in his way, he knew that most likely he wouldn't go through with it. If anything happened to Sam, the one person that Michael knew he could trust in all of this, his chances at getting through to his son would completely disappear.

Still, no one was going to get in his way so he would have to find a way to subdue Sam, but he'd worry about that later. Right now, he needed to think of a way to start making inroads with Michael.