"Lucky, what the hell was that for?" Jess said whipping his lip.
"That was for Maxie…she doesn't deserve the pain you are putting her through." Lucky angrily said to Jesse.
"Who the hell do you think you are…her protector?" Jesse couldn't believe Lucky.
"Yeah I do…I would have done that a lot sooner but she asked me not to." Lucky explained.
"Go on and protect her then and leave me the hell alone…this is just as much her choice as it was mine." Jesse grabbed his stuff and walked out.
"Mac came out of his office, "What's going on out here."
"Nothing Sir." Everyone replied.
"Get back to work…Where's Beaudry?" Mac asked.
"He left." Lucky told Mac.
"Okay." Mac walked back into his office.
"Way to go Lucky." One cop said on his way back to work.
Lucky walked over to his desk and went back to work.
The Docks…
Maxie paced the docks. She was so angry. "DAMN IT, DAMN IT, DAMN IT… Liz what was I thinking wasting my time crying over a loser like Jesse."
"Maxie you had every right to cry over him…you love him… It takes time to get over somebody you love." Liz sat on the bench watching Maxie rant and rave.
"Loved…someone I loved…I'm over him now…all I care about is getting my life back on track and giving this baby a wonderful life." Maxie stopped pacing and sat next to Liz on the bench.
"Maxie that is great…and I know you don't think Jesse's a loser…But you can't just push you feelings aside and pretend everything is okay." Liz explained.
"No he's not a loser…I also know I can't pretend everything is okay…But I really am ready to move on…this is supposed to be the happiest time of my life." Maxie put her hands on her stomach.
"Okay then…can you tell me the truth, are you okay? I heard you in Mac's office." Liz questioned Maxie.
"Yeah it got heated in Mac's office but it made me realize that no guy is worth that much stress especially in my condition…so yeah I'm really okay." Maxie was not as pissed off as she was before.
"Okay, good…so do you want to get some ice cream?"
"Yeah…I have a craving for pickles and ice cream…wow I don't even like pickles." Maxie laughed. She hadn't laughed since before the party.
"Yup, you're definitely pregnant." Liz said laughing. She was happy to hear Maxie laugh.
Maxie and Liz got off the bench and headed up the stairs to the Ice Cream Parlor. They were laughing as Maxie listed all the strange cravings she was having.
Little more then 1 month later…
Maxie was starting to show a little. It had been a little over a month since Jesse left. Maxie still missed him. She thought about him everyday, but she was happy. School was going great; she loved all her classes. She had even been on a couple dates. Maxie had noticed that people were starting to give her a second look when she passed. She too had noticed that it was becoming noticeable that she was pregnant, and her pants were starting to fit to tight. Maxie knew it was time to tell her family before they found out from someone else.
Jones/Scorpio House…
Maxie asked Liz, Emily, and Lucky to be there with her when she told her family. The four of them had become close through out the past month. Maxie relied on them and loved having such great friends in them.
"Okay Maxie you ready to do this?" Emily asked as they walked up the sidewalk to the front door.
"Yeah, one way or the other they are going to find out, I'd rather it be from me." Maxie was very confident; she was more then ready to tell them.
When Maxie and the others went in the house, Maxie told them to wait in the living room and relax; she was going get her parents and Georgie. Maxie went to Georgie's room first and asked her and Dillon to go to the living room. Then she went to the Office room and asked Mac and Her mom to go down stairs to the living so she could talk to them.
"Mom, Dad, Georgie, Dillon… you might wonder way I need to talk to you and why Liz, Lucky, and Em are here… well I have something to tell you guys something. Lucky, Liz and Em are here to give me support." Maxie started off.
"Maxie, sweetie… what are you talking about?" Felicia Asked.
"I'm getting there…wow this is harder then I thought I'd be." Maxie said whipping a tear.
"Emily got up and walked over to Maxie, "Do you want me to tell them?"
"Tell us what?" Mac wanted to know.
"No, I have to do this." Maxie whipped another tear, sniffed, and went on. "I wanted to tell you before you found out from someone else… Jesse and I were together for 4 months; we loved each other. We thought we'd be together forever… OH WOW." Maxie said in kind of a laughing voice as whipped another tear away.
"Maxie, what are you getting at…why are you telling us about your past with Jesse… He's been gone for over a month now." Mac was confused.
"Sorry… What I am trying to say is we decided to be together… too make love… we… I…" Maxie stopped; she could say it.
"What Maxie is trying to say is, she's pregnant." Emily finished telling them.
"WHAT!" Mac yelled. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!"
"Mac, with all do respect, you should calm down. Maxie needs your support." Liz said walking to Maxie and Emily.
"With all do respect, this is none of your business." Mac shoot back.
"That's were your wrong Mac, this is their business. They have been there for me since the beginning… they've supported every decision I've made." Maxie said angrily through the tears.
"You could have told me, I would have been there." Georgie said softly and still in shock form the news.
"Go to you room Georgie… NOW!" Mac said very angry.
"Mom…" Georgie started to plead but when she saw her mother's face she stopped. "Come on Dillon." Georgie said pulling Dillon up from the couch and up the stairs.
"Mac, calm down… we need to be rational… Let her tell us every thing." Felicia calmly said.
"I knew that boy was trouble… Tell me Maxie, Tell us why." Mac said
"Okay." Began as she sat down in a chair. Liz and Emily sat back down by Lucky. " First you should know, I'm a little more then 3 months pregnant. The baby and I are in no harm do to my medical problems. And I want you to know I love my child more then I've ever loved anything, I would do anything for her…or him."
"Thank goodness, you're not in harm." Felicia sighed in relief.
"Yeah, that was the first thing I asked… I don't know what else you need to know." Maxie finished.
"I, for one am glad your okay, and this isn't really a bad thing. Your becoming a mother, you have been given the most wonderful gift, the gift of life, of being a new life to this world." Felicia got up and hugged her daughter as tears of joy rolled down her face. "I'm going to be a grandma, I hope you will let me share this experience with you; I want to do what grandma's are supposed to do. I want to take you shopping and annoying like mom's are supposed to do," She continued with a little laugh. "I want to do the mother daughter stuff with you, if you let me."
"Oh mom…" Maxie cried tears of joy, "I want you to do all that stuff with me too."
"Maxie I think we are going to leave, you need to be with your family right now. We will call you later." Lucky said as Liz, Emily, and him all got up to leave.
"Okay, thank you so much for being here." Maxie hugged them as they left.
"Felicia, this is real sweet and all, but what about school, living, and expenses… Maxie, a Baby has a lot of needs, a lot of expenses." Mac ruined the joyous moment Felicia and Maxie were sharing.
"Well, I am still going to go to school. The baby is due in early June late May, so the semester will be over. By the time school starts again in the fall, the baby will be old enough to stay with a baby sitter well I'm in class. I am going to get an apartment; I've been saving money. Liz and Lucky said there will be an opening in there building in 2 months and by then I will have saved enough money for the security deposit. I am working at Kelly's. I work everyday after school and then all day Saturdays. I pay for my necessities and then put the rest in a savings account. I have been going to the free clinic for check ups. I have saved over $1,000 plus what I already had." Maxie explained.
"Why Maxie you have actually thought something through for once, but you know a sitter isn't cheap, rent isn't cheap, and you will have bills to pay." Mac pointed out.
"I know." Maxie said.
"Mac… Maxie… we will help. I don't care if your not happy about this Mac, she's my daughter and I am going to help her." Felicia made it clear he wasn't going to cut her off.
"Really?" Mac and Maxie said at the same time.
"Yes, if you let us." Felicia explained.
"Okay, but I don't want to much help. I need to do this on my own." Maxie made it clear how she felt.
"Georgie, Dillon, you can down form the stairs now." Felicia yelled up to them.
"We were just coming down to get some water." Georgie explained as they came down the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Maxie said with a laugh.
"Maxie, CONGRADULATIONS!" Georgie said in an excited voice as she walked over and hugged her sister. "I'm going to be an aunt… This is so exciting and awesome."
"Okay, now Maxie, we will pay for you to go Dr. Meadows for your pregnancy, and if you will let me I would love to watch my grandbaby when you go back to school next fall." Felicia pleaded with Maxie.
"No, I am fine going to the free clinic, I don't want to be a finical burden. I would how ever love for you to watch her or him when I go back to school in the fall."
"Hey Maxie, are you going to find out the sex of the baby?" Dillon asked.
"Yeah I think I am. Why, does Uncle Dillon want to know the sex?" Maxie said jokingly.
"Uncle Dillon… I like that." Georgie Chimed in.
"I think you should have a boy, then I could show him how to pick up girls." Dillon joked.
"Well I can't find out for another month, you need to be at least 4 months, and you will not be showing him, if I have a boy, how to pick up girls." Maxie said in a sarcastic angry voice.
"Maxie, You will not be a finical burden, please let us pay for you to go see Dr. Meadows., besides the Insurance will pay for most of it." Felicia got back to the important subject at hand.
"I know I'm still on your insurance so it would be paid for. I guess I would have better care if I were under the care of Dr. Meadows, fine I will let you pay for the doctor care." Maxie gave in to her pleading mother.
"Good, I'm glad I can help. Now how bout we go out to dinner to Celebrate?" Felicia happy asked the whole family.
"Okay, but let me call Liz, Lucky, and Emily and let them know how everything went. Oh do you want to see the baby?" Maxie took out the ultra sound picture and handed it to her mom. Maxie then went in to the kitchen and called Liz, Lucky, and Emily.
"Okay, I'm ready to go. I am starving, I'm eating for 2 now." Maxie said with a laugh.
"So Maxie, you have any strange cravings yet?" Georgie asked as they walked out to Maxie's car.
"Yes…Dillon, where are you going… is you coming." Maxie asked.
"This is a family thing, I don't want to intrude." Dillon explained.
"Come on you goof ball." Maxie started " Uncle Dillon is family." Georgie and Maxie said in unison laughing.