The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting though i still have my doubts
I am damaged at best, like you've already figured out
Maxie finally finished getting her bags all packed. She figured if Matt had walked out and said he didn't believe her, he most likely didn't want to see her when he got back. She closed the suitcase and then picked it up. She walked over to the door and started to open the door. She stopped and took one last look at the room.
"I don't know how I can ever thank you for bringing me with you" Maxie said as she got up and walked over to Matt.
"Well you can come with me to the hospital" Matt said to her. He then wrapped his arms around her. "I have a feeling my brother will be there and it's going to hard not to say anything to him."
"Your wish my command" Maxie said with a smile and then kissed him.
"Let's go, before I refuse to let you leave the room" Matt teased with a grin on his face.
"You won't have to refuse, I'd stay on my own" Maxie told him. She then moved away from him and too the door. Matt then followed and then headed down stairs and to the hospital.
Maxie took a deep breath. She put the suit case down and walked over to the desk. She put the room key on the desk and then walked back over to the door. She picked up the suit case and walked out.
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain, there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you
Matt got into his car and just started driving. He didn't know where he was going, or what he was going to do, all he knew whas he had to just get away. He had thought he really found something with Mariah… Maxie, but he couldn't take the lying. She had told him some truth or so she said, but he wasn't sure. He wasn't sure what to believe anymore.
"Were they your sisters?" Matt asked letting his presence be known. He walked more into the chapel and Maxie quickly wiped away the tears. "Because I remember you said you had a sister"
"Sort of." Maxie answered him. Matt then sat down next to her. "Georgie was my sister"
"The rational one" Matt said repeating her words.
"Yeah. And BJ was my cousin." Maxie told him. She then got up. "She was my best friend when we were little. But I ended up getting sick. So sick I need a heart transplant. One day my cousin was off to school and a drunk driver hit the school van. And her parents ended up giving me her heart." Maxie said with her back turned to Matt and then turned and faced him. "I'm a walking medical miracle."
"That would explain why you hate hospitals so much" Matt told her. Maxie looked at him.
"If I hated them, why would I be trying to become a nurse?" Maxie asked him.
"You can drop that story, I know it's not true. And I don't hate you for it. I just want the truth" Matt said to her.
"I can't Matt. I want to, but if I tell you, I could risk everything" Maxie told him. Matt then got up and walked closer to her.
"Are you in trouble? Because if you are there are people who can help" Matt told her.
"You are a great guy and I don't deserve someone like you. Not after everything I've done. But fate has lead me to you. Call me crazy, but I'm following fate for the first time. I want to try. I want to see if we can work. It's only been what like two days, but I ran into you for a reason. And I want to find out what that reason was" Maxie said to him.
Matt then did a U turn, not sure where he was really, but he knew he had to get back to the Metro Court. He wasn't sure what was going to happen, but he knew he couldn't be out here. He couldn't be driving.
The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded, I'm an open book instead
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes
That are looking for a purpose, they're still looking for life
Maxie got off the elevator and walked over to the first empty couch she could find. She placed her stuff down on it before sitting down herself. She then pulled out her phone. She looked down at it. It was the one thing that ruined everything. If she hadn't of gotten that phone call, she would have been still at the dinner. She wouldn't have gotten into that fight the first night. And maybe they could have been happy when he said he was moving to Port Charles and asked her to go, instead of her warming her way into him taking her.
"Excuse me. I have to take this" Maxie said hoping it was Spinelli telling her this nightmare was over. She got up and headed out of the building to talk to Spinelli.
"Please tell me you have good news?" Maxie said after she answered the phone.
"Fair Maxamista, I'm calling because I must inform you, that your stay must be permit. " Spinelli said.
"Spinelli you and Jason told me that when it was all over I could come home. My life is in Port Charles, I can't just forget it" Maxie told him.
"The evil doers have taken over much worse than first thought. If Fair Maxamista was to come home she would be in more danger then before" Spinelli started to explain to her.
"So you're telling me that Jason can't stop the Russians. And I have to stay here?" Maxie said. She
"Stone Cold and the Jackel are doing what we can. But it seems the Jackel fails every time. But the Jackel promise he'll call again with good news" Spinelli said to her. "But the Jackel must go no one must know we had this talk" He said before hanging up.
"Spinelli. Spinelli" Maxie yelled into the phone, but it was too late she had already last him. She then put her phone back in her purse and headed back into the restaurant. She walked over to the table to see Matt sitting there. "I'm really sorry Matt, But I have to go" Maxie said before walking about again.
Maxie let out a sigh and then started to dial her father's number. She knew he'd be more than happy to get her. Maxie knew she'd be more than happy to go home and be in her own bed. And maybe things could go somewhat back to normal.
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
with a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain (in the pain), is there healing
In your name (in your name) I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')
I'm barely holdin' on to you
Matt continued to drive, trying to get back to the Metro Court as fast as he could. He didn't know how long he had been driving really. He just knew at first he had to get away. He had to think about everything. Knew he if he had stayed in that room then it would have been this big fight and that was last thing he wanted. Even though it was a big fight, he knew it be far worse than that.
"So you used me? I was just your ticket back wasn't I?" Matt snapped at her. "You are no better than my good for nothing brother and father" Matt said he then started to walk to the door.
"Matt that's not how it is. It's not like that." Maxie said.
"Then what's it like Maxie?" Matt said to her as he turned and faced her.
Matt couldn't get the words out of his head. He wasn't sure if he was feeling guilty or he was trying to tell himself to run and run as fast as he could. Yet somehow he was running back to the Metro Court.
I'm hangin' on another day
Just to see what you throw my way
And I'm hanging on to the words you say
You said that I will be OK
Maxie walked into the house with Mac and her suitcase not far behind her. Mac closed the door and then placed her suitcase next to the closet next to the door before joining Maxie in the living room. He could tell by the fact Maxie was quiet the whole way home something was wrong. He pulled her into a hug. He knew it couldn't really cure a broken heart, but it was a comfort.
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone
I may have lost my way now, haven't forgotten my way home
Matt ran up the stairs hoping to catch her before she left. He got to the room and fumbled with the key before getting it in the slot and opening the door. He walked in the room and started looking around. He noticed the card key on the desk and knew she was gone. He then pushed everything off the desk before slamming his fist on the desk. He knew deep down he shouldn't be feeling like he messed up, but he couldn't help it. Maxie was the first girl to get him to care about her more than just date, one night and then never see her again. And even though she had lied to him and this was hard, he didn't want to seem as if he was giving up.
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
with a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain(In the pain) there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'),
I'm barely holdin' on to you
Maxie placed her suit case on her bed and started to unpack everything. She knew she couldn't live out of the suit case in her own home forever. She just was going to have to live with she messed everything up once again. Maxie finally got down to the last pair of jeans. She picked them up and a picture fell out of the pocket. Maxie put the jeans down and then pick up the picture. She moved and sat down on the bed looking at the picture. She could help but smile at the picture of the two of them.
"I want you to have this" Matt said to Maxie and handed her a picture. Maxie looked down at the pictures. And there was the two of them acting crazy.
"Why? I have you it's better than any picture" Maxie told him with a smile.
"I want you to keep it. To remember that day, the day were I just went out and had some fun" Matt said with a laugh.
"I guess then I should drag you to a carnival and a photo booth more often" Maxie said with a laugh.
"You are missing the point. I want you to have it so whenever you're feeling sad, just looked at it and remember that day. The day filled with rides and tons of candy and just fun. And remember how much fun that we had together. Because that was one of the best days of my life and I'm glad it was with you" Matt told her, he then pulled her into a kiss.
Matt pulled the picture of him and Maxie from the carnival photo booth out of his pocket. Everything had been so much simpler then. It had been one of the last things they did together before heading to Port Charles and they were happy, everything was perfect. Now they were here.
I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'),
I'm barely holdin' on to you
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Bold- Son (Broken Lifehouse)
Italics - Flashbacks