Christmas Morning...

Maxie finally thought that everything could actually be good. Maxie sat by her bedroom window thinking about how great the last few weeks have been. Her family accepted and was happy about the baby. Mac had even seemed to be a little happy about the baby. The only thing missing from her life was Jesse; if he were here her life would be perfect. Maxie however knew he was out of her life and he accepted that. Looked out of the window watching the snowfall Maxie let her mind draft. Maxie began thinking about how her life would be this time next year if Jesse were still in her life.

Maxie Pictured the three of them walking along the snowy path of the PC Park. She and Jesse arm in arm as they pushed their baby girl in her stroller. They'd build snowmen as she watched from her stroller. They'd build a mommy, daddy, and baby. Jesse would take tons of pictures of his two girls, and then Mac would take them of her two angels. After their walk through the park, they would go to Kelly's and Jesse and Maxie would have some hot chocolate as the baby drank his or her bottle. They would both watch as their angel tried holding the bottle all by her or his self.

Maxie then let her mind drift even more into the future and think of what it would be like in 5 years. Her baby wasn't a baby anymore; she was her daddy's perfect little angel. They made it a tradition to go for a walk in the PC Park on Christmas Eve. Mac would take pictures and record Jesse and his angel. Maxie saw them with a little girl, she would be happy with either but she thought she was having a girl. She would get every sec on tape, Jesse showing her how to snowmen and Snow angels. He would tell her how she was his angel over and over again making sure she knew he loved her. Jesse would pick her up and swing her in the air as she laughed and scream with joy. Maxie joined them as Jesse fell into the snow; she pictured her and her little girl tickling Jesse. Maxie couldn't help but wish for this all to come true.

Maxie came back to reality when she heard the door open. She wiped her tears way as she turned toward the door to see who was there.

"Oh, good morning Maxie, I was just seeing if you were a wake yet. Breakfast is ready, is everything okay?" Georgie said standing in the doorway.

"Oh okay, I'll be down in 5 minutes. Everything is okay just thinking about the future. Georgie can you do me a favor and not tell them I was crying. I need a minute or so to myself and then I'll be down." Maxie turned back toward the Window.

"Okay Maxie." Georgie was a little confused, she walked out closing the door behind her.

Maxie drifted back to her thoughts. She was back at the park with Jesse and their little girl. She saw them walking to Kelly's. They got their hot chocolate and Jesse showed their little girl how to put the whipped cream on top just like he did.

Maxie sat at the window wondering if this baby would be as happy as she saw him or her if she or he did not have a father. Maxie questioned weather she was doing the right thing, not telling Jesse she was pregnant and he was the father. Maxie shook her head. 'Maxie stop dwelling in what's already done. Jesse can't know, he deserves to be happy, where every he is and who every that is with.' Maxie got up and went down stairs.

Chicago...

Jesse got up out of bed. It was 7 am and he had to get ready for work. Jesse had fallen into a routine; he got up at 7 every morning and got ready for work. He worked from 8 am to 5 pm. When he got off work he'd head home and make himself dinner. After dinner he did his paper work. On his day off he would do his shopping, laundry, and he'd clean. Jesse felt as if he wasn't living, he was just there. He hadn't made any friends; he never just went out with the guys after work. Ever since he left Port Charles he had no desire to do anything.

Jesse got out of the shower and got dressed. He sat in the kitchen drinking his coffee as he did every morning. Jesse started picturing what he would be doing now if he were in Port Charles with Maxie.

He pictures them sitting at the table with her family. They were laughing and joking. Then they'd go for a wake just the two of them after Christmas dinner. They would walk through the park looking at the park looking at all the Christmas decorations. They'd stop under mistletoe and share a long passionate kiss. Then they walk over to a bench and sit wrapped in each other's arms. Jesse saw himself getting down on one knee and asking Maxie to spend the rest of her life with him. He'd ask her to give him the honor of becoming Mrs. Beaudry.

Jesse told himself to snap out of it. He told him self that Maxie was better off with out him. He thought Maxie was probably very happy and had moved on, he figured she probably had a new boy friend by now.

Jesse got up, put his cup in the sink and left for work. 'Merry Christmas' Jesse told him self as he walked out of his building.

Both Maxie and Jesse told themselves that the other was happy and better off with out them. Little did they know how unhappy the other really was.

Christmas Mass…10am…

Maxie sat with her whole family during Christmas Mass. Since she could remember every Christmas Morning they would go to the 10 am Christmas Mass as a family. Georgie shared the tradition with Dillon and Maxie had hoped to share it with Jesse, but never got the chance.

"Maxie, is everything okay? You've been somewhere else since you got up this morning." Georgie asked as they sat waiting for Mass to start.

"Yeah Georgie, I'm okay. I was just thinking about Jesse, I wanted to share this tradition with him like you share it with Dillon. I've been thinking about how to day could be if Jesse and I were still together." Maxie explained her thoughts to Georgie.

"Maxie I'm so sorry. I never even thought about how'd you be feeling during the holidays. I didn't mean to leave you out." Georgie said hugging Maxie.

"Georgie you're not leaving me out. You have every right to be happy and spend the holiday with Dillon. I just wish I had Jesse to spend the holidays with." Maxie whispered.

"Maxie you have us, spend the holidays with us." Dillon included himself in the conversation.

"Yeah Maxie you have us, and next year you will have this darling baby to share the joy of the holidays with. You don't need Jesse." Georgie placed her hand on Maxie's stomach.

"I know, Jesse is the past, I have the future to think about. I can't want to share them with my angel." Maxie smiled as she put her hand over Georgie's.

"Oh, Mass is starting." Dillon told them.

They all stood up as Mass started.

Chicago Police Department…

Hey Jesse, Merry Christmas." Aidan, Jesse's new pattern greeted him as he walked into work.

"Yeah, Merry Christmas." Jesse sarcastically replied.

"What's your problem? Today is supposed to be filled with joy." Aidan told Jesse.

"No really big on Holidays." Jesse Explained.

"No one special in your life, I know the feeling. My girlfriend dumped me last week." Aidan paused for a second. "I bought this beautiful ring and everything. I was going to ask her to marry me today."

"Look. That's sweet and everything but you don't know what's going on in my life. There is no girl who broke my heart. I just don't like the holidays." Jesse said annoyed.

"Okay, sorry man." Aidan said a little took back by Jesse's reaction.

"No man, not you fault, lets just get back to work." Jesse said walking to his desk.

Jones/Scorpio house…

After even one finished their dinner, they all gathered around the Christmas tree to exchange gifts.

"Maxie, you get to open a present first. This is from the whole family..." Mac handed Maxie a box wrapped in red wrapping paper. Maxie ripped off the paper and opened the box. In the box was a picture of a stroller and Car seat set.

"Oh a picture, it's what I've always wanted." Maxie said laughing,

"Ha, ha, you're just so funny." Georgie laughed. "We bought you the actual thing; we just didn't want to have to wrap the huge thing. We will show the stroller when we are done opening gifts."

"Thank you thank you so much. How did you know this was the one I wanted?" Maxie said hugging every one.

"Well, could it be because you drooled over the picture in the catalog and kept saying that was the stroller you had to have." Georgie continued to laugh.

"Oh, that could be." Maxie laughed with Georgie, and then everyone started laughing.
"Okay, Georgie's turn." Maxie said getting up and grabbing a small box from under the tree and handing it to Georgie.

Georgie carefully started taking the wrapping paper off.

"Rip it off girl!" Maxie yelled in a joking voice.

"Fine!" Georgie ripped the paper off and opened the jewelry box. "Oh Maxie it's beautiful!"

"I hope you like it, I saw you looking at it through the window." Maxie explained as Georgie hugged her.

"I love it, thank you so much." Georgie sat back down.

They all continued opening presents. When they had finished, Maxie had a lot of the things she needed for the baby. She got a stroller and car seat set, changing table, basinet, crib, clothes, and Dillon even got her the Baby Einstein DVDs. Maxie was so grateful for the things her family bought for the baby.

"Thank you guys so much. I can't believe you bought all this stuff for the baby. I can never thank you enough." Maxie cried she was so happy. She hugged her mom, dad, sister, and Dillon.

"You deserve it all, but we have one more surprise for you." Felicia explained.

"You got me too much already." Maxie shared.

"Well this is something you are going to need." Max Told her.

"What is it; I've already got most of what I need." Maxie couldn't think of anything else they could have got her.

"Just come with us." Georgie said as Dillon blindfolded Maxie and took her to his car.

"Where are we? Where did you take me?" Maxie asked as she was being led out of the car and through doors.

"Be patient, we are almost there." They all told her. Georgie and Dillon had drove Maxie; Felicia and Mac followed behind them. Since they had left the house Maxie had not stopped asking where she was being taken.

They led Maxie into an elevator; two floors later they led her out and down the hall.

"Now can I take this off?" Maxie whined as they stopped again.

"Not yet." Dillon told her.

Mac unlooked the door and led Maxie in. They stopped her, and turned her to face the right direction. Mac then untied the blindfold and took it off.

"SURPRISE!" they all yelled in unison. They stood in the living room of a fully furnished Condo.

"What is this?" Maxie squealed.

"It's your new home." Georgie blurted out.

"OH MY GOD! Are you for real?" Maxie was in shock.

"Yes baby. This is your new home, for you and your baby. Your father and I bought it. We own it but we bought it for you to raise your child in." Felicia was so happy to see joy on her daughters face.

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!" Maxie squealed hugging her mother and father.

"Maxie there are some rules for you if you want to live here. We pay the bills but every month starting after the baby is born, you pay rent. Your rent will be 300 dollars plus you have to bring the baby by for us to see." Mac explained.

"I think I can handle that. Now can I look around?" Maxie said overjoyed. She could believe Mac had said he wanted to see the baby that made her so happy.

"Maxie, you have to see the size of your bedroom, its huge." Georgie pulled Maxie by her hand toward the hall.

"WAIT!" Felicia said loudly.

Maxie and Georgie stopped in their tracks. "What Mom?"

"I want to come too." Felicia said with a laugh. She then followed the girls into the room.

The condo had two beds, 2 bathrooms, and a kitchen w/ a nook, a dinning room, living room, and a patio. When you walked through the front door you were in the living room. Off the living room was the kitchen and dinning room. The dinning room and living room were like one big room. The kitchen was separated from the dinning room and living room by a food bar. The nook was off the kitchen and there was a sliding door too the patio. Off the living to the left was a hallway. At the end of the hallway was a door. The door led to the master bedroom. In the master bedroom was a walk-in closet and a full bathroom with a whirlpool. On the right side of the hallway were 3 doors. The first door was to the 2nd bedroom, which would be the nursery. The next door was the 2nd bathroom. On the left side of the hall were 2 more doors. The one was a linen closet and the one closest to the living room was a coat closet.

Maxie, Georgie, and Felicia came back to the living room after they looked around the entire place.

"Dad, thank you so much." Maxie hugged Mac again. Mac and Dillon had sat in the living room as the girls looked around the condo.

"You're welcome, I'm glad you like it so much." Mac kissed Maxie on the cheek. "I am sure you noticed that all your baby gifts are in the room. That's why you only got the pictures."

"Yeah I saw that." Maxie replied.

"Maxie, We didn't decorate the room because we figured you would want to do that and plus we wanted to wait till we knew the sex of the baby." Felicia explained to Maxie.

"Maxie, we do want to help though." Georgie added.

"Of course you can help me decorate the nursery. We will have so much fun. I was going to ask you when I had got my own place anyways. I was going to make it a party type thing with you tow, Liz, and Emily. You don't mind if I ask them too, do you. I figured we could start a week from Saturday. I go this Thursday to find out the sex of the baby. Oh and Mom will you go with me to the appointment, I would like it very much if you were there with me." Maxie explained.

"The more the merrier I say for decorating the Nursery; we will have so much fun. Maxie I would love to come with you to the doctors, it would be my honor. And why don't we work on the Nursery this weekend?"

"Oh, this weekend I have plans with Liz and Emily; we are going to the mall. Liz wants to have Cam's pictures taken and we are going to get some things for the baby." Explained Maxie.

"Okay, I hope you have a great time. I think it is great how you are so close with Liz and Emily." Felicia said with a smile.

"Maxie," Georgie started, "do you think I could come with when you find out the sex of your baby?"

"Oh Georgie, I am so sorry, I was going to ask you to come too. I want you there too, but you'll have to miss school, well 2 classes anyways. And is it okay with you if I invite Liz and Emily to help Decorate the nursery?" Maxie felt so bad for leaving out her sister.

"I think it will be fun decorating the room with all of you, Liz and Emily are so nice." Georgie said with a smile.

"Georgie, I don't think you need to go the doctors with Maxie, you should miss school for something like that." Mac stepped in.

"Mom..." Georgie said in a Mac-is-so-not-right-please-let-me-go voice.

"Georgie, what classes would you be missing if you went?" Felicia asked.

"When is the Doctors appointment?" Georgie asked.

"Oh, you would be missing your last too classes, the appointments at 1:15 pm."

"I would be missing gym and photo, so I wouldn't be missing very important classes. Please let me go, I really want to go." Georgie pleaded.

"Mac, I don't see why it would be a problem if she misses 2 classes one day. This is an important thing to Georgie, we should let her go." Felicia explained to Mac.

"Yeah dad and I want you to come too." Maxie added.

"Fine she can go, but I have work so I can't. Your mother can tell me when I get home from work." Mac gave in.

"Thank you, you don't know how important this is too me." Georgie gave Mac a big hug then hugged her mom and Maxie.

"So, Uncle Dillon," Maxie said with a laugh, "do you want to come too?" Maxie joked.

"Oh, yes, please, it's what I've always wanted to see." Dillon said sarcastically.

Maxie gave Dillon a hug, and then they all went into what will be the Nursery and looked at everything Maxie had gotten for he baby so far.