Across the Universe-
This story is being written for the 'Across the Universe' flash-fic challenge at ghffchallenge...the challenge is to write flash fics with prompts based on the lyrics of the musical 'Across the Universe'...I don't own GH I just love the fandom...hope you like
PROMPT #12
You're asking me will my love grow,
I don't know, I don't know.
Maxie woke up on Sam's couch in a bit of a daze wondering what happened the night before. As she stumbled around the room and wondered how she could be hung over from just one bottle of wine. She then noticed a note on the counter scribbled in the familiar chicken scratch she'd been seeing allot lately.
It was getting late so I retreated back to Casa Del Stone Cold. I had fun last night and anytime you need me you know I'm just a call away.
-The Jackal.
Maxie smiled. She now understood why Lulu put up with him. It then came back to her what happened. She kissed him. Though it was only a kiss she wondered hat he felt. She was confused as hell.
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Spinelli was more confused as ever as he headed down the stairs and hard Jason and a familiar female voice talking.
"And here he is."
Spinelli smiled at the blonde from the bottom step and thanked the gods and goddesses that were watching over him that he decided to get dressed before he came down to breakfast.
"Hey Spinelli, I hope I'm not intruding."
The young man shook his head.
"You never intrude Blonde One."
Jason looked at his watch.
"I should get going."
He rolled his eyes to Spinelli giving him a warning to not do anything that would get him into trouble.
After Jason left Lulu gave another apologetic smile.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come with out calling Spinelli but I needed to talk to someone."
She pointed to a paper bag on the counter.
"I brought breakfast if that helps."
"You know you didn't have to bribe the Jackal with breakfast."
He reached into the bag and pulled out a muffin and took a bite out of it smiling
"Come." He said while chewing, "sit."
She nodded and took a seat on the couch as he took one next to her.
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Maxie made her way to Kelly's and hoped that he would be there. She wanted to talk to him about the kiss and what he thought it meant, what she thought it meant. It was then that Cooper came down the stairs smiling at her.
"I called your house and Mac told me you spent the night with a friend."
Maxie nodded.
"He didn't happen to say what friend."
"No. why should I be worried that you slept with Logan again."
"God no. I would never make THAT mistake again."
"Well are you busy or can you talk.'
Maxie was trying to hide what was going through her head at the time both with her fear that Coop was the killer and the strange sense of warmth she found when she kissed Spinelli.
"I'm free I guess. What do you want to talk about?"
"Us."
"What's there to talk about?"
"Ever since your sister died you've been off. I don't know distant I guess. And I've seen you allot with Spinelli is there something I should know."
Maxie bit her lip. What was she supposed to tell him that Spinelli and her sister suspected him of being the killer? That by grieving Georgie's loss together she was falling for him.
"Georgie was my sister and his best friend. It's only natural that we bond in out grief. Besides I was your date for New Years not that you'd remember that seeing as you were a bit off that night."
"The pains of being a police cadet I guess."
He laughed.
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Milo and Nadine had been talking in most of their free time together and were getting to know each other real well. This was what brought Milo into the hospital that day. He approached the hub and Nurse Johnson rolled her eyes she had known that this man worked for Sonny Corinthos and didn't want any of that business around there.
"What business do you have here?"
"Good morning nurse Johnson. I'm here to see nurse Crowell."
"And your business."
"He's my boyfriend Epiphany and I think it's sweet of him to show up like this."
Epiphany rolled her eyes and walked away but kept an eye on them.
"So you think I'm your boyfriend huh."
"What I thought you were. I'm so sorry."
"No I like the sound of that."
He smiled at her placing the cup he had in his hand on the table.
"For you."
"Thank you. I can definitely use this. I just found out I'm working a double which sucks cause..."
"Cause what."
"Cause I was hoping Sonny would give you time off for good behavior and we could go out on a real date. I mean I haven't been in town long but there is this great little place just outside of town that I've been dieing to go to and I'm rambling again aren't I."
"I think it's cute when you ramble."
"Why thank you."
Their conversation was cut short as she was paged.
"I'll call you when I get off. Well after I take a warm shower and a long nap."
"Ok."
"And thanks again for the pick me up."
--
Lulu just finished explaining to Spinelli about the state of her heart was going. How she broke it off with Logan to be with Johnny and when she confronted him he pushed her away and said to be with Logan for her own sanity.
"So now what blonde one."
Lulu shrugged.
"I could always go find Logan and beg to be taken back and hope that he gives me a what are we up to fifth, sixth chance."
Spinelli shook his head trying not to laugh.
"The Jackal finds himself in the center of a love triangle of sorts as well."
Lulu opened her eyes wide at him giving him a surprised look.
"You see. I had come to a place where you and I would never be a couple and getting over Georgie's death and was going to see where things went with Serena."
"I saw you two New Years you looked happy."
"We went out. Well actually she came here the night of Leyla's funeral and we talked."
"And."
"I thought we might have something. But then last night my lips went someplace that I never in a million years thought they'd go."
Lulu picked up her cell.
"If this is you coming out to me let me call my cousin Lucas. He came out a few years ago and he can help. He's also single and..."
"No I'm not...you thought...no I'm not gay I kissed."
He paused to lower his voice to a whisper.
"I kissed Maxie. Or rather the formerly bad blonde one kissed me."
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Cooper and Maxie had been talking about their relationship when Cooper spoke up.
"And that is why I think that we should go away together."
Maxie rolled her eyes. He was saying to her that he saw her depression and suggested them getting out of town to get away from Georgie's memory for a while. Maxie was a bit skeptical both because she thought Coop was the killer and because she thought she was falling for Spinelli.
"I-I can't. I'm actually thinking of registering for classes at PCU this semester. You know some art classes or business or something. I think what Georgie would want is for me to live out the dream I once had of being a fashion designer."
Cooper nodded.
"Well if you change your mind come over tonight around five."
Maxie nodded and watched him leave the diner to go to the station.
--
"You like Maxie."
"I don't know. Well I do know you don't like her."
"Maxie and I have come to an understanding. And you know something. You'd be good for her."
"Thanks. And as much as I don't like Logan I think Johnny is right. You should be with him. Maybe you can be as good an influence to him as I can be to Maxie."
"Let's hope so."
Lulu embraced her best friend in a hug and hoped that Logan would forgive her and that whoever Spinelli chose hoped that they'd learn to love him for who he was.
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Serena had left the hotel and made her way towards the old firehouse where she once lived with her father when suddenly she heard the sound of snow crunching behind her. She was aware that a killer was on the loose that loved to target women. As she heard the feet getting closer she stopped and turned around and came face to face with a man.
"If you are the text message killer leave me alone and I promise I won't call my dad."
The man smiled at her and put his hands in the air.
"You can search me but you won't find a phone cord on me. I was actually looking for a place to live. To lay low for a while and thought that this abandoned firehouse could work."
"This abandoned firehouse is my home."
"Then it's not so abandoned is it."
"Well it was my home anyway. Once upon a time. I'm Serena by the way."
"Johnny."
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TBC
I hope you like the character interactions...OK so I decided to go the SpinMax Serena/Johnny route I hope you like how S/J met any ideas on how you think I should play with them or how the Milo/Nadine sub-plot should go??
