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"I need to talk to you," Dillon groaned when Maxie opened the door to her apartment.
"Now is not a good time Dillon."
Dillon walked into the living room and immediately saw Kyle lying on the couch asleep. He glanced back at Maxie and shook his head.
"Are you *crazy*?"
"Ok, you can get out now," Maxie sighed, standing with her hand on her hip.
"No, I can't do that. I need to ask you something."
"Ok."
"Did *you* know that Georgie slept with Lucas?"
Maxie's eyes widened. Georgie had told her that in strictest confidence, even Emily didn't know. She could immediately see the hurt in Dillon's eyes as he stared at her, searching for an answer on her face.
"Yes," she nodded "But Dillon it's not what you think."
"Why does everybody think I shouldn't be mad about this? The love of my life sleeps with somebody else and I'm not supposed to care?"
"You *left* her Dillon. She never even thought about anyone else," Maxie shook her head, angry with his attitude "For three years. Then, that day you came back, for your meeting at the pier..."
Dillon nodded.
"She got really upset. She started drinking and Lucas was with her...She never meant for it to happen, she doesn't even remember it. When she realized what she had done, she was upset. She was mad at herself. She felt guilty and she never wanted to talk about it, ever again. She never gave a damn about Lucas, can't you see that?"
She studied his face. Now, he was the one who looked guilty.
"What did you say to her?" Maxie grew angry.
"Something I shouldn't have," he shook his head, letting out a deep sigh "What did I do?"
"You guys got a second chance, don't screw it up," Maxie insisted, as she opened the door and he walked out.
He found her curled up in the corner of the living room with a blanket wrapped around her. All of the lights were out, only the glow on the Christmas tree and the fireplace lit up the night. He could see the light reflecting on her cheeks with the dried tear streaks down each side of her face.
"Georgie?" he whispered moving closer to her.
"I'm sorry."
"No, no sweetheart," he sat down on the floor beside her, brushing her hair out of her face "I'm sorry. I should have never said those things to you."
"No, you're right. I was wrong to do what I did...But Dillon you have to believe me...I love you. I don't love Lucas, I could never love someone like him."
"I know," he pulled her closer to him, resting her head on his chest "I'm so sorry...If I ever say anything like that to you again, feel free to slap me."
She smiled and nodded her head.
"I just might do that."
"Good, good because I deserve it," he replied hoarsely, with his most serious expression "I never want to hurt you...I want you to know how much I admire you, and respect you. I trust you and I lost all of that for a second, and I never want to do it again."
"I know," she whispered, settling back more comfortably against him "I should have told you about it."
"No," he shook his head "It happened while we were apart from each other. You don't have to explain yourself to me."
"Still," she sighed "No more secrets, ever, ok?"
He nodded and kissed her forehead.
* Four Weeks Later *
"This is so exciting," Georgie grinned as she and Maxie finished setting the table. The two had planned a Christmas Eve dinner with Emily and Nikolas. Dillon hadn't been to happy about the idea, mainly because they had made the living room look like a true winter wonderland and he thought it was all a bit much. Plus, he had never really been a party person.
"Yeah I know, your first Christmas in your new place," Maxie smiled at her sister, as she lay out the napkins.
"Isn't it unbelievable?" Georgie thought aloud as she gave the table another glance over to make sure everything was right "A year ago, I could never have imagined this."
"Yeah I know, it's the same way with Kyle and me."
Just the mention of his name, sent a wave of worry through Georgie's body. She knew Maxie thought he was better, he had totally changed and was the man of her dreams, but Georgie couldn't help but wonder if he would revert back to his old ways.
"Listen Maxie, about Kyle..."
"I know what you're going to say," she shook her head "But he's so much better. He's committed, he goes to meetings, he loves me, I love him, and we want to be happy together. We want the same things you and Dillon want...He was actually going to come tonight but his father asked him over to help put up some lights in the front yard," Maxie laughed.
Georgie was about to respond when there was a knock on the door and Leo opened it, to allow Nikolas and Emily inside.
"Hey!" Georgie squealed rushing over to Emily "Let me get a look at you."
"Georgie, I'm only two months along," Emily laughed, rubbing her stomach with her hand "You can't tell yet."
"Yeah, but she's in there," Georgie grinned.
"She? What makes you so sure?" Nikolas smiled "It's gonna be a boy. A strong, Cassadine prince."
"You mean, *princess*."
"We'll see," he laughed, juggling the presents he was holding in his arms.
"Here let me get those," Leo took them and walked over to the tree, spreading them out underneath it.
"Everything looks beautiful Georgie," Emily glanced around the room "This apartment is amazing."
"Dillon has good taste."
"Did somebody say my name?" Dillon came through the front door and hung his jacket up.
"Yeah, you can go check on dinner," Georgie giggled, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before he went into the kitchen to talk to the new cook he had hired. He had given her strict instructions that everything had to be perfect for Georgie. He was going to do everything he could to make sure he never disappointed her again.
"They're so amazing," Georgie laughed, as she stacked up the empty boxes beside the tree. Everyone had been gone for about thirty minutes and their presents were strewn across the room.
"I know, they gave us too much," Dillon shook his head "So, did you have a good time?"
"Mhm," she nodded.
"That's what I hoped you'd say," he grinned, as they sat down on the couch beside each other. He looped his arm around her neck and pulled her closer to him.
"It's exactly two minutes after midnight," Georgie whispered glancing over at the clock on the wall "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas."
"So..." Georgie smiled "Can I get my present now?"
"Well..."
"But, it's technically Christmas," she pouted like a little child.
"All right," he sighed with pretend annoyance as he stood up and crossed the room to the tree. He picked up a small box and handed it to her.
She raised an eyebrow as she carefully began to unwrap the shiny silver paper. Inside, she found an emerald and diamond necklace.
"You had to have something to match the ring, right?"
She laughed as he carefully opened the clasp and looped it around her neck. She got up and studied her reflection in the mirror over the fireplace.
"It's beautiful. Thank you."
"You know," Dillon wrapped his arms around her "You are going to be the most beautiful bride Port Charles has ever seen."
Just a couple more chapters until the wedding!
"I need to talk to you," Dillon groaned when Maxie opened the door to her apartment.
"Now is not a good time Dillon."
Dillon walked into the living room and immediately saw Kyle lying on the couch asleep. He glanced back at Maxie and shook his head.
"Are you *crazy*?"
"Ok, you can get out now," Maxie sighed, standing with her hand on her hip.
"No, I can't do that. I need to ask you something."
"Ok."
"Did *you* know that Georgie slept with Lucas?"
Maxie's eyes widened. Georgie had told her that in strictest confidence, even Emily didn't know. She could immediately see the hurt in Dillon's eyes as he stared at her, searching for an answer on her face.
"Yes," she nodded "But Dillon it's not what you think."
"Why does everybody think I shouldn't be mad about this? The love of my life sleeps with somebody else and I'm not supposed to care?"
"You *left* her Dillon. She never even thought about anyone else," Maxie shook her head, angry with his attitude "For three years. Then, that day you came back, for your meeting at the pier..."
Dillon nodded.
"She got really upset. She started drinking and Lucas was with her...She never meant for it to happen, she doesn't even remember it. When she realized what she had done, she was upset. She was mad at herself. She felt guilty and she never wanted to talk about it, ever again. She never gave a damn about Lucas, can't you see that?"
She studied his face. Now, he was the one who looked guilty.
"What did you say to her?" Maxie grew angry.
"Something I shouldn't have," he shook his head, letting out a deep sigh "What did I do?"
"You guys got a second chance, don't screw it up," Maxie insisted, as she opened the door and he walked out.
He found her curled up in the corner of the living room with a blanket wrapped around her. All of the lights were out, only the glow on the Christmas tree and the fireplace lit up the night. He could see the light reflecting on her cheeks with the dried tear streaks down each side of her face.
"Georgie?" he whispered moving closer to her.
"I'm sorry."
"No, no sweetheart," he sat down on the floor beside her, brushing her hair out of her face "I'm sorry. I should have never said those things to you."
"No, you're right. I was wrong to do what I did...But Dillon you have to believe me...I love you. I don't love Lucas, I could never love someone like him."
"I know," he pulled her closer to him, resting her head on his chest "I'm so sorry...If I ever say anything like that to you again, feel free to slap me."
She smiled and nodded her head.
"I just might do that."
"Good, good because I deserve it," he replied hoarsely, with his most serious expression "I never want to hurt you...I want you to know how much I admire you, and respect you. I trust you and I lost all of that for a second, and I never want to do it again."
"I know," she whispered, settling back more comfortably against him "I should have told you about it."
"No," he shook his head "It happened while we were apart from each other. You don't have to explain yourself to me."
"Still," she sighed "No more secrets, ever, ok?"
He nodded and kissed her forehead.
* Four Weeks Later *
"This is so exciting," Georgie grinned as she and Maxie finished setting the table. The two had planned a Christmas Eve dinner with Emily and Nikolas. Dillon hadn't been to happy about the idea, mainly because they had made the living room look like a true winter wonderland and he thought it was all a bit much. Plus, he had never really been a party person.
"Yeah I know, your first Christmas in your new place," Maxie smiled at her sister, as she lay out the napkins.
"Isn't it unbelievable?" Georgie thought aloud as she gave the table another glance over to make sure everything was right "A year ago, I could never have imagined this."
"Yeah I know, it's the same way with Kyle and me."
Just the mention of his name, sent a wave of worry through Georgie's body. She knew Maxie thought he was better, he had totally changed and was the man of her dreams, but Georgie couldn't help but wonder if he would revert back to his old ways.
"Listen Maxie, about Kyle..."
"I know what you're going to say," she shook her head "But he's so much better. He's committed, he goes to meetings, he loves me, I love him, and we want to be happy together. We want the same things you and Dillon want...He was actually going to come tonight but his father asked him over to help put up some lights in the front yard," Maxie laughed.
Georgie was about to respond when there was a knock on the door and Leo opened it, to allow Nikolas and Emily inside.
"Hey!" Georgie squealed rushing over to Emily "Let me get a look at you."
"Georgie, I'm only two months along," Emily laughed, rubbing her stomach with her hand "You can't tell yet."
"Yeah, but she's in there," Georgie grinned.
"She? What makes you so sure?" Nikolas smiled "It's gonna be a boy. A strong, Cassadine prince."
"You mean, *princess*."
"We'll see," he laughed, juggling the presents he was holding in his arms.
"Here let me get those," Leo took them and walked over to the tree, spreading them out underneath it.
"Everything looks beautiful Georgie," Emily glanced around the room "This apartment is amazing."
"Dillon has good taste."
"Did somebody say my name?" Dillon came through the front door and hung his jacket up.
"Yeah, you can go check on dinner," Georgie giggled, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before he went into the kitchen to talk to the new cook he had hired. He had given her strict instructions that everything had to be perfect for Georgie. He was going to do everything he could to make sure he never disappointed her again.
"They're so amazing," Georgie laughed, as she stacked up the empty boxes beside the tree. Everyone had been gone for about thirty minutes and their presents were strewn across the room.
"I know, they gave us too much," Dillon shook his head "So, did you have a good time?"
"Mhm," she nodded.
"That's what I hoped you'd say," he grinned, as they sat down on the couch beside each other. He looped his arm around her neck and pulled her closer to him.
"It's exactly two minutes after midnight," Georgie whispered glancing over at the clock on the wall "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas."
"So..." Georgie smiled "Can I get my present now?"
"Well..."
"But, it's technically Christmas," she pouted like a little child.
"All right," he sighed with pretend annoyance as he stood up and crossed the room to the tree. He picked up a small box and handed it to her.
She raised an eyebrow as she carefully began to unwrap the shiny silver paper. Inside, she found an emerald and diamond necklace.
"You had to have something to match the ring, right?"
She laughed as he carefully opened the clasp and looped it around her neck. She got up and studied her reflection in the mirror over the fireplace.
"It's beautiful. Thank you."
"You know," Dillon wrapped his arms around her "You are going to be the most beautiful bride Port Charles has ever seen."
Just a couple more chapters until the wedding!