Shamira- You caught up!!! Let us celebrate! And you did it before school
started, which is fascinating, to me, because, well, I wouldn't do anything
before school started but get ready for it. I am pleased that you are
feeling well, and apparently did not have to suffer through the toxic food
that they attempt to serve at hospitals. For that, you should be thankful.
Although I'm not a very big fan of mashed potatoes unless they are of the
KFC variety. I'm picky, I know. I do find your loathing of the Alky
amusing, in a very good way. Yes, Maxie is becoming a compassionate woman
who realizes what relationships are all about and for that I am happy. A
pity it took the death of her old 'flame' for her to realize it. Well,
actually, not a pity, I enjoyed killing Kyle, but she should have realized
such things much sooner than she did. Courtney was wise to point out the
whole Mac thing, because Mac's not going to be all that fond of the
relationship, not that he's ever been fond of any relationship that either
of his daughters has had. Alas, that is his way.
I have not seen Pirates, in fact, I now avoid the movie at all costs because I blame it directly for causing GH to go through with this stupid Pirates storyline that is ruining the show and making me very sad at the moment. Curse you, Johnny Depp! I can vouch for you, you ain't the only one who hates Alky's hair. People in the group that I'm on for livejournal are constantly complaining about his mullet. It amuses me, but then most things do. I'm surprised that you didn't comment on Lorenzo's attempts to buy Damian off, since you tend to comment on everything Alky says so very thoroughly, not that I don't like that. Glad you liked Mike and Sonny's involvement. Poor Mike, he gets so little story time.
Ha, I did take that into consideration. I'm sorry that you've wasted so much time reading so much of my story. Plus, it's actually a bit more since I don't save the review comments, but they're probably not even up to 10 pages yet. Hopefully when I go back to college (in just two days!!!) and back to the good computer, it won't be mean to me. Yes, Damian is nice and book smart, but he lacks the certain life experiences that make him a bit naïve. Of course, he's lived a very sheltered life up until this point, so it's not very hard to understand why he's the way he is. Note that I just commented on how Mike gets so little story time, but when he does, it's pretty important to what's going on overall. I actually don't like Mike that much, but realize how vital he is to the family situation that I'm using as the basis for the story. Slowly but surely, Damian is realizing that he can hurt Sonny by using Sonny's failure as a father against him, if he so desires. And we all know that Carly wouldn't let him stay with Michael, so I had to mention it or else people would be asking 'why didn't Carly throw a fit?' I don't quite remember if I thought about Carly during the coma when I was writing that scene with Michael and Damian. If I was I forgot, if I didn't, well, I'm glad someone else pointed it out.
I can't believe they charge so much for word. Leave it to the devil that is Gates to do such a thing to you. Evil, satanic man. Yup, Michael in the hospital is technically a good thing, although it's actually a bad thing. Stupid technicalities. It does show how they support each other when they need it, though, which is what I was going for. I'm making up for the lack of Journey on the show here in some way. Although they've since wizened up and gave us some little moments. I like writing them together, they're a good pair and they really don't always have moments where they're mad at each other like Sonny and Carly. I think it was a combination of both Courtney and himself that led Jason to pay his impromptu visit. It was important to me that I have the character show how much he cares for Michael, even if he's somewhat afraid to do it. Glad you liked, and really glad you caught up!
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Scorpio Household-
She woke up as the rays of sunlight managed to get past the protective shielding that her drapes provided. For a moment she struggled to sleep once more, but she quickly realized that there was something more important to her than her sleep. Damian. She hadn't gotten any calls from him all night. It was probably a good sign. He knew he could call if he needed it. Having not called meant that nothing bad had happened to Michael, right? She shook her head. She would have gotten a call if something really bad had happened. She lifted herself off of her bed and headed for the shower.
When she walked downstairs she didn't bother to look at the kitchen, she didn't think that anyone would be there. But someone was. "Maxie?"
She stopped and looked over, "Hi, dad." She smiled.
Mac looked at the clock. The shock was apparent on his face, "It's not even 7:30 in the morning, what are you doing up?"
"I'm going to the hospital."
Mac took another sip of his coffee, "You know, honey, I love that you're spending so much time doing volunteer work and helping people."
"I'm really good at it," Maxie said. "I haven't been good at something that actually helps people before. It makes me feel better about myself."
Mac nodded, "I wouldn't try and take that away from you, Maxie. But I'm not too sure that I like you leaving this early. You still have school, and now you're in college. It's more important that you get your rest now than it was in High School." Mac put the cup down, "I want you to tell them that you can't be taking shifts this early in the day anymore. Please make Bobbie understand, or I might have to do it for you."
"My shift doesn't start for four hours," Maxie said.
Mac almost knocked the cup into his lap, he was astounded. "What? If you don't have to be there for four hours, why are you leaving now?"
"I'm needed."
"Was there an emergency?" Mac asked. He should have heard of something that would require his daughter to be leaving for the hospital this early in the morning.
"No," Maxie walked into the kitchen.
His worry alleviated, Mac could be at a certain level of ease. "Well then why would they need you? They've got enough people on staff without calling in the volunteers."
"The staff doesn't need me, dad."
"Who does?"
Maxie looked at him and then turned her eyes away, "A friend."
"One of your friends is in the hospital, Maxie?" Mac asked, concerned. She had already been through the death of Kyle. Even though they weren't friends, they had something of a relationship. He hadn't even been gone a month. He worried about what going through such a crisis again so soon would do to her.
"No," Maxie answered him softly.
"You're going to see a friend before you go to the hospital?"
Maxie shook her head, "I'm going to see a friend in the hospital, but he's not checked in, he's just there."
"You've got a friend who is at the hospital, but isn't checked in, and you're going to see him?"
"Yeah."
"I get it," Mac thought about it. "I think."
"I've got my cell phone on if you need something," Maxie got up.
"Wait a minute," Mac grabbed her shoulder, "Who is this person?"
"Just a friend."
"Well, do I know him?"
Maxie was quiet. She didn't want to lie to him, "Yeah, you do." She kept out the part about knowing him through going to his house and arresting him. But it was true, they had met before.
"Well, who is it?" Mac asked.
"A friend."
"Does this friend have a name?"
"Yeah," Maxie pulled away.
"Maxie, please! I know I haven't been around a lot lately, but you're not a little girl anymore, you don't need my constant support. You're an adult and you can make your own decisions. But I don't want you thinking that I don't care about you or Georgie anymore. I don't want you thinking that you have to shut me out of your life because I'm not interested in it anymore. I still love you both so much, no amount of work will take that away." Mac stood up, "Please, who is he?"
"Damian."
"I don't know anybody you hang around with named Damian," Mac said.
Maxie turned away, "Yes, you do."
"How can you be so sure?"
"You," She stopped herself. "You arrested him once."
The gears inside Mac's head began to turn. "Damian. Sonny's Corinthos's son?"
"Yeah."
"Maxie, I don't want you going anywhere near that guy."
"Dad!" Maxie cried out, "Please don't do this."
"Don't do what, Maxie?" Mac asked. "Don't be worried about the fact that my daughter is hanging around the son of Sonny Corinthos, one of the most dangerous people in town, if not the country! You know what that guy does for a living. You know the danger that he places anyone into if they associate themselves with him. I can't let you be around that, not without worrying."
"Damian isn't like Sonny!" Maxie defended him. "He's not a killer. He wants to be a doctor, he wants to help people."
"Probably to atone for Sonny's body count," Mac countered.
"That's not fair!" Maxie yelled. "You're judging him based on his father's life, you're not even giving him a chance."
"I don't need to give anyone a chance when it comes to keeping the people that I love safe!"
"Just because someone's father does stupid things doesn't mean that their children will turn out like them!" Maxie shouted. "Look at me and Georgie, we're not running around the world like Frisco!"
"You're nothing like Frisco," Mac almost whispered.
"And Damian is nothing like Sonny!" Maxie countered. "His little brother is in the hospital, and he's there watching him. He doesn't have anyone that he trusts, dad. He doesn't have anyone but me. I have to be there for him."
"No."
"Didn't you just say that I'm an adult now?" Maxie asked. "That I'm old enough to make my own decisions? Well, I decide to go be with him."
"This isn't the same!" Mac countered. "I want you to be safe."
"I will be, I promise." Maxie started to walk out.
"Maxie, wait!" But she didn't heed Mac's call. He heard the door shut. He headed for the door as well.
"Going after her will only push her away further, dad."
Mac turned around, "How long have you been there?"
Georgie walked down the stairs, "Long enough to know what's going on."
"Can't you go talk with her?"
Georgie shook her head, "It wouldn't help. She loves him, dad."
Mac sighed, "How can she know what love is? She's known the guy for a few weeks!"
"It doesn't work like that and we both know it. Look at what she just did for him, she is going out of her way to be there for him. She would never do that for anyone aside from you and I. She didn't even do that for Kyle when she thought she loved him." Georgie sat on the bottom step, "This is the first time that she's truly felt like this for someone other than her family. Don't try and take that away from her."
"The only thing that she's doing is putting herself at risk, Georgie!" Mac stated. "Think about it, he is Sonny Corinthos's son."
"I know."
"And you know what Sonny does."
"I do."
"And you know how many people have died working for or against Sonny, let alone just by being around in his life. Carly almost died because he shot her in the head." Mac put his hand through his hair, "I don't want to go out to the latest mob scene that was someone caused through his involvement and have to identify the body of my daughter!"
"I'm scared, too, dad." Georgie whispered. "But she's not stupid. She knows how to keep herself safe, and I don't think that he would put her in danger."
"How can you be so sure?" Mac asked, purely doubtful.
"Damian appears to hate Sonny's life so much that it took Michael getting checked into the hospital to get them together." She smiled, "I don't know him very well, we've actually just met recently, but he'd do anything for her. He'll protect her."
"I don't care how much Damian hates Sonny's life, Georgie." Mac sat down next to her, "The fact is that they are father and son, it's a bond that can't be broken, no matter how hard people try. You'd help Frisco if he really needed your help, wouldn't you?"
"Well, yeah," Georgie said. "But if I had to pick between Frisco and you, I'd pick you. Frisco might be my father, but you're my dad."
"One of my daughters is in love with a member of the most corrupt family in Port Charles, the other with a member of the most dangerous." Mac sighed, "I have the worst luck."
"Damian's a lot like Dillon, dad," Georgie said. "They're not like their family, they're better people."
"I certainly hope that Damian can cook better than Dillon."
Georgie laughed, "What do you mean by that?"
"Don't try and hide it from me, Georgie," Mac smiled. "I've already sent Dillon's family the bill for the replacement cookware that was damaged in his virgin foray into the world of cooking."
"You didn't!" Georgie was stunned.
"How much do you want to bet?" Mac replied smugly. He kissed his daughter on the forehead, "I've got to get, I'll be late if I stay any longer."
"Give them a chance, dad." Georgie almost begged, she certainly pleaded.
"I can't make any promises, but I'll try." Mac walked out the door. Georgie got up and looked in the kitchen. How much did the damage tally up to?
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I have not seen Pirates, in fact, I now avoid the movie at all costs because I blame it directly for causing GH to go through with this stupid Pirates storyline that is ruining the show and making me very sad at the moment. Curse you, Johnny Depp! I can vouch for you, you ain't the only one who hates Alky's hair. People in the group that I'm on for livejournal are constantly complaining about his mullet. It amuses me, but then most things do. I'm surprised that you didn't comment on Lorenzo's attempts to buy Damian off, since you tend to comment on everything Alky says so very thoroughly, not that I don't like that. Glad you liked Mike and Sonny's involvement. Poor Mike, he gets so little story time.
Ha, I did take that into consideration. I'm sorry that you've wasted so much time reading so much of my story. Plus, it's actually a bit more since I don't save the review comments, but they're probably not even up to 10 pages yet. Hopefully when I go back to college (in just two days!!!) and back to the good computer, it won't be mean to me. Yes, Damian is nice and book smart, but he lacks the certain life experiences that make him a bit naïve. Of course, he's lived a very sheltered life up until this point, so it's not very hard to understand why he's the way he is. Note that I just commented on how Mike gets so little story time, but when he does, it's pretty important to what's going on overall. I actually don't like Mike that much, but realize how vital he is to the family situation that I'm using as the basis for the story. Slowly but surely, Damian is realizing that he can hurt Sonny by using Sonny's failure as a father against him, if he so desires. And we all know that Carly wouldn't let him stay with Michael, so I had to mention it or else people would be asking 'why didn't Carly throw a fit?' I don't quite remember if I thought about Carly during the coma when I was writing that scene with Michael and Damian. If I was I forgot, if I didn't, well, I'm glad someone else pointed it out.
I can't believe they charge so much for word. Leave it to the devil that is Gates to do such a thing to you. Evil, satanic man. Yup, Michael in the hospital is technically a good thing, although it's actually a bad thing. Stupid technicalities. It does show how they support each other when they need it, though, which is what I was going for. I'm making up for the lack of Journey on the show here in some way. Although they've since wizened up and gave us some little moments. I like writing them together, they're a good pair and they really don't always have moments where they're mad at each other like Sonny and Carly. I think it was a combination of both Courtney and himself that led Jason to pay his impromptu visit. It was important to me that I have the character show how much he cares for Michael, even if he's somewhat afraid to do it. Glad you liked, and really glad you caught up!
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Scorpio Household-
She woke up as the rays of sunlight managed to get past the protective shielding that her drapes provided. For a moment she struggled to sleep once more, but she quickly realized that there was something more important to her than her sleep. Damian. She hadn't gotten any calls from him all night. It was probably a good sign. He knew he could call if he needed it. Having not called meant that nothing bad had happened to Michael, right? She shook her head. She would have gotten a call if something really bad had happened. She lifted herself off of her bed and headed for the shower.
When she walked downstairs she didn't bother to look at the kitchen, she didn't think that anyone would be there. But someone was. "Maxie?"
She stopped and looked over, "Hi, dad." She smiled.
Mac looked at the clock. The shock was apparent on his face, "It's not even 7:30 in the morning, what are you doing up?"
"I'm going to the hospital."
Mac took another sip of his coffee, "You know, honey, I love that you're spending so much time doing volunteer work and helping people."
"I'm really good at it," Maxie said. "I haven't been good at something that actually helps people before. It makes me feel better about myself."
Mac nodded, "I wouldn't try and take that away from you, Maxie. But I'm not too sure that I like you leaving this early. You still have school, and now you're in college. It's more important that you get your rest now than it was in High School." Mac put the cup down, "I want you to tell them that you can't be taking shifts this early in the day anymore. Please make Bobbie understand, or I might have to do it for you."
"My shift doesn't start for four hours," Maxie said.
Mac almost knocked the cup into his lap, he was astounded. "What? If you don't have to be there for four hours, why are you leaving now?"
"I'm needed."
"Was there an emergency?" Mac asked. He should have heard of something that would require his daughter to be leaving for the hospital this early in the morning.
"No," Maxie walked into the kitchen.
His worry alleviated, Mac could be at a certain level of ease. "Well then why would they need you? They've got enough people on staff without calling in the volunteers."
"The staff doesn't need me, dad."
"Who does?"
Maxie looked at him and then turned her eyes away, "A friend."
"One of your friends is in the hospital, Maxie?" Mac asked, concerned. She had already been through the death of Kyle. Even though they weren't friends, they had something of a relationship. He hadn't even been gone a month. He worried about what going through such a crisis again so soon would do to her.
"No," Maxie answered him softly.
"You're going to see a friend before you go to the hospital?"
Maxie shook her head, "I'm going to see a friend in the hospital, but he's not checked in, he's just there."
"You've got a friend who is at the hospital, but isn't checked in, and you're going to see him?"
"Yeah."
"I get it," Mac thought about it. "I think."
"I've got my cell phone on if you need something," Maxie got up.
"Wait a minute," Mac grabbed her shoulder, "Who is this person?"
"Just a friend."
"Well, do I know him?"
Maxie was quiet. She didn't want to lie to him, "Yeah, you do." She kept out the part about knowing him through going to his house and arresting him. But it was true, they had met before.
"Well, who is it?" Mac asked.
"A friend."
"Does this friend have a name?"
"Yeah," Maxie pulled away.
"Maxie, please! I know I haven't been around a lot lately, but you're not a little girl anymore, you don't need my constant support. You're an adult and you can make your own decisions. But I don't want you thinking that I don't care about you or Georgie anymore. I don't want you thinking that you have to shut me out of your life because I'm not interested in it anymore. I still love you both so much, no amount of work will take that away." Mac stood up, "Please, who is he?"
"Damian."
"I don't know anybody you hang around with named Damian," Mac said.
Maxie turned away, "Yes, you do."
"How can you be so sure?"
"You," She stopped herself. "You arrested him once."
The gears inside Mac's head began to turn. "Damian. Sonny's Corinthos's son?"
"Yeah."
"Maxie, I don't want you going anywhere near that guy."
"Dad!" Maxie cried out, "Please don't do this."
"Don't do what, Maxie?" Mac asked. "Don't be worried about the fact that my daughter is hanging around the son of Sonny Corinthos, one of the most dangerous people in town, if not the country! You know what that guy does for a living. You know the danger that he places anyone into if they associate themselves with him. I can't let you be around that, not without worrying."
"Damian isn't like Sonny!" Maxie defended him. "He's not a killer. He wants to be a doctor, he wants to help people."
"Probably to atone for Sonny's body count," Mac countered.
"That's not fair!" Maxie yelled. "You're judging him based on his father's life, you're not even giving him a chance."
"I don't need to give anyone a chance when it comes to keeping the people that I love safe!"
"Just because someone's father does stupid things doesn't mean that their children will turn out like them!" Maxie shouted. "Look at me and Georgie, we're not running around the world like Frisco!"
"You're nothing like Frisco," Mac almost whispered.
"And Damian is nothing like Sonny!" Maxie countered. "His little brother is in the hospital, and he's there watching him. He doesn't have anyone that he trusts, dad. He doesn't have anyone but me. I have to be there for him."
"No."
"Didn't you just say that I'm an adult now?" Maxie asked. "That I'm old enough to make my own decisions? Well, I decide to go be with him."
"This isn't the same!" Mac countered. "I want you to be safe."
"I will be, I promise." Maxie started to walk out.
"Maxie, wait!" But she didn't heed Mac's call. He heard the door shut. He headed for the door as well.
"Going after her will only push her away further, dad."
Mac turned around, "How long have you been there?"
Georgie walked down the stairs, "Long enough to know what's going on."
"Can't you go talk with her?"
Georgie shook her head, "It wouldn't help. She loves him, dad."
Mac sighed, "How can she know what love is? She's known the guy for a few weeks!"
"It doesn't work like that and we both know it. Look at what she just did for him, she is going out of her way to be there for him. She would never do that for anyone aside from you and I. She didn't even do that for Kyle when she thought she loved him." Georgie sat on the bottom step, "This is the first time that she's truly felt like this for someone other than her family. Don't try and take that away from her."
"The only thing that she's doing is putting herself at risk, Georgie!" Mac stated. "Think about it, he is Sonny Corinthos's son."
"I know."
"And you know what Sonny does."
"I do."
"And you know how many people have died working for or against Sonny, let alone just by being around in his life. Carly almost died because he shot her in the head." Mac put his hand through his hair, "I don't want to go out to the latest mob scene that was someone caused through his involvement and have to identify the body of my daughter!"
"I'm scared, too, dad." Georgie whispered. "But she's not stupid. She knows how to keep herself safe, and I don't think that he would put her in danger."
"How can you be so sure?" Mac asked, purely doubtful.
"Damian appears to hate Sonny's life so much that it took Michael getting checked into the hospital to get them together." She smiled, "I don't know him very well, we've actually just met recently, but he'd do anything for her. He'll protect her."
"I don't care how much Damian hates Sonny's life, Georgie." Mac sat down next to her, "The fact is that they are father and son, it's a bond that can't be broken, no matter how hard people try. You'd help Frisco if he really needed your help, wouldn't you?"
"Well, yeah," Georgie said. "But if I had to pick between Frisco and you, I'd pick you. Frisco might be my father, but you're my dad."
"One of my daughters is in love with a member of the most corrupt family in Port Charles, the other with a member of the most dangerous." Mac sighed, "I have the worst luck."
"Damian's a lot like Dillon, dad," Georgie said. "They're not like their family, they're better people."
"I certainly hope that Damian can cook better than Dillon."
Georgie laughed, "What do you mean by that?"
"Don't try and hide it from me, Georgie," Mac smiled. "I've already sent Dillon's family the bill for the replacement cookware that was damaged in his virgin foray into the world of cooking."
"You didn't!" Georgie was stunned.
"How much do you want to bet?" Mac replied smugly. He kissed his daughter on the forehead, "I've got to get, I'll be late if I stay any longer."
"Give them a chance, dad." Georgie almost begged, she certainly pleaded.
"I can't make any promises, but I'll try." Mac walked out the door. Georgie got up and looked in the kitchen. How much did the damage tally up to?
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