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When they got home the night before, Maxie had gone straight to her room. She didn't want to talk to anyone, she just wanted to sleep. She just wanted to forget everything that happened. Of course, she could never forget, but it was nice to think that she might have been able to, if only for a few seconds.
Now she would have to talk. How could she not? Her little sister was standing two feet away from her, after all. "You still mad at me?" Maxie asked.
Georgie sat on the edge of the bed, "I was never really mad at you, Maxie. I was just sad that you didn't care about our mother enough to see her after she got hurt. I know you harbor some animosity towards her for constantly finding a way to get out of our lives, but I never thought that you'd forget that she loves us as much as she does. Because we both know that deep down Mom loves us a lot. So does Frisco. You've never been mad about him hardly ever being around."
"We've had Mac to be here for us when we needed a dad," Maxie said. "He picked up the slack that Frisco left. But we never had someone that acted like a mom for us when our mother couldn't. I suppose we could have always depended on Bobbie, but... you know what I mean."
"Yeah, I do," Georgie spoke softly. "I still want to see her."
"I can't," Maxie replied. "I'm sorry, Georgie. I just can't go and see her. I know you think that I have no heart, that I don't care about her enough to go see her, and I guess you might be right. I can't bring myself to do it."
"Is there a reason why?"
"I can't... look at her," Maxie admitted. "I can't see her hooked up to a bunch of machines in a hospital after she's been hurt. I can't live with myself if I think that she deserved what happened to her, or if I get angry because I think she's going to die without the two of us getting through everything that we've been through. If I saw her in the hospital... I don't know what I'd do."
"You're afraid."
"I'm afraid of myself," Maxie ran a hand through her hair. "I don't like the person that I am when I think about how much anger I have towards mom, but I can't help it. She's never given me a reason to not have that anger."
"I suppose you're right." Georgie looked at her sister, and she had to know, "Why did you go to the cemetery last night?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"If it was obvious I wouldn't be asking you," Georgie retorted.
"I felt heartless last night, Georgie. And it's because, in actuality, I guess I am heartless. The heart I have isn't mine. The heart I have belongs to someone else. Someone who shouldn't have died."
"I know how you feel about getting her heart, Maxie, but it was the only thing that could have saved your life. She would have wanted you to live. You know that."
"I know," Maxie said softly. "I know it, but I might not ever accept it."
"I'm just glad that you're okay," Georgie wrapped her arms around her sister. "I'd never be able to live with myself if you had gotten hurt because you left when I said those mean things to you."
"You were just being honest," Maxie smiled, even though there was nothing happy about it.
"I'm happy that Damian came with me, too."
Maxie got up and took a few steps away from Georgie, "You really shouldn't have done that."
"Why not?" Georgie wondered. "You love him and I knew he'd want to help."
"I messed up again last night, Georgie," Maxie bit her lip as she recalled the events.
"What do you mean?"
"I wanted Damian to take me back to his apartment at Kelly's. I wanted..."
Georgie knew what Maxie was talking about, "You wanted to go and have sex with him?"
"Yeah..."
"And why didn't you?" Georgie questioned.
"He didn't..."
Georgie blinked, "He didn't want... to?"
Maxie shook her head, "I should have known better!"
"Maxie, he's a guy! They almost always want to!"
"He didn't. He said that it went against his morals and he wouldn't do it."
Georgie was stunned. She could only utter a single word, "Wow."
"I ruined my relationship with him because I was acting so stupid and emotional last night!"
"Why did you want it to be last night?" Georgie inquired. "Was it the date?"
"It was just the easiest thing to get my mind off my problems that didn't involve drugs or alcohol. I just wanted to forget what was going on without doing those things again. When I was with Kyle... it was all I thought about when we did it."
"You treated Damian like Kyle? You realize how stupid that was, don't you?"
"I do now," Maxie said with a nod of her head. "I should have realized that he wouldn't have sex with me. I should have realized that he's too much of a good person to just do something like that, but I didn't. Now he hates me."
"You know he doesn't hate you, Maxie. He loves you so much."
"You think?"
"I know for a fact that he does," Georgie stated with confidence. "He was so afraid last night when he realized that you were missing. He would have done anything to make sure you were okay. Kyle would have never stuck his neck out like that for you."
"You're right, he wouldn't have."
Both girls turned to the doorway and saw Mac standing there. Maxie was the one that spoke, "Dad? How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough to realize that I was wrong about a lot of things when it came to your boyfriend, Maxie. I guess I was fooling myself into thinking that no one could love you like I do, but it looks like I was wrong. He cares about you enough to give himself up in order to keep you safe, yet he wouldn't use you in your time of weakness like Kyle. As much as it pains me to say this... I was wrong about Damian. I got so caught up in the fact that he was Sonny's child that I never took the time to actually examine him as a person all his own. I still don't like the fact that he's a Corinthos, but there are worse people in the world that you could be in love with."
"Daddy..." Maxie walked over and hugged him.
"Just don't expect me to go and be around Sonny and Jason if they have a barbeque or anything, okay?"
"They'd never have a barbeque, they hate being out in the open."
Georgie was happy for Maxie. Happy that Mac had seen the light. Of course, Mac still didn't like Dillon, or did he? "Dad... if you were wrong about Damian..."
Mac looked over at Georgie, "Yes, Georgie, it means I was wrong about your boyfriend, too. Tell Dillon that he can be around with me without worrying about me threatening to arrest him. But, if either of them hurt you in any way, I will not be kind or forgiving."
"Am I still in trouble for last night?" Maxie wondered.
"You're an adult, you don't have a curfew. Just promise me that you'll never ever do something like that again. Okay?"
Maxie looked up, "I promise."
Mac wrapped his arms around both of his girls. They meant so much to him.
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When they got home the night before, Maxie had gone straight to her room. She didn't want to talk to anyone, she just wanted to sleep. She just wanted to forget everything that happened. Of course, she could never forget, but it was nice to think that she might have been able to, if only for a few seconds.
Now she would have to talk. How could she not? Her little sister was standing two feet away from her, after all. "You still mad at me?" Maxie asked.
Georgie sat on the edge of the bed, "I was never really mad at you, Maxie. I was just sad that you didn't care about our mother enough to see her after she got hurt. I know you harbor some animosity towards her for constantly finding a way to get out of our lives, but I never thought that you'd forget that she loves us as much as she does. Because we both know that deep down Mom loves us a lot. So does Frisco. You've never been mad about him hardly ever being around."
"We've had Mac to be here for us when we needed a dad," Maxie said. "He picked up the slack that Frisco left. But we never had someone that acted like a mom for us when our mother couldn't. I suppose we could have always depended on Bobbie, but... you know what I mean."
"Yeah, I do," Georgie spoke softly. "I still want to see her."
"I can't," Maxie replied. "I'm sorry, Georgie. I just can't go and see her. I know you think that I have no heart, that I don't care about her enough to go see her, and I guess you might be right. I can't bring myself to do it."
"Is there a reason why?"
"I can't... look at her," Maxie admitted. "I can't see her hooked up to a bunch of machines in a hospital after she's been hurt. I can't live with myself if I think that she deserved what happened to her, or if I get angry because I think she's going to die without the two of us getting through everything that we've been through. If I saw her in the hospital... I don't know what I'd do."
"You're afraid."
"I'm afraid of myself," Maxie ran a hand through her hair. "I don't like the person that I am when I think about how much anger I have towards mom, but I can't help it. She's never given me a reason to not have that anger."
"I suppose you're right." Georgie looked at her sister, and she had to know, "Why did you go to the cemetery last night?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"If it was obvious I wouldn't be asking you," Georgie retorted.
"I felt heartless last night, Georgie. And it's because, in actuality, I guess I am heartless. The heart I have isn't mine. The heart I have belongs to someone else. Someone who shouldn't have died."
"I know how you feel about getting her heart, Maxie, but it was the only thing that could have saved your life. She would have wanted you to live. You know that."
"I know," Maxie said softly. "I know it, but I might not ever accept it."
"I'm just glad that you're okay," Georgie wrapped her arms around her sister. "I'd never be able to live with myself if you had gotten hurt because you left when I said those mean things to you."
"You were just being honest," Maxie smiled, even though there was nothing happy about it.
"I'm happy that Damian came with me, too."
Maxie got up and took a few steps away from Georgie, "You really shouldn't have done that."
"Why not?" Georgie wondered. "You love him and I knew he'd want to help."
"I messed up again last night, Georgie," Maxie bit her lip as she recalled the events.
"What do you mean?"
"I wanted Damian to take me back to his apartment at Kelly's. I wanted..."
Georgie knew what Maxie was talking about, "You wanted to go and have sex with him?"
"Yeah..."
"And why didn't you?" Georgie questioned.
"He didn't..."
Georgie blinked, "He didn't want... to?"
Maxie shook her head, "I should have known better!"
"Maxie, he's a guy! They almost always want to!"
"He didn't. He said that it went against his morals and he wouldn't do it."
Georgie was stunned. She could only utter a single word, "Wow."
"I ruined my relationship with him because I was acting so stupid and emotional last night!"
"Why did you want it to be last night?" Georgie inquired. "Was it the date?"
"It was just the easiest thing to get my mind off my problems that didn't involve drugs or alcohol. I just wanted to forget what was going on without doing those things again. When I was with Kyle... it was all I thought about when we did it."
"You treated Damian like Kyle? You realize how stupid that was, don't you?"
"I do now," Maxie said with a nod of her head. "I should have realized that he wouldn't have sex with me. I should have realized that he's too much of a good person to just do something like that, but I didn't. Now he hates me."
"You know he doesn't hate you, Maxie. He loves you so much."
"You think?"
"I know for a fact that he does," Georgie stated with confidence. "He was so afraid last night when he realized that you were missing. He would have done anything to make sure you were okay. Kyle would have never stuck his neck out like that for you."
"You're right, he wouldn't have."
Both girls turned to the doorway and saw Mac standing there. Maxie was the one that spoke, "Dad? How long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough to realize that I was wrong about a lot of things when it came to your boyfriend, Maxie. I guess I was fooling myself into thinking that no one could love you like I do, but it looks like I was wrong. He cares about you enough to give himself up in order to keep you safe, yet he wouldn't use you in your time of weakness like Kyle. As much as it pains me to say this... I was wrong about Damian. I got so caught up in the fact that he was Sonny's child that I never took the time to actually examine him as a person all his own. I still don't like the fact that he's a Corinthos, but there are worse people in the world that you could be in love with."
"Daddy..." Maxie walked over and hugged him.
"Just don't expect me to go and be around Sonny and Jason if they have a barbeque or anything, okay?"
"They'd never have a barbeque, they hate being out in the open."
Georgie was happy for Maxie. Happy that Mac had seen the light. Of course, Mac still didn't like Dillon, or did he? "Dad... if you were wrong about Damian..."
Mac looked over at Georgie, "Yes, Georgie, it means I was wrong about your boyfriend, too. Tell Dillon that he can be around with me without worrying about me threatening to arrest him. But, if either of them hurt you in any way, I will not be kind or forgiving."
"Am I still in trouble for last night?" Maxie wondered.
"You're an adult, you don't have a curfew. Just promise me that you'll never ever do something like that again. Okay?"
Maxie looked up, "I promise."
Mac wrapped his arms around both of his girls. They meant so much to him.
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