Note: This chapter is going to be a little shorter than most of the
chapters that I do. Sorry, I guess I couldn't stretch out the chapter for
the standard 4-5 pages. Don't worry, though, the next few chapters will
more than make up for this lacking piece.
Kayla- What can I say? Those Corinthos men, be they Corinthos men by name or by name and blood, love their women fully. I imagine that Michael, when he gets old enough, will be quite the little heartbreaker. Provided that he grows into that oversized forehead of his. Don't get me wrong, I love the boy dearly, but he can look like an alien.
Journeylove- Yeah, Carly can be a bit evil when it comes to things that she feels strongly about. It's both her best and worst quality.
Story-
General Hospital, a little while later-
Maxie had been at the hospital, as Damian had predicted. She was certainly less distressed than she had normally been. If it was something that could be accredited to the fact that she had spent time with Damian only the day before was unknown. She wasn't walking around whistling Dixie, but she wasn't moping around either.
Georgie was with her, although she was scheduled to work whereas Maxie was basically forcing herself to be there. Georgie didn't mind, it let her keep an eye on her sister. Maxie had told her about the moment where she almost went back to stealing pills as a way to escape from the pain. It was a horrible moment for Maxie, but also a proud once since she was able to beat the desire and walk away without a relapse into her dangerous past. Georgie had hoped that she would have never gotten that far, but the fact that she beat it was the important part.
"I can't believe you're pulling a double shift," She said as Maxie walked behind the nurses' station.
"It's the weekend, Georgie," Maxie replied. "We have to have as many people as we can just in case something happens. Those teenagers, you never know what they're going to do."
"We happen to be part of the 'those teenagers' group, Maxie!" Georgie said with a wry grin.
"Teenagers are in high school, I'm not."
"Your age still ends in 'teen.' Sorry, you can't win this one."
"Does everything always have to be a game with you?" Maxie asked as she heard the elevator make the sound that it was about to open. "Sometimes you can be..."
Georgie noticed that Maxie had stopped. "Can be what? Maxie?" She didn't hear her sister respond. "Maxie?" Georgie turned around and saw that Maxie was wrapped around someone. When she got a closer look she saw that it was Damian. Georgie could only grin widely.
Maxie couldn't believe that he was there with her, but she wasn't going to let him get away. If she did, he might not ever come back to her. "You're out!" Maxie said happily. "When did you get out?"
"Earlier today," Damian said as he hugged her. "I shaved just like you asked."
"I can see that," Maxie ran her hand down his face. "I kind of miss the stubble."
"Make up your mind!" Damian replied. "I would have called you but the service is down or at least unreliable for everyone. Plus, I thought I would surprise you."
"It was the best surprise ever!" Maxie still didn't let go, in fact, she held him tighter.
"I need my ribcages unbroken, Maxie," Damian told her. It didn't really hurt, but it wasn't exactly all that comfortable either.
"Now you can tell me what happened!" Maxie said. "You don't have to worry about being accused of the same thing..."
"I can't," Damian said softly.
"Damian, I just want to know why you were in trouble in the first place. I won't tell anyone anything, I swear."
"I trust you, Maxie. I really do. But..."
"There shouldn't be a but!" Maxie said. "If you trust me, you should be able to tell me anything!"
"I made a promise that I wouldn't talk about it," Damian said. "You don't want me to break my word. Do you?"
Maxie shook her head, "No, I don't. I'd never ask you to break your word." She knew that it involved his father in some way. Would it always be like that? Would they always end up having something between them because of Sonny and his life? She didn't want to think about that. "I'd love to spend some time with you, but I have to work..."
"Maxie... I came here to see you. You're not going to just blow me off, are you?"
"We have tomorrow," Maxie said, trying to be as nice as possible. It was true, she was blowing him off. She was angry that he didn't really trust her as much as he should have. "Please, Damian."
"I love you..." Damian said somewhat dejected as he walked away.
"I do, too," Maxie replied, watching him leave. She meant it. She did love him. Even being angry at him wouldn't change that. It was their first fight. She wanted it to be their last as well, but she might not have gotten that wish.
Lorenzo Alcazar's home-
Lorenzo, through one of his many planted informants at the Port Charles Police Department, had been made aware of Damian's release and Scott Baldwin's failure to make due with his part of the bargain. He wasn't pleased. Lorenzo watched as the sun set over his terrace. Soon the stars would be out and he could look at the constellations. He had gazed at the stars many times in the past. Sometimes alone, sometimes with the woman that he loved when she was still alive. Now he wanted to watch them with Carly, but the only way to do that would be to show that he loved her more than Sonny ever could. His best way of doing so was to get rid of one of the problems in her life, her step-son. At first Lorenzo thought he could use Damian against Sonny, but when he saw how much the boy was harming Carly's mentality he knew that nothing was more important than getting rid of him. His plan to get Damian out of the house did not work, nor was his plan to get Damian thrown in prison for life met with any success. There was one last step that Lorenzo could have taken. Lorenzo picked up his phone, not caring that there was a known service complex. What he wanted done couldn't wait. He dialed the one person that he felt he could depend on. The one that had caught Damian sneaking around when they first met, before they knew how much they would end up meaning to one another. "Al?"
"Yeah?"
"I need you to do something for me."
"What?"
"Get rid of Carly's Step-Son."
"What?" Al obviously couldn't understand what Lorenzo was saying through the static.
"Get rid of Carly's Step-Son, dolt!" Lorenzo yelled.
Al pushed the phone away from his ear to save himself from Lorenzo's yell, "Are you sure?"
"I wouldn't give you the order if I didn't feel that it needed to be carried out, Al!" Lorenzo wished that he could do it face to face, but there was no time to waste. "I don't care what it takes, the next time you see Carly's Step-Son, you take him out and make sure that he stays dead." Lorenzo hung up the phone.
From his truck, Al looked down at the phone in shock. "He must have gotten mad at Carly," Al mused to himself. Why else would Lorenzo ask that Carly's son be taken out? Al didn't care, he had his orders, he'd do what was needed.
Kayla- What can I say? Those Corinthos men, be they Corinthos men by name or by name and blood, love their women fully. I imagine that Michael, when he gets old enough, will be quite the little heartbreaker. Provided that he grows into that oversized forehead of his. Don't get me wrong, I love the boy dearly, but he can look like an alien.
Journeylove- Yeah, Carly can be a bit evil when it comes to things that she feels strongly about. It's both her best and worst quality.
Story-
General Hospital, a little while later-
Maxie had been at the hospital, as Damian had predicted. She was certainly less distressed than she had normally been. If it was something that could be accredited to the fact that she had spent time with Damian only the day before was unknown. She wasn't walking around whistling Dixie, but she wasn't moping around either.
Georgie was with her, although she was scheduled to work whereas Maxie was basically forcing herself to be there. Georgie didn't mind, it let her keep an eye on her sister. Maxie had told her about the moment where she almost went back to stealing pills as a way to escape from the pain. It was a horrible moment for Maxie, but also a proud once since she was able to beat the desire and walk away without a relapse into her dangerous past. Georgie had hoped that she would have never gotten that far, but the fact that she beat it was the important part.
"I can't believe you're pulling a double shift," She said as Maxie walked behind the nurses' station.
"It's the weekend, Georgie," Maxie replied. "We have to have as many people as we can just in case something happens. Those teenagers, you never know what they're going to do."
"We happen to be part of the 'those teenagers' group, Maxie!" Georgie said with a wry grin.
"Teenagers are in high school, I'm not."
"Your age still ends in 'teen.' Sorry, you can't win this one."
"Does everything always have to be a game with you?" Maxie asked as she heard the elevator make the sound that it was about to open. "Sometimes you can be..."
Georgie noticed that Maxie had stopped. "Can be what? Maxie?" She didn't hear her sister respond. "Maxie?" Georgie turned around and saw that Maxie was wrapped around someone. When she got a closer look she saw that it was Damian. Georgie could only grin widely.
Maxie couldn't believe that he was there with her, but she wasn't going to let him get away. If she did, he might not ever come back to her. "You're out!" Maxie said happily. "When did you get out?"
"Earlier today," Damian said as he hugged her. "I shaved just like you asked."
"I can see that," Maxie ran her hand down his face. "I kind of miss the stubble."
"Make up your mind!" Damian replied. "I would have called you but the service is down or at least unreliable for everyone. Plus, I thought I would surprise you."
"It was the best surprise ever!" Maxie still didn't let go, in fact, she held him tighter.
"I need my ribcages unbroken, Maxie," Damian told her. It didn't really hurt, but it wasn't exactly all that comfortable either.
"Now you can tell me what happened!" Maxie said. "You don't have to worry about being accused of the same thing..."
"I can't," Damian said softly.
"Damian, I just want to know why you were in trouble in the first place. I won't tell anyone anything, I swear."
"I trust you, Maxie. I really do. But..."
"There shouldn't be a but!" Maxie said. "If you trust me, you should be able to tell me anything!"
"I made a promise that I wouldn't talk about it," Damian said. "You don't want me to break my word. Do you?"
Maxie shook her head, "No, I don't. I'd never ask you to break your word." She knew that it involved his father in some way. Would it always be like that? Would they always end up having something between them because of Sonny and his life? She didn't want to think about that. "I'd love to spend some time with you, but I have to work..."
"Maxie... I came here to see you. You're not going to just blow me off, are you?"
"We have tomorrow," Maxie said, trying to be as nice as possible. It was true, she was blowing him off. She was angry that he didn't really trust her as much as he should have. "Please, Damian."
"I love you..." Damian said somewhat dejected as he walked away.
"I do, too," Maxie replied, watching him leave. She meant it. She did love him. Even being angry at him wouldn't change that. It was their first fight. She wanted it to be their last as well, but she might not have gotten that wish.
Lorenzo Alcazar's home-
Lorenzo, through one of his many planted informants at the Port Charles Police Department, had been made aware of Damian's release and Scott Baldwin's failure to make due with his part of the bargain. He wasn't pleased. Lorenzo watched as the sun set over his terrace. Soon the stars would be out and he could look at the constellations. He had gazed at the stars many times in the past. Sometimes alone, sometimes with the woman that he loved when she was still alive. Now he wanted to watch them with Carly, but the only way to do that would be to show that he loved her more than Sonny ever could. His best way of doing so was to get rid of one of the problems in her life, her step-son. At first Lorenzo thought he could use Damian against Sonny, but when he saw how much the boy was harming Carly's mentality he knew that nothing was more important than getting rid of him. His plan to get Damian out of the house did not work, nor was his plan to get Damian thrown in prison for life met with any success. There was one last step that Lorenzo could have taken. Lorenzo picked up his phone, not caring that there was a known service complex. What he wanted done couldn't wait. He dialed the one person that he felt he could depend on. The one that had caught Damian sneaking around when they first met, before they knew how much they would end up meaning to one another. "Al?"
"Yeah?"
"I need you to do something for me."
"What?"
"Get rid of Carly's Step-Son."
"What?" Al obviously couldn't understand what Lorenzo was saying through the static.
"Get rid of Carly's Step-Son, dolt!" Lorenzo yelled.
Al pushed the phone away from his ear to save himself from Lorenzo's yell, "Are you sure?"
"I wouldn't give you the order if I didn't feel that it needed to be carried out, Al!" Lorenzo wished that he could do it face to face, but there was no time to waste. "I don't care what it takes, the next time you see Carly's Step-Son, you take him out and make sure that he stays dead." Lorenzo hung up the phone.
From his truck, Al looked down at the phone in shock. "He must have gotten mad at Carly," Al mused to himself. Why else would Lorenzo ask that Carly's son be taken out? Al didn't care, he had his orders, he'd do what was needed.