Note: I think I did some odd cutting and pasting, so you all might have
gotten four chapters today, if you did, be thankful.
Journeylove- It is okay. While I appreciate reviews of every single chapter, I know that they're not always possible. Nonetheless, I appreciate the kind words that you give me, it is always an honor when someone says that they like my story more than the actual show, written by actual writers and played by actual actors. You're right, though, they messed up a whole lot of the good relationships. At least we have GQ again, right?
Story-
General Hospital-
Michael was sleeping on one of the couches. He had tried to stay up as long as he could, but it was getting rather late and Michael's energy levels were beginning to wane. Carly had put her jacket over her son as a blanket, thinking that it was cute that he had decided to fall asleep at that moment. Mike had gone home for the evening, having seen Damian for a little while. Dillon was sticking around as well, his ride back to the penthouse still being at the hospital. He'd seen Damian as well, with Georgie by his side during one of her breaks. They had all seen him, they had all seen that he was going to be okay. It made them feel better.
"Dillon, could you watch him?" Carly asked. "I'm going to check up on Courtney and see if she needs a little break to get something to eat."
"No problem," Dillon glanced down at the sleeping redhead. It was easy to see why Damian had gravitated towards Michael so quickly, the boy was filled with innocence that people always wanted to get back. When would it get lost?
"Thanks," Carly got up and walked towards Damian's room. She wasn't in favor of Dillon staying around them, living with Jason and Courtney, but she didn't mind leaving Michael with him for some reason. Maybe she was just overreacting as she often did. She knew that Dillon was a good person, even if he had ended up working for Lorenzo on a few occasions.
Nurses Station-
"How you holding up?" Georgie asked, coming from the elevator, pushing a cart of medication.
"A lot better," Maxie said. "He looks better than he did last night, that much is for certain. It was so scary last night, Georgie. He was so pale and his blood was everywhere."
"Try not to think about what happened then," Georgie urged Maxie to let it go, even though the odds of Maxie actually listening to her were slim to none. "His body isn't rejecting the blood that the hospital has given him and that's made him a lot stronger than he was last night. Besides, Bobbie and Monica say that he's going to make it if he keeps on getting the rest that he needs."
"As long as nothing happens, he'll be fine, right?" Maxie was looking for reassurance.
"Right," Georgie was quick to agree.
"But... what if something does happen?" Maxie wondered idly. "Sonny's still got so many enemies that wouldn't stop at anything to get him out of the hospital and hurt him while he's weak. Lorenzo Alcazar is still around... and they didn't kill Faith."
"Faith isn't going to be coming back anytime soon," Georgie said. "Sonny and Jason managed to get her as far away from Port Charles as she's ever been. You don't have to worry about Faith hurting you anymore."
"Fine, maybe not Faith, but there are still..."
"Maxie, stop," Georgie ordered. "Think about the positive things that have been going on. Your boyfriend is not going to die on you right now, I can promise that."
"Don't make promises that you can't keep," Maxie muttered.
"I'm not making one that I can't keep. I believe in my heart that he is going to survive this without any problems. Besides, he's a Corinthos, they're really hard to kill."
"But they're not impossible..."
"Maxie..."
"Look, I don't know what's going on with my head right now, Georgie. You know how I get when I think I'm in love, I worry about everything and anything. The littlest things set me off and I can never get my head straight. But I'm not thinking that I'm in love, I know that I am in love with Damian... and it only makes everything that's happened worse."
"When's your next break?" Georgie asked.
"Not until my shift is over in a little bit," Maxie thought it was an odd question. "Why?"
"Because we're going to go over there and see him together. I'm going to show you that everything is going to be okay and you're going to believe me."
Maxie nodded, "If that's what you think I should do."
"It's what I know you should do," Georgie said. "Just finish doing what you have to do and then we'll go together, okay?"
"Okay," Maxie continued filing the papers that she had to finish before the night was through.
Damian's Room-
There was a soft knock at the door before it opened. Carly poked her head inside and saw Courtney in the chair that was placed right next to Damian's bed. Courtney looked drained, and there was no reason why she shouldn't have been. "You want a break?"
"What?" Courtney snapped out of her haze. "Oh, sorry. I didn't hear you knock."
"You're slowly slipping into dementia," Carly remarked. "You need a boost of caffeine."
Courtney nodded, "That sounds so good right now."
"Go get some," Carly suggested. "I'll watch the kid while you're away."
"I don't know..."
"Courtney," Carly put her hands on Courtney's shoulders, "are you trying to say that you don't trust me?"
"Carly... you know that I would trust you with my life."
"But..."
"But my life isn't the one that is at stake right now," Courtney finished her statement. "I know that you're not as against Damian being a member of our family as you were, but... I don't know, I'm still afraid that you'd try to do something."
"Why would you even think that?"
"Carly, you were so opposed to him being around... old habits die hard, especially with you."
"I can change," Carly said. "Remember the stories that you heard about me hating Sonny as much as I did? Think about everything that's been said about our relationship, because no matter how bad and untrue it sounds, it is true. We were always at each other's throats, Courtney. Now look at us, we're in love and we're stronger together than we ever were apart. Doesn't that show that, with time, I can become a better person if I'm given the chance?"
Courtney gave the thought a moment before she relented, "You're right. I shouldn't be so juidgmental."
"I'm sorry that I made you worry about my intentions, but I can promise you that I don't want to hurt him," Carly hugged Courtney, filling her best friend with a level of confidence that she didn't have at that moment. "Just go and get something to help you through the night. Grab some magazines, too. You might also want to give Michael a good night kiss, I need to get him home so he can get some comfortable rest and go to school in the morning."
"Dillon needs to go tomorrow, too," Courtney remarked.
"Well then you'd better tell Dillon that," Carly moved out of the way so that Courtney could get up and walk out. "We'll be fine..."
"Be back in a few minutes," Courtney said as she closed the door.
Carly looked over at Damian, his head resting on the pillow. Her hand went for the pillow, grabbing the end of it. She gave it a slight tug, pulling it out of place, or into place. "There," She said to the sleeping young man, "I might not know about cooking, but I'd like to think that I'm pretty good at fluffing pillows." Carly positioned herself into the chair, "You know, Courtney's right. We were so mean to each other when you first came here... and even though you don't ever want to truly accept my apology, I have to give it. I shouldn't have been so against your being around us. I shouldn't have tried to deny Sonny the one thing that he always wanted, the chance to be a good father to all his children. I guess I was so blind by the fact that I only wanted my children to be the ones that made Sonny happy... I thought that anyone who came outside of our own family would put the sanctity of Sonny's love towards Michael and Morgan in danger. I shouldn't have been so stupid. Sonny loves all his children, regardless of who the mothers are. I wish we would have gotten off on a better foot than we did..."
Journeylove- It is okay. While I appreciate reviews of every single chapter, I know that they're not always possible. Nonetheless, I appreciate the kind words that you give me, it is always an honor when someone says that they like my story more than the actual show, written by actual writers and played by actual actors. You're right, though, they messed up a whole lot of the good relationships. At least we have GQ again, right?
Story-
General Hospital-
Michael was sleeping on one of the couches. He had tried to stay up as long as he could, but it was getting rather late and Michael's energy levels were beginning to wane. Carly had put her jacket over her son as a blanket, thinking that it was cute that he had decided to fall asleep at that moment. Mike had gone home for the evening, having seen Damian for a little while. Dillon was sticking around as well, his ride back to the penthouse still being at the hospital. He'd seen Damian as well, with Georgie by his side during one of her breaks. They had all seen him, they had all seen that he was going to be okay. It made them feel better.
"Dillon, could you watch him?" Carly asked. "I'm going to check up on Courtney and see if she needs a little break to get something to eat."
"No problem," Dillon glanced down at the sleeping redhead. It was easy to see why Damian had gravitated towards Michael so quickly, the boy was filled with innocence that people always wanted to get back. When would it get lost?
"Thanks," Carly got up and walked towards Damian's room. She wasn't in favor of Dillon staying around them, living with Jason and Courtney, but she didn't mind leaving Michael with him for some reason. Maybe she was just overreacting as she often did. She knew that Dillon was a good person, even if he had ended up working for Lorenzo on a few occasions.
Nurses Station-
"How you holding up?" Georgie asked, coming from the elevator, pushing a cart of medication.
"A lot better," Maxie said. "He looks better than he did last night, that much is for certain. It was so scary last night, Georgie. He was so pale and his blood was everywhere."
"Try not to think about what happened then," Georgie urged Maxie to let it go, even though the odds of Maxie actually listening to her were slim to none. "His body isn't rejecting the blood that the hospital has given him and that's made him a lot stronger than he was last night. Besides, Bobbie and Monica say that he's going to make it if he keeps on getting the rest that he needs."
"As long as nothing happens, he'll be fine, right?" Maxie was looking for reassurance.
"Right," Georgie was quick to agree.
"But... what if something does happen?" Maxie wondered idly. "Sonny's still got so many enemies that wouldn't stop at anything to get him out of the hospital and hurt him while he's weak. Lorenzo Alcazar is still around... and they didn't kill Faith."
"Faith isn't going to be coming back anytime soon," Georgie said. "Sonny and Jason managed to get her as far away from Port Charles as she's ever been. You don't have to worry about Faith hurting you anymore."
"Fine, maybe not Faith, but there are still..."
"Maxie, stop," Georgie ordered. "Think about the positive things that have been going on. Your boyfriend is not going to die on you right now, I can promise that."
"Don't make promises that you can't keep," Maxie muttered.
"I'm not making one that I can't keep. I believe in my heart that he is going to survive this without any problems. Besides, he's a Corinthos, they're really hard to kill."
"But they're not impossible..."
"Maxie..."
"Look, I don't know what's going on with my head right now, Georgie. You know how I get when I think I'm in love, I worry about everything and anything. The littlest things set me off and I can never get my head straight. But I'm not thinking that I'm in love, I know that I am in love with Damian... and it only makes everything that's happened worse."
"When's your next break?" Georgie asked.
"Not until my shift is over in a little bit," Maxie thought it was an odd question. "Why?"
"Because we're going to go over there and see him together. I'm going to show you that everything is going to be okay and you're going to believe me."
Maxie nodded, "If that's what you think I should do."
"It's what I know you should do," Georgie said. "Just finish doing what you have to do and then we'll go together, okay?"
"Okay," Maxie continued filing the papers that she had to finish before the night was through.
Damian's Room-
There was a soft knock at the door before it opened. Carly poked her head inside and saw Courtney in the chair that was placed right next to Damian's bed. Courtney looked drained, and there was no reason why she shouldn't have been. "You want a break?"
"What?" Courtney snapped out of her haze. "Oh, sorry. I didn't hear you knock."
"You're slowly slipping into dementia," Carly remarked. "You need a boost of caffeine."
Courtney nodded, "That sounds so good right now."
"Go get some," Carly suggested. "I'll watch the kid while you're away."
"I don't know..."
"Courtney," Carly put her hands on Courtney's shoulders, "are you trying to say that you don't trust me?"
"Carly... you know that I would trust you with my life."
"But..."
"But my life isn't the one that is at stake right now," Courtney finished her statement. "I know that you're not as against Damian being a member of our family as you were, but... I don't know, I'm still afraid that you'd try to do something."
"Why would you even think that?"
"Carly, you were so opposed to him being around... old habits die hard, especially with you."
"I can change," Carly said. "Remember the stories that you heard about me hating Sonny as much as I did? Think about everything that's been said about our relationship, because no matter how bad and untrue it sounds, it is true. We were always at each other's throats, Courtney. Now look at us, we're in love and we're stronger together than we ever were apart. Doesn't that show that, with time, I can become a better person if I'm given the chance?"
Courtney gave the thought a moment before she relented, "You're right. I shouldn't be so juidgmental."
"I'm sorry that I made you worry about my intentions, but I can promise you that I don't want to hurt him," Carly hugged Courtney, filling her best friend with a level of confidence that she didn't have at that moment. "Just go and get something to help you through the night. Grab some magazines, too. You might also want to give Michael a good night kiss, I need to get him home so he can get some comfortable rest and go to school in the morning."
"Dillon needs to go tomorrow, too," Courtney remarked.
"Well then you'd better tell Dillon that," Carly moved out of the way so that Courtney could get up and walk out. "We'll be fine..."
"Be back in a few minutes," Courtney said as she closed the door.
Carly looked over at Damian, his head resting on the pillow. Her hand went for the pillow, grabbing the end of it. She gave it a slight tug, pulling it out of place, or into place. "There," She said to the sleeping young man, "I might not know about cooking, but I'd like to think that I'm pretty good at fluffing pillows." Carly positioned herself into the chair, "You know, Courtney's right. We were so mean to each other when you first came here... and even though you don't ever want to truly accept my apology, I have to give it. I shouldn't have been so against your being around us. I shouldn't have tried to deny Sonny the one thing that he always wanted, the chance to be a good father to all his children. I guess I was so blind by the fact that I only wanted my children to be the ones that made Sonny happy... I thought that anyone who came outside of our own family would put the sanctity of Sonny's love towards Michael and Morgan in danger. I shouldn't have been so stupid. Sonny loves all his children, regardless of who the mothers are. I wish we would have gotten off on a better foot than we did..."