Come Clean

(c)2003 - meL

Summary:

After Dixie's death, JR rebels and Hayward (for Dixie's sake) tries to help him through her death.(think Jesse McCartney as JR and Zach Kady is Jamie)

New Characters

Shayne Rollins

Chapter Two

Shayne pulled out a twenty dollar bill, and slipped in to Sweeney across the table. More and more customers were filing into the diner, so the boys agreed to go for a walk. Outside the diner, none of the boys noticed Hayward watching from behind. Turning the corner into a deserted alleyway, JR grabbed the small white tablet from Sweeney, and popped it into his mouth.

"Dixie hasn't been dead for more than 24 hours and you're already getting high?" David Hayward came into view, shoving past Shayne and Sweeney. Hayward grabbed for JR's shirt, but JR shoved Hayward off.

"Leave me the hell alone, Doc!" JR grumbled, and pushed David away, the ecstasy already beginning to kick in.

"Are you trying to ruin your life!?" David still went to grab for his shirt again.

"What I do... with my life... is none of your business, Doc!" JR yelled, taking deep breaths.

JR took a deep breath, and when David wouldnt let go of his sweatshirt, JR threw a punch at him. Completely missing by a mile, and collapsing into unconciousness.

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Jake Martin rushed to the ambulance enterance, and watched the paramedics.

"What do we got?" Jake asked the paramedics who was wheeling in a teenager, with David lurking close behind. "Hayward?"

"Sixteen year old male," the paramedics responded, handing a wallet to Jake.

"JR?" Jake looked at the unconcious teen unbelieving.

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Tad and Adam paced the cold, hard floor, as Liza looked on at the two, crossing eachothers paths every once and a while to exchange, surprisingly, worried glances. The one true time neither of them had faught. David sat alone in a corner waiting for news.

Jake entered the family waiting room, and Liza and David stood, while Tad and Adam finally stopped pacing.

"How is he, Jake?" Liza asked, even before anyone could think of what to say.

"We wont know until he wakes up which should be soon. He may be a little out of it. David said that him and some friends were taking something, and when JR went after David he collapsed," Jake said, giving David a sympathetic look.

"You found him?" Adam snarled, angrily.

And then, Liza's heart began to race as Tad walked straight to David's face. For a second everyone thought Tad would hit him, but he stuck out his hand to shake David's.

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JR's eyes fluttered, opening slightly to a bright room. The walls seemed endlessly white, like they werent even there, and there wasnt a ceiling above his head. Sitting up, JR took a look around. He didn't even recognize it as the hospital, probably because it wasnt. A shadowy figure appeared infront of him, and as it got closer he realized it was Dixie.

"Mom?" JR blinked back tears, disbelieving, "Is...is that really you?"

Dixie smiled, and kissed JR's head, "JR you need to go home now."

"What?" JR asked, obviously confused.

Dixie smiled again, and this time her voice changed lower, "You need to come home, JR."

JR's eyes fluttered open to a mass blur of heads. He saw Liza, Tad, Jake, and Adam. Oh god, his father.

"Hey, kiddo," Tad smiled, and Adam sighed.

"Now that you're awake you can tell us what the hell happened," Adam rumbled furiously.

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On the next All My Children...

JR looked stunned at his dad, and Liza stepped between Adam and the hospital bed, "Why dont we go get a coffee, Adam, and let JR, Jake, and Tad talk?"

"Tad, I'm serious, I saw mom," JR whispered.

"I'm not on drugs!" JR yelled.

Jake looked at Tad, who whispered back, "I think JR has a problem."

"And this isn't your problem any more, Tad! Dixie's gone! This is all Adam's problem!" Jake quietly scorned Tad.

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Yeah I've noticed these are getting shorter, I'll try to make them longer I promise!

meL*