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Maxie looked around the park. She was searching for a lie. A good, believable lie. " Well.. I said.. Dad can never find out that...I can't tell you."
Mac looked at her accusingly. "You can't tell me?" He asked in an eerily calm voice.
Maxie nodded her head. "If I did, it wouldn't be a surprise. Right guys?"
Georgie let out a snort of laughter. "Oh, dad, this IS quite a surprise. Maxie's not lying."
Maxie sent her younger sister an evil look.
Mac spoke next. "Maxie, I want you to tell me whatever it is you've got planned..and I want you to tell me NOW." He was growing impatient.
Maxie looked around the area again. Damn, she thought he would leave it alone if she had said it was a surprise. "Well, we were planning a surprise party...for you. But now that you know, it's really not much of a surprise." Maxie said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Mac narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "A surprise party? Maxie, my birthday isn't for another four months."
Maxie simply shrugged her shoulders. "Better safe than sorry. Right?"
Mac slowly nodded his head. "Riiiight. Listen, I gotta head to the station. I'll talk to you guys later. Dillon, Diego, you boys are gonna come over for dinner."
Dillon and Diego both nodded their heads yes. They were both too scared of Mac to disagree with anything he had to say.
With that, Mac waved for Maxie to follow him over to his car. As he walked, he spoke. "I think Diego is a fine young man, don't you?"
Maxie rolled her eyes. If she didn't know better, she would think her dad was playing matchmaker. "He's okay."
Mac looked at her as if she was crazy. "Okay? Just okay? Maxie he's nice, respectful, and I guess he's not too bad looking.
I mean..I wouldn't be able to judge him myself..but from what I hear, he's a very hott.." Mac rambled, but was cut off
by his daughter.
"Dad, I'm not looking for a boyfriend. Yes, Diego is a nice guy, but NO, I'm not interested." Maxie tried to reason with him.
Mac let out a frustrated sigh. "Why the hell not? Do you still have a crush on Jesse? I swear to God I'm gonna kill that punk."
Maxie laughed out loud. "First off, I do NOT have a crush on Jesse anymore. Second, even if I did, it's not like he could.
make himself less...hot. So what's the point in punishing him. Give him his regular job back. You've got an undercover cop
working the desks for christ sake." Maxie blurted out, before realizing what she said.
Mac looked at his daughter skeptically. "How did YOU know I put Jesse on a desk job?"
Maxie looked like a deer caught in the headlights. " I uh...You..we...ummmm..."
"I told her." The voice belonged to Georgie.
Mac looked over at his youngest daughter. "And how exactly did you know?"
Georgie shrugged her shoulders nervously. "Well..umm...WHEN Maxie still had a crush on Jesse, she asked me to check up on him. So I did."
Mac nodded his head. "If I find out that you're lying for Maxie and Jesse, you're going to be in so much troubl..." He was cut off by Georgie.
"No lies." Georgie added a reasurring smile.
Mac nodded his head before turning back to Maxie. "Think about what I said. Diego is younger, nicer, more respectful, AND I'm pretty sure he would never kidnap you from the hospital and take you on the run with him. That's always a MAJOR plus in dad's book."
With that, Mac stepped into his car and drove away.
"You're gonna get caught." Georgie said once Mac was out of sight.
"No I won't. I just have to stop sticking my foot in my mouth. I have to start thinking before I speak." Maxie said, clearly relieved that the whole ordeal was over.
Georgie laughed. "Yeah well I'm proud of you. You got over your 'Jesse obsession' long enough to tell dad you didn't have a crush on him. I never thought those words would leave your mouth."
Maxie laughed before turning serious. "Wanna know something?"
Georgie nodded her head as she listened intently.
Maxie smiled dreamily. "I don't have a crush on him. I have..actual feelings for him. I've never been in love before, but if it's anything like I feel now, then I never want to fall out of it."
Georgie's eyes grew large. "Love? Don't you think your...rushing...things a bit?"
Maxie shook her head. "I never said I WAS in love with him. Chill." Maxie began walking towards the table, when a smile lit up her face.
Georgie noticed this and immediately shook her head. " I know that look. What are you planning? The answer is NO."
Maxie shook her head innocently as she turned back to her sister. "Dad left his wallet on the table. Looks like we're gonna have to make a quick stop to the PCPD."
Georgie reluctantly nodded her head. "Fine..But listen to me. You can't speak to Jesse. And no major eye sex either."
Maxie rolled her eyes before grabbing the wallet. "Let's go. Dillon, Diego..are you guys coming?"
The four piled into Maxie's car. The drive there was filled with mindless chatter.
Once they all arrived, Maxie practically jumped out of the car. The other three followed her in suit. She was praying that she was going to see him.
The minute she opened the door, she saw Jesse and Lucky sitting next to eachother by a desk. On the desk were guns, badges,
and bulletproof vests. Maxie also saw Mac walk over to them as he helped Lucky into his vest. He threw Jesse his and said
"Let's go..Hustle." before walking into the interrigation room.
Maxie took this time to run over to him. "Hey you."
Jesse looked over at her happy, but confused. With a smile on his lips, he asked her "What are you doing here?"
Maxie shrugged her shoulders as she held up her wallet. "Daddy left his wallet. What kind of daughter would I be if I left it for anyone to steal?"
Jesse laughed as he put on his bulletproof vest.
Maxie looked over at him nervously. "What's this for?"
Jesse shrugged. "Your dad told me that you're 'over me' and that he was desperate. He made Lucky and me 'partners'" Jesse said, using his hands to make quotes.
Maxie nodded her head in understanding. "Get this. My dad tried to hook me up with Diego.. I'm pretty sure he called him hot,
too." She added the last part laughing.
Jesse laughed too. Maxie quickly wrapped her arms around him in a short hug.
Looking up at him, she stroked his cheek. "Be careful..this time I mean it."
Jesse nodded his head as he packed his gun into the pocket of his pants. "I will. I promise."
Maxie nodded her head before quickly kissing him on the cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow?"
Jesse nodded his head. "Yeah. I'll call you tomorrow morning."
Maxie smiled at him as she made her way back over to her friends.
She watched as Lucky and Jesse walked out of the police department.
A few minutes later, Mac walked out of the interogation room.Seeing his daughters, he smiled. "Hey girls."
Maxie held up the wallet. "Take this please. This place is really boring."
Mac smiled as he took the wallet from his daughter. "Thank you, Maxie." Turning towards the whole group, he spoke. "And as for all of you, dinner..tonight. Casa Scorpio."
All of the teens nodded before walking out of the police station.
Later that night, they all sat in the dining room eating dinner.
Diego wouldn't stop flirting with her. Maxie assumed he was doing it to make her father happy, but it was really starting to piss her off.
The ringing of her cell phone sounded, and Maxie was glad for the interruption. Mac and Diego were in an in depth conversation about the flaws in the police department. In other words, Diego was kissing ass.
"Excuse me." Maxie said as she stood up and walked towards the corner of the dining room.
"Hello?" She asked, not recognizing the number.
"Hey Maxie, it's me Lucky." He was talking quick.
Maxie's heart immediately got caught in her throat. What's going on? "What's wrong?" Her voice was slightly raised, causing everyone in the dining room to stop talking.
She heard Lucky sigh on the other line. "It's Jesse. He got shot."
Maxie dropped the cell phone. The phone luckily landed on carpet, so Georgie quickly picked it up.
"Hello? Yeah. Oh my God. Yeah. Thanks. Bye." Georgie's tone was rushed. Looking over at Maxie, she could see the fear in her older sister's eyes.
Seeing the questioning glances around the room, Georgie spoke. "Jesse got shot."
Hearing those words again, Maxie let out a loud sob.