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Maxie sat on the floor sobbing. Someone kept shaking her. "Get off of me!" She screamed, only to be faced with Georgie.
Startled, Maxie sat up. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she looked around the hospital room. "Where's Jesse?" She demanded, searching the hospital frantically.
Georgie sat her sister down. "Maxie, calm down."
Maxie looked up at her sister as she searched around the waiting room. "No, Jesse's dead and I..." She began, only to see a finger on her lips.
It was her father. "Honey, Jesse isn't dead. It's okay. He's alright." He said as he gathered his daughter in his arms.
Maxie looked up, her eyes wide. "No, he's dead. I saw him die. You told me, and I..." Maxie stopped herself, taking a deep breath. "It was a dream." She finished calmer.
Mac nodded his head, concerned. "You've been having a lot of bad dreams lately. I think maybe you should talk to someone about them. It'll help you feel better."
Maxie shook her head no as she dried her eyes. "I just wana see Jesse. Please." She pleaded with her father.
Mac nodded his head. "Alot's happened while you were sleeping. After he flatlined, they revived him, but he still needed blood. Turns out that Brooklyn was a match." He jerked his head over in her direction.
Maxie nodded her head as she walked over to Brooklyn. "Thank you for being here. Thank you for giving Jesse the blood he needed."
Brooke smiled slightly as she nodded her head. "Jesse's a good guy."
Maxie did something that surprised them both. She hugged Brooke, and Brooke hugged her back.
Once the hug broke, Maxie stood up sending a tiny wave Brooke's way. "I'll be right back." She said to Georgie, Dillon, Felicia, Diego, and Brooke.
Mac escorted his daughter into the ICU unit where Jesse was currently located. When they neared his room, Monica exited.
"Hello Mac, Maxie." She said smiling.
Maxie smiled nervously. "How is he?"
Monica nodded her head. "Sleeping. Jesse needs his rest. Only a few minutes per visitor, and no more than 2 in the room at a time. As long as everything moves smoothly, tomorrow he sould be moved to a regular hospital room. He's going to be fine." She said before walking away.
Maxie nodded her head before walking towards the door. Mac made no move to follow his daughter. "Mac, are you coming?" She asked impatiently. The dream had really freaked her out about her nightmare. She just wanted to go in the room and look at him. Stare at his beautiful, alive, colored face and make sure that he was okay. That he wasn't leaving her.
Mac thought for a moment before reluctantly nodding his head. "Yeah, I'll come."
Maxie burst through the doors to see him. He was laying in the bed, fast asleep. A huge smile crept along her face.
Sitting next to him, Maxie kissed his forhead. "You're gonna be okay." She whispered.
Mac sat in the corner of the room as he watched his oldest daughter take care of his youngest undercover cop. Only in Port Charles could things get this screwed up.
Maxie refused to leave the room, so everyone had to come inside alone. Once it was Diego's turn, he took full advantage of it.
Sitting on the arm of her chair, he stroked her hair. "You've been a real trooper, Maxie."
Smiling, Maxie looked over at Jesse's sleeping form. "That's what people in love do."
Diego looked around the room and found a radio. "I think you need some fun." He stated, crossing the room.
Fiddling with the radio, he finally settled to "This I Swear" by Nick Lachey.
Crossing the distance over to Maxie, Diego held out his hand. "May I have this dance?"
Maxie laughed, but then stopped as she realized that he was serious. "You're kidding, right?" She asked him, still laughing slightly.
Diego shook his head no as he bowed down to her, waiting for her to accept his hand.
Maxie rolled her eyes before looking over at Diego. "Will you leave me alone if I dance with you?"
Diego nodded his head 'yes', smiling.
Maxie grabbed his hand. "Fine."
They danced to the song, Maxie rolling her eyes and laughing as Diego savored every moment.
What neither of them noticed was a waking Jesse. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the woman he loved dancing with someone. Someone who wasn't him. He was so tired, that he simply closed his eyes again, trying to drain the sound of her laughter from his thoughts.
When the song ended, Maxie laughed. "You're a horrible dancer. You DO know that, right?" She sat down in her previous seat, next to her boyfriend's bed.
Diego nodded, laughing slightly. "I know. I just wanted to see your beautiful smile."
Maxie smiled again. "Well all of the compliments you're throwing my way are probably helping." She stated matter of factly.
Diego smiled. My God, he was in love with this girl. "You deserve to be happy. Not mourning over your supercop (I can't believe Diego called him that today.
How flippin rude) boyfriend."
Maxie looked at Diego shocked. "Excuse me? I am happy, Diego."
Diego knelt down to be eye level with her. "How can you be happy? I've seen you cry more in the last few hours than I have since I met you."
Maxie stared him dead in the eye. "That's what happens when you love someone. When you have such a connection to that person that you feel like YOU are the one who's dying when THEY get hurt. That's what love is. Obviously YOU don't know the definition." She said, obviously angry.
Diego sighed, trying the nice guy routine again. "Maxie, I'm sorry. That was out of line. I just want you to be happy. Are you happy?"
Maxie shook her head. "No, I'm not happy. And I won't BE happy until Jesse can stand up and leave this hospital with me."
Diego looked at her. This was it. It was now or never. He leaned in and kissed her.
Brooklyn watched from outside the door. Furious, she walked away.
Maxie sat there in shock. Once it wore off, she fiercely pushed Diego off of her. "What the HELL are you doing? Could this be a more inappropriate time or place?" She asked him, wiping her lips.
Diego shook his head. "I'm sorry Maxie, but I love you."
Shocked, Maxie looked up at him. She stood up as she crossed her arms over her chest. " I think you should leave." She told him, avoiding his eye contact.
Defeated, Diego nodded his head. "Fine." He said before crossing the room over to Maxie and planting a kiss on her cheek. "I'll be here when supercop screws things up. Remember that." He added before walking out of the hospital room.