A/N: It seems like forever and a day since I last updated this story. But I didn't get a lot of reviews. That makes me sad. I'm sure I turned some people off with all my bitching, so I'll only tell you all good new now! First off, I finally got my braces off after less than two years. Not too long luckily. And second, get ready for this one... TOMMOROW'S MY BIRTHDAY! I turn the big 16. It's an important one. So leave me reviews as a present!
Lindze- Thanks for reviewing! I love to give personal shoutouts to my reviewers. I'm glad you like the story and I'm glad you find that I'm realistic.
MelindaM- Aww, thanks for all the compliments. Grammar is actually my strong point (I got a 103 on last year's grammar final, so I don't take this the wrong way, but the quote and period thing that you suggested is actually not grammatically correct. Sorry!). But thanks for the review, and yes, Diego is a sleezeball.
emmalee05- Moulin Rouge is a fantastic movie. And I agree, GH is becoming increasingly difficult to watch. I find myself getting extremely bored when I watch it.
Journeylover062- Sonny definitely needs to loosen up. That guy is so tightly wound!
Vicki316- Don't doubt yourself! You are my absolute favorite Jexie writer. Ever. Update your story soon!
Spoiledtink- Thank you for being understanding about Jessie and Maxie. They are going through a lot. Some people were upset with Maxie's reaction.
Jen- I try, lol. Thanks for reviewing!
AnAngelofAStar- I really, really, really hate Diego with a passion. I don't hate Lorenzo, just Diego. There's something about that guy that just makes you want to punch him.
middiegurl08- Missunderstandings always make for incredible angst. And we all know how I feel about incredible angst, lol.
tania- No! I love the multiple reviews. I love obsessive. I loved getting your constant emails. See, this took so long to post because I didn't get your reviews to remind me, 'hey! update you irresponsible author!'. Your other stuff's not important! I am. (Or something less selfish, tehehe!)
anon14- I'm glad to entertain you! I love to be entertaining. Glad you like it so much.
Christine- You figured me out. I have a weakness for nice bad boys with jealousy issues. I don't know what it is about those guys, but they just do it for me. There's Jason, there's Jesse, there's Ryan from the OC... I'm out of control!
britchic- God do I love those footballers. Don't even know 'em, but I love them! And I love that you say sweets. You are too cute.
Sam- Fake IDs are as common around my school as pens. And pot. But that's a whole 'nother story. So yes, I know all about fake ID names. That's actually one of my friend's fake ID names, so I must thank her for letting me 'borrow' it.
Tina- I take it you're a teacher, or want to be one? Oryou're close to someone who is a teacher, lol. I agree though, it drives me insane when people don't proofread. I proofread everything like six times. I'm glad you like the story. You may see this chapter as like, a friday episode. I think at least. I hope you like this one better!
Elvira- Don't throw up, but I don't blame you. Diego is disgusting. And as for when Jexie will get back together...hmm, who knows? .:looks around suspiciously:.
Chapter 10- Yelling and Screaming
"So, how was you're night out on the town?" asked Carly as she, Maxie, and Courtney sat in Kelly's, sharing a brownie sundae.
"It was great. Until Diego tried to kiss me and Jesse saw and punched him" said Maxie indifferently.
"Are you serious?" asked Courtney.
"As a heart attack. I mean, why is he doing this? Why is he so hot and cold? He made it clear to me that he wanted nothing to do with me, yet here he is, punching guys who try to make moves on me" asked Maxie.
"Sweetie, maybe he's as crazy about you as you are about him" said Carly.
"Than why would he come right out and pick his job?" asked Maxie as she took another bite of the sundae.
"Jason picked his job over me at first" offered Courtney.
"Yeah, but that's because of some messed up loyalty he felt towards Sonny. He felt like Sonny gave him a life. But Jesse is just a guard. He hasn't known Sonny and Jason all that long, and he doesn't get along too well with either of them. It just doesn't make sense. There is nothing that would explain why his job is so important to him" said Maxie.
"Maybe he's scared. You don't just leave the business" said Carly in a hushed voice.
"I don't know. It just doesn't make sense" said Maxie. "I think I need a few minutes to myself. You mind if I take a walk?" asked Maxie as she put down her spoon.
"Ah, sure. Just bring Jeff" said Courtney as she watched her little sister walk away.
"I am so worried about her" said Carly once Maxie was out of an ear shot.
"Me too. I know what it feels like to be in her position, and trust me, it's not easy"
Maxie walked around the park, finally sitting in the gazebo as she rested and reflected on the mess that her life had turned into. Straining her eyes, she saw Lorenzo Alcazar. He appeared to be in deep conversation with someone. Looking closely, Maxie saw that the person was…Jesse. Brushing it off as a mind trick, she closed her eyes and tried to just relax. When she opened her eyes she sighed and took a deep breath.
"Great" said Maxie when she saw who was standing in front of her.
"Maxie. I'm sorry, I was just going" said Jesse as he started to walk away.
"Wait Jesse, I want to talk" said Maxie, all memories of what she had just witnessed pushed far from her mind as she became preoccupied with other things.
"I don't think that's a great idea" said Jesse as he tried to walk away.
"Please, just answer one question for me"
"One question" said Jesse, knowing he was going to regret that.
"Why would you choose your job over me?" asked Maxie in a thick voice as her eyes filled with tears.
"Maxie, I…I don't know what to say" said Jesse as his own eyes filled with tears, simply because he knew how much he was hurting her.
"Did Sonny threaten you or something?" she asked, desperate for an answer.
"You know about this morning?" asked Jesse confusedly.
"What happened this morning?" asked Maxie in a suddenly together voice.
"Ah…nothing" said Jesse.
"No, Jesse, tell me" she demanded.
"Your brother warned me to get over you, and get over you soon. Or else" said Jesse, immediately regretting what he said.
"You're kidding me" said Maxie as she shook her head in disbelief.
"Look, it's no big deal. Forget I even told you. He was right anyway. Diego is Alcazar's son. I could have caused some serious problems by hitting him" said Jesse.
"I have to go" said Maxie as she rushed off.
"Shit" whispered Jesse under his breath as he knew where she was going.
"Have you seen Sonny?" asked Maxie as she barged into her penthouse and found her sister.
"Yeah, I think he's at his penthouse" said Courtney. "Why?"
"Sonny threatened Jesse this morning. It was all, 'get over my sister now or die'. He is out of control!" yelled Maxie.
"Alright, calm down. Let's go talk to him like calm, rational adults. On second thought, let me do the talking" said Courtney as she got off of the couch, groaning as she did.
"You're getting too big for this" said Maxie as she rushed to help her sister.
"You're telling me. I'm ready to pop in just a few weeks" said Courtney as she two walked across the hall.
"Sonny, we need to talk to you" said Courtney as they walked into the penthouse.
"What is it?" asked Sonny.
"How could you threaten Jesse's life!" demanded Maxie.
"Maxie, I thought we were going to let me do the talking" said Courtney out of the side of her mouth.
"Maxie, leave it alone" warned Sonny.
"Sonny, please. You can't just go around threatening anyone who is interested in your sister" said Courtney.
"I can when they work for me. He knows his responsibilities. And punching the son of one of our enemies is not very responsible. I was kind enough to let him keep his job, and he can't repay me this way. And he needs to stay away from Maxie" said Sonny.
"You are being completely unfair. Why are you controlling my life like this!" yelled Maxie.
"I'm doing it for your safety!" yelled back Sonny.
"No, you're doing it because you're a controlling jackass! You want to be the king of the world; you want to be in charge of everything and everyone! If you're not running everyone's lives, than you get angry! I am so sick of it. You're my brother, not my regulator. You can't keep running my live like this!"
"Oh, I'm a controlling jackass?" yelled Sonny. "Well than you are a spoiled brat. Who takes care of you? Who pays for everything you want. Whatever it is that you want, I get for you. I make it happen. And you don't appreciate a thing I do. You think I'm ruining your life, but I'm not. I'm saving it. I'm making sure you don't make any stupid mistakes and throw away your whole future!"
"Guys, please stop yelling!" asked Courtney as she attempted to get in the middle of them.
"People need to make mistakes! No one can live a life of perfection! You need to stop trying to make sure I do everything right. Let me screw up a few times, let me clean up my own mistakes every now and then!"
"Maxie, please calm down. This is getting out of control" said Courtney as she looked at Sonny, whose face was bright red.
"Excuse me for wanting to give you a better life than either your sister or I ever had. I want to give you opportunities. I want to make sure you never have to deal with this business, or ever have to be a waitress to support yourself until you can achieve your goals. I want you to go straight to your dreams! I don't want you to have to deal with the crap in the middle!" yelled Sonny as he pounded his fist down on the table.
"Sonny! Please…ohmygod" said Courtney in one breath as she grabbed at her abdomen.
Suddenly, a little puddle appeared at her feet.
"Oh my god, her water just broke!" said Maxie as both she and Sonny rushed to Courtney.
They sat her down on the couch where Maxie attempted to get Courtney to calm down as Sonny called for his guards to prep the limo.
"Someone needs to call Jason" said Courtney. "This can't be happening. It's too soon" she said as she looked around nervously.
"It's ok. We'll call him. It's all going to be fine" said Maxie.
Twenty minutes later, they made it to the hospital. They were just signing Courtney in when Jason came barging in, worry etched onto his face.
"Jason, thank god!" yelled Courtney from the wheelchair she was in as he ran to her and showered her with kisses.
"It's going to be ok" he assured her, and when he said it, Courtney actually believed it.
"We're getting our baby" she said with a smile as Sonny finished up the paperwork.
"Yeah, we are" Jason agreed, a goofy smile stretched out across his face.
"Alright Mrs. Morgan, we are going to wheel you off to your room now" said a nurse as she walked over to them.
"I'll come see you as soon as Mike and Carly get here, I'm just going to wait for them" said Maxie with a forced smile as she gave her sister a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Alright, hurry" said Courtney. "I don't know how long this baby is going to wait".
Suddenly, she was hit hard by a contraction. Jason grabbed her hand and let her squeeze it as hard as she wanted to as he planted kisses on her face and head, trying to ease her pain as much as he could.
"It hurts so much" she told him with a pained look on her face.
"It'll be ok" he assured her as he held her hand as the nurse wheeled her away.
"I'm coming with you!" called Sonny as he followed them, not even throwing a backwards glance at Maxie.
"Maxie!" called Carly as she and Mike ran into GH.
Maxie immediately rose from the plastic chair she was sitting in, deep in thought.
"What's going on?" asked Mike. "Courtney's in labor? It's too soon!"
"I know" said Maxie as she burst into tears. "And it's all my fault daddy!" she said as she started to sob.
Mike pulled his daughter close and held her in his arms as he tried to comfort her and stop her tears. Carly brushed back some of Maxie's hair and rubbed her back to comfort her as well.
"Honey, what do you mean it's all your fault?" asked Carly softly.
"I was arguing with Sonny, and we caught Courtney in the middle of it. And she started yelling at Sonny for me, and then she just went into labor. But it's too soon! Don't you get it; I put her baby at risk! If she loses this baby it's going to be all my fault. This was such a high-risk pregnancy and Sonny warned me! He outright warned me! And of course I didn't pay attention. I was too absorbed in what can only be described as my immature drama!"
"Maxie, enough! I am not going to let you degrade yourself like this. First of all, you fell hard for a guy who broke your heart, that is not immature drama. And second of all, this early delivery is not your fault. Alright? The baby is going to be fine. Everyone will be overjoyed and writhing with happiness. It's going to be so sugary and sweet that it's going to be sickening. So stop beating yourself up, and stop listening to your brother. Courtney is your sister and she cares about you. She wanted to protect you. What happened was no ones fault" assured Carly.
"She's right sweetheart. And don't let Sonny tell you otherwise. He's just angry that his baby sister is growing up. He's angry that another relationship was carried on behind his back and he didn't see it coming" said Mike
"The relationship was hardly carried on" said Maxie as she slumped into a seat. "It ended before it really began" she said sadly. "And I know I'm being selfish, sitting out here, moaning and groaning and just bitching while Courtney's in there, fighting for her baby's life" said Maxie, "but I can't help it. I just feel like my life is coming apart at the seams"
"It will get better. It will get easier" said Carly as she sat down next to her, wiping away Maxie's tears.
"It won't be better, and it sure as hell won't get any easier if something happens to this baby. I won't be able to live with myself" said Maxie.
"Maxie, come on. You can't think like this. You need to stay positive. Alright? Now come on, let's go find Courtney and Jason" said Mike as he helped her and Carly up before the trio headed to the maternity ward.
Maxie and Mike paced the waiting room in the maternity ward. Carly sat in a chair, her elbows resting on her knees and her chin in her hands. Sonny was still by Courtney's room, eagerly awaiting news. He had come briefly to see them when Carly and Mike arrived. He had said hello to his wife and father but proceeded to completely ignore his little sister. The worry was apparent in the set of his jaw and the lines on his forehead. He hadn't had any news for them than, and that was three hours ago. They were all just waiting to find out what would happen. They knew Jason was with Courtney, and there was no way that he would leave her side. But it didn't stop them all from being worried about her. And the baby.
"Are you guys going to do that all night" asked Carly, never moving from her position.
"Sorry" said Mike as he sat down, shaking his leg up and down rather than pacing.
"What's taking so long?" snapped Maxie. "Should it be taking so long?" she asked Carly.
"It'll be ok" Carly reassured her. "It's fine"
"We need to all take a deep breath and calm…Sonny!" cried Mike as he abandoned the sentence he was in the middle of and jumped up as Sonny walked briskly into the waiting room.
"How's Courtney? How's the baby?" asked Carly as she jumped up with Mike and Maxie waiting eagerly behind her, all desperate for news.
A/N: And there's a cliff hanger for you all to wrap your heads around. Leave me plenty of b-day reviews and I might update again tommorow. Think of it as a thank you note. (You guys would be the first thank you note I wrote so far, even though I've gotten gifts already. Oops.)
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