A/N: Goodmorning! (Does it really matter if it's 4 pm?) Soooo, here's an update for you all. This may very well be the last one of the year! Isn't that kinda sad? But who knows, I may sneak another one in there. We'll see. So I do have another Jexie idea that I may possibly write, but it all depends on how much time I have. As of now, I haven't done anything with it. Also, I don't know if I ever said this, but Lucas isn't gay in this story. I have no problem with him being gay on the show, it just doesn't fit in with my ideas for this.
emmalee05- Well, almost the whole family is back together. They just need to get Jesse back!
journeyghlover- They would say something to Durant but they don't want him to do something to Jesse, and they can't very well murder the DA. They have to be stealth about it : )
AnAngelofAStar- As if any of us ever doubted the love :rolls eyes: lol. They are just about the cutest couple on daytime.
SweetScam- Aww, I'm glad you like my other story too. I hope you saw the note about it being on a temporary hiatus. Thanks for reviewing!
Spoiledtink- Thank you! Yes, things are certainly getting more complicated.
anon14- I hope you did well on your test. And I am very glad that you liked that conversation.
Vicki316- Technically, Jesse did have info on the inner workings of the business. Although he is being blackmailed, he did commit a crime too. And sorry that I haven't read your new story. The only reason is that I'm a NEM fan and Soily bothers me. But to each his (or her) own, and I am sure that it is fantabulous.
Tina- He would do anything to get them. But of course, true love won out.
middiegurl08- sorry about all the suspense Jess. And about the long time between updates. See, this story's nearing the end and I am just not ready to let it go. That's the reason that it's taking me so long to post.
Tania- I'm glad you like how I made them both. It's good to know that my characters are loved. : )
Journeylover062- That's ok, we all miss updates every now and then. I hope you see this one!
Nadgirl- I'm glad you like my story so much. Keep reading and reviewing!
MelindaM- What can I say, I'm just that freaking cute, lol. Or at least my words are, lol. And you're right, Hallelujah is a great word. The world as a whole should use it more often.
Jen- Sonny has his soft side too. I am so glad that you like the story.
Silver- It's been a long time since I gave you some Jexie loving as opposed to Jexie fighting. I figured it was time.
baby bri12- I'm so glad you like it.
hcky11- I'm glad you like my characters. If you ask me, you can have an amazing plot but poorly developed characters, and then your story will absolutely suck, lol. Thanks for reviewing!
Lili- Don't worry about it. And don't feel horrible. You don't have the easiest situation when it comes to reviewing. Lemme know if you post a new chapter of your Jexie story and I'll edit. I'm still thinking on Unbroken. I'll get back to you.
Chapter 19- Confessions
Jesse had been denied bail, just as predicted. And so, he was forced to face his fate. He had to sit in prison and wait a month for his trial. Of course, Sonny, Jason, Justus and Ric were working over time to get him out. They planned to kick John Durant's ass in court. But things weren't looking up. The problem was, Jesse was guilty. And unlike a murder trial, they were unable to just pin the crime on someone else. Sonny knew that he and the rest of them were going to have to find some way to stop Jesse from rotting in jail. Sonny had a new respect for Jesse, as did Jason, and both men vowed to help him out. They also vowed to protect Maxie. She had a whole brigade of guards on her at all times, and she never once tried to ditch them. She wouldn't do that to Jesse, who she knew was sitting in his cell worrying about her all the time. So Maxie dealt with the guards and tried to avoid running into Durant at all costs.
However, Maxie couldn't avoid running into all the people that she didn't want to see, as she learned one day in the park. She and Georgie had agreed to meet up there before they went shopping. As Maxie and her four body guards just waited, she was approached by Diego. Max immediately stood up and blocked Diego's path.
"It's ok Max, really" said Maxie as she stood up to greet Diego.
"Are you ok Maxie?" asked Diego as he ran towards her and tried to hug her, but Maxie pulled out of his arms.
"I'm fine Diego"
"I haven't seen you in weeks. Not since my party at least. I was worried about you baby" said Diego as he tried to move closer to her again.
"Diego, for the last time, that kiss meant nothing. I was drunk. So don't call me baby. And when someone ignores your phone calls, that means they don't want to talk to you, not track them down"
"Maxie, we were both there for that kiss. Alright! So can you honestly tell me that you felt nothing!" he yelled.
"I felt nothing!" she yelled back. "I'm sorry" she added quietly when she saw the sad look on his face. "Look Diego, you're a great guy. I'm sure you'll find some girl who's in to you. What about Brook Lynn?"
"Brook Lynn has nothing on you" said Diego.
"Well, I am sorry that you feel that way, because I love Jesse, and I'm with him"
"Jesse is an asshole. He almost got your brothers sent to prison! He lied to you! He was an undercover cop for god sake! We both know how dangerous cops are!"
"Jesse stopped my brothers from being sent to prison! He stood up for them by refusing to testify. And he's in jail now because of it. So don't you dare come here and start preaching to me about how Jesse is hurting me! And don't you ever call him an asshole again. Because he's not the jerk Diego! You are!" she yelled, not even caring about sparing Diego's feelings anymore.
"Oh really Maxie?" asked Diego. "If I was your boyfriend, I would never pick my job over you. I would never lie to you, or deceive you, or purposely hurt you in anyway"
"Well Diego, you're not my boyfriend" stated Maxie in a huff as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"I'd like to be" he told her sincerely. "Maxie, I am head over heels in love with you!" he confessed.
Maxie's jaw dropped open and the guards exchanged bemused glances.
"Diego, you don't love me" Maxie told him.
"I do! I love you Maxie Matthews!" he confessed as he dropped to his knees and hugged her legs.
The guards couldn't take it anymore as they all broke out into silent laughter.
"Ah, Diego. You can get off of me now" she told him.
When he did nothing, the guards continued to laugh.
"A little help here" Maxie mouthed at them.
"I think you're doing great handling it yourself" mouthed Max back, giving her two thumbs up.
Maxie shot him the middle finger in return and tried to pry Diego off of her.
"Alright, Diego, you need to get a hold of yourself. Pull it together!" Maxie ordered and Diego finally pulled away from her to look into her eyes. "Get up. Please?" she asked.
Diego did as she said and got off the ground, seizing her by the waist and pulling her close to him.
"Does this mean you love me too?" asked Diego.
"Are you delusional?" Maxie asked in disbelief. "Diego, it's not going to happen. I love Jesse. Please get that fact through your thick skull. Cause this little dance you seem to be doing is getting kinda old"
"Maxie, I…"
"Don't even say it" warned Maxie. "Diego, it is time to move on with your life. It's time to get one! So please, stop chasing after me. I am in a committed relationship" Maxie informed him.
"With a man who's going to prison!"
"Jesse is not going to prison. End of story" said Maxie.
"I'm not giving up on you Maxie" said Diego as he turned to reluctantly walk away.
"Please, just forget about me" Maxie told him in a frustrated tone.
"I love you!" he called after her as he tried to run back to her, but Max seized him.
"Yeah, alright. This is getting old already" said Max as he dragged him away.
Maxie's eyes narrowed at the other guards.
"I don't think Sonny and Jason are going to be happy to hear that I was attacked, and by an Alcazar none the less, and none of you tried to run interference" she joked.
"Sorry Maxie, we were laughing too hard" said Jeff.
"I almost feel bad for him" said Maxie but as she exchanged glances with the guards she changed her mind.
"Nah" they all said as they started laughing again.
"Hey, sorry I'm late. You don't mind that Dillon comes too, do you? It was the only time we could see each other with Mac playing police commissioner at home and at work" said Georgie as she came over to Maxie.
"It's not a problem. At least you're not grounded anymore" said Maxie distractedly.
"What's wrong?" asked Dillon.
"Diego professed his love for me, down on his knees" said Maxie.
"And you didn't get it on tape!" exclaimed Dillon.
"Please don't tell me you told him you loved him too" said Georgie.
"No, of course not! I just… what do you guys think of Jesse?" asked Maxie, switching gears and asking them the question that she had been dying to get an answer to since Diego confronted her.
"What do we think of him?" repeated Dillon.
"Yeah, you know. Do you think he's good for me? That kind of stuff" said Maxie.
"We don't really know him" said Georgie. "But we do know that you seem pretty crazy about him" she added quickly when she saw her best friend's crestfallen face.
"I didn't like him at first. When he was pushing you away and leading you on and all that at the same time. But now I know why he did that. And Maxie, that's a pretty good guy to do something like that. He willingly got himself arrested to protect your family. He gave up his freedom for you. It's obvious that the guy is head over heels in love with you. And I think you deserve to be with a guy who loves you enough to…" said Dillon, but he was interrupted by Maxie flinging her arms around his neck and tightly hugging him.
"Thank you for supporting me" she said as she hugged him.
"Hey, I'm supportive too. I just don't have that speech like Dillon does" said Georgie as Dillon and Maxie took one arm off of each other, allowing Georgie into their little hug.
"You guys hug way too much" said Jeff as he rolled his eyes at them.
"Oh shut up, we all know you wanna hug Jason" snapped Maxie playfully as Jeff turned red.
"Hey, how was the mall?" asked Courtney as Maxie walked into the penthouse.
"It was fine" said Maxie sadly as she flopped down on the couch.
"Talk to me, tell me what's wrong" said Courtney.
"Like you don't already know?" asked Maxie sarcastically. "How the hell am I supposed to be hanging out with my friends and doing normal teenager stuff when Jesse is sitting in an 8 by 9 jail cell, locked up in an effort to protect me? By going shopping, I'm basically saying to Jesse 'thanks, this was fun. Bye now'" said Maxie.
"No you're not! Take it from a women who is married to my very own, 'my life for yours, I take all the pain, I bear the brunt of it' man. They are far too selfless for their own good. And trust me, Jesse wouldn't want you sitting around this house, moping and throwing your very own self-pity party"
"I miss him so much" said Maxie as she started to tear up. "I mean, things were never ideal between us. We had all these moments in the beginning, but we never even got to kiss. And then when we did kiss, he pushed me away. And then when we got together, Jason found out, and that was the end of that. And then there was more push pull, and I finally got him back. I had less than one night with him before his true identity was revealed, that ended things, and now, when we are finally back together, he's locked up"
"No one ever said love was easy" said Carly as she entered the penthouse. "I listened in, I hope you don't mind"
"You eavesdrop Carly, that's just what you do" said Maxie, brushing it off.
"It's true" said Carly with an all-knowing nod.
"Look, Maxie, I know that this is hard now, but Jason and Sonny are doing everything in their power to get Jesse out of jail and back to you. You just have to keep the faith" said Courtney.
"I'm tired of keeping the faith. I just want things to be simple"
"We all do" said Courtney as she hugged her tight.
The two were soon joined by Carly, as the two older women comforted their younger sister.
"That looks comfortable" came the sarcastic remark.
Jesse looked up from his position on the hard cold floor and came face to face with Durant. Without saying another word, Jesse continued to stare into space, away from the DA.
"What the hell do you want?" he asked once he realized Durant wasn't going anywhere.
"I wanted to come and pay you a little visit, see how you're liking jail. Of course, this is just the Port Charles Prison. Pentonville is hardly as…gentle"
"Nothing you say can scare me Durant" said Jesse.
"Oh, you better be scared Jesse, because I am going to take you down. I am going to make your life a living hell. You smashed my goals, and I'm going to smash yours. I'm gonna make sure that Maxie is taken care of. And then, I'm going to make sure that you have to spend the rest of your life living with that guilt. You can sit in your little cell at Pentonville, that is, if no one makes you their bitch, which is highly unlikely, let's face it, you're an ex-cop, and you are going to think about her all the time, and how you could have saved her"
Jesse smiled and shook his head.
"You're delusional, you know that? You have never once been able to take down Corinthos and Morgan. And now, all the sudden, you think you can. You think you can get past all the protection they have on her?"
"They'll slip up, eventually. And I'll be waiting for that opportunity"
"You're so pathetic. You are never going to be able to lay a finger on Maxie, believe me. And as for me, bring it on Durant. I can take you. You can't do anything to me. Once we're in court, my fate's in the jury's hand. And based on your track record with Sonny and Jason in the courtroom, I'm not so worried" he said defiantly.
"Well you should be Beaudry. Because believe me when I say this one's in the bag. According to Mac Scorpio, you can start to have visitors other than your lawyer tomorrow. I don't agree with this, but it's his decision. So if Maxie comes to play dutiful girlfriend, you better make sure you get in a nice, long goodbye" he sneered before walking away again, leaving Jesse with just his thoughts. Durant was planning something, and Jesse was sure of it. But the question was, what was it?
A/N: Alright, now that I've updated here, I want everyone to go and read Love Happens. It's a new Jexie story from Lili (her penname's Chicas). It is absolutely amazing and you should all read and review it. I wanna see more of you reading that, or I may just take more time to update this one…. Hmm, blackmail? Me? Never:Sinister Smile: