A/N: So, my new Jexie story is in the works. It's going to be much different than anything I ever wrote in terms of format and everything. It's called Numb. Look for it soon. I don't know if I'm going to wait to post it until after this is done or if I may just give in to temptation and post sooner than that. We'll see! And for those who haven't heard, I would just like to stress that there is no Sam in Staying Together While Falling Apart. That was a dumb choice or words on the author's part (moi) and will be most likely edited out.
AnAngelofAStar- I love Dillon. He's been a little weird lately so I'm writing the old Dillon. But I'm glad you liked his comment.
Vicki316- It was time for a little fluff. Besides, I needed to take care of that Maxie/Diego confrontation. And as for the Soily, I still can't accept it. NEM! I miss NEM!
Tania- I'm glad you love both stories. I'm glad you liked my teen scene. I love the family/ friends scenes.
MelindaM- You are such an adult. Seriously, your word choice is just mind blowing. Lol. It's ok, meanie is a very good and descriptive word. Honestly, it conveys a certain image. Lol.
journeyrox- I know, it is very sad. I feel bad for her, and I'm the one writing her!
britchic- You're alive! I thought you got eaten by a bear. Or a penguin. Or whatever animals that you have over there. An angry American! Yes, you got eaten by an angry American in a fight over what to call it- "football" or "soccer".
journeyghlover- Alcky would not be happy, I can tell you that much. I'm glad you liked the chapter!
Jen- Durant is an evil pig. His bad karma will catch up to him eventually.
middiegurl08- Smart ass Jesse equals super sexy Jesse. And me love super sexy Jesse, lol.
Spoiledtink- Glad you liked your Christmas present. I gave my sister a hug for Chanukah and then she gave me a bag of half eaten gummy bears, and then took them back. At least someone appreciates my gifts, lol. And just to let you know, hcky11 wants you to update your story! She left me a "hint hint".
Mandie- Welcome to the story! I'm so glad you were able to catch up and you like it!
JiffyLube- Glad you like it so much! Yes, it is very reminiscent of early Journey, the forbidden love thing.
Maysam- Welcome to you too! Glad you like it!
Tina- "Buh-bye, don't write". That was an amazing comment. I couldn't stop laughing. That's officially the quote of the week!
Silver- Glad you think I have a little humor in me, hidden underneath all that angst.
hcky11- Don't be sorry! And I let SpoiledTink know what you said!
emmalee05- I know, it sounds weird, but it's her name. I forget that sometimes too, lol.
Lili- I think you reviewed. It's hard to keep track. Anyway, I'll get back to you on your last email soon.
Chapter 20- Mending Relationships
"When they told me I had a visitor, I was expecting Maxie" said Jesse.
"She wants to come by, but we told her that we needed to talk to you first. She'll be here later" explained Sonny as he, Jesse, and Jason sat in the interrogation room of the PCPD.
Jesse nodded his head and looked down once more at the chains binding him to the table.
"It sucks, doesn't it?" asked Jason. "Being in prison I mean. Away from the one you love"
"Yeah, it kinda does" Jesse agreed with a forlorn chuckle.
"Well, we may have a plan to get you out of here, sooner than later" said Sonny.
"Good morning, there's coffee in the pot" said Courtney as Maxie entered the kitchen.
"Thanks. And good morning to you too. And to my favorite little niece" she said as she kissed Ava good morning as she lied in her mother's arms as Courtney drank her coffee.
Maxie poured herself a cup before sitting down across from Courtney.
"Hey, are you and Meg still going to visit Lila, Monica, and Emily at the Quartermaine's today?" asked Maxie.
"Yup, at 11ish. Why?"
"I just thought that maybe I'd go"
"You wanna go visit my in-laws?" asked Courtney.
"I wanna talk to Brook"
"Oh" said Courtney shortly.
"She was my friend, and I really screwed things up with her. I hate being in fights with friends"
"Maxie, you didn't do anything to her. Her ex-boyfriend was into you, and short of a drunken kiss that came pretty late in the game, you did nothing to hurt her or encourage Diego even"
"I know, but I just wanna fix things. I want to go back to being her friend"
"It's your choice" said Courtney.
"You know, Diego professed his love for me the other day"
"Oh my god, you're kidding me. Do tell about another crazy love confession by another crazy Alcazar" said Courtney excitedly.
"So I'm in the park…"
"A plan, huh?" asked Jesse skeptically.
"You don't have to say it like that" said Sonny.
"Sorry, you'll have to excuse me. I'm just used to being on the other side of the law here"
"Understandable" said Sonny. "Now, listen closely Beaudry. 'Cause we're breaking you out of here"
"No!" said Jesse animatedly as he slightly jumped up.
"You sure you wanna do this? Because you can always back out you know" said Courtney.
"Court, it's fine. Have your tea of whatever it is you're doing. I'm just going to talk to Brook Lynn" said Maxie as the got out of the car and went up the walk to the main house.
"What do you mean 'no' Beaudry?" asked Jason in shock.
"Look, I appreciate the move, but you can't do that"
"Why not?" asked Sonny in confusion.
"I have a life here in Port Charles! I do not want to spend all my time on the run, constantly moving from place to place so the cops don't find me"
"Translation: you don't want to leave Maxie" said Sonny with a sigh.
"Well, yeah, that has a lot to do with it" he admitted softly.
"Look, Jesse we understand, but this may be the only way" said Jason rationally. "Durant has amazing evidence against you. We don't have much of a case in your support. You are technically guilty of the crime"
"You could still be spending time away from Maxie. Just in a jail cell" said Sonny.
"So basically, what you're telling me is that just as Maxie and I are both on the same page at the same time, for the first time, we're going to get ripped away from one another"
"Come in!" called Brook Lynn when she heard the knock on the door.
"Hi!" said Maxie tentatively as she walked into her bedroom.
Brook sighed and rolled her eyes when she saw who it was. Picking up her stereo remote, she turned off the loud music and turned to face Maxie.
"What do you want?" she snapped.
"I want to talk" said Maxie was she walked farther into the room, sitting down in the chair by the desk.
"I really don't think we have much to say to each other anymore" said Brook Lynn.
"Well I do" said Maxie softly. "You've been my friend since I moved here. You've always been one of my best friends. I could always depend on you. And then you and Diego hit that rough patch, and he decided he liked me, and you just kinda lost it on me"
"So everything's my fault?" asked Brook.
"No, I don't mean that. I just mean…we broke the cardinal rule of girlfriends" said Maxie with a smile.
"Chicks before dicks" filled in Brook with a huge smile as she looked at her friend.
"Jesse, this is no one's ideal situation" said Sonny tensely. "But we need to work with what we have. Our best option is to get you out of the country and while you're gone, we fix this little problem. We get the whole thing cleared up"
"I don't know if I can do that. I don't think I can stay away from Maxie"
"Jesse, listen to us. John Durant wants your head on a stick. And he'll stop at nothing to get it there. Maxie would be much happier if she knew that you were safe and happy somewhere" said Jason
"I'll never be happy without her" grumbled Jesse.
"So what you're telling us is that you want to spend the rest of your days rotting in prison" Jason sighed.
"No, what I'm telling you is that I am going to put my faith in the system. I'm going to go about this the right way, and get the charges dropped. And then, I'm going to go home to the women I love and finally get my happy ending with her"
"Which brings me to my next point" said Sonny. "Just what are your intentions with my sister?"
"I can't believe we let Diego come between us. I mean, seriously, Diego of all people!" cried Brook Lynn.
"I know, that's kinda gross" agreed Maxie as the girls laughed.
"Look Maxie, I really am sorry that things got all blown out of proportion. You're one of my best friends too, and I hate fighting with you" said Brook.
"I hate fighting with you too" said Maxie as the two girls hugged. "So, are we ok?" she asked.
"Hell yeah, we're ok" said Brook. "Now sit your butt down on this bed missy, have I got news for you."
"You're kidding me, right? I'm in prison, possibly forever, in an effort to protect Maxie, and you're questioning my relationship with her?" asked Jesse in a baffled tone.
"All I'm saying is that I don't want you hurting her anymore" said Sonny.
"I promise you, I won't hurt Maxie ever again. No one will if I can stop it"
"Good" said Sonny.
"So you see why I can't run away. It would just hurt her. And I won't do that. I can't" said Jesse.
"It's not the same!" cried Sonny.
"Sonny, it's his decision. And he may be making the right one" said Jason calmly.
"Thank you Jason" said Jesse. "Sonny, Maxie loves me, I know it, you know it, everyone knows it. And I love her too. And nothing is ever going to stop me from being with her. Not prison, not John Durant, and certainly not you"
"Alright" said Sonny after a long pause. "Take good care of her. Because if you ever disrespect my sister, I will kill you" he said menacingly.
"Yeah, after I beat you within an inch of your life" growled Jason.
"Are we clear?" asked Sonny.
"Crystal" said Jesse nervously, wishing they would stop glaring at him like that.
"Good" said Sonny, as he broke out into a sincere smile, causing Jesse to relax a little bit.
"So, what's the big news?" asked Maxie.
"Lucas and I kissed!" cried Brook excitedly.
"What? When?" asked Maxie, just as excited as Brook was.
"The other night. We just happened to run into each other at the park, and one thing turned into another…and next thing we knew, we were kissing"
"So, what does this mean? Are you two an item now?" she asked excitedly.
"I dunno? I think so" giggled Brook. "He's taking me out Saturday night"
"Oh Brook, I'm so happy for you" said Maxie as the girls hugged again. "Look, I hate to cut our best friend reunion short, but I promised Jesse I would go visit him…"
"Don't worry about it, he needs you a lot more than I do right now. Go see him" said Brook.
Jesse was glad to see that it was Maxie that walked into the interrogation room, not Sonny or Jason again. They seemed like nice enough guys, but there was a limit to how much of them he could take.
Maxie came over to him and kissed her and Jesse ran his free hand through her hair.
"Miss me?" he asked.
"Do you even have to ask me that?" she told him with a smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "It's been too long since I last saw you"
"Tell me about it" said Jesse as he started to kiss her.
Maxie sat down on his lap and just melted into him as the two continued to kiss and just hold each other.
Jesse rubbed the back of his neck as he sat down on the cot in his cell. Seeing Maxie had been heaven, but now that she was gone, it was that much worse. The two had spent the little time they had talking and kissing. It had been a time to get things off of their chests. Maxie had come clean to him about kissing Diego, and Jesse had just laughed. She had looked so sad in that moment and he immediately felt bad about laughing. He assured her that he only found it funny because (a) he already knew, (b) they weren't even together at the time, and (c) he had done far worse to her. She had assured him that he hadn't, but he had just wanted to drop the conversation. They didn't have all that much time together, and he refused to let Diego take up all of it.
So now, he was just back in his cell, left with only memories of the taste of her lips on his, the feel of her hands on his skin, her scent as she hugged him. Jesse decided it was best to get some sleep. His trial was coming up soon, and he needed to be well rested in order to deal with whatever Durant would throw at him. Closing his eyes, Jesse thought back to the one night of passion that he and Maxie had been able to share. But even that memory was tainted with his secret. Instead, he focused on that first day when he was being held in the interrogation room and Maxie had stormed in and kissed him. That was a good memory. And slowly, Jesse was able to lull himself to sleep.
"I love you Jesse and I will stand by you. No matter what" Maxie told him as she gently kissed him.
Jesse looked down at his wrists and noticed that he had handcuffs on. He was at his trial. The day had finally arrived. Jesse looked down at Maxie's hand and was shocked.
"You're engaged?" he asked.
"What's with you Jesse, you're acting kinda weird?" she asked, her voice filled with concern. "You and I are getting married, remember?" she asked.
"Right, married" he said, still confused.
But he wasn't going to argue with it. All he wanted was to marry her, and now he had a chance.
Suddenly, the judge walked into the courtroom. Jesse almost screamed when he saw who it was.
"Since when is John Durant a judge!" he asked.
"Since now" answered Durant as he took his place. "Seats everyone" ordered Durant.
"Wait, where's Justus? Where's my lawyer?" asked Jesse as he looked and saw no one representing him.
"Well, it was such a nice day, that Justus decided to take Lanie to the park" explained Maxie.
"WHAT?" bellowed Jesse. "I need a lawyer!"
"No you don't" said Durant. "Because I find you guilty of every crime possible!" said Durant. "Lock him up and throw away the key!" yelled Durant.
Suddenly, a whole swat team rushed at Jesse and grabbed him.
"Maxie! Do something!" he yelled.
"Umm, on second thought, maybe we shouldn't get married" she said, taking off the ring and throwing it over her shoulder. "I think I'm gonna marry Diego instead" she said.
Suddenly, Diego came up to her, swept her off her feet, and dipped her into a kiss.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Jesse screamed as he woke up with a start, sweating uncontrollably. "It was just a dream" he told himself. "Just a really weird, really freaky, insane dream"
Jesse decided that night that maybe sleep wasn't the answer to all of his problems. He knew that the dream was ridiculous, and it could never happen. But he couldn't get that image of Diego sweeping Maxie off of her feet. He wanted to punch that guy. Again. All he knew was that he couldn't go to jail and leave Maxie. He just couldn't.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who read Accidental Happenings. And to everyone else, go read it! And for a good GQ story, give Unbroken a try.