Chapter 25- Happy Endings
Four Years Later
"We really need to clean up" said Carly as she looked around the room.
"Nah, I'll just call a cleaning crew tomorrow" said Sonny as he surveyed his very messy living room.
"Who knew that Maxie and her friends could be so messy?"
"So, the graduation/ bachlorette party went well?" asked Sonny.
"It was perfect. How was Jesse's bachelor party?"
"He was completely freaked that I got him a stripper" said Sonny with a smile that showed off his dimples.
Carly laughed as she surveyed the living room once more.
"We better get to bed. We still have to pack tomorrow" she said as she led Sonny upstairs.
"I can't believe my baby sister's getting married in two days" sighed Sonny.
"You are just so old" joked Carly. "Wait a second, is that a gray hair?" she asked as she tilted his head down to look at it.
"No, it's my…uh…gel, with the light reflecting and… go to bed Carly" he grumbled.
"Goodnight Miss. Mathews" said Jesse as he kissed his fiancé.
"You only have two more nights of saying that to me" she whispered to him.
"Two more nights and then we're married" he sighed as he lied down in bed and held out his arms for Maxie to cuddle up to him.
"It was so nice of Sonny to offer up the island for the wedding, don't you think?" asked Maxie.
"I dunno, I'm still in shock with your brother. I can't believe he got me a stripper. I think he was testing me"
"I wouldn't doubt it" laughed Maxie. "But he is your boss after all"
"And your brother. I still don't know why he threw me a bachelor party"
"You run his coffee warehouse, you're a valued employee. Just 'cause he wants to rip your head off for being with your little sister, it doesn't mean that he really hates you"
"Comforting" said Jesse shortly and Maxie laughed again and kissed him.
"Get some sleep" she told him.
"I love you"
"I love you too" she whispered back.
"Come on, we're gonna miss the plane!" yelled Michael as they all ran through the airport.
"Michael, it's a private jet! It'll wait for us" yelled back Sonny.
"Why would they change the airport terminal? It's all some sort of sick joke. It's as if they knew we'd have kids, and a wedding dress, and a goddam cake!" yelled Courtney. "And I swear to god Jason, don't you dare drop that cake"
"I wouldn't dream of it" he mumbled.
Finally, they all made it to the terminal. Jesse was carrying Ava and Sonny had Morgan, being as they were running too slow.
"It's not easy to carry a 10 year old" said Sonny as he attempted to get back his breath.
"Calm down Grandpa" joked Maxie.
"Hey, he's the only Grandpa around here" said Sonny, pointing at Mike.
"And Max!" maintained Mike as he pointed at the guard who was coming with them, but as a guest.
"What took you guys so long?" asked Alexis as they boarded the plane.
"We didn't find out about the terminal change until about a minute ago" said Jason as they attempted to put all the kids and stuff down.
"Congratulations soon to be Mrs. Beaudry" said Georgie as she ran over to Maxie and engulfed her in a big hug.
"Thank you" she said as she was greeted by all of her guests.
The entire wedding party was being flown down to the island via Sonny's private jet. There was Ric, Alexis, Kristina, and Molly; Bobbie, Luke, and Mike; Georgie and Dillon; Brook Lynn and Lucas; Max and Marco; Courtney, Jason, and Ava; and Sonny, Carly, Michael, and Morgan. It was all of the people that Maxie and Jesse loved in one room. The wedding was going to be small and intimate, just the way she wanted. Maxie didn't want to say it out loud for fear of jinxing it, but she knew that her wedding was going to be perfect.
"Alright, let's go over the itinerary" said Carly, standing up and taking over. "This wedding will be flawless. And as the official wedding planner, along with my assistant, Courtney Morgan, we will eliminate any threat to our flawlessness"
"Carly, please don't threaten to kill our guests" said Maxie from her seat of honor next to Jesse.
"Anyway… we arrive at the island at 17:00"
"17 o'clock?" questioned Alexis.
"Its military time" sneered Carly.
"Actually, I think military time is like, 0-17 hundred or something" supplied Courtney.
"Courtney, you're supposed to be on my side" scolded Carly. "Anyway, once we get there we have one and a half hours for unpacking/freshening. Everyone will be required to dress nicely. And yes, that includes you Jason Morgan" she said to Jason who looked indignant by her remark. "Then, we have the rehearsal dinner in the main ballroom of the hotel. DON'T BE LATE!"
Everyone jumped back by her sudden yelling.
"She's your sister" mumbled Brook Lynn to Lucas.
"Not by blood" mumbled back Lucas.
"After the rehearsal dinner" continued Carly, "we all go back to our respective rooms and sleep. It will be necessary. Maxie, you and Jesse will have separate rooms"
"What?" questioned Jesse.
"Its tradition" said Carly matter-of-factually. "Then, tomorrow morning, we have part two of the bachelor/bachelorette parties."
"By that, she means, the nice calm, striper-less, invite the kids, breakfast" clarified Courtney.
"Do you wanna get up here and do this?" questioned Carly to Courtney in a menacing way.
"No, thanks" said Courtney in a small voice, holding up her hands in mock surrender as she hid behind Jason.
"After that, we have some free time, followed by getting ready time. Then, we have the wedding. They do their thing, we have a party, they go to the honeymoon suite, they have their weeklong honeymoon while the rest of us go home to Port Charles, they return, and then, everyone can expect the opening of my, Courtney, and Maxie's new club, still nameless, in about two months. Our little Maxie's using that business degree to its full potential" gushed Carly.
"Are you going to schedule the time for me and Jesse to start having kids too?" asked Maxie with a smile.
"Excuse me for trying to be organized for once" said Carly as she finally sat down as the plane took off, flying them all down to their tropical paradise for the wedding of Maxie and Jesse's dreams.
Everything went to Carly's plan. The rehearsal dinner had gone smoothly, complete with Jason in a tie and Sonny's speech running in the exact time that Carly had allotted for it. Now, she had the hard part. Getting Maxie and Jesse to sleep in different rooms.
"I love you" Maxie said to Jesse in a cutesy voice.
"I love you more" said Jesse in a cutesy voice as well.
"I love you more"
"I love you more"
"I love you more"
"I love you more"
"Alright, we all get it. We all love each other" said Carly, breaking in. "Bye Jesse" she said pulling Maxie into her room and shutting the door behind her.
Left alone in the hallway, Jesse walked to his own room in the hotel.
But that wasn't to stop him from sneaking into Maxie's room later on. Unfortunately, there was a guard on her door, so Jesse knew that he would have to sneak into her room as per the plan he and Maxie had made earlier. He snuck out of the hotel until he found the large palm tree that stood in front of Maxie's room. They had marked it earlier so that he would be able to find it. He picked up a rock and threw it at Maxie's window. It bounced off the frame, and a moment later, she threw open the window. He then began the difficult task of climbing up the palm tree. After he finally made it to the top, he maneuvered himself into the room and immediately started kissing Maxie.
"Are your hands ok?" she whispered to him.
"Fine, just a little sore. Comes with the territory" he told her as he kissed her again.
"Who told you to climb up a palm tree?" asked Maxie in mock annoyance.
"What can I say princess, your hair just isn't long enough for me to climb up" he said tugging lightly on her blonde locks as he kissed her again.
The kissing continued and Maxie and Jesse fell on to the bed. Jesse ran his hand up her tank top and started to pull it off of her. All the sudden, the door banged open and a livid Carly stormed in.
"What the hell is going on in here!" she yelled. "I knew you'd pull something like this Maxie, but Jesse, I expected better from you. You just broke about 20 traditions here!"
"Carly! Back away from the bride and groom!" yelled Sonny as he stormed in after her. "Look, to make her happy, Jesse go back to your own room. You'll see Maxie tomorrow"
"Fine. 'Night babe, love you" he told her as he kissed her goodbye.
"'Night" she said back. "love you"
"Good, now that this is taken care of, we can go back to bed" said Sonny as Jesse left.
"Right" agreed Carly as she started to climb into Maxie's bed.
"Carly, what in god's name are you doing?" asked Sonny.
"Jesse could come back. And I gotta be here to make sure that doesn't happen"
"Alright, that's it" growled Sonny.
He strode over to Carly and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder.
"Come on Sonny! At least cut down the palm tree so that he can't climb back up"
"Carly, you've officially gone to crazy land" yelled Sonny as he carried her out of Maxie's room.
Maxie gladly shut the door behind them and crawled into bed.
'Jesse must be crazy to want to marry into this family' she thought with a laugh.
The rest of the weekend flowed perfectly with Carly's itinerary. It was finally time to prepare for the weekend. Because the wedding party was so small, Maxie and Jesse decided to forgo bridesmaids and groomsmen. Instead, Morgan and Trevor were co-ring bearers, and Kristina and Ava were co-flower girls. Mike was going to walk Maxie down the aisle, and they hired a perfect priest for the wedding. Luke had gotten ordained via the internet, and he was now ready to marry the happy couple. They had planned a perfect beach wedding. All the guests would be barefooted, as well as the bride and groom. Maxie's wedding dress was a beautiful tea-length dress. (A/N: I never do this, but I couldn't resist a little dress shopping. Here's the link to the dress I envisioned. I don't know if it's going to work, but anywhere you see a space, don't put it you're your browser. So, you can copy and paste, but delete the spaces (http/ www .newyorkmetro. com /images /urban / 04/ weddings/ bridalweek /moniquelhuillier /1. jpg)). She had decided to go without the traditional veil, and instead had white flowers interwoven into her hair. She looked perfect for the perfect beach wedding. She stepped out of the room and as soon as Mike saw her, he started crying. He couldn't believe that this was his baby girl.
"Let's do this" said Courtney with a smile as Carly smiled next to her.
Carly and Courtney took their places and directed the kids down the aisle. Finally, the bridal music began. Jesse could hardly stand still. He couldn't wait to see his bride. Finally, she appeared in sight, and Jesse's breath caught in his throat. The way the wind was playing with her wavy locks made her look like an angel. She had a huge smile plastered on her face as she walked towards him, firmly holding on to Mike's arm. After what seemed like an hour to the bride and groom, Maxie made it down the aisle. Mike gently kissed her cheek and warned Jesse to take care of her. All Jesse could do was smile. He couldn't believe how amazing she looked. Maxie gently took his hands in hers and Luke smiled as he began the ceremony. It went beautifully, without any Luke mishaps, and finally, it was time for their vows. Maxie spoke first.
"I know that our relationship didn't start off in the most traditional way, but in some ways it did. We were friends before lovers, always listening to each other's thoughts and connecting. And I know that I wasn't the most agreeable person when you met me… but you were able to see past that. I know that all that we've been through is just a testament that we can get through anything. We will have a marriage based on truth and love and I promise to never keep any secrets from you. I love you so much Jesse. And even to this day, I still can't believe that you gave up everything to be with me. But I just love you that much more. I vow to love you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, in the good times and the bad, and until the day I die and after. I love you"
After the guests wiped at their tears, especially Jesse, he began with his.
"From the moment I met you, I knew there was something about you. You had this quality that I couldn't help but be attracted to. You were bold, brave, strong, beautiful, and although you didn't show it at first, you were the most compassionate person I have ever met in my life. Your ability to forgive me after everything I put you through is amazing. I love you so much Maxie, and I am so glad that you were able to see past it all and love me back. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I promise to be the loving husband that you deserve. I'll always be your knight in shining armor, and I promise to always protect you, while still respecting your opinions on everything. I love you Maxie with everything that I have. I vow to love you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, in the good times and the bad, and until the day I die and after. I love you" he said.
"And by the power given to me by the internet and god, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Jesse, keeping in mind that her whole family is here and you should watch that tongue, you may kiss your bide" said Luke.
Jesse and Maxie both smiled widely as he leaned in and swept her into an incredible kiss. Luke of course coughed to let them know that they were getting a little too hot and heavy, and they pulled away, both laughing.
The reception was beautiful, just as expected. All of the guests danced and ate the night away. For the first time in a long time, Jesse felt like he finally found a place in the world. He finally had a family. He had a wife, and a handful of in-laws. He couldn't be happier. Together, Jesse and Maxie found their happy ending.
A/N: And that's it. You guys deserved a nice, cheesy, fluffy ending. Lots of Carson too!
Thanks again for your support guys. I'm not going to do any individual thanks 'cause I wanna get this up, but you all know who you are. Thanks for reviewing and keep up the Jexie magic!
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-Leanna Ross