Chapter Five:
At the PCPD Lucky was waiting for Jesse to get there so they could stake out a possible drug operation at the docks. They had been waiting for an opportunity like this ever since Jesse and Maxie had proved Durant had been in fact shot by Murphy in order to cover up a Meth business. Of course it happens to come right as Lucky was about to plan a romantic getaway for him and Liz, but then again that's what life as a cop was like. If Lucky was going to make Detective soon (he really needed the extra income) he had to be on call 24/7 and ready to do whatever was necessary. This case had sort of taken a back burner since everything had happened with Manny- but they were now really close to closing the book on the drug ring. Lucky was just putting away some files when Hurricane Jesse blew into the building.
"Spencer! Are you ready, we should have been there hours ago, I don't know why you didn't call me sooner, we may have already missed our chance to bust these jerks!" Jesse said irritably.
"Whoa, everything okay there Jesse?" asked Lucky.
"Yes! Everything is fine, you don't have a problem do you officer?" shouted Jesse.
"Nope, no problem, sir" Lucky said through gritted teeth. He hated that Jesse could pull rank on him, especially when he was mad- usually because of something that Maxie had done or said. He didn't have time for the back and forth of their relationship. He liked working with Jesse, they actually made a really good team, but he really wanted to be of equal rank.
"Good, then let's go!" said Jesse as he grabbed his gun and badge and stormed out the door.
Later that night at the docks Jesse and Lucky were sitting in the dark watching and waiting for any kind of suspicious activity.
"Hey Lucky, I'm sorry about earlier, I – it's just that Maxie and I had a fight- again, and I just don't know if I can continue this back and forth bickering anymore" sighed Jesse.
"A fight, really? I couldn't tell or anything, you're not going to break it off with her are you?" asked Lucky.
Jesse sat silently for a moment before he answered "Well, I can't say that I haven't thought about it, we just fight SO much, but I don't think I could ever bring myself to do it, and I know that if Maxie ever wanted to end things with me it would be disastrous. I would be an emotional wreck, and I would probably take it out on any perps, which would probably lead me to be get suspended- again".
"Well since you put it that way- I hope you two stay together for my sake" Lucky chuckled "What was the fight about?"
"Well, I don't know if Liz has told you about what's going on at the hospital, but whatever is going on, it seems to be pretty bad. Mac called Maxie to come to the hospital to get tested after Georgie showed up with Dillon and Lulu at the hospital. So she got tested- and as we were waiting for the results Maxie had the brilliant idea that they needed her help at the hospital and she was going to stay. Well I told her she was crazy and that I wouldn't let her stay there just in case something would happen with her heart condition, not to mention with Manny doing community service there. And then she went off on me saying that I always use her heart condition as an excuse, when she is always supporting me and the situations my job puts me in. I was so angry at her- that she wouldn't listen- that I stormed off" answered Jesse.
"You must really care about Maxie… Liz and I have had a few rough times… and it took me a while to realize it, the kind of angry she made me wasn't because I didn't like her- it was because I loved her" offered Lucky.
"I know exactly what you're talking about but, I'm scared to tell Maxie exactly how much I do care about her. What I feel for her is different which is both exciting and scary; I don't want to rush anything, and when I do tell her just how I feel I don't want it to just be words, I want to prove it to her" said Jesse.
"Well, I wouldn't wait to long, and I wouldn't underestimate the power of truth, sometimes it's the only thing that matters. Once you get past a point, that's when you need to show her, remind her, that no matter what goes on in your every day lives, you never stop thinking about her. I'm actually looking to take Liz on a vacation, just so we can get away for a moment from all the issues we've been dealing with in the past few months" replied Lucky.
"I bet she loves it, where are you planning on taking her?" asked Jesse.
"Do you… wait, I think something is about to go down, yeah, yeah do you see them over there?" whispered Lucky.
"Shhhh, yeah, wait for them to exchange the packages…. Alright go, go now" Jesse yelled.
"Freeze! This is the Port Charles Police, you're under arrest!" Jesse and Lucky yelled as they pulled out their guns and ran towards the crime scene.
Back at General Hospital, Nikolas was waiting to hear from the doctors about Lulu and his test results. He had almost passed out at Kelly's while he was with Emily- so she took him to the ER immediately. He saw Elizabeth at the desk and walked over to her.
"Hey Nikolas- how are you feeling?" said Liz
"Uh, I'm alright for now I suppose, have you heard from Lucky at all? I've been trying to reach him, I was surprised he wasn't here already with Luke and Lulu" said Nikolas.
"He doesn't know about her yet- I tried to reach him- but he and Jesse are on an assignment- and he won't answer" replied Liz.
"Maxie have you heard from Jesse at all since last night" asked Nikolas. Maxie just stared as him with a curious look on her face- and then shaking her head walked away to check on Georgie. "Was it something I said"?
"Oh, that" answered Liz "They had a really huge fight over Maxie staying here to help- I sort of agree with Jesse- but I can also use all the help I can get".
"Oh man, I better go apologize, could you try and call Lucky again- Lulu really needs her family right now" Nikolas said quietly.
"Sure, I understand… are you sure your feeling alright- you look pretty pale"
"Just fine, don't worry" replied Nikolas as he walked away.
Liz picked up the phone and dialed Lucky's cell phone. No answer. "Where is he" she thought, She tried again, still no answer. Then she decided to call Jesse, on the off chance that Lucky's cell phone had died. A groggy Jesse picked up after about two rings.
"Hello, Detective Beaudry" said Jesse.
"Hey Jesse" said Liz with a bit of panic in her voice "Um, sorry to wake you, but I thought you might be with Lucky- I am trying to reach him but he won't pick up his cell phone".
"Oh, uh, no I'm not with him- I thought he'd be at the hospital by now- we busted the druggies hours ago". Jesse paused trying to think- with very little sleep- what Lucky had said he was going to do. "You know what he's probably at the station or something- I'll go check it out".
"Okay… Jesse are you telling me everything- it doesn't sound like it" questioned Liz.
"Yeah, no of course I am. No worries- hey is Maxie alright- I'm too tired to go to the hospital right now- which would probably lead to an argument between us" said Jesse.
"Yeah she's fine Jesse. Maybe still a little mad- but she is finding things to keep herself busy… thanks for getting Lucky- tell him Lulu is not doing well- Nikolas is here too with the same symptoms. He needs to come as soon as he can" said Liz before she hung up.
Once again Jesse got out of bed, got dressed and ready to go. He was so exhausted- running on about a total of 4 hours of sleep- plus the drug bust and Maxie was more then he could handle. He wasn't feeling all that well either, although he thought it was probably due to the lack of sleep. He remembered that Lucky had gone to check on the cabin he got for him and Liz for the weekend. Although he thought it was a bit odd that Lucky was still there. Just to make sure though- he would check the station first and then head to the cabin before going home to sleep and hoping that he could think of a really great way to make things better with Maxie.