Chapter 9:

"Beaudry!" Mac's scream echoed into the office where Jesse was sitting and filling out some paperwork on his latest case. "Get in here now!"

Jesse quickly got up and walked into Mac's office, "Yes sir?"

"Jesse, we've gotten a tip about Lucky's disappearance- and we think that it might have something to do with Manny Ruiz and the drug ring you two broke up a few weeks ago. I am assigning you to tail him for the next few days- watch him at Kelly's and General Hospital- see if anything suspicious looks to be going on" said Mac.

"Immediately, sir? I'm in the middle of a case that I really need to finish" said Jesse. Mac knew that Jesse had been avoiding the hospital since they found out about Maxie's amnesia. "Yes, immediately, now get going".

Jesse left the office and picked up his gun and badge- heading to the hospital. This was it- he finally had to face what he had been dreading for weeks- Maxie.

Patrick Drake knocked on Maxie's door and he came in.

"Good morning Dr. Drake" Maxie said cheerfully.

"Patrick, call me Patrick, my father is Dr. Drake, how are you felling this morning Maxie?" he asked.

"Oh, I'm alright- a little frustrated that I can't remember anything. Being stuck in this room all day doesn't help" said Maxie.

Patrick placed his hand on Maxie's neck and counted as he looked at his watch. Maxie blushed "he is so hot" she thought. "Well your pulse seems really strong- so how about I let you walk around the hospital for a little while- it would be good exercise- and it might help trigger something in your head" said Patrick.

"Really! You'd let me do that- you rock!" Maxie screamed. Patrick smiled and Maxie looked at him in awe. "Alright, just promise to take it slow- don't exhaust yourself, and if you need some help just yell" said Patrick as he walked away.

Maxie was excited to finally leave her room. She got up, grabbed some clothes, got dressed and looked at herself in the mirror. "Oh my" she thought "I look horrible, I can't believe Dr, Drake, I mean Patrick, saw me like this". She found a brush and some mascara in a bag Georgie had brought her; she pulled up her hair and lined he eyes. "Alright, well it's better than nothing" she said to herself. Then Maxie took a deep breath and walked outside.

Jesse walked down the hallway hiding behind different corners as he followed Manny through the hospital. So far Manny hadn't done anything suspicious; he mopped floors, changed bed pans, and carried away patient's half-eaten trays. Jesse was beginning to resent the assignment Mac had put him on, following a criminal while he completed his mandatory community service in the hospital where his g/f who didn't remember him was staying, the only thing keeping him here was the fact that it might lead to a clue about Lucky's disappearance. Manny was heading towards the desk, where Elizabeth was talking to someone who Jesse couldn't see. Manny walked over and began a conversation with the two women, Jesse watched intently just to make sure Manny wasn't going to try and pull anything. All of a sudden Elizabeth shifted and he saw who the second woman was. "What the hell? Why is Maxie out of her bed and talking to Manny Ruiz" thought Jesse. Without thinking he walked over to them.

"Ruiz, what the hell are you doing?" Jesse demanded.

Manny looked up with a smirk on his face "Detective, nice to see your feeling better, I see that you've come to check up on me, really sweet of you, but I'm just fine". Jesse's jaw tightened as he stared at Manny. "I was just looking for something else to do, I've done all my chores for today, so I thought I'd say a quick hello to Elizabeth, when Maxie ran into us" smiled Manny.

"Hey, how did you know…" started Maxie.

"… Get going Ruiz, I don't want you hanging around here with idol hands, go find something to do, or go home" Jesse interrupted.

"Yes sir, have a nice night Elizabeth, Maxie" said Manny as he walked away.

"Thanks Jesse, innocent or not, he still gives me the creeps, especially since, well, since Lucky, did whatever it is he did" Elizabeth said coldly. "I have to get going, I've got to go pick up Cameron, Maxie good to see you're able to walk around".

"Bye Liz" said Jesse.

"Bye, nice to um meet you!" said Maxie with a smile. Then she looked up at Jesse who looked right back, their eyes connected, and for a moment Maxie felt something very familiar. "Um… Hi, I don't think we've met, I'm Maxie Jones, or at least that's what they tell me" she laughed.

Jesse swallowed hard "I'm Jesse, Jesse Beaudry, nice to meet you".

"What was all that about, that guy? Why do they let criminals like him volunteer at hospitals?" asked Maxie.

"You remember who he is?" Jesse said excitedly.

"No, I just saw is ankle bracelet and assumed- was that wrong?"

"Oh, right, no, no yeah he was given community service after killing some people, but he got off on a technicality, it's kind of complicated".

"Oh, wow, what did he mean when he said it was 'sweet' of you to check in on him?" asked Maxie

"I'm a Detective, I work for your dad, I was assigned to follow him, just to make sure he isn't trying to pull anything, and also try and find out if he had anything to do with Lucky having gone missing" answered Jesse.

"Oh, how exciting, it's funny how I don't really remember anything, but I get the feeling that I like danger" Maxie laughed.

Jesse just stared at her. "It's probably not a good idea for you to go snooping around with things you don't understand- leave that sort of thing to me- besides I don't think your dad would be very happy if he found out you were looking into things that didn't concern you".

"Yeah he definitely seems the overprotective type, did we know each other before my hear attack, you seem very familiar to me" smiled Maxie.

"Oh well I …we…" stammered Jesse.

Just then Patrick walked up to them. "Hey Maxie, I think it's time for you to get back in bed, you've had enough exercise for today, I'll take you back" interrupted Patrick.

"Oh, okay" Maxie blushed and she began to walk back to her room, the she turned around "Jesse, it was nice to meet you! Maybe I'll see you here tomorrow?" she asked.

"Oh, yeah, sure, I might stop by" he replied.

"Okay, Good, I look forward to it, bye!" she said smiling as her blue eyes sparkled. As Jesse walked away he got week in the knees, how was he going to get through this. "At least she wants me to come back tomorrow" he thought "maybe I will bring her something that might help her remember". Jesse walked towards the elevator on his way to Kelly's to get food and check up on Manny Ruiz. He needed to think… he knew he could do help Maxie remember, there must be something he could tell her or show her… but what?