Way Back Into Love

Matt nodded as Maggie let out a sigh knowing things were about to get interesting...

Spinelli and Maxie who were still in the small Scorpio-Drake living room simply looked over at the duo. Maxie knew that Matt Hunter was incorrigible to begin with but seeing his reaction with the nanny...well.

Letting out a half smile she looked over at Spinelli and she instantly knew he was thinking the same thing which was did the two of them radiate the same vibes of unresolved tension that Matt and Maggie were showing in this moment.

"You know each other," the blonde asked as Matt opened his mouth.

"Unfortunately," he muttered with a tinge of disgust in his voice before turning to Maggie, "by the way Maggie what the hell are you doing in Port Charles."

"Well you see, I'm the new nanny," she paused, "in case you don't know what that means, well you brother Patrick hired me to look after Emma and..."

"And I know what a nanny is, anyway how did you know Patrick was my brother."

"Well you two do resemble each other and..."

He didn't want to hear the same speech yet again that Robin, Nadine, and countless others had given him about Patrick so he decided to change the subject.

"So how have you been?"

Maggie rolled her eyes wondering why he cared about her life now especially after everything that had happened. Not wanting to deal with this now, especially in front of an audience who seemed to be enjoying this side show she tilted her head and locked eyes with him.

The sudden moment of eye contact took him back to a better time.

"I can go if you want to spend time with your niece," Maggie said taking him out of his mental flashback.

He grinned his perfectly white smile at her causing her heart to skip a beat as he let out a small laugh. Sticking his hands in his pockets he shook his head.

"So you can get fired by my brother and place blame on me, no thanks."

He began to walk out the door before pausing in the doorway to take one last look at the first and only person he truly loved besides himself and his niece. The one that day after day haunted his dreams and drove him insane. His Mag Pie.

There was silence as Maxie who had since taken the baby from Spinelli's arms placed the child back in her bassinet and took a seat on the couch next to the now tearful brunette.

"So what is the story between you and the smarmy surgeon?"

"We have a history," Maggie bluntly said.

"What kind of history," Maxie asked as she had always known that Doctor Hunter was an open book just waiting to be opened and she could tell now that this was so going to be a page turner.

Maggie was about to tell all when Emma suddenly let out a cry.

"I'll take care of it," Spinelli said, "I think the wee one needs a diaper change."

Maxie looked over at the young man and rolled her eyes.

"You can do it," she asked.

"It's a piece of cake," Spinelli said grinning as he picked up the baby and made his way to the small dressing area turned nursery while the two girls now say across from each other on the couch.

"So Spill, what is the dirt with you and Matt Hunter."

Maggie smiled.

"Well I guess I need to start at the beginning or rather the beginning of the end....

-

Albuquerque New Mexico three years ago.....

A 21 year old Maggie and a 23 year old Matt had known each other ever since a frat party a couple of years back despite the fact that they were total opposites.

Matt was a total Left Brain, a pre med, driven by his goals and dreams to be a successful surgeon and be a better man then his deadbeat and non existent father Noah. Maggie on the other hand was a literature major and a massive Right Brain. It was her free spirit and carpe diem lease on life that drew Matt to her however it was also what drove him mad.

They had been together for a while, in fact Matt had just spent the weekend with his mother and Maggie just knew he was asking her for that heirloom ring that was shown to her the past thanksgiving.

The door to Maggie's apartment flew open as Matt entered one afternoon just weeks before her graduation.

"Surprise Mag Pie," Matt said as he snuck up behind her throwing his arms around her neck.

Taking in the musky sent of his cologne she smiled.

"And a pleasant one at that Mattie," she tilted her head and leaned over to kiss him allowing her lips to brush against the slight stubble forming on his lips.

"So, was I interrupting anything special?"

Maggie shook her head as she closed the lid of her laptop and motioned for Matt to take a seat next to her which he did.

"Nope, just working on my novel."

Matt rolled his eyes.

"Still."

"Well Rome wasn't built in a day, and besides we can't all be brain surgeons."

"Who said anything about me becoming a brain surgeon?"

Maggie simply shook her head as he leaned over to kiss her once more.

"Anyway Mag Pie writing is a decent hobby and all but what about the future."

"What do you mean what about my future?"

He let out a laugh.

"Your serious right...man I thought you had promise but instead your wasting your life with these silly fairy stories."

"Their not silly stories, and if you thought this lowly of my lifestyle choice then why don't you just leave Matt, leave and never come back."

Matt stood up and left the apartment thinking that they had little tiffs before and that she would forgive him in a few days and life could go on.

Little did he know that as the door slammed she ran up to her room and began to pack her bags.

--

Maxie looked at Maggie with a tear rolling down her cheek as Spinelli who was now seated on Maggie's opposite side now that Emma was changed and sleeping reached over to give her a reassuring hug.

Maggie smiled and mouthed a word of thanks at her new found friends.

--

Meanwhile across town Matt stormed over to the hub.

"I didn't think you were on the schedule."

"I wasn't."

Patrick looked at his brother who seemed more irritated then usual.

"What's wrong, was it Maxie because I told Robin to tell her to be nice to you because we're family and...."

"It wasn't Maxie OK, it was Maggie."

"Maggie as in my nanny."

"Yep."

Patrick grinned.

"So you met her, sweet girl, perhaps you will hit it off and have a social life that didn't include sitting at Jake's and wallowing."

"I don't wallow."

"Yea, sure," Patrick mouthed.

"Anyway please put any notion of me and Maggie out of your head now."

"Why and please don't tell me you prefer blondes or some other excuse."

"No, actually I'm more of a brunette man myself but that's beside the point."

"Which is?"

"Maggie and I were a thing alright. We had a fight over something stupid, I stormed out and when I came back a few days later to apologize her roommate told me that she moved back to Jersey and didn't want to see me again."

"Must not have been as stupid as you thought."

"Save the lecture alright."

"Well then do you want me to fire her?"

Matt shook his head.

"No, we're adults I think we can handle living in the same town that is unless she wants out."

Patrick nodded making a mental note to ask her when he arrived home in a few hours.

--

Those hours flew by as Maggie was sitting in the apartment, Spinelli and Maxie long gone and Emma fast asleep.

Lying on the couch the sound of the door opening woke her up.

"So did Emma give you any trouble?"

"Nope, none at all."

"What about Matt, he told me he came over and..."

"And what...did he ask you to fire me."

"Actually no, I asked him if I should fire you and he told me no."

"How considerate."

"So does this mean you'll be coming back tomorrow?"

Maggie smiled as she picked up her jacket and threw it on her shoulders.

"That is if you'd have me."

Patrick grinned the eerily similar grin of Matt once more as Maggie shook her head.

Life in Port Charles was defiantly going to be a trip.

--

TBC