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Chapter 24

"So what are you guys going to do tonight?" Jason asked his girl from the doorway of the bathroom.

"We are having a post wedding bachelorette party for Georgie." Liz explained as she slicked some gloss over her lips. "I know it's been a few months since she and Johnny tied the knot, but we haven't had a chance to get together before now. I'm kind of surprised you guys haven't done anything for Johnny."

"There's no point." Jason said shrugging his shoulders. "At a bachelor party we mostly sit around and joke about the groom to be having his life come to an end. Once Georgie became his wife Johnny would kick the ass of anyone who said something like that." Which was how it should be. You didn't disrespect someone's lady.

"So at your bachelor party all your friends will pretty much say I'm ruining your life?" Liz asked looking over at him.

"Yup." Jason said with a wide grin.

"I'll remember that." Liz said walking out of the bathroom and heading for her closet. Only one of the double doors to the sitting area was open. Cameron and Jake were watching cartoons. After she left Johnny, Francis, and Cody were coming over to hang out. Once the boys were asleep the guys were going to play poker.

"So who picked the location?" Jason wanted to know.

"Georgie. She likes The Floating Rib." Liz said from inside her closet. "I kind of miss that it isn't Jake's anymore. It's clean and respectable now. Somehow that is just wrong." The entire waterfront had been overhauled making it a lot safer than when she first came to town. Most of that was Jason and Edwards's doing, although Sonny had liked to take credit when he was alive. It had been Lila who suggested the joint venture. "How many of your guys are going to be down there?"

"Only a few." Jason had resisted the urge to buy the bar out for the night. "Are you going to be okay with Robin and Maxie being there?"

"As long as they don't start anything it will be fine." Liz said with a smirk. "Maxie's ego is still bruised that I wouldn't let her help with the wedding, and she's made it a point to pretend that I don't exist. Which is fine by me. Robin on the other hand has pretty much avoided me since we came back from Seattle." To the point where the doctor would immediately find something else to do if Liz was around. "I'm glad I decided to leave the hospital, it would be tense with us working together. My volunteer shifts are enough to show me that."

"I'm sorry it's come to that." Jason said before heading over to the door and peeking in on the boys. They were both laughing at the television. Jake was probably only laughing because his brother was. When Jason came back he picked up the conversation. "Did you even get a chance to know Robin before I came between the two of you?"

"You didn't come between us." Liz let him know. "Robin put you between us, that's on her. And the answer to your question is no. Georgie was excited to introduce us, but from the start Robin was in bitch mode." Liz said telling herself to decide on an outfit. "Georgie was extremely embarrassed, and she spent the rest of lunch after her cousin left apologizing. I later learned that Robin had seen us at Kelly's having lunch with the boys. I think it was the last time we were together in public before the summer of craziness started. She saw what everyone else missed."

"I'm sure Diane will be able to bail you out if it comes down to it." Jason said grinning.

"Assuming she behaves herself." Liz said laughing. "She is not a Maxie or Robin fan either. I think Nadine is the one we have to watch. It's the quiet ones that generally start the fights." Which wasn't the case at all. While Nadine didn't particularly care for Robin, the nurse wouldn't cause any drama, that wasn't her style.

"Wow." Jason said taking in her outfit. "I like that top." It was red lace.

"Thanks. Georgie said nothing too fancy, and I think this is a good party look." Liz said turning so he could see the whole thing. The red lace peplum top was paired with dark grey skinny jeans. On her feet were high heel ankle boots, and her jewelry was just hoop earrings plus her engagement ring.

"You will turn heads." Jason was glad his guys were going to be looking out. "Do I need to get hangover supplies?" He joked as they headed to where the boys were hanging out.

"Nope. I'm not going to be drinking that much." Liz let him know. "Behave for daddy." She said kissing her boys.

"We will." Cameron promised for him and his brother. "How come you are going out so late?"

"Aunt Georgie is have a party." Liz explained. "So I'm going to be with her, Aunt Diane, and Aunt Nadine."

"Is it just girls?" Cameron wanted to know.

"It is." Elizabeth said waiting to see if he had any more questions. Lately he'd been asking how come a lot.

"We are going to watch a movie." Cameron let his mom know. He was thinking they would have more fun than she would.

"I know." Liz gave him and Jake another kiss before kissing Jason. "I won't be too late."

"Enjoy your night." He wanted her to know that her spending the night out with friends was fine.

With a wave Liz walked downstairs to where her guard for the evening was waiting. With Cody having the night off, Lee was going to be shadowing her.

"This is so much fun, I wasn't expecting so many folks from the hospital to show up." Nadine said looking around the room. Georgie had opened the gathering up to the men of the hospital as well and several had turned up.

Liz nodded her head as she took a sip of her beer. They were sitting at a corner high table which afforded them a good view of the room. Over the past several hours she had a chance to sit down and catch up with some of her friends, the ones she didn't already keep in touch with. "How come Matt isn't here?" Patrick was sitting at a table with Robin. That relationship was going well.

"Because Maxie is." Nadine said shrugging.

"I thought ending the relationship was a mutual decision?" Liz had heard about the break up during her last volunteer shift. Rumor had it that Maxie was already reverting to some of her not so great behaviors.

"I think Maxie ended it, hoping the Matt would beg her to return." Nadine said rolling her eyes. "I really hope he doesn't. He can do better."

They both looked over at where Maxie was sitting with Robin and Patrick. Over the course of the night the blonde had shot several nasty looks in Liz's direction, but she hadn't come over. As long as it stayed that way things would be fine.

"What have I missed?" Diane asked coming back to the table. She had been out on the dance floor with Felix.

"We were just gossiping some." Liz said grinning. "About Maxie and Matt."

"An odd pairing that ran its course." Diane didn't know Matt well, but he seemed nice. "Kate is going to be taking Crimson to Los Angeles in a few months, so Maxie will more than likely be leaving." The lawyer shared some gossip of her own.

"We will need to make sure Georgie is okay." Liz respected the relationship between the sisters. Their friend had been over earlier, but as the guest of honor was making sure to spend time with everyone in attendance. "I need to use the ladies room. Watch my beer."

Liz was washing her hands when the door opened and Robin walked in. Normally when they came into contact they didn't even speak, so Liz was surprised when the doctor opened her mouth. "Do you have a minute?"

"Sure." Liz said turning off the water and reaching for a hand towel.

"I wanted to apologize." Robin knew this was long overdue, but she had to work up the nerve to approach the former nurse. She was too embarrassed by her behavior to stay anywhere Liz was at. "I was trying to push you out of Jason's life so I could have that spot, even though he didn't want that."

"How did you know I was more than his friend?" Liz wanted to know.

"I was at one point more than his friend." Robin said with a small smile. "I know how he behaves with the women in his life. I wasn't one hundred percent positive that you were together, but I knew he was interested in you."

"You came really close to getting knocked on your ass." Liz said being blunt.

"By you, Georgie, Emily, and possibly Monica." Robin acknowledged. "I would have had it coming. You don't have to worry about me behaving that way anymore. I'm not even going to try to be Jason's friend."

"I'm not threatened by you Robin." Liz let the doctor know. "I was never threatened by you. I know what I mean to Jason, and I know that he treasures that. Feel free to be his friend, but if you try to use that friendship as a springboard to something more I will destroy you."

"You're what he needs. You're probably what he always needed." Robin said being honest. "Someone who is confident in themselves, and in what they have with Jason. He's dated a lot of women who weren't that way. Even I needed him to be something other than what he was." She had pushed him to walk away from the mob.

"I wasn't always this way. I had to grow up too. But you're right, I am what he needs. Just like he is what I need." Liz said with a wide smile.

There was a part of Robin that envied Liz, the part that knew how amazing it was to be loved by Jason. It was that small part of herself that made Robin realize that she couldn't be friends with Jason. She was happy with Patrick, and wasn't going to do anything to jeopardize what they were building. "I just wanted to apologize, it took a few drinks to work up the nerve to do so."

"Now it's done, and we can go on with our lives." Liz said shrugging. They wouldn't be friends, but they didn't need to be enemies. Having had that kind of drama with Carly and Courtney, Liz knew it got old fast. "Enjoy the rest of your night."

"Liz?" Robin said stopping the nurse. "Would it be weird if I came to your wedding?" Patrick got his invitation last week, and he asked her to go with him as his date. "I didn't get an invitation of my own, so I thought I would ask first."

"You can come." Liz was happy for Patrick. She knew he had been lonely with just work in his life. "Like I said, you don't worry me." Liz let Robin know before heading back out to the party.

Alone in the ladies room Robin let out the breath she had been mentally holding. With that done she could close the chapter on that part of her life and move on.

"Okay, I've been polite long enough." Diane said after the ladies had been sitting at the table for a few hours. The party was winding down, with the folks who were left mostly sitting at tables and talking. Georgie had sat with them for a while, and was now making the rounds of the room again. "I want to know how things are going with you and Cody."

"Considering Nadine has a new accessory I think they are going well." Liz said laughing. She wasn't talking about jewelry, but the fact that Nadine now had a guard.

"Yes, things are going well." Nadine said trying not to blush.

"I haven't run into you in the building." Diane said being nosey.

"Use the gym." Liz said laughing. Both she and Nadine worked out together when Nadine was available.

"I'm too fabulous to sweat." Diane said making her friends laugh. She used the gym, but it was generally late at night.

"It's too soon for us to be living together." Nadine told her friends. "Sleepovers are happening though." It felt nice to be able to dish with her friends.

"So is it true that men who are bald have more testosterone?" Liz asked being outrageous.

"I don't have any complaints." Nadine said losing the fight with her blush.

"Well alright then." Diane said toasting her friend with her drink. This would be her last as she did have work tomorrow. Her friends would probably be leaving soon as well.

"How are things at the clinic?" Liz asked her friend. Nadine was now a certified nurse practitioner and had accepted a full time position at the AJ Quartermaine Memorial Clinic with Epiphany's blessing.

Before she could answer they got interrupted.

"If it isn't Miss Goody Goody." Maxie said glaring at Liz. "I hope you're happy with yourself."

"Maxie, have you been drinking?" Liz asked getting down from her stool. Robin and Patrick had left already and Maxie stayed at their table. At some point she must have switched from virgin drinks to something stronger. With her heart condition drinking could be deadly.

"Don't act all concerned now!" Maxie said getting louder. "I lost my boyfriend because of you. I told him he had to take me to your wedding, since I didn't get invited, or we were done." The blonde said wobbling slightly. She had no tolerance for alcohol, so the four drinks she had were hitting her hard.

"Call the hospital and have them call Leo. He needs to know that Maxie is coming in." Liz told Nadine. The other woman didn't know Maxie's medical history. "And that she's drunk." The younger woman needed to be monitored.

"Maxie." Georgie came over at the shouting. "Are you drunk?" She asked horrified.

"Piph said they will be ready when we get there." Nadine reported wondering what it was about Maxie that made her so self-destructive.

"Come on Maxie, you need to go to the hospital." Georgie said wondering what the hell was wrong with her sister. She tried to get her sister's wrist to take her pulse but was pushed away.

"No, I'm not going anywhere until St. Elizabeth apologizes for what she did! She ruined my life!" Maxie said getting louder. The room was hot and she was starting to sweat. Her heart was pounding in her chest too but she wasn't going to move from this spot until Liz admitted what she did.

"Liz doesn't owe you an apology." Georgie said trying to talk her sister down. Earlier she had gone over and tried to make her stop sulking.

"I'm sorry. Let's go to my car, I'll take you home and we can talk more." Liz immediately replied. They would stop at the hospital first. She had no problem saying the words if it got Maxie moving. The younger woman's color was off, and they could be quickly approaching a life or death situation.

"I'm not going anywhere with you." Maxie spit out and swayed on her feet.

"Call for an ambulance." Liz said quietly to Nadine who just nodded. Maxie needed immediate medical attention.

"Maxie." Georgie could see her sister's pulse jump in her neck. "What did you have to drink?"

"You're not the boss of me." Maxie glared at her sister as the room starting to spin. "I don't answer to you. You and Robin both would rather be friends with her than me!" The blonde was in full on meltdown mode. "I'm losing everything because of her!" Maxie shouted before doubling over and throwing up.

She was going down and would have hit the floor if Liz didn't catch her. "What's her pulse?" She asked Nadine.

"140 she's tachycardic and approaching full cardiac arrest." Nadine said looking over at her friend. Of the two of them Liz had more trauma and emergency experience even with her retirement.

"There isn't a defibrillator behind the bar." Georgie had run over and checked. "What can I do?"

"Get her heels off." Liz said giving out instructions. She was loosening any constricting articles of clothing. "Are any of the doctors still here?"

"No." Felix answered. He handed Georgie his coat to cover her sister.

"She doesn't have any of her medications in her purse." Sabrina was also still here and had gone to check on that when Georgie made the request. "Does anyone have an aspirin?!" She asked the room in general. It would be better than nothing.

"I'll find out what she's been drinking." Felix said moving away.

"Maxie." Georgie was holding her sister's hand. Since Maxie was breathing on her own they wouldn't start CPR. Right now they could only monitor the situation and wait for the ambulance. Her sister was barely conscious. "I'm right here." Georgie wasn't going to be much help in this situation, she was too scared but she wanted Maxie to know she wasn't alone.

"The ambulance is here." Felix said as the guys brought the gurney in. Everyone backed up to let the paramedics work.

"Georgie, let's go. You can ride with us. Hank has called Johnny so the guys will meet us at the hospital." Liz said urging her friend towards the door. She didn't want Georgie in the ambulance in case her sister coded. The blonde's lips were starting to edge toward purple. Maxie was in good hands so now they needed to take care of Georgie.

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