Recap: They bring Jesse to the hospital. The Doctors tell Mac Jesse has a very low chance of living. Maxie is sitting with Jesse when he flat-lines.
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A/N Ok the truth…I've been stalling this chapter as long as possible because I don't want the story to end! But then I felt bad about leaving you guys hanging like that. So I Guess I have to update. LOL this story will probably always be one of my favorites, because it's my first! Lol. Well anyway her is chapter 15
Chapter 15
But Maxie's thoughts were interrupted by a long, loud irritating Beeping sound. Maxie Jumped back "NO JESSE NO!"
Just then what seemed like an army of nurses and doctors came rushing in one of the women turned to the trembling Maxie "Excuse miss, you need to leave the room" Maxie gave another look at Jesse and nodded as she left the room and headed toward the waiting room to see Mac and Lucky.
Mac noticed a trembling Maxie walking toward them and met her half way. Maxie looked into her fathers' eyes and collapsed into his arms crying. Mac hugged her for comfort then she looked up at him "He…he began to flat-line dad!" maxis said and she leaned back down and continued to cry
Mac was tearing up inside. If he didn't hate Jesse before he for sure can't stand him now for making his daughter go through with this.
Just then the doctor walked up. "Mr. Scorpio Can I talk to you?" The man said in his normal Spanish accent. Mac looked down at his daughter who has briefly stopped crying and who was looking back at him.
"Anything you have to say to me, you can say in front of my daughter." Mac insisted.
Maxie turned and faced the doctor wiping away a tear.
The doctor looked at Mac again and then began "Well it looks like Jesse suffered from a mild heart attack which is a huge concern in a case like this. We did get to stabilize him. But the problem lies in the fact he has seem to have gotten some sort of infection." The doctor said
"Well you can give him antibiotics for it right doc?" Mac asked
"Well actually, this infection hasn't occurred in most of south America in over a hundred years. We thought it to be exterminated so we do not carry the antibiotics here. The best bet is to get him a hospital in the states immediately.
GENERAL HOSPITAL, PORT CHARLES NEW YORK
Maxie, Mac, Lucky were sitting in the common waiting room on General Hospital. But now they were joined By Felicia, Georgie, Dillon, Lucas, Bobbi, and even Brooke. Pretty much everyone Maxie knew stopped by the hospital that evening to see how Maxie was doing.
But Maxie was too absorbed in her own thoughts of what was going to happen to Jesse to even be excited to see the people that love her again. The only person she wanted to see and talk to right now was Jesse.
Then Dr. Monica Quartermaine came out to everyone. Then she announced "Well, We administered the antibiotic a little while ago, and they seem to be working correctly, his fever is down, and he seems to be making a remarkable recovery." Monica said
"Monica is he awake yet?" Maxie asked
"No not yet, and I'm not sure when he will awake, Maybe in a couple minutes, hours or even days Maxie." Monica answered
"Monica, would it be okay if Maxie went in there and sat with him." Mac asked
Maxie looked at he father. It had only hit her then that Jesse must have told Mac about them being together, why else would Mac be acting like this. Maxie smiled. I can't believe I left Jesse to face my dad all alone was all she could think
"Yes Mac, Maxie can o in there, it may help him come to consciousness, but please Jesse can only have one guest at a time he is still very weak." Monica said
Maxie smiled and left to Jesse's room. She got there and pulled a chair up next to Jesse's bed. She looked at the man on the bed and she new she was looking at the most beautiful man in the world. She took his hand and interlocked his fingers with hers.
"Hey you! You gave us a huge scare before. But see you came back from it, Monica says you should make a remarkable discovery! See what I said, I knew you were a fighter, I knew you would fight for me…for us." Maxie said smiling at him.
Maxie got up and started to walk around the room in thought. Mac came into the room and convinced Maxie to go home and take a shower. Maxie reluctantly agree only to the terms that if she went home took her shower and got change she could come right back and spend the night at the hospital at Jesse's side.
After Maxie took her shower and had some food to eat she got Mac to drive her right back to the hospital. When there she went straight for Jesse's room. She opened the door and walked in to see the exact sight she saw when she left. Maxie sighed She half hoped that when she got back from cleaning up Jesse would be sitting up waiting for her. But she knew she was being naive, or perhaps only wishful thinking.
Just then Jesse's Eyes began to flicker open. Everything was blurry at first. Then things got focused. He saw Maxie standing by the window taking her jacket and her purse off. He smiled at what a beautiful sight she was. Then as soon as Maxie turned around and saw Jesse's eyes were opened he muttered the familiar words
"I must have died and gone to heaven." He said then he put on one of his huge smiles.
Maxie looked at him and smiled back. She couldn't help it. Jesse's smile was one of those smiles where once you see it you have to smile too. Her eyes began to twinkle in the light. Then she ran over to Jesse "I'm so glad you Back Jesse!" Maxie said running next to his bedside
"I can say the same for you." Jesse said never wiping the smile off his face "God, I missed you when you were gone Maxie." Jesse said
"Yea, well I almost had a heart attack of my own when I thought I lost you, God Jesse, When I was sitting in that chair all tied up, and you were fighting Diego for the gun and the shot was fired. I was prying it didn't hit you, then I saw you collapse and I just saw my whole world shattering." Maxie said with tears in her eyes then she laughed a little bit "I mean I lived 18 years of my life without you, and now I can't imagine living another day without you." Maxie said
"I'm Sorry…" Jesse said
"Sorry for what? For making my life worth living?" Maxie asked
"No for, making you worry about me like that, the truth is, I wouldn't have ever given up, because I have to much to live for now with you in my life." Jesse said
Maxie smiled at him. She felt like she was about to burst out crying so she decided to change the subject to something a little less serious.
"So, I guess you ended up telling my dad about us." Maxie said
"Well I couldn't keep it a secret, not after you being kidnapped and all." Jesse said
"How'd he take it?" Maxie asked
"Exactly how you said he would, he went ballistic, but it wasn't that bad considering the fact of us sneaking around was overshadowed by the fact that you were missing, but he did pretty much tell me that I'm not on your kidnapping case." Jesse said
"What he really did that?" Maxie asked
"Yea he did, until we found out it was Murphy that kidnapped you, and we decided we both had to be on the case, because obviously Murphy was trying to get at both of us." Jesse said
"Ok cool, but you didn't tell him about…you know the night before I was kidnapped?"
Jesse laughed remembering the time they were under Bills Fine Wine and the pictures Mac saw "No I didn't tell him" Jesse started
"Oh Phew" Maxie said relieved
"I didn't tell him but he did find out." Jesse said skeptical if he should tell he or not.
"WHAT? If you didn't tell him who did?" Maxie said
"No one told him actually, maybe it would have been better if I did…" Jesse said holding back a laugh
"Jesse Your making no sense if no one told him how doe she know?" Maxie said
"I was getting to that!" Jesse started "Like I said before no one told him, he actually saw for himself." Jesse said Maxie gave him a confused look "he wasn't at your place that night so what do you mean?" Maxie asked
"Before he kidnapped you, Murphy Kind of stalked you. Taking photos since the day he was released, and he has photos of you since the day before he took you…including the night before he took you." Jesse said
"What that sick perv!" Maxie yelled then it hit her, That Mac had seen the photos "Wait you mean Mac saw the photos of me and you that night?" Maxie began to laugh a little too. Jesse just looked at her and nodded.
"And you didn't stop him form looking at them?" Maxie asked
"I tried but he looked anyway!" Jesse said
Then Mac walked in looking to say goodnight to Maxie "Hey Maxie I think I'm…" He stopped short at the sight of his best detective awake.
Jesse and Maxie looked at each other and a smile came over their face because of their conversation before Mac had interrupted they did everything to resist form laughing.
Mac looked at them suspiciously then continued, "Well looks like your awake Detective Beaudry"
"Good to be back" Jesse said
"Hey Maxie do you mind giving me a little while with Jesse here." Mac asked
Maxie and Jesse exchanged looks "No I don't mind" Maxie said as she left the hospital room. She went to get some coffee for herself and Jesse.
"So how are you feeling Beaudry?" Mac asked
"Like I've been shot" Jesse said honestly. "Understandably" Mac said then he continued "We got Diego, Me and Lucky heard the gunshot we came running saw the chair lodged in the bookcase. Went running down and Maxie told us which way he went. Murphy died on the scenes and Diego passed a couple hours later in the hospital in Venezuela" Mac said
"Thanks for the update Commissioner, But for some reason I have a feeling that's not why you wanted to talk to me." Jesse said
"Why not I mean you were on the case I thought you'd like to know what happened after you were shot." Mac said
Jesse looked at his boss knowing he was lying
"Alright you got me, I wanted to thank you." Mac said quietly not wanting to admit he was wrong
"Thank me for what?" Jesse asked confused
"If it wasn't for you I don't know if I would even have my daughter back yet Jesse. You found the clue in the photograph Murphy sent us. You found that Bills Fine Wine and the airplane clue and you found your way to secret staircase in the bookshelf…" Mac was saying but was interrupted by Jesse
"Sorry I can't take Credit for that last one" Jesse said then Mac looked at him confused "that was your brilliant daughter, She dropped her bracelets over there as a clue that she was somewhere over there, all I did was pick up the bracelets and lean on some statue to think." Jesse said
Mac smiled "She is a smart one." Mac laughed
"Yea." Jesse said a little dazed
"But back to my point Jesse, You took a bullet to save her, You risked your life to save my daughter, and I am truly grateful Jesse, That's why I'm giving you and Maxie my permission to see each other, Not that my permission means that much to you two anyway." Mac said
Jesse laughed, "Thanks commissioner, it does make me feel a lot better knowing you approve." Jesse said
"Hey I gave you my permission it doesn't mean I approve of you Beaudry" Mac said getting all tough on Jesse again
Jesse just smiled. "You take care of her, and treat her like she is meant to be treated." Mac said
"Commissioner, You don't have to worry, Maxie is the one good thing in my life right now, I'm not going to screw it up." Jesse said
"That's what I like to hear" Mac said as he picked up his coat and headed for the door. But halfway there he turned around "Jesse?"
"Yea sir?" Jesse answered
"You can just call me Mac." He said as he turned around and headed out the door
Jesse smiled happy by his current place. Then Maxie entered the room.
"Hey you, what was that all about?" Maxie asked handing him a coffee, which he took a sip of and placed it on the side table.
"To sum it all up, we have your dad's permission to see each other." Jesse said smiling
"What? I don't need his permission! I can see whoever I want to see." Maxie said going back to her normal stubborn self
"You know Maxie sometimes you can be so stubborn! This means we don't have to sneak around anymore!" Jesse said
"Oh so you think I'm stubborn?" Maxie asked getting closer to Jesse. The tension was rising between the both of them
"Yea I rightfully do!" Jesse said moving his head closer to hers so there was barely 5 inches between them.
The tension grew and then broke when Maxie leaned in and they shared a wonderful long awaited passionate kiss. A kiss that was the bridge to their future together.
A/N LOL I know that was like the longest chapter ever! lol! But I didn't want the story to end so I made a nice very long chapter! I can't believe it's over:-( . Review my last chapter! I'm going to take a small break with school starting soon and all but I Will be writing a sequel the name will be "I Still Won't Loose you." So keep a look out for it!