| "So where are we going again?" Dillon asked as Ned guided him along the snow-covered sidewalks of Port Charles.
"We are going to the movies, for the hundreth time in ten minutes. What do you want to watch? Mrs. Doubtfire is playing, so is Free Willy and Denise The Menace." Ned asked as he looked down to the little boy as he absent-mindedly knocked snow off every surface they passed sending a shower of snow to the ground in a big cloud. "Those are baby movies, I want to see Jurassic Park!!" Dillon yelled excitedly in anticipation. "I don't know about that. You're only seven, I don't think you need to be watching that." Ned replied wearily as the boy payed no attention to him. They turned the corner and the movie theater came into view, as did the huge posters with various dinosaurs in menacing positions covering the front of the building announcing it's release. As soon as Dillon saw all the posters he took off running, choosing not to listen to Ned's warning of the sidewalks being covered in ice. As the theater grew larger and larger as he approached, his foot hit a patch of ice and he slide a few feet, his arms waving in an attempt to steady himself. He crashed into a body as arms wrapped around him to keep him from falling. "Are you ok?" A soft voice asked as he looked up to see a woman with blond hair and soft eyes staring back down at him, concerned. "Yea I'm fine. Thanks." He said as he made sure his feet were on solid ground, no ice and brushed himseld off. Ned came running up behind him and grabbed onto his shoulders, spinning him around to look him over. "Thanks, Felicia! He got excited when he saw the posters." He said as he stood back up and smiled warmly at Felicia. "That's alright, what's your name?" She asked as she looked back at the little boy. "Dillon." He said shyly with a hint of bordom in his voice. She couldn't help but laugh. "He's my little brother. Remember when Tracey was pregnant and then she left? She came back about a month ago." Ned vaguely recaped as he looked cautiously to the boy who had no idea as to how his mother really was. "I remember, but faintly." She said with a smile. "So Tracey is back? For good?" "No, you know her, she can't stay in one place for too long. She left two weeks ago, and I have been spending as much time with Dillon as possible. He hasn't taken her leaving very hard, which leads me to think this is common for him." Ned whispered as he noticed someone standing on the other side of Felicia. "Hey Georgie. This is Dillon, he's about your age." He said as he nudged Dillon towards the small girl. They didn't say anything. "I don't think I have ever seen her act shy before." Ned said amused at how quiet she suddenly was. Usually she was talkative and the first one to jump in or start a conversation. Her intelligence completely surpassed her age. "She isn't being shy, just stubborn. She is upset because we were supposed to spend the day together but I got called in to work on a case last minute." Felicia was a Private Investigator and her job took up a big part of her life. More than she would like because she had two children and was in a relationship with Mac Scorpio but she loved what she did. "We are actually on our way to Kelly's right now. Bobbie said she could watch her for me till I am done." She said as she looked down to Georgie who stared back at her, her eyes squinting in anger as she crossed her arms over her chest with a huff. "Dillon and I are going to the movie. She could come with us if she wants to." Ned said as he looked down to the two kids. Georgie looked back with hope and joy, where as Dillon now carried a look of resentment. "No, she can't come with us, she'll ruine everything." Dillon said as he stared at her coldly. "Can I mom please, I'll be good, I swear!!" She pleaded as Felicia looked at her and then back to me. "Are you sure?" She asked. "I wouldn't have offered if I wasn't" "Ok, you all can go to Kelly's when you're done and order ice cream or something, my treat. That way Bobbie can take her after that" Felicia said. Dillon's shoulder's slumped as he continued to shoot daggers as Georgie jumped up and down excitedly. When she caught Dillon's stare she simply stuck her tongue out at him before hugging Felicia goodbye. "Ok, you two get to pick, what'll it be?" Ned asked as he clapped his hands together. "Jurassic Park." They both yelled in unison as Dillon's mood seemed to lift a little. Ned, defeated, agreed to the movie and the three of them walked carefully the last few feet to the theater. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I can't believe you talked me into watching the fourth Austin Powers movie. Really, the first one was funny, but it was overkill after that." Dillon said as him and his girlfriend Georgie walked out of the movie theater. The cold January air encased them as they left the building and they did their best to burrow deeper into their coats and huddled together for warmth. "Hey, you said I could pick! Remember it was my gift that I picked from you for getting excepted to Yale." Georgie replied as her eyes beamed with pleasure. "I know, I know, I just can't believe you made me sit through that." He said as he pulled her closer to his side as they walked arm in arm down the sidewalk. They had opted to walk instead of drive all the way, which disappointed Dillon a little because he loved showing off his new car that was at the moment parked a few streets over. But he couldn't complain because atleast this way he could hold Georgie close to him as she clung to him trying to keep herself warm. "I can't believe you actually sat through it. I was waiting for you to leave. But you have to admit that it was great!" She said as her eyes danced, snow falling in her hair. "Remember when we first met?" Dillon asked. "Yep, it was right around here. My mom saved you from falling on your butt and you hated that I went to the movies with you and Ned. You wouldn't talk to me for weeks after that." Georgie said as she laughed, thinking of the memories from their childhood together. "I was an idiot back then. I thought girls were the root of all evil. If I'd only known." Dillon said when they came into view of his car as a single snow flake caught on Georgie's eyelash. He reached up with his gloved fingers and gently brushed the flake away as his finger traced her jawline. He slowed to a stop and moved in front of Georgie, his hands still on the side of her face, cupping it. Her nose and cheeks were pink from the cold, but her eyes were shinning. He slowly brought his lips towards her, hesitating before capturing her lips. Her small hands gently grabbed at the sides of his coat, but idoly moved into his pockets when they became cold. She shivered agaisnt his lips and he pulled her closer to him wrapping his arms around her. Suddenly Georgie jerked back and Dillon's eyes flew open just as Faith Roscoe pointed a gun at him and then at Georgie. Panic welled up in Dillon as he saw one of Faith's body guards hold onto her so she couldn't move. Faith held the gun pointed at Georgie as she looked at him. "Give me the keys to your car!" She said simply. H looked around, damning himself for directing him and Georgie into a part of town that had little to no activity. It would take a miracle for a cop to come down these roads. "Here, but don't you have a car?" He asked trying to stall her as he reached in his pocket for his keys. "They really are sweet when they are young." She said as she looked from her body guard to Georgie and then finally back to him. "Let's just say I need to get out of here, and using my own car wouldn't be very bright." She said with a sly smile. He handed her the keys to his car. "There, now please just let go of her." He pleaded. "I don't know, I could probably get some good money out of her from the Commissioner if I took the poor little thing hostage." Faith said as she waved the gun at Georgie. "No, don't take her." Dillon said as he jumped forward, catching Faith of guard as she quickly aimed the gun at him. "Just chill out, she would only annoy me. Do yourself a favor and don't mention this to anyone." Faith said as she turned and walked away as her body guard let go of Georgie and pushed her to him. He caught her in his arms as her knees gave way. "Shh you're ok, I got you now." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ok, I'm ready." Georgie yelled "Are you sure?" Dillon asked as he looked into her eyes. "Yes, the baby is coming, and she's coming quick." Georgie said as she sat up and grabbed Dillon's hand. "Ok, now just push when you get the urge to, but don't push too hard or too fast, if you can help it, or you'll tear." The doctor said as he positioned himsef. Georgie sat back for a few seconds before nodding at Dillon and pushing her chin to her chest. She was sweating a lot and Dillon notice that there was an unusal amount of blood soaking into the sheets. It scared him but before he could think anymore about it Georgie grabbed his hand and pushed again. He could feel her grip lessening with each push until she was laying back on the bed, her eyes halfway open as she rocked her head back and forth. "I can't do it anymore. I can't push. Just...just let me go to sleep." She said as she clung onto his arm, pleading with him. "Georige you can't." He said as a lump formed in hid throat. "The head is out, we just need to get the shoulders out and then you are done. One more push is all we need." The doctor said as he looked up. "Ok." Georgie said as Dillon helped her sit up. In what seemed like nothing short of a miracle, she bite down on her lip, grabbed his hand and pushed with every bit of energy she could. "Congratulations, you have a healthy baby girl." The doctor said as he held the baby up and placed her on Georgie's chest. Just as Georgie reached up to touch the baby, her whole body went limp and one of the machines monitoring her started to beep feverishly. One nurse quickly picked the baby us as another jumped on the bed and started performing CPR. Dillon jumped back as nurses and doctors ran around him calling out words he would never remember and yelling phrases back and forth to each other that seemed like a foreign language. One of the nurses gently pulled him towards the doors. "We're losing her!!" was the last thing he heard just before the doors shut infront of him. He stood their stunned. "Well, how's the baby? How's Georgie?" Maxie asked excitedly as she ran up to him. When she saw his face, she reached out towards him as he grabbed onto her, his knees gave way. They both sank to the ground as Mac and Felicia came up behind her. "She had the baby....she is so beautiful...but Georgie....she was weak, I could feel it." Dillon said in between sobs as tears ran down his face. Maxie didn't know what to do so she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly to her. He continued to sob on her shoulder. "The line went flat...and she just laid there...I don't know what to do. Please God, don't do this. You can't take her from me. Take me, kill me. Just don't take her." He cried as he clung to Maxie. Felicia dropped to her knees beside him and took the two in her arms as they all cied and Mac slide down the wall putting his head in his hands. Everyone's world seemed to be crumbling. They sat like that until they heard the doors open and the doctor walked out. All the color in Dillon's face drained as he saw the amount of blood on the doctors outfit. He felt sick to his stomach as he tried to stand up, the others quickly following. "I'm sorry you had to witness that in there..." The doctor started. "No, no." Dillon whispered as more tears fell down his cheeks. "No, she's fine, she has to be." He said angrily. "Yes, sir, your wife is stable. She went into shock and she lost a lot of blood, but we stablized her. She'll make a full recovery. We just need to ask that each of you give blood donations." The doctor said as he smiled warmly at everyone. "Where is the baby? Is she alright?" Dillon asked. "She is in the nursery. Very lively! Must take after her mother." |