General Hospital Rewrite Part One

June 29th 2016

3 a.m.
     "I miss you Jensen. I miss you so much. Life is so hard without you." Jo says. "I wish I could be there with you." he answers. "My family would like you." She says. "Probably." He answers. "Why did you have to go Jensen?" she asks. "You know why."
     Jo wakes up, nearly crying. She looks around her room, hoping to see her dad or step mom. Instead she only sees blank walls in the darkness. She pulls her knees to her stomach and softly calls her father's name, knowing he won't be able to hear her. "I'm sorry Jensen." She says quietly.

2:27 p.m.
     Alexis lays on top of the clothes Julian had laid out to pack. He turns around and tilts his head. "Why do you have to be like this right now?" he asks. "Why did you wait till the last minute to pack?" she retorts. "You married a man, what'd you expect?" he teases. "Hmm, I'm not sure. Come here."
      He puts his hand on one of her ankles. He walks closer, sliding his hand up her leg. "Closer?" he asks. "Closer." She tells him. He leans down, until there's about a foot between their faces. "Even closer?" he asks. "Yes." She says. He drops until his nose brushes against her ear. "Do you want me to go even closer?" he whispers. "Yes, yes please." She begs.
     He puts his hands on her hips and pulls her waist against his. "Wait. I gotta lock the door." He tells her. He gets up and goes over to the door. While he's locking it, Alexis moves up to the center of the bed. He walks back over slowly, purposely slowly. She reaches out to him. He stops just out of reach. "Oh please Julian. Please please." She begs. He takes his shirt off and throws it to the bed.
     He gets on top of her and starts kissing her neck. "You're beautiful." He says, kissing her neck again. "You're smart." Once again kissing her neck. "You're kind." He moves his lips lower. "You're drop dead gorgeous." he says.
     He unzips the hoodie she's wearing. He kisses her stomach. "So forgiving." He says. "So gentle."
     "So sweet."
     "So loyal."
     "So hard-working."
     "So damn sexy." He says, moving back up to her lips. "I love you so much." She says. "I love you more."

7:38 p.m.
     Jo had made dinner for them. It was a chicken dish her mother used to make. Last time Julian has had it was Jo's second birthday party. Jo's wasn't as good as her mother's had but it was still good and Julian wasn't going to discourage his daughter. Alexis had loved it, she was proud of Jodie too. The last few days they'd gotten much closer. Alexis still didn't know what had happened to Jo but she'd learned Jo had boundaries.
     Alexis wanted a kid to take care of and Jo was a kid who needed someone to take care of her. Julian loved they were getting along, he felt his dream of a normal family becoming reality. He looks at his wife and smiles.