**Heavy A/U Story** Being the best at everything has always come easy to Helen Sharpe. High School, College- but the real world isn't a walk in the park by any means. When Helen starts to feel the pressure of everyday life- she finds that a change of scenery can do some good. Max Goodwin can't seem to catch a break and living in a small town where everyone knows your story, doesn't make it easy to rewrite it for the better. When Max starts trying to better himself- he finds that some ghosts will haunt you forever. Attention: I only own the story plot. All characters represented in NBC's New Amsterdam are NOT mine. **Heavy A/U: only the characters are similar to New Amsterdam- this is a whole new world for them. Warning: Adult Content- please be advised this fanfiction has depictions of adult language, sexual themes, violent ion, etc. mature audience only!