Chapter 1: The right kind of wrong
Lulu sat on the docks, her feet splashing in the water, staring at her cell phone. She was staring at his name; it's letters being engraved into her heart. She pressed the green button, put the phone to her ear, and held her breath in suspense. She heard the dial tone and then one ring, two rings and then the click on the other phones part.
"Hello" a voice breathed into the receiver.
"Hey Johnny, it's Lulu. Could you come and meet me?"
"Lulu? Why? Is something wrong? Are you all right?"
"Yeah I'm fine, great actually. I just really need to talk to you."
"Lulu, you know we can't keep seeing each other. You know who much a care about you but I can't put you in danger."
"Johnny pleas just meet me. It's one night and after tonight if you don' want o see me I promise I won't call you."
"Okay fine… I'll meet you. Just tell me when and where.
"How's our spot and right now?"
"Okay. I'll meet you at Elm street piers in 20 minutes."
"Perfect."
Click, Lulu sighed as she tried to remember the conversation she'd had with her favorite cousin Carly. "What was it that Carly had said? What id she mean when she mad Lulu choose between safe and satisfied and wild or passionate? I mean Carly had already known her answer, it was the same a hers. So why would she ask and be so vague? Was she trying to make her even more confused about Johnny and Logan? Wasn't it enough she couldn't choose between one of them?" Lulu stared at her watch. "Oh crap I've got to get going!"
"I hope I didn't just hear a curse come out of your mouth daughter."
"Are you serious dad?"
"Of course not Lesley Lu."
"Well then I really need to go. I'm late and I promised to meet someone."
"This someone wouldn't be the mob prince of Port Charles, Johnny Zacarraha, would it?"
"Dad please I don't need this right now."
"Lesley Lu I'm just trying to do my job."
"You want to do your job, try staying in town for more than two months at a time. Otherwise stop asking so many questions and pretending like you give a damn."
"I had no idea you felt that way Lu. I'm sorry."
"No dad I am. I just snapped. I truth is I'm so confused when it comes to Johnny. I mean everyone is telling me he's bad news but none of those people actually know him. Most of them probably haven't ever talked to him."
"Lesley Lu, forget the others. Do you love him?"
"I don't know ad. Can you call something this young love?"
"Lulu, we all love. Whether we're fifty or fifteen. Do you love him? Do you think about him all of the time? Does your heart race when you hear his name or when he's around? Does you body tingle when you remember his kiss?"
"Yes."
"Well then daughter I'd say you are in love. And if I were you I'd tell him now, before it's too late."
"You're right dad. I'm going to tell him next time I see him."
""Go for it Lu. Don't be afraid. Remember you're a Spencer.
"Thanks dad. I better go." Lulu said as she dashed away. Oh and Dad?"
Yes daughter?"
"I think you just did you're job."
Luke smiled at his precious daughter as she raced down the street thinking in her head the whole way to the piers, " It's wild and passionate. He's wild and passionate."
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"Claudia, I'm going out."
"Okay little brother, but go to a very public place."
"Why Claudia."
"Don't ask John. Just do."
No. Tell me what's going on."
"The hit on Sonny. Everything is going down tonight. Namely Him."
"Claudia, are you sure about this?"
"Yes John. I'm covered. There are no strings."
"Where is it taking place?"
"At the warehouse where he's landing tonight's shipment."
"Okay. Then I better go. I've got to meet someone in like 15 minutes."
"John with the way you drive you'll get there in five anyway. Just talk to me for a bit. Who are you meeting?"
"Who I'm meeting is none of you business Claudia."
"Wow. By not saying anything you've just told me everything and more little brother. You're going to meet Lulu aren't you?"
"Claudia, you make me so mad. Just leave it."
"Fine, fine."
"Thank you. I'd better go."
"Wait what's that around your neck?"
"It's my mother's necklace. What's it to you?"
"Nothing I just thought that you'd have given that to lulu by now. I mean I was there when you're mother explained that it was yours to give and how to tell that you were giving it to the right girl. And to me that girl pretty much qualifies as Lulu don't you think?"
"Claudia, give it a rest. Stop playing the concerned sister act and just stay out of my business."
"Fine john. Wend d you become so hostile?"
"About around the time you became a bitch."
"Okay enough. Just go meet lulu. But remember John. A-l-i-b-i."
"Yeah, yeah, I got it." Johnny growled at her.
"Bye then little brother," Claudia smiled.