She was on her way home. Her first time home for Christmas in fifteen years. She had left when she turned eighteen. Her dad had remarried and her mom had disappeared. Nobody knew she was coming or that she was on the run from her present life. He had told her he loved but than left when Lily was not even a year old after he left she decided that Lily and her would be fine by themselves untill a month ago when they had been kicked out of their apartment because two months ago she had lost her job at the diner and couldn't pay the rent she had no choice now but to come home even through she wasn't sure if she would exactly be welcomed at home. She just wanted to make sure no matter what happened to her Lily had a place to go. She knew hiding the truth about the police would eventually come out and her dad would kick her out when they showed up and she knew they would. She had after all stolen things hoping to give her daughter the best Christmas ever and now she was on the run.
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*In D.C. at 901 Cherry Blossom Lane.*
Lucy: Guys be careful of the door before you scratch it!
Bobby: The door wouldn't mind getting a few more scratches.
Lucy: Hon...
Bobby: Owww! Jack!
Lucy: Thank you.
Jack: You're welcome.
Tara: That's what you get for being a smart aleck.
Lucy: Hi where's Alex?
Alex: Right here mom. OWW! Stupid pine tree.
Myles: Luc?
Lucy: What?
Myles: Is Tara lifting any heavy boxes?
Tara: No dear.
Lucy: Yes.
Myles: Tara!
Alex: Don't drop that on my foot.
Lucy: Its ok I have the heavy box now.
*Alex backs into the coffee table and they all except for Sue hear a crash.*
Lucy: What was that?
Jack: You're mom's going to kill you if that was the vase Aunt Molly painted.
Alex: It wasn't.
*Myles still checks on Tara.*
*He's end of the tree hits Alex's foot.*
Alex: OWWW!
Jack: I guess now would be a bad time to ask that we have no one ends up in the ER this Christmas.
Alex: Yeah now would be a bad time to ask that.
Lucy: These get you off your feet.
Bobby: Myles we need more hands.
Tara: I'm fine I promise I won't pick up anymore heavy boxes.
Myles: Ok. I'm coming.
Jack: Is his foot broken?
Lucy: I don't know.
Jack: You're the nurse.
Lucy: I haven't checked it yet.
*The phone rings.*
*Lucy gets Alex on the couch and jumps over his foot to get the phone falling in the process.*
Alex: MOM! Owww!
Lucy: Sorry.
Jack: Are you ok my clumsy nurse?
Lucy: Shut up I can still kick your butt Hudson!
*She reaches for the phone and answers it.*
Bobby: Why is she so excited every time the phone rings?
Tara: She's waiting to see if she was promoted to head nurse.
Myles: All that excitement just to see if she got the promotion?
Jack: Yeah. It's more money and with three kids and another one on the way..... Luc? Luc?
Lucy: Jack it's for you.
Jack: I'll have to call them back I'm kind boxed in the corner.
Lucy: You're going to want to take this.
Jack: Why?
Lucy: Just trust me.
Jack: Fine. Can you at least bring me the phone?
Lucy: Can you ask nicely?
Jack: Please and where are Crystal and Chloe?
*Lucy brings him the phone.*
Lucy: They are at rehearsal for The Christmas Shoes.
Jack: What time are we suppose to pick them up?
Lucy: You are supposed to pick them up at six.
Jack: And what time is it now?
Lucy: Three. Somebody's on the phone.
Jack: I know.
Lucy: No you forget. You just don't want to admit you're getting old and forgetting things.
Jack: Were you this annoying when you pregnant with the other two?
Lucy: No and its excited not annoying.
Alex: Mom, dad I'm kind of in pain over here.
Lucy: I'm coming. It's Holly.
*Jack tries to think if he knows a Holly and than it hits him.*
Jack: My Holly?
Alex: Who's Holly?
Lucy and Jack: Nobody!
*Jack thought back to when Holly was sixteen the same age Alex is now and the day Julie left.*
*Flashback.*
Jack: Where are you going? Jules?
Julie: I can't do anymore! I don't even know my own daughter!
Jack: Whose fault is that?
Julie: Mine! I KNOW it's mine! Because EVERYTHING IS my FAULT! Right?
Jack: I never said that!
Julie: I can't be the type of mom she needs. I don't know how to deal with a child with ADHD! She's better off with you and just you!
Jack: That is not true! She needs her mother!
*In tears he watches Julie leave.*
*Flashback ends.
*He hears laughter and looks over at Lucy and Alex and smiles thanking God for a second chance.*
*Another Flashback.*
Lucy: Hi Jack. I wasn't expecting you.
Jack: Hi Luc
Lucy: Is everything ok?
Jack: You know how I've been trying to get into the foster care system has a foster dad.
Lucy: Yeah.
Jack: They really want couples to be foster parents not single guys. I was wondering if you'd consider moving in with me and helping out... you would have you're own room.
Lucy: Sure.
Jack: Really?
Lucy: Really.
Jack: Ok just one more thing.
Lucy: What?
Jack: I don't want anything to go on just because we'll be living together I just want to be friends.
Lucy: Ok.
*However when she says that her heart is slowly breaking because she had already falling for him hard and now she know he'd never love her back or so she thought.*
*Flashback ends.*
Lucy: Hello?
Jack: What?
Lucy: Are you ok?
Jack: Yeah. I'm fine. Why do you have the phone?
Lucy: She hung-up.
Jack: She hung-up?
Lucy: Yeah.
Jack: Oh.
Lucy: Are you sure you're ok?
Jack: Yeah.
*Lucy brings him into the kitchen.*
Lucy: What is it?
Jack: I don't know. I guess hear her name just brought all the memories back.
Lucy: The good and the bad?
Jack: Yeah. Is Alex ok?
Lucy: He will be. I wrapped his foot through.
Jack: I know you being a nurse would come in useful sometimes.
Lucy: Very funny. You know I'm the pregnant one but I swear you have more humors than I do right now.
Jack: I'm just tired.
Lucy: No. You're just getting old and hate thinking about it.
Jack: Do you get pleasure out of torching me?
Lucy: Yes I do.
Jack: I know these a reason I love you so much I just can't think of it right now.
Lucy: Hey!
*He gets her in a hug.*
Lucy: Let me go.
Jack: Let me think. No.
Lucy: I'm younger than you old men!
Jack: I can't be that old I did get you pregnant again.
Lucy: Ow!
Jack: What? I didn't do anything.
Lucy: It wasn't you. It was the baby. The baby kicked. Do you want to feel it?
Jack: Yes.
*She places his hand on her stomach and the baby kicks again.*
Jack: I love you.
Lucy: I know and to think you were almost too stubborn to tell me you loved me all those years ago.
Jack: Ok so I was an Idiot.
Lucy: An adorable Idiot.
Jack: What's wrong?
Lucy: Reading my mind again Hudson?
Jack: Yes Mrs. Hudson I am.
Lucy: I'm just wondering why she called now of all time.
Jack: I don't know.
Lucy: Maybe it's time we tell them.
Jack: Why? They're never going to meet her.
Lucy: Maybe God is planning a Christmas Miracle for us.
Jack: I believe in miracles but I don't believe Holly will ever come back to this house.
TBC