Chapter Seven
It was time for the wedding of Lucas Lorenzo Spencer and Jennifer Marie Smith. The wedding was to be held on Jennifer's father's yacht. On the day of Luke's wedding, Luke and Laura awakened that morning with ardent dreams of one another.
Luke went over to Aunt Ruby's that morning. He said he was there to drink some coffee, but what he truly needed was Ruby and Bobbi to give him some reassurance. He needed it badly.
As he sipped from his coffee mug, Luke was shaking. He didn't want to marry Jennifer. He loved Laura. All he could think of was Laura and the unborn child- THEIR baby.
Meanwhile, Laura sat down at her secretary and began writing a letter to Luke. It was carefully worded, but nevertheless incriminating. When Scott found it laying on her dresser later that day, not yet delivered, he read the word 'rape' and assumed that she and Luke had been having an affair.
As Laura sat in the kitchen, forcing herself to have a bite to eat, Scott approached, holding the letter. "What is this?" he asked her with fury.
Laura began whimpering out pitiful excuses. "It- it was a terrible night for Luke, too... All he wanted was to dance with me- just to dance and it- it got out of hand."
Those words were enough to send Scott out after Luke with an intent to kill. "Luke Spencer is going to die!" Scott yelled as he pushed Laura aside. She tried to block Scott's exit, but he shoved her onto the floor. Helplessly she lay there, crying uncontrollably. Scotty didn't even stop to make sure that she was alright. He left their apartment in a rage, eager to find Luke.
Scott arrived at the yacht just after Luke had failed to blackmail Frank Smith into letting him leave the mob business. Scott smashed into Luke. Fists were flying. There was a short but furious fight and Luke had been punched overboard.
Smith turned to his right-hand man. "Make sure he doesn't leave the water alive," he said discreetly.
Meanwhile, Laura had arrived at the docks. She could hear the police talking about the tragedy as she approached, She was stunned as she wandered down the dock. Suddenly, a hand shot up out the water, grasping her ankle. It was a bruised and battered Luke. "Baby, please, I need your help," he begged.
"I heard Smith telling his henchmen to make sure I don't come up alive," he explained, his lips bloody and swollen.
Laura reached out, helping Luke from the frigid water. They rushed off quickly, toward her car. Together, they fled the marina.
As he sat in her car, soaked in his tux, he said, "This wedding hasn't turn out as I expected."
"Luke, where are you going? What are we going to do?" she asked with worry.
"Well, right now, I am cold and I am wet. I need to find some new clothes."
"Frank Smith needs to think that you are dead," Laura reminded.
"I got an idea," he told her with a little grin. "We're going to go 'shopping.'"
"Shopping, Luke? At a time like this?"
"Trust me, Laura. You're going to love it."
All she could do was trust. She had no idea how they were going to get out their precarious situation - now that Scotty knew and Frank Smith wanted Luke dead.
"You must have bumped your head really hard on a rock when you fell off that yacht," she stated, rolling her eyes when she saw his enthusiasm.
"I think my wedding night might not be so bad after all," he said to her, eyes twinkling. "Baby, I can't wait."
Meanwhile, Jennifer was hysterical and sobbing on the yacht. She thought her husband-to-be was dead. It had been over a half hour and no one could locate Luke's body. Bobbi and Ruby were devastated, holding each other for comfort.
"Is my big brother dead?" Bobbi said sadly.
"Why did Scotty hit him?" Ruby asked. "Did this have something to do with Laura?"
All Bobbi could do was nod. She knew far more than she should. Scott must have found out that Laura was pregnant, carrying Luke's child. The police drug Scotty away, taking him into custody. It was all a terrible mess.
Bobbi was angry. She blamed Laura Baldwin for everything. *She took away my brother!* Bobbi inwardly seethed. Somehow, she swore she'd get revenge. Laura Baldwin was going to pay for all that she had done - Bobbi would see to it.
Stay tuned for the next chapter - Run For Your Life
Author's Note- This is the last chapter I have written out and waiting to be posted. It may be a little while before I can update again, but I will as soon as I can. Thanks for reading!
