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Moving Beyond Betrayal

Chapter 7

Luke entered his daughter's hospital room. She was still asleep and once again had an IV and oxygen tubes attached to her. He listened to the heart monitor that steadily beeped in rhythm with her heart. He touched her hand and frowned when she didn't squeeze back.

"You gave me a little scare just now. I thought I was really going to lose you after we had just bonded. I can't lose you Lulu. I already lost your mother. You are my little girl and I love you so much," he cried. He dropped his head onto her bed as he was overwrought with emotion.

He suddenly felt pressure on his fingers and realized she was waking up. She opened her eyes and looked at him. Tears spilled down her face. "What happened?" she asked softly.

"You contracted an infection."

"Am I okay?"

"You are fine. You are a true Spencer. No injury can take you down."

"Some people say I'm a lot like Carly."

"I see the similarities. You are very much like your cousin Carly. Its obvious you both have Spencer blood running through your veins."

"Why aren't you and Carly closer?"

"I think because she is so much like me. She's stubborn and opinionated and I think we've always clashed."

"She was there a lot for me when I was dealing with Dillon and when I was pregnant."

"I know she was. She has been really good to you."

"How long am I going to be stuck here?"

"Hopefully not too much longer. You are going to have stay a little longer because of this infection you had."

"Great," Lulu muttered. "I am bored of this little room."

"Oh come on, lying in bed all day. What could be better?"

"Not lying in bed all day."

Luke smiled. "You will be out of here soon enough."

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Elizabeth opened Audrey's front door and instantly heard Cameron's little voice asking when she'd be home. She could no longer contain the tears that threatened to fall. She had ripped everyone's worlds apart with her lies. She knew it was unforgivable. She may not be responsible if Lucky relapsed but she'd feel responsible just the same.

She shut the door gently, not wanting to attract attention to herself until she had washed her face. She snuck up the steps and into the bathroom. She tore off her clothes and started the shower, allowing the hot water to wash away her pain. It did wonders for the physical ache but the emotional one was something she could not rid herself of.

Once out, she towel dried her hair and wrapped her pink robe around her body. She went into her room and picked out something to wear. That something consisted of a comfortable pair of black stretch pants and a purple t-shirt.

She went downstairs and saw Cameron eating a snack at the table. He hadn't seen her yet and she took that opportunity to admire her son. She was amazed at how much he looked like Zander. She momentarily wondered if this child would look like Jason.

"Mommy," Cameron exclaimed, as he jumped out of his chair and into his mother's waiting arms.

"Hi Cameron."

"Where were you?" Cameron demanded.

"I was delayed at the Metro Court and then Mommy had to go visit some people. I was very busy," she lied.

Cameron listened intently and once satisfied with her excuse, invited her to share his snack with him. She gratefully accepted, realizing for the first time just how hungry she was.

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Lucky touched Sam's arm as they waited to see Lulu. "What did Carly want?" he asked gently.

"To apologize for Jason."

Lucky cocked his head to the side. "Carly?"

"She was really nice about it. Carly has been nice to me since I was shot."

"She was nice to me too. It was odd."

"Well maybe she's decided she wants to be a part of her family."

"Courtney's death probably changed her quite a bit."

"Losing your best friend has a great impact."

"You sound like you're speaking from experience."

"When I lost my brother I felt like I'd lost the one person who I lived for. Without him my world felt so bleak and empty. It took me a long time to overcome it. I think that's why I clung to Jason so much. He was all I felt I had left."

"Well now you have me and I don't plan on dying anytime soon."

"You better not Spencer. I like having you around."

"Same goes for you McCall."

She smiled genuinely and turned to see the curious glances from Nikolas and Emily. "What?" Lucky questioned his brother and best friend.

"Nothing," Emily said innocently. "Nikolas was just wondering about your relationship."

"We are friends," Sam explained.

"Uhuh," Nikolas said unconvincingly. "Okay."

"Shut up," Lucky said, as he playfully punched his brother in the arm.

"Now boys behave yourselves," Carly warned as she came towards them.

"Is Sonny okay?" Emily asked her.

"He's fine. He's spending some time with the boys."

"I didn't thank you for all your help with Robin," Emily said.

"What's most important is that she is okay," Carly responded.

"Don't sell yourself short. You helped save her life," Nikolas said.

"You helped perform surgery?" Lucky asked.

"I helped the brilliant Dr. Emily Quartermaine. Without her and Elizabeth Robin would not still be alive."

Emily smiled. "So do you think this can repair your relationship with Robin?"

Carly smirked. "Yeah right. I'm sure we'll still find a way to hate one another."

"Do you at least like her more than Elizabeth?" Lucky asked.

"That's a tough one," Carly said with a laugh.

"How is Lulu?" Bobbie interrupted them.

"She's good. They caught the infection," Emily explained.

"Oh thank God. Poor Dillon looked so terrified when she collapsed. How is he?" she asked gently.

"He's just glad that Lulu is okay," Emily explained.

"Are they back together?" Lucky asked.

"I hadn't really thought about it," Nikolas admitted.

"Would it matter if they were?" Emily asked.

"Well kind of," Lucky said. "He did get her pregnant last time."

"Technically they weren't really together last time," Emily said gently.

"Yeah, but she was so in love with him," Carly said. "He broke her heart."

"Well yeah but she did break up him and Georgie," Emily said.

"So? He should have been more sensitive. I mean her last boyfriend was made up," Carly said.

"She had a made up boyfriend?" Sam asked.

"His name was Elvis," Nikolas explained.

"Leave Elvis alone," Lucky said. "At least he didn't get her pregnant."

Dillon stopped in his tracks as he heard Lulu's family talking about him and Lulu. "I didn't mean to get her pregnant," Dillon said defensively.

They all stopped talking and turned to look at him. "Well you did break her heart," Carly muttered.

"I never wanted to hurt her."

"But you did," Lucky retorted.

"And I have lived with the guilt of that since. I am still haunted by the nightmares of her face when I said the stuff I said. I can still see the tears streaming down her face."

"If Lulu's forgiven him then you all need to as well," Sam said gently.

"But…" Nikolas started.

"Sam is right. It's between him and Lulu," Emily agreed.

"But…" Lucky said.

"You better never hurt her again," Carly warned.

"I would die for her," Dillon said. "I never ever want to cause her pain again."

Lucky and Nikolas crossed their arms. "If you do you go through us. This time I won't keep Lucky from kicking your ass," Nikolas muttered.

"Then I'll call Milo to finish you off," Carly agreed.

"That won't be necessary," Dillon promised.

"What won't be necessary?" Tracy asked as she approached them.

"Never mind," Dillon said.

"I am going to head home," Tracy told everyone.

"I should go to," Emily said.

"I'll give you a ride," Tracy offered.

"Thank you," Emily said sadly. She kissed Nikolas goodbye. "Tell Lulu that I'm glad she's okay."

"I will," he promised.

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Jason left the shattered glass on the floor. He threw himself onto the couch when the door opened. "Stone Cold, I'm so glad you are okay," Spinelli exclaimed, as he ran into the room. Jason ignored him. "Stone Cold is everything all right?"

"MY NAME IS JASON," he erupted, causing Spinelli to cower from his rage. "I'm sorry. I'm fine."

"I'm sorry about your Dad," Spinelli offered.

"Thank you," Jason slurred, before going to his liquor cabinet and opening another bottle of scotch. Spinelli watched with concern. He decided to give Jason some time alone. He turned to walk to the door when Jason called him back.

"Sam and I broke up. I figured you should hear it from me and not someone else," Jason explained.

The lower half of Spinelli's jaw fell open as he stared at his mentor. "The fair Samantha is gone?"

"I am having a child with Elizabeth."

"You cheated on the Goddess?" Spinelli demanded.

"We were broken up last summer when I got Elizabeth pregnant. She just told me now that the child was mine."

"Why did you break up with Sam?"

"I want my child to be raised in a stable environment with two parents that love it."

"I suppose that is honourable for the child but not Sam. She is getting hurt. Do you even love Elizabeth because getting together with someone for the sake of the child is never a good idea unless you love them? Your lives will be filled with tension and it will overshadow this child."

Jason thought about that for a moment. "Well I don't know what else to do."

"What is wrong with sharing custody? You could be a major part of your child's life and still be with the woman that you love."

"That is probably the smartest thing you've ever said," Jason offered. "I guess I just thought it was better for the parents to be together."

"Not always. People should be together because they love one another, not because they conceived a child together."

Jason stood up and grabbed his coat. "I'm going out," he told Spinelli before walking out the door and asking his driver to drive him to the hospital. He hoped she was still there.

When he arrived he went to a nurse's station and asked for Sam to be paged. The nurse did as he asked and after several moments he saw the brunette emerge from the elevator. He ran towards her and stopped right in front of her. "I'm so sorry…" he started. "I was very, very wrong. I don't love Elizabeth, I love you. I want to be with you Sam."

Sam wrapped her arms around herself to put some distance between them. "I can't be with you," she said softly. "We don't work."

"What are you talking about? I know I hurt you, but I was being stupid. I was just panicking about the baby and my father and everything."

"Jason, we will never be what we were before my shooting. We can't go back there. I am ready to move on and find a man who will put me first."

"I do put you first."

"After Sonny, Carly and the boys."

"I will be more attentive…"

"No. I need to get my life back. I need to prove to myself that I can stand on my own two feet."

"But…"

"I'm sorry. We just don't work anymore," Sam affirmed before walking to the elevator.

"Where are you going?" Jason demanded.

"There is someone that needs me right now; someone who I promised to be there for."

"Sam you can't just give up on us like this."

"I'm not giving up. I am accepting that we are over. I'm sorry Jason. I really am."

"But I love you."

"I love you too, but we just can't be together," Sam said, before she stepped inside the elevator and breathed a sigh of relief when Jason didn't follow her in.

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Lucky went to see his little sister after Luke emerged. Lulu smiled at him when he entered the room. "You gave us all a pretty big scare you know?" Lucky said gently.

"Sorry, I'll do my best not to get infections in the future."

"Better yet, just avoid all areas that have the potential to be taken hostage."

"I'll work harder on my psychic abilities," Lulu said with a gentle laugh. Lucky smiled in response.

"Want to tell me what is going on with you and Dillon?" Lucky asked tentatively.

"We're eloping and moving to Alaska."

"How many drugs did they put you on?"

"I can only imagine."

"I'm glad you're okay."

"Me too. How are you feeling?"

"Better. I got to spend some time with Spencer. That was really nice."

Lulu smiled. "I'm glad."

"I made a new friend."

"Is that so? Who might that be?"

"Sam McCall."

"Sam's nice. Isn't she with Jason?"

"She was until she found out about the baby."

"I guess she would be pretty upset too."

Lucky nodded sadly. "Well I better let some other people in here before they kill me. I will check on you tomorrow okay?"

"Thanks Lucky."

"Night Lulu."

Lucky stood up and left the room so that Nikolas could go inside and see Lulu. As soon as he entered Lulu gave him a large smile. "What's really going on between Lucky and Sam?" she asked.

"They claim that they are just friends," Nikolas explained.

"Lucky's face lights up when he talks about her."

"I see it too. What's going on with you and Dillon?"

"We are planning to run away to Vegas and elope. I think we're going to live in Siberia," she said with a nod.

"How about the not sarcastic version?"

"I love him," Lulu confessed.

"Do you trust him not to hurt you again?"

"I trust him completely. Dillon and I have been through a lot together and he has always remained by my side even when I did something horrible, like break up his marriage."

"You still got hurt though."

"He won't hurt me Nik. I swear. I completely trust Dillon with my heart."

"I will kick his ass if he hurts you. I swear."

"I'll be sure to warn him."

Nikolas pressed a kiss to his little sister's forehead before standing up. "I'll come to see you tomorrow okay?"

"Night Nik. Kiss Spencer for me."

"I will. Night Lulu."