The Tracy Women Part 2 Lucie
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Chapter 10: Starting Over.
"Is this the right flat?" asked Maddie.
"Yes," replied John as they approached the door. John listened through it and could hear lumping and a mans voice.
"Maddie call the cops now," he said. She walked off to make the call.
John and Jeff burst through the door and took in the scene. Lucie was lying on the floor and a man stood over her. As soon as he spotted John and Jeff he kicked Lucie hard in the ribs. John saw her body jerk and then lie still. He suddenly saw red and flew at the man. He threw him across the room at the wall and then walked over punching the man hard in the face. He slid to the floor. Maddie came in and went over to Lucie. She was lying on the floor not moving. Maddie began to check for life signs.
"John let the police have him," said Jeff seeing his son was about to yank the man up and carry on beating him.
"He deserves it," replied John. This man had attacked his girlfriend and John was not happy.
"Yes he does but don't drop to his level John. You are better then that," said Jeff approaching his son.
"OK. Hold him will you."
"Of course you check on Lucie," said Jeff. It was the first time he had used her name and he had to admit it felt weird. John walked over to Lucie and Maddie and knelt down beside her.
"Is she?" he asked taking in the still form beside him. She looked bruised and battered. It made him want to cry. He forced the tears back
"No she is just unconscious John. She took a real beating from this jerk. John made a move to go and deck Danny again but Maddie grabbed his arm and pointed down at Lucie. Her eyes were flickering.
"John," she groaned and looked up at him.
"Hi Angel," he said and pulled her up into his arms very gently.
"How do you feel Lucie?" asked Maddie.
"Everything aches. My ribs and wrist hurt the most though," she said laying her head John's shoulder. He pulled her up to a standing position still wrapped in his arms. They heard sirens and then the police burst in. Jeff handed the man over to them and then explained what had happened. The paramedics went over to the others. Lucie didn't want to leave John's arms. She felt safe with him. John smiled at her.
"It's OK. I will be right here baby. I am not leaving you anymore," he said and he meant it. She smiled at him then let the paramedics check her over. Maddie was helping them. John glanced at his father who was still explaining what had happened. He hoped hid dad might finally accept Lucie.
A couple of hours later and they are all at the hospital. John was in the waiting room with his father and Maddie had stayed with Lucie. She soon came out.
"How is she Maddie?" asked John.
"She has some cracked ribs, a lot of bruising and a badly sprained wrist but she will be fine. As long as she doesn't do too much," reassured Maddie.
"She wont. Can I go see her?" he asked.
"I should think so."
"John I will go and call the others and let them know we are all safe," said Jeff. He was pleased Lucie was ok and he could see now how much she meant to his son.
"Ok dad and thanks for coming with me," he said. He was still angry at his dad but he was glad he had come. He knew he could have killed that man if his father hadn't stopped him.
"I will be back in a bit OK," he said and headed off to find a phone.
Lucie was feeling better now and just wanted to go home. She ached all over but she hated being in the hospital. All she wanted to do was curl up in John's arms and forget everything that had happened. A nurse came in.
"Can I see my boyfriend please?" she asked.
"Are you sure love. You don't have to see him," she said approaching the bed.
"Why wouldn't I want to see him?" she asked confused as to why she couldn't see John.
"I have seen your x-rays. I know this is not the first time you have been beaten. We can help you."
"Wait a minute. You guys think John did this to me?"
"Yes we do and you shouldn't let him get away with it."
"John could never do that to me. The man who did has been arrested. I want to see John," she said feeling worried. She hoped they had not forced him to leave. She looked up at the door and realized Maddie had come in.
"She is telling the truth. John was not the man who beat her. He is with the police now. I would suggest that you allow Miss Morgan to see her boyfriend now as you have no idea who you are dealing with," said Maddie forcefully.
"And just who would that be," she replied sarcastically. She was not used to being spoken to like that.
"Have you heard of Jeff Tracy?" asked Maddie. She was angry now.
"The uh billionaire," the nurse replied shakily.
"That's the one. The young man out there is his son. I don't think he would appreciate knowing you accused his son of beating his girlfriend."
"I guess not. Very well then. He can come in," said the nurse giving in. She knew Mr Tracy was a big donor here and it would not pay to upset him. She loitered by the door as the young man came in. She had to admit he didn't look like a wife beater.
"John," said Lucie from the bed.
"Hiya Angel. How you feeling?" he asked giving her a big hug.
"Scared. They thought you did this," she replied hugging him tighter. He sat on the bed beside her and held her in his arms.
"I know baby. I heard Maddie sort that nurse out. She is a force to be reckoned with when she is mad. I am never gonna get on the wrong side of her," he said stroking her hair. He had to thank Maddie later.
"Yeah she was great but I am glad to see you. She doesn't hug as well as you," she said relaxing in his arms and smiling. John had to laugh.
"Sorry to interrupt but don't you think you should call Lexie and let her know she is OK John," said his father coming into the room.
"Yeah or she and Mags will fly over if not," said Lucie knowing how protective her sisters were of her. John got up reluctantly. He didn't want to leave Lucie alone with his dad but he had no choice.
"May I sit down Lucie?" he asked.
"Of course Mr Tracy," she replied nervously. This man was daunting enough when John was in the room but alone it was terrifying.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"OK. I have to rest for a while but I will survive. I have been through worse."
"John told me a bit about your ex. I am sorry he was able to get to you again," said Jeff. He was balming himself for what happened. If he had made more of an effort with her she would have still been on the island. Lucy watched Jeff frowning and realized what he was thinking.
"You are not blaming yourself for this are you Mr Tracy?"
"Yes I am. I have done you a grave injustice Lucie. I should have trusted John's judgement and got to know you first before I wrote you off. If I had of done then maybe none of this would have happened," he replied knowing what he was saying was true. His son was a great judge of character and he should have taken the time to get to know the woman his son obviously adored. A nurse came back in and told Lucie she was free to leave now.
"You were just trying to protect your family and I respect that. This could still have happened. Danny would have waited to get me. At least this way he is back in prison and can't do this to anyone else."
"I still owe you a huge apology. I never took the time to get to know you and I should have done. I hope for John's sake you will forgive me."
"Of course I will. If you want to know anything about me all you have to do is ask Mr Tracy," she said smiling at him. Jeff could see at that moment why his son had fallen for this girl. She had a beautiful smile and very expressive eyes. Jeff had then left so Lucie could get dressed. John helped Lucie to the car Jeff had hired and they left the hospital.
Jeff drove them to a local cafe and they all had something to eat. John got up to call home and let them know they were out of the hospital.
"Lucie. Can I ask what happened to your parents?" asked Jeff. Maddie could see Jeff wanted to talk to Lucie so she headed to the ladies to give them a chance to talk.
"My biological father died when I was 5 and my mum didn't want to raise me so a friend took me in and eventually became my guardian. Anna my so called mother married another three times but was never happy. Husband no 3 was great but Anna hated the fact that he liked me so she divorced him."
"I'm sorry," he replied unsure how to reply to that. How could any parent not want their child. He knew Maddie's mother had given her up but that was more because she never got over her husbands death then because she didn't want her daughter.
"It's OK. I was happier with Liz and Shane anyway. I had a wonderful childhood whilst I lived with them," she said recalling all the love she had felt for her adopted parents.
"Where are they now?"
"Dead. Liz died in hospital after an accident and Shane died of cancer a couple of years later. After losing Liz he never really had the strength to fight anymore. We were all grown up so he had no real reason to fight."
"You have had a tough life yet you still seem so positive," he said finding a new found respect for a girl who had been through so much.
"I'm a fighter Mr Tracy. Everything that has happened could have destroyed me but instead over time it has made me stronger."
"Do you enjoy working for NASA?"
"Most of the time. I love being in space and I love working with communications but sometimes I wish I could do more to help others."
Jeff was really beginning to admire this young girl. She had been through absolute hell but had come through it. She was a lot like his sons in wanting to do more to help. He could see why John loved her. Neither one had noticed John standing quietly behind them.
"How do your sisters feel about you living so far away?"
"As long as I am happy they are happy. They don't always like it but they know I am doing something I enjoy."
"So space is your passion then?"
"Yeah. It's the freedom and peace you get up there. The thrill of flying so close to the stars," she said with real passion. Jeff could see she was not lying about that. He was beginning to realize she was an honest caring person.
"I feel the same way and I think John does too," he replied. As he said his son's name she smiled. He could see she cared for his son a lot.
"Lucie will you come back to the island to recuperate?"
"Are you sure Mr Tracy?" she asked stunned.
"Yes I am. I want the others to get to know you."
"Do you or are you just saying that so I don't walk out on you all," said John walking over.
"Son I would never force you to stay if you didn't want to. I want to put right the wrongs we did to Lucie."
"What about the family business?"
"John if you really care about Lucie then tell her," said his dad knowing she was not a threat.
"I do dad," he replied taking her hand.
"Well when we are back on the island why don't you give her the complete tour of the island," he said smiling.
"Really dad?" asked John wondering what had caused his father to have a complete change of heart.
"Yes son," he said and knew he was making the right decision. He could tell his son was in love and had a pretty good feeling she felt the same way.
John was still worried though. He wondered how Scott would react. He had sided completely with his father about Lucie and would not be happy about her knowing. That wasn't what really worried him though. It was telling Lucie. How would she react to knowing he had been lying to her from the word go. He hoped she would understand but knew giving her background she probably wouldn't.
Authors Note: A bit less of a dramatic ending to this chapter but how will Lucie take to his news. Will she be able to accept that he lied to her. What will the others say. More drama to come so please keep reading and reviewing.