Chapter 9 "Lucky's Anger"

(The next morning, Liz wakes up to find Lucky not in bed. She sits up)

Liz: (little worriedly) "Lucky? Lucky?"

(Lucky comes out of the bathroom)

Lucky: "Hey there."

Liz: "Oh, you're here."

Lucky: (puzzled) "Why wouldn't I be?"

Liz: "I woke up and didn't see you, so I was wondering where you were."

Lucky: (kisses her) "I'm right here."

Liz: "Ahem. So…how did everything go with Luke?"

Lucky: "Oh, you know fathers. They love to talk!"

Liz: "Did he have a certain topic in mind?"

Lucky: (nervously) "Are you sure you want to talk about it?"

Liz: "Lucky, come here."

(Lucky goes to sit on the bed beside her)

Liz: "You know we can talk about anything, right?"

Lucky: (smiles) "Yeah, I know."

Liz: (touches his heart) "Permanent lock."

Lucky: (touches her heart) "Permanent lock." (sighs) "Okay. Luke wanted to talk about why I was kinda jumpy….you know…the day we found out that you might be pregnant?"

Liz: (nods slowly) "Yeah. What about it? Did you tell him?"

(Lucky has a guilty face)

Lucky: "Well…I didn't want to….but he forced it out of me. Elizabeth, I'm sorry."

Liz: "What do you have to be sorry for?"

Lucky: "Well, we didn't exactly tell a lot of people. And…I guess I thought you might be mad that he found out."

Liz: (sighs) "Honey, listen to me, ok? I would NEVER get mad over what you tell Luke."

(She then thinks about what she just said)

Liz: (blushes a little) "Ok. Let me rephrase that…You can always confide in Luke about anything…just not too personal of things…if you know what I mean."

Lucky: (getting the picture and chuckles) "Yeah, I know. No, I wouldn't talk to him about certain stuff that's between us."

Liz: "I know."

Lucky: (changing the subject) "Ummm…I gotta go."

Liz: "Oh. You need to be somewhere?"

Lucky: (shyly) "Uh…yeah…um…I was…I was gonna talk to Emily."

Liz: (puzzled) "About what?"

Lucky: (trying to get her off the subject) "Oh…you know…just…stuff."

Liz: (looking straight at him) "Lucky….what's going on?"

Lucky: "Nothing. Nothing. Why would anything be wrong?"

Liz: "Lucky…come on…Tell me what's going on."

Lucky: (trying to reassure her) "Elizabeth, nothing is wrong. I promise."

(Lucky gets out of bed)

Liz: "Lucky, haven't you known by now that I can tell when you are not telling me the truth? We can get through anything if we do it….together. Please, tell me."

(Liz gets out of bed and goes to him. Lucky sighs. He slides his hands through his hair)

Lucky: "I know. I just…I just don't want you to get angry. That's the last thing I want."

Liz: (taking his hands) "Honey, the only way I WILL get upset is if you DON'T be honest. Please…tell me."

(Lucky tries to figure out how to tell her)

Lucky: "I…I…uh…saw Max yesterday night."

Liz: (sighs) "Ok. Then what happened?"

Lucky: "I think you can kinda figure out what happened."

Liz: (worriedly) "Lucky, please…don't…don't tell me you two got into a fight…"

Lucky: (shaking his head) "No. No. We didn't get into a fight. Although, we did exchange words. Better yet, I did."

Liz: "What did you say?"

Lucky: (getting angry) "Emily might have wanted me to stay out of it, but I'm sorry, I can't! No one hurts my friends and gets away with it!"

Liz: "Lucky, what did I say in the beginning about you getting in the middle?"

Lucky: (sighs) "I know. I know, Elizabeth. But after what he did to her, I'm not sure I can EVER get over it!"

Liz: "Lucky, you may not be able to get over it and that's your choice. And you have a right to your feelings. But you can't let that get in the way of what's going on between Max and Emily."

Lucky: "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. What do you mean that I shouldn't interfere with what's going on between Max and Emily?"

(Liz looks the other way, trying to avoid the subject)

Lucky: (looking right at her) "Liz, what are you trying to tell me?"

Liz: "Lucky, no matter what your feelings are for Max, Emily's feelings are starting to change."

Lucky: "How are they changing exactly?"

Liz: "Well…"

(Lucky starts to get the picture)

Lucky: "Oh, you can't tell me that Emily is actually thinking about going back to that jerk?!"

Liz: "Lucky, Emily doesn't know what to do. She has so many feelings that she needs to sort out right now."

Lucky: (angrily) "I'll tell you what she should do! She should kick him where it hurts and kick him out of her life!"

Liz: (getting angry) "Lucky! Stop it now! Now look, I understand that you're mad at Max. Believe me, so am I. But you can't control Emily's feelings! It doesn't work that way!"

Lucky: "Well, what do you want me to do, Liz? Huh? You guys may be able to pretend that nothing happened. But I can't. And to be honest, I'm not sure if I WANT to forget about it!"

Liz: (calming down & sighs) "Would it help to talk to Emily about your feelings? I mean, I don't know if it'll do any good, but maybe Emily can help you."

Lucky: (sighs) "Don't you think it would bother Emily if I brought it up?"

Liz: (shrugs) "I don't know. I'm not Emily. But I don't think she would mind if you CALMLY talked to her about it. I mean, she might be a little touchy about the subject. Who wouldn't be? You'll find that out when you talk to her."

Lucky: "I'll go over there to see in a few hours."

Liz: "Where you going to go now?"

Lucky: "I don't know. Maybe for a walk or something."

Liz: (goes to him) "Lucky, please. Don't do what I think you're going to do."

Lucky: (puzzled) "What do you think I'm going to do?"

Liz: "Remember what happened the last time you went for a walk in the park…"

Lucky: "I won't go near Max. I'm gonna go visit Nicholas."

Liz: "Are you sure that's where you're gonna go? I don't want you finding trouble where it's not there."

Lucky: (sincerely) "I promise you that I'm going to see Nicholas. You can even call there in 15 minutes and you'll see I'm there."

Liz: "Honey, it's not that I don't believe you because I do. I just don't want you to get into any trouble."

Lucky: (kisses her gently) "I won't. I promise. I'll see you later."

Liz: "Alright. Bye."

(Lucky leaves, leaving Liz to wonder what he's gonna do. Little while later, Laura goes over to Liz and Lucky's apartment and knocks at the door. Liz opens the door and sees it is Laura. She lets her in)

Liz: (smiles) "Laura! Hey!"

(She hugs her)

Liz: "Come in!"

Laura: "I know you probably didn't expect me, but I just wanted to see my favorite future daughter-in-law!"

Liz: (sighs & smiles) "I know! It's so hard to believe that next month, I'll be Mrs. Lucky Spencer."

Laura: "I'm so glad that he's marrying you. You're so good for him."

(Liz smiles and sits on the bed)

Liz: "I know. I can't imagine life without him. It's like I'm complete when I'm with him. What's it like being married for all these years?"

Laura: "Well, it really helps to be in love with the person, which Luke and I are. If you don't have good communication, you'll get nowhere in a marriage. But I feel so blessed to have found Luke."

Liz: "That's the way it is with me and Lucky. I mean, when we're apart, we miss each other like crazy. There are times when we get into the silliest arguments! Oh, but Laura, I would have a thousand arguments with him."

Laura: (smiles) "Everytime I see my son, there's a sparkle in his eyes. The way he acts, you can tell…everyone can tell…that he's crazy about you."

Liz: (smiles) "And I'm crazy about him."

Laura: "The proposal must have been so beautiful."

Liz: "It was. Lucky presented me this beautiful 3-carat diamond ring with green and red flowers on the sides … (shows Laura) … "and told me how much I meant to him. He told me he was sorry it wasn't more romantic, but I told him he was all I needed. But I couldn't have asked for a better proposal."

Laura: "Oh, honey, I'm so glad you were brought into Lucky's life. You two are a perfect match."

Liz: (smiles) "I agree."

(She then thinks about Lucky and how he was before he left. Laura notices she's suddenly deep in space)

Laura: "Elizabeth, are you ok?"

Liz: (looks at Laura) "Huh? Oh, fine. Why?"

Laura: "You just seem…a little…uneasy."

Liz: "I'm just a little worried about Lucky."

Laura: "Why are you worried about him?"

Liz: "Well….a friend of ours got hurt a little while ago and Lucky is still hung up on it."

Laura: "Why? What happened to your friend?"

Liz: "Her boyfriend cheated on her."

Laura: (gasps) "Are you serious?"

Liz: "I'm afraid so."

Laura: "If you don't mind me asking, who is this friend?"

Liz: "Oh…it's…uh…it's…Emily."

Laura: "Emily?"

Liz: (nods her head) "Yeah."

Laura: "Oh my god! She must be so devastated!"

Liz: "She was at first. But…now…she's slowly getting better."

Laura: "Well, I'm glad to hear that. Has she…uh…spoken to the boy who cheated on her?"

Liz: "Yeah, she has. They're slowly becoming friends again."

Laura: (puzzled) "Well, what does this have to do with Lucky? I mean, besides being Emily's friend?"

Liz: "He's a protective friend. He doesn't think Max is good enough for Emily and he doesn't think he deserves a second chance."

Laura: "I can understand that. But that's between Max and Emily, isn't it?"

Liz: "That's what I said to him, too. But he doesn't seem to want to listen."

Laura: "He's a Spencer. Spencer's are always stubborn!"

Liz: (laughs) "Yeah! I can definitely see that sometimes!"

Laura: (laughs) "Yes, I agree. But we still love our guys!"

Liz: "Yes, we love our guys. That will never change."

Laura: "Has…uh…Lucky…done anything about Max and Emily?"

Liz: "As…uh…a matter of fact, he has."

Laura: (worried) "Oh, no. What has he done?"

Liz: (sighs) "Well, let's just say that he really likes to let his anger out."

Laura: (worriedly) "He didn't…"

(Liz gets what she's trying to say & shakes her head)

Liz: "Oh, no! No. He hasn't hurt Max in any way. But he minus well have."

Laura: "Why do you say that?"

Liz: "From what I got out of Lucky earlier, he was mad as hell! And he pretty much said he doesn't think he'll ever get

over what Max did to Emily. Laura, you should have seen the tone in his voice and the look on his face!"

Laura: (nodding) "I know. I witnessed that before. I really get worried when he acts like this. It's like I don't know what he'll do next."

Liz: (nods) "I know what you mean. I didn't want him to stir up any trouble, but he said he'll be fine. He said he was going to see Nicholas then Emily. But whether or not he will is another story."

Laura: "I hope you'll inform me if this leads to something more."

Liz: "Of course I will."

Laura: "I hope you won't mind if I talk to Luke about this?"

Liz: "Of course. Please do. I hope Luke can help Lucky if we can't with what's going on inside of him."

Laura: (getting up from the bed) "I hope so, too. Well, I better go."

(Laura looks at her watch)

Laura: "I want to kiss Lulu goodnight before she goes to sleep! Goodnight, honey!"

Liz: "Goodnight!"

(Laura leaves, leaving Liz to feel more worried than she did earlier. Lucky goes to visit Emily. He knocks at the front door, which Reginald answers. He lets him in. Lucky goes up to Emily room and knocks. Emily lets him in, and then she shuts the door)

Emily: "Lucky! Hey! What brings you by?"

Lucky: (uneasy and nervous) "I…uh…I need to talk to you. Are you busy?"

Emily: "No. I was just cleaning my room. It's a little messy!" (chuckles)

Lucky: "Come on, Emily. You're like a neat freak!"

Emily: (teasingly) "Well…you haven't seen my other side. It can surprise you!"

(They sit down and Emily can tell there's something on Lucky's mind)

Emily: "Lucky, what's going on?"

Lucky: (trying to speak) "Uh…I don't know if you want to hear this, Emily."

Emily: (getting concerned) "Hear what?"

Lucky: "Ummmm…it's….it's about Max."

Emily: (puzzled) "What about Max?"

(Lucky tries to figure out how say it)

Lucky: "Remember when you had that confrontation with Max in the park a few months back?"

Emily: (sighs, then sits up straight on the bed) "Yes. What about it?"

Lucky: "Do…do you still….think about it?"

Emily: "Well, it's kinda hard to forget about it."

Lucky: "Well, Liz told me that you're starting to be friends with Max again."

Emily: "SLOWLY starting to, yes. He's being very patient with me for wanting to take things slow. Max would like to start our relationship over again, but I told him I'm not ready. And he's willing to wait till I'm ready."

Lucky: "Emily. I don't want this to sound like you're not thinking clearly, because I know you are capable of making your own choices, but…"

Emily: "Yes? Keep going. I'm listening."

Lucky: "Emily, I just wish you would take more time before making any decisions regarding Max."

Emily: "Why do you say that?"

Lucky: "Emily, the guy cheated on you. And then had the NERVE to say that you and Elizabeth weren't seeing straight. He is NOT worthy of you."

(He realizes what he just said)

Lucky: "Emily…I'm…I'm sorry. I didn't mean it that way…for it to come out like that."

Emily: "It's ok, Lucky."

Lucky: (puzzled) "It is?"

Emily: (sincerely) "Lucky, when Liz and I saw Max cheating on me, I was heartbroken. I was so ready to never see him again. I even told him that in the park. He was sad, of course. The first few times that we ran into each other, all I wanted to do was run the other way. But then I had to face my fears. And I did."

Lucky: "What happened then?"

Emily: "Every now and then, we exchange words, but not much. A month ago, we had a real heart to heart

talk. We both broke down crying. Can you believe it? Max actually cried."

(Emily chuckles a little)

Emily: "We both asked each other if we wanted to be friends, which we both decided we did. But we agreed to take it slowly since he REALLY realized what he did. I told him I'm not ready to get into anything, and he agreed with me. He also said he would be patient."

Lucky: "But, Emily, the guy cheated on you. If he cared for you, he wouldn't have done what he did."

Emily: (looks at him directly in his eyes) "Lucky, people make mistakes. We all have and we are going to continue to. But it's not a reason to shut out people forever. I'm still trying to get over what happened. Max is willing to wait for me. I told him it would be awhile before he even begins to earn my trust again. But he said that he is willing to wait. We then agreed to be friends."

(Lucky puts his head back, and then Emily puts her hand on his shoulder)

Lucky: "Emily, what if you can't get past it? Then what?"

Emily: "I don't know. Only time will tell. About your feelings towards this, just…just talk to him. Tell him how you feel. Don't yell at him or anything. Just talk to him and let him talk to you. Maybe you two can understand each other. You'll never know unless you try."

Lucky: (sighs) "Yeah, I know. I just wish it were that simple."

Emily: "Nothing is simple in life. You just gotta deal with what you are dealt with."

Lucky: "We'll see what happens. I'm gonna go see my fiancé."

Emily: (giggles) "You do that!"

Lucky: (chuckles) "Gosh! I mean, it's still so hard to believe that I'm engaged to the most beautiful woman in the world!"

Emily: (teasingly) "You just better keep her happy or you'll have me to deal with!"

Lucky: (laughs) "Yes, ma'am!"

(Lucky leaves the Quartermaine house. Emily looks at her clock to see what time it is. Lucky goes to Kelly's to the apartment. He is about to open the door when he hears noises inside)

TO BE CONTINUED

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