Chapter 12

Entering through the front door slowly, Lucy looks around for any sign of life before making a break for it towards the staircase in the hope of reaching her room before Emma, no, Regina finds her. She had no idea why she thought hiding would help, she knew they would have stayed up and despite her friend informing her this morning when she woke the sleeping pair from the couch that she had texted for her, there would be hell to pay.

Making it to her room successfully, the young brunette drops her bag and pulls her jacket and pants off still wearing Adam's shirt underneath then dives into bed pulling the covers up over her head in the process. No sooner had she done this, she felt her covers being pulled away from her with a unimpressed Regina hovering over her bed.

Giving a small innocent smile, the teen looks up at her. "Hi..."

Raising an eyebrow while crossing her arms, the mayor scoffs. "Don't hi me, why did you not let us know where you were? We waited up for you until we received a text from Rose"

"Erm..."

"Ucy!"

Looking over to her door, Lucy grins at the small boy who is frantically waving from his mama's arms. Emma looks between her wife and the girl straight away realizing that she has walked into something. "Hey...everything okay?"

Regina gives her wife a mini glare as she told her last night she was to have words with the teen.

"Come on babe, she's here and safe that is all we care about, I'm sure she has a reasonable explanation and we knew she wasn't in any trouble because she has good friends, one in particular who contacted us on her behalf"

Lucy looks down feeling really guilty and mumbles. "I'm sorry Gina..."

Rolling her eyes defeated, the brunette nudges the girl to move over then climbs on the bed beside her causing Henry to clap and wriggle to join them. Emma sets the boy down then sits on the edge in case he gets too adventurous. "So how was the prom?"

Pouting a little, the teen shakes her head. "Not what I expected but..erm.." Growing shy she looks down to the covers fiddling with a corner. "..Adam..cheered me up..he basically done a re-enactment at his..so we could have the dance we never got to have while we were there.."

Wrapping an arm over her shoulder while Henry makes an attempt to climb up his mother, the mayor frowns. "Why did you not get the chance?"

Knowing that just one word would do, Lucy looks between them. "Tyler.."

Emma screws her face angrily. "I still wish I could get my hands on him.."

Rubbing the girl's shoulder, Regina asks in concern. "What did he do this time?"

"Just..said some stuff and I didn't want it to ruin what is going on with Adam but..well Adam got in his face, I had to get Adam to leave otherwise they would have fought I'm sure of it"

Giving a small 'hm' then glancing over at her wife before back to the girl as Henry decides to now take his chances with climbing on top of Lucy, the older brunette takes a breath. "We was thinking that maybe next week once school is done and before Emma goes back to work, we should go on holiday just the four of us..then maybe when we are back, you could invite Adam over for dinner?"

Giggling, the teen smiles. "Like a meet the parents kinda deal?"

"Yes, Emma and I actually had a talk last night while you were at prom..Adam seems a decent enough man and so we would like to meet him properly. Plus we promise not to interrogate him"

Lucy contemplates for a moment before nodding and reaches across to hug them, squashing Henry in the process who squeals.

"No! Ucy!"

The couple hug the young brunette back then laugh at Henry's outburst. Tickling the small boy, the teen grins. "How about it little man, we gona go swimming?"

The boy erupts in a fit of giggles while falling back on the bed then nods completely clueless.

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"I'm seriously not going to see you for a whole week?"

Lucy nods with a giggle at Adam's fake pout. "It's not like I'm not coming back, I promise"

Holding onto both her hands firmly while swinging them down by their legs as they faced each other on the steps of his house, the boy gives a sigh. "Okay..fine just don't..you know.." Looking away embarrassed, he mumbles the last part. "..find someone else..or have a holiday thing.."

Smiling in awe, Lucy lets go of one hand and lifts her own to his face, stroking his cheek. "Not happening. You're stuck with me for as long as you'll have me"

"Forever?" Turning to face her, Adam looks genuine. "Does that...sound good to you?"

Biting her lip while feeling her eyes water up, Lucy nods before hearing the beep of a car down on the road. "I..have to go..soon I promise"

The college boy offers a smile then kisses her cheek before watching her walk off. Turning back to his front door, he stops hearing some footsteps rush back. Looking across, Adam doesn't have time to question before finding the young brunette's lips upon his own. Pulling away with a coy smile, Lucy runs down the steps and into the waiting car. "Lets go.."

As Regina drives them off, Emma glances over her shoulder and reaches for the teen's hand seeing her eyes water. "Everything okay? It seemed pretty intense.."

Nodding slowly, Lucy gives a teary smile. "He just..amazes me..because he wants me..I said that he was stuck with me and he replied with forever..like he really does like me and I think I'm..falling for him.."

Squeezing her hand with a grin, the blonde looks over to her wife who turns her head towards the side mirror as if she is merely focusing on driving but also blinks back a couple of tears herself.

The car fell silent as they reached the town line to head out until a small voice piped up in the back beside Lucy.

"Bye bye 'Brooke!"

A/N: for those wondering I will be adding a flashback of Lucy finishing school as I skipped it :) also this chapter gave me so many more ideas I'm starting to think 15 is not going to be enough to end it...