When You Need Me I Will Be There
Chapter 25
A/N: I figured since you wanted so long for the last update you deserved another one quickly
Rory returned back to Karen's with a mission to avoid her feelings for him any longer. As she entered the house, she spotted Lucas on the deck on the phone. For a moment, she wondered who was talking to but she figured he would tell her later he always did.
Therefore, she decided to wait for him in the living room. Then she realized that Karen was not at home which was somewhat odd because she was always home around five from the café. At that moment Lucas, reenter the house with a smile on his face at that moment his smile increased tenfold because he spotted Rory on the couch, went over, and sat beside her.
"Hey"
"Hi"
"Who you on the phone with when I came in?"
"My mom she said that she was going to be home late because she was going on a date with Keith tonight so I guess were on own for dinner."
"Okay"
Roy's mind flashed back to our earlier conversation with Keith she knew that he would not betray her confidence and tell Karen what they had talked about. Lucas noticed the dazed look on her face and got a little worried.
"Earth to Rory you still with me?"
Rory finally heard Lucas's voice and came out of her daze.
"Lucas sorry I just spaced out for a moment."
"I realized that you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine really"
"Okay"
Rory was still struggling with how to bring up the topic that was acting like White elephant in the room. Finally, she could not take any longer.
"Lucas I really need to talk to you and I need you not to talk till I'm finished okay"
Lucas was nervous about what she wanted to talk about he was afraid that she was rethinking her statement about loving him but he hesitantly agreed.
"Okay"
"Thank you"
Rory took a few deep breaths and began to talk.
"Lucas please understand where I'm coming from I'm scared, confused and angry everyone I've ever loved has died or abandoned to me when I need them most. Except you and I love you for that but I cannot let you put your life on hold for me and my children it's just not right or your responsibility to do so. Plus I don't want you to resent me years later because you never got what you wanted out of life because he you helped me like your uncle helped your mother."
After hearing what Rory, he had to say Lucas sat there stunned and unable to form a response. Rory felt as if her worst fears were confirmed and instead of looking into Lucas's eyes to see the truth she got up off the couch and ran outside as fast as her legs would carry her. As she got outside, she did not quite know where to go. Therefore, she just let her legs carry her where they wanted to go.
She ended up at the River court as she stopped at the center she sat down a began to sob. She was hoping what Lucas had said at the beginning of her pregnancy about him always being there would still be true but her hopes were dashed now. She truly felt alone in every sense of the word. Every time something good was happening in her life, something bad always had to come around and ruin it.
Meanwhile Lucas was still in shock about how things played out he could not understand why Rory had it stuck in her head that she was incapable of being loved because it was the furthest thing from the truth. He just wished that she would open her heart to him so that he could show her the extent of his love for her. He had made up his mind that this time he would not let her go without a fight.
All of a sudden, he knew where she was because when she truly wanted to be alone she always went there. Therefore, Lucas headed to the driveway, got in his car, and headed to find the key to his heart so he headed to the River court. She had had her say now it is time he had his.