Lucas stared at his grandmother in shock. "That's what you thought? You knew?"
"I suspected. At my age I've seen enough pregnancies to know the signs. And the poor dear was under so much stress."
Lucas got up and began to pace. "How could you not tell me?"
"It wasn't my place Lucas. It was Sami's decision. I had confidence that she would come around on her own."
He sat back down and looked sadly at Alice. "I don't know how to handle this, Gran. She's out there somewhere in danger, carrying my child."
Alice brushed a stray lock of hair off his forehead. "Our Sami is made of stern stuff. John and Bo will find her and you'll see she's all right. She'll come home to you, sweetie."
Lucas wrapped his grandmother in a hug. "I hope you're right Gran."
When he went to pick Will up from school, Lucas doubted he could handle anymore emotional stress. He had told his sister and grandmother about the newest turn of events. But he knew he had to tell his Aunt Maggie. Because if he didn't, he'd get home and find himself at the bottom of a bottle of scotch.
He called her on his cell phone on the way home and asked her to come over for dinner and that he needed to talk to her.
Maggie had readily agreed, understanding that Lucas was under tremendous stress over Sami's abduction. If she only knew, he thought.
Dinner was somber. Lucas had explained to Will that he wanted to tell his Aunt Maggie about Sami's pregnancy. And Maggie, along with Mickey who came with Maggie to support his nephew, steered clear of any mention of Sami. She was sure Lucas would broach the subject when ready.
Will retired to his room soon after dessert, claiming he had homework to finish.
Lucas tiredly rubbed his face and looked at his aunt and uncle. "I wish I invited you guys over for a nice, happy family dinner. But it's not the reason."
Maggie reached out and took Lucas' hand. "I know Sami's disappearance has you upset. And I understand you're probably feeling tempted to drink right now."
"Oh, if you only knew half of it," he chuckled half-heartedly. "Sami called yesterday."
"She did?" Mickey asked in shock. "What did she say?"
"She tried to convince me she left town on her own."
"And you don't believe that," Maggie said.
"No I don't. For one, she sounded scared. And Bo said they found two samples of blood in her apartment and neither one was hers. They were both male."
"It definitely leads one to assume she was abducted," Mickey agreed. "But you know some people might assume otherwise."
"Yeah, I know. Some people want to believe the worst about Sami. And with some good reasons, I suppose." He hung his head and shook it. "But there's more to tell you."
Maggie was concerned about the desolate look on her nephew's face. "You know you can tell me anything Lucas. I don't want you to try and fight this by yourself."
"After I got off the phone with Sami, I called John and Hope and Bo. They came over, along with Brady, Belle, Rex, Shawn and Mimi. Well, Belle gave me some interesting news last night."
"Lucas, what is it?"
"Sami's pregnant."
"Oh, no. Lucas." Maggie squeezed his hand. "I'm so sorry sweetie."
Lucas felt tears fill his eyes and he nodded wordlessly.
Mickey moved closer to Lucas and reached out and grasped the young man's shoulder. "Sami's strong and so are you. She and the baby will be fine."
TBC…
