Chapter 48: RESPECT

Author's Note:

This chapter is all about Lucky and its really a fantastic chapter for his character. He is finally going to feel like he's made up for everything he's done this past year. I hope you guys like how I'm writing Lucky. Him and Angela are a nice fit, I think they would go well on the show. Anyways I enjoyed writing this I hope you enjoy reading it.

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A half an hour later Lucky ran into the PCPD expecting something horrible from Mac's tone of voice when he called, but he found just the opposite.

"FOR HE'S THE JOLLY OLD FELLOW…" the officers sang as Lucky broke a smile.

"You guys didn't have to do this," Lucky looked at him realizing that he was really going to miss this place.

"We wanted to, you deserve it and the mayor dropped this off," Mac opened a special wooden box to him revealing a multiple medals.

"He's giving you some of the most prestigious medals anyone can get in the Police department Lucky. You earned it after the hostage crisis and capturing the criminals from both tragedies and for you're work yesterday."

Lucky looked at all the men standing around him, he had finally gotten his respect back just as he was leaving. It took him a long time to get their trust and faith back in him and he had finally received it.

"I don't know what to say…" Lucky said to Cruz as he held the box and Mac prepared to put them on him.

"Well how about you go get your official uniform on and then I'll pin these on you," Mac hesitated.

"Or…" the mayor walked in.

"I could put them on because Lucky Spencer, you are one of the most strong, most brave and most courageous men on this force. Not many men can go through a crisis like you did and come out on top. Go get your uniform on and we'll put these on and then I'm taking you and you're partner out to dinner tonight," the mayor offered for he was basically going to talk him about his future.

"Sounds great, I'll be back," he walked into the locker room.

While changing into his uniform he took out his cell phone, "Angela?"

Angela had been cleaning there room since all her stuff was in boxes and she went to put the baby blankets away she thought back to yesterday when she was with Jason. Sitting on his bed looking at the baby blankets she tried not to drown her sorrows into them, but when she heard her phone ring she knew that it could only be one person so she tried to pretend she hadn't been crying.

"Lucky?" She asked as she answered.

She sounded like she had been crying, "Are you ok?" he asked in concern.

"Yeah I'm fine," She said as she wiped the tears from her face.

"Well I have a surprise for you. Can you be ready in an hour to go out to dinner?" He said as he unbuckled his pants and unbuttoned his shirt.

"Um sure, but what's the occasion?" She wondered for she hoped that they were going to become more serious that last night wasn't just a one night stand.

"I'll tell you when I pick you up. Just wear you're best dress tonight." He said excitedly for he couldn't wait to go out with her.

"Ok…" She said and with that she jumped into the shower and Lucky finished putting his uniform on.

20 minutes later all the policemen including Mac and Cruz had they're professional Police uniforms on when Lucky walked back into room. He stood they're as his true friends stood before him saluting him to his great accomplishment.

"I hereby present Lucky Spencer with the most distinguish service medals that one can ever be awarded in the United States Police Department. You've had a rough year with losing a partner, getting injured, facing an addiction, and after losing so much you have gained it all back. You have earned the respect of the citizens of Port Charles again and this time you have really earned it," he pinned the medals on his uniform and Lucky smiled feeling the proudest he'd ever felt in his entire life.

"To Lucky Spencer!" Cruz shouted and everyone joined in.

"Now come with me. We're going to celebrate!" The mayor said as he took Lucky and his close partner out to dinner.

While sitting in the Limo Lucky turned to the mayor, "Um mayor?"

"Yes?" he turned to him.

"I had sort of made plans with someone tonight and I had wondered if maybe I could bring…" Before he could even state who he was thinking of the mayor already knew.

"Spencer…If you're going to bring who I think you're brining you may, but I want a clear reason why you're doing it."

"I'm going to completely be honest with you," Lucky said as he was warning the mayor that he may not like the answer he was about to give.

The mayor nodded.

"Well Mayor, the woman I'm taking is Angela Monroe. Yes she used to date Jason Morgan and yes she was part to blame in the hostage crisis," Lucky started to explain and if the mayor changed his mind about everything than so be it.

Lucky continued, "But she has been taking care of me for the past four days or so and I tell you one thing… I don't think I'd be in the shape I'm in today if it weren't for her. Now I know this is going to be hard press for you and it might even make the PCPD look bad, but I am fully able to explain my actions to the press."

"Spencer? Are you sleeping with her?" the mayor asked for he really didn't care that he was taking her because in the mayor's mind it was just another way to bring down Sonny and Jason.

"No mayor," he laughed trying to lie.

"Ok then, I don't care if you bring her tonight and you will be in charge of clearing this up with the press. However I've wondered if you've ever thought of using her to bring down Morgan and Corintos."

Although Lucky had once thought about it he knew he could never do that now because they had to close of a relationship to do something so cold to her.

It wasn't hard for him to think on his feet for this one, "If you thought I was just done with putting Alcazar, Faith Rosco, Mr. Craig and the rest of them away then you were wrong. I do want to put Sonny Corintos and well even Jason Morgan away although I would prefer not to because he is with my ex-wife and they are in fact having a baby together. But I am a man of honor I will put Sonny and Jason away in a fair way."

The mayor looked at him confused, "I don't understand."

"I'm not going to tamper with evidence and set them up using her to put them away. Good cops don't do that and even though DA Ric Lansing does that it's never worked has it?" Lucky asked him knowing that the mayor would see it his way.

"Right, but…" the Mayor wasn't entirely sure if Lucky was right.

"But what? Everything that has happened in the past year dealing with Corintos and Morgan and even her has all occurred because someone provoked them. Alcazar did and he's paying the price and even though there has been no official evidence that Ric had anything to do with setting them up the trust in him and the respect that the PCPD once had for him has been shaken. Ask Cruz here…" He turned to him and Cruz nodded.

"Mayor he's off the deep end. The other day he tried to get me to stop working for the police in thinking that Jason and Sonny would hire me. So I'd be someone on the inside. You and I both know that they wouldn't have gone for that." Cruz pointed out.

The mayor nodded realizing that they both had made very good points.

"I see well I completely agree then. We will put them in jail when they have seriously done something wrong that was not as a result of being set up, but Lucky and this goes for you too. When something does occur we have to get on it and see that they go to jail for it," the mayor said very seriously to them.

For although he understood what was going on the public definitely wouldn't so he wanted them to know that if Morgan and Corintos do anything that's against the law that wasn't provoked by Ric or Alcazar than they would definitely have to take jail time.

"Deal and I know what you're thinking how can I do this if I'll be in Washington…well I'll have Cruz take over and if you all need any assistance I will be more than happy to help and when I'm on vacation I will help all I can," Lucky said looking at the mayor and his partner.

"Sounds like a plan…" the mayor said as he looked at the PCPD's best cops in town.

He then turned to the driver, "Take us to Kelly's!"