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Chapter 1

Texas

Luke opened the door to the pickup truck and helped Laura out.

She looked at the trailer behind the truck and shook her head.  She was trying hard not to laugh.

"I can't believe you brought a horse to the hospital with us."

"Well you went into labor and I didn't  have time to take the horse out of the trailer and unhitch it."

"We had plenty of time.  I was in labor for 11 hours.  You just panicked."

"I did not panic!  I was just overly excited.  I'd never been a father before."

"Well, then I would hate to see you when you were panicking," she teased.

They both laughed.

Luke helped her inside.  He looked at the baby cradled in her arms.   He smiled at her.

"What?" she said as she noticed.

"I can't believe it.  I'm a father.  I have a son."

"Well believe it.  Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr. is here."

"I still don't understand why you insisted on that name.  That is an awful name to saddle a small baby with.  I always hated the name myself."

"I wanted our son to have something of his fathers."

"He has my nose, wasn't that enough torture for the poor kid."

Laura laughed.

"If that is the way you feel about it, we could always give him a nickname," she said.

"I would like that.  What do you suggest?"

"How about L.J.?   You know for Lucas Jr."

He made a face.

"You can do better than that."

"How about adding a Y to your name, to make it sound younger."

"Lukey?" he asked.

He thought for a moment.

"Laura?  How about Lucky?"

"Lucky," she repeated to herself.  "I like it."

"And it fits him," he said.  "He is lucky that he looks more like his mother than his father."

She smiled at him.

"I think his father looks just fine."

He smiles at her and leans over to kiss her.  After a moment they pull apart.  Laura hands him the baby.  He takes him like he will break.

"Hi, Lucky.  Welcome home."