Chapter 38
In the last few days, Luke had gotten to know Jack pretty well. He liked the boy and hoped that he really was his son. He was impressed by the fact that this boy was willing to do whatever it took to protect his sister. When he looked at Jack, he saw himself at that age.
Luke decided it was time to get to know Jessica as well. He searched the boat and finally found her below deck.
"Hi, Luke," she said with a smile when she saw him.
"Hi. Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure. Come in."
Luke looked at her for a minute. He wasn't sure what to say to her. "So you're Jennifer's daughter," he said at last.
Jessica nodded. "Yes, sir."
He laughed a little. "You don't have to call me sir. In fact I'd prefer you didn't. It makes me sound conventional… or normal."
Now it was Jessica's turn to laugh. "You sound just like Jack. He always does the unexpected. He hates to be called normal."
Luke found that information interesting. He was almost positive now that Jack and Jessica were his children. He was worried about how Laura was going to take this news. He thought about the fact that Jessica had spent time with Laura, so it was possible that she already knew. He had to find out. "Jessica, you spent time with Laura the past few days right?"
"Yes," she said. "I really like her."
"That's good to hear. Does she… does she know that you're my… my daughter?"
Jessica nodded. "Yes. She knows."
"How did she take the news? Was she mad?"
"No. She didn't seem mad at all. Of course she was shocked, but she wasn't mad."
Luke breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes. She really made me feel like I was part of the family. During the short time we were together, she was like a mother to me."
Luke smiled. He could see Laura doing that.
Jessica smiled back at him. "Lucky wasn't too happy with the news at first, but he came around."
Luke was relieved. It seemed that Jack and Jessica were going to fit right into his family. Lucky and Nikolas both seemed to like her and it appeared that Laura had taken the news well. Now all he had to do was find Laura and take care of Helena once and for all.
"How long till we get to the island?" he asked.
Jessica glanced at her watch. "About twenty minutes."
Luke stood up. "Ok, I need to go get ready. Helena will never know what hit her," he said with a wink, as he left the room.