Livvie checked her watch as she turned down the street. She was hoping that Lucy would have time to have dinner with her. If she wasn't busy. Livvie smiled to herself. She knew there was something going on between Lucy and her father, but as long as he was married to Eve, they wouldn't say anything. Every time she'd asked Lucy, Lucy had just smiled and said she wasn't giving up. And Kevin had just told her that as soon as Eve returned from wherever she'd run off to, he'd tell her everything. That alone had pretty much confirmed Livvie's suspicions, but she knew that neither one of them would tell her until they were ready.

When she pulled into Lucy's driveway, the first thing she noticed was the front door sitting open. Getting out of her car, she walked to the door and called Lucy's name. Not getting a response, she stepped inside and looked around. Everything looked okay, and Livvie called her again.

Something was in the kitchen, and Livvie walked slowly towards it, not sure she wanted to know what she was going to find. As she rounded the corner, she saw Lucy, still lying on the floor where Trent had left her. Screaming Lucy's name, Livvie bent down beside her.

Lucy had managed to grasp the phone, but she still hadn't begun to dial when she heard Livvie's voice. Her left eye had already swollen to the point she couldn't open it, and she tried to turn to look at Livvie with the right one, but moving brought on a fresh wave of pain and she cried out.

"Don't move! Oh my God, what happened to you?"

Carefully, Lucy reached for Livvie's hand and squeezed it. "I'll be okay."

"Okay!? Lucy!" Livvie started to cry. "I'm going to call 911."

"No. Just help me up." Her words were slurred from the swelling in her cheek and lip.

Against her better judgment, Livvie took Lucy's arm and helped her to her feet. Lucy tried to stifle the cry of pain at moving, but she couldn't. Before she was completely standing, a stabbing pain ran through her body, and she leaned on Livvie. Almost falling with her, Livvie managed to support her and moved her towards the living room. There was blood practically all over Lucy, and Livvie couldn't begin to tell where it had all come from.

"Sofa." Lucy whispered the word, and Livvie shook her head.

"No. Lucy you have to go to the hospital."

"Livvie, I." She inhaled sharply from a pain in her side, and the pain from inhaling so sharply made her stumble again. Fighting it, she began to cry again.

"Lucy, you either let me call an ambulance, or you make it out to the car!" Livvie was openly crying, and she wasn't going to take no for an answer.

After staring at her for a moment, Lucy realized Livvie was right. "Car." Slowly, they made their way out to Livvie's car, and by the time they got there, Lucy was completely leaning on Livvie to stay on her feet. After putting her in the car, Livvie ran to the driver's side and got in. Taking a deep breath, Livvie stared at Lucy for a moment before starting the car. The look on Lucy's face really scared her. It was like she wasn't even there.

"Lucy?"

Lucy was doubled over, leaning sideways against the back of the seat while she stared at the dashboard.

"Yeah." She whispered, and Livvie had to strain to hear her.

"We're only a few minutes from GH."

"Okay."

Every bump in the road made Lucy out, and Livvie felt terrible, but there was nothing she could do.


Kevin had about five minutes before his next patient, and he picked up the phone. It was against his better judgment, a phone call to Lucy that lasted only five minutes was a delusion, but he had an overwhelming urge to call her. He smiled at the thought, and he knew that for some reason he had to hear her voice.

Before he could finish dialing her number, his door opened, and Trent burst into his office. Kevin stared at him for a moment, his mind taking a moment to register the fact that he had blood all over him. Standing, Kevin walked around his desk and reached Trent as he sat in a chair.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

"What? Trent! Look at me! What happened?!"

Crying, Trent looked at Kevin for a moment before staring back at the ground. "I lost it. I lost it again and I hurt her!"

Kevin instantly thought that Mandy hadn't made the flight. For some reason, she was still in Port Charles.

"Where is Mandy, Trent?"

"You know where she is! You made her leave! And I hurt her. I didn't mean to. It wasn't her fault. But I hurt her." Trent was completely hysterical, and Kevin tried to make out his words. "I couldn't stop. She was screaming, and it hurt my head. So I hit her. I couldn't stop myself. I hurt her. I think I killed her."

Kevin was in a panic. Picking up his phone, he called for an orderly to bring a sedative and arranged for Trent to be admitted again. His second call was to Mac. Giving him Trent's address, he told Mac that Trent had apparently lost it with Mandy, and she could be seriously injured.

As they were taking Trent out of Kevin's office, Kevin's next appointment arrived. It was all Kevin could do to push Trent and Mandy out of his mind and concentrate on the man in front of him.


Pulling up to ER, Livvie jumped out of her car and ran inside. The first person she saw was Ian. She grabbed his arm and pulled him around to face her.

Ian started to smile, but when he saw Livvie's face, he stopped. "What's wrong?"

"She needs help." Livvie started to drag Ian towards the door.

Yelling at Karen to tell his patient he'd be right back, he followed Livvie through the double doors. "Who, Livvie? You have to tell me.." His voice trailed off when he saw Lucy sitting in Livvie's car. Her back was to him, and there was blood on the back of her dress. Kneeling beside the car, Ian gently reached for Lucy's arm.

"Lucy?" He whispered her name.

She jumped when he touched her, and then cried out on pain. Slowly, she turned her face to his, and Ian couldn't hide his shock at the sight of her. "Oh, my God. What happened to you?"

"I scared Livvie."

"You're scaring me right now." Turning to Livvie, Ian reached for the crying woman. "Livvie, go tell Karen I need a gurney out her." Ian touched Lucy's hand and wasn't surprised to find it ice cold. "And blankets. She's in shock."

Once Livvie had disappeared, Ian leaned closer to Lucy, keeping his voice low and soothing. "Lucy, we're gonna help you, but you have to tell me what happened."

"Find Doc. He's after him."

"I'll find Kevin, but right now I'm worried about you. Talk to me, Lucy. What happened to you?"

"I don't know who he was." Tears came, and Lucy began to tremble again. When she felt Ian inch closer, she began to cry harder.

Before he could question her again, Karen appeared with a gurney and Livvie following her with blankets. All Karen had understood was that Lucy was hurt, and she was shocked at the sight of her.

Waving for Karen to bring the gurney closer, Ian put his hand gently on Lucy's back. "Come on, Lucy. Let's get you inside."

Lucy tried to turn around, but it was too painful. Shifting his legs, he reached around her. "Lean back. I got you."

Slowly, Lucy leaned back into Ian's arms and he lifted her gently out of the car. Trying not to hurt her, Ian laid her on the gurney and covered her with the blankets that Livvie handed him. Lucy rolled over on her side and brought her legs up, still crying. Karen stayed to the side of the gurney in case she slid to the side as Ian pushed it inside.

Watching Ian and Karen take Lucy inside, Livvie pulled out her cell and paged Kevin. But instead of waiting for him to call back, she ran inside the hospital, hoping he was there.


As the patient in front of Kevin was trying to come to terms with the problems that had brought him there, Kevin's mind was busy trying to come to terms with what he thought had happened to Mandy. His intercom came to life, and he jumped. A very apologetic secretary told him that Mac was on the phone, and it was an emergency.

Apologizing to his patient, Kevin picked up the phone.

"There's no one here, Kevin. Where else could we look?"

His mind raced, but the truth was he had no idea where to point Mac next. "She's somewhere, Mac. I'll try to talk to him in a few minutes."

"Okay. I've got an APB out on her car, and we're going to search the surrounding area. If' she's here, we'll find her."

"Thanks, Mac." Hanging up, he stared at his patient. "I'm sorry. All I can tell you is that it was VERY important."

"I got that." The man smiled at Kevin. "It's okay."

"You were right in the middle of-" A sharp knock on the door preceded the door opening. For a split second, Kevin almost expected Lucy to be there, but he was surprised to see Livvie standing there, screaming "Dad". Her crying drowned out Kevin's voice as he asked her what was wrong. When she reached him, she wrapped her arms around him and cried harder.

Helpless, Kevin stared at his patient, who stood and smiled. "Let's say we try this again next week. I'd say your daughter needs you more then I do right now."

"I'm sorry..."

"Hey, I've got kids. Don't worry about it. I'll call tomorrow and reschedule." Before Kevin could say anything else, he walked out the door.

Pulling away from Livvie, he held her shoulders gently. "What is it, Livvie? Did you and Jack have a fight?"

"NO!" She screamed at him, and stopped to catch her breath. "I didn't know what else to do. She wouldn't let me call an ambulance, so I made her get in the car. I've never seen anything like it, Dad. He beat her so badly."

"Who?" Kevin became alarmed. Almost shaking her, he stared in her eyes. "Beat who, Livvie?"

"Lucy."

Kevin's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed her hands. "Where is she?"

"ER, I-" Before she could finish her sentence, Kevin was dragging her out the door and towards the elevator.

When Ian and Karen had Lucy in a cubicle, they began to examine her. Taking Lucy's hand, Ian whispered to her. "We're going to help you, Lucy, but you have to tell us what happened."

"He was just there." She whispered, squeezing his hand.

"Let me have a look at your face." Gently, he pushed her hair back off her face and stared at the massive bruise that covered the left side of her face. Shining a light in her eyes to check for a concussion, he shook his head. "We're gonna need some X-rays here. Full series of her face and head."

Karen left the room for a moment, and Ian took Lucy's hand again. "I need to know, Lucy, where else are you hurt?"

"My ribs. Think he broke them. Hurts....hurts to breathe."

"Let's have a look, then." Moving the blanket down, he reached to slide her dress up. Lucy jumped, literally smacking his hand away from her. Staring at her, Ian realized what had happened to her. "Lucy..." His voice was barely above a whisper, and he wasn't sure if he should touch her or not. Making a decision, he took her and again, and looked at her. Keeping his voice low, he leaned closer to her, watching her reaction carefully. She seemed to be okay with him being closer, so he finally asked her. "Lucy.. Were you raped?"

She began to cry harder, and brought her hand to her face. When blood started to run from her nose again, Ian realized he had to stop her. Handing her a box of tissue, he sat next to her on the bed. "Lucy, I'm sorry. This shouldn't have happened to you. This shouldn't happen to any woman. But right now, crying is only going to make you hurt worse." He put his hand on her shoulder, and watched her helplessly. Karen entered the room and stood beside her bed. "We can take her to X-ray in about 5 minutes."

Ian looked at Lucy for a moment before motioning for Karen to move closer. "She's going to need….." He looked back at Lucy for a second before finishing. "She's going to need a rape kit."

Lucy's eyes were closed, so she couldn't see the expressions on their faces as Karen nodded. "I'll call a counselor, too."

"No." Lucy's voice startled them both. "I don't need a counselor, and I don't want a kit."

"Lucy, you were.." Karen hesitated, but Lucy interrupted her.

"I know.. What I was, okay? I don't need a.. a kit."

"You need to be examined." Karen kept her voice soft. "We can X ray your face and ribs, to see if anything's broken, but we also need to see how badly you're injured. And test for... any STD' s or.." Karen glanced at Ian briefly. "HIV."

Ian closed his eyes and Lucy began to cry again.

"And we can use.. DNA to convict this guy."

"NO!" Lucy shook her head.

Karen started to speak again, but Ian shook his head. "Let her be for now. Let's work on the rest of her."

Nodding, Karen went out the door.

"You don't have to decide anything right this minute. Just rest." Taking her hand with one hand, Ian stroked her head with the other. "I'm going to get you a shot to stop the pain, okay?"

She nodded. Suddenly she turned her head a little. "Doc?"

Ian started to tell her that they were getting him when Kevin's voice startled him.

"I'm right here."

"I knew it." She hadn't opened her eyes, and Ian looked at Kevin, realizing that Lucy had just 'known' Kevin was there.

Standing, Ian literally gave Lucy's hand to Kevin. There wasn't anything Ian could say, so he left the room.

Kevin took Ian's place sitting next to Lucy on the bed. Taking a few deep breaths to control his own emotions, he squeezed her hand and touched her head.

"I couldn't stop him. I tried." Her voice wasn't much more than a whisper, and she began to cry again. "I really tried."

"Lucy...." Carefully, Kevin leaned over her and whispered in her ear. "This isn't your fault." The grip she had on his hand tightened until it was almost painful to Kevin, but he squeezed back and continued to talk to her. "You're going to get through this. I love you, and we'll get through this together. Okay?"

When she wrapped her arm around his, he leaned his head against hers gently. They sat there like that for a while, just holding each other.

"Excuse me?" A female voice startled both of them, and Kevin looked at the woman that had entered. "I'm Cassandra Powell. I'm with the Port Charles Police Department. I need to talk to Ms. Coe."

Sitting up, Kevin turned to her. "Can this wait? I mean, I know she has to give a statement, but right now-"

"No, that's not why I'm here. I'm a. crisis counselor." In spite of the situation, Cassandra almost smiled at the almost territorial way Kevin inched closer to Lucy as he stared at her. She knew of Kevin with the new Psychiatric Swat team, and apparently, he was going to consider Lucy to be his case. But she also knew from the look on his face how much he loved Lucy. In her professional opinion, he would never be able to be objective enough to give her the help she was going to need.

"I told Karen I didn't want a counselor." Lucy's voice broke the stares between Kevin and Cassandra, and they both looked at her. "All I need is you, Doc. He's after you, and I need to know you're okay."

"He's after me?" Kevin stopped. "What do you mean, he's after me?"

"He kept saying that you made his wife leave. He thought I knew where she was. That's why he was there." She tried to open her eyes to look at him, but it hurt too much, so she just pulled his hand back to her and gripped it.

"His... wife?" The pieces began to fall together in Kevin's mind.

"He kept asking me where his wife was, and telling me that I knew who she was." Lucy began to cry again. "But I didn't. I don't know who Mandy is."

As soon as she said the name Mandy, Kevin's entire body tensed, and he had to fight to take in the next breath. Cassandra realized Kevin knew who had attacked Lucy.

"Doc?"

"I'm okay. Right now I'm worried about you." He turned back to Cassandra and forcibly sighed to calm himself.

Cassandra stared at Kevin, wondering what was going through his mind. Before he could say anything, Karen reappeared with an orderly.

"They're ready for her in X ray."

Before Kevin stood, he leaned over Lucy and kissed her head softly. "I'll be here when you get back, okay?" He kissed her again. "I love you."

Reluctantly, Lucy released his hand and he stood. Watching them wheel her from the room, Kevin stared at Karen and Cassandra. "What.. What do you have to do to her?"

"We're doing everything we can for her, Kevin." Karen began. "We're going to get a full series of her face, head, and ribs. Ian suspects a mild concussion. Maybe you can talk to her. I'd feel a lot better if she'd agree to the rape kit-"

"Rape kit?!" Kevin stared at her, and Karen literally watched the blood drain from his face.

"I thought you knew." Karen realized that she'd just dropped a bomb on Kevin and she stepped closer. "Kevin, I'm sorry."

"Sorry for who, Karen? Me? That's a joke. I was the one that...."

Turning from the women, Kevin hit the wall with a fury that Karen had never seen from him. "Feel sorry for her. All she did was. He.. Why didn't I KNOW?" Wiping his own tears, he walked past them. "I have to do something. I'll be back before she is."

"Kevin!" Karen tried to call him, but he ran for the stairs.

Cassandra grabbed Karen's arm. "I think he knows."

"He didn't know! Didn't you see his face? I just told him-"

"NO! I mean I think he knows who did it!"

"What?" Karen stared at Cassandra. "Kevin knows-"

"Where was Kevin headed?" Ian entered the room.

"I'm not sure." Karen continued to stare at Cassandra. "But I think I just completely set him off."

Cassandra turned to Ian. "How well do you know him?"

"Pretty well. Why?"

"Because I think he knows who attacked her, and I'm wondering what he'll do."

"Same thing I'd do. Kill the bastard." Ian muttered, then stopped.

All three of them exchanged glances, and Ian stepped towards the door. "You think I should follow him and stop him from doing something."

"Only if you can stop yourself, from what you just said." Cassandra looked at him. "You both need to realize that killing this man won't make it any better for-"

"I know that." Ian yelled at Cassandra, then sighed. "But you're right. I'm gonna go check on Kevin."

"Why? What's Dad going to do?" Livvie stared at them.

Karen started to tell Livvie not to worry, but she changed her mind. "We think Kevin knows who attacked Lucy."

"We have to find him. If he gets a hold of the guy.."

"Stay here." Ian moved past all of them. "I'm going up to find him. He ran up the stairs, so whatever he's looking for is in this hospital."

"God help the guy if he's here." Livvie stared at them. "He'll get what he deserves from Dad."

"That's what I'm afraid of." Ian called over his shoulder as he ran up the stairs in search of Kevin.

 By the time Kevin reached Trent's room, his entire body was shaking from the rage he felt. Unlocking the door, he shoved it open so hard it bounced back towards him. "You son of a bitch!" Kevin's voice echoed in the room.

Trent had been sleeping, but Kevin's entrance had awakened him. By the time he realized what was going on, Kevin had him by the shirt and was dragging him off the bed. "I said I was sorry! I didn't mean to do it!"

Taking Trent by the throat, Kevin shoved him into the wall. "Do you think that by saying you're sorry, you can make what you did to her disappear!"

Trent couldn't breathe and he grabbed at Kevin's hands. But the adrenaline coursing through Kevin had taken over, and his grip was like a vice on Trent's throat.

"You bastard!" Bouncing him on the wall, Kevin shook Trent like a rag doll. "I'll kill you for what you've done to her!"

Voices coming closer didn't distract Kevin from what he intended to do. "I just told her I'd help her get through this, and now I find out I LED YOU RIGHT TO HER!" Continuing to slam Trent into the wall, Kevin tightened his grip on the man's throat. "I let you get to her once. But I guarantee you will NEVER HURT ANOTHER WOMAN! You won't EVER touch her again!"

"KEVIN!" Ian came around the corner and yelled at what he saw. If Ian had ever had the misfortune of meeting Ryan, he would have recognized the look on Kevin's face as he gripped an all but unconscious Trent by the throat. And from the looks of Kevin, he wasn't going to let go. Gail was following Ian, and she, too, screamed Kevin's name.

Ian grabbed Kevin and tried to pry his hands off Trent's throat. But Kevin took one arm and tried to shove Ian away. "Leave me alone! You don't understand!"

"Yeah, I do!" With a struggle, Ian finally succeeded in prying Kevin away from Trent. Grabbing Kevin, he pulled him towards the door. "You want to kill him. I'd love to help you, but we can't."

"What is going on?" Gail pointed to the door. "Both of you get out there and wait for me."

Still holding Kevin, Ian led him to the hallway.

In the hallway, Kevin jerked away from Ian and began to pace. "You don't know-"

"Yes, I do. I brought her in, Kevin. I know what he did to her." Stopping, Kevin stared at Ian.

Ian knew he finally had Kevin's attention, and he continued. "Believe me, I'd like nothing more than to go back in there with you and tear him apart. He deserves it. But that won't help her. You know that. What good is it gonna do Lucy if we're both in a jail cell?"

Finally stopping, Kevin stared at Ian. "I…. I almost.."

"I know. It's okay."

"NO! It's not! I can't let her down again, Ian."

"You won't!" Ian grabbed Kevin's arm. "Listen to me! You need to get back down there and be there for her. She's going to be asking for you, and you can help her."

Kevin stared at Ian for a moment, and Gail's voice startled both of them. "Which one of you want to tell me what that was about? You nearly killed him, Kevin!"

"Transfer him, Gail." Kevin's voice was low and menacing. "Send him to Mercy, Ferncliff, Hell is where I'd LIKE to send him. But get him out of here before I DO kill him."

Shocked, Gail stared at Kevin. "I think you and I need to talk."

"NO, not right now we don't!"

Gail stepped towards Kevin, but Ian got between them. "I'll tell Gail. You go back downstairs and concentrate on Lucy."

Nodding, Kevin backed away from them. "I have to check.." Without another word, Kevin turned and walked away.

"I don't want him going anywhere like that." Gail looked at Ian. "You don't know Kevin."

"Sure I do. He wants to kill the guy for what he did. Same as me."

Gail stared at Ian. "Okay, why don't we start with that. What he did."

"Lucy's in ER. He put her there, and I would strongly suggest you don't let him stay in the same hospital much longer."

Gail's face showed her shock. "What's her condition?"

"She'll be okay. But she's in bad shape right now."

"I'll arrange for his transfer immediately. Then I'll be down there. Has anyone called Scott yet?"

Ian shook his head. "I don't think so, Kevin's been with her."

"I'll call him when I'm done." As Ian started to turn, Gail grabbed his arm. "Ian, I know you and Kevin have your differences-"

"Gail, we both agree that right now Lucy is our main concern. And we both care about her. A lot."

Nodding, Gail motioned towards the door to Trent's room. "I'll make sure he's transferred by the end of the day."

"Good idea. It's a little too tempting, you know?"

Gail nodded at Ian and turned to go to her office.

Kevin entered his office, still shaking. But he had to check on one thing before he went back to Lucy. Tearing through the files in the drawer, he stopped when he found Trent's and pulled it out.

"It's here. It's got to be." Whispering to himself, he searched through it until he found what he was looking for. When he found the sheet with all of Trent's blood work, he was so relieved, he sat down in his chair. Tears came again, and he didn't fight them. At least there was one thing Lucy didn't have to be afraid of. Closing the file, he got up and left the office.

By the time Kevin reached ER again, Ian was already there. "You okay now?"

"Better. Thanks."

"She's back. I gave her something for the pain."

Nodding, Kevin went in and stopped when he realized Karen was there with her.

"Karen, I said no. Will you please just leave me alone?"

"Lucy, I can't." Karen's voice was soft, but she was desperately trying to get her point across to Lucy. "I want to help you."

"Then help me by leaving me alone." Her words were more slurred, and Kevin realized that whatever Ian had given her was taking effect.

"Karen." He put his hand on Karen's shoulder. "I'll talk to her."

Nodding, Karen left the room.

Approaching the bed, he realized that Lucy looked more relaxed. When she reached out to him he took her hand and sat next to her. "Talk to me."

"What?"

"You know Karen is only trying to help."

She opened her right eye and looked at him. "Think about it, Doc."

"I don't want to think about it. I want you to tell me what you're thinking."

She started to sigh, but it hurt and she winced. "There's going to be a police report, right?"

"Right."

"If Karen does a.... if I let her examine me, it goes to the police, right?"

"Right." Kevin still didn't know where Lucy was going.

"Doc, they do a DNA test." She closed her eyes and waited for Kevin to realize what she was talking about.

"Lucy, they need to match.." It hit him. "That's what this is about?"

Her voice cracked from the fact that she was crying. "Karen's going to have to ask questions you don't want me to answer."

Taking a breath, Kevin leaned closer to her and touched her face gently. "Lucy, this is so much more important."

"You don't want anyone to know until Eve does. I understa-"

"The HELL with Eve!" His voice was sharp, and she jumped He took a breath and lowered his voice. "Right now, all that matters is you. I don't care who finds out about us."

"Everyone will if I-"

"Listen to me." Pulling her hand to his face, he kissed it. "I love you. You need to let Karen help you. I'll tell everyone about us myself if it will make you let her examine you."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." Leaning over, Kevin gently kissed the side of her face that wasn't bruised. "You're all I care about."

Touching his face, Lucy began to cry harder, then tried to stifle a cry from the pain in her face.

"Ssh. You need to stop crying. I know it hurts, but it's only going to get worse."

"I know. But." She couldn't finish, and she began to shake.

Helpless, Kevin watched her cry. It took every bit of self-control he had to not get up and go back to Trent's room. Ian and Cassandra entered the room.

"I've got some good news. It doesn't look like any bones are broken. The bruises are pretty deep, but they'll feel better in a few days." Ian stared at her for a moment, then glanced at Kevin.

"Can you get Karen?" Kevin asked Ian, and the look on Kevin's face told Ian what it was about.

"I'll get her." Ian left the room, and Cassandra looked at him.

"There's a police detective outside, and she needs to talk to Lucy as soon as Dr. Wexler's finished."

"If she's up to it. Ian gave her a sedative." Kevin's grip on Lucy's hand tightened.

Karen appeared with a small cart. "I have to ask some questions first. If you like, we can do this privately."

"No." Lucy's voice was sharp and she pulled Kevin's hand closer to her.

"Okay. He can stay for a few minutes, but when I examine you, he'll have to wait outside."

"Lucy, there's reasons for that. It's okay. I'm not going anywhere. I do have to go talk to Livvie for a minute."

"Livvie.. Oh, Doc, I scared her. I mean, I really scared her."

"She's okay. She'll probably want to see you before she leaves, but I'm going to tell her to go home."

Lucy nodded.

Pulling out a pen to write on her clipboard, Karen looked at Lucy. "I hate to ask these as much as you hate to answer them, but the answers are important."

"I know. Go ahead." Lucy's voice was a bit louder, but she was speech was definitely slower.

"I need to know if you've had consensual sex in the last 72 hours?"

"Yes."

Karen's eyes met Lucy. "We'll have to talk to him and-"

"I'm right here." Kevin stared at Karen. "I know what you need to do, and we'll talk about it later."

Nodding, Karen barely hid her own surprise.

Kevin looked at Lucy and wasn't surprised to see she was crying again. Reaching out, he touched her face.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't say that." Kevin stared in her eyes. "This was NOT your fault. Do you hear me?"

She nodded.

Karen continued. "Do you understand what the exam is?"

"Yes." She actually shot Karen what was close to a 'give me a break' look.

"Sorry. But I have to ask. We're going to do several screenings, for DNA, for STD's and HIV."

Lucy's eyes went back to Kevin, who realized it was time to say something. "Don't, Lucy. Don't worry about that. You'll be fine."

Karen and Cassandra glared at him for a moment, but he didn't care. He'd read the results of the blood work and he knew Trent was HIV negative. But he didn't want to reveal to Lucy that the man who had raped her was only 4 floors above her.

"I guess that's it for right now. Kevin has to leave the room while I examine you, but Cassandra can stay, if you want."

Lucy looked at Cassandra for a moment before staring back at Kevin.

"It's up to you. Whatever you want."

Nodding, Lucy reluctantly let go of Kevin's hand. Cassandra stepped closer and looked at Kevin. "I'll take care of her. You can come back in a few minutes. You'll be RIGHT outside, right?"

"Yes, I'm not going anywhere." Kevin leaned over and kissed Lucy's head. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

Taking her hand, he kissed it one more time before he left the room. Leaving Lucy's room he found Livvie still standing in the hallway. "Dad?"

Kevin reached for Livvie and hugged her. "She'll be okay."

"Are you sure?"

Kevin sighed. "It's going to take her some time, but she'll be okay."

Moving back a little, Kevin looked at Livvie. "How about you?"

"I'm fine."

"Lucy was afraid she'd scared you."

"Can I see her?"

"I don't think she'll be awake much longer. Ian gave her something to help her sleep."

"Karen said that you might know who...." Livvie looked up at him.

"Later. I'll explain everything. But I can't right now. Look, Lucy will probably sleep through the night, but they'll probably release her tomorrow. I know she'll want to see you. But there's nothing else you can do for her tonight."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm sure. Come on, I'll walk you to your car." Putting his arm around her shoulders he walked outside with her.

As they reached the door, a woman called Livvie's name.

Turning, Livvie stared at the woman, who held out her hand. "I'm Detective Richards. I need to ask you a few questions about Ms. Coe."

Kevin reached to shake her hand. "Kevin Collins."

"I guess you're... close with Ms. Coe."

"Yes."

"Well, I guess I can ask you. I need to get a forensic team over to her home."

Kevin nodded. "I forgot about that."

"We'll catch him."

Kevin started to say something, but he realized he didn't want anyone to know until Trent was transferred. "Livvie, can you go over to Lucy's and let them in?" He turned to the detective. "Can you talk to her there?"

"Yes, of course I can." Livvie nodded, and the detective also gave her approval.

"I'll walk her to her car, then I'll come back and give you the address and all that."

"I already have it. If it's okay, I'll have them there in about a half hour." The detective turned after Kevin nodded and walked away.

Kevin and Livvie walked over to her car and she stopped after she opened the driver's door. Turning to see what Livvie was staring at, he inhaled sharply when he saw Lucy's blood on the front seat. "You okay?"

"I'm fine. I just...." Livvie couldn't take her eyes off of it.

"Here." Kevin handed her his keys. "You take mine, I'll deal with this."

"You don't have to-"

"I want to. There isn't a whole lot else I can do right now."

Livvie sighed. "Okay."

"Livvie, I'll tell the police. There are a few reasons I can't right now. But I will. I promise. Just don't say anything yet about me knowing who he is. Look, can you.. Call Victor? He'll be glad to take over at Lucy's for you. Tell him she'll probably be home tomorrow, and I'll call him later tonight."

"Okay." She hugged him again and walked with him to his car.