"Luce", Luke patiently said, "I'm sure the duck will come home on his
own". "Luke he's wandering around all alone in the snow on Christmas Eve,
I just can't leave him", Lucy said as Luke pulled the car over to the curb.
"He's just a bird", Luke said with exasperation. "He's my family Luke",
Lucy said with a hint of sadness. "Darlin", Luke started to say when she
looked at him with those big sad eyes and he knew he was going duck
hunting.
"It's going to be a little hard to spot the duck, from the car. Why don't we get out and walk", Luke said. "How about you tell me where you've looked", Luke continued as they walked past Tony's building. "The Quatermaine's, and the brownstone, the Port Charles hotel", Lucy listed. "Why", Luke asked before he could stop himself. "While Edward has always threatened to eat him, and if I hadn't been at the brownstone I wouldn't have found you, and the hotel, because we used to live there, when Kathy kept trying to get us kicked out. With everyone popping up from the dead around here I'm so glad she hasn't come back since her second swan dive", Lucy stated. "Remember to breathe", Luke commented as he felt a headache coming on.
"Thanks for doing this with me pal", Lucy said after a moment of silence. "Where else would I be", Luke commented dryly. "It really means a lot to me", Lucy said as she looked under a bush, "he's kind of all I've got left right now". "You'll always have me", Luke said as he draped an arm over her shoulders. "How about if we check down by the docks", Luke asked as he realized Lucy was just as alone as he was.
After another hour of fruitless searching, falling snow and dropping temperatures, Luke let Lucy into the dark diner for a cup of coffee.
"I don't think we're going to find him Lucy", Luke said softly. "We have to", Lucy insisted, "I can't go back to my place without him". "Lucy it's getting late, isn't Serena expecting you tonight", Luke asked as he sat down across from her. "Scott took her to a cabin for Christmas, I promised her I would call, though", Lucy said as she took a deep breath. "How did we end up here Luce", Luke asked. "We forgot that we can't hold people to standards we can't live, and that we can't push the people we love into a corner and not expect them to fight back", Lucy said as she remembered the look on Kevin's face when he found out about her part in Serena's accident.
"Some pair we are ex-partner of mine", Lucy said as she moved to look out the door. "The weather is getting worse out there", Luke said, "he probably found a nice warm perch or what ever ducks do, and he'll come home so proud of himself in the morning", Luke said hoping to get Lucy to laugh. "I can't quit looking now, Luke. I can't lose him to", Lucy said with the pain evident in her voice. "I lose everybody. BJ, Christina, Kevin, my babies. I can't lose anyone else. I can't do it again", Lucy said as her voice quavered and she shook.
"How about if I go take another look around town, while you warm up and call Serena", Luke suggested knowing he had to get away from the pain Lucy was feeling before his own wounds reopened. "You promise to keep looking", Lucy asked like a child wanting to be reassured that their were no monsters under the bed. "Cross my heart", Luke said as he left the diner cursing himself for getting involved in any of this mess tonight.
Luke got in his car and thought if there was any where he and Lucy hadn't looked. The only place that came to mind was the lighthouse and he thought about going back to get Lucy before he checked there, but she didn't need to see Kevin and Eve happy tonight.
Kevin was sitting in his dark living room wondering how he had gained a child and lost a wife. Livvie had gone to some party tonight, they would celebrate their first Christmas as father and daughter in the morning, but for tonight he was alone. Kevin heard a door slam outside, followed by someone yelling, a loud splash and some interesting cursing. Kevin grabbed his coat and headed outside to find Luke hanging on to quaking Sigmund for dear life, and dripping wet. He couldn't resist laughing.
"I'm glad you find this funny, Doc", Luke said, "but do you think you can get him to shut up before I ring his neck", as Luke set Sigmund down and he waddled over to Kevin. Kevin reached down and picked up Sigmund, who immediately quieted. "Luke, what are you doing here", Kevin asked ignoring the absurdity of the situation. "Your friend took off and Lucy's been searching the town for him all night", Luke said. "Do you want to come in and dry off", Kevin asked. "No", Luke replied emphatically. "I'm the only one here if you're worried about this ruining your reputation", Kevin quickly added. "What happened to Eve", Luke asked as he wondered if Sigmund hadn't done this on purpose. "Long story", Kevin replied. "And I know someone would love to hear it, just not me", Luke said as he made his way to his car. "What about Sigmund", Kevin called after him. "Lucy's at Kelly's, why don't you take him to her, because if he gets in the car with me, I'll eat him", Luke said as he slammed the car into gear and headed for his club.
After changing into dry clothes, Luke thought about following through on his original plans for the evening, but decided against it. With the way his night was going he would end up fixing Taggert's love life and that he just couldn't handle. So he settled for spending what was left of the night with a bottle of Scotch and memories that he would rather forget.
He hoped Lucy and Kevin could work out their problems. They deserved some happiness. Hell, everyone did at this time of year. As his subconscious than asked why he was sitting alone on Christmas Eve. Luke proceeded to drown him out with more Scotch.
"It's going to be a little hard to spot the duck, from the car. Why don't we get out and walk", Luke said. "How about you tell me where you've looked", Luke continued as they walked past Tony's building. "The Quatermaine's, and the brownstone, the Port Charles hotel", Lucy listed. "Why", Luke asked before he could stop himself. "While Edward has always threatened to eat him, and if I hadn't been at the brownstone I wouldn't have found you, and the hotel, because we used to live there, when Kathy kept trying to get us kicked out. With everyone popping up from the dead around here I'm so glad she hasn't come back since her second swan dive", Lucy stated. "Remember to breathe", Luke commented as he felt a headache coming on.
"Thanks for doing this with me pal", Lucy said after a moment of silence. "Where else would I be", Luke commented dryly. "It really means a lot to me", Lucy said as she looked under a bush, "he's kind of all I've got left right now". "You'll always have me", Luke said as he draped an arm over her shoulders. "How about if we check down by the docks", Luke asked as he realized Lucy was just as alone as he was.
After another hour of fruitless searching, falling snow and dropping temperatures, Luke let Lucy into the dark diner for a cup of coffee.
"I don't think we're going to find him Lucy", Luke said softly. "We have to", Lucy insisted, "I can't go back to my place without him". "Lucy it's getting late, isn't Serena expecting you tonight", Luke asked as he sat down across from her. "Scott took her to a cabin for Christmas, I promised her I would call, though", Lucy said as she took a deep breath. "How did we end up here Luce", Luke asked. "We forgot that we can't hold people to standards we can't live, and that we can't push the people we love into a corner and not expect them to fight back", Lucy said as she remembered the look on Kevin's face when he found out about her part in Serena's accident.
"Some pair we are ex-partner of mine", Lucy said as she moved to look out the door. "The weather is getting worse out there", Luke said, "he probably found a nice warm perch or what ever ducks do, and he'll come home so proud of himself in the morning", Luke said hoping to get Lucy to laugh. "I can't quit looking now, Luke. I can't lose him to", Lucy said with the pain evident in her voice. "I lose everybody. BJ, Christina, Kevin, my babies. I can't lose anyone else. I can't do it again", Lucy said as her voice quavered and she shook.
"How about if I go take another look around town, while you warm up and call Serena", Luke suggested knowing he had to get away from the pain Lucy was feeling before his own wounds reopened. "You promise to keep looking", Lucy asked like a child wanting to be reassured that their were no monsters under the bed. "Cross my heart", Luke said as he left the diner cursing himself for getting involved in any of this mess tonight.
Luke got in his car and thought if there was any where he and Lucy hadn't looked. The only place that came to mind was the lighthouse and he thought about going back to get Lucy before he checked there, but she didn't need to see Kevin and Eve happy tonight.
Kevin was sitting in his dark living room wondering how he had gained a child and lost a wife. Livvie had gone to some party tonight, they would celebrate their first Christmas as father and daughter in the morning, but for tonight he was alone. Kevin heard a door slam outside, followed by someone yelling, a loud splash and some interesting cursing. Kevin grabbed his coat and headed outside to find Luke hanging on to quaking Sigmund for dear life, and dripping wet. He couldn't resist laughing.
"I'm glad you find this funny, Doc", Luke said, "but do you think you can get him to shut up before I ring his neck", as Luke set Sigmund down and he waddled over to Kevin. Kevin reached down and picked up Sigmund, who immediately quieted. "Luke, what are you doing here", Kevin asked ignoring the absurdity of the situation. "Your friend took off and Lucy's been searching the town for him all night", Luke said. "Do you want to come in and dry off", Kevin asked. "No", Luke replied emphatically. "I'm the only one here if you're worried about this ruining your reputation", Kevin quickly added. "What happened to Eve", Luke asked as he wondered if Sigmund hadn't done this on purpose. "Long story", Kevin replied. "And I know someone would love to hear it, just not me", Luke said as he made his way to his car. "What about Sigmund", Kevin called after him. "Lucy's at Kelly's, why don't you take him to her, because if he gets in the car with me, I'll eat him", Luke said as he slammed the car into gear and headed for his club.
After changing into dry clothes, Luke thought about following through on his original plans for the evening, but decided against it. With the way his night was going he would end up fixing Taggert's love life and that he just couldn't handle. So he settled for spending what was left of the night with a bottle of Scotch and memories that he would rather forget.
He hoped Lucy and Kevin could work out their problems. They deserved some happiness. Hell, everyone did at this time of year. As his subconscious than asked why he was sitting alone on Christmas Eve. Luke proceeded to drown him out with more Scotch.