A/N: Ya'll should like this chapter—for multiple reasons. Until
28—PCGirl.
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"Hello," answered Rafe as he drove home from the bank just finishing a deposit.
"Rafe, hey it's Lucy. I'm at the hospital with Scott Baldwin right now, and was wondering if you could pick up Danny and Christina from Kevin's."
"Sure, How is Scott feeling?"
"He's still unconscious, but they say he's going to make it."
"That's good. When he wakes up tell him I'm thinking about him."
"Thanks, I'll come get them from the gym in a little bit. Ta!"
"Ta," he said hanging up the phone and making a u-turn towards Kevin's house. He saw the sign for a house for sale as he kept on towards Kevin's, but decided it'd have to wait—he didn't have the papers yet that he mailed off a few weeks ago. The fun part now was going to get Lucy's signature also because he knew she would put up a fight.
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"Lucy," wheezed Scott as he opened his eyes and saw her sitting next to the bed.
"Hey Pal," she smiled getting up immediately. "You know you gave us a really bad scare. I mean I know you miss Karen a lot, but you've got to stay here for now," she laughed.
"I'm—I'm ok. How bad is the damage at the hotel?"
"The fire is still going on, they don't know how many lives have been lost yet. But you don't worry about that—just concentrate on getting well."
"Where's Serena?"
"Lee went to take her to lunch. Things are going crazy around the hospital right now, I really don't think there's a single doctor at home. And then you've got Gail and Kevin and the others trying to console those who have lost loved ones."
"Sounds like I need to be out there helping too."
"No! Scott what you need to be doing right now is sitting in this bed and getting well. Not just for Serena and Christina's sake, but for mine also. When Chris called me last night," she said as tears welled up in her eyes. "And said you'd been brought in, I thought the worst. You are one of the greatest men I know Scott, and I realize that I can't live without you in my life. So just get well, please—for the little sanity I have left," she said as she laughed through the tears.
"Lucy, I'm going to be fine. Why don't you go home and get some rest?"
"Ok, but I'll be back later," she said leaning down and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
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"What are you planning on doing this morning?" asked Caleb as he gave Livvie a kiss before putting on his jacket.
"I'm going shopping with Alison for a few things," she smiled while taking a sip of tea.
"Really? Well, I shouldn't be too long at the studio. I'll see you when you get back then?"
"Yes, my love," she said as he gave her one more kiss before leaving.
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"Rafe—hi," smiled Cindy as she opened the door. "I guess you are here to pick up the kids. I'll be right back," she said leaving the room.
Soon he heard Christina's laughter as she came into the room and he picked her up, "Hey Princess. Were you having fun with Cindy just now?" he said as she gave him a nod as he saw Cindy walk in with Danny asleep. "I hope they weren't much trouble."
"No, they were really easy to take care of—considering I've never had children before and don't have any nephews or nieces."
"Well, they are usually angels," he said giving her a smile. "I know Lucy is grateful to you for watching them last night."
"How is her friend?" she asked as they put in Danny's car seat and strapped him in.
"He's still asleep, but they say he will make it. Thanks again," he said as he got into the car. He was coming up to the street he saw that sign on when he looked in the rearview mirror at Christina, "Hey Princess—do you want to go on an adventure before we go see Alison?"
"Yeah!"
"Alright, let's go see what this house looks like then," he said turning the corner.
"What house are we looking at?"
"One for me and Alison—with the babies coming we need a bigger place," he said as he pulled into the driveway. It was a small, but comfortable two story Craftsman style painted a light blue color. "Now let's call the realtor so she can come and let us see the inside," he said getting out and letting her out of the car too while taking a sleeping Danny in his arms. "Stay in the yard," he said as he went and sat on the steps, watching his little cousin running around and having fun. He could see years from now it being both Christina and Katie out there in that yard playing together and that brought a smile to his face.
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"How's Scott doing?" asked Kevin as she walked up to Lucy coming out of his room, a very tired look on his face.
"He just woke up and wants to go help at the fire. I told him forget it."
"Good idea. I talked to Felicia and Robin—they both should be getting here sometime tomorrow."
"That's good, real good. So where are you off to?"
"I was coming to get you and go get some lunch. We've been here for almost fifteen hours and I'm starving. Why don't we go get some food, then pick up the kids and I'll take you home."
"Thanks, they are over at Alison and Rafe's now. I'm sorry for messing up your dinner last night."
"You didn't mess it up. When they saw me coming into the ER they said they were just about to call me anyways. So where to lunch today?"
"I guess the Grille is out of the question," she said then groaning at her joke. "How does the Trinity sound?"
"Perfect."
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Caleb walked in to a lunch-crowded Trinity and took a seat. He had been at the studio working on some stuff when he decided to get some food before he forgot. Jasmine came over to take his order, "Hello," he said with a smile. If there was one thing he knew it was that he never had to worry about Jasmine playing mind games with people.
"What can I get for you today, Caleb?" she asked holding the notepad in front of her. "Caleb?" she said again as he seemed to be staring off into space. She turned to see where he was looking at and saw Alison at the bar placing an order. "I'll come back in a few minutes," she said walking off and going to do something else.
"Alison," he called from across the room. She was able to hear him and walked over, "Did you and Olivia already finish shopping?"
"No, she called me this morning and said she wasn't feeling well and didn't want to get me sick. Isn't she at home?"
"I'm about to find out," he said getting up and leaving.
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"So what do we think of this so far, Mr. Kovich?" asked the realtor as they walked into the master bedroom.
"I think it's got some potential," he said looking around and peeking into the master bathroom to see a large Jacuzzi bathtub. He just smiled and shifted Danny's weight to his other side. "Christina? Where'd you go to?" he called going back in the hall.
"I'm in here Rafe," she said as he heard her voice and followed. "This could be Katie's room," she smiled.
"Yes, it could," he said looking and noticing there was a wallpaper border at the top of pink roses. "Have there been any other potential buyers on this house?"
"Well, I did have a pregnant woman come by here a few weeks ago with a friend, but I haven't heard back from her."
"I don't have the money right now, but I should be coming into some fairly shortly—if anyone else were to take a look at the house before I get in contact with you will you let me know?"
"Certainly."
"Thanks, ok Christina—let's get going before Alison starts to wonder where we might be," he said as he reached out his hand and she came and slipped hers in his before they left.
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"Wow, that food has me full and now I'm becoming really sleepy," said Lucy as she tried to disguise a yawn while they walked to the car.
"Well, it should—neither of us has probably slept in over twenty-four hours. We'll just pick up the kids from Rafe and Alison's then I'll drop you off."
"I should apologize to Cindy, I've kept you away from her all day."
"She understands."
"How did you two meet anyways?" asked Lucy as she looked over at him, her eyes becoming heavier.
"It was at the convention in Houston a few months ago. We just started talking and hit it off really well. So then, I went back for another visit in January," he said as he looked to see her asleep in the car.
"That's nice," she mumbled.
Kevin just smiled at watching her sleep and turned on the radio softly as some jazz music filled the car. In a few minutes they were at the gym, "I'll be right back Lucy," he said slipping out of the car.
"Kevin," she sighed.
"What is it?"
"I don't know what I would do if I lost you," she said quietly as she rolled over and went back to sleep.
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"I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up," said Myra as she poured herself a drink and looked up to see Livvie walking into the room.
"Yeah, well I was busier earlier," she said taking a quick glance to the fire place to see that the wedding picture her father had painted for Joshua with his bride Alison still hung up there. They really needed to take that stupid thing down.
"I'm not here for fun and games Olivia."
"Don't you dare call me that," she said as her eyes narrowed.
"Fine, Livvie," she said as she rolled her eyes. "But I want to make one thing clear—this isn't going to be some little hocus pocus game that you've done before. I'm willing to help you get what you've wanted your entire life—a family to call your own, but you have to do some stuff first for me."
"I'm listening," she said as she tilted her head to the side.
"You came here today to learn as to why your wonderful husband seems to be turned off to having children, right?"
"Yeah, and what I can do about it."
"Then your first step is--," she paused as she looked up at the wedding portrait.
"You know what, you are grasping at straws here. I'm leaving, have fun trying to torment someone else in this town," she said as she began to turn.
"Wait, Livvie," she said as Livvie stopped and turned around to look at her.
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"Hello," answered Rafe as he drove home from the bank just finishing a deposit.
"Rafe, hey it's Lucy. I'm at the hospital with Scott Baldwin right now, and was wondering if you could pick up Danny and Christina from Kevin's."
"Sure, How is Scott feeling?"
"He's still unconscious, but they say he's going to make it."
"That's good. When he wakes up tell him I'm thinking about him."
"Thanks, I'll come get them from the gym in a little bit. Ta!"
"Ta," he said hanging up the phone and making a u-turn towards Kevin's house. He saw the sign for a house for sale as he kept on towards Kevin's, but decided it'd have to wait—he didn't have the papers yet that he mailed off a few weeks ago. The fun part now was going to get Lucy's signature also because he knew she would put up a fight.
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"Lucy," wheezed Scott as he opened his eyes and saw her sitting next to the bed.
"Hey Pal," she smiled getting up immediately. "You know you gave us a really bad scare. I mean I know you miss Karen a lot, but you've got to stay here for now," she laughed.
"I'm—I'm ok. How bad is the damage at the hotel?"
"The fire is still going on, they don't know how many lives have been lost yet. But you don't worry about that—just concentrate on getting well."
"Where's Serena?"
"Lee went to take her to lunch. Things are going crazy around the hospital right now, I really don't think there's a single doctor at home. And then you've got Gail and Kevin and the others trying to console those who have lost loved ones."
"Sounds like I need to be out there helping too."
"No! Scott what you need to be doing right now is sitting in this bed and getting well. Not just for Serena and Christina's sake, but for mine also. When Chris called me last night," she said as tears welled up in her eyes. "And said you'd been brought in, I thought the worst. You are one of the greatest men I know Scott, and I realize that I can't live without you in my life. So just get well, please—for the little sanity I have left," she said as she laughed through the tears.
"Lucy, I'm going to be fine. Why don't you go home and get some rest?"
"Ok, but I'll be back later," she said leaning down and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
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"What are you planning on doing this morning?" asked Caleb as he gave Livvie a kiss before putting on his jacket.
"I'm going shopping with Alison for a few things," she smiled while taking a sip of tea.
"Really? Well, I shouldn't be too long at the studio. I'll see you when you get back then?"
"Yes, my love," she said as he gave her one more kiss before leaving.
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"Rafe—hi," smiled Cindy as she opened the door. "I guess you are here to pick up the kids. I'll be right back," she said leaving the room.
Soon he heard Christina's laughter as she came into the room and he picked her up, "Hey Princess. Were you having fun with Cindy just now?" he said as she gave him a nod as he saw Cindy walk in with Danny asleep. "I hope they weren't much trouble."
"No, they were really easy to take care of—considering I've never had children before and don't have any nephews or nieces."
"Well, they are usually angels," he said giving her a smile. "I know Lucy is grateful to you for watching them last night."
"How is her friend?" she asked as they put in Danny's car seat and strapped him in.
"He's still asleep, but they say he will make it. Thanks again," he said as he got into the car. He was coming up to the street he saw that sign on when he looked in the rearview mirror at Christina, "Hey Princess—do you want to go on an adventure before we go see Alison?"
"Yeah!"
"Alright, let's go see what this house looks like then," he said turning the corner.
"What house are we looking at?"
"One for me and Alison—with the babies coming we need a bigger place," he said as he pulled into the driveway. It was a small, but comfortable two story Craftsman style painted a light blue color. "Now let's call the realtor so she can come and let us see the inside," he said getting out and letting her out of the car too while taking a sleeping Danny in his arms. "Stay in the yard," he said as he went and sat on the steps, watching his little cousin running around and having fun. He could see years from now it being both Christina and Katie out there in that yard playing together and that brought a smile to his face.
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"How's Scott doing?" asked Kevin as she walked up to Lucy coming out of his room, a very tired look on his face.
"He just woke up and wants to go help at the fire. I told him forget it."
"Good idea. I talked to Felicia and Robin—they both should be getting here sometime tomorrow."
"That's good, real good. So where are you off to?"
"I was coming to get you and go get some lunch. We've been here for almost fifteen hours and I'm starving. Why don't we go get some food, then pick up the kids and I'll take you home."
"Thanks, they are over at Alison and Rafe's now. I'm sorry for messing up your dinner last night."
"You didn't mess it up. When they saw me coming into the ER they said they were just about to call me anyways. So where to lunch today?"
"I guess the Grille is out of the question," she said then groaning at her joke. "How does the Trinity sound?"
"Perfect."
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Caleb walked in to a lunch-crowded Trinity and took a seat. He had been at the studio working on some stuff when he decided to get some food before he forgot. Jasmine came over to take his order, "Hello," he said with a smile. If there was one thing he knew it was that he never had to worry about Jasmine playing mind games with people.
"What can I get for you today, Caleb?" she asked holding the notepad in front of her. "Caleb?" she said again as he seemed to be staring off into space. She turned to see where he was looking at and saw Alison at the bar placing an order. "I'll come back in a few minutes," she said walking off and going to do something else.
"Alison," he called from across the room. She was able to hear him and walked over, "Did you and Olivia already finish shopping?"
"No, she called me this morning and said she wasn't feeling well and didn't want to get me sick. Isn't she at home?"
"I'm about to find out," he said getting up and leaving.
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"So what do we think of this so far, Mr. Kovich?" asked the realtor as they walked into the master bedroom.
"I think it's got some potential," he said looking around and peeking into the master bathroom to see a large Jacuzzi bathtub. He just smiled and shifted Danny's weight to his other side. "Christina? Where'd you go to?" he called going back in the hall.
"I'm in here Rafe," she said as he heard her voice and followed. "This could be Katie's room," she smiled.
"Yes, it could," he said looking and noticing there was a wallpaper border at the top of pink roses. "Have there been any other potential buyers on this house?"
"Well, I did have a pregnant woman come by here a few weeks ago with a friend, but I haven't heard back from her."
"I don't have the money right now, but I should be coming into some fairly shortly—if anyone else were to take a look at the house before I get in contact with you will you let me know?"
"Certainly."
"Thanks, ok Christina—let's get going before Alison starts to wonder where we might be," he said as he reached out his hand and she came and slipped hers in his before they left.
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"Wow, that food has me full and now I'm becoming really sleepy," said Lucy as she tried to disguise a yawn while they walked to the car.
"Well, it should—neither of us has probably slept in over twenty-four hours. We'll just pick up the kids from Rafe and Alison's then I'll drop you off."
"I should apologize to Cindy, I've kept you away from her all day."
"She understands."
"How did you two meet anyways?" asked Lucy as she looked over at him, her eyes becoming heavier.
"It was at the convention in Houston a few months ago. We just started talking and hit it off really well. So then, I went back for another visit in January," he said as he looked to see her asleep in the car.
"That's nice," she mumbled.
Kevin just smiled at watching her sleep and turned on the radio softly as some jazz music filled the car. In a few minutes they were at the gym, "I'll be right back Lucy," he said slipping out of the car.
"Kevin," she sighed.
"What is it?"
"I don't know what I would do if I lost you," she said quietly as she rolled over and went back to sleep.
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"I was beginning to think you weren't going to show up," said Myra as she poured herself a drink and looked up to see Livvie walking into the room.
"Yeah, well I was busier earlier," she said taking a quick glance to the fire place to see that the wedding picture her father had painted for Joshua with his bride Alison still hung up there. They really needed to take that stupid thing down.
"I'm not here for fun and games Olivia."
"Don't you dare call me that," she said as her eyes narrowed.
"Fine, Livvie," she said as she rolled her eyes. "But I want to make one thing clear—this isn't going to be some little hocus pocus game that you've done before. I'm willing to help you get what you've wanted your entire life—a family to call your own, but you have to do some stuff first for me."
"I'm listening," she said as she tilted her head to the side.
"You came here today to learn as to why your wonderful husband seems to be turned off to having children, right?"
"Yeah, and what I can do about it."
"Then your first step is--," she paused as she looked up at the wedding portrait.
"You know what, you are grasping at straws here. I'm leaving, have fun trying to torment someone else in this town," she said as she began to turn.
"Wait, Livvie," she said as Livvie stopped and turned around to look at her.
