Caught in the Wind: Chapter 14

Disclaimer: see previous chapters… I don't own Winn Dixie, that is if I even spelled it right. Hey we don't have any of them around here. I'm pretty sure they don't even have Winn Dixie's in New York, but oh well. I just like the name. Also I don't own one part of the plot. All I did was switch the characters around. You'll figure out which one I mean.

A/N: I would like to thank everyone for their reviews, and to clear up any confusion… Lucy did not leave Kevin and now the two are moving to New York for the winter because the inn is closed during that time. Other than that please R/R, and remember 5 reviews.


Lucy stood in front of the cereal isles in the supermarket running at mental checklist through her head. Milk. Check. Eggs. Check. Vitamins. That's what I'm forgetting, my vitamins. Lucy made her way down the isles of the Winn Dixie making sure she didn't forget anything. Just as she was about to make her way down the health isle her cell phone rang.

" Hello," Lucy answered in a relaxed voice.

" Hey Luce. It's Mare. I was just calling to tell you well… I'm in New York. Lucy I came to visit."

" How did you know I was here?" Lucy questioned in puzzlement.

Mary let out a chuckle and sighed, " I have my ways. Well anyway the reason I was calling was I was wondering if you could, well come and pick me up from the airport."

" Why can't you get a rental car?"

Mary was quiet for a moment, " It's a long story. I need you to pick me up or I can't leaven"

Lucy nodded, " I'll be right there." And with that she hung up the phone and proceeded to the check out counter. Lucy slowly began to put everything on the belt when a hand caught hers.

" Pregnancy?" Lucy looked up to see who the voice belonged to, " Luce. Why would you get this? Lucy. Are you pregnant?"

Lucy looked at the man beside her wide eyed, " Ben. It's not what you think it is."

" But you are pregnant?" Lucy nodded. " Is it Kevin's?" Lucy let out a sigh and nodded yet again, for her world was falling apart.

" Please don't say anything to him or at least not yet. I want to tell him myself. It's our business. No one else's."

Ben nodded, " I won't tell a soul."

Lucy looked up at him and hugged him, " Thanks Ben."

He looked at her and nodded, " Any time."

" I better go. My sister's in some trouble at the airport," she told him motioning towards the door. She started to make her way out of the store when Ben stopped her.

" Luce."

" Yeah."

" Your lucky. You found a good man."

Lucy nodded and walked out to her car. Could Ben be right? Will he really be there for me or be like most men and leave. It bugged her. She loved Kevin, and she couldn't bear the thought of him leaving her because of this baby, their baby. The baby they were going to have together.

Lucy parked the car and picked her purse up as she made her way inside, " Excuse me," Lucy said tapping the officer standing in front of her, " Can you tell me were the security office is?"

The officer nodded and pointed her toward the office beside the baggage claim. Mary was sitting there quietly talking to herself, " Mary!" Lucy said running and throwing her arms around her, " It's been so long!"

" Oh how I've missed you!" Mary exclaimed kissing her sister's forehead.

" This you sister?" The officer questioned coming to face the two gleeful sisters.

Lucy looked into the man's eyes. They were so familiar. His hair was spiked up and his hands were in his pockets, " Kevin?"

" Lucy?"

" You two know each other?" Mary questioned a bit puzzled.

Lucy nodded, " Well I guess you've already met. Mary this is my boyfriend, Kevin." She turned to Kevin, " You're a police officer?"

Kevin shrugged, " There was an accident a year ago." He closed his eyes and it all came flowing back.

The streets were silent except for the wind blowing fiercely that night. All was calm, and Kevin lay asleep in his bed. His hair was a mess. It had looked as if he had fallen asleep in his clothes. The clock beside him read 2:15 about thirty minutes passed and still all was calm. Then out of nowhere Kevin's beeper started going off hysterically like a child having a temper tantrum.

He reached over still half asleep to look at it. " Work." He said out loud as he got out of bed, " Now what would they want at this hour?" Why would they want him?

Kevin reached over and dialed the number that was displayed on the beeper. The phone rang for about a minute then a tired voice answered, " Kinkirk. We've been paging you for almost two hours. What's the deal?" The voice questioned.

" What?" Kevin questioned, " My beeper only went off a few minutes ago."

" You must be a sound sleeper then."

Kevin let out a chuckle, " So what's the deal?"

" Kevin, it's Celeste. She went out on a case with Luke, and they haven't come back yet."

" Don't worry. Celeste can take care of herself."

" That's not the problem Kevin. They left two day ago. Celeste wasn't sick yesterday. Kevin she was missing. No one has seen her since Friday."

" Are you sure?" Kevin questioned.

" Sure. That's why I called you. I was wondering if you would go with Brady to look for them."

" I'll be right there." Kevin stood up and put a pair of sweat pants on as well as a shirt and ran out of the house.

" So what was their assignment?" Kevin asked as he ran through the station doors.

" Wait for Brady. I'll tell you together."

" I'm here," Brady said bursting through the doors, " So?"

" The reason I asked you two here are because well as you know two of our fellow officers disappeared two days ago."

" Luke and Celeste." Brady chimed in.

"I mean I'm worried about Luke a Celeste, but why did you call us in so early? Can't we do this when we come in?" He questioned as he tapped his foot impatiently.

" Kevin, the thing is we got a note from the guy they were going after."

" It was a ransom?" Kevin asked with a sigh.

The sergeant nodded, " You have to find their hide out by 6:00 or he'll kill them."

" But how does that help him?"

" He needs us to help him out of the country."

" That's against the law. You know harboring a fugitive."

" No man is left behind." Sergeant said. He handed him the keys.

Kevin and Brady crept into the dark warehouse with guns by their sides. The warehouse seemed empty. There was nothing unusual about it. Brady let out a screech.

"Brady, what is it!"

Brady pointed to something. Kevin followed Brady's manner and let out yet another screech, and the two were left there screaming.

" To sum it all up I lost my partner. That's why I was in Maine for the summer," Kevin said with a sigh.

" I'm so sorry," Lucy said sympathetically.

Kevin gave her a kiss and whispered something in her ear. Mary looked at them confused and let out a giggle, " How long have you guys been going out?" Mary questioned turning to her sister.

Lucy kissed Kevin, " About 4 months."

" So it's serious."

Lucy nodded and turned to Kevin, " I'm going to head back to the apartment. Is it okay if Mary stays with us?" She questioned.

Kevin nodded, " She can have the extra room."

" Luce, how many rooms are there?"

Lucy let out a chuckle, " Two. I'll see you later Kevin." She told him as she left.

The car ride home was silent, for Mary couldn't believe what her sister had just told her. So much had changed between them over the time Lucy was gone, and it upset Mary. She missed having her sister's company, and she missed having her sister need her to lean her head on.

" You didn't sleep with him did you?" Mary questioned.

Lucy grinned.

" Luce, you didn't."

Lucy nodded, " I did."

" Luce! What will dad do when he hears about this?"

" Trust me. That's the least of my problems."

" What do you mean?" Mary questioned.

Lucy put her hand to her lips, " I can't believe I just said that."

" Luce, you're not married are you?"

Lucy shook her head although she wished she hadn't. Now for sure her sister had figured out her secret. After all Mary wasn't only her sister she was her best friend.

" Luce, you're not pregnant are you?"

Lucy sighed and nodded, " But don't tell Kevin. I haven't told him yet."

" My lips are sealed."

Lucy laid on the couch taking a nap, and Mary sat at the table working on a letter back home. She couldn't believe her sister got herself pregnant before she was married. They had learned better than that.

" Luce, is Kevin there?" Ben questioned peeking his head in.

Mary put her finger over her lips, " Shhh! She's sleeping, and no. Kevin's not here."

"And you are."

Mary put out her hand, " Mary."

" Pleasure. Ben."

He seemed so kind and so loving. Almost like the perfect man would be. She felt the way most women did when they met their husbands. It was at that moment that Mary had finally believed in love at first sight.


A/N: I'm sorry that Luce didn't tell Kevin yet that she was pregnant. I meant to have it in this chapter, but I wanted to have too much accomplished. Other than that please review, and remember 5 reviews for an update.