Chapter 2

Mac Scorpio had been brought up to speed on the details of the situation and ordered Lucky to be checked out at the hospital. As the Commissioner had put it, there was nothing he could do now. Davis, a fellow officer and OK guy, drove Lucky to the hospital. Davis noted the broken demeanor of Spencer that went beyond his obvious injuries. Once they arrived at General Hospital, Bobbi quickly came from behind the nurses station to aide her nephew. Bobbi attended to his wounds all of which were superficial except for the splitting headache and constant ringing in his ears. Lucky told Bobbi what had happened as if to make it more real for himself, more so than to share how he ended up getting hurt. Luke stood silently in the doorway as he also listened to his son retell the events that lead up to his trip to the hospital. Over the years, they hadn't always seen eye to eye on things, but they both held a soft spot in their hearts for Elizabeth. Now she was gone and his son saw it happen. The weight of it made Luke shift into father mode. He walked into the room, pulled Barbara Jean into a warm hug, and put a hand on Lucky's shoulder. Lucky looked all of 10 years old and unsure of what to do in that moment. Luke looked him in the eyes and said, "We need to tell Audrey." Lucky nodded silently knowing his dad was right. It should come from them instead of the news or some officer sent to do their job. Bobbi went to have Toni sign the release form for Lucky and asked if someone could finish her shift. Toni looked sadly at Bobbi after hearing the news and said to give his condolences to Audrey. The ride to the Hardy house was quiet. This was too much reality for Luke, and he was thinking he would defiantly need a drink or two before this evening was over! Audrey opened the door to find Bobbi, Luke, and Lucky on the doorstep. She knew from the look of them something had happened to Elizabeth. Steven and Sarah appeared out of nowhere at each side of Audrey as her knees gave out. The unlikely group went into the living room to sit down. By the time, Lucky had managed to retell the events of the evening Audrey, Sarah, and Bobbi were crying. Steven looked enraged by the news of his sisters death. Steven looked Lucky in the eyes and said, "Durant had better live up to his word on organized crime!" This was the last thing anyone expected to hear, even though John Durant had been brought to this city to stop organized crime. Luke calmly said, "This had caught Steven off guard and he's hurting."