Alright, now here's chapter 7, I'm on a role…
When Kevin Met Lucy
By Norwegianchick101
Chapter Seven: The Banquet
"Hey, it's me Mary, I'm up in the air right now, so leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I land. Thanks for calling."
BEEP
"Hey Mary, it's me, Lucy. I'm having the greatest time ever. If you're in New York in the next couple of weeks, drop on by. I'm staying at the Radisson, and there's someone I want you to meet. But call me anyways. I think I may have met the man of my dreams! Talk to you later."
I sighed. You could never talk to Mary when you wanted to. She was always flying, and then when she called you back, you were busy. Lucky for me she was there when I really needed her. I didn't know it at the time. But Mary may just have saved my skin.
"Hey Luce, what's up?" Mary asked me.
"Oh, nothin much." I replied. "Except for the fact that I'm dating the hottest guy in all of NYC! His name's Kevin, Kevin Kinkirk. He's training to be a cop. He even asked me to go to this banquet thingy with him!"
I could hear Mary sigh on the other end of the phone. "This wouldn't be the 911 Banquet that all the cops, firemen, and ER doctors go to is it?" she asked.
"Um…yeah." I said apprehensively. "Why?"
"Well," Mary said. "Matt and Sarah go to that thing every year, since Sarah works in the ER. In fact, she's hosting it this year."
I gulped. "Really? Are you sure you can't call and tell Matt that there's a family emergency or something?"
Mary sighed again. "No Luce. You got yourself into this, you get yourself out."
With that Mary hung up the phone, and I went to find Kevin.
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A few days later I found myself sitting at a long table inside the dining hall of the Plaza Suites Hotel.
"Kevin?" I asked. "I'm gonna go see if I can't talk to Sarah before this thing starts.
Kevin nodded and I went off towards the front of the room, praying that I wouldn't run into Matt in my quest to find Sarah.
It turned out that God was in my favor for once in my life, and I found Sarah without Matt, talking to some co-workers.
She spotted me and waved me over.
"Lucy!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here with a friend." I replied, only receiving a pair of raised eyebrows from my sister in law.
"Okay, so he's more than a friend. He's my boyfriend. He's training to be a cop and asked if I'd come with him. But I need to talk to you alone. As in you, not Matt."
Sarah sighed and led me out into the lobby.
"So, what's up?" she asked.
"Well," I replied. "I was wondering if there was anyway you could keep Matt away from Kevin and me."
Sarah's mouth opened. "Kevin Kinkirk?" she asked.
I nodded, and she pushed me up of the sofa. "Go find him and tell him to get his arse out here now. I've been looking for him since 5!"
I looked at Sarah, bewildered, but went to find Kevin anyway.
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I found him chatting with some friends, and asked him if he was supposed to be here early.
"Dang!" he said. "You were talking about Sarah Glass? I am SO dead!" and he ran out to the lobby, me close behind. Well, as close as you can be when you're running in a dress.
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When I reached the lobby again I found Kevin in my spot on the couch, talking to Sarah. I came up and sat on his lap, giving him a kiss.
"So?" I asked, directing my question to Kevin.
Sarah looked at Kevin and shook her head with disappointment.
"Kevin was supposed to make a speech tonight, seeing as how he's the top of this years graduating class of the Police Force Academy. But he wasn't here for rehearsal earlier."
I laughed, and kissed Kevin again before turning to Sarah.
"I'm sorry." I said. "It's my fault he was late. He said we needed to be here at five, but since the invitation said 7, I asked him why we needed to be two hours early, but he couldn't remember. And I was trying to avoid seeing Matt any sooner than needed."
Sarah smiled and looked at me. "Does this have to do with me, you, Matt, or Kevin? Because if I had to guess, I'd say it had everything to do with Kevin."
I blushed and looked down before speaking again. "Matt putts all mine and Mary's boyfriends through a bunch of hell. You should have seen it when he found Mary and Wilson taking a nap when they should have been watching Billy. Or when Robbie and Mary got engaged. Or even when Robbie moved in with us. And then there was Jimmy. And he practically scared Robbie away from me when we dated last year. And then there was Rod. He wouldn't let Rod anywhere near the house even. Not that I really care anymore, but this is different. Matt's gonna be here in New York, and I won't be here to stop him from torturing Kevin. And I love Kevin. I didn't love Rod or Jimmy or Robbie. And Mary didn't love Robbie or Wilson either. She thought she did, but she admits it that she didn't. I don't know what I'd do if something happened between Matt and Kevin. I'd probably never talk to Matt again."
After I finished speaking, I noticed Sarah staring in my direction, but not at me. I turned around to find Matt standing about three feet behind me.
"Is that how you really feel Luce?" he asked me.
I looked down again, and grabbed Kevin's hand in mine. I nodded.
"Look Luce. I know in the past I've been a little unfair, both to you and Mary. But I love you both, and I was just taking care of you. I mean look at Jimmy and Rod now, they're practically stalking you. And do you really think I'd trust Robbie with you after everything he and Mary went through?"
I shook my head, and got up to hug my brother.
"And like you said," he replied, tilting my face up to look me in the eye. "You didn't love them."
I smiled and turned to Kevin.
"Kevin," I said. "I'd like you to meet my brother, Matt. Matt, this is Kevin, my boyfriend."
Matt looked at me confused, and asked. "Luce? How do you have a boyfriend that lives in New York?"
I laughed. "We only started dating this week Matt. We went out on Valentine's Day, and we've been dating ever since."
Sarah smiled at me, and Matt spoke up.
"Sarah love, they're all waiting for you inside."
I smiled at Matt and gave him one last hug, tears looming in my eyes, as I took Kevin's hand, and we entered the dining hall to sit with the rest of the Police Academy seniors.
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All in all it turned out to be a great night. Mary even stopped by the Radisson afterwards to say hi and congratulate me on finding someone I love as much as she loves Robbie.
Upon hearing that my ears perked up.
"WHAT?" I asked, shocked that they would be dating again.
Mary smiled and flashed a ring on her left hand.
Apparently she had been home for a week while I had been gone, and Robbie had proposed to her the night before she left.
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The last few days in New York went by faster than I would have hoped. Kevin, Ben, and Joe met us off at the airport, and I promised Kevin that I would call when I got home. He kissed me goodbye, and I left New York. Not to see Kevin for a whole nother year.