"Holly, Holly can you hear me?" Holly opened her eyes and saw Bobbie
"oh my i'm not sure what happened "
Ruby smiled her warm smile and said "It was the shock dear thats all".
Holly turned and saw Luke standing looking at her
"Oh my God, it can't be you are supposed to be dead"
"Sorry to disappoint you English but i prmoise i aint dead yet"
"But, but how? where have you been all this time, i thought you were dead we all thought you were dead"
Luke walked through the scorpio living room looking at pictures of Robert and Holly and his son as a family all smiling and happy.
"Better question baby is how in the hell did you manage to get hooked up with my best friend, i've heard Bobbie and Ruby's version now i want to hear yours and i want to see my son"
Holly couldnt believe this was happening, her fondest dream and her worst nightmare all rolled into one. Ruby's voice broke the silence
"We told him what happened Holly about how you only married Robert to stay in the country and that the marriage is in name only".
Luke stared at her intently "Is this true Holly, is it just a marriage of convenience?"
Holly felt herself become angry as Luke demanded answers but what about his answers
"Wait just a bloody minute, you barge into my home after being gone for well over a year and demand explanations about my life well what about you, where have you been, why did you let me think you were dead all this time?"
Luke hesitated for a second and then proceeded to explain how he had been caught in the avalanche and how he was injured and didn't want to be a burden to her.
"It took me nearly a year to get back on my feet baby i couldn't put this on you, i needed to be whole again before i came back for you"
Holly could feel the tears pooling in her eyesand her heart was breaking for Luke and herself and for Robert her husband, her friend, her lover, her life.
Robert Scorpio was busy at his desk when the phone rang
"Scorpio" said Robert answering the phone in his usual way
"Robert, i really need you to come home right away"
Holly's voice was strained and Robert immediately knew something was wrong
"I'll be right there Luv" Robert hung up the phone and rushed out wondering what had upset his wife so.
"Holly i would like to see my son" said Luke as he paced the scorpio living room.
"I really don't think its a good time Luke he is napping and after Robert gets here we can discuss this"
"Discuss what exactly? What do we need to discuss, i want to see my kid and i want to see him now"
Holly looked up and saw Robert standing in the doorway with a look of total disbelief on his face.
"What the, luke? how? how can this be?"
"Well well if it isn't my buddy my pal my woman stealing best friend" Luke sneered at Robert jealously
"So what happened buddy, you couldn't find a woman of your own so you took mine?"
Holly stepped over to Robert touching his arm and turning to Luke said
"That isn't fair Luke Robert did nothing of the sort"
Roberts arm went around Hollys shoulders protectively as he addressed Luke
"Where in the bloody hell have you been mate?" Holly proceeded to tell Robert Lukes story as Luke looked on obviously disturbed by the closeness between the two.
Robert felt his insides knot as he watched Luke hold Spencer he felt Hollys hand on his arm and he turned to look into her eyes instantly feeling better because everything he needed to know was said with her touch and her smile.
"Luke look i'm sure this has been quite a shock to you as it obviously has been to Holly and I but i'm sure over time we can come to some sort of arrangement here for visitation or something"
Luke handed Spencer off to Ruby who was sitting on the sofa beside him and stood shakily on his bad leg
"what are you saying Robert, i don't intend to visit my son i intend for him and his mother to live with me"
Holly felt herself tense up, with everything that had happened in the last few hours her leaving Robert had never crossed her mind.
"wait a minute pal" Robert said "Holly is my wife and i assure you she isnt going anywhere"
Bobbie stood up from the chair she was seated in and immediately jumped to Lukes side
"Robert we all know that you only married Holly to keep her from being deported but now that Lukes back you can go back to your life"
"My life, my bloody life is here with Holly and that boy and luke has been gone a very long time a lot has happened"
Luke immediately knew that their marriage wasnt just a marriage of convenience he turned to Holly and said
"I think it's time Holly and I spoke alone we have a lot to clear up here"
Holly looked at Robert and back to Luke "anything we say can be said in front of my husband Luke.
