Chapter 6: Lucas Has a Revelation

"I thought that getting involved with Carrie was what I wanted." Lucas told Sami. "Hell, I think a part of me expected you to come up with some harebrained scheme to get me back. You sure has hell did for all the other guys."

"I've changed Lucas, I'm no longer going to humiliate myself on lost causes." Sami admitted.

"I wasn't a lost cause Sami. Why didn't you fight for me?" Lucas asked hurt.

"God Lucas, do you have any idea how much it hurt when you believed your mother over me. And then you turned your back on me after finding out about what I did as Stan. I hated myself for what I did and I needed you but you weren't there." Sami stated as tears filled up her eyes.

"Can you ever forgive me for that?" Lucas asked. "We're two of a kind Sami, we belong together, the way Austin and Carrie belong together."

"It's too late, Lucas, you're married to Carrie, and I'm going to marry Austin." Sami said torn.

"They don't understand us Sami. They'll try to change us being like them and we'll resent them for it, maybe not now but later on down the line."

Kate burst into the apartment waving a newspaper shattering Lucas's daydream.

Lucas who was shirtless but covered in paint, turned around and dropped the paint roller onto the paint tray. "What the hell Mom? Didn't anyone teach you to knock before…" Lucas was interrupted before he could finish.

"Do you know where Austin is?" Kate asked looking around.

Lucas rolled his eyes and used a towel to wipe the paint from his hands. "Did you try Sami's?"

"The door was locked!" Kate said affronted.

"Did you try knocking?" Lucas asked sarcastically shaking his head.

"Give me your spare key!" Kate demanded.

"Look Mom, try Austin on his cell and if he doesn't answer, take a hint and leave him alone." Lucas said crossing his arms.

"Well!" Kate huffed. "I guess you don't want to know what Sami is up to?" She asked slyly waiving the newspaper under his nose.

"I imagine that she is up in NY launching the Basic Blacks swimwear line, which is exactly where you sent her." Lucas said dryly. "Just give it up Mom, you can't split Austin and Sami up by sending her to NY."

"Well, I've already succeeded." Kate crowed smugly holding up the newspaper to read it aloud. "Newly affianced Sami Brady and EJ Wells were thrown an impromptu engagement party by the entire Wells family who had been flown in from all over the world. It has been rumored that EJ Wells the black sheep of the family had severed all ties to the Wells Empire vowing never to return. Has his engagement to the bewitching Ms. Brady repaired the strained relationship between Wells and his family? Judging by the ecstatic greeting by Ace Wells, grandfather to EJ Wells, for Ms. Brady, it will be a matter of minutes before both Ms. Brady and EJ Wells will be welcomed into the family by with executive positions within Wells Industries." Kate finished with a flourish.

"Let me see that!" Lucas said in disbelief. He took the newspaper from Kate and read it intently. Once he finished reading he still didn't believe it. "Has Austin read this yet?"

"That's why I'm looking for him." Kate said exasperated. " It's time Austin sees Sami as the manipulative cheating bitch that she is."

"This has got to be a mistake. Sami has a lot of faults but she's never cheated in the past and she definitely wouldn't cheat on Austin." Lucas said defending Sami.

"Open your eyes Lucas, you should know by now that Sami is capable of anything despicable." Kate said.

"Look Mom, if I see Austin, I'll make sure he sees this." Lucas said gently but forcefully out the door.

"Have him call me the minute you see him." Kate yelled through the door as Lucas closed it.

Lucas stared at the newspaper in his hand. He just couldn't believe it. It had to be a mistake. He picked up his cell and dialed Sami which immediately went to voicemail. After the beep he left a message.

"Hey Sami, this is Lucas, give me a call right away. I wanted to give you a heads up that you're in the newspaper as EJ's fiancée. Call me." Lucas hung up the phone.

He rolled up the newspaper and shoved it in the back of his jeans and used the fire escape to get to the roof. He usually went there to think.

What Lucas saw when he got there gave him the second shock of the day. Carrie and Austin were having sex against the roof exit door fully clothed. He stood there immobilized, not believing the sight in front of him. "No!" He groaned hoarsely.

Carrie and Austin looked at Lucas startled. They clung to each other not knowing what to do. Austin spoke first. "Lucas, we didn't want you to find out this way." They broke apart and began to straighten their clothes.

"Damn you!" Lucas cursed Austin. "Damn you both!" He said looking at Carrie.

"I'm so sorry Lucas!" Carrie said frantically walking toward him.

Lucas shrugged off her touch and looked at her with new eyes. The pedestal he had put her on had crumbled. He reached Austin and punched him in the face.

"Lucas stop!" Carrie cried rushing to Austin's side.

"That's for Sami!" Lucas said his disgust for both of them showing plainly on his face. "You're not worth it!" He said to Carrie bitterly as he exited the roof.