Chapter 16

Layla woke up and went downstairs finding her parents asleep. Snickering to herself, she grabbed a big blanket from a chair and put it gracefully over them covering them both. Natsu was laying on the couch while Lucy was asleep on top of him. "You look so happy mommy, daddy" she whispered softly as she sat in front of them with a warm smile for a couple minutes then with Happy in her hands, went to sit in the chair and turned on the tv. "Happy look!, it's you" she said excited but quietly. She danced in her seat happy that her favorite show was on. She watched that, got up and got a snack and then when that was over, went and found something else to watch. Getting bored of tv after a while, she went and got some of her other stuffed animals and played with them looking over at Natsu and Lucy every so often to see them still dead to the world.

"Wonder how long it's been since they slept" Layla wondered in her head . It wasn't until that evening that Natsu rubbed his eyes and saw Lucy on top of him. He smiled a loving smile at her as he looked at her peaceful face then saw Layla out of the corner of his eye. "Hey baby girl" "Hi daddy. U two sleep for a long time" he suddenly looked out the window and saw the sun going down. "Holy crap, Lucy! Wake up" he said really surprised shaking her as she opened her eyes and looked up at him. "Lucy, we've been asleep for 5 hours! The sun is going down" Her eyes widened hearing him as she sat straight up and looked out then looked at Natsu again who nodded. "Told you, I wasn't lying" he said plainly. "Holy shit, Layla, are you hungry baby girl?" Lucy asked feeling bad they had slept that long without setting some type of alarm. "A little but I had a snack earlier" Layla replied. They both got up off the couch and headed for the kitchen and began opening cupboards. "What are you thinking Luce?" Natsu asked. "I'm not sure yet, keep looking..well I can have soup" "Luce, you don't have to strictly have soup, Wendy just said nothing hard" "You want to order take out?" "Hell might as well, seems like neither of us really want to cook" he said amused. Lucy pulled a pizzeria menu off the fridge and had Natsu pick what he wanted then she ordered something for her and Layla.

They went and sat back on the couch once they ordered. "I still can't believe we slept that long" said Lucy. "Yeah . no kidding. I don't remember the last time we slept straight through like that" said Natsu. They both looked down at Layla playing on the floor and couldn't help but smile at her as they entangled their fingers into each other's. She laid her head on Natsu's shoulder as they looked for something to watch on tv and watched until their pizza came. "Dinner!, you two hungry dragons" Lucy teased as Natsu and Layla came running as Natsu got his large pepperoni pizza while Lucy got their medium pepperoni, olives, sausage pizza. "Daddy, why do you get a pizza to yourself?" Layla asked him confused. "Because your daddy is a bottomless pit Layla and would eat this pizza without even thinking about it so he get's his own" Lucy said as Natsu had his face stuffed with pizza to be able to answer. She shook her head as they started laughing at him. "What?" he said , his mouth full as Layla pointed to the sauce and pepperoni around his mouth. Swallowing, he said "guess I'm a bit of a slob huh?" Lucy gave him a look that said "we both know you are" while Layla just sat there laughing at him causing them to start again.

When they finally stopped laughing, they finished up their pieces while Natsu still had a few pieces left. He put them away and went to join the girls in the living room. "So what movie are we watching tonight?" he asked them. "Hmm, how about fast and furious?" "She didn't even think twice about not watching movie with singing" Natsu thought sadly to himself as Lucy put in the movie and had Layla snuggle in between them. He would glance over at Lucy every so often watching her face but it showed no signs of sadness at all. "I know she's just burying it. hopefully this rehab will help her through that. " Okay baby girl, time for your bed" said Lucy as Layla yawned. "Okay mommy" she said as she rubbed her eye. Natsu leaned forward and gave her a kiss on her forehead. "Goodnight baby girl" he said softly. She smiled a small cute smile "I love you daddy" "Love you too . Get some sleep baby dragon" he said as she grabbed Lucy's hand and walked upstairs with her.

Lucy came back down a few minutes later. "All tucked in" "yep" answered Lucy as she sat back down on the couch and into Natsu's arms. " Want to watch something else?" he asked."Nahh, we should try and get some sleep or we are going to be up all night" she said getting back up off the couch pulling at Natsu's arm. "Okay" said Natsu turning off the tv as he let Lucy pull him upstairs where she took off his shirt. He smirked as he took off his pants as she undressed. Changing into lace gown, Natsu felt himself getting heated up as Lucy covered a sly grin with her hand. "You little vixen" he said enticed as he whistled at her as she gracefully walked over and pushed him down on the bed. Lifting his head up, he said "Luce, what are you doing?" She pushed his head back down as she started clawing down his stomach. " .uuuce. wwhat are you doing?" he stuttered as she slowly took his boxers off and spread his legs apart making Natsu's face go red. "Lu" but before he could finish, she stuck his cock and began to suck as he immediately began to moan. " .hhhhahahh…yessss" he moaned pleasurably. She began sucking harder as his legs came up with his hands gripping the sheets hard. She licked all around it as he wiggled a finger at her.

Obeying, she came up as he grabbed the back of her head and yanked it down as he stuck his tongue into her mouth laying a full kiss on her as she put her hands on his cheeks. Giving into each other's lips , they stayed like that until Lucy let go and slid herself back down before Natsu could protest and began sucking rapidly on Natsu as he yelled in pleasure. "Lucy, I'm cccummmm" he said sweating and panting as she kept going until he let out a gasp as his cum squirted all over her. Grabbing a towel, she wiped herself clean as she got in beside Natsu who was still panting. "Tthat…wass unexpected" he said happily. " But your ready to go to sleep now aren't you? She teased as he shook his head. "Well aren't you clever?" "You weren't complaining" " My wife gave me a blowjob, why on earth would I complain about that" he said full of himself. "Come on now, let's get some sleep" said Lucy as Natsu yanked her towards him as he wrapped his arms and legs around her as she cuddled right against him. "I love you Natsu" "I love you too baby" Sunday came and went as Monday approached. They got Layla on the bus while Lucy sat on the stool in the kitchen holding her phone nervously. " I got it Luce. don't worry" he said kindly as he pulled out his phone.

Lucy gave him a small smile as he looked at the number to call. Waiting a few minutes, he got an answer "Hi , yes I need to know when I can set up an appointment. No, not for me. For my wife. Come in at one?" he glanced over at Lucy who nodded that was good. "Yes, one o'clock is good. See you then. He hung up as Lucy looked at him with anxious eyes. "It's all set Luce, we just need to be there at one. Thankfully it's not far but we should leave around eleven forty-five just to make sure we can avoid traffic and getting stuck." Suggested Natsu. Lucy looked at the time " nine am well might as clean up the house. Come on Natsu" she said relaxed as she grabbed his hand. He willing got up , grabbed a broom and started sweeping the living room. "Who knew a little kid could stir up so much dirt" he said amusingly, Lucy chuckled in response. They spent the next hour cleaning around the house before they went and got dressed and headed out the door. " You alright Luce? " he asked observing her slow hesitating movements getting into the car. She quickly nodded as Natsu grabbed her fingers and had a warm look on his face. "Hey, I'll be right there every step of the way and this is just a meeting so no need to get nervous" She smiled at his confidence as she sat back in her seat while Natsu followed his gps to the location.

They got there in thirty minutes. Getting out, they walked in and up to a receptionist. "Hello, I had an appointment scheduled for one today for Lucy. Can you please tell me where to go? Natsu said nicely as the young girl smiled at him and pointed down a hallway. "First door on your left" she answered nicely as Natsu said "thank you" grabbing Lucy's hand, they walked down the hall and opened the door to see a man that didn't look much older than they were. Orange, spikey hair, he wore a nice suit and wore glasses. Standing up, he reached his hand out to Lucy. "Hello, you must be Lucy. Nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Leo." She shook his hand "Yes, nice to meet you too" Letting go, Leo said "go ahead and take a seat." Gesturing towards the seats with his hand as Natsu and Lucy took a seat. Sitting back down, Leo said "no need to be nervous, this is normal in recovery" She nodded her head half believing him. "Now, what are we looking at?" he asked her as Natsu remained silent. "I want to do the day treatment. It works the best for me. I have a child and kids aren't known for their cooperation with these kinds of things, time wise so yes this is the best route" "Understood" he answered writing things down on a paper as his glasses drooped down. Sliding them back up, he said " Miss Lucy, if it makes you feel any better, you aren't alone Lucy's face went red as she said surprised "excuse me?" " Get your hand off her" Natsu growled as Leo take his hand that he very lightly placed on Lucy's away.

Standing straight up, Natsu glared at Leo who had a nervous look in his eye. Lucy stood up and put a hand to his chest. "Natsu, he was just trying to be nice, right?" she said questioning Leo as he stuttered "yy..yes" Letting out a huff, Natsu slammed down back into his seat. Clearing his throat, Leo asked "who are you? Natsu eyed him hard as he said "I'm her husband Natsu. Is that a problem?" "No, no, not all. Miss Lucy, what did you say your last name was?" "I didn't . My last name is Dragneel" "Dragneel? As in" "You got it pal, I'm the boss of the mafia in this town so I'm going to tell you this just once. Do not try to manipulate or fuck with my wife. Got it?" Natsu said harshly. In a clear voice , Leo answered "yes sir. I promise I meant no harm or disrespect to your wife. The people I have come in here often feel alone or uncomfortable at first, I just wanted her to know she wasn't alone" "She won't be alone, I will be with her through every step of this. Meetings included" he told Leo looking at Lucy who had a thankful smile on her face then returned his attention to Leo who put his hands together on his desk and leaned forward. "That is fine, we have meetings where someone can attend but if you cannot control your temper , I will have you escorted out and you will not be allowed to be in this room when we have the meetings" Lucy looked at Natsu with a pleading look as he let out a deep breath. " I understand. I want to do what I can to support Lucy" She whispered thank you as they both looked at Leo. "Before we develop some sort of schedule, I need to know the extent of your condition Lucy" "I'm not an alcoholic first off, just when I get drunk..I am not a nice person afterwards" She shut her eyes squeezing her hands as Natsu grabbed one of them and put it on his lap. "You can keep going baby" he said softly Opening her eyes again, she said in a quiet voice " I become harsh..I scream at Natsu..and this last one..i threw a bottle at Natsu's head" Tears started forming out of the corners of her eyes as she started sniffling. "Has it ever gotten this bad before Natsu?" Leo asked shocking Natsu for a second but he answered "No, I've always had no problem dealing with her hangovers but this last one, given what happened, yeah I struggled" he closed his eyes remembering as he then looked at Lucy and wiped her falling tears. "I see a bandage around her throat, can I ask what happened?" Natsu's breath tightened as Leo watched Natsu's body clench up. Keeping his anger down, Natsu said "I will not go into detail, some bad people had taken Lucy and they cut her throat" Leo's eyes widened as he said "I'm so sorry" Lucy nodded as a few more tears came down. "Because of those bastards…Lucy can no longer sing" "I thought you looked familiar, your that singer Lucy from Magnolia." Lucy shamefully nodded "not anymore" she said grimly.

Natsu lowly growled as he said "do we need to keep going or do you have enough for your paper?" "Oh no, that is plenty. I am so sorry you guys have experienced this. I think I have enough now to gather what happened. I think I know how we can set this up, starting next week , we will meet tues, thurs for the next two weeks and see how it goes from there. Is that alright?" he asked understandingly Natsu and Lucy nodded their heads as Lucy wiped her tears away . "That's all we need to do today, I'll see you guys next week" he said formally as Natsu and Lucy stood up. Natsu shook Leo's hand hard as he let go and walked out with Lucy with his hand over her shoulders. They got to the car as Lucy started sobbing. "Baby" Natsu said sadly turning her into him as she cried on his shoulder. She shook her head as she cried out "damn it!..why did they have to take my singing away" Rubbing her back, Natsu gently said "I'm so sorry Lucy." She stood there crying for a few minutes more when Natsu grabbed her shoulders delicately "let's get you home Luce" She nodded, her face all red as she wiped the snot and tears off her face.

He kissed the top of her head as he opened her door for her. Climbing in, he rubbed her cheek with his thumb and smiled a compassion filled smile at her as he took his hand away and started driving towards their home. Once they got out, Lucy dragging her feet walked into the house with Natsu and went immediately for the couch and laid down on it. "Luce" he said in a hushed voice lightly running his hand over her head through her hair. "It hurts Natsu" " I know" he replied knowing she didn't mean her throat. " I don't know if I can do this now" Quickly he walked over and sat on his knees in front of her. Grabbing her hand, he held it as he looked at her determined "Yes you can, you can do this baby. I swear I will be right there next to you Lucy. I'll keep my temper down..long as he keeps his hands off." Lucy looked at him with sadness and confliction. "Luce, I swear we will get through this. You don't need to drink to feel better. I know going there brought all this back up and I'm sorry for that but you and I together will get through this okay?. You have been amazing so far, don't give up baby." The sadness didn't leave her eyes, but she smiled at him. Seeing the determination, she had, Natsu grinned "Thatta girl, you got this Luce" he told her proudly. Sitting up, she said "now what?" "Now? We just relax and wait till Layla get's home then we have your first A.A meeting tonight" said Natsu. "Who's going to watch her?" Lucy asked,

"Don't worry about that, I'll get Jellal and Erza to come over and watch her." Answered Natsu with ease. "You don't think they have other plans Natsu?" "Luce, relax baby. If they can't, I'll call Levy to see if she can watch her" Lucy gave a quizzical look, " you have Levy's number?" she asked confused. Natsu smirked and said "she works for the mafia at times Luce, Need to have her contact info in case I need her" Completely dumbfounded, Lucy shook her head. "wow, didn't realize you had that much of a reach" "I'm the leader Lucy, I can have as long a reach as It needs to be." They were silent for a moment when Natsu heard growling. "Ha, guess I don't need to ask if your hungry, your stomach already answered that" said Natsu amused. He went to the kitchen as Lucy sat on the couch while he put soup on the stove. After a little bit, he came over with the hot bowl of soup. "Here you go Lucy" he said with a smile as she reached for the bowl to grab it from his hands.