"BZZZZ!" As Lulu jerked up in her sheets, she found herself mangled up in them. "That was a dream? She thought" She got up out of the bed and walked into the bathroom. "Great…I have my period she thought." As she walked downstairs, she saw Johnny with his eyes glued to the TV. "Johnny…are you okay?" "Carly and Elizabeth got on a plane at 8:15 last night right?" "Yea…why Lulu asked." "Because their plane just crashed." "WHAT?" Johnny looked up fiercely at a frightened Lulu. "Oh my god Johnny!" She cried as Johnny pulled her into his arms. "What if they're dead…how is Morgan and Cameron and Jake going to handle it? Jax is dead Johnny. Do you remember when Carly made me sign some papers on her will that if anything happened to her…she wanted me to take Morgan?" "Yea Lulu…I do." "Oh my god Johnny…how am I supposed to tell a 4 year old boy that his mommy isn't coming home?" "Lulu…she'll be okay..they both will." "JOHNNY! DON'T YOU GET THAT THE PLANE FELL NEARLY 60,000 MILES UP IN THE AIR?" "I'm sorry baby…I didn't mean to upset you he said" "I'm sorry its just that if they are..dead, we are both going to have to raise Morgan." "Well we have to try." "I know…I know that it was what Carly would want. I just don't see how I'm going to tell him that Carly isn't coming home." "He's only four Lulu…he's not going to remember or have any understanding of this." 'Its all going to be okay he said as he pulled her into his arms. Just then, the phone started to ring. "Its Sonny Lulu." "Okay, I'm coming." "Hello Lulu said" "Hello Lulu…I guess you heard about the plane huh?" "Yea…Sonny I'm so sorry I know that Carly was such an important person to you, but you have your wife right?" "Yea, Yea I do. I'm taking Morgan to you." Silence fell. "Yea…uhm Sonny I don't know how in the world to tell him." "Its alright Lulu…Ill take care of that." "Okay…bye Sonny." "Bye Lulu" As Lulu hung up the phone and turned to Johnny, her eyes filled with tears. "How can I do this?" "He can call me dad if that makes you feel any better." She laughed and looked up at Johnny. "It does." Johnny woke up the next morning to the doorbell. He opened the door to see Sonny and Morgan. "Hey Morgan! Said a tired but joyful Johnny. Come in Come in! Lulu's upstairs sleeping…I don't really think that its such a good idea to wake her. She's taking this all really hard." "Yea…I think your right said Sonny." As He knelt down to the ground to Morgan, he kissed him on the forehead and said goodbye. "Bye Sonny! Morgan shouted." Carly had taught Morgan to call Sonny by his name ever since he signed away his rights almost a year ago. As Sonny walked out the door, Johnny shut and locked it. "Hey champ…I'm Johnny!" "Hi Johnny, uhm, is aunt Lulu here?" "Yea she is buddy, let's go see her Johnny said talking the little boy's hand as they walked upstairs. "AUNT LULU!" Lulu jumped quickly to the sound and smiled at her nephew. "Hey buddy how are you?" As Morgan sat in Lulu's lap, Johnny sat down next to her on the bed. "Good I guess…I just miss mommy." Lulu fought back her tears as she looked up at Johnny. "I know Morgan, so do I" "Are you two hungry Johnny said trying to change the subject. "Yea! Morgan shouted and jumped out of Lulu's lap. Johnny?" "Yea champ?" "Can I have cereal?" "Cereal? Johnny said sounding surprised. How about I make you some chocolate chip pancakes…isn't that a lot better?" "Yea!" "Okay then lets go. Johnny said as he picked up the little boy and set him on his hip as he smiled at Lulu and headed for the door." "He's so fit to be a dad. Lulu thought as she sank back into her sheets." "Johnny…?" "Yea Morgan?" "Can I call you daddy?" Johnny stopped what he was doing and smiled at the little boy. "But Morgan, you already have a daddy." "No I don't… mommy made him not my daddy anymore." "Well then of course champ!" "Okay daddy! Morgan said" Hearing somebody call Johnny "daddy" made him want to beam. "Daddy?" "Yea?" "Can you take me to the park later?" "Sure!" "Okay" As Lulu made her way downstairs in duck pajamas and big slippers with duck faces on them she smiled upon the two. "Hey guys she said sitting down next to Morgan at the kitchen counter" "Hey Johnny and Morgan said." "Daddy's gonna take me to the park later!" Johnny slowly looked up at Lulu for an instant still mixing the batter and smiled at her. "That's great sweetie! Lulu said as she smiled at Morgan and then back at Johnny. As Johnny finished the last pancake, he dished it out onto Morgan's dish and sat down across from him. He laughed as he watched the little boy gulf down the pancakes. As Morgan finished his breakfast, he thanked Johnny and ran upstairs to go and get ready for the park. "He calls you daddy!" "Yes he does Johnny agreed as he pulled Lulu into him as her kissed her mercilessly. "I'm ready daddy!" "Okay buddy, then let's go!" As Lulu followed them, she kissed Johnny goodbye and then planted a kiss on Morgan's forehead and told him to be careful. She watched as Johnny took Morgan's hand and opened the door. "Don't worry mommy…I will!" Lulu smiled at the little boy and turned back around to head upstairs.
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