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Okay, I'm a horrible, horrible person. I haven't updated this in so long, and to those who are keeping up with it I apologize. Please forgive me :}

This chapter is pretty short. I wanted the readers to know what has been going on with Lily and how strong she is. This is a set up to the next chapter where our boys will make a return. I will give you a little gift since I've made you wait, Noah will see something that will piss him off. He will have to save Luke from more then just Damian's grasp. Hope that little tidbit gets me in the good graces again.

The Search – Chapter 15

What He Wants

Grimaldi Compound 2 days later

Lily had been pacing in her room for the past half hour. The last message she had gotten from Luke had informed her that Noah was in the compound, and that there was a plan to get them out. She had destroyed the note right after she read it, as she had done with all the others that she had received from her son. Lily was glad to know that Luke was doing better and that there were no lasting side effects from what Kreiger and Damian had done to him. She smiled when she thought of how strong her son was. He was able to pull himself out of those lies that had been implanted in his head; he was so much like Holden in that regard. Even though Luke was not Holden's biological son, it proved that biology had nothing to do with the person they became. She loved Holden so much for all he'd given her and Luke, and she could not wait to put her arms around him and hold him close once more. This time she would never let go.

Lily knew that she had to do something to help them. She had to be able to communicate with Luke in person and she so desperately wanted to put her arms around her son. She knew what she had to do, and it would not be easy. Lily was now waiting for Damian to come to her room, she had requested, no insisted he come and see her. She knew that if this plan was to work she would have to convince him that she was willing to try and be his wife again. Luke had written her a letter that Damian was having a party this upcoming weekend, and Lily knew how Damian liked to have her on his arm to show off. She shivered at the thought of being treated like his property, because that was how he tended to act with her when they were at a social gathering. He would have her right arm looped through his bended left arm, while he held her close to him keeping a firm hold on her hand with his right hand resting on her hand. The thought of this made Lily fight back the nausea that threatened to rise up her throat. But if she ever wanted to see her children and Holden again, she would do what she had to, whatever she had to, she only prayed that Holden would forgive her one day.

Lily stopped pacing when she heard the lock on her door turn and watched as the door slowly opened. She smiled to herself. How many times had he opened the door only to find an object flying towards his head? Lily would find any object she could throw and pitch it as hard as she could toward whomever happened to be coming into the room, she silently thanked the Snyder's and their family picnics, which included playing softball. Of course at first she learned the game so that Holden would have to stand behind her showing how to hold the bat, while she wiggled her hip against his, smiling each time she felt his reaction, and watching Holden walk away with a slight limp.

Lily was brought out of her reverie by the sound of Damian's voice as he entered her room, "Cara, you asked to see me?" He walked up to her placing his hands on her shoulders, then slowly lifting his right hand to her face, touching her tenderly while he looked into her eyes. Lily, did all she could to contain the shiver of disgust that was running up her body. She smiled her best smile and looked down timidly then back up to meet Damian's lustful stare, which he quickly turned into a look of love. Lily wasn't fooled though, she had seen the look that would help her succeed with her plan. "Damian, I need to ask for you for something." Before she could finish her sentence Damian interrupted, "anything you want Cara, I will give you, all you need do is ask." Lily took a deep breath, "I want to see Luke…and before you answer I just want to say that I'll do anything you ask. I won't tell Luke the truth, and I'll go along with everything you want me to say." Damian looked at Lily with disbelief on his face. She knew he wouldn't believe her at first, so before he had a chance to process what she said she took Damian's hand from her face and brought it to her lips, never taking her eyes off Damian's face as it went from disbelief to shock, as she kissed each tip of the fingers on his hand. Lily watched as Damian swallowed hard and closed his eyes briefly, only to open them again, his pupils blown wide lust and desire.

Before she could react, Damian had picked her up in his arms and walked towards her bed, placing her gently on the mattress while he began to drape his body over hers. Lily tried to speak, she knew that this might happen, but she wanted to be certain that he would do as she asked before she gave up what little power she had over him. As he began to kiss her passionately and his hands moved to start unbutton her blouse, Lily tried to stop what was would certainly happen if she didn't stop him now, "Damian….please wait…" Lily pushed against his body, trying desperately to get him to slow down, though her body was weak from weeks of being drugged, "Damian, not like this…..please. I'll do whatever you want...please just let me see our son." With those words Lily was able to get through past Damian's desire, just like she knew they would. Damian pulled away from Lily's neck where he had been tasting her skin, trying to mark her as his. He looked down at his Lily lying underneath him, her eyes full of fear. He moved off her and stood up from the bed, taking deep breaths trying to bring his body under control, 'god, how this woman could make him feel,' he thought as he turned his back to her fighting to bring his body back under his control.

Damian knew who could deny Lily nothing. He knew she held a power over him, her love and devotion. Damian never stopped wanting Lily, since the first time he laid eyes on her all those years ago, and she was beautiful now as she was then. When she gave him a son, his love grew exponentially. The memories of that night always haunt Damian, his belief that Luciano wasn't his, and that fact that he was not at the hospital when he was needed the most, almost caused Luciano his life, that will be a regret that he would never get over. Now was his chance to have it all, his wife and his son at his side as they were meant to be. Damian was no fool, he knew that Lily must be up to something, but if he could get what he wanted from her, then he would pretend to believe her, but he would watch her constantly.

He turned around and looked down at the beautiful woman in his bed, willing to do what he wanted, 'not yet Cara, but soon,' he thought to himself. He smiled at Lily, "alright, Cara, you may see Luciano, but do not make me regret this decision. You do not want him to have to endure more time with Mr. Kreiger, do you?" Lily, felt her blood run cold, she couldn't stop her eyes from widening in fear. She watched as Damian smiled at her reaction, knowing that he made his point. All she could do was nod, finding that she couldn't use her voice, for fear of that if she spoke she would begin to cry. Damian extended his arms out to Lily, in a gesture to help her up from the bed. As Lily lifted her hand to reach for his she couldn't stop the slight tremor that ran down her arm. She hoped that Damian had not seen that but was disappointed when she looked up at his eyes and saw a knowing look come across his face, along with a smirk.

As he lifted Lily from the bed, he pulled her so quickly that she couldn't stop her momentum and ended up wrapped in his arms with her feet dangling off the floor. Before Lily could push away, Damian was kissing her. Lily knew if she wanted to see her son again she could not resist Damian, so she did what she had to and she kissed him back. Allowing him to part her lips and insert his tongue into her mouth. The intrusion was almost more than Lily could bare but she closed her eyes tight and thought of the one man she wanted to be kissing her at the moment, Holden. Damian pulled away, a smile on his face; he knew that Lily would soon be his unconditionally. Lily felt herself being lowered back on the ground and she couldn't help but feel relief as she looked into Damian's eyes and saw his belief that she would be his. Damian's obsession gave him blinders, and hopefully Lily would be able to take advantage of that. She placed her hand on Damian's cheek, "Damian, please let me see Luke. I'm begging you, let me see my son." Damian took hold of Lily's hand on his cheek. He lifted it of his face and brought it to his lips, kissing the palm of her hand. Lily smiled at Damian, yet in her head she was screaming, "alright, Cara, I will let you see Luciano." Lily wanted to jump for joy, but kept the smile on her face, that was until Damian added a condition to her request, "but you will have to do something for me." Lily removed her hand from his grasp, turning away from Damian, ready to do whatever it took, but afraid to ask, "wha….what do you want me to do Damian?"

Damian walked up behind Lily, placing his hands on her shoulders and turning her to face him, "marry me." Lily watched as Damian bent down and claimed her mouth, somewhere in the back of her mind Lily wondered how she could still be standing when she couldn't even feel her legs. As Damian pulled away, Lily did what she hoped would help her get her son to safety, "yes Damian, I'll marry you."