A/N: Hey Everyone! Sorry this took me a little long to post. I'm working on three other stories besides this one and I have writers block with the other ones. This story thanks to the urging of my friend Charlie Murphy has my mind quite occupied and has been getting all of my attention. I hope you like this chapter. It's all Keesha and Lucky in this chapter. The next chapter which I'm editing now has to do more with Ric. Who by the way will be getting a most unexpected visitor in that chapter. Anyway, I hope you like the chapter. It's get a little hot and heavy towards the end. I barely put my pinky toe across the line M line. Enjoy and as always Happy Reading and let me know what you think.
Oh yeah.. I don't own any of the characters or the show...yada.. yada..yada..
Previously On General Hospital
"Yeah. I'm just not sure I wanna look at this part of my past." Jason said.
Spinneli picked up the folder and opened to the first page which was a picture of Keesha.
"I guess if she were my past I would be hesitant to revist it as well. But to know ones past, is to know ones future Stone Cold. If you want to move forward you must look back." Spinnelli said handing the folder to Jason.
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"Oh no we are going to get all wet." Keesha said looking out the car window.
Keesha and Lucky were sitting in Lucky's car with bags of groceries in the truck. They had just finished getting the items from the store that Keesha needed to make diner when they were caught in a rain storm on the way home.
"A little water won't hurt you. C'mon we can make it." Lucky said.
"I won't get hurt but my hair...that's a different story." Keesha laughed pointing to her hair.
Lucky shook his head and sighed.
"Stay right here." Lucky said.
"Where are you going? It's pouring outside. We can just wait it out in here." Keesha said.
"Oh no. I'm starving and I don't wanna stay in this car all night. It's summertime Agent Ward and you must have forgot how it gets when it rains here. It's never a passing shower. I'll go and get the umbrella from inside the house. You just sit tight and I'll be back in jiffy." Lucky said.
Before Keesha could say another word Lucky opened his car door and ran to the house. She could barely see him through her window and wasn't even sure Lucky made it to the house. Then she saw a figure come towards the car with something large and black over him. Her car door opened and there stood a half drenched Lucky holding a large black umbrella over him.
"This should keep you dry for now." Lucky said reaching in the car with his free hand.
"How gallant of you." Keesha said taking his hand and exiting the car.
Keesh felt Lucky pull her closer to him under the umbrella. She looked over to him and he smiled.
"It's just so we can fit better under here." Lucky said almost blushing.
"I know. I trust you." Keesha said.
Suddenly a huge gust of wind blew the umbrella out of Lucky's hand. They both watched as the umbrella went rolling down the street.
"Well, how about we get those bags out of the car?" Keesha said.
"What about your hair? Don't you want to get inside?" Lucky asked.
"What? A little water won't kill me right? C'mon." Keesha said shrugging her shoulders.
They both quickly ran back over to the car and grabbed the bags out of the trunk. Then as fast as they could they sprinted to the house. Once they were under the cover of the front porch Lucky pushed open the already open door with his foot so they could both get in. They walked into the house towards the kitchen and placed the bags on the table.
"How about we get out of these wet clothes and then I'll start dinner?" Keesha said.
"Sounds good to me. I'll just put the groceries away and then I'll change." Lucky said.
"Ok. I'll be down in twenty minutes." Keesha said.
Lucky watched as Keesha left the kitchen and was enjoying the view of her on way out. While putting the groceries away Lucky kept wondering what kind of meal Keesha was going to make. She had bought so many different things and every time he would ask she would say you'll see.
When the groceries were finally put away Lucky took out the pots and pans he thought Keesha would need. Since he wasn't sure what she was making he just took all of them out. Lucky heard Keesha start to come down the stairs and cursed underneath his breath for not being changed himself.
Keesha walked down the stairs feeling more relaxed now then she has felt all day. She managed to take a quick shower and that helped wash some of today's pain away. She picked out her favorite downtime clothing. She was wearing a Manchester United soccer shirt that Ian gave her when he dragged her to her first soccer match and some jeans. She felt like she was finally herself. Not Agent Ward of the WSB but just plain old Keesha. When she walked in to the kitchen she found Lucky still in his wet clothes. He looked so adorable trying to find items in the kitchen she might need to make dinner. The problem was he found too much for her and there were pots everywhere.
"Thank you for finding some pots for me. I think I can take it from here. Why don't you change out of those wet clothes before you get pneumonia and while you do that I'll start dinner." Keesha said.
"Ok. Do you need help finding anything else?" Lucky asked.
"If I need anything I'll call you. Now go." Keesha said.
"Are you going to tell me what you're making?"Lucky asked before leaving the kitchen.
"No. Now scoot." Keesha said chuckled.
"Yes, ma'am." Lucky said then raced out the kitchen and up the stairs to change.
Keesha turned back around to the unintentional mess Lucky started. She cleared out the pots she didn't need then started working on dinner.
Thirty minutes later Lucky came down the stairs all showered and shaved. The shower helped clear Lucky's mind and bring him some focus with Keesha. He wasn't going to rush things with Keesha, just take it one day at a time. After all, they may not even have time for a relationship with this case so there was no need to put the cart before the house.
When Lucky reached the bottom step his nose was treated to a variety of wonderful aromas. It had been a long time since he had a home cooked meal and the house smelled like it used to when Elizabeth lived there. Lucky walked in the kitchen and saw Keesha stirring something in a pot and tasting it. He watched her find her way around the kitchen like someone who had been living in the house for years. Lucky saw that Keesha was trying to reach something in the spice rack that was too high for her and walked over to help her reach it.
"Can I help you get something?" Lucky said walking up behind Keesha.
"Yes, I need garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano." Keesha said.
"No problem." Lucky said as he grabbed the spices for Keesha.
Lucky handed the spices over to Keesha and she quickly put them in the pot she was stirring then closed the lid before Lucky could see what it was inside.
"Wow that smells good." Lucky said.
"It better, otherwise I'm losing my touch. Now why don't you set the table. Dinner will be ready in ten minutes." Keesha said.
Lucky walked over to the cupboard and started to grab some of the dishes out of it to set the table. He looked at them and changed his mind thinking they didn't quite match the feel of tonight. He thought this occasion deserved something special, so while Keesha's back was turned to the stove he grabbed the good set of plates he used to use when Elizabeth and he would have special dinners together. He thought that if he was moving on so should they and what a perfect way to start a new life for him and these plates than dinner with a beautiful women. Lucky quickly grabbed the plates and some wine glasses and went over to the table. He grabbed a tablecloth out the closet an put it on the table in the living room.
As Lucky set up the table with the plates and glasses he also grabbed the candles and the candle holders off of the mantle over the fire place and put them on the table. He lowered the lights a little in the living room with the dimmer and lit the candles. There he thought. The right atmosphere was created and the table looked great.
Keesha put her dinner in one of the nice bowls that Lucky had in one of the cupboards. The bell went off on the stove and she grabbed the last item out of the oven and put that on flat plate. She ran over to the cupboard and found a salad bowl. Keesha grabbed the salad bag she bought in the store and dumped the contents in the bowl.
"Sorry grandma. I know you would be yelling at me right now for using this bag but it was short notice." Keesha said.
She grabbed the tongs and some salad dressing from the fridge and walked out to the living room. Keesha was shocked to find that Lucky had put out his good dishes and lit some candles. Everything looked so beautiful.
"Lucky everything looks wonderful." Keesha said.
"Thank you. Is there anything I can help you with? Can I bring out something?" Lucky asked.
"Nope. I got it." Keesha placed the salad bowl on the table then hurried back in the kitchen and grabbed the main course. She put the main course down in the middle of table and put a towel underneath it.
Lucky pulled out Keesha's chair for her and she sat down. Keesha thanked him and then Lucky took his seat. Once Keesha saw that Lucky was comfortable she told Lucky to lift the lid.
Lucky lifted the lid off the pot and looked inside and saw Keesha made him Tortellini Carbonara. It smelled so good. He felt his stomach screaming at him to dig in.
"You made this from scratch?" Lucky asked.
"The sauce mainly. Everything else was store bought. What do you say we dig in?" Keesha said.
"I thought you'd never ask." Lucky said.
Keesha looked around the table and saw that she forgot a spoon to take the food out. She rushed back in the kitchen and grabbed a big spoon and the flat plate and walked back out.
Lucky stood back up when Keesha walked back in and noticed that she was bringing out a plate of garlic bread.
"Man, you went all out." Lucky said.
"When I do something I like to give it my all." Keesha said.
Lucky raised an eyebrow at her and Keesha smiled. He pulled out her chair and waited for her to sit down before he took his seat again.
"Wow, I haven't had a guy pull out my chair since prom. You have impeccable manners Lucky." Keesha said.
"Well I got them from my mother and having a prince for a brother does help. His manners rubbed off on me." Lucky said.
"Brother? Oh that's right Nikolas Cassadine. I remember before I left you just found out about him." Keesha said.
"Yeah, it was rocky between us at first but we have come along way since those days. Before we start let me get one last thing." Lucky said.
Lucky went into the kitchen and walked over to the small wine rack on the side of the cupboard near the stove. Inside there was one lone bottle of wine Nikolas gave him. He pulled the bottle out then walked back int to the living room and placed the bottle on the table before he sat down.
Keesha picked up the bottle of wine and tried to read the label but could only make out some the words on it.
"Greek? I can only make out some of the words." Keesha said placing the bottle back on the table.
"Don't ask me. I can't read a thing on the bottle. All Nikolas told me was that it had a sweet taste and that it's red wine from Crete. I trust his judgment when it comes to his taste in wines. We'll just let it sit for a but then open it up. Now I believe you said something about digging in?" Lucky said.
"Yes I did. I'm starved and that garlic bread is calling me. Hand me your plate and I'll serve." Keesha said. Lucky handed Keesha his plate and she plated some the food on it.
Lucky looked at his plate and couldn't believe how wonderful everything looked and smelled. He was completely blown away by the taste when he put his fork in his mouth.
"Keesha, this is...wow. I can't believe how good this is."Lucky said.
"I'm glad you think so Lucky." Keesha said.
After a couple of minutes of silence while they enjoyed their food Lucky thought it would be a good time to learn all about Keesha.
"So Keesha, tell me about what you have been up to. I wanna hear what you have been doing since you left Port Charles." Lucky said.
"You mean when I left the first time or after Justice's funeral?" Keesha asked.
Lucky saw the look on Keesha's face like this was still a sore subject to deal with. He wanted to know all he could about Keesha but not if it was going to bring up painful memories.
"If it bothers you Keesha we can talk about something else. Anything you want?" Lucky said.
Keesha smiled at Lucky's thoughtfulness. She didn't understand how a guy like this was still single.
"It's ok Lucky. Yes, there are somethings in my past that I'd rather not think about. Justice's funeral being one of them of course,but there are plenty of other things in my life that I enjoy talking about. Now, what would you like to know?" Keesha said.
"Everything." Lucky said as he took another bite of his food.
"Everything huh? It's really not that impressive." Keesha said.
"Let me be the judge of that." Lucky said.
"Ok, you asked for it." Keesha said as she sighed and took another bite of her food.
"When I left Port Charles the first time I needed to get my act together, so after enough urging from Justice and Edward I decided to attend college. Edward wanted to me to go to a university like Harvard or Princeton so I could major in Business then come to work for him at ELQ. I think it was his own way of honoring Uncle Bradley."Keesha said.
"Bradley? Edward's son right? Justice's dad?" Lucky asked.
"Yeah. I don't really remember him but Justice loved him and got into law because of him. It was Justice that told me he would like if I followed his foot steps and went into law. He said we could have our own law firm and continue the work grandma and Uncle Bradley started. At first I was gun-ho about it because I always admired Justice's passion of the law and how he used it to help people in the neighborhood. I started looking around for schools and I found one that suited me and one that was for enough away from Port Charles and my problems." Keesha said.
"What school did you go to?" Lucky asked taking a bite out of his garlic bread.
"I went to Howard University and majored in law. Then a funny thing happened while I was there." Keesha said.
"What was that?" Lucky asked.
"I found out that I hated law." Keesha laughed.
"What? You hated it?" Lucky asked.
"God! Ugh! The classes where soooo boring. I feel asleep in my first lecture earning the wraith of my law professor who told me that I would wind up making fries for a living if I continued to sleep my way through class and life. That made me so mad that I walked out of class. After I cooled down, I got what he was trying to say and knew that this was not the right field for me. I knew that I wanted to help people but just not as a lawyer. I felt like my calling was somewhere else. After a long talk with my guidance counselor she suggested criminal justice or political science thinking they might suite me better. I agreed and against my counselor's wishes I majored in both and for fun minored in French." Keesha said.
"Wow. You had the full class load. What did you do for fun?" Lucky asked.
"Fun? Who had time?" Keesha laughed. "No, I made time. I did some plays,joined student government, even studied aboard." Keesha said.
"Where did you go when you studied abroad?" Lucky asked as he opened the bottle of wine.
"Japan." Keesha said.
"Ah, now the picture is starting to come together. That's where you met Nobu?" Lucky said.
"Yes and we have been best friends every since. I learned so much from when I was there. I thought I was ready for the world because I was in college and being on my so called own, but when I went to Japan and was really on my own, I quickly found out that I was no way near ready. Being in a different country, not knowing the language, or the customs, was a major..."
"Culture shock?" Lucky finished Keesha thought.
"Big time." Keesha said reaching for the wine bottle.
Lucky stood up and told Keesha to sit back down while he poured the wine for her and then himself.
"Thank you Lucky." Keesha said then took a sip the wine. The taste was sweet and very fruity. She couldn't recall every having something like it before. "Lucky, please tell your brother he has exquisite taste in wines. This was an excellent compliment to dinner." Keesha said taking another sip.
"I will. He'll be happy to know I finally opened it." Lucky said taking a sip of the wine.
"How long have you had it?" Keesha asked.
"Too long for his liking." Lucky said taking another sip. "Now, you were saying you were in Japan."
"Um hm. I was there for a semester and loved it. If it weren't for Nobu and her family putting me up I would have never made it. I learned so much and it opened up the world for me. Hell it opened up the world to me. The only other place I had every been was Paris.... and that was a life time ago." Keesha said wistfully.
"You went to Paris? Is that how you met Alec?" Lucky asked.
Keesha squirmed in her chair a little. That was still a bit of a touchy subject for because it had to do with Jason. Lucky caught her look and knew something must have happened in Paris that still made Keesha upset. Change the subject quick he thought.
"Uh...so what happened after your semester was over in Japan?" Lucky asked trying to change the subject and keep the conversation on track.
"You didn't have to do that Lucky." Keesha said softly.
"Do what?" Lucky said claiming ignorance.
"Change the subject." Keesha said.
"I have no clue what you are talking about Agent Ward. Now, I believe we were still talking about your semester in Japan." Lucky smiled then took another sip of his wine.
Keesha smiled and shook her head. It was very nice of Lucky to do that for her.
"Well after my semester in Japan, I came back to the states with a renewed sense of urgency to see the world and all it had to offer. I studied my ass off. When I graduated, I was at the top of my class and had schools from all over trying to get me to attended their criminal justice graduate programs. Justice and Edward came to my graduation and they both were so proud of me. It was one of the best days of my life. After graduation I choose to come back to New York and attend NYU. I got my masters from there in criminal justice and foreign affairs. I decided that my next step after graduate school was to try and get into the FBI so I started applying to the FBI academy. Three weeks after I sent in my application I got a phone call that changed my life." Keesha said.
"From Robert?" Lucky asked.
"No. It was from Justice actually. He called to tell me that he got a new job and was coming to meet me in Manhattan and tell me all about it before I heard about it from someone else. I met Justice that day in Central Park by the Bethesda Fountain and we walked to a near by restaurant. We sat down and talked a bit and I could see that he was really nervous about something. I told him he could tell me anything and that I would understand because we where family. He kept saying that I wasn't going to like it and that I was going to hate him. I finally told him to spit it out because he was scaring me. That's when he told me he was working for Sonny." Keesha said.
"It was a shock to everyone when Justice started working for Sonny. What did you do when you found out?" Lucky said.
"I never let Justice explain to me why he started working for Sonny. At the time I didn't care to know why. I just took my water and threw it in his face and left the restaurant without another word. Walking back to my apartment I knew then that it was my job to get people like Sonny off the streets. I hate him and everything he stands for. He has a away of making the most sane people see that his crazy crime ridden world is the way to go. I just don't understand it and I hope I never do." Keesha said taking a gulp of her wine as Lucky looked on.
"Anyway, when I got home my phone was ringing and I almost didn't answer it thinking it was Justice trying to talk to me. I picked up the phone started yelling then stopped when I heard an Australian accent on the other line laughing at me."Keesha said.
"Enter Robert Scorpio." Lucky said.
"Enter he did. After he laughed at my tirade and told me he liked a women with a little fire in her, he told me that my application was passed on to him by a friend of his at the FBI and that a women with my skills should be working for him and not the FBI. He told me if I wanted a really job to report to his office in two hours. I was there in one. He was impressed. We talked and an hour later I was a member of the WSB." Keesha said.
"Is that how you met Alec and Ian?" Lucky asked.
"Uh huh. After my very extensive training with Robert, my first assignment was in England with Ian and Scotland Yard trying to take down an illegal arms dealer who used to be with the IRA. He was now dealing to some African rebels. During my assignment I stayed with Ian and his wife who treated me like a daughter while I stayed there. It was the first time in a long time that I allowed myself to feel like I was apart of someones family since that day in the restaurant with Justice. It felt really good. After the arms dealer was brought in and Robert was happy with the progress I was making, he asked if I wanted to stay there for a while. I agreed and stayed between Scotland and England for two years. Then I was transferred to France where I met Alec and his wife. Robert thought since I took French in school that I should put it to good use." Keesha said.
"Alec looks like he takes a little getting used to." Lucky said not hiding his dislike for the man.
Keesha laughed. "Don't tell me his French charm rubbed you wrong way?
"No, it didn't." Lucky said flatly.
"Your first impression of him is all wrong. Alec really is a sweet heart and his wife Marie is the sweetest person I have ever met. I would definitely put her and Nobu up there as my two best friends. Alec and I got into some major scrapes while I was in Paris. I trust him with my life." Keesha said.
"What kind of things did you get into?"Lucky asked.
"Well, there was this one time where we were trying to bust a prostitution ring that was using an escort service as a front and I had to go undercover as one of the girls. I didn't know it, but the mic I was wearing stop working so Alec and his team had no way of know what was going on. Inside the room the guy I was with started getting a little rough with me when I wasn't doing what he wanted. I gave the code to come in but Alec and his team didn't hear it. Luckily, Alec knew that something wasn't right and had his men storm the building. When Alec and his men burst threw the door the guy grabbed me and put a knife to my throat. Alec ordered the guy to put the knife down but the guy wanted to show Alec he was in charge and started to push the knife a little harder against my throat causing me to bleed a little. He started to say that he was going to kill me if Alec didn't let him leave." Keesha said.
"What did Alec do?" Lucky asked getting caught up in the story.
"He shot me." Keesha said grabbing the wine and pouring it in her glass.
Lucky almost spit out the wine he was drinking.
"He shot you?! What the hell for?" Lucky asked.
"I told him to." Keesha said taking sip of her wine.
"You told him too? What did you guys watch the movie Speed the night before?" Lucky asked.
"As a matter of fact yes. We watched that and Dirty Harry. Alec had never seen either move so we picked them up the night before." Keesha said.
"Well how did you guys make it happen? I mean didn't the guy know what you were planning?" Lucky asked.
"Well the guy who had me spoke only French. He didn't speak a word of English. I told Alec to remember the scene in Speed with the hostage and removing them from the equation. He didn't want to but he saw the guy was getting antsy. Alec told me he was sorry and then I felt the bullet go through my shoulder and I went down." Keesha said.
"What did the guy do?" Lucky asked.
"Idiot still tried to charge Alec with the knife. Alec shot him twice killing him. When Alec made sure the guy was down he called the paramedics in for me. While we waited for the ambulance to arrive Alec told me to never do that again. I agreed and told him that wasn't one my best ideas. When word got back to Robert about what happened he was not happy. He made sure I was alright first then chewed my ass out and told me to never pull a stunt like that again or he'll shoot me in my other shoulder. Needless to say I never did that again. After another year in Paris I was shipped to Japan and got partnered with Nobu. She was working a murder case and they needed some help from the WSB. I volunteered to go and Robert was all for it when I told him I knew the officer working the case and the area. It took several months before we caught the guy. It was a hard case but working with Nobu and staying with her again made it a whole lot easier. At the end of the case I was going to be asked to be assigned permanently to the Tokyo office but Robert wanted me to come back to the states for some more training. At first I was reluctant to come back to the states but Robert was very persuasive, so I came back and worked with him in Washington." Keesha said.
Keesha looked at the food and realized the food was getting cold and perhaps they should put it up.
"Maybe we should put the food away. I'm sure it's getting cold while I'm telling my life story. Unless you want more?" Keesha said.
"No I'm done. It was excellent. I'm glad that we will have some left for tomorrow. I will have to leave some at the station so Cruz knows what he missed out on." Lucky said.
Keesha started to get up and help clear off the table when Lucky waived her back down.
"You cooked, I'll clean up." Lucky said as he started to clear off the table.
"Please let me help. Besides, with the two of us cleaning it will all be done so much faster." Keesha said.
"Ok, but you have to finish your story. Deal?" Lucky said.
"You sure I'm not boring you?" Keesha asked as she picked up the plates.
"Not at all. Now I believe you were saying that you were coming back to the states." Lucky said heading back into the kitchen with the food.
"Yes. I came back and started working in Washington under Robert. At first I didn't like it because of all the politics and how cut throat people could be, but I think that's what Robert wanted me to learn." Keesha said following Lucky in the kitchen with the dishes.
"So he wanted you to play with the big dogs?" Lucky said putting the food away in the fridge.
"More like scrap with them. I learned very quickly how to fight for what I needed. I got a lot of bruises in some of those fights, I'd like to think that my opponents left with more then I did." Keesha said.
While he was making room in the fridge, Lucky noticed two small bowls in the fridge filled with something that looked like chocolate. He hadn't seem them before and pulled out one and showed it to Keesha.
"What's this?" Lucky asked.
"That is dessert. It's chocolate mousse. I hope you like chocolate." Keesha said putting the dishes in the dishwasher.
"You had time to make dessert too?" Lucky asked.
Keesha shrugged and smiled. She walked over to the fridge and looked at the dish Lucky had in his hand. "Looks like that one is not quite done yet." She reached in and looked at the other dish. "This one is ready. You can have it." Keesha said.
"How about we share it? This looks to good to eat alone and beside I'm trying to watch my figure." Lucky joked.
Keesha laughed. "Well since you put it that way. I'll share it with you. Just put that one back so it can chill some more." Keesha said then headed back out of the kitchen to finish cleaning up.
Lucky put the bowl back in the fridge than went back to help Keesha.
The two of them talked some more while they cleaned the table and then moved back into the kitchen to clean the pots that Keesha has used to make dinner and dessert. The more Keesha talked, the more Lucky wanted to hear her voice. He kept asking questions just to keep her talking. Lucky washed the pots while Keesha dried them and put them away. It felt nice and kind of intimate to do this Keesha Lucky thought. Once they were all done and everything was put away Lucky went to the fridge and pulled out the chocolate mousse while Keesha grabbed two spoons out of the draw then they both went back into the living room.
"Why don't we move over to the couch." Lucky said.
"Alright. I'll grab the wine bottle and glasses off the table and move them over with us." Keesha said.
Keesha walked back over to the couch and sat down. She finished off the wine in her glass then poured herself another glass. She picked up the chocolate mousse on the chest hoping that maybe it would help settle her down and the butterflies she was getting around Lucky. After all, chocolate after diamonds was a girls best friend. She grabbed the spoon off the chest and scooped up her first bite.
The velvet feel of the chocolate against her tongue was so satisfying. She couldn't help but let a small sigh at how good it tasted.
"That good huh?" Lucky said from behind her.
Keesha almost jumped when she heard Lucky speak. She could feel his breath against her neck and it made the hairs on the back of it stand up.
"You'll have to see for yourself." Keesha said.
"I think I will." Lucky said.
Lucky sat down next to Keesha and took the spoon from a surpised Keesha's hand and tried the dessert.
"This is good." Lucky said taking another spoonful again using Keesha's spoon.
While taking in his second spoonful of the light and fluffy dessert a thought crossed Lucky's mind. Was he flirting right now? Was he blantantly flirting with Keesha? He knew it had been a while since he used the technique but he slowly realized that he was and most of all he liked it. Lucky wasn't sure if he should be flirting like this or calling it a night. Part of him was saying go to bed and the other part of him was encouraging him to continue. He decided to listen to the part that was saying go for it.
Keesha looked at Lucky and saw that he some chocolate on the side of his face.
"What?" Lucky asked when he saw the look on Keesha's face.
"You have some chocolate on the side of your face." Keesha said.
"Where?" Lucky asked.
"Right there." Keesha pointed.
She watched as Lucky kept missing the spot and finally decided to help him out.
"Here let me help you." Keesha said.
Keesha sat up and moved a little closer to Lucky. She gently placed her hand on the side of Lucky's face and used her thumb to remove the chocolate from his face. Her thumb grazed the side of Lucky's lips and she felt how soft and warm his lips felt against it.
"I'm a messy eater." Lucky said.
Lucky watched as Keesha licked the chocolate off her thumb slowly and thought it was the sexiest thing he had ever seen.
Keesha noticed the look on Lucky's face when she licked the chocolate off her thumb and felt her face start to get flush. She looked around to try and find anything that might change where this was heading. This was supposed to be slow she thought. What was happening now was not slow. It was going fast. Real fast and she quickly was liking fast. So she kept looking around the room for something to slow this back down. Keesha spied the wooden chest in front of her and thought it was so beautiful. It looked like it was an antique and a good distraction.
"Lucky this chest is beautiful. Is it an antique?" Keesha asked.
"Yeah." Lucky said noticing the change in direction. He wasn't sure if he was happy or upset that she changed the direction of where they were going but he went with it.
"Elizabeth found it at a craft fair she dragged me to one year. She saw it and just had to have it. The guy wanted three hundred for it and I knew we couldn't afford that but she was determined to have it. She went back and forth with the guy for about an hour over the price. He finally got fed up with her and said he would give it to her for one hundred dollars if she would just go away. Elizabeth gave him the money and she got her chest. That girl is like a dog with a bone when she wants something badly enough. When she goes after something god help anyone that gets in her way." Lucky said laughing at the memory. Then his mood changed with the next sentence.
"When we got divorced I offered it to her but she said no. She said that it belonged here and brought a little something to the room. I think she was right." Lucky said.
Lucky picked up his glass of wine and this time it was his turn to gulp it down. It still hurt to talk about Elizabeth and his old life more than Lucky realized but talking about it with Keesha made it hurt a little less. Lucky quickly poured some more wine into his glass and Keesha's. Keesha knew she probably shouldn't have another glass because she could already feel the affect the wine was having on her and knew that Lucky had to be feeling it to. She ignored that thought and picked her glass and downed the contents of her glass with Lucky.
Keesha looked at Lucky and could see that talking about Elizabeth was still a hard subject for him. The look on his face made Keesha's heart break for him.
"Lucky, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. If I knew that talking about the chest would have..." Lucky stopped Keesha from what she was about say and placed his hand on her knee.
"Stop please. It's ok. Elizabeth and I are in the past and yes, sometimes it does hurt to remember things from the past, but I'm finding that with time it gets easier. So please don't apologize. Ok?" Lucky said.
"Ok." Keesha said softly.
The room fell silent as they both looked into each other eyes. Neither one wanted to break the spell that was cast. Keesha watched as Lucky started to lean in towards her and she felt herself leaning forward to meet him. As there lips were about to touch there was a loud boom of thunder that broke the silence and the lights started to flicker on and off breaking the mood.
"I didn't even realize it was still raining. I better get the flash lights out of the kitchen and matches for the candles. I'll be right back." Lucky said.
Keesha nodded then watched as Lucky went into the kitchen to get the flashlights and matches.
Keesha felt like she needed to get up and walk around just so she could take in what just happened. She slowly got up off the couch and steadied herself because she was feeling a little tipsy from the wine. Keesha stopped in front of the big window that faced the porch and looked out. She watched the rain coming down and tried to let the sound of the rain settle her nerves. It wasn't working. Rainstorms like this one were not her favorite.
As Keesha looked on and listened to the drops as they came down she couldn't believe how close she came to kissing Lucky. Keesha wasn't sure if she was happy or sad that the thunder had broken the moment they shared. Then she thought about it again and came to the conclusion that she was sad about it. Sad because she wanted it to happen. She wanted to kiss Lucky and she liked the thought that he wanted to kiss her too. That caused a small smile to creep up on her face.
The thunder boomed again bringing Keesha out of her thoughts and wiping the smile off her face. She turned around when she heard Lucky walk back into the living room with the matches and the flash lights. He was just in time because the power went out and the only light in the room was from some the candles Lucky had lit for dinner.
Lucky turned on his flashlight and lit some of the candles that had gone out during dinner. He then walked over to Keesha who hadn't moved from her spot. Lucky noticed that Keesha had her arms wrapped around her like she was cold. He walked over to the couch and picked up the throw that was on it and placed it over Keesha's shoulders. She didn't move when he put the throw around her or turn around to him. She just quietly said thank you and continued to look at the window.
"You ok?" Lucky asked.
"I hate storms like this." Keesha said after a few minutes of standing silently.
"You do, why?" Lucky asked.
"They make me think of Justice." Keesha said.
"Oh." Lucky said quietly. He was just about to tell Keesha she didn't have to say anything else but she continued as if she forgot he was there.
"I came home late one night from a long day at the office. We just served a search warrant on a major player in Alcazar's mob. Scored a lot of information on his outfit. Robert had congratulated all of us on a good job. He even gave me kudos, saying that this whole thing would not have come together if I hadn't followed through on a tip that I got. I was so happy that night and I wanted to tell someone but I had no one to tell. No one in my life to share the news with and understand how huge today was. By the time I arrived home that night there was big storm with a lot of thunder and lightening just like this one. The thunder was so loud I actually jumped like a little girl. As the storm grew worse it made me think of how Justice would come in my room when I was little and make sure I was ok. He would always stay with me until I was asleep. I always knew I was safe when he was around. The longer the storm went on, the more I thought about Justice, and the need to talk to him grew. We hadn't talked since that day in the restaurant when I left him sitting there all wet from the drink I threw on him. I had kept tabs on him through some contacts and knew he was ok and even though I was still mad as hell at him Justice never stopped trying to reach me. He tried to call me and left numerous message for me but I never returned one phone call. Justice as always was persistent." Keesh said with a sad smile. " When I didn't answer the phone he wrote me letters. He wrote me one everyday and I never opened one, just placed them in a pile right next to my junk mail." Keesha took a deep breath before she continued.
"That night he left me a message on my answering machine leaving me his new cell phone number and begging me to call him because he missed me. He missed speaking to his little cousin and told me to remember that we are all we had in this world. When I heard that I picked up the phone to talk him but he had alreadt hung up. I called the number he left me but he didn't answer his cell phone so I left a message telling him to call me and that I was ready to talk and that I missed his too." Keesha tried to keep her composure but she couldn't.
She could feel the tears start to come down her face and tried to wipe them away but they kept coming down. "My phone rang just as I was going to bed. I thought it was Justice so I picked up right away. I was surprised when it was Edward on the other line. He said....he said..." Keesha said through her sobs. "He said that Justice had been killed. I asked him if he was sure it was Justice maybe they were wrong. They had to be wrong. But he told me they...they knew it was him and he had identified Justice's body." Keesha said then completely broke down and felt her legs start to give way from underneath her.
Lucky quickly grabbed Keesha and held her close as they both sank to the floor. He rubbed her back and told her that it was ok and to just let it out. Lucky felt Keesha's whole body shake and she cried into his shoulder.
"It's ok, Keesha. I'm here." Lucky said softly.
"I felt like my whole world died Lucky. Justice was the only family I had left and he was gone. I felt like I had killed him." Keesha said.
"Keesha, you shouldn't feel that way. Justice knew you loved him." Lucky said.
"Did he? I was so mean to him when he tried to reach out to me and I pushed him away. I pushed him and pushed him until he was gone. He will never know how much I miss him and how sorry I am for not trying to be more understanding with him. I would give anything right now to hear his voice just one more time and tell him that I love him." Keesha said through more tears.
Lucky held on to Keesha as she continued to cry in his arms. He wanted to let her just get out the emotions that she obviously had pent up for so long. As Lucky sat with Keesha he heard her sobs slowly stop and felt her head move away from his chest. She looked up at him her face wet with the tears she just shed.
"I'm sorry Lucky." Keesha said.
"For what?" Lucky asked.
"We were supposed to have a nice dinner and here I am on the floor a blubbering mess. You must think I'm crazy. Or that you were crazy for inviting me into your home." Keesha said trying to wipe her eyes.
Lucky chuckled.
"I don't think your crazy and I certainly don't regret having you here." Lucky said.
"Really? I would." Keesha said laughing a little through her tears. "I think I'm going to call Robert in the morning and tell him to send someone else to assist with this case. He was wrong when he thought that I would be strong enough to face the ghost I have here." Keesha said.
"No Robert wasn't. He knew exactly what he was doing when he picked you." Lucky said.
"C'mon Lucky. Look at me! I have been in Port Charles less than a day and I'm falling apart. How am I supposed to function and see this case through?" Keesha said with some anger in her voice.
"You take it one day at a time. That's all you can do." Lucky said not taking the bait of getting angry with Keesha.
"Easier said than done." Keesha said sarcastically.
"Keesha, I know that it couldn't have been easy for you coming back here knowing who and what was here but you did. That takes a lot of guts in my book. You could have ran away from this and fought harder with Robert back in Washington not to come here but you didn't. I think that's because a part of you wants to face those ghost and finally put them to rest. Don't run away now when you are so close to settling things. I know that if Justice or Mary Mae where here they would tell you the same thing. They would tell you to stay and fight. Don't let those ghost win. Plus, we need you on this case. There is so much we have learned about this case thanks to you and I have a feeling that we will learn a lot more that will require your expertise. And, if your not here, Rodriguez and I will kill Doug and show him what we do to assholes in the sticks." Lucky said making Keesha laugh. "So what do you say, will you stay?" He asked hoping he was getting through the wall Keesha was starting to put up.
Keesha started to look down when she felt Lucky's hand tilt her chin up to look into his eyes. "I know how you feel. You feel like you are alone and that no one can understand that feeling of loneliness in your heart. I understand your pain. I walked down that lonely path you feel like you are on and I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You feel like that there is no left in this town that cares about you but there are." Lucky said.
"Like who?" Keesha asked.
"Edward...me and others you probably haven't even taken into account." Lucky said.
"You?" Keesha asked.
Lucky nodded his head and smiled. "Yeah, me. Keesha I know that you and I haven't seen each other in years but when I saw you for the first time at the airport I felt this connection with you instantly. I have never felt that with anyone before. When I look into those beautiful brown eyes of yours you know what I see?" Lucky asked.
"What?" Keesha said.
"A future. I know it sounds corny but... I do. For the first time in a long time I feel my heart opening up to the possibility of something good in my life and it feels great. So if you think that I'm going to let you slip out of my life and go back to Washington you are so wrong. If you need someone to help you through this, someone to lean on when things get rough, just know that you can lean on me." Lucky said.
"Why would you do that?" Keesha asked.
"Because I never wanna see you hurt like this again." Lucky said tenderly.
Keesha looked into Lucky's green eyes and could see that he was truly being sincere with her. She felt Lucky's hands again on her face wiping away the few tears that were still coming down her face. Then as she locked eyes with him she slowly started to feel her body start to lean in towards him and his to her. Keesha closed her eyes as Lucky leaned in closer to her placing his lips on hers.
When Keesha felt Lucky's lips on hers a shock went through her system. She quickly pulled away from Lucky letting the throw that was wrapped so protectively around her drop.
When Keesha pulled away Lucky he thought he did something wrong.
"Keesha I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I don't want you to think that I was taking advantage of you. God, I feel so stupid." Lucky said hating himself now. Here she was trying to pour her feelings out and he took advantage of her weak state. He looked at Keesha who was just staring at him not saying a word. Lucky took this a sign that maybe he was wrong about the kiss and that maybe Keesha needed a moment to herself away from him.
"How about I go check and see if the power is back on?" Lucky said.
As he started to get up he felt Keehsa reach out and grab his arm pulling him back down.
"Lucky, you didn't do anything wrong and you certainly didn't take advantage of me. It just took me by surprise that's all." Keesha said.
Lucky felt a sense of relief wash over him and then couldn't believe the next words he heard.
"Now, I'm ready if you wanna try that again?" Keesha said.
"Keesha there's no needed to..."
Before Lucky could finish his sentence Keesha had pressed her lips against his to show him that she was sure. Keesha's lips felt so good against his Lucky thought. They were full, plump, warm, and tasted salty from the tears she recently shed.
At first the kisses were small like they were both still checking to see if this is what they both wanted. When Lucky felt Keesha slowly put her arms around him pulling him closer he answered her touch by lower himself closer to her. As soon as he did that he felt Keesha start to intensify her kisses.
While kissing Lucky, Keesha was sucking and playing with Lucky's bottom lip and it was starting to drive him crazy. He felt his body heat start to rise and wanted more then anything to take the shirt that was wearing off.
Keesha hadn't dated many guys since Jason. The memory of him was just to powerful and she always found herself comparing them to him, but rightnow, in this moment with Lucky, there was none of that. Jason was no longer there haunting her. This was all Lucky. It had been a long time since she had felt this same attraction she was feeling right now while kissing Lucky and she was enjoying it.
Keesha moved her hands around Lucky's back and she could feel how rock solid his back felt. She let her hands explore more since Lucky wasn't stopping her roaming. Her hands slowly inched their way up and her fingers caressed the back of his smooth neck. Keesha was enjoying herself but wanted to feel more of him so she opened her mouth giving him an invitation to explore her mouth further. Keesha then felt Lucky except her invitation and soon their tongues where dancing around each other enjoying the game they were playing. Keesha didn't mean to, she let out a small moan of delight and then felt Lucky smile against her lips.
When Keesha moaned Lucky felt a renewed sense of delight roll through him. He decided that there were other areas of Keesha that called to him and needed to be explored. He reluctantly left Keesha's mouth that tasted of chocolate and sweet red wine and slowly kissed his way down her neck.
As Lucky lips traveled ever so slowly down Keesha's neck he heard a hiss escape Keesha's lips. This must be a sensitive spot on her neck he thought. He nibbled and sucked on that spot again and got the same response. He felt Keesha arch her back more giving him more access to the spot he was so enjoying.
Suddenly Keesha thought that Lucky was wearing to much clothing. She started to slowly unbutton his shirt one button on at time while Lucky was enjoying the spot on her neck. Slowly she slipped off Lucky's shirt and was greeted to the sight of him in a white tank top that exposed his well chiseled body.
"Oh my god he works out!" Keesha thought to herself.
Keesha fingers tried to find their way under Lucky's tank top but she soon thought that it was getting in the way and was way to restrictive so it to soon went of the way Lucky's shirt. Lucky didn't seem to mind being shirtless and even took a moment to leave Keesha's neck so she could remove his t shirt. Now Keesha had the full view of Lucky and couldn't help but enjoy what was in front of her.
Lucky looked at Keesha who was now staring at him and chuckled.
"Enjoying the view?" Lucky asked.
"You have no idea." Keesha said.
"Well I need to even the score." Lucky said.
"What do you mean?" Keesha asked.
"You have to much on." Lucky asked causing Keesha to raise an eyebrow.
Lucky leaned back down and started nibbling back at Keesha's neck eliciting another moan from her. Soon his hands started tugging at the shirt she was wearing and inching their way underneath. His fingers were now touching her flat stomach and he was enjoying the feel of her smooth skin against them. Lucky wanted a better view of Keesha and to get that, the shirt needed to come off but it didn't need to come off quickly. He slowly lifted up Keesha's shirt and loved how it was revealing every inch of her gorgeous body to him. Once her shirt was off he tossed it to the side and it landed in a pile with his shirts.
As Lucky and Keesha explored each other more clothing was removed and tossed to the side landing in piles all over the room. Soon the only thing separating Lucky and Keesha's body was the throw that somehow got back in the middle of them. This barrier in between them seemed to put the breaks on the hot and heavy make out session that was occurring between them. Both Keesha and Lucky were now panting heavy looking at each other not sure what to do now. They both wanted to continue but suddenly were not sure if this was what the other wanted.
Lucky didn't know what to say as Keesha looked at him with the same questioning hungry look in her eye. Soon his question was answered when Keesha smiled and told Lucky what he wanted to hear.
"I want this if you want this Lucky?" Keesha said.
"I do. I want you Keesha." Lucky said.
Lucky pulled Keesha into a passionate embrace that left her breathless with want and desire. They made love on the living room floor and forgot all about the world beyond where they where. Tonight there were no ghost of long lost boyfriends, no ex-wives, and bad memories. Just Keesha and Lucky and the magic they were making.