TW: Mention of Cancer
Lulu Spencer could have heard a pen drop, the room was completely silent as Matt Hunter delivered the news that scared ten years off her life.
"Lulu, you have stage two Ovarian cancer. I am so sorry..." Matt hated delivering news about cancer period, but especially one of his friends. Lulu glanced over at Dante Falconeri who didn't say anything or show any emotion, why wasn't he at least attempting to comfort her?
"What is...next? What comes next? I know there are four stages." Lulu didn't know how to respond or how to act.
"We can start Chemotherapy on Monday and Radiation therapy, it's not at the point where you'll need surgery yet. I hate to even suggest this but, getting your tubes tied would slow down the effects of the cancer. It's just something to think about, I'm not putting words in your mouth. I'm just giving you options. With Stage two it means that the cancer has spread to the ovaries and other pelvic organs, I'm really sorry to have to tell you this Lulu." Matt speaks with a grave face, noting how Dante hadn't said a damn thing.
"Okay, if someone had to tell me about this I'm glad it was you. If getting my tubes tied will help slow down the cancer, I'll do it. I don't care, I want to live." Lulu forced a smile, knowing she had a long road ahead of her. Right now all she wanted was Johnny Zacchara, she knew it was wrong but at least he'd comfort her. Matt left the room, leaving the couple to talk.
"You're not getting your tubes tied." Dante places a glare in her direction.
"Are you saying that you're only with me so I can pop out kids for you? If you are, you sure as hell don't love me." Lulu was put out with his reaction, who did he think he was? Lulu stood up putting her jacket on and grabbing her purse.
"If you can't give me children, then we're done here."
Over across town at Johnny and Ethan's penthouse the two men were discussing their latest failure and how to deal with it.
"I wish we could just squirt lemon juice in their eyes shoot them and be done with it." Ethan blurted out, causing Johnny to give him an incredulous look.
"What?* Was all Johnny could say.
"I don't know, I just open my mouth and whatever comes out comes out." Ethan shrugged as he went to his room, Johnny shaking his head goes to answer the door. Once he swung the door open, a pair of arms wrapped around him. A very familiar feeling came across him, there's no way it could be anyone other than Lulu Spencer. Johnny noted that her body shook with tears, he slowly wraps his arms around her deciding not to question it.
"It's awful..." She finally mutters, the first words that had left her mouth since she'd gotten here. Johnny pushed the door shut leading her over to the couch, knowing something had to be terribly wrong.
"What is? Talk to me."Johnny pulls back to look at her, Lulu's eyes were tinged with red because of crying.
"I have cancer...in my ovaries. That's probably too much information, but it is what it is. Dante got mad at me because I'm probably never going to be able to have children. Matt told me that getting my tubes tied could slow the cancer down...I mean, it's already affecting my uterus and pelvic organs but I'd like to live. Dante broke things off but, he doesn't care about what my body is going through or what's happening to me. I'm just...so upset right now, I'm exhausted. Michael had to help me out of the floor this morning, I'm hurting really bad." Lulu glanced at Johnny, knowing that right now this is where she needed to be.
"Oh my God...what the fuck is his problem? It's worth it if it means saving your life, I ought to beat his ass! Correction, I'm going to beat his ass! Look, you're staying here where you can be taken care of." Johnny was seeing red, knowing when he saw Dante he'd give him the ass beating of his life.
"Are you sure?" Lulu asked him, not wanting to be an issue.
"Yeah I'm sure, you need to be somewhere you're taken care of. Either Lovett and I are always around...Kristina, Michael and Abby stop by frequently. I mean, there is ALWAYS someone here. You can stay in my room, I'll take the couch I don't mind." Johnny put an arm around her.
"I'm used to nobody being home, it would be nice to have people around. Johnny, you aren't staying on this couch your back will be killing you! We're not as young as we used to be. You can stay there with me, I don't have a problem with that. Unless you have a girlfriend, do you?" Lulu slightly chuckled, she really did have Johnny Zacchara wrapped around her finger.
"No, I'm not seeing anyone. Even if I was I'd drop them for you, you know you're the highlight of my life." Johnny smirked, earning a playful slap from Lulu.
"Yay, I assume your free to fuck then." Lulu teased him.
"Only for you." Johnny smirked, but they both knew that wouldn't happen anytime soon.
"Thank you for everything, Johnny." Lulu leaned her head on his shoulder.