- Oh Bobby... Francès Goren took his son's face in his hands to bring his lips to his cheek and kiss him warmly, making Goren blush. And the famous Lucy he's told me so much about. She released her son's face to turn to Lucy, who remained at a distance, not daring to approach. Come here, my little one.
Lucy turned to Goren, not daring to come forward.
Not because she was afraid, but because she didn't know her.
And so she was intimidated.
Which was rather strange...
Because with Goren, she hadn't been intimidated at all.
On the contrary, she'd found him very interesting, especially after she'd seen the way he seduced his mother, and above all, his attempt to steal a kiss from her, which she'd interrupted, and Lucy had noticed that her mother didn't find it unpleasant to be seduced, or even to be kissed.
Quite the contrary...
Lucy was sure that if she hadn't intervened, it was quite possible that Goren would have ended up in his mother's bed, if he hadn't already.
But this was different.
She didn't know Goren's mother, she wasn't at home, and above all, his mother wasn't there.
Lucy wasn't used to doing things like this, being introduced to people, without her mother.
And today, her mother wasn't there.
- Lucy...
At Goren's questioning voice, Lucy snapped out of her thoughts and looked at him.
Perhaps Goren had been mistaken.

Maybe Lucy wasn't ready to meet her mother yet, but more importantly, to be in a place like this.
It could be scary for a teenager her age.
And he could understand that.
- Come with me... He turned to his mother, giving her a little wave. We'll be right back.
Gently, Goren took Lucy's small wrist in his hand, and she let him guide her.
Once outside the room, he turned to Lucy and let go of her wrist.
- As-ru peur Lucy... She shook her head in denial. If you'd rather go home.
No.
She wasn't afraid.
But she wasn't comfortable.
She didn't know Goren's mother, and didn't know how to behave.
Whereas with Goren, she hadn't felt the slightest discomfort.
Lucy didn't understand.
Why was she always intimidated by others, but not by him.
- I'm not afraid... It's just that... She lowered her eyes, looked at her hands, which they were clasping nervously, her cheeks pink. I'm intimidated.
Intimidated...
So that was it.

She was intimidated because she didn't know her mother, and that was why she didn't dare move or approach her mother, not because she was afraid of her reactions.
Goren was relieved.
He'd been afraid he'd made a mistake taking her with him.
But still...
There was something really strange...
How come Lucy hadn't been embarrassed by him from the start, even interrupting him when he tried to kiss her mother, and coming to see him at his place of work to allude to the scene she'd seen.
It was beyond comprehension.
But maybe instinctively, Lucy knew without even knowing it, that he was her father.
And that was why she hadn't felt any discomfort with him.
- Bobby...
At the sound of her brother's voice, Goren and Lucy turned their gaze to him, who was walking towards them.
Lucy couldn't take her eyes off the man approaching them.
Goren had told her there was a good chance her brother was there.
So this man coming towards them would be him, Frank, her older brother.
But it was strange...
Physically, he really had nothing in common.
Goren's brother was much thinner, smaller in stature, with blond hair, and when he stopped at their level, she could see that he even had different-colored eyes, and that they were blue.
And also, that Frank was a very handsome man.

Not that Goren was ugly, he even had a certain charm, but his brother was much more attractive.
How could two brothers be so different.
- Ah, here's Lucy... Frank placed his hand affectionately on Lucy's little blonde head, and she blushed at the gesture. You know my brother never stops talking about you.
Goren couldn't stop talking about her.
Was it true.
Lucy turned to Goren, questioning him with her eyes, which made Goren blush violently, put his hand on the back of his neck, and look away, embarrassed.
Lucy realized from his reaction that it was true.
So he was telling his family about her.
But why.
There was nothing extraordinary about her.
- I see I've said too much... Let's go and see Mum.
At his words, Goren put his hand on his brother's arm, stopping him in his tracks, which surprised Frank, who looked up at him, questioning.
- Lucy... Goren turned to Lucy. You still want to stay...
She nodded, before the eyes of Goren and, above all, Frank, who looked at her quizzically.

Why was Goren asking Lucy if she wanted to stay.
Something might have happened.
Unless Lucy wasn't reassured to be in the presence of their mother.
That might be possible.
But Goren must have reassured Lucy that their mother was not violent towards children.
So why.
The place perhaps...
- Bobby... Lucy approached Goren, and put her little hand on his arm. I don't mind staying...
So it was said.
Frank pulled his brother's hand away from his arm, and gently placed his hand on Lucy's shoulder, guiding her with him into the bedroom.
- Let's go Lucy... Frank turned to Goren with a big smile on his face. My little brother always worries too much.
Sorry, Frank.
He always worried too much.
And how could he not.
Lucy had never set foot in a psychiatric hospital.
She didn't know about her mother's illness, even though he'd explained it to her.
And he was sure that Eames had protected her from certain things in life.
So how could she not worry.
Besides, he was Lucy's father.
So it was normal for a father to worry about his daughter.

- You see, you were worried for nothing...
Yes.
Goren had to admit it.
He'd been worrying for nothing.
But how not to worry...
But as soon as Lucy's shyness had passed, she hadn't stopped talking, much to her mother's delight, so much so that he and his brother had left the room.
- You didn't tell me Lucy looked a lot like Mom... Frank turned to Bobby, startling him. By his gestures. But above all... He looked intensely at his younger brother, especially at eye level, which made Goren look away. That look she has... That eye color. Goren turned his attention back to Frank, who was looking at him intensely. You'd have to be blind not to see that she's your daughter.
Frank was right.
Lucy did look a lot like their mother.
And he recognized that he had been blind.
But that didn't mean she looked like him.
Lucy looked like Alex.
And fortunately for her.
But he had to admit, he should have recognized her.
Especially since his daughter had spent a few days at his place, and she was right in front of his eyes.
But he still had to make the connection.
He hadn't.
It was the paternity test that had revealed the truth.
Even though, in his heart, he'd suspected it.

But worst of all, he'd assumed Alex could have replaced him so quickly.
When she'd carried his child.
He'd doubted her, just as she'd doubted him.
So how could he blame her.
But who knows, maybe in time...
No.
He absolutely had to put it out of his mind.
And above all, not get his hopes up.
He'd lost Eames, and there was nothing he could do about it.
- Frank patted his brother warmly on the shoulder. You've seen how Mommy adores her little girl.
Yes.
He'd seen it.
And how could she not be, in front of a teenager as adorable as Lucy.
It wasn't because he was Lucy's father that he said that, but because his daughter was really interesting.
But he also regretted that Lucy couldn't know the truth about the bond between the four of them, and also that her mother couldn't tell her that she was her grandmother.
But he'd promised.
And he should already be happy that his mother could enjoy her granddaughter.
- I wish my niece could have met her cousin Donny.
Lucy meeting Donny...
Yes.
That might have been a good idea.
But Donny was only two.
And Lucy was thirteen.

Lucy was full of surprise.
- Donny would have loved to be on his cousin's legs... Especially if she was that pretty.
Lucy pretty.
Oh yes, she was.
But that was to be expected when you saw the mother.
Thinking of Alex, Goren's heart sank.
Despite his happy days with his daughter, he missed Eames.
And he wished she were with them.
And the more the days passed, the more he felt this emptiness, this sadness deep inside him.
Seeing the sadness on his brother's face, Frank decided it was time to intervene.
He knew very well who his brother was thinking of.
Lucy's mother, again and again.
Frank couldn't forget the day when, on a whim, his brother had gone off to join the army, all because he was heartbroken.
He'd hoped that sooner or later it would all blow over, and that he'd meet another girl who would make him forget Lucy's mother.
But nothing had happened.
No woman had ever succeeded.
And his brother had never had another girlfriend.
And now, the woman Bobby loved most of all was back in his life, and with a daughter.
And his brother's sadness had worsened yet again.
Maybe he should intervene and talk to this woman.
And tell her that his brother needed her.

But could he.
His brother wouldn't appreciate such an initiative, let alone Lucy's mother.
- Let's go back to Mom and Lucy.

- Ah... Here they are, Lucy...
A big smile lit up Fres Goren's face as he watched his sons adoringly enter the room.
But her gaze fixed more on her youngest, who felt her insistent gaze, making him blush.
She waited until they had sat down and turned her attention back to Bobby.
- So you're seducing Lucy's mother... in her spare time...
At her words, Goren turned scarlet.
He had seduced Lucy's mother...
Name of God...
Lucy wouldn't have told her mother about the night she had surprised him and his mother.
- Lucy told me how she met you... And that you tried to kiss her mother.
Goren was at a loss for words.
Lucy had told him what had happened.
Name of God...
Why had she done it.
What happened between him and his mother was between them, Lucy didn't have to tell everyone.
Especially not her mother.
Frank turned to Bobby, surprised to hear this.
So in spite of everything, his brother was trying in every way possible to seduce Lucy's mother again.
And had it worked.
Frank would have liked to know.
But from the sad look on his younger brother's face earlier, he wasn't sure it had really worked.
Because he wouldn't have looked so unhappy.

- Lucy also told me... that she appeared to be hindering you and his mother in your emotional outbursts.
Francès Goren emphasized the last words, causing his son to put his hand to the nape of his neck and look away, embarrassed.
Yes, it was.
Lucy hadn't been shy about appearing just as he was beginning to lower his mother's defenses.
To the point, Goren knew, where they might very well have ended up, had it not been for this little intervention.
In Eames' bed.
Because Goren knew very well that a kiss wouldn't have been enough, and that he would have wanted to make love with Eames.
But why couldn't Lucy hold her tongue.
Deakins had told her she was like him in some ways.
Was he like that.
Telling all and sundry.
- So like this... you go after your partner...
Good God...
Why was it all about him.
And his actions with Eames.
Didn't he have the right to a little privacy.
What was going on with Alex was very personal.
And Goren didn't want everyone to know.

Goren turned his attention to the tattletale, who lowered her gaze in embarrassment.
Lucy was embarrassed.
When it was more him who should be embarrassed.
- Bobby's going to draw me.
Goren opened his mouth to close it again.
But the little lady didn't lack nerve.
She talked loud and clear about her private life.
Suddenly, she changed the subject, as if nothing had happened.
He'd never seen such audacity.
Bobby was going to draw Lucy...
At Lucy's words, Francès smiled.
Lucy was really very nice, and very cute.
She was a teenager, very interesting, and very kind.
At first, she embarrassed her father, but then she managed to make them think about other things.
Lucy really couldn't deny her father, who wasn't showing off at the moment.
But Francès really regretted that Lucy didn't know she was her grandmother.
That was really his regret.
But for her son's sake, she had promised.
- You know, Lucy... Frances turned her gaze to Lucy, who was looking at her, her big brown eyes shining. Bobby never drew again... She put her hand to Lucy's golden, slightly wavy hair, stroking it gently. Since he had a heartbreak.

Bobby hadn't drawn since...
Since he'd had a heartbreak.
Could it be that his heartbreak was his mother.
She'd seen his mother's drawing.
So who knows.
- So you'll be his new model.
Lucy nodded, her cheeks rosy.
So she would be his new role model.
But she couldn't get out of her head what Goren's mother had told her.
- You'd better be careful... Frank whispered in her brother's ear, and he jumped at the whisper. Lucy's going to understand everything.
For God's sake...
But what Frank was saying wasn't wrong.
If Lucy could make the connection, she'd realize that her mother's affair hadn't been just a vacation fling.
And who knows, she might make the connection with their family ties.
So it was better to be careful in the future.