Chapter 29 After her doctor�s appointment, Carly let Jason drop her off near the launch. So, he could go back to the club to get some work done. She road back to the island thinking about what her mother and her talked about. She hid what she was feeling from her mother but now that she was alone. Carly let her rage show. �How dare he,� she snapped gripping the edge of the rail tight in her hands, as it was her father�s throat. Carly was still fuming by the time she got to the house. She didn�t even bother to wonder why Luke was on the phone and Laura was yelling at him at the same time. Carly walked past them went to find her father. Victor had made it back to the den. He was talking to Mikkos. They were waiting for Luke to come back to let them in on his plan. �I want to talk to you alone,� Carly said with her hands on her hips. �What�s wrong?� Victor asked thinking this had to do with Jason and he had said something wrong. �I�ll tell you outside!� Carly said and she went through the set of french doors and stood on the patio with her hand on her hips. Victor walked the doors closing them behind him. He stood there and asked again, �What�s wrong?� �You creep!� Carly yelled turning to face him in pure rage. �What did I do?� Victor asked not knowing why Carly was so mad at him. �What did you do? You know, father, I have wondered why my mother hates you but now I know. I also know why Luke threats me trash. You caused it! Bobbie wasn�t a pro when you met. You taught her everything you know. I bet you enjoyed yourself,� Carly said glaring at him. �Oh,� was all that Victor said. He knew this was coming but hoped it would have been later. It looked like later was now� �Is that all you have to say? Oh? Come on father, you were good at talking before this. Why are you having trouble now?� Carly demanded standing there with her hands on her hips. Victor sighed and said finally, �Carly, I know your mother and me aren�t exactly the ideal parents. I was a playboy back then and all cared about was getting woman my bed. I will admit that it was thrill to teach, as you put it, Bobbie the joys of sex. That doesn�t mean I�m proud of what I did. All it means is that I messed up but out of that mess up, I got you. Having you changed my life more then you�ll ever know.� Carly thought about this and paced in front of her father as she did so. She had worked herself up to such a rage that it was taking her a bit to cool off but as she did. She saw some truths in what Victor was telling her. She finally said without the hate that she once had in her, �I guess I forgot who you were for a moment. You told me but I sometimes pictured it different. I guess this was one of those times.� �Carly, I can tell you this. I messed up with Bobbie but taking you to live with me wasn�t part of it,� Victor told her as he gave her a hug. Carly smiled at as they parted and said, �Well, If can live down your freezing the world stunt this is easy.� �Smart mouth,� Victor said trying to look upset but he just couldn�t help but start smiling himself. The two of them walked toward the garden together and Victor listened to Bobbie�s story and he added his side ever now and then. He even told Carly a little fact that not many people knew. This was Victor�s way in telling Carly how much he loved and respected her. ****************************************** Lucky and Nikolas had finally stopped yelling and they were sitting in the beds glaring at each other. Ms. Lansberry pushed a cart into the room and looked at the boys. �I see you two are going to be in here for a long time,� she said as she placed the tray on the table that was in the middle of the room. She then handed Nikolas a caring case and then placed a stack of books on the table as well. �A gift from Stefan,� Ms. Lansberry said when she noticed the puzzled look on Nikolas face. �You mean he knows I�m in here?� Nikolas said wondering why his father hadn�t gotten him out yet. �He does and Luke knows as well. They agreed with Mikkos and they think a little cooling off will do you two good,� Ms. Lansberry said and she took the cart and left the room. �I don�t believe it,� Lucky said getting up looking at what the woman dropped off. �Dad wouldn�t do this to me,� Lucky said as he lifted the lid on the food. �Eli�s!� Lucky said and realized Luke did know he was in here. �I hate him.� Lucky muttered cursing his father under this breath. Nikolas in the mean time opened the case and noticed that Stefan had given him his sax. �Stefan knows I�m in here as well,� Nikolas said and the hope that once their fathers� got home they get out vanished quickly for both boys. �Yeah, same here,� Lucky said and spite his anger. Lucky was hungry and the ribs looked good. So, he pulled the package and placed each container on the plates that were provided for them. Nikolas got up and joined Lucky at the table. He looked at the ribs and asked, �Why this?� �It�s my favorite food,� Lucky said starting to eat. Nikolas watched him for a bit and then he took the fork that was beside the plate and started to pull the meat off the bone. Lucky looked at him and said, �You got be joking. You�re using a fork.� �How else am I suppose to eat it?� Nikolas asked glaring at Lucky. Lucky glared at Nikolas and said, �You use your fingers.� �That�s..� Nikolas started to say but Lucky finished for him. �Barbaric,� Lucky said coldly. Nikolas was puzzled for a moment then he realized what Lucky was getting at. �I guess that was little low,� Nikolas replied finally. �A little? Nikolas, not everybody eats off ten forks. Some of us live like the rest of the world and we eat off of one fork and knife,� Lucky said. He couldn�t believe he was talking to the guy but it didn�t look he was getting out of there until he did. Nikolas ate in silence and he did use his fingers. He thought about what Lucky said during the meal and thought about how he treated Lucky during it. He realized he was waiting for Lucky to mess up and when he did. Nikolas jumped all over him. Now he knew how Lucky felt because he was eating something he hadn�t eaten before and had no idea how to act. Maybe he did cause some of Lucky�s attitude but that didn�t give Lucky the right to treat him as bad has he had lately. Or did it? After eating and cleaning up, Nikolas sat down to play his sax. Lucky listened for awhile and then he asked, �When did you learn the play that?� �I known for while, father didn�t like the idea but I talked my way into by taking Violin lessons,� Nikolas said after finishing his song. �Now that is something I never you could,� Lucky said and he laid his head down and closed his eyes and Nikolas played. Neither boy realized this but Luke, Laura and Stefan were listening from the bug that had been plated on the items that had brought into the room. �Well there talking,� Laura said. �It�s start,� Stefan admitted. �Yeah, let�s turn up heat a bit tomorrow,� Luke said. He figured Lucky and Nikolas needed to let off a lot of steam before they got to being anywhere near friends and he had idea how to do it. �What do you mean?� Stefan asked. He thought the idea was to get the boys talking that was what they were doing at this moment. Right! �Tell you tomorrow,� Luke said and he walked up to head for bed. He wanted to get up early to talk to Ms. Lansberry in the morning about what he wanted her to do next. As he walked up the stairs to his room, Luke realized that Mikkos idea wasn�t as bad as he first thought. Maybe this could stop Lucky and Nikolas fight. It could also get Lucky to vent some angry with Laura as well. If Laura heard him talk, she might start understanding how angry Lucky was with her and maybe she would deal with it. At least that is what Luke was hoping for at this moment anyway. **************************************** It was around midnight when Mikkos opened the secret opening near his bookcase in his room and headed down the passageway. Mikkos went all the way down to the secret docking bay was and where his yacht was parked. �My guest arrived?� Mikkos asked one of his guards that stood on the bottom of the gangway that led up to the dock main deck. �Yes, sir,� the man said bowing slightly to Mikkos. �Good. I want alone with her so make sure no one disturbers us,� Mikkos said and he headed up the gangway with long steady strides. A few moments later, Mikkos pushed open his private stateroom�s doors. He spotted her standing near a painting of them that was done just days before their wedding. �I�m surprised that she let you keep it,� Ruby said turning around and smiling at Mikkos. Mikkos smiled warmly at her walked to Ruby and pulled her into his arms. �She never knew I had it,� Mikkos said and then he kissed her. Chapter 30 Back to A Father's Love |