Chapter 4 Alan was showing Alex around the hospital about an hour later. He already knew that he was going to hirer her before they meant. Tony had just resigned and was planning on moving on. Alex was one of the best neurosurgeons in the field. She would be a great addition to the staff. �I can�t believe how much you look like Anna,� Alan said as they walked down the floor of the burn ward. �I know. It is hard seeing my face sometimes and thinking of my sister,� Alex said sadly. �I�m sorry. I heard twins have a strong connection. I know it must be hard on you,� Alan said in a sad tone of voice. �It is but after all this time, I have learned to live with the loss,� Alex said. Jeff was talking to someone up head. Alan smiled at Alex and said, �I�ll be right back.� �Sure,� Alex said and she looked around the room. She heard Lucky was somewhere on this floor and she wondered if she could get a glimpse of the boy. Alex found Lucky just a few doors down. He was sitting up in bed trying hard to feed himself. �Need help?� Alex asked. �Do you work here�?� Lucky asked. �I will,� Alex replied and she sat down to cut up his turkey with the fork. �Thanks,� Lucky said. He hated hospital food but food was food. He was hungry and using his hands was almost impossible task at this moment. �What�s your name?� Alex asked him. �Lucky Spencer, but right now I don�t fill to lucky at this moment,� Lucky laughed holding up his hands. �I bet you don�t. I�m Alex Devane,� Alex said as she put down the fork and shoved the tray in front of the boy. �Devane? You don�t know an Anna do you?� Lucky asked. �She was my sister,� Alex said. �So you know my Uncle Robert,� Lucky said smiling. �I never met him but I heard about him,� Alex said. �The same goes for me as well,� Robert said from behind Alex. Alex turned and looked at a tall man with shaggy black hair standing behind her. �Hi,� Alex said smiling at Robert. �You don�t me saying so, you look a lot like my wife,� Robert said his heart breaking just a bit at seeing her. �I know and if it hurts you I�m sorry. I can�t do anything about it,� Alex laughed. �It does but it isn�t your fault,� Robert said and he looked down at the teen as he tried to finish his meal. �How you doing?� Robert asked. �Ok, you talk to dad?� Lucky asked. �Yeah, just got off the phone with him. He told me to tell you to side step more the next time,� Robert said grinning. �I will,� Lucky promised and he dropped his fork in frustration. Alex noticed Alan was looking for her. �I hate to run but I have to leave. Nice to meet the both of you,� Alex said as she rushed off. �Bye,� Lucky said. �Yeah, bye,� Robert said as he watched her leave. �Ah, you mind feeding me?� Lucky said after Robert just stood there for a long moment. �Sure kid,� Robert said finally and he sat down to help Lucky with the rest of his meal. ****************************** Luke paced his cell. He had just hug up the phone with Robert and spite Robert�s assurance that Lucky would be safe. Luke wasn�t so sure. What bothered Luke was how was behind the attack. Ok, Helena came to mind right away. That old bat would love to kill his son but then again what if it was someone connected to Damian. Was Robert getting close in finding Damian and this was his way of telling Luke to back off? If he was then that snake had another thing coming. No way was he going to rot in this prison for the rest of his life for killing someone that wasn�t dead. �Hey, Luke, how�s the kid?� Roy asked as he walked into his friend�s cell. �Fine for now,� Luke said as he paced. �What do you mean for now?� Roy asked. �I don�t know. Robert has gotten some hints that Damian is alive. If that is true and Damian did this to Lucky then the kid is a real sitting duck,� Luke said as he paced. �Well you can�t do anything for him,� Roy told his friend. �I know that and that is what is getting me the most. After a year and half you would think I would learn that I�m stuck here. I haven�t yet,� Luke snapped. �It doesn�t get any easier,� Roy said picking up a picture Lu painted for Luke. �Worse for you. You have them on the other side,� Roy told him. �Yeah, well. I can�t do anything for them,� Luke said as he laid down on his bunk to think. �Sorry, man I wish I could help,� Roy said and he left Luke alone right then. He knew being a part from his kids was worse then loosing Laura. Laura was a woman but his kids were a part of Luke. They were the ones that kept him going every night and kept him thinking about living through all of this. *********************************** Laura worked on getting Lucky�s room ready on the island. She wanted to make it as much like home for Lucky as she could. Stefan walked in and smiled at her. �Nice job but don�t you think you should let the help do this?� Stefan asked her. �I want to do it. I want Lucky to know that he still means a lot to me,� Laura said as she worked. �How is he taking this move now?� Stefan asked. �Better then he was before but don�t be surprised he will be a little hostile towards you at first. He still blames you for destroying Luke and my marriage,� Laura said smiling as she finished hanging the last of Lucky�s posters. �You think he could be any worse then he already has been?� Stefan asked smiling a bit at Laura. �No, I don�t think so. Cutting your ties was a little far,� Laura said. �I was more worried when he dropped that water balloon on my head,� Stefan said. �I liked that one. You look good wet,� Laura said kissing Stefan lightly on the lips. �Yeah, but loved that suit,� Stefan complained. �You have hundred of suits,� Laura said laughing just a bit at seeing Stefan soaking wet after Lucky�s water balloon stunt. �I�ll remember you said that,� Stefan said glaring at her. �Oh, come on. Lighten up and if you remember right before you got it on the head. Lucky learned that Luke�s first appeal was turned down. He wasn�t to happy about it,� Laura said. �Yes, I know and I know that I will be the target for Lucky�s rage but lets hope he goes easy on my clothing,� Stefan said. �I�m more worried what is going to happen the older he gets. He is spending a lot of his free time at the club. Sonny and Jason are not the greatest roll models,� Laura said sounding a little bit worried. �We could move?� Stefan suggested. �I would say yes but Lucky�s has moved so much already. He has friends here and like it or not. Bobbie and Ruby are his family. So, I think it is best we stay here,� Laura said to Stefan. �I thought you liked Ruby and Bobbie,� Stefan said reading something into Laura�s tone of voice. They were walking down the hall at this time and Laura stopped to look at painting of Mikkos for a moment. �It isn�t Ruby and Bobbie I have a problem with. It is Carly that I don�t like. I can�t get rid of her. She is always hanging around Lucky. She is a grown woman. He is only fourteen years old. Why does she have a need to hang around my son?� Laura asked Stefan. �I don�t know. I have noticed that a lot lately but maybe she is worried about Lucky. She has a need to be with a family,� Stefan suggested to Laura. �Maybe, but I get this feeling that she isn�t exactly who she says she is,� Laura said and they started to walk again. �I could check her out more,� Stefan suggested. �No, this is just me talking. I know Robert looked into her story and found it true. I just have to talk his word for it,� Laura said. ********************************* Carly walked into Luke�s club and found Jason working the bar. �How is business?� Carly asked Jason as she walked up to the bar. �Slow, but things are picking up now you are here,� Jason said smiling brightly at Carly. He leaned over and kissed her lightly on the lips. �I�m glad to see you too,� Carly said as they parted. �My father is in town,� Carly told him. �Does your mother who he is yet?� Jason asked Carly. �No, she is going to find out tomorrow at a little meeting my Uncle has set up,� Carly said as she sipped on the beer he just gave her. �Do you know what he is up to yet?� Jason asked as he leaned on the bar and talked to her. �No, and I don�t ask. Uncle Mikkos is the type of person that you do what you are told and that is it,� Carly said. �I can see that and Carly, I�m glad this is coming to the end. I hate covering for you. If Sonny and Robert find out that I took those papers out of that file. They aren�t going to be to happy with me,� Jason said. �Jason, I know this is hard for you because I know how much your friends mean to you. I just want to say that it is worth it. Down the road it will work out for the best,� Carly said. �I hope so,� Jason said and he went to work again. Sonny showed up a little while later and sat down beside Carly. �How is Lucky doing?� Sonny asked her as he sat down and placed the books on the bar. �Getting better. He isn�t to happy about moving to Spoon Island but for the peace he is going to give it a try,� Carly told Sonny. �I wish he had a choice but he doesn�t. Moving in with Stefan isn�t the best thing for the kid. Let�s just hope it will not have to be for ever,� Sonny told her. �How is the hunt for Damian coming along?� Carly asked Sonny as the two of them sat there drinking their drinks. �Robert almost had him a few days ago but the snake slipped away. Damian is out of money and he will have to come up for air soon,� Sonny told her. �That is good news for Uncle Luke,� Carly said smiling brightly. �Yeah, I hope we get him out soon if not he might not make it much longer,� Sonny said with a worried look on his face. �He still having trouble with Frank�s men on the inside?� Carly asked Sonny. �Yeah, Roy is trying to protect him but he can�t be there all the time. I�m worried that one day Luke is going to take the wrong turn and end up in a hole lot of trouble,� Sonny told her. �Don�t worry, Sonny. I�m sure everything will work out,� Carly looked at her watch and then up at Jason. �I�ll see you tomorrow afternoon for lunch. Right now I have things to do,� Carly told him as she leaned over and kissed him good by. �Got it,� Jason said and he watched as Carly left. Sonny looked at Jason and asked, �How close are you two getting?� �Closer then friends,� Jason told Sonny smiling. �Yeah, I bet you are,� Sonny laughed as he gathered the books together and headed into Luke�s office to work. Chapter 5 Back to A Father's Love |