CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
It’s been five hours since Luke’s release from jail and Lucky’s
argument with his father. That put to the side, Him, Elizabeth, Beth, Emily,
and Nikolas set out on Kelly’s patio planning the wedding.
"Now we have the bride’s gown…what are we going to do about
the bridemaids?" Beth asked, taking a sip out of her cherry coke.
"I always liked pink," Elizabeth shrugged.
"Too cliché, besides, I look awful in pink," Emily
shakes her head. "That’s what Juan says anyway," Emily sighs,
thinking of her boyfriend.
Lucky can’t help but roll his eyes. In his opinion Juan was a
jerk. The only reason he was allowing the kid to be a usher was because Emily
begged Elizabeth to talk him into giving her boyfriend a place in the wedding.
Em knew that Liz would be able to talk him into anything.
"Fushia?" Beth suggests.
"Ugh no," Elizabeth shakes her head. "That dress
reminds me of my sister Sarah?"
"How is Sarah by the way?" Nikolas asks curious.
"Great. She’s thinking about coming back to attend PCU. Which
is great for Grams since I’ll be living with Lucky full time," Elizabeth
smiles at her fiancee.
"How about royal blue? Goes with Nikolas over there,"
Lucky laughed, catching a glare from his brother.
"Perfect!" Elizabeth exclaimed. "I like that."
"Me too," Emily nods.
"So do I," Beth’s eyes light up.
"Sweetie, you’re a genious," Elizabeth kisses Lucky.
"There you are," Katherine Bells saunters up to the
table and places two possessive arms on Nikolas’s shoulders.
"Uh, Kat hi. I didn’t know you were going to be here,"
Nikolas looks up at her, becoming more subdued than he was before. Lucky
frowned noticing the change in his brother.
"Lucky, it’s good to see you back. Elizabeth was a wreck
since your departure. Always clinging to Nikolas…"
"He was being a friend Katherine. Something you should learn
about," Elizabeth rolled her eyes.
"Well I’m back now. I’m sure a lot of things are going to
change," Lucky wraps a arm around Elizabeth.
"And you are?" Kat frowns when she turns to Beth who was
staring at Nikolas, shock, disbelief, and disappoint in her eyes.
"Beth. A old friend of Lucky’s. I came to help him with his
little sister Laura."
"Oh. Well it’s nice to meet you. But if you’ll excuse us,
Nikolas and I have somethings to talk about. Come along Nikolas. We have some
deception business to talk about, plus some other personal items…"
"Nikolas can’t go yet. We’re discussing the wedding for
Elizabeth and I next week. Nikolas is my best man. It’s required that he’s
here," Lucky grabs his brother’s hand, preventing him from going anywhere.
Elizabeth just sets there watching the scene. The only reason Nikolas was so
vulnerable to Katherine was because of Lucky’s departure. But now that Lucky
was back…Katherine was going to have a real fight for control of Nikolas’s
life.
"But what we have to discuss…" Katherine begins.
"Can wait," Lucky turns to his brother. "Right
Nikolas?"
Nikolas swallows. He had never refused Katherine before. Plus she
was pregnant with his child…what if this involved the baby? But then again,
Lucky was right…something just didn’t’ feel right about the situation. "I
can’t go yet Katherine. This is my brother’s wedding to the woman he loves and
it’s only once. We can discuss deception later."
"But Nikolas...," Katherine tries to protest.
"Later!" Nikolas reinserts his decision. "Now go
home. I’ll see you tonight."
Katherine glares at Lucky, and then glares at Beth, picking up on
her attraction to Nikolas. "Fine. Just remember that after you’re done
with your little friends here, that me and OUR baby will be waiting for
you."
Katherine throws one last glare in Beth’s direction then leaves.
"Who was that?" Beth asked.
"Katherine Bell. Cradle robber," Elizabeth bites her lip
when Nikolas glares at her.
"Let’s be nice ok Liz? She is the mother of my child,"
Nikolas sighs. "I better go after her. She really looked upset and that’s
no good for the baby."
"Nikolas…" Lucky begins to protest.
"Lucky, let me do this. That baby is my responsibility and
unlike our mother, I’m not going to abandon it," Nikolas takes off after
Katherine.
"She’s so old," Beth shakes her head.
"She’s a liar and money grubber! She married my cousin Ned
for his money, and she was engaged to Nikolas’s uncle, but when that didn’t
work she went after Nikolas," Emily checks her watch. It was getting close
to the time for her to meet Juan.
"She also thought there was something going on between me and
Nikolas this summer when Lucky was gone," Elizabeth crossed her arms.
"She is such a witch."
"She was especially jealous when she caught him spending any
time with us…girls his own age," Emily laughed.
"Plus he has some abandonment issues. I mean he forgives mom,
but he’s still carrying a lot of pain," Lucky explained.
"Port Charles sure is a complecated city," Beth shakes
her head.
"Well Dorthey, you’re not in Kentucky anymore," Lucky
laughed, catching a glare from Beth.
"Hello Cowboy," Luke walks up behind his son, his hands
stuck in his pockets, his face solemn.
"Dad," Lucky turns around, not bothering to smile. He’s
still a little hurt from the argument the day before. "What are you doing
here?"
"I had a visit from your big brother yesterday. He kind of
chewed me up and spit me back out. Made me see what type of father I was being
to you and I guess in his eyes I’m no better than that Calvin McCoy…"
"Dad…don’t," Lucky was about to interrupts but stops when
Luke raises up his hand for silence.
"He was right cowboy. I may not lay a hand on you, but
browbeating you with threats is practically the same thing and I’m sorry. I
should just accept the fact that you invited Stefan to set with us. I don’t
like the decision…but it’s your decision and that’s what matters."
"What are you saying here dad?" Lucky gets to his feet,
turning to face his father.
"Lucky…understand that my feud with the Cassadines have been
going on for a good long time. It was one of the things that kept my blood
running when I had nothing else going for me. For a while it was the most
important thing to be besides staying ahead of Frank Smith. Then you came into
my life. A little boy that needed me and for once I put all that hatred aside to
take care of you. To love a little boy that hadn’t known very much in his short
life. And loving you Cowboy was the best thing I’ve ever done. I don’t regret a
second of it. And that love…it caused me to put that feud aside for a while.
Then Nikolas showed up…and the feud again took center stage. For a while…you
and your mother were just pawns to use against the Cassadines. You were my
little soldier and Laura, the grand prize I guess. Then the rape came out and
you were so angry with me…then you made peace with Nikolas. I should have taken
a lesson from that, but I didn’t. Now the McCoys are in town…wanting to destroy
my family with the help of Helena Cassadine and in my own way I’m helping by
hanging on to that vandetta. I’m allowing that witch to win."
"So what are you saying here dad?"
"That I’m through. Fighting against the Cassadines are fruitless. Right
now especially. You need me Cowboy and by golly I’m going to be there for you.
I’m going to place you above this stupid feud, and set next to vlad at your
wedding next week. I’m going to set up there and watch my only son wed the
woman he loves and the mother of my grandchild. I’m sorry Cowboy. I’m sorry if
I made you feel like I didn’t love you or that I love the feud more," Luke
felt tears come to his eyes.
Lucky, tears streaming from his own eyes goes and hugs his father
thankful that Luke has seen the error of his ways. "Thank you dad. This
means everything."
"Thank your brother. He came into my office yesterday and
told me what a horrible father I was being towards you. And he was right. So
I’m going to make a change Lucky. For now on you become before any feud I may
have with the Cassadines."
Elizabeth sat back and smiles at the father/son reconciliation.
She knew just how much Lucky needed Luke and was hoping that this day would
come before the wedding, so Lucky can have the man most important to him there.
"Well ain’t this sweet," Calvin McCoy strolls up.
"McCoy," Luke lets go of Lucky and steps in front of
him, making sure that McCoy didn’t get anywhere near his son. "What do you
want?"
"Wondering about our invitations to the wedding. It’s only
proper for your real folks to be invited don’t you think?" Calvin looks
over Luke’s shoulders at Lucky.
"His real parents will be there. Now get out of here before I
throw you out!" Luke speaks up for Lucky.
"This is a restaurant Spencer. I can be here if I want,"
Calvin crossed his arms.
"This is MY restaurant and I can kick you out. Now get out of
here before I have your friends the PCPD pick you up!" Luke gets up in
Calvin’s face.
"Enjoy your freedom while it lasts Spencer. You’re going to
regret taking my son and so is your pretty wife," Calving growls.
"That’s one thing I’m never going to regret. If I had to do
it all again…I would."
Calvin just smiled. "Like I said. Enjoy yourself. And tell
Cassadine that tomorrow we’ll be by to pick up our daughter."
"Like hell you will," Lucky speaks up. "You’re not
going no where near Laura!"
"We’ll see what a judge says about that," Calvin grins,
at getting the reaction he wanted from Lucky. "With Mrs. Cassadine on our
side, we can’t lose."
"Get out of here," Luke growled. "And stay away
from Lucky and Laura or you’ll be so sorry…"
"Is that a threat?" Calvin smiles evilly.
"No. It’s a promise. Now get out of here," Luke growls
through clinched teeth.
Calvin smiles and does as he’s told for once.
"I wish you hadn’t done that dad…something’s up," Lucky
sighed. "I don’t like that smile he had on his face. It was so arrogant.
Like he was planning something that we don’t know anything about."
Luke sighs and hugs his son close. "Don’t you worry about
that none Cowboy. You just worry about making Miss. Webber here the most happiest
bride in Port Charles come next week."
"By the way Lucky, is the church booked?" Elizabeth
asked.
"Well, no. It was all filled up. But Stefan has agreed to let
us use his garden. He said it’s a perfect place for a wedding," Lucky
nods. "I know it’s not our church, but It’s romantic."
Elizabeth laughs. "Well then that’s fine. As long as I’m
marrying you, anywhere is perfect."
"Come on you three. Let’s go do some more preparing,"
Luke smiled, placing a arm around both Lucky and Liz.