A couple of days had passed since they heard Tom was out of prison, although no one had heard from him again. Robert and Elizabeth spent a lot of time together, like when they were teenagers, but they spent their time together as friends. After Robert took her home, the day of the boxcar, they had a heart to heart on the porch and she reminded him she was married, and she would respect her vows. She told him what happened in the boxcar could never happen again and he agreed.
Robert was bored out of his mind so he called Taggert, for a work-out and a talk about what to do with Tom. After Robert went to see Marcus a couple of days ago, the men became good friends and now, they saw each other once in a while, like today.
Elizabeth rang the doorbell and there was no answer. But she knew Lucky was home, he told her he wasn’t going anywhere if she wanted to stop by. She opened the door with the key he gave her and entered. She could hear his voice, but he wasn’t anywhere in sight. Finally, she saw him through the patio door. He was laying on his back and was lifting weight over his head, his legs on each side of the bench. He was only wearing sweat bermudas and no shirt. His chest and face were covered with sweat, and Elizabeth asked God to give her to strength to resist the urge of straddling him and caress his chest with her hands. Marcus was sitting on a chair next to him, lifting weight with his hands, and he was wearing kimono pants and no shirt. Both men were quite built. She shook the thoughts she was having and walked down to the men.
"-Hi Lucky, Marcus"
Marcus got up and punched Robert on the shoulder, and Robert grinned from the pain.
"-Ow you overgrown Mr. Clean, what was that for?
-You let her call you Lucky and you forbade me to do it!
-She is pretty. You ain’t!"
Elizabeth laughed when she saw Marcus empty his water bottle on Robert’s face. Robert put the weigh on the stand and sat up, before shaking his head and smoothing his hair back.
"-Thanks I was hot
-You wish! Answered Marcus with a smile
-That’s enough you two! Said Elizabeth
-What brings you by Ms. Webber? Asked Marcus. He never called her Mrs. Cassadine
-Since when does she need an invitation for us to spend time together Marcus?
-Oh yeah, I forgot you two were joined by the lips
-By the what? Asked Elizabeth, in shock
-By the hips! Said Marcus before returning to his work out. Now, what about Tom?"
Robert continued his work out as he explained the whole situation to Marcus. The policeman didn’t like the fact that the rapist was out on the street again and he was scared for Elizabeth. They decided to put a guard on her at all times, and one on Kiara and Lucky, too. That way, if Tom wanted war, he would find his match this time. The men continued working out, Elizabeth bringing them water, dry towels, or just plain conversation. Marcus and Robert smiled at each other while Elizabeth had her back turned on them. They each picked a bottle of water and opened it. Silently they approached Elizabeth and Marcus took both of her arms under his to restrain her, while Robert went in front and started splashing her with the bottle of water, getting her face, hair and tee-shirt wet. She was laughing and kicking, trying to get Marcus to free her, trying to hit Robert in his family jewels, but he was dodging every time with a laugh. His laugh stopped short when he realized something. Her tee-shirt was white. And it was soaked.
"-You guys are so dead! Said Elizabeth, laughing"
She took a towel to dry herself and the guys returned to their work out. Robert couldn’t take his mind off of the sight Elizabeth gave him. The weighs started go up and down fast, as he tried to erase the mental pictures he was having.
"-Lucky, Marcus, stop that for a minute and look here"
Both men looked at her after resting the weighs and their eyes opened wide. She was looking at them with an evil smile, the garden hose in her hands.
"-Webber, don’t you dare. Said Robert with a laugh"
For only answers she splashed both of them, one after the others. When they were completely soaked they went after her. With a squeal of surprise Elizabeth dropped the hose and ran in the house. Marcus took the hose and told Robert to bring her back. Robert jumped on the kitchen floor and nearly fell, his wet feet sliding on the wooden floor. He got his balance back and ran in the house looking for Elizabeth. He was dripping wet and he was hearing her laughing from upstairs. He ran the stairs 2 by 2 and found Elizabeth in his room, backing up, laughing.
"-You are trapped. Robert said with a smile
-I won’t go down without a fight. She answered with a laugh"
She squealed when he ran over his bed and took her in his arms before she could ran away. They were both out of breath and their eyes locked. The gravity was working on his head and he leaned down until his lips gently brushed Elizabeth’s. He backed away almost immediately.
"-I’m sorry Elizabeth, I’ll go downstairs. Take a tee-shirt off the top drawer, Marcus will splash you when you get out"
Before she could answer she heard Robert’s steps down the stairs. She left by the front door, without notifying the men in the backyard. Marcus left minutes later, leaving Robert alone with his thoughts. He got his bike out of the garage and worked on it in the drive-way. He saw Stefan arriving on his bike and he threw it on the front yard. He walked towards the bike and smiled at Robert.
"-Hey uncle Lucky, can I trouble you a minute?
-Sure, what’s on your mind?
-There’s this man that came up to me and asked me to tell mom you wanted to meet her at the boxcar at 8 tonight, but he couldn’t get to her because of the guards. Is that from you?"
Robert stopped working on his bike and wiped his hand before he looked at Stefan.
"-Stef, who told you this?
-A man I never saw before, and to be honest, he scared the crap out of me, that’s why I decided to ask you first before telling mom. I have to meet him at Kelly’s in 15 minutes with Mom’s answer
-Go tell him your mom said yes, that she will meet me at 8 at the boxcar, but don’t tell your mom
-You want me to lie to my mother? What are you giving me not to tell?
-Depends on what you want. I’m sure you already have something in mind.
-You are right, I do. I want to spend some time with you. Just you and I
-You called me a wimp and now you want to bond with me? Explain why
-I’m sorry about that. You see, ever since I was young I wanted to be a Spencer like my brother. All my life I heard from mom, grandpa Luke, grandma Laura, and even Father about how a great guy my uncle Lucky was, and how much he always took care of himself, and this and that, and he always was my hero, because he had the guts to stand up to his family, which I don’t, I’m only a Cassadine. Then I heard about you being back and refusing to be a Spencer, and it ticked me off.
-So you want to know if all you heard is true? I assure you it’s not. Robert answered with a smile
-No, I just want a father figure. The boy said sadly. I mean, Father is great, but he is never home and let’s face it, he is clueless. I know you and Lucky do things together, and I have grandpa Luke, but he is getting old, and I wanted just to have someone to... forget it. Stefan sighed
-Stefan come here a minute. Put your hand right there and hold this for me. Robert said as the boy executed. So tell me, what is it that you like to do?"
The worked on the bike part of the afternoon, and when Lucky and Kiara came home, Robert and Stefan were both covered with dirt and oil. Robert took a shower and got ready to meet Tom face to face. Alone. For the first time.
He arrived at the boxcar at 7:45, and he saw Tom already waiting inside. He jumped in and smiled when he saw the look of surprise.
"-Sorry, Elizabeth can’t make it tonight so I thought I would tell you personally.
-Hey Lucky. I just thought there were some things she needed to know.
-Like what? I’ll give her to message
-Ok, I raped her. It’s true. But I didn’t want to. I was ordered to
-What the hell are you talking about? Robert didn’t want to believe him, but something in his voice....
-Listen, I’m a sick man. I admit it. And sometimes I take women. But I would never have taken such a young and innocent girl. Someone wanted something and Elizabeth would stand in their way and I was asked to break her spirit.
-By who?
-My mother"
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