He was interrupted by the phone. Lucky got up and answer.
"-Hey Jerk, how is it going? He heard
-Wally?
-Yeah it's me, how is it going kid? Coongrats on the little Mrs.
-Thanks, are you out of the slammer?
> -Not yet, I'm getting out this summer tthough. But that's not the reason I'm calling
-I'll get my father
-I don't wanna talk to Luke, I have to talk to you.
-What can I do for you?
-Well cowboy, you know I love you don'tt you?
-Sure Wally, I've known you my whole liife. Now stop beating around the bush and tell me
-Baker's dead
-I'm sorry?
-Tom Baker. They found him dead in hiss cell this morning.
-What makes you think I know him?
-I know everything he did to your wife.. He told me last night.
-WHAT?
-Let me explain how it happened ok?
-I'm listening"
Lucky's heart was beating fast. Tom was dead, and chances were his father's friend wasted him. Wally started to talk;
"-Sonny knows how much I love you kid, and he asked one of the guards to tell me about your marriage, but when the guard did, I was with Baker. I didn't like the guy, but he was my cell mate. Anyway, Rick came up and said
-Hey Wally, someone told me to tell youu Lucky Spencer got married.
I knew "someone" was Sonny, Rick is on his payroll, but when he mentioned your name, Baker looked interested. I said So the little bastard got married? You know that I never called you Lucky a day in your whole life. As long as I give you nickname, you now I like you right?
-Yeah don't worry, said Lucky
-Anyway, Baker probably thought I didn''t like you and asked me if I knew you and I said yeah, we go way back and he told me that you too. He said to ask Rick who was your wife
-He married his high school sweetheart,, Elizabeth Webber, answered Rick,
And I saw a really big smile come on Baker's face and I asked if he knew Elizabeth too.
-Yeah, he said, I know Elizabeth. Intiimately. I made a valentine's day unforgettable for her.
-Come on Baker, are you telling me thatt a sweet girl like her fell for a creep like you?
-I didn't ask her if she fell for me. She was asking for it. You should've seen her in that little red dress, sitting on the park bench. I gave her what she wanted.
-You mean you raped her?
-She wanted it. She acted like she diddn't, but she loved the attention I was giving her. And man, of all the girl I picked up, she was the best.
-I thought you were here for blackmail??
-I am, they never could pin the rape onn me. Now, I'm getting out of here in two years, and I might pay a little visit to the new Mrs. Spencer. This was the last time he went to sleep.
-Wally, are you the one who killed him?? Asked Lucky
-Buddy, buddy, you should know by now tthat I never get my hands dirty. I'm here because I was framed.
-Then who did?
-All you need to know is that your wifee was avenged. He probably yelled ten times harder than she did when he was raped. Now I suggest that you take the little Mrs. Out to diner, and hold her all night because her nightmare is finally over. I'll go meet her when I get out of here.
-Thanks Wally, for everything
-Sure thing babe,
-One more thing. When you come and meeet us, don't talk about what you just said to me, Elizabeth doesn't need to know
-I got ya."
Lucky hung up the phone and stood there. He couldn't believe everything Wally just told him. Tom was bragging about raping Liz just before he died. Well, if he wasn't dead, Lucky would've killed him.
"-Don't tell Elizabeth what? He heard behind him
-HUH? Oh hi beautiful
-Who was it on the phone?
-Oh an old friend. What do you say we go out for lunch this afternoon? Just the two of us? A little dancing, maybe a movie?
-Sounds good
-Then let's go
-Right after you tell me what the persoon on the phone said."
He should've known he was in big trouble as soon as he heard her voice. He didn't want to tell her what Wally said, but he promised her a long time ago that he would never lie to her. So he took her by the hand and they sat on the bed. Lucky didn't know where to begin, so he told her Tom Baker was killed in his cell last night, while they were celebrating the wedding. Elizabeth didn't know how to react to the news. One part of her was happy because he was dead, but another part of her was sad because he was human after all. Lucky told her everything Wally said, about the rape, about coming to see her after being released from prison. Elizabeth was crying softly.
"-See why I didn't want to tell you? He is dead now, what he said about you don't matter anymore.
-It does to me Lucky. He said I wantedd it, he said I loved it. Why did he say things like that?
-Because he's a psycho Baby. He wantedd to show he was tough, but it led him to his death. He can't hurt you anymore.
-You don't understand Lucky. Do you haave any idea how much it hurts when someone says that you wanted to be raped? That you asked for it? Sure the dress was for me to get noticed. By You"
Elizabeth saw the hurt in Lucky's face. He was still blaming himself for what happened to her that night, because he had prefer to go to the dance with Sarah. A single tear came to his eye, and fell down his face. Elizabeth didn't know what to say. She knew he was still beating himself up. He probably was hurt as much as her by the rape. Her physically, him emotionally.
"-I'm sorry, I didn't mean it the way it came out.
-No but you are right Elizabeth, everytthing happened because of me, and I still don't understand how you can stand being in the same room with me, let alone sleep in the same bed
-Like you said to me so many times, Whaat happened was not your fault, nor mine. It was the fault of Tom's psycho mind. Come on, let's go to that date you promised me
-You still want to go?
-Why not? He's dead and there's nothinng I can do about it. He won't ruin my life. Not ever again"
Lucky was amazed how strong she was. But just before they went out the door, Laura called them back, the phone was for Liz. It was her father.
Elizabeth took the phone and listened for a while, before breaking down in tears. Lucky took her in his arms, preventing her from falling on the floor. Her legs just bailed out on her. She hung up the phone and grabbed Lucky, while sobbing endlessly. Lucky was holding her close, passing his hand in her hair, saying things to calm her down. He had no idea what was wrong, but he had never see her so helpless, even after the rape. She kept saying "oh God" over and over again. Laura's tears were coming down her face too. Lucky was looking at her, asking her silently to tell him what was wrong. Laura finally whispered;
"-Audrey died this morning"
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