Chapter 3

LUCY looked at Kevin and smiled. She prayed that Kevin would not judge Scott too harshly once he knew what really happened that night a year and a half ago. She also prayed that the baby growing inside of her would survive the amount of stress that she was about to put herself though. So much for avoiding stress.

''What is it that you want to know?''

''Why don't you start with Dominique and go from there.'' Kevin said.

''Dominique was my best female friend. But at first I was jealous of her. When I came back from New York City, she and Scott had married in Las Vegas. But once they found out that she was dying of a brain tumor they decided to have a church wedding. THAT almost did not happen.''

''Why?''

''Not because of me if that is what you are thinking. It was because she was having one of those headaches. I begged and pleaded with her to take the pills. I even offered to get Tony Jones for her. She refused. She passed out and I was scared. I yelled at her, begged her to get up and then as a last resort I slapped her and that got her to wake up.''

Grinning Kevin raised his hand to touch the side of her face.''You were acting out of fear and would have tried everything until something worked.''

''You know me so well. Once she woke up I told her that she could NOT do this to Scott. That is what got her to take the pills. When Scott saw her, he lit up like a Christmas tree. He could sense that she was not well and they walked down the aisle together.'' Lucy said.''After it was over there was not a dry eye in the house. I was crying the hardest of them all.''

''THAT is when you began to change Lucy. You saw that your friends needed you and decided to put them first. I think that underneath it all you were and still are the most loving and giving person I know.'' Kevin admitted honestly.

''You know I think you are right. Anyway NOONE knows this but after the ceremony was over and the church was empty I sat down and I pleaded with God and told Him that I would do ANYTHING for Scott and Dom.''

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When they got to GH, Angelique was a mess. She was out of her mind with worry. She kept telling herself that Alex was going to be okay, but Angelique had to see for herself. As she and Rachelle walked up to the information desk, Angelique tried to get in control.

''Can I help you?'' Sara said.

''Yes. I am Rachelle Davison and this is Angelique. We heard that Alex Garcia was brought in earlier tonight and would like to see him.''

''Are you family?'' Sara asked.

''Angelique is his girlfriend. She has been worried sick about him. I know she is not family but can you make an exception in this case?'' Rachelle asked.

''Are you REALLY his girlfriend, Angelique?'' Sara said. ''Don't get me wrong I don't doubt it, because you look like an honest young woman. Rachelle you look kind of familiar to me, have we met before?''

Rachelle KNEW that they had met before and that she had totally destroyed Sara's life, back then. But she thought it best that if Sara did not remember what she did then she would lie her way out of the situation.

''No I don't think so. I get that all the time. Maybe I have an evil twin running around that I don't know about. Sorry I could not help you.''

Angelique could not stand it anymore. She HAD to see her guy. ''YES! I am Alex's girlfriend. I have been worried sick about him. We were supposed to go out tonight but then this happened. I am begging you. Let me see him. I won't stay long. I know that visiting hours are over, but circumstances occured at the department where me and Alex work that prevented me from getting here sooner. PLEASE!''

Sara's heart was breaking. She was by nature a compassionate person and did not like to see people who loved each other in pain. She knew she would probably get into trouble for doing this but she did not care. She had been at GH for 3 years and figured she had enough leverage to get her through if she got caught.

''Alright. Let's go. I am not supposed to do this but in this case I am going to make an exception. Rachelle you have to stay here. Family members and close friends only.''

''Go to him Angelique. I will be right here waiting for you.'' Rachelle said.

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''Dom and Scott tried to find a surrogate mother but could not agree on one that answered the ad. Then Dom asked me if I would carry their baby and I agreed. Once I got pregnant, Dom started writing letters and taped videos for the baby. After she heard the heartbeat of the baby, she only lived a few months and then died in Scott's arms.''

Lucy was almost completely out of control. She HAD to regroup and calm down for THIS baby. She sniffed a couple of times and then continued her story...

''To make a long story short. After Dom died, Scott started seeing Katherine Bell. She CLAIMED she was Dom's sister and I could tell that there was something wrong with that. She was actually after the money that Dom had left to Scott. I proved it and stopped the wedding just in time. He took most of his anger out on me. I left for a spa. I was only 2 weeks away from giving birth. On the way I was carjacked and stranded in the middle of nowhere. Did I mention there was a blizzard? I found an abandoned cabin where I broke in and went into labor. Scott found me and helped me give birth to the baby. I almost died giving her life. Two weeks later, Damain Smith kidnapped the baby and Scott found her and saved her. To protect her from Damian he took her away and left me a check as a substitute for them leaving. After he left, I tore it up.''

Kevin was crying just as hard as Lucy was. Scott had no right to take the baby from Lucy just like that. Sniffling he held Lucy and tried to take the pain away from her.

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Ryan was completely confused as to what happened in Lynne's office with Lucy and Kevin. He was thisclose to getting Lynne to trust him again. Lucy blew it by bringing up what he did to Lynne and the miscarriage. He had to face the reality of the situation. He was now an outsider in the family that he wanted so desperately to have while he was married to Lynne. He was so lost in self-pity that he was not watching where he was going. He ran right into Krissy and Desi.

Flinching at the thought of being yelled at again that day, Ryan was surprised when Krissy actually smiled and extended her hand to help him up. True Krissy used to hate Ryan but ever since the divorce, (which is now final), she actually felt sorry for him. She and Desi knew all about what happened when he was little and why he fell for Lynne so hard. He needed a mother figure in his life, pure and simple, and that person happened to be Lynne. Once she had realized that Krissy was not so judgemental about him. True she still did not like what he did but she was not AS mad at him for them.

''Ryan. Will you join us? I have something I want to talk to you about.'' Krissy said, noticing his aprehension she smiled.''Don't worry I am not mad at you anymore. The fact remains that you cheated on Lynne and I will NEVER get over that, but I am not mad at the PERSON involved just the FACT that the person did not admit on his own that he was cheating.''

''What are you trying to say to me Kristen?''

''That I am sorry for the way I treated you. I have always been protective of Desi and Lynne. But this time I think my anger kinda got the better of me. You not only hurt Lynne but you also hurt my unborn neice. I am sorry for hitting you that day. I had no right to do that to you.'' Krissy said.

''I forgave you for that. I am just glad that you are able to forgive me. I did not admit it at the time but I KNEW why you did what you did. You were trying to protect Lynne and Janelle and I admire that.'' Ryan said.

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Lynne wondered what her Aunt really thought about that night in 1981. SHE knew it was a rape that got her conceived but did Lucy's Aunt and cousin Colton see it that way? And if not why didn't they. Did they have good cause to doubt Danny's actions as being forced? Or did they just not want to accept the fact that Lucy was NOT the slut that everyone in Jennings thought she was?

''Charlene? Do you think, or should I say believe that Mom was raped by my dad back in 1981? Or do you believe she had sex with my dad willingly? If the latter is the belief then I want to know why that is!''

''Lynne girl. I am sorry to say that I believe that Lucy went into the situation willingly. How old are you now, Lynne?''

''21.''

''She was 18 when you were born. She also had a reputation for getting too friendly with her boyfriends. Not necessarily having sex but getting pretty close to that point. She was wild, Lynne.''

''I don't think that is the way it was at all. I think that because she was born out of wedlock, YOU and you alone thought that she would follow in the same path as her mother. Speaking as a therapist here, I don't think it was YOUR place to pass judgement on Lucy because of the time she was born. It was not HER fault that her mom got pregnant. Just like it is not MY fault that Danny got her pregnant in high school. No, it is because of your snap judgement on how she MIGHT behave later on in life that lead to some of her behavior. Now I am not saying that she was not responsible for her own actions, but YOUR actions helped cause the decisions she made.'' Lynne said.

Charlene was about to respond to that when Lynne's pager went off.

''I have to go it is my 3:00 appointment. We are not done here,AUNT Charlene.''

And with that she left the room and went on to GH.

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