| Chapter 1: Lucky Spencer slammed the door shut of his 1998 Volkswagen beetle. He walked out of the garage and over to building 1 of Prairies End in the Horizons in Rock Creek. There was a light snow on the ground and the village was decorated for the holidays. The Holiday’s made him think of everything he had left in Port Charles, everything he had and never realized he had it. He walked up the steps to his apartment. When he went inside he could see the light blinking on his answering machine. He pressed the play button and waited for the message to play. Machine: Lucky, it’s me Lulu. Please say your coming home for Christmas. You have to, Nikolas and Emily are getting married New Years eve. You have to be here he’s our brother. Bye. Lucky walked over to the couch and sunk down. The thought of Nikolas and Emily getting married was not something Lucky wanted to think about. He hadn’t realized how much he cared for Emily until he moved out to Colorado. He was trying with all he had to resist the urge to run back to Port Charles and tell Emily how he really felt about her. Not that it would really change anything. Yet if Lulu left one more of these messages on his machine he may just have to catch the next flight out of Denver International Airport and go home. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Emily looked out along the vast grounds of the Quartermaine Estate. In only three weeks she would be living on Spoon Island with Nikolas. She did love him but he wasn’t her one great love. Her one great love was one that never happened. She walked over to the radio and turned it on. After a few moments the room filled with the sounds of Christmas songs. Emily: Things could have been different if I had made it in time. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Three years earlier: Lucky, Elizabeth, and Emily walk off the stage. Nikolas shows up and hands each of the girls a white rose. Lucky looks at the exchange between his brother and his two best-friends. He looks at Emily in Her Green cap and gown. Her hair down and sitting on her shoulders. He can’t help but smile as he looks at her. Emily looks up from the rose and she and Lucky make eye contact. She quickly turns back to look at Nikolas. Lucky: I guess this is good bye. I’m leaving for Colorado tonight. Emily: I guess it is. I’m gonna miss you. You’re the best friend I’ve ever had. Liz: All of us are gonna miss you Spencer. Nikolas: All of us. Nikolas and Lucky hug, then Lucky gives Liz a tight squeeze. He stands in front of Emily and looks in to her eyes. He doesn’t want to just hug her, he wants to pull her into his arms and kiss her deeply, and passionately on the lips. He surpressed those feelings and gave her a quick hug. He pulled away and started to walk away, hoping with all her heart that Emily would know what he was feeling and call him back. When Lucky had hugged Emily she had prayed with every single fiber of her being that he would kiss her. He didn’t though and it took everything she had not to pull him to her and kiss him. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks Silver bells, silver bells Strings of street lights Hear the snow crunch ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Lucky looked out his large picture window in his condo. Only a week until Christmas, then after that New Years eve would just be too close for him to bear. How much he wanted to go home, but he knew if he did he would tell Emily how he felt about her, how much he loved her, and how it was killing him not being with her. As Lucky stood there looking out the window watching the families with they’re children carrying boxes, and bags, trees, putting Lights around they’re small porches, his mind drifted. After several moments of not knowing what was going on around him, his train of thought was broken by the phone ringing. Lucky went over and picked it up. Lucky: Hello?…Lulu…Lu…But Lu….I’ll call you later about this alright? Okay, bye. Lucky hung up the phone. He shook his head and smiled. Lucky: Well baby sister, you’re getting your wish. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Emily sighed as she walked back into the mansion with her arms filled with boxes and bags. Holiday shopping and planning a wedding was keeping her very busy. With only a week till Christmas and a short time after that before the wedding she’d be running around like a chicken with her head cut off. As Emily climbed up the stairs she got a chill up her spine. She could tell something, in only a matter of a few days would change her life forever. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Graduation Night: Emily drives through the traffic of the Port Charles airport. She has to get there. She tells herself. She stops the car and gets out. She runs to the terminal, as fast as she can. She sees Lucky boarding. Emily: Lucky! Lucky! He doesn’t hear her. She sees him step on the plane. He looks back, as if he sense’s she’s there but not really sure. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
I'll be home for Christmas; ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Three day’s before Christmas Lucky Spencer, parked the rental car in front of his parents home. He stepped out of the car and into the slushy, snow. He slammed the door shut, and Went around to the trunk. He took out two suitcases, and a black shoulder bag with the CU symbol on it. He slammed the trunk closed and started up the path to the house. The front door opened and Laura stepped out, wrapping a chocolate brown sweater around her. She hadn’t come out side expecting to see Lucky. She still hadn’t seen him, she was looking in the other direction, as though looking for someone else. Which was what she was doing. She turned her head towards the path as she was about to go back inside and she saw him. Laura: (whispers) Lucky? After a moment she knows this isn’t a dream. Laura: Luke! Lulu! Come out here, quickly! Luke and Lulu emerge from the house as Laura does her best to run to her son. Luke and Lulu rush over to the stairs, as Laura hugs Lucky and leads him there. Laura: Lucky, your back! I didn’t think we would see you again. Lucky: Well after about 20 million messages on my machine, I had to come home. (turns to Lulu) Hey shortcake. Lulu: (grabs Lucky’s leg) Lucky you came, you really came! Are you going to stay for Nik and Em’s wedding. Lucky: We’ll see okay shortcake. Lulu: Okay. Luke: Cowboy, come on in. You should have told us you were coming. Lucky: And ruin the surprise? Never, not for shortcake. Luke: Defiantly a Spencer. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Emily walked down the stairs of the Quartermaine mansion, she was dressed in a pair of jeans, a white turtle-neck shirt and a red sweater. She was wearing silver hoop earrings. Nikolas is standing at the bottom of the stairs wearing a pair of dress pants, and a white dress shirt. The closer she got to him the happier she was. Emily: Hey you. (wraps her arms around his neck) How are you love? Nikolas: (pulls Em closer) I missed you hon. (kisses her and pulls away) ready to go? Emily: I guess so. Promise not to get in a fight with Luke okay? Nikolas: I promise. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Lucky on the plane: Lucky looks out the plane, he’s surpressing the urge to stand up and run off. He can’t though. He can’t allow himself to be hurt by getting off and Emily not being there. He sits back in the seat and closes his eyes, wanting this moment to end. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Lucky walked down the stairs into the living room of the Spencer house, Laura was setting out some Eggnog. Lucky: Expecting company? Laura: Yes, we are. Nikolas and Emily are coming over. Lucky: Emily? Laura: Yes, Emily. She will be family in only a matter of days. Lucky: Mom, she’s already family. She does know the Spencer rules for survival. Laura: Of course honey. Laura walked over to the stereo and took out a CD. She put it in and pressed play. After a few moments the room filled with the sounds of harps, piano’s, and bells. Lulu came bounding in the room. Lulu: Are they here yet? Laura: Not yet sweetie. Lulu: (saddened) okay. Lucky: What having me home isn’t good enough for you? What were all those messages on my machine about then? Lulu: It’s not that Lucky. It’s just that well, Nikolas and Emily are always so much fun. Lucky: Oh. The doorbell rang and Lulu ran to the door. Lucky had turned to face the fireplace. When Lulu opened the door her face got filled with Joy. She opened to door wider to let Nikolas and Emily in. As they stepped in, they started to take of they’re gloves, and hats. As Emily took off her scarf she looked up and saw Lucky with his back to her. Her heart stopped, for only a second. She couldn’t believe it he was back, he had come home. Nikolas looked up at Emily. Nikolas: Em, what is it? Emily: (whispers) look. Nikolas: (looks towards Lucky) Lucky?! Lucky turns and sees Nikolas and Emily. Lucky: Hey! Emily: Your, your back. Lucky: Yeah, I couldn’t miss my best friend and my brother getting married now could I? Nikolas: (walks over to Lucky) Of course you couldn’t. Emily: So you’ll be here for the wedding? Nikolas: he has to be. Lucky: Why? Nikolas: (smiles) Will you be my best-man? Lucky, couldn’t help but think if he excepted this he would lose everything. But then again, did he really have anything to lose? All he had, were school, and a dinky little apartment in Superior. Nothing really, nothing that gave him a reason to live, that is except for his love for Emily. Lucky: (smiles) Of course. Emily: So Spencer, what brought you back home? Lucky: A little Christmas Elf, who’s been leaving messages on my machine since the two of you set the date. Emily: Oh, well…I’m glad you’re here. Lucky: I’m glad to be here. Lucky and Emily walk over to the other side of the room. Neither aware that there is Mistletoe hanging right above there heads when they stand still. Lulu sitting on the couch looks over at them and starts to giggle. Lulu: You have to kiss her! Lucky and Emily look over at Lulu. Lucky: (confused) What? Why? Lulu: (points to the mistletoe) look dopey. Emily: (looks up) It is a tradition, just a simple kiss. Emily’s stomach became filled with butterflies, she thought she had gotten over him. Now he was back and stirring up all these feelings she had long ago hidden. Lucky put his hands on her shoulder, their eyes locked. Lucky could feel a pit in his stomach, he wanted so much to pull her into his arms and kiss her deeply, and passionately on the lips. How much he needed to kiss her just once. He held back though and kissed her lightly on the cheek. He pulled away and smiled at Emily. Then he turned to Lulu. Lucky: Happy shortcake? Lulu: As long as you uphold tradition. Lucky: Good, I think I’m gonna go to my room for a bit. I’m wiped out from the time change. Emily: Night Lucky. Lucky: Night Em. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ Lucky’s Dream: Lucky is standing on the docks, it’s lightly snowing. He’s looking out towards spoon island. Someone taps him on the shoulder and he turns around. It’s Emily, wearing jeans, a heavy purple winter coat, and a black hat. He looks at her mesmerized by her. With out words he pulls her to him. He runs his fingers through her dark hair, she lifts a finger and traces his eyes and jaw. Then he tilts her head back and kisses her on the lips. Within him he can feel the fire and passion. Suddenly she’s pulled away from him. He looks around and sees Nikolas. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~ |