Chapter 17: Alternatives

“Luke Spencer to see you” Johnny said.
“Let him in” Sonny responded.
As soon as Luke walked in the door, Sonny knew something was up. He had been too
preoccupied with the Jason/Michael situation lately to pay much attention to anything
else.
“What’s wrong?” he asked.
Luke walked over to the bar and poured himself a drink. He took a long sip and stared
at Sonny. “Lucky’s been kidnapped” he finally said.
“What? When? By whom?” Sonny asked, shocked.
“Two days ago, Tom Baker” Luke flatly replied.
“Why are you just now telling me?”
“I knew you were busy with Jason”.
“That’s no excuse, Luke. Lucky’s very important to me. I would have liked to have
known”. He thinks about it for a moment. “Wait a minute, didn’t you tell me that Tom
Baker was the guy who raped your son’s girlfriend?”
“Yes”.
“What happened?”
Luke went on to tell him the details. Everything, including the pictures in Tom’s
desk.
“What can I do?” Sonny asked when Luke finished.
“The PCPD hasn’t turned up anything. I need you to call any connections you have and
see if they can help in the search. You don’t have to cooperate with the police or
anything, just help look”.
“Consider it done” Sonny said. He stepped forward and put a comforting hand on Luke’s
shoulder. How are you, Laura, and Ms. Webber doing?”
“Laura’s falling apart, and Liz is handling it ok, although I can see that she’s
really worried”.
“And you?”
Luke was quiet for a long moment. ‘How am I?’ he asked himself. “I’m fine” he said
finally.
“Are you?”
Luke looked at Sonny and saw understanding in his eyes.
“I’m afraid” he said. “I can’t lose my son. Not now when we finally decided to start
over”. He reached up to wipe the tears before they fell. “Sonny, Lucky’s everything
to me. I love him more than life itself. I would have gladly put myself in his place,
if I had been given the chance” he paused for a moment. “Before the whole thing with
the rape, he was more than my son, he was my best friend. Now, though, it’s
different. He can teach me a few things. Things I may just want to learn..... He’s
grown so much, but he’s still 16..... Luke trailed off, the tears finally finding
their way down his cheeks.
“I can’t lose my son”.
“I promise you, Luke, that I will do everything in my power to find Lucky” Sonny
said.
“I know you will, Sonny. Thank you”.

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