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Chapter 3: "I'm sorry to have to tell you this Lucky, but you have cancer
in you pancreas. It's unoperable. THe tumor has grown so much that we can't simply remove
it." {Authors note: sorry, I'm not a doctor so I'll be getting A LOT of
medical facts and all that completely wrong. It's just a fanfic though} Luke asked, "What are you trying to tell us? That he's going to
die." "I'm so sorry, but unless we find an organ for transplant SOON,
he'll die." "I'm going to die?" Lucky asked, his voice breaking. "Unless there is an organ available soon, yes Lucky."
Bobbie told Lucky this calmly, but there were underlying tremors in her voice. "Oh, shit!" Lucky put his face in his hands,"This
can't be happening. And my life was just getting good." Laura put her arms around her son and asked,"How much time left
is there Bobbie?" "There is no set time, but at these advanced stages it could be
anytime from tomorrow to 3 months." Bobbie's words were coming to Liz through a haze. It was impossible
to accept. HOw could this be happening? Lucky was her whole world, he completed her in
evey way. She couldn't live without him. Death, it was so final. "You can go home Lucky, we can send pain medication etc. with
you. We can't do anymore for you here then we could there," Bobbie went over to Lucky
and hugged him too. "I'll leave you guys alone now to absorb the news. I will go
arrange for Lucky's release. I'm so sorry." with that she left the room. "Oh, damn," Lucky swore,"If I had just come in with
my stomahc cramps earlier. I'm such an idiot!" "You have been having cramps and you did nothing about
it?" Luke asked incredulously. "They usually went right away Dad. I didn't think it was
anything!" Laura startred sobbong uncontrolably and Luke put his arms around
her to comfort her. "My baby!" Lucky looked at Liz who hadn't said a word since they found
out,"Elizabeth?" Liz spoke but the words came of there own free will,"This is
just a shock. I can't believe this is happening, you don't deserve it." Lucky tried to sound confident,"Maybe they can find a
compatible pancreas for transplant in time." It was too much for even him and he started crying,"I can't
die!" Liz put her arms around him to comfort him, but ended up sobbing
herself. They clung together in grief. It was a miserable picture they presented the four of them ion that
room. A persons life was being cut off in it's prime. "Mom,dad could you leave Elizabeth and I alone for a
minute?" Lucky asked his parents. "Sure Lucky," Luke said, "We'll just be
outside." he led Laura from the room. "Lucky, oh God, I can't let you go! We just found each
other!" Liz cried out. "I know, I feel the exact same way. If I ahd just come in
sooner. I'm sorry I'm stopping our future together." Lucky said stroking her hair. "Lucky, none of this is your fault. We don't even know for sure
if coming in sooner would have saved you." Liz told him, tears streaming down her
face. "Elizabeth, where are we supposed to go from here? We have no
future together. It's not fair to tie you down to a dying man." Lucky's heart broke
as he said it, but he had to give her a way out. "Lucky, don't even think that. I love you, more than anyhting
else. Even if they can't find a compatible donor, I want to spend all the time I can with
you. You're my life and I can't simply walk away." Liz was shocked he'd even suggest
she do such a thing. "But Elizabeth, I can't ask you to..." he was cut off by
Liz.. "Ask me to what. Spend time with the man I love? Even if you're going to die I
still love you so much. Nothing could ever change that." Lucky pulled her head up and kissed her gently on the lips, their
tears mingling together. Neither of them noticed that people had come in. Luke's discreet
cough broke them apart. "It's all arranged Lucky," Bobbie said," your pain
medications will be sent to Luke and Luara's. We'll send some supplies with you now
though. Plus here is a beeper. You've been put on the transplant list." "Wait a minute Bobbie, who said I was moving back in with my
parents? For one thing, Lulu doesn't need to see my in my condition, it would upset her
too much." "I just assumed Lucky, what if you have uncontrollable cramping
and have nobody there to get your meds for you? You need someone to live with."
Bobbie insisted. "Yes Lucky,"Luke chimed in,"You have to move home. We
don't want you to..." he had been about to say 'die alone', but had trailed off. Lucky was adamant though, "I'm dying anyway, moving to your
place won't prolong my life. Let me spend my last months on earth the way that will make
me happy." "Fine Lucky, you can stay at your place,"Laura
repliedrecieving stares from everyone. "But" she added,"Somebody has to live with you" "Who's supposed to do that mom? Nobody wants to live with a
dying man." "What about Nickolas, Lucky? I'm sure he'd be happy to." "I can't ask that of him mom. It wouldn't be fair. He would be
obligated to say yes." Lucky told her. "I insist Lucky, that someone stay with you. So who else is
there." Laura said. "Me," Liz said from the chair beside Lucky's bed. |