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Laura had just gotten in when the phone rang. She looked around to see if anyone was home then walked over to the phone. "Hello?"

"Lasha, I'm so glad I got hold of you. I was worried when I came by your house and you weren't there. Where were you?"

Laura took a deep breath. She wasn't in the mood to explain anything to him. Especially since she didn't know what the hell was going on herself. "Oh I was just out. I needed sometime to be alone."

Stefan was getting mad. Why wasn't she telling him the truth? "If you needed company, you could have came over here."

Laura took a deep breath. "I know that. I just wanted to somewhere quiet where I could think about things."

Stefan: "So, where did you go?"
Laura stumbling: "Um.. I uh went to a friend's. Listen, I just got in and Lu-Lu needs me."

Stefan: "Alright Lasha, I will see you later."

Before Laura had a chance to say anything he had hung up. She just wanted to be alone and think without him being around to confuse things. She hung up the phone and yelled, "Mom, are you here?"

Leslie came walking down the stairs. "Oh, hi Honey. I just put Lu-Lu down for her nap. She had a lot of fun at Amy's last night. So, how did your night go?"

They both walk over to the couch. Laura smiled. "It went really well."

Leslie smiled. She knew that Luke and Laura still loved one another. "So, what happened?"

Laura laughs. "We just talked. That's all."

Leslie looks disappointed. "Oh, I was hoping that you were going to say that you and Luke worked everything out and he was coming home."

Laura: "No mother, nothing like that."

Just then there was a knock at the door. Leslie got up and answered it. She got a huge smile on her face when she saw who it was. "Hi Luke. We were just talking about you."

Luke leans over and hugs Leslie. "Is that why my ears have been burning on the way over here?"

Leslie started to laugh. "So, how are you doing?"

Luke pulled away. "I'm fine Les."

Leslie stood aside so Luke could come in. Laura, who had gotten up from the couch as soon as she heard his voice. Luke walks in and sees Laura standing by the couch and thinks, My God she is beautiful. "You left this at my place," he finally said as he stuck out her purse.

Laura smiled and walked over to him. "Thanks I hadn't noticed that I didn't bring it home."

As he handed her the purse, their fingers grazed. They just stood there staring at each other as the feelings from last night came rushing back. Leslie quietly closed the door and snuck upstairs. Luke started to back away. "I just came to bring you that."

Laura: "Oh thanks. You don't have to leave though."

Just then Lu-Lu comes tearing down the stairs with Leslie right behind her. Lu-Lu yelling: "DADDY!!!"

Luke turns and scoops her up in his arms. "Hey princess. Don't you look pretty today."

Lu-Lu shyly buries her face in his shoulder. Luke laughs and kisses her head. "Oh Lu, I love you," he says, as he walks to the couch and sits down. "Do you know how much I miss you? How much I wish I could be here with you all the time?"

Lu-Lu looks up and shakes her head yes. Luke starts laughing. "You do?" He turns and looks at Laura, who is watching the whole thing. "I tell her every night that Daddy misses her very much."

Luke turns and looks at Lu-Lu. "Your Mommy is right. I would do anything to be able to be with you all the time." He turns and winks at Laura.

Leslie steps forward. "Are you ready to go to the park Lu?"

Lu-Lu shakes her head yes. Then turns and looks at Luke. "Wanna come Daddy?"

Luke smiles. "I would love to, but Daddy has a lot of things to do. But I'll tell you what. I will come by tomorrow and you and I will go to the park. Just us. Would you like that?"

Lu-Lu shakes her head yes and leans over and hugs Luke. "I Love You Daddy."

Luke gets teary and kisses her head. "I Love You too, angel." He gets up and puts her down , kisses her cheek. "Have fun with Grandma." Luke goes to walk out and as he passes Laura, he whispers, "Tell Steffin that he is going to lose his Lasha if I have my way." With that he was out the door leaving Laura standing there smiling.

Luke had just gotten back to the club when an older man with long hair came walking
into his office. "Herr Kreig. What are you doing here?"

Herr Kreig: "Mr. Spencer, I just came by to offer my condolences on the tragic death of your son."

Luke: "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU CARE ABOUT MY SON! WHAT DO YOU WANT?"

Herr Kreig: "Now Now, Spencer. Calm down. I have a friend who is very interested in purchasing that diamond of yours."

Luke: "AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE HERR KREIG WHEN I AM DAMN GOOD AND READY I WILL SELL THE DIAMOND"

Herr Kreig: "Well don't take too long Spencer. Time is wasting. There is a lot of valuable stuff up for stake."

With that he was out the door. Luke slammed his fist on the desk and slumped into the chair. He picks up the picture of Lucky and starts to get teary. "Oh Cowboy. Didn't I teach you better?"

Helena is standing on the docks waiting. "It's about time you showed up."

Guy: "I just had a meeting with Spencer."

Helena: "Does he suspect anything?"

Guy: "No. He thinks I am Herr Kreig. He still has your diamond."

Helena laughs. "Good. As long as he has my diamond, we will have his precious son."

Laura just got Lu-Lu to bed and was coming down the stairs when the doorbell rang. She sighs and goes and answers it. "Oh Stefan, what are you doing here?"

Stefan smiles and leans in and hugs her. "I just wanted to see how you were doing."

Laura pulls away. "Well come in."

Stefan brushes past her and goes and sits on the couch. Laura closes the door and joins him on the couch.

Stefan: "So, how are you doing?"

Laura: "I'm doing alright."

Stefan leans over and strokes her cheek. "You don't have to do this alone. I'm here to help you deal with your loss."

Laura looks at him with uncertainty written all over her face. How could she tell him that there was only one man who could help her through this, and it wasn't him. "I know," she replied.

Stefan smiled and kissed her on the lips. He started to kiss her passionately. Laura realized that she was thinking about her and Luke kissing last night. She realized that she didn't have that warm tingling sensation throughout her body as she did whenever Luke kissed her. She didn't have the earge to make love like she did when her and Luke kissed like this. Most of all she realized that she wished that it was Luke that was here kissing her and had his arms around her. She pulled away when she realized what she was doing. "I'm sorry Stefan. It's been a long day and I am awfully tired."

Stefan: "Oh I understand. Did you want me to stay?"

Laura panicked. "NO! I just need some rest."

Stefan was quite upset that she didn't want to spend the night with him. They got up and walked to the door. He kissed her cheek as he left. Laura closed the door as Leslie came down the stairs. "Who was that?"

Laura still in shock. "Huh!What! OH it was Stefan."

She walks over to the table, with Leslie right behind her. "What's wrong?" Leslie asked.

Laura: "Oh Nothing. I was just thinking about something that happened tonight."

Leslie: "What?"

Laura just stared at her for a couple of minutes trying to decide if she wanted to tell her what she had been thinking while kissing Stefan. She decided that she needed someone to talk to and she could always tell her mother anything. "Tonight when Stefan was here I um... Well when we um... OK
I just going to say when Stefan was kissing me all I could think about was Luke. About how he made me feel and ...."

Leslie: "and Stefan wasn't conjuring up the same feelings. Or atleast not as strong."

Laura shook her head yes. "Oh Mom. What is happening to me? I never thought about these things before when I was with Stefan."

Leslie smiled. "Honey, what exactly happened last night with Luke?"

Laura: "Well we started talking about Lucky and then the next I knew, we were kissing and almost made love."

Leslie: "OK Now you don't have to answer if you don't want to but why didn't you and Luke make love?"

Laura: "Because Luke said it would confuse me and he wouldn't be able to handle it if we slept together and then I went back to Stefan."

Leslie: "Honey, have you and Stefan slept together?"

Laura: "No. Maybe that's why I was thinking about Luke because where we came so close to and all the old feelings were there. I mean Stefan has been so nice and gentle and patient. I am so grateful to him for everything he has done for me."

Leslie: "Laura, I heard what Luke said to you when he left and I saw the smile on your face. Honey, you still love Luke. I have listened to what you have said about Stefan and you said that you were grateful. That is alot different than love."

Laura: "Mom, maybe your right."

Leslie: "Your heart will tell you what you want."

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