Cuddy observes the scene around her. The police, the yellow tape, the noisy neighbors, and the forensic team. She remembers when House got shot, when House was a hostage, and of course when House drove his car through her window.
She also recalls when Amber died, because just like now, a young person died for no good reason.
- I think we had enough – Zach, being part of the district attorney office; helps with Kelly and Lucas statement. – We don't need to go downtown, detective –
- Fine da me – the homicide detective says – Besides, we got the guy under custody –
Kelly is sobbing quietly successivo to Lucas.
- Kelly! – a woman walks into the department
- Mom! – Kelly goes to her mother's arms.
- There, there – Kelly's mother consoles her, holds her – You'll be fine, sweetie. Can I take her home?–
- Absolutely – Zach tells her – I'll drive te –
- I could…- Lucas talks, but Zach interrupts him
-You've done enough…Lisa, please take care of
him –
- te got it –
And just like that the turmoil is gone.
- Are te okay? – Lucas says
- te are asking me? I'm fine, I little shocked, but I'm okay, Lucas –
Cuddy sits successivo to him – Are te alright? –
- Yeah I'm fine. Tony is dead…I could have run faster, I – Lucas stops – te should go back to work –
- Yes, and you're coming with me to X raggio, ray your hand, it's probably broken –
Lucas looks down at his right hand. It's swollen.
- I can go to emergency room, I'll be fine –
- Lucas, te are coming with me and you're staying with me, because there are bullet holes on your door –
- Yes ma'am –
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After a trip to the hospital, Lucas and Cuddy go to her home.
- Hi Rachel – Cuddy goes directly to hug her daughter.
- Mummy – the toddler hugs her mother back.
- Look Rachel! I broke my fifth metacarpal – Lucas mostra her his hand.
- Lucas – Cuddy disapproves
- What? I did – His finger is immobilized with buddy taping. – It hurts – he tells Rachel
- Nina – the little girl offers her doll to make Lucas feel better.
- Thank te Rachel – Lucas stares at the girl – How come your sister hasn't helped te with Rachel? Still mad at te o something? –
- o something… – Cuddy has weird felling in her stomach–….urhm…we should eat – Cuddy is capable of facing the greatest responsibilities at work, but in her personal life, she tries to avoid them. – We haven't eaten –
Cuddy walks to the cucina with Rachel. This is her chance, she'll tell him everything.
- There's something I haven't tell te – Lucas says first taking Cuddy da surprise.
- I don't like telling people about it, in fact, I think Zach is the only one who knows, but only half of it, it's better considering he works for the District Attorney –
Cuddy frowns; she doesn't like the sound of this – What is it? –
- The law firm that I worked for, when I started as a P.I., most of their clients were criminals, high-profile criminals; and they paid the lawyers a lot of money to keep them out of jail. And they paid us a lot of money to help –
- What are te saying? Did te rough people up for them? –
Cuddy jokes trying to change the mood of the conversation, but Lucas stays serious (very weird on him).
- Yes I did – Lucas finally says – I threatened witnesses, I stole, planted, and manufactured evidence, I blackmailed judges, bribed cops and hours of illegal surveillance…all that for the wrong people –
Cuddy sits down, looks at Rachel; her daughter doesn't pay attention to the conversation
- te were young, naïve…-
- I wasn't stupid; I knew what I was doing. Like Tony…Then they asked me to kill somebody, that's when I knew I needed a change. I quit –
– I remember, at the hotel room te told me… - Cuddy sighs. Then she talks again - When I was telling te about me wanting a change, about me being sick of my life te said…that te had been in the same situation –
- I had my life crisis sooner – Lucas half smiles.
Cuddy thinks back to what Zach told her "he wears his cuore on his sleeve, because he wants to, not because is easy, not because is in his nature"
- You're good guy – she finally says – I know it, it's all I care –
Cuddy reaches to Lucas' hand.
- Thanks – Lucas tells her – Anything te want to tell me? –
- We had enough emotions today – Cuddy says – Let's eat –
____________________________________________
Lucas feels uneasy. He can't sleep. He keeps thinking about Tony's death and that Cuddy is hiding something.
The P.I. sees Cuddy sleeping successivo to him. He is happy to be with her, he is in Amore with her, but he feels so anxious.
Lucas told her everything, but he knows she is concealing something.
He can't sleep and looks at the alarm clock again, it's late.
Lucas waked up when he heard Cuddy come in. He was on the divano waiting for her.
- Hi –
Cuddy walked da him – Is Rachel asleep? –
- Yeah, yeah – Lucas looked at the clock, it was late.
- We need to talk to –
They sat down; Lucas noticed that she was wearing rosa Scrubs from the hospital. – Everything alright? Something happened at the accident? I mean, besides the accident… –
- I can't marry te – Cuddy interrupted – Here is the ring –
Lucas took it – What are te saying? –
- I'm in Amore with House, I'm sorry…
Lucas listened to her explanation/apology. She talked for five minuti and then stopped. – Lucas?...-
He thought of a rebuttal. Tell her how wrong she was, how he'll make happy, how much he loves her; tell her that she is making a mistake, that she should give them a chance and then... he saw her hand.
Cuddy had her car keys on her hand. She was in such a hurry to be done with him, and go to House.
Lucas was devastated – Okay – He got up, put his giacca on and left.
Cuddy is surprised, but at the same time relieved.
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Cuddy wakes up, she notices Lucas is not in letto with her. She looks at the clock, in two hours she has to be at work.
She gets up, in the living room she finds Lucas.
- Good morning…why are te dress? – Lucas doesn't answer – Are te still freak out about Tony? –
- We should break up –
- What? –
- I Amore te Lisa, but if te don't want me, there is not reason for me to be here –
- What the hell are te talking about? –
Lucas stands in front of her – Why haven't te told your family that you're living here? Your mother doesn't know your phone number, and te sister thinks you're still traveling on your sabbatical –
Cuddy takes a big breath – It has nothing to do with te –
- Really? Because I was your dirty little secret once, I ain't doing again –
- I'm not…listen, it's me – Cuddy tells him – I always want to do everything da myself, prove that I can do it all alone –
- And te keep your mom away? –
- My mom is special and te know it – Cuddy risposte – If I had tell her that I was with te that soon, I wouldn't have heard the end of it–
- So what we have is not strong enough to survive scrutinizing from your mother? –
- It's not like that –
- What have te been hiding from me? – Lucas asks her – This past couple of weeks, te had been hiding something –
Cuddy takes another breath – I can't tell you, if I tell te now, you'll change your mind for the wrong reason –
- Just tell me, please –
- I can't –
-I'm leaving – Lucas turns around walking to the door.
- Marry me – Cuddy tells him. Lucas stops and looks at her.
- Are te kidding me? –
- If I tell te that I Amore you, te wouldn't believe me, but I do – Cuddy says with a smile – te know how scare that is for me? After years of being in Amore with House, I finally sposta on, and it's scary as hell. This time I got to know te better, this time I see why te are the way te are –
She takes a step closer to him. – I Amore the way te make me smile, I like how te always see the positive, I like how nice you're with Rachel –
Now Lucas is smiling too.
- I think you're handsome, I Amore the way te baciare me, I Amore the way te fuck me –
Lucas laughs
- So we could date, get married, have two kids, a dog, and retire to Florida. What do te say? –
- te crazy, crazy woman –
The P.I. walks up to her and kisses her – Wait a minuto – he breaks it off – Are te pregnant? –
- Yes, 7 weeks –
- Aren't te too old… –
Cuddy puts her hand over his mouth – Don't ruin the moment –
- Now I feel like a total jerk for wanting to break up with my pregnant girlfriend –
Lucas has a big dumb smile on his face
- I don't want to be negative, but things can go wrong – Cuddy tells him
- If nothing is wrong now, I'm happy now– Lucas responds – But I'm not gonna marry te –
- Excuse me? –
- Never, I asked te once te detto no, that's it. Besides we're not the marrying type –
Cuddy smiles – I'm okay with that –
To be continued…
1.- Wow! This chapter was longer that I expected, but I think is a good one.
2.- Hopefully, Lucas' back story doesn't seem like a stretch for the character. I put some clues in other chapters(Just like I did with Tony). Also, I like Private Eyes with shady past and questionable morals.
3.- The back story is loosely based on the life of Dashiel Hammet when he was a P.I.
4.- Hopefully, Cuddy is not out of character
5.- Please, for the Amore of Spock, leave a review, te know te want to.
PD. Shameless plug, go read my webcomic Detective Fausto, about a P.I. with (you guessed it!) questionable morals.Link on my profile.
She also recalls when Amber died, because just like now, a young person died for no good reason.
- I think we had enough – Zach, being part of the district attorney office; helps with Kelly and Lucas statement. – We don't need to go downtown, detective –
- Fine da me – the homicide detective says – Besides, we got the guy under custody –
Kelly is sobbing quietly successivo to Lucas.
- Kelly! – a woman walks into the department
- Mom! – Kelly goes to her mother's arms.
- There, there – Kelly's mother consoles her, holds her – You'll be fine, sweetie. Can I take her home?–
- Absolutely – Zach tells her – I'll drive te –
- I could…- Lucas talks, but Zach interrupts him
-You've done enough…Lisa, please take care of
him –
- te got it –
And just like that the turmoil is gone.
- Are te okay? – Lucas says
- te are asking me? I'm fine, I little shocked, but I'm okay, Lucas –
Cuddy sits successivo to him – Are te alright? –
- Yeah I'm fine. Tony is dead…I could have run faster, I – Lucas stops – te should go back to work –
- Yes, and you're coming with me to X raggio, ray your hand, it's probably broken –
Lucas looks down at his right hand. It's swollen.
- I can go to emergency room, I'll be fine –
- Lucas, te are coming with me and you're staying with me, because there are bullet holes on your door –
- Yes ma'am –
__________________________________________
After a trip to the hospital, Lucas and Cuddy go to her home.
- Hi Rachel – Cuddy goes directly to hug her daughter.
- Mummy – the toddler hugs her mother back.
- Look Rachel! I broke my fifth metacarpal – Lucas mostra her his hand.
- Lucas – Cuddy disapproves
- What? I did – His finger is immobilized with buddy taping. – It hurts – he tells Rachel
- Nina – the little girl offers her doll to make Lucas feel better.
- Thank te Rachel – Lucas stares at the girl – How come your sister hasn't helped te with Rachel? Still mad at te o something? –
- o something… – Cuddy has weird felling in her stomach–….urhm…we should eat – Cuddy is capable of facing the greatest responsibilities at work, but in her personal life, she tries to avoid them. – We haven't eaten –
Cuddy walks to the cucina with Rachel. This is her chance, she'll tell him everything.
- There's something I haven't tell te – Lucas says first taking Cuddy da surprise.
- I don't like telling people about it, in fact, I think Zach is the only one who knows, but only half of it, it's better considering he works for the District Attorney –
Cuddy frowns; she doesn't like the sound of this – What is it? –
- The law firm that I worked for, when I started as a P.I., most of their clients were criminals, high-profile criminals; and they paid the lawyers a lot of money to keep them out of jail. And they paid us a lot of money to help –
- What are te saying? Did te rough people up for them? –
Cuddy jokes trying to change the mood of the conversation, but Lucas stays serious (very weird on him).
- Yes I did – Lucas finally says – I threatened witnesses, I stole, planted, and manufactured evidence, I blackmailed judges, bribed cops and hours of illegal surveillance…all that for the wrong people –
Cuddy sits down, looks at Rachel; her daughter doesn't pay attention to the conversation
- te were young, naïve…-
- I wasn't stupid; I knew what I was doing. Like Tony…Then they asked me to kill somebody, that's when I knew I needed a change. I quit –
– I remember, at the hotel room te told me… - Cuddy sighs. Then she talks again - When I was telling te about me wanting a change, about me being sick of my life te said…that te had been in the same situation –
- I had my life crisis sooner – Lucas half smiles.
Cuddy thinks back to what Zach told her "he wears his cuore on his sleeve, because he wants to, not because is easy, not because is in his nature"
- You're good guy – she finally says – I know it, it's all I care –
Cuddy reaches to Lucas' hand.
- Thanks – Lucas tells her – Anything te want to tell me? –
- We had enough emotions today – Cuddy says – Let's eat –
____________________________________________
Lucas feels uneasy. He can't sleep. He keeps thinking about Tony's death and that Cuddy is hiding something.
The P.I. sees Cuddy sleeping successivo to him. He is happy to be with her, he is in Amore with her, but he feels so anxious.
Lucas told her everything, but he knows she is concealing something.
He can't sleep and looks at the alarm clock again, it's late.
Lucas waked up when he heard Cuddy come in. He was on the divano waiting for her.
- Hi –
Cuddy walked da him – Is Rachel asleep? –
- Yeah, yeah – Lucas looked at the clock, it was late.
- We need to talk to –
They sat down; Lucas noticed that she was wearing rosa Scrubs from the hospital. – Everything alright? Something happened at the accident? I mean, besides the accident… –
- I can't marry te – Cuddy interrupted – Here is the ring –
Lucas took it – What are te saying? –
- I'm in Amore with House, I'm sorry…
Lucas listened to her explanation/apology. She talked for five minuti and then stopped. – Lucas?...-
He thought of a rebuttal. Tell her how wrong she was, how he'll make happy, how much he loves her; tell her that she is making a mistake, that she should give them a chance and then... he saw her hand.
Cuddy had her car keys on her hand. She was in such a hurry to be done with him, and go to House.
Lucas was devastated – Okay – He got up, put his giacca on and left.
Cuddy is surprised, but at the same time relieved.
________________________________________
Cuddy wakes up, she notices Lucas is not in letto with her. She looks at the clock, in two hours she has to be at work.
She gets up, in the living room she finds Lucas.
- Good morning…why are te dress? – Lucas doesn't answer – Are te still freak out about Tony? –
- We should break up –
- What? –
- I Amore te Lisa, but if te don't want me, there is not reason for me to be here –
- What the hell are te talking about? –
Lucas stands in front of her – Why haven't te told your family that you're living here? Your mother doesn't know your phone number, and te sister thinks you're still traveling on your sabbatical –
Cuddy takes a big breath – It has nothing to do with te –
- Really? Because I was your dirty little secret once, I ain't doing again –
- I'm not…listen, it's me – Cuddy tells him – I always want to do everything da myself, prove that I can do it all alone –
- And te keep your mom away? –
- My mom is special and te know it – Cuddy risposte – If I had tell her that I was with te that soon, I wouldn't have heard the end of it–
- So what we have is not strong enough to survive scrutinizing from your mother? –
- It's not like that –
- What have te been hiding from me? – Lucas asks her – This past couple of weeks, te had been hiding something –
Cuddy takes another breath – I can't tell you, if I tell te now, you'll change your mind for the wrong reason –
- Just tell me, please –
- I can't –
-I'm leaving – Lucas turns around walking to the door.
- Marry me – Cuddy tells him. Lucas stops and looks at her.
- Are te kidding me? –
- If I tell te that I Amore you, te wouldn't believe me, but I do – Cuddy says with a smile – te know how scare that is for me? After years of being in Amore with House, I finally sposta on, and it's scary as hell. This time I got to know te better, this time I see why te are the way te are –
She takes a step closer to him. – I Amore the way te make me smile, I like how te always see the positive, I like how nice you're with Rachel –
Now Lucas is smiling too.
- I think you're handsome, I Amore the way te baciare me, I Amore the way te fuck me –
Lucas laughs
- So we could date, get married, have two kids, a dog, and retire to Florida. What do te say? –
- te crazy, crazy woman –
The P.I. walks up to her and kisses her – Wait a minuto – he breaks it off – Are te pregnant? –
- Yes, 7 weeks –
- Aren't te too old… –
Cuddy puts her hand over his mouth – Don't ruin the moment –
- Now I feel like a total jerk for wanting to break up with my pregnant girlfriend –
Lucas has a big dumb smile on his face
- I don't want to be negative, but things can go wrong – Cuddy tells him
- If nothing is wrong now, I'm happy now– Lucas responds – But I'm not gonna marry te –
- Excuse me? –
- Never, I asked te once te detto no, that's it. Besides we're not the marrying type –
Cuddy smiles – I'm okay with that –
To be continued…
1.- Wow! This chapter was longer that I expected, but I think is a good one.
2.- Hopefully, Lucas' back story doesn't seem like a stretch for the character. I put some clues in other chapters(Just like I did with Tony). Also, I like Private Eyes with shady past and questionable morals.
3.- The back story is loosely based on the life of Dashiel Hammet when he was a P.I.
4.- Hopefully, Cuddy is not out of character
5.- Please, for the Amore of Spock, leave a review, te know te want to.
PD. Shameless plug, go read my webcomic Detective Fausto, about a P.I. with (you guessed it!) questionable morals.Link on my profile.
