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By: Ashley

Scotty walked through the dewy grass w/the 12 white roses in his hand. It was a clear, cool night. The type of night that he liked to come here on. When he reached his destination he leaned forward and placed the roses on the damp Earth. Then he squatted down and stared lovingly at the clump of grass before him.

"Long time no see. I know, sorry about that. I've been kinda busy, or should I say obsessed this past year. I had to come here. You're the only one who ever really listened to me. I know you're listening right now. And there comes a point where I'm tired of hearing 'I told you so' from Bobbie, Lucy, my folks, Karen and basically everyone else on the planet. I need someone to listen and I know you will, Dominique" Scotty smiled at the grave.

***
"Luke, wait!" Laura called out as she jogged down the stairs after Luke. "Here's your picture of Lulu and Lucky"

"Thanks, darlin'. Laura? Where'd we go wrong? What happened to us?"

"I think we tried to recapture something that wasn't there. Tried to hold on to Luke and Laura the Golden Couple, without realizing who we are now and what really broke us apart." Laura said with tears running down her face.

"Yeah, but it felt right, didn't it? These past 7, 8 months living together have been great. Well, at least for awhile."

"For awhile. But then reality sets in and neither one of us can deal with it. You still want to scam people and go traipsing around and you get jealous when I'm busy with Deception. How long before you want me to quit my company?"

"I'd never ask you to give up your company, but you've got to admit that it's been causing problems between us."

"No, it's been causing problems for you."

"Laura, we have more problems than that. We can't live together. We can't co-exist in the same house. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I miss her and you miss him.....You love him don't you, just admit it."

Laura's lip began to tremble and the tears rolled fast down her face. When she spoke her voice began to break, "Do you want the truth?"

***
"I love Laura, Dom. I really do. She invades my every thought and my dreams. It's been months since we've broken up. I wish I could get over her, but I can't. It was the same way when you died. I couldn't get over it. I saw you everywhere. I'm never going to have Laura, though, so she might as well be dead to me. Have you ever loved someone so completely, and they knew that, so they played it to their advantage. That's what Laura does. I don't know if it's intentional or not, but she does it. She did it to me, Cassadine, Spencer and who knows who else. I try not to let people see that I miss her, but every now and then I space out and I think they know. I try not to let them see that I don't sleep much at nights. When I do sleep, I always dream about her. Everyone, sometimes out of the blue, tells me that I'm so much better than her. Karen, my parents and of couse my pal Lucy. Lucy almost scratched Laura's eyes out the other day ago. It was funny and scary all at once. I was talking to Luce at Kelly's when Laura walked in and that's where the cat fight began. I got them to stop, but Lucy ruined it when she blurted out a secret. And once the reality of that secret hit Laura, she ran out of Kelly's. I guess I should tell you. I've been spending time with Felicia, ever since Laura and Spencer dumped us. She's my friend, I love her, and I want it to stay that way. But a few months ago we took it too far. Felicia and I had a few too many drinks and we slept together. Now everyone in town pretty much knows. We said we stay friends and we will, but I still feel bad that it went that far. You saw it, didn't you? You see everything. Can you see Serena right now? She's at a slumber party. Probably talking about boys. Geez, Dominique, our little baby is about to hit puberty. I hope Lucy's ready cause I'm not. Lucy's happy, I guess you know. She's married and we got our little girl back. Everyone's happy, I hope I will be soon.

***
"Of course I want the truth."

"I love him. I always have, but if you want to know if I'm in love with him, then the answers yes."

"So you are in love with him."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Luke. I think I didn't want the truth to set in. I didn't want to acknowledge that I felt this way about him. I miss him and everything about him.I don't know what I don't miss. It isn't right to make love with you and not him. I feel like I'm betraying you because when we make love I seem to think it's him.......Do you love Felicia?"

"I don't know. I have strong feelings for her, and I miss her. The way I dissmissed her and our relationship was wrong."

"What are you going to do now?" Laura asked.

Pointing to his luggage, "I'm going back to my club. Maybe call Orphie and see if she wants to have lunch tomorrow or something. I don't know. Move on I guess. You?"

"I don't know. He hates me."

"That's never stopped you before. Laura, if you want him, go after him. If he gives you the boot, it's his loss. What do we tell the kids?"

"The truth." Laura said simply. "We're not in love anymore."

"It was a great twenty years wasn't it?"

"Yeah, it was." They leaned in and hugged each other and place soft kisses on each other's cheecks.

Luke grabbed his luggage and headed for the door. "bye."

"Bye, Luke." and all in one instant, the everlasting Luke and Laura were over.

"Now, to go get what I want." Laura said to herself as she raced upstairs to get something.

***
"Dom, I love you and I miss you. I wish we had turned out differently. Ooohh, it's cold out here. I'm going to go now. I have to sort through my crazy life alone. You know, I see you every time I look at Serena. I guess I kept the best part of you here with me. Bye, Dominique, I love you."

***
Laura went around the room lighting the candles. "I hope this works."

***
Scotty arrived home and began to walk up the steps pulling off his jacket and sweater and throwing them on the steps. He could clean tomorrow. He was just in his t-shirt when he opened his bedroom door and his mouth dropped open in surprise.

"Hey." Laura said, trying to act as sexy as possible. She stood there is a pink nightie, with one of the straps conviently slipping.

"What are you doing here?" Scott asked, more annoyed that excited.

"I missed you, and I wanted to show you just how much." Laura replied as she walked up to him and threw her arms around his neck.

"Laura stop." Scott said.

"Scotty, you don't mean that." Laura said as she rubbed up against him.

"Laura stop!" Scott said, unhooking her from his body and walkng clear across the room to get away from her.

"Scotty what's wrong?" Laura asked, feeling the tears rising to her eyes.

"What happened? You caught Spencer with somebody else and now you're coming back to you're number two guy? That what this is?"

"No, Scotty, let me explain........."

"I'm tired of listening to your explanations. I've been doing it for 20 years and I can't anymore. You think an empty apology and a few touches and kisses fix everything? They don't. I know better now."

"You're right. Why should you believe I have serious feelings now when I've played you all my life. But still, you don't like what I'm wearing?"

"Laura!"

"Scotty......"

"Fine, you look beautiful Laura. I love the way you look."

"Good, for awhile I thought you didn't want me."

"You don't know. You don't know how much I want you, seeing you like that. It's taking all of my restraint to not take you on this floor right here right now."

"Good, because I think that that can be arranged."

"Laura, what I feel for you isn't all lust and desire. My feelings for you are more than that. And I've been burned too many times to play a pawn in your game with Spencer. What did he do to you? Why are you here?"

"I came to tell you."

"Tell me what?"

"Luke and I are over."

"What?"

"We're over. We tried for months and we can't make it work."

"Oh, well good for you."

Laura went on, despite Scott's attitude, "You can't hold on to a love that's not there. Especially when you love someone else."

"Who?"

"I love you, Scotty."

"Yeah, I know you do."

"No, I'm in love with you Scotty. You still love me, don't you? Tell me it's not to late."

"It is too late, Laura. A few months too late! I can't go back through this again. I can't put my children through this. We're like this bad flu that won't go away. I can't put up with it anymore."

"You mean you can't put up with me anymore."

"Frankly, yeah"

"It's all my fault. I've pushed you over the edge and there's no going back. You think I'm horrible, don't you?"

"Laura......."

"Scotty, I know I'm not good enough for you. I'm a user. I love people and I use them. I've done it to you, Stefan, Luke, even my own children. It's a bad habit and then when I try to make up for it, I have a hell of a time doing so. I'm horrible, cold hearted bitch."

"Laura, don't talk that way about youself."

"But you've thought that way about me, haven't you?"

"From time to time."

"I love you Scotty and I want another chance. Can you give that to me?"

"Are you doing this because of Felicia?

"Maybe. You slept with her, there's nothing I can do about that. But I have loved you for awhile now. I was too afraid to tell you. Too afraid to let you get close to me. If we got too close I was afraid that we'd have to go through the real reasons we broke up 20 years ago. And I thought you wouldn't want me after that."

"I would still want you. No matter what hell we went through, there's still the love."

"So you do love me?"

"Laura....." Scotty said, turing his back to her. Afraid she'd see what he really felt.

"Scotty, tell me. Tell me you love me."

"Laura!"

Laura walked to Scotty and turned him around to face her. "Scotty, look at me and tell me you don't love me."

Scott couldn't say a word.

Lura was smiling and crying at once. "You can't say it, can you? That's a start at least."

"Laura, I can't go through it again. I can't let the same thing happen over and over again."

"Do you love me Scotty?"

"I love you Laura. Aside from my kids, I love you more than anything else in this world, but I can't get hurt again."

"I love you Scotty. I don't want to hurt you. I just want a chance. A chance to love you, a chance to make it up to you. I want us to take it one day at a time. I want breakfasts in bed, soccer games, recitals, going to sleep together and waking up together, sleeping in on Sundays, making love and then falling asleep in each other's arms. We can have that, just give us a chance."

Laura walked over to Scotty and put their arms around each other. She closed her eyes and rested her forehead against his.

"I love you Scotty. Forgive me and give me anther chance."

"I love you too Laura. I can't guarantee that I will trust you overnight, but I'd like to try to go one day at a time."

Laura pulled her lips up to Scotty's and began to kiss him softly. He walked her to the bed and laid her down. Then he got in bed next to her and held her. Laura was content. For once in her life, she realized what she wanted and needed, and both were Scotty.

~The End~