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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
One of my dearest wishes, back in the day, was to have Lucy Ewing move to Knots Landing and take on Abby, not only as her step-daughter, but as a rival as well. On some level, Paige got that 'honor'. I also realized that Lucy, technically, is about the same age as Ann Ewing, so she is in this story as well.
CAPRICORN CRUEL
BACKSTORY:
When last we saw Lucy Ewing in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’, she was making an offer to fugitive Matthew Blaisdel. An offer that he accepted in exchange for help evading the law.
Essentially, Matthew has been asked to abduct Abby Ewing and take her to Texas. He has been given an address as to where to drop her off to. What he does not know is that the residence in question, is none other than Judith Ryland’s whore house!
Yes, Lucy has had an on again, off again, relationship with Judith’s only son, Harris Ryland and it is Judith’s hope that the two will marry, thus cementing the Ewing/Ryland fortunes. But there are problems, as there always are…
Lucy has a friend named Ann Smith that Harris is interested in. Lucy has not noticed this nor does she care, since secretly, she had no intention of marrying Harris. And Abby is only half of her problem. Ben Gibson, who is swearing he is the father of Val’s babies, is being very hard to get rid of. Difficult actually.
Meanwhile poor Valene has no clue that her daughter is up to anything at all. She is relaxing at the Southern Cross Ranch with Clayton, while trying to figure out her life. Her publisher is asking for another book and Val is actually thinking of writing a fictional account of Alexis Morrell Carrington Dexter Ewing Barnes’s life…
****
Lucy squinted at the sunlight that was coming through her window as she awoke in her bedroom. Her bedroom at her father’s ranch.
Gary had invited her to stay after Lucy feigned being heartbroken over Adam Carrington. Also, Matthew was hired as a ranch hand named ‘Lucas’.
Lucy sat up, stretched, then got out of bed and reached for a hairbrush. She bent her head over and began to brush her hair at the nape of her neck, when her door opened and Lucy smelled a noxious odor.
“Hello, Abby. I would have thought my father could afford to buy you real Chanel perfume.” she said with a smile, before tossing her hair back into place and setting down her hairbrush.
Abby pasted on a return smile. Clearly, Valene had not raised this girl. Whatever Val’s faults, she had manners and would have NEVER raised any child to act as atrociously as Lucy had in just the past two days. Not that Gary noticed.
But Abby also had to tell herself that Lucy was no girl. She was a young woman who had managed to snag Adam Carrington at one point and time. That was no mean feat and the Carringtons were no one to mess with. The only reason she put up with Lucy’s attitude at all, was that she hoped that her step-daughter could open some doors for her with regards to the Carringtons, or even with Alexis Barnes.
“Lucy,” Abby said, closing the door, “it’s good to see you’re up. I want to talk to you about Olivia.”
Olivia was Abby’s teenage daughter. She didn’t look much like Abby but Lucy figured she probably looked like her father, whoever he was.
“Yes?” Lucy said and sauntered over to her closet. Abby leaned against a pillar in the room.
“You impersonated me at a parent/teacher conference. You pretended to be me. Why?”
“Why what?” Lucy asked, holding up a pair of jeans in front of herself while looking in a standing mirror. Abby walked over and snatched the jeans from her hands!
“Why did you pretend to be me and tell Olivia’s principal all of those lies?”
Lucy shook her head, looking Abby up and down. Her poor mother hadn’t stood a chance against this barracuda.
“You know, Abby, if you had actually ever paid a visit to your daughter’s school before, I would have never been able to do that. And I didn’t impersonate you. I said who I was and they thought it was fine.”
“No, you did not tell them who you really were!” Abby snapped. “And when I tell your father what you did and said, you will be staying at a hotel!”
“Go tell him.” Lucy said. “And don’t ever throw my clothes anywhere…are we clear?” Lucy asked before moving to walk around Abby.
But Abby blocked her way.
“I don’t know what this is, or why you’re suddenly here, but you’ve caused enough trouble around here. I think you should pack your bags and leave. Surely Val needs you. Isn’t she in Texas someplace?”
“Move!” Lucy ordered.
“I’m not some servant you can order around, little girl. And if you think you’re going to use my husband’s guilt about you, against him or me, you’ve got another thing coming.” Abby told her. She then did move and leave the room, slamming the door behind her! Once the door closed, Lucy grinned! She liked the fact that Abby now knew where the two of them stood, not that she had been good at pretending before anyway. Abby had been on her guard the moment Lucy had dropped her suitcase in the foyer.
Lucy’s mind wandered from Abby’s eventual fate, to this ‘ranch’. It was small and honestly, Lucy didn’t really think of it so much as a ranch, as it was a house with land around it, that her father had tried to make into a ranch.
Essentially, Gary Ewing was trying to have his own Southfork.
Meanwhile, Abby composed herself and walked into the dining room where Olivia and Brian were eating breakfast, along with Lucy’s friend that Gary had invited to stay here as well. Here name was Ann and she was tall and gangly, though Abby could see potential in her, if she fixed herself up a bit. Ann had taken a liking to Olivia and Brian and was making sure they ate everything on their plate. Oddly, she reminded Abby of Val in a way.
Abby was about to sit down with them, when their butler came in and said that there was a call for her. She turned and walked out into the hallway, thanking the butler before answering.
“This is Abby Ewing.”
“Well hello there, Mrs. Ewing,” a voice with a clear southern drawl responded, “this is Harris Ryland.”
“Oh?” Abby asked, confused. “I’ll get Lucy…”
“No,” Harris said quickly, “I was wondering if you could get Annie to come to the phone.”
Abby raised a brow, sensing something. Annie?
Gary had told her that Lucy had been seeing Harris Ryland and that while J.R. thought it was a good match, Bobby did not. Harris, apparently was about Bobby’s age, maybe a few years younger, and even Gary wished Lucy would date some men that were closer to her own age.
And yet, Mr. Ryland had not asked for Lucy. He had asked for her. He had asked for her to get Ann to come to the phone. Probably because he couldn’t ask Lucy to do it. Abby took a deep breath and lied.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Ryland…”
“Call me, Harris.”
“Okay. Harris. Ann is out riding.”
“Really? Well I’m glad to hear she’s enjoying herself.”
“Lucy is still upstairs. I could get her…”
“No! That’s alright, really, Mrs. Ewing. I’ll catch up with Lucy later. I was wondering if you could tell Annie that I called? Oh and if you could tell her without letting anyone else know?”
Meaning Lucy, Abby thought.
“Why yes, Harris. I will do that. You know, I’m awfully fond of Ann. She’s hardworking. Ann and myself, come from humble means. She’s got a good head on her shoulders.” Abby told him.
Harris, on his end, knew he had tipped his hand with Abby and decided he needed to correct that.
“You know, on second thought, if I could speak to Lucy, I would really appreciate it.”
****
Lucy was showered and dressed by the time Abby told her Harris was on the phone. Abby set it down and went into the dining room. Lucy watched her leave the area before picking up the phone.
“Harris, honey,” Lucy said between clenched teeth, “do you have that information I asked you for?”
Harris, for his part, didn’t like the fact that he and his mother were being used as resources for a Ewing. Lucy damned well had enough money to pay her own detectives to look into things that she wanted to know about! And he knew his mother was pushing for him to marry Lucy. He wouldn’t mind that, if Lucy were the type of woman that would settle down. But Mitch Cooper and Adam Carrington told him all he needed to know about what kind of wife Lucy would be.
“I do, darlin’, but I don’t understand why you need to know it.” Harris asked between clenched teeth as well. “I thought this was just about trying to get your step-mama to join in my mother’s secret ‘business’?”
Yes, Harris thought that Abby wanted to partner with Judith in the whoring business. He had no idea what was really planned.
“Charles Scott is trying to worm his way back into Abby’s life. Behind my father’s back.” Lucy lied. “Abby will never agree to partner with Judith once she becomes involved with him again.”
“Explain to me WHO wants to partner with who here? My mother has never been the partnership type.”
Abby walked by and it was clear she was off to play business woman at Lotus Point. Lucy decided to wrap up the call.
“Okay Harris, honey, it was so nice to hear from you. Bye!” she cooed and hung up. Abby was not fooled by any of that. She walked over to a hall mirror to look herself over as she addressed Lucy.
“Your father said that he owns an oil trucking corporation.”
“Who?” Lucy asked, feigning ignorance. Abby turned away from the mirror and faced her.
“Harris. Harris Ryland. There’s talk that the two of you are planning a future together. In Dallas.”
“Maybe.” Lucy replied, just as Ann, Olivia and Brian came out of the dining room. Olivia and Brian were on their way to school and Ann was about to drive them…something Lucy noticed.
“Where are you going?” Lucy asked her. Ann shrugged.
“I was going to drop the kids off at school.” she answered. Abby smiled at her.
“Thank you, Ann. It would be such a big help. I’m running late this morning.” Abby said.
“I don’t get why Daddy can’t take them?” Lucy asked.
“Or yourself? You know, since you’ve been masquerading as me at the high school.” Abby said coolly, just as Gary and ‘Lucas’, walked in from a side foyer. Gary could see something was going on and decided to keep down trouble.
“Hey there! Good morning everyone!” Gary called out cheerfully. Matthew/Lucas, nodded. He didn’t like what he was doing here.
He also didn’t like Abby Ewing.
He knew Lucy thought he would go for this because she slightly resembled Krystle and Constance.
No. She did not.
Krystle’s beauty was ethereal. Inside and out.
Constance’s beauty was wounded. She was struggling to be the woman Krystle had been. She was younger and there was still time.
Matthew didn’t know what in the hell Abby Ewing was! He didn’t like her. And it had nothing to do with what Lucy had said about her, or his mission at hand with regards to her.
He liked Gary Ewing. This was a guy that was just trying to strike out on his own. And he was doing it later in life than he had planned to.
Abby Ewing was not with him. She was not by his side. She was not loyal. Not really. How did Matthew know this?
Because some ex congressman had come by here and he had seen Abby kiss him! And it wasn’t some ‘friend’ kiss…there was something between the two of them. Or had been. Matthew couldn’t recall the guy’s name but he knew he had been running for office around the same time Fielding Carlyle had been.
And Abby’s kids were allowed to run wild! Lucy’s friend, Ann…he couldn’t remember her last name, but she was taking care of them. For free! Hell, Abby needed to be looking after her own children! And here she was in some business suit…she reminded him of Alexis. Both were women with low morals that half raised their children.
But he stifled all of that and tried not to look at Lucy too long. She was half trying to make eye contact with him, without looking as if she were.
“Good morning, Daddy!” Lucy exclaimed and pranced over to him to kiss him on the cheek. Olivia looked down. She liked Lucy, well enough, and she had helped cover with the principal when she had gotten in trouble for smoking pot. But she had always considered Gary her father in a way. Now that Lucy was here, he barely spent any time with her anymore.
Actually, if Olivia was honest, it wasn’t really Lucy. It was their new home. This ranch. Gary just spent all of his time working on it. Either he was petting a cow or pig or something was giving birth or sick. The smell of animal crap was everywhere when you walked in a certain direction around here. She was too embarrassed to invite friends over!
“So,” Gary said, looking around, “I guess this means Lucy and I will spend some time alone here on the ranch. Lucy, one of the horses is due to give birth. I don’t suppose you’d want to give Lucas and I a hand?”
“Actually,” Lucy said slyly, “Granddaddy allowed me to help Ray care for the animals when I turned 15. I’m sure it will be a piece of cake.”
That was not exactly true. Yes, she knew how to help animals give birth, only because a calf and pig gave birth during the times she spent up in the hayloft with Ray! So yeah she was an old hand at it!
Gary looked down at her with surprise. Matthew raised a brow. He couldn’t wait to see this! If Lucy was lying…
“Really?” Abby asked skeptically. “Jock just let you touch sick animals?”
“Being pregnant is not a sickness, Abby.” Lucy said coolly. “Speaking of, I spoke with Mama yesterday. She’s doing well.”
Clearly she was talking to Gary and his eyes lit up at the mention of Valene, something everyone noticed. Abby decided it was time to make her darling step-daughter pay for ruining the start to her morning.
Abby turned to Ann.
“Ann, why don’t I drive Olivia and Brian to school and you come with? I’d love to show you around Lotus Point.”
Lucy tried to shake her head at Ann, who didn’t notice.
“I’d love to, Mrs. Ewing. Do I look alright to be hanging around there?”
“You like fine, Ann.” Gary told her and he put an arm around Lucy. “Honey, you might want to change into something more comfortable.”
Lucy nodded as Gary walked over and kissed Abby quickly, before heading off to the kitchen. Abby, Ann, Olivia and Brian went out of the door and Lucy stared after them, then turned to confront Matthew when the door closed!
“Hey! Why didn’t you stop that?”
“Stop what?” Matthew asked, annoyed.
“Abby is going to try and pump Ann for information!”
“She doesn’t know anything, does she?”
“No.”
“Well then, let her pump away. Do you really know how to birth a calf or any other farm animal?” Matthew asked.
“Sort of.” Lucy sniffed.
“Well ‘sort of’ will show.”
“Daddy will do most of the work, I’m sure! I’d better get changed.” she said and started to walk away, but Matthew looked around before grabbing her arm!
“Hey! What’s the deadline here? When do I grab Abby and smuggle her to Texas?” he asked. He needed to get out of here and go about figuring out a way to be with Constance and Krystina!
“It won’t be long now. There is just one last thing I need to do.” Lucy said, pulling her arm from his and walking up the stairs. She was not about to just send Abby to a whore house in Texas. She was about to take her lost love, Charles Scott, from her as well.
One of my dearest wishes, back in the day, was to have Lucy Ewing move to Knots Landing and take on Abby, not only as her step-daughter, but as a rival as well. On some level, Paige got that 'honor'. I also realized that Lucy, technically, is about the same age as Ann Ewing, so she is in this story as well.
CAPRICORN CRUEL
BACKSTORY:
When last we saw Lucy Ewing in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’, she was making an offer to fugitive Matthew Blaisdel. An offer that he accepted in exchange for help evading the law.
Essentially, Matthew has been asked to abduct Abby Ewing and take her to Texas. He has been given an address as to where to drop her off to. What he does not know is that the residence in question, is none other than Judith Ryland’s whore house!
Yes, Lucy has had an on again, off again, relationship with Judith’s only son, Harris Ryland and it is Judith’s hope that the two will marry, thus cementing the Ewing/Ryland fortunes. But there are problems, as there always are…
Lucy has a friend named Ann Smith that Harris is interested in. Lucy has not noticed this nor does she care, since secretly, she had no intention of marrying Harris. And Abby is only half of her problem. Ben Gibson, who is swearing he is the father of Val’s babies, is being very hard to get rid of. Difficult actually.
Meanwhile poor Valene has no clue that her daughter is up to anything at all. She is relaxing at the Southern Cross Ranch with Clayton, while trying to figure out her life. Her publisher is asking for another book and Val is actually thinking of writing a fictional account of Alexis Morrell Carrington Dexter Ewing Barnes’s life…
****
Lucy squinted at the sunlight that was coming through her window as she awoke in her bedroom. Her bedroom at her father’s ranch.
Gary had invited her to stay after Lucy feigned being heartbroken over Adam Carrington. Also, Matthew was hired as a ranch hand named ‘Lucas’.
Lucy sat up, stretched, then got out of bed and reached for a hairbrush. She bent her head over and began to brush her hair at the nape of her neck, when her door opened and Lucy smelled a noxious odor.
“Hello, Abby. I would have thought my father could afford to buy you real Chanel perfume.” she said with a smile, before tossing her hair back into place and setting down her hairbrush.
Abby pasted on a return smile. Clearly, Valene had not raised this girl. Whatever Val’s faults, she had manners and would have NEVER raised any child to act as atrociously as Lucy had in just the past two days. Not that Gary noticed.
But Abby also had to tell herself that Lucy was no girl. She was a young woman who had managed to snag Adam Carrington at one point and time. That was no mean feat and the Carringtons were no one to mess with. The only reason she put up with Lucy’s attitude at all, was that she hoped that her step-daughter could open some doors for her with regards to the Carringtons, or even with Alexis Barnes.
“Lucy,” Abby said, closing the door, “it’s good to see you’re up. I want to talk to you about Olivia.”
Olivia was Abby’s teenage daughter. She didn’t look much like Abby but Lucy figured she probably looked like her father, whoever he was.
“Yes?” Lucy said and sauntered over to her closet. Abby leaned against a pillar in the room.
“You impersonated me at a parent/teacher conference. You pretended to be me. Why?”
“Why what?” Lucy asked, holding up a pair of jeans in front of herself while looking in a standing mirror. Abby walked over and snatched the jeans from her hands!
“Why did you pretend to be me and tell Olivia’s principal all of those lies?”
Lucy shook her head, looking Abby up and down. Her poor mother hadn’t stood a chance against this barracuda.
“You know, Abby, if you had actually ever paid a visit to your daughter’s school before, I would have never been able to do that. And I didn’t impersonate you. I said who I was and they thought it was fine.”
“No, you did not tell them who you really were!” Abby snapped. “And when I tell your father what you did and said, you will be staying at a hotel!”
“Go tell him.” Lucy said. “And don’t ever throw my clothes anywhere…are we clear?” Lucy asked before moving to walk around Abby.
But Abby blocked her way.
“I don’t know what this is, or why you’re suddenly here, but you’ve caused enough trouble around here. I think you should pack your bags and leave. Surely Val needs you. Isn’t she in Texas someplace?”
“Move!” Lucy ordered.
“I’m not some servant you can order around, little girl. And if you think you’re going to use my husband’s guilt about you, against him or me, you’ve got another thing coming.” Abby told her. She then did move and leave the room, slamming the door behind her! Once the door closed, Lucy grinned! She liked the fact that Abby now knew where the two of them stood, not that she had been good at pretending before anyway. Abby had been on her guard the moment Lucy had dropped her suitcase in the foyer.
Lucy’s mind wandered from Abby’s eventual fate, to this ‘ranch’. It was small and honestly, Lucy didn’t really think of it so much as a ranch, as it was a house with land around it, that her father had tried to make into a ranch.
Essentially, Gary Ewing was trying to have his own Southfork.
Meanwhile, Abby composed herself and walked into the dining room where Olivia and Brian were eating breakfast, along with Lucy’s friend that Gary had invited to stay here as well. Here name was Ann and she was tall and gangly, though Abby could see potential in her, if she fixed herself up a bit. Ann had taken a liking to Olivia and Brian and was making sure they ate everything on their plate. Oddly, she reminded Abby of Val in a way.
Abby was about to sit down with them, when their butler came in and said that there was a call for her. She turned and walked out into the hallway, thanking the butler before answering.
“This is Abby Ewing.”
“Well hello there, Mrs. Ewing,” a voice with a clear southern drawl responded, “this is Harris Ryland.”
“Oh?” Abby asked, confused. “I’ll get Lucy…”
“No,” Harris said quickly, “I was wondering if you could get Annie to come to the phone.”
Abby raised a brow, sensing something. Annie?
Gary had told her that Lucy had been seeing Harris Ryland and that while J.R. thought it was a good match, Bobby did not. Harris, apparently was about Bobby’s age, maybe a few years younger, and even Gary wished Lucy would date some men that were closer to her own age.
And yet, Mr. Ryland had not asked for Lucy. He had asked for her. He had asked for her to get Ann to come to the phone. Probably because he couldn’t ask Lucy to do it. Abby took a deep breath and lied.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Ryland…”
“Call me, Harris.”
“Okay. Harris. Ann is out riding.”
“Really? Well I’m glad to hear she’s enjoying herself.”
“Lucy is still upstairs. I could get her…”
“No! That’s alright, really, Mrs. Ewing. I’ll catch up with Lucy later. I was wondering if you could tell Annie that I called? Oh and if you could tell her without letting anyone else know?”
Meaning Lucy, Abby thought.
“Why yes, Harris. I will do that. You know, I’m awfully fond of Ann. She’s hardworking. Ann and myself, come from humble means. She’s got a good head on her shoulders.” Abby told him.
Harris, on his end, knew he had tipped his hand with Abby and decided he needed to correct that.
“You know, on second thought, if I could speak to Lucy, I would really appreciate it.”
****
Lucy was showered and dressed by the time Abby told her Harris was on the phone. Abby set it down and went into the dining room. Lucy watched her leave the area before picking up the phone.
“Harris, honey,” Lucy said between clenched teeth, “do you have that information I asked you for?”
Harris, for his part, didn’t like the fact that he and his mother were being used as resources for a Ewing. Lucy damned well had enough money to pay her own detectives to look into things that she wanted to know about! And he knew his mother was pushing for him to marry Lucy. He wouldn’t mind that, if Lucy were the type of woman that would settle down. But Mitch Cooper and Adam Carrington told him all he needed to know about what kind of wife Lucy would be.
“I do, darlin’, but I don’t understand why you need to know it.” Harris asked between clenched teeth as well. “I thought this was just about trying to get your step-mama to join in my mother’s secret ‘business’?”
Yes, Harris thought that Abby wanted to partner with Judith in the whoring business. He had no idea what was really planned.
“Charles Scott is trying to worm his way back into Abby’s life. Behind my father’s back.” Lucy lied. “Abby will never agree to partner with Judith once she becomes involved with him again.”
“Explain to me WHO wants to partner with who here? My mother has never been the partnership type.”
Abby walked by and it was clear she was off to play business woman at Lotus Point. Lucy decided to wrap up the call.
“Okay Harris, honey, it was so nice to hear from you. Bye!” she cooed and hung up. Abby was not fooled by any of that. She walked over to a hall mirror to look herself over as she addressed Lucy.
“Your father said that he owns an oil trucking corporation.”
“Who?” Lucy asked, feigning ignorance. Abby turned away from the mirror and faced her.
“Harris. Harris Ryland. There’s talk that the two of you are planning a future together. In Dallas.”
“Maybe.” Lucy replied, just as Ann, Olivia and Brian came out of the dining room. Olivia and Brian were on their way to school and Ann was about to drive them…something Lucy noticed.
“Where are you going?” Lucy asked her. Ann shrugged.
“I was going to drop the kids off at school.” she answered. Abby smiled at her.
“Thank you, Ann. It would be such a big help. I’m running late this morning.” Abby said.
“I don’t get why Daddy can’t take them?” Lucy asked.
“Or yourself? You know, since you’ve been masquerading as me at the high school.” Abby said coolly, just as Gary and ‘Lucas’, walked in from a side foyer. Gary could see something was going on and decided to keep down trouble.
“Hey there! Good morning everyone!” Gary called out cheerfully. Matthew/Lucas, nodded. He didn’t like what he was doing here.
He also didn’t like Abby Ewing.
He knew Lucy thought he would go for this because she slightly resembled Krystle and Constance.
No. She did not.
Krystle’s beauty was ethereal. Inside and out.
Constance’s beauty was wounded. She was struggling to be the woman Krystle had been. She was younger and there was still time.
Matthew didn’t know what in the hell Abby Ewing was! He didn’t like her. And it had nothing to do with what Lucy had said about her, or his mission at hand with regards to her.
He liked Gary Ewing. This was a guy that was just trying to strike out on his own. And he was doing it later in life than he had planned to.
Abby Ewing was not with him. She was not by his side. She was not loyal. Not really. How did Matthew know this?
Because some ex congressman had come by here and he had seen Abby kiss him! And it wasn’t some ‘friend’ kiss…there was something between the two of them. Or had been. Matthew couldn’t recall the guy’s name but he knew he had been running for office around the same time Fielding Carlyle had been.
And Abby’s kids were allowed to run wild! Lucy’s friend, Ann…he couldn’t remember her last name, but she was taking care of them. For free! Hell, Abby needed to be looking after her own children! And here she was in some business suit…she reminded him of Alexis. Both were women with low morals that half raised their children.
But he stifled all of that and tried not to look at Lucy too long. She was half trying to make eye contact with him, without looking as if she were.
“Good morning, Daddy!” Lucy exclaimed and pranced over to him to kiss him on the cheek. Olivia looked down. She liked Lucy, well enough, and she had helped cover with the principal when she had gotten in trouble for smoking pot. But she had always considered Gary her father in a way. Now that Lucy was here, he barely spent any time with her anymore.
Actually, if Olivia was honest, it wasn’t really Lucy. It was their new home. This ranch. Gary just spent all of his time working on it. Either he was petting a cow or pig or something was giving birth or sick. The smell of animal crap was everywhere when you walked in a certain direction around here. She was too embarrassed to invite friends over!
“So,” Gary said, looking around, “I guess this means Lucy and I will spend some time alone here on the ranch. Lucy, one of the horses is due to give birth. I don’t suppose you’d want to give Lucas and I a hand?”
“Actually,” Lucy said slyly, “Granddaddy allowed me to help Ray care for the animals when I turned 15. I’m sure it will be a piece of cake.”
That was not exactly true. Yes, she knew how to help animals give birth, only because a calf and pig gave birth during the times she spent up in the hayloft with Ray! So yeah she was an old hand at it!
Gary looked down at her with surprise. Matthew raised a brow. He couldn’t wait to see this! If Lucy was lying…
“Really?” Abby asked skeptically. “Jock just let you touch sick animals?”
“Being pregnant is not a sickness, Abby.” Lucy said coolly. “Speaking of, I spoke with Mama yesterday. She’s doing well.”
Clearly she was talking to Gary and his eyes lit up at the mention of Valene, something everyone noticed. Abby decided it was time to make her darling step-daughter pay for ruining the start to her morning.
Abby turned to Ann.
“Ann, why don’t I drive Olivia and Brian to school and you come with? I’d love to show you around Lotus Point.”
Lucy tried to shake her head at Ann, who didn’t notice.
“I’d love to, Mrs. Ewing. Do I look alright to be hanging around there?”
“You like fine, Ann.” Gary told her and he put an arm around Lucy. “Honey, you might want to change into something more comfortable.”
Lucy nodded as Gary walked over and kissed Abby quickly, before heading off to the kitchen. Abby, Ann, Olivia and Brian went out of the door and Lucy stared after them, then turned to confront Matthew when the door closed!
“Hey! Why didn’t you stop that?”
“Stop what?” Matthew asked, annoyed.
“Abby is going to try and pump Ann for information!”
“She doesn’t know anything, does she?”
“No.”
“Well then, let her pump away. Do you really know how to birth a calf or any other farm animal?” Matthew asked.
“Sort of.” Lucy sniffed.
“Well ‘sort of’ will show.”
“Daddy will do most of the work, I’m sure! I’d better get changed.” she said and started to walk away, but Matthew looked around before grabbing her arm!
“Hey! What’s the deadline here? When do I grab Abby and smuggle her to Texas?” he asked. He needed to get out of here and go about figuring out a way to be with Constance and Krystina!
“It won’t be long now. There is just one last thing I need to do.” Lucy said, pulling her arm from his and walking up the stairs. She was not about to just send Abby to a whore house in Texas. She was about to take her lost love, Charles Scott, from her as well.
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