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"You're staying" Lucas couldnt get his head around the words. He spoke them but the truth was that they didn't really register any meaning in his mind.

He'd convinced himself that she was leaving. He'd started to look at his schedule and looking for ways to move things around so he could see her at least once a week.

He looked at her in confusion and disbelief. This wasn't what he was expecting! Damn woman got him good!

"You're really staying?" he asked nervously not sure if he really heard her right.

She nodded with a smile.

"You're staying?"

The words didn't make sense as they kept swirling around and bouncing back and forth inside his head.

Again she nodded, her throat had all but seized up at his emotion filled response.

"No way! You're... you... really?"

He grabbed her face between his hands.

"Tara Porter I swear if you're playing with me..." his tone suddenly serious as he tried to shake his doubts away.

"I'm staying Lucas." She found enough voice to utter three words that made him feel like he'd won a jackpot.

"Really?"

Tara started to giggle as she watched the tiny frown lines appear at the junction above his nose where his eyes met.

"Baby" he whispered "is it real?"

"Yes Lucas."

He slid his hands down from her face to  rest at the side of her neck.

"Really?" He shook his head in wonder.

The others in the room started to snile and chuckle bringing him out of his disbelieving stupor.

He looked at them all and seconds later he smiled widely.

"My babys staying. She's not moving. She's not leaving."

She's not leaving me. She's really staying. Something must have happened... Ellie.

He looked at her again with a serious expression.

"Baby if this is about Ellie then you know that there's no way in fücking hell she'll get near you..."

Tara shook her head.

"I won't lie, Ellie was one of the reasons but there were more."

"Like? Sorry baby but I know how important this was to you and well.."

Tara started to feel uncomfortable.

"Well, you were determined that Maggie and the guys would be moving..."

"That's their jobs baby..."

"But this is their home. They shouldn't have to leave because of me."

"Oh baby... It isn't like that..."

"It certainly isn't!" Maggie spoke out "You're family Tara and as such we look after you."

"Well put Mags " Adam said with a stern face. "We were given a choice Tara. We didn't have to be here watching out for you but we chose to do it. Honestly, in the beginning it was an honour to be watching out for the bosses wife but it didn't stay like that. You're like a brat sister to all of us now."

"A brat?" Tara spoke the words as a question but with narrowed eyes and a determined look on her face.

"Hell yes" Jones agreed with a grin.

Tara stood up with her hands on her hips.

"Oh shít" Adam scrambled up from hs chair "Run Jones!"

Both men raced from the room as if the hell fire demons were after  them. Tara started to laugh with the others joinng in.

"Gonna follow love?"

"Yeh Dad but they do the same thing everytime so I'll cut them off."

"That's my girl." Peter chuckled while shaking his head in amusement.

Tara stood and listened to the footsteps as the got further away before turning quickly and leaning down to the side of Lucas' head and whispering.

"And you. I stayed for you."

Then she was gone. Running out the back door and within seconds there were two grown men screaming that the queen of pranks had cornered them and thet needed help.

Keiran, Jace and Peter all went out the back to peruse the situation while Maggie sat looking at a very bewildered Lucas.

"She loves you Lucas."

"Oh God I hope you're right Maggie."

Maggie smiled at him.

"It's obvious."

"Really?" he found it hard to believe.

"Give her time and you won't be doubting that answer."

"Oh Maggie... I hope so. I really hope so."

He watched as Maggie nodded with a soft smile, got out and left the kitchen. In the quiet room whose silence was broken by men screaming Lucas sat and pondered over Maggies words.

Could it be true?

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