Time Heals All

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Paul knocking on the front door made Lucy jump, Charlie shaking his head with a smile knowing she had always been so on edge when she was excited.

"Go on," he motioned after see her waiting for his permission. "Bring him in." He had met him a million times before but never in this setting.

"Sir." Paul greeted him with an outstretched hand, Charlie taking it. "I won't keep her out too late, we're going to dinner and then catching a movie."

"Have her home no later then midnight," he looked over at a wide eyed Lucy. "Gives you two enough time to not have to rush home incase the movie runs late." He smiled.

"Leave the light on?" She asked.

"Always."

~

"Oh come on." Lucy snorted as Paul drove them home. "That movie was great."

"It's was Amanda Bynes cross dressing for ninety minutes." She rolled her eyes at him.

"Like I said, it was great. And Channing Tatum? Yummmm." She drew out the last letter making Paul squirm in his seat, placing a hand on his shoulder letting him know it was just a joke as they pulled up behind Bella's truck.

"Meet you in ten?" He asked, ready to just cuddle up in bed and fall asleep.

"Yeah, it looks like dad is still awake so maybe wait a few extra minutes?"

"You got it." He winked making her blush and roll her eyes as he got out and made his way to her door. He said a quick goodbye as he could hear Charlie shuffling around inside, a kiss on her cheek before her opened the front door for her.

"You two have a good time?" Charlie asked trying to cover a yawn.

"Yeah, we did actually. It was nice to go out just the two of us." She smiled. "Don't you have work in the morning?"

"I wanted to make sure you got home okay. I slept for like an hour." He grumbled. "I'll be fine."

"Uh huh, sure you will. I'm gonna go get changed and head to bed myself. So should you, you don't have to worry about me dad. As long as Paul is with me I'll be safe." He didn't catch the meaning behind what she said as he watched her walk up the steps, Bella's screaming carrying down them making them both groan.

"I've got it." He waved her off. "Go get some sleep."

~
The following few days were hard on both Lucy and Charlie for different reasons. Bella had left, only a note left behind telling them very little of where she had gone, and Harry Clearwater has passed away from a heart attack after a run in with Victoria. She had gotten her name from Jacob while she pried the information out about Harry's untimely death. Charlie was devastated, and while Lucy was heartbroken herself she was forced to focus on her training. Embry confessed that it allowed them some reprieve of the thoughts about Harry so she pushed on for them. So far she had found out how to control her ability to teleport and that she can move other things with her mind a

The day of Harry's funeral no one smiled, very few words were said amongst the tribe Lucy having said the most as she tried her best to console her father and Sue. She wished there was something else that she could do, but Sue insisted that she had done enough already. So she sat in the front pew of the funeral home with Sue, Leah and Seth, Seth crying on her shoulder as Sue hugged both of them. Leah was keeping to herself and had pushed her mother away when she tried to hug her, so Lucy allowed Sue to find some comfort in her instead. She just stared at the now closed casket,

"Hunny are you okay?" She looked worried and Lucy was quick to assure that she was perfectly fine.

"Please don't worry about me Sue, I'm perfectly fine." She murmured, a migraine starting in her neck making her close her eyes for a moment to gather herself.