Dusty Shelves

Departures Are Made

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Ruby <3

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Todd. Oh shit. I totally forgot about Todd. I heard a loud thump at my side and saw Lucy on the floor with her eyes closed. She must have fainted.

"Lucy!" he shouted and dropped to the floor at her side. He started moving the hair out of her face and scooped her into his arms. He looked at me with horror and confusion and I gaped at him. I couldn't just tell him like this. Not while the main person in the event was unconscious in front of me.

I kept quiet and Lucy's eyes fluttered open. She looked at Todd and kept her expression blank. He started caressing her cheek and kissed her forehead.

"Todd" she whispered and leaned away from his affection. He was puzzled and looked at me once more. He saw the guilty expression on my face and he started getting angry.

"What is going on?"

"Todd, can we talk about this somewhere private?" I asked and hoped he saw the seriousness in my eyes and tone of voice. He looked at Lucy who was starting to cry but brushed her tears away with force. She took a deep breath and calmed herself. She stood up and Todd did the same. Marcus decided to make his appearance at that moment and pushed past the crowd of our friends at the door.

"Marcus, come on" I said and he dropped his head and walked downstairs. Lucy and Todd followed wordlessly. Alice came to my side and looked at me with annoyance and seriousness.

"Oliver, what is going on?"

"I promise I'll explain everything once I settle this"

"No Oliver, you tell me right now or I am going home. You've been sneaking around all day and I want to know what's going on" she said, stubborn as ever. I stared into her eyes for a moment then nodded.

"Come on. You have to help Lucy anyway" I said and took her hand. I looked at the others who were staring wordlessly at me. I shook my head at them telling them not to follow.

"Oliver?" I heard Mitchell ask and I turned to look at him.

"Don't come down until I come get you. Please, I'll explain everything when I can. Just don't come down. I don't know how things will pan out" I said truthfully. He nodded and ushered the other five inside. Tony was giving me one of his unreadable stares but I brushed it off and led Alice downstairs.

Todd was sitting on the lounge while Lucy was on the opposite one looking into her lap. Marcus was pressed into the corner and looking worried. He was sending scared glances over to Todd and I was certain he was wondering what Todd would do.

"Right, what the fuck is going on?" Todd asked me as I entered the room. I let go of Alice's hand and she went to sit with Lucy. Lucy folded into Alice's embrace and tried not to cry. She was merely hiding her face in Alice's shoulder.

"Just sit down Todd" I said calmly.

"No, I will not sit down until I know what is going on!"

"Alright" I said and ran a hand through my hair and exhaled loudly. "Marcus, can you come here please?"

"Ok" Marcus muttered and edged towards us. He stood next to Todd but kept his distance. He was sweating like crazy and I felt sorry for him slightly. In another sense though, I wanted to punch the shit out of him for knocking up Lucy.