One Wild Night

790 Common Face

After dropping Amy off at the office, Lucas hurried back to Lucy's apartment so that he and Tyler would leave before Lucy shows up there, but just as he got out of the car after parking it, a sleek car also pulled up in front of the apartment.

"Lucas? Oh, my God, Lucas?" Lucy yelled from inside the car as she quickly opened the door and ran out happily.

"Shit!" Lucas swore but had a grin on his face as he held out his arms to catch Lucy who was already jumping at him.

They both laughed happily as he caught her and swirled around with her before setting her down, "So much for not missing me," Lucas said with a grin.

"When did you get here…. Wait, you were Amy's supposed cousin who got into the country last night?" She asked in disbelief as it all clicked in her brain.

"Sorry, I wanted to surprise you girls, but you didn't make it easy," Lucas said, and looked up from Lucy to look at her companions- Sonia, Jade, Candace and Andy.

"Sony, you didn't think I would miss your wedding, did you?" Lucas asked as he met Sonia's gaze.

Sonia grinned as she stepped forward to embrace him, "I would have understood if you couldn't show up, but thanks for making it," she said as she kissed his cheeks.

"How are you doing, Luca?" She asked as she looked at his face as though searching any sign that he wasn't fine.

"Wait, if you came with someone else, then it has to be Tyler, right? Tyler is here?" Lucy asked with wide eyes, and when Lucas nodded, Lucy ran into the house without bothering to introduce the others to Lucas, leaving Sonia with the task.

"TYLER!" Lucy yelled as she jumped on Tyler who was still fast asleep on the couch, and Tyler groaned as he opened his eyes.

The displeased frown that etched his brows at being roused from sleep slowly transformed into a grin as he realized it was Lucy.

"Hey, princess Lu," Tyler greeted with a yawn before Lucy enveloped him in a hug.

"It's so good to see you, Ty! You look great!" Lucy said and they both looked up when they heard the capture sound of a camera.

"I'm going to send these to Tom," Jade said, flashing them both a smile, and Candace rolled her eyes.

"Tom knows Tyler," Lucy said with a roll of her eyes as she stepped away from Tyler.

"Yet last night he said he doesn't want to see Tyler's shadow anywhere close to you," Lucas said and Lucy rose a brow.

"Tom knows you're here?" She asked with narrowed eyes not wanting to believe that Tom had known Lucas was the person with Amy but had pretended not to know anything.

"I called him immediately I got in to find out if your apartment was available. He didn't know Amy was here so he assured me the place was empty. I asked him not to tell you. . So be cool, okay?" Lucas said and they turned to Tyler when he whistled.

"Did I die and go to heaven? Who are these beautiful creatures? Sony? Is that you? I guess I'm not in Heaven. You can't be an Angel," Tyler said and Sonia giggled as she stepped forward to embrace him.

"I see you're still an ass after all these years," she said fondly.

"You will agree I'm a cute ass, though," Tyler said with a grin.

"I should probably do the introductions," Lucy said and faced the others.

"Ladies, this is Doctor Lucas, my kid twin brother, and this is Doctor Tyler, our best friend…."

"Really, Lu? Kid twin brother? We are doing that in public now?"

"Nope. Tyler is Lucas' best friend. I'm your only best friend," Sonia said at the same time with Lucas, and they all laughed.

"Yes, Lucas, you're my kid brother and I want them all to know…."

"It wasn't even up to five minutes for crying out loud," Lucas said and Lucy shrugged.

"It doesn't change anything. Now shush, I need to finish the introductions. Gentlemen, as you might have already guessed by her behavior, this is Jade Hank…."

"What do you mean guessed by my behavior? What have I done other than capture a photo to show Tom what his girlfriend is doing in his absence?" She asked with a scowl.

"You can only do that if you're Tom's best friend, or ex-girlfriend wanting to come back, or admirer wanting to be with him, or an annoying sister, and since you're neither of the others since Lucy is hanging out with you, annoying sister is more befitting," Candace explained sweetly and Jade eyed her with displeasure while the others laughed.

"I actually meant from her resemblance to Tom and Bryan, but Candace's explanation is good too," Lucy said with a grin.

"It's nice to meet you, Jade," Lucas said with a pleasant smile as he shook a hands with her.

"Don't be so dramatic. Tom is all talk," Lucy assured him.

"I don't want to stay at Tom's. Mom and dad will be there. And I don't want them to fuss over me. I'd rather they don't know I'm around until they see me at the wedding. So, keep it to yourself," Lucas said and Lucy made a zip gesture on her lips.

"My lips are sealed," Lucy promised.

"You both should come for the party tonight," Sonia said and Lucas nodded.

"We planned to. Tom already invited us," Lucas said and Lucy smiled as she looked at him.

"You look so much better, Luke," she said as she touched his face happily.

"And you too," Lucas said, placing a hand over her hand which was on his face, and they embraced.

Candace watched them, wondering if she would ever get to this stage in her relationship with Harry. She found it easier to banter with him since she didn't know how to be all mushy.

"Ty, thanks for taking good care of him," Lucy said after they broke the hug.

"I will take better care of him if he would join me fully…."

"No," Lucy said before he could finish, "We want him back here with us. Luke, you're coming back, right?" She asked and he nodded.

"Sure. Don't want to be so far away from you," Lucas said and Lucy smiled as she embraced him again.

"You guys are not leaving immediately after the wedding, right? We have so much to talk about," Lucy said to Lucas.

"We will be leaving on Monday," Lucas said and Lucy nodded.

"That's good enough then. Have you guys had breakfast? Do you want me to fix you something before leaving?" She offered and Lucas shook his head.

"No. We will order something to eat. You girls can go have fun," Lucas said and the ladies rose since they had a lot to do for the day.

"I hope to catch up with you two later tonight," Lucas said to Candace and Andy as he followed them outside and they smiled at him.

"Hey, Lucy!" Alicia greeted from across the street as she went to join them.

"Alicia, this is my brother Lucas and his friend. I'm surprised you didn't recognize him last night," Lucy said and Alicia smiled apologetically.

"It was dark and I saw them from a distance," Alicia explained.

"Give me a minute to say hello to Mia," Sonia said as she headed for Tom's apartment, and Tyler watched her go.

"Don't you beautiful ladies need bodyguards? We can come with you to make sure you're safe," Tyler offered.

"Not me. I need to sleep. Here is your car key," Lucas said as he handed the key.

"Yes, you should definitely sleep. Thanks for looking out for Amy. And you should hold on to the car key while you're here," Lucy said without taking the key from him.

"Are you all going somewhere?" Alicia asked with interest.

"Yeah. We are going shopping," Lucy said just as Sonia and Mia joined them.

"Thanks for last night, Mia. This is my twin brother, Lucas, and his best friend, Tyler," Lucy explained.

"I guess that's why he didn't step out of the kitchen. I would have guessed had I seen his face," Mia said as she shook hands with Lucas before looking at Tyler.

Looking at Tyler in the light of day, she sensed that there was something familiar about him but she couldn't place it, so she shrugged it off as she shook hands with them.

"You look very much like someone I used to know," Tyler said and Mia froze.

"You must have a very common face like you said," Jade said, referring to what she had said when Harry said she looked familiar too (chapter 503).

"Yeah, I do have a common face," Mia said with a stiff smile but something about her initial reaction already set Tyler's suspicion off.

"I should go back inside. See you girls later tonight," Mia said with a wave before walking away even though she had no intention of attending the party now that she had met Tyler.