Feauturing the song
                  "Stay" by Lisa Loeb (edited to fit into my story- yeah, so I cut some
                  parts out that were non-applicable)<p>



                  Brenda Barrett stepped onto the stage and smiled at the crowd. She
                  couldn't believe how
                  wonderful everything was going-- the night had so far been a complete
                  success. Luther was a hit, and everyone seemed to be having a great
                  time.<p>

                  She lifted the microphone from the stand. "Hi, everyone. The incredibly
                  talented Luther will be taking a half-hour break, so we're going to pump
                  up the stereo with some tunes. Enjoy the evening!"<p>

                  She stepped down onto to be met by Lucy at the foot of the stage. "Hey,
                  Lucy. What's up?"<p>

                  Lucy smiled anxiously. "Listen, Brenda, I need you to do me a huge
                  favor, okay? It's a matter of life and death. Well, I guess I just need
                  you to handle a tiny little part. I have to do the hard part."<p>

                  Brenda raised her eyebrows. "What do you need?"<p>

                  Lucy led her to the stereo. "I need you to play a certain song..."<p>

                  ***
<p>
                  Kevin stared into his drink. Eve had left to use the ladies' room,
                  leaving him alone with his thoughts for a few minutes.<p>

                  It felt good having a friend again, but he couldn't help wondering if
                  Eve had an ulterior motive. He hated to question her kindness, but he
                  also knew she could be as conniving as a certain other leggy brunette he
                  knew. He could only hope that Eve was being genuine.<p>

                  The anonymous rock song that had been playing ended, and Kevin glanced
                  up as Brenda once
                  again took the stage. "This next song is going out to a special someone,
                  Kevin Collins, from a certain lady friend."<p>

                  Kevin rolled his eyes. It wasn't Eve's style to dedicate a song for no
                  particular reason, which meant someone else was playing games again in
                  an attempt to manipulate his emotions.<p>

                  He turned around in his seat, not at all surprise to see her standing
                  there. "Lucy."<p>

                  She looked... good, he decided. If dark circles haunted her eyes,
                  make-up hid any trace. A tight lime green dress pronounced her angular
                  curves and showed enough leg to turn the heads of every man in the club.<p>

                  She smiled. "Doc. I want- no, I NEED to talk to you."<p>

                  "I don't think there's anything left to say. Your actions have always
                  spoken louder than your words."<p>

                  Lucy ignored the insult. "Please. Hear me out. Dance with me."<p>

                  He gave her a long look. "Why don't you sit down?"<p>

                  "Okay," So long as he would listen- that was the only thing that
                  mattered to her right now. She sat across from him at the small table.<p>

                  The song Lucy requested began to play, and Kevin subconsciously listened
                  to it.<p>

                              You say I only hear what I want to<bR>
                              You say I talk all the time<br>
                              So?<p>

                  Lucy cleared her throat. "Kevin, I know I hurt you when I lied to you. I
                  know you don't want to hear any excuses, but the truth is, I was scared
                  to tell you that I siphoned Eve's gas. I was scared."<p>

                             And I thought what I felt was simple<bR>
                             And I felt that I don't belong<bR>
                             And now that I am leaving<bR>
                             Now I know that I did something wrong<p>

                  Lucy looked into his eyes, searching for a glint of forgiveness. There
                  was no reaction. "I was jealous of Eve. I thought she was taking Serena
                  away from me. I thought she was after Scott for his money, you know? And
                  maybe I was right, but we'll never know."<p>

                             You say I only hear what I want to<bR>
                             I don't listen hard<bR>
                             Don't pay attention<bR>
                             to the distance that you're running to anyone, anywhere<p>

                  "I went about it all wrong. See, I wanted to prove Eve wasn't good
                  enough for Serena, but I didn't know how. And I blew it. There. I blew
                  it. I just wanted to protect Serena."<p>

                             So I turn the radio on, I turn the radio up<bR>
                             And this woman was singing my song<bR>
                             Lover's in love and the other's run away<bR>
                             Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay<p>

                  Lucy felt the emotions beginning to rise in her throat. Kevin's
                  expression hadn't changed. "I need you, Kevin. I love you. You're all I
                  have in this world, and all I could possibly want. Without you... when
                  you weren't in my life, I was just this disaster on wheels. My whole
                  life, it was never 'good' until I met you. My heart dies when I think of
                  waking up tomorrow without you."<p>

                             Some of us hover while we're weeping for the other<bR>
                             Who was dying since the day they were born<p>

                  "I'd die without you, Doc."<p>

                             But this is not that<bR>
                             I believe that I'm throwing<bR>
                             But I'm thrown<p>

                  Kevin finally spoke. "Lucy, after all we've been through, I thought I
                  could trust you. I thought I was different from Tony or Alan or Scott or
                  Damian or any of the other men that you had 'fun' with. I thought- I
                  thought this was real. Not another one of your games.<p>

                             You said<bR>
                             "You caught me 'cause you want me<bR>
                             and one day you'll let me go"<bR>
                             You try to give away a keeper<bR>
                             Or keep me just 'cause you know<bR>
                             You're just so scared to lose<p>

                  "Doc, you've got it all wrong-- I love you, and I love Serena."<p>

                  "Lucy, there is a big difference between love and obsession. Serena is
                  not your personal
                  property. Other people are allowed to love her. That's a concept you
                  apparently cannot grasp." He stood up. "And your little mind games won't
                  work on me this time. I need to be able to trust you."<p>

                  Lucy's eyes were pleading. "Please, Kevin. Don't leave me."<p>

                             And you say<bR>
                             Stay<p>

                  He met her desperate gaze. "I'm not leaving you. You left me. You
                  deserted me and shattered all that we had on the day that you looking
                  into my eyes and lied to me. You left me in the dark, Lucy. You lied to
                  me, you hurt me, and you destroyed an innocent child's life. I can't
                  forgive you, and all the apologies in the world won't change that."<p>

                  She leaned across the table and grabbed his hand. "Please don't say this
                  is the end."<p>

                             You say<bR>
                             I only hear what I want to<p>

                  He pulled his hand away. "Words can't fix this, Lucy. Nothing can, not
                  this time." He looked away. "I never imagined I would be saying this.
                  Lucy... it's over. Good bye."<p>

                  She watched him walk away and disappear into the crowd. His words his
                  her with a
                  supernatural force. It couldn't be over... their love and their life
                  together couldn't end like this.<p>

                  She blinked back hot tears and searched the room for him. She couldn't
                  let him fade away. Her shock slowly turned to devastation when she saw
                  Kevin across the room talking quietly with Eve. After all this, Eve had
                  won. Lucy had lost everything. <p>
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