Wrong Kind of Love (20 page)

“
Oh shit” Valentino breathed shaking his head in disbelief.

“
Father” Lucas came from behind the pillar and walked over to his father.

“
Oh thank God, Lucas are you ok?” Lucas shook his head.

“
No not really, she
‘
s dead, they killed her”

“
I know son that
’
s why I
‘
m here I heard it over the cars radio scanner”

“
She said yes you know. She said she would marry me and now because of me she
‘
s fucking dead”

“
Hey it wasn
’
t your fault you didn
’
t kill her from what the scanner said the shots came from no where you could not of prevented this”

“
I should have been more adamant that we had to stay in, I let her down father I let her down and now she
‘
s dead”

“
Lucas you didn
’
t let her down, you loved her and she loved you. We have to go” Valentino grabbed his sons arm and pulled him out the O
’
Doud
’
s house leaving behind them the bodies of all the men whom Lucas had killed. Valentino pushed Lucas into the car and ordered the driver to drive. The car sped down the drive and out onto the road, the police scanner mentioned that shots had been fired at the O
’
Doud estate and back up was needed, the police pulled into the drive as Lucas and his fathers car turned the corner.

“
I really loved her you know father and she loved me, she loved me for everything, all of me, past and present. You would of loved her she was so beautiful” Lucas pulled out a picture form his wallet and handed it to his father.

“
An angel son, she looks like a real angel. I
‘
m so sorry.” Valentino passed the picture back to Lucas.

Lucas held Amelia
’
s picture in his hand, a tear fell from his eye onto Amelia
’
s face.

“
You know father Amelia was right. I was the wrong kind of love for her.”