Im gonna rock you like a baby when the cities fall [We will rise as the buildings crumble]
[Harvey Milk: "You're going to meet the most extraordinary men, the sexiest, brightest, funniest men, and you're going to fall in love with so many of them, and you won't know until the end of your life who your greatest friends were or your greatest love was."]
Takes place when Lucy is 16
“Sugar, you still mopin’ in here?” Lily asked as she pushed open the door to Lucy’s room. In response, Lucy pulled the blanket over her head. Lilly tsk’d and walked into the room. She sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled the blanket off Lucy’s head so she could run her fingers through Lucy’s hair. There was an empty pint of Ben & Jerry’s on the nightstand.
“Sugar, this is not the last time your heart is gonna get broke.”
Lucy cracked open one eye and glared at her mother. “That’s not helping, Momma.”
“Maybe right now it doesn’t feel like it but this boy isn’t anything special. He certainly isn’t worth ruining your waistline or wrinkling that pretty face of yours,” Lily said as she ran her hand over Lucy’s cheek.
“I love him, Momma.” Tears well fresh in Lucy’s eyes and she buried her face in her mother’s lap. Lily sighed and stroked Lucy’s hair, humming softly to her as she did.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry
Go to sleepy, little baby
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Once Lucy had calmed down a bit, she sat up, swiping at her tears and pushing her hair back from her face. Lily smiled softly at her and tucked her hair behind one ear.
“Lucy Locke, you are a beautiful, amazing girl and you going to fall in love with so many incredible, worthy, handsome men. More than that, they’re going to fall in love with you. This is not going to be the last time you’ll have your heart broken but it’s not going to be the last time you fall in love either. You’ll find someone to love you and you’ll realize that Mike Wilson wasn’t worth these tears.”
“Promise?” Lucy asked as she laid her head on Lily’s shoulder.
“Oh Sugar…I promise.”
Takes place when Lucy is 16
“Sugar, you still mopin’ in here?” Lily asked as she pushed open the door to Lucy’s room. In response, Lucy pulled the blanket over her head. Lilly tsk’d and walked into the room. She sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled the blanket off Lucy’s head so she could run her fingers through Lucy’s hair. There was an empty pint of Ben & Jerry’s on the nightstand.
“Sugar, this is not the last time your heart is gonna get broke.”
Lucy cracked open one eye and glared at her mother. “That’s not helping, Momma.”
“Maybe right now it doesn’t feel like it but this boy isn’t anything special. He certainly isn’t worth ruining your waistline or wrinkling that pretty face of yours,” Lily said as she ran her hand over Lucy’s cheek.
“I love him, Momma.” Tears well fresh in Lucy’s eyes and she buried her face in her mother’s lap. Lily sighed and stroked Lucy’s hair, humming softly to her as she did.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry
Go to sleepy, little baby
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Once Lucy had calmed down a bit, she sat up, swiping at her tears and pushing her hair back from her face. Lily smiled softly at her and tucked her hair behind one ear.
“Lucy Locke, you are a beautiful, amazing girl and you going to fall in love with so many incredible, worthy, handsome men. More than that, they’re going to fall in love with you. This is not going to be the last time you’ll have your heart broken but it’s not going to be the last time you fall in love either. You’ll find someone to love you and you’ll realize that Mike Wilson wasn’t worth these tears.”
“Promise?” Lucy asked as she laid her head on Lily’s shoulder.
“Oh Sugar…I promise.”