In The Beginning...

Determined to break up Laura and Scotty, Bobbie enlisted brother Luke to bust up their relationship. Shortly, Laura had become attracted to Luke; he had become obsessed with her. Caught between an order for him to kill or be killed himself, a drunken Luke confessed his love to Laura and then raped her. She didn't implicate him, though; instead, they came to an understanding of what happened that night. With no way out of the Mob, Luke became engaged to Frank Smith's daughter, Jennifer. Scotty discovered that Luke was Laura's rapist, showed up on the yacht where Luke and Jennifer were to be married, and beat up Luke. Falling overboard, Luke was presumed dead. As if.

On The Run

Resurfacing, Luke pleaded with Laura for help in freeing himself from Smith's grip. They stole Smith's black book, which listed all of his criminal dealings, and fled Port Charles. When Smith discovered that hit man Hutch had befriended targets Luke and Laura, he hired Sally, a hit man in drag, to eliminate all three of them. In a shoot-out, the black book was recovered by the police. Afterward, Smith's organization was broken up, and Luke and Laura returned to Port Charles. Luke was devastated when Laura blurted out that she was still Mrs. Scotty Baldwin.

Ice, Ice Baby

Later, Alexandria Quartermaine hired Luke to find the Ice Princess, the world's largest uncut gem containing a formula for synthesizing diamonds. On the Cassadines' private island, Luke and Laura discovered that with the Ice Princess formula, the Cassadines had the ability to change world climate. With the help of WSB operative Robert Scorpio and starlet Tiffany Hill, they once again saved the world.

Fantasy Wedding

Afterward, they married at the governor's mansion--and even the appearances of Helena Cassadine and Scotty couldn't mar the day. But the Spencers' happy ending screeched to a halt when Laura disappeared from the docks. Years later, she reappeared at Luke's inauguration for mayor, saying she had been kidnapped by the Cassadines and forced to wed Stavros.

Flash-Forward

Later, Luke and Laura were living a peaceful life in Canada with their young son, Lucky, when Smith's henchman tracked them down, ready for revenge. Instead of running from Port Charles, this time they ran to it. Luke gained leverage against Smith by digging up dirt on Jennifer. Laura gave birth to Lesley Lu, and Luke ran off to Puerto Rico and killed Smith.

Trailed By Danger

After his blues club was firebombed, Luke was fearful that Mob violence was back in his family's lives. For their protection, Luke sent Laura and LuLu away. When they believed all was safe, they returned, only for their home to be machine-gunned. After killing a hit man in the Spencer house, Laura told Luke to move out. Lucky went on the run with pal Emily Quartermaine, hoping that Luke and Laura would reunite in the search for their son. It worked.

The Past Revisited

When little LuLu was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and needed a bone-marrow transplant, it was revealed that during Laura's captivity, she had given birth to a Cassadine, the now-teenage Nikolas. Though wary of his mother, he provided a match for LuLu's transplant. Later, Nikolas' protective uncle, Stefan, gave his lost crush, Laura, an ultimatum: Leave town or he would tell Luke that he may be Nikolas' father. With no other choice, she left town.

Revelations

A confrontation had Nikolas informing Lucky that before he was born, Laura had been raped by Luke. Meanwhile, Helena had mementos from Laura's past with Stefan shipped to Wyndemere, which reactivated his love for Laura. A ball to announce Stefan's engagement to Katherine turned to tragedy when, after realizing that Nikolas was Stefan's son, the bride-to-be fell into the trap Luke had set for Helena and died... or so everyone believed. Soon after, Lucky confronted Laura about marrying the man who raped her. Laura explained to Luke why she had forgiven him and asked him to rid himself of his guilt.

An Unhappy Ending?

When Laura testified at Stefan's trial for Katherine's "murder," Luke concluded that Stefan was Nikolas' father. Though Laura professed her love for Luke, Stefan vowed to make a family with her and Nikolas. Now, Laura is planning a life without Luke, intending to make her renewed relationship with Stefan public. But even that might not be enough to put behind her the passion that she knew with Luke.