Sorry for not updating yesterday, I wasn't feeling well and was in no shape to write. We return to Autumns POV so please stay tuned. There are many secrets to discover.
"Who is Alice Moore?" Leo asks confused."Well if I'd known that then I wouldn't need you, now would I?" I say frantically as I look around making sure no one is coming."Anything particular I should pay my attention to?" I don't know what there is to find, but I am sure Domenic is hiding something from me, and it's related to her."She was close to Domenic, that should put you in the right direction." That is everything I know at the moment, but my gut tells me there is so much more to discover."What? Is this a jealousy thing?" Leo asks and I frown."Just do what I told you, and anything you find out you come directly to me. No one else needs to know I ask you this." I am sure they would all be quick to stop me from finding out whatever it is that they are hiding from me."May I ask, why did you ask me to do it?" He asks and the answer is pretty simple."I get the feeling my family is overprotecting me and I know they wouldn't allow me to pock around, so I need you to do it." He nods
"Aren't you sick of being with me the entire day, there surely must be something you'd like to do instead of being here and looking at wallpaper samples?" I asked Domenic who has said "fine" to the last seven samples I showed him for the nursery. "Of course not, I love spending my time with you. Before I spent a lot of time working when in reality I always wanted to be with you." Before, in the past that I ignore. Sometimes I think that I don't need my memories, that I can be happy like this but lately, whenever I would see them exchange glares and whisper around me I would get a ich that I couldn't scratch and it started to drive me crazy. "Tell me more about our past. I don't understand why anyone won't tell me anything?" I want answers, and one way or another I am going to get them. "When you woke up the doctor recommended us not to talk to you about the past that it could overwhelm you and that would hurt you and Prue." What is in my past that would overwhelm me so much, that is
"Wait, not here. Let's go into your room, no one is going to look for me there." I say, I can't risk someone, especially Domenic seeing me with Leo. "Let's go back and use the maid's stairwell, that way we are closer to my room. To avoid unnecessary encounters." Exactly. He walks in front of me and I follow him through the house as we reach his room. "What did you find out?" I ask as soon as the door behind us closes. The desperation in me cannot wait any longer, and I can't stay in here for long. "Like I said, it's best if you sit down first." Oh for the love of God. I walk over to the sofa he has in his room near the window and sit down. "I sat down, ok? Now tell me what you found out." I clap my hands together and then put them around my stomach as he comes to sit next to me."Are you sure you feel ok? Ive been told you shouldn't stress yourself." How do I explain to these people that they are the ones stressing me out with their dodgy behavior? "I'm fine, I asked for your hel
As I leave Leo's room and quickly go back into my own. The pressure of the uncovered truth sits hard on my chest making my heart pound faster as I make my way to the balcony. The cold November air eases my anxiety as I close my eyes and lift my chin to the cloudy gray sky. I try to focus on my breathing while I drag my hand over my stomach, I need to stay calm. First for Prue, and secondly for Domenic and my family so they don't realize I discovered the truth. Never again will I complain about the amount of security men are around me, and I will let my Father and Domenic protect me because I am perfectly aware I am in no condition to do so myself. But at least I understand their motives now, I'd lie if I said that this information hasn't shaken me up, although I do deserve some credit. I managed to compose myself so far. "There you are!" Domenic's voice startled me as he suddenly opened the door behind me carrying a blanket in his hands. "What are you doing out here in the cold?" H
I did my best to pretend I didn't know anything about Alice and do my best to relax but lately, I have been having strange dreams that I can't really understand. I dont know whether they are memories or just an illusion created by my brain, I'd had to ask Domenic and I really don't want to. Since I stopped mentioning the past he has been more relaxed, and I didn't insist on going out anymore so he was less worried than usual. The wedding has also kept me occupied enough not to think about that all the time, picking a dress with a pregnancy belly however wasn't an easy task. Even tho my stomach was fairly small to my physique it was noticeable and the last thing I want is to look like a tent. "How about this one? It's like the one Kate Middleton wore but you know, more pregnancy-friendly." Alex said as she passed me the catalog from one of her favorite salons. "I like the sleeves, not so sure about the neckline." Or the thousand buttons going down the back of the dress. Why is simpl
"Is there anything specific you need Mr.Leo for, I'm glad to be of assistance to you." Mrs. Hendricks asked. I shouldn't have said anything to her, there is a chance she would say something to my father. "Silly me, I wanted to ask about Alex." I lie. "I saw her with Mr.Adam in the hall, do you want me to call for her." She asks as she takes the tray she used to bring the tea. "No, I'll go myself. I need to stretch my legs." I get up and leave the magazine on the coffee table before making my way to the hallway but not looking for Alex instead I decide to go upstairs to see if Leo has returned to his room.As I walk I hear strange noises coming from the upstairs salon and I find myself curious to investigate. I walk upstairs and slowly tip-toe to the corner carefully looking over. Imagen my shock when I see Alex up against the wall pressed closely with Adam as they indore in a passionate kiss. Not that there is anything wrong with it, it just came to me as a surprise. I never thou
"The nightmare I had... about the two of you kissing... That was real, wasn't it?" I ask and his face gives me the answer I didn't want. "She kissed me, not that is any kind of an excuse but... yes." Somehow in this moment, I would have preferred if he lied to me. For some reason it makes me feel like he's less mine. "But nothing more ever happened between us. Never, I swear on my life. That was just a moment and it never meant anything to me." Now that does feel like the absolute truth to me, the look in his eyes leaves me without a doubt. "I believe you, Domenic." I say as I squese his hand and smile. "But next time tell me the truth right away, sooner or later all of you are going to need to tell me everything. Wherever it's when the baby gets born, or sooner." If I find my past before. "Is everything alright?" Father asks as he enters all of a sudden. "Yes." I say as I let go of Domenic hand and turn to him. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you at breakfast." Which is stra
"Because I already know all the answers to your questions, and I cant, I won't be the one to give them to you. That is simply a responsibility I do not want." He knows he is the only one I can ask, the only one without any reasons to hide things from me. Without him, I want to be able to draw out the truth everyone wants to protect me from. "Leo, please. Tell me what you know, what are they hiding from me." At this point, if I need to beg I will. "Autumn I already said I won't. But I will give you one piece of advice." He says with a pause. "Live this reality that you have now, forget about digging in the past. Dont sacrifice the happiness oblivion has provided you with." That was not what I expected, but the heaviness of his words resigned with me for days. Every time I tell myself that I should let the past stay in the past the doubt makes me question myself all over again. I sit next to the picture of my mother, the longing sensation sits on my chest as I try to imagine what did