Autumn is seeking help from Leo again, what will he find out and how much will he share? Stay tuned to find out.
"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
"Is there a problem? I just want to see my mother's things." I say as I try to appear relaxed in my chair. One person who was definitely not relaxed was Dad, alongside everybody else except for Rachel and Leo. "No there isn't a problem, Mrs Hendrics will just have to look for them. After she died we didn't keep them at hand." Why wouldn't you hold onto the things that were important to your loved one? "Why not? You kept the pictures." I ask. "Well the pictures were for you, but the things..." He poused to find the words. "Other things were just too painful to keep around in sight." Aunt Eloise said. "OK, get them for me tomorrow." I say and we return to eating the rest of our dinner in peace."You are going to sleep already?" Domenic asked as he came out of the bathroom and I was already in bed. "Yes, I feel rather tired after that dinner we just had." I say as I fix the pillow behind me. "Do you think Aunt Eloise is mad at me for taking Rachel's side? I was just so sick of how t
Of course, come in." I say to my father. He comes in closes the door behind him and takes a chair to sit by the bed. "I just hope you are not here to talk to me about what happened at dinner, all of you should treat Rachel better." I do want to make that clear from the start. "That's not what I wanted to talk about, I see that you like her and I don't want to meddel in that. But at the same time, you shouldn't ask me to treat her differently, especially when I don't know how. It's not like she made a big effort herself." Actually, I think he just isn't open to the idea of having her here. "There are a lot of things you don't know about." He says. "Then why don't you tell me?" I want to support him, like he has done with me."My father, your grandfather...hmm. He had an after with Rachel's mother, and when she told him she got pregnant he told her to get rid of it. He couldn't have a baby out of marriage, he cared more about the honorability of our last name than recognizing a bastar
The wedding day "Oh my God... you look... absolutely stunning Autumn." Summer says as she stands behind me while I look at myself in the mirror."You think?" I ask, smoothing the white silk fabric over my stomach. "Absolutely, Nicky is going to fall onto his ass when he sees you." She says as she fixes the curll on my hair so that the earing could be seen."They were my mother, do you like them?" It was like having a piece of her with me."They suit you, elegant and refined, just like you." Summer surely knew how to flatter someone."Why is this taking so long? When can we go downstairs?" I ask nervously as I try to take a look at the garden but Summer pulls me back."No, no... We can't risk the groom seeing the bride before the wedding starts." Whoever invented that tradition is an idiot, I haven't seen Domenic since last night when Anthony took him out on his last bachelor night while Summer and I stayed here and had a girl's night with Alex."Uhh, I'm just nervous." I say, I could
"Put the gun down, Alice." Domenic says as he shields me with his body. My father also wants to step forward but she points the gut at him. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." Alice wawes the gun as she steps forward. "All of you, sit down. Now!" She yells so loud it makes me jump. "Dad, please get back." I try to reach him but Domenic keeps me behind him as everyone does like she asked them to do. "I want to be the first one to congratulate you two. It is truly admirable that after everything I did you two still managed to end up together." I don't like the way she is waving that gun, she is upset and unpredictable yet cerfull enough to make sure no one takes a try to get to her. "What do you want?" I yell over Domenic's shoulder despite him wanting to stop me. "It's a bit late for that Autumn. But since you don't remember it, I'll do a little rehash for you." "Leave her alone Alice." Gregory says as she steps in front of Domenic. "Really, after how you hated her, after
Miguel jumps at Alice, grabbing her hand while the other guy manages to take the gun from her, ultimately pinning her to the ground.“Let go of me, I'm not done yet!” Alice yells as she struggles to free herself but to no use as Miguel ties her hand to her back.“It's over Alice, it's finally over. You won't be able to hurt us ever again.” Domenic says as he preses me to his side and Miguel lifts Alice up.“Take her to the security room and call the police. She won't escape this time, not on my watch.” Dad says before touching my shoulder, making sure I'm ok.“He is lying to you, everyone is…” Alice says but Miguel drags her away as the rest of us take a huge breath of relief.“I think I will make my leave at once. Congratulations on… the wedding.” The judge says, clearly shaken up.“We will see you out.” Summer says, following him out with Anthony.“Are you alright? Do you need to sit down?” Alex says as she rushes to me, Adam as well."Yes, can someone get me some water, please?" I s
Sasha lets him fall into one of our Victorian chairs while Adam and I stand in front of him like parents who are about to scoll their child. But this talk was very necessary, for the sake of our sibling bond and their friendship.I glance at Adam, silently asking him if he’s ready for this. His calm smile reassures me. He’s been patient, waiting for this moment to happen, but I know it’s not easy for him either."Sasha," I start, my voice steady but firm, "we need to have a real talk about all this because Adam isn’t some phase or fling. He’s serious, and I am too. And I need you to accept that. Not just for me, but for us...all of us.""So, let me get this straight," he says, finally breaking the silence, his voice low. "You two have been sneaking around behind my back, hiding this whole thing, and now suddenly I’m supposed to just accept it? What was all that about, huh?"Adam shifts next to me, his hand resting lightly on my back, but I can feel the muscles in his shoulders tense up
...That night... "...so now we are not only friends and brothers-in-law but I had the privilege of being his best man. What he and Autumn have is special, anyone can see that, and all I can say is that I wish them both happiness. Also Autumn I'd like to ask your permission to take him out this Friday to play ball." Anthony jokes as he finishes his best man speech. I once heard of a so-called bromance Domenic and Anthony had pretty much ever since they met each other. Summer said she found it endearing. "As long as Summer gave you permission to go." Autumn hits Anthony with a comeback. "But Friday is a no-go, we have a Lamaze class," Autumn says as she touches Domenic's shoulder. "But you are free to join us," She added to which I started connecting the dots. Why Summer looked somewhat green on her face, why she didn't eat and why would she go to a Lamaze class... "That's a great idea." Summer says and Anthony looks at her strangely. "Why would we go to a Lamaze class?" He asks an
Alex's POV I woke up with a smile on my face as the light of the day shined over my face. Despite the cold, I wrapped myself into a blanket and sat in the corner of my balcony, breathing in the familiar salty ocean air. I used to sit here and watch over the driveway, waiting for Adam's car to drive in, and while everything seemed the same, everything had changed. Now, we were together, dreaming about a future and enjoying the present. A day I once dreaded would never come was now here and the happines set in my chest could be painted in a million colours. I smiled to myself, thinking about how far I’d come. How we had come. With Adam, I had learned to be whole. I closed my eyes, letting the wind brush across my face, and took a deep breath. The salty air mixed with the faint scent of coffee surrounded me too and I suddenly opened my eyes to meet Mrs.Henrdics standing at the balcony door with coffee in hand. "Good morning." She says as she walks over to me and hands me to warm cup.
"How is Autumn?" Eloise asks us as soon as we walk in leaving her cup of tea on the living room table."She is alright, as is the baby. They are gonna keep her overnight. Domenic stayed behind but I think Richard and Sasha will go home soon." I say as her eyes travel to the spot where Alex and I are holding hands when my mother comes to stand by Eloise. The smile on her face told me everything I needed to know."So... the two of you..." Eloise gestures between Alex and me. "How long has this been going on?" She asks."A while now," Alex says. "And before you start, it was my idea to keep it a secret. I didn't want our families involved before we were sure of where this was going." "I think that was very sensible of you." My mother says as she joins the conversation. "So now that you are sharing the news does it mean it's official?" "But they didn't share the news, they were discovered in a secret. There is a clear distinction." Eloise says.Alex laughs softly at Eloise’s comment, squ
"How is she? Can I see her?" Domenic asks as he jumps to get to him before everyone else. "Miss Cromwell is fine, she and the baby girl are stable. Her blood pressure went up which caused her to faint. I'm going to recommend bed rest until the baby gets here to avoid any possible complications." The doctor says and one could see and feel the worry melt off of our backs. "Did you talk to her? Did she remember anything? Is that why she had the crisis?" Richard asked as I stepped back and took Alex to my side wrapping my hand around her, keeping her close. Perhaps it wasn't the right moment but being able to hold her in public gave me a sense of power I never had before. "We talked for a brief moment and she described to me what happened, all the excitement of the wedding and the events that happened after took a toll on her, but she remains not remembering the past." We listen as the doctor talks and Alex smiles. We didn't care about the memories so much anymore. Autumn was alright
"What happened?" Richard yells as he runs to Autumn's side, almost crushing down at the site of her unconscious body in Domenic's hands. "I'm so sorry... I didn't think..." Rachel said as she watched what her words caused. "What did you do?" Richard asks her with fury in his eyes but Rachel only stares at Autumn in shock while Leo does the best he can to hold on to her. "Help is on its way!" Alex yells as she comes back and sticks to my side. Her hands are cold as they slip into mine. I wasn't sure if it was from the cold or from the situation that was in front of us with both Autumn and Sasha. "Dont wait. Get her in the car and drive to the hospital. I'll go with you and make sure they take good care of her." My dad says as he helps Richard stand up and move away from Autumn. Domenic lifts her in the air, and her veil falls down onto the floor. The sight was heartbreaking, this day turned out to be everything but perfect. First Alice, now this. I just hope it doesn't get any wo
Miguel jumps at Alice, grabbing her hand while the other guy manages to take the gun from her, ultimately pinning her to the ground when Alex pulls me back as the rest of the family gets up and gathers up at the front. “Let go of me, I'm not done yet!” Alice yells as she struggles to free herself but to no use as Miguel ties her hand to her back. “It's over Alice, it's finally over. You won't be able to hurt us ever again.” Domenic says as he presses Autumn to his side while Miguel lifts Alice, her hands pinned at her back. “Take her to the security room and call the police. She won't escape this time, not on my watch.” Richard says while rubbing Autumn's shoulder, trying to make sure she is ok. She look pale, shook but somewhat alright. She held onto Domenic the same way Alex didn't let go of my hand all this time. “He is lying to you, everyone is…” Alice says but Miguel drags her away. She was trying to do damage to the last second she could use. So much haterade in such a s
I always found weddings to be beautiful, yet this one was special. This was about my friend, someone who I knew would always be in my life, but I somehow knew that from the day I met her. Now sitting here, watching the smile on her face as she stared at the face of her loved one, the man she chose yet again despite every odd, despite not knowing the past. A path she chose solely based on what she felt within herself, and that was love. I had my doubts about it, I had my doubts about Domenic... the things I knew about their past, the things I didn't share with anyone else, not Alex, not Richard... I saw the regret in his eyes, I saw the pain but I also saw the love... and I wish them happiness. The same one I wished for myself and the woman who was sitting next to me right now. My love. My Alex. Today wasn't just the start of a new life for Autumn, this was also the day that meant something big for Alex and me. This was the day we would finally stop hiding. The day everyone would final
"Adam, where the hell were you? We are going to be late and you still haven't changed." Mom yells at me as soon as I step through the door. "I had some business to take care of. Dont worry I'll be ready in time." "Business, on a day like this one." Mom asks, her nad on her hip and eyebrow raised scepticly. "You look great by the way, where is Dad? You should go check he doesn't get something on his suit before we have to leave... I'll go shower now, bye." I manage to ramble up and run upstairs to get ready. Luck had it that Rosie had already got my clothes ready and waiting for me on the bed so I showered, got my hair ready, and got dressed just as a text came for me letting me know Derek was booked and taken care of. One more reason to party. ... "See, there was no reason for all that rushing. I had plenty of time to finish my meal." Dad said as we got out of the car at the Cromwell mention. It’s the perfect place for a wedding...grand, romantic, and more than enough to make an