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Domenic's POV"Look look look, she is smiling at me!!" I call for Autumn while I play with Prue on the caret."Are you sure she isn't just having gases again?" Alex says as she leans over the couch and looks at us."Funny as always, Alex." I say as I wave a toy in her direction and Prue smiles again as Autumn brings me a cup of water."Ohh I see it, she is adorable. But remember what we read, that smile may not be as intentional as you may think." It's still cute as fuck."Have the two of you read the article yet?" Alex says as she waves the magazine in the air and Autumn plucks it out of her hands."Uhh, I can't even imagine that millions of strangers are staring at us right now." Autumn says as she flips the magazine to show me the photo. "At the very least we look great." She adds as she sits down," "High school sweethearts." She might as well have written "eternal lovers" while she was at it." "I think it's lovely." Alex says as she takes another copy of the magazine from the tab
"Don't forget I know everything, I was there that night. I could spill the whole story about the bet, how you purposely left the door open for us, how you broke and left her." Jacob made a pause and then continued with his evil laughter. "I wonder what Richard Cromwell would do if he found out what you did to his only daughter. Who knew that poor little scholarship girl we made fun of was the heir to the whole fortune of nothing less than the Cromwell Lennon family." This can't be happening right now, I can't let him come and ruin the happiness of my family. I can't lose Autumn and Prue, and that is exactly what would happen if she and Richard caught a word of this."Dont you dare come near my family, or else I am going to ruin you." I threatened him but he sounded unbothered."Haven't you heard? I guess you were too busy doing interviews and playing the happy father to enlist yourself in the business world." The interview. He must have recognized Autumn and that's how he made the conn
"Alright son, what is this about?" Dad says as soon as the door behind us closes. He knows something is up, and I don't know what words to choose to explain all of this to him."Can you please, umm... sit down." I say as I make sure the door is properly closed."You are starting to worry me Domenic, what is happening?" Dad asks as she takes a seat and I reluctantly join him."I have to...tell you something. More precisely I need to ask for your help." If anyone can help me it's him, unless the news of what I have done disappoints him."Tell me, son, I will do everything in my power to help you." He says as his eyes grow worried. "You are not sick, are you?" He asks."No, Dad. It's nothing of that sort." However, I feel like I would have preferred it to this."I need you to make an investment on my behalf. Into the Morelly constructions." Dad narows his eyes as he takes a second to think."Why would we invest it that? That foolish boy Jacob ruined the company." Of course, my father alre
"What kind of leverage?" I ask as he scrolls down the contact list on his phone. "A man like him probably has some shit covered up, all we have to do is dig a little and get the upper hand." Jacob has done a lot of things society finds controversial but he never even tried to hide them. That is why he is so shameless. "To find something really incriminating about him would take time, and I only have but two days to give him an answer to my decision before he fulfills his threat. I can't risk it, Dad. Autumn would never forgive me and Richard would use all of his power to separate me from her and Prue. I just know it. He would never forgive me as well as Autumn, without her memories she wouldn't understand how she found it in her heart to forgive me the first time." Maybe getting married was a mistake in the first place, I got the taste of happiness and now I may never get a moment of peace with this truth hanging over my head the whole time. "First of all, calm down. Breath. You are
"What took you so long?" Autumn asks as I enter our room and she opens her arms throwing herself into my arms and embracing me at the same time. "Dad had some business things to discuss, but I'm here now." I say as I breathe in the scent of her hair. "What happened to you? When I left with Prue you were fine." She asks as she leans back to look me in the eyes, her pams now on each side of my face. "Like the doctor said, my pressure spiked up but I'm fine." I say as I kiss her forehead. "That's not normal Domenic, you have to go to a doctor for further analyses." Autumn says as she takes a step back, searching my eyes as if she were able to get something from them. "Dont worry, gorgeous." I say as I take her hands in mine and start pulling her towards the bed. "All I need to feel better is to lay in your arms and enjoy your presence." I lay her down on the pillows and then climb in next to her, settling myself on her stomach as her fingers run through my hair. "You see? It doesn'
"I don't want to talk about it." Summer says as we enter the living room. "Trust me neither do I." I say as I sit down."Talk about what?" Anthony asks as he surprises me from behind."Don't ask." She says as he joins us."Summer walked in on Domenic's bare ass." Autumn says as she enters the room with Prue."She received the highest education yet she still doesn't know how to knock. I find it fascinating." I tease Summer but she doesn't stay short."And I find it fascinating that at this stage of my life you still have the ability to traumatize me. It's the equivalent of walking in on your parents doing it. It's scarring." I guess I have to be thankful she didn't come five minutes earlier otherwise I wouldn't cum."All right, putting that aside. What are you guys doing here? Not that we mind." Autumn asks."We were in the neighborhood with my grandfather when Gregory called and told us Domenic passed out. Naturally, we wanted to come and see how he was doing." I have to be grateful I
"Just call me when you get there, otherwise I won't be able to sleep." Autumn says as she straightens the collar on my jacket. "As if I could fall asleep without hearing your voice." I say before kissing her soft blushed lips."Good, just help your dad with his problem and come straight home. We are going to miss you." Not more than I'm going to miss them. But I have to deal with Jacob before any of this breaks out of my control."I never asked you but, do you miss going to work?" With everything we went through these past few months, I was glad I didn't have to worry about my clubs or father's companies, but I do miss the thrill of closing an important business deal or opening a new location."I do miss it sometimes, and I do plan on going back to it someday. Dad filling in for me was only temporary while we settled in as parents." But now I don't know how I will be able to leave the house when I only want to spend every waking second with them."You should do it, I don't know how o
"What kind of a plan?" I ask as he piqued my interest. "He will want to discuss the deal with us, so we set up a meeting as we would with other possible business partners. Together with all of our board members, we tell him we need time to decide and then we decline him." I don't see how will that help us in any way. I might as well tell him straight up I don't want to do it. "Dad don't you think that will only piss him off, it's like you want us to give him a reason to hate us. He wouldn't waste any more time and go straight to the press." My father shakes his head as if I don't understand the greatness of his plan. "Dont you see that gives us the perfect excuse for his sudden confection to the press? We will come out and say that this was his revenge for us declining the investment in his company. And we will have a whole board of members ready to testify on our behalf, a lot of highly trustworthy people that no one will dare to accuse of lying." There is only one problem with hi
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