At least knowing the truth can bring the Davis family some closure, maybe now they will become closer. Stay tuned.
"Summer honey please calm down." Anthony tried to console Summer as she cried. "Don't ask me to calm down, my best friend is in a coma because of us." I can't say that I haven't thought the same way, if it weren't for me Alice would have never entered Autumn's life, she would have never been in danger, Leo would still be alive and probably with her. All of this would have been avoided only if I never walked into that cafe that day in order to buy it. But then again I would have stayed that cold-hearted baster I was until she warmed my heart again. Summer wouldn't have met Anthony and be so happy with him. The truth about my mother would have never come out. "Summer you guys aren't responsible for what happened. Alice is. And soon enough she will be caught and held responsible for her actions." Anthony was right, placing the blame on us won't bring us any good. There is only one responsible and she will pay for it, I'll make sure of it. "Anthony why don't you take her home to rest, I
"Ha ha, very funny Autumn." Summer said as she walked over to the bed, but I don't think Autumn was joking. "You're getting back at me for the time I did it to you." Summer added but Autumn just kept looking at her before trying to sit up but I stopped her. "Let go of me, dont touch me. Who are you?" She said as she snapped my hands away and I stepped back. "Autumn baby, is me... Domenic." I said as I wanted to take her arm but she tried to turn away. "Who is Autumn?... I.. Where am I? Who are you people?" God this can't be happening, she lost her memory. "I'll go call the doctor." Summer said as the smile disappeared from her face and she went out to call for help. "Autumn hey, look at me." I said gently but she just kept shaking her head as she pulled the breathing tube out of her nose and pulled the pulse oximeter from her figure and the monitor started beeping. "Autumn baby, calm down. think about the baby." I say, but if she doesn't remember me how would she remember the bab
"My name is..." "Domenic." She interrupts me. "You told me when I woke up." She says as I stare at her. " You also told me about this." She hands me a small picture of an ultrasound. I take it and look at the first picture of my baby, truth to be told I can't make out much but I think I do see a head and a hand. The most beautiful thing I have ever seen, after its mother. "Is there anything you remember?" I ask as I try to touch her hand but she moves it away. "No, I just woke up to an absolute nothingness, a blank space." She said as she looked at me with those eyes that appeared to have nothing behind them. "Who was that woman? The one that was in my room with you?" She asks. "Summer, my sister." I say and she doesn't even blink at the mention of her name. "She is your best friend." Autumn slowly nods her head as she scratches the back of her neck. "What is our relationship? I suppose you are the baby daddy." I looked at her confused, this isn't how Autumn would normally talk.
"Well, this should be fun." Summer says as she opens the door and enters before I can stop her. "Hello Autumn, remember me?" Summer says playfully as she approaches the bed and then sits by Autumn's legs. "Are you trying to be funny?" Autumn asks her confused. "Please excuse my sister, you may lost your memories but she lost her mind years ago and still hasn't found it." I say as I smack Summers's shoulder and she smacks me back. "She seems like a handful." Autumn says as she observes her. "That I am, but for better or for worse you grow to like that about me." Summer says with a smile and Autumn smiles back. "Have you met anyone else?" Summer asks her as I walk to the chair and sit down. "Iv seen an older man here but I was too tired to talk to him. I think he said he was my father." Richard must off been here when I left. "Well have enough time to talk now that you are finally awake, you scared us." Summer says as she rubs her leg. "What happened to me? How did I get in this
"Oh excuse us, we should have knocked." Richard says as he comes in and Adam strolls in behind him. I get up from the bed and stand next to Autumn while Adam glares at me. "That alright Richard, we were just..." I stop not sure what to say. She caught me by surprise. I never thought she would kiss me like that. "I wanted to know how he kisses." Autumn said like it was nothing. "Amazing by the way." She says as she turns to me and I probably smile like an idiot. "Did the doctor fill you in?" I ask Richard. "Yes, my father told us about everything." Adam answered as his eyes never left me. "Who are you?" Autumn asked as she stared at them. Richard moved forward and came to the side of the bed placing his hand on hers. "I am your father, Autumn. And this is a family friend, Adam. His father is one of your doctors." Adam walks up from Richard's side of the bed and extends a hand to her. Autumn reluctantly took his hand and shook it before pulling it back. "I remember seeing you brie
"Why should he mind? We're engaged, aren't we?" Autumn asked confused while Richard and I looked at each other. This was obviously news to him."Yes we are, but it is still his house. It's polite to ask." I say as she narrows her eyes at me."Ok, you don't mind, do you? I kind of like having him around." She likes having me around, that's good. Because I'm not going anywhere."Of course not, he is welcome anytime." Richard says as he looks at me when someone knocks on the door."Come in." Richard says as he gets up from the bed and the door opens as my father steps inside. He struggles to close the door as he carries a bucket of flowers while also holding his walking cane so I go to help him. "Hello, Richard." My father first dressed him before looking at Autumn. "Autumn." He says as he slowly approaches her and hands her the flowers. "It nice to see you awake, you gave my son quite a scare." Autumn takes the flowers and brings them to her nose to smell them."I hope you like them." M
"Are you finally going to tell me where are we going?" I ask my father as we drive through the town. "Relax son, we are almost there." I hate it we he acts all cryptic. "Why don't you tell me about your plans with Autumn?" My plans? My plan is to take care of her and make her happy this time around. "I wanted to talk to you about that. I was thinking you would come back to take charge of the company while I help Autumn recover. For that, I will have to go to the Hamptons." Even if he doesn't accept, he'll just have to deal with it. Even if the company goes to ruin I will be by Autumn's side. "Dont worry about it, I understand. Besides going back to the company will be good for me, to take my mind off of things that happened lately. Until they catch Alice and I find the coward of her mother." I can't believe Alice managed to escape, until she is found I won't be able to rest. But a part of me hopes that at least she ran far enough to be as far away from Autumn as possible. "Thank yo
Two weeks later. I finally got my suitcases ready and in the car, all that was left to do was to pick up the new ring I ordered them to make since I couldn't find the original one anywhere, I don't even remember what happened to it that night. Oh, and the flowers I ordered for Autumn since today she is finally getting discharged from the hospital and also we are going to learn the baby's gender. The doctors agreed to let her go home mostly because Autumn insisted, but they made it clear she is still on bed rest, minimal walking and a good diet. Thankfully her appetite is strong so there won't be any problems there. There wasn't a day in which I haven't been at the hospital, we talked all day and slowly she is making a clear picture of what is her life supposed to look like. Except for a few details from the past, it turns out I'm not the only one keeping secrets. They also never told her she didn't grow up with them, Richard said that for now it was better like that. So she would fe
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