ANOTHER WEEK LATER
Alice finally gave up on the idea of calling Landon for the umpteenth time since he wasn't picking any of the previous ones.
A week gone and he was back to being the Landon she once knew—the Landon who didn't give a damn about anyone but himself—the Landon who totally forgot he has an almost three month old daughter.
‘You know what I can't deal with this anymore!'.She flickered her wrists as she tried taking off a tight silver bracelet.
‘Have you tried visiting?'.Emily asked as she walked into the room unexpectedly and Alice sighed deeply.
‘Hey Mom'.
‘Trouble with baby daddy?'.
‘He won't even take any of my calls and whenever I call the office,Georgie just says he's out in a meeting or whatever'.Alice grunted and her mother smiled.
<‘I know you can be stubborn and arrogant but this takes the toll Landon Mikaelson.Give me one good reason for not going to the hospital when you're clearly sick!'.Alice barged into Landon's room and stopped dead in her tracks when she found him on the bed shirtless and sweating profusely.There were pieces of tissue paper lying about and he who was known for impeccable neatness didn't even care at all.‘It's just a cold'.He muttered in a hoarse voice and she scoffed loudly.‘A cold? You're sweating like a basketball player who just came out of the gym Landon'.‘I guess the housekeeper called'.He grabbed a tissue and blew his nose.‘No one called,I...I came looking for you at the office and they said you haven't been in for the week and I was....Can you please stop that?!'.She snapped when the grin on his face grew wider.
It was a hard decision but Alice finally agreed to staying over but just for the night which made her feel like her mind were two parallel words and at war with each other.One part wants her to stop succumbing to Landon's every demand and making her self look weak,the other part cared deeply for him and would do anything to not see him get hurt even though he was doing most of the hurting.Both parts all tangled in the fight for supremacy all made her into one hell of a confused woman who doesn't know what she wants anymore.‘Would you like to stay with daddy??'.She whispered as she tickled Willow who giggled like the little cutie she was.‘I think daddy wants to stay with her'.Landon's raspy breath was heard behind her and she turned around slowly.‘You're not well Landon so I think you should get some rest'.&l
It was a good time for a walk the next morning and Alice decided to take Willow out for a stroll.She was finally three months old and it was time she got a good glimpse of the outside world.The argument with Landon was out of proportion and heart-wrenching enough but she had to do what had to be done for her protection.She had to protect herself from getting hurt all over again.‘We meet again'.A very distinctive voice hollered from behind and when she turned around it was Luther.He was different and looking more professional than causal as he was on their previous date which she bailed on.‘Hey...hey Luther... it's...it's nice to see you again'.She stuttered and nervously tucked her hair behind her ear.‘I don't really think you mean it'.He feigned a chuckle but she could feel the annoyance in his voice.&lsquo
‘A club?? Are you damn serious Luther? You had me all dressed up for a night at the club?!'.Alice said aloud over the loud music as Luther escorted her into the club but when she saw how the others were dressed her annoyance relaxed a little.‘Well I figured going to a restaurant would be boring so why not go to club instead??'.He laughed aloud,exposing his perfect set of white teeth which had a gold hoop on one side that she didn't notice before.The last time she found herself in a club was her girls night out with Catherine and so she forgot how much fun it was to let go of all the drama and dance around with a bunch of random people who didn't really care about anything else.‘I can't believe I left my daughter at home for this'.She grumbled as she made her way to the bar stool while he went to find them a table.‘You do know he owns the club ri
‘Georgie I need you to pull up every single thing you know about Luther O'Brien ASAP'.Landon flickered his fingers the next morning as he barged into his office with his personal assistant behind his back.‘You don't know Luther O'Brien??'.She stared him in disbelief and he frowned deeply as he sat on his chair.‘If I knew would I be asking you? I had a long night Georgie and incompetence is not something I want to deal with this morning.Pull up everything you know about Luther O'Brien and I want it now!'.He said aloud and she walked away briskly.He opened his laptop and tried working but his mind kept on drifting back to the sight of Alice dancing around recklessly with Luther and he couldn't help but close the device back and bathe in his pool of jealousy.A part of him wanted him to move on and forget about a happily ever after while the other part wa
‘I...I...I what?!'.Alice's mouth dropped wide open as she tried getting up but Fredrick held her down the chair.‘Just listen before you say anything okay??'.He tried placating the whole situation but it wasn't even helping.‘Are you being serious right now Dad?! I have a sister and you're—‘Alice Vanessa Montero would you please just shut the hell up and let me explain the whole goddamn thing?!!'.He yelled at the top of the voice,she quickly took the hint and pursed her lips for her father was another man entirely when angry.‘It was a rough time between your mother and I years ago and I...I won't lie about making some mistakes, mistakes that ruined my marriage but most importantly our family.You weren't even born when I met Irene.She was the most beautiful woman, always dressed so provocatively and I knew she was out to score me and st
Alice woke up the next morning and went into a mood of panic the moment she found herself in her old room in Landon's house.She looked under bedcovers and let out a scream as she was only wearing her lace bra and cotton panties, Landon rushed in and when she saw him she let out another scream.‘Willow?!! Where is Willow?!'.‘Relax Alice'.‘Don't you dare f**king tell me to relax Landon!! I'm in the wrong house,naked and feeling like crap so please don't you dare tell me to relax Landon Mikaelson!!'.She yelled and atypically threw a pillow at him which he quickly dodged.‘Willow is in the nursery.I sent the car for Natalie and she was brought in last night.You were—‘What happened last night?'.‘Well you were drunk,puked on my pants and passed out last night'.He replied
‘Alice I....I...'.‘Please tell me he's lying'.‘It's true...but it's only because I want the best for—‘You don't want the best for me.You only want to control me and you hate the fact that I'm not letting that happen anymore'.She yanked her arm away from his grasp and he raked through his hair in acute frustration.‘Dammit Alice!! Why do you always prefer misunderstanding everything I...I do?? Do you think I want to control you or make you hate me?!'.He yelled.‘Then what Landon?!'.She asked aloud and he felt like color was draining from his own face he was putrefied.He couldn't say the words.He was damn arrogant but he was also cowardly when it came to matters of the heart.He couldn't say to the mother of his child that he loved her and when h
Lucas frowned deeply as Catherine forced him out of the car even though he just wanted to sleep,the weather was burning hot and they both received a message from Alice saying it was urgent.He shut the car door and kept on grumbling under his breath as Catherine opened her door with a key card only for them to meet Landon in the living room.‘What the f—'.‘Guess who's getting married......for the second time'.Alice said excitedly as she exposed the beautiful ring with a huge glistening diamond on it.Catherine shrieked for joy and launched herself at Landon who was lucky enough to catch her before she fell to the ground.She apologized about the Christmas dinner ordeal and he forgave her in a heartbeat.The doorbell rang and the rest of the family came in shortly,they also received the emergency message but seeing Landon paved way for the obvious c
TWO MONTHS LATERIt was a tough battle and since it was a long time the case of Madison O'Brien's murder was opened,the court battle was fierce and Luther's lawyer was one of the best people at his job in the country.However, Stacey's testimony pushed the investigators to look more into the case and they found more than enough evidence to put him behind bars for a long time.Other women who were victims of his abuse began to speak up and this led to another further investigation,his numerous clubs and hotels were just business cover-ups for his underground drug scale business where he dealt with cocaine.He was given a 25-year prison sentence and the rest of the O'Brien family were more than happy to see their son put behind bars when they heard about his crimes.Alice knew he was an addict and an abuser but she never really expected her ex-boyfriend, who she almos
A few minutes later Alice wakes up after Lucas Isplashed a little bit of water on her face, disheveled,still in denial of the truth revealed to minutes earlier,angry at how naive she had grown to be and afraid of what was to become.A little part of her still wanted to doubt Stacey's accusations towards her step-sister but it was all coming to place now—the bursts of anger,the coldness passing between the both of them,the huge amounts of money missing from the company's account that she didn't tell anyone else about except Kayla.It was all coming to place now.How did Kayla know she was doubting Landon about the whole secret admirer issue when she didn't even say anything??.‘Are you okay?'.Catherine asked as Alice rubbed a sore part of her neck in frustration.‘Y...yeah..uhhh...where... where is Stacey?'.Alice responded as she glanced around the room only to find Stac
Alice pretended to be asleep when she heard her door slowly creak open and heaved a sigh of relief when Catherine walked in with a perturbed look on her face.‘Is everything okay??'.She asked and Catherine gulped hard.‘I uhhhh....I uhhh....I think you should.....i think you should come outside someone wants to see you'.The quiver in her voice was enough proof to Alice that something was definitely wrong—she was tired—Landon was out of her life already and now there's another problem in her life to deal with.She reluctantly got out of the bed and went down the stairs only to find Stacey at the foot of it with her body shaking vigorously like she had the fever.‘Stacey??'.She called softly and Stacey flinched sharply as she turned around.‘Wh...what is...'’You have to help me,he's
FEW HOURS LATER....Alice blew her nose into the handkerchief handed over to her by Kayla,who was tired of keeping up with the supportive sister act.Landon was finally out of the way and Alice wasn't in the right state of mind which was a perfect opportunity to milk off her.‘I love that man Kayla and I....I can't believe I still do love him'.Alice cried out as she blew her nose again.‘He hurt you multiple times before Alice and he acted like he was a changed man......he isn't a changed man sis and it's time you move on from him'.Kayla muttered and then Willow started crying all of a sudden.Alice wasn't really in the mood but she picked her baby up anyway and patted her on the back so as to make her stop.The crying didn't stop and Kayla decided to take Willow outside for some fresh air just as Catherine walked in.‘Are you—'.‘
It probably wasn't a big deal but Alice still couldn't understand why Landon would hide the letter from his secret admirer—maybe she was overthinking it—maybe she wasn't—maybe she was having a hard time trusting the man she loved—maybe she was just scared of losing him.Well she why wouldn't she trust Landon.He did spend a lot of time redeeming himself and having fears over him cheating on her was beyond dumb.....it was also unacceptable as well.‘Don't ruin this Alice,don't f**king ruin this,you are finally with the man of your dreams and you are going to spend Christmas with him'.She whispered and took a deep breath before going outside.Landon was already asleep and she kissed him on the forehead right after she placed the card right back under his bed,he stirred a little bit but thankfully didn't wake up which was a relief.‘You know you could've
FEW DAYS LATER...The whole family arrived in Corazo valley to spend Christmas with Landon who managed to convince them to bring him along,it was also an excuse to get out of the hospital and spend time together with his family.His ribs were still sore so Alice helped him into the wheelchair and wheeled him into Grandma Lena's house with Willow enjoying the ride on his thighs.The house still remained the same,he noticed as he took a quick glance,the only person missing was his grandmother seated on her beautiful rocking chair and very expensive chinaware stacked in front of her.She would always clean the teacups with a full blue rag while whistling her favorite song, sometimes she would tear a piece of her rag and handed it over to him to join her in the cleaning.A tear mistakenly streamed down Landon's cheek and Alice brushed it off when she saw h
‘Over my dead body will I allow you to do that?!'.Emily rose to her feet in anger as she couldn't believe what her daughter was planning on doing.Giving out her inheritance wasn't only reckless,it was stupid and foolish at the same time and until Alice realises that,she wasn't going to let her make that mistake.‘Think about it Mom,she might kill herself and it'll all be my fault, it hurts so bad know—'.‘This isn't up for discussion,Kayla is an adult and she is her mother's responsibility, it's not your fault that she is so jealous and insecure of your success,you worked hard for it and you earned it all on your own'.Emily cut her off as she cupped her cheeks with her hands,Alice opened her mouth to protest a little but shut it right back knowing it would be pointless.Her mind was made up and she was going to do all she could so Kayla could live
‘What are you doing here Luther?'.Alice's voice was hoarse when she saw Luther standing in front of her.He looked so lean—too lean—almost anorexic,his pupils were dilated,and the dark circles under his eyes were so wrinkled like he had squeezed duffel bags under them.It was hard just looking at him.The once handsome Luther she met was now looking like someone whose AIDS are in the final stages and it scared her to death.‘I....I was at your place but they said you were here...I....I called you,you know??'.He was stuttering and she held her breath for a little moment.They weren't together but even his worst enemy would have a little bit of compassion for the way he looked which was downright pitiful.‘Sorry but I can't....I can't do this right now Luther....Landon was shot last night and I..'.’Oh I heard ab