It's been a week since the incident and everything just passes by in a flash, they have almost forgotten about it and gone back to their daily lives. Well not technically.
Her parents and his do check up on them more frequently than before and sometimes have dinner but Dimitri always had an excuse to give for not coming and would send his regards.
She was happy she wouldn't have to sit beside him and endure being nice and sweet to him in front of their parents. They avoided talking to each other since that incident and she wants it to stay that way, even though a part of her wants him around her.
“You’ve got to fight this feeling Audri, it's just a mare crush you have on Mr. Billionaire. Remember he is a self-loving jerk who thinks he is better than anyone else.” she would tell herself when her helpless heart starts seeing him cute and all.
There were times she would have dreams of
“Okay, sure I will be there soon” she hung up the call and put her phone down on the dresser table so she could wear her necklace and bracelet.When she was done she went in front of their floor-to-ceiling wardrobe mirror to check out her outfit.She was wearing a pair of tummy dark blue skinny jeans, white off-the-shoulder crop top, her hair was let down in its natural golden locks and she was wearing minimal makeup that consisted of powder, blush, and lip gloss. Her regular everyday makeup.She paired her dressing with white sneakers, and a small deep brown purse slung over her. She placed her hands on her hips and turned to her side to check out herself properly.Didn't want any wardrobe failure when she steps outside.Satisfied with her look she turned around and let out a little yelp then placed her palm over her chest with eyes wide open, looki
“Yo, mama here she comes” Earl turned to look at Audriana who just entered the restaurantwith a big smile on her face.She walked over to them and placed her hand on Earl’s outstretched ones then sat beside him in the booth.“I thought you wouldn’t bother coming again,” Sofia said taking a drink of water.“Why wouldn’t I come? I am the one who suggested we hang out together” she shrugged then turn to Earl who was already looking at her.He was caught off guard when she turned to him but he adjusted himself so he wouldn’t be obvious.“How are you, Earl?”“I am fine Audriana, how are you too?” he asked then turned away from looking at her to checking the menu.“I am fine, thank you. I would like to say thank you again, I cannot express my gratitu
Nine thirty pm. The time says.She has been pacing the hallway just outside the ER since he was brought into the hospital and taken in for surgery.She cried she prayed, she hoped and scolded herself for being so adamant and putting him in such a situation.“Oh GOD, let him be fine, please let him be okay, I beg you GOD” continuing pacing the hallway then leaning her back on the tiled wall to checking the time.“Please let him be fine”She heard footsteps from her side and turned to see her parents, in-laws, friends, and the policemen from earlier all coming towards her. Moana and Patricia’s steps were quickened towards her and she let out a sob going in their embrace.“Mama” they both engulf her in a comforting hug.***You stupid good for nothings” she yelled
“Caleb is with Emily, she is stillhaving some complications so he has to stay with her” Aiden said getting off the phone and putting it in his trouser pocket.“It’s fine, his fiancee and wife are important, hope you sent our greetings?” Patricia said.“Yes, I did but he said he would come here tomorrow or the day after.”“Okay,” she nods and put her head on Moana’s shoulder while Audriana’s head was resting on Sofia’s shoulder.“Aunty, Loveth, don’t think too much about this. Miguel is a fighter, a better one at that, a bullet cant take him down” he said going to seat in between the four women.Kingsley and Donald were still trying to sort out the incident without adding more stress to their already distressed family. The press really wanted to know what happened with this young billio
She felt something close to her then shuffled a bit and turned to the other side then used her behind to push it forgetting what or who was beside her.“Hmm… move already” she pushed some more and felt shuffling then a groan.Like a flash, she opened her eyes and sat up then looked around and remembered where she was at.The hospital.Then she felt more shuffling behind her and more groans of pain followed. She turned around and saw Dimitri with his eyes closed and a look of discomfort on his face as he moved his good arm like he was trying to get a comfortable spot.She immediately got down from the bed and adjust the clothes then watched him closely.His face still had that look of discomfort but his eyes were still closed. He turned his left and then to the right then tried to open his eyes but couldn’t. His head stayed straight fa
‘Nah, I don’t think so’he said to himself. She was all ready and excited to go hang out with that guy.Remembering that made him frown and his anger flared. The door opened and he looked behind her to see his best friend there with a smile on his face.She saw his face go from no emotion to anger and wondered what is going on.Then without thinking he blurted.“Do you ever wash or that just how you smell?”Remembering that just put her off and she hit the steering wheel hard then groaned.If she did smell, he wouldn't stay in the same room as her and she was glad no one was in the room aside from them, or she would have been embarassed by his choice of words.“Fool, idiot,” she said as she came out of her car and began her way to the hospital with harsh steps. “I wouldn’t be doing thi
“So are you going to feed me now?” he asked and she turned to glare at him.“You are not paralyzed neither is there anything wrong with your other hand, use it so you can know its usefulness” she turned back around to pack the golden brown buns she was preparing for them for breakfast.“Oh come on, you agreed not to be mean to me”“And we agreed you wouldn’t be a jerk to me”“How am I being a Jerk?” he asked looking at her backside as she put more bun dough in the hot oil.‘What a nice view’he thought to himself and smiled.“Will I get a kiss?” he asked after some time.“No more kisses for you boy, you’ve used them up for the past week now,” she said.“Oh man, no more kisses?”&
She turned and stretched before gradually opening her eyes to meet an empty bedroom again like she has been seeing for the past two days.Since she lashed out on Dimitri, he had busied himself with work and would avoid anything that would make them talk aside the usual greetings each time they cross each other way.When she told him to rest since he was still healing, he would reply that he had tons of work piled up for him and he needed to attend to them.Although he still took the medications, she isn’t sure he takes the right amount of sleep he needs to take for him to heal faster and properly since he is always in his study.Now they are back to square one.The no talking or contact aside greetings when we see each other is now reigning.She let out a sigh and lay in bed for a while before deciding to check the time as it was a bit dark outside.
… Six months later … “Here you go” Sofia handed her a glass of juice and a plate of snacks, she sat on the couch beside her and rubs her really visible bump. “Thank you” she sniffed the snack then scrunch her nose as she looks at Sofia who frowned at what she did. “Did you make this with fish?” she asks. “No?” Audriana’s brow rose and she shrugged “Maybe there was some fish seasoning added but there isn’t much of that inside,” she says. “I am not eating that, I feel disgusted, no offense” Audriana dropped the plate on the table and looks at her friend who was irritated. “Well, for your information lady, my pregnant ass is offended and I am eating them because I am craving them” she took the plate and starts eating from the plate. “I am sorry ma’am, I…” Audriana sighs and placed the glass of juice on the table then turns fully to her friend who gave her full attention “I… I have been so stressed these couple of days” she said. “Oh baby, what’s going on? Still on that Daniella’s c
“Do you feel okay today?” he asked and she nods then lay back on the bed properly while he packed the plate they just finished eating with. It’s been a few days since that incident and they are slowly accepting what happened and wanted to move on. Dimitri had been shuffling between coming to spend time with her, going to work, and helping to find out what caused the blast that took his baby and nearly took his wife’s life. “I feel okay, I guess,” she said to him then moved a bit so that he can sit properly on her bed “I still feel weak though” she chuckled and he took her hand then kissed her knuckles and palm. “No one is expecting you to jump back on your feet so soon, we are still in the beginning stage of our healing so easy does it” he leaned in and pecked her. “We’ll be good, okay?” he whispered then kissed her cheek and leaned back. “Thanks for being here” “You don’t need to thank me, everything will be good” he nods and she nods too. “Do you need anything else?” “No, I am
It was evening already and he was woken by one of the nurses who told him to step out for a while so that they could check Audriana properly. He sat up on the couch and looked past the nurse to his wife who looked a bit pale and had no smile on her face as she responds to whatever she’s been asked by the doctor that was sitting on the stool beside her with a clipboard in his hand. “Is she okay?” he looked back at the nurse “She has no memory loss?” he asked and the nurse shook her head. “She will be fine sir but please step out for a while,” she tells him and he nods then stood up on his feet and looked back at his wife to see that she was already looking at him then she tore her gaze from him and back to the doctor. For that brief moment that their eyes met, he felt his knees go weak and the urge to cry for what she will come to know of made his heart heavy. He blinked several times and walked out of the room with wobbly legs. When he was outside, he saw only Aiden sitting outsid
“Yes, I am Dimitri Lorenzo” he walked closer to him. “Doctor please, how is my wife? Where is she?” he asked looking hopefully at the doctor. “Please be calm Mr. Lorenzo… my name is Chargo Arrivederci, I am the doctor in charge of Mrs. Lorenzo’s case” he introduced himself and held his hand out for a handshake. Reluctantly, Dimitri accepted it and kept asking about his wife. “According to the reports we were told when she was brought in, it was a blast that prompted her to be here, and seeing that she hadn’t been in any way close to where the blast happened, is a good thing” he explained. Dimitri’s face softened and he began to relax from what the doctor was explaining but he still needed to be sure. “So, she’s fine? She’s okay?” “Well, like I said the blast did nothing to her only that when she was brought in, she was bleeding so bad, and when we checked the cause of the bleeding sir… I am so sorry, but we tried our best” he said. Heart sinking… that was exactly how he was feel
“Okay, sure… just give me updates on how it's improving, and one of these days I will come over to see how far you guys have gone with testing,” she said over the phone as she made her way out of the university building and to the car park that was outside the compound where she had parked. “Thank you so much for your help with fishing out who was behind the disruption of the model we thought had failed testing, it means a lot to me and my dad… yeah, I am aware that you are a long-term employee here and I appreciate your honesty so thank you Mr. Hans” she thanked. Finally, they were able to pull out all the bad weeds in their company and employ fresh talents looking to grow in the field… now they are testing another model and hope that this time no one messes with it, especially now that they have heavy security watching the engineers overlooking the project. “Thank you once again and I will call you later,” she said and disconnect the call then walked out of the university’s compou
The past weeks have been really stressful and it’s taking a huge toll on Dimitri. Him following up with his secret investigations to put Daniella Copello behind bars for good this time and him asking himself countless times if he should go get his wife now or not. He has been battling that within him every single day and would sometimes go to Sofia’s apartment building and stay at the angle where her window was to just catch a grasp of her. He had gone there multiple times to the extent that a resident that didn’t recognize him told him that she would report his creepy routine if he came back to creep on the window he looks at every time comes around that area so he stopped going, even a disguise wouldn’t help. So, he got news about her well-being from Aiden frequently and it brought him some sort of peace that she was okay but just trying to cope with their little space as he calls it. It is never a separation, it is just them having space to figure things out. He would be comple
It has been less than twenty-four hours since she left and he was still seated in the same position that he was in from the previous day, only that he was leaning his back on his tie shelf and his long legs were sprawled on the floor. He slept that way and was sure to get an aching back, shoulder, and numb butt if he moves a muscle. How everything just went from smiles and flirting to cries, sadness, and moving out was way beyond him… he caused it this time and he feels ashamed that he couldn’t tell her on time and couldn’t even give her an answer as to whether he loves her or not. He hasn’t fully sorted out Daniella’s feelings yet and coming to a conclusion that he loves her when he hadn’t concluded if he still feels for his ex or not would be too much and would hurt badly. “I’m stupid” he muttered and closed his eyes whilst releasing a sigh. A headache suddenly hit the side of his head and he grimaced at the attack then let out a groan and adjusted his body against the shelf beh
“Are you sure you are okay?” he asked her and she nod her head and wiped the fresh tears that rolled down her cheeks. “I’m fine thank you” she responded with a forced smile and he nods they just looked at her and wished he could see Dimitri so he could land his fist on his face. “Do you need me to walk you in?” “No, it's fine… I can manage from here, you’ve done enough” she sniffed again and he smiled and then gave her hand a comforting squeeze. “I told him not to hurt you and he did exactly that” he let out a sigh and tighten his grip on the steering wheel as he voice out what was on his mind. “I wish I could give him a piece of my mind right now and…” “Philip… It's fine, I am fine and it's just a minor issue between a husband and wife and we will figure things out soon” she squeezed his hand that held her and offered him a smile and it was a genuine one. ‘I hope’ she wanted to add but didn’t want to say anything more about what happened between her and her husband to him or ju
It was a look of intimate familiarity and that was one of the reasons she felt hurt now she is thinking ‘what if she is just putting too much meaning to what she saw?’ He might actually be irritated by her and her doings but with how she was feeling at the moment, she couldn’t see things that way… he felt like he needed that hug from her when she entered and saw them like that. ‘He didn’t hug her back’ her mind told her but she ignored it and proceed to ask her previous question. “Do you still have feelings for her?” she asked one more time and got her answer when he didn’t answer. She bit her bottom lip to stifle a sob then looked at him with the tears pooling out of her eyes and down her cheeks. “So, you still love her,” she said and he didn’t say anything but just looked at her. They stared into each other eyes with hurt written all over their face. “You don’t need to do this,” he said after a while and she shook her head and then closed her eyes as the tears kept coming down