She tossed and turned on the bed, muttering something under her breath, she turned to face his side of the bed.
He was sitting on the couch, going through some files he would need to attend to in the morning, he had been glancing at her from time to time and she just kept tossing but he did nothing but ignore her and continued with what he was doing.
He was feeling a bit sleepy and his head kept going from side to side, as he tries his best to keep awake, but his body didn’t want to corporate with him so he had no other choice than to pack up his laptop and files to the dresser table and went to the bathroom to ease himself.
When he was done he came back to the room strolling to the bed in lazy steps.
He lifts his leg up and kneels on the bed before letting his body fall lightly on the bed, he sighed and looked up at the ceiling then at her. Her back was facing him and he couldn’t see her
Two weeks after all the drama that had happened, Sofia’s mum had already been laid to rest the past week and it was quite emotional and stressful for both the Lorenzo’s and the Bernard’s.Most especially Sofia since she had refused to take condolences from anyone. She just told them she was fine and wanted to concentrate on her relationship with Max and the baby they are expecting.The get-together they had planned before all those events had already been fixed for this present week.It had been a long they had come together to have a fun relaxing time with all their families so after the burial rites they performed for Lilliana, they decided to fix a date for the get-together and decided on the week after the burial.“Hello,” the woman from the other side answered breathlessly.“Er… hi, this is Audriana Lorenzo, we met at the conference
The living room hosted at least twenty-something guests who were invited for the private get-together strictly for family and friends.The living room had a theme color of green, white, and cream flower decorations. There was a green rug starting from the entrance of the room to the dining area.The rod that holds the curtains has some decorative flowers on each end, the table that is in the middle of the room has a cream-colored portable vase of green and white flowers on top and a tray of wine too.The little bar that the senior Lorenzo possess has some of the guest there taking wine and talking to one another as the guy who goes by the name Davis serves them whatever drink they request.Audriana was wearing a cream off-the-shoulder floral gown with gold gladiator sandals, her hair was in a messy side bun with a flower crown on her head for beautification and she was holding a glass of fruit juice.
…“I guess I am the only one privileged to see that side of him” she shakes her body excitedly, “He makes me feel spe-” she was interrupted by the breaking of glass.Everyone turned to where the sound came from and saw that it was from Sofia who had a look of shock on her face as she looked at something or someone from a far distance.Audriana and Emily came rushing to her aid and took her from where the broken pieces were.Max immediately rushed out of the kitchen and saw some broken piece of glass on the floor that was in the path to the kitchen then his eyes went to Sofia who was surrounded by her bestie and friend.He went over to her and made sure she sat on the couch then took off her sandals to check her feet if any of the broken pieces went in her legs.“Il mio amore,” he said still searching for any broken p
The party went on smoothly with the guest except with Dimitri who would constantly throw glances at the red-haired and would look away when she or Audriana would look at him. Sofia who was in the arms of Max would keep looking at her at intervals as he talked to the other guest and had to excuse himself from their midst to come to stay with her then he kept asking her if she was okay or needed something. Caleb had to go home early with Emily since she was getting tired and seeing her cousin was already stressing her. Aiden would occasionally look at Dimitri then Daniella and when her gaze and his gaze meet he would smile and continue the lookout. And Audriana trying to forget about all that happened when Daniella came to the party and also trying to make her feel welcomed too. She was still bothered about Dimitri’s behavior when he saw Daniella and was more bothered whe
Sighing, he turned so he could stretch his body but was stopped in the process of doing so by something or someone weighty on the right side of his body. He slowly opened his eyes and frowned a bit due to the sun seeping in from the little opening of the curtain. When his eyes had adjusted to the light that came in the room he looked down to what weighed his arm down and saw his beautiful wife Audriana. Her head was laying on partly his shoulder, arm and right chest with her mouth slightly opened as light snores erupts from her lips, her golden hair was everywhere from their little workout the previous night. The blanket cover her from shoulder downward while the blankets covered from his mid-torso downward. He smiled at the sight of her and used his left arm to caress her soft slightly chubby cheeks then place a kiss on her nose to which she would sometimes shuffle or swat his hand away.
“Hey Junior, what's up” Dimitri smiled and his little nephew and held his hand up for a high five to which Max jr clapped. “Becoming strong eh?” he carried him and placed him on his lap then ruffled his hair. “Ice cream,” Junior said poking his chin. “We would get you ice cream” Dimitri confirmed. “Oh no, no.” Max came in from the kitchen and carrying a tray with canned coke and pepsi and placed it on the table in front of them then stood there giving his son questioning looks. “No ice cream for you boy. I knew you and your mama sneaked ice cream in your room to eat so I won't see you both so you are on ice cream ban for a month” he told him and grabbed a coke then sat beside Dimitri. Junior buried his face on Dimitri’s chest and whined. “No whining boy, I have given my verdict,” said Max, and Dimitri just chuckled. Junior t
“What is going on here?” a voice said from behind them.Dimitri tensed the more upon hearing the familiar voice before she took her arms that were around his torso and got off her hold then turned around to see Aiden who was frowning deeply and looking from him to her.“Why did you leave? What is going on?” he asked again, taking a step towards them.Dimitri didn’t say a word, rather he just kept looking at his friend like he was going to send him a message but it seemed like it wasn’t getting through to him.“Did you leave there just to be here with her?” he asked and the look on Dimitri’s turned to a glare.“Don’t insult me by telling me that. You of all people know me very well and you are aware of what and what I am capable of” said Dimitri.“No doubt about it bro but what about
“Oh, she would notice I wasn’t around and come looking for me,” Daniella said to him having no choice but to follow him.When they reached his car that he parked outside, he took her to the passenger seat and pushed her to the door of his car giving her a glare.“What is your problem? Why did you come back? Do you want to continue where you stopped? Can't, you see Dimitri is already doing okay without you? Why then come back? Do you want to ruin his life again?” he asked with a frown trying to understand her intentions.“And that too, you came through Audriana. You knew they were married right?” he asked growing angry.“It's none of your business,” she said after some time.“It is everything my business. Look, I don’t know what is going on in that crazy mind of yours but you need to stop this madness and let him be
… 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