To say that Trinity was completely hammered after three drinks would be an understatement because the woman was beyond hammered.
"Dmitri," she called out to him loudly, even though he was sitting right next to her.
"Yes, milaya?"
Trinity giggled. "I love that you call me milaya. I didn't realize what it meant until Angela told me one day. You're the sweetest, Dmitri."
Dmitri chuckled. "I know I am. Only for you, though."
"Geez, I know you guys are happy together but no need it to rub it in our faces," Tyler muttered almost moodily.
Dmitri laughed. "It's not my fault she's such a sappy drunk."
"I'm not drunk," Trinity announced loudly, making the three of them turn to her, their expressions amused.
"You are, Trinity. Can you even tell me how many fingers I'm holding up right now?" Tyler asked, clear
Dmitri slipped in and out of consciousness after that. He could remember Tyler helping him to the bed.He could remember Samantha asking him if he was okay but he couldn't remember what he'd answered with or if he'd answered at all. He could remember saying he was hot and that Trinity had helped him take his shirt off.He could faintly remember the weight of someone's lips on his own and that it had felt weird but he couldn't remember who he'd been kissing.He could remember Jack, his bodyguard, trying to shake him awake.When he finally came to, he was in his his bed back at his penthouse with Trinity by his side.Still a bit disoriented, he rubbed at his eyes. He noticed that Trinity was still in her dress from last night and so was he.Quietly and carefully so as to not wake her up, he took her clothes off so she could sleep
A week passed, which Trinity spent planning Dmitri's upcoming birthday party. Usually, it was his mum who planned everything for his birthday but this time around Trinity had taken it upon herself to plan it all out.His birthday was just the next day and everything for the party was prepared. Between preparing for the party and studying on the side, what had happened the day they'd gone to the club opening was all but forgotten. Besides, Jack hadn't found anything particularly suspicious either. So Trinity had decided to forget all about it and focus on the party.The party wasn't exactly a surprise. Dmitri knew already that there'd be a birthday party the day of his birthday. He also knew that Trinity was the one who was planning it this time around. But still Trinity had taken care not to let any of the details regarding it slip out.She wanted the day to be as exciting and surprising for him
"Bowling? Are you kidding me?!" Dmitri's grin was so wide as he realised they were going bowling that it nearly lit the whole place up.From what she'd gathered so far, bowling used to be his favourite thing back at school. But ever since he'd started helping his mum out before eventually taking the company on, he'd started going less and less.There were a lot of things which he used to love doing but had eventually taken a backseat because of work. So she'd planned on making him revisit as many of those as she could on his special day.After bowling, where Dmitri won, seeing as Trinity had no idea what she was doing, they went laser tag.Tyler, Casey, Angela, Tina, Joy, Nigel and the twins all met up with them there.They all quickly split up into teams before gearing up a
"Hey, Case, by when will you be here?" Trinity said into the phone, as she got ready.It was a few months after Dmitri's birthday and Casey and her had planned to go for a girl's day out, just the two of them, since they hadn't had one of those in what felt like forever."I'll be there in a few. I'm on my way over.""Case! How many times do I need to tell you not to talk on the phone while driving?" Trinity chastised her best friend."Chill, Tri. It's on speaker. My eyes are on the road. Are you ready yet?" Casey asked and Trinity could almost feel her rolling her eyes."I'm ready. How long-" Trinity cut off abruptly as she heard a loud scream on the other before the line went dead."Casey?! Case? Hello?" Trinity shouted into the phone, terrified for her friend.She quickly called her again only for it go straight to voicemail.
Trinity decided she was going to have to leave Dmitri.If she told him that Samantha was pregnant with his child, he'd be ready to take full responsibility of the child in a heartbeat, but he wouldn't leave Trinity to be with Samantha.But Trinity didn't want that for his and Samantha's child. She wanted their child to know what it meant to have truly loving parents.Only someone who hadn't had the love of their parents growing up could understand what it felt like to not have a normal family.If she didn't leave Dmitri, then the child would have to divide his or her time between two parents who lived miles apart.She didn't want that for Dmitri's child. She wanted him or her to have a normal happy family.The kind of life she wanted growing up but could never have.And that was only possible if she was out of the picture and
Over the next week or so, they all worked as a unit to help Casey out as much as they could.They made sure someone was with Casey at all times in case she needed anything. Tina, Angela and Joy came to visit often enough too. Even Valéry, Stefan and the twins had come to check up on Casey too.As grateful as Casey was for all the love and attention everyone was showering her with, she was starting to get increasingly irritated, specially by her best friend who seemed to have taken up permanent residence next to her bed."Why won't you leave me alone? God, you've been here practically 24×7 for the past seven days. Don't you have a home to go?" Casey rolled her eyes. And yes, she could actually do it without her head exploding in pain now. The bandage wrapped around her head was gone, so was the swelling around her eye and she could actually open both her eyes now. The only things remaining were the plasters on her arm and
Today was the day Casey was going back home from the hospital.Today was also the day Trinity was going to leave Dmitri and go back to her old life.In the morning, Trinity had left the house before Dmitri woke up like she'd been doing ever since Casey got hospitalised.She, however, returned back to the penthouse somewhere around noon once the doctor gave Casey the all clear to go home. Trinity was going to go pack her things up while Nigel helped Casey get back to her apartment seeing they were practically neighbors and Nigel was more than happy to help. Then Trinity was going to meet them back at her old apartment in the evening once all was said and done between her and Dmitri.Trinity had decided that she was only going to take what she had brought with her when she'd first moved in. She was going to leave everything Dmitri had bought for her here.So fo
The days following her departure from the penthouse, Trinity decided to get busy.When you were busy, you didn't have time to overthink, or think for that matter. When you worked hard, you were too tired to do anything but sleep at night, barring any and all unwelcome thoughts without much effort.And that's exactly what Trinity had been doing for the past twenty eight days. She'd gotten her old job back as a waitress at Jimmy's despite heavy protests from Casey. But since the woman herself was confined to the apartment, there wasn't much she could do but grumble about how much of an idiot Trinity was. When she wasn't working at the restaurant, she was either at Simon's, helping him out or at home baking something to take for the kids at the orphanage or at the orphanage helping with whatever she could. When she wasn't doing any of that, she spent her time studying for her course.All in a
9 years later..."Nico! Come on, dinner is ready," Trinity called out to her son as she set the table.Dmitri had returned home in time for dinner as usual and was helping his wife set the table as they waited for their oldest child to join them so they could start dinner.When there was no response, Trinity turned to Nico's twin. "Nadia, go get your brother."Nadia, ever the obedient bright little girl, rushed off to do as her mother had asked of her."Mum, I'm hungry, can I eat now?" Maxim, their five year old asked, his lips pulled into an adorable little pout."In a minute, Max. Your brother will be here in a minute and then we'll all eat together. And what did I tell you about a family that eats together?""A family that eats together, stays together!" Max suddenly grinned, seemingly proud of himself for remembering what his mother
It was the third day when the police came to take Trinity's statement.She told them everything that had happened truthfully while Dmitri sat there right next to her, all the while holding her hand to show his support. She squeezed his fingers once she was done and the policemen left, promising to put the culprits behind the bars as soon as possible."Are you okay?" Dmitri asked her, pushing a strand of her hair away from her face as he rubbed soothing circles on the palm of her hand."I'm fine," Trinity whispered back. "I'm glad that that statement is out of the way. I hope they can catch those kidnappers soon.""They will, milaya. I'll make sure of it," Dmitri vowed, his expression grim."I just want this all to be over already," Trinity admitted softly.Dmitri stared down at her, his expression softening almost instantly. "Me
Screams echoed all around him but Dmitri couldn't decipher one voice from another, nor did he care to, as he jumped at Samantha on instinct so she couldn't fire the weapon anymore.She screamed as she fell and Dmitri wasted no time in snatching the gun from her and throwing it away.It took him a moment to realise that he'd jumped on top of a pregnant woman but the guilt vanished as quickly as it had come when he heard his wife's pained groan.He then quickly got up before running towards a bleeding Trinity, pressing his hands to the wound on her side to stop the bleeding. With his other hand he pulled out his phone and called 911."Hang on, tight, Milaya. I'll get you out of here," Dmitri said to her once he was done calling for the ambulance.The two kidnappers Samantha's had hired tried to make a run for it especially now that Samantha lay on the floor, sobbing hysterically with blood pooli
"You wanna go first, or should I?" The tattooed guy smirked at his companion, nodding his head at Trinity.His companion laughed, the scar running down the side of his face contracting, making him look almost maniacal. He probably was too if the way he stepped towards Trinity with an evil glint in his eyes was anything to go by.Tyler struggled harder against his reigns. "Don't you fucking dare touch her! I'll skin you alive if you touch a hair on her head!"Their kidnappers simply laughed at his useless attempts and baseless threats. Trinity, though, was oddly calm.She was waiting for either of them to open her bounds so she could grab the opportunity and try to get away from them. She planned on running upstairs and threatening Samantha so their kidnappers would let Tyler go. And then she'd call the police to come rescue them.It wasn't ex
Even though Trinity had expected the answer, she was still shocked."How? When?" She couldn't help but ask, thoroughly confused.Samantha chuckled. "That day at the club opening. I'd planned to drug you all and have my way with Dmitri. Unfortunately, I got too drunk along with you guys and it wasn't until I woke up that I realized it was Tyler I'd dragged into bed with me and not Dmitri. And it was his child I'd be carrying," her lips pulled into a thin line at the admission before pulling up into an all too evil smirk. "But nothing was going to stop me from getting what I wanted. So I decided to improvise. Pretended the child was Dmitri's and you fell for it right away."Trinity looked at her as if seeing her for the first time. And she was. She was finally seeing her for the two faced, conniving bitch that she was."Everything was going according to plan for you until I stepped
A piercing pain at the back of her head was the first thing Trinity registered as she came to, a groan leaving her lips almost involuntarily."Trinity? Trinity? Are you awake?" Came an urgent, frantic voice from somewhere close to her. In the back of her mind, Trinity knew who the voice belonged to, but in her half awake state, she couldn't quite put a finger on it.When Trinity didn't reply, the voice tried again, more urgent this time. "Trinity?! Are you alright? Wake up, please! Open your eyes! Talk to me!"Open my eyes? Trinity thought to herself. Opening her eyes seemed like the most difficult task she'd done in a while for her eyes felt heavier than lead, as if someone had glued them shut. She almost didn't want to try, but something at the back of her mind told her to listen to the urgent, nagging voice. So she did.She tried with all her might to peel her eyes open. She le
Trinity had been distracted with her jumbled up thoughts all the way back to their apartment.Casey, however, thought that Trinity looked so put out because of what she'd said to her in the parking lot. Which made her feel immensely guilty.So in an attempt to make things right, Casey began, "Tri? I was very rude and insensitive back there at the parking lot and-"Trinity cut her best friend off with a shake of her head, lightly patting Casey's injured leg which was lying in her lap as if telling her that it was okay. And it was. "No, Case. You were right about everything. And I needed to hear that. And I was thinking about what you said too. I think I should at least talk to Dmitri about it once," Trinity confessed."Really?!" Nigel, having obviously been listening in to their conversation exclaimed from the front seat, his lips pulling into a wide grin."Ah, fucking fi
Trinity wrapped an arm around Casey's back to support her as she pulled her best friend out of the car in the hospital's parking lot. Once Nigel had rounded the car and was standing next to Casey, supporting her, Trinity let go so she could lock the car."Ugh, stop mollycoddling me, you two. I can walk just fine on my own," Casey huffed, rolling her eyes.It was a few days after when Tyler had come to their apartment that Casey was due for a visit to the doctor to have a look at her still-in-a-cast leg. So here they were, in the hospital's parking lot, ready to go in."I hate to break it to you Case, but you can't. You can hardly put any weight on your leg, let alone walk," Nigel muttered, looking thoroughly amused as Casey huffed again, trying to balance her weight on her good leg.Suddenly, Casey pulled her shoulders back, looking awfully determined. And then she went ahead and put her weight on h
"Whoa, easy there," Dmitri muttered, holding onto the person he'd just crashed into on his way out of the office to his car."Oh, uh, hey," Samantha murmured, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear almost shyly as she stepped back, her hand going to her slightly rounded stomach almost reflexively."Samantha?" Dmitri looked down at her, stepping back completely.Samantha gave him a small smile as she looked up at him, taking in his unshaven face and the bags under his eyes. Clearly, the split up hadn't been good for him."Yeah," Samantha muttered, nodding a little."Wow. You're pregnant," Dmitri observed. "Congratulations on that." He continued, trying to make conversation. He'd been so busy drowning himself in work ever since Trinity left that he'd hardly talked to anyone if it wasn't work related. So making conversation for the first time in so