Angelo
I am thankful for everything at the moment . I know I messed up with Cleo , but I am trying to show her that I am a better man . It has been a couple of weeks since the attack at the funeral and conversation with Cleo with regards to me and her taking a break and hitting the reset button. I don't want to lose her and another part of me doesn't want to be without her for even a couple of hours . Since I am stubborn, she moved from the main bedroom to the guest bedroom. I don't even get to see her and we live in the same house . Its Halloween week and I am hoping to see her at the office party that I organized .
She is clinical in her execution . She wakes up makes sure that the kids are well taken care of and she is out before I wake up at seven in the morning. For the past couple of weeks , make that four ; we haven't touched each other and this is the first weekend that the twins were going to the Luca beach house . In fact they were going for the next two weeks and we were going to fly down to join everyone for my father's birthday on the sixteenth of November .
At work I still don't get to see much of her . Just the other day I was conducting my monthly department checks and she made sure she was out of sight . I had already grown a beard but I kept it well groomed . I just didn't want to look like I didn't take care of myself . I was having a hard time because Cleo was my wife and she wasn't behaving like it. Blake made sure I ate and took breaks . He too wasn't saying anything about Cleo. I had called Cleo's new assistant to schedule Lunch for me and her and he didn't argue with me. As soon as midday struck Blake dropped off lunch and I gave him the rest of the day off . I knew it was Wednesday and Cleo was done with her work for the week. As soon as she sent me her report this morning I knew I had a chance to catch her before Saturdays event. I took the elevator to her office and as soon as the door opened her office looked untouched and too neat .
I called security and they has said that she had already left . Using the tracking device I planted in her phone without her knowing , it indicated that she was at home . I drove to the Luca estate and parked my car next to Cleo's and headed inside with lunch . I set up everything ,and went upstairs to change .
As soon as I went to the guest wing , I knocked and opened the door . She was sitting in the middle of the bed with her notebook and she was typing away
" Bella?"
Cleo looked at me impassively.
" Blue . I sent you the report this morning didn't you get it? "
" I did ,but I wanted to ask you out for lunch . "
"Okay ."
Cleo looked at me and looked back at her notebook ,and continued typing .
She still had the ability to make me want to cry , because she was being cold .
" You're giving me one word answers . I know I haven't given you any answers. Can you just stop being angry at me ."
" I did that the same day you wouldn't answer me . "
" You asked what are we ."
Cleo closed her notebook and put it on her bedside table .
" You said sweet nothing. "
" Like you I need time to process ."
" Which is what I'm giving you. "
I sat down on the bed and looked at her. She was calmer and looked at me with sad eyes .
"We are two people who are in love . We are married and I love you . I am thankful for you and our family. If it was any other woman I would have already left ."
" Continue. "
" Your second question ... It broke my heart because ;I've seen how you've constantly questioned if I really love you or are you just wasting your time and energy. I have given you more than enough reason because I have compared you to my exes. You still stuck by me because you believed in us."
" I did and now I don't know what to believe in ."
" You're the first girl who has seen me through different eyes and I see myself through your eyes . Believe in us and our love ."
" I was going to call it quits . Carl begged me , hell he pleaded for me to give our relationship another try."
Usually I'd react with jealousy but now I needed to know what was Carl doing talking to Cleo .
" Carl did what?"
" He asked me to take you back and explained to me that you get into your head about things and think you have to do everything alone and be strong all the time ... "
" He said that ? "
" Yes."
" He's getting a rayis ."
"That's nice of you ."
Cleo's face lit up just a little causing me to smile .
" I've always been nice. I need to say sorry properly for the night I raised my hand at you . Also for the day I forced you to say goodbye to the Luca's . "
" You already apologized."
I took Cleo's hand and kissed the back of her palm and I moved closer to her . She was sitting lotus position . I kissed her forehead and she slid her hand away from my grip and moved back. I looked at her and she smiled .
" What ...?"
" I promised for better or for worse . "
" In sickness and in health. "
Cleo darted her eyes from side to side and looked at me a bit scared .
" What aren't you telling me ? "
" I am not okay . "
Cleo uncrossed her legs and gave me a hug . She smelt of vanilla and cinnamon .
" We can talk about it ."
I hugged her back and held her close .
" The reason I got hooked so quickly , was because I was struggling to come to terms with the fact that I caused the accident that killed MJ ... I thought I deserved to be punished for what I did."
"Was this the same accident that caused Jane's infertility ?"
I started sobbing.
" She held it over my head and guilt tripped me. I would never intentionally hurt you. I just didn't know how to tell you."
Cleo gently rubbed the back of my neck gently
"Shh it's okay. You had no control over what happened."
" I felt like everything that had happened to us was me being punished. "
Cleo pulled back and kissed me and I kissed her back .
" We'll get through this together okay ?"
" Okay . "
I looked at Cleo and winced .
" I missed you . "
" I missed you more and I'm Sorry . "
My phone rang and I groaned in frustration.
Cleo kissed me and pulled back.
" Take the call I will meet up with you in the kitchen for lunch . "
" I love you . "
" Ti amero Blue . "
As soon as Cleo disappeared I pressed the answer button
" Massa Luca . "
" Michelangelo ..."
" How did you get my number ? "
" The less you know the better . "
"What do you want ? "
" We are family. Meet me at the Club in an hour and don't bring your gorgeous wife with I might just be tempted to torture her if I don't get what I want . You have an hour ."
The person hung up and I felt uneasy.
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Chapter 6CleoLike the back of my handWhen I went downstairs for lunch Angelo had set up the table and plated the food . He had foiled the plates and took out a bottle of wine. As soon as he came down he looked out of sorts. I knew something was wrong because; being with him was like being with someone who was predictable in a reassuring way. I can tell when something is on his mind, or when he is either troubled or lying . I know him like the back of my hand ,and with regards to our son being mischievous and causing trouble ... He takes it from his father .Angelo walked downstairs dressed in a black blazer; slacks , a white dress shirt as excited as I was that we were back on talking terms together, something in me told me that ; it was going to be short lived because he was leaving for what I suspected was a meeting
Chapter 7AngeloWhat's in my heartCleo is moody period. There are days when I am able to understand where her cold and hot demeanor comes from, and yesterday afternoon was just not one of those days. Jane has gone from being a medium to hard limit. I didn't know why she was calling me. I decided to let my men deal with her . Cleo was right . I am the boss what I say goes and just after getting Cleo to stay and not leave , I dealt with the call I received from Matteo . He was my cousin and unlike Tom and Duncan , he was deliberate and intentional with execution .I had sent Aaron to the Club and he didn't mind. His report back this morning was that ; Matteo was pissed. He wanted to see me and had actually thought I was married to Jane . I had gotten drunk with him the day I caused the accident . He was the one who confessed to sleeping with Jane . They tried d
Chapter 8CleoI don't know how to deal with Angelo when he pushes me away . When he asked me to stay after I threw his phone at him , I was reluctant to because we were so close to making love after a very ,very ,very long time , but he had to ruin it by still being in contact with that backstabbing, two timing duplicitous , human being I used to call a friend .This morning he emailed me not, called or came through to my study/ home office to tell me that ; he didn't want to be disturbed ,and that I should go out and enjoy myself at the mall . The mall... The bloody mall . Massa knows I don't like the mall . I took my notebook with me and just left. I did have a favourite coffee shop that I hadn't gone to in a while, and they had the most refreshing smoothies . I ordered a mocha and mint smoothie and sipped on it while working until it started raining again. I
Chapter 9AngeloMatteo Massa is a; sneaky son of a very respectable man and woman, who dont know what creature of the devil they bore . He has to date slept with all of my girlfriend's and was also part and parcel of my relationships ending up like the Titanic. Not this time.He took Aaron's access card and copied the incription and made a duplicate access card . He hacked into my email account and caused mayhem. I could have had some much needed sexy time and catch up time with Cleo. Now I feel like I've gone there steps back; because of him. He cancelled all of my meetings including an important one with my lawyer. It had to do with my uncle's assets in Italy. I had to reschedule everything and move it to a week after my father's birthday week which was on the sixteenth. I needed at least a week to fix the
Chapter 10CleoMarried to a man I thought I knewI really should stop being too trusting . I never suspected that someone offering me tea , because I was in shell shock and I recovered , would result in me being in Daniel's medical rooms . When I ran after Angelo ; he was busy beating the living daylights out of his cousin Matt . I have never seen Angelo all bloodied and bruised before, but this time he looked like he was about to kill his own family member for even looking at my direction , let alone talking to me .I was slowly coming around and my body felt like it had been through the wringer . I was feeling as weak as I did when Rosa poisoned me and my baby boy .As much as I am thankful that Angelo and I found each other and that I have also taken his last name, I am for the first time in the duration of my relationship with Angelo doubting everything he has told me . I was
Chapter 11AngeloCleo knows how to flick switches from being ; cold to warm , and from being an ice princess to being the most loving sensual and caring person you've come across.She had made it clear to me that she won't stay married to me for the sake of the kids . Yet last night after a very long time we made love and that reaffirmed everything for me that; she was in it for the long haul . I've had her so many times but last night was different . Sunday's are reserved for good food and amazing sex .When Cleo came back home with me at the Luca estate ; I played doctor and husband . She had indicated that she was still tired and I let her rest . Sunday morning she blew everything out of the water. I don't like fighting with her and I want to tell her everything about my past but I'm feeling everything intensely and I think my break up with my first love has everything to do
Chapter 12CleoI didn't know what the term;" You'll have the rest of your lives , and amazing make up sex to make up for the bad patch you're going through" meant , until I got married to Angelo.I've always Understood that he can only register things if they are in the physical . Emotionally he feels everything at once and needs time to process before he cries . He opens up completely when he trusts you and thinks he has to deal with everything alone . I'm beginning to see that he married me for security and not that he loves me completely . I have to be honest with myself and maybe I'm reading things wrong and I'm over thinking ,but we need to find common ground. I don't want him regretting the decision he took to marry me if he doesn't know how to be in one ."Cleo? ""Angelo.""what happened to calling me Blue?"" Why
Chapter 13AngeloI love spending time with the twins and Ava. They love spending time with my father and he enjoys spending time with them . Cleo has been quite since I asked her to not communicate with Marc regarding anything that had to do with either our relationship. Just like she did with Jane Marc has become a hard limit for many reasons and one of them is that he wants to take Cleo away from me .We are on good terms now andCleo has knack for advocacy, and she can advocate for a lot of things. I have tried to see reasons why she was friends with her ex and I can't find anything. At least I had time to spend with the girls and my dad indirectly because I had to feed them. Daniel was out with Pio and my wife doing some shopping. Which meant that whether. I liked it or not I was going to have to talk to him. I've found reasons not to talk to him , but all I have are excuses .I was b