Chapter 5

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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