"Papa...take care of mama please..." Lucy whispers while he was prepared to be brought for surgery."Of course, buddy. Papa will take care of mama while you are inside. But you have to be strong, Papa and mama will be waiting for you. If Mama cries long, Papa can't make her stop but you, buddy" Lucien assures him, holding his small hand. "I am strong, Papa. But my heart is not strong. I'm happy you found us. Mama will not be alone anymore. Mama if papa said not to cry, you have to listen" he turned to his mother with a weak smile."I was never alone, baby love. I have you. You are mama's life. And you must be stronger this time because papa will be waiting to play with you. Can you do that, my love? Mama and Papa will be waiting for you, we will go to the park, right?" anxiousness and panic were consuming her as the time nears Lucy's surgery."I will mama...thank you for always taking good care of me. Even if it's difficult, even if you no longer have money

Still, in a daze, Lexie went back to the hospital just before dinner time. After their meeting, she has already taken part in the planning and thankfully, she brought her iPad where she had several designs she had already finished aside from the ones she submitted.They have done a lot earlier. And with Emily and Jason's supervision, she learned a lot. Tomorrow she will be back for the finalization of the already approved designs. She will be choosing the fabric and all its accessories. Which will be forwarded for production. She can't believe, soon she will see her design materialize. They are in a hurry for the three weeks time frame before the launch. And the pressure is mostly on her as the added designer. Later she plans to add some intricate details to the remaining designs she has. It's quite tiring but at the same time satisfying. It has been her dream to make her designs into reality. For someone to wear them. And she will make sure she will nail

After the steamy encounter, they had last night, Lexie becomes more comfortable around him. She made sure not to elude whenever he initiated to touch her.Thankfully, Lucy is still peacefully asleep when they went out of the bathroom. And had their late dinner in comfortable silence. With three weeks timetable, she becomes busy with the team of Silhouettes Designs. She has no time to dally. She had visited the production site to choose the fabrics for her every design, which she had so much fun with. Aside from the clothes she designed, she also included a few bags as a customized accessories for her collection.She even proposed contracting Dom for one of the designs of her bag. A customized hand-painted handbag. Submitting her proposal to Eve and the president, she hopes it will be approved. She would love to showcase Dom's arts in her creations. They were in the middle of checking the swatches for the designs when a report on the televis

Looking up at him, her eyes were misty from the unshed tears. She just stares at him, unable to ask what he meant by what he said. Her throat is too constricted to talk. "We may have started on a wrong foot, but I'm hoping we could work this out. I never expected the outcome of the agreement I offered you, it backfired on me" he whispers while caressing her cheek. "I never planned a lifetime with you, Zia, but I was left with a yearning to have you in my arms every single night. I was left with the desire I felt for no one. I was left with the emptiness after you left" he continues."I tried to erase you in my life, out of my mind. But it just made me hollow. Despite Ellen's presence, I can't move on with my life without you. I strived to focus on her, recalling my need to have her, I kept on reminding myself I once dreamed to have a family with her, but I failed all the time. Your memory is stronger than what I made myself believe all this time" 

Lexie becomes busy as the launching of the spring collection is nearing. She had brought Dom to the office after her proposal of the hand-painted bag was approved. And as expected, he quite gets along with Jason. But Dom was more of a manly gay and most of the time, serious, unlike Jason who is very vocal and playful. Still, they get along well. Only a week remained and they were all finalizing the production. Lexie though pressured and tensed, is so excited to see her designs come to life. Samples have already been displayed in mannequins and she can't help looking at them most of the time. "Private orders for the advance catalog were in!" Eve exclaims as she enters while waving several papers in her hand. Following her is their president. "Reveal...reveal..." all the designers excitedly chanted while Lexie just remains to watch in silence. Jason had explained it to her the other day. Private orders are from elite clients who were sent ca