Infatuation Of Darkness

She remained in the same position against the door for a while fearing that he might come in banging on it and punishing her for her behaviour. But he did not and Alexis kept a track of time thankful that she was wearing her wristwatch. She didn't eat for the whole day or what she thought it was. Feeling drained by the entire ordeal she closed her eyes and laid down on the bed.

As her consciousness came back Alexis exhaled loudly and opened her eyes. A frown creased her forehead as she saw the familiar ceiling. Getting up with the support of her elbows she saw that she had been taken back to her bedroom and she remembered falling asleep in the guest bedroom. She sighed rubbed her eyes and moved out of the bed. Going to the bathroom the first thing should there was to wash her face and brush her teeth. She wasn't sure if she wanted to get ready for the day immediately so she moved to the closet to get a hair tie and then go for breakfast straight.

She came to a stop when she saw Angelo getting ready in front of the mirror. He was tying his tie and his waistcoat and jacket were laid out.

"Good morning beautiful." He wished as soon as he saw her.

Alexis nodded back and discreetly checked the whole closet. It had been clear of any broken materials that had been caused due to their fight. "Did you bring me back from the guest room?"

He nodded.

"I had no intentions of coming back." She confessed as she took a seat on the couch in the middle of the closet."I was going to continue to stay there until I knew about your opinions on what we forgot about last night."

He looked at her through the mirror with the blank gaze that she was no longer affected by. Alexis wanted something to happen and this was within reason so she was not going to back down.

He didn't reply to her but silently pulled on his waistcoat and then his jacket completing his attire for the day. He walked to her and kneeled in front of her, taking her hand in his. "And I brought you back for this reason. I understand that you want a part in my life and the baby we're going to have and many more. I am sorry I was so thick-headed that you had to use violence in this condition to make me understand something." He sighed and kissed her knuckles making Alexis notice something.

"Angelo why is your left cheek so red?" She frowned and touched it.

He laughed a little. "My father visited me last night. I think he would have hit me with a stick too but since I'm a grown-ass man he stuck with slapping me."

"What?" She blurted out shocked. "He hit you?"

He nodded. "It happens a lot when I refuse to understand something that makes complete sense to everyone else. Agatha might have told my father about your condition and the sounds coming from our room which had him visit me and raise his hand at me for troubling the mother of my child." He kissed her hands again, "I'm sorry Alexis." He stressed once again. "I should have understood better. Sometimes it's just that what my grandfather taught me overshadows my thinking."

She traced his jawline lightly as she asked, "What was it that he taught you?"

He looked away, not replying to her immediately. He then stood up and pulled her to him. Taking her place on the couch he made her sit on his lap and hugged her close as he put his face in her neck making Alexis tingle all over.

"My grandfather and his father practically learnt from each other as they started the whole organisation. That period was the time when women were not provided with a lot of ....rights which certainly affected their thinking about them making them believe that women were meant for domestic purposes. My grandfather believed in the same but my father did not, his thinking evolved with time. My grandfather had wanted for someone to think in the same believes as he did, so that his thinking also went forward. Long story short after a lot of mental torture and manipulation, it was drilled into my mind that everyone was beneath my shoe except for the Don." He sighed and looked into her eyes, "sometimes that thinking comes back given the position I have and I am grateful to my father who sets me straight." He winked making her giggle.

"How many times have you apologize to people? One might say you are getting good at it." She teased earning a smile from him too.

He shook his head and stood up. "Believe me sweetheart when I say you are one of the very few people that I can count on my hand who have received my apologies and are still alive."

Wow, okay. She nodded.

"What are you going to do for the rest of the day?" He asked and she realised what he was trying to do. He was trying to make a conversation with her as a normal couple would.

So she answered him honestly. "I am going to ready a room for Lucas to stay in and I would like for you to take care of the paperwork today itself." She reminded him to him he nodded. "Because of which I think we would have to go shop for furniture and baby requirements."

He nodded. "You do have my card, don't you?" He nodded. "Go all out then." He kissed her forehead getting up and letting her take her seatback.

silence once again blanketed them as he opened a drawer and pulled out leather gloves. Somehow seeing him wear those reminded her of how dangerous he was and what kind of liberty she had taken with him yesterday. He pulled out his gun from the holster and checked for the bullets putting them and put three magazines in his pockets as well. He then patted his socks once more and she knew that there were knives there.

And somehow, something inside her knew that Angelo was making a point and she got it.