Infatuation Of Darkness

"Why don't you come to me in the future when you have any problems?" He suggested as the children played in the park with Gabrielle and the guards keeping an eye on them. "I think I can provide you with some suggestions." She smiled at the offer.

The conversation today she had with him had been of a lost child reunited with their parent. Awkward and full of expectations.

This time it was a parent that wanted to make an effort, unlike her mother.

He had tried to make effort to know what were her favourite things and also try to get along with his grandchildren.

By offering Bella Rosa his chocolate, he had begun a newfound friendship.

She felt good to have a parent by her side once again but also did it bring second thoughts as to why would she try to do this again.

"What problems could I have?" She asked instead. A slight hint of nervousness in her smile that her father recognised.

He sighed slowly and moved back into the bench leaning his back against it. "If I may be honest here, there are a lot of things that you will need help with and given that you will have backing from your old mafia family there will always be a fear to your husband that he might be risking a war by killing or harming you."

Is that one of the reasons why Angelo never went forward and made anyone aware from the Williams family that their daughter was found?

"So I can call you anytime I might need your help?" She asked and he nodded immediately.

"Yes, yes, please." He patted her head. "I'm not sure how long it is going to take for both of us to fall into the normalcy of a father and daughter but I assure you when it is going to be, it's going to be worth it." He kissed her forehead. "I am not asking you to spend time every day with me or keep calling me every hour but I just ask you to once a week to give me a call or meet me up." He smiled as she noticed his eyes got a little moist. "That's all I ask."

She nodded, sniffed on her own. Why? She didn't know.

They all climbed into their cars and drove to their respective homes. Turns out, having a father might not be a bad thing.

Alexis just has to make sure of one thing that was never to let it be an exchange.

In this relationship, the only thing that would be exchanged would be felt and love. There would be no exchange of information, secrets or spying of any kind.

She looked outside the window with a new hope. She had a father and it might work out.

******

The kids were almost asleep by the time that they had reached back home. Gabrielle, Alexis and Agatha had carried the three sleepy children to their beds.

Alexis watched twins sleeping soundly and went outside the room locking it shut. Then came Lucas, who had just gone to sleep too. She took off his shoes and socks along with his belt and kept them aside making sure that is left peacefully with comfort.

Most of the time was either taken by the restaurant which Nikita had taken over, the law firm was her main target and her children were the priority.

She sighed and moved downstairs, resting on the couch.

Today had been an emotional roller coaster for her the one that she never wanted to ride again. But for the hope that she had now lightened in her heart, she would be ready to do it again.

It was amazing how she had understood the role of mother and how important it was and today it came to light. Having a parent who was even slightly caring could change someone's life.

"Madam," Agatha came with a huge box with a bow on the top to her. Alexis immediately from looking at who had sent that?

"What is it?" She pointed to the box where Agatha shrugged.

"I do not know but it is addressed to master." She revealed.

"That gift, in a huge box is for that man?!" She pointed to the gift having her thoughts of opening it. "Give it to me." She stepped forward but Agatha stepped back.

"Sorry, Madam. But I have to make sure that the don gets at first. If you want you can ask him and if he allows you to open his parcel, there is nothing better!"

Alexis stared at the parcel longingly. By its size, it was going to be a big gift for anyone. 

She nodded and Agatha both of them walked back upstairs to where Angelo's office was. Agatha knocked on the door and when they heard a come in, they went inside.

"What's that?" He frowned as his eyes spotted the box immediately and Agatha the procedure to keep it on his desk.

"This, apparently, came for you and whatever it is, I want to open it." Alexis pointed at the box with a sly expression. "Given its size, there is something very interesting in there."

Angelo nodded and dismissed Agatha. He stood up and opened the drawer, pulled out a pair of scissors and stepped across his desk to open the box that was kept on the end of the table.

"What?" She watched him stop and look at her. "I said I wanted to open it."

"So?" He grunted. 

She blinked, "Why can you not let your wife open a parcel that was addressed to you?"

He tsked and went back to work. He shook it and something thudded inside making him frown.

What was it? It couldn't be a bomb because that was checked on the gate.

He cut through the ribbons and tapes and then looked at her stepping back. "There your go, have you fill. Open it."

She giddily moved over while he kept a watchful eye and opened the box.

She screamed and Angelo rushed to take her away, lull ing her behind him. 

A bloodied head was inside with an equally bloodied note.