Chapter 218
Nicol
When we walked into Mia’s room she was holding her little baby girl, she could hardly see out of her eyes that is how swollen and bruised they where but she was holding her baby and that is all that mattered. “Mia.” I said as we walked closer. She looked at me and then at Nicolas “Should I leave?” Nicolas asked her. “No please stay if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have been here.” I walked closer and touched her hand “She’s beautiful right?” I asked Mia. “She is.” “You have a name for her yet?” “I do. I’m naming her Nicolene, I wanted to name her after you so I used a part of your name I really hope it’s not a problem?” I touched my chest “I’m so honored Mia.” “Well, if it wasn’t for the two of you Nicolene and I wouldn’t have been here so thank you so much.” I couldn’t speak there were tears in my eyes. So, it was Nicolas that took the lead “It’s our pleasure Mia if there is anything else we can help you with please just ask.” She kissed Nicolene’s cheek and whispered to her “I’ll protect you from your father always.” She looked up at Nicolas and you could see her whole demeaner has changed. “Yes, there is something you can help me with please.” “Anything.” “I want to divorce Anton but I want to take him to the cleaners do you have an attorney you can recommend.” “I do, tell you what I’ll send my attorney to you so long he can take photo’s and ask you a few questions and then we take it from there. What do you think?” “Yes, please the sooner the better.” “Okay then if you’ll excuse me, I’ll go and make some calls.” Nicolas left Mia and I alone.
“How are you feeling?” I asked Mia “I’m sore but looking at her makes everything worthwhile.” “They have that effect on us.” I told her as I looked at Nicolene I still can’t believe she named her after me of all people. “Mia, I want to apologize.” “What on earth for?” “I should have tried harder to prevent you from going back to him.” “Nicol this is not on you, I would have gone back no matter what you said, this is on me but I’m done now, done I’m divorcing him and walking away from him forever.” “I’m very happy to hear that.”
Nicolas
I walked out of the maternity ward and called Luther. “Nicolas where are you?” He answered his phone. “Hello Luther, I’m doing okay, how are you?” “Come on Nicolas I need to know where you are I need to speak to you about this thing with Karen and Anton.” “Can you come to Bellevue hospital?” “Why what happened?” “Nothing with me and Nicol we are fine but I need your help with something else.” “What Nicolas?” “Okay we had an issue last night one of the women that was in the shelter went back to her husband he beat the living shit out of her she was unconscious when we got there and then she went into early labor.” “She was pregnant?” Luther asks in shock. “She was.” “What do you need from me?” “I need you to come and take photos of her injuries maybe we can use those in the divorce.” “You know divorces isn’t my forte?” “Yes, I know but will you speak to her first before you send her to someone else?” “Yes, I will. I’ll be there in the next 30 minutes.” “Thank you, Luther.” I went back into the room and told Mia “My attorney will be here in the next 30 minutes Mia then you can speak to him, he will take photo’s if you don’t mind and then he can decide if he will be able to help you or if he should refer you to someone else.” “Thank you, Nicolas.”
Luther
I was walking up and down my office trying to calm myself down. Nicolas is dragging me into stuff I didn’t want to get involved in. I already had another attorney in mind for this girl I needed to see. Since his been with Nicol his life got more hectic, this time with good things but still hectic, his never at work when you need him. But then again, he is the boss and can do as he pleases. When I got myself under control, I grabbed my camera out of my safe, yes, my camera was in my safe it was my baby. I did photography as a hobby. Not that what I’m going to take pictures of today is anything close to what I normally take pictures off. I got in my Mercedes-Benz AMG and drove to the hospital. I wasn’t sure where to go so I asked at reception first they wanted to know everything about me before I could even get close to the maternity ward. I do understand the need for security but jeez this was on a totally other level. Eventually I got pass security I could hear Nicol’s voice so I walked in that direction.
“Oh, Luther you are here.” Nicolas said, it wasn’t like he gave me a choice in the matter. Nicol walked over to me and gave me a hug which surprised me I’m not the type of guy people hug. “Thank you for coming Luther.” My pleasure. Then my eyes landed on the women in the bed what I could see of her eyes they where blue but even with all the bruises and the no make up, I immediately felt a connection to this woman which was strange very very strange. I walked over to her and looked at the baby in her arms, when those eyes open and looked at me I swear I was in love with a stranger’s baby and a strange woman. “Hi I’m Luther.” “Hi Mia.” She said. Even her voice was so beautiful, what the fuck was wrong with me? I thought. I looked over my shoulder “Will it be okay if they leave us?” She looked over my shoulder to Nicol and Nicolas. Nicol was the one that said “You are safe with him Mia.” I really appreciated it; I should probable have guessed she wouldn’t be too comfortable with a man. “Yes, you can go.” Mia said in her soft voice. When Nicol and Nicolas was out, she tried to sit up in bed but the baby was preventing her of doing just that. “Can I help you?” I asked her “If you don’t mind.” I took the baby from her and immediately started to sway with her in my arms “She’s beautiful.” I told Mia. “Thank you.” Mia was still struggling. I put the baby in the cot and asked Mia “Can I help you?” “Yes, please just be careful I think everything is broken.” I got so livid when she said that, I wanted to go and kill her husband.