103. Stuck!

Author's POV

Five months later ...

Anamika stared outside blankly as she felt the softness of the pillow beneath her head and warm morning sunlight on her face. The view was peaceful unlike her mental state.

"My love, the bath is ready"

She heard her husband coming closer to her.

Massimo smiled softly at her but she didn't. She hasn't smiled since she came back from the hospital.

He gently picked up and carried towards the washroom.

She closed her eyes as he helped her into the bathtub and warm water covered her body.

"The day is warm and beautiful!"

He sat on the stool and released her hair from the braid.

"Your hair has grown, should we trim it a bit?"

She just took a deep breath in response.

He gently washed her hair and body before helping her out of the water.

"Chang called, he is complaining that you don't pick his calls"

He said casually as he shuffled through her closet.

"Hmm, this one will suit you."

He smiled grabbing the yellow sundress.

"It goes with today's vibe..."

She stayed silent as he helped her to wear clothes. He kissed her hand and then forehead.

"Beautiful!"

She looked at his smile and something panged in her heart. She quickly averted her eyes from his and his smile fell. The emotions in her eyes are killing him every second but he can't do anything except forcing a smile on his face so she can recover and he doesn't have to see his own soul leave his body.

The day when she got a heart attack was the day when he touched his own death, there is no way that he would let anything happen to her.

He walked her downstairs and everyone was trying to keep the environment normal.

"Guys, can someone help me in the garden... I am working alone for god's sake."

Bella scolded everyone.

"Alex!?"

He shrugged and looked at her offended.

"Dude, I am already making juice... Don't come at me!"

"I am not your dude..."

She slapped his back.

"You are making juice from the last two hours... I shouldn't have told you in the first place..."

"I'll come, I am done with the sandwiches anyway."

Grace laughed at their quarrel.

"Dom, at least bring chairs out... What are you doing?"

She looked at her husband.

"I am not helping in anything, you didn't make chicken sandwiches for me."

He complained while scrolling through his mobile with sulking face.

She looked at him amused.

"Are you fucking kidding me?... I was asking everyone on top of lungs about preferences. Were you sleeping at that time?..."

"You should know what I like!"

He complained.

She snatched the phone from his hand.

"Get up and take the chairs out... God! This man is more childish than kids."

She scolded him.

"Get up, Dom!"

He huffed and got up. Alex laughed and mocked him.

"Someone was saying that he is not afraid of his wife..."

He sang while throwing a orange peel at him.

Dom dodged it while giving him a mocking look.

"Fuck you, Alex!"

He grabbed all the chairs and placed them around the table in the garden.

"See, it took two minutes for him to do this and he still wasted half an hour..."

Grace huffed and Bella chuckled.

"Men in this house, I tell you..."

"I want chicken sandwich!"

Dom came back after doing his work.

"Or else I'll eat you."

He whispered the last sentence in her ears. Grace blushed but he smirked.

"At the breakfast table!"

Her blush was replaced with gulp and she looked at him nervously.

He smirked at her reaction and walked away.

Anamika saw them creating chaos and looked at Massimo.

"They have planned to have a breakfast in the garden without the help of maids, god save us from chaos..."

Massimo huffed dramatically.

Bella stood in front of Alex amused as he struggled to finish all oranges.

"Harder than squeezing blood from dead bodies, isn't it, Mr. Mafia?"

She mocked.

He huffed.

"This is why I prefer whisky, orange juice is too much work... Damn!"

"Don't be over dramatic, Alex... You are just lazy!"

She mocked him.

"You do dramas in all works until you are in bed..."

He chuckled.

"Man is never lazy for his favourite things."

She gasped when he pulled her closer by the waist and closed the distance between them.

"Why in just bed, wife?... I can perform well in the kitchen also, wanna see?"

She blushed when he leaned closer to kiss her.

"Kids nowadays start anywhere!"

Massimo rolled his eyes and led Anamika out in the garden.

"But they do remind me of our days... Remember how we have explored each and every corner of your house?"

Anamika smiled softly at the old memories and his heart bloomed at her smile again. It's been a long time since he saw her smile.

"Let's have breakfast..."

He pulled the chair for her.

Everyone sat at the table. Dom smirked when Grace placed his chicken sandwich in front of him. The poor girl knows that he never uses empty words.

"Maa, I made this omelette. How is it?"

Bella asked excitedly.

"We'll know if we survive after eating it..."

Dom laughed while mocking and Alex joined him.

"Asshole!"

She scowled at him.

Everyone was trying to cheer up Anamika but she was eating silently.

"Maa, do you know that Grace and Bella are doing amazing in business... Everyone was praising them and were saying that Anamika's daughter in laws are so hardworking... Bella has cracked so many deals with her amazing communication skills..."

Raan tried to cheer her up but she just nodded with a small smile.

Everyone looked at her and cheerful smiles fell, they haven't heard a word from her for months. They all are trying to cheer her up but nothing is working.

Suddenly Raan's daughter started crying and she picked her up.

"I don't know what's happening to her..."

She tried to calm her down.

"She is crying since last night..."

Anamika looked at her and extended her hands to take the baby. Raan smiled and quickly gave her the baby.

Anamika removed her cute hair belt and sweater while rubbing her back. She got up and took her away from the chaos.

The baby stopped crying and placed her little head in Anamika's neck. Anamika quickly closed her eyes as she felt that delicate skin against her. She quickly wiped her own tears while caressing the baby.

Massimo stood behind her calmly.

"I didn't know that we are now hiding our tears from each other."

Anamika sighed.

"I am stuck, Massimo..."

"I think I have never let you feel that I won't try to get you out of any problem... Even if the problem includes me, we have reached the age where we completely understand each other."

He assured.

"What Saroj must have gone through because of me?"

She closed her eyes to hide her tears.

"To protect that baby from everyone, to hide his identity, to protect herself while protecting the baby... It wasn't even her responsibility... I can't imagine the hell she must have gone through because of me..."

She mumbled.

"She was waiting for me till her last breath, she was in hope that I'll come for the baby and maybe that's why she was protecting him so she can give him to me... But here I am with another family and in a position that I can't accept him. I disrespected her all hardwork, her faith on me... And if I accept that child then it will be unfair to you and all of them who are sitting at the table. I can't be unfair to my family..."

Massimo took the baby from her and let her stand freely.

"That's all?"

"Sometimes I think that I am being unfair to Damon also, he is innocent in all this... He is away from the truth his whole life just like me... Sometimes I think about him telling everything but then my heart fills with fear. What if he is like them? What if I am making a mistake by accepting him? What if he destroys my happy family? What if I see my horrible past in his grey eyes? If he ever comes in front of me then will I be able to look into his eyes fearlessly?..."

She rubbed her face bothered.

"I can't stop thinking about what ifs... It hurts!... Sometimes I think about talking to him and sometimes I think that it's good that he is unaware of the truth. What if he comes to me after he finds out the truth? How will I face him, what will I say to him? What if he comes here and asks for his rights which I can't give him."

She shook her head.

"How will my other kids feel? Damon is a Delgado and you know our relationship with them... It will destroy everything, Massimo... What do I do?... I can't look into Alex's and Dom's eyes, it feels like they are asking thousands of questions for which I don't have any answers."

"So it's a guilt which is eating you!"

He nodded in understanding.

"Guilt of Saroj's suffering, guilt of Damon's destroyed innocence, guilt of scratching our family's happiness, guilt of not being able to accept him because of fear and many other reasons..."

She nodded.

"I don't understand anything... What would you have done if you were in my place?"

He smiled.

"I would have done the thing which you would have asked me to do... Because you are never biased, not even for yourself."

Meanwhile Mira supported her big belly while getting up from the bed. She grabbed her phone while looking at the clock and called Damon again but he wasn't answering.

"Where is this man? God forbid if he answer my calls..."

She groaned annoyed.

She walked out of the room and started looking for Mariana.

"Mariana?"

Damon wasn't home since last night and it was bothering her. Her unanswered calls were adding to the worry.

"Ma'am, she is not home..."

Dylan informed her when she saw her calling Mariana.

"Where is she?"

Mira frowned.

"I saw her leaving the house last night.."

She replied.

Mira looked at her confused.

"Last night?"

She turned around to call Mariana and she answered the phone.

"Where are you?"

"I am at business meeting, Mira... I'll call you back."

Mariana was in hurry.

"Ma'am, you are here with Mr. Damon. Right?... He has gain the consciousness now, you can meet him."

Mira's eyes widened when she heard the faint voice from phone.

"Consciousness?"

Mira panicked.

"Mariana, where are you? And what's happening there? Are you hiding something from me?"

"Shit!"

Mariana cursed when the nurse spilled her secret.

"Nothing to worry about, Mira... He is fine, it was just a little accident..."

"I don't give a fuck about if it was little or not... Where the hell are you?"

She growled.

Mariana sent her the address and Mira quickly went to the hospital.

"Mira can you calm down?"

She tried to handle her.

"Calm down?"

Mira looked at her madly.

"For how long you bother and sister are going to hide these attacks from me?... You think I don't know, I won't find out?... I was quiet because nothing was serious but this is too much now, Mariana..."

She scolded her.

"I couldn't sleep from last night because he wasn't home, I am calling him continuously, I am worried to the guts and you didn't even bother to inform me..."

"We thought you would worry for nothing."

She said guilty.

"Nothing?"

She looked at her in disbelief.

"He is continuously getting injured and now he is hospitalized...  You think I am worried for nothing?"

"Then what can you do, Mira?... You can't do anything but worry about him, that's it!"

Mariana said frustrated.

"He just wants to protect you from stress... He is right in his place... You can't protect him by sitting at home... Yes, he is continuously getting attacked and injured which never happened before. Maybe your curse is real but what can you do about it?... Nothing except stressing yourself and harming your baby..."

Mira wiped her tears.

"Enough is enough now... I can't see this anymore... She has to come."

Mariana frowned.

"Who?"

"Anamika!"

Mira declared.

"No, you are not going anywhere... I am not giving you any

transport for that."

Mariana panicked.

"I have my own private jet, Mariana... I can handle it!"

She turned around to leave.

"I am going to put a full stop to this..."

"Fuck!"

Mariana grabbed her head and rushed behind her to stop her.