“I am sorry Sheila, I know…. I saw your face this morning,” Micah softly said while standing in front of Sheila’s bedroom window overlooking his garden while contemplating how to go about confirming what her face already had told him, that she knows about him killing her baby daddy last night.
“But why? Why didn’t you tell me when you guys took him away downstairs or at least give me some more minutes with him?” Sheila whispered while fidgeting with her fingers, slightly nervous.
Micah sighed before answering.
“I am sorry for your baby, that he or she will have to grow up without its biological father, but I am not sorry for taking his life because of what he did, his betrayal I cannot let him get away with that you know that don't you Sheila!” Micah Cooley stated as he turned away from the window to face the bed where Sheila sat, rubbing her belly.
“I am not surprised. You are just as bad as my father!” Sheila muttered as a tear slipped out of her eyes.
“Say that again?.......you do not know anything about me or my family! Actually, you should be grateful, Sheila! I was going to punish you for your part, but along the way I changed my mind, thinking of your baby and I decided that by killing your former cheating lover, you would be punished enough! So be careful with how you judge me, Don Micah Santorini!” Micah gritted out as Sheila gasped.
“I….i don't know…..I don't know what to say, Micah….I loved him and wanted to spend the rest of my life with him! But now I feel empty…..I don't even know if I should be happy or depressed knowing all of this, but you could have told me! I rather knew it beforehand so I could prepare myself more than having to hear it from whispered voices in the hallway!” Sheila muttered.
After that, she and Micah stayed silent for a. moment, both busy in their own world of thoughts, until Micah spoke up again, breaking the silence.
“So what will you do now?” Micah asked while contemplating another new thought.
“I don't Micah, I left my parents house with the thought of no coming back, since I had planned to go live with Ricardo but now.....I have to find my own way in life because there is no way in hell I am going back home! I guess I should book a cheap hotel and start looking for a job" Sheila sighed while past Micah, to the outside world.
"I have a proposition for you" Micah then said a bit hesitantly still contemplating if he should realy do what he was about to suggest.
"What......what is it?" Sheila asked curiously.
"If you want, you can stay here untill you have means and uppertunaty to take care of yourself and the baby, ok? as long as you stay out of my business and you focus on yourself and the baby, we will be fine!'' Micah stated with his hands in his pockets facing her.
''Ow, okay, can i think about it?'' Sheila asked.
"Sure you can, but to be honest Sheila i think you should take my gracious offer because listening to your story i think you do not have much choice so yeah but again, you can thinnk about, let me know when you have made your desicion ok!'' Micah said while getting up.
''Sure and thank you! i know we had a rough start getting to know each other but i hope we can do better?''
''Yes we can as long as you do as i say and stay away from the ,afia business, not only for my sake but mostly for your own and the baby's yes?''
''Yes sure Micah''
''Okay then i will see you at dinner tonight then, enjoy your day!'' Micah says before walking out of her room leaving Sheila alone with her thoughts of Micah's offer.
Sheila gets of her bed and walks over to the window and looks outside. In her mind she replys the conversation she just had and thinks perticulary over what Micah had told her. Indeed where could she go now Ricardo is gone? They were not even offically married so she coul go to his house and claim at as hers so it was either go back to her parents or find somewhere else but with her still finishing college and not a real job insight, how was she going to survive? she thought by herself.
''Oh poor babay what have gotten ourselfs into huh? but i promise will take good care of, i love you very much as did daddy, eventhough he did things i am not happy of he truly did love you of that i am very sure!'' Sheila whispered softly while stroking her baby bumb.
With determination on her face she turned around and walked out of her room, closing it behind her.
''Miss Sheila, how are you and the baby?'' Anastasia's suddenly came from behind her, making her turn around.
''Ow hello! yes i am ok, shalen up a bit because of recent events but ok, and yourself?'' Sheila replied the elderely woman politley.
''Have my good days and sometimes some bad ones, but today is one of my good ones so would you like to accomapny me to the garden?'' Anastasia asked.
''Yes i would love that, but can we make a stop at your sons office first?''
''You want to see Mcah?, sure we can dear'' As both woman started walking down the stairs, Snow opened her bedroom door and watched as the two went down to the ground floor, happely chatting among themselves. Snow muttered some incoherent curses, feeling another new feeling bubbling up. She hated all these new sometimes unknown feelings, she despised them with all her heart!
''Humans!!'' she muttered when she went back inside her oom again and closed her door.
Inside she turned to her windowseat and sat down on the pillows she had put there to amke it more comfortabale. She watched at how Sheila and Anastasia enetred the garden with each a drink in hand. Snow felt something like she had felt a long time ago, she new that feeling but had buried it deeply whitin her.....along with her painful horrific past. She sighed and shook her head in dismay.
''Get a grip snow! you are a queen for gods sake!'' she cursed herself, her feelings in particulair.
Meanwhile Dimitri entered the garden and watched the two woman drink and ejoy the arly sunlight.
''May i join you ladies?" he asked while grabing anothe chair.
''Of course Dimi! always, have youve met miss Sheila overhere? fom now on she will be stayig with us too untill she has found a job and made enough money to get her won place" Anastasia explained with a happy smile on her old wrinkly face.
''Yes we have met, so you are staying with us? well welcome! i am head of the Don Micah's security detail so if you ever need something that has an anithing to do with security business you ask for me ok?'' Dimitri said before he shook Sheila's hand.
Sheila smiled a bit shyly. "Thanl you Dimitri, i will keep that in mind'' she says looking up the bulky handsome man in front of her. After that the maid entered the garden with some more little snacks and another drink for Dimitri and went back inside just as Micah appeared in the garden door.
''Please bring me the same as the others he ordered friendly to the maid who only nodded and went to the kitchen again to bring his drink.
''Son how nice of you to come join us here, sit down!'' Anastasia mushed happely.
Micah took a seat between Sheila and Dimitri while waithing for his drink which he got seconds later.
''So Micah, i was thinking of starting to date again!'' his mother dropped a bomb on his head making him almost dropping his glass!
''Da...dating...mother?!!'' he croacked out in utter bewilderment.
''Yes dating, you heard me, your ears are still working correctly!'' she giggled while the others looked at her not knowing how to react.....
Micah swallowed the remaining of his drink in astonishment, not knowing what to think of this unexpected revelation of his mother who looked strangly happy all of a sudden....
Meanwhile on the otherside of town an older man stared at the little note in his hand which was attached to a beautiful singel red rose....
**¨I want to see you!¨** were the only words written on the paper.....
The man sighed and rubbed a tear from his eyes....Finally he would see his beloved again!