Now and Forever novel Chapter 51

Alexander POV

I couldn't be there anymore. I just couldn't.

So I left. She needed me right now but I just needed to think. I needed to think of a way to kill the bastard that did this to her.

"Open up! I know you're in there you sick bastard!" The whole neighborhood could probably hear me but I don't give a fuck.

There was some shuffling on the other side of the door before it finally opened. Just as expected, Robert opened the door.

The audacity he had to try and close the door... I wedged my foot between the door and the frame before it closed and pushed it open to his surprise.

"Mr Knight? What're you doing-" I punched him. Right in the nose.

He groaned and held his nose- bending over like that was going to do anything at all.

A lady that was about a foot shorter than me emerged from behind him with a scowl resting on her face before her eyes widened- realizing what had just happened.

She rushed- more like waddled over to his side and examined the damage on his nose before looking up at me like she was ready to shout at me but stopped when she saw who I was.

"What's going on?" She rested a hand on her really huge tummy and looked back at Robert, a frown resting between her eyebrows.

"Nothing honey, why don't you go back to bed-"

"No. Don't go." This made Robert physically freeze and his wife look back at me, confusion still swimming in her eyes.

"What happened-"

"Nothing Cassie! Go back to bed-"

"He raped my wife-"

"Almost!" Bastard, "how does that make it sound any better?!" I marched up to where he was and punched him again, blood spilling from his nose.

•••

The doorbell rang, pulling me out of that memory. I hadn't even noticed I'd zoned out from work.

"Sophia?" Do people not know how to call these days?

"Hi! You don't seem too happy to see me.." she crossed her arms and looked at me skeptically, "Surprised to see you is all.." I stepped aside and opened the door wider for her.

"Good! Now, where's Amelia?" She clasped her hands together and bounced back on her heels and the balls of her feet.

"I'll go get her," since when did I start doing things for people?

"Amelia?" I called and knocked on the bedroom door. No response. I opened the door and looked around for any sign of her but she wasn't here. I did the same for the bathroom and still, she wasn't there.

I then opened the door that led to the closet and immediately froze at the sight in front of me.

Our eyes locked in the mirror for a second or two before she quickly wrapped a towel around her body.

Amelia turned around and looked at anything but me, "Sophia's here," her eyes immediately snapped up to mine but looked away almost immediately.

"I'll be down in a second, I'm just gonna," she cleared her throat before going on, "change," please don't.

"Okay."

***

I can't stop thinking about that brief moment in the closet.

I've tried so hard to concentrate on my work but I can't. I just can't.

There was a little knock on the door but before I could say come in, it opened.

"Hi!" I groaned and looked back down at the file on the desk, "I'm just gonna pretend I didn't hear that..."

"What do you want Alexis? I'm busy-"

"Why don't you sleep on the same bed as your wife?" I took off my glasses and leaned back in my chair, crossing my arms in the process, "that's none of your-"

"..Business. Well guess what? I don't care."

"Alexis-"

"She thinks you don't find her sexy anymore, that you're disgusted by her. Is that what you really want swimming through her mind right now?" She thinks what?

"She thinks what?" I spoke my mind and sat up straight, "she thinks that you don't find her-"

"I heard that," I sighed in frustration, "why does she think that?" I rephrased my question.

"You make her think that way," she narrowed her eyes down at me and crossed her arms.

"But-"

"Ah ah! I don't want to hear it, but maybe Amelia does," she stood up and walked away.

I only stayed away from her because I thought she wanted me to- I know I wouldn't want to stay in the same bed with a man after what had just happened if I was her.

I guess I should have asked before making that decision for her...

Amelia POV

"You're alive!" Sophie dramatically exclaimed and engulfed me in a huge hug, "I didn't notice," I rolled my eyes and hugged her back, a small smile resting on my lips.

"And you're with child..?" She looked down at my poorly covered stomach then back up at my face, "surprise," I chuckled nervously and made a poor attempt at doing jazz hands.

***

"I'm going to have a mini me!"

"I'm going to have a mini me-"

"Shush! I've got so may ideas for names and I don't want to forget them," Sophie emptied the contents of her bag and and scrambled around for a pen and piece if paper, "so.. you're not mad at me for not telling you?" I asked nervously and looked down at my intertwined fingers, too afraid to look up at her.

"Of course I'm mad- more disappointed than mad but still mad," I looked up at her, my heart heavy with regret for not telling her- calling her even. She's my sister for god's sake! I can't even start to imagine how my dad feels..

"But you're going to make it up to me," she looked up from what she was writing down, a huge smile spread across her face.

"How?"

"You'll think of something," she replied and handed me the paper, "I'll definitely think about these," I said as I skimmed through the names on the paper, "but it isn't my choice to make alone."

"Who else- oh, well I'm going to go find your husband-"

"Wait, Sophie-" she grabbed the paper out of my hand and was out of the room before I could even count to three.

Curse my inability to chase after her.