"Andre, promise me this will remain a secret between us two" Rumina held Ander's hand and pleaded him so that her secret remains unknown
"Till when Rumi?, it's just a matter of time till everyone discover what you are hiding" he asked her explaining further that her attempt won't work
"Just promise me, I'll try to handle this out" she said with a more firm and strict attitude
While they were talking in his office Norah and Jasper entered the room, yet the sight in the frontage didn't seem to please any of the two, still the they carried their way toward Rumi and Ander and kept a fainting smile full of dim desires and thoughts
"So Dr would you tell me what's wrong with my wife?" Jasper asked as he slipped his hand around Rumina's waist and pulled her near, like if he was protecting something so dear
"Nothing much, she must have been overworking herself lately" Ander replied looking into Rumina's eyes who didn't seems quite comfortable in her new position
"As usual, Rumi and Ander are the best workers in this family, I still remember when your nose bleed back in high school" Norah who looked dump founded said glimpsing at both Ander and Rumi who were exchanging looks and then she added " It looks like you put on some weight, are you okay ?" she asked again checking her cousin's pale face
"Why is that? " Jasper asked curiously and doubtful looking for some clues, he had his own doubts, conformation is all he needed
"Oh she never gain weight no matter how much she eats, me and Ida suffered during our teen but Rumi had it easy with her perfect DNA" Norah answered Jasper's question with a big smile recalling the old days when she was a fat cry baby
"Oh, yet I love her in all her conditions" Jasper added with a devilish smile firm his grip around her waist like if he was aiming to pain her
"It's time already" Ander looked at his hand fancy watch and said trying to calm the tension that started to arise in the room
"Oh yeah, have you packed you bags?" Norah asked Rumi and looked at Ander who was standing just behind her," As for you I don't even have to ask" she smiled at him warmly
"Yeah I had my PA sent them to the jet" she replied at Norah's question and kept her eyes on Jasper who refused to let go, even when she tried to pull herself away
"Are you coming with us to New York?" Jasper asked with a smirk making Rumi's eyes grew wide open with shock
"Yes we are, although I didn't realize you were invited to the board meeting, are you ?" Ander asked looking at both of them trying to understand what was really going between the two, this fake marriage game thing is getting real
"No actually, I have a conference to make in Manhattan, and my dear lovely wife offered me a ride" Jasper replied to Ander with fire spitting eyes
"She did ? " he raised an eyebrow and replied at him
"When did I actually do that?" she asked whispering into his ear
"Guys take mercy on us singles, acting all lovey dovey in front of us, shame on you sis" Norah said with a huge smile loving what she's looking at , yet envious of the love they have and her eyes drifted to Ander gazing his dark figure with a sad look
That would have been them two cuddling, glued to each other like magnet
......…..
"Zach, it's been a lot of mornings and night and mummy still didn't show up, when is she coming back?" The little Dahlia said with a long face, sad and afraid that maybe her mother has give in up on her
"She just have some work to do, she'll be home soon" Zach brushed his hand on her silky blond hair and said hoping that it would comfort her a bit
"She stopped loving me right" Tears started to form at her little blue eyes when she said to him those words hoping he might prove her wrong
"No no who told you that bunny, mummy just has some issues" He replied at her with a huge shock, Dahlia was a smart girl, but her saying those words broke his heart and not knowing what to say bruised him even more
"Today at school there was an uncle who told me that now that Mummy Rumi is married, she'll have another baby and forget about me" Dahlia said with a river of tears traveling her peachy cheeks
"What? Do you know him Bunny? Is he a teacher or something?" Zach asked with shock and anger the thought of someone near her made him lose control over himself
"No baby, nothing that man said is true, Mummy loves you the most" He said then added "What about we go to visit her this week end In New York, huh?" He asked her hoping that his suggestion could change the gloomy situation
"Okay " Rapidly she cleaned her face from tears, and draws a big smile, jumping around like a little rabbit
.......
"Hi cowboy" Ida called from behind the guy who was about to start the engine to his old vantage American car
"Oh no, never call me that" Gabriel said looking at her with disbelieve shaking his head," what are you doing here sweet pie?" He asked in confusion nobody told him about the board meeting
"Business, God I'm too young for this" She said rolling her eyes and smiling like a cheeky little girl, "What are you doing here? " She asked in curiosity in order to know the purpose of his sudden appearance
"You can say that I reside here for the moment" He said with the devil's smile that he likes to wear from time to another, It's a family trade I guess
"Ok great, that mean that I found where to stay" He smiled and looked at him with her angelic eyes and cute gestures
"What do you mean with that?" He asked in fear and excitement thrilled his out, she didn't answer all she did was putting her bags in the back seats
"Why?" He asked suddenly the conversation of last time popped in his head
"Loneliness…" She replied with a more serious expression, her face a bit black shaded
"Now will you be the gentleman that I know you are and open me the door" She said waiting in front of the passenger seat's door
"Yes of course my lady, but don't get angry at me when we reach our destination" He replied opening her the door and smiling like if he was leading her to hell
They took a long ride, big fancy houses disappeared into the fog, till they reached a fancy white pillar ancient house with a huge lack in front
"Is this yours?" She asked fascinated by the look of the nature embracing the old mansion and the guy who was standing next to her, each time she discovers a new thing within
"Yes, Five years ago I won it on a gambling game , and it becomes my home since then" he said feeling proud to have a house of his own," It was pretty much a wreckage, I almost fixed everything by myself, it helps me control myself from…" He added
"It seems that our little Gaby has grown up" She said tapping on his head, suffering enough to reach, but something deep down touched her, when they entered the big house, the sight was even shocking, no furniture, no TV's
"I knew something was wrong, are you broke or something, no furniture" She asked
"No I'm fine, I just don't trust myself with that" He said looking down his feet ignoring her judgmental look
"Hire a specialist for God sake" She said, but when she realized that he wasn't interested she changed her mind and spat her words, "Would you like me to help you with this?" Asking him with fear, to her he is still something she discovers day by day
"Really ?" He asked yet a smile came from no where
"But first I need a bed, I can't sleep on the floor" She said holding her tiny Hermes bag like Elle woods in Legally blonde
"I have one up stairs" He said
"What about you?" She asked looking at his tensed face trying to calm things out," Oh don't you even think about us two sharing a bed hhh"She said rising an eyebrow and smiling widely
"I don't quite sleep at night, I'm insomniac "He said but his words hid more to the actual situation, is he unable to sleep? Or is there afraid to sleep? What is the story behind it ?
"Oh, so you don't sleep at all" She asked
"Not unless if I eat some very strong sleeping pills" He said smiling smoothing the air a bit
......
On the other hand, Rumi and Jas have arrived to their hotel suite, very fancy, very classy and clean
"C'mon love are you still mad at me for yesterday" Jasper asked knowing what he was actually guilty of
"This weird thing between us, it's over Jasper" She replied to his known question, with disbelieve shaking her head as a sign of disapproval maybe even more
"Why ending, a story that hasn't commenced yet? " He stated all irritated and anxious, thinking that he might have misread this one here
"Why even trying, when we both truly know that this shit ain't working" Rumina spit it all out, her words were poison. Jasper stood there staring at her blankly , yet the devil inside wants more, this sweet forbidden and refused delicacy that his heart itched for, the hunger that he couldn't satisfy or settle
"What about that?" he asked taking a risk to a 0.00005%, still he directed his finger toward her stomach, she felt protective kind of, crossing her two frail arms around her belly "Is it even mine? " He put his last card on the table waiting for her to play hers
"I don't know… wha what you are talking about" She replied dodging his piercing eyes
"C'mon love, both of us know that I'm smarter than that, at least try to sound more authentic" He felt hatred and disgust pronouncing those words
"Okay, I'm pregnant but you cannot tell anyone" She confessed her little secret, faced flushed and tears streaming down her face, something cracked open inside
"Is this where, I should forgive my unfaithful wife?" He asked with sarcasm and mocking the situation in where both were held captive
" No, no no please listen, I thought I couldn't bear children anymore, I should protect my baby, I won't let anything happen to this one" The calm and blank Rumi had disappeared again only for this hysteric and delirious wacky to merge, Jasper realized that something wasn't okay with her , the same thing happened weeks ago at her suite still he remained calm
"I promise I won't tell, yet I need to know few things before" Jasper looked through her broken self and said, the flames that were ready to burn the ground inside of him has turned off, she felt that so she calmed herself as well, what they do each other
"It's yours" Before even grasping her breath, she said like if she was in a hurry, " I haven't slept with anyone the past four years, it was only you, I myself couldn't understand how is this happening" she uttered
"Okay," he kept calm for a bit trying to process all those information, trying to read her facial expression, but nothing seemed right, after all this is Manea we talk about, she was a perfect actor, she always knew how to play people, was she playing me ? all he could think off, " I get it we are Mafia, but me and you have nothing to do with family business, and even if we had anything to do with it, who would dare to touch us?" a lot of question were set free in that large room, but the most heard of them all, echoing, vibrating 'was she playing me?'
"It has something to do with my past" Rumi clarified
"Tell me" he voiced all of his mixed incomprehensive feelings putting into two words
"Promise me first" She said
"You are in no place to bargain" He said
In the middle on all the anarchy that have been happening in that suite, the bell rang and a basket of marigold was delivered with a little black card," guess whose back? HAHA"