The phoenix

48 - You did, and now you fix it

Ana nodded "You did, and now you fix it." She thrust a gift into my arms.

"What is this."

"Another present from Lizzy. She asked me to throw it away, given the circumstances. Those circumstances are, I believe, you dating Kelly. Since that isn't true. Here is her gift."

"Do you know what is in it?"

"No clue. But I start to think something really good." She left to see Aleks.

I took a seat on the couch and first took a deep breath.  Afterwards I started unwrapping the present. Julia and Suzy walked in.

"What are you doing?"

"Unwrapping a gift from Lizzy."

"Another one?" Julia asked

"I wasn't supposed to get this, because she thinks I'm dating Kelly."

"Oh, that's why James was acting so strange." Suzy said

I nodded; I was a little nervous "It's a book."

"Yeah, brother I can see that to. Oh, she created you another diary?"

"No, not exactly." I was speechless, maybe crying a bit.

"Come on Lorenzo, what is it?" Suzy yelled

"She made me a book with all the places over the world that she would love to visit with me. There is even a place for a second honeymoon. Rome, Valencia, Prague, and so on. The house at Stinson Beach,... With a post-it on, great to re-marry. Fuck. And here a bookmark, she drew us on it." I flipped it around. "Oh God, a message from the baby... Daddy, mommy is waiting for you. When will you come and get us? We love you."

I looked back up, now everyone stood before me. The girls crying, the guys smiling big.

"Should it not be the other way around. He who gives a big gesture towards her?" Matteo remarqued.

Everybody nodded at that "that's Lizzy." Suzy said

"I'm going to get her."

"Finally," Julia yelled

"I'm calling Andrei."

"What why?" Ana asked

"Well, I need to show her that my trust-issues and jealousy are better, or that I want to work on it. By visiting Andrei together... But I need to ask him first if his feelings for her are too strong... I can't do that towards him, going over there and rubbing our love in his face."

"Brother, you really are a changed men." Luciano said

"Text James first, that he also is informed. Before he does something stupid." Sebastian remarque

"Do somethin stupid?"

"He is thinking of walking away and take her with him, to protect her." He explained

"Okay, good to know. I'll text him straightaway."

Taking a seat in my office I called first James. He didn't pick up, so I sent him a text.

Lorenzo: James, I'm NOT dating Kelly. Lizzy was, is and always will be the only one for me. I'm coming for her.

20 minutes later he texted me back

James: I'm relieved to hear that. We are at the hospital, checkup on the baby.

Lorenzo: Okay, If Andrei is on board, I'm taking her to visit him.

James: Good, she just asked the doctor if it's still safe to travel.

Lorenzo: and?

James: Yes, she may.