Diana

3. Re-union

As they left the jet, Cole led her into a silver highlander and drove out while she played subway surfers on her phone until they parked in front of a beautiful thatched cottage, walking in,  it felt like... home.
The living room had two brown couch, a recliner, a flat-screen TV opposite the couches and a fire place diagonal to the TV.
He led her to a room that looked like a study, shelves with lots of books, a strong and beautiful mahogany desk and three office chairs- one in front of the desk and two others in the opposite side of the desk.
"So where is the safe?"

"How am i supposed to know?"

"isn't he your father? shouldn't you know where he kept it?"

He sighed, "let's just look for it okay?"

Diana turned and saw three framed pictures on the desk- one with two men behind  and two young boys, the second had a grandpa, a man with blond hair and brown eyes and a woman with dark pixie cut hair and beautiful grey eyes- who were all in the first picture and the third was a baby most probably laughing when the picture was taken, with familiar blond hair and grey eyes..
Why does this baby look familiar.. Diana wondered as she pulled the picture to bring it closer for a better look, only instead of removing a button clicked and a hidden drawer at the left side of the desk.
"I found it! I found it!" she jumped with delight.

"Of course, anybody could have" Cole said rolling his eyes and walked towards her.
"Yes, anybody except you.. considering how you kept stomping the ground and pushing the books" she retorted.

"I was looking for a secret compart.."

"yes yes, we know now let's get to the safe" she said cutting him off.
Bending down she saw a small safe with her name on it and pulled it out. Clicking the open button on it, a machine voice asked for her to type in the password,
"Hey, do you know the password?" she turned to him.
Cole on remembering the what the message from his father said, pushed her aside and typed in her name..
Ping ping.. wrong password, you have four more trials.. The machine said.
Surprised Cole wrote her name and surname but the result was the same.
"What are you doing?" she almost shouted.
"Dad's message said 'you' are the code for the safe"
"Ah.." she said nodding wondering how come her name isn't the password then.
"Let me try it" she said and moved forward.
He shifted, "you know the code? what is it?"
Diana said the word as she typed it in, "You"
"what nonse.." the clink of the safe opening shut him up.
"What the.." he was again cut off by the ringing of his phone.
"I guess you are on a roll of being cut off today, pick your call" she said drily. Huffing he stood up, brushed the knee of his trousers and left the office to receive his call as Diana pulled out a bulky envelope from the safe.
"Yes"

"Sir, there are piles of paper for you to sign and people from Empire got back to us, their president will be in New York tomorrow and I booked a meeting with him"
"Very good Stephen, I'm back already, so i'll be in office tomorrow"

His assistant heaved a sigh of relief, "Okay sir"

Cole's phone vibrated and he saw an incoming call from his mom, "Good, now hang up, i have another call"

"Hi Mum"

"Cole, how are you? where are you? Can you come home soon there's something we need to discuss"

"What happened? Are you okay?"

"Yes I am, but something happened and we need to discuss"

"Oh! Don't worry, I'm already back, i'll be home soon"

"Okay then, I'll be expecting you..." Hanging up, Cole smiled and shook his head,
I was only gone for two weeks and she already misses me a lot.

"So.. have you unraveled your mysterious mystery?" he asked as he entered the office. Walking to the side of the desk, he saw Diana staring into space and clutching to the envelope.

"Hey! Hey! Miss Diana! Diana! Dee! What's wrong?" he asked softly, shaking her but she just replied him with silence and a far away look. Suddenly she grabbed his shirt and started hyperventilating,
"Dee! What's wrong?"
"Ca.. can't.."
"Can't what?"
"Breathe" she said as she gasped for air.
"Are you asthmatic?" she shook her head no.
"Let's get you fresh air" he said swept her in his arms and marched out of the office and out of the house and sat her on a tree stump outside. Silently sobbing, Diana hugged the envelope.

After a while of sobbing for Diana and awkwardly sitting and holding melting ice cream that he had gotten for her but she didn't take for Cole, they got into the car since it was already late at night and Cole drove them to the family house... the place he has known as home for most of his life.
"why are you so late?" Lisa chided as he got down from the car.
"shh! reduce your voice, you'll wake her! " he whispered placing a finger  on his lips as Diana spoke gibberish in her sleep.
Lisa rose an eyebrow, "hmm, a girl"
For some reasons unknown to Cole, he became possessive of Diana as a male staff came to carry her,
"Don't touch her, I'll carry her myself", putting her arm over his shoulder, he carried her in his arms.... to his room and laid her on his bed and tucked her in.
"Who is she? Your girlfriend?" Lisa asked making Cole choke on the water he was drinking.
"Mum... Questioning can wait till tomorrow, am beat!" he said, kissed her on the forehead, said goodnight and went to his room to sleep.
Unbuttoning his shirt and removing his  shoes, he fell on the other side of the bed and straight to sleep island.

..........
Waking up to the sound of  happy whistling, Diana blinked her eyes slowly, the first thing she saw was a male feet... which was immediately covered by a towel confused she closed her eye and opened it again, lifting her eyes up she saw a briefs covered butt wiggling to the song whistled. 
"When is she going to wake up?" a familiar male voice mused making her eyes snap open immediately.
"Oh! Dee you're awake" Cole smiled at her wearing nothing but his briefs.
1.2.3... "Aaahhhhh" Diana's scream echoed throughout the estate.
"You pervert!" she screamed hauling anything that was within grabs at him.
"Ouch! Stop! Ouch! Calm down" Cole said as he tried to get closer to her.
"I knew it! You sick pervert!"
She screeched, closing her eyes and began reciting Hail Mary. By the time she opened her eyes, he was already dressed in a black shirt, black suit and white trousers.
"In case you are suspecting me of doing anything foul to you, you can be rest assured that you are safe, I don't  rape especially not when my mum is just across the hall"
"Mum? What mum? Where am I anyway?"
"My mum and this is our family house" Diana's mouth made an 'o' and she nodded.
"Go wash up and come downstairs" he said and left the room.
If there's one thing Diana hated the most, it was not being in control, doing something new. And being in a new place and seeing new faces was one thing she didn't fancy, so washing up as quick as possible she changed her dress and left the room into a long hall. 
Since the right side was a dead end, she walked down the left side and went down the spiral stairs. A woman in her late forties walked up to her, hugged her and led her to the dinning room where Cole- who was already eating and another older man- who was reading a newspaper were.
"Have a seat darling" Diana sat and was served bread toast with honey and tea.
"Cole, can you introduce your friend here" Lisa said with a disapproving look at Cole for being reminded to introduce his guest.
"Oh am so sorry, Diana meet my mum, Lisa and uncle, Dan, mum, Dan, this is Diana... Diana Krimson"