ROSE POV
I felt someone touching my cheek softly, and I could hear giggling, the hand was so smooth on my skin , and it made me smile , I love the way I was being touched , I heard whispering and a chuckle.
Oh now this dream is weird, I try to concentrate on the hand on my cheek and the lips on my lips, someone was kissing me and chuckling too,i smiled from my dream and I try to hold the person back to kiss him , then I opened my eyes and i shot up straight, I looked around with wide eyes, then I heard laughter, when I turned it was Malcolm and Marion.
Oh my goodness, we were no longer in the plane, but in the car and it's not moving, I looked around and i instantly recognize the place, this is the house I never thought I'd return to again, the house that became my worse nightmare.
" Rose are you okay ?" I heard Malcolm's voice and i turned to look at him I nodded .
" Baby did you touch me? I asked wanting to be sure if his the one touching me in my sleep and that too if he kissed me .
"Yes mommy " he giggled and i felt relieved for a second i thought it was Malcolm, i smiled at him .
" C'mon , let's go down " Malcolm said as he went down with Marion, I couldn't help but think if he had carried me from the plane into the car, but he said he was going to wake me.
" Malcolm" I called, his driver Timothy was already taking our bags inside, Timothy has always been his driver since before we got married and once our eyes met he smiled and I nodded at him before he left with the load, he sure looks happy to see me.
"Yes Rose" Malcolm answered.
"How did I get out of the plane"? I asked and Malcolm looked nervous, I couldn't help but ask if I had actually sleep walk into the car , Marion has one funny look and my eyes flicked to him, now it seems this father and son are hiding something from me .
" Marion " I called .
" Mommy please,i didn't do anything, it was all dad's idea " he defended quickly and I shot Malcolm a look he cleared his throat.
" I felt you were so tired and needed the sleep so I carried you into the car " he said and I Couldn't help but look at him, it only remind me of old memories, he always carries me in his arms each time I was exhausted and at sleep, I can't believe he still value my privacy until this moment, I gently nodded, after all I have nothing to say to him .
" Mommy this house is so big " Marion exclaimed running forward.
" Be careful baby , don't fall " I warned him and he waved me off and ran to open the front door .
Soon we were in the living room and nothing has changed I must say , the living room is still as big and beautiful as always, of course this is a Billionaires house the list are expected tho , I looked round and my eyes met Malcolm, he was looking at me .
" Daddy this house is so big, I can play all around mommy " Marion yelled happily running round the living room, I looked at him with so much love, indeed he's enjoying his father's house .
" Big man, how about we go take a look at your room ? Malcolm asked .
" Yes daddy, I want my room " he said happily " Rose" he called asking me to follow and i did .
I followed them as we climbed the zig zag stairs, and we reached a door Malcolm pulled it open and we stepped in , wow this room is beautiful, this is Marion's room and it's bigger than my bedroom over in Paris , in fact two of it together, and his bed was big for three at least to lay on, toys were everywhere and the walls was painted blue and black Marion's best colors.
Once Marion saw this he ran on top of the bed bouncing up and down on it happily.
" My room is big mommy, see my bed and my toys " he said happily, I smiled at him, I've never seen him this happy before, my tears try to pull down and I wipe it not wanting to ruin the moment.
" So do you like it big man ?" Malcolm asked .
" Yes daddy it's very beautiful, I like it ", Marion said happily kissing his dad cheek and kissing me too I kissed him back .
" Daddy i'm going to play with the aeroplane" he said happily going to grab one of the toy from the stand by, at once the shelf almost fell on him .
"MARION"
I shouted as fear grip me I and Malcolm rushed to hold it, it almost fell on him , Marion looked up with wide eyes at us as we put the stand back to its normal place Malcolm picked some of the toy's that fell and placed it back , I hugged Marion tightly .
" Baby are you okay ? I asked worriedly.
" Yes mommy i'm fine " he said.
" Oh my baby, don't do that next time okay, the shelf almost hit you , be careful if you want your toy let me know and I will get it for you okay ?" I said and he nodded I kissed his forehead.
" Big man ,play with your toys okay , I want to show mommy something"Malcolm said.
" Yes daddy " Marion said and grabbed his I pad we both left him in the room as we walked out , now I wonder where I will be sleeping.
" Do you think I should remove the shelf since it might hurt Marion?" Malcolm asked , at least he's asking for permission, and i'm glad he did because I know Marion more than he does he's just learning to fit in.
", You don't need to , Marion is a listener, and if he wants his toy next time and can't reach it he will call one of us to help him ", I said .
Yes , that's my son, I thought him well and also Janet thought him well too, oh he must surely miss his teacher .
Malcolm smiled at me and nodded .
" You really took care of him Rose and i'm grateful" he said .
" He's my son, it's my job as a mother " I simply replied the truth.
He only nodded .
" Over here " he said and opened " our bedroom door "yes I still remember this is our bedroom when we were still together, now i'm confused why he's opening it for me .
" Why here Malcolm" I asked as i stepped in and he enter and closed the door, I looked round the room and nothing has changed, but what caught my eyes is our wedding photo that hanged on the wall, that same place it has always been since our wedding which was 5 years ago , and our first couple picture on the nightstand after we started dating , they were other pictures of me and him hanged .
I couldn't help but let a tear drop, looking at the pictures only reminded me how happy we were, we both were so happy in the picture, why is Malcolm making this hard for me, he's showing me things that could bring back memories.
" If you think I forget about you for the last years , you're wrong Rose" Malcolm said and I turned to look at him , I could see pain in his eyes .
", That picture, only gave me hope that I would find you again, but it took me so long than I expected, Rose no matter how hard this is for us, I won't stop until I get you back , I know I hurt you but I too was hurt , and i'm sorry for not trusting you enough, I regret everything I did , just give me a chance let me show you how much you mean to me , even if for nothing, for the sake of our son Rose, please" he begged .
As I stare into his eyes my tears spill slightly down my cheek, one place in my heart is pushing me to give him a chance like he has asked ,but the other can't stop thinking about the pain I went through.
I closed my eyes tightly.
"do you think leaving our pictures up here and bringing me to see them will make me feel better ?" i raised my voice and he looked sad he try's to say something but i stopped him with my hand .
"i may have come back here with you Malcolm but you should know i will never forgive you for what you did , what are you thinking huh?, you think emotionally blackmailing will make me over look all the hurt you put me through?" i raised my voice higher
"Rose i ....."
"you hurt me, and not just that you broke my trust , you even threatened to take my son away to bring me back here, tell me why i should even forgive you now?" i say calmer this time and i guess he was speechless.
even if I know he's sorry , I still needed to know if he's really serious about me this time and won't take me for granted , but that doesn't mean I will tell him i'm giving him a chance, this will be only to myself to watch his behavior and I can make my decision then , I will follow what my heart says .
He looked at me quietly , first time i'm seeing him at loss of word, guess he knows he cant brainwash me like he expected
" Can you take me to my room now?" i asked looking at him wanting to get away from here, he looked at me his eyes turning red but not from anger , i guess he's holding himself from crying .
" Um... Rose, I want you to stay here " he said softly almost scared i guess, wow he was acting all super mighty in Paris now he's suddenly acting calmer .
Don't give in Rose, he's fooling you with his act , he wants you to feel pity for him , remember he had hurt you so much ?
" Here with you , you know I won't , I can't share a room with you " I said looking at him like his mad .
" You ain't just sharing this room, this is your room too Rose" he says
I looked at the bed and I couldn't help but think if he had brought a woman on it, the thought alone makes me want to jump at him, but why would I do that ? We ain't together anymore.
" If you're thinking i had brought a woman to this house let alone this room then your wrong Rose, even if you were not here , I could never bring a woman into our matrimonial home let alone our matrimonial bed, i respect our marriage ,so it's pure "he said and I don't know why but I felt so good and relax that he respected our marriage at least .
But i still held my head up high .
"i do not care if you have brought in any woman here Malcolm , we are already divorced , and this is your room not mine ,i will be sleeping in one of the guest rooms "his eyes flashed with pain as soon as the words left my mouth, i took a deep breath and started heading out of the room when Malcolm held me.
" Please, just stay here with me, the bed is big, you take one part and I take the other, but if your not comfortable i will sleep on the couch " he said and I turned to look at him surprised that he would sleep on the couch .
I pulled my hand from his hold and faced him fully .
"I do not want this room , stop trying to force me " i say .
"Rose ...please .....i know you hate me right now , okay look i will go out i will sleep in any of the guest rooms but i don't want you sleeping in a guest room , you ain't a guest here, this is your room Rose , so stay here I'll go to the guest room...." he says and i couldn't help how my heart tug with his words .
" You don't have to do that , why don't I just share a room with Marion?" i asked more like say.
" Rose take the bed i will sleep on the couch please .." he pleaded and I knew then he wanted me in this room, i look around the room and face him back .
" Okay " I finally agree and he smile .
I was so exhausted and needed to freshen up .
" Um Rose, why don't you freshen up, don't worry about Marion I will quickly freshen him up " he says and I nodded .
He opens the door to go but stopped and turned back to me , I stare at him quietly.
" Um, I just wanted to let you know, we'd be visiting my parents tomorrow" he said and hearing his parents made my body stiff for some time , meeting his parents again after almost 4 years would definitely look like meeting some strangers , I couldn't help but felt a little nervous.
" They really are sorry Rose, we all regretted, they really want to see you and make things right" he said assuring me I gave him a little smile that doesn't reach my eye and nodded,he nodded back and left the room .
I sighed, it's really going to be hard facing them, i hope i can stand them once i see them ,I just hope things go well, then my eyes caught our wedding pictures on the wall again.
I thought he had thrown them away or maybe burnt them, but i'm surprised it's still hanged here .
Has Malcolm really changed? Is he really sorry and regretting what he had done ? Why do I find it hard to believe him or trust him ? Even when i'm seeing the change already ?
It could all be pretends to deceive me unto giving him another chance.
I don't know what to even think anymore .
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