Chapter 2

The anxiety had rolled in like a commuter train entering the station, nothing could stop the route the train was headed. 

"Could this really be happening right now?"

 Camden thought to herself. She is overwhelmed with all the chaos that is happening in her life at this exact minute. Chaos had entered the Beverly residence and no one knew how to calm it. Camden's son, Michelangelo, had not stopped crying, making Camden more frustrated than she had been before. To top it off, Conrad is downstairs trying to calm the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Beverly had decided to end the night, so the guests were being escorted out but one would leave. Conrad had enough of this guy, first he breaks his older sister's heart, then he threatens to kill her child or take him away from her. Now he is here demanding that he speak with Camden, Conrad just could not believe he had the audacity to show up here, especially accompanied by the woman that had ruined his life. Camden thought her feelings for the man had gone, but now seeing him, she realized that that did not happen. She still had the same feelings, they never went away, she just pushed them away, not knowing that once she saw the man again they would come crashing back.

The ambiance of the room had been quiet, music played slowly and quiet in the background when Nikolai made his entrance, with the woman his mother wanted him to be with. The decoration of the room had not changed in the two and a half years since he had not been there. He walked further into the room when he saw his ex in laws. He still felt betrayed, he still felt hurt at what their daughter did to him. He still could not believe after all they have been through that she would do something so cruel and hurtful. He shook those thoughts and pushed those feelings back into his mind and put a happy face on. He had looked around, hopefully to catch a glimpse of her but to his eyes never saw her. He greeted everyone and introduced the woman that had accompanied him. 

"Nicky, why are you tense?" 

The woman purred a whisper making him shiver at how cat like she sounded. She had felt him shiver, she thought he had liked it, she had moved closer to him and kissed his cheek. He felt disgusted with her but his mother had wanted him to bring someone. She was a dear friend of the family, his mother thought she was a perfect match for him but he thought otherwise. After greeting a few of the guests, he finally got a glimpse of her, she had not changed much, she looked as beautiful as he remembered, she did look slimmer but her body had changed. She had gotten rounder in the hips but skinnier in the stomach area. 

"Mr. Gabrielli." 

Nikolai turned to the person who had spoken to him. Conrad Beverly, the youngest brother to Camden Beverly, who had happened to be his best friend. 

"Conrad, it has been a while." 

Conrad had gone to see his friend to reprimand him for hurting his sister. 

"You have every nerve to show your face here after what you had done?" 

Nikolai had gotten confused. 

"What I had done? I didn't do anything, I just opened my eyes to the adulterous woman she had become." 

Conrad had gotten angry and punched Nikolai. Nikolai had started hitting him back. The room was in an uproar of screams trying to stop the men from fighting. Nikolai had gotten the upper hand when he had his fist up to punch his brother in law, when he heard chaos coming from the kitchen. He saw a little boy run out of the kitchen and he had been crying. But what had stopped Nikolai had been the word he had screamed out, who he had been running towards. The little boy ran to Camden and had yelled, 'Mommy!' That angered Nikolai even more, she had an affair and produced a child. He got off of Conrad and shoved him out of his way. He left without a word, leaving his date as well.

Stanley heard the car pull up the gravel driveway, he had gone to the door so Mr. Gabrielli didn't have to open it.

"Welcome home Mr. Gabrielli, how was your evening? Well I take it?" 

But by the look he had seen on the master's face, he knew something was wrong. 

"Stanley, you were the last one to see Ms. Beverly were you not? Tell me, did she tell you she had an affair and had produced a child?!" 

Stanley was furious with his master. 

"Mr. Gabrielli, if I could be frank with you. You are a complete buffoon if you think she had had an affair. She had been the most loyal woman, she stayed by your side and loved you unconditionally but you had gone and ruined it. I am ashamed of you Master. You really think that she had a child with someone else when she had been madly in love with you? That boy is yours Mr. Gabrielli. What you did is unforgivable, I will be not be surprised that you will want to rekindle what you had before, but guess what? I think that ship has sailed, you will have to fight for her if you want her back. Do not ask me for any help. I don't want to see her get hurt again, I especially don't want little Michelangelo to get hurt as well." 

The news of the boy being his had been a shock, but that still did not tell him she didn't cheat on him. 

"The boy is mine?"

 That is all that he had heard from Stanley's words? Nikolai could not believe that he was a father. But if that was the truth, then is his mother lying about his wife being unfaithful? He had to get to the bottom of this, he had to know for sure.

Two Years Before

"Nikolai stop! It tickles!" 

Her laughter rang through the halls like birds chirping against the wind. Stanley smiled with happiness knowing the couple were happy and he had been glad the two had gotten married. 

"I won't stop until you tell me that you take it back." 

Nikolai smirked at his loving wife while she is dying of laughter. 

"I don't take it back! Agree to it! I love you more!" 

Nikolai laughs at his wife. 

"Fine, I agree. I love you more."

 He stuck his tongue out at her and she kissed it making him stop tickling her. That make out session ended with clothes thrown everywhere, moans and groans, and passion. They soon fell into a dream filled sleep. During the night, Nikolai had woken up from a nightmare. He had seen that his wife Camden had still been asleep, that he had not awaken her, so he unwrapped his arm from around her and gotten up. He wiped the sleepiness from his eyes, he looked at the time and noticed that is is 3 o'clock in the morning . He sighs and rubs his face, the dream he had had frightened him, he did not want that dream to come true. He looked down at the gorgeous woman laying on his bed, he sighs once more and returned to his previous position. He will not let that happen. He will protect his wife and anyone else that comes along, with his life. He will not lose her.

Present Day

Remembering those words and that dream he had all those nights ago, he realized he broke his promise to himself. He lost his love and lost the chance to be with the little boy. Now all he had to do is try to win her love back, to win her back.