Chapter 53

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Matéo Santiago's POV

"Ah fuck this!" I mutter, throwing my hands down in annoyance.

We are getting ready to go to dinner with our families and I can't fix this stupid ass top button!

My mother insisted that we all dress up fancy, because there may be some more guests.

I asked Adeline if she was okay with it and she said she was, so I'm okay with it.

"Matéo, you need to calm down!" Adeline tells me, standing in front of me.

She smooths her hands over my chest, holding my shoulders firmly and then she fixed it up almost professionally.

^^^ Matéo's outfit

I look at her calm face as she does all of this.

Wow...

The mother of my child.
My son or daughter, that is a little piece of her and me.

She looks so cute when she's concentrating!

She catches me staring at her and turns away from me shyly.

I grab her wrist and turn her to face me.

"You look beautiful, baby" I tell her, and she truly does.

^^^ Ade's dress.

Obviously the baby bump isn't showing yet, so she really suits the shape of the dress nicely.

I honestly can't wait to see the bump show in all honesty.

I want the world to know that there is a new Santiago on the way!

I know it's selfish, because I am not doing the heavy lifting, but...

I am excited!

"You look good" I tell her.

She smiles genuinely at me.

"Same to you baby" she responds, before walking out of the room.

I follow her and we sit in the back of our limo.

My parents decide that we should have dinner at their house, being the extra people they are, well my mother is the extra one, but not to say my old man doesn't have his days.

She leans on me and we sit in comfortable silence for the majority of the car ride.

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"Adeline! Hijo! Welcome!" My mother squeals. She hugs us both tightly, planting kisses all over my face.

"Hey ma" I mumble, pulling away and holding my wife.

I hope she didn't get squeezed too hard...

We walk into the large sitting room. And I see that Adeline's parents are there chatting with my dad.

Elijah and Jerome are also here.

They sit with my siblings and talk

Wow, I've missed this...

My family members all in one place all just chatting together.

Maria noticed us, well Adeline, first.

"Ade!" She shrieks.

She jumps up to us and tackled Ade into a big hug.

"I've missed you soo much!" She says to her.

"Same here Mari" Ade replies with a laugh.

What am I, chopped liver?

After that she greets everyone, including my dad and her mum.

I do the same.

Then it gets to her father.

"Adeline" he greets.

"Dad" she responds.

He gives me a nod of acknowledgement, but I don't return it.

I simply hold my wife closer to me and then lead her off to be with me and my cousin, brother and sisters.

As soon as we get there, Riccardo grabs her into a hug, which she returns.

"I've not seen you in ages!" Riccardo says, with a laugh.

"Ricky, you saw me a month ago" she responds, laughing back at him.

"Exactly! Ages!" He responds with a shrug.

"How was your trip to France?" She asks him with a nudge and a slight smirk.

He went to France?

"It was great" he mumbled, turning incredibly red.

Why is he blushing so hard?

"I'm sure it was" she teases.

He turns even redder and then coughs, excusing himself to 'grab a glass of water'

She laughs after him.

They know something that I don't...

We both spend a while, talking to the family until it is time to eat.

We go into the family dining room and we sit down.

A few moments after we have all eaten, she leans over to me and whispered.

"Matéo, I'm nervous" she tells me.

I take her hand.

"Don't be" I tell her, giving her hand a slight squeeze and I smile reassuringly at her.

"What are you two whispering 'bout?" Elijah teases with a smirk.

Adeline clears her throat.

"Actually, Matéo and I need to say something" she says.

"He got used to you and wants a divorce?" Her father asks and the whole table stops to look at him.

My blood beings to boil.

"Amos!" Adeline's mother gasps in horror.

"What Tash, can't they take a joke?" He says innocently.

I look at Adeline and she her face is neutral.

"No, I can assure you all that divorce is not the case" she says calmly.

The whole table sighs in relief.

"What is it then? Tell us!" Jerome asks eagerly.

"We're having a baby!" Adeline announced.

The whole table bustles into excitement and they give us a round of applause and congratulations.

The most excited people in the room have got to be Jerome and Riccardo.

"We're going to be uncles!" They yell, shaking each other.

My mother typically cries tears of joy as well as Ade's mother.

Everyone seems so happy and excited.

But all good things come to an end, especially when you're father is called Amos Carter.

"So you managed to get knocked up at 20!" He seethes, dryly.

"You really think you can look after a kid, when you can't look after yourself?" He asks.

I stand up, ready to knock his teeth out, but Adeline grips my hand.

"Yes, Amos. I am going to give birth to this child with or without your blessing and I am going to show him or her what love feels like.

I take after my mother, not you and I will be the best mother I can be, along with my husband, and the rest of our family" she says.

Her voice cracks a little as she speaks.

The whole room is dead quiet.

"Excuse me" she whispers and with that, she quickly walks away.

I turn to go after her, but Jerome signals me not to and he motions to his father.

I get the message.

My dad stands up and he stares at Amos, livid.

"Everyone out" He orders.

We all stay put.

"Get out!" He yells.

"Amos, Natasha, Sofia and Matéo stay!" He seethes.

Everyone, included Elijah, scrambled out of the dining room quickly, leaving us all alone.

My father watches as the last person leaves and then he suddenly turns to Amos, fuming.

"What the hell was that about?!" He yells, unable to hold his temper any longer.

"What ever do you mean Alejando?" Amos asks, clasping his hands together.

"How dare you!" My father yells, his voice so loud, that it echoes off of the walls.

"That is my grandchild and my daughter in law you are talking about and I demand an upright apology!" My father screams.

I have never in my life seen him this angry before.

His face is red and his hands shake slightly.

"And you!" He continues, pointing at Natasha.

"What kind of spineless excuse for a mother are you?!" He asks incredulously.

"You just let him torment your children like this?! Have you lost your fucking mind, woman?!" He asks her.

She bows her head in shame.

"Did you even know about the kind of shit he put them through?!" He asks.

"They all believed that your eldest child was dead until recently and you did fuck all!" He spits.

She cries silently in her seat, but this seems to worsen my dad's patience with her.

"Don't you dare, fucking cry, when you could have stopped this madness" he scowls.

Amos just looks at him blankly.

"Sofia, show our guests to the door, before I kill someone tonight" He says, waving his hand dismissively at them.

My mother takes a sobbing Natasha and an emotionless Amos out of the dining room.

My father turns to me.

"Go after your wife, son" he tells me. I nod and get up, still in a slight state of shock.

He knew if the abuse?

I walk down the corridor to see Adeline and everyone else in the family room.

They all look stricken and Elijah is pacing back and forth.

Adeline sees me and offers me a weak smile.

God, I'm so in love with her.

Even after that level of humiliation, she says strong.

"Can I borrow my wife for a second?" I ask them.

They look at Ade and she nods, getting up.

I take her hand and lead her to the garden.

"Can we not talk about this?" She asks, once we are out of earshot.

I desperately want to talk to her about it, but I won't rush her.

I nod and she gets closer to me and hugs me, laying her head on my chest.

I just hold her.

She is my life and I'm not about to let go.

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