Amelia's POV

Two weeks had passed and my bandages had came off and today was my first day back at work. Lately Blake was being hesitant about a lot of things especially me going back to work. We had the same recurring argument, he doesn't want me to go but I'm going regardless. So because of that he has barely said anything to me and I'm still sleeping in a separate room from him. He hasn't even touched me one bit for reasons unknown to me but all these things couldn't ruin my first day back.

I began getting ready for work. I decided on a black pants with a white turtle neck shirt and paired it with a pink jacket with heals to match . I decided to wear my hair down and applied some lip gloss. I collected my bag, phone and keys and headed downstairs to my car.

I drove to my company and when I got inside I got multiple welcome backs and for the first time in a while I felt happy just with the fact that work was the only aspect of my life striving for me. When I got to my floor Hope was waiting for me and smiled at me as I walked out of the elevator.

"I'm glad that you are back Ms. Malory, it wasn't the same without you here. I'm glad your doing better now." Hope said as she followed me into my office.

"Well it's great to be back Hope, I have a lot of work to do today so before anyone comes in here check with me first." I said as I sat down and looked at the piles of work on my desk to be finished.

Hope nodded and headed back to her desk outside. Right away I began the work that had to be done. I had gotten half way through when hope knocked and came into my office and I looked up at her.

"There is a Lillian Mayfield here to see you but she doesn't have an appointment." Hope stated as she walked towards me.

"It's fine send her in I know her." I told her and she disappeared through the doors. Seconds later Lillian walked in and I told her to have a seat.

"I'm here to accept the job offer you proposed to me a few weeks ago. I couldn't decide what I wanted but now I do. I finally got married and I want to work at a job I'm happy to do. I like working for Mr. Parker but only when you are there, he is rather cold towards me but not you. So if the offer still stands I'll take it." She rambled as she played with her fingers.

" I'm happy to give you the job Lillian you can start tomorrow I'll let Hope call you and give you more details. I'm glad that you came around I'm happy to help." I said as I smiled at her.

"Thank you so much Lia you won't regret it." She yelped as she got up and gave me a hug and disappeared out of my office and I continued with the work that I had piled up on my desk.

A few hours later I remembered that I had to deal with the Emily situation. I decided to call my old friend Hunter. Hunter and I go way back, we went to college together and we were bestfriends for most of it until I met Liam. He hated Liam and always told me he was no good for me but of course I didn't believe him , we stopped talking because of Liam but we always remained in contact. When we were in college Hunter was a well know gang leader but he gradually moved away from that and became an undercover investigator for the police. So he had advantages in both parts which meant he was the perfect person to call to help me figure out where Emily was hiding.

"Could it be you Lia?" He asked as he answered the phone.

"Yes it's me I've called to ask for a favor." I said getting straight to the point.

"Sure anything for you." He said in a serious tone.

"I have a problem and I need you to help me get rid of some of it." I began and I told him the whole story from beginning to end. I sent him all the details that I had and all that was left ,was for him to come up with a plan.

"Ok send me what you have so far and I'll get right on it and please be careful. Until later Lia." He said before ending the call.

I needed to take a break from work so I called Tammy and invited her to lunch with me. I drove to the lunch spot that we choose and waited by a table for Tammy to arrive.

Once she arrived we ate and talked about a lot of things, mostly about Blake.

"I'm glad we had this time to sit and really get to know each other we always seem to meet at the most awkward of times. First the hospital when Blake got shot, then at dinner where you always seem to have to go off on someone." She recalled as she laughed.

" Yes I try to be patient with Blake in hopes that some day he will eventually get how the whole relationship thing works." I said remembering everything Blake and I went through.

"He will come around Lia, not right away but eventually. "She said with a smile.

We continued our lunch and after a while I headed back to work. Since today was Friday that meant my mother's birthday was tomorrow. Which meant seeing my father, Amaria sent me and invitation to my mother's birthday party as if I wasn't planning to go already.

Once I was finished all the work that had to be done for the day I made my way back to Blake's house. When I got there his car wasn't in the driveway which meant he hadn't gotten home as yet.

I took a shower and changed off into a short pants and a vest. I decided to cook something in case Blake was hungry. Lately I could tell he was avoiding me since my bandages came off and the injuries left some scars. He would already be sleeping by the time I got home or if he came home and found me he'd go straight to his office and locked the door.

I sat down and decided to watch some tv until Blake got home. Twenty minutes later I heard more than one car pull up into the driveway and when I looked outside I realized that Blake brought home company.

In walked Blake, Liam, Grayson and Caleb they all greeted me except for Blake.

" I cooked in case you guys are hungry." I said and everyone except Blake ran towards the kitchen and I giggled to myself.

"How was your day?" I asked Blake but he just shrugged his shoulder.

"Could I talk to you for a minute?" I asked trying not to get mad at how difficult he was being.

"No I can't talk now the boys are over. "He simply said as he made his way into the kitchen as well.

I decided to follow him as well because I needed to know why he was behaving this way.

"Blake we really do need to talk." I muttered as I pulled his arm to stop him from walking.

He stopped and looked at me then pulled away his arm from out of my hand. "Listen to me Amelia all I'm asking is for this one night to hang with the guys without having to deal with your drama. Is that to much to ask?" He questioned as he raised his voice.

"Is it to much to ask for two minutes out of your time since you haven't said anything to me for the week." I yelled as I folded my arms.

"Fine you want two minutes I'm listening." He said as he leaned against the kitchen counter.

"Why are behaving like this? I haven't done anything to you." I said and he just stood there and didn't bother to answer me. Eventually I just gave up and headed upstairs to my room.

For the rest of the night I scrolled through my phone until I dropped off to sleep.
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I woke up ready to have a good day but one could only hope. I took a shower and got dressed and grabbed my purse, keys and phone then I headed downstairs. Blake was in the kitchen, shirtless, doing breakfast.

"Good morning" I uttered as I made my way towards the fridge.

"When you decide to rehire my staff let me know in advance so I can find a replacement." He pointed out without even looking at me.

"If we could have a conversation for more than five seconds then I would be able to tell you about things that are happening." I retorted as I poured out some orange juice into a glass.

"All you ever want to do is talk." He muttered probably thinking I wasn't going to hear him.

"Are you trying to start an argument with me ?" I asked in confusion and he didn't answer. He placed his breakfast on a plate and made his way to the dining room. He was being so petty that he decided not to make anything for me but that was ok. I'll just pick up something while I'm at the mall looking for gifts for my mother. I hadn't bothered telling him that I was leaving because clearly he didn't care.

I arrived at the mall and bought a few things that I knew my mother would love. I got them wrapped and once I was finished I drove to my parents house. When I arrived a lot of my family members were there and I tried to greet everyone upon entering the house. I looked for my mother and she smiled as she saw me walking towards her.

"Happy birthday mom." I screamed happily as I gave her a hug. When she let go I gave her her presents and she placed them with the rest of gifts.

"I'm so happy you could make it, I've really missed you let's go and do some catching up. "She said as she held my hand and led me to the backyard.

We talked about every and any thing. I loved to see my mother happy because it made me feel good like everything was going to be alright. Damian soon joined us and for a split second everything seemed normal, but only for a split second. In walked Amaria and my father and I knew something was up from the look on Amaria' s face.

"I heard that you owe an apology to dad, that you have been disrespectful." Amaria said while she glared at me.

"So typical of dad to run to his favorite child to back him up." I muttered as I rolled my eyes.

"How dare you Amelia you are the reason this family has so many problems. You owe dad an apology." Amaria accused as she folded her arms.

" Amaria you are always sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. Dad wants me to apologize for having an abortion and I'm not doing that. Just because the only responsibility you have is taking care of Danielle doesn't mean your going to cry down on me who was handed all of the responsibility. All I wanted was to come here and enjoy my mother's birthday but I can't even do that without being judged by Mr.perfect and his daughter. If dad wants to hold a grudge let him because it's not affecting me. Amaria you proved me wrong today they always said that you pick sides and I never believed it not until now. " I calmly said.

"Amelia you need to leave." My dad shouted and I looked at my mother but she just looked down at her lap.

"Every time I come to this house I had to put up with this but I'll be damned if I sit and watch Amelia go through this. Let's go Lia." Damian said as he grabbed my hand and we both walked towards the door. When we got to my car I gave Damian a hug and thanked him for what he did for me. I got in my car when I received a text from Hunter saying that he figured it out and that we would meet on Monday.

Feeling tired of the day I was having I decided to head back to the house.
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Blake's POV

As I sat to eat my breakfast I realized that the house was quiet, then I realized that Amelia had left without saying goodbye, I didn't blame her either. Since her bandages came off I started to feel responsible for everything. It felt like every time we started to get close something always happened and I can't stand the thought of something happening to her again. At the same time I needed to get over it because I can see what I was doing was beginning to hurt her.

I needed to do something really special for her and I needed help so I decided to call Chloe. She gave me some really good ideas but eventually I figured out the perfect surprise for her. I called in a few favors and the surprise was on its way but I needed to get her away from the house , so I decided to take her out for dinner. I knew that would be difficult to do but I took a shower and decided to wear a  black suit. Once I was finished getting ready I went  downstairs to wait for Amelia to arrive home.

She arrived a little while after and as she was coming through the door I got up to greet her.

"Where did you go I was worried about you." I said as I held her. She tried to pull away but I held on tighter.

"I was out, now let go." She stated as she rolled her eyes.

" I've missed you, so I decided to take you out for dinner." I whispered as I pulled her closer towards me.

"Are you kidding me? You think you can pick and choose when to speak to me Blake? "She asked and I smiled at her.

"Of course not and I'm sorry so go and get ready so I can take you out to show how sorry I am." I insisted as I gave her a kiss on her cheek.

"And what if I say no?" She questioned as she tried to pull away again.

"Trust me don't let us have to go there just go get ready and let me show you a good time. "I suggested as I let her go and she made her way upstairs.

A while passed before she came back downstairs, she looked so beautiful. I couldn't help but to think that everything we go through is so worth it.

"You look amazing." I said as I reached for her hand but she moved it away.

"I have one rule for this evening, no touching." She added and I nodded because that wasn't going to happen.

We got into the car and I drove towards the restaurant, with every chance I got I glanced at Amelia because gosh she looked good.

When we arrived at the restaurant Amelia was being extremely quiet.

" I was behaving like a fool and I'm sorry it's just looking at your scars makes me feel guilty. It makes me feel like if it wasn't for me you wouldn't have them. I'm truly sorry for ignoring you please don t stay mad at me." I confessed as I held her hand to my mouth and gave her tiny kisses which made her giggle.

" I'm not mad I just hate it when you start to shut me out. I never blamed you for my scars so why should you blame yourself. Alexander is who did this not you. " She stated as she smiled at me.

"I swear you are so wonderful what did I ever do to deserve you? "I asked as I moved closer to her.

"You deserve love like everyone else, that's why I'm here with you because I love you. "She said as she gave me a  slight kiss on my lips yet it still did something to me.

" My pants are starting to get really tight, do you want to help me with that when we get home later?" I teased as I looked at her.

"I'll have to think about that one." She whispered as she ran her hand up my leg and I grabbed her hand because I knew she was trying to start something that she couldn't finish.

For the most of the night we ate and talked about the long day she had at her parents house and I wished I was there for her because that couldn't have been easy. Once I got word that the surprise was ready we headed back to the house.

When we got back everyone that I wanted there was there. Amelia was giving me a strange look but I just smiled and led her into the house. There sat my sister Trish, Brianna and Jaimie. I told Amelia to take a seat and she slowly did. Everyone was exchanging lost glances.

"Now I have invited the three of you because you all have something in common you decided to disrespect Amelia. Now Trish this is so typical of you to chase away anyone who isn't Brianna but you will not do that to Amelia. You disrespect her, then you are disrespecting me and therefore I will cut you off. Mom loves Lia and that's all that matters to me. Brianna we were dating for a year and you were the one who up and left, you already had a chance and now I've moved on and you can't accept that. You are irrelevant to my life so therefore I will never give you another chance to disrespect Amelia because you are my past. As for you Jaimie we had sex and that was all it was, you purposely did what you did and because of that I am cutting you off completely. You see this woman right here I love her more than anything ,I want to marry her and build a life with her and I will not let anyone of you ruin that." I explained and everyone in the room went silent.

"Trish you are my sister and I know you want to be in my life, if that's the case you need to apologize to Amelia and you better mean it." I said as I glared at my sister. 

"That's not going to happen. " She muttered as she looked at Amelia and rolled her eyes.

"In that case I thank you all for your time and I'm going to have to ask you to leave so my girlfriend and I can finish enjoy our evening." I said and everyone left, that felt great like a burden was lifted.

"Thank you for the that I appreciate you for that. I never thought I'd see the day that Blake Parker dropped all his hoes for me."Amelia teased as she placed a kiss on my lips and I pulled her closer as I  continued to kiss her. She started to unbuttoned my pants and I pulled away before we could take it any further.

"What's the matter don't you want me?" She whispered as she started to unzip her dress, I swear she was making this so hard.

"Please don't do that someone is coming to the house soon, I just need you to give me ten minutes or so help me." I maintained as I watched her closely.

A few minutes my surprise for Amelia arrived but I was curious to see how she would react to it.  I opened the door  and told Sarah to come in and I could see Amelia wondering who she was.

"Lately we have been through so much and to show you  how much I love you I have a surprise for you. I couldn't figure out what to give to the girl that has everything but then it hit me you don't have everything, there are three things missing from your life. Sarah is my personal shopper but she shops for properties and other stuff for me. Two out of these three things I can give you right now and the third will come later I assure you." I paused and I nodded at Sarah and she handed me to small boxes.

"Blake the wait is killing me could you hurry. " Amelia said as she sat forward in the chair.

"The first thing you are missing in your life is me, we are together but I never fully committed to you. So in this first box that I am giving you is a promise ring . A promise to always love you, be there for you and to make you happy the ways that I know how to. A promise to cut out all of these girls that stand in the way of us and a promise that someday soon you will have an engagement ring." I promised as I placed the ring on her finger.

"Blake this ring is absolutely beautiful you are going to make me cry." She whispered as she stared at it. 

"That's not the only thing, the second thing that you are missing from your life is something that you have always wanted since you were a child. Today I am making your dreams come through. Sarah please give Amelia her second gift." I insisted and Sarah handed an envelop to Amelia and I nodded at her to let her know that she could open it.

As Amelia opened it tears started streaming down here face and I waited for what her response would be. She eventually looked up and smiled at me.

"Blake tell me you didn't, how did you even?" She asked as she stared at the paper  that I gave her which read that she was now