"She's waking up".

I softly groaned trying to open my weak eyes.

"Thank god". Huh?

I managed to open them, but squint when the light burnt them.

"Honey". I heard mom said.

"I should've let her stayed with us Leon".

"Are you implying that I'm at fault?" I'm sure that that's Michael.

"Michael Isaac Perry. Shut your mouth. Don't you see that she's awake". I'm guessing that's Eva.

I've just realized that someone is stroking my hair. I can tell that its Michael. Just the feeling of his comforting tender touch tell.

"Akeilia honey". Uhhh. . .Amelia.

"Hmmm". I replied.

"Responding to ones name is a good sign. She'll be fine". Eva said. Everyone made a sigh of relief. I forgot to mention that she's a medical doctor.

Monique is standing beside Leon down where my feet are, looking at me with smiles, yet a tip worried. Mostly Leon though. He already experienced this. Worst than this.

Amelia is standing right at my bedside. So Michael is indeed stroking my hair, sitting above me.

It seems as if Eva was the one who attended to me. I must be really important to her because I can remember Michael telling her to take the helicopter, which means she wasn't close by.

"Something doesn't seem right about her though. Its just a feeling. I'll have to keep her here to examine her".

"What about. . . .my company? Who's gonna make sure everything's going how its suppose to?" I croaked out. I don't care if my manager is trustworthy. I always check my finances and everything else.

"I. . .can do that?" He'll wreck my company no way. First of all he hate Lenoy guts and enemies cannot work together.

"Michael. . . .your only gonna make pro-"

"Don't. . . .worry about anything. Everything will be fine". He cut me off, then he continued to stroke my hair again.

I felt heat rush through my chest after I just remembered the kiss. . . .oh god. I told him that I loved him. Why did I do that? I'm still alive and now he's gonna feel as if he has power over me. He didn't even tell me back. . . .But I remembered he said that those words won't be the last I'll hear from him, so maybe he feels the same? Why didn't he just give me a damn straight answer!

I look at everyone's faces that were full of confusion. Except for Monique and Leon.

"Is something wrong?" Eva asked and Amelia eyed Michael with the *what's going on* look.

Amelia got Married two years ago to a guy named Terry, who's also a Medical doctor. She gave birth to a cute baby boy who's now ten months old. His name is Joshua. She took one year leave from work. I'm sure everyone misses her already. She's really nice.

"We've. . . .only had some miss understanding, but its fine?" Michael said. Knowing this woman, she won't let it go.

"Akeilia?" She softly said but raised an eyebrow. See what I mean? Michael inherited her beautiful brown eyes.

"What problem has he caused?" Oh god. I swallowed the lump in my throat. 

"Um. . .just-".

"Mother its nothing really don't stress her out".

"Young man I'm the one who attended to her. I know her condition and she's very much able to answer me without dying from stress". She pointed. Honestly, its kinda cute that he's being scolded by his mother. Its obvious that no one knows that we've been living like cat and dog, apart from Monique and Leon. Of course Eva knows that he's a man whore. Something I believe she strongly opposed to.

"Now answer me young lady". God she's serious. Can't she let it go?

"I just don't like it when he look through my files and tells me what I should or shouldn't have done. Please tell him to leave me to run my company and focus on his". I hope she's convinced. I forced my head to look up at him who half smiled at me, but quickly altered it because he doesn't want mama to scold him any further. Still, I'm the one who's suppose to be worried. If she comes to the knowledge that I broke the company policy which Michael (damn you) made, she'll be very disappointed.

"Lying for him huh?" I widen my eyes. How the hell did she know that!

Michael sigh.

"Mother please drop it. Its Akeilia and I business capiche". I dropped my interest to learn Italian after what Michael did. But I know some of it. I know that he asked her if she comprehend.

She pointed her finger and walked up to him.

"Qualcosa non è giusto. Ti conosco". Uhhh. I know you is the last part. What is she saying? Ugh! I need to put more interest in learning this.

I look at Leon and I can tell that he know what she said.

"Madre Non più di pensare le cose". Mother don't. . .you know what, forget it. Its their business.

"Ma ti sei visto in questi ultimi anni. Hai agito come un adolescente, non un uomo". Jesus can't they stop now. I look at my side for the wound. I'm in nothing but a huge blue T-shirt. Really? Of all things.

"È la mia vita".

"Michael". Leon said frowning disapprovingly. I look at Monique who's blank as I am. I think she knows a bit though.

"Sorry mother". What happened?

"I'm disappointed". She pointed further at him with her other hand on her waist. She's in a nice dress that fits her well.

"Si vede tutte quelle donne che si scherzare con? È meglio essere attenti a non farlo con lei". She continued.

"Lei è diversa".

"Better be".

"Amelia can we speak to you for a second?" Leon asked with his hand around his wife.

"I'll see you around k". She said.

"I'll be back to check on you. Ok?" Eva said. I nod then they left. Mr Perry and Nathan aren't in the country right now, but I'm sure they heard what happened and is already trying to find out who's behind it.

Mom kissed me on my forehead.

"Your ok now. I'll see you later".

"Your not suppose to feel much pain until at least in twenty four hours. But if you do let me know". Eva said with a smile and rubbed my shoulder. Her smile dropped when she look at Michael and gave him a warning look. I can't tell the look on Michaels face and I'm not gonna strain my head again. She turned around, then both of them left, leaving only Michael and I in this Oh My God.

This room looks like a damn ball field. This bed is two times mine, with a purple spread on it. Three huge chandeliers are in the ceiling and each of them is on. They're very bright too no wonder my eyes almost burnt out of their sockets.

I see four doors, a blue one, green, orange, yellow, but I don't know what's behind them. Of course I won't.

There's a huge white C-Shaped couch in the center of the room with a small glass table in the center of it.

Is that. . .Is that a freaking bathroom? Further from this bed attached to the wall, is a small glass room where I see a tub in and a face basin. A white concrete protector is built just up to the center of the bath. That's where the glass is seated on. Outside on that wall is a small flower pot with red roses inside. Inside there is a pipe that hang over the tub. It doesn't have a tall pipe used to shower like usual bathrooms. Inside of it is tiled just like a usual bathroom. There's an orange curtain that can be drawn right around the U-Shaped bathroom. Without that curtain drawn, anyone in there will be seen in their birthday suit. They're also three other brown single couches in here. The walls are white and thick orange curtains are drawn at the windows. I see a brown carpet but I can't really tell if its spread off all over the room because I'm laying. This room needs more things to fill its space. its still huge even with all these things.

I closed my eyes taking in the sweet fragrance of this room. It makes me feel so relaxed.

"Done admiring the place?" I opened my eyes and frown after he broke me from my thoughts. How cruel.

"You interrup. . .ted me". Why couldn't I catch my breath there?

"What's wrong?" He stand and kneel at the bed gazing down at me with deep concern.

"At one point I struggled to breath. Did my lungs got damaged or something?" I asked terrified.

"Please tell me the truth".

"I'm. . .not sure. Mom said something isn't right, but you don't need to worry about that now. What you should be doing is resting". I hope everything's ok. I can't manage anymore problems.

I nod and closed my eyes. I really do need some rest.

* * *

I groggily opened my eyes. I need more sleep, but I wanna call Lenoy and make sure everything's fine. But my bag. I don't see it anywhere.
 
I raised my body a bit. I wonder what time it is? Whether its day or night I won't know because here looks the same.

I managed to get up. God I love this room. I wish I could go and lay in that tub, but I can't because of this damn wound.

What's this?

I frown in curiosity when I saw a note on the bedside table. I scoot closer to the table and picked up the note.

I unfold it and observed it.

Hey Bella

I'm sure you see the colours of the doors inside here. You see the blue one? If you can I want you to open the blue one.

Just do as I say Don't read any further until your at the door.

I fold the note just in case my eyes spotted another word.

I wonder what's behind it.

ritastark gave the correct answer for: How do you think Michael knew that she got wounded even before her?

“I think he knew because he might of seen the blood or something but also they can fight ALL they want but them two have a connection with each other”.

“Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Boom! Boom! Yes! Ehem. Sorry about that. I was just excited that you got it correct. When I read the first part of this comment I thought *oh no* but that last part made me happy to know that you got it correct. Yes! CONNECTION is the word I was looking for. They are so connected to each other that they can actually feel each other. Just like the time they went to John's house to rescue her, Michael was the only one who heard her screaming when no one else did. Also when Akeilia could feel that he was the one in her office when they were to become partners in chapter 2. So visit requirements in Step Daddy No Request. You earn yourself a chapter of your own. I believe you already know what to do :)”.

So that's that. Look out for her request chapter in S.D.N.R. I hope its something exciting :P

Here's a next challenge:

I'd like you to research the argument Michael and Eva had in Italian and comment it. Same reward, a chapter of your choice in step daddy no request. You don't have to input what Akeilia is saying in her mind. Just the argument in order just I have it.

Don't be lazy now, let's have some fun.

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