Chapter 10
Spied upon
I wake up alone, for the first time in six weeks, but I tell myself we knew it would be like this, will he be more accepting by Christmas, I think no, probably not and with that thought I get out of bed and dress before making my way to the breakfast room.
I open the door and what? My mother is playing with her breakfast and looks as if she has been up all night crying, I look at daddy he just looks mad, so it's not the babies or his health so that only leaves one thing, me, I look at mom and ask "you OK mom?" my father replies for her "she's fine" I am mad as hell and retort "I asked mom, not you" mom then said "I'm going to my room for a while, love you Angel"
I glare at him and he glares back before he stalks away to his study slamming the door behind him, Samuel arrives to help himself to breakfast, I say "mom's upset about something and dad is in a snit, he is in his office at the moment, try to not let him upset you if he comes out, I'm going to check on mom"
I make my way to my parents room, I think I know what it is but need mom to confirm it, if it is what I think he and I will be having words, respect hmmm he doesn't know the meaning of the word.
I knock on the door and ask "can I come in mom, please" "yes" she replies. Once in her room with the door shut I sit on the edge of her bed and ask "he watched the tape from when he went for the champagne, didn't he?" and she is sobbing, I reassure her she is not to blame saying "shh it's not your fault, it's really not" between her sobs she assures me he didn't see anything, we were off camera but the microphone picked us up" I think about what we did and said and say "well he now knows he's not the only man I love, I kissed my boyfriend he'll get over it, at least he better and if he is off with Samuel this week-end, we will be having words"
I help her to wash her face and redo her make-up while reassuring her I won't let his overbearing need to know everything that is happening in my life to spoil this week-end, we make our way to the great room where he is engaged in conversation with Samuel, but it does look relaxed and I approach them both and say "sorry to interrupt you both, daddy can I have a word in private please" "yes princess, of course" he replies.
We go to his study I shut the door behind me and say "you know what this is about?" he replies "probably"
Asia - "I will not be spied on"
Christian – "I need to know you are safe"
Asia – "safe, SAFE, are you serious, you really think Samuel would hurt me?"
Christian – "well no, not really, but you're my baby, my angel, my princess"
Asia – "dad I'm all those things to him too, I wasn't going to do this till Christmas at the soonest but" and I remove my chain from round my neck and take my ring off it and place it where Samuel placed it in July. He looks at it and growls "wrong hand" I retort "no daddy, not wrong hand, we are too young to get engaged but we are promising each other, in time we will have it all, together, so get used to it, and you will be pleasant to everyone and not spoil this week-end"
I then open the door of his study saying "are we clear? Daddy" he replies" yes princess"
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Grandma may be nearly eighty but she is sharp as a tack, she noticed I was wearing my ring as soon as I walked through the door and after talking to her and mom I realise maybe I'm not ready for Aunt Kate to know yet, don't get me wrong I adore my Aunt Kate but she is like a dog with a bone if she gets wind of anything happening in any of the families lives and I'm not sure I want to spend every family get together for however long fending her off.
Grandma rescued Samuel from my father and grandfather and gave me the key to the boathouse so we could talk privately.
I unlock the boathouse remarking "family rumour has it dad proposed to mom in here, he filled it with flowers and fairy lights" Samuel looks at me quizzically, I thump his arm saying "no that was not a hint, silly" and then I'm in his arms as he holds me and kisses my hair, he asks "OK baby, what's bothering you?" I take a deep breath and say "you know I love you and I am proud of us"
Samuel – "OK baby, where are you going with this"
Asia – "you have met my Aunt Kate, right"
Samuel - "yes baby" and I see a light go off in his head "right baby, you're maybe not ready for the whole family to know just yet"
Asia – "It's just as mom says every family get together for the next however many years, till we decide we want to take the next step, that is all Aunt Kate will talk about"
Samuel – "OK baby lets put your ring back on your chain till we get home on Monday, but first I'm going to steal a kiss"
Asia – "I hope you steal more than one, love you babe" and I am crushed into his chest before his hand makes its way under my top onto my bare back and he tilts my head up toward him before claiming my mouth with his.
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Lunch was delicious and fun with all the family around the table after which mom stood and toasted and thanked all the family for being there for her, before we moved on to the conservatory and daddy handed me a gift asking me to open it to reveal the sex of one of my siblings, and one of my siblings will be a girl, my gift is two matching T-shirt's daddy's big princess on one of them and daddy's little princess on the other I put mine on, before mom brought a giant cupcake out and asked Grandma to cut into it to reveal the sex of the other one, and we are getting another girl wow two other girls for daddy to spoil and spy on I think to myself.
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The rest of the weekend went really well, Mom found us kissing once, and I'm sure Granma saw us, as all of a sudden I heard her voice quite loudly before she walked through the kitchen door but no one else caught us, thank goodness Uncle Elliot didn't we would never have heard the end of it.
In a way I can't wait to get back home so I can be in Samuels's arms and be held and feel safe, secure, cherished and loved, home, that's how I feel when he holds me home, safe, loved.
A/N I am now going on holiday till beginning September I won't have any internet or computer access so unfortunately no updates before then