Belle knew returning to the hotel would be risky. He could have been there waiting for her, and he was the last person she ever wanted to see. Then again she didn't want anyone to ever see her again.
She went back to her room and looked around. So much for peace of mind. She grabbed whatever was left of her things and headed out. She went to the airport and got on a plane heading for Italy. As she sat down in her seat she looked out the window. She found no peace here, she only found an escape and that was short lived, as he would always chase after her. She ran her fingers through her short blonde hair and leaned back into her seat.
Aiden was tired of chasing Belle around, he wanted her to stop running. He wasn't sure who or what she was running from, just that she had to keep moving.
His phone rang and Aiden answered it.
"She's on the move again cuz" Phil said
"Where to now?"
"Italy. You want me to cancel her card so she's stranded?"
"She just might end up doing something more rash. Let me know where she checks into. And get me a flight"
"Already done"
Aiden headed to the airport in hopes of catching her. He remembered back to their last meeting.
Aidan went up to Massachusetts to see his cousin Phil. He was also on a job. Another mark, another job. It meant nothing to him. He had made himself busy with work. He needed a distraction. He needed time to clear his mind, after things had turned out with Belle. He was a man torn, unable to say the things he wanted to say to her, unable to come to terms with what he had done. It was a job, nothing more. Except this time the job was her cousin. And he took his life without a second thought.
Belle sat there in the park where they had previously walked through. She sat down on the bench and took out her cell phone. She went through her phonebook and found his number. She had swore to herself never to call him or speak to him. But she was alone, and desperate. She called him, and heard the phone ring and ring and ring, until finally his machine answered. Belle sighed, she didn't want to leave him a message. Some things had to be said in person, but some things she wanted to leave unsaid.
"It's me, I'm calling you because I have to tell you something. I'll give you a call later"
A week had passed since Belle called him, and there was no answer. She was alone and crying in her hotel room. She picked up her cell phone and called him. No answer. His machine went off again. Belle wiped her tears and tried to compose herself. She heard the beep and tried to leave a message.
"It's me, I don't know where you are, I don't know anything anymore. All I know is that I have to tell you something. Maybe you don't care, maybe we are over. But I'm pregnant! I just thought you should know"
Aidan returned eventually. It had been two weeks since he left. He had not checked his mail or messages. He needed time to think, and he made his decision. He would find her and make her understand somehow. He walked back into his apartment, he saw the messages on his machine. He pushed the button and the machine started up. Aidan was ignoring most of the messages being played as he was setting his things down. He was opening his refrigerator door when he heard her voice and stopped. Her voiced echoed through his apartment. He could hear how lonely she was. He held the beer bottle in his hands and walked closer to the machine. Then he heard the next message. Her voice was more desperate and scared. And then Aidan dropped his beer.
"But I'm pregnant! I just thought you should know"
Aidan stood there for a second. He leaned onto the table where the machine was, and replayed it.
"But I'm pregnant! I just thought you should know"
Aidan looked up and realized that maybe there was hope after all. He picked up his cell phone and called her.
"This number is no longer in service. Please check the number, hang up and try again"
Aidan then called her house.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is Belle there?"
"She doesn't live here anymore"
"Do you know where she is?"
"No. We don't know where she is or care. Who is this?"
Aidan hung up the phone. He realized why she sounded scared and desperate. She was alone and she reached out to him. And he had abandoned her. He called his cousin Phil.
"Hey" Phil said
"Hey, I need a favor"
"What?"
"I need you to find someone"
"You know stalking is a felony"
Aidan parked his car on the side of the street and headed into the Legacy Hotel. He walked inside and went into the elevator. His cousin had supplied him with the hotel and the room number Belle was staying at.
He walked down the hallway and found her room. He stood there for a moment, not knowing what to expect on the other side. He knocked on the door, and waited for her. She opened the door and gasped.
"I got your message" Aidan said
"You're about 2 weeks late"
"I was out of town, visiting my cousin"
"It doesn't matter. I just thought you should know"
"You don't have to do this alone"
"It's mine and mine alone"
"Let me help you"
"No, you've done enough already"
"Belle," Aidan reached out to touch her, she backed away and tried to close the door on him. Aidan pushed the door wide open and forced his way in.
"Get out!" Belle screamed as she backed away from him
"Belle, this is our baby. You can't do this alone"
"No, this is MY baby! You will not taint my baby, ever!"
"Then why did you tell me?"
"Get out!"
"This is my baby as well, and you cannot deny me that!" Aidan reached out and touched her stomach, she pushed his hand away
"It is my baby. And you will have no part in their life. You are nothing but a killer"
"I may be a killer, but I still love you, and will be there for you and the baby"
Belle picked up the lamp in the room and threw it at him. He ducked it and it shattered behind him.
"No. Love has nothing to do with this. There is no love left between us, you killed it when you killed him"
"I cannot change the past Belle. What would you have me do?"
"Nothing. I have been forsaken already. There is nothing left for me here"
"Then let me take you away"
"Do I look like a lost child that's in need of saving? I was fine before I met you, I happy. "
"No you weren't"
"And Hector was still alive before I met you. God is punishing me"
"I do not know of your God. But no one is punishing you, but yourself"
"I wish I never met you, I wish I wasn't pregnant right now. I wish things were the way they were before."
"Wishes are wasted dreams of children"
