Walking to the room wasn't easy, not only because I was still tired but because I knew avoiding Alex had just become impossible. But maybe this was a good opportunity.

I was mesmerized by the view. In the centre of it, was a king-sized bed decorated with red roses and some champagne on the side, Lisha definitely had plans for Alexander and Cindy. We had our own private pool on the balcony. The view of the lake in the background made sharing a room with Alex absolutely worth it.

Alex wasn't so keen to explore as I was, he just walked straight to the bathroom. He was probably just used to places like this.

I throw myself onto the white bed linen and just stared at the ceiling. It couldn't be better.

Alex came back dressed in a white t-shirt and some sweatpants. He too must have had enough of this day. I could tell he was tired.

He pulled the bedsheets to climb into the bed.

"You are not sleeping here!" I exclaimed. I sat up straight on the bed.

He sighed.

"Are you really going to do this right now?" He questioned.

"This is not going to work, the two of us can't sleep here," I whined.

This was one of those times I could tell I was being unreasonable. But I wasn't about to miss the opportunity to make his life hell. Maybe if I complained enough, Alex would get so irritated he would convince Cindy to share the room with him instead. How was I going to exalt my revenge with him so close?

He sighed.

"Fine, then I'll go and sleep on the cold bathroom floors just to make you happy." He spoke.

I smiled as he grabbed a pillow from the bed. I was glad he wasn't putting up a fight.

"I hope you know what you'll tell our child after I die of hypothermia." He spoke. Was he really trying to guilt-trip me? It wasn't going to work. "I'll start writing a letter of how a died. And tell our child what a cold, cold-blooded person you are." He continued.

"I learned from the best," I said.

He wasn't giving up. Instead, he gave me a sad look. It was the kind of feeling that made me feel like I had just murdered someone's dog.

"Fine, " I said. "But if you snore, I'm going to murder you in your sleep."

'This was only for the next three days. 'I reminded myself. I couldn't stick to a simple plan of having him sleep somewhere else. How was I going to take revenge on him?

"You couldn't resist me if you tried to," He mocked.

Just like that, he jumped into the bed.

I regretted my decision.

I leaned over onto the bed to create a barrier with pillows between the two of us. He didn't say a word.

I left the room and headed to the closet. I needed to change into my pyjamas. This day had been a lot to take in.

It took me nearly half an hour before I finally realized, I had forgotten to pack my pyjamas. Of all the stupid things I've done this was probably one of the most stupid. I only brought two bags, they were mostly filled with shoes, toiletries, and other necessities. I knew we weren't staying here for long, so I had only packed enough clothes for the next three days. I knew I should have made a list.

Right now, my options were slimed down to sleeping in the clothes I was currently wearing, it wasn't that bad of an idea.

By the time I returned, Alex was fully settled.

I pulled the covers to finally get to sleep.

I saw Alex shifting. It's true what they say, the devil never sleeps.

"Why are you wearing that to sleep?" He asked.

He notices everything.

"I forgot to pack my pyjamas," I answered wearily. "I don't have someone to do everything for me like some people." I mocked.

He sat up straight.

"Why don't you just sleep naked then?" He spoke.

My jaw dropped.

If I was tired before, right at this moment I wasn't. His words took me completely by surprise. Was he really suggesting this? But I needed a good come back, I didn't want him to see how disturbed I was.

"You would love that wouldn't you?" I mocked.

"You have no idea." He spoke.

I rolled my eyes and throw a pillow at him. I should have known I couldn't compete with him on this, he was on another level of disgusting.

"It was just a suggestion. You can wear one of my shirts." He laughed.

I still trying to think of my next move. The last thing I wanted was to owe Alex anything.

"You can sleep in your uncomfortable clothes for all I care," he mumbled.

At this point I just wanted him to stop. If wearing his shirt was going to do the trick, then how many of them was I going to have to wear?

I grabbed a t-shirt from his bag. With my belly, it managed to look like a mini dress.

It smelt like him. It was hard enough having him so close but to have his perfuse on me, for the whole night was just on another level. I couldn't help but take another sniff into his shirt.

What was wrong with me? I needed to get my head in the game and concentrate.

I returned to the bedroom.

"It looks better on you than me, you should keep it." He muttered.

"You can be such a child you know. Kids your age are already asleep." I mocked.

"Fine," he said raising his hands. "Not even a thank you."

I reached over and switched the light off.

"Good night," He whispered.

"Go to sleep," I answered back.

"I love you," he said.

His words took me by surprise, was he trying to give me a heart attack. Was he so tired that he wasn't even aware of what he was saying?

"Too bad I don't," I answered back. Only I would ever know that wasn't true.

"I was talking to the baby," he whispered back.

That hurt!

I kicked him by the leg.

"That did not hurt at all," he mocked.

~*~

This morning I didn't want to get out of bed, I just didn't have the strength.

This means that I had some time to really think about things. I've been acting crazy lately, and I'm not sure I like what this is turning me into. It was crazy to think that I could get revenge on Alex, the truth is that he will always outsmart me in that department. I should do what I should have done from the start, contacted my father. He is a lawyer and maybe be will able to get me out of this.

I'll finally confront Alex once I've spoken to my father first, that was the smartest thing I could do.

I could hear birds from a near distance. I had a feeling that today was going to be a good day.

I felt the bed shift beneath me.

What, since when does the bed move?

That's when I realized I wasn't sleeping on the bed. I had my head rested on Alexander's chest with my legs crossing with his. I'm quite sure I had managed to slide my hand beneath his shirt.

I was losing my mind.

What was wrong with me? I had crossed the barrier I had worked so hard to enforce. How did I even end up in this position?

I tried to calm myself, there was no need for me to panic. I just needed to move away from Alex before he woke up. It was that simple.

Just as I pulled my arm away, Alexander moved again.

"Morning, Sunshine" He whispered.

I was screwed, he was awake.

He still had his eyes closed, he then started tucking my hair.

I found myself unable to react. Alex was awake! He was so close I could feel his breath against my skin.

What was wrong with me? Why wasn't I reacting?

I quickly pulled away from him to my side of the bed.

"For someone who can't stand me, you sure seem like you can't get enough of me." He mocked.

Great! Just what I needed. His arrogance had also just awoken.

"You wish," I muttered sitting up straight. I lay there awkwardly staring at the ceiling.

He turned to face me. "You wish you had your hands all over me, don't you?" He mocked. "You could have just asked; you didn't have to wait until I was asleep."

"Shut up," I said. I throw a pillow at him and buried my head beneath the blankets. My cheeks must have been bright red.

I listened till he was out of the room before I could finally remove my head from the blankets.

When Alex returned from the bathroom, he didn't make any narcissistic comments.

He had his hair wet and was still buttoning up his shirt. I couldn't help but drool at him, he looked good in his suits, but he looked better without it.

I knew I had to get out of there and take a shower before I did something stupid. Maybe it was just the hormones. In a few months, this will all be over, and I'll finally see him for the monster he is.

Alex was fully dressed and busy on his phone when I returned from my shower, he informed me that he was waiting on me so we could have breakfast with the others.

The eating area was downstairs. There were a couple of tables, with guests seated and laughing.

I followed Alex to the table where Logan and Cindy were already seated.

Cindy looked like she had recovered from last night. Although the two of them were sitting across each other, anyone could see the sparks flying across the two of them.

I'm glad I could help.

If the two of them were together and were probably sleeping in the same room did that mean that I could get my room back?

"Morning," Cindy greeted finally noticing that we had arrived.

"Morning," I greeted the two of them.

"So, how did the two of you sleep?" Cindy asked. She winked as if to imply something else.

"I had a terrible night," Alexander replied. "Zoe couldn't keep her hands off me, she just kept coming back to my side. I was almost on the floor. I have never felt more violated before in my life." He joked.

I thought we had finished this conversation this morning.

Cindy laughed. "Since when did you get a sense of humour?" she asked.

"Only when it comes to tormenting me," I answered.

I pulled out a chair to sit.

I sat between Alex and Logan.

Just then, Lisha and Steven arrived. We all exchanged our greetings.

"So, what are we planning on today?" Steven asked.

"After yesterday's flight, I think it's just safe to assume that everyone just wants to relax," Lisha answered.

Everyone agreed.

"Besides, some of us still have work to do," Alex answered.

The waiters came and served us. Within minutes, the table was filled with food, some being traditional Italian dishes. Even if they had been a dozen of us, we would never be able to finish all of that.

We continued making small talk throughout breakfast. Alex and Steven both had work they needed to do. Steven and I agreed we'd have our conversation tomorrow regarding our business deal. Lisha and plans with a designer she wanted to meet. Cindy invited me to go out with her. I honestly wouldn't have minded sleeping the entire day. But then again, I was in Italy.

We all sat and talked for a while. Alex was the first to leave the table. Nearly an hour later, Cindy, Lisha and I were the only ones left at the table. Lisha was bragging about her fashion designer when Cindy suggested that we go out to see the town and have a drink.

We took a cab at the hotel. Throughout our drive, I couldn't help but admire the architecture of the town. We stopped by at a nearby restaurant.

"It's great to be out here," Cindy said breathing in the air.

Cindy ordered wine for herself while I had some juice.

"So, do you have any baby names yet?" Cindy asked.

I had never really thought about that, I was too busy thinking about how I'm going to try and keep my baby that I hadn't thought of any names yet.

"I don't know yet, still deciding," I answered.

"Well, both you and Alexander are messed up, but you are going to be great parents." She spoke.

I hope so.

"So, you mentioned Alexander's mother was from around here," I spoke.

Since we were here, I could at least get information out of her.

"Yeah, she grew up around here. The last I heard, there was no one left at her old house except the nanny though. I think she was the one who raised his mother or something." she said.

Maybe I just have allowed Alexander to tell me more. I wonder if he would be mad if I told him I wanted to visit the house.

"You two must be close then if he tells you all of these things," I spoke. I took a sip of my juice. If I was going to try and get information from her, I didn't want her to see that I had other motives.

She nearly choked her wine. "You poor innocent thing. You have no idea that you can just stock people online, right?" She laughed. "Alex doesn't tell anyone anything. We are close, but it has always been about business." She continued.

I have looked up online, but I never really thought about digging into his past. I never really felt the need to know. This is why I'm bad at revenge.

I still couldn't get my mind off the fact that she looked him up online.

"I needed to know who I was dealing with. He has always been so secretive." She explained.

My phone vibrated on the table, I looked at the screen to see Rafael's name pop up. I had almost forgotten about him. He had bad timing, just when I was starting to get some information about Alex. I tried to ignore it but then he called again.

"Please just give me a moment," I said to Cindy.

I stepped away to answer the call.

"Hi," I answered the call.

"Zoe, how are you?" He asked.

"I'm good," I answered.

We went on to talk about my 'vacation' which wasn't much. He also seemed excited. He was looking for someone and might have finally gotten a good lead on it, when I asked who it was, he said it was a family member. I didn't try to dig much into it.

When I returned to the table, Cindy had her eyebrow raised.

"He is a friend," I said sitting down.

Maybe we could go back to talking about Alex.

I could probably ask him, but I didn't want him to think I cared too much. Besides, I don't know how he would react to talking about his dead mother all of a sudden.

Just then, Logan arrived.

And then it occurred to me why Cindy had invited me. He didn't want anyone getting suspicious seeing Logan and her leave so she invited me so they would meet up later.

He leaned into Cindy and kissed her.

"Are you ready babe?" He asked her.

Seeing the two of them together, they were so adorable.

"Do you mind Zoe, Logan and I kind of have something planned," Cindy said.

"Yes sure," I answered. "You two should go ahead."

Logan stood next to Cindy with his hand on her shoulder.

"Are you sure you'll be able to find your way back to the hotel?" Logan asked.

"Yes, you two should go and fun some fun," I answered.

They were both reluctant but finally left.

I could decide to return to the hotel and have to deal with Alex or I could stay here and relax for a bit. It wasn't every day that wind up in a restaurant in Italy. I could also try some new dishes.

Cindy's words resurfaced. This was my chance to do some research on Alex. Maybe I could get some valuable information on him.

During the two hours that I spent doing some digging, I found a few things: His mother did grow up here. Her family owned a few holiday resorts. There was also the fact that her family lost just about everything except the house Cindy was referring to. That was all the details I was able to find. There weren't many details after that, only that his mother married his father about two years after her family went bankrupt. From the pictures, she was absolutely beautiful.

Regarding the house, I managed to find its exact address through some public records. It was only a thirty-minute drive away from my current location. I wonder if the nanny Cindy was referring to could still be there. What dark things would I be able to find? Although I had changed my mind about getting revenge, I still couldn't help but be curious. It would be crazy to come all the way to Italy and not pay a visit. I'd go there first thing tomorrow, most of my day today was already gone.

What would Alexander think about me visiting his mother's old house? I didn't care. I had a feeling I was about to discover something life-changing, or maybe I just imagining things because for once I wanted to be the one with the upper hand.

It was nearly four p.m. when I decided to head back to the hotel.

I took a cab back to the hotel, the driver was kind and through the bit of English, he knew, tried to make a conversation.

Today felt like a long day, I just wanted some time to relax.

I looked around the room with Alexander nowhere in sight. Maybe he had to go out after all.

With him gone, I can have some alone time at the pool.

I changed into my white bathing suit and headed to the balcony.

I first tested the water with my feet before stepping in.

I swam to the bottom, but I wasn't the only thing that came out of that water.

Alexander was in front of me. His body was dripping wet.

We both stood still for a while.

Suddenly all my emotions came rushing back. There was no escaping my feelings for him, no matter I much I tried to run away, it caught up with me.

That didn't mean that I was going to stop running. It was the only thing I could do to keep myself from completely falling for him.

"I'm going to go," I managed to say.

Alexander was just staring at me.

I turned away to leave.

"Don't run away from me," I heard him say.

He pulled me into his arms.

"You crazy do you know that? You are my crazy girl." He whispered over my shoulder.

"May I?" He asked staring at my belly.

I nodded. I knew what he wanted. And for once, I wanted to let him in. I didn't want to run away from this anymore.

His hands roamed across my belly rubbing it gently. I couldn't help but hold on to him. I've never felt more vulnerable.

I felt the baby kick. It's like he knew his dad was here. As much as I hated to admit it at times, this baby wasn't just mine. It was this perfect miracle that brought us together when all I wanted was to never see him again.

Both Alex and I laughed.

Maybe by some miracle, we could make this work. We could be a real family.

Before I knew it, his hands were on my back.

I knew where this was going, I could tell that he felt the same thing too.

I couldn't think straight, nothing else mattered. It was just him and I in this moment.

He had our foreheads stuck together. His heart was beating just as fast as mine.

Was he going to make the first move, or would I?

"Cindy!" I heard a distant scream. It was then followed by a loud knock.

I recognized that voice, it was Lisha. What did she want?

She couldn't know I was here.

I quickly pulled away from Alex.

He was hesitant but he finally stepped out of the pool.

I can't believe it, I almost kissed him again. What is wrong with me?

He wasn't a good person. He didn't love me. I couldn't allow myself to be weak like this, not if we were about to go to court over the baby.