"When did you become this desperate ?" Cynthia mocked as she finally decided to join their meeting. He was seething with anger for different reasons; one of them was waiting for Cynthia for half an hour. She is playing hard-to-get and that fueled his anger. People kept eyeing him apologetically as if he was stood up.

"We agreed to meet half an hour ago." he scolded

"You texted me twenty times so I know that already" The short haired girl shot back picking her menu and totally ignoring him

"Why are you acting like so?" Blaze asked so lowly that his whisper could have been missed

"Because as soon as I got you out of my system, you popped from nowhere. You didn't come alone too but dragged them into my mess of a life" she slurred the word 'them" ,finally letting go of the menu

"You disappeared into thin air and next thing I know am a dad." He blamed too

"Where is your loving family by the way?" she mocked and he felt a need to set her in place as she mentioned Alexa and Austin in such tone but remembering where they are he just let it go.

"Out." he mumbled under his breath feeling a bit stiff

"Do you love her?" Cynthia asked out of nowhere

"Why would you ask?" he bit back with apparent anger. He hated how all can just judge him and his feelings. All just wanted him to admit that he loves Alexa. All were expecting him to. Isn't it just too confusing to feel the need for murder when another guy is flirting with her and owning her attention?

"Because you stayed with her even though she got a baby. Also, you didn't run away, once you have known he is yours. You followed her , here... You would have never done that for me knowing that I am pregnant" Cynthia pinpointed and eyed him carefully

"She is just important to me." He simplified ignoring his rapidly beating heart.

"And I was not." Cynthia concluded with a sad smile

"You were, still are..." he corrected reaching out for her hand but she brushed his off

"why? because I am Austin's biological mother ?" She growled at him

"Yeah and because of our past." He accorded not noticing her bubbling anger

"The past that you ruined because you are selfish and shallow." She reminded loudly getting few looks from the people around them

"I was. I am a better person now or I am trying to be. You are not a saint ,too. You also did decide for yourself to move out and take my son away. You didn't even inform me that you were pregnant ! I could have lived decades without knowing. Many people say they hate kids but once they get theirs they simply love them. Oh, and lets not forget that you left the poor kid for adoption. He is lucky because Alexa decided to parent him." He blamed again

" And you are so lucky because she accepted to marry you, isn't it?" she yelled

"She asked and I accepted" He roared back

"But you wouldn't wear a promise ring for me!" she mocked

"It was done for different reasons. Back then, I didn't feel like wearing a ring." Blaze fulminated

"Because you never loved me. I was never that important but your fake wife is. Man up and just accept the fact that you freaking love her." Cynthia finally uttered pushing her chair back and standing up

"Why is it so important to all of you that I admit my feelings for her?' he yelled standing up " And if I love her which I do...What will it do for all of u? I love her, so what ! What will you people do with this kind of statement...She changed me. I feel like I am home wherever she is. She is calm and brings my insane energy down. She ,unconsciously to me, is turning me into a good person. I need her to be. " he blurted unconsciously but as soon as his words downed on him, he fell to his chair "I love her." he repeated feeling some kind of weight being taken off of his shoulders

"Good luck with her." Cynthia whispered and started to walk away " Take care of Austin will you? I am not a saint too. I never wanted to be a mother. I didn't have the heart to abort him but I cannot care for him. I am moving from one job to another and at times from one place to another. My circumstances will never be suitable for him. Some women are mother-material and some aren't. " she completed walking away and allowing him to weigh his options.

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"He is asleep?" Theo quietly asked as he eyed Alexa rocking Austin a little.

"He is. The slow music here kind of lulled him." she assured smiling a little at her baby

"So should I tell to your husband off or should I inform my twin-cop that I saw some domestic violence?" Theo seriously questioned as he sat in the booth in front of Alexa and pushed a cup of coffee in front of her.

"Don't, Blaze is not half bad. He is a good guy, I promise." The words rushed out of her lips rapidly. Defending Blaze is a natural act to her. He is really not that bad. He has a heart of gold yet he won't offer it to her...Never, she thought.

"He yelled at you and could easily manhandle you." Theo reminded still not sure of her words

"He is a great guy and our situation is a bit messy. Blaze would never put a finger on me. He cares a lot but shows it wrongly. I , also, can tell him off my way. I am pretty capable of defending myself. Yet, thanks for worrying about me and Aussie." Alexa smiled tightly at Theo and he could clearly tell that her gesture was fake. His words about Blaze or being defenseless must have got her riled up.

"I am sorry to interfere. I just heard from my twin a lot of unfortunate stories about jealously and domestic-violence. Some stories are too horrid to retell even and truly my protective-side kicked in when I saw you, a young mother, holding a baby tightly to her chest and crying her eyes out, in a public setting. That day, I tried hardly to ignore you but I couldn't. I had to make sure that you are okay..." Theo apologetically confessed

"You are a great man Theo but my story with Blaze is an unconventional one...I guess that I deserve whatever I am feeling and whatever I am living." She blurted and a solo tear fell on her cheek drawing its path on her reddening cheek

"Nothing can advocate pain or violence. His actions will also affect Austin. That environment is not good for neither of you" Theo argued back

"I created that environment. He is not blame. I cornered him with a plan then forced him to live his idea of a nightmare."Alexa admitted placing Austin in his carriage and accepting the still steaming cup of coffee. She had to tell her feelings and thoughts to another being or else her heart would explode. Telling them to Luca would result in no good as he would always side with her. Luca is her superman and mistaken or not he would save her...Telling her story with Blaze to a stranger can lead to other results though...Theo may side up with him, or may offer her a solution.

"Plan, nightmare? A marriage should never be described in such a way." Theo blurted displaying clear incomprehension.

"I picked him, a player, to fake marry. I needed to escape my family-house but there was a rule 'to never move out until you are married or at least in a serious relation'. My family is too big, too loud, too close, too extroverted and I m the opposite. I like living alone , silently. I begged them to let me move but they wouldn't. I did the only thing possible, I found myself a husband. Why Blaze? My aunts always pointed my normal kind of beauty and highlighted the beauty of others. So to prove them wrong, I picked him. He was being haunted by his mother's body guards. She tried to keep all girls but one of his choice off him and he hated that. He loves being out in the field chasing after countless love endeavors.At first, he refused my offer and who could blame him? A fake marriage with no attachements to a stranger sounds like an insane sick plan. However, when his mother decided to move in with him he called me. In a short time ,we got married. I never annoyed him and he never annoyed me. Each lived independently. All until he started asking for my opinion on girls. I helped him. Then, he met my best friend and I met his. Our worlds crushed together and we became great friends. He started being protective of me and even possessive...We went into a cold war. He picked my tattoo. He started being nicer as time passed. I felt fortunate to have him that until I started to develop feelings and ...I then discovered that he was never mine. He would kiss me out of anger but never acknowledge his actions. He punched his cousin just because he talked dirty of me and even followed me here, even though I adopted Aussie who turned out to be his real son and I knew that he loathed kids...Now he met his first love and I am in their way." Alexa managed to explain as tears finally fell free and she wished to be alone in her room covered from head to toe in her soft blanket crying only to herself.

"You should tell him how you feel." Theo suggested reaching out for her and giving her his handkerchief

"That will only freak him more. He hates all sappy things. I would be more selfish to force myself on him. I am just letting go." she denied drying off her tears

"That would never be easy, not when you are married, living together and sharing a son." He retorted pointing to Austin

"He would forget about him and me. He didn't want us from the start." Alexa sadly spoke playing with Aussie curly hair. He would always remind her of him no matter what.

"I doubt it...The rage and jealousy that saw in his actions and eyes were so vivid and wild." Theo countered replaying his first meeting with Blaze in his head

"He is just being protective that's it. Once, he knows that you cannot harm us he would just accept you being near just like Luca, Chris and Eric...He would even let you sleepover for days."a small laugh left her lips but it was full of sorrows. In her head played all their kisses and it pained her how they never meant a thing to Blaze...She should just move away again and cancel all her cards so he would never find her

"Can I test such theory?" Theo asked out of nowhere catching her by surprise

"What theory?" she echoed back clearly lost

"That he wouldn't get jealous...I have seen the way he looks at you and I know for sure that he must feel something. I am not promising you anything but I would truly want to test my theory." he explained slowly and an evil smirk took over his friendly familiar features

"I would never use you that way...I may have riled him up by mentioning you but I would never use you to make him actually jealous. That is not right in for you." Alexa rejected hastily

"I am doing it out of my own will. Let us just test how he would react."Theo assured calmly offering her a warm smile

"It would just break my heart more." Alexa mumbled looking out of the window

"It would either set you free or make him confess." Theo challenged

"I am just too tried from all these games. I want to gather my stuff and Aussie's and run away." She hushed feeling her tears welling again

"Running away is not a solution " he claimed

"Neither is playing games." She challenged

"So go confess to him." Theo protested

"I cannot." she stubbornly refused

"Then, I would act my way." Theo finally defied standing up and leaving a shocked Alexa.