Damon

I brought Sophia to our cabin in the woods for the weekend. She was excited for a getaway without guards, or gunmen. She never saw a cabin too. She gets excited at such little things, it is so cute to see her big eyes light up. She literally jumped off my jeep and ran as we reach there, it wasn't a big farm yet she was looking around with wide eyes.

It was a small wood cabin amidst the forest. It was small but furnished. It had a kitchenette, there were two bedrooms and the hall has couch and a coffee table has a TV and home theater along with the fireplace. The bathroom was also stocked up. Ric used to come here when he was younger for partying or he use to bring Caprice for their secret make out getaways. None of them has come in a long time though. I, however, never came here after her.

But the staff kept in a good condition. There were however, not much servants looking after this place, just two Alysia's grandparents. Alysia comes here sometimes to meet Rose and Carl, she is a sweet lady and they love living near to the nature, that's why they live in our Mom's barn close by and cleans this cabin once in a while. Fall has made it even prettier I must say, the fallen orange leaves really added up.

"This is so pretty!" she exclaimed looking around. She giggled as she saw an old swing set in the backside and ran to it. I laughed hearing her childish giggles.

I knew this marriage was not easy for her, Ric was giving her a hard time. He made his hatred so obvious. I don't know why he think that she is a gold digger or a manipulator, though in reality she wouldn't even have wanted this marriage. She however, never complained about Ric's behavior I don't know why, but then again she never complaints about anything.

That night when I came home all wasted she took care of me like no one ever did. I even got angry on her in the morning for no fault of her. Its just that I had a pounding headache and not seeing her next to me just raised my temper. I don't know why I thought she left me. Even though just the day before we had spend nice time when I took her to shopping. She had the chance to run then, I even left her to take a call but she ran to me instead. She was so scared, she thought that I left her. I was shocked to see her all scared and sobbing but I felt a bit satisfied that she came to me instead of running from me.

Still that morning when I woke up I thought she left me and I took out all my anger on her. But she is so pure and loving she even took it without a single protest. As her hands touched my head the headache was gone. She said her Dad used to massage her mom. She mentions them but never talked about of them. Where are they? Sometimes I wonder but I never asked her.

And oh that shower! That was the best shower I had. The moment she knelt in front of me I knew I will never loose her not until destiny has planned something awfully cruel or I screw it up real bad. In a way I did screwed up right after that. I blasted on her again on her allegations of me cheating on her.

I know how she must have felt seeing that lipstick smudge. She must be scared to ask me that's why she kept the shirt that ways. So that I bring it up. In a way I felt it cute as that she was all jealous but it did hurt me that she thought of me being such a low life that would cheat on his wife.

Wife, I regretted marrying her the way I did. Its not like I didn't want to marry her, I would have married her eventually but I married her in a fit of a rage, that's what I regret. I turned her biggest day into a punishment. I can see how hard she tries not to anger me. She is so innocent. Her big eyes seems so broken it makes me want to give her the stars to make her smiles reach her eyes. Like they are doing now. She deserves so much happiness and I will give my Doll all the happiness in the world.

"No!" her scream brought me to present and I ran towards her thinking if she is hurt or something. I saw her searching for something furiously on the ground near the swing set on the wild flowers "What happened Doll?" I asked reaching her. "M-my Ring, it fell somewhere, and I can't see it now, " she said almost crying. "Hey, hey calm down, big deal, its just a ring" I said holding her arms, "No" she jerked me away and went looking for it again, "Why is this silly ring so important?" I asked her seeing her all over the place for a ring. "Its my wedding ring, its your ring, of course its important" she said almost shouting at me in anger like how stupid I am to ask something like that. I felt happy that this marriage means something for her. I meant something for her. I looked around for it with her and I saw it just below the swing set. "here " I picked it up and she ran to me and took it from my hand and wore it quickly, "Thank you, I thought I lost it forever" she said hugging me. "Hey Doll, I cupped her cheeks and said "You will never loose it" and she knew I did not meant the ring but "Us". She smiled at me.

"Wow!" She exclaimed and ran behind me looking amazed at the stream flowing down. "This so beautiful Don" she said and I wrapped my arms around her "Yes, it is", She looked at me and blushed. I love her blush. "Amore, why don't you go inside and freshen up, I will get something to eat, huh?" I said and she nodded and went inside. I build up the fire and looked in the kitchen "hmmm, what do we have?" Well there is spaghettis, I know she liked them, not that she ever told but I could read it on her face when she eats it. I cooked that for her and set up the table as she came out wearing a white fit and flare dress with black polka dots looking as amazing as always. "You can cook!" she asked with wide eyes reaching the table. "There are very little things I can't do, Doll" I bragged. "And you cooked spaghettis. Bu-but you don't like Italian" She said a bit confused. I took her hand and sat her on the couch "But you do" I kissed her on the cheek sitting myself next to her. "H-How do you know?" "I told you Doll, you big eyes gives you away" I said serving her. She smiled "Thank you" She said and ate "mmm.....This is even better than the one I cook" she said while eating and I laughed at her wiping the sauce from her nose tip with my thumb. "You know we can catch fishes from the stream you just saw." I told her and her eyes went big just I like I imagined. "Really! Last I went to fishing was when I was 10 with my Dad." Wow I thought she would say she never went to fishing .that's a surprise. "And you know I can cook Sushi for you if you like". Woah Sushi, "You like Sushi?". I asked amazed. That's an uncommon choice I must say. "No, I mean I never had Sushi, I just know how to cook it. I thought if you liked it." "You cook it and you never ate it" I asked her confused. The color of her face drained, like she regretted starting this topic. "um-it was never enough to be in the leftovers" I raised a brow at her why she said leftovers "but the good thing is its the proof that I cook really good". She said with smile. I still have questions. There are so many contradictions in her talks. She took piano lessons, but left at 12. She went to fishing but ate leftovers. She never eaten with a wrong fork, she knew all the formalities of high end parties yet still she didn't know what is the pin of a credit card. She said that day I wasn't the first man to threw a glass bottle at her in anger. It really angered me thinking of someone else hurting her. But I didn't push. The only thing Marc told as her request was that her owner do not pry in her past. What is it between her and Marc is also a bugging question in my head. I know she was all scared and over the place that in mall because she running from Marc. But she didn't tell me she saw Marc, why? And then see pushed to come to drinks with me where Marc was supposed to be. It just confuses me but I respect her privacy and it's not like she won't tell me if I ask. I know she will but mention of her childhood always bring this sadness in her eyes. I don't want that not now when tomorrow is her birthday.

We were sitting at the edge of the stream. She tried to fish but couldn't catch a single fish but she enjoyed. She laughed a lot. And right now we are sitting dipping her legs in the stream "All this is so beautiful. Thank you for bringing me here Don" she turned towards me and pecked me on the cheek. I pulled her towards me and made her straddle my laps kissed her forehead.

"Don can I ask you something? " She asked trailing her fingers in my hair. For the first time she was so normal with me. "um-hmmm" "You don't have to tell if you don't want to" she said sitting up but was still close to me. She was getting conscious. "What is it amore? " I asked her. "Why did you stop playing piano?" She asked in a soft voice. She was scared of ruining the moment. I smiled at her and pulled her back into her position as she was earlier. "Alysia said you stopped when you became Don, why?" She asked turning her face to me "I used to play for someone special. I lost her and just never felt like playing it again. And being Don doesn't gives you that much time." "Oh". She said. She didn't ask who was this someone special which I am thankful for. I really do not want to discuss about anything that could spoil the mood right now.

"Hey!!!" She said as she got up and crawled towards the tree by the side of stream. "Who are you little one?" She said in the childlike voice picking up a small white kitten. "See Don he is so cute and so soft" she nuzzled into the creature. I got up and reached her. "Hmmm....well not more than my kitten" I said pinching lightly at her nose and she giggled. She brought that kitten inside and fed it. She was looking at it so sweetly like she saw a kitten first time. "Shall we name him something?" she asked all chirpy. "Why not, you can bring him with you if you want" she smiled as she patted him "No, his mommy will miss him" she said taking his paws in her palms. I laughed at her sweetness.

"You know it's Halloween coming up in few days. Caprice always threw a party. You could be the sexy cat if you want" I said nuzzling into her neck. She giggled and said "Caprice sure know how to have fun. She has been telling me about this party since a month. She had already got our costumes. You and I are going as vampires." She told me "Oh God, you can't be serious". "Yeah..." She took the kitten again in her arms "We could name him Muffin, because he is cute like a Muffin, right" she said in cute voice like talking to a kid and rubbed her nose with his. She revolved in a circle with it laughing. "I once had a teddy as soft as you. His name was also Muffin" she was talking to him it was sheer innocence. She looked like those big eyed dolls in the cartoon books. I imagined her all snuggled up with her teddy.

Oww! she jumped as her Muffin jumped off her arms and ran in the woods. I was worried if she would become sad now but she didn't. Instead she was laughing.

"Looks like his mommy called" I teased her a bit. "It's good, everyone needs their moms" she said with a bit of sadness probably thinking about her mom but she covered that up quickly and turned around with her arms around my neck. "So what should we do next" "hmmm....let's see...how about you and I check out the bath". "You drew a bath here also" she said with amazement. "yes and this time I am not going to bathe you. I am going to join you".