"Uhm... Lexi whats this?" Emilia asked once I entered my room.

"Where did you get those?" I asked getting a bit angry when I saw what was in her hand. "Were you going through my stuff?"

"I was looking for a nail clip" Emilia responded.

"And you couldn't wait until I came back to ask me for one? That's my private drawer" I snapped as I went and grabbed the pictures out here hand. "A nail clip wouldn't be in that drawer either, I don't want you searching through my stuff"

"I'm sorry" Emilia said to me.

"Yeah whatever" I said putting them back in the drawer.

"I know you probably don't want me to ask but I'm curious. You lost that baby didn't you?" Emilia said to me.

"What do you think?" I asked annoyed. "Do I look pregnant now to you?"

Emilia had went into my bedside table drawer and found the pictures that Liam had taken of my baby at my first ultra sound back in Italy when I had just found out I was pregnant. I had tried to get over it but it wasn't easy when I remembered what happened, it just makes me mad at Gio and Lucas and his other goons all over again and Emilia going into my drawer and finding it now just brought back all the memories and anger I've tried to suppressed for months now.

"What happened?" Emilia asked sympathetically. "Was it Gio's?"

"Emilia, I don't want to talk about it okay" I signed trying not to take my anger out on her, it wasn't her fault.

"Sorry, but I just want to know if I was going to be an aunt?" She respond.

"Was" I said to her confirming her curiosity that the baby was Gio's.

I went to sit on the bed as Emilia came and sat in front of me.

"I didn't know, Gio never told us" Emilia replied shocked.

"Well he didn't know until after it was gone" I said to her.

"What happened? Did it have something to do with your break up?" She asked.

"Emilia, I really don't want to talk about it okay. It brings back bad memories. If your curious to know what happened asked Gio, if he wants you to know he'll tell you" I said to him.

"Whatever happened...I'm sorry about it and your lost" Emilia replied.

"Yeah" I nodded and smile slightly. "Its okay" ~|~

I've been laying in bed trying to sleep for the last 45 or more minutes but I just couldn't. Emilia was sleeping already, and probably everyone else in the house. It was currently 12:12am and still no sleep felt us if it coming my way. I turned onto my right side when I noticed my phone screen light up from the bedside table. Picking it up I looked at the caller's ID seeing that it was Gio.

"Gio, its after 12 in the morning" I replied whispering as not to wake Emilia.

"I know I'm sorry, did I wake you?" Gio asked.

"No, you didn't. I couldn't sleep" I replied.

"I figured" Gio said.

"How?" I asked confused getting out the bed and heading out my room.

"Em sorta called me early asking about the..." Gio trailed off.

"The baby. I know I told her to ask you" I said to him. "So what did you tell her?".

"That we'd discussed that another time" Gio replied. "We need to talk Lexi, we never really talk about this properly".

"Okay, but can we do this you know... off air and not in the early hours of the morning?" I said to him.

"I thought you might said that" Gio replied. "I'm outside your gate".

"What? What are you doing out there?" I asked surprised.

"Get dress and meet me out there" Gio said to me.

"Alright, I'll be out in a minute" I said before hanging.

I went back to my room dragging on some clothes and a jacket before taking up my keys and phone and heading out.

"Hey, what are you doing lurking around in early hours of the morning?" I asked once I climbed inside Gio's car.

"I came here for you" Gio smiled. "How do you feel about sleeping over?"

"You want me to sneak out and disappear in the middle of the night with you?" I chuckle.

"Yeah, why not?" Gio respond.

"You d realized that I left your sister in there as well? No one to watch her".

"She'll be find for the few remaining hours as Kong as she stays asleep" Gio said to me. "I'll have you back first thing in the morning. We'll just leave her a message as we'll in case she wakes up"

"You're gonna get me in a lot of trouble" I chuckle buckling my seatbelt.

"Yeah right" Gio said to said leaning over and placing a quick peck on my lips before driving off.

The minute I entered Gio's penthouse I found my way straight to his bedroom kicking off my shoes and striping of my jacket and the clothes I had thrown over my pyjama shorts and top before getting comfortable in the bed. Gio had gone into the bathroom and came back out wearing only his underpants.

"You look quite comfortable" Gio smiled getting in bed beside me.

"That is because I am" I smiled snuggling up to him.

"I'm happy to hear that because that's exactly what I want you to be" Gio chuckled pulling me more to him so majority of my body was on him.

I smiled as I laid there comfortably on Gio's chest listening to his steady heartbeat as he held me while playing in my hair. After a while Gio broke the silent.

"When did you find out you were pregnant?"

"Do we really have to talk about this now?" I groaned trying to get up but Gio held unto to me pulling me back to his chest.

"Si. We do" Gio replied.

"I found out a month after I was in Italy" I said to him.

"How?" Gio asked.

"I uhm... I guess I had started feeling sick and all and having these nosebleeds..."

"Nosebleeds? How does being pregnant caused nosebleeds?" Gio asked.

"I don't know but I figured it was more as a result of being stressed. I tend to have nosebleeds whenever I'm extremely stressed, its something that started after my parents died" I said to him. "Anyway, I went out with a friend and he ran over a cat..."

"He?" Gio asked.

"Yes, he now will you let me finish?"

"OK, ok. So what happened next?" Gio asked.

"We came out to look at it and seeing it just somewhat makes me nauseous and so I started puking and next thing I know was I blacked out" I replied. "Liam's a doctor so that's how we found out".

"Were you far along where you could tell the gender of the baby?" "No, but a couple more weeks and I would've been able to tell when I get the ultrasound" I replied.

"I'm sorry you know that" Gio said raising my head so I was looking at him. "I really am. I'd never intentionally hurt you or our kid if I'd known.... I was just so upset and blinded by anger. I... I felt betrayed at the time, I was wanted to make you talk. When I told Lucas to..."

"I get it, it happened and we can't change the past. I just want to try and forget it and move okay" I said to him.

Okay" Gio nodded before caressing my cheek. "I'm really sorry though, I wish I could take it all back or make it up to you".

"Well you can't exactly take it back or make it up to me" I said to him. "But you can try"

"I will. If its for the rest of my life I'll try making it up to you" Gio replied.

"Then you'll have a task" I said to him.

"I know" Gio replied. "I just have to ask you something though".

"What?" I asked looking up at him.

"How do you feel about trying for another one?" Gio asked.

"What!?" I asked shocked jumping up.

"For another baby" Gio said easing himself up on his elbow.

"I know that's what you meant but are you crazy!?" I asked in disbelief. "You think after what happened the last time, I'd willing to risk it again?"

"Are you saying that you don't want children anymore?" Gio asked.

"No, I had gotten so used to the idea of becoming a mom months ago and then all that change I was devastated. Do you honestly think I'd want to go through that again?" I asked looking at him incredulously.

"That only happened because we weren't completely honest with each other and I was an idiot" Gio said to me. "This time we would have a chance to..."

"Gio, please don't" I said cutting him off. "Can we just not have this talk?"

"Alright" Gio sighed. "I didn't mean to upset you".

"Its fine" I said laying back down but turning my back to him. "Just... I don't want to have these conversation right now okay".

"I'm sorry" Gio said putting hiss hand over my waist and pulling me to him.

"Yeah" I sighed smuggling into his warmth.

"You should try get some sleep" Gio said kissing my head.

"Goodnight" I murmured.

"Its not exactly night anymore..." Gio chuckle before switching off the bedside lamp. "...but goodnight amore, sleep well".

The next morning I was awoken by the feeling of something rushing slightly across my cheek. Slowly opening my eyes and squinting a few times to get used to the light, I saw Gio smiling down at me. He was the one running the back of his hand up and down my cheek.

"Good morning" Gio smiled down at me.

"Morning" I smiled back.

"Sorry to wake you but I was wondering if you'd still like to get back first thing in the morning as promised... After breakfast of course" Gio said to me. "Or you could just stay?"

"You're sweet" I smiled raising my hand to caress his cheek.

That's when I noticed a nice shiny white gold tennis bracelet sitting on my wrist. Pulling back my hand I sat up in bed before bringing my hand closer to get a better look at it.



"What is this?" I asked looking at him.

"A bracelet. Happy birthday" Gio smiled.

"Its not my birthday" I said smiling back at him.

"I know. But I missed your birthday and I saw this and immediately thought of you" Gio said to me. "I forgot to give it to you last night".

"So, you put it on my while I was asleep" I nodded smiling. "You didn't put a tracking device in this did you?"

"What? No" Gio replied. "Why would I do that?"

"I don't know. You tell me" I said chuckling.

"I didn't put a tracking device in it" Gio replied.

"Good" I smiled. "Its beautiful, thank you"

"You're welcome" Gio said pulling me to him and claiming my lips.

"Mhmm...Gio stop" I said pulling back and pushing him away. "I just woke up, I probably have morning breath".

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Like I give a shit" Gio said before pulling me back to him and claiming my lips once more.

That's it for now guys, hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sorry for any error present. Anyway, I'll update again in a couple more days, I'm begging you to please be patient. Thank y'all for reading.

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