love at first sight?

emotions

*Charles*

Ivy fell asleep with her head on my chest. It makes me smile. My arms are tightly wrapped around her. I'm just relieved she's here right now, laying in my arms. This could've ended very different, I'm aware of that. Adrian could've killed her and that's what scares me the most. Actually she can't go out by herself anymore with that idiot out there. Anger comes up again. This bastard. I'm definitely going to talk about this with my lawyer and ask him what we can do against this guy.

I carefully pull out my phone from my pocket and text Pierre.

Charles
Ivy's with me again.

He's online immediately.

Pierre
How is she? Did you guys talk?

Charles
She's not feeling very well. I'll call you tomorrow  and tell you everything. But we've talked.

Pierre
That's good. Did something happen to her?

Charles
A certain Adrian happen to her, mate.

Pierre
Shit, that's bad. Is she hurt?

At this point I just decide to call him. I'm not going to type all this.

He picks up immediately. I whisper because Ivy's sleeping peacefully.

"Charles, everything okay?"

"Yeah, I just figured it would be easier to call you. I need to be quiet though. Ivy's sleeping on my chest", I explain to Pierre.

"Cute. How is she? What happened mate?"

I tell him everything and he suggests that I talk to my lawyer. We have to do something against Adrian.

"Take care of her, mate. See you", he says before we hang up.

Then I quickly text Charlotte. I need to meet up with her.

Charles
Can we meet?

She texts back soon after.

Charlotte
Sure, baby. When and where?

How I hate it that she calls me "baby". She still thinks there's something between us. But there is not. I don't even like her anymore. She did a lot to hurt Ivy.

Charles
Today 7pm, my place

I text back with which she answers with a thumbs up and a kiss emoji. I quickly turn off my phone and focus on Ivy. She's moving and soon after opens her eyes. "Hello, mon cœur. Did you sleep well?", I ask her and smile. "I have a headache", she complains and I can see that it must hurt bad because she squeezes her eyes together. "Do you want some pain killers?", I ask her. She nods and I get up to get her some with a glass of water. "Charlotte is coming here today", I inform her. Something in her face tells me that she's scared of it. "She'll come at 7. My lawyer will be there too. Don't worry, we'll stay in the kitchen. You can join us if you want", I say to calm her down a little. She thinks about it. "No, I think I'm just going to work then", she says and it breaks my heart. "Are you sure? Mon cœur, I'm so sorry", I apologise to her again. I can't express how much I hate myself for hurting her. "It's okay, Charles. Really. I just want this to be over. I can't take this constant fear that it maybe is your child", she's exhausted. And I'm so so sorry I put her through this. "I'll get this sorted out as soon as possible, I promise. I've planned something for tomorrow by the way", I smile at her. "What is it?", she asks and I can see excitement in her eyes. "It's a surprise", I grin.

I have to admit that I'm nervous. It's 5 to 7 right now. My lawyer is already here which calms me a little. We've talked this through and I know exactly what I have to say. Ivy left for work. I can understand that she doesn't want to be here but it still breaks my heart. She shouldn't have to leave. It's our apartment. She's fully living here now.