BRUTAL MINDS (A DARK ROMANCE)

CHAPTER 47- SCORES TO SETTLE

"And heaven and nature sing..."
"And heaven and nature sing..."
"And heaven and heaven..."
"And nature sing..."

The last of the carols were over and the audience stood up with a deafening sound of ovation with Allison jumping on her feet and cheering loudly. He loved her like this. This adorable care-free, non-office side. Throughout the day, he kept glancing at his watch as he watched her run around and help with the gifts and also help sit the little kids on Santa's laps. Didn't they do something like this earlier that morning? Only in their case, he was the Santa and she was the one reluctantly sitting on his laps.

"Miss Hamilton!" A little girl of ten years called out.
"Suzy, she's married now, it should be Mrs."
Allison laughed cheerfully at the two girls wrapped in everything red and ribbons.
"What's your name cutie?"
"I'm Suzy."
"Well Suzy...." Allison crouched down to her size, smiling. "....seems you have something to tell me."
The gurl twiddled her fingers, shyly. Staring from Allison and the big scary man standing behind her.
"What's wrong?" Allison turned around to Hades and frowned. "Loosen that jaw, Hades. You're scaring her."
"Forgive me for not knowing how to smile."
Sarcasm
"It's okay he's with me. So what is it?"
"I love you so much Miss Hamilton!" Suzy blurted out, using every bit of confidence in her.
"Awww, really? Well I love you too sweetie."
"I really want to be like you when I grow up."
"Oh..."
"Suzy never stops staring at clips and videos of you, Mrs Lenshaw."
Allison stood up, facing the girl's mom, smiling.
"I feel so honored. She's a wonderful kid, ma'am."
"I'd like to be a jeweler also, strong and confident just like you!" Suzy jumped in, beaming with smiles.
"Well yes my little cookie, you can be whatever you want and whatever you do, don't forget to be yourself." Allison smiled, stopped down, took off her silver hair-clip and stretched out her hand to Suzy.
"Merry Christmas, Suzy."
The girl's eyes welled up with tears as she received Allison's gift. "Thank you Miss."
"Allison...call me Allison. We're friends now, aren't we?"
Suzy nodded and turned excitedly to her friends coming to crowd her.
"Did you hear that? I'm friends with Miss Hamilton." She shrieked, proudly!
"You're so lucky!" Her friends gasped.
"Wow that's pretty?"
"Her hair-clip"
"She gave it to you?"
"I'm so never going to lose it."

"That was cute." Hades commented as they both got into the car.
"Yeah, kids..." Allison sighed, heavily.
"You alright?"
"She said she wanted to be like me when she grows up."
"What's wrong with that?"
"I personally wouldn't want such a sweet girl to ever go through all I had to. I wouldn't wish for any child to grow up to be like me."
"Everyone goes through trials Allison. Like it or not, even Suzy will at some point in time but what would make all that finally turn out beautiful, is that she actually finally ends up like you."
"And how did I end up, a faulty business woman in a contract marriage?"
"No" Hades shook his head. "An excellent Jeweler with a husband who loves her to distraction."
Sweet-tongued. She thought, grimly.
Such a lovable bastard you are, Hades Lenshaw. She smiled.
"Suzy is actually a cutie." He continued, his hand on the steering wheel.
"You think?"
"If we ever had a daughter, I certainly hope she takes after your red hair. It would make her a lot cuter."
She looked at him, speechless.
If we ever had a daughter..."we"
"I'd want a boy."
"What?" Hades flinched. "No no no."
Allison laughed. "Why?"
"I prefer a girl, she'd be a mini Allison."
Allison glanced at him, heart-warmed.
A mini Allison, what a term to use.
"I could also have a boy, afterwards. A win-win?" She asked, smiling.
She doesn't know? Hades thought, feeling sorry for her.

FLASHBACK.

Secondly...I want a child out to this.
What?
Nothing goes for nothing Vera. A child that will be mine at the end of the day. A child that Allison will have no attachment over.
But you know the history don't you? Women from my generation have only been able to give birth just once. It's a genetic flaw or something similar.
So I once heard.
She won't be able to have anymore after this, she would remain....
Your choice Vera.
Anything for the company, anything for Hamilton. DEAL!