Who's Afraid Now? ✔

3/Breaking Down (Laurent)

A/N: Sorry for the delay, I could say I was a number of things but truthfully I was working on later chapters and got distracted. Hope you enjoy!

Our honeymoon was too stressful but I am so happy to wake up with Mia in my arms. I know she have something to tell me but I no could hear anymore bad news yesterday and the look in my bébé eyes tell me it not want to tell me she pregnant. I think she want to run, I know she promise not to but it what she do.
My last day to relax before Larry and I start us scheduled appearances, studio hours, and workshops but I no can relax. What if something else happens when I away? Maybe I could talk her into going with me? She would probably laugh and tell me she's stronger than see look and not to worry, but I worried.
Mia has been quiet all morning. She looked deep in thought ever since she woke up. Now she on the balcony letting her breakfast get cold just staring at nothing.
"You no hungry, belle?" I look at her untouched food sitting in front of her.
"No Papi." She answers still staring at nothing.
"You need to eat, okay?" She doesn't answer even when I touch her leg. "What's wrong?"
"I don't remember." She says softly like she was talking to herself.
"What did you forget?" I smiled rubbing gently on to her thigh trying to get her to look at me. After several minutes she turned to me and smiled.
"Hmm?" She forget my question already.
"What did you forget?" I repeated.
"Too much." She said solemnly. "Want to go out for a while? I know you must be tired of being in one place by now." She changed the subject. I stay silent as she looks away from me. She is trying to hide something from me. "Or I could watch you work on your choreography." I sit patiently waiting for a real answer to my question as she slowly focused back on me. "Or you could keep staring at me." She sighed.
"Mia?" I let her know I am waiting for an answer.
"I forgot how to do this." She mumbled looking away again. I move closer and turned her face to mine as she continued. "I have been trying to remember but my mind won't let me." I see something in her eyes but it is new; different than anything I've seen there before.
"What you forget?" I whispered still looking in her eyes.
"Us." She finally answered as she tried to look away from me again. "Not everything but too much."
"How much?" I asked trying to contain my panic.
"Eight months." She started mumbling and I only got a few words here and there. Something about 'our wedding' and something about 'waking up do heartache', then she looked back to me.
"What?" I try to make sense of what she said.
"One of the first thing I found out after the accident is my baby di-" Her voice faltered, "I was ..." She choked on her words, "too weak to." She whispered holding her fist to her mouth, apparently trying not to cry. I could barely hold myself together. She started to tremble as she quietly sobbed.
"Mia?" I said softly while reaching for her hand with tears now filling my eyes.
"So s-sorry Laurent (sob) sorry I was too weak to..." (sob) I softly kissed her silencing her words as tears ran down her face.
"Shhh belle." I try to calm her. "No cry I no blame you." I pull her into my lap. "I no blame you. You are not weak. You survive and I love you." I wipe her tears and kiss her softly. "For now please eat something." She frowns then opens her mouth not even moving her hands. Well she not forget that I spoil her. I pick up her fork and feed her. She plays in my hair while she eats.
"Now you want to go somewhere?" She asked after her last bite and leaning into my neck.
"Yeah, come on." I carry her back inside and Mai walks into the living room at the same time.
"Remind me to change the locks." Mia hissed.
"It is important." Mai responded as my phone rings in the bedroom.
"Fine. You have three minutes." Mia uses her business voice as I sit her on the couch.
I quickly answer my phone.
"Larry man, come get you wife?"
"We have to pay the tax by Monday but we no have that much, Lau. I try but we no have half."
"I know, I know. Us get it done, tell Maman no worry."
I hung up wonder if he ask Mai to get the rest of the money. He like me he no ask her like I no ask Mia.
"See you tonight Lau!" Mai yelled as she left.
"Everything okay?" I ask finding Mia in the kitchen preparing to bake.
"Yeah, just family stuff." Mia reached for me and I walk over wrapping my arms around her. "Apparently your mother wants a family dinner tonight and Mai said we, meaning I, would make desserts, which is going to take a few hours."
"Is okii, I get Larry to help you." I said heading towards the door.
"No need she sent a request list and Mai brought all the ingredients. But go spend some time with Larry." Mia said looking at the paper.

Larry is waiting as I close my door.
"Allons! We only have a few hours." He calls to me. Our first stop is the bank for a loan. After telling us they not could approve that much right now we thanked the bank officer and left feeling unhappy. Then try to think of another way to take care of it while worried about what would happen if Maman lost her house because we no get the money.
We arrived at Maman house and the whole family was there. In just a few hours Mia had made enough pastries to open a small bakery and fill the trunk of us car. Maman hugged and kissed Larry then me as we walked in thanking us for taking care of her. We were about to say different but our siblings thank us too. Larry tried to correct them but our nieces and nephews ran to us interrupting.
I helped Mia with my family names as she apparently forgot meeting everyone but Larry in my family. As we ate dessert some asked Larry why he was still calling trying to get the money together if he already paid the tax?
"We no pay." Larry answers honestly.
"Who pay it?" My sister ask.
I look around the table and everyone face say 'not me'. Mai is wiping little faces and hands and Mia was staring at Mai.
"Mia?" I call.
"Hmm?" She answered not looking at me.
"Did you do this?" My mom asked.
"Ma'am?" She looked confused and near tears breaking her gaze from Mai. I quickly ask if she pay the tax for us.
"I always take care of family." Mia whispered quietly almost in a daze before speaking clearly. "I'm sorry I don't know what you are talking about." I watch her knowing she telling the truth. "Excuse me, I need some air." She quickly stood up but I pulled her in my lap.
"Is okii, bébé. Us family, remember?"
"What wrong Mia, you ok?" Maman asked. She looked down at her hands in her lap.
"I'm sorry, I-" Mia spoke softly but I interrupted.
"Mia lost-" Mia spoke louder talking over me.
"I lost months of my memory and our baby in a car accident a few days ago." Everyone fell quiet and looked at Mia in shock and sympathy. Mia looked at me, "Now that I've ruined everyone's happy mood, can I be excused?" She pushed herself out of my lap and left the room. Mai ran after her but returned almost immediately.
"What happened?" Larry asked.
"She said 'she's not there yet but will be fine'." She answered looking at me. I know she learned that phrase years ago in therapy and if she was quoting therapy rederick she is really hurting.
"I should take her home." I explained. Everyone expressed sympathy for our loss and Maman hugged us as we left.
"You have a lovely home." Mia said like she's never been there before but Maman smiled and thanked her anyway.
Mia stared out the car window but I doubt she was focused on anything until we parked. She almost jumped out the car and headed towards a dark skin person with long dreads who was also walking towards her.
"Why are you here?" She hissed at them. I no could tel if they boy or girl yet. He or she taller than most girls but pretty like a girl. They have black, shirt, pants, Jordans and a black jean jacket.
"I came to meet your spouse." They said sweetly. Sounds like a girl but he not as cute as he look from a distance. I'm sexier than him.
"And if I refuse?" She hissed.
"Too late, he's already here." He sang turned and extended his hand. "Hi, I'm-" Mia slapped the hand away from me.
"Don't ever think about touching my husband again in life!" Mia screamed. "As a matter of fact, if anyone in my family gets so much as a paper cut I promise I will be the one standing over you as you take your last breath." Mia pushed me towards the house. "Leave Chloé, don't come back!"
"I will see you soon child." Chloé called as Mia pushed me to the door.
"Promise you will never let him close enough to hurt you." She plead with tears in her eyes.
"Who is that? Why he upset you?"
"He works for my father, my grandfather Bonaparte, the owner of Bonaparte Enterprises. He deals with- well bluntly he is a hitman." Mia huffed. I laughed at the obvious joke but the fear in her eyes and the way she shaking tell me she not joking.
"Nothing happen to me, okay?" I promise lightly rubbing my thumb over her cheek.
"Why he want to hurt me?"
"What he wants has nothing to do with anything. He does what he is told."
"How you know-? Why you know someone like that?" I asked quietly but she lowered her head and stepped back.
"He was who father sent to the hospital to help me deal with my emotions after my escape. He tried to teach me to be uncaring and detached like him. In business it is beneficial but I couldn't do that to everyone in my life. Not then and not now."
I knew all the details of this story and now I knew the face. I lift her face to look at me. "Okii, you want me to help you take a shower?" I smile as she slowly releases her breath and smiles at me.
After getting Mia settled in bed I held her in my arms while she fell asleep and tears pour from my eyes. She is stronger than me, I realized, and I guess that make me the girl in this relationship. She not make it easy not to be the girl but she not make me feel bad about it. It nice for someone to take care of me, be protective over me, treat me like I the most beautiful in the world.
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Oh kay! Yeah um sorry for the delay again but thanks for reading.