Forget Me Not

Chapter Eleven

Victoria dropped Aurora off with Nancy early on Saturday morning. Nancy wished her luck and Victoria went to the cafe. The cafe was nothing special but they did good food.

Victoria fidgeted with a piece of her hair. She had taken a shower, applied some natural make-up and straightened her hair. She was wearing a blue floral print dress and plain brown boots. She had her rings back on and felt nervous.

Victoria now walked into the cafe and sat at the counter. She ordered a strawberry milkshake and waffles with maple syrup. Everytime the door opened and the bell tinkled, she froze a bit. However, she was sipping her drink when he arrived. He came straight to the counter and ordered a pot of coffee and pancakes. He waited to pay and saw her.

"Victoria... Right?"

"Yep. The crazy lady from your hospital time." He smiled absentmindedly.

"Well... It's good to see you again. Crazy or not."

"You too. Maybe we can get a coffee sometime. Talk?"

"Sounds nice. I'll... Ring you." He paid for the food and sat down at a booth. Victoria finished her waffles and was about to order another milkshake when she heard Nathan.

"Finally! I thought you were never coming." Out of the corner of her eye, Victoria saw Nathan stand up and kiss a black haired girl on the cheek. She kissed him back and they both sat down at the booth.

It took Victoria's breath away and made her heart feel so heavy to see her husband happy with another girl. She had no idea who this girl was but she was about the same age as them and she was pretty too. Probably not a Mum, not pregnant with another child. It was this that made Victoria down the rest of her drink quickly and leave without even saying goodbye.

Victoria quickly made her way back to the Millers. It took much less time to get back then it did to get to the cafe. She put that down to walking quicker in anticipation of getting away from the scene.

The toddlers were in the games room and Tiffany was watching T.V in the living room. Nancy was in the kitchen, drinking white wine and watching the camera footage. She smiled when Victoria entered but her smile slipped when she saw Victoria's face.

"Vick? What happened?" Nancy handed her a glass of orange juice. Victoria slumped at the kitchen table and put her head in her hands.

"He's with another girl."

"As in dating?? That's not possible? Who?"

"I don't know. I've never seen her before. But he was happy and he treated me like... Not even a friend. I don't know."

"But the cameras didn't pick up on that! Nathan's been reading diaries... Maybe that's it?"

"But... I still don't know who this girl is. She's not even Nathan's type. Piercings... Hair dye. Streaks. I just don't understand..."

"We'll keep an eye out but I'm sure she's just a friend. I'm sure it's nothing."

Victoria shrugged it off too but inside she was so upset. Her heart was breaking. She had to put a face on for Aurora but she was heartbroken. She really was.

It didn't get better. A few days later, Nathan asked his parents if he could bring her round, calling her Scarlett Sean. They agreed. Timothy argued with Lillian in his night office that night but Timothy lost the argument. The next day, Nathan brought her round. He gave her a tour of the house and the gardens. The day after that, they went out on a 'trip' to the cinema. Lillian was ecstatic. But yet... She wished Scarlett was different. She didn't like Nathan's new type. And yet, Nathan was happy, she couldn't deny that.

The day after that, they went to Nathan's bedroom. Which ended with Nathan kissing her. Victoria closed the laptop and sobbed.

Weeks passed with the pair going out for dinner. It was official that they were dating, it was so obvious even though no one said it. Nancy and Arthur just didn't know what to say. Victoria went to her hospital appointments for her baby, took care of Aurora and saved her tears for when she was alone.

Weeks turned into months. Two months later, Nathan and Scarlett were in Nathan's bedroom when Nathan proposed. Arthur said it was time to put the cameras out of action. He shut them down that night and Victoria took off her wedding rings.