Shattered Innocence (BWWM)

LIVX

//Sorting out the problems//

23 Weeks

News travelled fast. Too fast. Especially when your a rich celebrity. AT the hospital, many people saw Alison being rushed in and saw Harold covered in her blood. And as you can expect, those people jumped to conclusion and went to newspaper companies and magazine companies to sell their stories, claiming that the reason why the couple were there was going Alison had been shot, or because she'd been stabbed, fallen down the stairs, run over. The storied came in all different shapes and sized, but none of them were near the truth.

And with those storied around, people began to pry. By people, he meant their families and friends. As expected, it was his father who filled his family with the relevant details since they all pretty much knew what happened with Ettore and Rose. However, Alison's family didn't. Which lead to them all, calling her mother and father, asking them what had happened. Both of them, didn't even know what happened, especially Ashley who was all the way in Birmingham in the UK.

So upon hearing what had happened, Calesta made her way into Seattle and Ashley managed to gather enough money to fly to Seattle with the intention of staying this his sister Tracy who was also driving in. That led to Harold putting a plan into motion. He called the concerned parents, asking them to meet him at his home, in which he would explain everything in person. Alison's aunt Tracy, however, wouldn't be in said meeting and instead, allowed her to visit Alison who now had to stay in hospital for the time being.

He sat in his home office going through some files for work when a nock on the door came.

"Enter" he said, not bothering to look up as he read the file in his hands. The door opened and voice called out.

"Sir, the cars with Miss Conde's parents has arrived". Harold looked up to see that it was Bazio who came to tell him. He signed before putting papers back in their place and standing up.

"Grazie Bazio. Falli venire nella sala da pranzo {Thank you Bazio. Have them come to the dining room}"

"Yes Sir" Bazio stood still and waited for Harold to leave the room before following behind him. The two  parted at the end of the stairs. Harold went to the dining room whilst Bazio went to greet the guest. When Harold walked into the dining room, he saw his mother and father.

After their talk in the hospital, Harold hadn't so much as looked at his mother. He was angry that she had told Alison about Rose and he really didn't want to talk to her in case he said something that he would regret and that would hurt her. And he knew that whilst his father agreed with him, he wouldn't say anything to his wife to avoid arguments, especially with the Rose business.

Harold sat at the head of the table and waited in silence. His parents sat on the on either side of the table, his father on the left and mother on the right. They sat there in silence, no one wanting to say anything in case it was the wrong thing.

It was 5 minutes before the door opened. And in came in Alison's mother and father and their partners. He and his parents stood up in respect.

"Afternoon Mr and Mrs Rivers, Mr and Mrs Conde. Please, have a seat" Harold said. He didn't make a move to greet them formally, instead he stayed in his place, as did his parents. The couples moved to set down. Calesta and Blaine sat next to his mother, whilst Ashley and his wife sat next to his father.

He and his parents sat down and Harold have them a tight lipped smile.

"The cooks have cooked us some lunch, shall I-" Harold said, raising his hand to call over the guard behind him in his left.