Third chance at love

Red

The only colour Ella saw was red. It had been a couple of days since Ella and the family welcomed twins into the family but she couldn't help but feel like something was going on. She had noticed Lucy and Henry's strange behaviour around the the castle but most importantly how Lucy would disappear for long hours of the day only to reappear back at the castle alongside Henry at dinner time. Henry always told her the reason was Lucy had extra horse riding lessons but Ella knew things weren't adding up. However, when visiting Regina and the newborns Ella scent something funny going on between everyone. Like they knew something she didn't which only left Ella frustrated.

However, Ella finally knew why. Her long time suspicions were true. Lucy was having witchcraft lessons with the shadow-man behind her back and Henry knew about it. Henry had come clean the night after visiting Regina at her shared home with the shadow-man. Ella had forced it out of him, she wanted the truth. Ella knew something was going ever since her and Henry argued about Lucy's new found power of magic. Henry wanted Dr Facilier to teach her but like always Ella refused until one day Henry stopped asking and Lucy began improving out of nowhere. Hearing the words come out of her husband's mouth that Lucy was in the present of Dr Facilier infuriated Ella. The fact Henry had allow their daughter to be trusted in the hands of the Shadow man bewildered Ella to the point of no end. 

Ella had stormed out of the bedroom after Henry had told the truth. Storming down the halls of the Castle Ella was in search for Tiana but found she was away for an Royal meeting. She wanted nothing more then scream in rage. She felt betrayed by her Husband, Henry and her were supposed to be a team. A team that worked together and not go behind each others back. Needing fresh air headed to the royal gardens only to find Henry waiting for her.

" Ella I know your mad but you saw the way Facilier was with my mother and the children. He isn't as bad as you think he Ella trust me." Henry said trying reason with her but Ella was't having any of it. " Trust...Henry right now I don't trust you....You been laying to my face about Lucy's magic for weeks. You let that man that you and I both know is not to be trusted with our Daughter." Henry nodded with disagreement. " Facilier can be trusted Ella. I mean ask Lucy ever since her lessons have started she been more confident with her magic. She has more control over them. Facilier helped her with that. Plus me and Facilier have been talking-" 

"Wait,  you and Dr Facilier have been speaking are you guys friends now. After everything that man has done to Tiana." Henry was becoming more and more frustrated. Ella refused to hear what he had to say on the behalf the shadow man. It was clear to him that she didn't want to give him an second chance, Ella only saw the villain and not the man trying to change.

" Ella you know he apologised for that. Please just give the man a second chance...Please." Henry was begging now. He wanted Ella to see what he saw in Facilier which was man trying to do better for his family. " Ella I beg you just give Facilier a second chance. My mother has invited us all as a family to the twins christening and I need you be opened minded there. this means a lot to my mum and you know this." Ella had become quite, she was beyond angry with Henry. Ella wanted to stand by her friend and Tiana saw Facilier as criminal nothing more nothing less. 

" No Henry  for the final time I don't want Lucy around the shadow man." Ella said sternly as she stared back at her husband. Henry however was beginning to feel  defeated. He was at his wits end, Ella was clearly in no mood to change right now. 

" Ella you know of my mum's history. When I was a young boy I pushed away my mum for her bad choices when all she wanted was love and people to understand her. Ella I will not push away my mum again." Silence filled the space between as Ella's thoughts raged on. 

" Henry I think right now we need our space to think and I know Regina wants us as a family to be there at the christening but I think it's best if I didn't go." Swiftly turning the opposite direction Ella headed back into the Castle, far away from Henry or anyone for that matter.