FLOWER

Epilogue

Two years later.....

The cry of a baby could be heard at the other side of the door,followed by a groan from the maids .This was normal now in Theodore's mansion,and he would not have it any other way .The maids though went through tough work of trying to pacify the baby,but the constant wailing and sniffing and crying wouldn't stop until they felt the warmth of a mother.

But Cleopatra wasn't awake yet and Theodore would be darned to wake his previous wife up,so quietly he left the bed and walked into the nursery of his little baby,the maids there had tired all they could,patting and singing and shushing but as soon as Theodore carried his baby in his arms the crying stopped,the maids were amazed and even more amazed at how the baby fell asleep so fast,he rocked the baby in his arm for another few minutes before laying the baby to sleep .He watched as the baby gripped his fingers with her small fragile hands,that made him smile,his baby was beautiful,beyond beautiful with auburn hair and grey eyes,cherry red lips and a pointed nose,her skin was as fair and soft as her mother's and even though she took his hair,she looked like a replica of her mother .He pressed his lips to her head and walked away from the room .
Cleopatra had already woken up at three in the morning knowing fully well that her baby would need her,but all she heard was silence,she looked to her side and saw no one beside her .Theodore entered the room to meet his confused wife.

"Is anything wrong with Rose". Cleopatra asked as she watched her husband lay on the bed with her.

"She's asleep". Theodore said as he drew his wife closer his body.

"That's strange". Cleopatra murmured as she rested her head on her husband's chest.

"She growing a lot".Theodore said when he remembered how big his daughter was growing compared to her age.

"She'll be as tall as her father". Cleopatra smiled as she closed her eyes.

"And as beautiful as her mother". Theodore said as he kissed her hair.

Cleopatra loved her daughter and her husband but she always felt like she needed a son to complete her family, she needed a replica of her husband,her Darling husband who always made her feel like a Queen,the man she couldn't stop loving.

"What are you thinking about". Theodore asked his flower.

"When would we have more children". Cleopatra asked as Theodore laughed.

"What's so funny". Cleopatra said with a small frown.

"If you want more children we can have them,all you have to do is ask". Theodore said with his deep voice, and Cleopatra wondered if her son would get to inherit his voice.

"Really". She said softly as she stroked his chest.

"Really". Theodore replied as he looked at her.

"Then why don't we have kids now". Cleopatra smirked as she fluttered her beautiful lashes at her husband.

"We should".Theodore nodded as he kissed her lips,their kiss deepened but no one broke apart,they continued to taste each other's tongue until they could hardly breath .Theodore hands touched her everywhere,he teased her as best he could until she was panting and breathless,she also teased him with her fingers,and when they were both done they went back to sleep.

Cleopatra had never been so happy,so fulfilled,so alive,and so grateful, her life had been one boring book of blank papers but now it was a fairy tale .And any time she looked at her child Rose or her husband Theodore as they played in the grasses, as he held his child in his arms,the little pint of jealousy she would feel,the smiles that would appear on her face,the laughs,the screams in bed,the excitement and the respect she was always given for being Theodore's wife .
Seven months ago was when she saw Aaron being bailed out of prison,his gambling had robbed him of all his wealth,the filthy clothes he wore,the cottage he now stayed with his egotistical family,the pain in his eyes when he saw Cleopatra in the arms of her lover and with a baby, he was crushed,that would have been his family,the baby could have been his,Cleopatra could have been his, but he threw her away and now he was nothing .His club had abandoned him because he was no longer a  man of inexhaustible money,his pride wouldn't let him be mocked so he ran away with his family, away from public disgrace,away from shame,and away from the woman he now loved,the woman he now genuinely loved but didn't love him back anymore .His Cleopatra, he was crazy for her and he would send secret mails to her which she never replied,the mistakes he made hunting him forever that one day he took his own life .A big shock to his family,a big news to the gossips .But while he was six feet under,Cleopatra was on top of the clouds and she lived her dreams with the love of her life.

The bruises on her skin gone for ever and the past disappearing from her memory for she was now the Flower with a Rose petal.