Caitlin's P.O.V.
“So we were told to come down for dinner tonight, I was pretty much terrified and scared. All my life have never really cared what others think of me, if they hated or liked me . But it seems things changed, I really want Max mom to like me but it seems she has made a pact with the devil to hate my very existence even with the way she looks at me would make a worm curl really hard and scurry to it's hiding place.
“I wanted to be anywhere except the dinning room , trying to choke down some of my food seems to be a hard task under that hard mean nasty glare of hers.
“How could she even hate me so much already? I just met her like what? An hour ago?” I thought to myself confused at her behavior towards me.
“As if she could read my mind she then says.....
“You call me Evangeline"she says coldly. As she sneers wickedly at me, looking all elegant and at the same time hateful.
“Or you can call me Eva, oh wait only my family and friends call me that and you're not family neither are you a friend. So I think Evangeline will do just good"She says smiling tightly.
“Damn she really hates me!”I grimace suddenly feeling self conscious as I place my hand on my baby bump immediately feeling protective,As a assurance the baby kicked instantly.
“Well Evangeline you might really hate me but that doesn't mean I'll back down"I thought to myself giving her one of the fake smiles which I use back then with my clients.
“Damn where's Max when I need him . He just had to leave at the middle of dinner after receiving a urgent phone call from the office and from the look on his face, it doesn't seem so good.”I thought sighing out tiredly. As a part of me yearns to be back at the mansion, my home, our home.
“At least there I'll feel welcomed!
“Our"It's a nice thing to say, just a few more weeks. I guess it's really our home since we've become a family now.
“Now am left alone with his mother sending me scornful looks like am some kind of piece of gum.
“Just a few more weeks”I murmur to myself trying to breathe and calm myself like a balm on a wound.
“I can scream at her nor reprimand because technically she's my mother-in-law and am supposed to make her like me”I thought grimly...
“Oh it seems I missed the big party”A real gorgeous, curvy red head beauty says waltzing into the room and the most unexpected happened.
“It was like a scene from a Horror movie!
“She freaking smiled.....
“Evangeline freaking Giovanni the same Ice queen that has been sending cold scornful glares my way seriously smiled.....
“Aurora love, so sweet of you to join us for dinner. Max arrived today luv, isn't it just the perfect timing. Now we can all enjoy a proper family dinner"she says as she turns to glare at me putting on a fake smile directed at me which made me cringe.
“Am sorry,I left like that I just got an urgent business call"Max says as he rushed in taking a sit beside me as he grabbed my hands entangling it with his smiling at me. My panicked and racing heart calmed a bit but skipped once again when she said....
“Max sweetie you didn't inform us we were going to be having dinner with your mistress”She says scornful.
“Okay that's it!
“That's enough insults for today, I mean First Eva now her. I can believe I could hate someone so much right now like I do her.
“Why are they such bitches!
“I mean it's not a sin to be nice right?
“She's no mistress of mine, she's my legal wife the mother of my child and the successor to all that I have so you better start showing her the respect she deserves if you don't want me to put you in your place "Max burst out saying angrily .
“I was relieved that Max defended me no one has ever done that for me. Or there hasn't been anyone who sticked around, have always been alone, all my life it's been just me walking that lonely road but coincidentally I found someone who's willing to fight for me, for us for our baby and someone who's defending my dignity .
“I mouthed a thank you to him, smiling.
“How could you!
“Am your Mother and she's just some trash you picked up from God knows where”Eva says in a loud and angry tone.
“Language"Mr Giovanni finally says breaking the silent. from just observing him he's the kinda guy that fades in the background, dosen't speak much but speaks when it's necessary.
“I thought we were going to get married. I was supposed to be your wife, your bride, and all the other titles you just gave this bitch. Why did you choose this whore over me, she's nothing but just ordinary.
“Can you both just quit this and please learn to speak to her with respect.”Maximillano says grimly
“Answer me Max. What have I not given you or what don't I have?”The redhead asks
“Am rich, successful, beautiful, classy, elegant and fit to bear the Giovanni's family name. But she what does she have?”She says sneering....
“She's just a flimsy defense lawyer, broke, ugly, fat, poor, definitely not as elegant as I am. She lacks connection, definitely knows nothing about the company and has no damn inheritance. But have got those and more So tell me what do you see in her? She's just ordinary”She says her words hitting home like knives piercing through my skin.
“You see this is why you're clueless. Because you refuse to notice and glimpse the hidden treasure or diamond buried in the sand or mud. So tell me if you were to find something like that wouldn't you claim it instead of just watching it slip away into another's hand”He says as he then stares at me with passion...
“Well to answer your question her just being herself and her being ordinary changes a whole lot of things, and it makes her all the more beautiful. She may seem ordinary to you and mother but she's definitely not to me. Infact she's worth more than my whole net worth and anything in this world”Maximilliano says with his voice thick with emotions.
“At his words my heart finally melted into puddles, I could feel my heart race slow and thudding in a strange rhythm and my stomach filled with butterflies.
“Max don't talk to her like that, just because she has bewitched you dosen't mean she can have everyone fooled.”Eva says angrily, huffing as she threw her glass of wine.
“Well there goes dinner because have finally lost my appetite”I thought as I try not to laugh a little at how ruffled she was by Max's words.
“Under that elegant Camouflage, there's a feisty cat ready to scratch at me!
“If you don't want me to talk to her like that then she should please be respectful to my wife, Dad please talk to Mom I brought Catlin here because I wanted to spend some peaceful week with the family before the baby is born but with all this shenanigans I can't stay here. I don't want Caitlin to be stressed it might be her final week of this pregnancy and I don't want any complications if we aren't wanted here maybe we'll stay in the annex building till things blows down”He says.
“Its fine son, and Caitlin dear you seem real sweet. You both can stay in the annex building, you came for a break anyway so theirs no need to be bothered by we old people."He says smiling warmly at me as he finally addresses me.
“And you, go back home. I won't tolerate any of this nonsense in my house”He says reprimanding the redhead.
“But honey it isn't her fault”Eva as she steps in to defend the stranger...
“You better sit back and say nothing. I think you said enough for today. And Caitlin welcome to our family”He says as he stands to give me a warm fatherly hug. I then murmur a soft thank you as Max the assists me out of the chair as we both walked out heading to our room.
“God am so so hungry. Why couldn't all this drama wait untill after have had my meal.”I thought grimly as Max ushers me into the elevator straight up to his room.
“I sit comfortably on the bed , not knowing how to tell Max how hungry I was with him pacing. I fiddle with my fingers, I could tell there was some kind of history between Max and Aurora even her name sounds as classy as she looks. She was right about one part I might not be as gerogous as she looks with her hourglass figure but I guess she and Max do make the perfect couple.
“Shit what the hell am I even thinking. Am the one married to the guy in question?”I thought as I hit myself feeling suddenly stupid.
“I mean who cares if she more beautiful than I am infact when did I even start thinking about this nonsense, come on Caitlin forget about this shit and focus on your number one priority right now which is food.
“Definitely Food!
“I could see Max grunting and pacing out of anger deep in thought”Trying to draw him out I clear my throat loudly he then breaks his pace as he looked at me with a look of worry coming to sit beside me.
“Catlin love, am sorry you had to witness that again”He says rubbing his hands on the back of his neck as I noticed he normally does when he worried and don't know what to say.
“It's ok " I say smiling still thinking on how to tell him my current situation .
“I mean it's my Mom's fault for inviting that redheaded bitch, she ruined the whole dinner. Why does she have to come here anyway? I heard she travelled to France a week ago but I strongly suspect my Mom for being the one who orchestrated this whole shenanigan”He says as he talked to himself....
“Max"I say, finally deciding I couldn't hold it anymore longer .
“Max”I say again tiredly. It's like he's not even here as he keeps on rambling on why Aurora shouldn't be here.
“Arghh men!
“This is so darn fustrating"I thought to myself....
“Max, For Christ sake who cares about Aurora. I don't give a shit about her. All I care about is food”I yell out angrily as my stomach finally growls in hunger.
“Am so damn hungry Max and your damn of an ex girlfriend ruined a perfectly cooked dinner, I didn't even have time to even taste it because your Mother blew it.
“Out of respect I couldn't even get a proper taste of those damn sweet lobsters I only had just one bite I didn't even get to desert.”I say suddenly feeling teary as Max's eyes flashes with a look of panic.
“Oh Fuck”Max says then he suddenly burst out laughing so hard, on a normal day I would have just sat and enjoyed the scene before me because it quiet rare for him to be this at ease and laugh like this. But right now, it's a different scenario am a heavily pregnant woman on a mission to satisfy her hunger.
“Were you even listening to a word I said”He asks suddenly looking amused.
“Yeah I guess, you were yapping about how your Mother must have orchestrated this whole mess and that's where you lost me though , have been thinking of what to eat ever since”I say huffing and slightly annoyed that he now finds this whole situation funny .
“I can go to the kitchen to grab you something "he said.
“Yes , Yes, Yesssssssss, thank you”I say with a relived look on my face.
“Is that all you have to say”He asks teasingly.
“Yes please. No wait you know what am suddenly craving for some ice cream not lobster”I say smiling.
“Jeez Okay, am on it”He says standing then rushing to the door.
“Add some pizza to it to and maybe a bag of chips am suddenly thinking of junk food to drown my sorrows. Besides it a good night my mother-in-law hates me”I say screaming at him suddenly feeling giddy and ready to eat.
“What? You're so mental. Do you want everyone to know I don't feed you.”He says as he stood shocked at my audacious words.
“You don't?”I say gasping out in a fake look of shock....
“Hello world, my husband doesn't feed me”I say loudly.....
“What? you're crazy...”He says....
“I Know you're crazy too. But I love your kinda crazy”I murmur....
“I love your kind of crazy too....”He say as he slowly stares at me.
And in that moment, we finally confessed how we truly felt about each other in our own crazy way....
“Stop drooling at me and go get me my pizza...”I say in a commanding voice....
“Chop, chop, chop!