“Why didn't you speak to me before putting me on that dating site?” she demands an answer from Kalinin
“We did not want to hurt you,” Kalinin answers. “…But you need to begin living again.” She proclaims unapologetically. “Mom doesn't know about the state you are in and I know that you will be alright...it is just a matter of time.” She sounds like she is trying to console Melanie but she is threatening her with this statement. “It is not as simple as you make it sound,” Melanie complains. “Well sure…but we just want to get you out of your shell, we can cut it out eventually if that is what you want.” Kalinin is quick to assure. “I feel like you are trying to rush me into things.” Melanie sobs. “I thought leaving Alex would help but now I am lost.” she completely breaks down. “Why can't you just allow me to figure shit out on my own?” Melanie complains again. “We thought moving you away from all the reminders would help make it easier for you, but we are still so concerned,” Kalinin explains, “I am fine, Kal” Melanie lies, but Kalinin shakes her head. “No, Mel…I am your twin sister and I can tell when something is up.” Kalinin continues, “If you keep behaving in this manner, I will have no choice but to involve Mom.” Kalinin forces Melanie. “Mom never even acknowledged my engagement to Alex and I am sure that She will say that she knows it would never last if she finds out I ended with him.” Melanie protests “I know, and that is why we put you on heartily. me,” Kalinin argues. “But If you don't explore the dating site, I will be left with no choice but to tell Mom and get her involved,” Kalinin says, waving her phone in front of Melanie emphasizing her point. “Is this a joke?” Melanie asks, bewildered. "Of course not, " comes Kalinin's despair-laden reply. “I admit that I have not been moving on easily, but you and your husband are abusing the ‘get over it’ phrase like it's like turning off a light switch…” Melanie argues. “Do you think it is that simple for me to build my life outside of the man that I built a life with for a total of five years?” she scoffs. “I was supposed to marry this man in the next few months” Melanie screams. “I am reminded of Alex in everything I do and I cannot let go,” Melanie‘s voice calms down and explains with a trembling voice. “I understand that it is a bitter pill to swallow sis”, offers Kalinin as she pauses. “But you can't allow the past to consume you…You must keep walking and Martins and I want to help you get over him, but it's been two weeks and you're still stuck.”Kalinin lets out, frustrated. “If only it were that simple, Kalinin…” Melanie says, her voice weighed down. “I feel grounded in my history, so I am taking some time before I start dating, so why couldn't you mention the dating site to me instead of going behind my back to sign me up?” Melanie asks as her eyes well up with tears again and her voice pressing she says. “We did not wish to cause you hurt.” Kalinin clarifies. “What if I don't want to date? Shouldn't I be looking after myself for a while?” After they embrace for a few minutes, Melanie whispers. “Sure, but Martins and I want to encourage you to put yourself out there” she tries to convince her. “If you don´t like it, we can just stop It, but we should at least try.” she urges her. “You are forcing me into this,” Melanie weeps from the bottom of her heart. “I was sure that ending my relationship with Alex was the right thing to do, but now I feel lost. I fear that I can never love again.” Melanie breaks down but Kalinin lightly pets her, telling her that she will be fine. "Give me a chance, to have some time to figure my life out…Please,” pleads. “Martins and I have given you two weeks since the breakup, hoping you’d find the will to live again and that was one of the reasons why we suggested that you should come to Orion for a change of scenery, but you look way worse than we imagined and we’re worried about your mental state,” Kalinin explains. “There’s no reason to worry about me, Kal... I’m fine,” Melanie insists. “No, you’re not,” Kalinin counters firmly. “But I am,” Melanie argues. “I’m your twin sister, and I know when you’re not okay,” Kalinin emphasizes. “Martins and I are doctors, and we see patients every day, so there is no way you can expect us to leave you alone at home.” she tries to reason with her sister. “If things don’t change, I will really involve Mom and that is not a threat” she warns, making Melanie shift uncomfortably in her seat. “You know Mom never supported my relationship with Alex,” Melanie says, hoping Kalinin will understand. “If she finds out that I broke up with him, she’ll just say she told me so and that is the last thing I want to hear right now,” Melanie says firmly. “I expected you to say that, and that is why Martins and I signed you up on heartily.me” Kalinin replies. “If you refuse to explore the site, I’ll have no choice but to really involve Mom.” Kalinin flashes her phone in front of Melanie, whose face pales. “Here are the login details.” Standing up from the bed, Kalinin’s expression softens but remains firm. “You have five minutes to decide if you’re going to take this chance. If I don’t see you logged in, I’ll tell Mom you’re struggling after the breakup.” she corners Melanie “You know she’ll believe me, especially since you haven’t been here in four years.” Kalinin’s voice lowers, “If you don’t fill in your profile in five minutes, I’ll assume you’re not ready to move on, and I know that’s not true. You just need a little push.” Kalinin says and with that, she leaves the room, the door clicking shut behind her, punctuating the ultimatum. Alone with the login details and a ticking clock, Melanie feels her heart race as conflict surges within her.“Is it just me? Or does it really feel like Aiden is struggling to decide if he wants to like me or not?” Melanie points out after Aiden walks away from the table and Caleb shoots her a strange look. “What is there to decide? You either like someone or you don’t like them, there shouldn’t be any in between,” Caleb points out but Melanie shakes her head because she doesn’t agree with him. “So what is there to plan now? Are we keeping him or a we letting him go back to his mom where he truly belongs? Melanie asks and Caleb pauses to think. “You really want him here, don’t you?” She paints out and he shakes his head. “I honestly don't know,” Caleb answers her. “If you don’t know if you want him in your life or not, why can’t you just settle without a fight?” Melanie asks him. “Settling without a fight is way too easy for her, and I am guessing that she must be expecting that, but when my lawyers are done gathering the evidence of how poorly she raised him,” Caleb informs “ You thi
Melanie and Caleb retire to bed fulfilled that night and in Melanie’s point of view, she can feel closer to her daughter more than she felt before, and In Caleb’s point of view, his perspective about Melanie not being able to stand him starts to change because he saw her genuinely laugh and smile, the type of smile that reaches her eyes and he felt really content because who could have thought that Dawn's death will make Melanie to stop running away from him as a person but laying herself down as a living sacrifice. Melanie and Caleb’s grief journey continued throughout that week, with at least one highlight of the day. On the first day, they started by creating a memory garden, where they planted trees and flowers that held special meaning to them. The next day, they decided to take a cooking class together, they learned how to make different baby foods that Caleb learned after he found out about her, but she didn’t even stick around to try. On the third day, wrote letters to the
Melanie, Tony, Olivia, and Alistair return to Caleb's mansion to join Caleb because the day is far spent, but Melanie hasn’t been able to do so much out of the list of activities that she has set out for the memorial. As they pull into the drive way, the day has been emotionally draining, but she tried her best not to let it weigh her down, while she did everything with a smile on her face, so that nobody will be worried about her mental health, and with Alistair, Olivia and Tony, she had a lot of fun while trying to face her grief like a big girl.As they step out of the car, Melanie's eyes land on Caleb, who is standing by the entrance of the house, and she rushes to hug him because she didn’t realize how much she missed him and wanted him back. A warm smile appears on his face as he sees her full fit, and Melanie can’t help but feel a flutter in her chest as she takes in the sight of him.“Hey,” Caleb says as she approaches him before Olivia and Tony step out of the car to also gre
After Melanie ends the call with Kalinin and Ryan, she makes her way out of Caleb’s inhouse office and she heads straight to his room where she realizes that the room looks and feels different to what she is used to, but she isn’t able to pace it till she sees the note on the bed.“Good morning sunshine, you mentioned that you wanted your thinks moved out of your room, so I supervised them moving your things from your room to mine… once again, I am sorry for speaking to you the way I did yesterday,” Caleb apologizes again and she walks into his walk-in closet to see that a space has been created for her in the room.She exits the walk-in closet for the bathroom and she realizes that all the toiletries on her own side of the bathroom are composed of the toiletries that she was into when she was staying with him, just that everything is brand new.“I have no idea the products that you used now, but these were the ones that were in your bathroom, so I just asked him to have new ones sent
The next morning, Melanie slowly opens her eyes, groggily taking in her surroundings. She is still in Caleb’s office, sitting in his chair, but as she looks down, she notices her body is covered with a soft, plush blanket.“Could it have been one of the stewards that needed to clean up?” she mutters, feeling a sense of surprise and wonder, trying to recall how the blanket got there because she didn’t remember covering herself before she went to sleep, and she is certain that she didn’t bring a blanket with her to the office the previous night.As she lifts the blanket, she sees that it is one of Caleb’s because it has his distinct monogram, embodied on the corner. A faint smile crosses her lips as she realizes that Caleb must have covered her with the blanket while she was asleep, and her eyes scan the room, searching for any signs of Caleb, but he is nowhere to be found. She wonders if he went back to his room to sleep or left for the important meeting that he mentioned the previous
“Can I be brutally honest with you?” Melanie speaks up after a while, and Caleb raises sb eyebrow at her, curious about what she has to say. “I have no idea about what the hell I am doing and I don't think I have ever lost anyone close to me to be able to grieve properly…in short the closest thing that I have lost was my puppy” Melanie informs him. “Do you want to go upstairs to get the full gist?” Melanie asks him and he considers for a moment.“Not exactly,” He answers her“I have an important meeting at work tomorrow and I really need to get some sleep,” Caleb excuses.“Can't Alistair stand in for you at the meeting, as usual? Or doesn’t he know that you lost your daughter?” Melanie asks him multiple questions.“I haven’t told anybody on my side, not even my mom … so no, he doesn’t know and even if he does, there is no way he can stand in for me because the only thing he has been used to doing over the years is running the night club with me, so I left him to take care of the nig