SIX MONTHS LATER
If a medal was given for the 'most surreptitious pregnancy of the decade' then Alice would surely get the gold.
For six good months she hid her pregnancy from everyone in the Mikaelson family apart from Catherine and Lucas who decided it best not to say anything about it and the media who wanted to know how she was faring not because they cared but because of how well it'll add to their ratings.
Getting an exclusive interview from the young tycoon's divorced wife would make a very interesting entertainment topic
Being due in a few weeks and as nervous as she was,she was pretty much impatient and wanted to meet the little one growing inside of her.
‘Natalie could you please help me with those bags of Cheetos over there?'.She politely ordered the new maid her mother hired on her behalf.
‘Here you go ma'am
‘Well this game is becoming old and even though it added publicity to 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 which is doing very well in box office,it's kind of tarnishing your reputation for being the bad and indomitable bit*h you are.Everyone thinks you're doing too much and going after a man who doesn't want you and you have to stop'.Candace's manager said aloud with frustration clearly shown at the strain of his voice but she didn't really care.‘I told you before and I'll tell you again Arnold.I am not pestering Landon Mikaelson for clout,I'm doing it because I'm head over heels in—‘HE'S A MARRIED MAN!!!'.‘He's divorced!!'.She fired and he so badly wanted to rip her hair apart but she was the only credible and famous actress under his management and he couldn't lose her.‘Look Candace,I know you love him or whatever fantasy you have over him but try thinking about your career okay? These photos no longer look r
‘Oh my God she's so cute'.Catherine beamed with excitement and awe as she held Willow's little hand in hers.‘I know this might come out as obnoxious but she kind of looks like Landon...I'm just being subtle actually,she looks a lot like Landon'.Lucas added as he walked into the room and kissed Alice pleasantly on her cheek.‘I guess you saw the photo I sent you,good to see you Lucas'.She smiled and he sat down next to her.His eyes darted over to Willow's beautifully made cot and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable about the whole situation.At first he was in support of Landon not knowing anything about the baby but now—now just seems like a whole different time and Landon even though undeserving,actually needs to know about his daughter.‘So are you planning on hiding this forever?'.He asked at first and Alice's smile abruptly faded.‘Do you always have to
Night came and Alice finally put little Willow to sleep after singing about three lullabies.She quickly took a shower and changed into something more comfortable,and then headed to the living room where Emily was.They both nodded as a form of acknowledgement and she poured herself a cup of coffee which would keep her agile before the baby woke up again.Willow was a wonderful baby who had beautiful smiles but she sure gets irritated a lot and cries so loud that Alice gets frustrated.And she's just three days old!!.‘How did you do it Mom?'.Alice asked as she knotted the ropes around her robe more tightly and grabbed an Apple to go with her coffee.‘Do what?'.Emily's head popped up from the laptop screen and Alice sighed deeply.‘How did you manage taking care of me and focusing on the business at the same time?'
He wanted to call her.He actually called her but before it could go through he hung up immediately and kept his phone on the table.Catherine's words replayed over and over again and every single time he heard her voice in his head,he felt more miserable.‘Georgie please book me a flight to Monaco,I want to leave tonight'.He said into the intercom and Georgie nodded from outside the office.She wondered what he was going to do in Monaco for a while even though it wasn't her business and then realised something.He used the word 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 for the first time and even if it wasn't intentional she felt like she achieved something.Landon Mikaelson never said please to anyone and that was a fact. -------------------&
Willow's sharp cries woke Alice in the middle of the night for the third time in a row and she couldn't help but groan.Who knew taking care of a baby could be so hard?,she thought as she took the child in her arms and gave her a nipple to suck on.‘You really have his eyes but only more colorful'.She whispered as she reminisced Landon's dark blue gaze peering into her before he spilled his seed inside her sacred place.She quickly stopped herself and gave herself a silent warning not to think about the man who broke her heart and never even gave a hoot about her months afterwards.How could she possibly tell him about the baby?.How could she let him back into her life as Willow's father when he's proven countless times that he didn't want a family?.‘Looks like it's just going to be you and I Willow'.She whispered as Willow finally fell asleep and placed her
‘How could you?!'.Landon barged in just as Catherine opened the door reluctantly.‘What are you doing h—‘How could you Catherine?? How could you not tell me that Alice was pregnant?!!'.He yelled and she nipped her bottom lip.‘Who told you that?'.‘Who tol—Catherine are you being serious right now?'.He scoffed loudly and she dipped her hands into her pockets so as to get a grip of some sort.‘She didn't want me—us to tell you.She didn't want us to tell you'.She said and his eyes glazed with rage at the emphasis of the 𝑼𝒔 word.‘Who else knows?'.He asked instead with both hands on his hips as he stood akimbo.‘Only Lucas and her parents know,she didn't—‘I know we are not in the best of terms and you and Lucas clearly show how much you despise me,was this really fair Catherine?? Was it really fair on your part to not tell me
Landon waited patiently for Alice's call which she was never going to return and when he was sure of that,he dropped his phone and stepped into the shower.A loud gasp escaped his lips as the cold water trickled down his body and when he turned the shower off he shuddered lightly and wrapped a plush robe around his body.It was the same robe Alice usually wore in the morning when they were still staying in the same room.He didn't know how he noticed but he noticed.It still had her scent.Her strawberry rose scent which always notified him whenever she was near.He missed her terribly.He missed how she would always do funny things to get his attention and missed even though petty,how he would pretend to ignore her when he was interested in what she had to say.He missed how she would always be so friendly with the staffs and how they would lau
‘What is there to possibly talk about Landon?'.Alice asked when deep down she knew there was definitely a lot to talk about.‘First off,I'm sorry about how I treated you'.He stated and she couldn't help but act difficult and scoff loudly.‘Sorry isn't just going to cut it Landon.I'm pretty sure you wouldn't even give two hoots about me if you didn't know about the—‘I wanted to call Alice!'.‘But you didn't!! You didn't Landon and that's the whole point!!'.‘Come on in you two,it's going to rain any time soon now'.Grandma Lena came at the right time when the tension between them brewed and ushered them both inside the house.There was no way she was letting them leave without resolving their issues. &