Chapter Eighty-TwoRaphael’s POVThe following week was kind of a lot. Jason was going to the hospital almost every day for a check up and the media were still talking about me, Camilla and Rory. Also, the charges against Emily were finally revealed to the public. I made sure to tighten my security as reporters were literally following me everywhere wanting to get a story.Camilla on the other hand, hadn’t left the house since. I tried to convince her to go out more since she was going to be living here and she couldn’t stay inside forever. She said that she would when everything died down.I and Jason returned from one of our hospital visits. He was a bit salty because we ran into a reporter at the hospital and he harassed us a little bit. He said he didn’t like how people were following us all the time. I assured him that it was going to be over soon.Sam and I were back to being friends. Even though we were not as close as we were before, I was sure we would go back to that stage s
Chapter Eighty-OneCamilla’s POVAs soon as we got home after Jason’s party, Rory went straight to bed. She didn’t take off her clothes or anything, just went to sleep. I knew she would be exhausted that’s why I didn’t let her stay over at Raphael’s house when she asked.When it was time for dinner, I made sure to wake her up so she could eat and then get ready for bed. I put her to sleep and then went to my room to sleep. It was a long day for me too and tomorrow would be an even longer one because I knew that my name would be everywhere.The next morning, I woke up pretty early. I didn’t have to do anything, just get Rory ready for the day and then we went downstairs to have breakfast. My grandpa was already at the table.“How was your night, Camilla?” My grandpa asked.“Fine. I haven’t really slept well these past few nights but I had a good sleep last night. How was your night?”“Good actually. I'm enjoying my short break from work.”“When are you going back?”“In a week. The doct
Chapter EightyRaphael’s POVI was going round, making sure to greet all the guests and to thank them for coming. The children were playing around having fun. I was with a group of some of my friends when I heard a cry. It was from Rory, she was calling for her mother.I looked around and spotted her sitting on the floor with a group of people around her. Camilla had already gone to her. I rushed to where she was.“What happened?” Camilla asked, picking her up from the ground.“He pushed me.” She said pointing to one of the bigger kids.“No, I did not.” The boy said.“Then how did she end up on the ground?” I asked.“I don’t know. I didn’t do anything to her.” He responded.I didn’t know what to do. Rory said he pushed her and he was saying he did not. Who was I supposed to believe?“Rory, are you okay?” I asked and she shook her head. She had a scrape on her knee. “Did he push you?” She nodded yes.I looked at all the children who were gathered and then I asked Jason what had happen
Chapter Seventy-NineCamilla’s POVJason’s birthday party was supposed to start by 2:00pm. It was currently 12:00pm and Rory and I were getting ready to leave. She was insisting we leave early so we could get there before others.Raphael had already mentioned the possibility of me running into people who I knew from the past or other public figures. He suggested I just drop Rory off and leave of I was not comfortable but I refused. I didn’t want to hide anymore.We got in the car and then made our way to the house. By the time we got there, all the decorations were already put up and some guests had already started arriving. I dropped our gift at the table and went to look for something to keep myself busy with.The house was busy. With music playing in the background and children running around, it was like chaos. I walked to the kitchen to get a bottle of water from the fridge.I got the water and was turning around to leave when I bumped into someone.“Sorry.” I quickly said.“Cami
Chapter Seventy-EightRaphael’s POVIt was just Jason and I chilling in the house. We spent the whole day making plans for his birthday. We had already sent out invites to most of his friends and our extended family.We were in his room watching TV when I got a text from Camilla saying I should come outside the house. I was a bit confused but did as she asked. I opened the front door and saw she answered Rory standing outside. “Daddy.” Rory ran to give me a hug.“What the heck. You didn’t tell me you would be arriving today.” I said with a smile on my face. “It was a surprise.” She said as we went into the house. “Where’s Jason?”“He's upstairs. I’ll go get him.” I went upstairs to Jason’s room. “I have a surprise for you.” I said to him.“What is it?” He asked excitedly.“Come on.” I said to him and we both went downstairs. When he saw Rory, he ran to her with excitement and hugged her. I smiled.“Can I get you something to drink?” I asked Camilla.“Water’s fine.” She replied and I
Chapter Seventy-SevenCamilla’s POVThe days were passing by fast and Rory still hadn’t returned to school yet because I hadn’t made a decision. The plan was to go to New York for Jason’s birthday and then figure out if I wanted to stay there or return to California.We went to the store last night to get a gift for Jason. Rory asked me to get Spider-Man themed toys because that was what Jason liked. We were on the plane to New York. I didn’t tell anyone that I was arriving that day, not even my grandpa or Skye.We finally landed and the driver was already waiting to pick us up. We made our way to my grandpa's house.When we got there, we got out of the car and made our way to the front door. I already knew he would be home since he hadn’t resumed work yet.We went inside and went to the study. I knocked gently on the hard door and heard a response from him to go in.I opened the door slowly and walked inside with Rory.“Pops.” Rory screamed excitedly.“Camilla, Rory. What a surprise.