Like Clockwork •3•

* Gabriella*

Christy was sitting at our usual spot waiting for the Madame Marcy BH to end to pick our daughters from daycare. We were talking about the new shows coming like 'Angel' or as in 'Aint Misbehavin' were coming to NYC. We normally have free tickets to go for we both were actresses or more like she's an actress and I'm a pianist ." Gabby oh Gabby Girl look at that hunk walking towards us if he's a father and single I want him he's yummy . Oh you have to look ! Or wait think of him no children and single . Even yummier ! Look look girl! " I started giggling and turn my heart stopped and my mouth was gaped I was confused how how is he here did Gina tell him it was Rob my one and only true love . Then a sharp pain was in my shoulder thanks to Christy who jabbed her finger into it saying he's waving at you . I shaked my head to get out the trance . I stared to the door and then at my watch . No I got to get Alex before Rob sees her. " Christy I got to go please don't tell him anything about me or about Alex or better yet actually can you claim Alex as your daughter and I'm here as a friend . " I asked scared and shivering realizing my secret life my life that I kept so hard a secret was unraveling before my eyes

"Gabby sweetie what's wrong, I've never seen you this shaken up like this. Why would you want Alex to be my daughter oh my god that's her father isn't it now I know what made me think he looked familiar is this the man you had to leave Italy so you could survive ?"

I shaked my head and saw she was really worried once she knew what was going on to me

" Yes, Christy that's rob the man that has my heart . Please he must not know of her lets get him away as soon as possible"

to my horror he was five feet away now ,christy was the first to speak hoping to help me regain my strength and to not breakdown and crumble into his arms.

" Hello Sir , we haven't seen you around before" she said

"Hello Madame , I haven't been around this place since I was a child Madame Marcy is a old friend and Nanny and You haven't seen me before but Gabby has , if I may Gabby we need to talk."

Those were the scariest words ever did he know of Alex would he take her away . Did his father makes lies about me. I figured this could be my opportunity to get him away from the entrance and hopefully away and gone before Alex came out.

" Okay Rob but you half to leave afterwards okay ".

I got up and walked toward him but saw glances from Christy worried ones at that , he walked beside me until we were about 20-30ft away from Christy. He was the first to talk but I cautiously looked at him and Christy and the entrance looking out for Alex .

" Gabby I know what happen when you left my father threaten you , you should've came to me . I love you gabby you should know that . You really shouldn't have left or kept me in the dark . "

I glanced at him amazed and shook my head

" You don't understand Rob he was threatening my family and you I couldn't let you go through what I went threw. You deserved more than I, I bet you have had a few wonderful women in your life . Don't say you haven't cause I saw the papers Count Robert Jr and the lovely blah blah .. Rob I've told you once maybe twice but here this is three times I will always be yours forever . But Rob you need someone that's rich and famous and possible have a title which I do not have.”

I turned away at the brink of tears all the years of being away from him and all the harshness we went through to be here what we fought for to survive because of his father. I wish we could’ve been a family all this time but how could I when his father still lived and the moment our child could still be in harms way frighten me even more. I was jolted breaking me from my thoughts he grabbed my arms and turned me toward him I landed right into his chest his broad chest I remember oh too well. He held me there and I cried but then I heard his sweet voice the song he use to sing to me that I sang to our daughter . I looked up while he put his thumb to wipe my tears. He hasn’t changed he still loves me and with every fiber of his body could tell me he cared still for me

" Rob why are you here ?" I asked

" Gabby I've been searching for you since the day you left my father doesn't own me he doesn't tell me what to do or what I want you are what I want and that's all I ever wanted . " I smiled

" Rob I knew you were looking for me but I didn't believe it you must know I stay in touch with Gina yeah and she visit every so often when she comes to the states to go shopping ".

I giggled to myself knowing Gina was a trip always suppose to be doing work but she goes shopping instead he join into my banter . I heard someone calling me but I couldn't look and thought it was probably Christy. Wait it was she was trying to warn me Alex must’ve saw me and didn’t stay with Christy because minutes later

" Mommy ! ! Mommy ! ! " then I noticed it was in fact my little girl. Christy was warning me crap but it was to late now I was stuck and Rob gave me a curious look but slowly let go of me .

" You have a daughter ?" He said sounding a tad shocked , I released him and ran to my little girl and picked her up and hugging her

" Hi mon Bella mono " starting to tickle her to get all her bouncy curls flying in a fit and her giggling. "Mommy who he?, why was he huggy you”

She said pointing behind me I noticed rob was coming toward us with shock in his eyes I dropped her to the floor slowly .

"Sweetie he is a old friend of mummy's lets go shall we ." I was still running how sad I thought but she giggled and nodded she ran to the car which was only a few feet away I turned my head to see Rob gaping but snapping out of it and jogged up to me.

“ Rob not now or ever we had something I'm sorry but please go Yes she's my daughter we have to go she wants to go. "

but before he could say anything I heard a scream that sounded like Alex I turned there was man dressed in black taking my little girl he had already picked her up and took her in a van and he was gone. I don’t know how it was minutes seconds I wasn’t even that far from her how could this have happened . I was in shock but Rob was beside me in seconds his face showed he was equally scared as I .

" Give me your fucking keys Gabby there is no way in hell I'm going to let someone take her , I know she's mine and I'm not losing her now."

I threw my keys and we hoped in my Mercedes-Benz and he sped threw the traffic flowing the van and told me to call 911 right now . But I was still gaped how did he know okay maybe she was really like her dad in the looks but still. I dialed 911. There was just too much going on in the moment I was losing it waiting on the 911 operator who waits for a 911 operator aren’t they suppose to answer instantly .