Her New Home

Bella felt her hand move, her eyes lids fluttering as she slowly woke up.

She breathed turning to see Enzo sitting next to her bed holding her hand.

"Hi," he smiled.

"Hi...what happened?" feeling her body all numb.

"You almost had a miscarriage," he said

Her hand instinctively moved to her belly, "Is it okay now?"

He nodded letting off her other hand, " You have been sleeping for a week now "

"A week!?... That long "

"Hmm, the doctor said your body is weak, so we need to make sure you are healthy so you and the baby are okay," he said.

She sighed looking around to finally realize it wasn't her room and neither looked like a hospital.

"Where am I?" she asked.

"My home "answered Enzo.

"Huh? Your home....why am I here?"

"I bought you here, your going to be staying here, "he said noticing her face change..." and I know what I did was wrong bringing you without your consent but..." he paused, Bella met his eyes and breathed," I can't let you suffer alone when it was my fault too "

"But I never asked for your help or pity," she said.

"I never said I pitied you, this is my responsibility as...your....husband and father of our child " he let out.

"But I don't want to..... I never wanted any of this but you and the others just keep expecting me to accept everything..." Her cold eyes stared back at him.

Enzo sighed, "Bella am trying to play my part, you need to let me do it "

"And I said I don't want to...I never asked for anyone's help or responsibility " she yelled.

He fell silent and moved back, "Am sorry I just...."

"You can't expect me to just leave my life behind and start living here with a man a barely know...I might be married to you legally but you don't owe me " she gasped.

Enzo got up and walked out without saying anything. Bella fell back breathing as tears flowed down her face.

"I just want my life back " she cried.

...

Max came to visit Bella after two days of her waking up.

"Has she left the room yet?" she asked.

"No or eaten anything since she woke up "

Max sighed seeing his gloomy face. , "I told you not to expect her to fully accept everything. She's an independent soul and hates being tied down "

Enzo placed aside the documents he had been reviewing and glanced at Max.

"I understand but I can't...I won't let her go "he said.

"What do you mean?" Max frowned.

"Am not letting her go anywhere?" he said.

"Are you crazy, you can lock her up in this place in such a condition, Bella just needs to be explained to & shell agrees"

Enzo got up, "Max your my friend but I think you should step aside and let me handle my affairs ".

"Huh?!... Are you serious right now?".

"Let me handle my wife from now on " he let out.

Max breathed getting up, "Enzo, am going to say this once so listen...we have been friends for a while now so I know you won't hurt her but if anything happens to Bella or her child while she stays here and I know about it "Max glared back at him, "then I will cease being your friend "

"Are you threatening me Max?"

"I don't care how you see it, but Bella is like a little sister to me , and what I did to her is haunting me every second" Enzo watched her walk to the door.

"Let me hope what you told me that day in the hospital was true " she finished.

"See her before you leave, "he said.