Chapter 448 - Forgive me? (14)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

Before Matthew could respond a voice said "Dominic, I have plenty of your artwork, and I wonder how in the world you think you could do that."

Dominic turned, pulling out of Matthew's arms running towards the bed squealing "Mummy you are awake."

Matthew moved quickly and placing his hand on Dominic's shoulder pulled him back from the bed saying, "What did I just tell you about your Mummy's injuries?"

"She had surgery for cuts, has a broken leg and arm and hurt her knee. Daddy Matthew."

Turning him slightly, and bending down, Matthew looked him in the eyes and said, "And where were you going?"

"To give mummy a kiss and hug."

"Do you think that is a good idea?"

"But mummy says my kisses and hugs always make her feel better."

"They might Dominic, but which side are you on?"

Dominic looked at Lexi and slightly dropped his head, before saying "The side that she is hurt on."

"Correct. Now how about you calmly walk to the other side of the bed, and I will pick you up so you can give your mummy a hug and kiss for Mother's day."

Lexi watched the two of them, as Matthew took Dominic's hand and walked with him around the other side of the bed, before picking Dominic up and allowing him to lean over and kiss Lexi before giving her a hug. How she so wanted to hug her little angel, but these injuries made it impossible so all she could do while Dominic was hugging her was turn her head to snuggle him as best as she could. His kiss and hug felt so good.

As Dominic pulled back from hugging her, he gave her another brief kiss before saying "Happy Mother's Day Mummy. I am so lucky to have you as my mummy."

"No Dominic, I am the lucky one. I have you as my son, and my family."

"Including Daddy Matthew?"

Slightly laughing, Lexi said "Yes, including your Daddy Matthew. Now can you let him put you down?"

Taking her hint, Matthew carefully pulled Dominic away before placing him on the ground and saying "I suspect there will be a soldier outside the door. How about you go and ask them to take you to your Uncles Chester, Phillip, and Andrew and Aunty Sally, who will be in the waiting room so you can tell them your Mummy is awake, and they can come and see her in a few minutes."

"Not until I see you give Mummy a kiss, Daddy Matthew and apologise to her for your argument."

Lexi wanted to chuckle. Dominic wanted to fix everything for her. Maybe this was something he could not fix.

Matthew, moved and leant over giving Lexi a gentle kiss, before saying "Forgive me, Lexi?"

"That is not right Daddy Matthew, you need to really make it up to mummy."

Lexi, shocked at Dominic, firmly said "Dominic!"

Dominic half turned before turning back and said "Mummy, I want to see Daddy Matthew properly apologise to you. He had to be the one in the wrong."

Lexi saw Matthew look at her. How could they handle this, without destroying everything for him?

Seeing the confusion on Lexi's face, Matthew leant back over her, and carefully gave her another gentle kiss, before again saying "Forgive me," loud enough for Dominic to hear before moving and whispering in her ear "I know I do not deserve it, but when we talk please forgive me."

Lexi felt Matthew gentle kiss her ear before blowing on her ear and pulling back slightly. In a daze Lexi heard Dominic say in a cheeky voice "That it a little better Daddy Matthew, but there is a long way to go," before he quickly opened the door and exited the room.

Lexi saw Matthew sit back down in the chair he has been, chuckling at their son's antics, before he turned to Lexi and said "He was right. I need to apologise to you, not to placate our son, but because you deserve it given how much I hurt you with what I did."

"Matthew…" Lexi started to say before seeing Matthew with his hand up. 

"Lexi now is not the time as your siblings and their spouses will be here any minute, and they both want to kill me. I do not blame them as I handled the shock on Thursday appallingly. I had a good long talk with Phillip when he dragged me back to the family villa and realised how badly I had screwed up. Just know this, you deserve my most humble apology because of everyone in the world you always deserve my trust, love and respect and I failed you at the most important moment, when you were trying to tell me, not only what I needed to hear but explain things to me."

"Matthew, I…"

Lexi saw Matthew shaking his head, and saying "No, Lexi, I know before your surgery you asked me to forgive you. There is nothing for you to forgive you for."

"You have that right, now get out of here away from my sister, you…"

"Chester! Dominic is here so watch what you say," shouted Lexi, interrupting him before he said anything else.

Matthew leant back over and whispered to her "I will leave, because they want to be with you not having me here. Major Yu admitted me, for a re-evaluation of my shoulder, to keep me away from the recovery effort and my superiors have decided to bring my annual physical and six-monthly psychological review forward. When they have left, if you are ready to let me properly apologise to you let one of the nurses know and they can come and get me."

As Matthew moved away towards the door, Chester said loud enough as he passed him "Good riddance and stay away from her."

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