Chapter 449 - Forgive me? (15)

12 May, Military base hospital, City K

Lexi, shot Chester a look and said, "Dominic how about you go with your Daddy Matthew for a little while as I think, in particular, your Uncle Chester has something to say to me."

"But Mummy, I want to stay with you."

"You can come back in a little while, but I can guess what your Uncle Chester wants to tell me is not suitable for you to hear at this time."

Dominic whined "Mummy…"

Matthew, at the door turned and sharply said "Dominic! That it totally inappropriate to do to your mummy. How about you come with me, and we see what we might be able to do about getting you something to eat. You have your ID pass I gave you when you came with the school with you?"

"I never forget it Daddy Matthew, as I never know when you and mummy want to be here."

"Come on then, we can go to the cafeteria here in the hospital and get you something to eat."

Lexi watched as Matthew took Dominic's hand and the two of them walked out the door. Regardless of anything else the two of them had developed a bond not just influenced by their biological connection but and emotional connection not influenced by that but a true connection. Hopefully, when Dominic learnt the truth that would be enough to sustain the connection that they had.

As soon as the door closed between them, Chester spat "How dare he come near you. He needs to be kept totally away from you and Dominic."

"Chester!" came Phillip's response. Calm down.

"Calm Down, you know what your brother did to Lexi."

"Yes, and what happens from there is up to them, not any of us."

"You would take his side," came Andrew's angry response.

"No, it is not taking his side. The four of you are ready to interfere in my marriage, yet you can all talk about your relationsh.i.p.s. You all should have suspected our relationship when Matthew joined the military, as in that initial phase each and every time he even had a days break he spent it with me, let alone the summer I finished school. You all knew what my parents did and the effect that had to break us up. Yet we have some back together. At least we have been open. The four of you have hidden your relationsh.i.p.s."

Lexi turned and looked directly at Chester and Phillip, "Yes, Chester and Phillip I know until recently the law dictated that but none of us were blind, we knew how the two of you felt about each other. The two of you simply hid from reality for so long to protect yourselves."

She then turned and then looked at Andrew and Sally, before adding "The two of you hid for years, and if we have to be realistic you would still be hiding but for being caught out, and do not think these injuries Andrew get you out of your bribe because of my car. It just delays it for a while."

Chester, said "This is not about us, it is about you."

Andrew added "And we are going to have our say. I will be somewhat polite, but that idiot there left you devastated on Thursday night, and yet you want to make up with him. He does not deserve you, and we are all going to make sure you are protected from him."

Sally, who until then had been quiet, said "I agree. When he left you after that summer, you fell into a hole, and in some way we all had to try and help pick up the pieces, before you married Richard, which now we all know was designed by your parents to make Dominic legitimate since they could not force you to have an abortion. Now, when he learns the truth, rather than handling it like an a.d.u.l.t he gets angry and cannot real with you rationally that Phillip had to take him away."

"That," started Chester "means that we are going to ensure that that b*stard…"

"Hey, my love, even I think my brother with what he did was and idiot but calling him that even demeans me. But he deserves…"

"To be dealt with given how he treated my sister, absolutely. Even you cannot disagree with that Phillip."

Phillip nodded, but before anyone could say anything Lexi said, "You idiots. You are thinking I cannot recall everything…"

"But the doctors said…"

"I had amnesia. I did, and could not remember things for a while, but when I had the MRI, I remembered things. The noise of the machine made me recall the gunshots that injured Matthew and that brought the memories flooding back. He screwed up, I give you that, but you all seem to think that I am innocent and need protection."

"You do," came echoing voices.

"There are times that I need protecting but this is not one of them. Yes, I was a frightened seventeen-year-old, but I could have contacted Matthew. But I did not, and that helped create the situation. Then I let the lot of you be with me when I talked to Matthew. I acted as if I was someone who needed support rather than being responsible for my actions and dealing honestly with Matthew. Yes, he went over the top, but with my screw ups and hiding of the truth helped create it."

"He had no right," came Andrew's angry retort. "I always knew…"

"Shut up Andrew. You all are annoying me too much. You do not have to make a huge fuss over having to protect me, I am an a.d.u.l.t. I must learn from my mistakes, and I make them, so do not try and convince me otherwise. You all want to interfere in my marriage. It is my marriage, not your marriage so let the two of us work through things. But if I need any of your help, I will ask for it."

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