Chapter 558 - Family Intervention (8)

1 June, Matthew's Villa, City K

Meanwhile, upstairs, Lexi slightly moved to lean more into Matthew, before saying "I know, but I still find it difficult to get my head around."

Matthew, slightly adjusted Lexi's position seeing that she was somewhat uncomfortable, before saying "I agree, but what were our options for having Dominic understand Richard's side of the story? The only other option is Richard's parents, and given the abusive messages they have been leaving the last few days, you think I want them anywhere near Dominic?"

"Those two are driving me insane."

"After the message yesterday morning, I have taken steps to stop them."

Lexi turned her head so she could look at Matthew in the face and hesitantly asked "What have you done?"

Leaning over Matthew kissed Lexi on the forehead before saying "They were told that if they continued to harass us, then they would face criminal charges. Not my choice, as it gives them somewhere to complain about our actions, but Dominic needs to be protected from them."

Lexi pulled back and said, "You know that was stupid…?"

"It might be initially, but with what we know about their threats, do we really want to allow Dominic into contact with them? No, so to me the risk is worth it." Matthew paused before saying "And at the moment the last thing Dominic needs is anything else that will put him under stress of risk his health, with his first lot of leukemia treatment coming up."

Sighing, Lexi quietly added "There is that." Before leaning her head back down onto Matthew.

After a pause, she said "We need to plan something for the upcoming school holidays."

Knowing what he did, Matthew knew that making a commitment to a family holiday was impossible, because of what the Devil had planned. He closed his eyes briefly and said "You know I would love to take you on a honeymoon, or Dominic somewhere to have fun, but he will be in the middle of treatment with a compromised immune system. The last thing we can do is create extra risk for him. Maybe at Christmas time, when his initial treatment will be well and truly done, and more importantly you will have all your strength back."

Lexi closed her eyes. Matthew was right, Dominic for the next few months had to be the priority in any decision they made. Sighing, she said "I wish you were not right, but you are." Snuggling into Matthew as best she could, Lexi said "But promise me, once I get these casts off, we will get away, even if just for a night. I want my husband to myself."

Lexi, dropped her left hand onto Matthew's lap with a little pressure, before adding "With what we have gone through, I have realised what I want, and I want you."

Groaning at both the pleasure and pain that Lexi's action was giving him, Matthew ground out "You tease…"

With a slight, somewhat s.e.xy smile Lexi said, "That is about all I can do at the moment."

Pulling back, Lexi said "Can I be honest with you?"

Nodding, Matthew said "You know you can."

"Being stuck like this has made me stop and think. Life is too short to live with regrets and going forward I do not want to regret what happens in our lives. If we last, we last, if we do not, we do not, but we cannot worry about things."

Hearing that there were words unsaid, Matthew asked calmly "And…?"

"You seem to know me too well. We both know how we feel about each other, and despite everything Rachael is doing in getting me help to deal with what Richard did to me, it is still impacting how I feel in our marriage. There are times I feel the happiest that I can be and know this is what I want for the rest of my life. But there are also times that I fear what marriage will bring me and want to get as far away from it as I can, let alone you."

Matthew hesitantly asked, "What can I do?"

"The counsellors Rachael helped me see told me, that no matter how irrational I think the issues are when I feel good about our relationship, I am always going to have those insecurities, because the emotional scars run deep. …"

Looking at Lexi, Matthew said "Am I right to say they said that I need to do everything to make sure you feel safe and secure in our relationship?"

"How…?"

"Did I know? One of the hazards of command is that you must, at times, play relationship counsellor for your subordinates. Not a pleasant task, but something that can happen from time to time. My first time doing that was a disastrous effort, so I was not stupid and sort professional advice on what I should do. Something I can easily apply to our relationship because I know one thing that makes it worse for you is that you have the knowledge that simply in doing my job, I could be killed. Added to everything else…"

Lexi gently punched Matthew before saying "And you let me talk about things. You could have said that earlier…"

"Lexi, that would be speaking for you. You know I love you, and we need to communicate with each other, otherwise we have no chance." Matthew paused as if he was thinking about things.

After a short period of silence, Matthew quietly said "How about this. While Dominic is undergoing his treatment, we get away at least once a month, even if it is just to a hotel for the night. Dedicate some time to us, and making our marriage the strongest it can be, and we also try to do something special for Dominic once a month. We can, once we know the end date for the treatment plan a trip away for us as a family."

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