NIKOLAS

"Hi." I say to her as she gets off work for the day. Yes, I have been here the whole day, waiting to speak to her.

"Hi to you too." She replies with a straight face filled with disdain.

"I didn't see you yesterday." I state, referring to the dinner date.

"That is because I was not interested." She gives me a once over as she speaks.

"I am sorry about my approach. Give me a second chance, let me make it up." I plead with her.

"Fine. Just one chance. I'll get back to you." She states and gets into her car, leaving me to myself. Well, this is better than giving no reply. All I need to do is not mess this one chance up. That is all. The possibility of building back our marriage, if she happens to be the one, all depends on me. I smile and wave at her as she zooms off.

ROSALIE

"This is like your first actual date since I have known you." Ava teases over the phone.

"Yeah. And after this I am done." I state firmly. To be honest, I feel like standing him up again. Last minute jitters, I think. There is something about the man that makes the hair on my skin stand whenever he is close to me. Something intriguing about him, like he is some risk that will get me burnt when I decide to take it.

Currently, Amelia is at Sadie's house. I am grateful I don't need a nanny and that my mom is mostly available to babysit her. Sadie's travel routine changed lately, so most times she is around. On days when she is busy, Ava babysits my baby instead. Funny enough, the babysitting days are very few. The need only arise when I have a date or there's an event that requires our waiting services. The latter is usually the case because the former hardly ever happens.

"What will you be wearing to see Mr. Hot Galanis?" I did not need to see her to know she is currently wiggling her eyebrows.

"The dress he sent the other day." I state, shortly.

"Do you need my magic hands?" She says, laughing.

"Nope. There is nothing special about this date. So please, don't stress. Lipstick, eyeliner, mascara and powder is enough for me."

"Urgh. Don't be so boring." She says.

"Thank you but I will handle this." I say, reassuringly.

"Alright, if you say so. Enjoy your date. Talk later, babe or some other time, depending on how your date goes." I could sense the double meaning in her statement. Nothing will happen and I saw no need in replying that last part because I really don't want to elongate the talk.

"Bye, babes." I end the call and have my bath. As I apply the last bits of the little 'make up' on my face, a knock sounds on my door. Instinctively, my hand goes to my phone to check for the time. Whoa! It's time for the date already. I hastily put on my bra and panties and the knock sounds again. My hair is not even in the right state.

"Coming!" I state hurriedly and put on my very thick robe, ensuring to fasten the belt properly. Packing my hair in a messy bun, I head to open the door.

"Hi." I say, putting on my best smile.

"Hi." His voice trails off as he looks at me from head to toe, and as he looks back up, his eyes linger a little on my chest area before finally looking at my face.

"This is not the type of outfit I envisaged  for a dinner date with you." A smirk comes up at the edge of his lips.

"Do you want to come in or not?" I ask, eyebrows raised and glaring at him.

"Sorry." He lifts up his hand in mock surrender. "Ma'am." He adds, bowing down.

"Cozy home you have in here." He nods his head slightly examining my sitting room.

"Thank you. Give me 10, I'll be right back." I state.

"Alright, take your time. There is no rush." He replies, smiling.

I head back to my room to finish dressing up and putting my hair in place.

•••••

We are currently in the rooftop view of the hotel that he is lodged at.

"What do you want with me?" I ask him straight up because his actions are beginning to confuse me.

"Look, I know this is weird but..." He says as he scoots closer to me.

"But take a look at these." He opens the gallery tab on his phone and my eyes could not believe what they are seeing at this moment. In the picture is Nikolas and a woman that looks so much like me, in wedding outfits. He flips further to show me other pictures of them.

"Her name was Amethyst Celestine Galanis. We were married." He says with sadness evident in his voice.

"Were married? What happened?" I ask.

"She died, got involved in an accident four years ago." He says, looking down.

"Sorry about that." I console him, feeling sorry about his situation because loosing someone you love must be a whole different type of pain entirely. Then it clicks in my head.

"Wait a minute, did you say four years ago?" I ask him. What are the odds?

"Yes." He replies.

"I lost my memory four years ago after an accident." I say in a low voice.

"Please could you repeat that?" He asks.

"I said I lost my memory four years ago after an accident." His eyes brighten up at what I said and a small smile formed at the corners of his lips.

"What are the odds?" He voices out like he heard the thoughts I had earlier. I understood exactly what he meant.

"Only one person can give answers to that. My adopted mom; Sadie Williams." I stare back at him as I speak.

"Can we go see her from here?" He asks me.

"Sure. I need to pick up my daughter, anyway." I say to him.

"Alright. Let us enjoy the remaining part of our date. So, four years and no boyfriend or any special man in your life?" He asks me, putting his steak into his mouth.

"Hmmm. Not really. More of close friends than relationships." He stops mid way into having another spoon of food and I watch as his face creases in annoyance.

"Okay." He answers curtly. Nothing is said as only the clinking sounds of cutlery and china is heard.

"Thank you for tonight, Nikolas." I say out of courtesy as he opens the door for me to get into the car.

"I should be the one grateful, Amet....sorry, Rosalie. You gave me another chance after the first time, you know." He scratches the back of his head and lets out a chuckle then walks to his side of the car and gets in.

"You'll give me directives to our destination, yeah?" He says, turning on the ignition.

"Yeah, sure." I reply and he zooms off in accordance to the directions I give.

We arrive at Sadie's house in due time. As I knock on the door, we are welcomed by the maid who lets us in.

"Ma'am Sadie will be here soon." She says as she sees me with a stranger. Normally I would have gone to her room but courtesy demands I don't leave this man alone. So yeah, I will stay here with him while we await her arrival.

As if on cue, Sadie's voice echoes in the place as she descends the stairs.

"Rosalie!" She says, in a very cheerful manner as she hugs me.

"Mr. Galanis." She halts a little in her steps before nodding at him and having a seat.

"I did not expect him here with you." She says.

"Yes, mum. Plans changed, sorry I did not inform you about us coming together." Nikolas coughs as if to remind us of his presence just incase we have forgotten. I ignore him and lean in to her, looking at her eyes, I place my hands above hers.

"Can you recall how you found me?" I ask, subltly. She looks taken aback as various emotions dance through her eyes. She lets out a low sigh, contemplating whether to speak or not.

"He knows about the amnesia." I say, reassuringly.

"It was in New York, four years ago. I was returning on my way from a friend's place when I heared a loud noise and decided to follow the sound. Laying close to a pile of scraps was your body looking very weary." She takes a pauses and continue.

"It was a struggle getting you into my car but thankfully, I did. For days, you did not wake up and when you finally did, you had lost your memory." She goes further into describing the clothes I wore on that day.

From the corner of my eyes, I could see Nikolas freeze as she recalled my outfit that day.

"I could not fathom who you were, no IDs as your things were burnt. Only one card which I had kept, just incase a situation such as this arises someday." Guilt washes through her eyes as she says it. Well, this is new. Here I was, thinking nothing at all was even left from my past.

"I am sorry." She apologizes. Honestly, I am not angry with her. If at all, she helped me alot through those dark times, especially when I realized that I was pregnant. She goes upstairs and in a flash, she returns holding a very tiny box in her hands with a key to open it.

"This is where I kept it all these years. You could take a look at the content." She places the box on one hand and gives me the key in the other.

Nikolas watches me intently as I place the key in the keyhole and twist it clockwise till I hear the final click and visibly see a release on the edges of the box. I let out a deep sigh and open it. Lying inside the box is a red card with the letter "L" boldly written in black font.

"LETHAL." Nikolas gasps as he sees the card before speaking. Sweat form at the palms of my hand due to nervousness. What does he mean by Lethal?

"What is that?" I ask, curiosity getting the better part of me. He looks hesitantly at Sadie who has been nibbling with her fingers since, before speaking.

"It is a group name for my friends and I. I gave you that card for access into any of our properties. The card opens special doors and gives access to places that are of utmost importance and confidentiality to only its bearer." He says, staring at me with a new found emotion. This is alot to handle.

"So you are telling me that my actual name is Amethyst Celestine Galanis and I am your wife?" I ask him, still having a hard time taking all of this in.

"Yes, which means we have a child together and your daughter is also mine. Can I see her, please?" He says, looking dejected right now.

"Yes but you will take it slowly and she would be told everything in due time." I state firmly. We might have been married but I still did not trust him enough to say anything to Amelia yet. I stand up from where I sat and walk to Sadie then I squat in front of her to take her hands in mine.

"Ma, I am not angry with you. Yes, you kept this one important thing from me but I know you had your reasons. Plus, I am grateful for everything you have done for me and can't possible turn against you because of this." She turns her face to look at me before smiling a little.

"Thank you." She says in a low voice. I hug her to show that I really mean what I said.

"Amelia is asleep. Come with me. You too, Mr. Galanis." She says, leading us to the other parts of the mansion that I am familiar with.

"She is such a ball of happiness." Sadie says. Nikolas moves close to her sleeping form and stares in her face. His hands leaves his pocket as he touches her face. He scoops her off the bed and places her form against him, turning to look at me and Sadie.

"Thank you." He says, not specifying who his statement is actually directed at.

"We'll leave now, mom. Please take care of yourself." I peck her on her cheeks as we get downstairs.

"Goodnight. Be safe." She says and closes the door.

"You know you can't drive with her in your arms." I state to Nikolas who has not let Amelia out of his hold since he carried her.

"Yes, I do." He opens the door for me to get into the car and places her in my arms.

He drives in silence to my house. I know that things are not going to be as they used to henceforth.

"You know, I thought I lost you, Amethyst. I am just in shock now that the actual truth is known." He says when we arrive at my house. I just nod my head at what he said.

"Me too. I find it hard to believe I was married." I reply him.

"I want to know about me." I blurt out. I have wished for this these past years but now that the opportunity has presented itself, it actually feels scary.

"Alright. Call me when you are free tomorrow." He says and helps me open the door to my house.

Amelia is finally settled on the bed, sleeping and it is time for Nikolas to take his leave.

"Please, can I hug you?" His voice breaks as he speaks.

"Hmm. Yeah." I reply. He moves close to me and hugs me, breathing deeply and rests my head on his shoulders. His hands reach for my hair to stroke it gently.

"Sorry." He pulls off, reluctantly and places the hands back in his pockets then leaves.

This is alot for one night, but now that I have a clue at who I am, why do I feel a cloud of unease hanging around my head?