Chapter 23

"A life filled with love, must have some thorns, but a life empty of love will have no roses." - Anonymous A black stretch limousine pulled up in front of what was once a dark mansion, now freshly painted with bright colors of cream and yellow that accentuated its still dark navy roofing. It was beautiful and more homely than when Dominic was last seen here. Was it that long ago? He sighed even as one of his bodyguards came around to open the doors for him and Alice. "Come on, what are you waiting for? " his wife smiled as she took a step outside and he sighed at what he knew to be the meaning of that particular smile. "come on dear, "she coerced him, her hand reaching out to pull him and he almost growled just to show her that he was not a wimp, but then again that would not have worked on Alice and presently not in her current situation for where she had always been bold before, this pregnancy seemed to have taken it a notch higher and made her impossibly obnoxious. "I am coming.