SOPHIA'S POV

Okay, I am impressed. The way Lucas handled this got me tripping. I couldn't take my eyes off him the whole time he was doing it.

This wasn't the first time I've seen him do this but I find myself in awe of the way he manages to pull off the impossible and still remain calm. I thought he was cool.

And when he called me his wife, I could not hide the blush. He was so close to me, touching my body with his hands, and I could feel every little movement he made. I felt like I was in a trance. It was really hot, and his breath was really close to my face. He had a really nice smile too!

I felt him nudge me a little and that was was brought me out of my reverie.

"Can you move closer to the screen?" he said.

"Huh? Oh!" I moved a little in order to stand as close as I could to him. I was pressed into his body. I felt how hot his body was.

"Now apologize to her. All of you." I hear him say.

The reporters muttered incoherent words and that pissed him off the more. I could see his jaw tighten.

"I can't hear you. Or maybe my ears are faulty." he turned to me. "Babe, did you hear them?"

"Nah!"

"She didn't. Make it louder people." he shouted.

"We're sorry Mrs Hernández." the crowd echoed.

"Now if you don't mind, we'd like to go in and pick up our kids. Clear the way."

They began to leave one after the other mumbling to themselves.

"Mom! Dad!" Aiden and Claire called as they ran out.

They hugged their dad then me.

"You were so cool." Aiden said as we walked back to the car.

"Really? You saw that?" he asked grinning.

"Yeah! We watched from the window. We all thought so." Claire jumped in.

"How about you Mrs Hernández. Did you think your husband was cool too?" He asked.

"Yes! Oh yes! Superman's got nothing on you." I said.

We reminisced and laughed at how scared the reporters were, as we drove home.

"That reminds me. We have to get matching outfits." Claire said.

"Matching outfits? Whatever the hell for?"

We all turned to face him. If looks could kill he'd probably be dead now.

"Seriously Lucas! The inter-family sports?"

"Oh yeah! That. But do we have to wear matching clothes?"

"Ahh! I forgot you were never a child. You were born an adult."

"Really? You'd lick on me now after I helped you."

I stuck out my tongue at him.

"I think it's lame." he said.

"It's not." Aiden said.

"I think it's cute." Claire added.

"You didn't think it was lame when we wore matching outfits during our dates." I said offended.

"First, it was your idea. Second, I was pursuing you, so I'd do anything no matter how stupid it was."

"So you thought it was stupid? You thought I was stupid."

"God! No! That's not what I meant."

I turned away feigning anger. He turned back and saw that the kids were frowning as well.

"Okay fine! You win. We'll wear matching outfits."

"Yes!" I turned and high-fived the kids.

"Such bullies!" Lucas said and we laughed

UNKNOWN

I watched on the news as Lucas defended Sophia. My blood boil with rage. I've never seen him so vocal about anything. He was no longer the man i knew. He was a passionate tyrant.

The anger was consuming my thoughts and I didn't know how to control it. I could feel the anger building inside of me and it was becoming harder to keep it in check.

I thought about all the negative things that had happened since Sophia came back and how I should've handled them differently.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got and the harder it became to breathe.

I was so angry I threw everything my hands came in contact with. I was so furious that I was going to do it again.

So I went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife and threw it across the room. As it made a loud noise, it made me feel even angrier.

I got up and grabbed a mug and threw it across the room, breaking it. As I picked up the pieces, my anger slowly started to fade away. I walked over to the drawer and pulled out a spoon and threw it across the room.

What I saw shows that Lucas was still clearly in love with her. Why? Why? Why? She cheated on him for crying out loud.

I have to move fast. The longer I wait, the closer they get.

I brought out my phone and called someone.

"We're bringing the plans forward. My next call is your go signal."

LUCAS POV

I ate breakfast in a hurry as I was already late for work .

"Slow down a bit, you'll choke yourself," Sophia said, trying to save me from eating too fast.

"Yeah! Kids, your mom's going to drop you off at school today, as you can see, I'm already running late for an important meeting."

They nodded and continued eating.

I hurriedly got ready and quickly ran outside to get into my car and go to work.

As I was about to get in, I saw a familiar face in front of me. She was looking good in jeans and a long top, she has an incredible body and I can't believe I still the nerve to think that when I was running late.

"Give me your phone." she said.

"Sophia I'm late. What is it this time?"

"Phone!" hse said stretching her hand forward.

"Wow, ok! But why?" I asked.

"Just give it to me," she said and took my phone from my hand.

I was flabbergasted.

"Password?"

"Still the same."

She took a quick glance at me before inputting it. She handed it back a few seconds later.

"What did you do? Install a spy cam?"

She rolled her eyes at me.

"I set a reminder for 2:30, we're to go shopping for our outfits. So you don't forget."

"Oh! Thanks."

I was about to turn and get into the car when she grabbed my collar.

"I've always told you to tilt your tie to the right whenever you're done with it." she patted My chest. "That's better."

She raised her head and looked at me questioningly. I was looking at her, smiling.

"What?" she asked.

"No kiss?" I asked, smiling wider.

"Get lost, jerk"

She let go of my collar, stomping away.

Fortunately, I arrived just in time.

"Are they here yet?" I asked Mabel who was waiting for me at the entrance.

"They just arrived."

"Okay. Cancel the rest of my appointments and reschedule."

"Alright sir."

"I apologize for being late." I said as I entered the office. "Let's begin."

***

The meeting was over at 1:15 in the afternoon, and I was finally able to leave the office. I got in my car and started driving home. As I was driving, I noticed that the traffic was a little more than usual. So, I decided to take a detour and try to find an alternate route home.

I had been driving for about ten minutes when my phone began to buzz like crazy. It rang and rang, and then it stopped. I could tell the call was over, but the buzzing continued. After a few minutes, it stopped again. And then it started again, and then it stopped again.

I had to park by a corner and check what the issue was. Was it broken?

It wasn't. It was countless calls and text from Ava. What could possibly be wrong? I called her back.

"Lucas." she called very weak. I instantly knew all was not well.

"Avs? You don't sound okay. What's the problem?"

"There's been an accident. I'm at the hospital."

"What in the world! What happened?"

"I can't talk now. Can you come over? You know my parents are not here. You're the only one I can call."

I looked at the time. It was almost 2pm. I'll just go make sure she's been taken care of any rush back home.

"What hospital. Text me the address."

***

As I sat in my car, I thought about how hospitals are so incredibly inefficient.

I was made to wait hours before I could see Ava all in the pretext that her doctor was busy. I was in the waiting room for hours. I felt like I was wasting my time.

I was already tired of waiting and was almost leaving when The nurse came and told me the doctor was going to see me next.

I walked in and sat down, then the doctor walked in and told me that Ava had an accident and that she is going to be okay. She said she would be able to see me soon, but it would be a little longer. I felt relieved.

I had to wait to see her and confirm she was really okay. By the time I was done, it was already past 7pm.

As I sat in the car, I thought of how I was going to apologize to the kids and Sophia.

The kids and Sophia deserved better than this. This would be the first time in a long while we'll go shopping as a family.

After a few minutes of thinking, I came up with a plan. I would start by apologizing for every single bad thing I had ever done and then ask for their forgiveness. It was a good plan and I was going to stick to it no matter what.