Amanda and Jaxon spend the rest of the day in bed, laying naked in each other's arms. They have not spoken about what occurred earlier and Amanda is bothered by this. She sits up and stares at her husband,not saying a word. "What's wrong"? He asks her. Everything, she wants to say but one thing at a time she thinks. "Are you Okay"? She asks him, leaving him confused. "I am sure seeing Lauren brought back, memories" she adds. Jaxon is quiet for a while before he smiles at his wife. "I don't care about her. She can go to hell for all I care" he tells her.
Amanda can't help but worry, his reaction wasn't at all that of a man who does not care. But she will take what he says. If he says it is fine, that means it is. If Jaxon says he does not care for Lauren then it means he does not. "So when are you going to call her"? She asks him. He seems to think about it for a while and eventually shrugs. "I don't know. When do you want us to call her"? He asks. "As soon as possible. I want to get this over with quickly so maybe lets call her right now and set up a meeting for tomorrow"? She tells him.
Nothing would mean more to Amanda than finally closing the Alexander chapter and Lauren might be the key to that. After what she went through at the hands of Alexander, she has not been the same person. Especially after...."Babe"? Jaxon calls. She looks at him and smiles, trying to hide the internal battle going on in her head. "Yes my love"? She answers with the fakest smile. He raises an eyebrow and shakes his head. "Can't fool me Amanda. You are my wife and I know you. Whats up"? He asks pulling her to sit on top of him.
"I'm tired. I am just so tired of being scared all the time wondering when he will come for me again" she says softly. Amanda takes a few deep breaths trying to stop herself from crying. She swore to never cry because of Alexander again and she is not prepared to break that promise. Jaxon brushes her cheek gently and kisses her forehead keeping his lips there a while. That simple gesture has always made Amanda feel better even though he does not understand why, he enjoys doing it. He likes being her peace, the same way she is his.
"We'll find him. And i will personally make sure he never hurts you again. I promise baby" He whispers to her and she nods. Not really trusting her words. She does not want to seem vulnerable, even though she knows he knows she is. She stays in his arms a little while longer before jumping up startling him. "I'm starving. What do you want to eat"? She asks making him laugh. "You love food more than me don't you"? He asks and she crosses her arms. "You do not want me to answer that" she says with an innocent smile.
He rolls his eyes, moving so he sits comfortably on the bed exposing his whole upper body. Amanda checks him out but tries to hide it, unfortunately too late because he already saw it. "I want to eat you" he says with a smirk. "I...no. I want food. Real food" she says walking towards the closet, giving him a full view of her behind, which he loves. "Babe please. Just a quick one" he begs making her laugh out loud. "No Mr Scott. Thats enough for today, maybe later"? She says making him groan.
Amanda puts on one of his t-shirts and her underwear and walks right out of the room leaving the disappointed man in bed. The minute Amanda walks out the door, Jaxon grabs his phone to make a call.
'Tell me you have good news'
'Unfortunately, no. Another dead end. Antonio got anything'?
'No. And the last thing I want is to flipping work with Lauren'
'What the heck is going on there? Lauren'?
'Long story. I'll tell you when you get back'
'Cool. See you in a few days'
He hangs up the phone defeated. Richard can't find Alexander. Antonio can't find Alexander and these are the two people he trusted the most to find his brother but they can't. Now he has no choice but to seek assistance from his ex, the last person he ever expected to see. Not after so many years.
For years on end, he longed for her, even after she betrayed him. There has never been a woman that he loved the way he loved that girl and it feels wrong to even think about it. No. He loves Amanda, she is his wife and gave him three beautiful children. Yes. He loves Amanda. No one else.
With that thought, he gets dressed and goes to find her. "Babe"? He calls and hears shuffling in the kitchen. Of course, food. He walks to her and stands next to the fridge watching her cook. This is his wife. His. "Stop standing there and come help me" Amanda says chuckling. "What do you need help with"? He asks pulling up the sleeves of his T-shirt. He goes up to her and holds her waist from behind kissing her neck. Amanda wiggles from his hold. "No babe. Food" she says and he nods but does not stop kissing her.
She eventually turns around to face him and he pulls her into a heated kiss which she returns with the same passion. He picks her up and places her on the countertop and stands between her legs never letting go of her lips, that is until they are disturbed by one of the guards. "Ahem! Im sorry to disturb, there is someone to see you Mr Scott" the guard says facing the floor. He knows better than to face his boss after disturbing him. "I'm coming" Jaxon says and the guard scurries away.
"We'll continue this later" He tells his wife, kissing her hand before walking away. Waiting in the living room is Martha, Jaxon's secretary. "You decided not to come to work so I brought your work to you" the woman says with a smile. Had this been anyone else bringing Jaxon's work home, they would be dead by now. But Martha has a special place in his heart, she is more like a second mother to him. Which is why apart from his wife and mother, Martha is the only person who can tell him what to do.
"My wife looked too beautiful for me to let her go to work" Jaxon tells her with a smirk. Martha rolls her eyes feigning annoyance when in actual fact, she loves watching how Jaxon loves his wife. To be honest, Jaxon reminds her of her own son. Oh, her little boy. "So what was so important that you had to come here"? Jaxon asks suddenly going into work mode. Martha opens her laptop and shows Jaxon the email she got. "A company based in Ontario called Traveler Trades sent an email about us using them for imports and exports from and to Canada. I checked them out and they are good at what they do" Martha explains.
Jaxon opens the email going through it briefly. "Have we worked with them Before"? He asks Martha and she shakes her head no. "Their name sounds so familiar but I'm not sure where I have heard it from" Jaxon says. "I did a bit of research on them and they have been in business for about 7 years. Have worked with large companies and their rates are pretty good as well. I'm sure with your connection skills, you can work with them and possibly open a base in Ontario to supply the whole of Canada" Martha says with a smile.
This is why Jaxon like Martha. She is smart and plans ahead. This would be a great opportunity for him to open another branch of his company in Ontario and possibly open more clubs and restaurants there as well. "Well thanks for bringing this to my attention. I will have Antonio check this out and we'll make contact with them" he tells her. Martha picks up her stuff to leave. "Pass my greetings to Amanda please. I will forward you the email so you can have all the information you need" she says before walking out.
Jaxon rushes to his office as soon as she leaves, sending a quick text message to Antonio to do a bit of digging on this company. This is a great opportunity and there is no way he will leave it.