Mornings never seemed so beautiful, as it seemed now to Shawn. With every new morning, came the new hope, to see Lia again. To spend time with her, to make her feel special and loved. He took out another pill from the glass bottle, and opened it to write something. This time the color of the little rolled up piece of paper was sky blue. He closed his eyes, for his soul to drive him to write the most beautiful lines, for the most beautiful girl. He felt the power of the emotion at this moment take over him completely. The only thing that came to his mind was, the way Amelia asked him about him calling her Lia.
He smiled thinking about the way she blushed, when he hugged her, the way she shivered a little when his breath fanned her neck. He smiled, sipping the morning cup of coffee. He took out the glassy photo paper from the middle of his leather journal, and looked at the images.
All was captured by him.
The first time, he met her was when she was admiring the sun setting at the horizon.
This image will always be his favorite, he thought to himself. Keeping this image in front of him, knew what he had to write in the secret message.
Placing the paper back in the capsule, he closed it and kept it on his table.
Amelia woke up the next morning with a paining foot. The bleeding had stopped the previous night, but now that she looked at the white linen, it was stained with blood. The blood covered the bandage, forming dark red patches. She tried removing the bandage to get a view at the cut. But as she tried to do that, she almost screamed in pain. The bandage was stuck to her open wound.
She looked to her side, only to find Eddy still sleeping with the innocent child face. She stepped on the white carpet careful enough not to stain it in the process, and moved out of her room. Knocking on Tyler's room, she got no response from it. But she heard his voice, from the ground floor of the villa. She moved towards the staircase, and descended the stairs one at a time.
Tyler looked at Amelia and ran in her direction in a second.
"Dude, what are you doing?", he asked her with concern.
Tyler came to her side and helped her down the stairs.
"Your foot, its bleeding", Tyler said with concern, as now the floor was painted red with her blood.
He asked Jack to get the first aid box that the housekeeper had left on the table.
Removing the bandage, he was shocked to see the bleeding. He used the antiseptic, and when he was sure that no piece of glass remained in her foot, he tied a clean bandage around her foot, and placed it on the couch after cleaning it with a wet towel.
Bella came with a plate of pancakes and chocolate milkshake, which she had made to apologize to Amy, as because of her anger issues she was hurt.
"I'm sorry", Bella said looking at Amelia as she placed the tray on her lap and sat on the couch adjacent to her.
"Bella", Amelia said, taking her hand in her's and pressing it softly, telling her it was fine.
"Why were you angry though?", Amelia asked, chewing her pancakes.
Bella looked pissed again at her words now. She got off the couch and ran back up, after saying, "Nothing's the matter".
Amelia flinched at this. She knew Bella needed to talk. Thinking she would talk to her when she is in a good mood, Amelia took another bite of the pancake.
Taylor had called the resort doctor to check Amelia's wound. He informed them that, the wound had been taken care pretty well, and no piece of glass was remaining in the skin. He gave her a few pain killers, and vitamins and left the villa.
As soon as Tyler closed the front door, and turned around to come back, he hear the bell ring. He sighed and turned around to open the door. The housekeeper stood their, with a bunch of freshly picked Blue Orchids in his hand, tied in a broad blue ribbon.
"These were requested to be delivered to the villa this morning", the housekeeper with the name plate Joe said.
"Ahhhh, let me guess, anonymous request?", Tyler guessed.
"Yes sir", he said.
"Okay", Tyler said and closed the door behind him, as Joe left.
He brought the bouquet to Amelia, who was now sipping her chocolate milkshake, which mind you was so delicious.
"These are for the lovely lady", Tyler said copying the British accent and failing terribly at it, as he came from behind Amelia and held the orchids right in front of her eyes.
"Thank you Ty", Amelia said smiling at him, taking the flowers from his hand.
"I didn't order those", he said.
Amelia looked at him, and she looked back at the flowers. Tyler took the glass of milkshake from her and sipped it before placing it on the center table. Amelia held the flowers from the ribbon and she felt the capsule there. She wanted to take it out and read it, but since it was still a little secret she was liking to keep, she didn't show any signs of the happiness her heart felt.
Marco descended the stairs with Eddy to his side, the two rubbing their eyes with the back of their palms.
"Where's the glass gone?", Marco asked looking at the spot the pieces of glass were last night.
"I requested the staff to clear it up", Jack said from the wooden rocking chair.
"Ahhhh", Marco said seeing the bouquet in Amelia's lap.
"Ty these are an amazing apology gift, Bella's good at it", he said.
"These aren't from Bella", Amelia said to quick on her reflexes and she regretted it the very next second, as she was met with 3 pairs of suspicious eyes that had turned in her direction now.
"I mean, why would she send me these when we live in the same villa", Amelia knew that sounded so stupid.
"Plus she already made me an apology breakfast, so", phewwwww, saved, Amelia thought to herself.
Everyone except Tyler believed her. While Jack and Marco looked away, Tyler kept his eyes fixed at Amelia. Amelia looked at him and looked away to avoid his gaze.
Marco couldn't help but flinch at the thought of someone else sending Amelia flowers. It felt bad, like something hurt in his chest to think of Amelia with someone else. He knew he had to impress her at any cost, or he will lose her, forever.
Eddy sat on the couch as Marco ordered him some breakfast, just as he had requested him to do. Amelia smiled looking at Marco's soft side with the kid. Tyler was still looking, rather staring at Amelia turning to figure out her secret. He knew something was connected to Shawn here but he couldn't possibly imagine things completely here. Amelia avoided his eyes again, and again. When she had had enough, she looked at Tyler.
"Ty can you get me a vase with water for the flowers", she asked in order to send him away, so that she could take the capsule out of the ribbon.
Tyler got off the couch, and picked the flowers from her lap.
"Leave them here", Amelia said in a split second," Just get the vase"
"I'll get them set from the kitchen", Tyler offered.
"No need Ty", she said politely thought her tone was hurried.
Tyler, not quite able to suspect anything concrete, didn't argue any further.
Amelia took the capsule, after opening the ribbon, and without looking down placed it in the pocket of her track pants.
She placed the flowers in the tall glass vase and Tyler kept it on the center table for her to admire it.
The blue orchids complemented the white themed lounge beautifully.
Marco got the room service from the door of the villa for Eddy and the two sat together having their breakfast.
The bell of the villa rang for the 3th time now. Tyler looked at Marco, who was having his breakfast. He turned his head to look at Jack, who dipped down on the rocking chair more, showing he won't answer the door. Sighing, Tyler knew Bella was still in her room, and Amelia was hurt, he got off the couch to answer the door.
With furious eyes, Tyler opened the door, only to find Shawn looking straight into his eyes.
Shawn looked in Tyler's eyes and instantly read his mood.
"Relax", Shawn said looking at him.
"Shawn, what brings you here? Or who brings you here?", He said teasing him, now with playful eyes.
"Well....", Shawn said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Knock yourself in", Tyler said moving away from the door, making way for Shawn.
Shawn entered the lounge with Tyler by his side.
"Hey Casanova?", Jack said cheerfully.
Amelia frowned at the word, not letting the smile off her face though.
"Casanova?", Shawn asked Jack rather playfully.
Tyler eyed Jack.
"What he is charming?", Jack said making everyone in the room laugh, except Marco who had stopped chewing, and now looked at Jack rather annoyed, and Eddy who had no idea of what was going around, being too engrossed in his burger.
"Well, Thank you?", Shawn said rather questioned Jack.
Tyler sat on the couch next to Marco, and Shawn smiled at Amelia, after noticing the flowers that he had sent on the center table in the tall glass vase.
Shawn noticed the way Amelia sat, rather lay on the couch, and he couldn't resist sitting on the couch next to her, with her feet on his thighs. In an attempt to sit under her feet, as he raised them, only to hear a scream, her scream.
"Crap, Lia?", He said freezing to his spot, as she jerked his hands off her feet as a reflex action.
"Hey, hey place it here, let me see", Marco said as he had rushed to her, and was now holding her foot lightly in his hands. Amelia looked at him as her a tear left her eye, that dropped down to her cheek.
Jack walked towards Amelia, cupping her cheeks to calm her down, "Hurting?", he asked.
Amelia shook her head as she smiled lowly with water still in her eyes.
Shawn who had no idea what had happened, looked at Tyler. Tyler eyed towards Amelia's foot.
Then Shawn noticed the bandages on her foot under all the small couch cushions. He felt guilty for hurting her this way, though it wasn't intentional.
"I'm so sorry Lia, I didn't.......",
"It fine Shawn, I'm okay", she said smiling at him, as tears filled her eyes. Marco looked at Shawn with furious eyes, though no one except Jack noticed it.
"Get her a glass of water", Jack asked Tyler.
"I'll get it", Shawn said but before he could move even one step, Marco got off his bend position and raced towards the Kitchen, saying "I'll get it, Casanova".
"Why does he hate me so much?", Shawn looked at Tyler, and Tyler just shook his head as he laughed at the two of them fighting over Amelia. He knew what was going on here, very well. Why was Marco irritated with Shawn's presence, and how Shawn had o idea about it? Not so innocent Shawn, you definitely have an idea, Tyler thought to himself.
Shawn was now bent on his knees right next to Amelia's foot as he looked at the bandage.
Marco, coming in with the glass of water, handed it over to Amelia, who in return thanked him for it.
"Let me take that", Marco said as he reached for the half filled glass of water, from Amelia's hand and placed it on the side table.
"What happened?" , Shawn asked pointing at the foot.
"She stepped on broken glass", Jack said as he sat on the couch. Tyler and Marco sat next to him.
Amelia tried to place her foot on the ground, as the five heads snapped in her direction, including Eddy's.
"Lia, you should", Eddy said innocently.
"Awwwwww", Amelia looked at him in complete awe.
"Yes Lia, WAIT A SECOND, why did you call her Lia?", Marco asked Eddy.
"Because he called her Lia", Eddy looked at Shawn and pointed his little index finger at Amelia.
"Why do you call her Lia?", Marco asked him with an irritation in his voice.
"I .... I like it", Shawn said raising his shoulders.
"What do you mean YOU LIKE IT?", Marco said making Tyler chuckle.
"What are you laughing at?", Marco said throwing a cushion in his direction.
Amelia got off the couch, and as she did that she screamed in pain.
"What do you think you are doing?", Shawn said looking at her.
Everyone looked at Shawn and then then back at Amelia, staring at her foolish braveness.
"I wanted to go back to my room", she said.
Shawn sighed. Marco rushed towards Amelia listening to that, but before he could do anything, Shawn lifted Amelia in his arms.
Tyler and Jack sat their as they looked at the three of them, and Eddy shook his head in disappointment, placing his hand on his forehead, sighing at the way adults behave.
Amelia felt sparks on her arm, as Shawn starting walking towards the staircase with her in his arms. Marco looked at them, and stood near the couch where Amelia lay a few seconds ago.
"Marco, wanna sit", Tyler said feeling bad looking at the sadness in his eyes now.
Eddy came near Marco, and rubbed his back to console him, and Tyler and Jack laughed at the little guy, while Marco was still lost in his thoughts.