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Alena's POV: 
                          
"Alena are you ready?" Dom yells from downstairs. 
                          
Tonight we're attending a meeting with a few of the other leaders we're in an alliance with to express how everything has been going and if we've run into any trouble. Franco will also be attending the meeting, he and Layla back in town with Marco who is now eight months old and getting cuter by the day. 
                          
I make my way downstairs dressed in a black dress with capped sleeves and some matching black heels. Before I reach Dom I stop on the bottom step and collect my balance, placing my hand in between my chest and stomach 
                          
"You okay Tesoro?" 
                          
I shake my head no and run back up the stairs as quickly as I can, racing to the bathroom. Once I reach I kneel down in front of the toilet and begin to be sick. 
                          
"Oh Tesoro" Dom says sympathetically as he kneels down next to me and rubs my back "Should we cancel?" 
                          
"No." I talk into the toilet bowl "You know I get sick when I'm anxious" 
                          
"Well dizzy, light-headed and feeling ill yes, but I've never seen you this bad"
                          
"It's probably just because I'm the only female leader at this meeting and I don't know how it's going to play out" 
                          
"It's going to be fine baby, you're the best leader in that room and you know it." 
                          
I pull myself away from the toilet and wipe my mouth with the back of my forearm "Sorry to worry you"
                          
"Don't be sorry, if you're sick your sick and I'll take care of you." He presses his lips to my forehead "come on, stand up" 
                          
He helps me to my feet and the second I'm standing I feel dizzy once more, my head spinning. I then allow myself to fall back to the floor and be sick once more into the toilet 
                          
"okay we're not going, this isn't stress baby, you're sick" he tells me 
                          
"You can go in my place, we need to be there, this one was important"
                          
"I won't leave you." He shakes his head 
                          
"Get Mum to come and stay with me while you're gone" I suggest
                          
"Fine, but I'll be right back after the meeting." He assures 
                          
♣

                          
After undressing me and putting me in my pajamas and back into bed Dom left to make the meeting. Soon after Mum arrived to take care of me, I tried to reason with Dom and assure him I'm fine to be on my own, but have you ever tried to reason with Dom? It doesn't usually work.
                          
It's been a few hours so far and I've been sick a few more times. Mum made me some soup but just the smell was enough to make me want to be sick again. 
                          
"Honey please just try to have something to eat" she sighs softly as she sits on the edge of the bed next to me
                          
"I just want to sleep Mum, really" I close my eyes and snuggle my head into Dom's pillow, which I also steal when he's not home
                          
A moment later Dom appears in the doorway looking handsome in his suit and tie. "Are you giving your mother a hard time?" He raises a brow at me 
                          
"I just want to sleep it off Dom" I sigh softly
                          
"I'm going to call Romee and see if she's able to come over and check her over" Mum stands up and makes her way out of the room
                          
"Romee is your dad's cousin right?" Dom questions as he sits down