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A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 21 Nolan's POV
I checked my watch for what seemed like the 10th time since I arrived home, my home not the one I shared with Lurane. I got a stucco/ remodeled farmhouse on the West End as soon as I got into my inheritance. It was the first thing I got for myself before making my claim as the son of Simone Pierce. But after the contract, Douglas had gotten a house for Lurane and me under her name. The address I gave Chantelle was for this apartment. My heartbeat quickened at the thought of her.Last night was incredible, I never wanted it to end. It took all my willpower not to convince her to stay the night. I had suggested it but in her own words “I have something you need to know.”What could it be?The minibar in the living area was well stocked. My housekeeper, a middle-aged highly efficient woman called Betty who worked for both me and mom had cleaned the place and restocked the house with both food and wine. With any luck, I can convince Chantelle to stay the night and nights after this.The s
Last Updated : 2022-10-26A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 22
The room was dim but bright enough that the light fell on Chantelle’s face.And the boy beside her…with his body tucked protectively against hers.She looked up when I burst in, her eyes wide with fear. But that fear dissolved to relief when she saw it was me but that relief soon gave way to something else…guilt.Any doubt I had about the boy evaporated. He can’t be…my son?She looked away pulling the boy closer. Lurane’s goon was right behind me and at Lurane’s command, he went forward to untie Chantelle and the boy. He straightened and turned to Lurane with a frown.“But ma’am…”“Don’t ask stupid questions, Martin. You can leave now. Your job is finished here. You can tell me others I’ll send your money tomorrow.”Martin shrugged and left the room. A moment later his receding footsteps echoed on the cracking concrete ground.Paul raised a brow at Lurane. “You are very optimistic. Are you sure you will be free this time tomorrow?”Lurane glared at him, her lips curling in a sneer. “G
Last Updated : 2022-10-26A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 23 Coco’s POV
I woke up the next morning to the sound of an anime theme echoing loudly from downstairs. For a second I thought I was back home with Sophie singing along with the TV while either cooking breakfast for Nolen or chowing down a huge bowl of cereal until I felt the unfamiliar sheets of the bed and noticed the unfamiliar curtains, walls and artwork hanging on it.Then last night came to me. The abduction…Nolan…Lurane…the truth…the resolution. Nolan still wanted me after everything that happened – and he wants his son too. It was enough to send my heart fluttering wildly in my chest and warmth diffusing through my veins. My wrists still burned with slight throbbing pain from the ropes that had been used to restrain me digging into my flesh although the headache from yesterday was gone. I only hope Nolen doesn’t bruise on his wrists and ankles. The need to see him made me rise.Pushing the extremely soft blanket aside I set my feet on the cold floor, slid them into equally soft bedroom slip
Last Updated : 2022-10-26A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 24 Nolan's POV
What did I expect?I expected Douglas to rise in rage, I expected him to overturn his office in anger. I expected him to demand that I pour my blood out as a sacrifice for him. I expected anything but the wide-toothed smile he offered when he rose to his feet and held his hands out. He wasn’t holding them out to hug me mind you, he just held them out. “Nolan, what took you so long?”I squared my shoulders and walked in. Bob was watching, Lurane was still seething. Hearing her father speak in such a friendly tone to me she rose from her lounge on the chaise to glare at him. Douglas’s office was set up like that of a 16th-century lord. There was antique furniture, the rugs were antique, and the priceless ceramics which should be in a museum now stood on stands, they were probably hundreds of years old, how he acquired them I will never know. Even the chaise on which Lurane lounged had a large handmade embroidery of a garden scene on it. Still glaring at her father she swung her heeled f
Last Updated : 2022-10-27A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 25 Coco's POV
For the next few weeks, Nolan and Fiona worked on the intricate design to make the hotel one of a kind.On my part, with Nolan’s pleading and persuasion, I moved in with him. I had been worried about leaving Sophie alone. My one true friend needed me no matter how much she tried to deny it but she practically moved my things herself into Nolan’s remodeled farmhouse. Nolen was more than pleased to finally move in with his daddy and he told everyone who cared to listen that he had a daddy. Nolan on the other hand jumped naturally into playing daddy. When he wasn’t watching tons of shonen animes with Nolen, they were plotting reenacting scenes from their favorite shows or Nolan was helping with Nolen’s assignment or taking him out for walks or tucking him into bed. Slowly but surely Nolen was adjusting to life with a mommy and daddy. I was afraid it would be difficult for him to adjust but turns out I was just afraid of sharing my baby.On the other hand, somehow the media vultures caugh
Last Updated : 2022-10-27A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 26
Early the next morning on the 2nd of September Nolan and I were headed to the site. Even without touching him, I could see the tension in his shoulders. This was the 5th month, sure it was still the beginning of the month but any delay in the construction was possible doom for him. Not only would Douglas take all of his properties but he would have nowhere to start from, no one to turn to. Even during the opening ceremony two days ago, with his hands on my waist, smiling at the invited guests and friends I could tell he was worried. This morning I wouldn’t hear of him leaving alone, so I tagged along with him for support. He feebly protested that this was his cross to bear but I wasn’t having any of his protests. Now he glanced at me with gratitude and I smiled, squeezing his hand.When we pulled up on the site only a handful of workers with bright yellow helmets milled around the half-finished hotel. The 11th floor was half done. One of the men holding a board and scribbling on a pap
Last Updated : 2022-10-27A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 27
Noel Greer’s office was a citadel of wealth. Everything from the lobby to the interiors I could gleam of the open cubicles spoke of old great wealth. Workers moved at high speed responding to calls, and moving boxes and papers from printers to offices. The linoleum floors were cleaned to a shine, echoing mine and Penny’s clicking heels. The top floor held Noel’s office. The frosted double doors had brass knobs. Penelope put her hands on the knobs and took a deep breath. “Are you okay?” I asked. She looked nervous. Really uncharacteristic of her. Her hands trembled. She looked up. For the first time, Penny’s eyes weren’t cold and lifeless, they were filled with sadness and something akin to longing. She smiled softly. “I’m fine. Unpleasant memories but nothing a bottle of wine can’t cure later.” With that, she pushed the door open to reveal the expansive expensively furnished office. As big as the office was the furnishing was simple. Huge computer screens displaying stock reports f
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I can’t say we made the Grants friends for life, especially since getting Noel Greer to bring in his workers and complete the building of the hotel sent Douglas Grant running all over the place trying to save himself. Nolan was prepared to drag him to court if he tried to contest the contract they signed. He was prepared to do anything if Douglas played foul. I never knew Nolan was that merciless until now, he wasn’t giving Douglas the time of the day and I guess that’s expected given what Douglas put him through with the whole engagement charade with Lurane, then the tricky contract that would have put Nolan on the streets.I can say in all honesty though that I somewhat feel sorry for Lurane. Imagine having all your wealth taken away from you because your father took a risky bet. Even when we were friends before I realized what a wicked deceitful bitch she was, she grew up in wealth and enjoyed the good life and though she tried to live low-key then, it was still evident that withou
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A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 49 The End.
Epilogue.“3…2…1!”The rope was cut and the doors of Cocoland were thrown open. Cheers erupted from the guests gathered in front of the building.Sophie, Penny, Paul, Fiona and everyone else who was a friend was clapped and cheered. Nolen was running wildly between everyone’s legs and was the first to enter the building.Yolanda clapped and hugged me cheering.“We did it!” She shrieked and kissed my cheek.Mom was next. She nearly lifted me off the floor as she hugged me close to her enormous breasts. “I am so proud of you, baby!” She searched for Yolanda and hugged her close too. “And you too. Look at you. My girls have wrong into women,” she cried. “I am so proud of you. I know your dad is too.”I felt Yolanda’s eyes on me and I realized she was watching to see if I would break down again but I didn’t. Instead, I responded to Mom’s comment with a smile.“Yes, he is.”We made our way into the building and I almost swooned. I still can’t believe that this – this belongs to me.Cocolan
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 48
Coco’s POVBy the time we got to Nolan’s house Paul and Penny were throwing a little celebration for Nolen’s homecoming. I met Penny at the door and she was all smiles and tears when she hugged me.“Oh my God, Coco, I was so distraught to hear about what happened. I’m so glad you got your son back.”I basked in her hug but not for too long. Enough with my self-pity, time for a new change and I gladly accepted that change by detaching myself from Penny with a smile. Sophie was right behind me and as soon as I stepped back from Penny, Sophie invited herself in, doing anything to avoid the dragon lady.“Thank you.”She understood my haste and pointed toward the kitchen where Paul was coming out with a bottle of wine to share with her.He lit up when he saw me and hugged me briefly. “Nolan is in the kitchen. He hasn’t let Nolen out of his sight since.”I sure as well won’t be letting my son out of my sight ever again, either. My heart was racing in my chest as I left Paul and went into th
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 47
Coco’s POVSophie and I were barreling through the streets in her car heading toward Nolen’s school. We had taken 2 wrong exits twice in our haste but eventually, we found our way.Sophie was driving and she looked over at me to make sure I was alright. I smiled at her to assure her that I had my emotions under control. A look in the mirror told me that I may have my emotions under control but my physical appearance was anything but that. I looked like something a mouse dragged out of a hole. How possible is it to lose so much weight in only approximately 48 hours?I had forgotten to eat throughout those hours, only wine and some water from Sophie’s kitchen kept me alive. Sophie had forced a hot dog and a bottle of water into my hands, encouraging me to eat it since, in her own words I ‘won’t want to scare Nolen looking like the grim reaper.’ I was finally able to eat a few bites even though I could barely taste a thing.We were nearly there when my phone began to ring. And when I pul
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 46 Game Over.
I was packed just a few blocks down her house and Bob was strapping a button microphone on his shirt.Paul still had that doubtful look on his face and I bet if I wasn’t right there in the car he would have thrown himself at Bob and beaten him within an inch of his life. That’s just the kind of friend he is. My enemies are his and he will always have my back.“Are you sure about this?” He whispered.“I just have to,” I whispered back.Bob cleared his throat from the backseat and I looked up at him through the rearview mirror. He didn’t look too pleased but then again Bob is never pleased. He handed a small device to me and pointed to a button. “Once the red light begins to flash press that button and it will begin to record.” His stare turned direct. “I don’t care whether or not you trust me, Pierce and you know that. But for your sake and that of your son, I hope this plan works.”“I hope so too just…just play your part.”He nodded and with one last look at Paul he opened the door an
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 45
Coco’s POVI sat down with Sophie for a long time and honestly, I wanted to remain silent while crying my eyes out and looking very ugly. Sophie, ever supportive, remained by my wait and waited for me to gather myself together.I don’t know how long we stayed the way we were but at some point, my eyes were too dry to cry anymore and I snatched a tissue from the box in front of me and blew my nose. When I snuck a glance up at Sophie her face was drawn with concern.I threw the tissue aside, hugged myself, and moved back so that I was resting my shoulders against the couch.“I should have a master class in foolishness,” I said in a croaked voice.Sophie was brutal with her response. “Self-pity. Is that really your defense against your foolishness?”I looked up at her shocked at the hardness in her voice. She still looked concerned for me but there was a brutal honesty etched in her face, one that I am sure that she has held back from me until this day.“You let this man into your home k
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 44 A Horizon.
Nolan’s POV. I glared at her with all the hatred I could muster. Behind this angelic face was a monster. “Nolan, come on, we are past this aren’t we?” I glared at her through blurred eyes. “Come on, Nolan,” Lurane said bending one hip so that she could rest one hand on it. “You don’t have to treat me like an enemy. We used to be…” “Whatever we were ended long ago. I want you to leave!” “You look like hell, Nolan,” she said nonchalantly even though I just made it clear that I didn’t want her around me. “You used to look a lot better when you were with me. Don’t you want to go back to the way we were?” I narrowed my eyes at her remaining at the door to block her entry into my house. “Lurane, you claim you have nothing to do with my son yet here you are just a day after, desperately trying to throw yourself at me.” “A woman has got to be resourceful. Life goes on, Nolan, with or without your son.” I fought the urge to reach out and grab her throat and she saw my struggle. She lo
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 43 Danger
Coco’s POV“What the hell are you doing here?!”Jason held up his hand. “I am not here to fight, Chantelle. Good morning.”“Keep your greeting some place hairy where the sun don't shine!”Jason’s eyes shone with humor. “I don’t know, you might want to take a look.”Groaning, I reached for the door, stepped back, and started to swing it shut when he held it open and held his other hand up. I pushed but he was much stronger and his eyes turned pleading.“Please, l-let me start over. This wasn’t how I wanted this to happen. Look, I know you don’t trust me and you would rather see me in hell –““Good, now fuck off!”“Chantelle!” his voice was forceful, then his voice dropped and he added softly, “You look like hell.”Against my better judgment, my shoulders slumped and my guards dropped as tears pooled in my eyes again. Jason saw this and walked in slowly, his hand reaching out from me. When I shied away from him, his hand dropped to the side and he sighed.“I heard about what happened. I
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 42
Nolan’s POVI sat in the bar nursing a glass of scotch, one of several that I had tossed down my throat in the darkness of the private lounge. I had a bottle in front of me and it was almost empty.At this time I was no longer just pleasantly tipsy, I was teetering off the edge of being very drunk to my eyeballs.Being in the private lounge gave me privacy but bits of music and noise seeped in from the main area. At least it was still quiet enough to leave me to my thoughts. And thoughts were back to those of a lanky teenager trying hard to accept that I was no longer a weird kid but the heir to an empire. That was not an easy pill to swallow but I still had to deal with the stigma of being the son of a murderer.But I am more than that and I continued to repeat it to myself. That’s probably why I have too much scotch to bury those memories deep enough so that they will never hunt me again.I know Chantelle is hurt but so am I and it’s unfair to…I struggled to suppress another sob. T
A Baby For The Bad Boy Next Door Chapter 41
“That doesn’t sound like the Nolan I know, baby. He is a good man and always has been. He loves you…”“But this is going to affect him negatively,” I cried. “His public image is ruined because of me and…”“You don’t Nolan well if you think he cares about that kind of stuff over his family,” Mom argued heatedly and desperately wanted to believe her but right now it felt as though the whole world was crashing on my head and there was nothing I could do about it.Mom didn’t stop there, she continued to defend Nolan’s honor. “Nolen is his child too, remember? We are women and we are emotional and Nolan would be the same too if he were in your shoes, which he is. You have to call him, Coco, this is a hurdle you both need to cross together.”I sniffed. “Okay, mom.”And right as I was about to hang up the doorbell rang and my heart beat sped. I walked quietly to the door and opened it and Nolan immediately swept in and pulled me into a hug.I collapsed in his embrace, clinging tightly to him
