Raquel’s POV
Everything was doing well. We had a few questions from reporters and Stephanie was acting as if nothing happened. She was all professional. And very good with the media.
"Raquel, I am really sorry about what Stephanie did last time." Samuel approached me.
"It's Cassandra." I reminded him. "Don't worry about it. We are all adults so let's move on."
"She can really be so much at times but I hope that we can still be friends. You and me. You are really easy to get along with and I hope that we get to know each other more." He smiled.
"Why not." I smiled back. "I just hope that Stephanie won’t be upset with it. She might accuse me of stealing you from her."
"Hey, there you are." James suddenly interrupted our conversation. “Congratulations to my all-time favorite author." He embraced me.
"Thanks." I replied.
"By the way this is Abby." He introduced her rebound girl to us. 
Raquel’s POV I knew that Claire is going to mess up James life. She always does everything she wants. No one is ever able to really control her. James brings out the best in her. They have been together all these years and was bound to get married. Now he just brought out the worst in her. I wish I can talk her out of her plan but I couldn't. She wants me to take her side but honestly I can't do that. James is also my friend. And I wish I can do something to make their lives better. There is absolutely nothing interesting in my life as of the moment. Seriously, I am not pathetic to go after Samuel. I don't think that I need a fucking love life. My life has been great without him. I just have to focus my energy in something more productive with my life. I decided to work on a new book and I think it's going to be great. And I think I am out for fucking blood. I want to write a story about a stalker who kills people he thinks is going to ruin his perfe
Raquel’s POV "Good morning." I greeted James when I found him in the kitchen. "Morning. You look surprised to see me." "I thought you stayed with Abby." "After what happened last night do you actually think she would still want to see me." James replied as he was making some waffles. "Claire can be a handful." "She is. Abby said that she doesn't want to come between me and Claire. She thinks that I should work things out with her. She said that it was obvious that we both still have feelings for each other." "You two really need to work things out. You both obviously still love each other." "Did she tell you that she still loves me?" He asked. "Yes. If she isn't in love with you. She would have not been mad with you bringing Abby here." "Love can make us do crazy things but it is sometimes not enough to make you stay in a relationship." "James, I really hope that you give h
Raquel’s POV I didn't understand why Claire and James were fine with having dinner together. They have been avoiding each other in the past days and now they were acting like they were on good terms. They even helped me prepare dinner. Did something happen that I missed? I hope we all get out of this alive. "So Raquel, what have you been up to?" Ava asked casually. "Writing." I replied. "You are working on a new book?" Stephanie asked. "That's nice." "I write for a living so I can't just stop writing." I smiled. "Excuse me. I think Claire's guest is here." "Good evening, everyone, this is Javier Santos." Claire introduced him to everyone. "I know you were expecting just me and Raquel but James' sister Ava just arrived and she invited her friend over as well." "Gorgeous you don't have to explain anything to me. It's cool. The more the merrier. You just have to say yes to my invitati
Raquel’s POV I went to see Stephanie at the office to discuss my new book with her. “Hi, it’s great to see you again.” She smiled at me. “Hey, so what do you think? Can we work on together again?” I asked hopefully. “First, I would like to apologize about what I did the last time we were with Samuel. I get jealous and I can’t control my emotions at times when it involves the person I love.” “Everyone do crazy things for love. I understand that but I know that we can both put our personal opinion aside and work professionally.” I stated. “Of course, I have no problem working with you. We can work together online. We don’t have to see each other in person as much as we did last time.” “Yeah, I guess last time we approached our relationship to be friends and now we can try to work together again as professionals.” “I would be lying if I tell you I don’t want to work with you. The book we worked on together
Raquel’s POV "So tell me, what do you find attractive in a guy?" "Get a mirror and you'll see." I replied. "I know you know that you are good looking and I find that attractive." "So good looks, is what attracts you to a guy." He started shaking his head. "I don't believe you." "I use my eyes to find what I'm attractedto. Besides, being attracted to someone based on their physical appearance is normal. Men are attractive to beautiful women all the time. You men turn your heads when you see someone attractive." I pointed out. "Point taken." He replied, smiling at me. "Do you have a boyfriend?" "What do you think?" "If you have a boyfriend he would never let you leave his sight." "Really? He left me. One day he just disappeared and I was left waiting for him like an idiot." "He is an idiot." He exclaimed. "So this means that you have no boyfriend then."
Raquel’s POV "Hi, Raquel. I missed you." Claire exclaimed happily. "Wow, you look great." I embraced her. "Where did you hide for a month?" "I just needed to regroup and get my head straight so I went to this island resort and it was amazing." "Did you sleep with Javier the night you left with him?" I asked bluntly. "No. I told you I wanted to set him up with you." Claire stated. "The thing is I left with him and we went to a bar. We had several drinks then James showed up." "He did. I remember him looking for you the next day. He didn't mention that he found you that night." I was really confused. "He more than found me. We had sex that night." Claire admitted. "Okay. Are you back together then?" "I don't have a clue what happened that night. I was drunk and I wasn't thinking straight. I let my judgement slip." "So you run off because you had sex with James?" "I was ready
Sacha and Samuel were opposites. Sacha is someone that always does what he wants to do and Samuel is someone who always does what is being expected of him. At the age of fifteen Sacha already knew what he wanted. He loved music and he enjoyed going to parties. He didn't want to work for the family business. At the age of seventeen he asked for his trust fund and decided to start living on his own. He enjoyed his life and he didn't care that he wasn't with his family. He thinks that they are limiting him. He continued to attend school while working as a DJ. He was having the time of his life. Samuel keeps bugging him and asking him to go back home. He shows up in his place unannounced all the time. He shows up during family events and holidays. After he graduated from high school he studied music. He moved out of New York and moved to Los Angeles. His father wasn't proud of his choice to study music and no one from his family showed up during his graduation. Since then he stopped an
It wasn't easy for Sacha to see his family again.He had no idea what to expect when he saw his dad again. Would he welcome him with open arms or ask him to leave? Sacha has been standing in front of his grandparents’ house for half an hour when he finally decided to knock. "Oh my gosh..." Agnes screamed loudly before embracing Sacha. "You are here. You're actually here." She exclaimed excitedly. "Agnes, you are going to kill me if you don't lose your grip." Sacha started laughing. "I missed you." "Where the hell did you go?" Agnes stated. "Everyone will be ecstatic when they see you." "It looks like someone found you before I did." Samuel butted in. "I was worried that you wouldn't make it." "You knew that he was coming and you chose to keep it from me. I hate it when you two keep a secret from me." Agnes complained. "Let me announce that you are here." "Go ahead, Agnes." Sacha stated. "I just need a few words with Samuel." "Whatever, just don't take forever. They will be
Raquel's POV Rustin is a man full of surprises. Our wedding ceremony was perfect. I never thought he would carry me down the aisle instead of letting me walk. When I saw him waiting for me at the altar I was blown away. Everything that we've been through flashed before me. The man I love is right here. He is waiting for me and I can't wait to be next to him. The tradition that we can't see each other the day before the wedding added excitement. It felt like I haven't seen him in forever. I was so surprised when he ran to me and embraced me tightly when I made it to the middle of the aisle. Then he carried me to the altar when Claudette suggested I should go back to the end of the aisle to redo my wedding march.I think it was perfect. It was unexpected like Rustin. He swept me off my feet literally. After our wedding, we went on our honeymoon. Claire volunteered to take care of our kids while we were gone. We went to Maldives
Rustin's POV After the ceremony, we had pictures taken and received best wishes and congratulations from guests. Raquel and I changed outfits before we joined everyone for the reception. It would be hard for her to move around with her wedding gown. We got to the reception and everyone welcomed us with cheering. "We should go and apologize toClaudette." I whispered to Raquel. "You should apologize to her. She still looks pissed at you." Raquel replied. "You should come with me. She might kill me if I approach her alone." I stated playfully. "Let's go." She smiled at me. "Hey guys." Raquel greeted them as we approached them. "Congratulations." Claudette smiled at Raquel. "I'm sorry." I tried to embrace Claudette but she moved away from me. "Come on. I couldn't help it." "You ruined the wedding march. The wedding dress was a mess the entire ceremony." She replied pissed. 
Rustin's POVTime flies when you are happy. We've been together for seven years and there is nothing that I would regret. I decided that it's time for us to have a grand wedding. They say that every relationship goes through the seven-year itch. We our beating the odds because we will renew our vows this year.We decided to have our wedding at the resort. Theo and Claudette were no longer managing. After Theo's accident they move to New York permanently. They are both working for the company. Claudette is working for me directly as my assistant. They moved to a house closer to our place so our children can grow up closely with each other."We have how many guests?""Don't worry about it." I replied. "Raquel, all you need to worry about is looking beautiful when you walk down the aisle.""Rustin, it's our wedding and I barely know anyone from the guest list." She complained."We can't not invite them. We'll have t
Rustin's POV Life is full of unexpected things. The most unexpected that happened to me is Raquel. Theo was able to walk again but he need a walking stick. He and Claudette remained together. Claire was finally welcomed by James parents to their family. Stephanie finally published her own novel and it became a hit. She and Samuel had twins, a girl and a boy. They visit regularly and our children have play dates. I know that I can overcome everything that life throws at me as long as I have Raquel by my side. She is all that I need. Our family is what make me complete. I continue to run the company business and Raquel a stay home mom. She write blogs now and has stopped publishing. Raquel is due to give birth next month and I didn't want her exhausting herself. I told her we can just stay home but she insisted that we have to attend the company's foundation day gala. "If you feel tired tell me so we can head home." I stated as we arrived
Raquel's POV We talked about other things until lunch was ready. We were eating lunch when I suddenly felt nauseous. I immediately went to the comfort room and started throwing up. "Are you okay?" Rustin asked me worriedly. "I don't feel so good." "I'm taking you to the hospital." He stated when I kept throwing up. "I just need to rest." I replied after I washed up. "Is everything okay?" Claire asked. "I'm taking her to the hospital." Rustin replied. "Don't be ridiculous. I just throw up. I just need to lie down." I replied. "Raquel, baby. You're making me worried. You haven't been eating the past few days and now your throwing up." Rustin stated. "I'm fine." I replied. "Are you pregnant?" James asked. "What?" I glared at him. "Claire was like that when she was pregnant." James replied. "No. I can't be.
Raquel's POVI was so relieved after the lawsuit against the company was dropped. The legal team was able to prove that the plane crash was not due to the company's negligence. Rustin and I worked things out. My conscience was killing me that I got them in trouble because of the money I gave Julie so I tried to stay away from him. I stayed with Charlie and avoided any discussion about Julie. It was stupid of me but Rustin made me realize that we are a team and things are easier when we can share our burden with someone.We got closer during this time. I mean, intimately closer. We make love every single day. Everything was falling back into place and Julie was gone. Rumors about him and Rustin stopped. I invited Claire, James, Stephanie and Samuel to have lunch at our place with Claudette and her family who were staying with us. Stephanie showed us a video that Julie uploaded and it had me riled up."Calm down, baby. You need to relax." Ru
Rustin's POV "Raquel, are you okay?" Stephanie asked. "Tell me that you didn't sleep with her." Raquel looked at me sadly. "I swear I did not. I told you guys about her showing up in my hotel suite half naked. I have no idea how she accessed my suite or how she took videos of me. She obviously just inserted herself in the video." "Fix this. I need you to clear this up. I don't care what the fuck you do or who you pay I want that video taken off." Raquel stated angrily as she was crying. "I'll take care of it." James stated. "This will be taken down in an hour." "Thank you." I replied. "Calm down, baby. You need to relax." I let Raquel sit down since she was furious. "Do you want us to get you anything?" Claudette asked worriedly. "Deep breathes." Claire stated as she gave her a glass of water. "Should I call the doctor? She looks like she's about to faint." Stephanie aske
Rustin's POVThings weren't easy for us. We moved to our house away from the public. Raquel was starting to be distant. She stays at Charlie room most evenings. Claudette together with the kids stayed with us. I needed this to be over so we can go back the way things were."Hey, are you okay?" Claudette asked when she saw me sitting alone at the poolside."I can't believe Julie is doing this.""It should be over soon. The legal team are getting all the evidence needed and the lawsuit will be behind us." She stated."I don't really care about that. I'm more worried that my wife doesn’t seem to trust me anymore. I feel like I'm losing her." I admitted."She's processing everything that is happening. If I was in her position, I will leave you in a heartbeat. I'll take my child and move out of the state.""You're not helping.""I'm just stating my opinion. She hasn't left so you haven't lost
Rustin's POV It's the first time that we are taking care of Charlie all by ourselves. We enjoyed every minute of it. Raquel didn't even try to write anything which was the first. She always has to work on something to keep her insane as she said. "Are you two working in baby number two?" Claudette asked. "Are you asking about our sex life?" I replied playfully. "You are such a pervert." Raquel glared at me. "I'm not sure we can handle another baby for now. This little angel is all I need." "Really. I have news regarding our adaption." Claudette replied. "We're getting three kids. They're siblings." "You do realize that you cannot return them when it became difficult to take care of them." I blurted out. "Why would I return them? You know I can't have a child of my own. I just fell in love with them when I met them." Claudette replied. "I was kidding. When will they get here?" I asked.&