Rustin’s POV
"You seem to be enjoying yourself." Raquel announced her present as I was swimming.
"You're all dressed up. Are you going somewhere?" I replied.
"Do you prefer me walking around butt naked with just your shirt on?"
"Is that a trick question?" I got out of the pool and stand in front of her.
"Here." She handed me a towel and just stared at me as I dried himself.
"It's rude to stare. Say something or do something." I felt like I was under a microscope and it's bothering me.
"What? Don't act like you’re not used to having someone stare at you." She replied still staring at me.
"It's different when you’re the one staring at me. It's like have something in mind that you want to say but refuse say. It's bothering me." I admitted.
"You think too much." She smiled at me and I just wanted to kiss her. "I'll put your clothes in the washer and let’s leave your shoes
Raquel's POVI sat in my bathroom floor waiting for the fifth pregnancy kit to show the result. I know it's ridiculous. The other four pregnancy test confirmed that I was pregnant. It's not like the fifth one would make any difference. I'm pregnant. Rustin and I are going to have a baby. How can I be so careless? How can I let this happen? Well in my defense, he is a walking sex god. He might have assumed I was on birth control. Thinking of it we had more unprotected sex than the times he used a condom. I can't really blame it all in him. It's not like I made any objections. I let him fuck me unprotected earlier for crying out loud.I can raise this child on my own. My mom raised me as a single mom. I turn out pretty good. I can't be upset over something that was technically bound to happen. We were practically having sex most of the time we were alone. It just didn't cross my mind that I can get pregnant and now I am. So I made a doctor's appoin
Raquel’s POVI went home hoping that Claire and James finally decide to push through with their wedding. The receptionist on my building told me that Claudette and Rustin where looking for me. She gave me Claudette's contact info and I asked her to added them on my guests list. I immediately called her and she told me she is coming over. I asked her not to bring Rustin."Hey, I'm so happy to see you again." Claudette embraced me."Me too. I never thought I'll see you here in New York." I replied we chat and catch up."Rustin asked me and Theo to come here with him. He was quite broken hearted when you left." Claudette stated after almost an hour of catching up."He told me. I don't know what to do." I admitted."He got really wasted yesterday. He was upset that you might be seeing someone.""Does he even have the right to be upset?" I blurted out. "I mean; it's not like we had an agreement. We
Rustin's POV"I should probably follow Claudette." I stated as I look at the time."They are probably catching up. You know how women are. They have a lot of things to talk about. She specifically asked that she doesn't tag you along." Theo replied."You know Claudette can sometimes over share. I just don't want her to ruin things." I reasoned."That woman would do anything for you. You know she always have your best interest." He replied smirking at me."That was before you two got involved. Now, she got you and I swear Theo if you make her cry or hurt her, I'll be your worse enemy.""I never doubt that. Let's have dinner at the restaurant down stairs. I'll text Claudette and tell her where we are.""We can follow her and we can ask them to have dinner with us.""Rustin, I have never seen you so nervous over a woman since I met you. Raquel must really be special.""She is. I just
Rustin’s POVJames drove to the hospital like a maniac and doctor and nurses where already waiting for us when we got there. They refuse to let us in the emergency room and ask us to wait in the waiting area."This is all you fault." Claire stated angrily at me. "If something happens to her, this is on you.""My fault?" I looked at her crying. "I had no idea she is pregnant. Do you think I would put her and our baby at risk?""Bro, relax. My wife is just worried. She isn't thinking straight. I'm sorry." James stated apologetically before assisting Claire away from me."You don't look surprised that she's pregnant." I glared at Claudette. "You knew and you didn't tell.""Rustin, she asked me not to tell you. She wanted to tell you herself.""You could have warned me. If I knew I wouldn't have lost my temper on her. I would have not argued with her.""I'm sorry." Claudette embraced me and
Raquel's POVThe last thing I remember was my argument with Rustin. I panicked when I realized I was at the hospital. The doctor said that I lost consciousness and almost lost our baby. I was so relieved when she said almost. I don't want to lose my baby. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep. I heard Rustin talking and I pretended to sleep."Don't scare me like that again. I thought I was going to lose you. I'm sorry. I should have listened and not argue with you. That stupid inheritance has nothing to do why I'm here.""Hi, sir." Someone came in the room and interrupted him."Hi, how is she?" Rustin asked."She's doing fine. We just need to closely monitor the baby. She just need complete bed rest and the doctor hadmedication prescribed for her and the baby. I'm just here to check her vitals.""Why is she still unconscious? She's been here for three hours.""Hello, how are you feeling?" The nurse a
Rustin’s POVDay five. The staff at the hospital are all used to me. They even let me sneak in Raquel’s room when she was asleep. Claudette was pissed and won't bring me a change of clothes or anything. Luckily, the interns and the nurses like me. They have been kind enough to buy food and clothes for me. They even got me an extra bed at the corridor corner so I can take nap at night. I was pretty comfortable."Rustin, she's asking for you." The nurse informed me."Are you sure?" I was totally surprised."Do you want me to go back and ask her? She might change her mind. Just go in there and don't chicken out.""Thank you.""Hi, I heard you camped out my room for days now." She smiled at me."I didn't know what to do. You said you don't want to see me. I don't want to leave." I replied standing by the door."You're stupid. I've been thinking about us. We need to figure out what will do." She st
Raquel’s POVI had a lot to think about. The truth is I already decided to give Rustin a chance after listening to Claudette. I just can't seem to have the courage to tell him. I feel really embarrassed of accusing him and the argument that we had was playing back on my head nonstop. I was so pathetic. I finally got the courage to talk to him. I've been hearing the nurses and the interns giggling when they talk about him. I was feeling uneasy that he was flirting with someone else."Hi, I heard you camped out my room for days now." I smiled at him nervously."I didn't know what to do. You said you don't want to see me. I don't want to leave." He replied standing by the door."You're stupid. I've been thinking about us. We need to figure out what will do." I started. "You can come in. You can sit.""Thanks." He sat on the chair close to me."I know you've been coming in here. I wasn't asleep every time you w
Raquel’s POVI couldn't sleep. Rustin and I finished watching a movie and he was lying on the spare bed in the room. It's difficult to sleep when I was so happy. We were officially a couple."Go to sleep." Rustin startled me."I can’t sleep. I thought you were already sleeping.""I can feel you staring at me.""I'm cold.""Do you need an extra blanket?" He got up."No. Can you sleep next to me?" I requested."Sure."He lay next to me and I literally use him as my body pillow. My head on his chest and my arms and legs wrap around him. He embraced me and I felt safe and secure. I woke up when I heard voice in my room."What's going on?" I asked with my eyes still close."Sorry. I told you guys to keep it down. Now you woke her." Rustin stated."Why are they here?" I asked when I sawfive interns in my room."We're sorry. We were just getting our flas
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.&