Raquel’s POV
I 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 saw five interns in my room.
"We're sorry. We were just getting our flas
Raquel’s POVMy discharged was processed. I was really annoyed that the staff were all friendly towards Rustin. I didn't realize that I was the jealous type until the female staff started hugging him to say goodbye. He is mine. They shouldn't be touching my man. He is such a flirt. He hugged them back and even said that he'll see them around."Are you okay?" Claire asked as we got to my apartment."I can't believe him. He was flirting with those nurses and interns in front of me." I complained."He was being nice." James responded."I'll see you around. Perhaps we can hang outside the hospital sometimes." I stated mimicking Rustin."You're cute when you're jealous. I don't think he even mean to hang out with them. He was just being nice." Claire stated."He had to hug each one of them to be nice. He is such a flirt. He enjoys being swarmed with female attention.""He is moving in with you and
Rustin's POV I am in cloud nine. Raquel and I have been living together for a week. We have petty arguments but I let her win all the time. I mean, she's pregnant and I really don't want to upset her. I don't want her breaking up with me or kicking me out of her apartment. Claire, James, Claudette and Theo shows up unannounced most of the time. It was like they don't have a life of their own. "Rustin, you can't stay here and expect for your grandfather not to look you." Claudette stated as we were out at the poolside while Theo and Raquel were watching TV. "What do you expect me to do? Go to him and tell him I'm not taking over the company and by the way my girlfriend is pregnant."I blurted out. "He will find out. It's better if it comes from you. Theo had to make up lies just to cover up, why we are all of a sudden here in New York." "I am in my happy bubble. I have never been this happy and you want me to ruin it."&nbs
Rustin’s POV After her follow up check-up. The doctor said that she's doing much better. She was no longer on complete bed rest but the doctor advised that she should not do any strenuous activities. We went over to Claire and James house since Claire invited us. "You have a lovely home." I stated. "Thank you." Claire smiled. "I'm so happy. You're no longer confined to your house and you can get out." "You sound more excited than I am. I don't mind being indoors." Raquel replied. "Right? I forgot that you're anti-social." Claire rolled her eyes at her. "Are we having barbeque?" Raquel stated excitedly ignoring Claire's comment. "Yes. And we have guests." "Guests?" She looked at her surprised. "Hey. Congratulations." "Stephanie, your back." She embraced her. "Samuel." She also embraced him. "We tried to invite Theo and Claudette but she refused. She said she's not goin
Rustin’s POVI can't believe that Raquel was jealous at Claudette. She has nothing to be jealous about. I drive back to the city and went to the hotel where Claudette and Theo where staying at. I had to fix things with Claudette. The earlier I fix it the better."You have the nerve showing up here." Claudette stated angrily after Theo let me in."I'll leave you two to talk." Theo stated as he left the room."Claudette, I'm sorry." I looked at her sadly. "Please don't get mad at me.""You put a flight restriction on us. That was fucking stupid.""I can't have you leave. I can't let you just leave when you were upset at me." I reasoned out."What you said hurt." She stated. "But I can't stay mad at you even if I wanted to." She smiled at me."I knew it." I embraced her. "I love you." I kissed her forehead."I called your lawyer to put a stop on the stupid news spreading about you. Would y
Raquel’s POVI couldn't sleep. I miss Rustin. I check the time it was almost mid night. I don't know why but I can't seem to fall asleep without him next to me. I checked my phone and he didn't even texted so I decided to call him."Hi, did I wake you up?" I asked."I couldn't sleep." He replied."Where are you?""I checked in at the hotel Claudette is staying at.""Right.""I love you. I wish you were here.""Me too.""Do you want me to go there?""Don't be silly. It's late. You can come pick me up tomorrow morning so we can go home.""I thought you'd be staying there for a few days.""I change my mind. Have you patch things up with Claudette?""Yes. Please don't be jealous of her. As I mentioned, she's like my sister.""Okay, I'll try but I can't promise.""I'm buying the house next to Claire's.""You haven't seen it. What if you
Raquel’s POV The next day, it started snowing. Snow is not really frequent in New York and I love that. I hate the freezing cold weather. Rustin was really excited about it since he hasn’t experienced snow for so long. "You will get sick if you don't get your ass in here." I yelled at Rustin as he was outside playing with the snow like a small kid. "I haven't seen snow in like forever." He stated happily as he got back inside. "Well, hopefully it will be over in the next few days." I replied. "Please wear warmer clothes. I will kick you out if you get sick." "Somebody hates snow." "I hate the freezing cold weather. Luckily, snow is less frequent here." "I wonder what Claudette and Theo are doing. I think this is the first time for Theo to see snow." "Why don't you go and check on your best friend? Go run around and build a snowman with them." I stated as I rolled my eyes at him while I was prepari
Raquel’s POV I spent the rest of the day working. Rustin kept himself busy with cleaning the apartment. I was really worried that he was stuck indoors doing household chores. He isn't complaining but I'm still worried. "Rustin, what are you planning to do with the resort?" I asked as we were cuddling in bed. "Well, last time I checked the renovations are still on going and they'll be building the tower so we'll get a better reception for internet and phone signals." "That's great. Are planning to go there and check how the construction is going?" "Are you really trying to find a way to get me out of your place?" He asked laughing. "That's not what I'm implying. I'm just curious. For ten years, you have been staying there and you suddenly abandoned it. I had a hard time adjusting when I left LA and moved here." I replied. "I have you here." He embraced me. "I don't think I'll have a hard time adjust. Sure,
Rustin’s POV "How was your day?" I called Raquel. "Productive. We had several chapters completed and might just need a few more weeks and book one will be completed." "Book one?" "Well we decided to make a sequel. It's something Stephanie and I are bouncing ideas on." She replied excitedly. "How is your grandfather?" "He woke up earlier and the doctor said everything went well. They are closely monitoring him forthe next 24 hours." "That's good news. Are you there by yourself?" "Yes. I sent Claudette and Theo back to their hotel." "You were able to convince her? She looked very upset and devastated." "She is closer to him than I am. I love my grandfather but those two are on a different level. They talk regularly." "I hope he likes me." "He will love you."I assured her. "So you finally decided to show up here in New York after hiding in your precious resort?"
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.&