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 for the 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 I was looking at Claudette and Rustin and I can't help but get jealous. I know they were worried about his grandfather condition but I just can't help it. Rustin calming her down as she cried hysterically is making me upset. I came with him to show my support but it seems like I wasn't needed. They had each other and I felt like an outsider. "Hey. You shouldn't be here." Theo sat next me. "You should be at home resting." "I couldn't let Rustin drive here. He was very worried when he got the news." I replied. "Well, Claudette was hysterical when she got the call from Judith." Theo stated. "She's the woman talking to Rustin earlier. She is the executive assistant of Rustin's grandfather." "I see." I replied while looking at Claudette embracing Rustin. "Shouldn't you be the one next to her?" "I wish." He replied. "Claudette and Rustin has this bond that I can't break. I maybe his boyfriend but he is fam
Raquel’s POVI spent the night at Samuel's house with his family. They were very happy that I am pregnant. We had dinner and celebrated his sister's birthday. Stephanie and I were on cloud nine since we finished the final drafts and the book will be ready to publish. We just need to get in touch with the artist that will work on the book cover."Rustin, what are you doing here?" I embraced him when he showed up at Samuel place."I wanted to surprise you." He replied and kissed my forehead. "I went to our place but you weren't there.""How did you know I was here?""I called Claire she said you're here." He replied. "I miss you.""It's almost lunch. Let me introduce you to everyone then we can leave after lunch. It's going to be rude not to join them for lunch.""Raquel, I need to be alone with you." He whispered seductively."Okay."I introduced Rustin to Samuel's family and made
Rustin's POVI had too much on my plate. It wasn't easy and not being with Raquel was making it harder. I couldn't believe how a petty argument would end up to her kicking me out of her apartment. I had to make things right so I followed her to the restaurant. She was so beautiful when she's pissed. I just wanted to kiss her and get back the apartment and make love to her."It's rude to stare. Can you just eat and stop looking at me?" She stated."Raquel, baby. I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me." I replied."For what?" She glared at me."For trying to kiss you. For not letting you kiss me. For not talking to you. For talking to you. I'm not even sure why your mad at me." I exclaimed"You're pissed at me." She stated."Baby, I'm annoyed at myself not with you. Let's talk about this. You can't be serious about sending my things to my grandfather's house. Are you breaking up with me?" I asked worriedly."I don't know. I need to be alone." "What do you want me to do? I'll move out
Rustin’s POV She must've been exhausted from crying so she fell asleep. I embraced her as she was sleeping. I will make this right. If I have to apologize a thousand times I'll do it. She woke up and lock herself in the bathroom. She was still really upset and she wasn't hiding it. We tried to talk and she finally admitted why she was really upset."I needed you to fight with me. I needed to feel that you care for me more than you care for Claudette." She blurted out. "Claudette? Is she the reason you're acting this way?" I stated surprised as u followed her to the living room."You are living in the same house with her. You didn't even ask me if I like to visit you or sleep over at your grandfather's house. And I should just be okay with it since she's close to your grandfather and I'm not obviously." She complained. "I'm your girlfriend but you make me feel like I'm never going to measure up to her." I can't believe she's still jealous over Claudette."Baby, Claudette is family. W
Rustin’s POV"Care to share why you ended up in jail?" Theo asked as we were eating."I never wore a fuzzy robe." Jacob exclaimed as he stuffed his mouth with food."Jacob, you can go in your room and finish your meal there. Theo and I need to talk.""Sure." He carried his food tray and went to his room."Did you tell Raquel that you and Claudette are moving back to the resort?" I asked."I might have. I don't really remember what I told her exactly. What has this got to do with you being in jail?""We got into an argument and she had me kicked out of her apartment." I replied. "You are not going back to the resort. Claudette is going to stay here as my executive assistant.""I'm going back to the resort. My life belongs there. I can take over in transporting guests in and out of the island. I don't have anything to do here." Theo reasoned."You can't take Claudette wi
Rustin's POVI had no idea where to look for Raquel. I had Claudette verify with someone at the airport if she left the city. When you have money there are certain things that you can do that an ordinary person can't access."She bought a plane ticket going to Las Vegas but she didn't board the plane." Claudette stated."Las Vegas? Can you call Claire and ask if Raquel knows any one in Las Vegas?""What's the point she didn't board the plane?" Theo exclaimed. "Her bank confirmed that she made a withdrawal at the airport and didn't use her card after that.""Can we get footage of the cameras at the airport at the time she got the tickets? Maybe we can track where she went after not getting on the plane.""Rustin, I think this a bit too much." Claudette stated. "I was able to have someone track her car. She left it at the airport parking. She might have gotten in a taxi, an uber a rental car or any sort of transpor
Raquel’s POVWe talked more and I learned a lot about Rustin and Claudette. I felt better after being able to voice out all me doubts and insecurities to someone. I can't hide my pregnancy for too long. My baby bump will be obvious in a few more weeks. I have decided to put a hold on launching my new book. I'm considering a sequel and I wanted to have drafts ready for that so I can work on it smoothly. I know I would be quite busy after I give birth but I don't want to stop writing. I realized that writing is part of my life and I can't give it up. It keeps me insane regardless of the genre. Romance is what I'm good at so I'll focus on that and just mix it up."Do you really need to leave today?" Adam, Rustin’s' grandfather asked as we we're eating breakfast."I have a doctor's appointment today. I have to get back to the city after lunch." I replied."Well, I hope that you come visit me again. Or perhaps, I can visit yo
Rustin’s POVWe panicked when Raquel realized she was bleeding. We rushed her to the hospital and I asked Claudette to call Claire and tell her about the situation.Raquel agreed to move in with me at my grandfather's house for the meantime. We stayed at the guest house in the garden. I made sure that she was comfortable and got everything she needed. I couldn't stop learning about the company do I set up a work table in the bedroom."Rustin, can you please get me some water?" She requested."Of course." I left what I was doing and got her some water. "Do you need anything else?""Thank you." She replied. "I'm good. You don't have to stay here all the time. You should work with Judith at grandpa's study.""It's fine. I'm working with them from here.""I can't rest with the noise your making. I can call you when I needanything. I also need to concentrate on the sequel that I'm workin
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.&