“Are you sure you are going to be okay on your own? I will be gone for a week, I told you that I can st--”‘No, you don’t,”Dani said, cutting off anything else he wanted to say. He was being overly protective of her. He had a business trip and she knew because they had been in his room while he was in the shower when the call came and he had asked her to take the call. She was the one that scheduled the trip but he was trying to find a way not to attend because he didn’t want her to be on her own. Not like she was going to be on her own. Keira was coming over to come and keep her company. Something that Luciano had specifically requested of Keira who had been much too excited to help him. It has been three weeks since the night she had walked into his room and told him her cravings and in those three weeks, their relationship has grown so much that she moved into his room completely at his request. He told her he loved going to bed and waking up with her in his arms. He wasn’t alone
“I couldn’t help it, I had to have you one last time before I leave, don’t blame me. It’s a whole week away from you,” She couldn’t argue with him on that. “So? Are you going to redress and go?”She asked even though she wanted him to stay. “I will, not right now, though, I still have time, what I needed to do at the office isn’t that important,”He said and kissed her again, she smiled and rested her head on his chest. He placed his hand on her stomach, gently and softly cradling the baby bump. Dani closed her eyes and fell asleep in his arms. “Danielle, oh my God, they moved,”Was what woke her up about an hour later, she opened her eyes to see Luciano kneeling on the bed beside her, his eyes on her stomach and an emotion that she had never seen before on his face. “You are awake,”He said, looking at her and she nodded. “What did you say before?”Dani asked, looking at her tummy, she was sure she heard him say something moved, and the way he was looking at her tummy. “I was
Keira arrived almost as soon as Luciano had left. They must have passed each other on the way. “Whoa, this place is huge darling. don’t tell me he owes the whole place. I knew he was rich but this was beyond what I imagined, no wonder you always call it a mansion.”Keira said. Dani laughed and went to hug her. “He does own the place; didn’t you see his name at the very beginning?”“I did okay and I set the timer from when the driver that came to pick me up told me we had arrived at his property and we spent ten minutes without traffic to get here, I am saying from the entrance to the parking space,” She was exaggerating but not all that much, the mansion was huge and the land within the property was even bigger. A whole estate can fight into the property. Luciano slashed a huge sum of money on the property. According to him, it was one of the first properties he acquired and he didn’t sell to anyone because he fell in love with the place so he made a home out of it.“Let’s not even
“Doc? How are my babies?”Dani asked when she was finally able to meet with the doctor again after a series of tests. The sonographer had assured her that both kids were okay but she couldn’t totally be relieved until the doctor told her.“Your little ones are okay and are growing well, I told you before that you have nothing to worry about,”The doctor said and Dani turned to Keira who held her hands. She could finally breathe in relief. “What about the bleeding?”She asked. Yeah, she first noticed that she had been spotting two days ago but she didn’t want Luciano to be worried so she had not said anything but while she took her bath to get ready for the hospital, she saw she was spotting again. It was even worse this time.“There is nothing to worry about. It is perfectly normal to have spotting even though it should have occurred during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, the test and scan shows that the kids are doing fine,”The doctor explained. Dani wanted to ask something bu
Luciano dipped his hand in his pocket to bring out his phone which was ringing. He just arrived after an over ten-hour flight and was looking forward to having a long bath before he would call Danielle. He hadn’t wanted to leave but Danielle would not let him. He was jet-lagged and homesick even though he barely arrived. In all the years he has been in business, this was the first time that he genuinely didn’t want to attend a business conference. He wanted to be back home with Danielle. He checked his phone and frowned at the caller. “The both of you can go get some rest, we have a lot to do tomorrow,”He told his assistants that came with him for the trip. Christian couldn’t make it because his wife went into early labor so Luciano had come alone with just his assistants. He knew that in a few months, he would be in Christian’s shoes too and he was looking forward to it. Earlier when he felt their movement, he felt so alive. He couldn’t wait to meet his little ones.“Yes, sir,”Bot
Luciano paced back and forth in his hotel room while waiting for Amy to take her calls but she refused to answer her call even after calling her more than three times. He was worried not because he wanted anything to do with her but because he didn’t want another person’s death to be associated with him. It was bad enough that he lost two sets of parents and a baby cousin. He didn’t want any more deaths to be associated with him and he hated Amy so much right now for putting him in the situation. Was even more mad at himself for letting her back in his life. He should never have taken her call that night or gone out to see her. He should have kept her at a distance like he has been doing for the past three years. “Shit,”He let out when the phone once again went unanswered, she was playing with him. She knew too much about him because he told her brother everything about him even his nightmares so she knew his weakness and was using it against him. he should be worried for Danielle,
“What did you just say?”Luciano questioned. She was out of her mind if she thought he would ever do something like that. Even when he had casual sexual relationships, he never two-timed not to talk of now that he was with a woman he hoped to marry. A woman currently carrying his kids. His mind went to the feeling he had earlier today when he had felt them move. It was the warmest feeling in the world and he wanted to protect his little one and their mom forever. “You heard me the first time, Luci. Stop pushing me away, I am the only one who truly knows you and still cares about you. Be with me too and I will keep your secret.”“You are out of your mind Amy and I blame myself for entertaining you. Don’t ever call me again,”He warned her and hung up. He was done listening to her trash. He couldn’t believe he tolerated her and was worried she might harm herself when the person he should be worried about was Danielle. He dumped his phone on the bed, took off the rest of his clothes, an
Dani couldn’t stop thinking about what Luciano had said on the phone, she thought about it all night long wondering what he could possibly want to tell her. He had looked so serious when he had told her that he had something to tell her when he got back. She had playful told himself that she would kill him if he breaks her heart and he had responded that he wasn’t going to break her heart. She hoped whatever he was going to tell her would not ruin things between them because she would be damned if things turn around in the wrong direction for them. “Miss ma’am? Why are you frowning again/ you have been scowling all morning, are you still thinking about what your Luci had said?”Keira asked. They were currently in Luciano’s home gym because Keira said she needed to burn some calories. Not Dani though. She just sat and let her do her thing. Dani didn’t even know when she stopped and started watching until she spoke. she let out a sigh and nodded. “I told you not to overthink, didn’t
“Knock, knock,” She said into the mic and heard everyone laugh, even Luciano.“Luci, you are everything I ever dreamed of. Even though you were a pain in the ass at the beginning. You turned out to be the best thing that has ever happened to me. I won’t trade our time together for anything in the world.” She paused for breath and continued.“You are my reason Luciano and I am glad that I am yours too. I promise to love you and stand by you for the rest of our lives and if I am allowed to, I will still choose you again in the next life,”Dani’s voice broke at the end. Luciano’s reassuring smile was all she needed to gain her posture again.“A pain in the ass? Really?” Luciano whispered. Dani smiled and so did he before he took the mic from her. He reached for her face and touched her cheeks softly. Just a small touch from him was enough for her to feel all kinds of emotions. She truly loved this man beyond love and it made her heart full knowing that he loved her just as much as she
“Did they? I didn’t expect them to show up,” Dani said. she smiled. No way would she let her adoptive parents ruin her day.“Yes, they did and your mom wants to see you. I told them I would let you know first. I didn’t want to bring them here without first informing you,” Keira said. Dani didn’t really have anything against them. if she did, she would not have invited them to her wedding. She nodded in approval.“You can let them in, K, I don’t really have anything against them.” She responded. Keira nodded and left to get her parents. Dani looked at herself once again. She looked really pregnant at six months pregnant. She was extra big and the doctor said it was because she was going to have two big healthy babies. They still haven’t checked the sex of the little ones because they both wanted the surprise at birth.The stylists excused themselves and left her alone in the waiting room where she was meant to receive some guests before she would be transported to the chapel which w
“Why are you calling me so early in the morning didn’t you sle---- oh my god!!! Is that a ring?” Keira yelled out excitedly when she saw the reason Dani was calling her so early in the morning. Dani laughed when she yelled and jumped out of sight in excitement. Dani already knew this would be her reaction and she didn’t disappoint.“Yes, it’s a ring! You were right! A wedding in my future. We have a wedding to plan bestie,” Dani said in equal excitement. She still couldn’t believe everything was real and that she would soon be called Mrs. Miko. She woke up last night, sat up and just watched him sleep. She marveled at how lucky she was. Luciano keeps saying he’s the lucky one but Dani knew she was the lucky one. “See!!! I fucking told you! Now I wish I had bet on it, oh my god! Congratulations baby, you deserve all the love. I am so happy for you,” Keira let out when she came back in sight. Dani smiled happily. Luciano was currently fixing breakfast for her. He told her to stay i
“Danielle,” He called out her name. She smiled through the tears. She knew it was serious business when he called her Danielle instead of Baby or Cherry. “Yes, baby,” She answered. “I am sorry I made you cry,”Dani shook her head. She could have cried either way, it was something that she never imagined would happen to her until she got together with Luciano. She gave up on ever getting married about two years ago only for Luciano to renew her dream that she had given up and now he was on his knees in front of her. about to ask her to marry him.“I love you, Danielle. So much. I can’t imagine a life where you aren’t there. You came into my life and became my reason. I want to spend the rest of my life loving you and knowing the feeling of being loved by you. I want us to have the big family that we never had growing up. I want you to be my family, my love, my reason forever,” He paused. Danielle smiled encouragingly.“I promise to be your reason too. to be your love and your hom
“I think I will turn in early today, I am so tired,” Dani told Luciano as they sat in each other’s arms in the living room. she felt tired and sad after what she found out today. Even though she told herself more times than she could count that there was no reason for her to be sad, she just couldn’t help.“Fuck, I wanted us to hang out in the flower field tonight and watch the stars together. But if you want to sleep early, I am fine with it.” Luciano responded. Dani could feel the disappointment in his voice. Luciano has been a thoughtful and considerate man. For him to be disappointed means he really wanted them to see the stars tonight. They have sat together before in the flower field and watched the stars. It was a fun time and she didn’t want him.“Cancelled. If you want us to watch the stars tonight then that’s what we will do.” Dani said, doing everything to bring out the cheery fun side of hers as she said the words. She couldn’t let her not-so-parents ruin what she had w
Luciano was so fucking nervous that he had almost missed Danielle being noticeably quiet after he picked her up from her best friend’s beauty house. He was glad he noticed because he didn’t want her in a bad mood when they got back home. He spent the last five hours preparing a surprise and the last thing he wanted was for it to be ruined.“Hey, baby, are you okay?” He asked. He knew what happened with her adoptive parents so finding out they were back in town after leaving her behind years ago must have been shocking for her. “I guess. They don’t mean anything to me anymore. I am an adult now and don’t need to keep calling them my parents. They stopped being my parents a long time ago,” He slowed down the car, came to a stop at a corner of the road, and turned his attention to her. He reached for her hands and she let him. “Hey,” She shook her head and sniffed.“I mean, I shouldn’t care that they are in town and still they don’t call or try to reach out for me,” She cried. He r
“Don’t worry K, you will be the first to know if he ever asks me to marry him. right now, I am just happy with the way things are. I didn’t know that I could be this happy with someone but I am really happy. I wake up each new day with a smile on my face.” Dani beamed.“I can see that. I am really happy that you are happy.” Keira responded warmly.“I think I used up all my good luck with Luci. I mean, why else would he love me so much? It had to be all the luck I saved up.” Keira laughed.“I am sure you still have some good luck in you. Seeing you so beautiful, healthy, in love, and pregnant feels like a lucid dream but I know it isn’t a dream,” Keira said.“Yeah,” “You do know your parents are back in town, right? I didn’t want to ask you over the phone,” Keira revealed. Danielle stared at her with her mouth open.“What?” She asked. “Sorry, you wouldn’t know since you haven’t left your husband’s house for over a week now. Yes, my mom called and said she saw your mom at the t
“I thought you guys decided not to show your face ever again. I haven’t seen or heard from you in a week,”Keira complained as she walked up to her and pulled her into a tight hug. Dani laughed. Keira was being dramatic because Dani called her twice since the week she and Luciano had spent locked up in the mansion and their room. Yes, since they returned from the orphanage, they spent the week that followed locked up in their room. They played, made love, and told each other things that they didn’t know about each other. talked about their future and a whole lot of other things. It was a time that Dani would remember for the rest of her life. Loving Luciano and being loved by him was the best thing that happened to her. spending time with him and getting to know the loving man who was once her strict boss turned out to be the best moments of her life. He showed her just what being in love and being loved by the person you loved looked like. wiped away her former experiences and mad
Dani watched the man of her dreams sleep. She smiled when she remembered just how she had kept him awake for most of the night. It wasn’t her fault, she missed him so much and couldn’t get enough of him. Even right now, she wanted him again.“Damn hormones,”She whispered as her fingers caressed his face. She didn’t want to wake him up but the urge to touch him was so strong and she couldn’t resist. She traced her finger around his face, his nose, his lips, his eyelids. She leaned down and planted a soft kiss on his lips. “I love you,”She whispered. Finally, she could say those words to him. words that she has been dying to say to him for weeks. Falling in love with Luci was the best decision she had ever made. Okay, getting pregnant was the best too but falling for Luciano definitely topped the list. She felt her tummy rumble. Aside from being extra horny, she was always hungry too. She tried to get out of bed to find something to eat but Luciano grabbed her before she could leave