Damien's POV; I watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful and so cute too, dare I say, angelic. I moved a strand of hair out of her face as I watched her sigh in her sleep. I really wanted to kiss her so bad but I could not. I had to respect her wishes, she did not want me touching her so I had to keep my hands to myself. I was going to take Aiden's advice to try to win her over and eventually confess that I had feelings for her, so I was going to start by getting to know her better and maybe opening up on a few things about myself if she asked. I picked myself up from where I sat staring at her and got out of bed. I had a few things to sort out in my study, so I could take the day off and chill. I dropped a small kiss on her forehead before exiting the room, slowly shutting the door behind me. **** "Hey mom." I said the moment I walked into the living room. I saw that she was about heading out. "Oh hi honey." She made me lean down as she kissed my cheek. "Off to somewhere?" I
Ariana's POV; "Shit." I heard him cuss under his breath as the camera flashes kept coming. He signalled for his guards to come closer and then he instructed that they put a call through to one of the drivers to come get us. Damien had already pulled me to his side and had my face down. When one of his guards came and told us that we had a car ready for us, he pulled me up and got us outside. The flashes increased as we stepped out of the cafe and headed towards the vehicle. I slid in quickly and he followed me while a guard shut the door behind us. I shook my head. "This is just crazy. It's almost like someone tips them off whenever we're around." I said aloud. "You think?" He raised his eyebrows amusedly. "So I'm right after all? You celebs go through a lot." I said with an exaggerated tired sigh. "You're a celeb too you know." He said and I turned to him. "That's because I'm married to you, nothing else makes me a celebrity." I pointed out. "Don't think about it l
"I don't have anything to wear." I whined as soon as I set my eyes on Damien when he walked into the room. His eyebrow quirked and he narrowed his grey eyes at me before looking around the room in silent question. He was half way through dressing up and I still was not ready. I had to call him for help because I had no idea what to do with myself. "You said I did not have to buy you a dress because you had it covered." He pointed out and I nodded. "I just felt like buying a new dress when I have a plethora of clothes I haven't even used is a waste of resources." I reasoned out. "You don't see me complaining." He said and walked towards my closet. I followed him quickly, I did not want him seeing anything he was not supposed to. He stood by the island in the middle of the large closet and darted his eyes back and forth while my eyes followed his actions. He smirked when his eyes fell on something, I wondered what it was and I was about asking when he turned to me. "You'll wear what
Damien's POV;It took a lot to get my mind off her because she looked way too beautiful. I knew I had picked the perfect dress the moment I saw her in it. She looked drop dead gorgeous. And the way she carried herself with so much poise and grace, I could not help but keep my eyes glued to her all through the day.We were currently on our way to the wedding reception. Seeing her cry earlier did things to me. There was a high possibility that she was thinking about our wedding all through and the fact that it brought tears to her eyes gave me mixed signals. Was she crying because she reminisced on how beautiful our wedding was? Or, was she feeling like it was the day I trapped her and she knew there was no turning back? I honestly did not know what to think. I really just wanted to enjoy the moments I spent with her while it lasted and though I knew she did not plan on being around for much longer than she was supposed to, I was willing to give her all the comfort and care I could give
Ariana's POV; I was happy for Eleanor. She had a man like Reginald who was head over heels in love with her and treated her like a queen she truly is. The way he looked at her adoringly, had my heart aching to be loved like that. This was more than just the wedding excitement, it was true love at its best. "Nine months more, Ariana." I said to myself in a whisper. No I was not mad at Damien at all, at least not after he apologized to me the way he did. It was surprising but it also meant we had made immense progress cause I never thought I would see the day when Damien would apologize without trying to justify his mistake. That was really impressive. We were home now and I had been in my room ever since we returned from the wedding. I just wanted to be alone and think about certain things. Things I did not even know about. My door came open and Damien walked in like he owned the place. He literally does though. "Hey, I've been looking for you all over the place." He said, leaning
Damien's POV; "If I agree to this arrangement, you'll have to tell me about your nightmares." She said. Her words sent alarm bells ringing in my head. I stayed still in silence and waited for her to speak but she never did. I really wanted her to discard whatever she said as a joke but her silence proved she was not joking at all, she meant it. "Ariana-" I tried dissuading her but she did not even let me speak further. "Damien, you have to tell me, please. I want to to help you." She cut me off. I sighed heavily and looked up at her. "I'll tell you but not now. Give me some time." I said, trying to not crawl back in fear of telling her how dark my past was. "Alright, do I have your word?" She asked. "You do." I assured. "Let's get some sleep." She said, I sat up so she could slide further into the bed. When she got comfortable, I brought her close and sniffed her sweet lavender scent till sleep drew me in. *** I woke up first as usual and saw that she had her back to me.
Third Person's POV; Tracy had had enough of her pregnancy and it was only about six weeks in. The constant headaches, cravings and oh that morning sickness that would not let her breathe! She was fed up. Her family had been supportive enough and had been caring for her but she needed her child's father by her side but funny as it sounded she was mad at him for reasons she did not even understand. For weeks, Aiden had called her every single day and even sent gift packages for her because he could not always be present but she still did not know what she wanted-him by her side or him being as far away as possible? She thought back to the wedding they had attended a few days earlier and sighed. She always wanted a fairytale wedding like that and with Aiden too. For so long she had wished he would look at her the same way he saw Damien do with Ariana or like Reginald stared at Eleanor but it was not even possible, she could not delude herself like that. When she saw him, all she wante
Ariana's POV; It was the tenth of December already, it was my birthday. I just turned twenty four but I did not feel any different. It was just another day for me. I woke up to some calls and lots of messages. My father called and even sang for me. That was one of my favorite moments from my birthday, I was just sad I could not spend it with him present but he assured that he was there in spirit. It seemed like no one knew it was my birthday around here and even Damien left for work early, so he must have forgotten about it. I did not let it get to me though, it's just a birthday. I went to the office and got about my day until Stephanie came in with a cake to wish me. From the looks of things, our department had a tradition to make every worker feel special on their birthday. It was a really sweet gesture as all my coworkers wished me warmly. I had just received a call from Damien while I was working a little after lunch time. He said that I had to be home early because we had som