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Ava p.o.vImagine the shock when you're been declared a mother, also to a child you nothing about. The child is cute and all, and most importantly I'm getting married to his Dad, so technically that makes me his step mom.But I don't know anything about being a Mother, talking more or less of a step Mom. Won't they think I mistreat him if I ever scold him? I don't even know how to act around him, does he even want me to be his Mom.I thought I'm just getting married to him, now I have a child to worry about. I don't know what to think or how to feel about this, but one thing is for sure it's all happening even if I don't want it to and fast.I was led to a dinning room bigger than the apartment Tricia and I shared, there were multiple foods lined up along the long table. I wasn't aware I was starving until my stomach made a loud rumble, I look down in shame as my face turned a shade of red.I couldn't be more embarrassed."Sit and eat." Vince said already taking his seat at the head o
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Ava p.o.vIt's has to be hours of talk with Tricia and Kara, we've talking about anything and everything. Tricia and Kara are the same bubbly type, their mouths haven't rest since we finish lunch. Marco sat on my lap telling us about his school and how he's going to telling everyone he now have a Mom, I realized he's just five year old not the seven years I had assumed.He's quite tall and smart for his age, his basic intelligence and confidence is a lot more than his age mates. That's has to be Vince hand work, Mr and Mrs Alfonso had gone to their garden to work. I assume Kara dread going there except for relaxation, with the way she said it.I glanced at the big wall clock that sat above the TV and saw it was late, it's seven thirty so I might still get a bus."Kara, where is Vincenzo I like to tell him that I'm leaving now." I said gaining their attention, Marco turn in my lap to face me."Are you leaving Mom." He asks confused, he might be smart and talk maturely but he's still a
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Vince p.o.vFor the first time in a really long time, in years actually. His night went well, smoothly even, without any disturbance. For the first time in years, He slept soundly like a baby who doesn't have a care in the world.Usually he won't able to sleep more than two hours before his nightmare would start, keeping awake all through the night. He have to keep himself busy, so he would start working.He has his own demons which little to one knows of, They were his past, his battle and struggles to survive. He started his fight to survive at a very young age, he built everything and anything he own today from the very scratch. He work day and night for a better future, Though he came out strong and successful but it came with a price.The price he paid was everything he should have, His Heart. He became cold and couldn't feel any emotion, he forget how to be normal, his soul was tore apart in front of his eyes and his life was consume with darkness. What everyone knows is that h
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Ava p.o.vI walk down the stairs mindful not to miss a step and fall down embarrassing myself, seeing as there are many servants walking around carrying out their duties. Some even sneak stares at me, some in amazement, others curiously, While some blantly avoid staring or contact with me like a plague. I shrug and continue my walk.I had just step on the last stair when I felt a soft tug on my hand, I turn to see Marco already dressed for the day. He had a toothy grin on his face and I couldn't help myself but smile back at him."Good morning Mom." He smiled genuinely at me, I Pat his head in acknowledgement. "Mom you didn't went home yesterday?" He asked, you could here the excitement in his voice. I am somewhat conflicted, how long was this kid yearning for a mother."No." I replied, by now we had started walking to the kitchen."You look beautiful Mom." He complimented, I wasn't sure what to reply. This the first time a kid has complimented me, to say a blush has reveal itself on
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Ava p.o.v I am furious.Why the hell would he resign for me, who the hell does he think he is to think he can do anything that pleases him. I'm not some tools he can use as he please.I need to cool off, I need a distraction to take my mind off things and be carefree, I need to live for myself for once. I entered Tricia's room, rummaging through her closet. I picked out a crop singlet and a short.I had meant to go to a club, but I ended up walking to the park. I sat on a bench watching as kids play around me, it is a beautiful sight. Would Marco love to come to the park, of course he would, he's a kid after all. "Hey." I turn to see two kids, a girl and a boy not older ten beside me holding a wool and a knitting pin, I arched an eyebrow at them. They are so cute as they smile sheepishly at me."Hi, I'm Katie and he is Liam." The girl introduce themselves."I'm Ava" "I'm sorry if we bother you but.....""do you know how to knit?" Katie interrupted Liam causing him to roll his eye
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Ava p.o.vI am shell shock.What the hell did I do.Surprise at myself? YesDo I Regret doing it? Hell no.He deserves more than just a mere slap, if there's nobody that can tell him when he's wrong, then I would.I won't let anyone take me for granted, He don't own me, practically he does. But that gave him no right to decide for me, I was trying to be the reasonable one and not calling out on his controlling persona. But I guess this was the last srew.His face is slightly cock to the side from the impact of the slap, I can see a frown on his face, but did that made me flinch? No!Instead it fueled my anger, he has no right to get angry. If anything, I should be the one going crazy, he's been controlling my life and I kept quiet simply because I was been scared. Not anymore though, I can't have any of it anymore.I took a frightening step back when he took a threatening step forward, his eyes are burning in fury. Did I say I don't regret slapping him? Well that might be a lie, I mea
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Ava p.o.vToday started as a normal day for me, it's a sunny day and the weather is nice and warm. But it's a boring for me, Nate doesn't have a class today that why I'm sitting on my own, and the Prof. is not helping at all.He's been ranting on and on about some tubula rasa, I can't wait for the class to finish so I can go home. Yeah home, because I'm officially jobless and phoneless too, now my life will be even more boring than it use to. I don't even know what to do with the spare time, sleeping is out of the question because I've been doing alot of it lately, so I will just have to watch TV.I'm bored out of my mind, of all my courses this is the one I dread the most, psychology. it's boring or maybe it's the professor that is boring, so I've been sitting here for almost two hours and staring at him like an attentive student, but I wasn't actually seeing him. I've space out but. not really thinking of any particular in thing.My gaze left Prof Greg to the entrance of the class,
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"Eleanor, what do you think about this color." Lola ask Ava's mother, showing her the samples in her her. Eleanor look from the album to what Lola is showing her, They have been sitting there for almost an hour still trying to choose a color for the wedding reception theme.The color Lola points is white, it's indeed beautiful with the decorations in the photo. But Eleanor knew her daughter well enough, She remembers how Ava won't stop talking about how her wedding day will be. What designs and color she would use, how she was going to wear a Tira to make her look like a princess. Eleanor only regret is that Ava isn't doing this out of will, she is being force to do it to keep them safe.That's why she promised herself to make this wedding a remarkable one for her child, that is the only reason she had come to help with the wedding plans. She stare at the photo Lola held out for her to see and shook her head, The white is beautiful, it radiates purity but it's not what Ava wants."I t
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Melanie’s POVI should have known the last time, Adriano had the other nurses literally eating out of the palm of his hands how big of a charmer he was.Phoebe was completely enthralled by him, and there I was nervous about how she was going to receive him, especially with how blunt he was with her by the door.But it had the opposite effect on her. Phoebe appreciated his brutal honesty and seemed to think that he was good for me.I guess I should be happy with that, it means he’s holding up to his end of the bargain but I felt some way at the fact that Phoebe took an instant liking to him when I prepared to defend him tonight.Was it jealousy? Heck no. There’s no way I was jealous of Adriano. I mean it took a few weeks after I moved in for, Phoebe to warm up to me while she took to him instantly. Did that make me jealous? Absolutely not!Adriano also somehow knew the right thing to say to make, Phoebe blush.
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Melanie’s POV“Are you ready for this?” I asked.“That’s an unnecessary question, little nurse,” Adriano said. “Are we doing this or not.”“I just need a few minutes to get in character,” she said.Adriano chuckled but remained silent while I tried to steady my breathing. It was Saturday evening and we were currently parked in the parking lot of my apartment complex. Phoebe had called me earlier in the day to ask if, Adriano had any allergies or something he didn’t eat.I didn’t have the answer to that question but I figured he ate anything, considering the kind of guy he was so I told her no.Now I wondered if I did the right thing. Maybe I should have asked him, but I avoided him all day until it was time to leave.“Do you have any allergies?” I asked.“Huh?”“Phoebe called earlier wanting to know if you had any allergies and I told her you didn’t,” I explained.Adria
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Melanie’s POVAlice's words stayed with me all day. I’ve spent so much time believing that, Adriano had taken away my choice I had never stopped to wonder if I gave up too easily.Did I really have the option to make a different choice or could I give in to my new reality and be content with it?The thought of going back to the house didn't really fill me with dread like before when I was still new to his house.But apart from restricting my movement, he had treated me nicely. I ate well, slept in comfort, and got freaking chauffeured to work, even though I hadn't gotten used to the last part.Every time I demanded anything from, Adriano, it felt like I was making a deal with the devil, in exchange for my soul.It didn't help that he kept making me flustered when I was around him, causing me to act out of character.Nevertheless, I called, Phoebe and informed her of the plan to visit du
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Melanie’s POVIf I was a betting girl, I could have won some money from, Alice. She was so positive this conversation was going to go well but couldn’t have been more wrong.This conversation had gone so off-kilter that I was wondering why I was still seated here talking to him.“Are you threatening me?” I asked."I'm not threatening you, little nurse," he replied.“Then what’s the meaning of what you just said?”“I just thought you needed a reminder of how you got here,” he said.“Oh, I remember. How could I ever forget,” I said. “Every second of every day for the past few weeks I’ve been reminded of how much my life had taken a drastic turn all in a matter of a few moments!”I was breathing heavily and trying to control my anger. “I regret that moment.”“What moment?”“The moment I agreed to go, Dr. Thompson’s request to go on a house call. It wasn’t part of my job descrip
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Adriano’s POV I watched her expression go from relieved to tense the moment I spoke and I almost felt bad for wanting to demand a condition from her. Emphasis on almost. I didn’t feel bad but I hated that, Melanie wasn’t completely relaxed around me yet. I mean she was pacing my office for minutes and I had to practically force the words out of her mouth with the way she was fidgeting and beating around the bush. I hated the fact that she hadn’t realized that there was about nothing I wouldn't do for her, if she played her cards right. So if she wasn’t ready to figure it out, then it was up to me to show her and that wouldn’t be possible if we don’t spend time together. Melanie thought she was being a disturbance by asking me to go see her neighbor as her boyfriend while I was in my seat, trying to hide my smile and sounding as neutral as I possibly could. “A condition?” I nodde
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Melanie’s POVIt’s been well over an hour and I was pacing outside, Adriano’s study, debating whether I should do it or not.There was also the fact that I was nervous about being alone with him in an enclosed space.You can do this, Melanie. The worst he can do is say no. There's absolutely nothing to be worried about.I didn’t know how effective the pep talk I was giving myself was but I guess I had to try.I finally stopped pacing, took in a deep breath, and let it out through my mouth. Just as I raised my hand to knock on the door, it was flung open.I jerked back in surprise while Adriano was smirking at me.“If you pace anymore, there might just be a dent on the floor and we don’t want that, do we, little nurse?”Great. Now I’ve gone and embarrassed myself before I even said anything. But…“How did you know I was outside?” I asked.“You don’t exactly walk quietly,
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Melanie’s POVI went about my usual routine when I got to the house. Took a shower and went downstairs to have dinner with, Alice.Alice, with her mother-hen nature, didn't fail to notice that something was off about me. I quickly learned that there was no hiding your feelings from her, at least I was sure of mine.She was just so attentive to details. It was the kind of trait that couldn’t be taught, but was a part of a person and, Alice was certainly one of those people that got the trait.“You know I’m only going to keep asking you what’s wrong, right?” Alice said. “Why can’t you just take my word for it and leave it at that?” I asked.“Because you’re acting a bit jittery. Like you’re about to jump off your skin,” she said. “Why? Are you scared of something or someone?”I shook my head. “No, it’s nothing of the sort,” I answered.“Then tell me what it is?”“It’s just that I might have gott
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Melanie’s POVI pushed my confrontation with Lydia out of my mind and focused on getting through the rest of my shift which thankfully, went without any major incidents.I had just changed out of my scrubs and was on my out of the changing room when I got a call from, Phoebe.Phoebe was a sweet, old lady that lived on the same floor of my apartment. She also had a cat named, Orange and I usually helped her watch her cat.My stomach was dipped with nerves. It's been a while since she's seen or spoken to me so I knew why she was calling. What the hell was I going to tell her? It was obvious I hadn’t moved out but I’ve been MIA for weeks. I was surprised she hadn’t even called earlier. However, I was more annoyed with myself for forgetting about her.I had a mind to avoid, Phoebe’s call but I knew she was only going to keep calling so I accepted the call and put it to my ear.“Hi, Phoebe,” I greeted.
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Melanie’s POVThe last thing I wanted today was a confrontation from, Lydia. I was so over her shit and it looked like that’s exactly what she was spoiling for.“Please excuse me,” I said, deciding to opt for the polite approach but it seemed she was spoiling for a fight.“And if I don’t?” she asked. “What are you going to do?”“I don’t know why you have an issue with me and I don’t really care,” I replied and held up the boxes in my hands. “I have to get these gloves to the nurses’ station so please step aside.”Lydia glared daggers at me and I could see the anger radiating off her. If steam could come out her ears, best believe it would."That's exactly the problem I have with you," she gritted. "You're an ass-kisser pretending to be a sweet girl."I frowned. What the hell was she on about?“Like I said, Lydia, I don’t care how you feel about me as long as you stay out of my way,” I said.
