Isabella's POV
A group of us went out for lunch, everyone has been so nice and accommodating. Carter had said to meet him after lunch, so I stopped by Starbucks to grab us both coffees. Didn't know how he liked his coffee so I got thesame thing as mine, black coffee no milk. I take iced coffee in the afternoon so I got that for me but I got him a hot one because he didn't look like he drank cold coffee.
I didn't have time to ponder whether I shouldn't have done that or whether I should just focus on my job and let things go but I needed to thank him for helping me ease out of my panic attack the other day."I'm supposed to see Mr King after lunch," I said breathlessly to his secretary."I'll let him know you're here," Ella his secretary said as she picked up the phone.I turned away, suddenly nervous."You can go in," Ella said.I quickly turned and then nodded, taking a deep breath and heading down into his spacious corner office. I paused at the doorway and stared down at my polished toes that peeked from the sexy heels I had bought courtesy of my first day at work.I suddenly felt like the world's biggest idiot holding two coffees and a company iPad. I was just about to turn around and trash the coffees because why the hell will I get him coffee. Then the door swung open and Carter King stood there staring intently at me."Come in Isabella." He said, his voice turning my insides with something I didn't even understand.I flushed guiltily, hoping like hell he couldn't read my thoughts. My guilt was probably plain to read on my face."I got us coffee," I said bravely, notching up my chin to stare back at him.He took a step back and swept his arm past him. "Come in." And then he collected his coffee and took a sip."Thank you." He said.I sucked in my breath and entered the lion's den.I haven't been to his office so this was my first time. I studied the interior of Carter's office with keen interest.It screamed classy and expensive. Rich mahogany wood, polished marble floor that was partially covered with an elegant oriental rug. The furniture was dark leather with an antique, old-world look. Paintings adorned three walls while the last wall was all built-in bookcases filled with an eclectic mixture of works."You look nervous," Carter said, breaking into my thoughts. "I won't bite, Isabella." He added with a smirk.He motioned for me to have a seat in front of his desk. He pulled the chair out and put his hand to my back as he guided me into place. I shivered at the heat of his touch, and he let his hand linger a moment even after I had taken my seat.He let his fingers slide up my shoulder before he finally walked back around his desk to take his seat across from me. For a long moment he stared at me until heat crawled up my neck and to my cheeks. He didn't simply look at me. He made me feel devoured by his gaze."You wanted to see me," I said in a low voice.The corner of his mouth crooked upward. "I want to do more than see you, Isabella but that's not the point right now. Can you tell me about your solutions to our software problems." Carter says his gaze stern on mine.I unlocked my iPad and explained everything to him while he watched and listened to me intensely.After I finished, Carter stood up and turned to look at me. "You seem to know what you're doing and I have fate this will solve the issue but I also have some concerns, will you be done by the time of the bid?" He asked."I want us to be able to be up against Davis Telecom." He added and at the sound of my father's company Davis telecom my heart does a somersault."If we work fast and we're already walking fast I'm sure we'll be ready by the time of the bid." I explain."I don't want fast Isabella, I want a flawless network." Carter says and I nod yes."Ofcourse sir, I assure you the team and I will work effortlessly on the project.""Good, I'm glad." He said. "Now that, we've discussed work. Come here, Isabella."The firm but gentle command washed through the haze of confusion. My eyes widened as my gaze found his, and I realized he was waiting for me to come to him.I rose, my legs shaky, and I rubbed my hands down my dress in an attempt to steady myself. And then I took that first step and walked around the edge of his desk to where he was still seated in his executive chair.He reached for my hand and once he had his fingers twined with hers, he tugged me down onto his lap. I landed awkwardly but he sat farther up and shifted so I was nestled against his chest and tucked into his side. With his free hand, he delved his fingers into my hair, twisting the strands around his knuckles while he held on to my hand with his other."We don't have any particular rules for fraternization, but I don't mix business and pleasure Isabella." Carter explains."I can't seem to forget our elevator predicament." He added then he disentangled his hand from mine and lifted his fingers to my lips where he traced the outline of my mouth with the tip of his index finger. "I want you, Isabella but I can't want you." He said again.Carter prompted. "Do you want me as badly as I want you?" He asked me, my underwear practically wet from his question.I open my mouth to answer but his secretary's voice comes through the intercom."Mr King, your mother just called again." His secretary said and Carter pulled me up from his lap."I'm sorry Miss Marino but we'll have to continue that conversation another time, I have to get somewhere." He says grabbing his phone and the coffee I brought him then leaving me standing in his office.Isabella’s POVA helicopter just dropped us at our villa in Milan for our honeymoon, we just got married exactly 5 hours ago.We haven’t exactly been alone in months so when Carter looked at me with those hungry eyes I knew what it meant, I have been looking at him like that every single minute of every day.His hungry eyes drop down my body and, as if unable to help it, he runs his hand down my chest and cups my breast through my white ethereal wedding dress. “I like you dressed like this.”“I prefer you naked,” I retort and he smirks.He puts me over his shoulder and marches up the hallway to the bedroom, he slowly slides me down his body
Isabella's POVI gave birth to our beautiful baby boy Leo 6 weeks ago. We didn’t know the sex of the baby till after I gave birth, Carter had guessed a girl and I guessed a boy and I was right.That didn’t change the fact of how happy we both were, Leo is beautiful. He is perfect.Having a child truly is like having a piece of your heart outside your body, and that feeling is both as wonderful and as terrifying as it sounds.Our family and friends all came to visit us in the hospital, everyone so happy for us. My dad was especially happy when we named the baby after him Leo.We only stayed a few days in the hospital before we finally went home. To our home, which we had renovated making it ours.
Isabella's POVMy mother had come over to New York, I had only seen her once since I told her I was pregnant and that was months ago. I’m now 7 months heavily pregnant, she came to visit for only a day and Carter and I took her out to dinner to also celebrate our engagement with her.We had an amazing dinner before she went back to New Jersey immediately after dinner, it was good to see her. I like having her around but I almost never see her, I mean she has a whole new family with her husband which sometimes makes me jealous that she isn’t that much in my life but I try not to let it bother me that much. Besides I have my father around all the time and he loves me very much. I don’t even miss her that much with my father around, he makes it up by being in my life constantly.My mother and Carter have also set up a r
Isabella’s POVCarter and I have decided to make it official we’re now living with each, we’re renovating his penthouse. Making it our home, adding in a nursery for our baby.After a day of selecting color scheme for the nursery I went to our bed, crawled under the covers, and fell asleep with a smile on my face.Carter woke me up two hours later. His lips were skimming my shoulder, his fingers lazily tracing down my waist, over my hip. He was behind me, curved around me, molded to me. “Are you awake?” he whispered.I made a soft moaning sound to let him know I was.He kissed a spot below my ear, and then he asked, “Is this okay?” As he kis
Isabella’s POV “I think I should go.” I say dropping my fork everyone around the table eyes on me.“Are you okay baby? Do you feel fine?” Carter asks concern flashing across his face.We’re having dinner with his family in his childhood home in Connecticut. We had made plans to have dinner with his mother weeks ago but she was going on a cruise with her new boyfriend so we postponed it to when she was back.She got back yesterday and we’re a family dinner to celebrate my pregnancy. Everything was fine when we arrived, she gave Carter a hug kissing him and she also hugged me congratulating me. Telling me how happy she was to have a grandchild.Then we sat down for dinner and she started.
Isabella’s POVI wake up from my nap almost an hour later checking the time to see it’s 1:30am in the morning. Carter isn’t back in bed yet so maybe he isn’t yet back. I put on a silky robe over my next to nothing sleepwear going downstairs to find something to eat. My sleeping pattern is still messed up and this baby growing inside me is deeply in love with anything cheesy.Using the service in house elevator to go down kitchen, I hear voices coming out from the kitchen.I walk in joining them finding Carter and his brother Johnny and sister Stephanie they’re all laughing and talking about something when they notice me.“Bella!” Steph exclaims excitedly jumping down from her stool to hug me.