I went home and quickly changed and went to meet my mother in a restaurant. My mother, Marianne Davis who still used my fathers last name after 10 years of divorce and 5 years since she remarried. Is beautiful, exceptionally beautiful. She was dressed in a beautiful dress, her hair and makeup perfectly done as always.
I gave her a hug and kiss first before sitting down. She sat in the chair on the other side of me, leaned forwardand asked. "How are you my darling?""I'm fine mom, how are you? How's Michael?" I ask referring to my step father."I'm fine honey and Michael is good too, he sends his love." She says with a smile."Still fighting with your dad?" She asks."Haven't talked to him, he has been bribing me with multiple gift baskets though." I say with a sigh."Maybe you should talk to him, he might be an asshole but you're the person he loves the most." Mom says with a smile and I smile because she's rIsabella's POVFinally back to work, Monday was a chaotic stream of activity. Between team meetings, projects, and staff introductions, I barely had a moment to breathe, let alone think about anything that didn't have to do with work. This job was going to be a test of my abilities, but I was ready for the challenge. After lunch when I went back to my office, the assistant I shared with another team member had a message for me from Carter ofcourse.He asked to see in his office after lunch so I went to his office immediately."Mr king, asked to see me." I started to say to his secretary but was cut off."You can send Ms. Marino in, Ella," Carter called from his office. How did he know I was out here.I turned back to Ella. "...and I guess I'll just go on in.""Yes, Ms. Marino," Ella said, still smiling, then turned back to her computer.I hesitated just long enough to take a deep breath then quickly walked to his offic
Isabella's POVI didn't hear from Carter since I left his apartment, he had said he would call me so I kept checking my phone constantly. The next was Saturday so I had nothing to do, and both my best friends had their own thing going on.Lydia had a date and Alessia was out of town so I spent the day by myself hold up in my apartment and constantly checking my phone to see if Carter had texted or called.I know my life seems completely boring, what did I even do before I met Carter or started this new job. But honestly my life was nothing like boring, I was a typical party girl but I'm trying to stay away from that life hence being alone.Finally Sunday, when I woke up I had a message from Carter which I was immediately excited about.I didn't have his number, so technically it was an unknown number but I knew it was from him before I even r
Carter's POV When I left the office I didn't know I was going to show up at Isabella's apartment but somehow I found myself there. She was surprised to see me and she didn't turn me away which was a good sign after I bailed on Friday to go see Emma I thought she wouldn't want me here.We walked silently into her apartment, I watched her go in and drop her purse and remove her shoes before I finally stepped in, taking in the impressive view of her apartment.She was at the window when I stepped in, her head had shifted toward the sound of my footsteps, though she didn't completely turn to face me."Friday was cut short." I said watching her.I took a step toward her, against every instinct in my body. "It was fun, though, wasn't it?" I said again and she nodded yes blushing. As brief as it was. It was. It really was.Then I inched closer and she inched closer.We were so close I could
Carter's POV I haven't called or texted her like I said I would, since I left her apartment on Friday. Today is Monday and I have been eager as hell to get to work so I can see her.I am absolutely crazy because I have only known her for less than a month and I wanted to be with her almost all of the time, and not just naked and wild. I just wanted to be near her, and my own need for self-preservation had been plaguing me all weekend.Immediately I got into my office, I battled the idea of calling her into my office but finally decided against it. She'll be deep in meetings mostly all of today, so I might just have to see her later I told myself.I had just opened my computer when my best friend George Sanford busted into my office."So you're alive and well." He says sitting down opposite me with a frown."Ofcourse I'm alive and well." I say.
Isabella's POV Carter said I'll call you, before he left my apartment on Friday. He didn't call or text all weekend, normally when a man tells me I'll do something and he doesn't do it I get pissed but with Carter, I wasn't pissed in fact I spent the whole weekend waiting for Monday so I can see him at work.I buried myself in my work all morning and then just when I was about to head to my meeting in the conference room, I saw Carter. He was with a woman by the elevator, and suddenly I couldn't breathe. Is this maybe Emma? Because she is gorgeous. I quickly looked away and was about to leave when he looked up, and I drank in the sight of him.He asked me to his office and I followed him. When we were finally alone in his office, away from prying eyes. His gaze connected with mine and there was a flare
Isabella's POV My friends called asking me to join them for dinner today after work but Carter asked me to dinner so I told them I couldn't make it. Some work thing, I told them not providing anymore details. He wanted to have dinner with me and I was so excited, immediately I got off work I went home to take a quick shower and get ready.I finished getting ready and he still hasn't called to confirm or tell me where to meet him, God I sound so pathetic waiting for a man.What if he said dinner but he meant sex? Oh God he really might have, meant just sex and was I getting ready to have dinner with him.I was overthinking about everything when he finally called. And before he even said anything I heard it in his voice, he was calling to cancel."Isabella, can we rain check tonight? Got caught up with something." He says through the phone and I nod y
Carter's POV I was staying away from Isabella or rather she has been ignoring me. I called her multiple of time but she never answered or returned any of my calls. The last time I saw her she was out to dinner with her friends and I was out with my sister. I had caught glimpses of her around the office and I debated summoning her to my office, I was her boss afterall but I decided against it she'll eventually have to face me. Being intimate with an employee of mine was never something I thought I would be involved in but since meeting her things have changed for me.It's Saturday, meaning my mother's charity gala, the event I have been dreading. The whole of the elite in New York City will be in attendance, which is not somewhere I wanted to be but I have to go anyway to support my mother.I was standing around with my best friend George and my brother Jo
Isabella's POV I avoided Carter the whole week, when he called I didn't answer. I thought he would call my desk and summon me to his office since he is my boss and all but he didn't he only called my private number 3 three times and when I didn't answer or return his calls he didn't call again.So I put myself into my work, keeping myself busy. It's finally Saturday, today is my grandmother's charity gala event. It was one of those big parties, the kind where so many A list people are invited that you're only going to know a handful of people there. Usually my dad, my grandmother and I go to this parties as a family together but this time I told them I'll meet them there.I was dressed in a black fitted Valentino dress, the soft silky material cradled my breasts perfectly showing the right amount of cleavage not anything wild but classy, the dress hugged
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.
Carter’s POVI’m with Isabella back in my place__our place I’d like to think, she has been asking me to tell her what I talked about with her father since last night. And it’s not like I’m refusing to tell her about our conversation, I just don’t know what her reaction is going to be.“Isabella,” I say in a singsong voice. “Come on, talk to me.” I kiss the delicious column of her neck and bite down on her earlobe.She jolts, which makes her tits bounce, and I can’t believe the stirring that occurs in my groin.“Why wouldn’t you tell me what you talked about.” She asks.“Because it’s not anything you should be worried about, it wa
Isabella’s POV I called my mother immediately I went back home telling her I’m pregnant, she was happy and promised to come into the city next week to take me to lunch so we can celebrate. Then I go out to brunch the next day with my best friends Lydia and Alessia, I update them about everything and almost immediately they start planning a baby shower for me which is insane. I’m only 8 weeks pregnant, I’m not even yet showing.Finally it’s Saturday we’re having dinner with my father and grandmother, I’m very nervous and Carter is barely nervous which is weird because he should be.“Are you ready?” I ask Carter before we enter the elevator up to my father’s penthouse.“Yes I&
Isabella’s POVI’m meeting my father in the country club, he just got back from he traveling yesterday. Normally when we meet at the country club, we have lunch and play golf or sometimes tennis. It’s like our thing, besides I’m kind of a daddy’s girl well when we’re not fighting about how he still treats me like I’m some defenseless little girl.I’m greeted by one of the country club workers Austin as I step in.“Good afternoon Miss Davis.” He says opening the door for me.“Afternoon Austin and like said please call me Isabella.” I say with a smile. “Is my father already here?” I add asking.“Yes he’s outside on the patio,&rdquo