Kaia woke up feeling sick like most days and today, after finding herself alone in her bed when she remembered clearly what happened last night between them, she really could not care less how she looked in front of Beau. She wanted to skip work today so she could see her therapist so she pulled on her favorite grey track pants and was about to throw on the matching midriff sweater when she saw the bump she had grown seemingly overnight.This was horrible! Now she couldn't even feel comfortable in her most favorite sweater. She searched her bag for a baggy sleeveless shirt and finished the look with her new white Nike Air Force and pulled her hair up in a messy bun.Beau was already up and ready in a fitted navy blue suit over a white shirt with a black tie and she guessed he had snuck out to get ready in his room. Kaia sat down and helped herself to some toast and tea. She did not need Beau on her case about eating well. She did not need to even hear his voice at this point. "What th
After work Beau went straight home, hoping he could make things work between him and Kaia, at least till the baby was born. To his surprise, she had not been back home completely and that thought alone had him panicked. Since when was he so stupid and gullible? He got his phone out and made a call to someone he knew could find her.What was wrong with this girl? What would he do if she hurt the baby? Or maybe she decided to run away. So many thoughts were rushing through his mind as he waited. One thing he did know was that he would have to punish her for this.The call from his source came an hour later and he was in the car immediately after. He typed in the address on his GPS and followed it to where she was hiding from him. From now on, he would only grant her bathroom breaks. He would not let her out of his sight.At the house he pulled up and rushed to the front door barely able to contain his anger. After a couple of knocks and ringing the door bell more times than probably nee
Kaia felt very nervous about telling Jen everything but her therapist thought she should tell someone she trusted and Jen was the only one. She took a whole two weeks thinking of ways to tell her best friend and hated feeling weak.After she put Kim to sleep, Jen sat beside her best friend and did not push her to say a thing until she was ready. Kaia was never this nervous and she knew whatever it was must be she was keeping bottled up must be huge. A few minutes of silence passed and Kaia took a deep breath."I was 18 when I met this really cute boy who was a senior at some other high school. I loved him and I thought he loved me too. But I was wrong!" Kaia's voice trembled a bit and she cleared her throat. "Two months later, I found out I was pregnant and I told him. He went crazy and told me he wanted nothing to do with me if I didn't get rid of the baby. My parents already hated me and when they found out they kicked me out. I had to live on the streets for the next 5 months, stru
When he'd finally let go of her, she had gone back to her seat in silence, hating her body for reacting to his touch every time. Even with her brain literally telling at her to get herself together, her whole body wanted so much more.Beau kept stealing glances at her and had to keep fighting his hormones so he wouldn't find himself making love to her in the backseat of his car, she deserved much better than that. And he did not want to take a chance and probably hurt the baby in the process. He could never live with himself if anything happened to her or the baby. So he drove in silence begging his throbbing length to calm the fuck down! He pulled up and opened the door for her with patience he really did not have. As soon as the door was closed he pulled her body to his and moved her silky red hair from her nape and gave her slow wet kisses. He loved that she reacted to his touch and thought that meant they would get somewhere."You know Kaia, if I could, I would tie you to my bed a
Their night ended up being as amazing as she had known it would be, and she almost begged him to stay in bed with her the whole day. However, as much as she was sexually attracted to him, she still wanted to convince herself that he could not care for her if it wasn't for the baby.She reluctantly got up, took a shower, and readied herself for work. Finding him already having his breakfast, she took a seat close to him subconsciously. "You look very beautiful today, sweetheart!""You always look good," she said with a furious blush rushing to her face.She cursed herself when she heard his low chuckle and wished she had not responded like a lovesick puppy. Love was far from what she felt for him, she thought to herself.Beau waited patiently for Kaia to finish her breakfast, then ushered her to his car, enjoying the view of her beautiful figure swaying in the tight jumpsuit more than she probably would appreciate. He'd have his balls if she found his eyes stuck to her like that.He ope
Beau sat close to Kaia, not liking how angry and pale she was getting by the minute. The woman claiming to be her mother had been going on for almost a half hour about how she worried sick she had been and how heartbroken she was by the lack of contact between them."Mr Navarro, I'm so glad you have been taking care of my little girl," she faked a little tremor to her voice and sniffled. Kaia continued to stare at her, still not saying a word. She kept glancing from her mother to the lump of muscle beside her with a deep frown on her face."What the fuck are you doing here Melissa?" At her words the room went dead silent. Beau had never heard that tone in her voice and he was supposed to be the most annoying person in her life. He pulled her into him and felt her slightly relax against him as she waited for her mother's response.The older woman was at a loss for words but quickly composed herself. "I came to see you baby, I've been looking all over for you. I thought you'd be happy to
"Men like Beau will only take advantage of you and your fragile mind baby girl. You need someone who knows where you have been and what kind of help you need."Kaia felt herself get angered even more as she remembered Melissa's words. She had obviously had people watching her because she knew for a fact she never understood the things Kaia went through even after she had cried for help over and over, being continually told she was demon possessed by Mike.She shook her head as the now common thoughts came rushing to her mind and she knew she should not argue or ignore them or else her anxiety levels would just sky rocket, but she really just did not want to deal with them at the moment.Knowing the nagging thoughts from hell would not go away, especially with all the sharp objects around her as she tried to make herself a sandwich, though she could have easily asked the housekeeper to do it, she gave herself time to let the thoughts sink in.Beau came in and the sight of a zoned out K
Kaia kept her eyes closed as she enjoyed the warmth of Beau's body so close to her as she kept her head on his lap. She opened her mouth once then twice to say something but decided against it quickly. Telling him about her disorders and letting him deal with her crazy mother were enough burdens for now."Marry me!" She kept completely still, willing the tears that threatened to come, to stop. She heard the feeling behind these two words and could not bring herself to say anything back. He deserved so much more than a broken girl with no confidence or strength to face life.Luckily, and just in time, a knock came at the door. Beau knew very well that she was still awake but he tapped her softly on the shoulder to get her attention. She turned slowly to face her and saw nothing but understanding and what she hoped to God wasn't what love looked like. Only if she knew what love was like so she'd run far from him at its first signs.They both got up and as Beau made his way to get the doo
A whole year passed, a whirlwind of joy, challenges and growth for the whole family. Kaia's labour had been as intense from beginning to end as they had known and hoped it would be, and with its end came Kai Asher Navarro. The little boy was a ball bustling energy, definitely living up the nature he exhibited in the womb.Luna embraced her role as a big sister with enthusiasm and care. She loved teaching little cupcake new things and often boasted about how she helped her mom during the pregnancy. Their sibling bond grew stronger with each passing day, filled with adventures and shared secrets. Sometimes Kaia would just watch them when they thought they were alone enough to be naughty and just admired her babies.Kaia considered herself blessed to have any sort of stable family and as hard as it had been getting here, all that mattered was that she was here and she was loving every moment of it. She had the worst luck for th longest time and thought she was destined to be just an aunt
A few months later, as Kaia struggled to get out of their bed, feeling huge as a whale, she couldn't help but smile at the sight of her loving husband and their beautiful baby girl trying to tiptoe into the room with a tray full of all her favorites. The pregnancy had been a bit harder than with Lulu and with her due date being so close, Beau had decided to take paternity leave earlier. "Morning mommy! Do you need some help?" Lulu giggled, having come to enjoy making fun of Kaia's daily struggles to do the easiest of tasks. She usually had to end up giving her a hand putting on her shoes or handing her anything she had dropped. Beau had a huge, silly grin on his face as he rushed to her side. "Easy there, baby," he said, putting the tray down on their side table and helping her get to her feet. Kaia had gotten much bigger this time, to the point where they had been convinced for a short while that they were expecting twins but later found out it was just an overly active baby boy o
Kaia took a deep breath to calm herself down, but her mind and heart refused to cooperate. She felt her eyes fill to the brim with tears, and she had to take a step back; she would not let this woman see just how much she had hurt her. "Why, Melissa? Right now, that's the only thing I want to know. What good comes from hurting me, from destroying my family?" Melissa had grown used to her daughter's indifference, her stoic face, and the hatred that occasionally dripped from her lips—the utter distaste she had for her and Mike—but never in her life had she seen Kaia cry from any kind of hurt she had conflicted. The only time she had seen a bit of emotion from her daughter was in the few months they had gotten along. Kaia had worked hard to keep her emotions in check, but like any child, she had sought comfort in her mother's presence. "Trin---," Melissa tried in a shaky voice, then remembered the disdain Kaia had for the name. "Kaia I swear I had no hand in kidnapping Lulu. I love yo
In the morning Kaia woke up to an empty bed, only to hear Beau’s voice come from their bedroom balcony. “I want that woman out of my house in the next hour Jaden. I don’t know what I was thinking even suggesting we bring her here; I have a pregnant wife and a young child for God’s sake!”Kaia had thought like Beau was thinking right now, but as time went on and her anger dissipated, she still wanted to get revenge, but she at least thought to hear Melissa’s side of the story first. Funny thing though, she still had not been with her long enough to even listen to any of the words that would come out her mouth. Most of her visits to the safe room was when she could see from the camera feed from her phone, that Melissa was asleep or only when she wanted to give her special meals. She never said a word though!She got out of their bed, put a robe on and left the bedroom to make them breakfast, not wanting to disturb his phone call. Beau had spent too long in his sick bed and knowing her h
Beau lay in the quiet of their bedroom, watching Lulu play silently on the floor, surrounded by the hum of medical equipment monitoring his recovery. The past weeks had a hell for him physically and mentally but it had been worse for his pregnant wife. He glanced at the empty space where Kaia used to slept next to him, now abandoned in favor of a makeshift bed close to him so she could rest without disturbing him but still be close enough to monitor him throughout the night. Jaden had informed him of Melissa’s presence in the safe room as soon as Kaia had allowed him to touch anything work related. He also knew Kaia had found out a whole week ago of her mother’s capture and detainment and he hated himself now for the decision he had taken to bring Melissa here. At first, he thought he could get information out of the older woman, just so they could understand why Mike did any of this. Then as Beau recovered and only had his mind to work with, he realized that he had done it for Meli
Jaden, Beau's security team leader, had been given instructions no one knew about and now that Beau was incapacitated, he knew Kaia was the next person he would have to approach to tell everything to. The woman had been breaking down with the kidnapping of her child and finding out about her husband's coma, but a week later she was taking care of things like the boss she was. Beau had come out of her coma but he was still healing. Kaia had insisted they moved him to their home, got him every piece of equipment his doctor needed and made sure he had around the clock care. She woke up early to fix him and Luna breakfast, fed them both then took Luna to their home office with her while she worked. She would only eat when Jen or Leon arrived, so Jen basically moved her and Kim in to make sure she ate and did not over work herself.Yesterday had been her first day leaving both Luna and Beau’s side and her anxiety levels had been sky high. Knowing Jen was back at home made her feel slightl
Kaia knew this go could either way but she had to keep strong for her babies. "Doctor, Mrs. Navarro is here and I think you can start communicating everything with her from now on," Leon said before the doctor could say anything, pointing at Kaia for the doctor to see. Kaia felt her heart skip a beat as she tried her best to give the doctor a small smile. "Mrs. Navarro, I'm so sorry we are meeting under these circumstances. Your husband suffered a really horrible injury to the head but there must be a higher power watching over him because the bullet did not injure any important organs, it did not even go through the skull, just got stuck right above his skull. We were able to take the bullet out but he's still in a short coma." Kaia was not sure whether to cry or laugh at how the doctor was describing all this as a lucky break, especially right after she had been wondering what she had done so wrong to deserve everything they were being dealt by this bigger being or the whole univ
Jen woke up to her phone ringing and as soon as she noticed it was Leon calling after hours of silence, she decided she would leave the room to answer so she wouldn't wake Kaia up. A sense of doom washed over her as answered the phone. "Babe, is Kaia with you? I don't want her to panic!" Jen was already thinking the worst. Did they find Luna? Was the little girl okay? What would they tell Kaia if anything had happened to her child? Jen's world started spinning and she sat down as she tried to breath. "What's going on Leon? Where is Luna?" The silence on the other end of the phone was suffocating to say the least. Leon immediately saw his mistake, remembering the real issue that had brought him to the predicament he was in now. He wanted to explain things before the cops did because it would sound worse than when it came from a friend. "No, oh God no Jen, please stay calm. Luna is here with me, in my arms as we speak. She doesn't really know me but I guess I was the closest calm pers
Beau and his head of security led the men to the location flashing on his screen, Leon sitting by his side practically shitting himself, begging but failing to stop Beau from this suicide mission. Beau was not having any of it, what he wanted was his life back to normal, his wife's smile back and a healthy pregnancy for them. The image of Kaia rolled up into a ball, not even wanting to move kept haunting him, it hurt him so deep. His car screeched to a halt outside the abandoned warehouse, which Beau wondered how Mike had even gotten access to. His heart pounded with a mixture of anger and determination. With a quick glance at the darkened windows and graffiti-covered walls, Beau steeled himself and stepped out into the cold night air, following his men to the main entrance. Leon stayed in the car, knowing he was only here because Jen would have killed him for letting Beau go anywhere alone. Beau would stop at nothing to get his little Lulu out of this place. His sweet little girl w