Jen sat at the edge of her bed, waking up from yet another dream about Leon Micheals. Ever since they had met, she could not seem to get him off her mind even if she tried. She had a project she was supposed to be submitting so she decided to get up early to try and just work. She sort of wished she had not met him, she guessed it was true what they said about crushes, they were always better left as just crushes. It was fun fantasizing about him from afar, meeting him had just put her hopes way too high and now she just felt like total crap.As she went about making her and Kim a quick breakfast, she thought about the scent of his cologne, those beautiful stormy eyes that had left her feeling all sorts of ways. No, this could not do, Jen thought as she typed away at her laptop, finishing up with the difficulty she had never experienced before in her whole life. Even with how much she had loved Kimmy’s father, he never took her attention from important stuff in her life, like her work
This was their first meeting alone, thought Jen as she stared at Leon's beautiful lips. "Stop looking at your boss's lips you pervert!" Jen reprimanded herself and she watched him talk. She wanted nothing more than to kiss him, lay him on his back and just do whatever she thought he would enjoy. "As much as I enjoy having your eyes on me Jen, it would be much better if you did something about whatever dirty thoughts are in your head."It seemed Leon had realized her feeling for him and was milking them for all they were worth. Jen hated herself for being so weak in front of this man who seemed to enjoy torturing her with words. He always said the most naughty things to her but never actually did anything about it and that was what angered Jen even more. She felt he was treating her like a she was not woman enough, saying all the right things but not actually wanting to go through with them."Mr. Micheals, I know you're well aware of my feelings for you and as much as I hate being like
It had taken them almost six months, but things were looking up for Navarro enterprises, having bagged themselves a newer generation of investors including Leon who had close to begged Beau to let him buy shares, actually confessing that his initial plan was to suggest buying shares first but he had been too excited to not share his ideas first. Beau’s old investors were also coming back and as much as Beau could be a vengeful person, this was business and he knew he would have also taken his investment from a company that looked like it was being run by little children. Tonight, Beau had begged Kaia to host a small party as a way to welcome their new investors and old ones alike, wanting to reassure them over and over that they were safe and nothing would happen to jeopardize their money as long as him and Kaia were still overviewing the business side of things. Kaia was starting to feel the pressure of being a Navarro woman and as much as she hated Patricia, she understood why none
Beau felt like he had at their wedding, alone and neglected. But seriously, when had his parents ever made him feel anything other than those two emotions? He always hated the moment these unwanted memories and emotions came flooding his mind because he prided himself in never faltering, whether physically or emotionally, had even worked hard to perfect the poker face that had made him who he was in the business world. Beau could not deny how human he was when these stupid, childish emotions wreaked havoc and he hated not feeling like he was superior to everyone in the room. Beau had had a horrible childhood at the hands of both his mother and father. His father was never around, always at some business meeting or somewhere with some woman and whenever he was home, what he always made sure he did was make Beau feel inferior and useless. His mother had just played the perfect wife, pretending not to see that her husband was cheating on her right under the same roof, without even carin
Kaia left the bathroom with a forced smile on her face and blended back into the crowd. There was no sign of Beau in the crowd but it was a good thing because with the anger issues she had as well, it would not end well for either of them. For the first time in her life she felt like hitting him, punching him in that beautiful face if need be. He had been very disrespectful to her, making her feel like the lowest scum of the earth. She was his wife for God’s sake, he should not be treating her like a freaking hooker or a one-night stand.She could not wait to get everyone out of her house so she could find her coward of a husband. Whether he wanted to or not, they would talk about this and sort it out, whether on their own or with a professional. She realized she should have said no to him as soon as he had pulled her dress up, made him confront whatever fucked up feelings he was going through and then maybe he could have gotten some ass after that, but only as consolation and a rewar
69Kaia and Beau had been keeping to themselves way more than they had intended, guiding each other in both their professional and personal, so much so that when Kaia finally took Luna to visit Jen and Kim, she had not expected the mess she would find Jen to be. “Jenny, what is going on?” Kaia almost panicked, especially when she did not find Kimmy in the house. What had her friend been up to, what happened to Kim and Jen’s mother who offered to be around as much as she could when Jen decided it was time to move out again.The house smelled like it had not aired out in a few days and she could smell the strong scent of cigarettes in the room, indicating that Jen had gone back to smoking after such a long battle with nicotine withdrawals. She wished she had not brought Luna and her only option right now was to open the windows to air out the whole place and let some light in. Jen was curled up in a ball on her couch, staring lifelessly at her screen, looking like she was not even seei
Kaia was slowly getting fed up by everything life was throwing her way. How was she supposed to continue healing, continue growing from her traumas as well? Was she being selfish for wanting a break from everything happening all at once? Beau and Jen had been by her side no matter what, was it fair that she was getting to a breaking point already? Kaia just wanted things back to normal again, things changing before her just made her very uncomfortable. Leon sat at the far end of the car and listened to Kaia furiously tap on her phone then a call came in, “Hi baby,” there was bit of silence on her end of the line as she listened to other person on the phone, then she snapped, “You listen Beau Navarro, and you listen good. I did not ask you if you could take time, I told you I talked to you secretary and she moved your meetings around. I am on my way to pick you up right now so you better have your laptop bag because I will go without you, trust me on that.” Man, Leon would not want to
“Why are there only two rooms Kay? You do remember Leon and I are not together any more, right?” Kaia loved Jen dearly, but times like these and questions like the one she just asked, the one that made her sound like the most childish piece of shit Kaia knew, made her so, so angry. “Girl, if you do not get out my face with that mess…” Kaia said, sounding like she had way more to say but she would rather keep it to herself. Beau stood close to his wife, always having a hand on some part of her body, just so he could calm her down because he knew for a fact, that his touch calmed her down more than any words any of them could utter. She took a deep breath, handed Leon the key then said, “You guys are adults now, I am sure sharing a room won’t kill either one of you. With the limited time I had to plan this, with this being the best hotel here, I did not want go searching for yet another room elsewhere because this is where I want to stay tonight. Sort your shit out!” Jenny felt like a
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