“Serena, you need to relax,” Carmen told me. “Siena is with her dad. She’s not with some stranger—just breathe and wait until he gets here.”“I can’t!” I pouted. It had been hours, and Christian wasn’t responding to any of my calls or texts. He didn’t even give me an update about Siena, and it was f
“Why are you guys so weird?” I asked while I walked after them with Siena in my arms. “You’re the one being weird.” Christian spoke.We walked into the living room, where Carmen stood as still as a statue with her hands behind her back and stared from Christian to Dario. “She gets nervous around men
It was the middle of the night, and my peaceful sleep got got interrupted by the sound of moving boxes. I turned around and looked at the clock beside me to look at time.3 AMWhat was Christian up to?Just as I was about to jump up to ask him what he was doing, I thought about the surprise he had p
“When I saw her in that basement, I felt guilty, and I swear I only wanted to help, and I didn’t want to hurt you, but somehow I did,” Christian spoke. “I’m sorry, I don’t know if I even have the right to apologize—but I’m sorry.”“Are you drunk? Are you drinking again?” I interrupted him. All of th
“I’ll have to discuss that with my family, but that’s not a stupid idea,” Christian spoke. At least he agreed. How good could it be for the family if Dario and Christian would just get along for the rest of their lives? That would also mean that Christian didn’t have to do every little thing on his
“Serena?”“No, not today,” I told Christian while I pushed away his face with my hand. “Just let me sleep in, don’t ruin this for me.”As far as I was concerned, we had nothing planned for today.“What do you mean not today?” Christian commented. I opened my eyes after I heard the sound of babbles a
One thing was for sure. He wasn’t taking me to a fancy place. It had to be outdoors. Would he take us on a picnic? I smiled at the idea of going on a picnic as a family and took my time to do my hair and makeup.Looking presentable was the least I could do.It took me about an hour, and I was alread
“Blindfolding?”“Yes, blindfolding?” I heard Christian’s voice near my ear. “I didn’t know you were into that kind of stuff.” I teased him, but Christian took my words seriously and leaned his head over my shoulder.“Are you into that kind of stuff?”“I don’t know, am I?” I spoke, confused. It was s