Anastasia’s POV“ Wow... You look stunning, ” he complimented the moment I walked up to him at the balcony where our table was set. He had on casual beach clothes which consisted of a white shirt and a matching white pair of shorts. The more I saw him on other clothings other than suit and stay-at-home clothes, the more I realized that he looked just as hot in anything. His blue eyes sparkled under the moonlight.“ Thank you, ” I replied bashfully.“ Come on, have a seat, ” he opened a chair for me to sit in, before sitting down on his. The waiters and waitresses went to work immediately, starting off with good old sparkling red wine.“ Thank you for tonight, ” I said after my first sip.“ Why are you thanking me? ” He looked at me puzzled. “ Well, for everything. I guess, ” I looked away shyly. Why was I acting like a complete moron in front of him?“ No, I should be the one thanking you for giving me a chance to be a dad and a good one at that, ” he sounded as sincere as sincerity
Anastasia ’s POV“ I indeed thought they had gone home, but when we got to the yacht and you went in to get changed, I caught little Claude and Chloe over here snooping around. They had come here before us to watch everything that was going to happen, ” he shrugged in defeat as he explained. “ I always had a feeling that you still had residual feelings for Kasper and boy was I right, ” Stella was excited. “ Uhh, why do they have to be here tonight? ” I mumbled feeling the need to slam my head against the table. I didn't think there was an actual reason to be embarrassed but I still was.“ No need to feel shy, Anna. We'll be out of your hair in a bit, ” Stella reassured. She wasn't helping at this point. “ Ahem... Can we focus on the reason we came out from our hiding places to begin with? ” Claude cleared his throat. “ Congratulations, daddy and mummy, ” Chloe beamed as she interrupted.“ Thank you, Chloe, ” Claude patted her head. “ Now back to the topic of remarriage, ” he wore
Anastasia ’s POV I winced in pain that came from soreness as I adjusted myself on the bed, was it day already ? I didn't want to get up yet. I slowly opened my eyes. “ You were sleeping so peaceful, I didn't think you'd want to get up so soon, ” the first thing my eyes met was Kasper's dazzling blue eyes. His hair fell onto his face, it was rare to see his hair disheveled even if it was in the morning but I guess, one couldn't exactly style his hair or keep his hair so perfectly aligned when making love. “ How long have you been staring at me like that? ” I asked a bit flustered. “ Well for up to thirty minutes or more, ” he shrugged. “ Did I do anything weird or disgusting? Like, did I snore? Drool? ” I bombarded him with questions as I hid under the duvet.“ Why are you asking this all of a sudden? ” He laughed. “ Wouldn't I already know a long time ago if you did any of that? Besides, I wouldn't mind even if you do that, ” he patted my head and I slowly
Anastasia’s POV“ Everything has been moved to Kasper's place, right? ” I turned to face Stella who sat besides me in the car as the driver drove down the road. “ The last set is already on it's way to Kasper's mansion, ” Stella said scrolling through her tab. “ Alright, thanks, ” I said glancing at my phone.“ I can't believe you're finally leaving me, ” she hugged me as she sniffled.“ And there I thought you were engrossed in whatever you were looking at on your tab, ” I said letting her hug me for a while as she dramatically narrated her feelings. I simply rolled my eyeballs as I watched her perform. “ If you're done with the drama now, can you please let go of me?” She was hugging me a little bit too tight, not to mention she was acting a little too dramatic. “ I can't believe you feel nothing even though we're going to be living separately from now on,” she pouted and sulked. “ Of course I'll feel your absence but you're making it seem like we're not gonna be meeting
WeekendClaude's POV I laid on the beach bed or rather pool bed since we were by the pool side. I picked up the orange juice on the table besides me and sipped from it through the straw.“ So our mission was successful? ” Chloe lifted her pink shades to her hair and looked at me. She was right next to my bed. “ Yup, as expected. Our plans never fail, ” I smirked as I swirled the orange juice around in my cup. “ But there was this one time when you came up with a... ” “ Not now, Chloe. Besides, that was just once, ” I adjusted myself on the bed, placing my hands behind my head. “ It was actually four times, ” she reminded. “ Okay, I get the point but what matters now is this one and all other of my plans excluding those four have been a success, ” I broke it down for her. “ Ohhhh, I get it, ” she finally understood my point. “ If you're done processing, let's have a little toast, ” I picked up my glass and raised it in the air. “ Here, ” she raised hers too. “
The next dayAnastasia’s POV “ Wait, you're what? You're coming to Riverdale? ” I sprung to my feet from Kasper's thighs and paced. We were in the second living room relaxing when mom called.“ Yes, what's the fuss all about? Or don't you want me to come? ” Mom used her pitiable voice, it was her secret weapon. It always worked. “ Of course, I want you to come but like you should have told me ahead of time. Maybe a week or three days earlier, ” I explained. Of course I wanted her to come. I mean, I miss her real bad. “ I wasn't sure you would want me to come after all, you've been hiding a lot from me, ” she poked at something which I had a bad feeling about. What had she heard?“ What are you... What are you talking about? ” I stuttered.“ Wasn't it only recently you told me that you had kids? I mean, you kept the existence of my grandkids away from me, ” she felt offended. “ I didn't mean to, ” I sighed. “ Then, I was scared, okay? First of, I didn't want you tangled up
Anastasia’s POV We sat in the car rather quietly after the incident of his memories. I was glad the kids were in a different car from us, the tension would have been too much. I nervously tapped my fingers on my thighs as I bit my lower lips, the more I thought about it, the sadder I became. As much as I know I might have overstepped my boundaries and pried a little too much, I couldn't handle his silent treatment. I felt like bursting up in tears but then, I would be playing the victim card if I did so. It would only make it look like he was the one at fault. I felt his warm hand clasp my hands which rested on my thighs as he supported his head with the other hand while looking out the window. “ I'm not mad at you,“ he spoke in a calm and tender tone. “ But I-I crossed the line,“ I stuttered. “ You didn't. You're my wife, you have the right to know about my past so I'm sorry for not keeping my temper in check,“ he looked at me as he apologized. His dee
Sebastian’s POV “ Sir, the car is ready,” Liam informed me the moment he walked into the office. “ Alright,” I answered. Where Anna and Kasper really a thing? So he hadn't lied when he claimed he was Anna's boyfriend. No, what's wrong with me? This shouldn't be my concern. “ You're yet to wish or send your congratulations to Anna after the award show,” Liam hinted. It was like he knew I was thinking of her. “ She is dating Kasper, I wouldn't want to cause problems by sending her my congratulations,” I excused. “ How does your sending her congratulations have anything to do with her relationship with Kasper? You're just jealous aren't you?” He grinned. “ No, I'm not. I'm just trying to be sensitive,” I evaded. “ Or rather trying to deny yourself the luxury of feeling your own emotions,” he corrected. “ And what is that supposed to mean?” I frowned. “ You like Anna but now that you realize that she's with someone else, you feel hurt but in