Lexi’s POV“W.. what, what do you mean I can’t meet them yet?” He asked as soon as I stood to take my leave. Tears welled up in my eyes but no amount of crying was going to fix my broken heart or magically wipe away the traumatic memories filled in my head.“I mean exactly what I just said, Ivan,” I answered as I walked out the door, “I’m not ready for you to meet them yet.” I repeated.His eyes widened in shock and I don’t care if he thinks that I’m selfish because I don’t want him to see his kids, all I care about is the safety of my children.Bringing another man into their lives and announcing out of the blue that he’s their father is something I’ve decided to take a rain check on.“I’m their father, Lexi, those are my kids,” he reminded me and I opened my mouth to speak but laughter was all that came out of my mouth.He really didn’t just remind me that they’re his kids.“Really?” I asked, taking a step closer to him, “you’re going to play the ‘they’re my kids’ card on me and exp
Lexi’s POV“Camille please take the kids out of here and I’ll meet you guys at home.” I said to Camille who immediately started walking with the kids out but Ivan thought it was a good idea to stop her.“What’s your name, champ?” He asked, crouching in front of Cassian and I closed my eyes in frustration. I really want to do something but the last thing I wanted to do was throw a tantrum in front of my kids.“Cassian,” Cassian responded with an eyebrow raised as he stared at me, “why do you want to know my name?” He immediately added and Ivan smiled.“I just thought you and I could be friends with your sister included,” Ivan responded as he turned to look at me briefly before looking back at the kids.“And you, angel? What’s your name?” He asked and I scowled, I could see the red in Adeline’s cheeks because princesses and angels are one of the things that she loved getting called.“I’m Adeline,” She smiled, “I didn’t like you at first but we can be friends.” She shrugged and I mentall
Ivan’s POVHer palm was still on my lap and I wanted to do everything at that moment but let her move her hand away.Her touch was so soft, so feminine that my dick twitched and it took all the self control I had in me to not touch her hand.I wanted her, I wanted her so much that I wished there was a way I could magically undo all of my mistakes but I knew that I had no other choice than to wait for her to make up her mind and forgive me.If she ever will.The children’s conversation started taking a wrong turn and just when Reece had tried to stop the conversation from going south, I had to open my own mouth.“Our mom didn’t really say anything about that to us,” Adeline responded, hearing the kids name, I realized that Lexi didn’t only give Cassian my name, she also gave Adeline my mother’s name.My mind drifted to one of those days when things were still really good between us and she’d asked out of nowhere what I’d name my child if she gave birth to a girl.I should’ve known abou
Ivan’s POV“I know,” Lexi smiled, her head tilting to the side to face me properly, “I know you won’t mess things up and I know you’re going to love them like a father should.” She finished.My chest tightened and I wanted to bawl my eyes out due to the amount of belief she had in me but I knew better.“Thank you.” I said with a sigh as I placed my head on the car headboard and closed my eyes. Questions ran through my mind and I wanted to know how she was able to handle everything all on her own.I wanted to get the details of everything I’d missed out on in her life and not only that, I wanted to do better, I wanted to do the best things for her.“How is Celine?” She asked before I got the chance to ask my own question, “Ansel told me you found out some things about her including Charlotte and Vladimir?” She asked and I nodded.I’ve been meaning to talk about this to someone, someone I know I can trust with my life other than Reece and Ansel.I’ve been wanting to talk to her.“Yeah s
Lexi’s POVMy jaw dropped when his name rolled out of my tongue. I remember noticing it the first time I went to CassisnTech but I’d shrugged it off when I couldn’t remember where I'd heard the name before.I got married to my long-time crush. I really got married to the Cassian Alessio I did everything together with when I was in high school?“It’s really you,” I gasped when he stopped in front of me as I removed my palm from my mouth to examine him properly.My hand traveled from his hair to his face and stopped on his chest as I swallowed and pulled away from him immediately.My mouth opened but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth. I watched him pull the glasses off and toss it aside as he stood right in front of me.“You changed, you changed a lot and….” My voice trailed off, I couldn’t believe it, “and those treatments were because I dumped you?” I asked, my anger brewing.It was years ago but I suffered for it, I suffered for something that I had no memory of until now. I w
Lexi’s POVI didn’t want to but I couldn’t stop the hotness that warmed up my cheeks. My heart fluttered and the sound of the call clicking brought me back to the knowledge of me thinking about Ivan in ways I shouldn’t.Slapping myself back to my senses, I closed my eyes and buried my face in the pillow as I tried to push the thought of him to the darkest part of my mind.I was getting distracted again and that’s one thing that I can’t afford.Closing my eyes to sleep, I felt at peace and I knew that it was mainly because Adeline and Cassian already met Ivan even though they had no idea he’s their father yet.The sound of my bedside alarm ringing jolted me out of my sleep and I groaned. I’d forgotten that it was a public holiday today and the kids aren’t going to school.Unable to sleep back, I stood from the bed and made my way to the bathroom to pee before walking to the sitting room.I’d planned on watching an episode of the show I was watching before making breakfast and tidying u
Lexi’s POVWalking inside the house, Camille and the kids were waiting for me with mischievous grins and I felt like I knew where this was leading to.“We like him!” Cassian and Adeline said in unison as they both threw their hands up in the air and I laughed.Of course they liked him. Ivan isn’t someone that has to try so hard because people are naturally drawn to him.“I know you do, what’s not to like?” I asked as we all sat down, “but he’s just a friend.” I immediately added.“We know and we like your friend.” Cassian said and when I knew that I wasn’t going to get out of this one, I checked the time and urged the kids to go to bed.They obliged and soon Camille and I were left alone in the sitting room. We sat at the dining table and had wine as she kept talking to me about Ivan.I didn’t want to think about it because the more I did, the more I was going to feel like taking things forward but at this point I wanted to do anything but that.What I went through with Darren is more
Ivan’s POVThe feel of her lips on mine caused everything around me to stop and I froze. I've been forcing myself to not let anything of this sort happen because I didn’t want to offend her.I didn’t want to be too forward, I didn’t want to appear so desperate even though I knew that she already knows how desperate I am.I’ve never stopped wanting her.Responding to her kisses with my own wet kisses, I wrapped my arms around her, holding her hips and pulling her closer into me.Her body tensed and she broke the kiss abruptly before moving away from me. I could tell that she wanted more, her eyes were dark with hunger and desire but I knew better than to kiss her again.I tried desperately to look away from her lips but I couldn’t, “Goodnight, Pige.” I said, my voice came out thick and hungry.Nodding, she walked backwards before finally turning away from me as I leaned into the car and waited for her to get inside.We’ve gotten close for a while now and I knew that as soon as she got