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(Rachael)I would have fought Xander when he asked me to move in with him temporarily, but I didn't. I had Cole to think about and knowing that I wouldn't be able to protect him by myself, I said yes. I shot Xander a glare as he was singing some bullshit, wondering what the hell he was referring to. When we arrived at his house, Lawrence and Amy were waiting for us, with worried expressions on their faces. I guess Xander told them what was going on. “Are you alright, dear?” Lawrence asked as he hugged me, and I nodded my head and smiled. “I'm fine, thank you. I hope it's alright for Cole and I to stay here.” I replied, which made Lawrence laugh. “It's Xander's house, I have no say in who should stay here. I mean, I have numerous houses, but I'm living with him because he wants to keep me as a prisoner here.” Lawrence smirked at Xander as if trying to be mischievous. Amy started pulling him away from us before Xander could reply. “Come on, this little man is getting heavy. I'll tak
(Rachael's POV)One week later.It was now time for us to leave for our trip, and Cole was getting anxious. He couldn't sit still, no matter how many times I told him to. Xander had gotten first class, and it was another great experience for us, it reminded me of our first trip together. Something about this one felt different. I couldn't put my finger on it. Mom and Dad were back from Australia, so I was currently on the phone with them. They promised to take care of my house and car while I was gone, so I was just finalizing some things with them. “Here you can have this,” Xander said, and I looked at him to see him handing Cole a snack. Cole greedily took it from him, but not without saying thank you. I smiled at him, letting him know that he did a fantastic job. “Ok, Mom, I will, tell dad I love him too.” After hanging up the phone, Xander took my hand in his and kissed my knuckles, I smiled at him, loving every moment of it. “You didn't tell us where we were going to be stayin
(Xander)I don't understand why the ladies here flocked to me the minute I stepped foot in Indonesia. I admit, I'm insanely hot, but come on! I have a girlfriend now and a son that I'm supposed to get a present for his birthday. I knew that Joy was flirting with me yesterday and I did try to be a gentleman about it and ignored it, but Cole had to be a smart ass and made me laugh. I admit, though, that what he said was funny. Today, however, I took Rachael and Cole to try some street food. I heard it was delicious, and I've always wanted to sample it. But, the moment Joy pulled over in the car and I stepped out, I could literally count the number of breasts that were pushing up in my face. It didn't go unnoticed to Rachael either, she was so pissed off I knew that we were going to argue about it as soon as we were in private. Sighing, I picked Cole up and started to give him a piggyback ride as we made our way through the crowded street. Rachael and Joy were walking behind us, so I di
(Xander)“So Cole, how do you think I should propose to your mother?” I asked Cole, who looked up at me as his eyes became wide. He nodded his head and I nodded mine, realizing what he wanted to know. He was silently asking me if I was serious, which in a result led to him making a lot of noise. It's a good thing we decided to go for a walk, or he would have woken up Rachael by now. It's morning now and going for a walk on the beach was so tempting, that I couldn't wait any longer. After getting breakfast for me and Cole and leaving some for Rachael, I decided to go for a walk to think about certain things. “Aren't you moving a bit fast there, buddy?” Cole asked out of nowhere. It was my turn to look at him in surprise. I knew that Cole tends to be a smart ass sometimes, but I haven't had the time to spend with him to learn about his personality. I was slowly getting there, and damn, could this kid own me. “It's not fast when it's love, and don't call me buddy for as long as you're
(Rachael)It's been two days since we've been here, and I was enjoying myself a lot. We went to numerous places, taking pictures while sending them to my parents and Emily so that she would drop dead with jealousy, yeah I was that sort of friend. I could tell that something was going on with Xander and Cole, they kept on glancing at each other and Cole was giggling while shaking his head. At one point, it pissed me off, but I wasn't going to let it ruin my mood. We had to run from the paparazzi at one point, they chased us out of a clothing store that Joy took us to and didn't seem to be giving up on their pursuit. But, luckily, we escaped uninjured. It was getting annoying now, something that I wish they would stop doing, but how will they with Xander King around? “Come on, let's try one more store,” Xander said, making me groan. “I'm tired and my back and feet hurt. We've been to at least ten stores already, can't we just go back to the resort?” I know that some people would love
(Xander) That was by far one of the worst sleep I have ever gotten in a while. It's only because I missed sleeping next to Rachael, since she was acting as if I ate something for her. She knew of my personality and acted as if it was strange to her, I just decided to sleep somewhere else to avoid arguing with her. Was I wrong for doing that?After Cole woke up, I sent him to take a shower and brush his teeth, to which I did the same. Rachael wasn't here, but I knew where she was due to the tracking device on her phone, so I wasn't entirely worried. I doubt that the person who's after her would be foolish enough to follow us here, but I wasn't letting my guard down so easily when I knew that anything could be possible.After getting off the phone with Leon, I made my way toward the kitchen to get started on breakfast. It was during that time that my delivery came, and I stood there for at least five minutes staring at the ring that I bought for Rachael. How the hell am I going to do th
(Xander)I thanked Joy, who agreed to watch Cole until Rachael and I got back from our date. I also had to pay her a lot of money because babysitting wasn't something she signed up for, which is nothing for me. I'm just glad she agreed to it. “Where are you taking me?” Rachael asked for the fifth time as I tried to navigate my way through the town using GPS. Joy gave me her car just for tonight, hopefully, I won't damage it or anything.“It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you now, would it?” I replied, making Rachael sigh. “That's dumb, for one I hate surprises, and you know that. Secondly, that's some lame-ass attempt at being romantic, it's not nice at all.” I chuckled at her reply, but didn't say anything. If I have to do this right, then that's what I'll do. Nothing will make me change my mind about doing this the right way. “Well, that's too bad. It's a surprise and I won't spill.” It got quiet after I said that, which was better for me to think things through. I can't believe
(Rachael)“Is there anything wrong with me refusing such an expensive ring?” I asked, feeling exasperated because no one seemed to be on my side. I would have said yes, but it was too expensive, and I didn't feel like walking around with a fifty-something thousand dollar ring. “I told Dad that you wouldn't want it, but he's too stubborn. Reminds me of myself, if you ask me.” Cole said, making me raise my eyebrow at him since he sounded like an old man. I scoffed and shook my head, then folded my arms out of irritation. “I can't help it and you know it. There's something about you that makes me want to take care of you. I mean, look at what you're wearing, something that I got you. A nice dress, and trust me it wasn't cheap either.” My mouth fell open after Xander said that. “You told me it was only ten Rupiah! Wait, did I get that right?” I asked, still not sure of the currency here. Xander only shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't know himself. “I lied because I knew you wouldn
(Rachael's POV)(Six months later)As I stood there watching Cole and Xander playing, I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Knowing that this day had come. I am now six months pregnant after Xander and I had tried for so long. It finally came true. We are having a boy, which doesn't matter to me, I will love my baby no matter the gender. Xander and I could always try for a girl and at the rate that we went when I was trying to get pregnant, I know that one day it will happen. We were talking about the number of kids that we wanted, and I was shocked when Xander said six. I wanted four, but he jumped the gun a bit when he said six. Everything worked out great for everyone else, though. Lawrence was moving around more now without the wheelchair, Lucy had stopped working for him because of some family crisis, and she had to go back home. He and Amy are getting married next month, I can't wait for that to happen;Emily, my dear friend, was happy with the way things turned out. She, Brady
(Xander)I knew that I messed up and shouldn't have said that to Rachael. Fuck, I've been messing up a lot lately. I just didn't know how to tell Rachael why Camille was coming into my office every day for so long. A year ago, I killed a man out of rage. I wanted to protect my family, so I did everything that I could just to make sure that they were okay. My police friend warned me that it would affect me, but I didn't listen to him. I've never listened to anyone when I have made my mind up about something. I went and killed the bastard who shot Rachael, but it had been affecting me a lot. Lately, I couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, couldn't stand the sight or smell of certain things. My mind was a mess and because of that, I would always lose control and lash out at Rachael. I thought that I could take it all in without any problems because I'm a man and I shouldn't allow certain things to affect me. But, it was affecting me. It got to me so much that I started having nightmares. I cou
(Rachael)One year later“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Micah! Happy birthday to you!” We shouted at the top of our voices. Emily and Brady now have a one-year-old son named Micah. I was at their birthday party celebrating with them, which was a lot of fun. Emily ran up to me and pulled me in for a hug, I'd never seen her so happy before, and I was glad. She had been through a lot with her parents fighting her to work at their hotel, which she finally agreed to do. After Emily and Brady resigned, Xander had to hire two more people, and right now, I was mad at him. It's been six months now since we moved in together in the house that he bought, and five since we got married. Everything was going great, heck, he even caved and told me that he killed the bastard who was after me. I told him that I wasn't mad at him for doing it, I was just mad that he kept it a secret from me. Ok, I'm straying a bit. So, after Xander hired two women to replace Emily
Thank you all for reading my story, it's been a honor writing and having everyone give it a chance. now, I'm almost close to writing the epilogue, I hope that's ok. I think that this is a bit dragging and I don't want my readers to get bored, so a couple more chapters will be uploaded and then that's it. I have another story that I'm working on call Alpha Gabriel and his human mate. I will be posting those chapters soon, so be sure to look out for it. again, thank you all for your support I really appreciate it.
(Rachael)(Three weeks later)It's been three weeks since I've been in the hospital, and right now, I was dying to get out of here. I was already healed enough to start taking showers, which I had Xander help me with since I didn't trust anyone else. Cole was in school, so he would visit me in the evenings, so I didn't have my son here to keep me company. On days like this, I miss my family a lot. My parents had to go home so that they could help Mariah with Cole and Emily is pregnant, so she won't be able to be here with me all the time. I sighed when I tried to get into the movie that I was watching, but I just couldn't. Thank God, my bag was recovered on sight, and I was able to get my phone back. I took it up and looked at it, wondering why Xander hadn't texted me back yet. He said that he was on his way here and if I needed something to eat. I told him what I wanted and asked if he was okay, but haven't received any response from him. I sighed again, feeling extremely bored and
(Rachael)I woke up to blinding lights that had me closing my eyes instantly. My throat felt dry, because of a tube that was there. I was confused as to where I was. The beeping sound that was coming from somewhere in the room was also annoying. It took me a moment to realize where I was, and that's when I saw Dr. Hills and two nurses running into the room. After, Dr. Hills checked to make sure that I was alright. He left, saying that he was going to tell my family the good news. He removed the tube and one of the nurses gave me some water to drink, which k greedily accepted. They also gave me something for the pain that I was feeling, which had started to cool down a bit. “Do you remember anything that happened?” I looked at the nurse who spoke, she told me that her name was Anabelle. “I remember some things, but not all. Did Dr. Hills say that my family was here?” Anabelle nodded her head and smiled. “They have been here from the moment you were brought in, Miss. Hale, they have
(Xander)We stayed at Rachael's side for two weeks now and still no sign of her waking up. Dr. Hills told us that she was getting stronger and was expecting her to make a full recovery, but I couldn't wait. I didn't have the patience for that. Today, I got a call from a police friend of mine, saying that they found out who it was that shot Rachael. I asked him how he found out, and he told me that the fucker took his mask off in front of a store that had that surveillance camera on it. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that we were getting somewhere. This time, I told everyone where I was heading so that they wouldn't be worried about me. Cole wanted to come with me, but I had to trick him so that he would stop crying. I told him that I would bring back his favorite pizza, which had him smiling and nodding his head. (Time skip)After I left the station with every information that I needed about the bastard, I decided to figure out a way I could get to him before the cops did. My
(Xander)Aunt Claudia called me and asked me where I was, but I hung up without replying. I couldn't deal with that shit right now. I just didn't want to be there right now. With my father in the hospital and now Rachael, it was just too stressful for me. I still had to go to work and maintain the house, everything was getting to me and the only thing that I could think of was to drink. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around. Seeing that it was Leon, I groaned. I don't have the time or the patience for anyone right now. I needed to de-stress and this was the only way to do it. “You were going to drive after this?” Leon asked, taking a seat next to me. “Yeah, I can hold my liquor,” I replied while drinking another shot of vodka. I got mad at Leon for telling the bartender not to give me anymore because I was driving, and then I got mad at the bartender for listening to Leon. I pulled a stupid move and took out my gun while pointing it at the bartender, who froze in fear. Leon
(Xander)The hospital was packed once again with everyone, including Leon and his girlfriend, waiting on hear some sort of good news from Dr. Hills. It wasn't the same hospital that my dad was in, I made sure he was at a more private one where he was comfortable enough. Shortly after, Dr. Hills made his way toward us with a look on his face that I could not understand. Cole started to cry while Mr. Hale tried to comfort him. “Rachael hasn't woken up yet but her surgery was successful, her vital signs are getting stronger by the minute, I can see her leaving here soon. But, she'll need a lot of support once she's out. If you want, you can all see her at the same time, I usually allow one person at a time, but I guess I can make an excuse for now.” I sighed in disappointment, knowing that my fiancé hadn't woken up yet. I walked up to Cole and picked him up, he held on to me as tight as he could while he was sobbing. I was trying my best to comfort him. We headed towards Rachael's room