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HUDSON’S POV“Daddy look!“I got one, I got one!” My boy squealed; his excitement palpable as he relentlessly pulled at his fishing rod that was currently halfway into the water. My lips spread to an even brighter smile as I rushed to him, cupping his small hands as we wheeled the fishing reel attached to the rod until finally! A medium sized fish popped out from the lake!“Yay!” We screamed loudly, high fiving ourselves as the others raced to us. And when I say the others, I meant; Mason, Miley and Aby! Yes, Aby.My little girl had been the most excited so far ever since we started hopping around different sections of Grandpa’s ranch. Shocking I know, I mean I almost couldn’t believe it as well but she totally had no problems when I told her about the possibility of her having siblings.The thought that she wouldn’t be able to take it truly was terrifying but I was glad I mentioned it. Otherwise, what would I have done today? How would I have explained things?“Wow, its huge Miles! I
HUDSON' POV“Sweetie, I’m sorry but we can’t take it home”“Why?! But I want to, mommy! We can’t leave him here, he needs me!” Miley argued, her voice breaking as she pleaded earnestly with Val.“But if we take him home, he will die! He needs his mommy too” Val retorted, trying to make our princess see reason with her, like she had been doing all this while. They have actually been a it for 20 minutes straight now and yet, no improvement.“He won’t…” My princess whispered, a little sob escaping her lips at the thought of it alone and soon her tears began to flow.“Ugh goodness! Miley… sweetheart, why are you crying?” Val groaned, bending to her level to calm her down. “We cannot take your pony home, where we will keep it? It’s not a dog, it can’t sleep with you on your bed! You can’t help it shower and-“But I want to take care of him! He will be all alone here, he will be scared without me, mommy!” Miley still argued while sobbing seriously now to prove the conversation was not headi
CHARLOTTE’S POV“Let’s breakup!” he pronounced with every bit of finality that it had my entire body coming to a halt right in the living room. What? Breakup? How?Or did I hear wrong? I must’ve heard wrong right? I mean, he couldn’t be serious!Choked with disbelief, I turned to face him. My movements slow as though scared that any sudden movements would make the words true. But just as I faced him, he repeated it. Those very words that just seemed to knock the breath out of me, “I’m done, Charlotte. Let’s breakup!”I took a sharp inhale, barely making a sound as I struggled to process what was happening at the moment. Everything seemed to slow down, seconds turning into minutes as I stood there, blinking repeatedly, trying to catch my breath. But eventually, I found my voice. “Wah…what?” I said breathlessly, “What are you saying Hudson?”My legs moved on its own bringing me closer to him as gradually, my brain registered the situation. This was real. This was actually happening
VALERIE’S POV“Watch out for his neck, Papa!” I cautioned; my tone soft as I slowly relaxed back on my seat after he properly angled Mason’s neck on his seat. “They are all so tired! Must have had too much fun running around all day” Papa complained with a light chuckle, making me smile as well.“They did. Too much actually…I’m thankful for that.” I responded, cuddling a sleeping Miley more to my chest. “I was worried things wouldn’t go well, but thankfully, it did.”I felt Papa heaved a breath next to me after those words, “Pumpkin,” he started, his voice calm and I knew what this was about already. “Why did you…what were you doing with that girl? That little girl”A sigh left my lips as the scene was referred to came to mind. I had just reached the front of the mansion while cooing a crying Aby to stop when Papa drove into the estate. Just in time to see me, Aby and Miley. The expression on his face wasn’t great, that much I can tell you.“That little girl, isn’t she his child? She
HUDSON’S POV “Daddy look! Is this, okay?” Mason called out, pointing to the assessment booklet he had been working on. I quickly leaned closer to check and amazingly, his calculations were just excellent! “Vey good, Mas!” I complimented loudly, my heart swelling with pride as I high fived him. “Very good! You calculated this nicely! Smart boy!” He smiled bashfully at my praise, the boyish features lighting up splendidly. “Aww, Masse is blushing!” Miley cooed from her spot not too far from us, her voice taunting. “No, I’m not!” Mason insisted hotly, cupping his cheeks with both hands. “Yes, you are! Look! His ears are turning pink!” Miley continued, making everyone look at Mason’s ears in that moment. And truthfully, they were indeed pink! His blue eyes turned to me in alarm, silently begging me to come to his rescue and I did just that. But after joining in on the giggles from the others for a bit, “Okay, okay that’s enough! Let’s not tease our smarty pants anymore” I voiced out,
ROB’S POV“You?”“What are you doing here? How did you find here?” He asked, his surprise mirroring mine as we faced each other right in front of the gates. With him standing inside, blocking the entrance and I, outside like a mail man.To say I was surprised would be an understatement at this point but still, I composed myself, acting as comfortable as possible. “Mr. Rodriguez, pleasant surprise!” I commented, stretching my hand for a handshake. It took a moment, but he eventually took my hand before ushering me inside.Once inside, I noticed just how different everywhere looked.Everywhere was all lit up and felt used. Like someone actually lived in the building unlike how it was before. Only after I heard the kids’ running upstairs that I fully understood what was going on. “I didn’t expect to see you here, Mr. Rodriguiez” I started, getting comfortable on the living room couch.“Neither did I!” he retorted, his face blank and yet his tone gave off hostility. Just like all the othe
THIRD PERSON POV“Mommy loves you,”“Daddy too.”“We love you, forever…” Valerie sang softly; her voice melodious as she cooed the kids to sleep. Smiling warmly, as she watched them drift off one after the other with no worries at all, causing a sudden calmness to wash over her in that moment. All three of her kids; Miley Miles and Mason alongside Aby were currently laying on the soft sheets of the king-sized bed in one of the guest rooms in the house outside the city.A guest room that had now been regarded as the children’s room ever since they moved in. It’s been almost two weeks now and so far, it was safe to say that they were pretty much a happy family at this point. The ideal family that Hudson, the kid’s father and Valerie’s lover has been dreaming about for a while now. On one hand, he was busy loving the arrangements, making plans for the next activity they could all do as a family, to bond more. And on the other hand, his dearest-Valerie was busy arranging moves that were
THIRD PERSON POV“Wah…what are you saying, miss Hernandez?” Mrs. Thompson asked carefully, making sure she didn’t hear wrong the first time. But Valerie only chuckled in response, “They live with me now, Mrs. Thompson.” She confirmed, “Didn’t Charlotte tell you? I thought you guys were close seeing as you got invited to her shopping mall party”Mrs. Thompson’s lips parted open in surprise, her eyes widening as she slowly pieced everything together. “Oh my God…” she whispered to herself, smiling with glee at the new found piece of information she had just gotten. An exciting piece of information, that was what this is!And just then a car horn sounded loudly from behind, signaling the line had began moving and Mrs. Thompson was in the way of others behind. With a gasp she faced a still smiling Valerie, “Errm, sorry Miss Hernedez! I have to go now, but it was so nice seeing you again!” she said, smiling from ear to ear like she just won a medal and Valerie simply nodded in response befo
HUDSON'S POV“I can’t believe this!” Aby praised, smiling brightly too.“Better start to! Cause it’s all ours now! It’s our new home!” Mason squealed, jumping around with Miley as they screamed in delight.Wow, Mason was squealing with Miley! Now, that was new.Hahaha! He always complains of how noisy Miley was and yet today, here he was doing the exact same thing he normally complains about! And with her of all people! Hahaha!“You like it?” I called out, smiling and they eagerly nodded.“Yes! I can’t wait to tell Papa all about this!” Mason responded eagerly, mirroring his sibling’s reaction.“Really?! Then I can’t wait until you see your rooms!” I said, and immediately dramatic gasps filled the air. Excited squeals following after as I chuckled before leading the way. Taking the elevator instead of the stairs.“The 3rd floor?” Miles asked, watching as I pulled back from the button.“Yes my boy! Your rooms are on the third floor, Nanny Beth and the maids are on the second, while mom
HUDSON’S POV“Woah”“Look at all these buildings…” Miles mumbled softly; his green eyes wide with wonder as he stretched to look around despite been locked in place by the seatbelt in the backseat. “They are so tall! So tall… are they connected to the sky?”At his words, the others joined in stretching just a bit. Shuffling in their positions as they looked around, “Daddy, look! That one looks like a star!”A chuckle left my lips at the comment, a proud unwavering smile lingering on my features as I took in the sheer serenity and excellence of the environment, while my gaze flickered ever so often to the rear-view mirror so I could get a clear picture of the wonder in their eyes. Every one of them had their eyes wide as they stared out the car windows, curiosity swimming in their depths.Now I know how big of a mistake I have been making all this time that I haven’t taken them to my office or even to any one of our sites. I should’ve done so at least once! That way I would have seen j
HUDSON’S POV“Wow!”“Wowww!“WOWWWWW!” the kids gushed dramatically, their voices echoing all over the place as big smiles graced their faces. Causing everyone present to chuckle in delight and Aby to smile shyly as she concluded her final walk therapy for the day. Her every step slower than her usual steps but it was still a progress compared to not moving at all!And the kids were most supportive, simply ecstatic just watching her!“Amazing! You can walk now, Aby! You can walk now!” Miley gushed cheerfully, her happiness clear and very much contagious. Just as she had been ever since hearing Aby speak last night. A very eventul night might I add, we barely had any sleep at all! As the kids wouldn’t stop asking series of questions over and over and over again.They were surprised, that much was obvious. But above all, it was the sheer happiness they displayed that really got me. Their innocence and just pureness of heart… it was truly amazing. Just as I had thought, and even better!
HUDSON’S POV “I will- I will take care of you. I will take care of you Aby, you can stay with me! You can live with me, even if your mommy doesn’t want you!” her voice sounded softly. But yet, with just the right amount of sincerity, that had my head swiping up at her with wide eyes. Because I knew. I knew the very implications of her words.I understood them all!Even she did, but yet… here she was. Her eyes teary as she knelt to Abrille’s height, a child that wasn’t even hers or had anything to do with her in any way! She was here, holding her hands, holding the world for her as she uttered words that no woman I knew would ever say.Not after understanding everything that she had experienced ever since our paths crossed.“I want you, okay? I want you, Abrille Rodriguiez.” She continued softly, “Even your daddy wants you too! Miley wants you, so do Miles and Mason! And grandpa! We all want you, Aby. We love you, and we want you. We are right here and you can also come to my room too
HUDSON’S POV“Val? “Valerie!” I called out, my heart throbbing in my chest as my mind went on an overdrive. It was the same thing. The exact same thing that happened that day! That day when the accident occurred and I was too late to stop it!It was happening again; Val’s call, talked about Aby and then-“Oh God!” I breathed, my legs moving on their own accord and before I knew it, I was storming out of my office and down the hallway! Heading for the elevator!If only this thing could move faster!“Argh! Move dammit!” I cussed harshly, pressing on the down button more than necessary. Just so I could get down faster. To which I eventually did, just after wasting nearly 2 minutes of precious time!The drive, like that day was swift. Like really swift and probably dangerous as well for anyone that was on the road but, I had to do it. It was the only way to get home faster and I so wanted to do just that. I didn’t want a repeat of the last incident when I was several hour
VALERIE'S POVWait for her, for her mind … because that is where her problem is. The accident and the suddenness of everything that happened left a scar on her, it was too much and her already delicate mind couldn’t take it. So, it shut down completely. Like her brain went on an overdrive on the day of the accident and something just snapped. Her mind only did what it thought as necessary to save itself and that was shutting down.There was no medicinal cure for it, everything just depended on her. The only thing we could do was take care of her physically, help her with her therapy sessions and try to make her life as normal as possible in other to trigger her normal self back home. The situation really was… sad.So sad, that I couldn’t stop imagining the level of shock such a little girl must’ve gone through when she found herself flying through the windscreen of a car that was on high speed and getting smashed against the iron bars of the estate gates. I couldn’t imagine… it was he
VALERIE’S POVA FEW MONTHS LATER“Mommy?”“Mommy where are you? I’m going to be late again!” Her whiny voice complained, causing me to hasten up a bit amidst the pile of colored ballet shoes.Purple slippers… purple slippers, purple slippers… where are you?Ugh, goodness me!“Where is it?!” I grumbled, totally exasperated by this absolutely annoying search that I had to do right now. This is a pair of shoes I would always see here, amidst all these other shoes but somehow, today when I actually need it, I can’t see it anywhere!“Mommy!”“I’m coming!” I sounded out, groaning in distress as I quickly grabbed a white pair before rushing out of the room and down the stairs. Anything was better than nothing at this point. Besides, white goes with any color, right? A white on purple wasn’t so bad right?“I’m coming, sweetie. Mommy is coming!” I called out, taking the steps two at a time just to get down in time before Miley would bring down the entire building with all her impatient screami
VALERIE’S POV“I will go first,” he said, facing me completely on the seat. I just nodded, relaxing my right arm on the seat so I could face him too. This position left little distance between us, but it was comforting. It felt warm, and I loved it too.I really have been loving a lot of things these days, haven’t i?“I- I want to apologize to you” he started,“For?”“For been such an idiot. For been unreliable, childish, the worse possible husband you could have gotten when we were younger! I was… you were a victim, a victim of my family’s messed up ways. It was like everyone had an agenda 5 years ago; mom wanted to pair me and Charlotte, Grandpa wanted to pair you and I, my father… my father wanted to save his ass and let the rest burn, and me… I wanted to prove Grandpa wasn’t right about everything concerning me! Everyone had a game plan, everyone except you.”“You were just yourself and so real… that’s why we couldn’t stand you. You became the victim, an innocent victim in all our
VALERIE’S POV“Is everything ready?”“Yes Val, she’s leaving now. Like right now” Rob droned, obviously tired of my repeated calls in the past 30 to 40 minutes. But could you blame me? I was the worried one right here. I mean, with Hudson aggressively sweeping through everything that has to do with or had somewhat any connection to do with Drake and Charlotte, I was bound to get worried for Lucia!I couldn’t let him get to her now he was in his beast mode.He hadn’t even come to the hospital ever since he left that morning after walking in on my conversation with Rob at the cafeteria. I admit, his features did seem gloomy but that was to be expected after receiving so much information about those around in a short span of time. It was a lot.Just a lot! And right now, he seemed to be pouring all his anger in a different direction. And that is by raiding every possible lair Drake could be hiding, taking anyone in his part too! But the crazy thing is, these people weren’t going to the p