All Chapters of The CEO: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

With a warm feeling in my heart I take that as my leave, I pass by Lucia in the living room reading a book. "Hey,"She looks up with a smile, "hi,"I laugh at her meekness, "tomorrow Xander and I will be preparing for Thanksgiving so don't make plans for the evening," I tell her.She grins. "Are Kat and the kids coming?" I nod, "Dad too, Xander says he can find a way to bring him just for the night," I wink.As if her grin couldn't get bigger, I laugh. I get her reason though, I don't know when last we had a proper Thanksgiving with dad.Normally on the day wed spend it with whomever we had and the next day we'd all gather at his hospital room and eat whatever crappy food they had, it was fun though."I'm going to take a shower quickly," I disappears upstairs and do as I promised.Now I'm sitting on my bed with my laptop open infront of me with everyone on Skype. By everyone I mean Kat, Julio and Julia they're the only people I technically know or can contact."So you're telling me t

"I come bearing turkeys!" I exclaim as I step into the kitchen, Noelle is standing on a chair cutting green pepper with a butter knife.I giggle at the sight, she looks up and gives me a toothy grin. "Where's your dad?" Just like that he comes out of the pantry with a bunch of spices in his hands.He smiles when he sees me. "You're back," I raise the bag in my hand, "with turkey," I place the huge bag on the counter, "turkeys, so what can I help with?" I ask leaning against the marble surface.He places the spices down and then looks at his daughter who seems so focused on cutting the pepper, I almost laugh when a strand of her ginger hair falls over her face, she blows at it.Instead of it going back to where it belongs it flops right over her face again, she gets frustrated and instead of the pepper she's focused on getting the hair back in place without touching it.I look at Xander to see him recording already, I end up giggling, she tries a few more times before frowning and swo

After helping Noelle with the decorations Xander does his greetings while Lia and I bring food to the table.Again the doorbell rings I make my there but Xander says that he would with a kiss. I get back to helping Julia."Only a kitchen lead by my baby girl can smell this good!" My heart drops, I look up from the table to see my dad dressed in a black tux.I'm sure it was tailor-made because it's many sizes smaller than his usual, he seems to be trying hard to stand by himself although slightly gripping Xander's shoulder."Daddy," I rush to him and hug him, holding back my tears. I keep sniffing and looking up at the ceiling to stop them from falling."How are you sweetheart?" I nod behind him too scared that if I spoke, a sob would escape.His frail hands tap my back, another body appears from the door, dressed in a tux as well."I really hope there's no cranberry jelly," he mutters, I let go of dad and straight into his arms making sure not to squeeze him too tight."Lucia!" I yel

I make my to the bed with my arms stuck out, she rests in them the moment I sit on the bed. She silent but her grip on my top says everything."Why does daddy sleep for days?" She asks looking up at me with those eyes."Well," I opt for the truth although I don't think she'll understand a word I say."Your dad sort of has insomnia; that's a condition where someone can't sleep, chronic sleeplessness. "He's had it since he was sixteen, the thing is with your dad. He can go days to weeks with no sleep but that all catches up to him and his body gives up making him go unconscious for a few days. To catch up to all the sleep he's lost," I finish, she nods in my arms."Is that why Nicky doesn't want me to see daddy sometimes?"I nod and pull back to see her face properly, "none of us want to see you crying like this, you're too pretty to cry. We want you to stay happy," I wiped away her tears and kiss both her blotchy cheeks

A middle aged woman gives me a comforting smile as her youngling gives her the same look as Noelle."It never gets any better," she assures me, I sigh disappointedly. "Come baby, let's go," she smiles at her son and they make their way inside.I follow and look for the girls, I find them by the doll houses. There's no way I'm getting her that.Number one its huge, two it's around six hundred dollars and three she already has three at home.Not wanting to get involved I look around, I miss being a child; this brings back a few memories.Out the corner of my eye is pot a huge turquoise and purple stuffed toy. I turn so quick I'm shocked I didn't get a whiplash. My eyes widen, a huge Sully from Monsters Inc. I make my way to it and check the price tag, that makes me look away.Like I'm crazed I look at it then away and at it again, it's staring at me. I've always wanted a life sized Sully, he just looks so cuddly, especially when he's with Boo.I find myself at the till paying for the t