Seven years later***
She wiped the cookie dough off her face, as she continued adding more flour. She had made a mess but it was worth all the trouble since those were his favorite chocolate cookies.
"Mommy, mommy! Can I have some?",the little boy nudged her mother's apron. She looked down at her little boy, a smile forming at the corner of her lips. He always did this, begging to lick the chocolate off the spoon as her mom baked his favorite chocolate chip cookies.
Seth, was her joy, her very existence, he was the only thing that turned right in her life. She recalled the day, she gave birth to Seth. Raquel totally flipped when Seth's little hand clutched her finger and the little giggle he let out when Raquel held him.
Immediately after finding about her pregnancy, she left for Los Angeles. She was ready to give Seth up for adoption despite Raquel's persuasion. Once she saw his little grey eyes, she fell in love with her son and pledged to fight nook and cranny to give her son a better life.
Her parents and brother, Gustavo, knew nothing of her whereabouts, they knew nothing about Seth and she insisted to keep it that way. Suddenly the doorbell rang making her jolt to the present.
"Mommy, I'll get it!" Seth said excitedly rushing for the door.
"Seth be careful, I don't want you getting hurt," her mother shouted at him from the kitchen.
"Baby boy! I have missed you so much, you seem to be growing every time I see you!", Raquel said hugging Seth and pinching his cheeks playfully.
"Aunt Raque, I told you not to call me that, the other kids will make fun of me. Tell her mommy," Seth pouted his lips making both Mikaella and Raquel laugh.
"Ooh so you are not my baby boy? Okay then, well I guess I'll just have to take my gift back home," Raquel said now hiding the little blue shopping bag behind her back.
"No! Aunt Raque, I'm your baby boy. Please give me my gift, please" Seth pleaded, his little hands clasped together as he exposed the huge gap between his incisors.
"Aww, baby boy. I hope you like it!," She said now handing the shopping bag to him. Seth quickly rummaged the contents of the bag before removing a box with the latest spiderman action figure, he jumped up and down excitedly.
"Ah..ah..ah..Seth. What do we say to Aunt Raque?"
"Thank you, Aunt Raque!"
He said now running to his room to play with his latest toy. Raquel joined her friend in baking the cookies and in no time they were done.
They talked about work since they happen to work at the same hotel. Luckily Raquel had put in a good word for Mikaella and she was hired and finally promoted to being the hotel's manager.
"I have been calling you since last night, what happened, Mick?," Raquel asked seating next to Mikaella on the couch.
"You won't believe what happened, Raque! You know Seth made sure to take away my phone to avoid any disruptions. I had to pose for an hour as he made his art," Mikaella chuckled.
"That's my baby boy!,"Raquel joined in also amused by his precious nephew.
"Enough of Seth. How's everything? Did Phil call someone to fix the darn elevator?"
"I already checked up on that. But the Russians have been complaining about the air cons 'they are not enough' they said"
The Russians had been giving them a hard time despite their futile efforts of trying to accommodate their tastes!
"And before I forget, we have to make the necessary arrangements for his accommodation in the hotel,"
"I don't understand why this guy is so important, Raque?" Mikaella snapped, sipping in the mango juice while she relaxed on the couch.
"Mick..we talked about this. He's a prominent business man and if he doesn't like our hotel, with just a snap of his finger we'll be done!"
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Smile alot. Smile alot
Mikaella assured herself, waiting for the convoy of vehicles to park and its occupants to move outside.
She had put on a black stripped blouse and a knee-length skirt while the other hotel employees stood beside her waiting to welcome their most important guest yet.
Raquel on the other hand handled calls requesting the hotel service to prepare the guest's room and making sure everything was in order.
As soon as the cars stopped, two well built men came rushing out opening the door for the so called business man. Immediately a man stormed out, his leather jacket gleaming against the rays of light that the sun threw.
His white shirt beneath the jacket, dazzled against the light and completely matched with his blue jeans. And now to his eyes which were hidden by the golden black shades he had on. Reaching for his shades, he removed them slowly revealing the grey eyes which interlocked with Mick's.
Mikaella's expression changed she tried faking on a smile. She swallowed saliva in a bid to clear her throat which was now getting raspy and dry.
Then looking at Raquel she mouthed,
The dude!
Raquel's face grew blank and she mouthed back,
Really?
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He's the dude?," Raquel asked once they were in Mikaella's office..Mikaella was scared something about the way he looked at her minutes ago made her tense."Yes, Raque! It's him..those grey eyes...I remember them..," she said using her hands to fan herself."Well pee in my ear and call it hot rain! You had to sleep with the one and only Roman Cervantes? Mick, you are his baby momma! Seth..."The mere mention of Seth suddenly made her legs weak. What if he found out they had a son together? What if he took Seth away from her? No! She wouldn't let anyone take her son away from her."No Raque! Seth is mine! Mine. He probably won't remember me anyway," she said laughing nervously as if to calm herself from how hot her body was getting and how fast her heart beat."Mmmh? Mick look at him, Seth is like a mini version of him. They look a like!"Raquel said.&
Roman Cervantes"Markus, get me all the information I need to know about her," he ordered the middle aged man, who for many years had worked as his private investigator."Right away sir," he said now rushing out.He sank in his chair his mind shifting to the little boy. The little boy who made the light that had faded in his heart for long shine. His gut told him that deep down there's something that linked him to the boy.Then there was Ms Sandoval! He never expected that he would ran into her after all those years. He recalled what happened eight years ago. The very incident that shook his life and shattered his heart.He had just been to Japan to attend a business conference. Thankfully it ended a bit earlier than expected and he couldn't wait to surprise Joanna, the love of his life..his fiancé..... Unfortunately fate had other plans for him. He arrived just in time to
"What do you mean someone picked him up?"Mikaella tensed up. Ms Naomi, Seth's teacher had briefly explained it to her that Seth was not in school. She had already made several calls to ask her colleagues if they happen to pick Seth up from school.She paced around her heart pounding against her chest as if to warn her of something tragic happening to Seth. She drove all the way home in hope that Seth would be there.But the chances were slim and she knew it.********"Calm down, Mick," Raquel patted Mick's shoulder. Mikaella was already at home clutching Seth's toy in her hand. She was relentlessly shaking, her eyes now swollen due to how much she had cried, she muttered a prayer for Seth's safety."Yeah, I'm sure he's fine,"Phil, another close friend, assured her. He also had a hard time believing that his God son was now lost somewhere, alone
"Remember when I told you that your daddy was in heaven looking after you," Mikaella started. It was now or never, she needed to do this. The idea of having a dad made Seth happy that his eyes lit up every time he'd talk about him.Mikaella on the other hand hadn't seen this day coming. The day in which she would have to share Seth with someone else who never bothered to look for her. She remembered vividly how Roman declared her a slut! She knew that Roman wasn't going to be the best father figure to her son.Yet here was Seth longing for a father of his own. The thought of running away with Seth crossed her mind but how long was she gonna run? Tomorrow she would come to an agreement with Mr Cervantes about Seth, sharing custody was what she had in mind but would Mr Cervantes agree to it?"Yes mommy. Did he come back from heaven to take care of us?" He asked excitedly as Mikaella sluggishly put on a smile.
The huge metallic gates automatically opened revealing a grand mansion. The oppressive gloom that had weighed her heart down suddenly lifted and dissipated.Roman ushered her into the sprawling vicinity with its lush well-tended lawn. Clusters of bushes dotted the compound, while beyond the house was a stone perimeter wall with a blaze of climbers in red, purple and cream.When she got to the front door, she could hardly believe her eyes. Roman reached for the front door opening the door revealing a spacious hallway that led to a large living room lavishly furnished with unique furniture. The floor length brown curtains were drawn as the sun's rays lit up the whole house.She tried to contain her excitement but she continued to look about with fascinated eyes. A middle aged woman introduced herself as Marga, and showed her around while Roman left.Marga showed her the rooms specifically Roman's room
That night she turned in his bed. She tossed, writhed and cried like a woman in labor. She was inconsolable. Her anguished cry burned deep in her heart and in the pit of her stomach like an inferno in the depths of the earth.She slightly turned at the monster sleeping beside her. The monster who had forcefully kissed and touched her inappropriately. Seven years ago this is what she desperately wanted, marriage! Now she felt filthy, she still felt his fingers trailing inside her skirt, she still had his musky scent on her despite the amount of soap she had brushed her skin with.His sleepy face made his complexion somehow angelic but Mikaella knew better. She had already figured out everything that ran through his filthy mind. He was doing all this to her for revenge, for keeping away his son away from him. She recalled the way he demanded his 'manly needs'.How he cupped her mouth with his hand. At first she didn't unde
Two weeks gone and she felt better. These two weeks came with progress to her, although she couldn't quite pin it how he he'd managed to let her go back to work so easily after blaming her of intentionally becoming malnourished to seek attention.An ounce of guilt perhaps, she reasoned.Raquel's questions were enough to make her head pop. She knew how yarpy Raquel was. It reminded her of how at one time her best friend was head over heels in love with a local bartender and every night she would haunt her with old hippie folk music."Are you sure he's not just acting? The guy is hot Mick but not dumb enough to not note that you are one fine hot specimen""He's not acting and second of all gross to the last statement. The guy is practically a freaking villain in every woman's dream""Well sister, at least you're set for life. Life is good, hot hubby cute son ooh and money the one thing that people lack"
She felt sick to her stomach. Not to the cuisine oh no no no, but to the hand that entwined with hers on the dinner table. She even felt his gaze when he accidentally-though to her it wasn't- touched her thigh."A coronel back in the old days when we used to eat war for breakfast""Grandpa, are you still a cononel?" Seth asked while seated on his grandfather's lap.They all gave a hearty laughter to Seth's attempt on saying 'coronel'. Mick felt bad for her baby being laughed at. When she consented to meeting his parents she didn't think that there would be so much pretend kissing and touching, acting like some lovey duvey couple they weren't.She remembered how Roman came up with a perfect story of how they met and fell in love at a masquerade party. He didn't leave out also how they made love at the same masquerade party they met at. This seemingly made his parents happy especially Debra Cervantes w