"I heard everything." Andre sighed looking at his father who was also appalled by what his son had told him.
"I have a son with Della and mom was willing to keep him away from me." Andre looked at the view in his office that was on the twenty-sixth floor.
"What are you going to do then?" Benjamin Levetté asked.
"Della." was the only thing he muttered. He had not trusted her instead he listened to his mother and hurt her beyond all reason.
"You still love her?" Andre's father questioned.
"How could I not, Papa? She was my first love." He said in an exasperated sigh. He remembered how beautiful she looked on their wedding day. She wrote him the perfect vows that made the audience cry. Himself, he even felt as though his vows couldn't be compared to hers but he said them anyways she loved them. Their wedding night, she was a virgin and he took that from her. He became addicted to her, Andre loved Della so much. He found himself not wanting to leave for work every morning. Della was perfect, she made him happy.
"What about your mother does she know that you know?" Ben asked curiously. He knew his wife had something to do with their tragic divorce. Jeanine was the type to do whatever she set her mind to even if it meant hurting the other person. Determination drove her, Ben always told her that there is a difference between running a family and a fashion show... in family there is no competition but Jen always confused the two.
"I just want to win my family back, I will deal with mother later." Andre walked back to his huge mahogany desk.
"Della seemed different. I don't think she is the same girl who fell inlove with you."
"Papa, I am aware of that but I will get her back at all costs. She has to know, I made a mistake!"
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Della sat on the bench in the park, she had her off days every sartuday. After fetching Leo from his piano lessons they would sit in the park for a while watching the sun set. Della was so focused on the novel that she had been reading that she didn't realize someone had sat beside her. Leo had ran off playing with Mr. Griffins dog. She lived in the same apartment complex with the eighty year old man who spent his time playing chess at the park.
The cologne of the person who had sat beside her brought back alot of unwanted memories. She turned to look up from her book still wearing her reading glasses. She saw the man whom she had been avoiding ever since she gave birth to her little Leondre.
"Beautiful view, isn't it?" Andre muttered to the beautiful lady who looked beautiful in her long sun dress and sandals, her hair in wavy curls.
"Uhm it is." Della said standing up but before she could, Andre held her hand and sparks between them were unavoidable.
"I'm sorry but I was just about to leave." She looked at anywhere besides his piercing blue eyes.
"Della-" before Andre could finish his sentence, she stopped him.
"Andre please we are in public and you know how the press gets." She said almost as a whisper.
"I don't care about the press." He replied.
"You can't be seen with me." She added.
"Why because my mother will be angry that I found out what she did." He hissed.
"She is your mother, she was just doing what was best for you? Please let me go!" She sighed feeling defeated. The man she once loved was standing infront of her.
"And keeping my son away was what was best for me?" He said trying to find her eyes but she didn't want to look at him.
"He is not your son, I cheated..." she sighed. "With many different men, I don't even remember who Leo's father is! There's a very low chance of you being the father. I know my cycle and we didn't... we were always careful. Please don't waste your time or have high hopes."
"We both know that's not true." He pulled her close but she instantly pulled away.
"Andre please don't be mad at your mother, she loves you and she helped both of us realise that what we had was a mistake." Della explained, she didn't want to be the reason why Jeanine and her son's relationship would be ruined.
"How can you defend her after she ruined our marriage ?" He seemed shocked by every word that came from her luscious lips that he missed so much.
"She is your mother, she loves you and I'm just some girl who was a mistake child with alot of baggage. She knew that I wouldn't be good for you. This isn't worth it. Just stop please!" Della finally looked at him, he seemed hurt by her words.
"You were good for me." He caressed her cheek but she pulled away.
"Please Andre, don't do this." She pleaded pulling away from his grip.
"Do what?" He asked.
"Lie to me." She finished his sentence.
"I'm really content with what I have and I hope you find the right woman for you. I honestly mean this from the bottom of my heart and I'm not bitter about how everything played out. Just please leave me alone. I always told you this —us— was a bad idea." She removed her reading glasses and put them in her bag as well the novel, she had been reading.
"Mom mom mom-" Leo ran towards them.
"Yes, sweetie?" Della asked.
"Mr. Griffins said Fierdo is having puppies and when they are born, I can have one." Leo said out of breath.
"That's great, we can have a puppy." She hugged him.
"Hey Mister Andre you finally met my mom, isn't she beautiful." Leo said looking at the man who was supposedly his father but of-course he didn't know that.
"She really is." He smiled at Della but she looked away feeling very much uncomfortable.
"Do you want to take her on a date ?"
"Leo, no apologise right now! You don't say such things to strangers ." Della said awkwardly but Andre found this amusing.
"But mom I want you to know it's fine, I don't mind having a step father. I want you to be happy too." Leo said softly.
"But I'm happy with you." Della looked at her son who seemed to grew taller everyday. He was taller than everyone in his grade, people even assumed he was eight. Yes, he got his genes from the Levetté family. They were all tall.
"Fine, I'm sorry Mister Andre. That was rude of me." Leo said looking at the man whom he seemed to like alot.
"It's okay little man infact I would love to go on a date with your beautiful mother." He stole a glance at his ex-wife who only glared daggers at him.
"Mr. Andre, it was nice seeing you but we have to leave." She held her son's left hand.
"Yep, i have French class tomorrow. I wanted to take Spanish but mom says it's important I learned French." the boy explained.
"Well your mother is very clever, i speak French too." He answered.
"Really? You could help me with my homework sometime. My mom and I are always googling but you speak French." Leo said excitedly.
"Leo-" Della hissed.
"I don't mind, here is my card call me if you need anything."
Della just wanted to leave but before they walked away. Leo ran back and gave Andre a hug. It seemed to warm her heart but it didn't matter maybe Leo deserved to know who his father is. She was so lucky that he was a clever understanding kid.
Chapter 4 -- Quatre.He looked at her beautiful face as her eyes slammed closed when he thrust into her. She let out a moan cursing incoherent words. Her lips seemed so inviting, he pressed his lips on top of hers. He could never get used to the feeling of being inside her, from their wedding night ;he knew he was hooked. He loved her with his heart and soul. She was the woman of his dreams, Della was the woman whom he would spend the rest of his life with.He gave her slow deep strokes continuously and she arched her back enjoying the feeling of her husband being deep inside her core. She loved him so much, he made her feel special every single day and night which is now. She opened her eyes and let out another moan while looking into his sparking ocean blue eyes. She let her hands hang loose around her husbands shoulders.After an amazing time, they both reached their climax. "I love you so much chéri." Andre whispered as he put a strand of her brunette hair behind her ear. She blus
Chapter 5 -- Cinq."I told him that Leo wasn't his child." Della said putting the new bed covers for one of the hotel suites."Did he believe you?" Mila asked curiously fixing the unmade bed. They were both in their maid uniforms, they had been friends ever since Della started working at the hotel four years back. Mila was also a Latino which made it really easy for them to be friends. Having the same language and very much same interests. Mila knew everything that had happened to her best friend. The shit her arsehole husband put her friend through. "Everyone knows I cheated, Mila so he has to believe me." Della said in a monotonous tone, she didn't care about alot of things. She hardly got excited for anything unless it had to do with her son. She found zero interest in anything really—"But look, if he said he knows what his mother did that means he knows you are lying." Mila replied after a hard well thought."Even if he founds out what happened? What's the point? We should just
Weeks had passed by, Della was relieved that her worst fear had not come to life. The Levetté family wouldn't meddle in her son's life. She would continue living her life like nothing had occurred some weeks back. Everything would be back to normal. Maybe luck was finally on her side.What Della didn't know was that when her son came back from school and sat at the hotel lobby. He asked Tim if he could use the phone. Leo had held onto the card that Mister Andre had given him two days before. Leo liked Mister Andre alot, he was very nice and they had the same hair like twins, Leo thought."Leo, you want me to call Andre Levetté ?" Tim asked the little boy unsure if he should."Yes, he is my friend. He said I could call him whenever, I needed anything." Leo smiled sheepishly."Is your mother aware of this ?" Tim questioned."No and please please please don't tell her." Leo said giving Tim his puppy dog eyes."Okay fine, only because you helped me ask Veronica out." Tim added thinking b
Chapter 7 -- Sept.Della's manager had informed her that Garreth had booked the royal suite and was requesting to see her. She wondered what could be the problem... She had known the forty-five year old man ever since she started working at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. He was a very nice humble person. Della wondered at first why a rich successful man like him would have any interest in a maid like herself. Garreth said he saw her as family, he mentioned seeing his young sister in her—which Della found very weird.Whenever she needed anything, he was always there for her. Even though she would never accept his money, he offered to sponsor her college fees so she could get her degree in Literature. That, she accepted."Sugar daddy can't seem to get away from you." Mila said sarcastically. It made Della laugh ofcourse that's what it looked like to anyone who didn't know her friendship with Garreth."You know Mila, God can use anyone and anything to help you in times of crisis and I think Ga
Chapter 8 — Heit"I was giving her space but now I won't do that anymore." Andre let out another exasperated sigh."Well, ami don't you think you should sort out the thing you have going on with your son..." Luc replied to his brother who seemed to be in deep thought. Andre's only thought was how close him and his son had grown in the past month. Leo was everything he had ever wanted in a son. He never wanted kids but Leo changed his mind. Being with Leo and seeing Leo made him happy but Luc was right he couldn't continue seeing him behind his ex-wife's back."She will say no." Andre took a sip of his Starbucks latte."He is your son and you have rights to be in his life whether she is okay with it or not." Luc muttered as a matter of fact."Mom took away my rights as soon as she kicked her out of the house and forced her to sign the divorce papers." He paused. "Goodness I can't believe my own mother did what she did. Wasn't it obvious that Della made me happy. I didn't care if she ca
Chapter 9 – Neuf"Is it really necessary for me to come along?" Della asked her father with a sincere expression. "I mean I love working extra shifts and this gala is a great opportunity for that." She explained as Garreth continuously typed on his laptop. After sometime he looked up and gave his new long lost daughter a smile."Adela, i want to introduce you to all my close friends and everyone else who needs to know you are my blood and heir. I will not allow my only daughter to be cleaning up tables while I dine with the upper crust." He said giving her an assuring smile."This is to make up for lost time, my darling you are a McCarthy." He said with a grin on his lips and a glimmer in his grey eyes."I have already sent for Donato Vivaldi to have your outfits for tonight set." Garreth said in an excited tone. Della looked rather confused maybe because she didn't grow up with the beau monde moneyed class. She had always longed to be wanted and loved, of course her abuela gave her t
Chaper 10 -- Dix.After being introduced to almost everyone in the room personally, Della felt tired but happy. Her father wasn't embarrassed of her in anyway, infact he wanted to show her off to everyone he knew."If it isn't the Levetté family." Adela's father said nonchalantly. Della immediately felt a shiver run down her spine. She didn't want any trouble hopefully they would all act civil."Garreth." Ben Levetté gave him a nod. Della turned around and the first thing she met was his blue alluring eyes. She quickly looked away."Long time no see, Garreth." Jeanine said in a monotonous tone. Della could feel his eyes all over her even though she wasn't looking at him. She felt self conscious. Her father had his hand laid gently on his daughters back as he tried not to show his anger."Yes yes, I must say I'm quite embarrassed by what my daughter did." Garreth said and Della knew this wasn't going to end well."Adela won't you greet your old family dear?" He said his British accent
Chapter 11 -- Onze."That man made us look like fools." Jeanine sighed during breakfast."Well, we all know who is to blame for that." Andre said bitterly."What do you mean by that? this is all your fault for having resorted to kicking her out like that." Jeanine said oblivious to the fact that everyone around the table knew what she had done."Mom how long are are you going to keep this up?" Andre asked on a serious note. It seemed Luc and Andre's father, all they ever did whenever something happened was watch, stare and not interfere. Andre was getting annoyed by their choice of stance."What are you trying to say ?" Jeanine sipped on her orange juice and stared at her son."Would it hurt for you to admit that you were wrong and you purposely destroyed my marriage. You are the reason why I missed six years of my son's life. You are the reason why things turned out the way they did and I don't know what's worse? the fact that you pretend like you don't know anything or rather the fa