LOGINCHARLOTTE~•~I didn’t realize how serious Alexander was until I woke up the next morning to him arguing with someone from his office over the phone while making pancakes and eggs. His signature breakfast.“No,” he said flatly as he cracked another egg into the bowl. “Move the meeting.”There was a pause from the other side.“I don’t care if they flew in from Zurich.”Then another pause.“I’m in Los Angeles with my family. Figure it out.”My stomach flipped stupidly at the last part. I mean, I did know he was serious, but seeing him in action was quite hot.Nyla, on the other hand, sat on the kitchen counter swinging her legs while decorating a pancake with whipped cream. “Daddy,” she called out, bringing his attention to her. “Mommy says too much sugar is bad for me.”Alexander lowered his voice. “Your mommy eats just as much sugar.”“No, I don’t,” I defended as I walked into the kitchen.Both of them turned to look at me at the same time. Alexander’s gaze softened instantly as if me
CHARLOTTE~•~“If you had gone one more time without answering my calls, I would have taken the next flight to LA.” Lucy hissed as I answered her call and brought my phone to my ear.I winced. “Sorry. Everyone is trying to reach me at the same time.” I explained.“So? It only means you prioritize me.”“I did. I put my phone on DND and put you on favorites.”“Is that supposed to make me feel special?”“Not at all,” I said but couldn’t stop my laugh. “But I’ll make it up to you later.”She sighed audibly. “Whatever. I was calling to check up on you. I didn’t know Vanessa was behind all that.” Her tone was accusatory.Right. I hadn’t told her about that. I didn’t blame her if she was mad at me for keeping things from her. “I’m sorry.”“You’ve replaced me with Alexander, haven’t you?”I instinctively looked at the door of my room. I’d waited for him to leave before I answered her call because I also wanted to talk about him and even if the call wasn’t on speaker, I didn’t want him to over
CHARLOTTE~•~Barely twenty-four hours after my lawyer filed a suit against Vanessa, my phone started buzzing nonstop.Vivian, my publicist, didn’t make my manager reveal the lawsuit, but she made sure to tip a known blogger about it and after they saw the filed case with evidence against her, the internet went crazy.That also meant everyone was calling me at once.I never told Lucy about suing Vanessa so I wasn’t surprised that she was among the hundreds of people trying to reach me at once. Even Dave was trying to get to me, making me wonder what he wanted to say. Was he going to plead for his fuck buddy?He sent a few messages but I didn’t bother checking them.Since everyone was trying to reach me at once and they couldn’t, they started trying to get to me through Alexander, then his team. I did not doubt that one had to do with Vanessa’s legal team. They were grasping for straws at this point.They most likely wanted to end the case before it probably began but I wasn’t going to
CHARLOTTE~•~“You have such a dirty mouth during sex.”Alexander chuckled, the sound vibrating through my body. “Did you wake up this morning thinking about sex with me?” He questioned, placing a kiss on my shoulder.“Considering I can feel you poking my leg, that isn’t so absurd, is it?”He adjusted, shifting his crotch away from my body, still keeping his arms wrapped around me. “Sorry. Morning wood.” He said. “It also doesn’t help that you’re incredibly sexy every second of the day.”That brought heat to my cheeks. I couldn’t fall for his seduction, not when Nyla’s favorite part of the day was waking me up. “You can go back to your room now.”Alexander groaned. “I thought this was our room now.”“You thought wrong, babe.”“Couples usually sleep together.” He pointed.“Good thing we aren’t a couple. We’re coparenting.”“Yeah?” I could hear the smugness in his voice before he even asked the question. “How come you didn’t say anything when I called you my wife last night?”Heat crawl
CHARLOTTE~•~The limo was waiting by the time we got outside. The driver opened the door and I got in before Alexander. I slid across the seat eagerly. The kiss we shared on the balcony was innocent, but I could feel the tension between us as we quickly exited the party.Alexander climbed in after me. The moment the door closed, we were in a world of our own. He didn’t even wait for the car to start moving. He reached for me, pulling me across the seat until I was straddling his lap.Our mouths met in a hungry kiss. This one wasn’t soft or reassuring like the one on the balcony. It was deep, urgent, and full of everything we’d been holding back all night. His hands gripped my hips, sliding up my thighs under the hem of my skirt.“Fuck, Charlotte,” he groaned against my lips. “You have no idea what you do to me.”I smiled into the kiss, my fingers threading through his hair. “I think I have some idea.”His tongue swept into my mouth as the limo started moving. But all I could focus o
CHARLOTTE~•~“So are we going to talk about what happened in there or are we going to wait until we get home?”We’d just arrived at the after-party that was being thrown by a musician I really respected. I didn’t want to go. My mood had already been ruined, but not attending would make me seem like a snob and I was still smoothing over my reputation so I had no choice.I couldn’t wait to go back to New York and continue living like a hermit for the rest of the year.“How about we greet a few people first?” I offered. “We can stay for thirty minutes then leave or talk. Your choice.”Alexander stared down at me. “I know you didn’t do anything with him,” he clarified. “I saw Vanessa leave so all three of you were there together. I’m just curious and well, concerned.”I didn’t for a second think he suspected of… fooling around with Dave. I just didn’t know how to bring up the topic. Alexander had basically implied that Dave abandoned me back then because of what I’d been going through. I
ALEXANDER~•~Too many people were trying to reach out to me at the same time and it all had the same message.“Your ex-wife hid your daughter from you?”It painted Charlotte in a bad light and it made me feel a bit guilty, just not enough to drop the case. It wasn’t like she was willing to hear me
CHARLOTTE~•~I would strangle Alexander if it wouldn’t land me in jail.Alexander’s petition didn’t feel real, not when I first got the papers while I was with Dave, not even when I confronted him in front of his penthouse. It wasn't until the first court hearing, when the judge questioned Nyla’s
CHARLOTTE~•~My mouth opened and closed repeatedly, not knowing what to say. Alexander and I shared a glance, but neither of us could come up with words. It was careless of us to get into an argument within Nyla’s earshot.“Why are you guys fighting?” She asked again, looking at me. When I didn’t
ALEXANDER~•~“Your flight was supposed to land two days ago.”I looked up from my phone to see my father standing in the doorway of his office, his arms crossed behind his back. I held back a sigh. I’d come just to say hi to my mother because she always wanted me around, but I didn’t find her. App







