"You are my soul mate, my sweetheart, you are my dream come true, from now until the end of time I give my heart and soul to you." - Alhcjo30

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Mall, Somewhere in New York

[Rafael POV]

"Anna this Rafael. You are officially hired. Now, I want you to do three things. First, fire Katherine, then call Clarence to get the plane ready for tomorrow to Vegas and tell him that Charlotte McKenzi is not needed anymore. I don't want to see her when we embark tomorrow first thing in the morning." I ordered with warning.

"Noted Sir and.. thank you Mr. Valiente!." she replied gleefully and I ended the call.

"Who are you firing?" Bella's voice startled me. I thought she was at the babies' section looking for clothes for Rafael. He was peacefully sleeping in his stroller. I didn't realized she was already behind me.

"Katherine?" I uttered more like a question than I wanted it sounds to be as smiled at her reassuringly. She just raise her eyebrow in doubt and shook her head in disbelief. She doesn't needed to know. They are now my past, a past that I had regretted. I heaved a relieved sigh when she didn't press the topic.

"What do you think of this?" she asked with wide smile forgetting about the subject, as she lifted the hanger with the shorts and short sleeves. "They look cute isn't it?" she beamed. I just nod in agreement and smiled. I never thought I would experience this things. With my future wife and son, as a family in a mall, shopping just like a normal family does. I was too pre occupied that I missed Kurt and Clayton, a few centimeters from us, looking at each other in contentment as they shared their smile.

The smile was plastered in my face. Yes, I am the happiest man alive.

"Do you think it fit him?" I asked, glancing at my son whose peacefully sleeping. She was still undecided as she ran her finger on her bottom lip while thinking.

Why does ladies takes them hours and hours of shopping? And they only bought one or two clothes. Now, it explains why?

Not that I'm complaining but there's bunches of other stores and I want to bring her to the other ladies' stores like channel, Dolce Gabbana, kate spade, and more.. I want to buy her a lot of dresses. Her naked was totally fine with me, but only in our room.

She was wearing a stripe turtle neck long dress, covering the marks I gave her. I grinned. She was too sweet not to get tempted to suck every contour of her body. She's the only girl who made me feel that. It's overwhelming.

She's my addiction, like a drug, where after a taste of her, I want another and another but I was never gets satisfied. I can never get enough of her! She's all that I want!!

The feelings I have for her is indescribable. And for sure, I'll kill just to have her and keep her on my side.

My desire for her is increasing each day. She's like my oxygen. My air to breath. Without her I would be a living dead. My life is a terrible mess. I've experienced it when she left me and I would never want to experience that again.

"It's for 2 years old so it should fit him, or a bit loose on him." she shrugged, snapping me out of my trance.

"He's just a year old Mio Amore. Why don't you get something that fit him instead of 2?" I complained. She was standing there for a long time and she only pick few clothes. I love her so much, but it's getting ridiculous.

"So he can wear it for a long time." She smiled then she pulled my hand to where all the garments for boys. I rolled my eyes. I caught my two securities chuckling. When they saw me glaring at them, they quickly stood up like a statue and stifled their smile.

She was busy browsing the garments, so I decided to call the attention of one of the stuff. She walked sexily towards me. Now, I'm getting irritated.

Cut it out lady, don't give me trouble. I glance on Bella's direction and she's still busy.

"How can I help you with Sir?" she smiled flirtatiously. I stifled the urge to roll my eyes.

"Pack each one of the designs you got here, and size for 2 years old boy." I ordered coldly. She looked surprise, nonetheless she smiled and turned on her heel to her co-staff and soon they are busy. I walk closer to Bella.

"Let's just go look some where else. I think we got everything we need here!" I whispered to Bella. She looked at me incredulously.

"What do you mean?" she asked furrowing her forehead. Then her eyes lit up and turned into slits.

"Don't tell me Rafael you both every designs?" she blurted out in an undertone voice but with a hint of warning. Ok. What's wrong did I do now? I just made her life easier?

"Well, I felt bad for you there. So I thought just get each design, besides I can pay it Mio Amore!" I murmured and kissed her head trying to melt her growing annoyance. I know I'm not patience enough.

"I know you can pay it, but you don't get it. I wanted you to feel how normal people shop?" she rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I heard it Mio Amore. And I never understand before, now I do!" I grinned.

"You are ruining the essence of shopping." She raise her eyebrow at me. I lift my hand in surrender.

"I'll let you slide today, but no more next time!" she glared but then she stood on her tippy toes and kissed me. I was about to deepened the kiss but she pulled away before I grab her. "We are in the shopping mall Rafael!" she chuckled. I groaned disapprovingly. "Let's go pay the clothes then we will go to the next store and this time, you will pick the clothes and not buying every design. Ok?" she explained widening her eyes. Oh God! I should have brought them somewhere else other than malls. I groaned inwardly. I looked at Kurt and Clayton and with other 4, discreetly watching us. I nod my head to motioned them to take care of the boxes full of clothes.

I gave my black card to the lady and she gasped. Swiping the card in her machine she smiled broadly and gave me back the card.

"Thank you for shopping with us Mr. Valiente, the girls chorused and obviously swooned.

"Are you flirting with them?" Bella's words rang in my ears. I looked at her incredulously and she was jealous. My heart flutter at the thought. I turned to face her.

"Of course not!!! I have the most beautiful girl in the world Mio Amore. I need not one!" I exclaimed passionately and cupped her face and kissed her tenderly. Then she smiled back. I was so worried she gets mad at me. "Here." I said handing her the card. I know she will need it more than I do.

"What am I gonna do with that?" she asked confused.

"You need this Mio Amore. Use this for now. I will get you one, but I have to call my bank." I smiled.

"No Rafael. I don't need that!" she declined furiously. I felt rejected but I shrugged the feelings off.

"Mio Amore, if there's any emergency, you will be needing this. Please take it. Besides, anything that I have is yours too. I want you to have all of this that I have. There's no purpose for all of this, if you don't want to have it. Please??" I explained further to make her see sense. "It makes me happy if you use my money too. Will you?" I beg, meeting her cerulean eyes. People passing by are watching us. It made all the decision easy for me, since she hated attention.

"Alright!" she murmured and look around and smiled at the people watching us. "But we are not married yet Rafael?" she whispered but it reach my ears. I lace my other hand on her hand and the other was pushing the stroller. We are one happy family.

"Soon Mio Amore!" I whispered to her ears and kissed her head. "I love you!" I murmured after. She smiled and mouth I love you too.

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[Clara Bell POV]

I was so exhausted that I followed him in every stores he likes to go. I'm not too ecstatic, I thought he's ridiculous, Raffy's closet room for sure will be filled up with his clothings and to think for only size that fits for 2 years old. He can change everyday, without washing in a month and still, he have new clothes. God, I can't believe him.

He had to dragged me at the Channel, Dior, Victoria Secret, I was so embarrassed. I can't believe he was picking the thin garments and telling me he likes it while swinging the thing in my face. Because I agreed that only he if likes it, he will buy it for me. Now I regretted approving it.

When we get home two whole room will be filled with boxes for sure, all were clothes, shoes, purses, dresses.. Next time, I will go alone shopping or with Enna! Or else, when we go together next time, he will buy the whole mall..

We are all in his new acquired Bently, an eight seaters Armoured Bentley Mulsanne Limousine, one of the luxurious armoured limo. Since the kidnapping, Rafael became too vigilant especially with our son. Ramon was driving while we seated in the middle part seat and Rafael in the back, in his car seat. His securities were separated in two vans, discreetly following us. Sometimes, I thought it's overacting.

Seriously. Who has a 6 securities following you everyday?

I glanced on my watch, it's already 7 at night and we are just half way to the estate. Rafael slept again, after a long day of walking. Our hands intertwined with my head leaning on his shoulder. I felt so exhausted.

"Tired?" he asked sweetly.

"Yeah.. I can't believe we were there that long." I yawned.

"It's fun." he chuckled. I rolled my eyes. What's the fun there? You didn't even pick, you just kept on pointing and then you pay!" I whined petulantly, as I pout. I just realized I acted like a kid. He burst into laughters.

"I had to learn how to prolong my patience Mio Amore!" he chuckled and kissed my forehead. I just rolled my eyes again for the umpteenth times.

Chances for that is when the pigs grow wings..

"Maybe, I'll just asked Anna to do the shopping and we will just spend our family day somewhere else. Maybe at the park, but we have a huge play ground in the back yard." He pouted. I chuckled when I caught him pouting. Like first time seeing him act like that.

"What's so funny?" he grimaced.

"Did you realized that you just pouted?" I asked shifting my body so I can face him.

"No I didn't" he denied shaking his head passionately.

"I just caught you Mister!!" I stated firmly as I stifle my smile.

"Well, incase I did, it's normal right? You do that sometimes?" he asked raising his eyebrow. I'm seeing a different Rafael. And I'm so happy because he was now the good version of Rafael and because of me. I was so proud. I can't contain my happiness anymore. Tugging his shoulders I captured his lips fiercely. He was stunned with my bluntness. Grinning devilishly, he unbuckled our strap and an in an instant, I'm sitting on his lap. Too late to realized the consequences of my actions.

"We have an audience Rafael.." I whispered inclining my head to the driver's direction, feeling embarrassed but I didn't move either. Then in a second, the partition was rolled up for our privacy. Then he grinned mischievously.

"We will going to wake Raffy up?" I murmured again, but no hint of refusal in my tone when he was starting to kissed the crook of my neck. My hands curled around his neck. He just groaned and kept on kissing me with his hand skimming my back and my behind. The tingles it sends throughout my body in every trail of his kisses melted all the resistance left in me.

"That's why keep it low Mio Amore.." he whispered in guttural sounds, grinding his erection on my lower pelvis. I just shut my mouth when I felt my body reacted, with my lower part pooling. And I don't know how we did it, but it was the most wonderful feeling. I never had done it before in a car, limo no less.

I was back on my seat and he was grinning in satisfaction. I was so exhausted and soon I fell asleep with my head leaning on his shoulder.

I woke up with a shake in my shoulder and a different voices at the front porch. Rafael was just unbuckling my strap and in dazed I climbed out the limo. Rafael was holding my waist. I felt so exhausted. My face lit up when I recognized the voices.

Carmela and Gustavo are here? I forgot they are arriving tonight.

"Mom and Dad are here and they are excited to see you and Raffy." Rafael uttered boyishly.

I smiled and we both walked in the door. They already had Raffy and now they are inside. I could here the giggles and their excited voices.

We walked straight to the living room where everyone was. When we are getting closer everyone's head looked up to our direction and Carmela's face brightened with a huge smile so as Gustavo.

"Oh Darling, you look beautiful." Carmela cooed as she approached me with open arms and gave me a squeeze hug.

"Thank's Ms. Valiente." I smiled not sure how to address her.

"Mommy Bell. Call me Mommy. My son be better marry you or I'll disown him!" she glared at him. Rafael ran his one head at the back of his head.

"Of course Mom! She can't get away this time!" Rafael grinned.

"Hello Bell, welcome back! I'm glad my son had his sanity back!" He remarked and gave me a brief hug and pat my back.

"We eventually sort things out,.."

"Dad Bell.." he chuckled when I was unsure how I call him.

"Ok, Thanks Dad!" I smiled. Rafael pick up Raffy and he was squirming out of his hold. He was too excited with all the toys his grand parents brought him. I was surprised he was very comfortable with them right away. Or maybe because they have toys for him.

"I think the dinner is ready, may we all head out to the dining room?" Carmela announced and she walk beside me, while Rafael and his Dad with Raffy on his Dad's hand was following us.

"Thank you for loving my son Bell. We were truly grateful that he found you. You made him a better man. I can see how happy he is and I can't repay you for that! I thought I would leave this world without seeing him truly happy.." Carmela uttered softly as she smiled at me, with her eyes glistening, stifling her tears to fall.

"He is a good man, he was just afraid to show it Mom. And I love him of who he is!" I smiled back and I looked on my shoulder at the man my heart had deeply fallen for.

Carmela took my hand and squeezed it with a grateful smile. I just nod and we both took our sit.

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"So Dad and Mom, will you be ok alone with Raffy for a week?" I asked glancing at my parents whose sitting across my son and Bella.

"Of Course! You two can have fun, but make sure there's another Raffy when you come back!" Gustavo tease as he grinned to his son. Bella blushed and look down on her food and resumed eating ignoring my Dad's innuendo.

You bet right Dad! I wanted to remark but I don't want her to get more embarrassed knowing my Dad has no filter.

"We'll see Dad!" I replied and winked at her. She looks flustered.

"Stop with your remarks. You two are making Bella uncomfortable!!" Carmela butted in.

Raffy was playing with his fork, poking with the pieces of potatoes Bella gave him. Once in a while Bella feed him. I smiled as I watch him eat. He was a big eater. I made a sip of my wine as I watched my small family. In few years, it will grow big. I wanted more kids and I hope she will be willing to give me more. Whatever she can give me. I was an only child and I know how it felt like to be alone. And definitely, I don't want Raffy to grow up alone, although we are here, but he needs another brother and a sisters. A girl that would look like Bella. Our little Bella. I didn't realized I was smiling like a fool. And I didn't notice the smile of my parents as they watched me.

"You ok Rafael?" Dad asked after, snapping me out of my trance.

"Yeah.. Dad!" I replied shortly. "What were you saying, sorry I didn't catch up." I apologized and finish the content of my glass.

"I was asking when are you leaving to Vegas." He asked as he pushed his empty plate away from him and he pick up his wine.

"Tomorrow morning Dad." I replied nonchalantly as I ate my last piece of steak.

Then all of a sudden Raffy started throwing fits, pushing every food Bella tried to give him or poking Bella's arm with fork. He wanted the wine glass and when Bella move it he just cried and screamed and frustratedly wipe out the food on his tray with his hand.

"My God, you were just like your father when he was at your age, I remember.." Mom chuckled as she stared with my son astonished.

"Great Mom! Now you're bragging that I'm not a good baby!" I rolled my eyes.

"I didn't say you are not good? I said, you always threw temper tensions. You weren't patience as much as I remember and everything you want should be given right away or you will screamed the house down." Mom exclaimed overrated making everyones laughed, including my son which made us all burst into a fit of laughters. Bella looked at me lovingly. I just smiled at her sweetly and decided to get Raffy out of his high chair before he will screamed the place down.

"I'll take him and I'll give him a bath." Neria soon showed up from behind and I gave him after kissing his cheeks, then I unconsciously thank her, which made everyone's head look at me in surprised.

Then when I looked at them, they all resumed on what they were previously doing like they didn't just gave me that curious look.

"Bella and I was exhausted today Mom and I bet you two are. I guess we call it a night and we will see you before we leave for sure." I said politely, and led Bella out of the dining room after we said our goodnights.

"I had to call Enna and let her know I wouldn't be seeing her until we get back." She remembered, which made me remember to tell her that I already called her and asked her permission of her and she knows my plan too.

"I already did!" I murmured as we walked side by side to our room.

It was already 10 when we both finished showering and already put Raffy to bed. I could feel the exhaustion kicking in. Today was the best days of my life. I won't trade it for anything. I have Bella and my son and a supporting parents. What else could I ask for.

"I love you and Good night Rafael!" Bella murmured and kissed me in the lips then she nestled her head on my chest, her hand wrapped around my waist and her legs tangled on mine.

"Night Mio Amore, I love you always!" I replied earnestly. within minutes, she was fallen asleep. I kissed her hair before I succumb to sleep with a big smile on my face, ready to face the next days of my life, happy and very promising.

The dark days of my life has gone and now it was brightened and forever be lighted.

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