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“Okay, Carmen and Eleazar,” Bella said. “We have a court date for January seventh for the adoption. Alec’s birth parents had their parental rights revoked, thanks to the judge. With everything that you did for Alec, we’ll be all set.”

“You have no idea how much this means to us, Bella,” Carmen sniffled, looking at the paperwork that would make Alec officially their son. “Are you sure you can’t come over to celebrate Christmas with our family? You are an integral part of it since you have done so much.”

“I appreciate it, but no thank you. I have plans with my own family. They’re flying in today. I have a car picking them up as we speak,” Bella replied, a warm blush covering her face.

“Well, we don’t want to keep you from your family. If you do decide to come, bring them along,” Eleazar smiled. “Merry Christmas, Bella. We’ll see you in a couple of weeks.” He helped his wife to her feet, guiding her out of Bella’s office.

Once they were out of the office, Bella collapsed against the leather chair. She was ready for some time off and anxious to be with Edward and Garrett. The past five weeks had been torturous. The conversations, Skype calls and emails were great, but not the same as being with them. Her body yearned for theirs. She wanted their touch, their kisses, their love. It’s only a matter of an hour, Bella, she thought gleefully. She smiled happily, packing up her belongings and bundling up to go back to her apartment.

Fifteen minutes later, Bella was back at her corporate apartment. She walked to the security desk. “In a little bit, I will have two guests arriving from JFK. Edward Masen and Garrett Keyes. Please send them up once they arrive?”

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Eleazar D'Amato

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James was angry. So angry. Everything he had worked for had disintegrated over the past three years. First, he met Victoria on a business trip to New York City. She worked for another advertising firm, trying to get a deal for her company. James, ever the charmer, got the deal and managed to land dinner with Victoria. They flirted, teased and eventually made out. In the back of his mind, he felt guilty about what he was doing to his wife, but Victoria’s red lips felt perfect against his mouth. That first trip, all they did was kiss.

The second trip, they fucked. James finally felt he’d met his match. Bella was a good wife, but she was too demure. Too perfect. And never home. When James slammed into Victoria, he was lost to her. Her pussy was tight, wet and willing. Each following trip to New York, James and Victoria fucked. He loved it.

That all changed, though, when Victoria called him at his Chicago office. She was hysterical, explaining that she was pregnant. Four months pregnant. With James’ baby. He knew that he couldn’t abandon his mistress. He loved Victoria.

With Bella, it never could be anything more. Yes, they were married, but their relationship was distant. It was James’ fault. He turned away from her when she told him of her medical issues and unlikely chance that they would ever get pregnant. He stayed faithful, until he met Victoria. Now? She was the mother of his child.

Plan of Attack

I can't believe that I can put Star Crossed in the complete column of my computer. It truly pushed me in ways I never thought possible. It was such an amazing story to write. Epic, almost, but not quite. I'm proud of it and happy how it ended. I've already got more brewing. You know? 

I'm still working on Buying Love, trying desperately to build a surplus of chapters but my brain is NOT cooperating. Damn. It. I'm currently working on chapter twenty-four. I'd like to get to chapter thirty before reaching a stopping point so I can work on my next project, So You Think You Can Dance. I wrote the first three chapters for the Fandom 4 Autism. I'm working, focusing on that next. An extended summary will be posted on December 3rd on all of my blogs. The story itself will be posting on December 17th. 

Under Construction has about five more chapters left, with some AMAZING lemons coming up. That should be finished by mid-December. Restoration is complete (with twenty-eight chapters) and will begin posting on Christmas Eve. 

However, I've been struggling with RL issues. Yesterday and today have been rough. It was the first Thanksgiving without my mom and it was tense to say the least. I don't know how to handle it. The two people I care most for in the world can't handle being in the same room with each other. I don't know what to do. Perhaps, if I lose myself in my writing, the stress of RL will go away. I'd appreciate some prayers and virtual loving ... 

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James was angry. So angry. Everything he had worked for had disintegrated over the past three years. First, he met Victoria on a business trip to New York City. She worked for another advertising firm, trying to get a deal for her company. James, ever the charmer, got the deal and managed to land dinner with Victoria. They flirted, teased and eventually made out. In the back of his mind, he felt guilty about what he was doing to his wife, but Victoria’s red lips felt perfect against his mouth. That first trip, all they did was kiss.

The second trip, they fucked. James finally felt he’d met his match. Bella was a good wife, but she was too demure. Too perfect. And never home. When James slammed into Victoria, he was lost to her. Her pussy was tight, wet and willing. Each following trip to New York, James and Victoria fucked. He loved it.

That all changed, though, when Victoria called him at his Chicago office. She was hysterical, explaining that she was pregnant. Four months pregnant. With James’ baby. He knew that he couldn’t abandon his mistress. He loved Victoria.

With Bella, it never could be anything more. Yes, they were married, but their relationship was distant. It was James’ fault. He turned away from her when she told him of her medical issues and unlikely chance that they would ever get pregnant. He stayed faithful, until he met Victoria. Now? She was the mother of his child. 

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Victoria

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“So, when do you want to fly out to visit Bella?” Garrett asked. “Do you want to leave on Christmas Eve, coming back on New Year’s Day or extend our visit?” He was standing in the Cope’s home, looking at flights in the kitchen.

“Shouldn’t you be building something?” Edward asked, waiting on hold with the city to bitch at them regarding some nonexistent permit issue.

“I can’t,” Garrett shrugged. “Construction is on hold until you get the permit issue resolved. We could be out getting supplies for the master bathroom, but I’m afraid to buy anything with Mrs. Cope’s indecisiveness. She gave us the thumbs up for the grey tile, white cabinets and quartz countertops, but she may want travertine, marble and dark wood tomorrow. That woman is going to send us into the poor house with her constant changing.”

“No more after this,” Edward said. “If she wants something else remodeled, we’ll give her name to another contractor. Liam and his crew are just as good as us.”

“Or, we could do it, but not be the project managers,” Garrett suggested. “Daniel has been asking for more responsibility. I think he’s very capable to do it. Obviously, we’d have to okay any plans, but he could run the sites.”

“We do need to promote a few …” Edward trailed off, but someone picked up the line. “Hello, my name is Edward Masen and I submitted several permits for a location on Mercer Island. A building inspector came by and said that there were a few issues. My permits were approved, but the inspector put a stop to our work.” Edward listened as the woman looked up the information after he provided the address and his contact information. “Okay, great. So, he was misinformed? Right, he went to the wrong address. We’re okay. Thank you for clearing that up. I appreciate it.” Edward ended the call. “The guy was at the wrong house.”

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“Don’t you have your own apartment?” Edward deadpanned as his friend took of his shoes and plopped down on the couch.

“I do, but you have food,” Garrett said, giving Edward a sly smirk.

“Why am I friends with you?” Edward grumbled. “You are such a leech.”

“You love me and you love my body,” Garrett chuckled. Edward chucked a kitchen towel at his friend. “We never finished our conversation about visiting Bella or promoting Daniel.”

“The Daniel decision is easy. He should get his own project. That place just around the corner from our apartments. It’ll be perfect for him. We can test him on his decision-making skills and how he handles clients. With as popular as our business is, we need more project managers. I have no issues in creating sketches and designs for these places, but physically trying to maintain them is too much. I also suggest Seth. He’s just as capable as Daniel.”

“Yeah. I’d hate to turn away clients,” Garrett nodded. “A lot of the calls we’re getting are based off the work we did in Bella’s redesigned home. So many people love it and want to mimic it.”

“Speaking of Bella …” Edward said, working in the kitchen to make dinner for them. “I think that we should talk to Bella before we schedule our flights. I don’t know what her schedule is going to be like. She could be in court all day. I don’t want to fly out there and hang out with you in her corporate apartment. I love you, Garrett, but I can only handle so much of you.”

“What? Working with me and sharing the same girl is too much?” Garrett laughed. Edward rolled his eyes, sautéing some chopped beef. Garrett turned on the television, his brow furrowed. “Ed? Have you noticed? Bella seems – I don’t know – off lately. Distracted.”

“The case is a heartbreaker,” Edward frowned. “Obviously, Bella hasn’t said much, but from what I gather, the kid was abused by his birth parents and they refuse to let his foster family adopt him.”

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“Thank you, Ms. Swan,” Carmen D’Amato said, hugging Bella tightly. “I have no doubt that with your help, we can get Alec’s birth parents’ rights removed. They caused so much damage to my little boy. I hate seeing him so empty.”

Bella watched as the boy played robotically in the firm’s play room. He was still heavily medicated, but was recovering, slowly from his traumatic ordeal of meeting Felix. Upon seeing a picture of Felix and a photo of his birth father, Bella understood why the boy was upset. They were nearly identical in every way, except the eyes. Felix had dark brown eyes while Alec’s birth father, Sean, had bright green eyes. Sean, though, looked evil, dark and mean, a monster among men.

“With a mother like you, Mrs. D’Amato, Alec will grow and thrive to be the man he was supposed to be,” Bella whispered. “And call me Bella. We have a long journey and such formalities aren’t needed.”

“Only if you call me Carmen,” she replied, hugging her new attorney. “I’m sorry that my husband couldn’t make it back from his business trip. There was an awful snowstorm that canceled his flight.”

“It’s no problem. I wanted to make sure that Alec was okay with me helping him out. Our physical similarities worked in our favor,” Bella quipped. 

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Carmen D'Amato

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Volturi and Volturi Law Offices ~ New York Branch

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