Nicholas's POV
" Christina , I was busy " , I sighed.
" Don't give me that shit , you were so busy that you couldn't call me for two days straight ? " She yelled.
"Yes I was and I still am". I was the CEO for fuck's sake.
Dad had handed me down the business when I was 28 and know he has retired but he is quite addicted to this place and thus has his own cabin. So he keeps coming atleast twice in a week and attends the important meetings .
" It has been so long we spent time together . Nick , you have to take me out on a date , yes baby ? " , She demanded.
I sighed .
" Uh okay I'll let you know "
"Bye baby , see you "
"Bye "
Huffing , I put down my phone.
I have taken Christina on one or two dates in the past few months and now She thinks of herself as my girlfriend although I have never really asked her. She was a blonde with blue eyes and a tall , slender figure. She is beautiful and everything but I am not into commitments.
I don't really trust women other than my mom and sister . My first girlfriend cheated on me . Then again after a few years I was serious with Clara . Things were good but then one day she got pregnant with Ethan. Thereafter she started behaving weirdly . She used to pickup meaningless fights , was excessively demanding and started avoiding me even. Blaming it on her pregnancy hormones , I let everything slide until one day I came home to a drunk Clara. I was furious at her for being this careless when she was pregnant but then what she said, had my heart in a twist. She slurred that she was disgusted at the thought of a baby and she did not at all accept the thought of being a mother. She kept on speaking on how she wanted to live her life freely and how much of a hindrance that bastard child of mine was in that path. I took her to bed and the very next day , I made her sign a contract stating that she wasn't allowed to show any kind of casualty towards her health during her pregnancy. After giving birth she was allowed to leave the child with me and get back her life along with one million dollars.
Being the perfect example of gold digger she was, she accepted the offer without hesitation and here I was being a single father to my 5 year old boy , Ethan , my ray of sunshine. He was one of the best things that had ever happened to me. I could never imagine what my life would have been without him.
So back to where we were. From then onwards I don't do commitments because all of them turn out to be the same and I very well know that Christina is not too much of an exception but then, I don't love her. Just mere attraction...
Now I was so pissed . Firstly I had so much on my plate and on top of that Christina and her stupid date .
Tired , I sat down when I saw Ethan enter my cabin with Amy, his nanny.
"Dad!" He widely smiled at me.
" Ethan come here " , I took him from Amy .
"Mr. Carter , shall I go for my lunch ?" , Amy asked
"Yeah sure , I will have him. "
Nodding , she walked off.
"Daddy " He sang, passing one wide grin, the one he uses when he is about to demand something.
" Yes darling " I gave him my complete attention.
" I want to go out for ice cream " I mentally rolled my eyes. How I saw this coming. His overly sweet tone was indicative.
"Not now , Ethan. "
"Please Dad " he gave me those puppy eyes but I had to be stern . Too much sugar was not good for him .
"No "
"I WANT ICE CREAM" , he started throwing a tantrum.
"I said no " I raised my voice and he flinched before he jumped off my lap and ran out of the door.
Shit.
I ran after him but when I came out of my cabin I lost him. I couldn't see him and started off to the most relevant place , Dad's office.
I was walking really fast. When it comes to Ethan, I really get worked up. But then I came to a halt when I saw Ethan holding on to some woman's hand , her back faced to me and she was speaking to Dad but I was just concentrated on Ethan.
"ETHAN" , I shouted.
Three of them turned to look at me while I kept my stare at him.
"Why did you run off? I have asked you to not go anywhere, haven't I ? " I sternly asked him while he kept looking at the floor and hid behind my Dad.
"Ethan , answer me " , I raised my voice at which he jumped and looked up at me , tears rolled down his eyes but he being the stubborn kid shook his in a no.
I tried again but he refused to answer. I was getting pissed of , when I was going to again open my mouth , the woman who earlier had held his hand , turned him around. Pulling him by his hands in hers , she bent down in front of him.
Only then I noticed her face for the first time . She had brown wavy hair that fell down her shoulders in beautiful waves . Her eyes were a deep and mesmerizing shade of grey. She had an almost negligible bit of makeup on her face and her lips with the nude lipstick made her look so simple yet elegant.
"Sweetheart, you shouldn't have run away like that and your Dad was worried about you. What if you had got hurt ? And you should reply when you're spoken to baby " , She spoke in such a soft voice with a faint smile yet seriousness that she even had my full attention.
Ethan stayed silent for a few seconds and then wrapped his arms around her neck , taking her in a hug. She looked taken aback but was quick to recover and brought her hands to hug him back. He cried on her shoulders.
" I-I am s-sorry .... Dad he ..he shouted at m-me ..a-and I was.. I was angry ...I ..I am sorry " He mumbled out the words and I was feeling a bit sorry for raising my voice at him. I can't let my stress come in the way. He is a child and is to be treated like one. I rubbed my temple in frustration.
"Sssh , don't cry , you won't do it again right? " She asked him while rubbing his back .
"Y-Yes, I won't. " he pulled away to look at her .
"Good " , she wiped his tears and stood up to look at us . Her eyes rested on me for a brief second before she looked at Dad.
I was quite shocked at what I saw for Ethan definitely wasn't the obedient kid to give in to someone easily but with her it was so smooth. I am sure Dad had the same expression before she spoke again.
"Uhm I guess I will take your leave now" she said in general.
I looked at her to take in her whole appearance and honestly she was beautiful.
"It was nice meeting you Sophia. " Dad said.
So her name was Sophia ..
"Same here Mr. Carter " , she replied and left without even acknowledging me.
Well I didn't introduce myself ..
"Dad I am sorry " , Ethan pulled at my hand with a cute pout.
"It's okay li'l man , just don't repeat this okay ? And Dad is sorry for shouting at you honey " , I cooed at him.
He smiled .
"Shall we go then ?"I asked taking his hand . He nodded and we walked off while I kept thinking about certain grey eyed beauty.
Joseph's POV I was going to my son , Nick's cabin when I saw Ethan smiling and speaking to a young woman who had her back facing me. Coming closer I heard the lady gently saying him how he would have got hurt for running like that . Then she offered to take him to his grandfather. I was touched at the random woman's concern for a kid whom she met right now. She looked a bit embarrassed to not know me . When she told me she had come to meet Mr. Jones , I recognized him. He was the marketing head and was quite efficient. I noticed that the girl looked quite similar to David and guessed her to be his daughter but refrained from asking anything. When Nick made an appearance I saw her checking him out which was nothing new to me. But she was sophisticated in her ways and did not drool like the other ones I have seen. I was indeed shocked when Ethan hugged her and she convinced him to realize his mistake and he even a
Nick's POV "Son , I have some great news for you", Dad barged into my cabin with a grinning face. " Go on " , I said looking back into the files. " You are getting married " , he said. I chuckled ."Nice one Dad " . I waited for him to say something but when he didn't I looked up. His face had no hint of humor. " You can't be serious !" "Oh I am son , you are getting married to Mr. David's daughter, Sophia . They have accepted my proposal." " Dad you know that marriage is just not my thing." " Well you can try . Besides she will be a nice mother to Ethan. Stop just thinking about yourself, think of the little child. " "How can you say that! You saw her once and you think that she will be a good mother to Ethan. She maybe something else under her facade for god's sake." I shouted in exasperation. "Don't raise your voice
Sophia's POV "What's my baby doin -- OH MY GOD " , I heard the high pitched shriek of my best friend Charlotte. " YOU ARE FUCKING ENGAGED " I cringed at how loud she sounded. " Jesus! Stop yelling Char." " Don't . Just don't. You pathetic excuse of a best friend, you got fucking engaged and didn't tell me!?" She semi-yelled . "ENGAGED ?" Ryan walked into my room. Char pulled my hand up for him to see. " WHAT THE HELL SOPH ? ", Ryan yelled with wide eyes. Charlotte and I have been best friends since our primary school days. We were inseparable. She is a brunette , with green eyes and an extremely outgoing nature. Her parents died in an car crash . So she has only Ryan , her brother as her family and of course me! Ryan has a tall lean frame with the same green eyes and dark brown hair. He is quite a good looking guy and is never short o
Nick's POV I was pissed , super pissed with this stupid engagement party. I was conversing with some important business men when I saw mom and dad rush towards the gate to receive someone I guess.. I saw Mr. And Mrs. Jones enter and greet my parents. And then I saw her... I felt like I was knocked out of breath. She was in a blush pink dress making her look almost angelic. Her hair was done in a messy yet gorgeous updo. Her eyes , lips , everything seemed just perfect. She looked so fucking beautiful. "Beautiful , isn't she ?" , Caleb raised his eyebrow suggestively. I tore away my gaze and rolled my eyes at him. " I have seen way better." "Oh then why were you checking her out for so long ? " "Bull shit. I wasn't checking her out .", I tried playing off. " Sure you weren't" , he smirked . Caleb has been my best friend since we were in our
Sophia's POVWhen I saw Nicholas walking towards me , I became a bit nervous but I covered it up and smiled at him.I don't know why he sounded rude when he said that he wanted to talk .I could tell he really was flattered at Char's compliment.There was some kind of tension between him and Ryan . Sensing it, I excused myself and Nicholas .He wanted to decide on what we were going to sell people about how we met and all. We eventually came up with one.Just then I heard Ethan . He seemed happy to see me and said that he missed me. Well no shit , I was happy to see him as well. He was such a cute and happy kid. He looked quite handsome in that small suit. I could totally bet
Sophia's POVThat was it. It was the day I was getting married.My mind was totally messed up.I was feeling a hurricane of emotions.I was feeling sad at the thought of leaving my parents, nervous at the thought of starting a new life with my husband, and excited at the thought of getting married but the feeling of nervousness was overwhelming.On top of that, the thought of paparazzi was making me mad. The news of our engagement was the headlines on the day after the party.The day we went to shop for bridesmaids' dresses , the paparazzi were outside the shop and there were a lot of them. Erica had to call her bodyguards who escorted us to the car. And today they were going to be even more in number.I was pacing forth and back while my two best friends were seated comfortably on my bed watching me."Soph , stop it. Don't be so nervous although it's fun watching y
Nick's POV"Finally my Nicky is getting married. I am so happy." Caleb fake wiped a tear ."How many times did I tell you not to call me that?" He made a thinking expression."Probably a lot of times, but I don't think I care." He ended with a grin.I rolled my eyes at him.Everyone was so happy. Mom and Dad were excited to get a 'daughter', Erica was happy to get a 'sister' . Ethan seemed happy too. And the happiest of them all was me!Note the sarcasm.Since morning I have been in my worst mood. I feel like I am getting caged but I sure as hell knew that I wouldn't be changing my lifestyle for that gold digger. 
Nick's POVI walked upstairs and she followed me. Opening the door I went inside my room."Sir , we have got ma'am's luggage." , a maid said standing at the door."Keep it and leave." I instructed.Sophia thanked her . Why was she being this polite when she was nothing but a bloody gold digger? This pretending won't last long.She was taking in the look of the room when I spoke."You won't be sleeping on the bed."I sounded rude and I sure as hell wanted to.She just shrugged and started walking towards the couch."Where do you think you are going?" I asked."To the couch." , She said in an obvious tone."Did I say that you could sleep there, you filthy woman?" She looked too stunned to reply and looked at me with wide eyes."Nick !?'' My name on her tongue sounded so hot- ugh Nick !"You will be taking the floor." I said looking straight into