Chase's POV
"I know what I said when we spent the night together. However, I didn't know that there would be a child. I want to get to know my son," I say. I look at Connor, who he is playing with the other kids. For the first time in my life, I feel proud. He is tall for his age. I want to know him. I want to be a part of his life.
"If he wants to get to know you, I will not stop him. It is all up to Conner. You can also not make false promises to him. You cannot walk away again if you want to be part of his life. What will happen if you get married, and your wife wants nothing to do with him?" Belinda asks.
"I am not planning on getting married soon. Like you, I enjoyed my life as a single person. I'm not seeing anybody anyway," I say.
"It doesn't mean you will not want to get married sooner or later," Belinda says.
"It will take a remarkable woman to make me want to give up my freedom. Same gloves for you. What if you get married, and your husband wants nothing to do without Connor?" I ask.
"My son comes first. I will never be with a man who does not want him," Belinda answered without even thinking about it. I still have a lot to learn about being a parent. I never expected to have a son. I'm glad I had a child with Belinda and not with any other woman I have slept with. I can see that she loves our child very much. I know she will never allow anybody near Connor who does not love him.
"I'm glad I had a son with you, not someone else," I say. Nick is quiet, and he cannot take his eyes off Belinda. It irritates the living hell out of me.
"I will make a perfect father. I'm sure Chase will not mind if I become his son's stepdad," Nick says out of the blue. I glare at him because I do not like him flirting with Belinda. I told him Belinda was off limits, but he did not seem to have heard me.
"Why don't you go and do something else, Nick? Belinda and I have a lot of personal stuff to discuss. I am sure Belinda knows about your reputation by now. She's not interested in men like you than are players. Everybody knows you are a player and do not take any relationship seriously. Everybody knows you are a player and do not care about the woman and breaking hearts. I do not want my son near you," I say. I do not know why I feel so jealous. What if Belinda wants to see Nick? I want Nick to stay away from Belinda. If he becomes her client, he will always be around her. And I wouldn't say I like the idea of that.
I want to see Belinda and want her to become closer to me. Is it because she has my child? It must be it. I am not interested in a serious relationship. Women only use you and will use you for whatever purpose and throw you away. I've learned it's a heart way. I was young. I was not always a heartless player. I have lost my heart once, but the woman I fell in love with left me for another man. I have not seen Sarah Harper in a very long time. I do not know what I will feel if I see her again. I was young and stupid and in love. I know Belinda also went through a very heartbreaking experience with her ex-fiance and stepsister. I cannot believe that Jake was that stupid to take a woman like Amanda instead of somebody like Belinda. Belinda's not only more beautiful, she's also much more mature than the woman he has married.
"Wow, I thought we were friends. Why are you so hostile toward me? I am sure Belinda knows that everybody can change, and I have changed over the years just like you have. I am not the only playboy around you. You were also a payer once. I know you stopped being a player after sleeping with Belinda that night. Are you having feelings for her?" Nick asks. I feel like I can hit him because he is trying to make me look like a fool in front of Belinda. He is my best friend, but he is a pain in the ass sometimes.
"I do not care what you say, but I feel it has nothing to do with you. Can you please leave us alone? Nick, we have to discuss our son," I say. Belinda looks at us with amusement on her face.
"Gentlemen, please. I do not want Connor to hear what you are talking about because I want my son to be a gentleman one day, not players like you. If you are going to teach my son to be like you, I will not allow you near him. I want my son to respect women, and I want him to take women seriously," Belinda says. I keep looking at Conner and see that he keeps looking at me. I know it's very curious about me, and I am as curious about him as he is about me. I can see that he is very clever in the way he talks. I know my son is not stupid at all. I think he's above average and intelligent. I wonder if Belinda is homeschooling him or if he is going to school. There's so much I want to find out. But Nick is not even looking like he is planning to get up and leave us alone for a little while. I glare at Nick one more time. He gets up because he knows that I am now irritated with him.
"I will call your office as soon as possible to make an appointment with you, Miss Morris. I am serious about giving all my business to you because I do not trust the Greens anymore, and old man Jones is retired," Nick says. He greets us and walks away because he knows he is in my way. I look up at Connor again, seeing the longing in his eyes. He sees me looking at him, and he smiles. He turns away and plays with the children again. I wonder if he's longing for a hug from me.
"Is Connor in school yet?" I ask.
"I did not want to put him in a school. I did not want you to find out about him. I will just be honest with you. I didn't want you in his life. He's been homeschooled, but the teachers who homeschool him say he is much more clever than his average age. They say he's a little genius," Belinda answers. I know she didn't want me to know about him because she was hiding him from me. I would not have known about him if I didn't see him today.
"So you were planning to hide him from me forever? How long did you think you could hide him from me before I learned about him? You could not hide him forever, and he will have to go to school soon," I say. I am furious at Belinda for trying to hide my son from me. Did she think I would not find out about Connor? I would have found out eventually, even if it was when he went to college. Everybody would know about him because he is a handsome little man. Women will one day chase after him. I know how it feels because women are always all over me. And now I will have to tell my parents about my son, and they will not be pleased with me. Especially my mother for not knowing him since he was a baby. She always wanted me to have children. And I know she will be very excited to get to know her grandchild, but I must get past Belinda. I will have to convince Belinda that I will be good for Connor. It won't be easy to ask, as Belinda does not trust men, especially not men like me. I used to be a player, but I'm not anymore. I used to want to hurt women until I slept with Belinda, and everything changed. She had made a lasting impression on me for a very long time. I do not understand myself. I do not know what I am going through. Am I only interested in Belinda because she's the mother of my child, or has she already made an impression on me the night we slept together? Somehow, I believe it is the latter. I do not want to admit it. I wouldn't say I like to acknowledge that I have lost my heart again. What if Belinda does want me, and she hurts me as Sharah did? Am I willing to fight for her heart? I do not know. I will have to decide when I am alone. I won't tell her about the house I am buying and that I will be moving in next door. I am unsure how she will feel about it and if she will be happy to see that I am her neighbor. I want to be close to my son.
"I don't know what I was thinking, but I just knew I wanted to keep him from you. I did not know how you would react when you found out we had a son together that night. I still don't know how that happened because we used protection. I did not expect that you would want to see him. I thought you would think that I wanted to catch you. I know that women are running after you. Not that I don't know why, but that is none of my business. I'm not one of those women. I treasure my independence, and I love my son. I don't need anybody in my life. I am happy to be alone with my son. Like I said, I won't keep him from you if he wants to see you. I know he's missing a father, and I know every boy wants to have a dad. I want to warn you if you are going to hurt him, I will come after you, and I will hurt you," Belinda says. I know she is serious, and I will not take any chances.
"I will never hurt our son. I want to ask you if my parents can meet him, please. My parents have been looking forward to a grandchild for a long time, and they will be furious at me if they cannot see him. They will never hurt him. They will never do anything that will hurt their grandchild. They will instead protect him from anybody hurting him than anything else. I know that they will kill me for what I have done. They will tell me I should have checked up on you and ensured you were not pregnant. My parents are very good people. They are not like me. I know I was not a very good person. I have changed, though. I promise you that. I am not the player I used to be," I say.
"Let's take one step at a time. If your parents want to see him, they can see him at my house. I know you know where I live because you trove behind us when we went home," Belinda sees, and I'm surprised that she noticed I was following them. She is a remarkable woman. Other women would not have noticed that I have been followed.
"So you still went home even though you knew I was following you?" I ask.
"What was the use you have already seen your son? I couldn't hide from him from you anymore. I knew you knew he was your son the first moment you saw him because he looked like you. What was the use of me trying to hide him from you? I cannot keep him from you anymore, can I? He wants to get to know you because he longs for a father. I have noticed how he's looking at you," Belinda says. I know she's a lawyer and sees things other people will typically not see. Connor looks at us again, and I open my arms. He comes running to me, and he jumps into my arms. I hug my son for the first time. It feels good holding my son in my arms.
Chase's POV For the first time, I eat with my son. I ensure that he gets everything he wants. Belinda's eyes are soft as she looks at him. I can see the love for our son in her eyes. I a slightly envious of my son. I must admit that I do admire Belinda. She is the kind of woman that will make a man's heart beat faster. I can see the other men in the restaurant keep looking at her. I know they will not do anything because I think I am with her. I do not understand why it irritates me so much that men are looking at the woman that is the mother of my child. As I said, I must be alone and think about my feelings for her. As we are sitting there, I see my parents walk into the restaurant. I don't need this right now. My mother's eyes are like a bloody hawk's. She has already seen us and is looking at me, confused. I am sitting with a little mini-me on my lap. I see her showing elbowing my father and pointing to us. My father looks at me, and he frowns. I know it is evident that Connor i
Chase's POV Belinda and Connor get ready to leave. I get up to go as well, but my parents stop me. My mom looks at me with eyes that tell me I am in deep trouble. I sigh because I know they will have and talk with me. I am not in the mood to speak with my parents right now. All I want to do is be alone to think about what I am feeling for Belinda. However, I know I will not be able to escape this. The sooner I get it over with, the better for myself. "You are not going anywhere. Chase, we need to talk. You are a disgrace. How could you not know that you had a child? With how many women did you sleep? Ah, and you never thought you could have a child," My mother says. "We use protection, mother. I always use protection. You know I'm not stupid. How was I supposed to know that the protection did not work? Belinda never contacted me or told me I had a child. I was just as surprised as you were when I saw him this morning. Do you know how it feels to look into the eyes of a totally str
Belinda's POVConnor looks at me as we drive home and wants to ask me something. I know what he wants to ask me, and I do not know what I will answer him. My son is very clever for his age, as I said before. He knows too much, and I do not know how to prevent him from asking questions I do not want to answer. There are so many questions, and I do not know how to answer them if he asks me questions I do not want to answer. "Is Mr. Stone my father? Mommy, he looks a lot like me, and I know you do not want to talk about him. I want to know if it is my father," Connor asks me. "Yes, he is. It happened a long time ago, baby. And I do not want to talk about how it happened. Mommy made a mistake, but you are not a mistake, and you must never think you are. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you with everything inside of me. And that is all you need to know," I say."I know you love me, Mommy. I am glad that I'm going to have grandparents on the father. Can I go to scho
Belinda's POVIt is Saturday morning, and I am making breakfast for my son and me. I am making his favorite pancakes with syrup and strawberries. I also made him a glass of freshly pressed orange juice. I get myself a toast and some coffee. I do not normally eat breakfast. I usually grab a fruit or something before I go to the office. Connor comes walking down as he smells the pancakes."My favorite! Mommy always knows what I like. You know, I will never trade you for anyone else, Mommy. I will not love my daddy more than you," He says as if he realizes I may feel insecure now that he has a father and knows about it. My son is way too clever for his age. He is way too mature, and I know it is my fault because he always thought he was the man in the house and would have to look after his mommy for a long time. I also allow him to be on the Internet too much and watch too much TV. He may be too clever for his age, but he is still my baby. I want to protect him against getting hurt, and
Chase's POVMy team worked hard, and I kept Belinda and Connor busy while eating at the restaurant, so my team could move in. We helped the old couple move into the new home I bought them. Plus, I gave them money for this house as they did not want to sell. But when they saw the place I gave them, they were pleased. When you are a billionaire, you can get anything done in an hour or two if you want to. It does not matter how many people it takes to get you what you want. My team knows if I want something done, I want it done as soon as possible. There are also no excuses for failure. Now I am in my new house. I moved in last night. I just brought my clothes.I'm looking around my house and open the back door to look outside. That's when I see the most beautiful ass I've ever seen, pointing in my direction. I quickly realized my mistake and promptly returned to the house and closed the door. I do not want Belinda or Connor to know I am staying here. That was a close one. I will have to
Sarah's POV I will find out where Chase is. I know his parents never liked me, and I never liked that witch of a mother of his. If that woman thinks she will keep me away from Chase, she is making a big mistake. Chase always loved me, and he will never forget me. I am the love of his life. I know this. I did not tell that woman I got divorced because my husband left me for an older woman. He said I was too childish and did not want to give him any children. I have to look after my body. Why didn't he understand that? I don't care. It was not that I loved him. When he asked me for a divorce, I was slightly relieved until I found out why he wanted to leave me. I was humiliated that he wanted to leave me for an older woman. And to crown everything off, she was pregnant with his child. I packed my bags and came back to America. I knew Ethan was seen as an eligible bachelor. But I did not realize that he had become so rich. I only heard recently that he is a billionaire. I always thought
Third person's POV The following morning, Connor decides that he is going to meet the new neighbor. He is curious about the new neighbor, who only knows the older couple. And the older aunt used to give him cookies and sweets. He hopes his new neighbor is also as friendly. He sneaks out while his mom is still sleeping. He knows she does not sleep much during the week as she always works late, so he leaves her to sleep late on Sundays. Conner knocks on the door and remembers his mother telling him not to talk to strangers. Perhaps he should turn around. What if the neighbor is a serial killer? He did not think about it. Chase is still half asleep, drinking coffee, when he hears the knock on the door. Without thinking, he gets up and opens the door. He does not know who gets a bigger fright or the little boy standing before the door. They look at each other in disbelief. Connor's mouth hangs open. What is his father doing here? Did he move in here because he and his mommy stay next do
Belinda's POV Connor and I are getting ready to go out. I see my new neighbor drives away in his very luxurious car. However, I could not see his face. I am waiting for Connor to finish up. I do not want to be late for our lunch appointment with his grandparents. I still need to find the house, but I know the neighborhood where their home is situated. I can also put the address in my GPS if I cannot find the place. It is the same neighborhood where my father and his family stay. I do not want to drive past their house, as I do not want to be reminded of my past. The Greens and Jones may think that I am done with them. Or that I am afraid of them, but there's a big surprise coming their way. I wonder what happened to my mother's jewelry because that was mine. She left it to me, and I know my father has no right to sell it. It is in my name. They cannot sell it without my permission. If they try, they will end up in jail. And I know my father knows the law better than to mess with my s