Seven years later***

She wiped the cookie dough off her face, as she continued adding more flour. She had made a mess but it was worth all the trouble since those were his favorite chocolate cookies.

"Mommy, mommy! Can I have some?",the little boy nudged her mother's apron. She looked down at her little boy, a smile forming at the corner of her lips. He always did this, begging to lick the chocolate off the spoon as her mom baked his favorite chocolate chip cookies.

Seth, was her joy, her very existence, he was the only thing that turned right in her life. She recalled the day, she gave birth to Seth. Raquel totally flipped when Seth's little hand clutched her finger and the little giggle he let out when Raquel held him.

Immediately after finding about her pregnancy, she left for Los Angeles. She was ready to give Seth up for adoption despite Raquel's persuasion. Once she saw his little grey eyes, she fell in love with her son and pledged to fight nook and cranny to give her son a better life.

Her parents and brother, Gustavo, knew nothing of her whereabouts, they knew nothing about Seth and she insisted to keep it that way. Suddenly the doorbell rang making her jolt to the present.

"Mommy, I'll get it!" Seth said excitedly rushing for the door.

"Seth be careful, I don't want you getting hurt," her mother shouted at him from the kitchen.

"Baby boy! I have missed you so much, you seem to be growing every time I see you!", Raquel said hugging Seth and pinching his cheeks playfully.

"Aunt Raque, I told you not to call me that, the other kids will make fun of me. Tell her mommy," Seth pouted his lips making both Mikaella and Raquel laugh.

"Ooh so you are not my baby boy? Okay then, well I guess I'll just have to take my gift back home," Raquel said now hiding the little blue shopping bag behind her back.

"No! Aunt Raque, I'm your baby boy. Please give me my gift, please" Seth pleaded, his little hands clasped together as he exposed the huge gap between his incisors.

"Aww, baby boy. I hope you like it!," She said now handing the shopping bag to him. Seth quickly rummaged the contents of the bag before removing a box with the latest spiderman action figure, he jumped up and down excitedly.

"Ah..ah..ah..Seth. What do we say to Aunt Raque?"

"Thank you, Aunt Raque!"

He said now running to his room to play with his latest toy. Raquel joined her friend in baking the cookies and in no time they were done.

They talked about work since they happen to work at the same hotel. Luckily Raquel had put in a good word for Mikaella and she was hired and finally promoted to being the hotel's manager.

"I have been calling you since last night, what happened, Mick?," Raquel asked seating next to Mikaella on the couch.

"You won't believe what happened, Raque! You know Seth made sure to take away my phone to avoid any disruptions. I had to pose for an hour as he made his art," Mikaella chuckled.

"That's my baby boy!,"Raquel joined in also amused by his precious nephew.

"Enough of Seth. How's everything? Did Phil call someone to fix the darn elevator?"

"I already checked up on that. But the Russians have been complaining about the air cons 'they are not enough' they said"

The Russians had been giving them a hard time despite their futile efforts of trying to accommodate their tastes!

"And before I forget, we have to make the necessary arrangements for his accommodation in the hotel,"

"I don't understand why this guy is so important, Raque?" Mikaella snapped, sipping in the mango juice while she relaxed on the couch.

"Mick..we talked about this. He's a prominent business man and if he doesn't like our hotel, with just a snap of his finger we'll be done!"

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Smile alot. Smile alot

Mikaella assured herself, waiting for the convoy of vehicles to park and its occupants to move outside.

She had put on a black stripped blouse and a knee-length skirt while the other hotel employees stood beside her waiting to welcome their most important guest yet.

Raquel on the other hand handled calls requesting the hotel service to prepare the guest's room and making sure everything was in order.

As soon as the cars stopped, two well built men came rushing out opening the door for the so called business man. Immediately a man stormed out, his leather jacket gleaming against the rays of light that the sun threw.

His white shirt beneath the jacket, dazzled against the light and completely matched with his blue jeans. And now to his eyes which were hidden by the golden black shades he had on. Reaching for his shades, he removed them slowly revealing the grey eyes which interlocked with Mick's.

Mikaella's expression changed she tried faking on a smile. She swallowed saliva in a bid to clear her throat which was now getting raspy and dry.

Then looking at Raquel she mouthed,

The dude!

Raquel's face grew blank and she mouthed back,

Really?

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