The next three moths pass by too quickly. Angelo is getting so big now, and he's such a happy, smiley baby.

He's absolutely spoilt to death with all the attention he's been getting.

Mel and Amanda dote on him, and they're both forever buying him new toys.

Xavier's the same too, if he has to go away for work anywhere, he always comes home with something for Angelo.

Mine, and Xavier's relationship has gone back to the way it was before and we are stronger than ever.

We'd been warned that having a baby put a lot of stress on couples, and that they break up a lot in the first few months. Thankfully we didn't seem to have that problem; or maybe it's because we have a lot of people around us that are willing to help us out.

Jade, and Alexa tried causing shît the day after Angelo was born, accusing Xavier of cheating on me again. According to Alexa, he'd spent all that night fûcking her in her hotel room.

So I'd wiped the smug smile straight off her face, when me and Xavier issued a press release, informing everyone I'd gone into labour that night, and that Xavier had been beside me when our son entered the world. The media went wild with questions about Angelo, and through that interview alone, we started receiving donations for Angelo.

I found this incredibly weird. Xavier's a millionaire, and yet people are sending us things as if we can't afford it.

Much to Xavier's approval, I'd donated most of it to the local hospital, and women's shelters in the area. The only thing I kept for Xavier were the toys he'd become attached to, and a few items of clothing I liked.

I'd started back working, when Angelo was five weeks old. Xavier was in desperate need of a PA after firing the slût, so I took over the roll, quickly getting back into it after being away so long from the job I loved doing.

Xavier didn't want me to do it, until I'd threatened to go apply at other companies instead. I worried about leaving Angelo with Mel or Amanda; who'd come to stay after the birth, and hadn't gone back home yet; not that we minded.

So Xavier had arranged for a nursery to be set up, adjacent to my office, and I brought Angelo to work three, out of five of the days I worked at the office. If Xavier needed anything over the weekend, I just did it from his study at home.

We hadn't heard anything from Alexa, or Jade for weeks now, since they got caught out lying last time. I was wary about it, but Xavier keeps telling me not to worry, but I do anyway.

Today I'm at the office, and there was an important meeting scheduled in less than an hour, I'd already sorted everything that Xavier needs, and the conference room had some refreshments and snacks, that I'd picked up from the store on the way here this morning.

I'd left Angelo at home this morning too, knowing I'd be rushed off my feet with everything else.

At 9.45, I knocked on Xavier's door, and informed him he needed to get his butt down to the conference room to meet his clients.

He complied quickly, and while the meeting was going on, I spent my time filing important paperwork away into the right places.

At lunch time, the meeting was still going strong, so calling the local subway we used regularly, and ordered a large sandwich platter, with thirty coffees, and once they delivered it, I had them set it all up at the large table across from the conference room.

Going over to where Xavier and the rest of them were, I took a deep breath, before interrupting.

"Xavier? Can I borrow you for a minute?" I ask him quickly.

He looks tired, and is frowning when I enter, hearing me he turns and gives me a huge, hundred watt smile, making my stomach flutter stupidly.

"Of course, mio amore, gentlemen, meet my lovely girlfriend, and PA, she's the mother of my son, Angelo." He tells them proudly. "Arianna, these are my most trusted people here at Grayson LTD, now what did you need?" He asks me, smiling at how I'm fighting not to squirm with all eyes on me.

"It's just after lunch, I've ordered subs and coffee, and they're in the next room, waiting for you all. This meeting is going to take forever, so take a break, go eat and then come back in here again and hash the deal out with a clear head, okay?" I tell him seriously.

He just nods and smiles at me, standing up, he motions for everyone else to do the same.

"Come on, you heard her, she got us food, so let's go eat, I'm starving." Pecking me on the cheek as he goes out the door, I wait for everyone to go out of the room, before leaning against the wall to calm myself.

Being the centre of attention like that, is one of the reasons I haven't aspired to be more than a PA.

Exiting the conference room after cleaning around quickly, and opening the windows, I head back to my office to eat the sandwich I'd stolen from the platter.

For the rest of the day, I'm busy taking calls, and arranging meetings with Xavier's clients.

At 5p.m I grab my things, and pack up, ready to get home to my baby boy.

Xavier's meeting is finally over, and I find him in his office, staring out at the New York view.

"You ready to go home, mio amore?" He asks me.

"Yes, I'm missing our boy, and can't wait to see him." I reply smiling softly.

Xavier walks over to me and pulls me against him, holding me tight.

"I love you mio amore, you and our bambino mean the absolute world to me, do you know that?" He asks me sounding serious.

"I know." I assure him. "Now what's wrong?" I ask concerned at his change in mood.

"Nothing mio amore, just tired. Come on, let's go to our boy." He let's me go and goes over to his desk, grabbing his brief case.

Walking back to me, he grabs my hand firmly, and we make our way out of the building to our car in the garage.

Xavier brought me to work in his black Ferrari; which I thought was majorly over the top.

Getting in, he leans over and kisses me, leaving me breathless. Grabbing my hand in his again, he starts the car.

When we arrive home, it's nearly 6. Carlos informs us as we enter through the kitchen, that dinner will be ready in half an hour. Kissing him on the cheek in thanks, I leave Xavier talking to Carlos and go find my baby.

I find Mel quickly, she has Angelo laid on his back with a play mobile above him. She's snapping away photos of him on her new camera.

Seeing me, she stops and smiles at me, before taking another picture.

When she's done, I race over to my baby boy and pick him up, holding him close, and taking in his addicting scent.

I hear the click of the camera, and look up to see Mel taking snaps of us together.

"Has he been okay? Did he have all his bottles that I left?" I ask her.

"He's been perfectly fine, Aria. He's had four bottles since this morning when you left, and a bit of water this afternoon. He had a nap this morning, but not this afternoon like you asked. I've been entertaining him with his toys instead." She replies.

Nodding in thanks, I carry Angelo up to our room to find Xavier. I find him in his closet getting changed, he's stood in just his boxers, and I can't help but stare hungrily at him.

We haven't had sex since I'd had Angelo, I'd been scared that maybe it would hurt after, so he'd been fine waiting until I was ready.

Now I regretted waiting. I just wanted to jump his bones.

He noticed the look on my face, and his eyes darkened in response.

Sadly the moment was broken, when Angelo started cooing away to himself in my arms.

Smiling sheepishly at Xavier, I walked over and kissed him gently.

"Mio amore, you'll be the death of me. The look in your eyes just now, drives me wild." He murmurs against my neck, as he kisses along it.

Hitching Angelo up higher on my waist, I reluctantly step back.

"Tonight." I whisper to him, and he jerks his eyes to mine shocked.

"Are you sure, tesoro? I can wait until your absolutely sure? Cold showers are but a daily routine around you." He replies hoarsely.

I blush brightly at his words, making him chuckle pleased.

"That I can still make you blush mio amore, means the world to me. If you are sure about tonight, then I look forward to it." He replies huskily, making me shiver.

I watch as he turns, and grabs a pair of sweat pants, and a top, and pulls them on.

Once he's dressed, he takes Angelo from me so I can change too.

I'm wearing a navy blue pleat dress, that's very fitted around my bust and hips, then flares out.

I'm thankfully wearing flat, navy pumps, not ready to get back in my heels just yet.

Slipping it off, and throwing it into the laundry basket, and search around for something comfy to put on.

Finally settling on some short shorts, and a sports bra because it was hot outside, I head back out into the bedroom.

Xavier is laid on our bed, with Angelo beside him. Smiling widely at them both, I walk closer, only to find them both asleep.

Grabbing my phone from my bag, I take a quick photo wanting to capture this memory.

Picking Angelo up gently, I place him into the crib we have set up in here. Walking to the bed, I wake Xavier up gently. He startles awake, jumping up panicked and looking around him desperately.

"Where is he? Where's Angelo?" He asks frantically.

I point to him fast asleep in his crib, and Xavier relaxes instantly.

"God, that scared me. I remember laying him next to me, and then you waking me. Mio dio!? That scared me."

"He's fine. You weren't asleep very long, you looked so cute together. Come on, I've set the monitors up. Now let's go eat, you'll need your energy for later." I reply cheekily, leaving him speechless behind me as I walk out the door.

Making my way downstairs and into the kitchen, I see Mel and Amanda already sat at the table, we have visitors tonight and I frown in confusion. Nobody mentioned it to me.

"Xander, Andre, it's good to see you both. Xavier will be down in a minute." I reply and take a seat near the windows.

If I'd have known Xander was coming, I would have dressed properly.

Xavier comes into the room smiling, he spots Xander and then frowns just like I had.

"Xander, I didn't know you were in town." Xavier asks him sounding annoyed.

He takes a seat beside me, and Carlos serves us all our food. He's done us a dish of spaghetti with meatballs, and it looks and smells gorgeous.

"Wow Carlos, this looks fantastic." I praise him happily.

"Thanks, Aria." He says grateful.

Once we're all served, Carlos goes to leave, until I clear my throat annoyed.

"Carlos? Sit down and eat with the family please?" I tell him firmly, leaving him with no room for argument.

Xavier chuckles beside me, and I raise an eyebrow at him to see what's funny.

He motions to his lips, and pretends to zip them making me smirk.

"Nothing tesoro, nothing at all. Carlos come join us, you know she'll bug you until you do." Xavier tells him.

Carlos nods, and I watch as he retrieves his plate off the counter, and sits in between Xavier and Xander.

When we've all finished, I help Carlos collect all the dirty plates, and carry them across to the kitchen. He tries to protest, but I ignore him and do it anyway.

Xavier is still sat at the table talking to Xander, and Andre. Seeing Xavier and Xander sat next to each other is extremely weird. They are very nearly identical. The only difference, is that Xavier is slightly more muscular, and that Xander has a slight scar above his left eyebrow.

Amanda and Mel, are both upstairs getting ready for a girls night out. They had invited me along too, but I just didn't feel up to it.

Leaving the kitchen, I head upstairs to check on Angelo. I'd heard Mel go check in him a few minutes ago, and knew he was due a feed soon.

Entering our room, I see him still fast asleep in his crib, and smile down at him. He's so perfect.

Feeling arms around my waist, I immediately lean back into Xavier, and relax in his arms.

"Xavier? Do you want more kids eventually?" I ask him seriously.

When his arms tighten, and I receive no answer, I turn and look at him.

Screaming shocked, I jump back out of his arms realising it's not Xavier holding me, but Xander.

When I screamed, I woke Angelo up and he starts screaming loudly. Picking him up I try to calm him while glaring at Xander.

"Get the fûck out of here you sick bâstârd, right now. Get the Hêll away from us!" I scream louder.

Xavier and Andre come rushing into the room, followed closely by Mel and Amanda.

"What's wrong, Arianna?" Xavier demands.

"He came up behind me and put his arms around me, I thought it was you until I started asking you something and you/he didn't reply. Get him the fûck out of our house, now please?" I ask crying silently and shaking in shock.

Xavier is glaring at Xander, and I'm sure if the saying 'if looks could kill' he'd be six feet under right now.

Xavier surprises us all, when he charges forward and punches Xander, knocking him off his feet, and landing hard and the floor on top of him.

Mel grabs my hand, and drags me, and Angelo quickly out of the room. She pulls me into her bedroom across the hall, and locks the door behind her.

Taking a now quiet Angelo from me, she places him onto the bed and surrounds his sleeping form with pillows securely.

Turning back to me, she pulls me into a hug, and I cry against her feeling disgusted. He may have only held me from behind, but it's more than he should of ever done. I didn't like him much before, because of what he'd done framing Xavier, but for Xavier's sake I'd tried to get along with him. Now look what had happened.

Hearing commotion downstairs, I get up from Mel's arms, and open the door. Going down I see Xavier and Xander fighting each other, and I stand there unsure what to do.

I can hear them both shouting at each other loudly in Italian, but don't understand a word of it. They finally stop hitting each other, and just stand there shouting.

Xavier stiffens up, as Xander screamed something to him, and moves towards Xander threateningly.

"Don't you dare call Arianna a whôre!? How can you compare her to Jade? I love Arianna, and she was a damn virgin when we met so shut your filthy mouth, and get the fûck out of my house and stay out! Try anything like that again, and I will destroy you! She's mine! I'll fûcking kîll you if you go near her again, you hear me?" Xavier roars out at him.

Xander turns to me stood watching, and smirks at me.

"See how angry he gets? Just imagine what he'll do to you if you make him angry at you too?" Xander replies tauntingly to me.

"Fûck you Xander!" I sneer at him. "Xavier would never hurt me like that. Now get out before he loses it, I really will enjoy seeing him beat you to a pulp. You call yourself a Brother? All you've done is betray him over, and over. Get out!?" I screech pîssed off.

Xander sneers at us both and turns and leaves, slamming the door behind him.

Xavier rushes over to me, pulling me close and holding me tightly.

"Are you okay, mio amore? I'm so sorry he did that. I trusted him tesoro, he's my Brother, I never thought he'd try anything like that. Mio dio, I could kîll him!?" He says to me angrily.

"I'm fine Xavier, just upset. I thought he was you, it's disgusting what he tried to do, but he's gone now. Please don't let him back in our home?" I ask him tiredly.

"I promise." He mumbles.

Andre comes out of the kitchen with Carlos, both carrying a dust pan and brush. That's when I look around at the mess. The lounge looks like a bombs hit, it's completely trashed.

Xavier looks around seeming shocked too. I giggle at the look on his face, turning his attention back to me.

"Leave it alone you two, I'll arrange for it to be cleaned tomorrow. It needed redecorating again anyway." Xavier dryly informs them.

Shaking my head at him, I grab him by the hand gently, and lead him upstairs to our room. Taking him into the bathroom, I sit him on the edge of the bath and take the out the first aid kit to treat his hands.

He doesn't have a scratch on him anywhere else, just on his hands that are bloodied and bruised from colliding with Xander's face so many times.

I take out an antiseptic wipe, and clean him up, trying not to flinch when he winces.

Once I'm finished, I wash my hands and turn to see him watching me closely.

He gets up and captures my lips in a hard, demanding kiss making me gasp. He takes advantage of it, and runs his tongue across mine.

We're interrupted from our steamy make out, when someone knocks on the bathroom door.

"Aria? Angelo needs feeding, can you come get him?" I hear Amanda ask through the door.

I open the door quickly and nod at her, and head to Mel's room.

She's trying to calm him when I enter, and I feel guilty I'd left him with her when she had plans.

"Thanks Mel, sorry to just leave him with you. I'm sorry about Xander, too." I say to her sadly, as I grab Angelo from her.

"It's okay Aria, I know what an arsê he is. And leaving Angelo with me is fine, I don't mind watching him." She assures me.

Leaving her to finish getting ready, I latch Angelo on to me, lifting my top over him to cover me up. Going into our room, I lay back against the pillows and watch him feed contently.

Once he's been fed and burped, I change him and dress him into a all-in-one baby grow, taking him into his room I get Angelo settled into his crib. He's still awake, but just lays there looking around as I turn his singing, night-time mobile on for him.

Heading back into our room, I find Xavier fast asleep, sat up against the pillows, just like I had been when in fed Angelo.

Deciding to leave him asleep because I felt just as tired, I turn the lights off and place Angelo's monitor next to the bed. I snuggle up to Xavier, and close my eyes completely exhausted.

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