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I smile at a photo rested on my desk before sitting back in my seat. I've been in the office for hours and I really want to go home. I had a therapy session today and I'd say it was a lot more interesting than all my other sessions, working with teenagers is better than working with those that are my age. They're so much more young and it's easier to advise them because you've been through their stage of life already, I get patients who are older than me coming into the office.... It's a lot of work.

My phone buzzes and I frown

transfer received from Carter Miller

I roll my eyes playfully

The door opens and I look up from my screen, "Yes?"

"There's someone here to see you" My assistant tells me

I narrow my eyes, "Who?"

Hayley sighs, "I'm afraid it's Mr Levi"

"Did you send him away?"

"I tried to but he says that he won't leave until he gets to speak with you"

I sigh before getting up and walking towards the door, I'm silently wishing that I didn't wear heels today.... My feet are exhausted.

"Do you still want files on that family?" Zain asks as I pass by

"Yeah by tomorrow if that's ok with you"

He nods, "Of course"

I own this whole building and we get a lot of calls so you already know that the profit is high.

My floor is at the top, it's where my office is, then there's the therapy rooms on the next one, below that we have the social workers and the floors beneath that is all sorts. I mentally roll my eyes as I enter the reception, Mr Levi or should I say Frank stands up as soon as he sees me, "Carmen"

I fold my arms, "Frank"

"Would now be a good time to talk?"

"I was supposed to be home hours ago so this better be quick"

The sound of telephones and chatter fill our ears as he looks around, "I was hoping we could speak in private"

Hayley looks up from behind her desk and I roll my eyes before gesturing to the office. He looks around the place as if he's never been here a hundred times, I stay standing as I shut the door. "I hope you didn't come all the way here to ask me what I already said no to"

He takes his hand out of his trouser pocket. Honestly for someone who has a lot of money, you would think that his suit would look more presentable. It doesn't look good, "Actually that's exactly what I'm here for"

I sigh, "Carmen I hope you know that I will never stop trying to convince you to sell half of the building to me"

"I don't want to nor do I need to"

Franks been trying to become my business partner ever since I bought this building, he owns a club downtown so I really don't understand how I could benefit from him. "Just think about how sales could increase"

"I'm just fine with how they're doing right now"

"If you sold the bottom half to me I could turn it into a bar and a lot of people would start coming here-

"No because downstairs is a nursery for my employees' children" I scoff

"If they want a nursery they can go downtown-

"You made a proposition and I told you, the answer is no" I say seriously

"Think about it"

"Why the hell would I want a bunch of bachelors sitting on my property, drinking till they can't even think straight-

"I-

"Whilst waiting for a young women to entertain them" I finish with annoyance

He tilts his head to the side as he assess me and I frown, "Well.... I'm sure your people could provide good entertainment, wouldn't you think-

I slap him across the face and he clenches his jaw, "One, your an asshole, two my answer is no, and three I'm married"

Now that I think about it, he doesn't exactly look sober. Frank reaches over before grabbing my ass, "Think about the money"

"I swear to god-

He groans as I kick him in the balls and I fix my skirt, "Don't ever lay a finger on me again" I say seriously

He closes his eyes tightly as he bends over in pain, "And if you even think about showing your face here again so help me god I will have your ass in jail, got it?"

-

"He asked me a question and I froze.... I mean who the fuck freezes when a teacher speaks to them" My sister scoffs helplessly

"He spoke to you unexpectedly, don't be hard on yourself" I reply whilst going through messages on my phone

"No you don't understand Carter, my life is over"

I sigh as I turn it off, "It's not over and before you even complain again how about you congratulate yourself, you speak more words than you used to ten years ago"

She mumbles something that I didn't quite catch before going back to her homework and I roll my eyes.

My front door slams shut unexpectedly and I flinch a little as a brunette walks into the house. She looks hot I'll give her that, white shirt and a pencil skirt.... Beauty at its finest. "Somebody hand me a zapatilla or something" She says annoyed

"A what?" Grace says confused

"Why do you need a slipper?" I frown

She takes her hair out of the bun that it was in, "Grace where's your laptop"

My sister slides it over to her and she clicks on google right away, "C"

"What" My wife replies as she types away

"What happened?" I question

Whatever showed up on the screen seemed to have pissed her off even more, "Argh that face...- I just want him to dig himself into a hole or better yet die"

"Who the hell is Frank Levi?" Grace says confused

"An ass hole who got an A in nothing except objectification" Carmen says annoyed

"Babe"

She finally looks at me, I can see the annoyance and hatred in her eyes even if it isn't aimed at me. "Who is Frank" I repeat calmly

"The guy who keeps trying to buy my building"

"Did he hit on you?" Grace asks

"Yes, he basically insinuated that he wanted me and my employees to entertain the customers that go to his bar, then he grabbed my fricking ass-... necesita ayuda"

-he needs help-

"What" I say seriously

"Me tomó unos diez minutos patear su trasero borracho and security were useless!"

-it took me a good ten minutes to kick his drunk ass out-

"I don't know what you just said, but is there anything else?... preferably communicated in English" Grace asks

She huffs before muttering, "No that's it"

My sister frowns as she then opens the fridge calmly, as if she wasn't just shouting a minute ago.

"So he grabbed your ass you say?" I repeat

She nods as she drinks from her bottle of water, "Kicked him in the balls"

I smile a little as relief runs through me, Carmens kicks hurt.... I had to learn that the hard way.

A buzz noises throughout the room before a voice speaks, "Ayo Millers, buzz me in" Aaron speaks through the intercom

Carmen presses the button that opens the front gate before taking a seat, "How was school?"

"Pretty boring, I can tell that my life isn't as interesting as yours" She says amused

She rests her hand on Grace's, "Find yourself a rich husband so you don't have to work, it's better that way"

"Hey" I scoff defensively

She wraps her arms around my neck before kissing me on the head, "And make sure he owns at least three hotels and a sports centre"

I grin, "That's more like it"

"You guys are disgusting" Grace mutters

-

Aaron walks through the front door and a little boy runs straight into the house, "Hi Mama"

I pick up my son before kissing him on the cheek, "Hi honey"

He then holds his ear with one hand before waving at Grace and his dad with the other, "Hey Go Go" Carter smiles as he lays on my chest

"You have fun with uncle Aaron?" I murmur

He nods as he lays there, "Why's he so tired?" I say amused

"You should've seen him in the backyard with Xavi. Nonstop soccer" Aaron says

Thiago's three and Xavier's eight now so I hope it wasn't any rough play, "Did Caleb come with you?" Grace asks

He shakes his head and Carter frowns at his sister, "Nah he's at home with mom"

"Why?" Carter questions her

"Cause he's my friend?"

"Yeah so is Jessica-

"It was a question, relax" She walks away

I sit at the island with Thiago in my lap and Carter looks back with suspicion. He then looks at his best friend as he goes through the fridge, "Aaron"

"Hmm?"

"Why's my sister asking about your brother"

He shrugs as he takes a seat and I smile at my beautiful boy as he closes his eyes, I wish I could fall asleep that fast.

"They're friends dude"

"The look in her eye was sus" My husband replies

"She's fifteen" I remind him

"Exactly, little"

"She can get married in some countries" Aaron points out

We both frown at him, "I'm just saying" He defends

"Well I can assure you both that if Grace wanted to get married I'd know before you two"

"That's what I'm worried about" Carter mutters, I flip him off

~*~

"Stop daddy!" Thiago giggles as Carter throws him up into the air once more

Stefan runs around his feet excitedly as he continues to throw T up.

"Whoo, your heavy"

I laugh as I pull my blanket a little higher,

I love watching the two of them. Carter pulls up one of his sleeves after finally setting our son down onto the ground, "Go get your chips and I'll open them for you"

He runs into the kitchen and Carter smiles a little before sitting beside me, I rest my head on my hand as he wraps an arm over my blanket covered waist. "How was work"

T and I stayed home today

"Same as always, I coached a few sessions with Enzo" He replies

I play with the material of his shirt before tugging on it, "Do you know what your work clothes do to me?"

He grins, "No why don't you tell me"

I look at his lips, "I think I'd prefer to show you" I murmur before kissing him lovingly

Beyond horny is how I feel

We've both been so busy that we haven't had a lot of time for ourselves, however I don't want us to be the kind of parents that work all the time and have no time for family. That's why family dinners are every Friday and we both take at least one day off work so that we can be with Thiago.

Speaking of which, our son runs back into the room with a big bag of bbq flavoured chips and I look at him amused as he waits for his dad to open them eagerly. My baby loves his food and I want it to continue that way, Carter and I plan on having more kids and I will forever teach them to love themselves the way that I do with Thiago, I refuse to let him go through what I did.

Carter opens them before handing it back and he takes it excitedly, "Qué te parece?" I remind him

"Thank you!"

Carter chuckles, "Your welcome go go"

I smile softly before picking him up and sitting him inbetween us, "Is June gonna be at dinner?" He asks as I turn on the tv

I shake my head, "No Elijahs not feeling well so she's staying home"

Elijah is her son with Logan

Thiago stretches before looking up, "Abuelo?"

I scratch his tummy, "Mhm we'll see him later"

What I said about family dinners, it's Friday today.

"You've grown haven't you" My dad says amused

Thiago stretches his arms up as he chews his pacifier and my dad picks him up, "How are you guys?" He asks Carter and I

"Hungry"

"So what exactly did you do with the money I gave you?" Carter frowns as we walk into the house

I shrug, "Bought some lingerie"

"I'm not even surprised"

"Trust me, you'll love it"

"Finally, more Millers"

Carter pulls his cousin in for a headlock as I sit besides my sister, "Hey" I say amused

"Where's my nephew?" Adri questions

"With dad"

She gets up before heading into the kitchen and I scoff with shock, it's like my siblings don't love me anymore.

"Hi aunt Carmen"

I look back, "Hey baby, you ok?"

Enzo sits down with his daughter on his lap, she nods and I tickle her a little. Bianca Rodriguez, my older brothers first born, she's four years old and if you ask me she looks more like Sienna than Enzo.... Maybe it's the blonde hair. Then there's Daniel who had his daughter Sophia with his girlfriend Kaylee, she's also four years old so her and Bianca are very close.

"Where's go go?" My brother asks me

"Dad stole him"

"Why don't you go find your cousin" He then says, Bianca slides off his lap before scurrying off

"Carmen" Daria says surprised

I smile, "Hey"

"You guys ok?"

I nod and she smiles in return before heading into the kitchen. Daria actually met dad at work and I couldn't be any happier, after all the shit him and Isabella went through I'm happy he found someone else.... He deserves it.

Isabella went bat shit crazy and tried to lie to the courts and say he abused her just so they'd give her money.... Crazy I know.

Food was ready after an hour and we were all sat around the table, however Matty still isn't here. "Have you seen Matty?" I murmur

Carter shakes his head as Thiago climbs onto my lap, "No, with your spoon baby" Sienna says as Bianca tries to eat rice with her hands

"How's work been?" Dad asks Lola

"Why must we always talk about work" Adriana frowns

"I don't mind-... it's been good actually, Stacey had to sort something out with the store so she couldn't make it"

They own a clothing store not so far from they're house, they design the clothes and send it off to their team to find the right materials then they sew it and all that shit.

I take a bite of stake and Thiago looks up at me as I do so, "Have some mama?"

I cut him a much smaller piece and he takes it, "Go Go I hear you've been playing soccer" Adri says

He sits back shyly until Travis pulls out a lollipop, "My little man's a star"

Carter takes it, "Who has had too many lollipops today"

Thiago frowns, "Daddy"

"Tomorrow" He promises

He looks up at me but after noticing that he's not getting candy from anyone he starts to cry, "Maybe just give it to him?" Adri suggests

"Maybe no?" I reply as my son continues to look up at me with tears

"Mama" He sobs

Bianca picks up a sliced potato from her plate before handing it to her cousin, "Don't be sad go go"

His tears stop and he opens his mouth, she feeds it to him and I look down

"What do you say?"

He wipes his eyes whilst chewing and I roll my eyes as he then lies his head on my chest. My dad chuckles, "It's ok, he'll learn eventually"

Carter ruffles his hair before turning back along with the rest of us, Matty just walked in. "Where have you been?" Daria says confused

He sits besides Lorenzo who is currently scrunching his nose, "I can smell your date"

"Oh it wasn't a date"

"Seriously Matty?"

He leans over before picking up his niece, "College life is great and all of you guys never got that experience because you were stupidly coupled up" He says before tickling Sophia, she giggles

"Protection?" My husband asks expectantly

"Thank god for the ones you put in my car, I almost got a bitch pregnant" He snorts

They spud and I frown, "Your encouraging this?"

"He's living"

"Oh so what were you doing with me the whole time we were in college?"

Carter pauses, "Living" he says innocently

I mentally sigh before holding our son tighter, "I can't with you" I mutter

"Anyway guys, let's eat" Matty claps

"We already started you dipshit"

"Then let's continue"

Dad rolls his eyes before passing his youngest son a plate

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