Synopsis

“WhenamIgettinganewmom?”

MayachokedandsputteredonherdrinkgettingherselfintoacoughingfitwhileIwasquitestartledbutshowednootherreactionotherthanthat.Iwasexpectingitanyway

Mayagotherselfaftersomemoments“You!”Shebellowed“That'snowaytotal-”IdismissedMayawithawaveofmyhandfixingmyattentiononmydeardaughter.

“Why?”Iaskedexudinganauthoritativeaurawithanarrogantsmiletuggingatacornerofmylips

Isabellesmiledbackatme,afiercedeterminationtowinthisbattleevidentonherface“Ineedamotherlyfigure”

“And?”

“Girlsjustwanttheirmomsometimes”

“And?”

“Needsomeonetotalkboysstuffwith”

“Youcanalwaysdiscussitwithme”IblurtedoutwithoutevenrealizingitandthereplyIgotwasanawkwardcoughfromMayaandadeathstarefrommydaughter.

“Well,wecanalwayscompromiseonthat”Itriedminimizingthedamagedone.Whydoesitallgosouthwhenitcomestoboy'sstuff?

Isabellestoodupabruptlyandbangedherhandhardagainstthetablealmostknockingsomedishesoverintheprocess“Justadmitit!Whatmakesyouthinkyoucanbeabletohandlemeinmyrebelliousteenageyears?”

IwantedtoreplywhenIheardMayamurmurbeneathherbreath“Asifyouaren'trebelliousenoughnow?”

Ismirked,shewasdefinitelytheperfectmatchforIsabellaandIhadtheperfectplaninmind.

“Solet'ssayIagree,whodoyouwantforamother?”Isaidthrowingtheballinhercourtandhopingshe'llmaketherightchoice“Tina?or.....?”

Isabellestaredatmeskeptically,obviouslywonderingifIwassincereorplayingaround.SoIfocusedmyintenseandgetdowntobusinessgazeonherandinafewmoment,herlipstwitchupwardinasmirk,asifwewerecommunicatingtelepathically,shesaid

“Iwanther”Isabelleannouncedpointingatanabsentmindedfemaleentertainingherselfwithagrilledchickenandquiteoblivioustowhatwasgoingon.Ismiled,Isabellewassurelymyblood

“Finebyme”IagreedknowingjusthowmuchIsabellevaluespromises“Ihavetokeepmyownpartofthedealthen”

IexcusedmyselfbeforeturningtodiscoverthehorroronMaya'sfacebutthatdidn'tstopme,insteadIaddedmorefueltothefire

“let'sgetmarried”

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MayawasneverspecialespeciallynotlikehersisterKimwhoseemtohaveeverything.

NikSpenceraworldknownprofessionalplayer,achronicheartbreakerandtheonlymanimmunetolove.

Butfateseemstoplayalotoftwistsastheybothcrosspathsandsheendsupbeinghisdaughter'sNanny.

Willsheendupasoneofthemanywomenonhisbed?

IsNiklausreallyimmunetolove?

Well,readtofindout.