The next morning, Gwen opened her eyes, and Finn was still by her side on his enormous bed. She didn't remember when they finally fell asleep the previous night, but just the memories of their rendezvous made her feel butterflies in her stomach again.She had so much she wanted to ask him, so much to catch up, but she'd rather take things slower this time."Morning." His hoarse voice echoed by her side, and she turned to look at him."Good morning." She leaned forward and placed a kiss on his cheek."Are you feeling better?" Finn asked.Gwen nodded, still mesmerized that she was really waking up by his side. If her past self saw this scene, she wouldn't believe it."Guess we'll have a lot to catch up on the next few days, right?" he joked, pulling her closer for a hug.She stayed there, quiet and cozy against his chest, only feeling him breathe and enjoying that moment."Do you think Cody is already awake? I was thinking we could all skip work and class today and just do something fun,
"What are you doing here?" Finn asked, recovering from the shock of seeing the woman at the door. He had just received the call he was waiting for the entire day, and he did not expect her to show up so soon. In fact, he wasn't expecting to see her at all.Marcy sneered, passing by Gwen as if she was just part of the furniture. She didn't even glance at her."It came to my attention that you were investigating me," she said towards Finn. "Imagine my surprise to know that my son was sending detectives to put their noses in my businesses?" Gwen watched, with her mouth opened, the woman make herself at home as usual when she simply grabbed the glass of wine they were drinking at the balcony and sat on the couch.Finn's expression was hard to read. Gwen couldn't tell if he was shocked, angry, sad or disappointed. Or maybe it was all of those.Marcy opened her small crocodile skin handbag and took a cigarette from it, lit it up and inhaled very deeply, unconcerned about the two staring at
One year laterGwen had been a walking bomb lately as she organized everything for the wedding. Even though Finn had put every type of professional needed at her disposal, Gwen wanted to be present for every single decision.Ever since she said yes to his proposal when they were spending a weekend getaway in Hawaii, Gwen decided that she wouldn't be just the CEO's wife. She wanted to keep control over things, continue to work and make her own choices.She knew what that position would bring to her life, but she was finally ready to accept it. She had proven herself enough, so whatever the media had to say about her, she was ready to take it.But for her surprise, when people discovered about their engagement, Gwen received a lot of gifts, got a lot of offers from companies for modeling, and even discovered a whole fanbase that rooted for her and Finn.Cody became the happiest kid in the world when he heard that his mom and dad were going to get married soon. Gwen could never have aske
Getting on a plane was something that always scared the sh*t out of Gwen, but due to her career, she always had to be in one.Though she wasn't on a work trip now, getting to her destination made her happy. The journey was over…or maybe just beginning. It was the first time in five years that she would put her feet back in City X. She had never thought she'd be back, especially with her four year old son at her side.Cody was the most precious and handsome little boy, although his features resembled his father a little too much, breaking Gwen's heart whenever he looked at her. His green eyes and blond hair brought matched those of the man who she had tried so hard to forget.Shaking her head to shove away those thoughts, Gwen grabbed Cody by his hand and got inside a cab."The X Town Mall, please," she uttered to the driver, as she fastened Cody's seat belt."Are we not going to Aunt Steph's house anymore, mommy?" Cody asked, looking out the window, enchanted.It was his first time in
Finn opened his eyes in shock."What did you say?"He couldn't possibly have heard correctly.He wasn't even searching for her anymore. So how could she be found now? And back in town?He turned his chair to stare at Melanie, looking like an idiot instead of a powerful and scary CEO."I said that Ms. Gwen Miller was seen today at a mall here in town," Melanie explained with an odd expression on her face.It was like she was at the same time trying to hold her laugh, probably because of the look on his face, and also apprehensive, like she didn't know how to proceed with this information.After all, they had never thought they'd reach this point."What should we do, sir?" she continued, seeing that Finn wasn't reacting at all.He didn't know the answer to that question. At first, when he started to search for Gwen like a crazy man, he had a whole dialogue ready in his mind.He'd go after her wherever she was and demand that she gave him a plausible answer for leaving him without even sa
"Come on, Cody. We're going to miss the movie," Gwen screamed from the door, as she waited for Cody to grab one of his favorite toys to go with him to the movies.A few days had passed since they arrived at City X and they spent most of the time outdoors. Gwen took Cody to a lot of places she used to go as a child, which he loved.Now, Stephanie had to go to work again, and Gwen didn't know what else to do with a four year old boy who seemed to never stay quiet for long enough.Cody was an energetic kid and a very curious one. He was always trying to find new things to learn and do, so Gwen was freaking out a little bit. She just wanted to relax a little, but being alone 24/7 with a kid didn't give much space for her to do that."I'm coming, mommy. I wasn't find Mr. Boots," he said, shoving the plush little snowman with boots in her face.When they got out of the movie theater, it was already dark. Gwen had rented a car to get around town with Cody, which made things easier.As they wa
"No. I'm not married. I'm a single mom, if that's what you're asking," Gwen replied, a little defensive.Finn raised his brows with curiosity, but Gwen could see that he was pissed."Who is his father?" Finn asked, making Gwen drop the purse in her hand.She picked it from the floor while thinking what she should answer.She couldn't tell him the truth. It was unclear to her what were Finn's intentions, so she wasn't going to say anything."Look, Finn. I really have to go. Cody is sleepy and it's way past his bed time. So if you don't mind…" she said, opening the car door."Wait. I…" Finn choked on his words, not knowing what to say, but not wanting her to leave so soon. "I was wondering if we could go out for dinner some day. I'd love to catch up with you."Gwen made a huge effort not to let her jaw drop. Was he inviting her on a date?"Just like old friends, you don't have to worry about it," Finn continued, like he was able to read her mind."I don't think it's a good idea, Finn. I'
Gwen didn't want Finn to think she wasted too much time by choosing her clothes to have dinner with him, but at the same time, she couldn't simply wear some jeans and sneakers while dining with a billionaire CEO.She wasn't that crazy.As a black dress couldn't go wrong in any situation, that was what Gwen picked.Stephanie was looking at her with inquisitive eyes, which Gwen pretended not to see. She didn't want to answer any of her best friend's questions, since Stephanie seemed to think that Gwen was making a mistake.After all, as she kept repeating the whole day, Gwen didn't know Finn anymore. By meeting him, she risked lowering her guard and allowing him to find out about Cody's true background.That was something that Gwen was quite aware of, but in her mind, to allow Finn to get closer to her again was something out of question.Impossible even.She wouldn't walk that path again.She knew what made her leave five years ago, and she wasn't going to forget it.It was just a frien