culpables years later

Noah

If someone had told me seven years ago that I was married, mother, and I lived with Nick in a beautiful house with a beautiful view of the city, I would have told the person they were crazy.

We had been coming back from New York for a couple of weeks. I had really missed our house, except we had to move to New York for a while for Nick's business.

Right from the start, it was clear that moving to LA wasn't going to be easy because of Leister Enterprises. He was headquartered in New York, and his employee couldn't handle everything by himself while he was here in LA. When Nick had some projects coming up, and he had to be there, we decided to move as a family to New York for that time. Personally, it wasn't a problem for me professionally. I worked at a publishing house, and I also discovered some writers, so I could do my job online from my home office.

It wasn't a problem for Andrew either, because he's almost five and he's in kindergarten with his friends. During those few months in New York, I'd done a lot with him in my spare time. And when I had to work and didn't have time for him, we'd enroll him in a preschool class or playgroup class, which he loved from day one. In the last few years that we've watched him grow up, it's become more and more obvious that he's so from Nick. He's very curious, cuddly, brave, and he can't take no for an answer.

Today was July 29th. That meant today was Nick's 30th birthday. It was so unrealistic how fast time flies. Since it was Thursday and he unfortunately had to work, the plan was that he would come early today and have a family dinner with our parents. Anabell was coming with her new boyfriend. I was happy to see him and his mother get back together. In the beginning, it was hard for both of them because Nicholas doesn't forgive easily and his time takes completely trusting people. But now they had a pretty good relationship. Anabell and Maggie have often been with us, but mostly not because of us, but because of Andrew. Maggie is going through a rough patch right now, but it's also called puberty. From what my mother tells me, she's defiant, insulting, and she wants to be left alone. Me, Nick and I couldn't believe it. When I told Nick, he looked at me like I didn't tell him what. When we were with them or she was with us, Maggie was really nice to us, of course you can tell she has different interests than where she was smaller. But doesn't it all change interests? Still, she was Nick's little blond angel. I had been thinking for a long time what would be a good present for him. I know Nick doesn't really need something expensive or noble. It's important to him that it comes from the heart. But since it was his 30th, it had to be something special.

For many days, I had racked my brain until I finally knew what I could give him. Where I was sure he liked it and he needed it.

At the moment, I was in the bathroom trying to tame my hair into a beautiful plait. I already have shoulder-long hair, and yet it's a problem with it. After about ten minutes, I got a decent plait, and now all I had to do was put on my dress, which I bought just for today. The dress would drive Nick's mind. It was a black mid-length dress that had a deep back cut and beautifully accentuated the figure. While I was looking at myself in the mirror and putting on my jewelry, Andrew was supposed to be getting ready in his room. But when he came into our bedroom, I realized he might need some help. "Andie all right? Shall I help you, honey?" He nodded. I leaned down and helped him unbutton his shirt. He was wearing light blue jeans and a white shirt. With his black hair, he looked one to one like his father. "You look very good son." "Thank you, mummy, you too." he chuckled. I took him in my arms and cuddled him. He loved to play with the necklace of my heart that Nick had given me for my eighteenth birthday and again on my twentieth with a blue stone for Andrew. He leaned his head against my shoulder and looked out the window. I really enjoyed our little moments because I knew Andie was getting older and thought cuddling was stupid. ,,I always wish I could see that." startled, I turned around and saw Nick's brown eyes.

Smiling, he approached us and wrapped one arm around me and another on Andrew's back. First he kissed Andie's head and then my lips. "Happy Birthday Nick" Andie giggled and sang Happy Birthday to his father. "That was wonderful Andie and thank you freckles."

You could tell how Nick was enjoying this moment as a family. The three of us, Nick, Andie and I. Just as I was about to kiss Nick, Andrew intervened. "Can I watch some more TV?" "Yeah, but we have to leave for half an hour." I smiled at my two boys. He got out of my arms and ran into the living room, leaving us behind. "How was your day?" I asked Nick. Although I already knew the answer. It was very exhausting for him right now. "Let's put it this way, my favorite part is being able to go home." "Yours?" I wrapped my arms around the back of his neck and gave him a quick kiss. "Well, now that you're here better. Your parents are looking forward to us." He nodded and kissed me fervently. Quickly, a short kiss turned into an intense one. His tongue was demanding in my mouth. He kissed hotly and fervently. "You know, I can get ready in ten minutes, and Andie's downstairs watching TV. We'd have some time alone?" I smiled and kissed him on the lips and shook his head. "As nice as it would be, it took me almost a quarter of an hour to fix my hair, and I don't want to have to do it again. After dinner today, when we get home and Andrew is in bed, you can make my hair messy as you like." He nibbled at my earlobe and let it go. Smiling, he gazed at me. "After all these years, you're still making me crazy freckles." My hands ran up and down his neck, because I loved him to show my tenderness.

I grinned mischievously. "I know you love it." As I left him, he took off his suit to put on a fresh shirt. "Have you heard of Lion and Jenna?" Nick asked me as he changed. "Jenna wrote to me that they had landed safely in Spain and were looking forward to the holidays with their parents and kids. And they were sorry they couldn't be with us today." He smiled and replied that it was going to be fun for Lion with so many kids, with their two boys there and Jenna's cousins' kids there. Ironically, Lion is good with kids, but he too has his limitations, and according to Jenna, her cousin's girls are very special. "But Jenna said when they are back they want to go out for dinner and then go to a bar or something to drink to you afterwards." He shook his head and put on his pants.

"After all these years, we still end up in a bar."

When we arrived at our parents' house, we were greeted by the entrance. First, everyone came to Andie's as usual, and then Nick's. Finally, I was greeted. "Where's Maggie?" I asked Will. "She's upset that she can't go out on weekends with friends. She'd been in trouble at school, and as a punishment, we grounded her for the weekend." "Was it really necessary?" Nick asked, not so enthusiastically. Anabell nodded, saying that sometimes she doesn't recognize her daughter. Nick went upstairs, and I didn't even need to know where he was going. He wants to talk to his little sister and me and cuddle her. Meanwhile, we stayed downstairs in the living room and talked. My mom was playing with Andrew while Will had disappeared in the kitchen and I was left behind with Anabell and her boyfriend. "How are you two? I had seen the holiday pictures you sent to the family group, and Bali used to look so beautiful!" Anabell and Mike nodded to me. "It was really worth the trip! I've never been a big fan of nature or mountains, but Bali was really awesome!" Mike happily told me. "I have to be honest with you, Nick and Andrew would have been even better," Anabell said. Anabell and I were also able to work on our relationship. It wasn't easy, but we had all been through a lot, and we wanted to find joy together in the end.

"Thank you, but for now we're happy to be back and find our way into our daily lives," I said with a smile. "But tell me, how does Nick deal with the fact that he's just turned thirty today? I feel so old." "He's fine. I think he's happy at this stage of his life to be at peace and to have his family and friends." Smiling, my gaze glided at Andrew playing with my mother. I was pondering. There was one thing that would make him even happier ... "He's happy."

Noah

If someone had told me seven years ago that I was married, mother, and I lived with Nick in a beautiful house with a beautiful view of the city, I would have told the person they were crazy.

We had been coming back from New York for a couple of weeks. I had really missed our house, except we had to move to New York for a while for Nick's business.

Right from the start, it was clear that moving to LA wasn't going to be easy because of Leister Enterprises. He was headquartered in New York, and his employee couldn't handle everything by himself while he was here in LA. When Nick had some projects coming up, and he had to be there, we decided to move as a family to New York for that time. Personally, it wasn't a problem for me professionally. I worked at a publishing house, and I also discovered some writers, so I could do my job online from my home office.

It wasn't a problem for Andrew either, because he's almost five and he's in kindergarten with his friends. During those few months in New York, I'd done a lot with him in my spare time. And when I had to work and didn't have time for him, we'd enroll him in a preschool class or playgroup class, which he loved from day one. In the last few years that we've watched him grow up, it's become more and more obvious that he's so from Nick. He's very curious, cuddly, brave, and he can't take no for an answer.

Today was July 29th. That meant today was Nick's 30th birthday. It was so unrealistic how fast time flies. Since it was Thursday and he unfortunately had to work, the plan was that he would come early today and have a family dinner with our parents. Anabell was coming with her new boyfriend. I was happy to see him and his mother get back together. In the beginning, it was hard for both of them because Nicholas doesn't forgive easily and his time takes completely trusting people. But now they had a pretty good relationship. Anabell and Maggie have often been with us, but mostly not because of us, but because of Andrew. Maggie is going through a rough patch right now, but it's also called puberty. From what my mother tells me, she's defiant, insulting, and she wants to be left alone. Me, Nick and I couldn't believe it. When I told Nick, he looked at me like I didn't tell him what. When we were with them or she was with us, Maggie was really nice to us, of course you can tell she has different interests than where she was smaller. But doesn't it all change interests? Still, she was Nick's little blond angel. I had been thinking for a long time what would be a good present for him. I know Nick doesn't really need something expensive or noble. It's important to him that it comes from the heart. But since it was his 30th, it had to be something special.

For many days, I had racked my brain until I finally knew what I could give him. Where I was sure he liked it and he needed it.

At the moment, I was in the bathroom trying to tame my hair into a beautiful plait. I already have shoulder-long hair, and yet it's a problem with it. After about ten minutes, I got a decent plait, and now all I had to do was put on my dress, which I bought just for today. The dress would drive Nick's mind. It was a black mid-length dress that had a deep back cut and beautifully accentuated the figure. While I was looking at myself in the mirror and putting on my jewelry, Andrew was supposed to be getting ready in his room. But when he came into our bedroom, I realized he might need some help. "Andie all right? Shall I help you, honey?" He nodded. I leaned down and helped him unbutton his shirt. He was wearing light blue jeans and a white shirt. With his black hair, he looked one to one like his father. "You look very good son." "Thank you, mummy, you too." he chuckled. I took him in my arms and cuddled him. He loved to play with the necklace of my heart that Nick had given me for my eighteenth birthday and again on my twentieth with a blue stone for Andrew. He leaned his head against my shoulder and looked out the window. I really enjoyed our little moments because I knew Andie was getting older and thought cuddling was stupid. ,,I always wish I could see that." startled, I turned around and saw Nick's brown eyes.

Smiling, he approached us and wrapped one arm around me and another on Andrew's back. First he kissed Andie's head and then my lips. "Happy Birthday Nick" Andie giggled and sang Happy Birthday to his father. "That was wonderful Andie and thank you freckles."

You could tell how Nick was enjoying this moment as a family. The three of us, Nick, Andie and I. Just as I was about to kiss Nick, Andrew intervened. "Can I watch some more TV?" "Yeah, but we have to leave for half an hour." I smiled at my two boys. He got out of my arms and ran into the living room, leaving us behind. "How was your day?" I asked Nick. Although I already knew the answer. It was very exhausting for him right now. "Let's put it this way, my favorite part is being able to go home." "Yours?" I wrapped my arms around the back of his neck and gave him a quick kiss. "Well, now that you're here better. Your parents are looking forward to us." He nodded and kissed me fervently. Quickly, a short kiss turned into an intense one. His tongue was demanding in my mouth. He kissed hotly and fervently. "You know, I can get ready in ten minutes, and Andie's downstairs watching TV. We'd have some time alone?" I smiled and kissed him on the lips and shook his head. "As nice as it would be, it took me almost a quarter of an hour to fix my hair, and I don't want to have to do it again. After dinner today, when we get home and Andrew is in bed, you can make my hair messy as you like." He nibbled at my earlobe and let it go. Smiling, he gazed at me. "After all these years, you're still making me crazy freckles." My hands ran up and down his neck, because I loved him to show my tenderness.

I grinned mischievously. "I know you love it." As I left him, he took off his suit to put on a fresh shirt. "Have you heard of Lion and Jenna?" Nick asked me as he changed. "Jenna wrote to me that they had landed safely in Spain and were looking forward to the holidays with their parents and kids. And they were sorry they couldn't be with us today." He smiled and replied that it was going to be fun for Lion with so many kids, with their two boys there and Jenna's cousins' kids there. Ironically, Lion is good with kids, but he too has his limitations, and according to Jenna, her cousin's girls are very special. "But Jenna said when they are back they want to go out for dinner and then go to a bar or something to drink to you afterwards." He shook his head and put on his pants.

"After all these years, we still end up in a bar."

When we arrived at our parents' house, we were greeted by the entrance. First, everyone came to Andie's as usual, and then Nick's. Finally, I was greeted. "Where's Maggie?" I asked Will. "She's upset that she can't go out on weekends with friends. She'd been in trouble at school, and as a punishment, we grounded her for the weekend." "Was it really necessary?" Nick asked, not so enthusiastically. Anabell nodded, saying that sometimes she doesn't recognize her daughter. Nick went upstairs, and I didn't even need to know where he was going. He wants to talk to his little sister and me and cuddle her. Meanwhile, we stayed downstairs in the living room and talked. My mom was playing with Andrew while Will had disappeared in the kitchen and I was left behind with Anabell and her boyfriend. "How are you two? I had seen the holiday pictures you sent to the family group, and Bali used to look so beautiful!" Anabell and Mike nodded to me. "It was really worth the trip! I've never been a big fan of nature or mountains, but Bali was really awesome!" Mike happily told me. "I have to be honest with you, Nick and Andrew would have been even better," Anabell said. Anabell and I were also able to work on our relationship. It wasn't easy, but we had all been through a lot, and we wanted to find joy together in the end.

"Thank you, but for now we're happy to be back and find our way into our daily lives," I said with a smile. "But tell me, how does Nick deal with the fact that he's just turned thirty today? I feel so old." "He's fine. I think he's happy at this stage of his life to be at peace and to have his family and friends." Smiling, my gaze glided at Andrew playing with my mother. I was pondering. There was one thing that would make him even happier ... "He's happy."