Ell's dad ⇡

Blaze pov

I was looking at the computer and analyzing the data I had and comparing it to the one on the files that I had in my hand. I was bored, and I was pretty tired, and honestly, this wasn't normal. I am a pretty workaholic. My life was at work, but now everything seems to have changed. I am bored at work, but I feel thrilled just thinking about home, and for some reason, I feel it even more today. I just want us to cook dinner and I just want to be with her.

Honestly, this work today is just boring. I was seeing Connor getting in and out of my office, people talking about the dozens of reunions that I had to do today, and I just felt hopeless. It was still noon, and I was bored. I think I felt this mainly because of her.

She usually kisses me in the elevator and says 'Have a great day', and she didn't kiss me nor did she wish me a good day so... I bet, I bet 100%, and all of my money that all of this happen the way it did because of that kiss that she didn't give me.

She didn't kiss me because we may or may not had a small discussion on our way to work because she takes so long to get ready in the morning. We eventually ended our little fight but as a way of rivalry she simply decided to not kiss me, to see me suffer, the question is how long would she handle without my kiss?

I pouted at that thought...what if she never comes up because she can't handle a day in her life without a kiss of mine? What would that mean to me?.. It meant that I was in big deep trouble because I couldn't get over a day without a kiss of hers, well I can go a day without it but I might go completely insane.

I was deeply in though when I was disturbed by the doors of my office opening with no previous introduction or knock making me smirk.

"I knew she couldn't get a day without it" I murmured to myself as I watched her close the doors

"What are you whispering on about?" she asked now looking at me

"Nothing" she tilted her head wondering what was going on but she quickly shook it ignoring, probably because she seemed in a hurry "I just came to say I am leaving"

I frowned at her words "Leaving?"

"It's my parent's 25th anniversary remember?" she recalled me making me think of our previous conversation about this, she didn't in fact say much she just say it was their birthday an thy did something small the three of them. Yes, the would celebrate their weeding anniversary with a simple lunch with their daughter in the usual restaurant. Pretty boring if you ask me.

"Are they really just eating with you on their birthday?"

"I guess so... I think they just do it because it has became a habit of theirs. It was like I told you... back in the day a couple of years ago they used to leave me with Nana or my aunties to spend the weekend in Venice, but I guess that was the time they were still in love." she commented with a sad face

"Are you sure you don't want me to come?" I asked. She nodded a no with her head while plastering a smile onto her beautiful face

"No, it's fine. My parents would kill you. "

I was about to beg her for a kiss after she left but the phone interrupted my queue. I picked it up while looking at her "Maxwell Corporation, Blaze Maxwell talking-"

"I know you both work but it's already 12:30 aren't you suppose to be at the restaurant already" I heard a very familiar voice, and I thought to myself how did she get my office's number?

"I'm leaving" Elleonora mouthed as she came closer to me to give me a kiss on the cheek

"I don't think so" I whispered

"Is my granddaughter there? Pass it to her" the woman on the phone claimed, I grabbed Elleonora's hand pulling her towards me and sitting her on my lap.

"What's happening?" she questioned while I handed her my landline phone.

"Good morn-" she tried to say but I bet her grandmother was quicker "Nana? I-" While she was trying to speak with her grandmother I took my chance to press my lips onto her shoulder and back, since she was wearing a topless sort of suit that fitted her like a glove I had vast access to her soft shoulders.

She started to writhe herself and threw small chuckles making a smirk grow on my face.

"But Nana he has work— yeah okay. We'll be there in 10... okay 5" she turned off the phone and gave a big tired breath. I frowned wondering what was happening.

"Nana is coming to the lunch to and she wants you there" she mentioned "she persisted on you there, you are part of the family so it makes no sense you not coming"

"She really likes me" I said pretty confident of myself

"Drop the smug attitude, let's hope my parents don't kill you" she said getting off my lap making me feel cold "C'mon" she said grabbing her black hand back

"Sure boss" I joked. I got up and dressed taking the blazer in my hand since it was hot outside. "By the way... you owe me a kiss still"

"Keep dreaming" she teased, I smiled at her attitude and catching her hand spinning her towards me and resting my lips into her soft ones, they always taste so sugary, so sweet, I do believe that I might be getting addicted to them.

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We arrived at Barbeta's Restaurant, it was the usual restaurant that they would come here every year. It was a fancy place, one of the dearest restaurants in New York, it was quite a challenge to get a reservation here.

Ella entered the restaurant as if she was in her own house, probably because she already knew the place with the palm of her hand, well she definitely knew it better than me, I was just here once with an investor.

I followed her through the restaurant reaching the calm garden outside with the famous water fountain, around it where the white tables.

She quickly saw them and we took the opportunity to sit down after greeting everyone.By everyone I mean her parents and her grandmother.

"Ah you made it" Estella said looking at me with a smile

"How could I miss such an important date" I stated

"My thoughts exactly"

"Should we order?" Her mother, Tiffany, inquired as she lift her hand calling the waiter not really caring about the others opinions. Michael kept staring at me as if I had murder someone, his intense glares were clearly noticed my Eleanor who tried to deviate her dad's attention.

"So...dad what did you get Mom?" she asked making his eyes travel to her daughter. "A bed for Nieve"

Ah yes... Nieve... the dog. Mr.Hart is such a romantic. Their love is barely holding on, I wonder how they are still together.

While Mr. Hart is worried trying to keep is business alive in a pretty bad way, if you ask me. Mrs. Hart is suffocated by her loneliness, drowning her sorrows in school like she is doing now to that red wine.

"Hm... a bed for" Eleonor tried to make a conversation but I guess she was just too stunned by her dad's sensibility toward romance.

I kept my poker face while looking at Estella who was capable of murdering Michael.

"Good morning, what will you desire ladies and gentlemen?" the waiter asked intruding into the harsh contest stare. We made our requests and he left while Eleanor tried, again, to start a conversation.

"Are you having a lot of work, Dad?"

"I-" Michael was about to speak but he was quickly interrupted

"Of course he has. Don't you know all your father does is work? I don't even know how he is here" Tiffany spoke

"I have been home every weekend"

"Oh, that weekend where all you do is eat and sleep. Oh yeah I'm very aware of that"

"Well all you do is drink"

"You are such a migrate bastard"

They started to fight with each other, changing insults and some truths or half-truths, I barely knew what was going on with them. Eleonor pulled my arm discreetly to tell me something, so I simply leaned on her side. "I just want to leave"

"Why? I am having a great time" I whispered back

"I'm sorry to drag you here... I know you have work to do"

"Nothing that I can't solve"

"Did you solve what you were doing earlier?" she asked

"Earlier"

"On the car... on our way here. You called and texted someone I thought it was work... did you cancel a reunion because of this?" she asked in worry making me smile

"No" I breathed "I was arranging by birthday present. I didn't felt like coming here with empty hands but now I think the present is a bad idea" I commented making her frown

"What is it?"

"What you wanted to give them..." I said making her gasp. A few days ago, she talked with me about what she really wanted for their parents, she wanted them to go back to what they were. To what they did. She wanted somehow regime their knots, she wanted them to remember their love, so she wanted to take them back to the place were they were always in love, the place of their honeymoon, the place of their yearly travel... Venice.

"You didn't-" she said while being interrupted by Nana smacking the table, making everyone quiet.

"You two look like belligerent teenagers for goodness sake!" Estella said, leaving me impressed at her words. "Have you no shame? Two grown-ups almost in their 50s fighting like two ungrateful brats! " she took a deep breath and looked over at Tiffany "I think this is the moment, where I tell you- I told you so"

"Oh mother please... even if he was perfect thing he is not! You would hate him anyways... he was never to your liking " Tifanny defended

"Because he never proved me wrong. When that say comes I will gladly tell him he is part of the family" Nana said getting up "If someone deep inside you love each other you better keep it because I see no salvation to you" she looked at me and Elleonora with a smile "And you two are more mature then them, I am so proud of you..." she left gracefully with a smile leaving us at the table.

"Mom- Dad-" Eleonora started, she was clearly sad I could see the water wanting to run down her eyes making my heart ache. "Maybe you should end this while is still time, otherwise you will just kill each other. I love both of you..." she said while the tears came out of her gorgeous chocolate eyes "and you both taught me how to love, I saw with my own eyes how you love each other but lately I haven't seen that, and to put all of your misery down. You should just stop this stupidity, it breaks my heart to see the people that taught me what real love was not being in love anymore, maybe that wasn't true love... and that's fine, because honestly at this point I just wish you well, even if that means separated" she stood up grabbing her bag and touching my shoulder "C'mon" she left with no other words just tears that were breaking my heart.

I looked at their mixed faces, full of anger and sadness. My mind rambled on by itself, thinking of whether should I say something or just leave. It would be easier indeed to leave... but-

"Mr. Hart " I said making his furious expression appear, I gulped while the memories punch he gave me crossed my mind "Mrs. Hart" She looked at me with her angry face too, probably thinking of how her daughter's life could be ruined if she ended up with someone as similar as her husband "Maybe this is not the right moment to say this, but- I found myself falling for your daughter -"

"You what boy?" Michael commented while smashing his fist onto the table

"I'm sorry?" Tiffany commented

"It wasn't supposed to but, as you possibly are aware she is quite special, very special"

"Do you want to get another fist on your face? This was nule on the contract! You promised me, you signed the papers Mr. Maxwell! You shall never touch my daughter!" he said getting up of his chair ready to beat me up, but his wife pulled his arm down since she realized he was making a scene in the middle of the restaurant.

"Get down" she ordered

"I did in fact fell in love with her. As her parents you must know how hard it is to resist her, she is just simply wonderful I would say -"

"What have you done to her?"

"Nothing, the feelings are one-sided, I like her but your daughter only tolerates me"I lied to protect her "I like her and it breaks my heart to see her sad. She loves above all her family especially you two, she tries everything to make you happy, it makes her day to be with her family. And seeing her idols breaking up, untie their love knots that she was used to see while growing up it must be breaking her heart into pieces..." I said thinking about her "Your daughter wanted you to try, she wanted you to be in love again" I said while taking a paper out of my pocket " this was the gift she had planned for you but never had the courage to give" I handed them the paper and they started to read it with water forming in their eyes " I managed to pick something similar to what she wanted. I am not forcing you to anything, I am just the messenger, I hope you do the right choice. If not for each other at least for her" I said pressing my lips together and getting up "Have a wonderful day and - Happy Birthday!" they eyes held tears and I think theirs faces held sorrow and regret. I left the garden, and entered the restaurant, I was startled by soft tap on my back.

"You did good, mi nieto" she smiled
( my grandson)

"Thank you, Nana"

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Ell's outfit