Jill Malik P.O.V

"Did you had fun mi amor?" I asked Milan as we walked back home from the park. The park was crowded with parents and their kids. Milan wanted to stay longer, but it was almost seven at night and I needed to get home and get ready to go to dinner with Flynn. 2

"Yes mommy." he licked his ice cream and then looked up at me with cream all over his upper lip and nose.

I chuckled at the sight and wiped the cream away with my thumb. "Now that's better."

"Are you going to have dinner with us tonight too mommy?" he asked, holding my pinky finger.

"No, I'm going to have dinner with Flynn."

"Your boyfriend?"1

My eyes widened as he said that. "No, he's just a friend."

"So your friend boy?" 5

I looked at him in complete shock. He's too smart for his own good.

"Well yeah kinda, he's just a friend amor." I ruffled his hair and accidentally also dipped his face in the ice cream.2

"Mommy!" he yelped and looked up at me with ice cream covered all over his face. "Look what you did."

"I'm sorry." I chuckled and wiped the cream from his nose and licked it. "Mmh, that taste good."

We arrived home and Aunt Lydia was already waiting for us on the patio. "Well well, look who we have here ice cream face." She said as she tickled Milan.

"Tía..." he giggled, "Stop it, my cone will fall."2

"Did you had fun?" Aunt Lydia asked.

Milan nodded. "Yes, we went to the park and then afterwards mommy bought me ice cream."

"Did you told mommy what your favorite flavor is?"

"Mommy knew my favorite flavor."

I nodded. "Chocolate chip cookie."

Aunt Lydia looked up at me in surprise. "You remembered." she whispered.

"Of course I remember every little thing about my not so little boy." I laughed and pinched his cheeks.

We walked inside and aunt Lydia went to give Milan a bath so I could get ready for my dinner with Flynn.

He didn't tell me if it would be a fancy dinner or just a casual one and I had a hard time choosing what to wear. When I saw that I only had fifteen minutes before Flynn arrived I grabbed the first dress that I think would look presentable. It was a red high low dress with straps. Reina bought this for me when we went to a party two years ago. I slipped on the dress and it was a little snug on the breast department, but nonetheless it still looked pretty on me. I slipped on my nude three-inch heels that I'd manage to walk in flawlessly without tripping since I worked for Ximena.

Number one rule in Ximena's company: Heels are a girl's best friend. I applied a minimum of makeup and curled the ends of my hair.

"Mommy, you are so pretty." a cute boyish voice came from behind me. I turned around and saw Milan in his spiderman pajamas.

"Thank you mi amor." I walked over to him and kissed him on his forehead. He smelled so fresh out of the shower. 5

"Did you already have dinner?"

He shook his head. "Nope, Tia is still cooking."

I grabbed my purse and walked with Milan to the kitchen. The smell of lasagna filled in the small kitchen.

"Mmm, this smells delicious." I murmured as my mouth started to water.

"You look gorgeous cariña." Aunt Lydia hushed as she turned around from the stove. "Are you sure he isn't your novio?"2

I shook my head and laughed. "I'm positive he's not."

I was about to help Aunt Lydia to set the table, when there was a knock on the door.

"I think it's Flynn. I should go now." I said and went to open the front door.

Aunt Lydia and Milan followed behind me. I opened the door and Flynn was standing there dressed in a sharp black tuxedo with a bouquet of roses. "Hey." he greeted smiling his eyes trailing over my body. "You look beautiful."

"Thanks." I replied as I pushed a strand of hair to the side. He gave me a final once over before he handed me the roses. "Here, these are for you."

I took the flowers out of his hands. They were beautiful and freshly picked. "Thank you, they're beautiful." I murmured eyeing the beautiful red and white roses. I handed them to Aunt Lydia so she could put them in a vase and then I squatted down to Milan.

"Are you going to be a good boy when mommy's gone?"

He nodded and grinned. "I'm always a good boy mommy."

I ruffled his hair and stood up to face Flynn who was standing there watching me in complete awe.

hand for me to take. I placed my hand in his as we left. "See you

me. "Chivalry is not

make the car ride a little less awkward. "It went great, how was your day?" he asked his eyes fixed on the road. "It was fun,

didn't

are

"We're going to the Cinc sentits restaurant, one of my favorites." he replied. "Have you been there

my head.

minutes we arrived at the restaurant. He parked his car and then

What a

and then we walked inside the restaurant. He wrapped his arms around my waist

any other man staring at you." he whispered in my ear sending

not a date

like creepy

kept a straight face because the waiters noticed us. They started to make their way towards us and judging by the expression on their face, they knew

"Welcome back." Then he looked

I hope there's a table

me." he said and

come back to take your order later." he said and

"Do you want to order the seven course?" Flynn asked without looking at

was hungry, but also not

is too much for you

in disguise?" I asked jokingly as

and took my hand in his. "Maybe." he replied winking and

gasped as my eyes widened. "You

laughed louder and shook his head. "Calm down pudding, it's just

nodded, I'm not really

that we were ready to order. The waiter hurriedly walked towards us and got out his notepad. "What

"The seven course meal and the most expensive wine you have." The waiter

I already told you that you look beautiful?" Flynn

"You

chuckled lightly. "So,

about that. I'm sorry

"Him?"

I clarified, air quoting

asked confused.

you want to know right.

in Milan the

him. "What? No, as in Milan the

name is Milan?" he asked astonished.

thought you had

I thought you were talking about the city

"No, I was talking about my son, why would I talk about a city that you can easily

thought you were talking about the one ni...Never mind. Why

I sighed deeply. "Because he's not my biological

you mean?" Flynn looked

a long story"

do you want to

it for

choice, because dinner

wine in our glasses and served us our food.

back to life. All these years I successfully tried to forget them and today I'm going to relive them

day I went back to Barcelona from Milan. I was driving, listening to Enrique Iglesias, when suddenly a car came on my side

Drunk driver.

that came into my mind. I tried to stop my car. I tried to save myself, but everything was just too fast. The headlights came closer and closer and how much I wanted to stop and avoid it, I couldn't.

mine. I heard a loud screeching sound along with a painful stab on my right hand. Everything went by too fast and the next thing

streaming down her face. "Cariña!"

unconscious for three hours. I didn't break any bones, thank god. I only had scratches on my face and a deep cut on my right hand that would heal in a

nurse came into my room to check on me and then

closed her eyes as if she's

"Were they drunk?"

and he was racing her to the hospital while trying to

jab in my heart. No way.

is fine. We could save him, but...but his family abandoned him."

"What?!"

nodded sadly. "Yeah, they don't want anything to do with him. They even asked me why

see

to the baby department.

him. He was so small, so peaceful. Sometimes I don't even understand families I thought bitterly. I let out a

on I visited him everyday. Even when I was already out of the hospital. I was supposed to attend college abroad, but I postponed it. I thought I lost the scholarship when I told them that I couldn't attend it, but they were nice enough to make it valid until next fall. One day I asked the nurse what will happen to him once he's healed. She told me they would put him in a orphanage. It was so heartbreaking, that I couldn't sleep for days. I know what it's like to not have a family and knowing that this little innocent boy has to go through the same thing I went through shattered my heart. I never went to an orphanage, but I don't want him to go when I know that I could

proud of doing. I adopted him. Well not me, but Aunt Lydia. I literally begged her to do so. After long

because the baby had literally no one. He didn't even had a name. They called him baby

had to come up with a

I chose Milan.

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