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"Good morning, Tessa," I say with a smile as I greet my assistant as I walk into work for the first time since I got back from California.

"Good morning, Ms. Bennett," she says with a smile. "How are you?"

"I'm perfect," I say with a smile. "How are you?"

"I'm good," she says with a smile before I walk into my office. I take off the light leather jacket I am wearing and hang it up on my coat rack with my purse before I walk over to my desk. I straighten out my black dress before I take a seat to go through my new assignments and to see phone messages left for me when I was away. I'm happy to be back in my office and ready to work again. I have missed it.

As I get settled at my desk there is a knock on the door. "Come in," I say.

I smile as Tessa walks in with coffee for me and she has some papers in her hand for me. "I brought you some coffee just the way you like it and here are some phone messages for you. Your dad called you a couple times this morning. It sounded pretty urgent," she says, "also Megan Trainor's agent called you to set up a time for the interview."

"Thank-you," I say taking my coffee from her and my phone messages. "I'll give her a call as soon as I call all these other people back."

"Ms. Bennett, call your dad first please. He's been trying to get in touch with you."

"All right," I say, "He is on the top of my list," I say before I take a sip of my coffee. "Thank-you, Tessa."

"You're welcome," she says with a smile as she catches a glimpse of the engagement ring on my finger. "He proposed?"

"Yes he did," I say with a proud smile as I admire my ring. "Finally after all these years, I told him that I wanted to wait a while but not almost 10 years but I get it he's been busy with his career and I have been busy with mine. It wasn't time yet. He did good right?"

"It's beautiful," she says with a smile. "So does this mean your guy is moving to New York or are we losing you to Florida?"

"No he's coming to New York," I say with a smile. "We discussed that. He is coming up here to live with Natalia and me. She's going to be excited."

"That's great. Congratulations, I am so excited for you," she says with a smile. "Did you plan a date or anything?"

"No we haven't talked about it much but he is catching a red eye flight out here tonight we'll discuss more about it then. I had to get out of California shortly after. I wish I could have stuck around with him more but he's going to be mine forever so I will have forever with him."

"You're so happy," she says. "I'm glad."

"Thank-you," I say, "Tessa, can you do me a favor?"

"Sure," she says.

"Can you call some of these people back and set up appointments for me. Any time really works for me."

"Sure," she says with a smile as I hand her the stack of phone messages for her to call the people back to set up appointments for me. I do a lot of interviews for my job and having an assistant comes in handy to set up the appointments for me. I hand her my assignment book to get a general idea when to schedule the appointments also so that she can write them in for me so I know what's going on.

"Thank-you," I say with a smile before she leaves my office. Once she's out of the office I pick up my phone and give my dad a call.

"Roderick Bennett's office," says his secretary as she answers the phone. I scrunch up my nose at her voice knowing it is her that caused my parents' downfall.

"Hello, Stephanie," I say, "This is Ana. Can I please talk to my dad?"

"Yes," she says, "Congratulations on your engagement."

"Thanks," I say wondering how she knows about it. I haven't even told my dad about it. I listen to the music as I wait for my dad to pick up the phone after she puts me on hold. Her and my dad have been together for a while and shortly after I left for college she left her husband and they have been in a real relationship for almost 8 years. I'm happy for my dad that he found love again but I still don't like her.

"Anastasia Eve Bennett," says my dad as he answers the phone.

"Hi, Daddy," I say with a smile as I play with my ring as I put him on speaker. "Tessa told me you called what did you need?"

"How dare my oldest daughter get engaged and NOT tell me? I had to read it off of some wrestling website."

"I'm sorry, Daddy," I say with a smile. "I didn't think word would get out that quickly." That's the trouble of dating someone that's semi-famous nothing is a secret. Dean and I try to keep things as private as we can but we can only control so much. "I was going to tell you I just have been busy. Natalia and I just got back to New York yesterday and we had some things to do. Then I came back to work today. I was going to tell you."

"Well, congratulations," he says and I can hear his smile through the phone. "It's about time. I didn't think the boy would come through and do it."

"You knew?" I ask.

"Of course that's a good man you have there, Ana. He asked me about a month ago if he could ask you to marry him. I think he talked to Natalia too to see if he could marry you. Of course we said yes. He's good to you, Ana. I just wish whatever you two have going on right now with this separate lives and separate living arrangement would be done soon. You're a family."

"I know," I say. "We are working on it. He's moving up here."

"Good," he says. "So when is this wedding going to be and am I getting any more grandchildren?"

"We haven't discussed any of that. We are going to talk wedding stuff when he gets into New York but as for grandchildren I'm not 100% sure I want any more kids. Natalia is awesome enough and with my job and Dean's I don't know if we have time for another kid."

"You know that boy wants another child he has for a while now. You just won't give him one."

"I am focused on my career, Dad. I don't have time to go on maternity leave."

"You should think about it," he says. "I was thinking about coming for a visit," he says.

"That would be awesome. Natalia would love it. I would love it. It's been a while since I saw you. When do you plan on coming up?" I ask as there is a knock on my door. "Come in," I say.

I see my boss Stephen walk into my office with a smile on his face. I hold up my finger to him for him to give me a minute. "I don't know. I was thinking in the next couple weeks. I want to see you but when is Dean moving in?"

"We haven't discussed it yet. He's coming for a couple days then he's out again for RAW and a European tour so probably sometime after that. Dad, I have to go my boss is here. I will talk to you later to get more details about your visit. I can't wait."

"All right, Ana. I love you. And congratulations."

"Thank-you," I say with a smile. "I love you too. Bye Daddy," I say with a smile.

"Bye, Ana," he says before I cut the line.

Stephen smiles at me and walks over to my desk. "Good morning, Ana," he says.

"Good morning," I say with a smile. "What can I do for you?"

"Tell me the rumors aren't true," he says.

"What rumors are you talking about?" I ask as he sits on my desk. I smile up at him.

"That you're engaged," he says, "tell me it isn't true."

"It's true," I say showing him the ring. "He asked me to marry him after he won the championship."

"Lucky him," he says with a smile before he stands up and walks behind my chair. He places his hands on my shoulders beginning to massage them softly. "He is one lucky guy," he says. "I hope this doesn't mean I am losing you."

"I'm not going anywhere," I say with a smile as his grip tightens on my shoulders and he works firmly. I try to move my shoulders out of his grasp. "Can you not, Stephen?"

"Give you a massage? You're tense, Ana. You need to relax."

"I'm fine," I say. "Look this isn't right."

"Just relax," he whispers in my ear.

"Stephen, stop," I say.

"All right," he says removing his hands from my shoulders. "I think I have a job promotion for you."

"Really?" I ask. "What kind of promotion?"

"It would be an editing job. Would you like to be an editor?" he asks.

"That would be great but I like what I do now. I like interviewing people and writing articles. I don't think I want to give that up."

"An editor's job would be good for you. It's more money and it's a better opportunity."

"I don't know, Stephen," I say. "I have to think about it. I really do like what I'm doing now."

"Well, if you're interested just let me know," he says. He is one of those guys that doesn't know what a personal bubble is. He's constantly in my bubble. I dislike it so much. He's the one thing I hate about my job.

"I will," I say.

"So you're really going to marry this guy?"

"Yes, I am really going to marry this guy," I say, "he is the love of my life. We've been together for 11 years and we have gone through quite a lot so yes I am marrying him."

"You're only 29 you were 18?"

"I'm 28 and I was 17."

"That's a young age to tie yourself to someone the rest of your life."

"We are different," I say. "Stephen, I have work to do so if you could leave that would be great."

"All right, all right," he says, "I'll let you get back to work but let me know if you're interested in that promotion."

"I'll let you know," I say. "I promise."

"All right," he says, "I'll talk to you later."

"Bye," I say anxiously waiting for him to leave my office. I breathe a sigh of relief once he leaves. I pick up the picture of Dean and Natalia on my desk and smile. Those are the two people I am living for and I'm putting up with Stephen for.

My day is a busy one as I get caught up on work that I missed and I work on a couple articles that I need to get finished. I talk to a few agents to set up interviews with some celebrities. I get the article that's due to Stephen finished and have Tessa put it onto his desk for me so I don't have to step foot into his office. I work through lunch trying to catch up on a week's worth of work. It makes the afternoon go fast and before I know it 5:00 rolls around. I clean up my desk and organize everything before I leave. I make my way out of the building and hail a taxi to take me to Natalia's ballet rehearsal so that I can pick her up and get her home for dinner and for her to do homework. Natalia has been in ballet since she was 2 years old and like me she loves it and has dreams of being a ballerina. For her I hope her dreams come true. She's amazing at it. She spends every night from 4:30 pm till 7:30 pm at the ballet studio practicing. I'm proud of her dedication. She is my daughter and she reminds me of myself every day.

"So how was ballet?" I ask her as we are in our penthouse apartment. She is working on homework while I'm getting dinner started.

"It was good," she says, "I'm working on my solo performance for the recital, Mom."

"Really?" I ask. "That's awesome what is the solo?"

"Sleeping Beauty, I get to be Sleeping Beauty!"

"That's awesome, Tal, I'm proud of you. You're an amazing dancer you deserve this."

"Thanks, Mom, do you think Dad is going to come to see me at my dance recital?"

"I don't think he will miss it. Your dad is pretty good about all that," I say. "I'm sure he will be there."

"Is he ever going to come live with us?" she asks.

"Yes he will be moving in soon," I say. "Do you miss him?"

"I never knew what it was like to live with him. I just don't like going back and forth. I want him to be here with us."

"Me too," I say with a smile. "How was school today?"

"It was good," she says, "We took a reading test it was hard for me to do but I think I'm finally learning how to read the words the right way. They had the audio for me but I hate doing that."

"I know," I say, "we'll keep working on it. Your dad had dyslexia too and he can read fairly well now. It takes time and a lot of practice."

"It's frustrating," she says.

Raising Natalia has been a bit of a challenge for me. I've pretty much been doing it alone since she was almost a year old. Dean would come visit to help out every so often but mainly it was me. Natalia was a great baby she was an awesome toddler but she was hyper. She had a lot of energy so I put her in dance to help calm her energy but she needed more than that. She just couldn't calm down so when she was about 4 years old and almost entering into kindergarten she was diagnosed with ADHD like her father was. She has her good days and her bad days. Sometimes she is a good as gold and other times she is off the wall. It's been tough then came kindergarten. In pre-school while the other kids were learning the letters and reading their names Natalia wasn't catching on. I tried working with her at home and I kept trying to help her but everything I did didn't work. She went to kindergarten and she was still having trouble with letters, reading them and recognizing them. The teacher said it was normal but I felt otherwise but somehow they passed her up to first grade and that's when the challenge really started. Natalia was still trying to read her name and recognize letters some she was getting but others she was confused on. It was frustrating for me and for her. I was doing everything that I could to help her but once again it wasn't working. Other first graders were reading words but Natalia barely knew her letters. I talked to the teacher and the guidance counselor and the reading specialist to find out what is going on with her. Every time we tried to read or go over letters she ended up crying because she couldn't do it. She ended up staying back in 1st grade another year at my request and we worked hard to solve the problem. Halfway through her second year of first grade we found out she was dyslexic and needed extra help with reading. It was challenging and it's still a challenge but she is working on it. With her medication for her ADHD she is doing amazing in school and while reading is a poor subject for her math and science is where she excels. I'm proud of my baby. It hasn't been easy but it's been worth it.

"I know it's frustrating, Talli but you're getting better at it. You're working harder at reading. You're going to get it I promise. If your dad could get it so can you."

"Dad is smarter than me," she says.

"Dad is very smart," I say, "but at the same time he had his struggles in school too. He had trouble reading just like you but trust me he can read now. I know it's not easy but you're going to get there."

"I hope so," she says. "I wish we never had to read."

"If we never had to read we wouldn't be able to do much, Talli. You'll get it. I promise."

"I hope so," she says with disappointment in her voice.

"Hey," I say wrapping my arms around her shoulders as she works on math homework. "You're a smart girl and if you believe in yourself and believe that you can you can do anything you will. I know it's not easy and that's okay. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses. You're not good at reading but you're best at math. You probably do math better than mommy does but you're your own person and I know one day you're going to be a super reader. I promise."

"Do you really promise, Mom?" she asks looking at me with her blue eyes.

"I promise," I say, "because you can do anything as long as you believe in yourself."

"Thanks, Mom," she says with a smile identical to her father's.

"You're welcome," I say before I kiss her cheek. "I love you so much."

"I love you too, Mom," she says with a smile before I let her get back to work and I finish cooking us a later dinner.

EARLY THE NEXT MORNING:

"Mmm," I moan as I feel soft lips kissing my neck softly and a pair of arms wrapped around me. "Dean," I say with my eyes closed as I take in his scent.

"Hey," he says in a whisper. "I'm sorry I woke you up."

"It's okay," I say as my eyes flick open and I take in the sight of him in front of me. His blue eyes looking back at me, "I missed you."

"I missed you too," he says with a smile before he kisses my lips softly. "How's my beautiful fiancée doing?"

"Good," I say with a smile. "How was your flight?"

"Long but it was worth it. When do you have to be at work?"

"9," I say as I look at the clock to see that it's after 5 in the morning.

"Good," he says with a smile before he rolls me over onto my back and towers over me making me giggle. "We've got plenty of time. When will Natalia wake up?"

"Not till 7," I say.

"Even more time," he says with a smile. "I've been ready to celebrate our engagement since the moment you said yes. I think you should call off work today and spend the day with me. Spend it in bed with me making babies."

"I can't," I say with a smile as I run my fingers through his wild hair. "I have to go to work. I'm still catching up from the time I took off and I have a couple interviews to do today."

"That sucks. We'll just have to work on the baby making now and then later tonight. I'm here till Friday then I'm off."

"Sounds like a plan to me," I say, "but you know I'm not ready for the baby making but we can practice."

"Ana, come on we're getting married. I'm 28 and you're 28. We're not getting any younger and I'm ready to have another baby with you. I want to make a baby with you."

"I'm just not ready yet," I say. "Plus I'm still on the pill. Can we discuss this another time? I don't want to get into an argument about it right now. I want to enjoy my sexy fiancée and the new WWE Champ. I don't want to worry about making babies or talking about making babies. I just want to enjoy my time with you," I say with a smile.

"Okay," he says with a smile. "You win. You're too irresistible to not take that offer but we will be discussing that at another time."

"Deal," I say with a smile as I wrap my arm around his neck pulling him down to me. His lips meet mine and we share a passionate kiss as I run my hands through his hair, twisting it in my fingers and playing with his curls. He breaks the kiss straddling over me as he takes off his t-shirt exposing his perfect abs. I take my hand over his chest and trace the perfect lines before he smiles at me and covers my body with his. "I need you, Dean," I whisper into his ear.

"I need you too, Baby," he says kissing my lips softly and passionately. He rolls over onto his back pulling me with him. I straddle myself over him as I remove my t-shirt from my body before I reach down to his jeans and unbutton them. It's been a really long time since we've been intimate I would say about 2 months and I am dying to be with him again intimately. I need him more than I ever needed him before. I make a trail of soft kisses down his chest and around his abs as my hand slides into his briefs. I take his manhood into my hands stroking it softly as he lets out soft moans as he hardens in my hand. I pull his jeans off with a smile and remove his briefs as his erection is exposed. "Make love to me, Ana," he says with sex in his voice. I smile as I slide my panties off and toss them to the floor before I remove my bra from my body. I toss it to the floor before I take his erection into my hand and position myself over him. He guides me onto his erection as it fills me as I lower myself on him. I moan out as I feel him filling me. He reaches up and grabs my breasts massaging them and kneading them as I start to make love to him. His eyes fill with pleasure with each movement that I make, taking him deeper each time I move. I moan out in pleasure as his hands are on my breasts squeezing them. My hands are on his chest as I ride him slowly before I pick up my pace, riding him harder and faster. His grunts and groans loud, loud enough to be heard in another room, I cover his mouth with my hand as I continue to make love to him. He bites my hand softly and I let go. "what was that for?"

"You're being too loud," I say, "Natalia is going to hear you."

"Sorry," he says. "It's just been so long."

"I know," I say as I continue to move. He closes his eyes and I feel the passion ripping through my body. I can't control it anymore. I cry out as I find reach my climax as I continue my movements. Dean rolls me over onto my back and takes over as he thrusts deep into me, making love to me roughly but passionately as my hands are on his shoulders. "Dean," I say as I feel myself on the verge of another climax as he hits the right spot with his deep thrusts. "Damn, Dean," I say as I feel my climax building holding back until I know he's ready.

"Ana," he says with ecstasy. "I love you, Baby," he says as he continues to make love to me. I feel his erection growing larger inside of me and his eyes completely glazed over with passion and pleasure I know he's about to explode. My toes curl into the mattress beneath me, my nails in his shoulders and with one last thrust we both come apart and climax together. "Damn, Baby," he says as he releases himself deep inside of me as his hot seed fills me as I cover his erection with my own release. He kisses my lips softly as we ride out our climax together, my hands twisting in his hair as he starts to go again. We spend a good couple hours making love to each other in the bed before we make love once more in the shower together before I reluctantly get ready for work. I would love nothing more than to stay home with him all day making love to him.

I walk out into the kitchen to see him making breakfast for Natalia and me. I walk over to get a cup of coffee as he smiles at me giving me butterflies. "Good morning, Baby," I say with a smile before he kisses my lips softly.

"Good morning," he says with a wink. "You look happy."

"I have you to thank for that," I say with a smile before I pour some coffee into the cup. "Good morning, Natalia," I say with a smile.

"Morning, Mom," she says as she looks at her father and me. "Can Dad take me to school today?"

"If he wants to," I say as I stand next to him as he puts pancakes onto plates for us.

"I would love to," he says with a smile.

"YES!" says Natalia. "I can show my friends that my dad is the new WWE Champion."

"Should I bring the belt with me?" he asks with a smile as he hands her the plate.

"That would be so cool," she says with a smile.

"I'll see what I can do," he says as he wraps his arm around my waist as he gives me my food. "Aren't you going to be late for work today?" he asks.

"Probably," I say, "but I have a good reason."

"I bet," he says with a smile before he kisses my lips softly.

"Ew I'm eating," says Natalia.

"Sorry," I say with a smile before I take a sip of coffee.

"So," says Dean, "I was thinking that maybe we should go looking for a bigger place, maybe a house outside the city."

"You want to move?" I ask. "I like it in this Penthouse apartment. It's convenient for me."

"You don't' want to move?"

"I do but I like the city," I say, "it's close to Natalia's school, my office and her ballet school. Moving might be complicated but I wouldn't mind a bigger penthouse apartment."

"We can look around and see what we find," he says with a smile.

"Okay," I say smiling back at him. "You look extra happy today."

"Yep," he says, "I am." He gives me another wink. "Still sure you want to go to work today?"

"It's tough but yeah I have to," I say. "We can have our morning discussion later if you know what I mean."

"All right," he says with a smile. "I'm okay with that," he says as I eat my breakfast in a hurry because I am close to being late for work.

"All right," I say. "I have to go. I love you both and I will see you when I get home from work. Natalia has ballet at 4:30 and I'll be home after 5. See you later," I say before I give each of them a kiss and go on my way to work since I have a long walk ahead of me because morning traffic in the city is not my thing.

*A/N: What do you think of Ana's career does she seem to love it? What did you think of Stephen? Is he going to cause trouble or is there more to the story with him? What do you think of Ana's relationship with her dad are you glad they still talk to each other? Why do you think Ana is so adamant about not having another baby? Do you think she will ever give in to Dean's need for another baby? What do you think of Natalia doing dance but also what about her ADHD and Dyslexia did Ana do a good job so far without Dean being around much? How do you think his relationship is with Natalia? Do you like that Dean suggested that they already move before he even moves in? Please review and thank-you for reading.