Hi guys and welcome to the final chapter of Business Intern! I wanted to thank you all so much for sticking with this story, and I hope you enjoyed the entire thing! Right, for the final time in this story, let's crack on!
6 Years Later-Carlos POV:
"Carlos!" I heard from the landing. "Wake up for god sakes!" he continued to yell, as I tried to ignore him by burying my face into the pillows. I heard him whispering something, and before long, the door swung open, and I was being jumped on.
"Time to get up daddy!" Bailey screamed as he continued to jump up and down in his pyjamas, that cute little smile on his face. He looked exactly like Ben, with beautiful light brown hair following over his face. Surprisingly, he had blue eyes, following his surrogate mother, but neither of us minded, as he was perfect to us. Shortly after, I felt another presence on the bed as well as another high pitch scream.
"Daddy, get up!" Charlie screamed next, as she bounced up and down. Charlie has brown eyes like me, and her hair was dark at the roots, but turned to white by the ends also like mine. I could hear Ben chuckling as he was stood at the door, watching the events unfold. As carefully as possible, I grabbed Bailey, and pulled him down onto the bed, followed by Charlie, and smothered the pair of them with kisses.
"Daddy stop! Papa help us!" Bailey screamed from inside the bed, as he continued to giggle. Ben made his way into the bed as well, and started to smother me with kisses, taking me away from the pair of them. Bailey and Charlie joined him, now smothering me with kisses.
"Ok, ok, I give up" I chuckled, causing the three of them to pull away.
"Breakfast is ready, so get up!" Ben joked, as the three of the made their way out of the room all still in their pyjamas. Slipping some pyjamas on, I made my way into the main room, seeing everyone sat at the table already eating breakfast. As usual, I sat next to Charlie, and breakfast conversation sparked up pretty quickly. "So are you guys ready for your first days?" Ben asked, causing both of them to chirp up.
"Yeah Papa! I'm so excited!" Bailey said, followed by Charlie, "And preschool is going to be so much fun!" Breakfast continued with the pair of them chatting about how excited they were. Charlie was quite excited to learn, whereas Bailey just wanted to meet all sorts of new people and make lots of friends, one of the key differences between the two of them. When we finished up, Charlie and Bailey ran to their rooms to get dressed and ready for the day, while Ben and I cleared up.
"Morning sweetheart" Ben said, as I was stood over the sink. He wrapped his arms around my waist, and rested his chin on my shoulder, as he kissed my cheek.
"Morning love. You've got some stubble" I joked in reply, as I started to wash down all the bits. He grabbed them from me and placed them into the dishwater, our usual morning routine, while we discussed the day ahead. "How you'd think they'll get on?" I asked, facing the stairs as I said so.
Our house was all open plan, so you could see everything from everywhere. Downstairs there was the kitchen/dinner, living room and a small play area/study area for the kids. Upstairs wasn't as open plan, with 5 distinct rooms. There was the three bedrooms, ours was the master of course, and Bailey and Charlie had a double room each. There was also the bathroom, and a fourth bedroom, which we used as a proper study if we needed to get some work done.
"I think they'll be fine. Bailey's already done a year, and he'll be with all his friends today" Ben started, as he loaded the last few bits into the dishwasher. "And Charlie will be fine. She's a smart girl, and she'll make friends easily as well. The real question is how are you going to get on" Ben replied, and I snapped my head to him. "What? You've looked after these kids for all their lives, it's going to be difficult for you to let go" he commented, and I reluctantly nodded.
"Yeah, I suppose that's true" I replied, and he chuckled.
"Plus, you haven't worked in four years, so that's gonna be a big change" he remarked, causing me to lightly hit him on the arm. "Woah, that was weak. You're getting old" he continued to joke, and this time I chuckled.
"I'm only 26, 27 in a month. You're the one that's already 30" I replied and he mocked offense. "Don't make a pouty face, make a happy face!" I imitated what he said to me years ago, and he dropped it instantly and chuckled.
"I'm pretty sure that's my line" he started, before coming up behind me, and slapping me on the ass playfully. "Come on, we best get ready. Don't want to be late for you're first day of work" he replied and I chuckled.
"Do you think the boss would be angry if I was?" I questioned, wrapping myself around him as we walked.
"I think he would have to punish you later if you were" he flirted, squeezing my ass as we walked past the kid's rooms, and I just gasped.
"Benjamin! There are kids in the house!" I exclaimed, but I could hear their giggles from their bedrooms.
Ben and I took separate showers, got dried, dressed and prettied up. We both checked on the kids, seeing if they were ready or not. Bailey was sat in his school uniform playing with his action figures, while Charlie was trying to read one of her books, so Ben and I both just chuckled. I grabbed the pair of them, while Ben grabbed their book bags and bits and we made our way to the car. It had changed many times over the years, well I say that, but we just bought a new one when we needed it. Ben and I both had a sports car, because you know we're rich.
Ben had gotten the newest Aston Martin Vanquish, because they change a lot over the years, and I had the newest Jaguar F-Type. We then had the newest Audi Q7 to share, as that's what we used to lug the kids around. Ben threw the bits into the back, and helped me strap the kids into their car seats, which was always fun as we had to lift them into the car, and it made me chuckle.
Once they were strapped in and secured, Ben made sure the house was all alarmed and locked up before we made our way to the school. Luckily, the school and the nursery were part of the same complex, so if all else failed the kids would at least have each other. The whole drive the kids were talking about what they were doing to do, and how excited they were, and the whole time, I was getting more emotional. Ben was right that I was the one that wouldn't be ok.
When we first decided to have Bailey, we also decided that I would stay at home with him, while Ben continued to work. It was nice though, cause for the first few months, Ben stayed at home with me, but eventually he needed to go back to work. When Bailey's first birthday was approaching, Ben and I decided to have a second, and that's when Charlie came along. Similar to Bailey, Ben stayed at home for a while before heading back, but he always made sure to finish work early. This was going to be a big change for me, not seeing at least one of the kids 24/7 but I was hoping it would all work out.
We pulled up to the school, and helped the kids out of the back of the car. Bailey was being dropped of first, so we made our way to his classroom. It was really cute as all the classes were named after a different animal, and Bailey was in the Owl's, which he went on about constantly. As soon as we got to the classroom, Bailey let go of Ben's hand, said his goodbyes to us and ran straight up to a couple of his friends, causing Ben and I to 'aww' at him. The teacher approached us, and we had a small chat, which was just her trying to get to know us. She explained what they'd be doing today, which was starting to learn how to read and write. We told her that Bailey could already read little bits, and she was quite impressed, saying how we'd done a good job.
Charlie was getting all excited and was also claiming that she knew how to read, causing the teacher to praise her as well, and the smile Charlie gained was adorable. With the rest of the parents showing up, the excused ourselves, and made our way over to the nursery, where I found my grip increasing considerably. When we reached the door, Ben started to chat to the teacher usual, but I knelt down beside Charlie, pulling her into a big hug.
"I'll see you later ok? And don't be scared to talk to people, and make some friends. If you need anything, just ask the teacher ok?" I started to ramble on, and I felt Ben place his hand on my shoulder.
"I will do. Bye daddy, bye Papa" she said, hugging and kissing the pair of us one last time before heading inside. When she disappeared, I stood up, and Ben wrapped his arm around his waist, and pulled me in tight.
"They're both going to be ok. And think of all the free time we had now. Maybe we should skip the office and go straight home" he flirted again, winking at me this time as well. I patted him on the arm again, and smirked.
"Come on, we need to get to work" was all I replied him, as he mocked a huff and we began to walk out.
Pulling up to Ben's building was almost a nostalgic experience. Ok, so I would come to visit Ben in the office every now and again, but the last time I worked here was four years ago. After university, I spent two years in the business, but during that time, things got pretty serious. We moved in together, Ben proposed and we got married, and then we decided to have Bailey.
Lost in my train of thought, I saw Ben shuffle next to me before placing his hand on my knee. "You ok?" he asked, and I just nodded.
"Yeah, just being nostalgic" I joked causing him to chuckle.
"Well, just remember a lot has changed over the last few years" he replied, and I nodded. We walked into reception, and was greeted by a petite brown haired girl, typing stuff into her computer.
"Morning Ben, Carlos" she said as the pair of us nodded back to her. "You've got missed calls and emails like usual. Do you want me to forward those to your office?" she asked, and Ben just nodded.
"Perfect, thanks Jenny" Ben said, before the pair of us got into the lift.
"Ok, so what has changed. I can't remember everything you've told me over the past four years" I joked and he chuckled.
"Ok, so Xander was promoted to the Financial Director in the first year, basically taking half of my responsibilities. He's still with us, but took some time out to get married to his partner, and their thinking about having kids, but nothing is being done about it at the moment. To make this easier, I'll be quick. Chad, Lonnie, Doug and Jane are in a similar position to us. Chad got married to his girlfriend, and actually had kids before us" Ben said, and I nodded.
"Yeah, I remember going to see Callum," I replied, and he nodded.
"Yeah, so he's doing the same as me, reduced hours. Umm, Jane's off at the moment as she's pregnant so someone has stepped into her shoes for a couple of years until she gets set up. Rosie, her name is. Lonnie has a one year old daughter called Lucy, but her husband is staying at home while she works, since she was bringing in more money. I offered to give her paid leave, but she didn't want it, so she's also on reduced hours. And Doug is just Doug you know. He has a girlfriend, but I don't know where that's going." Ben finally finished, and I just nodded.
When Ben told me about them, I remember most of the events. Xander's wedding was lovely, and Aaron was really nice as well. Me and Chad's wife used to meet up a lot to have play dates for the kids, so I remember then. Callum was a year older that Bailey, but it was still nice for the pair of them. I remember seeing Lucy when she was first born, which was really cute but other than that, I haven't seen her much, and as Ben said Doug's Doug, so I haven't seen him a lot.
"Ok, so a lot is going on" I joked, and Ben chuckled. Finally, we arrived on the 55th floor, and the space looked exactly the same as it always had. Everyone greeted us as we walked to Ben's office, and when we arrived, he sat in his big office chair. I sat opposite him, and the work day began.
"What would you like me to do Mr Adams?" I mocked, causing him to catch on the 'role play'
"Well, Mr De Vil I'd like you to check on Rosie, and see what progress she is making. As my Generalist director, I expect you can do that. I also want you to report to Xander, Lonnie and Chad to get a status report" he mocked back, and I nodded.
"On it, Sir" I replied, leaning over the desk and placing a kiss on his lips before I sauntered away. What I took from that was have a chat to everyone and see what's going on in general, and if they need me to do anything.
The rest of the day was brilliant. I got to know Rosie, and she seemed really similar to Jane, all cheery and bubbly.
I caught up with Xander, who was really different when he was in charge, and this time there was no awkward silences between the pair of us. I told him about the kids, and how they were doing, and he in turn told me about his job, and the stuff he does, which was not something I could do.
Lonnie was just as I remember, albeit a bit more tired from all the crying and screaming. I knew exactly what it was like, and told her that I had double that, causing her to cringe, but she told me that Lucy was beginning to walk which was nice to hear.
Chad was doing alright, which was nice, although I knew most things from his wife, so that chat was nice. He said that Callum's first day was tomorrow, and that he was looking forward to that as well, and with Doug we just chatted about work and his advancements in programming.
Ben and I met up for Lunch, and I spent the remaining couple of hours working with Doug, and looking at what he had done, as programming was always my favourite thing.
We left at 2:30 to go pick up the kids, and they were both ecstatic about their first days. Charlie said that they spent the day playing with some toys and finger painting, showing us some of the work she had completed. Bailey said that he learnt how to write his name down, and also showed us which was really cute. He also said that he got a little bit further with his reading.
We got home, and left the kids to play, while Ben and I snuggled up on the coach, sticking on a cheesy romantic comedy that was on. With the kids screaming and laughing in the background, and my head on Ben's shoulder, I whispered into his ear. "Thank you" before placing a kiss on his cheeks.
"What for?" he questioned, and I just stared into his eyes when I replied.
"For making me your intern."
So there we have it! The Epilogue for Business Intern. As you can see, this is where I got the idea for Was It Truly Worth It, with writing about Charlie and Bailey. I hope you all enjoyed that chapter, and I thought it was a cute little ending.
Ok, so now onto business. This story is going to be replaced with a Big Time Rush Story called Rekindled which is officially the longest story I have written (So far atleast cause I'm expecting WITWI to overtake it). I can only hope that you will stick around and read it but if not, the next Descendants story will be uploaded on the 7th May. That's when Water Under the Bridge finishes, so it will take over from that.
I know that's quite a while away, so I do apologise for that, but I don't have enough to confidently upload Was It Truly Worth It every week. I like to have the story finished on my computer before I upload them because then I can do it weekly. There is nothing worse than reading a story that updates once every 4 months.
Like I said, I apologise for this, but I am gonna plug the BTR stories, cause they are similar to these with just different names essentially. Plus, the BTR boys are cute as well. If you do wanna get into them, then see what you think of mine. If you enjoy them, go onto my favourite stories and take a pick from there, cause I have favourited loads. My personal favourites are stories by RainbowDiamonds and EpicallyObsessed, OuToFmYmInDbAcKiN5MiNuTeS, ksjf2012 and Clarry.
Anyway, so until Monday for Water Under The Bridge, or until the 7th May for Was It Truly Worth It
TTFN :D