It was two days after the day of the Photoshoot that he was able to go see her in the place she worked in Vancouver. After getting the basic informations about her from his investigation team.

He was in front of a four storey apartment building, the ground floor had the pizza shop in which Seraphine Adella Steele apparently worked part time in.

He opened the door to step inside, and the smell that wafted towards him was simply mouth-watering.

The decor was simple but creative. Half of the wall was painted mint green and rest was left a greyish colour of the cement with quotes written with fairy lights.

Wooden tables and chairs With hanging lights covered the room, except for the counter in the left corner of the room, behind which a door was, and a single chair and table just opposite the counter, with a transparent bowl with what looked like colourful pieces of paper in it.

Christian took a seat in line of the sole chair, but on the other side of it.

The pizzeria was filled with people,and it was not surprising as it was friday evening, the sun has already set and it was turning dark outside.

Taylor,his most trusted bodyguard and the head of Christian's security team stood outside the pizzeria.

Christian's phone started to ring, he looked at the caller id, it was Elena. Elena wanted him to have another submissive,and would call him constantly to pick one.

But he didn't want a submissive.

Christian debated with himself if he should pick the call or not.

A jingle of a bell was heard before a loud wailing of a baby filled the room. Christian looked up like all other occupants of the room. No child was seen, yet the wailing continued.

A girl of three or four years, from her appearance now stood near the sole chair.

Her blonde hair were in two pigtails and, her cheeks red and tiny hands continued to rub her eyes as she continued to shake the ground with her wailing.

Christian was exaggerating.

But, It still amazed him how such tiny beings can make such loud noises.

Everybody stared at the little crying girl.

Looking at her, she reminded him a lot of her little sister Mia. She too was a cry baby.

Crying for everything. He was glad that she had grown out of that stage.

He didn't like crying children.

They reminded him a lot of his own childhood.

Christian wanted to console her and was about to get up to do something, anything, when another jingle filled the room.

He was about to look up when his phone began to ring, this time the call was from Ros, his second in command.

He had to pick this call.

Surprisingly, the crying has stopped. Maybe the mother has stopped the crying, christian thought.

"Christian the meeting with the Japan company is finalised and the meeting is on monday in their New York branch"

Ros voice was heard over the phone. Christian looked at the table.

He'd really wanted the partnership with this company, it will be extremely beneficial for his company.

"Very well Roz, charter a private jet for me and the files on my desk-" Christian looked up and froze.

With the little girl, Seraphine Steele too was there.

She was sitting on the sole chair and the little girl was sitting on her lap, twirling her one raven lock in her tiny hands. Her face was half hidden but it was without a doubt her.

"Christian?"

Ros voice said, the spell on christian broke.

"Yes Ros, send the files on my desk with Andrea on monday"

With that he disconnected the call.

Another jingle was heard, and an elderly woman stepped out from behind the counter wearing an apron,She had same colour hair as the little girl on Seraphine's lap.

She had a painted guitar in her hands.

What's with painted instruments? Christian wondered.

The old woman took the baby girl from Seraphine's lap and sat her down on the middle of the table.

And handed the guitar to her.

Christian was finally able to see her properly, unlike the other two times she was wearing a dress.

A bright yellow sunshine coloured dress. And the baby girl too was wearing the same coloured dress.

Something metallic like long earrings were in Seraphine's ear.

Her eyes still bright.

Lips still that pinkish red.

The woman and Seraphine said something to each other ,and a smile lit up her whole face.

Christian's heart beat turned erratic. Her smile did something to him. Unknown to him, a smile was on his face too.

Both the ladies attention turned to the baby girl sitting on the table. Who had her attention on the bowl on the table .

Most of the people started clapping suddenly, Christian didn't know why.

The girl turned to face others with a bigsmile on her innocent face and took out a piece of paper from the bowl.

And handed it to seraphine.

"What is it today Sera?" A woman asked from one of the tables.

"I know you put this chit in here Ara " seraphine voice retorted back.

The woman named Ara just held her hands up in like a surrender position.

"Everybody give a round of applause for baby Stella and Adella!" The woman Ara said clapping and sat down.

Christian really didn't know what was happening. But most of the others apparently did.

(A/N: Play the video given above)

We're born to fly

So let's keep living 'til it all falls down

Let's close our eyes

And let the moment drive the whole world out

Her voice and her guitar's strumming filled the pizzeria. Some people singing along her euphonious voice.

We're in this together

Hear our hearts beat together

We stand strong together

We're in this forever

This one's for you

This one's for you

Christian's attention was fixed on only her, like she had his attention on the first time they met. She was looking at the baby girl who faced seraphine rather than crowd. She really loved her. Her face and her eyes showed that emotion as clear as a crystal.

Waving colored flags

We won't surrender, there's no standing down

There's a playing field

It's full of winners, we're breaking new ground

She finally looked up at the others in the room, her attention going straight to the woman Ara,whose voice apart from Seraphine's was highest.

But Christian still couldn't hear her, or the others singing, it was like others voice was a buzz. Only hers was clear.

We're in this together

Hear our hearts beat together

We stand strong together

Serpahine finally turned to look at the last table. Most of her regular weekend listeners were present, only two-three people were new. Her heart and hands both froze for a second when she saw him sitting there. But she resumed almost immediately. What was he doing in here? Her mind raced with that question.

But she didn't broke eye contact with those grey eyes of his.

We're in this forever

This one's for you

This one's for you

Christian heart again beat erratic for a second when there eyes met, and she didn't looked away even as her strumming stopped and the claps filled the room.

People got up from there seats, and her table was surrounded with people.

Christian decided to wait till the crowd lessened a bit.

People dropped chits in the bowl.

So they are requests for performance . Christian thought.

When crowd again sat at the table,after taking pizza fromthe counter.

Christian got up to meet her.

"You pwomise you name her belle,when she comes," the baby girl was saying, he heard when he was close enough to the table.

"I promise" seraphine replied back to her,both doing a pinky promise,which Mia used to make him do when they were kids.

"Hello Christian" seraphine said smiling, he looked at her again as if refocusing from a memory.

She wasn't tired, or pissed because of damon this time. And it wasn't like she wanted to be kind of rude to him.

It just... Happened.

"Hello Ms.Steele" he replied back,

" i told you to not call me that," seraphine huffed.

Christian was about to say something back,

"Deela, who he?"a shy small voice asked, peeking at him by glancing sideways.

Seraphine room lit-ing smile came back on her face. Seraphine took the baby girl in her arms and sat her down so her face was looking at him.

"Christian meet my favourite human on this planet, Stella Lillian " seraphine said smiling.

"And lily this is my friend Christian"she said motioning towards his standing form with her hand.

"He king?" Stella looked at him pointing towards him.

Seraphine laughed .Her silver long earring which rested near her collarbone moved with her head movements.

He decided at the moment only her laugh can beat her smile.

"No lily bear he's not king"

" Then you no marry him" stella announced, her lips in a pout.

Christian was offended. Of a baby's declaration.But he was.

"Why can't i marry Seraphine?" He asked,

"Deela marry king,baby belle princess,i belle sister, I princess " stella said pointing at herself, with a proud smile.

"We know you want a sister Stella," the old woman said taking Stella in her arms.

"Yes granma,i tell damm i deela faworite human"

The old woman took the Stella baby with her.

" You know she's actually my favourite human" seraphine smiked looking at Stella and the old woman who were passing by the behind the counter door.

"She's... A happy child" Christian said not knowing what to say.

A baby has rejected his not even real proposal.

"She is." Seraphine said smiling.

"I would like to take you out on a date." Christian told her.

"Peter get me a chair." Seraphine said raising her voice a little.

Christian sat down on the chair. His hands clasped in front of him.

He looked back at this peter person who was serving a pizza on another table. He hadn't noticed anyone else working at the tables.

But his attention was on one person, he must have not noticed.

Seraphine's eyes analysed his face, as if looking for something .

"Why do you want to take me out?" She finally asked.

"I want to get to know you," christian answered. And he really did wanted to get to know her. He didn't take just anyone on a date, only two or three women has been on a date with hun in his life until now.

"Okay, let's go on a date." She nodded, her earring making a jingling noise.

"I'll pick you up for our dare on Wednesday" Christian declared, he would have to take her out after his new york meeting. He couldn't cancel it.

"That's graduation day" seraphine said a hint of a smile on her face.

"I'll see you after your graduation," he had actually forgotten about it, he was invited to it. And maybe he will attend for his ukulele beauty.

"Alright," seraphine said a full smile on her face.

"Alright." Christian said getting up, a small smile on his face. Her smile made him smile,a fact he had already noted on their second meeting.

He was definitely be waiting for the Wednesday.

AUTHOR=ME Note

HI! BONJOUR!

There's no better feeling when you get responses for something you took a chance with.

Christian and Seraphine were a risk. I expected some hate from people, and i did get it, but it's all worth the mean comments when you leave me positive responses.

And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

So, thank you for that.

So on that note here is another update for you all, and this one is WAYYYYY longer than i normally write, so i hope it little bit makes uo r e days i went missing .

Vote,Comment and Comment!

Love,

Chetu️

(15.5.18

2026 words)

(Song: This one's for you

Songwriters: David Guetta / Ester Dean / Thomas Torelsen / Giorgio Tuinfort / Nick Leonardus Van De Wall)