Undeniably Claimed

Chapter 5: Encounter

Luca sat back in his desk still reeling over Marcus' discovery. It's been a day since then and his meeting was tomorrow with the company. He still hadn't decided how he wanted to handle it. He called his father yesterday evening and spoke to him about it. His father said to give them hell. This is the first company that was willing to try such an underhand move on him. He is fully aware it won't be the last. 

Rubbing his eyes, he can't help but sigh at the amount of papers on my desk. Looking around the office, Luca feels a bit overwhelmed. How his father ever did this is is still questionable. Actually scratch that, he had his mom. That is the only way he could have done all of this. Luca's dad, Xavier Sanford, was a lot of things but the love he showed for my mother was unparalleled. Luca has never seen someone so devoted as his parents were.

Knock Knock

Pulling him from his thoughts, Luca runs his hand through his unruly curls as the door flies open to the office. A smile makes it's way to his face. Getting up from the chair, he walks over to embrace his beautiful aunt.

"How's my favorite nephew been?"

"I'm trying to imagine how my dad did this for so many years..."

His beautiful aunt smirks at him as she looks around the office. She walks over to sit down in a chair near the window and Luca follows suit. She looks out overlooking the city below.

"You know the answer to that Luca. He had your mom."

"Aunt Cami, I'm afraid to fail. I'm afraid I will never find it."

His relationships with females are far and few in between. He can't find anyone who doesn't have an agenda and after some time just gave up looking. He wants what his parents have. A balance. His mother is strong and fierce when she needs to be but she is her father's serenity. His dad was hot headed but was also the only one able to stop his mother from committing murder if it called for it.

Cami looked to him with a small smile tugging at her lips. He knew that look all to well. Growing up, she would get this look before she would go into a speech that eventually give him an epiphany... Now he just had to wait.

"Do you remember how your mom came to meet you?"

He chuckled and dropped his head recalling the memory. "Of course, she saved me."

"Your mother, whom you never met before, dove off a pier to rescue a boy who would eventually become so much more to her. She didn't hesitate that day because she knew what was right."

"Well she looked at me like no one else ever did. I felt.. wanted."

He answered honestly recalling that day like it was yesterday. He may have been a kid but he knew with one look how much she cared and that look... he will never forget.

"Your mother is a handful and never had it easy. She went through a lot but she never gave up. Between your father and you... she fought to survive."

"What's your point Cam?"

She gripped his hand making him lock his eyes with her.

"Nothing truly worth having ever comes easy. Waiting and grasping it when it comes is most important. You aren't going to fail Luca. You just need your stabilizer."

He scoffed standing up going to stand at the window looking down. His hand running through his hair.

"You make it sound so easy. Do you not remember what you use to tell me about Uncle Theo?"

"Every relationship is different Luca. Yes, your mother and father are equalizers while your uncle and I... well we're like gasoline and a match."

He laughed turning back to see a grin on her lips. She stood up walking to stand beside him. They both turn back looking down the city they have come to love.