***BOOK ONE OF THE SERIES!!***
(Book 2 currently being written)
Giovanna Romano, having been abandoned by her husband as she learns about carrying his child, she spends three years raising her child alone. A single mother who had completely given up...
"Come on! We're already so late!" I called out, pulling on my heels. Trent comes into the room, fixing his tie as Aria trails behind him. "Okay we're ready." He flashes me that smile that makes my heart melt, even after all this time. "And might I add how beautiful you look, Mrs Donovan." He smirks down at me, planting a small kiss on my lips.
"You clean up well too. Must be because your wife has incredible taste in fashion." I chuckle as my eyes land on the sofa. There they sat, my three angels.
Aria. Aria Donovan now. Nine years old! When Trent and I got married four years ago, she begged for her name to be changed too. She wanted to be a Donovan like the rest of us. So that's what we did.
She was fixing Enzo's collar on his shirt. She was right all those years ago. We ended up having a son, who was now four years old! Time really does fly. We called him Enzo after my father, Lorenzo. It only seemed fitting that he got the name of the man who influenced so many people, even if my boy never had the privilege of meeting his grandfather.
And the little pair of emerald eyes were locked on Trent and I. Luca. He's just turned three. We found out we were having another baby not long after having Enzo. Shocked to say the least. He was the spitting image of his father. Might cause us trouble in the future, but that's a problem for later!
"You guys ready?" I smile at them as they all hop off the couch. "Yep!" Aria smiled as we all left the beach house, piling in the car as we drove for ten minutes. My eyes were fixed out the window the whole journey, making Trent chuckle beside me.
"You feeling sick?" He asks, and I nod. "Yeah." Trent's hand rests on my stomach as he carries on driving. And that, people, is baby number four causing havoc.
Always did get sick driving when I was pregnant. I was only three months pregnant, a small baby bump starting to stick out my dress as we pulled up outside the big hall.
Trent and I helped all the kids out of the car as we walked inside. Everyone's eyes landed on us as we entered. It was truly beautiful! Everyone wore suits and dresses. Something we had gotten used to seeing over the years.
Trent greeted some people as we walked through the crowd to a big table at the front. "Hi!" Luca called out as his little legs went running towards the familiar faces. Antonio and Hannah, and their kids. They stuck to two. Wanting the dynamic we had. Grace and Hudson and their daughter, Kelsey. She was born a month before Luca. And Ellie and Mitch sat there, Mitch's hands resting on the big bump Ellie was cradling. She was a month away from having her first baby, they decided not to find out the gender.
Here we all were, with our own small families. But still one big one. "Hey guys!" I greeted everyone as we sat down.
The crowd began clapping as Trent walked up on stage, standing in front of the microphone. "Thank you to everyone for coming tonight. And to those who flew out here to California for this, it means a lot." He began as he looked over to our table.
"I remember fifteen years ago, when I got my first big break. It was terrifying, but also let me spend my days doing what I loved the most. As most of you here will know, I didn't have the best label for years. I was close to giving up. But I switched, and i'm blessed to say I'm still here. Fifteen years, and I'm stood here today honoured to say that I will be giving young artists the same big break I got."
I smiled up at him, beaming with pride as I listened to him talk. "I want to give a big thank you to my two partners, Mitch and Chris. With the help of these two men, two people who navigated this industry with me through it all, I am honoured to officially launch our new record label!"
The crowd broke out into a loud applause, mainly coming from our table as Chris and Mitch joined him on stage. "We already have seven up and coming artists signed, their careers off to a flying start. And that is down to most of you in this room who came from different labels across the country, across the world, to work with us in changing the music industry back to focusing on the love for music first. Not the money. Not the fame. But the passion. Passion is what got me here today. And that's what everyone signed under this new label will carry with them. So thank you!"
After their speech, we ate dinner and enjoyed time with friends and family. It took a few years to get here, but it was finally that time. The time where he had launched his own label.
He takes such a hands on approach with all seven of the artists he has so far. Making sure they are working how they want to work. And the list is only getting longer of people wanting to be under this. Both new artists, and existing ones.
This was going to be a huge success. I knew it was. And he worked it so that he could do it all from home. So he wouldn't miss anything. He still would have to travel occasionally, but not half as much as he used to.
So this was it. All of us together. Beginning new chapters of our lives and extending the books to include some new additions.
But one thing remains the same in all of our stories...
Family. We always held that first. Not the money. Not the fame. But each other. And that's how we got here. How all of us got here.
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There we go!! Beside You is officially over! Head on over to book two of this series, Two Hearts. Thank you again for all the love and support!
