Wishing For An Angel
By
Shalz R


Genre: Romance
Rating: NC 17
Disclaimer : Standard disclaimers apply. The characters belong to Shalz R.


Prologue: The Perfect Life : Part 4


Life was one happy event after another! Nothing could have made Ian’s mom happier … Ian was finally getting married! What could be better! The Maxwells were pleased. They wanted to meet this special person in Ian’s life. Ian was only too glad to have Samantha meet people at home. He took her to their home in NY on his family get-together at Christmas. Dianne was very impressed with Samantha, and they became great friends in no time. The senior Maxwells, however, were a little surprised at Ian’s choice. She was good-looking and well groomed, but slightly more aggressive and there was something about that attitude that got to them; something that was noted by Tyler and Adrian too. But for Ian’s sake they all accepted her.

Dianne was totally taken in by the aggressive, strong woman ideas of Samantha, who took her to some women’s club where she had contacts in N.Y. She had always been such a timid person, living in a protected environment and such exposure to the aggressive world amazed her and she was totally mesmerized. Samantha asked Dianne and Kevin to move to California, where she was the distinguished member of some women groups. Ian liked this, but Kevin didn’t. He was also protective about her, although not as much as Ian. He liked her to be independent and responsible, but took care of her. But with Samantha, she was changing from who she was and unknowingly becoming what she was fascinated with. And Kevin did not like this. They had two little children, Evan and Sera, who needed their mother and Kevin did not like her spending her time at Women’s club instead. Kevin was a family person and such distractions for Dianne were discomforting. But he loved her and did not like to stop her from doing something she wanted. Moreover, he thought that this change was timely. Samantha would soon return to California and he would get his dear Dee back.

Ian and his troupe returned to California but Dee kept her friendship with Samantha going strong, and ever so often she would badger Kevin to move to California. But Kevin had his problems. He had lost his parents early in life and he had a younger brother to take care of. Roger was quite young when they died so it was Kevin’s responsibility, and Kevin always felt guilty that due to his family and career he was never able to devote much time to Roger who lived in a boarding school; he rarely got time to pay him a visit. So they never moved to California. However Samantha got Dianne in touch with a few groups in Florida and then trouble began with Kevin’s peaceful household. Evan and Sera began to miss their mummy.

Oblivious to all this, Ian continued in his happy state of mind, planning his wedding. They had decided to get married within a month of Samantha meeting the Maxwells, but a new project with Shelby Productions delayed that plan. Samantha though disappointed said she was willing to wait. Meanwhile, their engagement was announced and Samantha organized many lavish parties at the Maxwell Manor. She changed the whole appearance of the house, putting up pictures of Ian from his movies in each and every place she could. His awards adorned the walls and tables and cabinets of all rooms where it was only his office once. She did not like fireplaces; central heating was better. She had all the fireplaces closed. Ian did not like this change in his house, but he figured that this was going to be her house as well so he let her do, as she wanted to. The only area that she did not alter was the right wing where his bedroom and library were. That was the area she was not interested in, library and all … she felt the library space was wasted, and bedroom Ian didn’t let her change. But she wouldn’t listen. At last they reached the compromise, she was not going to close the fireplace and he would let her put some of his pictures from his movies up there too!

Flustered, though she was, she kept her anger to herself.

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