Amelia Hosten

My name is Amelia, I'm 23 years old, I moved to New York a little over a year ago, I live with my best friend Liz, I work as a waitress in a small diner, and in my free time I'm studying, I love children, I've always wanted to be a mother and build a family, but everything has its time.

Bernardo Bittencourt

My name is Bernardo, I'm 29 years old and I have a 5 year old daughter, Leonor, I was abandoned by my ex-wife, as soon as my daughter was born, after that I became a totally cold man, I live working, I became a real womanizer, well I have a steady girlfriend also Katia, but it's just casual sex, because I swore to myself that I would never love another woman in my life again.

Leonor Bittencourt 5 years old.

Liz Valesco

My name is Liz, I'm Amelia's best friend, we live together, I'm in law school, and I work as Dante's secretary at Sadiclar, the most renowned company in New York.

Dante Slovick

My name is Dante, I'm Bernardo's best friend, and his right hand man in the company, I'm a real womanizer, but after Liz arrived at the company, something changed inside me, making me want to take care of her and maybe get married.

Margareth Bosnivick

My name is Margareth, I'm the housekeeper, I've been taking care of Bernardo since he was 3 years old, I see him as my own son, since his parents were always traveling, now I need to find a nanny, to take care of little Leonor, since I have to take care of the whole house, and she deserves attention just for her, after her mother abandoned her.

Katia Delatour

My name is Katia, I'm 29 years old, I'm a supermodel, I'm totally in love with Bernardo, even though he says it's just casual sex, I'm still going to make him commit to me, he has a daughter, a 5 year old brat, as soon as I marry him I'll send her, to boarding school, I never wanted to be a mother, it would ruin my body, and besides, I have no patience with children.

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PROLOGUE

NEW YORK - March 11th, 6:30 AM.

"• I wake up totally breathless, after a nightmare, I see the door opening and Liz running towards me, I look at the clock and see it's still 6:30 in the morning, I look at her with tears in my eyes, and hug her, I feel her hands stroking my hair and I hear her speak."

"• LIZ: Amelia calm down it was just a bad dream, you don't need to worry, I'm here with you."

"• AMELIA: I know friend, but I have no control, these nightmares keep coming back, thank you for taking care of me, I don't know what I would do without you, thank you for everything, I love you so much."

"• LIZ: I will always take care of you and that's what best friends are for, one taking care of the other, I love you."

"• ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN THE HIGH CLASS."

"• Bernardo had already left his mansion, and went straight to the company, he leaves early and arrives late every day, his head is full of problems, it wasn't even 7:00 in the morning, he had received a message from Katia, saying she was dying to see him, he rolls his eyes and doesn't answer, as soon as he sets foot in the company, no one had arrived yet, he breathes a sigh of relief and goes up to the top floor, Bernardo was the owner of Sadiclar companies, the most renowned technology company in New York, making him one of the most powerful CEOs, as soon as he arrives at his office, he locks the door and sits down in his chair, turning to the window and resting his hands on the chair, and thinks he urgently needs to find a nanny for Leonor."

"• NEW YORK 6:40 AM •"

"• Today I woke up a little earlier, incredibly, I didn't have my nightmares that occurred daily, today is just another day, nothing new or interesting, I get out of bed, and put on my slippers, and go straight to the bathroom, to pee and do all my personal hygiene, like brushing my teeth and washing my face, and right after that, I go straight to the shower, you must be wondering Amelia, why don't you do this in the shower already, I know, I've had this habit since I was a little girl, it's what my mother taught me, so when I finish the shower I wrap myself in the towel and go back to my room, taking a set of white lingerie, and my waitress uniform, as soon as I look at myself, I put my hair up in a totally neat bun, put on my sunscreen and a light floral cologne, and leave the room and start down the stairs, as soon as I set foot on the last step I smell coffee coming towards me, I run to the kitchen, as soon as I see Liz I smile and then I see that she's distracted so I speak up."

Amelia • Good morning, flower of the day.

"• I look at Luz who immediately jumps in fright and puts her hands on her chest, signaling a small fright, I end up laughing at the situation."

Liz • Good morning Amelia, I don't see any humor in you scaring me.

"• I raise my hand in surrender."

Amelia • I'm sorry Liz, it wasn't my intention to scare you, so tell me how was work?

"• Liz sighs heavily, and walks towards the table and Amelia follows her, sitting beside her friend and soon hears her answer her question."

Liz • It was a totally tiring and stressful day, my boss is very polite, but behind that pretty face, there's a womanizer, you'd believe that yesterday, a totally vulgar woman went there, looking for Mr. Dante, she was totally hostile to me, as if she were the owner of the company.

"• Amelia listens to her friend vent and presses her lips together trying not to laugh, realizing the way her friend spoke, in a jealous tone."

Amelia • My friend, it's normal, there will always be these kinds of people, especially since your boss is a man who doesn't settle down with just one woman, anyway, friend, I'm going because I don't want to be late, kisses.

"• Amelia runs out of her house, then goes to her work, which was in a diner near the big companies, as soon as she gets out of the cab, she looks at her watch and realizes she's late due to the traffic she hit, she starts running and ends up bumping into someone, who makes her lose her balance and fall on the sidewalk, she gets up, and pats the uniform that was a little dirty, but then she hears someone's voice speaking."

• Watch where you're going, girl.

"• As soon as Amelia heard the deep voice, which made all the hairs on her body stand on end, she looked at the man in front of her with a totally neutral expression, and looked him up and down until she reached his beautiful blue eyes."

Amelia • I'm sorry sir, it wasn't my intention to bump into you, I'm just late for work.

"• Amelia just ran back, arriving 5 minutes late, her co-worker Dalia as soon as she saw her, gave her a slight smile."

Dalia • You're late, Miss Amelia

Amelia • I know, I'm sorry, I had a little accident, I ran into a wall of muscle, which knocked me down, anyway, I'm going to work, before your father fires me.

"• Dalia laughs at the way Amelia speaks, and follows to help her with the tables, Amelia starts serving the tables, the restaurant starts to fill up and the two waitresses work non-stop, around 12:00, Amelia stops and goes to the bathroom and as soon as she comes back, she takes a 15 minute break to eat, as soon as she sees Dalia the two start talking and laughing, after 15 minutes they go back to their tasks, while Amelia takes the order from table 5, she sees Dalia coming towards her distraught, she watches the girl without understanding anything."

Dalia • Amelia, that's Bernardo Bittencourt, one of the most important CEOs, go and assist him, please, before I have a heart attack.

Amelia • Okay, I'll go there, miss, be careful with the heart attack.

Dalia • Stop being silly, girl.

"• Amelia leaves Dalia there, laughing at the brief conversation they had, and goes to the table where Bernardo is, but to her surprise it was the same man, whom she had bumped into in the morning, as soon as she gets closer."

Amelia • Good afternoon, what will you have?

Bernardo • I can't believe I ran into you again, the girl who almost knocked me to the ground.

"• Amelia, embarrassed by the incident, gives a shy smile without showing her teeth."

Amelia • I'm sorry sir, no, this won't happen again, it wasn't intentional, anyway, have you chosen?

Bernardo • We have, I'll have rice, beans, filet mignon and a salad, and a white wine, and you Dante, what will you eat?

Dante • You can bring me the same as him, please.

"• Amelia goes to prepare the orders totally embarrassed, and after 5 minutes returns with the orders, delivering them to the customers, after almost 1 hour, Amelia sat down, as soon as she sits down at the counter, she smells a woody smell entering her nostrils, then she realizes that Bernardo is beside her, looking her up and down, leaving her completely embarrassed, he pays the bill and asks Dalia where her father is, she guides him down a hallway to his room, and before Dalia leaves, he asks Amelia's name, and then he leaves, and tells Amelia, 30 minutes later he leaves the diner, and the day went very well, until the end of her shift."

Arnaldo • Amelia, I need to talk to you, follow me, please.

"• Amelia went to her boss's office, he immediately told her to sit down, she saw him sitting down and then placing his hand on the table, using it as a support for his head."

Arnaldo • Well, Amelia, I called you here to tell you that I'm going to have to let you go, because I can't afford to keep all the employees, I'm downsizing as much as I can, you're an excellent employee, but don't take it personally.

Amelia • But sir. Before she could speak, he interrupted her.

Arnaldo • No buts, Amelia, I don't go back on my word.

Amelia • Okay.

"• Amelia comes out of there devastated, and immediately picks up her things and says goodbye to everyone, and goes home, thinking about how she would support herself now, inside the cab she was crying, as soon as she arrived at her building, she went up the stairs and went straight to her room, since Liz hadn't arrived from work yet, she took a shower and ate something and then lay down and went to sleep."

"• New York • 7:59 Am"

"• Today I didn't sleep at home, I slept at Katia's house, she is a totally stunning woman, a supermodel, I stay with her almost always, but I don't let her sleep at my house, out of respect for my daughter, even though she is a child, I don't want her to see her as a mother figure yet, because she is only 5 years old, I'm on my way to work, I stopped my car on the corner and I'm walking to the cafeteria, until I feel someone bumping into me, I just say."

Bernardo • Watch where you're going, girl.

"• As soon as I see her get up, I get lost in her overwhelming beauty, she says something that I don't understand at all, and I see her running off like crazy, towards a small snack bar called Arnaldo State, seeing that, I give a smile sideways, and head to Starbucks, get my coffee, and soon after I went to my car, getting into it and starting it up to the company, as soon as I arrive I park my car, and put on my CEO posture, my face becomes extremely serious, I walk towards the elevator, as soon as I arrive on the 20th floor, I head towards my office, but before that I stop in the middle of the way, I look at my secretary, she is kind of pretty today, Rebeca is blonde with a curvy body, with a very flashy red lipstick, I've been with her a few times, only when I'm bored."

Bernardo • Rebeca, publish in the newspapers that I need a nanny urgently, and give me today's schedules in 5 minutes

Rebeca • Yes, sir. I see her biting her lips.

"• I continue to my office, I sit down in the chair, and I start opening my laptop, to start work, and I soon start signing the papers, when I notice I hear a noise at the door."

Bernardo • Come in. Soon I see Rebeca coming in and sitting in the chair in front of me, she crosses her legs, with her ample breasts, slightly showing, leaving her with a totally sexy air.

Rebeca • Well, Mr. Bittencourt, today at 10 am you have a meeting with the company's shareholders, at 11:30 am Mr. Delavoere wants to have a meeting with you, at 3:40 pm you have to call the branch in Italy, it seems that there is a problem there, Mr. Ramalho asked you to call him as soon as possible to talk about it, but your only available time was this one.

"• As soon as Bernardo heard that, he ran his hand over his head, asked Rebeca to leave the room, and took a deep breath, and called Ramalho, on the second ring he hears Ramalho speak."

Ramalho • Bonjour, Monsieur Bittencourt.

Bernardo • Bonjour, Ramalho, what's going on there?

Ramalho • Well, sir, I went to look at the amounts that are being paid to our companies, a routine review, but the accounts don't add up, there's a lot of money being diverted.

"• Bernardo, upon hearing that, clenches his fists and punches the table hard, when the door is opened without knocking, he sees Dante sitting in front of him."

Bernardo • Ramalho, I won't be able to travel there this week because I have a lot of commitments here, but first thing Monday morning, I'll be arriving at the company, in the meantime, try to find out who it was and call the company's lawyers, goodbye.

Ramalho • Okay, sir, goodbye.

"• Dante looks at Bernardo waiting for an explanation, Bernardo sighs heavily and soon drops the CEO pose with his best friend and opens his mouth."

Bernardo • Well, basically, one of our employees is simply embezzling company money in Italy.

"• Dante changes his posture and takes a deep breath."

Dante • I can't believe it, are you going there on Monday? If you want, I'll go in your place and solve this matter for you, and I'll take my secretary with me.

Bernardo • That would be great, thanks bro, you have no idea how full my head is, I still have to arrange a nanny for Leonor, I just don't want those women who keep hitting on me, and forgetting about my daughter, I know I'm not the best father, nor that present, but my daughter deserves the best and most importantly, respect.

Dante • You are right, brother, but have you ever stopped to think that after Lucia left, you never stopped to pay attention to your daughter, honestly, she is the most precious asset you have, so start giving her the necessary attention, otherwise you may regret it in the future.

"• Dante gets up without giving his friend time to answer, and leaves, leaving Bernardo totally thoughtful, he takes a deep breath and lets the rest of the day go by normally, until lunchtime, he goes to the restaurant where Amelia works, and to his surprise, she is the one who serves him, the two exchange short words, and soon after orders the food, Dante looks at him."

Dante • What was that, Bernardo?

Bernardo • She, all clumsy, almost knocked me to the floor, luckily for her she fell

Dante • She is a real babe, she even looks like an angel, she's so beautiful.

"• Hearing that, Bernardo felt a strange sensation in his stomach, he just wanted to punch his friend in the face, but he took a deep breath and soon the same angelic girl came back with their orders and the two ate, as soon as they finished Bernardo went to the cashier to pay, but saw Amelia sitting at the counter talking to the owner's daughter," he asked where her father was, she took him there, before leaving.

Bernardo • What is your friend's name?

• Amelia, sir

Bernardo • Okay, thank you.

He soon enters Arnaldo's office and sits down in front of him.

Arnaldo • Hello, Mr. Bittencourt, how can I help you?

Bernardo • I need you to fire Amelia.

Arnaldo • But why, she's my best employee, I won't do that

Bernardo • Yes, you will. He immediately writes a check for 50 thousand dollars, and hands it to the owner.

Arnaldo • What's this?

Bernardo • I'm buying your establishment, so do as I say.

Arnaldo • Okay, sir.

"• I walk out of there, I take another look at Amelia, without even understanding the reason why I did that, instead of going to the company I go home, I immediately call Rebeca to cancel all my appointments, as soon as I get to the mansion, I park my car, and I go straight into the house, and go straight up to my room, I take a long shower, I keep thinking about what Dante said, and he's right, as soon as I finish taking a shower, I put on some light clothes, and go down the stairs, seeing a little blonde hurricane running by, and then I see Margareth running after her, ending up laughing about it, she stops in the middle of the way."

Margareth • My son, I don't have the energy for this anymore.

Bernardo • Wait, let me help you with this, LEONOR.

"• Bernardo speaks seriously, as soon as the little girl hears his voice, she comes all trembling and looking at him."

Leonor • Yes, Daddy, you can talk.

Bernardo • Why aren't you obeying Margareth?

Leonor • I don't want to take a shower now, Daddy.

Bernardo • Go take your shower and then come down for dinner, I'll spend the rest of the night with you.

"• Leonor opens a beautiful smile and jumps for joy, then hugs the housekeeper and goes to take a shower, Bernardo's cell phone soon starts ringing, he answers without seeing who it was."

Bernardo • Hello

Katia • Hi, love. He rolls his eyes as soon as he hears Katia's voice.

Bernardo • I don't have time for your whining, so get to the point.

Katia • I need you, love.

Bernardo • First of all, don't call me love, second, I'm not going, I have more important things to do.

Katia • Who could be more important than me?

Bernardo • My daughter, bye Katia.

"• Bernardo, as soon as he saw Leonor coming down, opened a smile that he hadn't given in a long time, soon the two had dinner and then spent the rest of the night playing and watching a movie, the little girl fell asleep, and he soon after took her to his room, placing her on his bed, kissed her forehead and left, turning off the lights, went to Margareth."

Bernardo • Magg, tomorrow I'll have interviews with the candidates to be a nanny, and as soon as I hire one, I want you to keep an eye on this nanny, to see if she won't mistreat Leonor.

Margareth • Don't worry, son, I'll be the first to get her out of here if she does any harm to my little one, why don't you pay attention to your daughter?

Bernardo • You know it's complicated, anyway, I'm going to sleep, I'm getting up early tomorrow, if you want to go you're welcome to stay, good night, Magg.

"• Bernardo goes to his room, and soon lies down on his bed, trying to get some sleep, but the image of the delicate girl does not leave his mind, after more than half an hour he fell into a deep sleep."