The Union

He is still my dad, General Stevens is a valiant officer but he had opposite views when it comes to governing a country and his ideas on power, politics and races that can be perverse and subversive. But he has a heart of gold, he helped immigrants and political prisoners out of the U.S. or other countries. These subversives and lawbreakers were former soldiers, law enforcement officers, political leaders and even just plain fellow Americans who violated some laws particularly racial, gender and religious policies that differ from the normal beliefs and values of the said country.

Dad believes that in unity we can fulfill one goal and that is to live peacefully and in harmony with other nations, black, brown, white, purple or green. All is one and the same and he knows that if he continues to fight for this twisted ideas which his colleagues always tell him before, he could end up dead or assassinated in no time.

So, he fled America and lived in Switzerland. I just knew this story with mom before she passed on from cancer and it's such a pity that dad is innocent. He was imprisoned helping a migrant family to cross Mexico border yet the mother died and the child was handed over to an orphanage. It was many years ago since this happened and dad was still traumatized about it that he needed to get away and start a new life somewhere no one knows him. As a decorated hero is it difficult to leave his motherland. But he needed to, to protect himself and his family, me.

Europe have been battling Covid and another outbreak happened as I've mentioned on the earlier chapter. It's so sudden, an invisible killer caused people in Paris covered their mouths with something in the air that made them faint or lose control of themselves. Seeing the magnificence of the Eifel Tower, passersby, bystanders and tourists came running away from something but they couldn't and others were able to escape, some passed out or died in an instant It was an alarming news but it was typical then on years 2021-2022.

We were very skeptic about solutions in the ongoing climate change and global warming issues. Nations all through-out the world need to realize that we are the ones making our current situation on Covid or pollutions worse. We must stop the bad things we are still doing and continue on saving our planet, our home. Of course it's no use just saying it or chattering about solutions like on COP 26 and other climate conferences we try our best to organize. But I think we need to act and really start doing than meeting about it all the time without really DOING something or changing something on our part, our leaders, defenders and the world. It's insane to expect a different result without changing or doing something else other than what we always say or do.

Gin have been dealing with leaders from the poorest to the richest countries but it's the same thing as usual. They wanted change but the efforts still come from the citizens that are really affected by climate change and global warming.

I invited Ismael at Nobu Hotel to meet him. I started to observe him on his deli and where he goes often like hanging out with is buddies on a bar or when he needed to visit a gym, Golds Gym for his routine exercises as a part time gym instructor for his friends and neighbors. Though he is far off from the place he still religiously come at the gym since he loves his friends and fellow instructors there.

I know and I can see his eyes laugh when he sees his friends and by the look of it he longs for love and support of his friends which I want to give him since I'm already here to give him that. The problem is I am a woman and well though I am hell different from other women, his muscular bod can match my strength as a leader wolf and I think he would need to make me fight him to prove that I'm his former dad and now his mom at the same time. Since his real mom Lyka died already I could help him to trust me and learn to accept and love me just the same. I longed for him too and I missed him so much. Maternal love or instincts is no different from fraternal affection.

Both positions have almost the same emotions that cater to one goal, love.

Jade and Megan are expecting. Their baby will come next year on July. The couple have been researching baby names but Jade said she wanted to give her baby boy the name of Lawrence and Alessandra if the baby is a girl. Megan was so happy and kissed her fiancée on the mouth lovingly. Reka arranged for Jade and Megan's secret wedding and since on paper she and Meg are married, in reality, Jade and Meg's marriage is more valid than she is a wolf. The young couple were delighted and called their families to attend the simple union this December since Jade's baby bump is still not visible.

Jade called her best friend Rina and her mom Belinda. Belinda wanted to make her daughter happy but she needed to give her the bad news that her dad Bruno passed a month ago. She knew that it would break Jade's heart and since she is with child, Belinda doesn't want to complicate things for her. Meg saw how emotional Jade was after hearing that her dad passed on but she made sure her girl and child are safe and sound. Alexa and Gin were so happy too after hearing their wedding and decided to visit them right away. Gin advised that they will arrive at the couple's home after he comes back from Geneva convention a week before their wedding.

Meg contacted Nate and Janine with baby Jodie who is nearly six month old now. They are both managing Boss' Apparel and been very busy lately so they haven't been visiting Gin and Alexa at their ancestral home in California. Nate and Janine lived in London but decided to come home a month ago to open a shop in California. Nate's assistant is the one managing the shops all together, from London, to New York and now in California City. Marigold is a wonderful manager and Janine loved her style too.

Marigold was a one of kind police officer that since she delivered to her autistic baby, she decided to switch jobs from being an officer of justice to a manager of clothing lines. At least here she just needed to check on the shops online and if necessary travel to London and then back to make sure the shops are well kept and products are selling especially this coming fall and winter collections. She is a gem who Nate provided her own home close to his home, and gave her a car so that she doesn't need to go to and fro to the offices and shops on her motorbike. Janine have a nanny for Jodie and if Marigold needed to leave his son Lukas she leaves him to Janine instead. Rene, Janine's nanny is good with kids and she can handle Lukas as well as Jodie. Janine though busy with calls and markets of theirs clothes online help Rene on taking care of the kids when needed.

Marigold is so thankful for his bosses for their support and love for their employees. Janine suggested to have a company maternal/paternal play station or child care facility on their three shops so that their employees would have someone to care for their children or toddlers while they work in Boss' offices or shops. There is only a total of 15 staff for all shops including the HR department and then Marigold. Boss' employees were excited to work since they won't need to worry about their children or a nanny to care for them when they're at work or needed to run an errand if they are single moms or dads.

Janine used the companies name Boss and added child in the logo of the child care center they immediately put up after they planned it. Boss Child was a hit and many companies in New York, California, London and the U.K. copied the program. Janine made it her project and Boss Apparel ventured to putting up Child Care centers for every company that needed it on their offices and or buildings. Janine was good in sales and calling clients that she used this to connect with contractors, engineers, city builders and employment agencies that Boss Child will also provide for the nannies or teachers for their centers so the quality of services will always be at its very best under Boss Apparel's wing companies.

Meg heard of her brother's businesses and offered to help in her own way especially in baby and or child care since in fact she is an obstetrician and specialized in Child Psychology too. Meg bought shares and Nate made her a partner for the Child Care services besides she is a license doctor so Nate doesn't need to find another doctor who he can trust. Jade will be the head teacher for Boss Child and since she is pregnant the position will be filled out by her assistant head Belinda.