•GIANNI•I watched through narrowed eyes as Jodie paraded around with my son on her hip acting as if he was her child.My hands were cuffed, making it impossible for me to move, and that drove me insane because all I wanted to do was rip her head off."Oh, you're such a beautiful little boy, aren't you?" She smiled at me, "Daddy must be real proud, huh?""Jodie, this is ridiculous. What game do you think you're playing? Taking me was one thing, but to take my son too? How far are you willing to take this?"She continued smiling while she warmly embraced my son, "You have no idea how far I'm willing to take this, baby. I will take it as far as I need to to make sure I get what I want.""My wife isn't the type of mother who is going to let this go. My men are as good as I am, you should know this better than anyone. Do you really think they will allow you to get away with this?"She shrugged, "I have it all figured out. They will never find us," she walked over to me, "Look, I know that
•KINLEY•"Hey, Kin?"I opened my eyes, rubbing at them as they adjusted to the light, "What is it?" I asked Fin.He brought me to a hotel after my anxiety attack, and the moment I hit the bed I was out."Uh, well, there's good news and bad news."I sat up, "Is Renato okay?"He nodded, "Yeah, he's okay."I looked over at Barney who was looking a bit awkward."Is Gia okay?"Again they nodded."Well? What is it then? Can one of you spit it out already?"Fin sat down on the bed, "Well, the good news is that your son and husband are alive. The bad news," he turned to reach his hand out to Barney who handed him something, "Is this." I took the envelope from Fin and opened it slowly, worry sitting in my stomach as to what I might find.I pulled out the contents of the envelope and hurt with a mixture of anger took over me.My chest tightened as I looked at the color pictures in my hands.Pictures of Jodie in skimpy lingerie on top of Gianni. His hands were on her ass as she straddled him.H
•KINLEY•Luca was looking as confused as I felt after Fin told him of his suspicions."We should ask Barney where he got the envelope and go from there." Luca finally spoke.I nodded, "I guess that makes the most sense. But we have to do it in such a way that he won't think we suspect him of being up to something." "Agreed. Is he at the warehouse?" Asked Fin."Yes. Let's go." When we arrived at the warehouse we were trying to play it cool.Fin was holding onto the pictures frowning when he looked over at Barney, "Where did she deliver them to?"Barney frowned, "Sorry?" It was obvious he was stalling."Where did you get the envelope from?"Barney took a sip of his coffee, "Oh. It was handed to me earlier when I was in the coffee place down the road."I glanced at Fin, but he was still playing it cool, "So that means she has someone watching us. So this place has been compromised. Why didn't you think to tell us that?" My eyes darted back to Barney.He shrugged, "It honestly didn't s
•GIANNI•Jodie was grinning like the maniac she was while looking down at her phone."She's got the photos!"I frowned, "What photos?""I sent your sweet little wife some pictures of us.""Jodie, we agreed that I would be with the both of you. Why are you still doing this?"She turned to me with the same manic smile, "Because I can. This is so much fun.""What photos did you send her?"She skipped over to me excitedly shoving the phone in my face and my mouth dropped open in horror, "What?! Jesus. You photographed us?" I was looking at pictures of one of the first times I slept with her.She nodded, "It's always good to have a backup, don't you think?""You know, Jodie, the crazier you act, the more I'm beginning to worry about our agreement. I can't be with someone who's going to act like this. You know what I like. You know me so well." Of course, I was bullshitting her, she didn't know much about me at all. She sat down, "I didn't think about that. I'm sorry. I'll speak to Kinley.
•KINLEY•When Luca broke the door down I all but ran out at top speed while waiting for Luca and Fin to check the basement. We heard far too much noise down there to believe that we were alone.When they returned I wasn't surprised to see a man with them, but judging by the fact that no one had a gun pointed at him, I could only assume that he wasn't a threat."Looks like Barney has his own little secret," Luca spoke giving me a look with pursed lips."Barney threw this guy down there?" I turned to him, "Why? And who are you?""Because I found out what he was doing with Jodie and I was going to tell you about it. I'm his boyfriend. Well, ex now."My mouth dropped in shock."Do you know where they are?" Fin asked.He nodded, "Yeah. I'll take you there."I got back in Fin's car with him and Barney's boyfriend, Luca following behind us.This was it, finally, I would get my son and husband back.When we pulled up in front of a house my stomach was flip-flopping at the thought of this. I w
•KINLEY•I stared at the doctor in disbelief."Excuse me? I'm what?""Pregnant."His words kind of echoed around me at first."How is that possible?! Look at me!" "Should I bring Mr. Esposito in?""No. I'll tell him at home..." The doctor checked me out, and the baby through the ultrasound before letting me leave the room.I walked back to Gianni in a daze."What's wrong?" Of course, he could instantly tell something was up."I, uh, I'm pregnant."Gianni's eyes widened, "What? How?"I shook my head, "I don't know. Somehow the baby survived everything.""What do you want to do?""What?" I looked at him, a bit confused."What do you want to do? You said you didn't want more children right now.""Oh. I don't know. I'm kind of in shock at the moment."He nodded, "Of course. This is... Something."I nodded too, not sure what to say back to that. I was still feeling confused and surprised by this news.I couldn't wrap my head around how an unborn baby would survive everything I went throu
•GIANNI•I sat with Renato on my lap while watching Kinley swim. A small smile played on my lips at the peaceful moment.It was nice to experience life like this, without the intense adrenaline of the mafia on my back.I texted Luca to find out how my surprise was coming along. I knew how important that mansion was to Kinley, so I had a team working on rebuilding it as close to the first one as possible."What are you smiling about?" Kinley asked as she came over, she kissed Renato on the head before reaching down and kissing me."I can't tell you or it won't be a surprise anymore. Do you want to go to dinner tonight?"Kinley nodded, "That will be nice. Should we invite Luca and Martha? I wanted to invite Billie, but I don't think that will be fair to her with the recent loss.""We can. You should call Billie, you know she won't hate you. She doesn't blame you for this. She knows and understands the way these things go, and she knows that this isn't on you."She sighed, "I know. But s
~A FEW MONTHS LATER~ •KINLEY• My eyes were blindfolded as Gianni guided my steps. "If something jumps out at me, I swear I'll kill you!" I threatened playfully, one hand on my large belly. "Relax, nothing is going to jump out at you." He stopped, his hands on my shoulders, "Okay, take off the blindfold." I whipped off the blindfold and gasped, my hands going to my mouth in shock at what I was looking at. We stood in the front yard of the mansion which had burnt down. Only now it was rebuilt. "You had it rebuilt?" I couldn't believe it. "Yes. That's what I've been busy with for the last eight months. I know you've been wondering why I've been so secretive." My eyes filled with tears as I was overwhelmed by emotions. I spun around and wrapped my arms around his neck, "Thank you!" "Anything for you, baby. There are a few changes, like Renato's room. And the nursery for Ripley when she's born. I've also made sure the place is baby and toddler-proof." He looked pretty pleased wi