~GIA~ "Hey babe. I came back as fast as I could. Are you okay?" Debbie asked me as she budged inside my room and dropped her bag on the floor. I chuckled a little. She looked so nervous. "I'm fine. It was just a false alarm." "I almost thought that you gave birth here," she responded, sitting next to me on the bed. "Well, I called my doctor, and he called an ambulance for me," I answered as I drank my mango juice. "Thank God. Today, it was a little hectic for us; I barely had time to check my phone," she sighed. It was a sigh of relief. I just loved her. I loved the way she just cared for me without even trying. She dedicated herself to being there for me since I had no one. She became my family. My sister. It was my prayer that we never get taken away from each other. I would lose my mind if I lost her too. "I'm sure you made plenty of tips," I winked at her. She was pretty good at her job and was very lovely. She also had a kind smile and was good with her customers.
~GIA~ My phone was ringing, and I didn't realize that I had picked it up until I heard her voice. "Hey, Gigi!" She squealed. "Ari, is that you?" I opened my eyes and looked at the caller ID and then put the phone back to my ear. "Yes, it's me. Where are you?" She sounded a little worried about me. If only she knew how much I missed her. I wished so much that there could have been a way for me to see her without having to see Mario or go through him to see her. "I'm at home. Do you miss me?" I was feeling emotional. I could no longer stop my tears now whenever I felt a little emotional. It just became a thing for me. "Bambi misses you too," she responded. I honestly felt lost for words. I didn't know how to respond to her without giving away that I was no longer with his brother. All that she knew was that I was married to his brother and wanted to go home for a little while to see my family. She didn't know that Mario set me free and said that it was better that we we
~MARIO~ When I was done dressing up, I called Dante to inform him that I was coming to Gia's place. He told me that Gia was taken to the clinic and came back later because she only experienced Braxton hicks contractions. But still, I felt the need to go and bring her home at last before she gave birth away from me. "Did her doctor suspect anything about your visit?" I asked Dante on the phone as I got inside my car. "I told him that I was her husband and needed to be sure that there were no other complications that she could not tell me about," he answered. "Don't ever tell anyone that she's your wife, ever again. You could have said she is your sister," I growled. "Yes, boss. My apologies," he answered. I hung up the call and slipped my cell phone back into my pocket. 'Dante better pray I arrive to him in a good mood,' I thought. I didn't want anyone to imagine her with him. She was mine, and the thought of her being with someone else made my blood boil. If I was
~GIA~ After the call with Mario, I laid back on my bed and looked at the ceiling blushing. I felt myself getting butterflies just thinking that I was going to see Mario soon. I couldn't wait to see him and tell him how much I missed and loved him. Every day since we were apart, I couldn't go a day without thinking of him. He was the love of my life. Though he caused me the greatest pain in my life, he also made me fall unconditionally and eternally in love with him. My days were complete when I was with him. Whenever I looked into his eyes, I felt like they were staring deep into my soul. I could still remember his ocean blue eyes, the way they had a tinkle in them when I looked at him. There was no other man for me, but him. And as I thought of him, memories of us making love flooded my mind. I felt myself getting hot. I felt a throb between my legs that begged for him. That wanted him to make it stop. I moaned softly as I thought of his naked body. His broad chest a
~GIA~ "Is my baby alright, doctor?!" I asked again, fear kicking in that something might be terribly wrong with him since I gave birth a bit too early. I couldn't understand why the doctor kept inspecting my child without informing me what he thought was wrong with him because I was already panicking and assuming the worst. He just kept stealing a few glances at me before he called for a nurse. "Please, take the child to the NICU," he instructed the nurse when she arrived at his side and gave her the baby. She did as she was told and left with my baby. Even though I was scared and overthinking all the things that could be wrong with him, I tried to remain optimistic. But it devastated me when I saw my baby not crying or moving any of his limbs. I turned to the doctor. "What's wrong with my baby? Is everything okay? Is he going to alright, doctor?" "I will bring someone to help you birth the placenta," the doctor said and then left. I leaned my head against the pillow an
~GIA~ "Are you alright?" Debbie asked when she saw my changed demeanor when I came back to the wardroom. I chuckled softly. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired," I lied. "How about I leave you to rest and then come back here first thing in the morning before you get discharged and before I go to work?" She asked, smiling. I nodded. "That sounds like a great plan." "Alright then, I will see you in the morning," she answered and then took her things and left. I sighed as I lay down on the bed. I did not know what to think about this. Or what this woman wanted from Mario to get him into the hospital through an accident. I just hoped that she would not take his life before we were united again. I hoped that he was going to fight to stay alive for me, Arianna, and our daughter, Bella. I didn't want Bella to grow up without her father and not experience her father's like I did. I wanted her to grow up with both of us and know that we both got her back and would be there
~MARIO~ "You need to leave right now, Gia..." a distant voice said. I wanted to open my eyes so badly and stop her. I needed to see her, or at least hear her voice a bit longer. But the door closed and there was no one there. I tilted my head and saw a glimpse of her disappearing behind the ward window. Marco stood outside, hung his head behind his neck in distress, and turned to walk inside the room. He gasped when he saw me looking at him. "You're awake!" He squealed in disbelief and came towards my bed. I sighed. "Where is she going?" He looked at me and then answered. "She's not safe, Mario. The woman we are after called her to stay away from you." It felt like the stitches and wounds in my body were being poked. I felt guilty that Gia could be in danger because of me. And then I remembered that I was involved in a car accident while going to Gia. I groaned and tried to sit up on the bed. "Did you find out who was in that truck that hit me?" I asked him. "No,
~MARIO~ “Can I let Arianna inside? She's been dying to see you,” Marco walked to the door. I chuckled lightly. “She misses me? That's very odd.” “Bambi!” She exclaimed as soon as she walked through that door and saw me on the bed. “Hey Ari, it's so good to see you,” I opened my arms to welcome her big hug. She jumped on the bed and hugged me. I flinched from pain, but she was worth it. I missed her too, and I never thought that I would ever wake up and see her again. I was certain that I was going to die when that truck hit me. “You've been sleeping for so long. Are you in pain?” She asked, concerned. I let her sit down next to me on the bed. “I was in a car accident, but I will be fine now,” I answered with a smile. “I thought that you were going to leave me,” a tear fell from her eye. I held her hand in mine. “I will never leave you, Ari,” I smiled and kissed her forehead. She smiled and soon forgot that she was crying. “Did you see Gia?! She has a baby now!” Sh
~GIA~ A week later. I was asleep in my bed, still mad at Mario, for carelessly ordering his man to kill someone else when I thought that he had changed. I didn't want to utter a single word to him even after we moved to the new house. When I heard a door knock early this morning, I groaned, sat up on my bed, and told the person outside to come in. It was Mario. "I hope I didn't wake you up." He said when our eyes met. I didn't want to pay attention to the pace of my heartbeat. So, instead, I looked him in the eye and pretended that I was still mad at him. Seeing him did not make me want to jump out of bed and bury my face in his neck, and let him kiss me until we were both out of breath and lusting for one another. "No. But what do you want? Are you here to ask me when I am leaving your house?" I folded my arms across my chest. "No. I am here to give you this," he came forward and handed me a document. 'Conti Logistics' was boldly written on top of the document. I to
~GIA~ I woke up from Mario's chest and looked at him sleeping. He looked so peaceful and beautiful. I remembered the first night we spent together, and I could not get over how peaceful he looked when he looked angry and annoyed almost all the time. I wanted to touch his face and lean up and kiss him. "Why are you not sleeping?" I almost jumped out of the bed when he asked me. He startled me. "Why are you spying on me? I thought you were sleeping." I got off the bed and put on my gown. He grabbed my hand and pulled me back to the bed. "Where are you going?" He asked. I giggled. "I'm going to bathe and then go and check up on Bella." "I didn't hear Sofia complain that Bella needs you to check up on her," he kissed my neck. "I'm sure she misses me and trying to be a good girl to Sofia!" I giggled while Mario turned me on with his neck kisses. "Then let them bond!" He stripped off my gown, covered us inside the sheets, and then whispered. "I have plenty of surprises fo
~MARIO~ "Where is she?" Gia asked beside me. "We will find her," I took her hands, trying to get her to calm down and not panic. "Someone took Bella, Mario! What are we going to do?!" Her eyes looked terrified and were filled with tears. "I need you to trust me. She's still in the house," I answered her. "Is it Charlotte? Is she back?" She cried. I kissed her forehead. "She's not going to take Bella from us, okay?" She gave me the tiniest of nods. I turned towards the door and ran down the stairs and was stunned when I saw a woman holding my baby in the living room. The guards had guns on their heads. We were surrounded by Charlotte and her men. I could only wonder how she was able to get inside the house and hold all my guards at gunpoint. "Charlotte," I said her name as I walked slowly to where she was sitting with Bella in her arms. She chuckled when I said her name. "Surprise, surprise, Mario. I told you we would meet." I walked closer to her. Bella was sound
~GIA~ I was up all night. Contemplating the idea of going back to Mario. It sounded absurd that I came all this way to keep Bella and me safe, and yet, I found myself wondering every single minute if it was the right thing for me to do. I didn't want to keep Bella away from her father, even though that meant keeping her safe. I wanted him there. I wanted him there with me. It bugged me every single day that we were miles away. And so, I needed to make a choice. To leave Milan and go back to him. "Well, after everything you've told me about your baby daddy, I think you should stay as far away from him as possible. For Bella's sake, of course," Aurora voiced out her opinion after I ran to her to ask for her advice. But I knew that was just going to be impossible. I loved Mario. I didn't know why or how, but I fell in love with him and could no longer be far away from him. It felt like I was being torn from the inside when I had to imagine my life without him. "He needs to
~MARIO~ "I will give you 48 hours to get here, or I will kill the last of the men you sent to take my daughters away," she answered. I was about to speak when she hung up the call on me. "FUCK!" I snapped and punched the steering wheel. I slipped my cell phone inside my pocket and thought of what to do for a second. It was true that Charlotte had outplayed us. We underestimated her, and now, we had lost men to her. Andries was one of my best men, so I had to find a way to save him. But first, I had to go and get Gia. Without thinking or hesitating, I pushed the key into the ignition and drove to Milan. I didn't know where or how I was going to find Gia, but I knew in my heart that I could not go any longer without her. It was a long and tiring road trip to Milan. I was alone in the car and just thinking about how I was going to feel to see her and our baby. I was, of course, going to be mad at her for leaving without thinking that I had every right as she had to be
~MARIO~ "Did you find the kids?" I asked on the phone. I was talking with Andries. "Yes. But we have a problem," he stated. I sighed. "What kind of a problem?" "We are going to be outnumbered. There are so many guards here than we estimated," he explained. Of course. We should have known that. They were Charlotte's kids, and she would place the kids' safety first, considering that she knew that we were after her and knew who she was. "I will send more men to you. We need those kids by the end of the day," I provided a solution. "Yes, boss," Andrea answered. I hung up the call and turned to Marco. "What do we do now? We need more men. Andries and his guys are outnumbered," I folded my arms across my chest. Marco sighed and scratched his head. "I see. Okay... I guess I will have to talk with Vince and see if he won't be able to organize about 30 men to join Andries. What do you think?" Well, it was better than less than 30. "That's a great number," I bit my lower lip, try
~GIA~ No one told me that my whole life would have such dramatic events. I wished that my parents had told me how life out there was. I was always cooped up in the house because it was not safe. My father believed that there were people out there who were after him and would use me to hurt him. Of course, I loved my father so much and could not imagine him being hurt all because I wanted to be a part of the real world and go to school like every normal kid did. Besides, I was fond of my home-school teacher. She made it easy for me. I was able to use my wild imagination and see myself in a real school. With kids and making friends, having a silly crush on a boy who was not interested in me, but in my friend. It helped to imagine those scenarios because I felt like I was not kept away from the real world. My teacher would always bring pictures of people in the mall, movies, and dates. It was that bad for me. Talking about being the daughter of a serial assassin. But my ho
~MARIO~ "Boss, Gia ran away," Dante said after I answered his call in the morning. "What?" I sat up straight on the bed. "She left a note that she was going to give Bella a better future elsewhere. Away from all the chaos going on," he explained. I sighed. Shocked. I was relieved at the same time that she was not kidnapped. I thought that Charlotte had taken her away. "Thank you for the heads up, Dante," I answered him and then hung up. I threw myself on the bed and released a sigh. "Do you need me to take away all the tension, Daddy?" The hooker next to me asked. I had forgotten that I bought one last night when I went to the club to clear my mind. I looked at her, smirked, and pushed her head underneath the sheets to my dick. I wanted her to suck it until I released myself inside her mouth. She giggled when her mouth finally met with my dick. When she started working her mouth around it, I groaned. She was so good. "You taste so good, Daddy," she gagged on it. I
~GIA~ Two months later, there was still no word about Charlotte. Dante tried to keep us out of every detail about her until he was able to confirm with Mario that she was gone. For good. Mario sent Dante money every other week to buy us groceries and to also take us shopping. During those two months, he did not come to see his daughter because he was trying to protect her and keep Charlotte from finding out where we were. I didn't complain. I thought and believed that Mario and I were better off without each other. We only brought out the worst in each other and put each other in danger. If we were going to reconcile, Bella would be caught in the middle and get hurt. And that was not what we both wanted. “Are you okay, Gia?” Debbie asked in the car. We were on our way to shopping. I smiled. “Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking that Bella would be 2 months old tomorrow.” She squealed. “We should definitely have a little photo shoot today,” she looked at the rear mirror a