~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~ 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
~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~ 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~ "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