Vito Giancana~•~I woke up feeling tired from the previous night but happy. I turned over and looked at Nessa, who was still sleeping peacefully. I couldn't help but smile, and I gently kissed her on the forehead. I slipped out of bed, careful not to wake her, and went to take a shower. I had a day full of fun and romantic activities planned, and I was determined to make it a Valentine's Day she would never forget. After all, Paris was the city of love, and I wanted to make sure she felt special and loved.“Vito.” Nessa’s soft voice echoed through the quiet room. “I’m in the shower,” I said loud enough for her to hear even with the sound of the splashing water. “Why didn’t you wake me up?” I heard footsteps approaching the bathroom. “You were sleeping like a baby. I didn’t want to disturb you.” I chuckled and rinsed off the last of the soap lather from my body. “What are we doing today?” She asked, taking off her bathrobe and joining me in the shower. A smile fell on my lips as
Vito Giancana~•~We got back to the hotel and I didn’t let the news I had just heard ruin the last surprise I had for Nessa. “Close your eyes,” I said and put my hands over her eyes as I led her into the room. She squealed and responded happily. “Okay.”I led her into the room that was decorated with balloons and petals. I had arranged with the room service earlier to help me decorate the room with all the gifts I had gotten her. I got her bags, shoes, flowers, and cards. I wanted her to have an unforgettable experience. She screamed in excitement as I took my hands off her eyes. “You didn’t have to do all these for me.” She said and pulled me into a warm embrace. “Don’t make me cry.” She let go of me and wiped her teary eyes with the back of her hand. I smiled at her reaction and helped her open her gifts. She couldn’t contain her excitement and didn’t stop making little happy dances. After some time, we both freshened up and laid on the bed. “You know it’s a good thing Damon
Nessa Sims ~•~ The last few weeks were lonely. Vito had gone to Chicago to be with his mum for a while because her condition was getting worse. The only company I had was Tremani and the bunch of security he left to look after me. I called and made sure I heard from him every day. Compared to the past week, his mum had gotten a little bit better. Vito, on the other hand, was always sad. I even offered to fly to Chicago to keep him company, but he insisted I stay in New York. He had work to do in New York so he decided he was going to come back soon since his mum was getting a bit better. I missed his presence around the house. I had gotten up early because it was Liam’s birthday. I wanted to throw a party for him. Ellie and I had already made preparations the past couple of days. I felt really emotional. I always felt emotional on March 18th. It reminded me of how hard life was. I remembered how I had to give up on my dream of being a software engineer and drop out of school.
Nessa Sims~.~I didn’t respond to Vito’s text the other night, so he woke me up with a call the next morning. I stretched my hands to the side table to take my ringing phone. “Hello,” I answered with a sleepy voice. “I sent you a text in the night and you didn’t respond.” Vito’s voice sounded from the other end of the line. I wasn’t going to respond to a rude text. “Yeah, I didn’t. You were rude.” I snapped. “I’m sorry, I was just worried. I’m sorry it came out that way.” He apologized. I let out a sigh. “It’s okay. I’m at Ellie’s house, I’m sure you knew that already.” “Yeah I did, the driver informed me.” I pulled the covers tighter around me. “I didn’t want to stay alone, so I had to spend the night with her.” “I’m sorry I left you for this long, I’ll be back soon.” “When do you mean by soon?” “I don’t know yet, but you’ll see me soon.” “Okay, I’ll talk to you later.” I sighed, sounding disappointed. With that, I ended the call, set my phone aside, and went back to
Nessa Sims~•~After getting back to the car, I took out my phone from my purse and dialed his number. It rang a few times then he finally answered. “Vito.” “Hey, babe.” He responded cheerfully. “Where are you? Did you pick Liam up from school today?” I asked curiously. Deep down, I was hoping he’d say yes. “No.” He sounded confused. “I’m still in Chicago.”I trembled in my spot and my eyes glistened with tears. “Nessa.” He called out when I went silent. “Are you still there? What’s the problem.” Ellie took the phone from my shaky hands. “Someone else picked up Liam from school claiming to be his dad.” She explained. They continued talking. I had no idea what they were talking about. I was just lost in my thoughts as I tried to figure out where the hell he could be. “He said to check the CCTV footage from the school to see who the person was,” Ellie spoke, interrupting me from my thoughts. I could have thought about that earlier. That was the first thing I would have done but
Chapter 64Vito Giancana ~•~Our plan to get Liam wasn’t successful, so we had to wait until morning to try again. Nessa and I went to the building where they held Nessa hostage the first time but we didn’t find anybody. Of course, they weren’t going to keep him there because that was the first place I was going to check. I just decided to try my luck. After we met an empty building, Nessa couldn’t stop crying while her mum didn’t stop calling her. I tried my best to comfort her but nothing was working. I took her back home to have some sleep. She was so sad and didn’t close her eyes for even a second. I cuddled her while she lay on my chest, it was only then she fell asleep. I closed my eyes for a bit and the next thing I knew, it was dawn. I called Alessandro to try and reason things with him. I was extremely angry but I needed to keep my cool until Liam was out of their possession. “I’ve been expecting your call.” Alessandro laughed mischievously as he picked up the call. “L
Nessa Sims ~•~My heart leaped for joy when I saw Liam. I opened my arms to receive him as he happily ran towards me. He looked very happy for someone who was taken away. I embraced him in a tight hug and wouldn’t let go. “I had the best day ever.” He said as he was curled up in me. “What?” I pulled away, trying to understand his statement. “That uncle was very nice.” He pointed towards Alessandro. Vito was right, they wouldn’t hurt a child. I looked at him for a few seconds, grateful to have him back, and took him back to the car. “I’m happy I didn’t go to school today.” He said as we got into the car.“I’m glad you’re back.” I pulled him into another hug. “What happened after school yesterday?” I wanted to know what transpired from him. I placed his hands on his head, trying to think. After a minute, he finally spoke. “My teacher said my daddy was there to pick me up. I took my bag and she took me to the man.” I listened attentively without uttering a word. “The man said he
Vito Giancana ~•~I couldn’t sleep properly the previous night because I was up thinking about Nessa. She wasn’t returning any of my calls or texts. I had asked someone to keep an eye on her and also inform me if she ever leaves her mum’s house but she hadn’t left since I dropped her off. I knew I messed up but I still did what she demanded, so I wasn’t expecting her to still be pissed. I got up from the bed and called my mum to check up on her. She was getting better and it made me a little bit relieved. I had left her to take care of Liam’s kidnapping problem. “Are you still fighting with Damon?” I was quiet for some time. I hadn’t reached out to Damon because it didn’t seem like he wanted me to reach out to him. Throughout my stay in Chicago, she was bugging me to make things right with him. “You know he’s the only brother you have.” She didn’t fail to remind me about it anytime Damon and I had slight issues. “Don’t let one mistake tear you guys apart.” I wasn’t really luc
Nessa Sims ~•~ I hurriedly went to the car without even changing back to my normal clothes because the twins convinced me to leave as soon as possible. I just removed the black heels and changed into the slides I had on earlier. We all rushed to the car and I started driving to the location Ellie had sent to me. On the way there, I tried calling her severally to check up on her but there was no answer. I silently prayed she wasn’t in serious danger. We finally got to the place and it was a restaurant. Maybe she was just drunk and had done something stupid. I pulled into the driveway and hurriedly parked the car. As I stepped out, I noticed I had been there before. It was the Rezdora restaurant where Vito and I had our first date. ‘Weird.’ I thought to myself and went to the entrance with the girls. Was she with a man? And how come everyone needed my help today? I shoved my thoughts aside and focused on saving Ellie. As the twins and I walked into the restaurant, we were greete
Nessa Sims ~•~I’d been curious the whole day because Vito said he had a surprise for me but refused to tell me what it was even when I spent almost an hour begging him to tell me. I couldn’t think of what it would be but I knew it was going to be good. I had to go pick up Liam for school, so I was getting ready for that. The twins had gone to NYU with Vito to make some preparations for when they would resume. They barely had two weeks before they were going to start school. It was just Tommy, Tremani, and me in the house. I grabbed my car keys and headed downstairs. On my way out, I ran into Tremani who couldn’t stop smiling as he saw me. “Hey, how are you doing?” I asked, giving him a sly grin. “I’m good, you’re heading out.” He pointed out, trying to keep a straight face. “Yes, I’m going to pick Liam up,” I replied. “I’ll see you later.” I gave him a suspicious look and walked out the door. I knew he was up to something but I couldn’t quite figure out what. It definitely ha
Nessa Sims ~•~I had been restless the past few days because I was dealing with Liam and the court case. Liam had to move in with me for a while because the judge was going to visit me in order to make his decision. Liam also spent a day with Benjamin which he later described as the worst day of his life. Nothing bad happened but he made it obvious that he wasn’t comfortable with his father. He didn’t want to go at first but I pleaded with him as I dropped him off. After everything, we finally went to the court for the final hearing. Liam was present this time and both lawyers continued their arguments from where they had stopped the last time. Some hours later, the judge finally said he had come to a conclusion. I kept my fingers crossed, waiting to hear his final verdict. His next words were going to have a huge impact on the rest of my life. "After careful consideration, I have come to a decision," he said, his voice solemn. "The ruling I make will be in the best interests of
Vito Giancana ~•~I froze for a moment as I heard Palma say she saw Alessandro and Matteo. They were meant to be dead, I burnt those sons of a bitch alive. I watched the building burn. Or did they find a way to escape? It made a little sense because I didn’t see their dead body. Anyone could have easily found a way to escape. I didn’t think about it back then. I would have shot them in the head and watched their lifeless body fall to the ground. “Are you sure you saw them?” I asked Palma with a serious look on my face. She looked so excited talking about them. If only she knew what they had done to our father. Thomas who wasn’t present in the living room earlier came in and answered with a worried look on his face. “Yes, one hundred percent sure.” I had told him about what I had done to the brothers and he was fully aware they took the life of my father. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. The thought of them still being alive and walking on the streets didn’t sit
Nessa Sims~•~“You’ll be okay.” Vito gently squeezed my hands as we walked into the courthouse. It was finally the day of Liam’s custody hearing. My mum was going to join us later. It was very unnecessary to be going through all that stuff because Liam was okay where he was. With everything going on, I couldn’t help but think they would bash me for leaving my son with my mum. Some would say I abandoned him because I couldn’t take care of him.Benjamin, on the other hand, wasn’t in any position to be with Liam either. He just came out of prison and didn’t have the financial capacity to take care of Liam. At least, that was what I thought. I shoved away my thoughts and made my way to one of the seats. Some people were already seated. My eyes met Benjamin’s eyes who was sitting with some members of his family at the other side of the room. I cast him an angry, dirty look before averting my gaze back to the judge who had arrived. I’d never actually been to a court before, so apart fro
Nessa Sims ~•~The next time I opened my eyes, I saw myself in Vito’s room. I rubbed my eyes to see clearly and I found that Vito was already sitting on the bed. “Look who’s finally up.” He turned to me when I tapped his back. “How long did I sleep for?” I asked. I had no idea if it was still the same day. “What were you thinking? Taking alcohol?” He ignored my question and asked. “Don’t blame me, I needed it.” My head was hurting but I felt a little bit better. “Is it a new day?” I asked again. “Yes, you were passed out the whole night.” He placed his hands on my head, trying to feel my temperature. He picked up a glass from the side drawer and gave it to me. “What’s this?” I asked, slowly taking the glass from him. “It’ll help with your hangover,” he responded. “Have a drink.” He said and went back to his phone. I sat up and looked at the green substance inside the cup and almost puked but I had to drink it if I wanted to feel better. I closed my eyes and gulped down the co
Nessa Sims ~•~“I’ve gotten information on the person who killed your father,” Vito said as I opened my room door to let him in. The statement was triggering and tears rolled down my cheeks. Even after many years, I still couldn’t move on and accept the fact that my father was gone. I leaned back on the wall and Vito pulled me into a warm embrace. “You’ll be alright, baby.” He whispered.Sniffling, I wiped off the tears from my cheeks with the back of my hand and walked to the bed. “So what do you want to do? Do you want to meet him?” Vito asked me when I didn’t say anything. I thought for a while. I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to do. I just wanted my father to get justice. “Would I be a bad person if I wanted him dead?” I asked Vito. He sighed and hesitated for a while before answering. “You know it won’t change anything if he dies.” Coming from Vito who wanted revenge for his father’s death for so many years, he was just trying his best to take my mind off it. I chuck
Nessa Sims ~•~After Ben stormed off from the cafe, I pulled Liam in a protective hug. I didn’t know how he was feeling, I just wanted to make him feel better. “Mummy.” He finally spoke. “Yes, baby,” I replied with a soft voice. “I remember him.” He was referring to his father. “He was taking me from you when we went to buy ice cream.” He sounded scared while saying it. “He didn’t mean to harm you. He just wanted to get to know you,” I explained to him. Even if I didn’t like his father, I didn’t want him to grow up hating him. “Are you sure?” He took a glance at me. “Yes, baby.” I gently squeezed his hands to comfort him. “Will you be nice to him the next time you see him?” He nodded his head and rested on my chest. After that, I sent Vito a text telling him to meet me at the cafe. We needed to get a lawyer fast so we would be prepared for whatever Ben was planning. We stayed back for a while before Vito joined us. When Liam saw Vito walking towards us, he jumped off me and
Vito Giancana~•~I knew it was unusual for Thomas to leave the house early in the morning but I just waved it off and didn’t question him further when he said he had something to take care of. He also mentioned that he wouldn’t spend more than an hour and he would join me to work out when I was ready. We were cool but he always tried his best to please me and made sure I never got mad at him. When I was ready to start working out, I went to his room to check for him but I met an empty room. Maybe something came up and he had to spend more time. I didn’t want to be alone, so I asked Nessa to join me. She protested at first but she later gave in. I went downstairs and started lifting weights. After a few minutes, I moved over to the punching bags. It was then Nessa joined me. She went over to the weights and tried lifting them. I chuckled at the sight. It was cute seeing her try. We spent time chatting and working out until she claimed she was exhausted and went back to her room.