His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Okay, thank you for the effort, and have a nice day!” I repeated the same sentence and hung up the phoI left the club and had enough for a few more months to pay my bills, but I had to find a new job and hasoon as possible. The other money I had were savings which would go towards the baby and possibly daFinding a proper job as a college dropout was definitely as hard as I expected it to be and it wasn’t exactanywhere. I was sick of hearing the same words over and over again.

‘You are not qualified enough.’

‘You are not educated enough.’

There were times when giving the baby up for adoption did sound tempting, but I knew that I wouldn’t bthe pain.

I had blocked Lucio’s number and didn’t answer any of his calls. Each check which was left on my doorstreturned to the same man who dropped them off. I could still not understand why Christian continued todespite making it pretty clear that he didn’t want anything to do with the baby.

I needed money, but I didn’t want their money.

What I truly wanted was for my child to be loved, and if I were to accept the cash I knew that I would’ve to look my baby in the face again. I wanted to tell my child that I worked hard and did my best to give it deserves, and not that it grew up from the check his or her dad bribed me with, so we would stay the he

Luna’s, I told you so, hurt as much as I knew it would but luckily Faith was there to comfort me. I had alsomoney they had offered me, because they worked for it and needed it just as much as I did. If I was goinhad to depend on myself.

“You’re giving mommy a hard time and you’re not even here yet.” I smiled through my tears as I looked stomach.

that it wmore difficult day by day. The reality was starting to kick in and I slowly began to

had to grow up without a father but also withowould make up for it, no matter what. The baby and

I rushed to the check and threw open the door, prepared to throw a fit. “I told you, you don’t hanym- oh, hi guys?” I spoke surprised as my eyes

in an even worse state than this so I

spoke as he in. Even if I wanted to

asshole!” He told me as if I didn’t alr“I don’t want anything to do with him or his check, so please take the check and tell him and your uncle both shove it right up their

as he sat himself down“Whatever Christian told you, he didn’t mean it,” Marc spoke for the first time. He seemed guilty and

than

my cousin.” Johnny interrupted me with the same bright smile on his face. “Soway about

took a deep breath and grabbed both of my hands. “Just accept twon’t hurt you.” He spoke while

there any other reason than watching me rip more savings why you guys are here?” I asked annoyed. Their intentions were nice, but

domoney, which is completely fine, but when the baby gets here I will also be here, just giving you a heads spoke. He got up from the sofa and fixed his tie, while I took in his words. Johnny

looked at the small business card he gave me and planned

look so sad because trust me, Christian is doing you a huge favor by not bringing you into this facomforted me. “Although, I do have to