His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Serena, we have to go!” I heard Christian voice call out for me yet again. “I’m coming!” I yelled back andseveral more times to look at my dress and my perfectly curled hair.

Christian had arrived home a few hours earlier, but I had no time to see him as I was preparing myself to Even though it was a double date, I still felt the need to be pretty. Dana could not outdo me.

I quickly grabbed my clutch before I ran down the stairs. “Ow.” I closed my eyes and rubbed my foreheadbumped against his chest…yet again.

“You really need to stop doing that.” He said his usual sentence and pushed me away. “You look…amazina warm smile while I gave him a big one in return. “Thank you, so do you.” I complimented him back.

“You sure love praises, don’t you?” He asked and stuck out his hand as he led me to the car. While he waat his face and wondered if he was really in a good mood or just playing pretend. All I wanted to know whappened at that meeting, but he wasn’t sharing it with me—so I would not push it.

“What’s on your mind?” Christian asked me. I blushed and looked down, not realizing that he could actustaring. “You.”

“Me?”

“Maybe…there’s something you want to tell me?” Christian asked. My mind went blank as I thought aboto tell him, but there was nothing. “No?” I spoke. “Hmm, okay.”

“Serena, from now on I want us to be honest with each other.” He smiled and looked at me for a second.honest—that was the reason why he did not tell me about the meeting. “Sure, we can do that.”

“Good.” He sighed.

After a while, we had arrived at a huge restaurant where I normally wouldn’t even glance at because I nemoney for it, but things had changed.

A man immediately came running over to Christian the moment we arrived. “We’re so happy to have youof you. Your brother is already at your usual spot.” He told Christian and led us the way.

“Do you come here often?” I asked him and looked around in awe. The restaurant was filled with chandesuits, and classy women who were swimming in diamonds. “Yes, the Lamberti’s own this place—Johnny’He grabbed my hand and led me to a private room in the corner. “Just be yourself, don’t close yourself odo.” He pressed a kiss against my cheek and opened the sliding door.

“There they are!” I heard Dana’s voice as she looked at me and patted the seat next to her. “H-hi.” I greesat down next to her while Christian sat next to Gio.

Even though I had patched things up with Francesca, I had yet to do so with Gio—so everything still felt have you been?” Dana asked me with a kind and welcoming smile on her face. “Still pregnant.” I shruggemaking her laugh.

“Yeah, I see. All sudden you’re the talk of the town.” She laughed at me and handed me a menu. “It appelooked at me with an unreadable expression on his face. “We should order because I’m starving.” Dana lconversation.

weird faces at all the unfamiliar dishes while the three laughed at mokay, Serena?” Gio asked. I

Oh yeah just uhh…what are these?” I asked, giving up—making them laugh

like to eat?” He asked me, while Christian burst out laughing at

kind of pizza?” He continued askin“Frozen pizza?” I answered, misunderstanding the

different but that’s okay. That’s why Christian likes you, right Christian?” Gio told me and lookedwho had a stupid smile on his face.

“You at least know pasta

over for m“Serena, considering the circumstances I thought I would never be able to meet up with you…ever again,unprovoked and looked over at her

past is in the past so…” I forced a smile at Gio who had done the same. “Babe, don’t you tperfect time for that

thing?” Christian wondered,

the way I did—but I’m sorry.” He politelywithout breaking

on your mom and for not reaching out to you to fix things aapologized in return as he nodded his head. “Let’s just leave it behind us

you drunk?” Christian asked his brother and grinned at

get some kind of reaction out of him, but ther“Have you visited him?” He

him, but I was thinking…maybe we should get him some professional help and

ended the conversation, as soon as he startedhim a

me a good wake-up call. I don’t ever want us or our children that. I want our babies to get along

him. “Oh, shit…well you are the

Dana cheered with an excited look on her face. “Congratulations,” I told hside

Christian spoke in disbelief. “You’re pregnant

and a half year between each pregnancy and it was o“So a year.” Christian stood by his statement and looked at his brother. “What will you

Gio spoke with a defeated look on

run in your family, but you guys are

same time and looked up

someone brought in our food and my jaw almost dropped at the size of the plates. I hadmyself for rich

observed how I ate the pasta. “I do, it’s perfect—It’s…wow.” I deschands,

and leaned forward

I began to open up a lot more about myself. Gio andvery well and Dana was one of the nicest people I had ever met—if I

us after we were finished. “I’m going for a smoke real quick—I’ll beChristian spoke and stood up while Gio did the same. “And

joining them, I-I won’t touch a thing.” He spoke