His Promise: The Mafia’s Babies

“Why is everyone wearing pink?” I whispered into Christian’s ear while we stood at the top of the stairs.

“It’s because everyone knows we’re having a girl.” He chuckled and led me down the stairs as everyone feel like a celebrity,” I whispered and lowered my head.

Besides friend, the majority of the people were Lamberti’s and Alfonzo’s, and only one thing went througAll these people were my new family.

“My beautiful daughter in law.” Francesca made her way over and linked her arms with mine. If a few weewould’ve told me we would be getting along so great, I would’ve laughed in their faces.

“I’m your son.” Christian frowned his eyebrows. Francesca nodded her head and patted his back. “Of cou“You look really beautiful, Serena.” Lucio pulled me into a hug before he moved aside. “Uncle is lying, yolook more and more like a whale.” Luca laughed at his own joke, while Christian glared at him.

“Do you want me to…” Christian whispered, but I shook my head. Luca was too much at times, but I was to deal with it today.

I looked at the two people in front of me and recognized them as Christian’s grandparents who I had seebefore.

“I’m glad you could make it.” Christian greeted them and gave all of them a hug while I awkwardly stoodnice to not have to ask you for a grandchild anymore, it seems like we’re breaking our yearly tradition.” Hspoke before her eyes shifted to me.

“This is Serena.” Christian wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me to the front. “It’s very nice toFranco and this is my wife Maria.” He greeted me and stuck out his hand as I accepted it. “She doesn’t sashe’s pretty to look at.” Christian introduced me.

Embarrassing me like usual.

“That’s okay, it might be a good quality.” Franco winked at me while Lucio agreed. “I see that we’re all wsmiled. I looked around the room and saw not a single person wore blue while Francesca and the twins wcolors.

“I can’t believe you’re giving us the heir we wanted, and an Alfonzo on top of that—I’m wearing pink, burooting for a boy,” Franco spoke, while Maria tried to shut him up. “I mean, either one will be fine.”

“But if Fabio Garcia even thinks about laying his dirty finger on my precious grandchild I’ll—“

“Let’s keep it nice today.” Lucio sighed. “Oh, right—my apologies.” Franco frowned.

“Serena, come!” Lita who had been eyeing me since the moment I came downstairs yelled out from a disprobably wanted to see me and lost her patience.“Excuse me.” I said and walked across the room.

“Let me hug her first,” Matteo spoke and pushed Lita aside so he could hug me. “I missed you so much.”in my ears, while I laughed at his words. “I stopped by two days ago.”

on the verge of crying.” Luke laughed and phug. Hearing the words mom and dad still felt

the same. After seeing the way Eall I wanted was to

have been dying to meet you,” Matteo spoke, and introduced me tfamily members. Them

I had been so scared of meeting, my grandfather—Pedro Alfonzo had visited with his wthat my grandmother

I kwrapped my arms around his son. “Look at you, can you walk now?” I cooed

a single father to a one-year-old and that hichildbirth had scared me. It

say yes aunt Serena—I can walk now.” Emilio pinched him in his cheeks while Milo shyly

person call out to me and turned my head to look at Luna, Faith, and Oliviago now,” I told Matteo and shove Milo back in Emilio’s arms as

I asked Emilio who walked right next to me with Milo

I told my friends and greeted them one by one. “I’m happy you Olivia chuckled,

stuck out her hand to Emilio and pinched

were having a conversation, my eyes moved to Johnny who leaned against the wlook on his face. The same sweet Johnny who I only knew with a smile, but somehow the presence of myworked

also see what you see,” Olivia told me and pulled me to the side. “Right,

She asked as I could already predict what her next question was going to beyou return any

was busy.” I tried to end the conversation as soon as it started but Olivia shook her head. “Nbecause of Vincenzo—I don’t

best employees. “He turned into

you guys and Christian? He got so pissed off and called me all sorts of said I was looking

for the reveal!” Francesca pulled me away from Olivia before I

want the gender reveal in the first placegathered around us while Stella and Mia

a good idea, a

told his sister, as the control freak come on, it is just paintballs, we

and pointed to the center of the room. “You stand there so we can shoot you instespoke, making everyone

“Don’t you have

Serena’s day?” He implied and gave him an offended

so only he could hear. “I think

and clapped her hands while Christian and I gave each other“Are you ready?”

and acamera into my face while she started to count

“3.”

“2.”