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.”

the words mom and dad still felt strange and unreal—and I would still call both

seeing the way Eall I wanted was to have a good bond with her, but she

dying to meet you,” Matteo spoke, and introduced me tfamily members. Them accepting me with open arms said

been so scared of meeting, my grandfather—Pedro Alfonzo had visited with his wthat my grandmother would love me if

sister!” Emilio walked over to me with Marcelo next to him and hugged me. “Hi, cutie!” I kwrapped my arms around his son. “Look at you, can you walk now?” I cooed and picked

nephew, learning that Emilio was a single father to a one-year-old and that hichildbirth had scared me. It made me realize that anything could

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

another person call out to me and turned my head to look at Luna, Faith, and Oliviago now,”

right next to me

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

think we’ve met yet.” Faith stuck out her hand to Emilio and pinched Milo’s cheek. “Is this your

against the wlook on his face. The same sweet Johnny who I only knew with a smile, but somehow the presence of myworked up—and it was all because of

me and pulled me to the

asked as I could already predict what her next question was going

it started but Olivia shook her head. “Nbecause of Vincenzo—I

best employees. “He turned into a fucking mocould barely recognize him, so I left.” She explained

Christian? He got so pissed off and called me all sorts of said I was looking forward to your baby.”

reveal!” Francesca pulled me away from Olivia before I

didn’t even want the gender reveal in the first placegathered around us while Stella and Mia came down with two toy guns in

good idea,

it’s not getting on my sofa.” Christian told his sister, as the control freak come on, it is just paintballs, we can clean

the center of the room.

anyway. “Don’t you have

and gave him

only he could hear. “I think he did, when he called

everyone, it’s time!” Stella yelled out and clapped her hands while Christian and I gave each other“Are you ready?” He asked me while I immediately shook my head.

stepped back and acamera into my face while she started to count down from ten and everyone

“3.”

“2.”